Riggin, who identifies himself as a tribal chief and judge of the Kikiallus nation, based in Washington state, was present to defend himself against charges that he'd violated a previous ruling against him by acting as an attorney in Colorado.
He insists that he served as more of a patient advocate, not a lawyer, in an incident involving a medical marijuana user in Park County who said local authorities were harassing him. But next month, he'll face felony charges of attempting to influence a public servant and criminal impersonation in Park County court.
Supreme Court Regulation Counsel John Gleason adds that the Supreme Court keeps a roster of people who would present a risk to the public if they practiced law in Colorado -- "and Mr. Riggin is on that list."
Riggin says he's a member of the Federal Bar Assocation -- something the Virginia-based organization confirms -- who's practiced law as either an attorney or a judge for a slew of Native American tribes, including the Kikiallus. But because he's not a member of the Colorado Bar Association, he's not authorized to practice law in the state.
That doesn't make a great deal of sense to Riggin. "My tribe was recognized by the federal government as a sovereign nation in 1855 -- and where was Colorado in 1855? You guys were in Kansas," he says.
This logic didn't connect with Colorado authorities, who charged him with the unauthorized practice of law a few years back after he filed a complaint in Custer County on behalf of a medical marijuana patient like himself. "I had a prescription from a doctor in Washington before any state had a medical marijuana law," says Riggin,
His most vivid memory of the subsequent hearing, which he says took place in 2007, involved his request to use medical marijuana in the Supreme Court building. "I got sick. I started throwing up, because I have chronic nausea. So I asked the judge where I could medicate," he says. In the end, "the judge let me smoke a joint in the bathroom."
The ruling against him came down in January 2008; click here to read the judgment, which included a $1,000 fine. But Riggin wasn't around to hear it.
"I was going through cancer treatments at the time and couldn't make it to my hearing -- so they ruled against me in my absence," he notes. "And there's not really any way for them to get the money out of me. I'm disabled, which makes me judgment-proof. So they've never really tried to collect."
Maybe not, but Riggin remained on the Supreme Court's radar -- and he popped up again last October, when he visited Park County in the company of his friend Timothy Tipton, a local medical marijuana advocate who presented Westword with an award for our MMJ coverage at the Caregivers' Cup this past weekend.
According to Riggin, Tipton had told him that a medical marijuana patient suffering from pancreatic cancer and post traumatic stress disorder was being taken advantage of by representatives of the Park County Sheriff's Office. "They kept going by and telling him, 'Since you have medical marijuana, we have the right to search your house anytime we want,'" he says. "They would search and toss things around and spotlight his home at night and cause him a lot of anxiety -- and you can imagine how bad that is for someone with PTSD. So Tim and I went over to the office to file an informal administrative complaint against this officer, so he would leave the patient alone."
The key word in this last sentence is "informal." Tipton, who calls what's happened to Riggin "a grievous injustice," stresses that Riggin never represented himself as the patient's attorney. (In fact, Riggin says he didn't even know the man's name.) Instead, Riggin was merely acting as a patient advocate just like Tipton. But before long, Riggin had been charged with attempting to influence a public servant and criminal impersonation because he's not licensed to practice law in Colorado.
Park County Sheriff Fred Wegener says he can't comment on the case, because it's ongoing. Riggin was scheduled for arraignment in Park County court yesterday, May 24, but the attorney representing him filed for a thirty-day continuance. The new arraignment date is June 28.
Like Wegener, attorney Kim Ikeler declined to talk about the May 14 Supreme Court hearing, held before presiding disciplinary judge William Lucero, in which he represented Colorado. But both Riggin and Tipton say Ikeler claimed the appearance pertained to the original 2007 ruling and was unrelated to the incidents in Park County -- an assertion neither of them buys.
As for Gleason, he says he can't discuss the specifics of Riggin's case, either, since Lucero has yet to make his ruling -- and there's no specific time frame for him to do so. But he agrees to discuss the general approach to enforcement taken by his office.
"If there's something preceding against anyone involved in the unauthorized practice of law, it's because we believe there's a risk to the public," he says. "We frequently participate with local law enforcement or the attorney general's office in not only enjoining them from the practice of law, but also joining with law enforcement in prosecuting people who participate in the unlawful practice of law."
