Remembering Victims of Flight 103
Every year on December 21, victims of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 are remembered at a memorial ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
Father Patrick Keegans, Holy Trinity Church, Lockerbie Scotland, 1988: At 7:04 p.m., Pan Am Flight 103, destroyed by a bomb on board the aircraft, crashed into the town of Lockerbie. The darkness came. The lights went out. The house shook violently. And a mighty explosion tore Darby Crescent apart. And then there was silence.
Kathryn Turman, Program Director, FBI Office for Victim Assistance: Pan Am Flight 103 was a flight that started in Frankfurt. It was a feeder flight. The main flight took of from Heathrow Dec. 21 1988 with 259 passengers, most of them Americans, but actually representing 21 different countries. It was a Christmas flight full of families and soldiers and people travelling for the holidays. About 20 minutes, 30 minutes after it took off from Heathrow over Scotland it blew up. Most of the plane and wreckage and victims fell over Lockerbie Scotland. Eleven people on the ground were killed. It took about a week to find out that it was a bomb that took the plan down.
Stuart Henderson, Senior Investigator, Scottish authorities: The most important thing we learned in this investigation was the need for the sharing of information. It is essential--the working ability to be able to go out to different countries and seek out the information, at an early stage.
Turman: The memorial was established, I think it was dedicated in 1997 or 1995; I can’t remember the exact date. But it was built with 270 stones donated by the people of Scotland, one for each victim, and it was designed by the father of one of the American victims. And every year on the anniversary, the families and people who were friends of the victims, and supporters, gather here on the 21st of December to remember the victims.
Richard A. Marquise, retired special agent who led FBI’s Lockerbie task force: I think it’s meaningful, I have a colleague form Scotland who’s come all the way to represent the United Kingdom and Scotland at this memorial service because he believes it’s important because Scotland played a key role in investigating and solving this case.
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller: Fighting terrorism remains the FBI’s top priority. For those of us in the Bureau, our work is not merely finding and prosecuting those who would do us harm. It is making sure that other families will not suffer as you have. To ensure they will never have to endure such long days of darkness.
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1. Honeywell TH9320WF5003 WiFi 9000 Color Touchscreen Thermostat, Works with Alexa, Needs ‘C’ Wire
Honeywell’s Wi-Fi 9000 allows remote access to the thermostat through a computer, tablet or smart phone with Honeywell’s Total Connect Comfort Service. Get Connected – Connect to home’s existing Wi-Fi network.Apps available for tablet and smartphones.Automatic software updates through Wi-Fi.Selectable to 7 Day or Non-Programmable.Program thermostat locally or over the web or app.Customize the screen color to match any decor.
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- One program for weekdays, a separate program for weekends-4 periods per day
- Backlit digital display
- Compatible with heating, cooling and heat pumps without auxiliary heat, Does not work with electric baseboard heat (120-240V) OR multistage HVAC systems
- Accurate temperature control of +/-1-Degree F for consistent comfort
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- 5-2 scheduling lets you create unique weekday and weekend programs, or schedule the entire 7-day week the same. And your program is retained in the thermostat in the event of a power outage
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- Optional power adapter included – Wi-Fi thermostats typically require extra power via a “C” wire. Many homes lack this wire, so this adapter gives you a simple, low-voltage alternative. It’s easy to install and fits discreetly near your heating and cooling system. Extra power via a “C” wire. Many homes lack this wire, so this adapter gives you a simple, low Voltage alternative. It’s easy to install and fits discreetly near your heating and cooling system
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The work of Sir David Attenborough has brought global attention to the crisis of plastics in our oceans.
One entrepreneur looking to tackle the problem at source is Adam Root, CEO and founder of Bristol-based sustainability company Matter.
Root was working as an engineer at product company Dyson when he was moved to start his own business.
“As a keen scuba diver I attended a series of talks organised by conservation groups in Bristol during the summer of 2017 about plastic pollution and the effect it has on our oceans. I left feeling shocked and horrified,” he tells BusinessCloud.
“I started to map out the ways plastic enters our waterways and found that the largest polluter by far is microplastic. I researched what was being done about it, and much to my surprise the answer was: very little.
“Once microplastic gets into our waterways, it is incredibly difficult to remove.”
Matter is pioneering technology solutions for capturing, harvesting and recycling microplastics.
Today, 60% of all textiles are made from plastic fibres, which get washed into our waterways via our washing machines and do not break down naturally. And while Sir David has done an incredible job of bringing ocean pollution into global focus, Matter says only 3 in 10 people are aware of the existence of these microfibres from laundry and most don’t understand its impact.
“They damage the environment and end up in our food chain, with detrimental effects,” says Root. “In the UK alone there are 24 million homes, each producing on average a gram of microplastic every single wash.
“That works out to approximately 14-16 tonnes a day of plastic going down the drain and into our ocean.”
Research suggests that human exposure to microplastics could lead to oxidative stress, DNA damage and inflammation, among other health problems.
Matter has developer Gulp, a sustainable, long-lasting washing machine filter that catches up to 90% of all microfibres from every laundry cycle.
The company says Gulp can be installed ‘fuss-free’, with no changes to detergents and no new filters to buy. A Kickstarter campaign launched this month has raised £111,000, with 12 days still to run at the time of writing.
Founded in 2018, Matter now has 19 employees and operates out of a warehouse in Bristol with an open-plan office and R&D facility. It has raised a total of £3.5m in seed and pre-Series A funding from Sky Ocean Ventures, Geneco, Katapult Ocean, British Design Fund, Elemental Excelerator and Builders Vision.
“As well as producing a product for existing washing machines, we are also engaged with multinational domestic appliance manufacturers to integrate the technology into washing machines to meet legislative requirements in France from 2025 and being developed internationally,” continues Root.
“Matter was set up following Cradle to Cradle principles which means the circular economy is at the core of everything we do. By having a closed loop vision, we have implemented a solution to solving the microplastics pollution problem and putting the material back to work.
“By looking at domestic consumer solutions, working with commercial and industrial partners, pushing for legislation, driving awareness and education, and researching solutions for the re-use of microplastics we have been able to put in place a structure that together will make a colossal difference.”
Matter is currently raising £10m Series A investment to commercialise its domestic product offering.
“What’s very important to us is scale. We have set out to raise awareness and provide solutions, but it is critical that these solutions are scalable,” says Root.
“We are entering an exciting time for the company. As soon as next year we will be able to see our solutions working in people’s homes and across industry. As we begin to scale up, it allows us to continue to innovate, to continue to push the microplastic agenda, and continue to provide solutions that truly matter.”


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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges
This book review was done for NavPress.
Jerry Bridges addresses sins in our lives that Christians have overlooked or made "respectable" due to what we believe are "worse" sins. These sins include ungodliness, anxiety and frustration, discontentment, unthankfulness, pride, selfishness, lack of self-control, impatience and irritability, anger, judgmentalism, envy and jealousy, sins of the tongue, and worldliness. Many Christians have become immune to these "respectable sins" and allow them to creep into our lives, where they may slowly take root and often gain control! Jerry Bridges identifies these and exposes them for what they really are. The concluding chapter "Where Do We Go From Here" gives direction and Scripture references for further meditation in dealing with these sins in our lives.
