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GRANBY - Bernie Keefe has been fishing lake Granby for over 30 years and guiding for nearly 25.
"I guide no more than three days a week, but I fish up to seven," Bernie told 9NEWS.
Fishing is his life and guiding is a part of that passion. So much so, that he thought about being a guide when he was real young. The opportunity finally presented itself when he ran into some car trouble in Granby.
"I got the opportunity when my truck broke down and the mechanic up here was also an outfitter and he asked me if I wanted to work for him. I asked him 'with all the people up here why are you asking me?'" Bernie told 9NEWS.
The mechanic responded, "well you're the only one dumb enough to be out there every day." Since then, Bernie has been guiding and ended up buying the business a couple years ago.
His team consists of three other guides who are just as passionate about fishing and offer different specialties with a variety of fish here in Colorado.
Although most anglers would prefer to fish in warmer weather and on the open water, there is something unique about ice fishing that introduces a whole different level of excitement to the sport.
"Ice fishing is kind of that weird passion." Dan Shannon, guide at Fishing with Bernie, told 9NEWS. "I enjoy fishing from the boat a lot, but ice fishing is just that added challenge to go out there and say' I caught that big fish through the ice or I caught a whole bunch of fish through the ice today."
When ice fishing in Granby, the fish you are targeting is lake trout.
"Lake trout are notorious light biters. It's not uncommon to come out and miss a bunch of fish." Dan says. "On a lot of the trips it's real fun to see. People will come out and they are struggling a bit. They're trying to get used to what that bite means. They're used to the fish coming in and hammering the bait and trying to pull the rod out of your hands. Lake trout, even the big ones that are over 30 inches, they just come in and give it a bump. They pick up the bait and you see your line go slack. But as the day goes go on they get it figured out."
Bernie and Dan say that it's typical for some people to come out and miss a lot fish early in the day, but once they get it figured out they are catching them left and right by the end of the day.
What makes fishing for the monsters so difficult is not just finding them on a giant lake, but then figuring out what they are biting on along with realizing when you have an actual bite.
Bernie, who is known for chasing the big ones, can tell you just how difficult it can be to land the trophy trout.
"On a big fish day we meet at the boat ramp at first light and we end up drilling 25 to 30 holes a person per day. On a good day the group will get six to eight bites and with any luck that will translate into one or two big fish per person. That's if it's really good. We have days where people get blanked. The average day I would say two out of three people land big fish and everyone gets their chances. But getting these big fish to bite, you see lots of big fish you see tons of them, but they're 30 to 40 year old fish so you have to catch them in a stupid moment."
In order to catch those fish it can take a lot of work. When most people think of ice fishing they think of drilling just one hole and sitting in a hut. But when targeting the big fish alone, you might be moving around the lake all day.
"We drill about 100 holes a day and fish for five days a week, so we drill about 500 holes a week. We kind of tear up the ice. I never really thought about it that way,' Bernie joked. "So if you fall in a hole I guess you can blame us."
But the great thing about Dan and Bernie is that they never stop enjoying a day of catching fish. They do it for the love of the sport. They do it because a day in the office for them is another opportunity to watch someone's face light up when they see the tip of that rod starting to bend.
Landing a large amount of lake trout or that one trophy fish that you've dreamed of your whole life can be a huge success, but the laughs and conversation during the process just sweetens the deal that much more.
You can find pictures of the giant lake trout that Bernie and his team have helped catch on their website by clicking here.

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Ahead of the busy summer holiday season, the This Is Wrexham Tourism Partnership has launched a set of new visitor maps and itineraries that aim to encourage tourists to visit more areas of the County Borough.
Following a series of workshops for the local tourism trade last Spring, thirteen new itineraries have been developed that showcase some of the popular and less well-known places to visit, eat and stay in Wrexham. These itineraries range from days out with the family, dog friendly places to visit, foodie adventures and two day stays for the adrenaline seekers amongst us.
Thanks to funding secured through the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government and their own membership fees, the tourism partnership have been able to stage the workshops with the trade, print the itineraries and maps which will be available in most local tourism destinations and commission a group of popular bloggers to document the itineraries further this summer.
Tourism continues to flourish within Wrexham County and North East Wales thanks largely to the proximity to North West England for daytrippers and those looking to escape for the weekend, with data showing almost a 40% growth in tourism in recent years.
Chair of the This Is Wrexham Partnership, Sam Regan said;
“Although we’re now fully in a digital age, working in the trade we know that demand for printed maps is still apparent and this project has been brilliantly supported by the local tourism businesses and we have a great product to help drive more visitor numbers now over the summer & autumn. The itineraries feature a wide range of tourism businesses and attractions across Wrexham County and were developed in conjunction with our trade and travel & tourism students from Coleg Cambria at three great workshops earlier this year."
Workshop facilitator and North Wales Tourism Ambassador Tansy Rogerson added;
“Facilitating both workshops was a real joy and reinforced the passion that those working in the trade have for the tourism offer here in Wrexham County. Tourism across the region is thriving and North Wales is the adventure capital of Europe – so Wrexham County is well positioned to benefit from more visitor numbers now as these itineraries have something for everyone!”
To check out. The itineraries and download digital copies of the map, visit www.thisiswrexham.co.uk/inspireme and follow @ThisIsWrexham on social media over the summer to see what other adventures you can have!
The next project for the tourism partnership is to produce a new film over the summer with the aim of helping those currently working in – or just starting their careers in tourism – to develop a greater knowledge of the tourism offer and amenities in the County so that they can share their knowledge with visitors.