As for Riggin's claims about authorization to practice law from assorted tribes, Gleason says, "we've had individuals other than Mr. Riggin from across the U.S. make those kinds of assertions. My equivalents in other states have addressed issues involving folks who've alleged that they're licensed in some obscure way. But none of that applies to the practice of law in Colorado.
"For the public's protection," he goes on, "we have a detailed list of individuals who are under orders from the Supreme Court enjoining them from practicing law on our website, ColoradoSupremeCourt.us. We're concerned about all of those folks potentially harming the public, and I would encourage people who are considering hiring someone they don't know to be licensed to make sure they're not on the list."
As is, for example, Riggin.
In response, Riggin says he's merely trying to stand up for medical marijuana patients and others who are being mistreated by the authorities. "All these cases are based on sour grapes by public servants who don't like getting their noses slapped -- who don't like getting administrative complaints against them when they do something criminal," he maintains. "And when they say you can't practice law in this state and we're going to fine you, that's refusing to recognize tribal sovereignty. And I argue that tribes and their governments are sovereign."


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Last month I suggested that grouping New York City schoolchildren by age rather than ability would address two issues that stymie the NYC Department of Education: strict birthday cut-offs that ignore readiness and the perennial shortage of Gifted and Talented seats. In this post I cited a report which asserted that, in some American classrooms, as many as fifty percent of students are performing above grade level, and, in the majority of schools, at least ten percent are.
This assessment was done in order to encourage differentiated instruction within the classroom. But I’d like to propose it proves something even simpler: The US bar is simply set too low. For all children.
In his book, “Dumbing Down America: The War on our Nation’s Brightest Young Minds (And What We Can Do To Fight Back),” author James R. Delisle waxes poetic about a “gifted” student from Romania capable of learning algebra in the 4th grade. What this education expert apparently does not realize is that ALL children in Romania – as well as many parts of Eastern and Western Europe, and Asia – begin studying algebra in 4th grade. If they’re capable of this, why aren’t American students?
In fact, a recent study confirmed that Kindergarten math skills improve when all children are instructed using methods otherwise reserved for the “gifted.” And with such a solid foundation, they can continue to progress at “accelerated” speeds in subsequent grades.
Children in the US are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at much higher rates than those in other countries: twenty times higher than in France! And kids in Finland spend much less time in Special Ed before they are mainstreamed into regular classrooms – where separate G&T isn’t a thing.
Could it be that American children don’t overwhelmingly suffer from neurological conditions? Could it be that an overwhelming number of American children are simply bored at school?
I know I was the kid who got up and wandered around the classroom when the material was too simple. And my own son rebelled against mindless busywork by refusing to do it. He almost got stuck with a diagnosis of Oppositional Defiance Disorder, until more challenging assignments (and a talking to from me about how if you want to be advanced to the higher math group, you need to demonstrate that you can do the work in the lower; that’s just life, dude) magically fixed the problem.
Currently, NYC’s only accelerated public schools that teach the standard curriculum a year in advance are the five citywide G&T schools, three in Manhattan, one in Brooklyn and one in Queens. (Better luck next time, Bronx and Staten Island.) Kids need to score above the 97th percentile on a standardized test in order to enter the admissions lottery and, every year, about two-thirds of those who qualify are shut out.
But what if NYC were to tweak the system? What if they opened another hundred accelerated schools (and maybe even throw the two left-out boroughs a bone this time)? And what if, instead of testing in, parents were given a choice about whether or not to enroll their children?
Such an option already exists for families who want a progressive approach to the standard curriculum. They can apply to public schools like Central Park East or Manhattan School for Children, which promise not to “teach to the test.” among other progressive tenets. So why not give parents looking for more academic rigor the same opportunities?
It wouldn’t cost the DOE anything extra, since the children would be taking up the same amount of space in public school buildings and would not require hiring any extra teachers. The curriculum is already there: all it needs is to be taught a year – or even more – ahead. It would even save the city the expense of separate G&T testing!