This book is very convicting and great for continuing in Christian growth. I highly recommend it to anyone. It is wonderful to read through and also to use as a reference chapter by chapter, when struggling with a specific sin. The Scripture given throughout the book also directs the reader to the Bible where more study can be done on these specific "respectable sins" and God's view on them.

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LAHORE: A total of 97 politicians, including 86 lawmakers from the country’s national and provincial assemblies, have tested positive for COVID-19 while six have died since the outbreak in Pakistan.
The members of the National Assembly (MNA) who have tested positive belong to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and several other political parties.
“Most of the MNAs who tested positive did not inform the secretariat,” Mehboob Gurmani, director-general media at the National Assembly (NA) Secretariat, told Arab News, explaining why the department did not have an official list of the infected legislators. “So we learned about them from the media.”
While some lawmakers were tested at a health facility in the parliament, others were tested privately, he said, adding that 40 staff members of the NA had also contracted the virus by June 12.
Dr. Rana Muhammad Safdar, who oversees the data for the coronavirus program, said that his department has yet to keep a count of politicians affected by the respiratory disease in the country.
Since February 26, when the first COVID-19 case was reported in Pakistan, the virus has become a significant threat to members of the ruling PTI party, with 36 leaders contracting the disease and two deaths reported, Information Secretary Omar Sarfaraz Cheema, said.
The second most-affected political faction is the PML-N with 23 lawmakers and office bearers affected, said Attaullah Tarar, general deputy secretary – who had tested positive for the disease and has since recovered.
The PML-N has also lost one of its lawmakers to the disease.
The PPP reported eight COVID-19 cases and has lost one parliamentarian, said Saeed Ghani, a senior party leader.
Ghani was the first lawmaker to announce he was going into self-quarantine after he posted a tweet on March 23.
Since then, several high-profile names have reportedly been infected, including Sheikh Rasheed, the federal minister for railways, Shehbaz Sharif, the leader of the opposition, Shehryar Khan Afridi, a state minister, Asad Qaiser, the NA speaker and two former prime ministers, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Yusuf Raza Gilani.
Sharif, who has served as Punjab chief minister many times in the past, wrote a series of tweets after contracting COVID-19, saying that he was being cautious, was staying at home and conducting meetings online.
He said that there had been “a couple of unavoidable outings recently like the appearance before NAB (National Accountability Bureau)” when the anti-corruption watchdog summoned him for questioning in a corruption case.
To date, the virus has claimed the lives of five provincial lawmakers: Syed Fazal Agha (Balochistan); Shaheena Raza (Punjab); Jamshed Uddin Kakakhel (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa); Shaukat Manzoor Cheema (Punjab); and Ghulam Murtaza Baloch (Sindh), as confirmed by the respective party leaders.
Munir Orakzai, an MNA from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, died on June 2. He was thought to have recovered from the disease after contracting the virus in early April and was brought parliament in a wheelchair. His family said he had later died of a cardiac arrest, with his death confirmed by an adviser of prime minister, Shahbaz Gill, on Twitter.
In addition to the above numbers, 30 lawmakers and politicians from other political parties have also tested positive.
These include the religious-politico party Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F), and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM), Awani National Party (ANP), Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), Muttahida Majlis–e–Amal (MMA), Awami Muslim League, Balochistan National Party (BNP), and independent legislators.
To stem the flow of new cases, the government has approved historical changes in the seating arrangements and voting processes in the lower and upper houses of parliament.
The new rules mandate that members follow social distancing and take other safety measures during sessions.
For the first time in the country’s history, the annual fiscal budget was presented on June 12 in a controlled environment with only 25 percent of lawmakers allowed to sit in the House.
Pakistan has a total of 1,195 members in its Senate, National Assembly and four provincial assemblies.

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The Call of Duty rumour mill is heating up, but the latest one claims that it will feature a co-op campaign similar to Black Ops 3.
The lead-up to Call of Duty 2021 is shaping up to be the most intriguing entry in the franchise for years. With the extended lifespan of Warzone and adoption of the live service model, the future of the series is unclear. And all of this without any official word from Activision.
We still have Cold War content to look forward to, with new zombies content recently revealed for Season 5. However, with content continuing right up until the next COD’s release, yearly releases are beginning to feel too frequent. Nonetheless, with the official announcement supposedly approaching, details on the shooter have begun to surface.
Besides the WW2 setting, another surprise feature is the apparent return of co-op campaigns.
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Call of Duty has had a strange relationship with campaigns as of late. Black Ops 4 was the first in the franchise to completely miss on a campaign. The decision was the result of too few players actually completing its story. However, fans did not respond well. Subsequently, both Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War saw the return of single-player experiences.
However, cryptic tweets from industry insider Tom Henderson suggests the next game’s campaign will feature co-op. Henderson posted “Campaign” with a link to a Black Ops 3 co-op campaign playthrough.
Many Call of Duty Twitter accounts were posting last night in regards to leaks circulating internally across the industry. Henderson was aggressively suggesting some rumours. He even went as far to draw out a leaked image.
Sadly, Henderson’s posts were removed, possibly hinting towards their accuracy.
A return of co-op campaigns makes sense. It feels like the happy medium between a campaign for players and another multiplayer selling point for the series. Here’s hoping Call of Duty 2021’s co-op campaign is a little more memorable than Black Ops 3’s.
With the future of Warzone in its hands amid a cheaters crisis, Call of Duty 2021 has a lot on its plate. However, it doesn’t seem as though we will have to wait too long to know. An official announcment of 2021’s Call of Duty is rumoured to arive in the next week.
Would you be onboard for a co-op campaign? Let us know over on our social channels!
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Having sold more than 15 million records worldwide, Ashanti is taking a leap into the world of fashion.
With five studio albums and movies such as John Tucker Must Die and Coach Carter on her CV, she has long been a staple in noughties pop culture.
The singer has now released a collection with PrettyLittleThing, where she wants woman to empower themselves through their clothing.
We exclusively chatted to Ashanti about her new collection and about what she wants from the future, and let’s just say she has big dreams.
When asked why, out of all the fashion brands in the world, she chose to work with PrettyLittleThing, she said: “I love what PrettyLittleThing is doing for women. Embracing every woman’s shape, size and colour. It’s all about women empowerment.”
The Grammy Award winning artist worked alongside the PLT design team and her sister’s digital creative agency for the past 3 months to design her own 74 piece collection.
Unlike many brands, the collection will serve sizes 4-24, giving women of all shapes a wide range of holiday wear options.
“I travel around the world to so many tropical places, I wanted pieces that felt exotic and global. The Amazon meets the Caribbean,” she said.
“Whether it’s on a yacht, hitting the jet skis, laying by the pool or soaking up the sun on the beach I’m always looking for the best swimsuits. PrettyLittleThing is huge and exudes women empowerment, celebrating all women, shapes, sizes, colours and cultures.