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5 Reasons why the Toyota Sienna beats the Honda Odyssey. It’s the muscle behind the swagger. The 2017 Toyota Sienna offers an all-new 3.5-liter V6 engine for improved fuel economy and increased torque. Sienna has 263 pounds of torque per foot, whereas the 2017 Honda Odyssey has only 250 pounds of torque per foot.
The 2019 Honda Odyssey and 2019 Toyota Sienna are still standing as the minivan segment continues to shrink. The Odyssey entered its current generation in the 2018 model year while the Sienna has been largely unchanged since the 2011 model. The Toyota Sienna is the only minivan available with all-wheel drive.
In this case, the Honda Odyssey will cost less to deliver to the dealership than the Toyota Sienna. Dimensions The Honda Odyssey is about the same width as the Toyota Sienna. When looking at overall length, the Honda Odyssey takes up about the same amount of space in your garage as the Toyota Sienna.
Compare 2019 Honda Odyssey, 2019 Toyota Sienna, 2019 Chrysler Pacifica, 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan Passenger Pricing and Features at Kelley Blue Book, Kelly Blue Book, KBB
2018 Honda Odyssey vs. 2018 Toyota Sienna At its core, the whole point of a minivan is to provide a practical, spacious and safe way to transport passengers and particularly large families. Here’s how the 2018 Honda Odyssey accomplishes those very feats.
The Odyssey is around $40/month less than the Sienna and saves about $2,300 in payments over the course of five years. Cost to lease: Honda Odyssey vs. Toyota Sienna. Next we'll compare the three vehicles on a three year, 12,000 mile/year lease.
Both the Odyssey and Sienna make excellent choices. In the areas of comfort, driving ease, reliability, value and safety, there’s almost no daylight between the two.
While the Toyota Sienna is nice to drive and all, the Honda Odyssey is a better driver’s car than the Sienna. The steering and the reflexes of the Odyssey are sharper and it handles better as well.
Fuel Economy. Winner: 2018 Honda Odyssey. The 2018 Honda Odyssey just ekes out a win in this category. It delivers 19 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway, while the 2018 Toyota Sienna delivers 19 mpg in the city and 27 mpg on the highway.
Fuel Economy. Fuel economy between the Odyssey and Sienna is pretty much identical. Around town, in city driving, both achieve 19 miles per gallon, while on the highway the Odyssey earns 28 mpg, and the Sienna earns 27. Altogether, drivers of both the Sienna and Odyssey should see around 22 miles per gallon overall.
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CELEBRITY chef Rick Stein is coming to Scotland to prepare a special anniversary meal to celebrate ten years of an award winning Edinburgh seafood restaurant.
Stein will be teaming up with the former head chef of his restaurants in Padstow, Cornwall after more than decade.
Roy Brett ran Rick’s seafood restaurants for a while and his experience there influenced him to move back to Scotland and set up his own seafood restaurant.
Rick will be creating a six-course sea food feast to celebrate ten years of the Ondine restaurant in Edinburgh.
The menu for the celebration dinner on Saturday November 9th will feature classic signature dishes from both chefs as well as some taken from Rick’s forthcoming book and TV series ‘Secret France’.
The line up will include Oysters Charentaise, ceviche with chilli, lime and coriander, hot langoustines with mayonnaise, braised fillet of brill with ceps and chestnuts, the famous La Colombe D’Or raspberry vacherin semifreddo and aged Comté cheese with walnut dressing.
“I’m really looking forward to working with Roy again and can’t wait to get my hands on those Scottish langoustines”, Rick said.
Roy added: “My love of seafood developed whilst working with Rick in Cornwall and the last 10 years at Ondine have been about taking that to the next level using our incredible Scottish fish and shellfish.
“Throughout our 10th anniversary year at Ondine, we have welcomed top name chefs from across the country to cook with us as part of the celebrations.
“Rick inspired my original vision for the restaurant so I can’t think of a better way to round things off than by cooking with him to create a dinner we will all remember.”
After the dinner of the celebration Rick will be taking part in a question and answer session about his life and every guest will receive a signed copy of his latest.
Bookings are being taken now at a cost of £125 per head with wine packages available for an additional £50.
Places are strictly limited and can be booked at www.ondinerestaurant.co.uk or by calling 0131 226 1888.

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We are so thankful and grateful to be recognized by a number of local publications and media companies for our Pride 2022 celebration, including the PKGO Pride Parade & Festival. Click the links below to read the articles:
Mid-Hudson News - PKGO Pride Parade and Other LGBTQ Events Planned for Pride Month
Times Union - Pride 2022 Hudson Valley
Poughkeepsie Journal - PKGO Pride Parade & Festival Welcomes LGBTQ Individuals, Families, and Allies
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie Pride Parade Returns to City, Draws Hundreds
Mid-Hudson News - Several Hundred People Celebrate Pride and Acceptance in Poughkeepsie: VIDEO
LoHud - Pride Month LGBTQ Messages for the Hudson Valley
LiveLaughLove60 on YouTube - Video of the 2022 PKGO Pride Parade!
Hudson Valley Press - PKGO Pride Parade and Festival Bring Hundreds
Dutchess County Pride Center will host LGBTQ+ Pride activities all throughout the month of June 2022.
The celebrations start with a Youth Pride Family Picnic on June 4th at Bowdoin Park. Lunch is being generously provided by Hannaford Stores and Stewart’s Shops.
The biggest Pride month event is PKGO Pride Parade and Festival on June 11. The parade begins on Market Street in Poughkeepsie at 12 p.m. and will continue down Main Street to Waryas Park where a family-friendly festival will be held until 5 p.m. featuring food vendors, a bouncy house and information from community organizations. The theme this year is Stronger Together, Stronger Than Ever. As a show of the strength and resiliency of the LGBTQ+ community, rather than having an individual Grand Marshal, the parade will be led by a group of local LGBTQ+ leaders and innovators. Individuals who want to march or volunteer, or companies/organizations interested in a table or booth at the festival, should visit www.dutchesspridecenter.org/pride-2022.html or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.org.
On June 24, there will be an Out and Proud event at Sloop Brewing company, where a raffle will be held, as well as drink and food specials.
June 30 is the Pride Game at the Renegades with Dutchess County Pride Center as their community partner for the game. Tickets are available at www.gadesgroups.com with password pride
Dutchess County Pride Center aims to improve the health, safety and wellbeing of LGBTQ youth in Dutchess County by offering them a safe space to meet and socialize with each other, their families and allies. For more information, visit www.dutchesspridecenter.org.

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June 21, 2021
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Tubing ban rescinded at noon today for North Saint Vrain and Saint Vrain Creeks
Boulder County, Colo. - The Boulder County Sheriff, Joseph Pelle, has determined that there is no longer an immediate danger from the spring runoff into the North Saint Vrain and the Saint Vrain Creeks, and, therefore, lifts the Partial Use Restriction of the North Saint Vrain and Saint Vrain Creek from Apple Valley Road to North Foothills Highway in Boulder County effective June 21, 2021, at 12:00 p.m.
The Partial Use Restriction, which went into effect on June 9, 2021, banned the use of single-chambered air-inflated devices, including inner tubes and air mattresses, in the creeks pursuant to C.R.S. 33-13-110(2)(c) and 2019 Colorado Boating Regulations, #217(1)(b) & (3)(c), promulgated by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
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Police on Sunday seized banned drugs and arrested three persons, including two students, in this connection during a raid at a city hotel.
Acting on a tip-off, police conducted a raid at the hotel and seized 7 gm of MDMA (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine) - an ecstasy drug, 4 LSD blocks and 3 gm of cocaine from the possession of the trio, a senior officer of Kolkata Police said.
The students, aged between 18 and 20, and the man (22) had brought the drugs from Delhi with an intention to use them at parties organised at discos in the hotel, and to sell them at a higher price to customers there, he said.
"We are questioning them and trying to find out more details... whether they are members of any drug trafficking racket," the officer added.
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PARIS — France is inducting U.S.-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist Josephine Baker into the Pantheon, the first Black woman to receive the nation’s highest honor.
Baker’s voice resonated Tuesday through the streets of Paris’ Left Bank as recordings from her extraordinary career kicked off an elaborate ceremony at the domed Pantheon monument. Baker was joining other French luminaries honored at the site, including philosopher Voltaire, scientist Marie Curie and writer Victor Hugo.
Military officers carried her cenotaph along a red carpet that stretched for four blocks of cobblestoned streets from the Luxembourg Garden to the Pantheon. Baker’s military medals lay atop the cenotaph, which was draped in the French tricolor flag and contained soils from her birthplace in Missouri, from France, and from her final resting place in Monaco. Her body will stay in Monaco at the request of her family.
French President Emmanuel Macron made the decision in August to honor the “exceptional figure” who “embodies the French spirit.” Baker is also the first American-born citizen and the first performer to be immortalized into the Pantheon.
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I think there are many of us who would dream of getting to live in/and "decorate" so many different houses. And experience so many different micro-environments. But I'm sure all that packing and unpacking gets wearing too!
Another gorgeous design! And it looks plenty big as well; I'm sure it includes a fantastic studio for you-know-who. It will be fun to watch the drawings turn into reality in the coming months. Congrats!
I am following your blog for a while now but this is my first comment. I really like your style, the birds you draw, the colors you use and your home. The current one which is always changing. I am really curious how can you move so often. It is really tiring, isn't it? I have moved twice in the last 2 years as well but for me it takes a lot of time to settle. To start feeling I am home, this house/flat is the place I feel comfy. No need to answer but I am curious why you relocate. Is it easy to sell your home and when do you start to advertise it? Sorry for these questions, no need to answer if you don't feel like.
Good day! This is my first comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and say I truly enjoy reading through your articles. Can you recommend any other blogs/websites/forums that deal with the same subjects? Appreciate it!