Nobody would be forced to attend such a school, and if children have trouble keeping up, their parents might decide to move them elsewhere. If demand was high, more accelerated schools could be added. If demand was low, some would be removed. The DOE would be responsive to what the parents want, for a change, instead of making the decision for them. Families could still opt to keep their kids on the current track, for any reason. But, at least, the choice would be up to them, rather than a proven, flawed testing system or an arbitrary lottery. And a US accelerated education otherwise reserved for a minority of “gifted” students – what in most of the world would be considered standard for all – would be available to any student who wanted one. The worst thing that would happen is that the kids currently performing above grade level would be more challenged and engaged at school. The best that would happen is raising the American education level across the board.
— Alina Adams


Southeastern Symphony Orchestra to present concert Nov. 28
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
by: Tonya Lowentritt
SOUTHEASTERN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM - The Southeastern Symphony Orchestra will present its final fall concert Nov. 28. Titled “A Celebration of Talent,” the free concert is scheduled in Pottle Music Auditorium at 7.30 p.m. Associate Professor of Clarinet at Texas State University Vanguel Tangarov will be featured as international guest clarinetist.
HAMMOND – The Southeastern Symphony Orchestra will present its final fall concert
in Pottle Music Auditorium Nov. 28. Titled “A Celebration of Talent,” the free concert
is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. and features the winners of the Community Music School Concerto
Competition as soloists. Violin Professor and Orchestra Director Victor Correa-Cruz
will serve as conductor.
CMS members performing solos in the concert are Emma Cecchini of Denham Springs, Anna Johnson of Hammond, Kelsey Jones of Albany, Alana Saenz and Brennan Saenz of Mandeville.
“We have the joy of introducing our youngest soloists, a talented group of violinists who are being trained at the Southeastern Community Music School. This will be a major challenge in their developing careers, as well as a valuable experience that will bring them artistic and professional growth,” Correa-Cruz said. “This is the beginning of what is intended to be a long-lasting collaboration between our pre-college program and the Southeastern Symphony Orchestra.”
Correa-Cruz said the symphony will perform pieces by Vivaldi, Kuchler, Mozart and Grieg in a wide selection of music, covering a musical repertoire from the Baroque to the Romantic eras, and features international guest clarinetist Vanguel Tangarov.
“Dr. Tangarov is an associate professor of clarinet at Texas State University and artistic director and founder of the annual international clarinet event ‘Texas State Clarinet Fiesta,’” said Correa-Cruz. “He performs as principal clarinetist for the Austin Opera, Mid-Texas Symphony, and Victoria Symphony orchestras. He has also performed in more than 20 countries on four continents, winning positive critical acclaim.”
The orchestra will present Kuchler’s Concertino for Violin in D Major Op. 15; Vivaldi’s Concerto for two Violins in A Minor Op. 3, No. 8; Mozart’s Overture to “Le Nozze di Figaro” K. 492 and Concerto for Clarinet in A Major K. 622; and Grieg’s “Peer Gynt” Suites No. 1 and 2.
For more information about the concert, contact the Department of Music and Performing Arts at 985-549-2184.


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Notwithstanding the reservations of the law ministry, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) wants the minimum age of consent for girls having sexual intercourse to be pegged at 16 years, even though this is in conflict with the existing legislative provisions.
The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, define a girl or boy less than 18 years as a child. The law says the minimum age of consent for having sex with a female is 18 years.
Even the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2013, promulgated on February 3 and the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2012 that was introduced in Lok Sabha on December 4, 2012, had pegged the minimum age of consent for girl at 18 years.
However, the Justice J S Verma panel had recommended that the minimum of age of consent be brought down to 16 years, in line with Indian Penal Code that criminalises sex with a woman under 16 years of age.
Law ministry sources told The Indian Express the ministry, while vetting the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, has conveyed its reservation on the MHA stand that is in conflict with other legislations. The MHA intends to introduce it in Parliament to replace the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2013. “When we cited the fact that this would be in conflict with the other laws, we were told that the MHA wants the Cabinet to take the final view on the issue,” said a source.
As per the proposed amendment Bill, which the MHA will take to Cabinet next week, rape would be a gender-specific crime, with woman being the victim, thereby junking a key clause of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2012, which had sought to make rape (changed to sexual assault) gender-neutral.
