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Taliban, Pashto Ṭālebān (“Students”), also spelled Taleban, ultraconservative political and religious faction that emerged in Afghanistan in the mid-1990s following the withdrawal of Soviet troops, the collapse of Afghanistan’s communist regime, and the subsequent breakdown in civil order. It began as a small force of Afghan religious students and scholars seeking to confront crime and corruption; the faction owes its name, Taliban (Pashto: Ṭālebān, “Students”), to this initial membership.
Origin and first regime
The Taliban emerged in the aftermath of the Afghan War (1978–92). Afghanistan’s new government failed to establish civil order outside of Kabul, and much of the country was subject to frequent extortion and assault from local militias and warlords. Facing mass displacement during the war, many Afghans found solidarity in the religious rhetoric of the mujahideen resistance and opportunity in schools of Islamic sciences (called madrasahs) in southern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. In 1994 a group of former fighters, associated with a madrasah in a village of Kandahār province, successfully subdued a local warlord and began pacifying nearby areas. The faction, which enjoyed popular support with its promise of security and its religious fervour, quickly grew into the movement now known as the Taliban. By late 1996 the Taliban had seized the capital, Kabul, and gained effective control over some two-thirds of the country.
The Taliban faced significant resistance, especially after it asserted its own interpretation of law and order. It combined a strict religious ideology—a mixture of Deobandi traditionalism and Wahhābī puritanism—with a conservative Pashtun social code (Pashtunwali) to create a brutally repressive regime. Its policies included the near-total exclusion of women from public life (including employment and education), the systematic destruction of non-Islamic artistic relics (as occurred in the town of Bamiyan), and the implementation of harsh criminal punishments. Resistance was particularly pronounced among non-Pashtun ethnic groups—namely, the Tajik, the Uzbek, and the Hazara—in the north, west, and central parts of the country, who saw the power of the predominantly Pashtun Taliban as a continuation of the traditional Pashtun hegemony of the country. By 2001 the Taliban controlled all but a small section of northern Afghanistan, and only Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates ever recognized the regime.
The Afghanistan War and removal from power
Apart from the Taliban’s unsettling disregard for human rights, many countries were concerned about the Taliban allowing refuge to Osama bin Laden, who had helped organize a network of foreign-born Muslim fighters during the Afghan War. That network, al-Qaeda, had evolved into a network of Islamist militants who sought a violent struggle to free the Islamic world from non-Muslim influence and had orchestrated several attacks against the United States. Even after bin Laden and al-Qaeda were found responsible for the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and on the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., that had occurred on September 11, 2001, the Taliban refused to extradite bin Laden. The United States and its allies began bombarding Afghanistan in October and supported the efforts of the Northern Alliance, a group of anti-Taliban factions in Afghanistan that had been resisting the Taliban’s takeover of the country. In early December the Northern Alliance succeeded in toppling the Taliban regime.
Although driven from power and fractured, the Taliban survived, and many of its core members remained at large throughout the Afghanistan War (2001–14). In 2005 the Taliban began enjoying a resurgence, showing indications of greater coordination and resilience among its fighters. Its founder and leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, remained in hiding with infrequent contact, but senior commanders such as Mullah Dadullah and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar were increasingly centralizing the group’s command structure. It adopted new tactics modeled on those being used by insurgents in the Iraq War, including the use of suicide bombings and improvised explosive devices. Recruitment was prolific, drawing on thousands of Afghans disenchanted by widespread corruption in the new Afghan government and resentment toward the casualties and destruction that accompanied the ongoing U.S. and NATO military operations. In 2009, as fighting grew to unprecedented levels, newly elected U.S. Pres. Barack Obama ordered a surge in the U.S. troop presence in the war.
In July 2015 the Afghan government discovered that Omar had died in 2013 in a hospital in Pakistan. His deputy Mullah Akhtar Mansour briefly served as his successor until he was killed in a U.S. air strike in Pakistan in May 2016. Hibatullah Akhundzada took leadership later that month; like his predecessors, he remained relatively secluded and appeared to play a minimal role in directing military operations. The militant wing of the Taliban became increasingly dominated by the Haqqani network, whose leader, Sirajuddin, served as deputy leader of the Taliban.
Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content.Subscribe Now Meanwhile, the Taliban’s continued resilience and the inability of Afghanistan’s central government to exert control throughout the country prompted the central government to seek reconciliation with the Taliban. Officials under Pres. Hamid Karzai had met informally with Taliban leaders, most notably Baradar, and the first formal meeting was held under Pres. Ashraf Ghani. The Taliban continued to see the central government as fundamentally illegitimate, however, and insisted on talks with the foreign power that had installed it: the United States.
The Taliban and the United States began meeting in 2018, with the help of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates, the only countries to have a diplomatic relationship with both parties. The discussions focused on the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, although the United States also sought to reconcile the Taliban and the central government. Discussions were eventually held with the central government in 2019, which led in July to an agreement on general principles for future negotiations, but the Taliban’s representatives remained focused on first reaching a deal with the United States. They reportedly came to an agreement in principle in September, but discussions were disrupted after an attack by the Taliban killed a U.S. service member.
A deal with the United States was signed in late February 2020. In exchange for a full withdrawal of U.S. troops over a 14-month period, the Taliban agreed to end its attacks on U.S. forces and prevent al-Qaeda, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL; also called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria [ISIS]), and their affiliates from operating in Afghanistan. The deal also included an agreement to begin talks with the central government within 10 days, but negotiations were delayed until September because of the central government’s reluctance to carry out a prisoner swap promised to the Taliban by the United States. Little progress was made during the negotiations, which lasted into 2021. Nevertheless, in April the United States reiterated its commitment to complete its withdrawal, although the deadline for withdrawal was delayed from May to September.
As its confrontations with U.S. forces came to an end and the completion of the U.S. withdrawal drew near, an emboldened Taliban rapidly took control of dozens of districts in May–June and closed in on several provincial capitals. The group appeared to lack the manpower and firepower to hold its gains against the larger and better-equipped armed forces of the central government, but the latter’s lack of coordination and lack of responsiveness to the insurgency allowed the Taliban to overrun the country within months. By mid-August the central government had collapsed and the Taliban had captured nearly all of the country, including Kabul.
With the Taliban seemingly eager to win legitimacy both domestically and internationally, many observers hoped to see a more pliant and conciliatory regime than the one the Taliban had run before. Early indications, however, showed little resolve for change: in September it filled its transitional government with hard-liners, reopened secondary schools only for boys, and reinstituted the brutal criminal punishments for which it had been known. The leadership, meanwhile, struggled to exert unified authority throughout the organization, which for years had been operating under a decentralized command structure. The disunity made it difficult to enforce policies universally and to hold local forces accountable, leading to stark contradictions between the Taliban’s public statements and its actions on the ground.
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Adam Zeidan.

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Financial support was provided by a grant from the NIH NINR RO1NR07870 to Vicki Conn, principal investigator.
Beyond MEDLINE for Literature Searches
Article first published online: 23 APR 2004
Journal of Nursing Scholarship
Volume 35, Issue 2, pages 177–182, June 2003
How to Cite
Conn, V. S., Isaramalai, S.-a., Rath, S., Jantarakupt, P., Wadhawan, R. and Dash, Y. (2003), Beyond MEDLINE for Literature Searches. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 35: 177–182. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2003.00177.x
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- Article first published online: 23 APR 2004
- Accepted for publication January 7, 2003.
- literature searching;
- publication bias;
- research synthesis
Purpose: To describe strategies for a comprehensive literature search.