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Slot machines have many paylines and, because of that, many players can be both net winners and losers. However, there are some tips to play slots effectively. First, choose a slot with the highest Return to Player (RTP). The higher the RTP, the higher the chance of winning. Most slots have an RTP of ninety percent or more. However, if you can win at least ninety percent of the time, you can consider increasing your bet size.
Depending on the game, you can also bet by cash or paper tickets with barcodes. Then, you can press a button or lever to start the machine. The reels will then start spinning and when the winning combinations are triggered, the player will receive credits. The symbols in slots differ, depending on their theme, but most are based on fruits, bells, or stylized lucky sevens. Each game has a paytable that outlines the winning combinations and the credits they bring.
Classic slot machines were mechanical in design and functioned with a combination of gears and levers. A metal shaft supported the reels and connected to the handle mechanism. A braking mechanism stops the reels from spinning, and sensors communicate that position with the payout system. The coin detector identifies when the player inserts a coin and unlocks the brake. Using this information, the player can make a profit and win a prize.

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High commute scores indicates that public transit should be easily accessible in this area and the average commute time to work is less than average.
This area has received high scores in the housing category. This could be due to a positive home affordability ratio, high appreciation rates or elevated home values.
A high score in the health and safety category is a result of good air quality and the accessibility to health facilities such as hospitals, clinics, doctors, pharmacies and fire stations.
A majority of amenities are not ideally situated within a reasonable walking distance, which may lead residents to rely on a vehicle or public transportation.
This area is reporting high crime rates per 100,000 people and could signify that it is a dangerous place to live. Crime rates include both violent and property crimes.
A low score in the employment category could indicate that this area struggles with high unemployment rates and low household income and income per capita levels.
Blythe is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. The city has a population of 19,747 residents. More than a quarter of the residents of Blythe identify themselves as Hispanic or Latino, and 39% of the population speak Spanish as their primary or secondary language. Blythe is not known to have a high population (over 15 years old) of married people. At only 40% married, this city falls well below the national average. If you are not a fan of long commutes, you will enjoy living in Blythe. With an average one way commute time of only 17 minutes, getting to and from work is a breeze compared to the national average of 26 minutes.
Are you trying to decide if living in Blythe is the right fit for your lifestyle? To ensure a great experience before moving to any new city in California, you will probably want to make sure that you check all of the most important boxes. Several key factors deserve attention. For one, safety is paramount, ensuring that your new area is low in crime is key. Proximity to workplaces or schools minimizes commute times and fosters convenience. Access to essential amenities like parks, grocery stores, food, fitness, shops and healthcare facilities enhances daily life. Efficient public transportation options provide mobility and connectivity. The sense of community creates a welcoming and supportive environment. Lastly, the overall atmosphere, encompassing the vibe, aesthetics, and lifestyle offerings, contributes to a fulfilling living experience. Considering these elements helps identify the ideal neighborhood for your needs and preferences. Finding the best places to live in Blythe and nearby areas is a much easier task when you can rely on information and data from the livability score, which includes cost of living, education, employment, housing and other important metrics.
The livability score in Blythe is 70 out of 100 and the city is ranked in the 79th percentile of all cities across America. If we dig down a little deeper into each category within the livability score, we see that Blythe has higher than average rankings for the following: housing (A). On a less positive note, Blythe does not have favorable grades for the following: amenities (F), crime (F) and employment (D-). If we take a look at the data, we can find out why.
A healthy real estate market serves as a key economic indicator. It could signify overall local economic strength, stability and reflects consumer confidence in the area. Based on multiple factors including: median home and rental prices, appreciation rates and home affordability, Blythe has received high marks in the housing category. Based on these calculations, the apartment rental and real estate market appears to be very healthy.
Being close to public transit, grocery stores, parks and other conveniences are all important when weighing your options for a new home in Blythe. Before you determine if any of these amenities are available in the area, you will also want to know if the real estate prices in Blythe are affordable. Median real estate prices in Blythe come in at $156,100, which is 61.9% lower than the California average. The home price to income ratio compares the median home prices to the median household income. In Blythe, the home price to income ratio is 3.5, which is 45.3% lower than the California average.
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The last issue will be out this Friday. The title changed its distribution strategy in 2015 becoming a free title after 63 years.
Future print editions will still be published, but only as one-off specials under the brand NME Gold.
Time Inc said it will focus its efforts on the digital product by introducing new services such as two new audio channels NME 1 and NME 2 for regional DAB.
It added that there will be redundancies and that staff are going through a consultation process. A spokeswoman said: "For those at risk, we will be making every effort to find alternative roles within the business."
The news comes two weeks after Time Inc agreed a deal to sell its UK magazines to private equity firm Epiris in a deal reported to be worth £150m.
Paul Cheal, Time Inc UK’s group managing director for music, said: "NME is one of the most iconic brands in British media and our move to free print has helped to propel the brand to its biggest ever audience on NME.COM. The print re-invention has helped us to attract a range of cover stars that the previous paid-for magazine could only have dreamed of.
"At the same time, we have also faced increasing production costs and a very tough print advertising market. Unfortunately we have now reached a point where the free weekly magazine is no longer financially viable. It is in the digital space where effort and investment will focus to secure a strong future for this famous brand."