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development, which anchored the law against sexual offences against children, too is unhappy with the proposed changes. Earlier it had been assured that the age of consent under the IPC would be amended to ensure congruence with the new law.
“We were not aware of the proposed IPC changes. We only saw it in the newspapers this morning and are clueless as to how this may be reconciled with the Bill to prevent sexual assault on children,” said a ministry official.
The government has time till March 22 to get the Bill passed in Parliament, failing which the ordinance would lapse. Under

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Dubai’s travel agency business has been growing rapidly in recent years.
The number of companies offering travel services in the Gulf emirate jumped from 515 in 2017 to 1,020 in 2018, according to figures published by the Dubai Travel Agency (DTAs) on Monday.
“Dubai’s market is booming, and we are already seeing a significant rise in demand for travel agencies,” said a spokesperson for DTAs.
“In 2018, we had a record opening of 2,818 agency seats for our clients to book and take out travel.
That’s more than doubling from the previous year, which saw 2,250 seats open.”
The DTAs spokesperson added that this was the biggest increase in the country’s travel sector since the year 2000, when the number of flights to and from Dubai fell by 50%.
The DTA also noted that its clients had recently booked more than 40% of their trips for next year, with a target of 40% by 2020.
“These numbers are an indication of our clients’ interest in our services and demand for them is still strong,” said the spokesperson.
While the DTAs main focus is on Dubai’s international markets, it has also expanded to include its domestic markets.
“We have seen a surge in domestic and regional travel as well, which is another reason why we have continued to expand our service range,” said DTAs CEO, Samir Al Shariha.
“Our new clients are coming from many different countries and cultures, which makes us feel more connected to our customers.
We also believe in the need to expand in the Middle East and Africa.
We have already added several regional and international destinations in the past year, and more are on the way.”
Dubai Travel Agency is one of the fastest growing Dubai travel agencies, according the DTA’s figures.
Its clients can book tickets, accommodation and meals, as well as a range of other services.
More to follow.

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Last night all over America, and around the globe, people were glued to their TV sets waiting in anticipation for the various networks to report the election results. Margaret and I had stood in line before work for nearly two and a half hours that morning to cast our ballots. In Virginia 81 percent of registered voters cast a ballot and across America record turnouts were reported.
At 11:00 pm eastern time NBC was the first network to call the election in favor of Obama. A lot was said about what a moment in history that would become. They are right. In a country whose history is not dotted, but rather flooded, with race inequality this truly is a new chapter.
From the Trail of Tears and the pushing the Indians off of their land to the scar on the land that slavery was, to keeping Japanese-Americans in intermittent camps during WWII to the Civil Rights movement, America has always struggled with race relations.
What makes the election of Barrack Obama more spectacular to me is that he is the child of a Mixed Race Couple. An issue which many people struggle with today, and in the fundamentalist church I was raised in was discouraged well into the 1990's. His election truly has given America a chance to redeem some of the ills of the past and to look towards the future.
The most amazing thing about this election to me however is not who was or was not elected. It is the fact that here in America, unlike many nations around the world, we were able to once again see a peaceful transfer of power. The people had voted and the results were in. John McCain gave a speech showing the graceful man that he is. Then there was the victory speech by Barrack Obama, and here in Washington DC that was followed by people celebrating in the streets.
With all of this, and with the hard fought election and the deep emotions had by people who voted for either candidate, there have been no reports of unruly rioting, and will be no attempt at a coup of government. Around the world, it is rare that a change in philosophy and ruling governments goes so peacefully. I believe that even if the election had gone the other way there would have been an understanding by the American people that this was the voice of the majority and that we are government for the people by the people.
It is this, the fact that Americans can put so much feeling and emotion behind their candidate, and understand that in defeat the real miracle is the democracy that always prevails in America, that I am truly grateful for.

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Lauren Shippen, 26
Creator, The Bright Sessions
In two years, Bright Sessions has been downloaded nearly seven million times and has won seven Audio Verse Awards. It is written by Shippen and produced independently. Highlighted for its LGBTQ+ representation and handling of mental health, the show is in development for TV with Dark Horse Entertainment and Universal Cable Productions.