Organizing Construct: MEDLINE searches result in limited numbers of studies that are often biased toward statistically significant findings. Diversified search strategies are needed.
Methods: Empirical evidence about the recall and precision of diverse search strategies is presented. Challenges and strengths of each search strategy are identified.
Findings: Search strategies vary in recall and precision. Often sensitivity and specificity are inversely related. Valuable search strategies include examination of multiple diverse computerized databases, ancestry searches, citation index searches, examination of research registries, journal hand searching, contact with the “invisible college,” examination of abstracts, Internet searches, and contact with sources of synthesized information.
Conclusions: Extending searches beyond MEDLINE enables researchers to conduct more systematic comprehensive searches.

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Risk Evaluation for Carbon Tetrachloride
EPA evaluated carbon tetrachloride under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and completed the final risk evaluation in November 2020. The next step in the process required by TSCA is addressing these risks. EPA will now begin the process of developing ways to address the unreasonable risks identified and has one year to propose and take public comments on any risk management actions.
On this page:
- Background on carbon tetrachloride
- Uses of carbon tetrachloride
- Risk Evaluation of carbon tetrachloride under Amended TSCA
Carbon tetrachloride is a solvent. Information from the 2016 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) cycle for carbon tetrachloride indicates the yearly reported production volume fluctuates around 117 to 143 million lbs/year (manufacture and import).
Carbon tetrachloride is used in commercial settings as a raw material for producing other chemicals like refrigerants, chlorinated compounds, and agricultural products in accordance with the Clean Air Act and Montreal Protocol. Carbon tetrachloride is not currently used as a direct reactant or additive in the formulation of consumer products.
EPA completed the final risk evaluation for carbon tetrachloride in November 2020. The final risk evaluation shows that there are unreasonable risks to workers and occupational non-users for 13 conditions of use. EPA found no unreasonable risks to the environment.
In June 2019, EPA released the draft risk evaluation for carbon tetrachloride for public comment and peer review.
- Read the draft risk evaluation for carbon tetrachloride.
- Learn more about the peer review for carbon tetrachloride.
In June 2017, EPA released the scope document for carbon tetrachloride which included the hazards, exposures, conditions of use, and the potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations EPA expected to consider in its risk evaluation. In June 2018, EPA released the problem formulation for carbon tetrachloride which refined the scope of the risk evaluation by clarifying the chemical conditions of use that EPA expected to evaluate and describing how EPA expected to conduct the evaluation.
- Read the problem formulation for carbon tetrachloride.
- Read the scope document and supplemental files for carbon tetrachloride.
After releasing the scope documents for each of the first 10 chemicals undergoing risk evaluation under TSCA, the dockets for each of these first 10 chemicals were open for public comments. Read EPA’s Responses to Public Comments Received on the Scope Documents for the First Ten Chemicals for Risk Evaluation under TSCA. This document addresses cross-cutting public comments received in response to the scope document.

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While Neuropathologist at the Montreal General Hospital (1950- 54) Dr Fisher (December 5, 1913 – April 14, 2012) proved in 1100 autopsies the importance of atherosclerosis of the carotid arteries in the neck and the occurrence of stroke. The possibility of carotid surgery was raised. In these cases there was often a history of transient paralysis, numbness or speech impairment lasting a few minutes preceding the stroke. These were termed transient ischaemic attacks (TIA’s) and served as a warning of an oncoming stroke, providing an opportunity to use anticoagulants or endarterectomy in order to prevent a stroke.
In this article for ACNR in 2005, Dr Miller Fisher talked about the origin of the syndrome which bears his name.
In the original description,1 this clinical syndrome consisted of the development of external and internal ophthalmoplegia, cerebellar ataxia in the arms and legs and absence of the tendon reflexes, over a period of four or five days. The rather acute onset of such ocular signs associated with cerebellar ataxia was apt to be alarming to a neurologist in 1955, the year the principal case was studied. The patient developed severe ataxia of gait and diplopia in 24 hours. After four days there was complete external and internal ophthalmoplegia, ataxia that precluded feeding himself and made it impossible to stand or walk unaided. On examination, along with other findings, the tendon reflexes were absent. The patient’s mind was clear. The several diagnoses that came to mind included vertebral-basilar thrombosis with a stroke, Wernicke’s disease, botulism, multiple sclerosis and the Guillain-Barré syndrome. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) contained a few lymphocytes and a normal protein. Dr David Cogan, a world figure in neuro-ophthalmology, was asked to see the patient in consultation and strongly recommended vertebral-basilar angiography. This became the focus of debate among several consultants. At that time, the procedure was carried out by means of a direct ‘stick’ with a needle that passed through the common carotid artery in the neck to reach the vertebral artery. I knew of several instances in which serious complications had occurred, including death. Our patient was not generally ill and subjecting him to angiography seemed too risky. Also I vaguely recalled seeing or hearing of a somewhat similar case in Montreal in the past few years, that had recovered. The discussion was continuing when on hospital day 5, spontaneous recovery began without special therapy. In ten days improvement was remarkable. The CSF was re-examined on the 30th day and contained 348mg protein per 100ml. This swung the final diagnosis toward acute polyneuritis of the Guillain-Barré type.
It has been my custom since the days of neurological residency to keep a list of every patient examined. The cases are then sorted out according to broad categories of diagnosis – stroke, multiple sclerosis, tumour, parkinsonism etc and the largest group by far, undiagnosed. As soon as convenient I travelled to Montreal with the undiagnosed list. In short order two cases were found, both examined in 1953. The first was examined in consultation during the acute stage of the neurological illness that had followed acute pneumonia. In a period of three days the patient developed an internal and external ophthalmoplegia, absent tendon reflexes and a wide-based ataxic gait. He had pins and needles in the tips of the fingers but sensation was normal in the fingers and toes. The CSF protein was 35mg per 100ml in the acute stage of the illness and was unchanged after six weeks. The second test had been performed when investigating the possibility of Guillain-Barré polyneuropathy. Neurological recovery was slow. One month later ocular paralysis was severe. The knee and ankle jerks had returned. One year later eye movements were full. This was the case I vaguely recalled at the time of the Boston case.
It clearly fit the syndrome. The second Montreal case was seen neurologically four years after the acute illness. He recounted the story and the original record was examined at the Royal Victoria Hospital. The patient had been seen in consultation by Dr Arthur Young, a former colleague, who recorded in his examination that the eyes were fixed in mid-position with absolutely no movement. The tendon reflexes were absent. There was no paralysis or weakness but marked incoordination of all extremities was present. This was thought to be cerebellar in type. There was no sensory impairment. Ocular movements began to return in one week but in two weeks impairment was still severe. Walking improved and in five weeks he could walk in a straight line with eyes closed. In seven weeks recovery was full. The CSF was not examined.
It was quite likely that a fairly definite syndrome had been identified. The main consideration in reporting it, was to reveal an alarming neurological illness as benign and in no need of vertebral angiography. The prevention of ill-advised intervention was paramount.
A review of the literature revealed reports of several cases of acute Gullain-Barré polyneuropathy in which total ophthalmoplegia had accompanied paralysis of all four limbs. Also Collier2 in 1932 recognised two types of clinical picture in Guillain-Barré polyneuropathy: paralysis of all four limbs with facial diplegia and paralysis of all four limbs with bilateral external ophthalmoplegia. In some of the latter cases, eye movements were severely affected and the limbs only slightly, with perhaps some extensor weakness and jerklessness. It was not appreciated at the time that a cerebellar-like ataxia of the limbs as a result of polyneuropathy was well known to French neurologists.3 It was attributed to involvement of the proprioceptive fibers. This could explain the absence of ataxia of speech.