State governments have agreed to share biometric data, featured on identity documents such as drivers’ licences, as part of a national database.
The technology means the data can be automatically matched with that collected from devices located in airports, bus and train stations, retail malls, court buildings, prisons, sports facilities and anywhere else that has a networked camera.
An SMS survey by Roy Morgan Research showed Greens supporters (59 per cent) were more concerned about mass facial recognition technology than Labor supporters (33.5 per cent) or LNP supporters (19 per cent).
Analysis by gender shows little difference in the attitudes between women and men on the subject, while on an age basis, 45 per cent of those aged between 18 and 24 were more likely to be concerned than older people (19 per cent of those aged 65 and over).
But the technology has been criticised as costly and may give us a false sense of security against terrorism. Other people argue we will not know which officials will be accessing the data and what safeguards will be put in place to prevent misuse.
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Riddle me this: who on Earth makes 15 top notch records in 5 years and stays as obscure as OBNOX monarch Bim Thomas? Not that there’s been no love at all—now that the man seemingly spent as much of 2014 on tour as off, and dropped blazetastic videos for “Red I” and “Molecule/How to Rob,” the spotlight is widening, and not just from the usual indie/undie blogs — the Washington-by-god-POST has seen fit to recognize the ‘Nox’s bulletproof alloy of Cleveland-by-god-Ohio’s two sturdiest musical ores: punk rock and soul. And maybe that right there’s why fame, Grammys and fat cash haven’t come a-knockin’ — ’Noxmusik is some potent, real, RAW shit, and the new drop, Boogalou Reed, isn’t going to win over any Future Islands fans to the cause. And that is what it is, but Thomas’ songwriting chops keep getting better and better. Boogalou Reed is home to soul satisfying gospel-psych like “I Climbed a Mountain,” skillet-to-the-face noise freakouts like “Proto-Pipe,” taut rockers like “Raven Slaughter Culture” and “All Hail the Deejay.” ‘Nox’s tunes just keep turning out SO DAMN GOOD, and if more people can’t hear that through the fuzzgrind, that’s really just too bad for them. But there’s no way rock ‘n’ roll this persuasive stays a secret forever. – Ron Kretsch
TROPICAL TRASH have caused quite a stir with their two 7″ records, Fear of Suffering, and Think Back Kick a Beer, both on Sophomore Lounge. Still Single describes TROPICAL TRASH as an “Excellent combination of thrashing energy and solid ideas that break apart and recombine in novel, tuneful ways.” Their debut full length record, UFO Rot, will be released by the venerable Load Records label on May 26th.
SICK VELVET are one hell of a fuzzed-out glam rock band from right here, Louisville, Kentucky!


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Saturday, July 9, 2011
Bruins Fever Hits The Blue Shutters!
For the past month, Boston Bruins fans all across New England have been celebrating our team's championship -- and the Stanley Cup trophy has made appearances in cities and towns across the region. This weekend, the Blue Shutters Beachside Inn got into the act as we welcomed back old friends Geri and Matt Ravlich. Matt played for the Bruins back in the Bobby Orr era and proudly wears the ring from the Bruins championship season in 1972. Matt and Geri are also big fans of the Blue Shutters and were here for another visit this weekend. In Matt's honor, we built a replica of Stanley Cup (that's the smaller one of the table in this photo -- Matt is on the right, Geri in the center and innkeeper Ed on the left). When one of our guests saw our trophy, he ran to the car and pulled the life-size version out of his trunk (we later saw him carry the trophy over his head down to Good Harbor Beach). You never know who'll you see at the Blue Shutters -- you just might spot Matt Ravlich here later this summer...he and Geri will be back in a few weeks, next month and in September!


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Oscar Pistorius’s defence lawyer was inadvertently recorded telling his opposite number “I am going to lose” after prosecutors at an appeal hearing called for the athlete to be convicted of murder for shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
The context of the quotes or whether Barry Roux was referring to a point of law, the appeal as a whole or an unrelated matter was not immediately clear. The South African news site News24 said the exchange happened after the court adjourned when microphones in place for broadcasters recorded Roux telling the state prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, in Afrikaans: “But that I am going to lose is a fact.”
Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide last year and freed on parole to house arrest last month. If the appeal is successful, Pistorius will likely return to prison.
Arguments at the Bloemfontein appeal court centred on whether Pistorius had the intention necessary for a murder conviction and, if the court does find against the athlete, whether it can impose a new conviction or must order a retrial.
Neither prosecution nor defence are keen on a lengthy and expensive retrial. State prosecutor Nel was highly critical of the original trial judge, Thokozile Masipa. “The court ignored the most important circumstantial evidence,” he said, contending that this failure led to Masipa misconstruing Pistorius’s actions on the night in question.
Nel also argued that Masipa was inconsistent in relying on Pistorius’ evidence when she had already dismissed him as an unreliable witness.
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Roux tried to argue that these issues were questions of fact, rather than law, and therefore not grounds for an appeal.
The judges interrupted him frequently: they were more interested in his interpretation of the concept of dolus eventualis – in this case the argument over whether Pistorius foresaw the possibility that he might kill someone when he shot four bullets into a tiny bathroom.
“Did he believe he was entitled to shoot in those circumstances?” asked Justice Eric Leach repeatedly, referring to the tiny dimensions of the bathroom in which Steenkamp died. “There was no place to hide.”
Roux told the court the question could not be separated from Pistorius’s mental state and his physical condition as a double leg amputee. “Bang bang bang bang. [Pistorius] fired shots in quick succession. He should have thought better. He should not have fired four shots. He should not have fired shots at all. But that does not explain what his mind is saying …
“Something must have happened in that man’s mind that forced him to fire and explains that … It’s unfair to see this through the prism of someone standing there with two legs,” he said in his closing statement.
The supreme court of appeal reserved judgment until a later date which was not specified, although it is expected to come before the court recesses on 1 December.
Legal analysts said the outcome remains unpredictable. “A lot of people were focussing on how gruelling the interrogation on Roux was, and drawing an inference from that. But having one or two vocal judges doesn’t give you an indication into what the other three are thinking,” said the University of Cape Town law professor Kelly Phelps.
“Simply because they argue vociferously with one side, doesn’t mean they necessarily agree or disagree with that side. We can’t know where this stands right now,” shs said.
Pistorius did not attend the appeal. June Steenkamp, Reeva’s mother, was in the public gallery.
Hagen Engler, a close friend of Reeva’s told the Guardian: “I believe in the SA justice system, overloaded and challenged as it is. So I have faith that judge Masipa applied her mind and reached the decision she felt was best. But however long Oscar serves doesn’t at all compensate for the loss of Reeva, though. Nothing really could.”


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WALKING THE SPANISH HEARTLAND
What was the most inspirational moment of your trip?
Although initially the countryside looked very similar when cresting a ridge or exiting woodland the vista never ceased to amaze. Getting close to numerous Griffin vultures
What did you think of your group leader?
Bob Mason was excellent, he had a wealth of local knowledge and knew all the local people (eg hotel owner, bodega owner). Due to unseasonal weather Bob (with our consent) changed the itinerary, this did not have any negative impact and may have even enhanced the overall holiday. He also arranged through his local contacts a visit to the local church/museum.
Do you have any advice for potential travellers?
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Holiday coincided with loocal fiesta which did affect our sleep in a hotel that had no soundproofing but our leader and the cameraderie of the group still made it a very enjoyable week

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I play videogames and read comics far more than I should. I work at a 5 Guys Burgers and Fries restaraunt. If you need any other info, ask away!
Thanks dude cant get enough of venom awesome spidey character.dmaynenet.blogspot.com
Venom is a scary character
Venoms alway's been a complicated character and now with the addition of Eddie Brock as the Anti-Venom, I'd like to see where it all plays out.
venom has always been my favorite!