“[For me], infusing music and fashion has always been perfect. I just felt like this was a perfect fit at the perfect time. I love the demographic and I love celebrating women!”
But has she always wanted to work in fashion? Has this always been in the pipeline?
Well, Ashanti admitted: “It’s not something that I dreamt about, but as far as bathing suits are concerned, I want women to feel confident and sexy,” so that’s why she took a deep dive into swimwear for this particular line.
As for the future? It seems like Ashanti might dip her toe into various worlds and professions, but for now she is “continuing to build my empire, through music, film, TV and personally [too].”
PrettyLittleThingxAshanti officially launched online today, and you can check it out here.

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A woman has turned herself in after police say she walked into a downtown Minneapolis strip club and fatally shot another woman.
The shooting happened inside Augie’s Cabaret, on Hennepin Avenue, just after 1 a.m. Saturday.READ MORE: Sign Bearing George Floyd's Name Unveiled At 38th And Chicago
Investigators believe it wasn’t a random attack, that the victim was specifically targeted.
The suspect allegedly walked into the topless nightclub, shot the victim — later identified as 32-year-old Lakisha Marie Neal — then fled the scene.
When officers arrived, Neal was already dead. She died of a gunshot wound to the head, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Friends of Neal said she was a good mother and an encouraging person.READ MORE: 'It's Bizarre': Southern Minnesota Ghost Town Still Attracting Summer Visitors
“I know there is nothing you can do that’s that bad–to justify shooting,” a friend said. “There’s nothing you can do that bad. We need to stop all the violence.”
Friends held a vigil outside Augie’s Saturday night, praying for peace.
They said Neal was enjoying a Friday night out and don’t know why she would have been targeted.
Her family and friends are resting on their faith to get through this difficult time.MORE NEWS: Sign Bearing George Floyd's Name Unveiled At 38th And Chicago: 'This Is Just Another Step Forward'
The name of the suspect has not been released.


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Try this soup together with your kids and enjoy healthy veggies as a family
Heat Oil and Cook Vegetables
Heat the oil in a pot and gently cook the onions for 5 minutes. Add the apple, curry paste and Worcestershire sauce and cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the butternut and stock and simmer, covered for 20 minutes. Stir in the evaporated milk and season with salt and pepper.
Blend until Smooth
Allow to cool slightly and use a stick blender to blend until smooth. Alternatively, pureé the mixture in a blender.
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Reheat before serving and serve with either a drizzle of cream or a sprinkling of dukkah, coriander leaves and chilli slices, if desired.
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The 75 pupils of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State who were abducted on September 1, 2021, have regained their freedom after about two weeks in captivity. The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) broke the news on its verified Facebook, wherein it was revealed in the post that gunmen abducted more than 70 students in the country’s northwest state of Zamfara. It is not yet clear if any ransom was paid before the pupils were released, as details of the release remain sketchy. Zamfara State Police spokesman, Mohammed Shehu, had said in a statement that a large group of attackers stormed the Government Day Secondary School in the remote village of Kaya that Wednesday morning, seizing the pupils. He had given the number of seized children as 73. “The abduction followed the invasion of the school by large numbers of armed bandits,” he had stated.
Shehu said that Police rescue teams were working with the military to secure the release of the pupils.
Five of the pupils managed to escape their captors within 24 hours.
Bandits operating in Zamfara and environs have been finding it difficult to communicate with their informants or get things from some local markets, owing to the shutdown of telecommunication networks in the state.
Last week, Governor Bello Matawalle said the state government is no longer interested in holding a dialogue with bandits.
He said security forces would flush them out of the state.
“My administration will no longer grant amnesty to bandits as they have failed to embrace the peace initiative earlier extended to them,’’ the governor had said in his address to some residents.
He urged residents to be patient and to support new security measures put in place to flush out bandits and their collaborators to restore peace in the state.


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Hemingway and James Joyce were drinking buddies in Paris. Joyce was thin and bespectacled; Hemingway was tall and strapping. When they went out Joyce would get drunk, pick a fight with a bigger guy in the bar and then hide behind Hemingway and yell, “Deal with him, Hemingway. Deal with him.”
Between this and the story about him reassuring F. Scott Fitzgerald re dick size, I’m developing a picture of Hemingway as the mother hen of the disaffected white male literary set of the early 20th century.
He probably called up Steinbeck sometimes and was like I CAN’T EVEN WITH THESE DIPSHITS and Steinbeck was all “That’s what you get for living in Paris, asshole”.


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Student artist of the month: Mariah Millard
Whenever anyone asks me to describe my work, I have a hard time describing it to them. Some people make art to show their feelings about themselves, other people, or how they look at the world. I just love to be creative. No matter what the prompt is, or even if there isn't one to begin with, I love getting what's in my mind out on paper any way I can. I love to make unrealistic situations in what could be a realistic setting.
My art outside of the classroom is mainly cartoon-based, I don't draw realistically, but I strive for good anatomy. I love to make fantasy characters or creatures in a very realistically set world. I mainly work digitally when it comes to personal art.
I want my art to make the people who look at it think not just about their feelings, but about how this picture or piece was working together. I also love when people can think up their own stories for my art and assign their own meaning behind it. Having someone come up with an entirely personal meaning in my art rather than the one that I assign gives me much more satisfaction than telling people exactly what I think it means.
Art can mean different things to different people - and that is what I love about art.
My favorite things in the world to draw are cartoon characters.
I am studying to become a successful concept artist and animator. I would love to create the characters and environments in cartoons and video games. I have always had a love for playing video games - mainly for character creation, but also for the exploration that can be done around the environments.
I get my inspiration for drawing characters from companies like Disney and Pixar, but also from Japanese anime. My style may not be specifically anime, but I do take some inspirations from eastern animation. My favorite cartoons and animes are Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, Inuyasha, and Regular show, to name a few.
The reason I love cartoons so much are because they have always been something I found safety in, even since I was a young girl. That is why I would love to be a part of creating one. With my love for both of these media, I decided I wanted to go into concept art and animation.
I have only been drawing since my freshman year of high school but I loved it so much that I have been practicing every day since then. Once I arrived at Green River College, I decided to get a fine art degree. Not only would it allow me to continue practicing my drawing skills, but it would also allow me to try many different media and styles.
"Save for a Rainy Day"
Since entering Green River College I have taking all of the drawing classes available, as well as sculpture class, beginning design, graphic design, and pottery. I plan to take digital photography and color theory next quarter, which will be my last quarter here.
As far as transferring to another school, my plans were originally to attend Western Washington University and obtain my Bachelors in Fine Art with a minor in art education, since it would give me the most options after leaving school. However, after looking at multiple schools I am now uncertain of where I would like to transfer. I am still leaning towards Western Washington University but am uncertain on my final decision. Wherever I go, I will make sure that I make my dream to become a concept artist/animator a reality.