It can be said with complete verity that the idea of having the author’s name become eponymic did not enter this author’s mind ever, even slightly. In July 1957, there appeared a report of two cases by J Lawton Smith and Frank B Walsh from the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institutes of the Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore. Both cases conformed to the original syndrome and the CSF protein was abnormally elevated. The title of their paper was – Syndrome of external ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and areflexia (Fisher). Dr Smith had been a resident in Neuro-ophthalmology with Dr David Cogan at The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary at about the time our original case was hospitalised and may have seen the case. The authors pointed out that in addition to the three main signs, there may be added facial weakness and paresthesias of various parts usually without discernible sensory loss.
There is not much to add since the experience of 1956. The syndrome is rare. It continues to evoke disbelief when encountered for the first time. Like the other types of Guillain-Barré syndrome, it is related to a preceding Campylobacter jejuni infection. The longtime debate whether the pathological changes in the 3rd nerves are central, peripheral or both, has been decided in favour of a peripheral location. Biochemical sculpting never ceases to amaze. I still get the odd telephone call asking if there is anything new.
Having one’s name attached to a syndrome is surely flattering but not always is it straightforward. From the beginning it was a question of who was the main contributor to the elucidation of the syndrome, Dr Miller or Dr Fisher. And why was Miller’s name always placed first? When a hyphen was placed between the names it became a matter of whether there were two people or just one with a hyphenated name. The disadvantage of having a surname as your forename is never-ending.
On a more serious note, it can be said that the practice of keeping track of every patient examined, which was in place when the two Montreal cases were seen, has proved invaluable. It continues even to the present. Experience is not experience unless it can be retrieved. The system must be simple lest it bog down. It should be much easier with modern computers.
Read more in ACNR: Foundations of modern stroke medicine: The legacy of C Miller Fisher by David Werring, Steven M Greenberg and Sumanjit Gill, 2015
1. Fisher M. An unusual variant of acute idiopathic polyneuritis (syndrome of ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and areflexia). New Eng J Med. 1956;255:57-65.
2. Collier J. Peripheral Neuritis: Morison Lectures, Edinburgh M, J. 1932;39:39,601,672, and 679.
3. Garcin R. The Ataxias in Vinken JP, Bruyn GW Eds. Handbook of Clinical Neurology Vol 1 Amsterdam: North Holland. Chapter 12 1969:309-355.
4. Smith JL, Walsh FB. Syndrome of external ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and areflexia (Fisher). Arch Ophthlmol 1957;58:109-117.


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Missing Man Being Sought By Acadia Parish Officials
The last time anyone heard from Brock Jorden Comeaux was on January 2 of this year.
Acadia Parish Sheriff's officials say, via press release, that the 28-year-old man was last seen in the Bird Village neighborhood which is in the Rayne area.
Sheriff's officials say he is a white man who is five feet, six inches tall, and he weighs about 180 pounds.
The 28-year-old man was last seen in blue jeans, a camo jacket and some work boots.
They say Comeaux might have been wearing a black shirt, but they are not positive.
If you know anything on the whereabouts of Brock Comeaux, you are asked to call the Acadia Parish Crime Stoppers line at 337-789-TIPS(8477).
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - JANUARY 17, 2018
The Committee adopted a resolution to concur in the recommendation contained in the report. Recommendation #6 does not require City Council approval.
Mayor Michael Fougere, Councillors: Lori Bresciani (Chairperson), Sharron Bryce, John Findura, Jerry Flegel, Bob Hawkins, Jason Mancinelli, Joel Murray, Mike O’Donnell, Andrew Stevens and Barbara Young were present during consideration of this report by the Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee, at its meeting held on January 17, 2018, considered the following report from the Administration:
1. That the following resolution concerning the alteration of municipal boundaries be adopted by City Council:
a) That it be resolved that the lands identified in Appendix A, currently within the Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159 and described as follows, be annexed to the City of Regina boundary, subject to the Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159 Council adopting a complementary resolution in support of the City of Regina’s application for the boundary alteration.
· Portion of SE ¼ of Section 03 in Township 17 Range 20 W2M Surface Parcel Number 203116946 Blk/Par F - Plan 102192083 Ext 0.
· Portion of SW ¼ of Section 02 in Township 17 Range 20 W2M Surface Parcel Number 203183805 Blk/Par G - Plan 102206797 Ext 0.
2. That in addition to the subject lands listed above, City of Regina will also assume jurisdiction and control of all registered road allowances within the annexation area.
3. That subject to ministerial approval of the applicable municipal boundary alterations in accordance with the provisions of Section 43.1(13) or Section 44 of The Cities Act, amendments to the Regina Zoning Bylaw No. 9250 to rezone the annexed lands to UH-Urban Holding be advertised.
4. That City Manager be authorized to approve, and the City Clerk be authorized to execute a Municipal Boundary Alteration Agreement between the City of Regina and the RM of Sherwood No. 159 based on the terms conditions outlined within this report.
5. That the City Solicitor in conjunction with the City Clerk do all things necessary to give effect to the resolutions in recommendation No. 1, including preparing and submitting an application to the Minister of Government Relations or the Saskatchewan Municipal Board as per the provisions of Section 43.1 of The Cities Act.
6. That this report be forwarded to the January 29, 2018 meeting of City Council for approval.
The City of Regina (City) and the Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159 (RM) have been in discussions since the summer of 2017 and have reached a tentative agreement subject to respective Council approvals on:
· A boundary alteration area.
· Tax loss compensation at no more than 15 times the annual tax revenue generated from the subject lands (Lands) described above based on the RM’s 2017 assessment roll.
Subject to ministerial approval, the boundary alteration will take effect on June 1, 2018.
At the Public Executive Committee on October 11, 2017, the 2017 Housekeeping Boundary Alteration - North of Highway No. 1 and Campbell Street Intersection was presented for City Administration to pursue discussions with the RM.
The Lands are contiguous assets that would have otherwise been included in the 2013 boundary alteration; however, they were excluded as they were being held by the Ministry of Highway and Infrastructure (MHI) as road right-of-way for a potential future interchange at that location. Since that time, the MHI has concluded they will not require an interchange at this location and had disposed of the Lands.
Dream Management Corporation (Dream) acquired the Lands in November 2016. The Lands form natural extensions of both the existing Harbour Landing community and future West Harbour Landing community. As a result, Dream is requesting that the Lands be brought into city limits through a new boundary alteration application.
Bringing the Lands into city limits requires the full boundary alteration legislated process as Sections 48 and 50 of The Cities Act (Act) only allow for annexation corrections where the order itself contained an error or for minor revisions to the legal descriptions provided.
The boundary alteration process is outlined in Section 43 of the Act. The proposed process and timeline for this boundary alteration follows the legislated requirement, which includes providing notice to the public and allowing for possible objections, in addition to including the timeframe of the 2018 City Council and Executive Committee meeting dates schedule.
Notice of intention was given to the RM, the Regina Public School Board, the Regina Catholic School Board, Prairie Valley School Division and the landowner by way of letters in November of 2017. Public notice was given through Regina.ca and the Leader-Post on November 11 and 18, 2017.
The 2013 boundary alteration agreement between the City and the RM included tax loss compensation in which the City agreed to pay the RM an amount equal to 15 times the foregone tax revenues generated by the annexed land. The RM has requested 15 times for this proposal as well.
If the property taxes for the west parcel are similar to the taxes on the east parcel, the total cost of tax loss compensation for the two parcels would be a one-time payment of approximately $1450.
None with respect to this report.