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text: In this paper, a technology of ecological slope protection with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe is introduced to improve the slopes’ erosion resistibility. Through establishing a large scale test model similar to the actual project, it is proved that PVC pipes could effectively reduce the soil erosion of slope by reducing rainfall erosion. The effect of PVC pipes is measured by the changes of soil erosion rate. As the experimental results show, the slope protected with PVC pipes are less damaged than the unprotected ones. For the protected slopes, the amount of soil erosion (q) increases over erosion time, and reaches a peak at 120 min, then it decreases and gradually becomes stable. Four hundred and eighty minutes later, the q of the bare slope, slope D75 (using PVC pipe with a diameter of 75 mm), slope D110 (using PVC pipe with a diameter of 110 mm), and slope D160 (using PVC pipe with a diameter of 160 mm) reduces by 25.2%, 85.9%, 78.9%, and 48.7% respectively, compared with the initial value. The q is significantly different with different diameter slope protection modes. There was a negative correlation between D (diameter) and q, and between T (time) and q. The cumulative erosion amounts (Q) of the four slopes, the same as q, increases over erosion time, and eventually become stable, which is a “S” shape shown in a statistic table. The Q is significantly different with different diameter slope protection modes. In addition, there was a negative correlation between D and Q. The time was positively correlated with Q. The average soil erosion reduction rates of the slopes (D160, D110, and D75) are 67.13%, 71.89%, and 79.96%, respectively, indicating PVC pipes' ability to cut down the infiltration of rainwater, the smaller the diameter, the more effective. The moisture content of the bare slope is the highest, followed by slope D160, then slope D110, and finally slope D75.

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Stop a 10-50 year gravel pit on Nanaimo River/ Boulder Creek in Nanaimo
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Prevent Resource Mining at Boulder Creek Mine located on Nanaimo River & Boulder Creek.
The community of South Nanaimo needs your support, please sign and share this if you oppose a 10-50 year gravel pit mine to be built on Nanaimo River and Boulder Creek in South Nanaimo. Nanaimo River and our community that surrounds Nanaimo River are more important than a gravel pit.
The use of residential rural and recreational property should not be allowed to be a gravel pit by Lafarge Canada on Nanaimo River and Boulder Creek. Permits for mining operations that propose locating in residential areas should be denied and/or zoning for such operations overturned if the proposed mining operation is in a residential neighborhood. Bottom line gravel pits should not be located in residential communities. The potential for harm to residential health, degradation of environmentally sensitive areas, and the loss of quality of life for short term large corporate profit is not worth it to the community of Nanaimo.
The Regional District of Nanaimo had zoned the property at 1975 Nanaimo River Rd. resource extraction over 30 years ago when the area had 8 homes. At the time this area was very rural and a gravel pit would have made sense at that time. However, Nanaimo has grown and the RDN has allowed many developers and families to build homes in this area surrounding the proposed gravel pit by Lafarge. The RDN even allowed large forest companies to sell off residential lands all surrounding this gravel pit. How is it that the RDN can be allowed to let residential communities to be built up around a potential gravel pit? This is very poor planning on the RDN’s and the province of BC if they allow a gravel pit to be built.
The objectives as laid out in the RDN’s official community plan is to preserve rural character and environmental quality, and minimizing conflict between residential development and agriculture, silviculture and natural resource extraction activities. However, if the RDN does not do everything in their power to stop the gravel pit from going through they are contradicting their own objectives of the official community plan. The RDN and the province of BC needs to be accountable for poor planning and risking the health and safety of local residences and wildlife for large corporate profit.
This proposed gravel pit at 1975 Nanaimo River Road would be operating 12 hours a day, five days a week from 6am-6pm. The excavated materials would then be trucked through our community to Hub City Lafarge’s plant near the Island Highway. This gravel pit would see a gravel truck every 2.11 minutes (avg based on Hub City Pit actual volume) along Nanaimo River Rd. This increase of trucks represents a 62% increase in traffic volume and increased risk of vehicular accidents/incidents. The addition of trucks adds a significant risk to children accessing school bus on Nanaimo River Road. There is also a high recreational use of this area (swimming/hiking/ horseback riding/ cycling/camping/jogging/kayaking) and has a very close proximity to TransCanada Trail.
