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As repression rises in Russia, so does solidarity
A high-profile terrorism investigation into Russian anti-fascists has helped a new front emerge in Russia - a front of solidarity.
On 10 February, a Russian court sentenced seven young men on terrorism charges in what has become known as the “Network case”. The sentences were impressive:
Dmitry Pchelintsev, 27 - 18 years.
Ilya Shakursky, 23 - 16 years.
Andrey Chernov, 30 - 14 years
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Maxim Ivankin, 25 - 13 years
Mikhail Kulkov, 25 - 10 years.
Vasily Kuksov, 31 - 9 years.
Arman Sagynbayev, 27 - 6 six years.
The men were charged with terrorism offences - allegedly, they were part of a clandestine organising which planned a state coup in Russia. According to the FSB, each of them had assigned roles: leaders, communications personnel, sappers and ideological officers. Indeed, according to Russia's security service, members of the “Network” were planning to organise bombings during Russia’s March 2018 presidential elections and the Football World Cup, launching an armed uprising and “stirring up the masses for further destabilisation of the political situation in the country”.
As soon as the case was revealed to the public, defendants in the case began reporting that they had been brutally tortured by the FSB officers who detained them. At openDemocracy, we have tried to cover the case in as much detail as possible - translating and publishing in-depth accounts of torture, violation of procedure and the lack of evidence in the case.
We translate the following article by Yan Shenkman for Novaya Gazeta
Dmitry Pchelintsev’s parents are often told that prison breaks people. “That’s not what’s going to happen to our lads,” Pchelintsev’s dad says. And It’s true. The Network case has been going on for two and a half years, and plenty of terrible things have happened, but none of the defendants look broken, or even as if they’ve lost. The first thing that Dmitry Pchelintsev shouts when we come into the courtroom in Penza is: “I got the song, it’s great! I just didn’t know the melody, but I tried singing it and it turned out OK!”
It’s as if the terrible words “18 years” won’t be said about Dmitry any moment. Or the other defendants - 16 years, 14 years, 13 years, 10 years, nine years, six years.
The song is called “This will pass”, and it’s by the Russian punk band Pornofilmy. The song is about them, the Network Case defendants behind bars. “The honest guys from Penza and Petersburg get a sentence,” the song goes, and then: “With a wet plastic bag on your head, with electric burns on your wrist…”
These lines refer to the torture that the defendants have repeatedly reported, and which, the official opinion goes, did not happen. No arguments, testimony nor evidence have been accepted. Recently, another argument has emerged: several Roma who were forcibly evicted from a nearby settlement are being held in the same detention centre as the Network Case defendants. They have also complained of torture. It seems, in Penza, torture is the norm.
Vasily Kuksov, another defendant, smiles through his plastic mask. He has developed tuberculosis in detention. It’s unlikely nine years in prison are going to benefit him, but still, he’s smiling.
Ilya Shakursky, who received 16 years of strict regime prison, waves at me and makes a sign with his hands “Rotfront”. Stay strong seems to be the message.
The defendants’ mothers are sitting in the first two rows next to the “aquarium”, the glass cage which the defendants are kept in. I expected tears, hysterics, rage, anger towards the court, but not what actually happened: the parents stood in silence, their eyes straight. Not a tear was shed when the sentence was announced, their faces were like stone. Perhaps all their tears had already been shed, or perhaps they wanted to show their sons that they were holding together, so they didn’t worry. “We’re with you,” someone shouted to the defendants. From the acquarium they replied: “No! We’re with you!”
Only four people in the room look like they’re beaten: the three judges and the state prosecutor, who did not allow journalists to photograph or film them. Yury Klubkov, Andrey Balandin, Dmitry Sirota and prosecutor Sergey Semerenko. But it’s clear, they hide their eyes, wrinkle their noses. They’re not happy. But if they’re right, then why do they look so pathetic?
A route to shame, a route to respect
No one expected that it would all happen so quickly. The court resolution took 20 minutes to read out, and the whole sentencing procedure took less than an hour. “They sorted it out quicker than with Konstantin Kotov,” I say to Oleg Elanchik, a rights defender, referring to an activist who was sentenced to four years in prison after the Moscow protest wave last summer. “There was no motive, no extended definitions, nothing.”
“This is only the beginning,” Elanchik replies. “Now all cases will be decided like this. After the Network case, everything is possible.”
Everyone says that the Network case is a historic case, that it will go into the textbooks, that this is a breaking point, a new stage. But why? It’s not a secret that people were tortured in Russia before. That terrorism cases were fabricated, that huge sentences were handed down on the basis of fabricated evidence. Why did Penza shock everyone? Because it’s the first time it’s happened in public. Since the start of 2018, all of Russia’s newspapers and online media have been writing about the Network case. Celebrities, politicians talk about it. At every rally, every picket people talk about the Network.