Policy and/or Strategic Implications
Design Regina: The Official Community Plan, Bylaw No. 2013-48 (OCP) has policies that support regional growth through the collaboration with regional partners and promote sustainable growth development patterns for the City with the RM through effective joint planning.
Maps in the OCP will need to be updated to reflect the new city boundary; however, they can be updated during the five-year refresh of the OCP. The Harbour Landing Concept Plan (Concept Plan) would not require an amendment as this area is already shown as low density residential on the approved Concept Plan. Planning for the West Harbour Landing community will require determination of access along Highway No. 1 and consultation with MHI.
Upon ministerial approval of the boundary alteration, a separate bylaw will be brought back to City Council for approval to rezone the Lands to UH-Urban Holding Zone. Prior to any development of the Lands, the owner will require a zoning bylaw amendment in accordance with the approved Concept Plan and a subdivision approval.
None with respect to this report.
The Act outlines all communication and notification that is required during the boundary alteration process. In this case, there was only one landowner, Dream. Other interested parties that were notified of the potential annexation included the school boards and the RM. A public hearing is not required as the City did not receive any objection to the proposed boundary alteration. The proposal was advertised in the Leader-Post on November 11 and 18, 2017.
The recommendations contained in the report require City Council approval.


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Cain Velasquez left not even a shred of doubt at UFC 155 on Saturday night when he manhandled Junior dos Santos for five rounds and 25 minutes en route to the UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Velasquez won a unanimous decision over dos Santos (50-45, 50-44, 50-43), evening the rivalry at one victory apiece.
With a third fight seemingly inevitable, considering the two men are arguably the best the division has to offer right now, let's take an early look at Velasquez-Dos Santos III, and break down what fans can expect if the champ and the challenger meet again inside the Octagon.
The heavyweight champion proved he is worthy of holding the belt on Saturday night, setting the tone from the opening horn, and going on to absolutely dominate his Brazilian foe.
Although fans should expect to see the same inspired Velasquez in a third go-around with dos Santos, know that he won't have the advantage of fighting from the underdog-like challenger role like he did at UFC 155. Still, his takedown power is tremendous and I'd give him the obvious advantage in another lengthy clash with dos Santos.
Velasquez has the athleticism and endurance to maintain an aggressive pace for as long as the fight lasts, and that asset makes him the most lethal heavyweight on the planet, hands down.
With Velasquez motivated to successfully defend his title belt the second time around, the 30-year-old would be every bit as fired up as he was Saturday night in Vegas.
Let's put it this way: In a rematch, I like Velasquez again.
Junior dos Santos
Like Velasquez at UFC 155, fans should anticipate a more aggressive Junior dos Santos. The Brazilian came out flat on Saturday night, and it cost him. Velasquez was able to seize the momentum early and by the second round, the beating dos Santos had taken during the first round had his legs ready to collapse from under him.
Expect to see a fiery Cigano, a fighter similar to the one we saw in the first fight in November 2011.
In my eyes, dos Santos would have to soar out of the gates once again and earn a quick knockout in order to survive Velasquez. I don't like his chances going up against the champion over the course of five rounds.
His odds increase of course if he can keep the fight standing, but I'm not sure he can do that. Therefore, look for Junior dos Santos to come out swinging and with better pace (much like what we saw against Velasquez the first time), aiming to knockout his rival for a second time for the title.
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Over the past few years the Cayman Islands has undergone a paradigm shift, seen in its infrastructural growth, the country's sustainability approach, capital redevelopment projects and our finance and tourism industries. Read on for a detailed overview of the key areas.
On This Page
- Cayman's Strategic Policy Statement (SPS) 2022-2024
- Cayman’s Economic Outlook for 2021
- Impact of Covid-19
- Stimulus Measures
- Inflation to Fall
- Conservation Efforts - Positive and Negative
- Fire at the Cayman Islands Landfill
- Cayman's Earthquake
- Finance Related Legal Changes
- Port News
- Pension Plan Withdrawal Requests
- Major Capital Projects (2021/22)
2021 was a very interesting year in Cayman, if not around the world, but here in the Cayman Islands we are looking ahead to a better and brighter year in 2022. The COVID-19 vaccine is widely available on Island, free of charge, and a roadmap for the reopening of Cayman's borders has been provided by the Cayman Islands Government. In the meantime we are all very grateful for the wonderful COVID-free bubble we have here in Cayman.
The Strategic Policy Statement (SPS), delivered before Parliament July 14th, 2021, offers a broad overview of the Government’s long-term policy plan. This document is used to hold the standing Cayman Islands Government accountable for the delivery of campaign promises and the responsible management of public finances.
Some of the objectives introduced in the SPS by the PACT Government include economic recovery for the Cayman Islands’ and the continued safety of its people, a more concerted emphasis on sustainable development, enhanced education programmes, expansion of the Island’s healthcare sector, additional support for vulnerable youth, incentivisation for Caymanian hire and even the decriminalisation of marijuana.Read More
Cayman’s Economic Outlook for 2021
Cayman is a wonderful place to live right now - everyone can come and go (around and between the three islands), no one has to wear a mask (other than on a public bus), and people can gather, socialize, go out to dinner and generally free free and safe. However, due to the global pandemic, 2021 is likely to be a challenging year, especially for those in the cruise ship and tourism industry, and for those parents with children in boarding school and university as traveling back and forth is still very difficult. However, because of the Cayman Islands Government’s swift and continual management of local Covid-19 cases, the hope is that the population will continue to be coronavirus free, enabling residents to live normally with minimal threat of country-wide lockdowns. With the introduction of the Global Citizen Certificate, which encourages qualifying individuals and families to move to Cayman with minimal red tape, the Government is proactively looking at ways to bolster the local economy in the knowledge that the tourism sector has been significantly impacted. Over time, as vaccines and other technologies become available (roll-out of the vaccine started during the first week of January 2021), we expect the borders to be further opened to people looking to enjoy everything that our Islands have to offer. Due to the country’s strong fiscal polices over the last 10 years, Cayman is financially the most robust out of all the Caribbean countries, and combined with its strong financial services sector, is positioned to weather the coronavirus storm better than the vast majority of other tourism dependent countries.
The Premier, Alden McLaughlin, announced in early January 2021 that they anticipate being able to open Cayman's borders to stay-over tourists by the end of March. By then they anticipate that the vast majority of vulnerable and at risk residents will have been vaccinated and in time herd immunity will develop. For all those interested in coming to Cayman once the borders reopen you must have had a full (two doses) of the Covid-19 vaccine and be able to show a record of this along with a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours of traveling. You will then be tested on arrival, day 5, day 10 and day 15 if you have not already left by then.
Looking back on 2020, the population, and the Government, have dealt with more than their fair share of challenges: in the early part of the year there were two enormous fires at the George Town Landfill, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake which came with a frightening tsunami warning, then came Covid-19, a strict lockdown and the shuttering of Cayman’s tourism industry. It is estimated that almost 3,000 workers have lost their jobs and approximately 4,500 overseas workers have left Cayman due to redundancy. Monthly stipends of $1,000 have been given to furloughed or unemployed Caymanians and charities are still providing supermarket vouchers to those struggling to feed their families. A mandatory 14 day quarantine is still in place for anyone entering the Islands and people have to apply to TravelCayman to gain permission to enter the country. Government revenues went from $353 million in the first three months of 2020 to $23 million in April, while expenses climbed to $68 million. Despite the dramatic drop in Government revenues, the debt rating agency Moody’s has maintained Cayman’s AA3 rating in April 2020, citing Cayman’s ‘prudent government planning’ that has left us with the fiscal space to deal with the economic impact of the pandemic.