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Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
January 17, 2003
Marathon deputies make drug arrest
Marathon - Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man for possessing a large amount of powdered cocaine Wednesday in Marathon.
Deputies Chuck Kellenberger and Louis Rivera were on bike patrol in the area of 15th street. They were conducting the special patrol in response to citizen complaints of drug sales in the area. Deputies Kellenberger and Rivera observed 24 year old Victor Hugo Diaz outside on the street, consuming alcohol with another man.
Diaz identified himself as the tenant of a nearby trailer. The deputies asked for consent to search the trailer and Diaz agreed. Just inside the trailer door they found 31 bags of a white powdery substance that field tested positive for cocaine.
Diaz was charged with possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, and was booked at the Marathon corrections facility.
Special Investigations detectives arrest two more in Operation Bogart
Monroe County – Sheriff’s detectives with the Special Investigations Division, working with agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, arrested two more high level drug dealers in an ongoing investigation into crack cocaine sales in the upper Keys and Homestead areas.
The ongoing investigation has been dubbed “Operation Bogart” because of the many crack cocaine sales which have taken place in the parking lot of the Caribbean Club in Key Largo. That location, along with other locations in Key Largo and Homestead, have been targeted during the course of the operation. Detectives say the Caribbean Club parking lot is a major meeting place for drug dealers and purchasers in the upper Keys. Sheriff’s detectives have been working together with the DEA and Homestead Police to arrest those dealers, hoping to slow the traffic of crack cocaine into Homestead and the Keys.
On Thursday, two more high level dealers were arrested at a gas station in Homestead. The two dealers met with undercover operatives with the intention of selling them $4,000.00 of crack cocaine. When they showed up to make the sale at 11 a.m., they were arrested immediately.
28 year old Marshell Cooper and 24 year old Chalonda Williams were both federally charged with conspiracy sale of cocaine. Those charges are all inclusive, and cover numerous cocaine sales from both of them over the past few months, as well as Cooper’s possession of 15 grams of crack at the time of the arrest.
According to detectives, they were charged federally because of the high level and large extent of the criminal enterprise they are involved in. The criminal enterprise being investigated during Operation Bogart involves numerous high level dealers responsible for large amounts of cocaine sales, both in the upper Keys and in the Homestead, Florida City and South Miami-Dade County areas.
The investigation is continuing. Assisting in the two arrests were K-9 teams from the Florida Highway Patrol and officers from the Homestead Police Department.
January 13, 2003
Drug Dealer arrested
(Stock Island) A tip from a citizen helped Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputies arrest a suspected drug dealer and confiscate cocaine and cash. The incident started Saturday afternoon when a citizen flagged down a Deputy to report drug dealing in a vacant lot at the corner of Macdonald Avenue and Second Street on Stock Island. Deputies Mark Long and James Williams located 53-year old Gerardo Garcia near the vacant lot. After a pat down to check for weapons, they asked Garcia what was in his right pocket. He produced a small bottle and gave it to the officer. The bottle contained what appeared to be crack cocaine rocks. A field test confirmed the presence of the illegal drug. The Deputies searched Garcia, locating a second bottle filled with crack rocks and a small amount of powdered cocaine. In all, the Deputies search of Garcia yielded 80 crack rocks and one-point five grams of powdered cocaine plus 425 dollars in cash. Garcia told the Deputies he was selling the cocaine for ten dollars a rock. Garcia was taken to the county jail after he was arrested on charges of possession of cocaine with intent to sell.
January 10, 2003
Two teens charged with mailbox damage on Big Pine
Big Pine Key – Two 18 year old boys were arrested Thursday and charged with damaging at least 16 mailboxes on Big Pine Key over night.
According to Sgt. Daryl Hull and Detective John McGee, the two boys allegedly drove through various subdivisions on Big Pine Key in a pickup truck between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. They both used a wooden dowel about four feet long to hit the mailboxes. They damaged boxes in Port Pine Heights, Tropical Bay Estates, Eden Pines and Palm Villa as well as on Watson Boulevard and South Streets.
18 year old Charles Severance and 18 year old Jesse Reed were both charged with 16 counts of criminal mischief. They were released on their own recognizance after giving full written confessions to the crimes.
More charges may be pending.
January 3, 2003
Man arrested for stealing credit card, using it for cash
Marathon – A Marathon man was arrested Thursday for stealing a credit card in June, then using it to withdraw money from an ATM machine.
The victim called the Sheriff’s Office after he got a statement showing that $108.00 in cash had been charged to a Capitol One card issued in his name. He told detectives he’d applied for the card, but never received it.
Detectives Lionel Vargas and Rick Martin worked together with the victim, with TIB bank in Marathon and with a fraud investigator from Capitol One to investigate the case. They discovered by viewing video printouts from tapes taken at an ATM machine at TIB Bank that Herberth Guzman was the one to withdraw the cash from the machine, charging it to the victim’s Capitol One account. The victim recognized Guzman as one of his tenants, a man who lived at the same location the victim receives his mail.
When detectives reviewed the card’s history, it showed someone activated it by phone in June, then attempted to use it a number of times between then and September. It was during one of those attempts that Guzman was able to obtain the cash.
Detectives Vargas and Martin, using as interpreter Deputy William Guerra, confronted Guzman. Guzman admitted to taking the credit card from the victim’s mail, activating it and using it numerous times.
Guzman was arrested Thursday and charged with theft. He was booked into the Monroe County Detention Center with his bond set at $5,000.00.
January 2, 2003
Vehicle burglaries on the rise with tourist season
Monroe County – Vehicle burglaries are on the rise in the county with the increase in visitors and winter residents. Once again, the Sheriff’s Office would like to remind everyone to lock your vehicle’s doors and put valuables out of site.
The Sheriff’s Office has responded to 24 vehicle burglary reports since December 20th. Eleven of those were in the upper Keys, 7 in the middle Keys and 6 in the lower Keys. The vehicle break-ins are taking place in various locations and under all different types of circumstances. Seven of the burglaries took place at bridges and beaches in the Keys. People park their cars to go fishing, sightseeing or to take pictures and don’t take the time to lock the doors, or secure the valuables before leaving the vicinity of the vehicle. Twelve of the break-ins took place while the vehicles were parked at Keys businesses. Break-ins are also taking place in residential neighborhoods, while vehicles are parked overnight in driveways or on the street. When you park your car at your home, remember to remove the keys and any valuables, and lock the doors. Items commonly being stolen include purses and bags, cash, cameras and camcorders, cellular phones, jewelry and credit cards.
Most vehicle burglaries are crimes of opportunity. If you don’t present a criminal with an easy opportunity, most of the time you will avoid becoming a victim of such a crime.
Crime Stoppers tip results in bad check arrest
Key West – A Crime Stoppers tipster was instrumental in the arrest of a man passing bad checks in the Keys over the holidays.