For the first time in many months, there’s an open discussion of torture in a Russian court. And it’s happening in front of the press, without shame, in the open.
Ekaterina and Evgeny Malyshev's documentary about the Network case.
For the first time, a court officer helps me set up in the courtroom’s press area. He knows I’m from Novaya Gazeta and knows roughly what I’m going to write. What’s happening? What are they thinking about? Are they not afraid at all? Every activist, every person online who is subscribed to political groups now knows these names: state prosecutor Sergey Semerenko, presiding judge Yury Klubkov, FSB investigator Valery Tokarev, FSB officer Vyacheslav Shepelev. But this doesn’t bother them. We think they should be publicly shamed. But for them, this is a route to respect.
Before the sentence, Novaya Gazeta published an open letter by the defendants’ parents to president Putin. The article received more than 200,000 views - more than the number of signatures under other petitions in support of the Network defendants. The headline ran like this: “Vladimir Vladimirovich, you are being deceived, and the whole country is watching!” If somebody wrote me this kind of letter, I would have been touched. I don’t want the whole country to think of me as someone who’s been tricked by some swindlers. But it’s fine for the authorities, it seems. They’re silent.
The parents’ letter has been sent on to the FSB and General Prosecutor’s Office. There’s little chance that there will be any reaction, but still, there’s a chance. It’s not the norm for mistakes to be admitted nowadays - and definitely not crimes. But Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s press secretary, did comment on the case for the press: interference by the head of state is impossible. All that’s left is to wait for the Prosecutor’s Office to punish themselves, and the FSB - to punish the FSB.
No point in waiting
Evgeny and Ekaterina Malyshev, the hero-like Penza journalists who have covered every court hearing in the Network Case (and who made a film about it), tried to convince me that society has woken up and that this is the main result of the case. And for this, the defendants will pay with years of their lives.
To be honest, I’m not sure that this is the case. Society’s reaction has been minimal. I saw myself how Penza residents reacted to pickets the day before the sentence was issued. “Ah, this is the ‘Moscow case’, it’s about bloggers.” Indeed, bloggers. One woman came up, read a placard, listened to what the picketer had to say, and then started laying out all her own problems: a 70-year old woman had been made the boss at her workplace, no chance of getting justice, etc. And that was that.
I notice this kind of reaction when I was on my way to Penza. I’m sitting on the train reading the paper - articles about Konstantin Kotov, about the New Greatness case, about the Network case. And then I hear: “What is happening in this country! I cannot believe it!” I think my fellow passenger has woken up, he’s also worried. But it turns out that the train steward has given him wet sheets for the sleeper car. And that was that.
No, Russian society has not woken up. Something else has happened: a front of resistance has sprung up, made up of people of different political convictions and different ages. The thing they share in common, though, is that when they hear of injustice by the Russian authorities, they react.
There’s not many of these people, but they’re very public. They hold pickets, write postcards to people in detention, collect funds and food for people in prison, organise flash mobs online, and attend the courts. People used to view them as mad people who didn’t pose much of a threat, but now, after all the brutality of the past year, it’s a front. “But what’s the point?” I ask Vlad Barabanov, an activist who also mixed up in the Moscow case. He’s also come to Penza for the verdict. “They didn’t care about you at all,” I continue.
“But what’s the point of sitting and waiting?” Vlad is an anarchist, and is from the same anti-authoritarian scene a Pchelintsev, Shakursky and the rest of the defendants. But he’s not a member of a political party. He support everyone: Konstantin Kotov, New Greatness, The Network.
Everything has changed. Ilya Shakursky holds a single picket in support of Konstantin Kotov in the courtroom itself. Alexey Minyailo, Pavel Ustinov and Samariddin Radzhabov - who were all convicted in the Moscow Case - record a video in support of the Network Case. Lev Ponomarev, an old liberal human rights defender, attends rallies with red banners and opposition left activists. This isn’t your weekend opposition types, this is a front. They are resisting over months, years.
It’s another question of how effective the resistance is. Alexandra Krylenko is a rights defender who’s been involved in the Network case since 2018. She writes:
“Just don’t write that this is all pointless. We don’t measure how useful it is in terms of prison sentences. It would be strange if we went out on pickets, gave out information and everyone was released. If it was like that, we wouldn’t have to fight. That kind of victory isn’t worth anything.
We’re fighting for these guys not because we want these fluffy kittens back. They were taken hostage by cruel and heartless people. It’s the person who stands up against the blows who wins.