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If any were still sitting on the fence wondering if Elizabeth Warren indeed a Progressive, the blessing of the New York Times should remove any of those illusions.
She IS an establishment candidate. The endorsement of the NYT is because they know she will defend Wall Street, the 1 percent and the warfare state. If she was a threat to the 1 percent the NYT would never endorse her.
(One of my early clues as to whether Barack Obama genuine was when the mainstream media started to get on his bandwagon. As soon as the happened It made me suspect of Obama)
NYT Editorial Board: "On the subject of endorsing a Democratic Party candidate, we vote “Present.”
Our “paper of record” has been leading the way to perdition for a long time now.
Propaganda for the self-styled civilized and genteel demographic.
The editors did get one thing right with a bit of unintentional humor when they praised Warren as “a gifted storyteller.”
Established M$MBS outlets keep going the extra mile to make themselves even more ridiculous and irrelevant to human beings. Why does anyone ever listen to such crap, except to keep track of agitprop machine emissions? It’s just crap. Self-respecting people will get used to just switching it off – or else consulting crapmeisters only for unintentionally negative endorsements.
I’m with Greenwald. Who gives a $hit what the New York Times thinks. These are the lying SOBs that cheered for the Iraq war and have covered up for every corrupt politician and the crime bosses on Wall Street. The losers pick 2 losers. Meh.
Damning with faint endorsements? Sen. Warren ‘What can wrong offer you were elected
President?’ Warren says ‘I can only tell you what I will fight for?
Sen. Sanders ‘Will your age and health allow you to fulfill the duties of president if you were elected?’ (I can’t remember the exact wording). Sander’s (supposedly) says ‘just watch me’ but it doesn’t even sound like his voice imo. In any case it is repeating a repub talking point against voting for him.
The TV spot is casting doubt and in fact publicizing doubts to a larger audience.
I didn’t see Klobuchar in the earliest TV ads though I did see her in the later ones.
The NYT and Washington Post should have sex and then name their bass turd child “The National Enquirer II”!
My question is: Why isn’t she among the “also-rans”?!
She has nothing but status quo and platitudes to offer.
It is “always worth remembering,” [McKibben] added, “that the NYT editorial board slammed MLK when he came out against the Vietnam War.”
And it’s always worth remembering how the NYT pushed us into the war with Iraq.
Now the NYT is steadfastly opposing Bernie.
The NYT: Consistently dangerously wrong. Consistently working overtime for the overclass.
New York Times, washington post, msnbc, cnn are all rated as government news by the young people both over there on the east coast and here within fly over lands.
Looking back over the past 140 years - when has a newspaper been liberal?
Only the union weeklies, as I remember.
They couldn’t make up their minds because they don’t know who Biden might pick as veep yet.
And this little gem from the Pentagon on the benefits bestowed to Iraq:
“At this time, there are no plans by the US military to withdraw from Iraq,” Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Jonathan Rath Hoffman told reporters at a press briefing, RT reported.
“And I think it’s been obvious… that the consensus in Iraq seems to be that the United States forces there are a force for good,” he added.
The official also stated that “the US presence in the country is beneficial to Iraq” and that it “will continue to lead to increased security and prosperity for the Iraqi people”.
Does anyone outside the war department or congress believe these lies?
Exact quotations from the “five o’clock follies” in Vietnam war days.
The NY Times endorses Klobuchar & Warren 2 Republican ladies pretending to be Democrats.
If either of their endorsed candidates wins the nomination the Times can continue raking in millions of dollars of advertising dollars from the Pharmaceutical Industry, because these ladies endorse the For Profit Private Insurance Companies, Obama Care.
The only problem for the Greedy selfish Times is that We The People are going to put an end to the Profiteers in the Health Care Racket who have profited from swindling the public and taking their homes when they could not afford the exorbitant medical bills.
Thank you to the NY Times for your unethical immoral endorsement, it clearly shows that you do not give a fig about the Health Coverage of the vast majority of the American People, you only care about the Advertising Dollar$ the Drug Companies contribute to your bank account every year.
BERNIE SANDERS - 2020
Hmmmm. Must be why the Iraqi government has asked the u.s. to leave more than once and, I might add, been told to pound sand.
(No pun intended)
Imagine a foreign military in the u.s. and refusing to leave. Yeah…that would fly.
Just check out the inner cities. BLM.
Once again, let’s stop referring to people like Klobachar, Biden, Buttigieg, or even Warren, as “centrists”. The current “center” of the democratic electorate want single payer, want Green new deal, want legal marijuana, want a woman’s right to choose to be sacrosanct, want the rich to be taxed, and the corporate to be regulated. They want the wars to stop.
By that definition, the only “centrist” candidate running is Bernie Sanders. The rest need to be called out for what they are,

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Economics – Marx in a minute
Could it be that low profit rates are causing the problems of the economy? Not too much Government. Not too little Government. Not over-regulation. Not under-regulation. Not over-consumption. Not under-consumption. Not too many people. Not greed.
Low profit rates.
If so the way production is organised under capitalism is the real issue.
Capitalists invest more and more in machinery and other capital at a rate faster than they invest in labour. Competition forces them to do this as they search for ever more ’efficient’ and cheaper ways to ‘beat’ their competitors and make more profits.
Profit is what is left over after accounting for the costs of capital and labour. So for capitalists the rate of profit (the return on investment) is this profit amount divided by the cost of capital and labour.
Yet since labour is the source of new value, this means that profit rates will have a tendency to fall.
So for individual capitalists, while getting ahead through better productive processes than their rivals can be profitable in the short term, for the system as a whole the result is disastrous.
There are countervailing tendencies like destroying the value of capital, (often called write downs, not to mention idle factories), stronger companies taking over weaker ones in fire sales, lengthening the working day, cutting wages, increasing productivity, and cheapening the cost of necessities for workers.
But there are limits to these countervailing tendencies. For example you can’t force workers to work 24 hours a day or generally force wages below their replenishing value. Workers have to eat to be able to come to work.
And creative destruction – the fall in the value of assets leading to mergers and acquisitions on terms very favourable to the stronger, or wars to destroy actual assets - is a brutal and life destroying way to restore profit rates.
If profit rates globally are low (as they appear to be) the system grinds to a halt. The bosses don’t invest because it is not profitable.
Or they chase high risk high profit schemes like sub-prime loans and come a cropper. These schemes fail because the rate of return from them cannot be divorced for long from the low general profit rate in the productive sector of society.
The financial crisis for example has highlighted the low profit rates in the real economy and helped to further drag them down. The bosses and their Governments have responded according to script - panic, panic and more panic. And the long slide into deep recession world wide begins.
The response of capitalists to low profit rates is all too clear. Attack workers living standards. Let the market rip (or manage the process through State intervention) to destroy capital across the globe and with it jobs and lives. All so that profit rates can climb up again and the whole crazy process can begin again.
Why not organise production democratically through the workplace to satisfy human need?