42 year old Jeffrey Howard was arrested New Year’s Eve and charged with grand theft and uttering a forged instrument. He is accused of writing a stolen check to Marathon Jewelry on December 14th for almost $2,000.00 worth of jewelry. The check he wrote was stolen from an Exxon gas station in Cocoa Beach, Florida in September of 2000. Howard is reportedly from that area. A number of other businesses in the Keys have also reported receiving payment on goods with these stolen checks.
Detective Rick Martin was assigned to investigate the case. The owner of Marathon Jewelry was able to give the detective a description of the suspect, and said he produced a Washington State driver’s license with the name “Ronald Stinson” on it. An alert was issued by the Sheriff’s Office asking that anyone who knew a person resembling the description contact Crime Stoppers or the Sheriff’s Office immediately.
Over the next few days, the Crime Stoppers hot line received 20 calls identifying the suspect as Jeffrey Howard. The tips gave his home address as being on Grinnell Street in Key West. Detective Martin pulled a copy of Howard’s Florida driver’s license photo and did a photo line up with the owner of Marathon Jewelry. He positively identified Howard as the man who bought jewelry from his store with the stolen check.
Howard was arrested and was booked into the Monroe County Detention center Tuesday, charged with grand theft and uttering a forged instrument. More charges are pending against him.
Debt over football bet leads to burglary arrest
Islamorada – A Tavernier man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he broke into an Islamorada home demanding to be paid for a bet made on a football game.
40 year old Robert Lacerra allegedly broke down the door at a residence on Coral Road in Islamorada Tuesday at 1:45 p.m. A man sleeping inside heard the door breaking and called 911 for help. He was on the phone with Sheriff’s dispatchers as Lacerra burst into his room demanding that he hang up the phone or he’d kill him. Lacerra told the man his roommate, Brian Anderson, owed him money from a bet they made over a football game.
Deputies en route to the call spotted a white Mustang convertible speeding away from the home and pulled it over. Lacerra and a woman were inside the car. Lacerra was brought back to the residence as the investigation progressed. At that point, Anderson returned to the residence. He said he’d been at the bank getting money to pay Lacerra for the bet.
Lacerra was arrested and charged with burglary of an occupied dwelling and he was booked into the Monroe County Detention Center.


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The UK government is expected to announce on Thursday whether it will order a public inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bomb, with expectation growing that an inquiry is likely.
Asked by The Irish Times if it could confirm reports the Northern Secretary, Chris Heaton-Harris, would make an announcement on Thursday, the Northern Ireland Office said the “Government intends to make an announcement imminently”.
It is understood bereaved relatives have been advised that Mr Heaton-Harris is set to make a statement to the House of Commons. If an inquiry is ordered, it will be a victory for campaigners who have sought an inquiry for over 20 years.
The Real IRA bomb exploded in the Co Tyrone town on August 15th, 1998, killing 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins. Hundreds more were injured.
In 2021, a High Court judge recommended that the British government should carry out a human rights-compliant investigation into alleged security failings in the lead-up to the attack.
Mr Justice Horner found it was potentially plausible the attack could have been prevented.
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His ruling came after a legal challenge by a bereaved family member against the government’s refusal to hold a public inquiry.
The judge also recommended that the Government in the Republic establish its own investigation.
Mr Heaton-Harris had pledged to announce the British government’s response to the judgment early in the new year.
The Secretary of State travelled to Omagh in December to meet some of the bereaved families and visit the site of the bombing and a nearby memorial garden.
In his 2021 judgment, Justice Horner directed that a fresh investigation should take place into the atrocity.
He said any inquiry should examine the failure to act on an informer tip-off or use intelligence and surveillance evidence about previous terror attacks.
The judge said a new investigation should also examine whether a politically motivated “de-escalation” of the security approach to dissident republicans in the months before the 1998 attack resulted in crucial intelligence not being acted upon.
Mr Justice Horner said he was not going to order specifically that the UK inquiry into the Omagh bomb takes the form of a public inquiry, explaining he did not want to be “prescriptive” about the methodology.
While having no jurisdiction to order the Government south of the Border to act on the matter, the judge urged authorities there to establish their own inquiry in light of his findings.
In recent weeks the Northern Ireland Office has insisted it has been continuing to work on “next steps” following Justice Horner’s judgment. Additional reporting – PA


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Live 105 (KITS 105.3 FM) remains mum about the unceremonious yanking of the popular morning program “The Woody Show” from the airwaves.
“I’m sorry, we don’t comment on personnel decisions,” the modern rock station’s program director, Dave Numme, wrote in an email exchange.
Show host Jeff “Woody” Fife also provided little insight into the mystery when he was contacted by e-mail.
“So I’m not sure what all I can or cannot say right now,” he wrote. “I can say that we were shocked by the decision and didn’t see this coming at all.”
Fife says that he is unsure of what his next move will be, but says that people can look for updates on his personal Twitter account (www.twitter.com/thewoodyshow). Interestingly, on that Twitter page is a post made April 1 that says “Well, it happened. We were fired from Live 105.”
The station also declined to say what its plans are for the morning show period, which it is filling for now mostly with music.
CONTEXT? WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ CONTEXT: Billy Bob Thornton proved Wednesday that Canadian radio is so amazing, you can tell a person’s nose is out of joint.
Promoting his band the Boxmasters, for which he sings and plays drums, he apparently didn’t like being introduced on CBC radio’s Studio Q as an “Oscar-winning screenwriter-actor-director.”
Good thing he wasn’t introduced as Maddox Jolie-Pitt’s first adopted father or we might have witnessed the first radio transmission of blood.
Thornton’s publicist told CNN the 53-year-old took the reference to his movie career as an insult to his musical endeavour, which meant it was all downhill from there for radio host Jian Ghomeshi. CNN also called the Boxmasters an “electric hillbilly band.” It could do that, because Atlanta is too far away from Toronto.
Asked about his musical influences as a child, Thornton replies, “I just liked baseball as a kid. … I subscribed to a magazine called Famous Monsters of Filmland. The publisher was a guy named Forrest J. Ackerman, who passed away recently.”
Thornton pretended not to have met his touring partner Willie Nelson and compared Canadian audiences to “mashed potatoes with no gravy.” Then he launched into “Blame Canada” from the movie “South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut” and made unkind comments about Terrance and Phillip.
Actually, Thornton didn’t perform musically at all. At the end of the segment, the band was to play a track from its album, but Thornton said his bandmates would perform without him as he did not bring his drums: “We don’t cart those around at 6 o’clock in the morning.” He then am-scrayed from the studio.
Ghomeshi said after the show: “To not answer questions because I made the apparently egregious mistake of calling him an actor as well as a musician, it just seemed a little absurd.”
MORE MATERIAL FOR CASEY AFFLECK: Thornton may be upstaging actor-turned-rapper-turned-taciturn Joaquin Phoenix in the wackdoodle celebrity interview world today, but a poll on Us magazine’s Web site says between the two, Phoenix is weirder, 68 percent to 32 percent.
WHERE THERE’S SMOKE…: Canada was no fun for Britney Spears, either. Her show in Vancouver was halted for a half-hour Wednesday because of smoky conditions.