These past few years we’ve learned not to leave people on their own. So that every individual (and what’s more important - every wife, mother, father, brother and sister) did not have to face a prison sentence alone. So that there was someone beside you, someone who would hug you, hold your hand or just look you in the eye. It’s hard to believe it, but that didn’t exist just a short while ago. This is a real victory. A victory for care and support.”
No one should be alone
Aside from a 16-year prison sentence, Ilya Shakursky also received a fine of 50,000 roubles. Which is a particularly cynical move. None of the seven defendants are from rich families. Penza is, in general, a poor town, but the prices are like Moscow. Back in 2018, when the case first started, many of the families took loans to pay for their lawyers.
But now pay attention. Elena Bogatova, Shakursky’s mother, has a monthly wage of around 15,000 roubles (£180), Vasily Kuksov’s mother - 10,000 (£120). They talk about it in the Malyshevs’ documentary on the case. The forensic analyses in the case cost around a million roubles (£12,100.
You don’t have to believe in pickets, in public protest, street actions, but what really works is supporting the parents. And it worked in this case. A few days before the sentence was issued, journalists from a media run by Kremlin businessman Evgeny Prigozhin attacked a Petersburg politician, Maxim Reznik, because he participated in a charity auction to raise money for the Penza defendants. And they attacked with purpose: they sent an official parliamentary information request and a letter to the Prosecutor’s Office. Apparently this is called “supporting terrorists”. If I give Shakursky’s mother 5,000 roubles (£60) towards a care package for her son, does that mean I’m supporting terrorism or not? Maybe I’m a terrorist myself?
This is a general situation. Defendants in the New Greatness case were included in Rosfinmonitoring’s register of terrorists and extremists last summer. Rosfinmonitoring is an official financial intelligence service, and people who have their names put on the register get their bank accounts frozen. Now it’s not allowed to support the defendants neither morally, nor financially. And they need this support.
What do the authorities gain when they try to block financial support to families and prisoners? It’s hard to find a logical explanation for this. The guys are already in prison, their parents’ lives have been ruined. But they need to suffer a touch more?
Of course, the authorities won’t win out. People will continue to support the families, it’s just that activists will have to learn the rules of the underground. They won’t write “in support of the Network” when making bank transfers, but “for those who are worse off than us” or whatever. And the concerts in support of the prisoners will continue, as will the auctions, fundraising - just out of sight. This is what the Network case is about: the Russian authorities are creating an underground out of people who just want to help one another, not desperate fighters for justice and terrorists.
The young men who were sentenced on 10 February are anti-fascists. And the simple logic runs that if there are anti-fascists, there are fascists, too. And from time to time they raise their heads. The secret witness in the case, Vlad Dobrovolsky, is one of them.
Vasily Kuksov asked a question in court: “They want to reeducate me in prison. To become who? A fascist?”
A day before the sentence was issued, Pavel Nikulin, a journalist who was holding a single picket in the centre of Penza, was attacked. They tried to beat him up, ripped the placard out of his hands. “Penza is a right-wing city” they said. I’d love to interview these kind of people - I’d ask how they live, breathe, what they think of the FSB, what they think of the Network case. That said, there’s an answer to this question. Two neo-Nazis had already approached the pickets. When they saw a picture of Ilya Shakursky, they said: “Ah, we know him. It’s good he’s in prison.”
Seven more of these types turned up at a showing of the Malyshevs’ documentary film last Saturday. Big foreheads, tattoos with runes - just what you’d expect. They just didn’t expect that so many people would be there. With seven against 50, they decided not to cause a fuss. Instead, they left - the film wasn’t interesting, it seems. They didn’t like it.
“We’re taught to remember our ancestors, the heroes who defended us from the evil called fascism. We know this, we indoctrinate ourselves with it. And after that I find myself here, a convinced anti-fascist, listening to the testimony of a secret witness who is, in fact, an open Nazi"
The prosecution’s main argument in the Network case was the fact that the defendants played airsoft together. Dmitry Pchelintsev and his friends played airsoft - and if you watch the documentary, you’ll see they didn’t play that well. This didn’t stop the prosecution from considering the game “preparation for a coup”. But the issue is that they weren’t the only ones who played airsoft in Penza. There’s an airsoft team, it’s called Partizan Penza. They get up to exactly the same stuff as Pchelintsev and Shakursky, but they’re much better at it - professional and aggressive. And yes, they’re right-wing. Penza is a right-wing town. Right-wingers can play airsoft, but left-wingers are terrorists.
An hour before the court began, they started letting people into the building. Around one hundred people turned up. The Penza court officers had never seen so many activists and rights defenders in their court before. One of them joked: “It’s like Moscow in 1941!” That is, they’re the defenders of the motherland, and the people who came to support the anti-fascists are… fascists. Seriously? Are you sure it’s not the other way round?