Oppo A1k was made official last week in Russia. The phone with Helio P22 chipset arrives in India with a lower price tag. The phone is currently available at offline retailers and we’re yet to hear if it will be available at the official online store of Oppo.
The A1k offers some basic specs like an 8 MP f/2.2 main shooter and 5 MP front-facing camera. The screen is 6.1” LCD with HD+ resolution and tall 19.5:9 ratio with a waterdrop notch on top. There is only one memory option – 2 GB RAM and 32 GB storage. The phone comes with ColorOS 6.0 that has Face Unlock.
The phone brings a 4,000 mAh battery and Oppo sells it with “2x Fast Charge”. It has a dual SIM slot and there is room for the microSD card as well in its dedicated slot. The offline price for the phone is INR8,490.


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Ayurvedic kidney disease treatment offers natural medicines for all the stages of kidney problems, to everyone. Ayurveda guides us that every patient has a unique doshic and causative factors. It teaches that a patient should get provided with the treatment and medicines according to these factors.
But today, modern way of treatment i.e. allopath is asking all the kidney patients to sail in the same boat and recommends them to go for dialysis or kidney transplant but Ayurveda doesn’t. This is the only reason because of which ayurvedic kidney disease treatment working as the right choice for a number of patients today.
Can ayurvedic kidney disease treatment prevent kidney failure?
Kidney related disorders are found to be one of the major causes of kidney failure. That is why it turns important for a person to find a treatment that can eliminate the causes of kidney disease and will not let the situation of kidney failure to arise.
Ayurvedic kidney disease treatment is one such way that prevents kidney failure by curing kidney related disorders and by eliminating the causes of kidney failure which are:
Diabetes or high sugar level in blood.
High level of blood pressure
Development of autoimmune diseases
The genetic disorder of diseases such as polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
Urinary tract problems
Abusive usage of drugs and antibiotics
Acute renal failure
Ayurvedic treatment for kidney disease works for the natural elimination of the above-mentioned causes and prevent the occurrence of dangerous symptoms which are:
Shortness of breath due to fluid retention in lungs
Weakness and swelling of different body parts
Often muscle cramps
Rashes, itching, and dryness of skin
Pain in lower abdomen and back
Ayurvedic kidney disease treatment by Dr. Puneet Dhawan at Karma Ayurveda
Dr. Puneet Dhawan is aimed to provide a risk-free treatment to all the kidney patients who are compelled to move towards artificial procedures such as dialysis. By supervising Karma Ayurveda, which is a leading ayurvedic kidney care institution since 1937, Dr. Puneet Dhawan had cured more than 35,000 kidney patients successfully.
Ayurvedic treatment for kidney provided by him includes medications which are made of natural herbs such as Varun, Punarnava, Gokshur and Kaasni, effective diet chart which helps for the overall development of a person’s health and teaching about effective yoga postures.

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Partnering with some 45,000 cloud computing resellers has given Irvine, Calif.-based distributor Ingram Micro Inc. a broad perspective on what separates the most profitable, fastest growing partners from the rest of the pack. This morning at the distributor’s ninth annual Cloud Summit, in Boca Raton, Fla., Senior Vice President for Global Cloud Renee Bergeron outlined a few of those differentiating best practices, including these five.
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Most channel pros with a cloud practice start out selling Microsoft’s Office 365 collaboration and productivity suite. According to Bergeron, that’s where too many of them stop, though, as well.
“You don’t follow through with that second subscription,” she says. “You don’t maximize the long-term value of your customers.”
Newcomers to Ingram’s cloud channel, Bergeron adds, tend to offer just one to three cloud solutions each. Truly elite resellers, by contrast, typically offer 10 or more cloud services, including sophisticated ones like infrastructure-as-a-service and industry-specific offerings.
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While formal announcements were few and far between at this year’s show, interviews with senior Tech Data executives revealed plenty of interesting news.
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It seems that the French carmaker is in no mood to give up on India, for Renault is evaluating the Arkana for the Indian market and re-entering the mid-size SUV space.
The Renault Arkana has been spotted on Indian roads, and the images have been circulating over the internet. Sources hint that Renault is evaluating the Arkana for the Indian market. These speculations are likely to be true, as Renault India recently stopped the production of the Duster, and the firm currently has no presence in the mid-size SUV segment. Once upon a time, Renault sold the Koleos in India via the CBU route, and it seems like the carmaker wants to re-enter that segment.
The Renault Arkana could be imported via the CBU route but in limited numbers – something similar to what Volkswagen Group did with the Volkswagen T-Roc and the Skoda Karoq. However, this will make the SUV more expensive than it should be.
The Arkana is essentially based on the same (CMF-B) platform as the new international-spec Renault Duster. Overseas, the Arkana gets two engine options. A 1.3-litre turbo-petrol motor called TCe 140 EDC, paired to a battery pack (mild hybrid system) that regenerates energy while braking. The engine produces 136bhp and 260Nm torque.
And a larger 1.6-litre petrol engine mated to an electric motor powered by a 1.2kWh battery pack. The engine develops 94bhp; however, the combined power output of this hybrid system is 140bhp. This engine is mated to a Dog clutch multi-mode automatic transmission.
The Arkana is a crossover-SUV-coupe, which sits between the Hyundai Creta and the MG Hector in terms of size. The international spec Arkana packs some modern features and has an up to date cabin. The Duster and Captur didn’t impress many Indian buyers due to the lack of a feature-rich cabin. If launched in India, the Renault Arkana could grab some attention, but only if it's priced appropriately.
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As soon as the rifle bore on the victim, Natty drew his trigger, and the partridge fell from its height with a force that buried it in the snow.
It was a desperate chance to take, and I realized it in the instant that I threw the gun up from my hip and pulled the trigger.
With a bound he was upon his feet and at the same instant brought his other gun from his side and levelled it upon the man who had released him; but as his finger tightened upon the trigger Virginia Maxon sprang between them and grasping von Horn's wrist deflected the muzzle of the gun just as the cartridge exploded.
But even as he spoke, I was leveling my rifle upon the great brute below; and as he ceased speaking, I squeezed the trigger.
He knew he must be quick, and felt that he was fainting, so he pulled the trigger of the gun where it lay.
Bertie started to put the muzzle to his own temple with the evident intention of pulling the trigger.
I saw in his eye, that if I flinched, he would draw the trigger.
A touch upon the trigger and all would have been well with Carter Druse.
At such times she cocked both triggers of the gun, prepared to meet him with leaden death if he should burst loose, herself trembling and palpitating and dizzy from the tension and shock.
Our strength, the strength of the proletariat, is in our muscles, in our hands to cast ballots, in our fingers to pull triggers.
I covered his left shoulder and pulled the trigger as he was almost upon me.
He had eyes, not for her, but for the hammer, which had risen under the pressure of her forefinger on the trigger.
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Homework for tonight:
Reading: Read for 20 minutes. Fill in your own reading log and the December Book-It! Reading Log
Language Arts: What You Really Mean Is Sheet
Sign and Return Tuesday Folders.
Tonight is the Chick-Fil-A Spirit night in Central Park. The proceeds will go towards Lafayette’s Odyssey of the Mind team! 🙂
**The Jingle Bell Jog has been postponed until Thursday, December 15.