There is an incredible risk to the environment as the gravel pit would border Boulder Creek and Nanaimo River. The pit would erode soil and have the potential for increased sediments to flow into our fish bearing creeks and rivers. There would be a significant decrease in air quality with serious health risks, particularly for a known carcinogen called Crystalline silica. This is a very windy area and the potential for these carcinogens to travel a great distance is high. These pits require heavy duty equipment including a rock crusher that would be very loud and disruptive to the residences and local wildlife.
The Nanaimo River, our creeks and fish bearing waterways are worth standing up for and protecting. If the government is telling us that our salmon our disappearing and that our resident orcas are starving because there are no fish, then how could the same governments allow industry such as heavy equipment and gravel pits to operate right on top of our fish bearing rivers and creeks?
Have you ever seen a gravel pit afterwards that was properly re-mediated? We live in a world we really need to protect our environment, especially sensitive ones that produce salmon, steelhead, and trout to name a few.
Help prevent the random & incoherent development of resource mines in the South Nanaimo communities of Southforks Nanaimo River. Please sign and share on social media. We need to stand up to large corporations that just want to risk our communities and neighborhoods for short term profit.
We have started a Go Fund Me account to raise money for proper legal consultation please contribute anything you can: https://www.gofundme.com/legal-support-to-stop-gravel-pit-on-nanaimo-river
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Reviewed By robert r (Rome, NY) Reviewed for a 2013 Chevy Malibu —9/13/2013 8:17 PM
Excellent fit and quality at a much lowr pric than other major brands.
Reviewed By David A (Lockport, NY) Reviewed for a 2005 Chevy Malibu —11/28/2009 6:16 AM
I wish the bases attached more perminately. When you take the rack off your car you'd like it all to stay in one piece but the rubber bases that are custom fit either stay on the car or fall off once you try to put it away. I'm thinking a little two way tape might be the solution. Great rack, great price. Very detailed mounting instructions.
Reviewed By Adrian C (Olympia, WA) Reviewed for a 2005 Chevy Suburban —3/10/2016 12:50 AM
I bought this Fairing to use with the Rhino Euro Square Rack, due to the minor wind noise from the Rack. It did eliminate the noise, but not sure if it is "seated" correctly due to the Fairing attachments being for the "slimmer bar". I made minor adjustments to the Fairing and angled it down more to ensure a more "stream lined" look then what the instructions suggested how to secure it to the Rack. If I did not, the Fairing looked like it would have created extreme drag and wind noise.All Good


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Your recent article by Russell Jackson ‘Our government is killing democracy by a thousand cuts‘ is absolutely spot on. This government is certainly not acting in the interests of the British people but only in the interests of the British establishment and their wealthy sponsors.
Unfortunately, this country has become an anachronism in the 21st century and the country’s institutions illustrate this fact.
For example, we have an unelected Upper House of which has nearly 800 members, many of whom are ‘chummy’ or political appointees. Dare I say that also, in this year of the Queen’s platinum jubilee, I feel the monarchy in its present form illustrates the archaic state of the nation’s institutions. The royal family is no paragon of virtue as recent events show; their ties to slavery, Andrew’s recent court case and Charles and his charity’s cash-for-honours.
The honours system, having had a whiff of corruption about it for many years has become blatantly farcical and somewhat meaningless as a result.
One area that I feel has had a profound impact on our democracy was the introduction of Police and Crime Commissioners by Cameron. It was the first step in the politicisation of the police. As recent events regarding ‘Partygate’ and ‘Beergate’ have shown, the process continues.
Under our present voting system of FPTP, there is no democratic accountability when, like me you live in a safe seat. Mid Suffolk council used to have the slogan ‘Every Vote Counts’ at the top of the voters register form. This was nonsense as I noted every time I returned one.