On the conservation front, researchers confirmed that 675 turtle nests were counted between April and December 2019, and it was the longest recorded turtle nesting season in the Cayman Islands. In February, Environment Minister Dwayne Seymour announced a plan to ban certain single use plastics by January 1st 2021. These include polystyrene, plastic straws, plastic shopping bags and stirrers. We are waiting to hear an updated announcement on this. Then in October 2020, the Government and the Dart-led Consortium signed a long-awaited agreement to remediate and cap the exiting landfill and build a new solid waste management system.
Inflation is expected to drop by 0.4%, and the economy to decrease by 7.2% in 2020, while the restaurant and hospitality sectors have suffered an estimated 74.6% decline. Despite these negative signs, registrations of new companies are on the rise, with The Trade and Business Licensing Board having issued over 4,000 licences in 2020.
Efforts to alleviate traffic congestion through major roadworks continues. The NRA are planning to extend the three lanes on the first leg of the East-West Arterial Highway all the way down to the Grand Harbour roundabout. To reduce traffic at the busiest Butterfield roundabout, an airport connector road will be built to link the Cayman International School (CIS) roundabout to Sparky’s Drive. Sparky’s Drive will then be extended to Airport Road by the George Town Yacht Club to ease the heavy traffic seen on a daily basis.
Cayman continues to gear up for the general elections on May 26th 2021. The current voters’ register contains 21,824 individuals eligible to vote in District Elections. The elections will allow for the welcoming of a new Premier, as Alden McLaughlin Jr. is coming towards the e
In the months leading up to the Covid-19 crisis, Cayman’s economy was thriving. In 2019, the economy grew by 3%, unemployment was at 3.5% and inflation was running at 5.7%. The trend continued for the first three months of 2020, and government revenues were equally strong. Then, in April, the pandemic reached Cayman and life as we knew it screeched to a halt.
Impact of Covid-19
The IMF predicts that the economy of the Caribbean and Latin America region will contract by 5.2% on average, with individual Caribbean countries’ economies shrinking by anything from 5.6% to 13.7%.
For Cayman - assuming local restrictions are lifted by July and some businesses can resume operations - predictions are that the GDP will fall by between 11.4% and 12.2% this year, and unemployment will rise to around 19%.
However, the tourism industry, which accounts for 20% of the Cayman Islands GDP, has been effectively frozen since the Covid-19 crisis began and will remain so until at least early 2021. Exactly when visitors will be welcomed back will depend on the vaccine take up and international developments but the later tourism resumes, the more jobs will be lost and the more the GDP will fall.
The government’s fiscal performance has also suffered: in the first three months of 2020, Government revenues were $353 million, but in April that figure plummeted to $23 million, whilst expenses climbed to $68 million. In one month the deficit hit $45 million.
Unfortunately, there is still a long road ahead. Over the course of the year, it is estimated that Government revenues could decline by between $211 and $227 million, or 24% to 26%, and at the same time spending in order to manage the crisis will rise. As a result, Government is establishing a $500 million standby line of credit, that can be drawn down in the event that cash resources are exhausted.
A number of stimulus measures, designed to boost GDP and avoid the worst predictions from becoming reality, have already been enacted, with more in progress. The government has welcomed suggestions from ministries, private sector entities and the general public as to steps that can be taken to help protect vulnerable citizens, support small businesses, and stimulate the core business sectors.
Stimulus measures in place or in progress as of September 2020 include:
- $3 million from the disaster relief fund allocated to finance initial Covid-19 related costs.
- The Micro and Small Business Grant Programme: providing initial assistance of $1,000 monthly to selected business.
- Providing working capital assistance to small businesses with domestic markets that are recoverable.
- Working to re-purpose businesses with large tourist markets to transition into a larger domestic market.
- Partnering with banks and credit unions to grant soft loans between $15,000 and $75,000 to small tourism-related businesses; principal repayments deferred to 6 months and loan repayment extended up to 15 years.
- Financial assistance for displaced ex-patriates.
- Civil Servants returning to the workplace: using Flexible Work Policies to allow staff to apply for Remote Working and Flexible Work hours, where applicable.
- Small, vulnerable tourism businesses may be granted $3,000 monthly for a six-month period.
- A variety of one-off payments through NAU to vulnerable individuals.
- Allowing people to withdraw cash from their pension funds, and the suspension of pension payments for 15 months (1st April 2020 to 30th June 2021).
- $5 million fund established to provide low cost loans for small businesses.
- $9 million fund created for grants for small businesses.
- Funding of $500,000 to provide technical assistance and training for Caymanian-owned businesses.
- Streamlining construction approval processes.
- Building the capacity of the Planning Department to expedite construction projects.
- 2020-2021 Core Government capital investment budget will provide $154.6 million in 2020 and $96.5 million in 2021 for construction projects, such as development of the John Gray High School campus, enhanced infrastructure, capping and remediating the George Town Landfill, renovating court facilities and more.
These measures are expected to add approximately $185 million to the GDP in 2020, and therefore reduce the rate of contraction from 11.4% to 7.3%. It is also hoped these measures will save an estimated 1468 jobs.
A number of additional stimulus measures are currently being considered. These include:
- Increase community employment programme: The National Community Enhancement project (NiCE) may be expanded to help unemployed Caymanians.
- Plans to help non-Caymanian tourism displaced workers by repatriating them back to their country of origin (wherever possible).
- Expediting the Government’s capital expenditure programme, in particular construction and infrastructure projects.
- Develop a strategic plan to safely reopen the islands to tourists.
- Diversification of the local economy, with a focus on agriculture, such as increasing greenhouse purchase, irrigation, and boosting local eggs production funding.
- Increasing the National Minimum Wage by December 2020.
- Allowing businesses to cancel work permits when they are ready to rehire.
- Negotiation of rent reduction agreements amongst large commercial landlords.
- Wave or reduce rubbish collection fees for the remainder of 2020.
Inflation to Fall
Alongside this, a number of factors, including lower oil prices, less demand for non-food goods, a reduction in the demand for rental properties (due both to expat workers departing and to lack of visitors) are expected to see inflation to fall from last year’s 5.7% to 0.4%.
Whilst the outlook is far more sombre than in previous years, it is perhaps reassuring to note that, in the midst of this global economic crisis, the debt rating agency Moody’s maintained Cayman’s AA3 rating in April this year, citing its 'prudent government planning' that has left it with the fiscal space to deal with the economic impact of the pandemic.
Conservation Efforts - Positive and Negative
2020 started with good news on the conservation front: efforts in
Little Cayman to protect the critically endangered Nassau grouper were
highlighted in an academic report published in January. The Grouper Moon
Project which has been an ongoing joint effort between the Cayman
Islands Department of Environment and US-based scientists has proven
that the implementation of deliberate science-based conservation
strategies can reverse significant declines. As one of the scientists on
the project said, “Little Cayman is now home to the largest remaining
identified Nassau grouper aggregation anywhere in the world." Local
Cayman fishermen have been commended for adhering to the rules about not
taking grouper from spawning sites, and a complete ban on fishing and
diving in the area remains in place. Other wonderful conservation news
includes researchers confirming that 675 turtle nests where counted
between April and December 2019, making it the longest ever recorded
turtle nesting season in the Cayman Islands. 468 nests were recorded in
Grand Cayman (342 green turtle and 125 loggerhead and one hawksbill),
154 turtle tests were recorded in Little Cayman (86 green turtle, 65
loggerhead and 3 hawksbill) and in Cayman Brac the total was 53 (48 were
loggerhead, 5 were green turtle and there were no hawksbill). The
Department of Environment are waiting for the implementation of their
Turtle Conservation Plan which is currently in the hands of Cabinet
awaiting approval. The plan is incredibly important in the managing of
artificial light in critical nesting habitat, reducing poaching and
banning vehicles on beaches. Although the lengthy nesting season and
good nesting numbers are very positive, wild turtles are still very much
Then in mid-January a developer, John Burke, was caught clearing mangrove forest and woodland from a four-acre site in West Bay. The Department of Environment have for years been raising issues of people clearing land after submitting an application for planning but not waiting for approval. Children in Cayman are taught the importance of our mangrove wetlands for hurricane protection and the survival of our very important flora and fauna, and the public are becoming increasingly demanding of consequences to such actions.