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his dark materials
the show that started it all for ed and Jason! in these first sets of podcasts ed and Jason dissect each episode for its best and worst bits. they also talk about how successful the adaptation from Phillip pullman's source material is and why it was good certain things were changed. jump in and listen to ed cry out for his #panzerbjorn!


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Archive for August 2007
In the middle of this month new anti-smoking laws will take effect in Denmark. The new laws make smoking illegal in bars, restaurants and the like. I think this is a violation of bar and restaurant owners right to serve the costumers they want.
We need to look at the problem. The issue is second-hand smoke and non-smokers right to avoid it. That is a valid and honourable argument. The second argument is that employees should not be exposed to second hand smoking.
The government and the anti-smokers solution to this is to forbid smoking. That is an overreaction in my opinion.
Let us keep the two non-smoker arguments in mind and think of a way to solve the problem without compromising business owners right to run the kind of business they want.
A bar owner should be able to choose if he wants to allow smoking or not (remember that it is still legal to smoke). Non-smokers should stop coming to bars or restaurants where smoking is allowed which would create a market for serving non-smokers, they have the power to do that.
The solution to employees rights are almost the same. Employees should simply deny to work at a bar where smoking is allowed if they don’t want to be subjected to second hand smoke. Then the non-smoking places will have an easier time to find employees for their non-smoking bars.
The funny thing is that instead of solving the problem by taking away freedom, we can solve it by using our personal freedom and market forces.
Why do people keep insisting on taking freedom away instead of using the freedoms they have?
The same approach can be used to solve issues that take away more of our freedom, like fear of terrorism, and copyright. Taking away freedom to solve these issues is a sign of laziness and lack of respect for freedom. When a freedom you care about is taken away, who is going to stand up for you then? The people whose personal freedom you didn’t care about? You better hope they will!


German manufacturer BMW Motorrad (BMW) and Indian manufacturer TVS may be working on a new small-displacement adventure bike. According to the Indian outlet GaadiWaddi.com, the two companies’ previous partnerships have worked well.
Its previous relationship with BMW helped them bring the Apache RR 310 to market. The single-cylinder fully-faired Apache RR 310 sportbike has become the company’s flagship model in the Indian market. But TVS wasn’t the only company to benefit from the partnership. The team came up with the BMW G 310 GS adventure bike and the G 310 R naked bike.
So it’s not a long shot to think that TVS would like to bring similar models of its own using what it learned with BMW’s 310 platforms. Building its own adventure and naked machines based on the BMW models would allow TVS to bring more “premium” level bikes to its product line for the Indian market.
New bike coming?
According to GaadiWaadi, in a December 2020 interview, K. N. Radhakrishnan, President, CEO of TVS Motor Company, hinted that it could launch a new motorcycle based on the 310 cc platform sometime during the following year (2021). If either of the aforementioned bikes come to fruition, it would become the fourth product co-developed by BMW and the TVS.
GaadiWaadi says that the bike will likely use the same 312cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine found in the Apache RR310. That engine makes approximately 34 hp and 20 lb-ft of torque. The bike also has a fly-by-wire setup. That means that the new model might benefit from things like different ride modes and other technology-based aids.
With TVS building the bike, you can assume that its price will likely undercut BMW’s offerings. We’ll have to wait and see what the Indian manufacturer has up its sleeve for 2021.


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To consider and note details on the use of covert surveillance under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.
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Wards affected: (All Wards);
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Decision due: 23 Jun 2022 by Cabinet
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Coffee with the Poet Featuring Ricky Garni
The Coffee with the Poet series continues on Thursday, September 17th at 10:30 a.m. as Ricky Garni will read from his new collection of poetry, Pinky Embrace. Ricky Garni is a graphic designer and bicycle collector living in Carrboro, North Carolina. His work has been published in Pif, The Quarterly, No Exit, The Poetry Project, Big Bridge, Stirring, Swagazine, Oyster Boy and others.
The Coffee with the Poet series gathers the third Thursday of each month and is cosponsored by the NetWest chapter of the North Carolina Writer’s Network. To reserve copies of Pink Embrace please call City Lights Bookstore at 828-586-9499.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Bird flu affecting half of China: ‘controllable’ but may spread.
Bird flu affecting half of China: ‘controllable’ but may spread further.National health commission puts provincial authorities on alert as the country grapples with its worst outbreak of the deadly bird flu strain. Chinese health authorities have issued stern warnings over the H7N9 bird flu outbreak in the last two days, admitting the situation had already affected half of the country and could lead to even more fatalities. Since January, human deaths and infections from H7N9 have been reported in 16 provinces and municipalities, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission.While the situation was still “preventable and controllable”, the COMMISSION WARNED in a statement on Tuesday that if the situation was not tightly controlled the virus could spread further. The virus had killed at least 87 people by February 12, including 79 in January. It is the highest death toll since the first known human infection in 2013, and most of the cases have been in the Pearl and Yangtze River delta areas. In the previous three years, January’s death toll had ranged between 20 and 31. The commission’s statement came one day after it warned provincial health authorities across the country, including Xinjiang and Tibet, of the risks of the latest H7N9 outbreak. Local authorities were ordered to make “utmost effort” to contain the disease and minimise deaths. The World Health Organisation said there were no signs of sustained human-to-human transmission in bird flu cases this year, but it would remain “vigilant” over the puzzling outbreak in which affected poultry did not show any symptoms more