Oh, that was just Billy Bob Thornton, fuming all the way from Toronto.
The singer walked off three songs into her opening set, and the Vancouver Sun said the sold-out GM Place audience sat in darkness for more than 30 minutes. Spears gave no explanation upon her return, but launched into “Blame Canada” and made unkind comments about Terrance and Phillip.
No, what she did say after finishing the set was, “Vancouver, don’t smoke weed.” This “Circus” tour is going to go over like gangbusters in Amsterdam.
Spears’ publicist, Holly Shakoor, issued a statement apologizing to fans, explaining “crew members above the stage became ill due to a ventilation issue.”
Spears performs Saturday in Sacramento and Sunday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose.
Today is Good Friday, April 10, the 100th day of 2009. There are 265 days left in the year.
Actor Harry Morgan (94); actor Max von Sydow (80); actor Omar Sharif (77); sportscaster John Madden (73); R&B singer Bobbie Smith of The Spinners (73); sportscaster Don Meredith (71); reggae artist Bunny Wailer (62); actor Steven Seagal (58); folk-pop singer Terre Roche of The Roches (56); actor Peter MacNicol (55); rock musician Steven Gustafson of 10,000 Maniacs (52); singer-producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds (51); rock singer-musician Brian Setzer (50); rapper Afrika Bambaataa (49); rock singer Katrina Leskanich (49); Olympic gold medal speedskater Cathy Turner (47); rock musician Tim “Herb” Alexander (44); actor-comedian Orlando Jones (41); rock musician Mike Mushok of Staind (40); singer Kenny Lattimore (39); rapper Q-Tip (39); blues singer Shemekia Copeland (30); actress Laura Bell Bundy (28); actress Chyler Leigh (27); singer Mandy Moore (25); actor Haley Joel Osment (21).
— Associated Press


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Unfortunately travel & work allowed me little time to post pictures last week....hope I’ll make up from now on...
Wanted to share with you a slice of daily life from rural Bengal, my home state
Located almost 130 km from Kolkata, Geonkhali is nestled at the confluence of River Rupnarayan and River Ganges. At Geonkhali, the rivers become so wide that they appear like the sea, with the opposite bank barely visible. The view is truly breathtaking. The riverfront is flanked with a green wilderness. One can catch country boats from the jetty or ferry ghat and crossover to Gadiara or nearby Nurpur. Here is one of the ferry boats, bearing number 786 (written in Bengali script in green...also written is "Please do not climb on the roof" :-)), which we had taken coming from Nurpur. The same ferry boat was now ready to make the last return trip to Nurpur. It would become dark soon. The last light of the day created nice pastel hues.
You would notice how narrow is the plank of wood which the people are using to board the ferry boat. It is barely 6 to 8 inches in width and hence the long bamboo which the chap on the right is holding quite nonchalantly, is used by the passengers to balance themselves as they climb up (or disembark). Quite risky it looks, but the local people do this act effortlessly, day in, day out.
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dta (82386) 2013-04-09 0:53
Hello Angshuman ,
An excellent capture of this boat and scene of the daily life . I like especially how the man hold the long wooden perch , to help people to climb into the boat .
lousat (97585) 2013-04-09 0:56
Don't work so much,we need your pics...ehehe...and this is another magnificent capture,your way to show us the world is always professional and always a great pleasure to see,magnificent perspective whit a lot of colors and perfect details...and a very difficult staircase to the boat too..ehehe..have a nice day and thanks,Luciano
batalay (40385) 2013-04-09 1:09
Hello Mr. B,
I have not been very active in TE lately, just like you. Moreover, it is 4:00 am here in Washington, DC. Accordingly, it is a pleasure when I just made appearance, logging on and finding a new post from you. The composition superb, with the small group of travelers boarding the river boat.
adidas5nb (5743) 2013-04-09 1:22
love the mood of the pic,nice perspective.love the way you have framed it..with the passengers going aboard and the q making a diagonal.
yquem46 (38752) 2013-04-09 1:32
Si Indian, could as well be in Varanasi or on the Yamuna !
A good shot of daily life of course
Have a nice day, best regards
dkmurphys (64573) 2013-04-09 3:57
Very attractive scene in perfect colors. I like the POV, very well taken.
pierrefonds (71137) 2013-04-09 4:22
The distance between the boat and the horizon is giving depth to the composition. The point of view is showing the détails and coulours of the biat and the action of the passengers. The cloudy sky is giving a good contrast to the colours. Have a nie day.
Sergiom (88317) 2013-04-09 5:26
Une très belle construction d'image avec ces deux diagonales qui se rencontrent au centre. Les vêtements colorés ressortent parfaitement sur fond de ciel gris. Une belle scène de la vie quotidienne de cet endroit.
yaya13baut (3344) 2013-04-09 8:46
good composition of the passengers catching the stick to climb up into the boat.
nice colors too.
robmal (2247) 2013-04-09 9:37
this ia a great daily life shot, great warm colors and lights, very interesting note.
holmertz (59142) 2013-04-09 11:01
I like this picture very much. It has great colours, a good foreground and a couple of diagonals that benefit the composition very nicely. It gives us a good idea of local daily life and the hazards of local journeys in parts of the world. The light is beautifully handled.
Periko (6214) 2013-04-09 16:59
Interesting moment in which we can see how the people become accustomed to certain limitations and risks.
Good shot. TFS
InasiaJones (31566) 2013-04-09 18:33
Hi Angshu my बाधव,
This photo reminds me about the astute people of India, always finding ways to be efficient with the least resources. Can you imagine such a scene in Europe or America? Of course not, as we subscribe to all sorts of security standards and procedures, so you can only admire the street sense typical of Asia and India in particular.
I'm really having a smile while looking at your photo, as it epitomizes the easy going attitude of Indians and it makes me feel the same way I was when visiting your country.
This scene is tightly framed, closer to the action that is taking place and we almost feel intimate with your subjects, like if we were about to get on board ourselves, waiting in line and getting ready to grab the perch. But with my heavy backpack, I would probably struggle not to fall in the river... :-p))
papagolf21 (109312) 2013-04-10 1:11
Bonjour, cher ami Angshu,
Allez l'embarquement va commencer ! j'aime beaucoup l'utilisation d'une grande perche à usage de main courante.
Une image vivante et très réaliste.
Une fois encore, l'image est percutante.
Kamilutka (8107) 2013-04-10 1:32
well done for catching this scene - it has been very well composed and you managed also to capture the dynamism and movement. The people climbing the boat are contrasting with the man on the top of it who seems to be motionless and quite indifferent to whatever is happening there. Great colors.
Thanks for sharing
emka (106772) 2013-04-10 1:46
nice shot fro m your home state, rather rarely seen on TE. Excellent scene. Haha, I remember going by similar boat in Myanmar and the way how to get on it. Wonderful Indian women.
Today I go to Australia!! bye bye
annjackman (21903) 2013-04-10 2:07
I very much enjoy this picture. The viewpoint is excellent with diagonals created for both the boat and the boarding ladder. Exquisite colours and light. The 'handrail' is unusual and rather impressive!