In February the Single-Use Plastic (SUP) Stakeholder Committee, headed up by Environment Minister Dwayne Seymour, was set up in Cayman with the plan to ban certain single use plastics on New Year's Day 2021. Things to be banned include polystyrene take-out containers, plastic straws, plastic check-out shopping bags, stirrers and cotton swabs. A growing number of retailers have already switched to eco-friendly alternatives, but without a commercial composting facility, which Cayman currently does not have, it is commonly agreed that all corn-based alternatives are worse than recyclable plastic 1 and 2. Alternatives to this need to be found. Cayman has still got a long way to go in its handling of our massive waste-management problems, but in the face of so many other countries, particularly those in the Caribbean, doing something about single use plastics, it was imperative that Cayman was seen to be doing something.
In May residents were reassured that the stingrays at Stingray City/Sandbar are being looked after. Staff at the Department of Environment visit the stingrays twice a day at 10am and 1pm, feeding them between 5lbs and 20lbs of food, dependent on the numbers, and give them some human interaction. Researchers have also joined the DoE staff to count the number of rays (up to 26) and check on them. Visiting the stingrays is Cayman's most important tourism attraction and making sure it is still there when visitors are eventually allowed back is every important to the Cayman Islands.
Fire at the Cayman Islands Landfill
Later in the month, on January 24th 2020 an even greater problem for Grand Cayman was unfolding. A significant fire broke out at the dump and the plume of smoke became so acrid and thick that Cayman International School next door was closed. Later in the day the Esterley Tibbetts highway between the Butterfield roundabout and the Camana Bay roundabout were closed as well, causing traffic chaos. Properties opposite the dump were evacuated and homes and businesses in George Town were affected.
The fire was contained by the afternoon of Sunday 26th January but many residents of Lakeside Apartments chose not to return to their residences until later in the week as the smell from the fire was still unbearable. Numerous questions have been raised as to why a country as sophisticated as Cayman lags so far behind other nations when it comes to recycling, single use plastic policies and general waste management techniques.
The dump fire then reignited on March 8th, its caustic black smoke forcing another closure of Cayman International School and other Georgie Town schools. Winds that day were in excess of 28mph making fighting the fire particularly hazardous. It took until March 11th for firefighters to have the fire under control but thick smoke was still billowing across parts of George Town and Seven Mile Beach.
On Tuesday January 28th 2020 at about 2.10pm a 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Cayman and a tsunami warning was issued. People in Grand Cayman were urged to stay away from coastal areas ans seek higher ground. Numerous sink holes opened up but there was no significant damage to properties or roads, and there were no reported injuries. Several strong aftershocks (4.9 magnitude) were felt at 4pm and 4.58pm and over the following 24 hours over a dozen more were felt. Thankfully no tsunami materialised.
Finance Related Legal Changes
On January 30th 2020Minister Tara Rivers steered through a batch of
legislation to modernise the beneficial ownership regime and enhance the
regulatory structures in funds. This was brought to the legislative
assembly as a consequence of last year’s damning CFATF review. The
Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2020, the Limited Liability Partnership
(Amendment) Bill, 2020 and the Limited Liability Companies (Amendment)
Bill, 2020 were all passed. Officials said that the bills provide
clarity on what constitutes a beneficial owner and the responsibilities
of corporate service providers to gather, record and file the
information with the Registrar of Companies. The Private Funds Bill,
2020 and the Mutual Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2020 enhance the regulatory
infrastructure for investment funds, including previously exempted
funds, with the familiar sensible and commercially responsive model that
has been the backbone of the Cayman Islands’ success as a leading
jurisdiction for investment funds, officials from Rivers’ ministry
The International Tax Co-operation (Economic Substance)
(Amendment) Bill 2019 was also passed and has been the subject of
industry consultation. The amendments were designed to maintain
alignment with international standards and to facilitate effective
implementation of the law in a manner which can better withstand the
scrutiny of international monitoring and peer reviews regarding the
“substantial activities” requirement for no tax or only nominal tax
jurisdictions under the OECD BEPS Action 5 on Harmful Tax Practices. On
February 12th it became clear that despite passing a raft of laws the
Cayman Islands will be added to the black list by the European Union. It
is the first British Overseas Territory to be named and shamed.
European diplomats told the FT that EU27 ambassadors decided Wednesday
to place Cayman Islands on the list of overseas tax territories that do
not effectively co-operate with the EU. According to the FT, the law
passed by the Cayman Islands to addressed concerns about companies who
claim tax advantages but do not have a sufficient economic presence on
the island was “deficient”. Cayman’s legislation on investment funds is
also, apparently, not up to scratch for the EU. [Information courtesy of
Cayman News Service].
In May 2020 Cayman's Premier Alden McLaughlin said that Cayman must be removed from the European Union's black list in October or it will have dire consequences. A new raft of legislation pushed through by Minister Tara Rivers (see paragraph above), which should address any remaining concerns which the EU has and at the same time should provide a legal framework to promote the use of new technology and innovative enterprise. Local accounting firm, KMPG, said just after the news of the blacklisting broke that although the blacklisting is unwelcome news, "we do not believe there is any immediate concern of adverse tax consequences for Cayman investment funds”. The financial services firm said its view, “which is consistent with the general industry view”, was that laws were in place to satisfy the EU before October 2020.
On Wednesday February 19th 2020 Justice Tim Owen QC said that the referendum law for the port, drawn up by the Cayman Islands Government, was unconstitutional. It is a clear and emphatic win for the people supporting the bid to stop the government building the port. Opposition leader Alden McLean called for the government to drop the cruise port project and get on with other more important things. Premier Alden McLaughlin gave a brief press release in which he said that the Government would be appealing Justice Tim Owen's ruling.
On January 30th 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned about the rapid spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19).
Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic by WHO on March 11th 2020 and on March 12th 2020 Premier Alden McLaughlin informed the local public that one of two seriously ill passengers which were offloaded from the Caribbean Princess cruise ship on March 9th, was the first person in the Cayman Islands to be confirmed to have the Coronavirus.
From that point, the government leapt into action to contain the spread. All schools in the Cayman Islands were closed from March 16th. On March 17th 2020 it was announced that all bars needed to close, and restaurants could only be open for take-out and delivery. All gyms, spas, beauty salons and public swimming pools were also to close. The government announced that all inbound passengers would be stopped from entering Cayman from Thursday 19th March, except for returning residents, and that the airport and seaport in Grand Cayman would close from midnight on Sunday 22nd March to all international travellers. Flights to the Sister Islands would be limited to residents and essential personnel.
From March 24th an initial ten-day curfew was imposed, and all businesses deemed non-essential were to close. Every resident, other than essential workers, was ordered under law to stay home between the hours of 9pm-5am. An alphabet system was introduced to control potential crowding within supermarkets. Those with a surname starting with A-K could go out on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday and those with L-Z could go out on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. All beaches in Cayman Islands closed over the Easter weekend, and remained so until the beginning of May as over-crowding on the beaches was too difficult to police.