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De-Bathification Went too FarNews Abroad
The U.S. administrator of Iraq Paul J. Bremer’s de-Ba’thification order of May 16, 2003, stipulated that Ba’th party members holding the senior ranks of Adu Qutr (regional command member), Adu Fir’ (branch member), and Adu Shu’ba (section member) are banned from public sector employment. The order added that employees holding the top three level management positions in all state institutions will be removed from their employment if they are found to be Ba’th members. Significantly, membership included those holding the junior ranks of Adu Amil (active member) and Adu (member). Thousands suddenly found themselves not only unemployed but also alienated.
Simultaneously with this order, the army was disbanded, making in effect approximately 400,000 soldiers jobless (though a number of conscripts were happy to leave the army). Although Bremer reserved the right to keep Ba’thists in their jobs and provided a compensation plan for ex-soldiers, his two orders, together, have had far-reaching effects on Iraq’s reconstruction efforts. Although the recent decision by Bremer to revise the de-Ba’thification process is belatedly welcome, it should not appear as reversing the process. At the same time, this revision, to be successful, must be guided by the fact that the Ba’th party and the Ba’thification of Iraq society under Saddam Hussein had been exploited to advance the criminality of the Saddam regime. That is “Saddamization.”
De-Bathification of Iraq after decades of oppression is undoubtedly needed to create a free society. But the logic behind this process has been predicated on mistaken assumptions about Iraq’s realities. In fact, Saddam fossilized the Ba’th party and “Saddamized” Iraq’s society by creating a repressive system, based on collaboration and complicity in human rights violations. In addition, the process has been undercut by political figures whose very political survival depended on fending off rivals and potential opposition. Eventually, de-Ba’thification has become all but a blanket order based on guilt by association that alienated many Iraqis and undermined the coalition provisional authority’s efforts to reconstruct Iraq.
In much the same way as Syria’s former ruler, Hafiz al-Assad, Saddam Hussein usurped the power of the Ba’th party and turned it into an organization of mobilization, indoctrination and control, especially of domestic threats. In fact, Hussein robbed the Ba’th party of its ideological significance. The three tenets of the party—freedom, socialism, and unity—had become a façade for a reign of terror. Significantly, Saddam brutally forged a symbiosis between tribal traditions, Ba’th ideology, and his personality cult. More specifically, he fused his personality cult with the Ba’th doctrine so as to become not only the indispensable leader but also the “messiah” leader who finally appeared to save Iraq and the Arab nation. According to Ba’thi literature, “Saddam Hussein is not a traditional leader, he is a defender, thinker and a human being possessing leadership qualities unavailable to others…hallowed by inspiration and ingenuity.” In short, Ba’thification of society really meant Saddamization of society.
At the center of this “Saddamization” was Hussein’s attempt to fragment and atomize Iraq’s society by imposing a comprehensive and methodical repressive system, based on oppression by procedures, on Iraqis and by seeking to turn them into accomplices of the regime and executioners of its policy. This policy systematically targeted civil society in general and its nucleus, the family, in particular. In other words, if you were not affiliated with the regime, including the Ba’th, or an informer for it, you would face physical and subsistence hardship. Thanks to this policy there existed no civil or societal structure outside those of the regime and the Ba’th party. In this way, the regime made sure, as expressed in Ba’th dogma, that the party remained the vanguard and basis of society, making Saddam the lynchpin upon which Iraq’s existence hinges. Correspondingly, the Ba’th was none other than a medium through which Saddam’s cult of personality was nurtured.
People of all walks of life, rich or poor, irrespective of communal or religious affiliation, suffered the indignation and the physical and mental torture of this policy. A case in point illustrates that an old, illiterate, indigent man who sought to eke a living selling Kerosene on his mule could not ply his humble trade unless he became an informer. The hundreds of cases we researched never fail to betray the ignominy and brutality of the regime at one and the same time.
A word of caution is relevant here. Many Iraqis refused to become accomplices or Ba’th party members and consequently suffered severe physical and financial punishments. Nevertheless, Saddamization of society proceeded unabatedly in the 1980s during the Iran-Iraq war, thrusting into a crescendo in the wake of the first Gulf war and March 1991 uprising. Generally speaking, Saddamization affected five segments of Iraq’s population: The tribes and clans of Tikrit, the birthplace of Saddam, that constituted the primordial “Asabiyya” (solidarity) knot of the regime; Islamists who sought wider public space for their activities, especially after Saddam launched “al-Hamla al-Imaniyya” (the faith campaign) in the early 1990s to buttress his political legitimacy as a pious Muslim; technocrats who saw in Ba’th membership an instrument for social mobility; Ba’thists who early on joined the party out of ideological conviction; and security and army members who sought either regime privileges and power or state professional careers and employment security.
The extent and scope of Saddamization among these five groups differed variedly. The core of the first group has been very much “Saddamized” and most likely will remain loyal to the legacy of Saddam until a new leader among them emerges. The second group has never cared about Saddam and will pursue politics that enhance their Islamist agenda. The third group has been mainly career-oriented and its main interest is its welfare and profession. The early Ba’thists are in limbo. They will cooperate with whomever will try to protect some of their privileges under a national pretext. Members of the final group have opposing impulses and orientations. Security (and intelligence) members are beyond redemption. They comprised the willing executioners of Saddam’s policies. They committed almost all of the regime’s crimes and violations of human rights without remorse or wrestling with moral questions. On the other hand, the army had not been a bastion of support for Saddam, who undermined its esprit de corps. While some of its most senior members had been promoted on account of their professed loyalty to Saddam, the majority of officers had been military professionals and its rank and file had been simply indigent recruits. Notwithstanding those loyalists, the army was demoralized. Let’s not forget, during the U.S. invasion of Iraq the army did not fight for Saddam.
De-Ba’thification brought significant members of these groups together, save the Sunni community, whose members suffered the most under this process. In addition, political decisions by Ahmad Chalabi, a member of the Iraqi Governing Council, and head of the de-Bathification committee, further exacerbated the alienation and resentment of these groups. Lacking popular support, and possessing millions of Iraqi official documents that implicate many Iraqis, Chalabi found in de-Bathification an instrument to buttress his power by becoming an arbiter of who is allowed to participate in the evolving political structure of Iraq. Even, Bremer admitted that Chalabi’s de-Ba’thification committee has gone too far.
Bremer is right to revise this process and allow vetted Ba’th party members to participate in the political process. However, the vetting process must maintain guidelines that will keep most senior Ba’th members and almost all intelligence and security members from public employment, if only because they were Saddam’s willing executioners of his brutal policies. Indeed, De-Ba’thification should be really about de-Saddamization, that is painstakingly uprooting the systemic criminality Saddam nourished in society and banishing those members that are beyond rehabilitation.
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English Version: Elena Tovar
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Music lovers seem to agree.
As of 10:30 a.m. this morning, Sylvia’s song was doing the best on the iTunes singles chart, checking in at number 33.
Trevin’s version of “How am I Supposed to Live Without You” ranks second among performances from Wednesday’s episode of The Voice at number 46.
But here’s an interesting note — three days after the show, Amanda Brown’s cover of “Dream On” is besting all the other Voice performances on the chart, checking in at number 27.
Three of last night’s competitors — Diego Val of Team Cee Lo and Adriana Louise and Devyn DeLoera of Team Christina — are nowhere among the top 200 on the iTunes singles chart. That can’t be good news for them.
Meanwhile, several Monday night performances still are, including Melanie Martinez, Cassadee Pope, both still ranking among the top 150.
Others charting from Wednesday night are as follows.
Team Christina, in addition to Sylvia at number 33 …
* Dez Duron with “Wanted” at number 76
* De’Borah with “Who Knew” at number 194 (and deserving of much better)
Team Cee Lo, in addition to Trevin at number 46
* Nicholas David with “My Everything” at number 62
* Cody Belew with “One More Try” at 66
* MacKenzie Bourg with “What Makes You Beautiful” at 77.
Check back tonight. I’ll be live blogging beginning at 8 p.m. as The Voice selects a final 12.


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