Beautiful work - TFS.
Kind Regards, Ann
jhm (160023) 2013-04-10 3:37
Again a high quality picture with a nice daily life image.
Excellent captured, I like the different colours of the people and the boat.
Composition and presentation are very well taken.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a nice day,
Nicou (151064) 2013-04-10 10:01
il faut être agile pour ne pas tomber dans l'eau superbe image et captage de cet personnages qui embarquent dans le bateau génial.
bravo et amitié
danos (103144) 2013-04-10 10:36
very nice the snapshot from the daily life of the natives with the way that embark on the boat as the wooden 'banister' that is the eye catching of the image.
Excellent the light and the colour management as the clarity and the beauty of the image.
Graal (103038) 2013-04-10 11:18
interesting reportage and scene on the boat by Ganges. Good composition. Well comment in note and very good photowork.
Have a nice evening.
ChrisJ (117855) 2013-04-10 23:39
A superb daily life scene and I like the angled composition with the gangplank and passengers adding perspective and lead in lines to the boat. Good sharpness and saturation. Nice warm cold color contrasts between the red and blue. Tfs!
mohammad_H (10072) 2013-04-10 23:43
Wooden boats are always attractive, and the smell of old shows, Indian Coastal everyday life, good resolution and colorful local people dressed in traditional Indian Good day and good luck
Waylim (25436) 2013-04-11 11:08
Beautiful photo of the daily life in your country. this reminded me of the book I read called "The Hungry Tide" by Amitah Ghos. Some of the scene decribe in his book would be like this in my imagination. Beautiful glow of the light that illuminated the whole area. Love everything about it, the way the people walking in and up to the boat. It lead us and inviting us in. The color are rich with deep tone and yet very natural, I feel like being transported to a different place and time.
Urs (14082) 2013-04-11 20:57
Yes I'm back on TE after I had only very limited time in 2011 and 2012 due to my workload and finally I fell and broke my left wrist in February 2013 which was followed by a surgery. Now I'm recovering posting older shots as I should not lift a camera if I do not want to cause damage to my hand.
I like your shot, boat number 786 it is a typical boat on the Ganges. The passengers boarding it boost the dynamic of your shot, as well as it adds vibrant colour hues. It is an excellent POV, well done
Fis2 (106408) 2013-04-12 3:15
Good frame and colors.
I like this daily life shot.
Have a nice afternoon.
josepmarin (58359) 2013-04-12 9:48
Namaste, my friend Angshuman,
a peculiar style of climb on to the ferry boat in this nice scene of the daily life.
The narrow plank of wood and the amazing bamboo handrail for the passengers they are a few gorgeous elements in your composition.
I applaud your good management of light and colors.
pajaran (65764) 2013-04-12 12:29
Interesantan teks sa datim podacima i trenutku ...
Lep pogled na camac sa putnicima ...
Dobar trenutak snimka, kontrast, lepe boje.
Dobar rad i kompozicija, lepo pokazan trenutak.
Sve najbolje za vikend.
An interesting text of the specified data and time ...
Nice view of the boat with passengers ...
A good time recording, contrast, beautiful color.
Good work and composition, nice moment shown.
All the best for the weekend.
npecanhuk (78549) 2013-04-13 2:50
Very attractive daily life picture!
Special regards to the colors, exposure, chosen pov and, above all, composition!
TFS - congrats,
Enjoy your week-end,
macjake (72555) 2013-04-13 10:48
Seeing these truly cultural images from India are what I enjoy most. Just look at that boat! The narrow bow of the boat is very cool indeed, sharp like a needle :)
love the narrow plank too, and the man holding the rail.
A+ for the subject material!
Didi (60590) 2013-04-13 11:10
Very nice local scene with an interesting perspective of the boat
Very nice coloured ambiance
wolf38 (31296) 2013-04-14 23:16
Hello Angshuman. The photo is in itself beautiful and atmospheric. Very nice colors and excellent composition. Overall, a good shot.
adores (46363) 2013-04-17 16:19
A very good scene!You captured very well the pose of the man helping the women getting on the boat. Seems he's paying attention to something else. Good and colourful daily scene! You framed it really well!
jusninasirun (17527) 2013-04-18 23:22
Excellent daily life capture with bright colors and stunning pov. The details of the scene is beautiful and love the design of the handrail :-)
Thanks for sharing and kind regards.
abmdsudi (57720) 2013-04-22 23:59
Great shot around here and you have done well to control it to convey the real atmosphere. It's full of vibrancy and by concentrating on the diagonal figs has strengthened this close shot tremendously and the colours are great; contrasting so well against the misty background. I enjoy looking at different cultures and this picture shows alot of a typical scene of everyday life and I llove the title too!
Excellent slice of life shot. Congrats
RhodieIke (11744) 2014-02-03 23:03
This is super, my goodness though it looks a bit precarious the board to get on the boat, fantastic colours, light, management and splendid presentation.
Congratulations on your eighth year on TE, we have viewed and learnt so much from your country and surrounds.
All the best. Iain.
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- Date Taken: 2012-11-13
- Categories: Daily Life, Transportation
- Camera: Canon 400D (Digital Rebel XTi), Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 EX DC MACRO, RAW, Marumi 72mm PL-CIR
- Exposure: f/2.8, 1/80 seconds
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The closing of schools for girls from grades 7-12 faced strong reactions by the international community including the UN.
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, said that the “failure by Taliban authorities to reopen schools for girls above 6th grade is profoundly disappointing and damaging for Afghanistan.”
“The start of the new school year has been anticipated by all students, girls and boys, and parents and families,” Guterres said in a statement.
The Islamic Emirate earlier announced that it would reopen all schools for male and female students across the country but on Wednesday—the first day of the school year—students beyond grade six were not allowed to attend their schools and were told to remain at their homes until further notice.
“The denial of education violates the human rights of women and girls – beyond their equal right to education, it leaves them more exposed to violence, poverty and exploitation,” said Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
“This is a major setback for children across Afghanistan and UNICEF is deeply worried about the impact of this decision on girls, on their learning and mental health,” said Sam Mort, Chief of Communication, Advocacy and Civic Engagement of UNICEF Afghanistan.
US Secretary Antony Blinken reacted to the closing of schools for girls above grade sixth and called education a basic human right. “The United States rejects the Taliban’s excuses for reversing their commitment to the people of Afghanistan that all Afghans would be able to return to school at all levels today,” he said.
In addition to Afghan politicians and world officials, people close to the government also suggested that education is a fundamental right of humans.