My MP, Dr Daniel Poulter, is so secure in this constituency that he rarely bothers to acknowledge receipt of my emails. He just doesn’t care. In my last email I asked him as a doctor could he please let me know his opinion of the state of the NHS and in particular the mental health provision and also the ambulance service. I asked if he could enlighten me on whether it’s government policy to slowly privatise the NHS and where the 40 hospitals promised by the prime minister were. I asked about other subjects too, but acknowledgement of receipt, let alone any answers, came there none!
Unfortunately, the lady trying to contact Poulter regarding her school transport problem as reported in last week’s Pecksniff’s Diary does not surprise me. I wish her luck with her problem.
My attitude to this country now is one of disillusionment and shame. Instead of modernising and looking to the future, it is looking more and more to the past in a vain attempt to enhance its prestige and influence on the world stage.
I really do despair.

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|Fri Jan 9 2009 00:25:20|
eBay Payment Policy May Eliminate Deadbeats
By: Ina Steiner
eBay is making changes to its payment flow that will ultimately force buyers to enter payment information through its checkout system. It looks like the end of the deadbeat buyer when the changes are rolled out completely later in the year, since eBay would know automatically if a buyer has not paid a seller.
While it may look like the significant news in today's eBay announcement was the addition of PayMate and Moneybookers into eBay's Accepted Payments Policy, the big news is that sellers with their own merchant credit-card accounts will have to integrate with eBay's checkout through its Payflow Gateway.
ProPay is currently the only third-party system integrated with eBay's checkout system. When buyers choose to pay via ProPay from sellers who offer it as a payment method, the buyer is taken to a secure ProPay page during the checkout process where they actually enter their credit card information. eBay sends all the information necessary for ProPay to process the transaction on behalf of the seller in a seamless process.
The significance of these changes is that eBay can force buyers to pay immediately upon checkout - even if the merchant has their own credit-card merchant account.
Further thoughts: What happens in an auction situation? Ed at the BuildaSkill blog noticed that eBay's Griff had revealed in an interview that eBay would, as part of an effort to eliminate the unpaid items problem, automatically take money from the highest bidder's account or credit card and put it into the seller's account (for auction format listings). The revelation drew mixed reactions from sellers on the eBay discussion board.
It looks like it will take some time for these changes to roll out - the gateway won't be available until March, and eBay still allows third-party vendors to offer their own checkout system, though it already told them in June it would be doing away with them. More on this in tomorrow's Newsflash newsletter. (updated on 1/9/08)

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Within weeks of enacting Arizona's immigration law SB 1070, Governor Jan Brewer signed House Bill 2281 into law, giving the state's superintendent of schools the discretion to ban classes centered on ethnic studies.
Specifically, HB 2281 enabled a ban on courses that “advocate[d] ethnic solidarity” or “promote[d] resentment toward a race or class of people.” This law was the culmination of a battle over the Tucson Unified School District’s Mexican American Studies program, which offered electives in Mexican-American history and Latina/o literature. While opponents of these classes charged them with promoting “ethnic chauvinism” and “resentment toward whites,” students, teachers, and other advocates of Tucson’s program argued they promoted critical thinking on issues of race and identity.
See also: States police & punish undocumented immigration, 2010-2011.
Moreover, data showed that students who took courses centered on topics of race and identity were more likely to graduate high school and attend college. As a result of the law, more than eighty books were listed for removal from school libraries, including, “Pedagogy of the Oppressed“, “Chicano!”, “The History of the Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement“, and Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”. Ethnic studies activists continue to fight to overturn the ban. Notably, this 2011 Ban established a precedent for banning Hispanic-authored books. In 2013, for instance, the state of Arizona banned “Dreaming in Cuban“, a finalist for the National Book Award written by critically acclaimed Cuban American author, Cristina García.


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LGBT Well-being Group
The group is an inclusive well-being support group for members of the LGBT community. It provides a social space where people can come together on a weekly basis and use art, music, drama or just peer talking to support their emotional well-being. Members can talk about feelings, thoughts in a space with others who can relate to them. This includes any challenges to them as individuals.
York Mind successfully won the tender to deliver Mental Health and Well-being Activities within the City of York in 2017.
The Activities Programme is funded by City of York Council for three years and reflects its commitment and investment in mental health provision and the early intervention and prevention agenda.