The government secures 200,000 Covid-19 test kits from South Korea through a local contact. Cayman sold 20,000 of the test kits to Barbados and 35,000 to Bermuda. Wide-scale testing would commence across the Island, starting with essential workers, once test kits arrived.
A pension holiday was announced on April 20th, allowing employers and workers a break from paying pensions. Employees will be allowed to access up to CI$10,000 as a lump sum from their pensions, and then a further 25% of the remaining amount of their fund. This was a huge relief for many people as the Chamber of Commerce report on the state of Cayman’s businesses published on 27th April 2020, revealed that between March 13th and April 17th 2020, more than 1,400 employees (about 16% of the respondent's pre-Covid-19 workforce) have been laid off. Chamber President Woody Foster acknowledged that since this survey covered only about 300 of Cayman's employers, the true number of lay-offs was likely far worse.
The government detailed a 5-level phased reopening of the Island, ranging from maximum suppression at level 5, to the level 1 all-clear. By July 2020 the Cayman Islands was a largely Covid-19 free bubble an residents could go about their daily lives normally and by September masks were no longer required. Cayman border is beginning to open up with regular flights to and from the US, UK, Honduras and Jamaica, however, with passengers required to quarantine for two weeks on arrival in Cayman, this does not allow for tourism or travel as we know it.
As of January 20th 2021, the Cayman Islands has had a total of 380 confirmed Covid-19 cases and have tested 64,186 people. There have been a total of two deaths due to Covid and there is no local transmission. Anyone entering the Cayman Islands must have taken the full course of the vaccine (two doses) and have had a negative result on a Covid test within 72 hours of flying. They are then tested on arrival and on days 5, 10 and 15. However, if they cannot have the vaccine then they will still have to take a Covid test prior to flying, receive a negative result, and then they must quarantine for 16 days with a geo-monitor measuring where they are at all times.
For daily updates, visit the Coronavirus page.
Pension Plan Withdrawal Requests
After it was announced that employers and employees could not only take a six month (April-September) pension holiday, but that they could take out CI$10,000 and then a further 25% of whatever balance remains, the Deputy Director of Pensions, Amy Williston, said that the private pension plans, of which there are nine in the Cayman Islands, had had 14,000 requests in one week. The Government's hope is that the pension withdrawals will inject around $500 million into the local economy. However, most pensions have tumbled by between 20% and 30% and not only are some people finding that they have little or nothing in their pensions but it has exposed a catalogue of issues including people finding that their employers have not been funding their pensions properly. Although people are desperate for the money to simply put food on the table, there is grave concern as to what knock-on consequences it be when people come to retire. Government workers cannot withdraw money from their pensions as they are all still fully employed and receiving a salary.
There are major capital developments and big changes in Cayman’s infrastructure to look forward to in 2021.Read More


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In 1911, Holbrook Jackson, a British journalist and socialist, privately published a little book called Platitudes in the Making, Precepts & Advices for Gentlefolk. G.K. Chesterton, a friend of Holbrook’s, received an autographed copy, and amused himself by handwriting witty responses to each of Holbrook’s nuggets of advice.
How do we know this? Because in 1955 Chesterton’s copy turned up in a San Francisco bookstore, discovered by a Chesterton enthusiast by the name of Dr. Alfred Kessler.
In 1997 Ignatius Press printed a facsimile copy of the book with Chesterton’s green-pencil notes included. It makes for highly entertaining and illuminating reading.
Sad to say, many of Holbrook’s socialistic statements actually have become platitudes. Sadder still to say, most of his statements are completely inane, which probably explains their appeal in modern culture. But Chesterton’s responses are as deadly as they are humorous.
Here’s what it all looks like. A few excerpts follow below.
Excerpts from Platitudes Undone
H: As soon as an idea is accepted it is time to reject it. C: No: it is time to build another idea on it. Your are always rejecting: and you build nothing.
H: Truth and falsehood in the abstract do not exist. C: Then nothing else does.
H: Things done on principle are things done wrong. C: Only on the wrong principle; this last principle, for instance.
H: When dealing with humanity remember you have to make the best of a bad job. C: See Fall, Doctrine of.
H: The theologian is the apologist of death. C: Why? Because he proclaims life everlasting?
H: All dogmas are right: but it is wrong to need them. C: All men need them, except the feeble-minded.
H: The gods are the progeny of the poets: the poets are the children of all. C: Ask the poets.
H: The god of theology: a power that creates to destroy. C: No: that is obviously the god of modern science.
H: Desire to please God is never disinterested. C: Well, I should hope not.
H: Those who preach salvation as a reward for virtue are spiritual hucksters — tradesmen of the soul. C: A fallacy. Virtue does not buy salvation: it produces it.
H: It is easy to be human; but humanism is a dismal failure: look at man. C: Look at him; but don’t look down at him. Verily I say unto you many prophets and professors have desired to be human beings and have not attained to it.
H: As soon as a nation becomes civilized it dies; yet man has but one idea — to become civilized. Thus he assists nature to correct her errors. C: No nation dies of mere civilization, It dies of progress.
H: Domestic animals are inferior animals. Domesticity is the last refuge of the inferior man. C: False. The domestic man is as much braver than the loose one as the domestic dog is braver than the fleeing rabbit.
H: Nowadays an eminent man who obeys the crowd is called leader. But there have been few real leaders even in history. Most so-called leaders have been tuft-hunters. C: If they were scalp-hunters it is all the same. The point is; why should they lead people where people don’t want to go?
H: Every custom was once an eccentricity; every idea was once an absurdity. C: No, no, no. Some ideas were always absurdities. This is one of them.
H: Only the rich preach content to the poor. C: When they are not preaching Socialism.
H: The poor can abolish poverty when they have had enough of it. C: And when they are ready to be shot.
H: The rich are not so happy as the poor, because they have not learnt the folly of owning things. C: IF most people not owning is Paradise, we are indeed in Paradise.
H: Nobody is competent in all things. Obedience is the prerogative of the incompetent. C: Yes. Let us all obey — but whom?
H: It is only natural you should obey your superiors; but they are not always above. C: But your real superiors often like you to choose for yourself.
H: Success is fortuitous — and useless. C: Success, like progress, means nothing by itself.
H: Class distinctions are necessary; but not those of to-day. C: Well, well. As long as we don’t have an Aristocracy of Intellect or Character, I shan’t mind much.
H: Socialism recognizes that there are limits to human trustworthiness, and, as a consequence, seeks to abolish private property. This is an admission that no men are fit to own things. C: Exactly. Socialism is Manichaean and castrates men to keep them pure. The Catholic Church permitted Love and Ownership, although they were certain to produce dangers and sins. Socialism reverses this courageous course and goes back to the desert with the pessimists.
H: The great revolution of the future will be Nature’s revolt against men. C: I hope Man will not hesitate to shoot.
H: He who reasons is lost. C: He who never reasons is not worth finding.
H: In a beautiful city an art gallery would be superfluous. In an ugly one it is a narcotic. C: In a real one it is an art gallery.
H: In a society worthy of the name all men would be artists — without knowing it. C: They all are; but without you knowing it.