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The voice and familiar speech cadence of Walter Cronkite tether me to my childhood. The sound of him speaking - friendly, melodious, anchored in worldly gravitas - instantly evokes the wise authority figure who gave America the news every night for three decades. Cronkite is of what Tom Brokaw calls our greatest generation, folks born in the early part of the 20th century, people who came of age during the Great Depression and were by chance young adults at the time of World War II. Cronkite has been present at the making of more history than most others living today. As a war correspondent during World War II, he was on the beach at Normandy and later he covered the Nuremberg trials. After the war, he established press bureaus all over Europe and then came home and settled down to deliver the CBS Evening News, serving as our daily companion through some of this country’s most joyous and heartbreaking moments, imparting the news to the soldiers who came home from World War II and soon to the children they produced. Then he reported on the next war, Korea, and the children's war, Vietnam. Walter Cronkite is still vibrant a few weeks shy of his 90th birthday. He was born during World War I but his voice marches out of my computer's speakers confident and strong. He says, "This nation of ours is embroiled in what threatens to be an interminable war on terrorism. It is clear that military force and our policy of pre-emption are alone insufficient to make us safe.” I ran into Uncle Walter in cyberspace when researching a growing groundswell, the idea (200 years old and slowly building) to create a Cabinet-level department in the United States executive branch, the Department of Peace. The idea, to borrow from Einstein, is to prepare for peace rather than preparing for war. The thinking is that maybe in addition to military academies (or instead) there should be peace academies. Maybe there should be at least one voice in the president's ear advocating for peace and restraint. Maybe we would look better to the world community (and indeed be better) if we concentrated on learning how to be at peace with our neighbors. Perhaps a U.S. Department of Peace could cure some Americans' peculiar dyslexia that reads peace as appeasement and pacifism as passive-ism. Possibly then people could notice that those who stand for peace are courageous, strong, patriotic and principled. Surely that's how we see Walter Cronkite. He's no wimp, no dreamy hippie. He trod the bloody sand at Normandy, after all, and he’s on the Department of Peace bandwagon. The voice of Walter Cronkite inside my computer dares to articulate his vision for the Department of Peace. He says, "I can even see all of our consulates [and] embassies abroad, flying next to Old Glory the peace flag, reminding all that we have a powerful branch of government dedicated solely to achieving and perpetuating peace for all people.” I can see it, too. It’s hard to imagine the Department of Peace failing any more spectacularly than the Bush administration’s war in Iraq and so-called war on terror have, and at least we’d be perceived as having our hearts in the right place for a change. We have another chance to put our hearts in the right place this week when the United States, along with all the world’s other countries, is invited to participate in a global cease-fire on the International Day of Peace, Thursday. This is the 24th annual International Day of Peace, a day created by United Nations resolution, and each year there’s a call for a 24-hour worldwide cease-fire. Sure, the cease-fire part hasn’t happened yet, but I don’t want to live in a world where no one bothers to try. Maybe I'm like a Cubs fan when it comes to peace. This could be our year. I have to believe it's possible. I want to walk the halls of the U.S. Department of Peace, I want my tax dollars to go there and I want wise elders like Walter Cronkite to run the place. That’s the way it is. --- BARB GUY is a regular contributor to these pages.


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The Fashion Central Multi Brand Store held the Bridal Trunk Show on 24th September at its flagship store located at M.M. Alam Road. The Red Carpet started at 7pm and followed by Fashion Presentation at 8pm. Many renowned fashion designers participated and showcased their latest bridal collection 2014.
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Rep. Charles Boustany seeks info about IRS practices
U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany told the nation’s top tax official Wednesday to turn over information crucial to a probe into how the Internal Revenue Service treated conservative groups seeking tax exemption.
“The ongoing investigation has hit a roadblock,” Boustany, the Republican who represents Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District, told IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. “It’s in your interest to clear this deck. … We want to get this cleared out so you can move forward.”
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About 400 people responsible for safety on the High Plains from Dalhart to Bovina to Briscoe County and surrounding states met Tuesday for updates on coping with everything from tornadoes to cattle disease epidemics.
The Panhandle Regional Planning Commission's emergency advisory committee hosted the fourth annual event at Amarillo Civic Center.
Huge specialized vehicles like a mobile command center and the Amarillo Police Department Bomb Squad truck were parked outside, and the two large exhibit halls were filled with technology and tools like an inflatable hospital that have made the Texas Panhandle a little safer over the past few years.
And speakers shared their experiences with situations like the Bastrop wildfires and Joplin, Mo., tornado with an eye to helping others prepare to something similar.
"Too often, the public sees emergency management as a process that occurs after a disaster strikes, but in reality it's about working to prevent or staying prepared to deal with the next disaster," said Emily Nolte, PRPC emergency planner.
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"At any given time, there's 2.5 million head of beef being fed in the region," he said. "Cattle feeding is critical infrastructure."
He offered a list of numbers related to the area within a 150-mile radius of Amarillo to illustrate his point - 130 feedlots, 30 percent of U.S. beef, $8.5 billion in sales, $1.8 billion spent on grain for feed and annual economic impact of $15 billion.
The critical nature of the feeding industry led to local planners becoming involved in a collaboration with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The department's assessment is finished, and federal funding is moving the project forward to deal with the worst - like an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
"We'll do what we need to do, but it would be better if we were prepared," Kelley said.
Defense contractor Cubic Applications, based in San Diego, is working on guidelines to help deal with and recover from such an incident. It is bringing information and questions to answer from previous workshops.
"We had to decide how to put down 20,000 cattle in 24 hours and dispose of the carcasses in 48 hours," said Stacey Tyler, project manager for Cubic. "Right now, we're collecting data to produce a guide for feedlots to use."
The guide will go to PRPC and Texas Cattle Feeders Association for evaluation, she said.
But answering questions about how to emerge from an outbreak comes first.
"The burning of carcasses is not a viable way to get rid of them. What is? We don't know," Kelley said. "It's not a small matter."
The Regional Resiliency Assessment Program is in the process of awarding a contract for holding workshop discussions on what is known and not known about issues such as responding to orders that would come from state and federal agencies.
"What are you going to do if an order comes to stop all trucks in your county hauling livestock?" Kelley said. "It could last a couple of hours. It could last a couple of weeks. You have cattle that need to be penned, fed and watered."
And sometimes the answer is a simple matter of education.
"If you have an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, will employees come to work?" Tyler said. "So education that it's not infectious to humans needs to be part of the guide."
But some education might be more challenging. Humans can eat the meat from infected cattle without contracting the disease, Kelley said.
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MP Bob Seely has welcomed an announcement that the Government will invest £290,025 to support bus services across the Isle of Wight.
The funding means the Island has benefitted from a total of £580,050 funding from the Government to support bus services since 2022.
The investment comes from the £80 million Bus Services Improvement Plan 2024-25 fund, of which there have been three rounds – building on the £80 million invested in 2023-24 and £1 billion invested in 2022.
It comes on top of a further £140 million announced in May from the extension of the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG), taking the total to continue supporting and protecting bus services across England to £300 million into 2025.
To help people with the cost of living and save on everyday travel costs, the Government has also invested £200 million to extend the bus fare cap, with single bus tickets capped at £2 outside London until the end of October 2023 and then at £2.50 until 30 November 2024.
Welcoming the news, Mr Seely said: “Our bus services on the Island are important. Many Islanders rely on them to get to work or to see family and friends.
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