York Mind in partnership with Converge, Kyra, York Racial Equality Network, Survive, Sunshine Changing Lanes, York LGBT Forum, The Rowntree Society and Kindlewoods will deliver a range of activities in Year 2 of the programme from July 2018-June 2019.
Activities will run across the year, with staggered start dates and include guided learning such as conflict resolution, dealing with loneliness and isolation, vocational courses, facilitated peer support, specialist activities/training, woodland well-being sessions, social events and support groups.
York Mind will deliver guided learning including Mindfulness, Assertiveness, Hatha Yoga and Eating Well for Good Health, well-being and social activities including Arts and Craft groups, themed coffee afternoons and a weekly drop in Coffee Club. We shall be delivering a weekly LGBT wellbeing group
An important part of the programme, is that participants are able to select those activities that they feel will support them the most, based on their own interests, needs and goals.
Who can access:
- Individuals aged 18 plus
- Participants must be resident within the City of York
- Those who identify with mental health and well-being issues and wish to access support
How to enrol:
York Mind will manage the single point of access for participants to enrol on the programme.
Please see our Activities Programme Brochure for more information about our opportunities.
An easy read version is available here: https://issuu.com/yorkmind/docs/year_2_mental_health_and_wellbeing_
To apply for an activity, please complete our enrolment form : Activities Programme Enrolment Form June 2018
Please read our enrolment guidelines, which will help you to complete the form and ensure we understand your individual needs: Activities Programme Enrolment Form Guidelines Activities-Programme-Enrolment-Form-Guidelines
For further information or for support to enrol, please contact the York Mind Activities Team on 01904 643364-Option 5, or email firstname.lastname@example.org
If you would like more information about our partner organisations please visit their individual websites.
Converge – www.yorksj.ac.uk/converge
Sunshine Changing Lanes – www.sunshinechanginglanes.com
York LGBT Forum – www.yorklgbtforum.org.uk
Kindlewoods – www.facebook.com/KindleWoods
York Racial Equality Network- http://www.yren.co.uk/
The Rowntree Society- http://www.rowntreesociety.org.uk


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According to Luong Ngoc Khue, deputy head of the Treatment Sub-committee under the National Steering Commitee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, the patient’s condition was still severe and he will continue undergo strict health monitoring, especially in terms of his lung infection and drug resistance. It will take weeks for him to be able to function free of the ventilator and recover movement, Khue noted.
In the coming days, doctors will continue using antibiotics to treat infections of the Burkholderia Cepacia bacteria and to prevent possible new infections.
The patient will undergo physical therapy to recover his muscle and respiratory functions. He was declared free of the novel coronavirus on May 20 after having tested negative for the virus multiple times, and was then transferred from the HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases to Cho Ray Hospital for further treatment.
Earlier, according to information released by HCM City-based Cho Ray Hospital, the patient showed signs of consciousness, and was able to have contact, fully follow medical instruction, smile and shake hands with medical workers.

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Lexington Park, MD
Manages engineering resources and acts as a team leader, developing engineering procedures and controls, managing project efforts, and taking the lead in problem resolution.
Applies engineering techniques and principles to develop, design, modify, install, test, evaluate or operate electrical, electronic, surface ship combat systems, avionics, mechanical, communications, stores, armament/ordnance, or related data processing systems for military weapon systems or associated support equipment or facilities. Provides for the maintenance, repair, inspection, and troubleshooting of system equipment or components. Organizes, analyzes, and prepares reports or presentations of technical data and information. Plans and performs tests and evaluations of systems equipment or components. Compiles, processes, reduces, or analyzes test data and results.
High school graduate or equivalency certification. Successful completion of a technical school, trade school, or advanced armed services technical school curriculum or course of training in electricity, electronics, avionics, mechanics, armaments/ordnance, or engineering technology; or successful completion of at least 30 semester hours of course studies at an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical curriculum. Additionally, a minimum of seven years experience in the area of aircraft and weapon systems, hardware, instrumentation, or software development is required. Of the seven years, a minimum of four years must have been as a team leader or supervisor performing management functions. Ability to obtain a Secret clearance or Limited Access Authorization necessary.