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Mic check! Good, I hope I have your attention. Last week, as we all know, everything changed due to the raid by the LAPD. The stories of mistreatment continue to surface, and there are some arrestees who continue to be incarcerated (far longer than what was considered to be normal for protesting—until now). It is natural to feel pain in this situation, whether one was arrested or not, though the arrestees have been more profoundly affected than those of us who escaped being arrested. I know, for myself, that hearing about our friend’s treatment by the authorities, once arrested, and the tales of people being chased down and beaten outside the eye of the media, is disheartening to say the least. It would also be ignorant of me to forget to mention the fear associated with the massive police presence at the post-raid General Assemblies. I am currently hearing stories of people being arrested for minor infractions, and people have been ticketed for things as insignificant as honking their horns in support of Occupy Los Angeles.
I’m sure we all knew how difficult this movement would be to keep moving in the right direction; however, I didn’t see, as many others likely didn’t see, that our city would eventually turn up the pressure against the occupation in a way that would affect the Occupy Los Angeles movement as a whole. To top it off, the city council has been passing resolutions that many occupiers favor, such as the ending of corporate personhood, so there seems to be a very strange bipolar attitude coming from the city of Los Angeles’s leadership.
That all being said, I think there is an important lesson, as well as opportunity being missed: While it is easy to see that there is little friendship among LAPD and Occupy Los Angeles, this doesn’t mean that we are enemies. And the two should not be considered enemies. For one, they must feel what we all feel: that the dream that is America is surely in its last phase. How can those officers with children have hope for the future when our government has been hijacked by banking and corporate interests? How can these officers not see that perpetual war and globalization are destroying the United States? The American dream is surely on its way to becoming an American nightmare. If the police do not understand this line of reasoning, it is up to us to educate them. While there are some officers, who will likely never budge from their stance of militarism, there are others who will. I for one, could see sadness in some of the eyes of officers the day after the raid. Of course there were those who were gloating, but nonetheless we should redirect our energy. If we make the LAPD the enemy, we will never get those officers who secretly support the Occupy Movement to either come forward, or protect us from the officers that surely want to harass and intimidate us.
So to end this, I want you all to think about this carefully. I’m sure there will be controversy at what I am about to say, but I feel it needs to be said. We need to seek peace with the LAPD. For one, they are very, very powerful. If we keep poking at “the beast” with a stick, we will surely be bitten. Two, our fight is with the banks and multinational corporations—not necessarily all of them, but the ones who make their living off parasitic behavior. You know, the ones who perpetuate starvation, poverty and violence on a global scale? When Martin Luther King Jr. led the people against segregation, he kept civil rights as his focus. I don’t think he stopped to put all of his energy in to fighting police; he kept his eye on target…just as we should do. While the following statement is easier said than done, we should forgive the LAPD for their ignorance and for their abuses. It’s what any man or woman who holds any real value of righteousness would do. This is not to say the pain will automatically subside, but it will inspire others to rally around the Occupy Movement’s true concerns. It is important that we remember a great many Americans are watching to see what the Occupy Movement does post-eviction. If all the Americans standing on the sidelines see is anger toward the LAPD, and fear about the N.D.A.A. (currently making its way through congress), then that feeling will shape the movement, and ultimately kill it. This is what the powers that be want. The strongest emotion we can convey to the American people, is our love. Love inspires hope. I believe that if the people see our non-violent movement is based on love and understanding, then our numbers will continue to grow. However, if we show the people our anger and ferocity, we will fail. Anger, fear and suspicion increase division, while love, understanding and forgiveness inspire unity. It is a very old formula, relevant to any time.
I end this with one final phrase: LOVE CHECK!

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The most authoritative account of the history of football's most glorious tournament, fully updated.
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Brian Glanville, novelist and journalist, is one of the best writers on football. He spent nearly thirty years as a football correspondent for the Sunday Times
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Faber Finds have reissued three of his novels - his two on football, The Rise of Gerry Logan
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The Watkinsville Police Department has something to be thankful for this holiday season: six new ballistic vests.
The Xtreme body armor, made of kevlar, was delivered Monday by Clay Bridges of the Georgia Fraternal Order of Police. It's a donation made possible through the Operation Protect our Protectors program, which provides vests to agencies that may not have the funds available to purchase them at a cost of several hundred dollars each.
"Officer safety is a critical issue in law enforcement, and the ballistic vest has been proven to not only reduce injuries but also save lives," Bridges said in a released statement. "Every officer should wear one every day. The FOP is working to ensure that more officers within our state have access to equipment that can provide protection to then as they protect fellow Georgians."
The new vests are lighter and more flexible than previous models, Watkinsville Police Chief Lee O'Dillon said, and will replace the ones that had been in use for at least a decade. Each was measured to fit to an individual officer.
"This is something that we really appreciate," O'Dillon said, adding that officers would put them to use immediately.
According to a news release, 767 vests have been donated to Georgia officers since Operation Protect our Protectors began in 2002.
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can someone guide me !!
Click on my sets.
Click a set under my sets.
Scroll down and you should see the what if function.
Do not click on Set composite.
Kennedys are my quest...
It's also in the mobile app...about 2/3 down the Home screen
But it does have some calculation issues as I've pointed out elsewhere
My 1957-2022 Proof Set Collection Has Been Sold
when you hit my sets, click on the name of my set on the left not the name in middle that is the general set composite name for the set.
Scroll down and the first is 'what if'
you then have option to change grades and see resulting change in your score and rank.
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The UK is Ready to Leave the EU on January 31st
The UK is ready to leave the EU on January 31st. This was announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
After the Brexit bill was approved by the House of Commons, it was also voted on by the House of Lords on Wednesday. The document must now be signed by Queen Elizabeth. This is expected to happen today or tomorrow, after which it will enter into force.
Johnson called for an end to disputes between supporters and adversaries and focused on resolving the kingdom's problems.
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Two state lawmakers in Rhode Island are seeking to legalize marijuana in their state.
State Rep. Edith Ajello (D) has introduced H5274, the Marijuana Regulation, Control and Taxation Act. Her partner on the bill in the state Senate says something needs to be done.
“Taxing and regulating the sale of marijuana will rob drug dealers of one of their reasons for being,” state Senator Donna M. Nesselbush (D) said. “It will likely reduce crime, weaken gangs and cartels and allow our hard-working law enforcement officials to focus on serious and/or violent crime. Taxing and regulating would also create the potential for much-needed state revenue that could be used for treatment and education about the consequences of drug use and the promise of healthful living.”
The Marijuana Policy Project applauds and supports the efforts of these lawmakers in RI. “The bill would allow individuals 21 and older to possess and cultivate limited amounts of marijuana,” they said. “It would also direct the department of revenue to license and regulate marijuana producers and retail marijuana stores. This sensible approach to marijuana would let law enforcement focus on more serious crimes.” The bill is similar to Amendment 64, passed recently in Colorado.
Last year advocates were able to get marijuana decriminalization enacted, removing the threat of jail time for simple marijuana possession and revising the state’s medical marijuana law to ensure full implementation of the medical marijuana dispensary program.
“It is time for Rhode Island to put the failed policy of marijuana prohibition behind us and adopt a more sensible approach just as our nation did with alcohol 80 years ago,” Representative Ajello said. “By keeping marijuana sales in the underground market, we are ensuring they will be uncontrolled and that those selling it are not asking for proof of age. Regulating marijuana like alcohol will take marijuana sales off the street and put them in the hands of legitimate businesses that would face real disincentives for selling to minors. These new businesses will also create jobs and generate much-needed new tax revenue.”
Recreational marijuana legalization is something that is going to be a hot news topic for the next decade or more as more states attempt what Washington and Colorado accomplished last year. The momentum is great, and it just makes sense to stop letting the black market control marijuana.
Rhode Island is small, but people across the country deserve the freedom to decide the course of their adult lives, as long as they don’t infringe on the rights of another. Maybe adults in Rhode Island will get that opportunity soon.
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