This is what Ilya Shakursky said in his final address to the court:
“We’re taught to remember our ancestors, the heroes who defended us from the evil called fascism. We know this, we indoctrinate ourselves with it. And after that I find myself here, a convinced anti-fascist, listening to the testimony of a secret witness who is, in fact, an open Nazi. and you know, we should give him his due for finding a more humane way of solving… a more humane way of fighting anti-fascists. Now they don’t shoot us in the back of the head when we go into our homes, now they give false testimony about us while hiding behind masks and walls.”
There’s 35 seats in the courtroom in Penza. In Petersburg’s Ice Palace, a concert venue, there’s around 12,000 - it’s a huge place. On 15 February, the Pornofilmy band will play their new album in concert. They’ll also play their new song about the “honest guys from Penza and Petersburg”. When this case started two and a half years ago, Pornofilmy weren’t yet known nationally. They played small venues, and were known in the punk scene, but not beyond. Now everyone listens to them, their songs are played on the streets, subways. They’ve become popular. Vadim Kotlyarov, their singer, sings “My Russia is sitting in prison” and the crowd sings back to him. One Russia is in prison, the other puts her there. But as Kotlyarov sings, this will pass. It can’t last forever.
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By Jessica Sanchez, Contributing Reporter
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA – O Cinema North Beach will once again screen ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ on Saturday, October 26th, for one night only in their 8th annual run. A theatric musical evening awaits the audience, where everybody is invited to be part of the cast in costume as the Halloween tradition continues.
All attendees are encouraged to dress in a costume or just their favorite outfits and become part of the cast of The Rocky Horror Show, and also bring a bag of props for the film or to get one at the location, for everybody to get prepared for a special evening of fun and madness.
The event does not allow water or open flames, it is for one night only and the audience is welcome to sing, hoot, holler, quote and of course enjoy the 1975 cult classic directed by Jim Sharman.
Vivian Marthell, Co-Director of the O Cinema commented, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show is very near and dear to my heart. Growing up going to the old Coconut Grove Playhouse on Friday nights to catch this over the top kitschy-crazy Rock opera where Dr. Frankenstein (in this case Frankfurter) creates a hot blonde boy toy for his personal enjoyment.”
“Since we opened in 2011 it has become our annual tradition.” She added, “Every year we’ve had amazing talent from Miami’s local artists celebs do a shadow cast performance, drag queen TP Lorda as MC, virgin sacrifices, costume parades, and more!”.
“This year we are again, we will sell out and have an audience of costumed and bedazzled Rocky Horror fans. So get your ticket quick!” Marthell said.
The general admission price is $18 including a prop bag and for members, the cost is $16 including a prop bag. General admission and members tickets are available online and at the door as well. Tickets are usually sold out fast for this event, so guests are advised to buy them on time.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show starts exactly at 9PM so guests should arrive early to mingle. The O cinema is located at 500 71st Miami Beach, Florida 33141 and the phone number is (786) 207-1919.
O Cinema North Beach is an outstanding 304 seat theater conveniently located in the heart of the North Beach town center and only three blocks west of famed Collins Avenue within a walking distance to many of the area’s best restaurants.
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So you watched the Vietnam top gear challenge and laughed your head off and then thought is it actually possible?
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Pack up your finest paisley shirt and best waistcoat and join us in South East Asia for a 2 wheeled adventure much the same as Jezza, Hamster and Captain slow did.
Enjoy the real sights of the region. Take in the heights of the Hai Van Pass and see the historical woes that the war left behind. Sample Asias many local beers and very odd street food. Have a lot of fun and make a little bit of difference to our supported charity at the end.
What could possibly go wrong?!?!
In 2014 we did the ‘traditional’ costal run like the BBC did – up Highway 1 with fantastic views, but heavy traffic in places…
In 2015 we became real “explorers” on the Ho Chi Minh trail… (and as there are no definitive routes for ‘The Trail’ we did the best we could!).
In 2016 we started in Laos, toured the central area and then crossed into Vietnam to do the best parts of the HCM trail, before cutting across to the beach at Danang.
These routes converged and overlaped a bit, but with defined ‘start & end points’ that was always going to happen.
In 2017 we did a circuit of Cambodia, taking in the usual ‘tourist sights’ (or is that ‘sites?’), as well as a lot of roads which the average tourist would never travel – only a total idiot would attempt them on a decent motocrosser, let alone on a knackered scooter…. ho hum!
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Hawaii has actually ended up being the current U.S. state to launch blockchain and digital assets-focused guideline. 2 Hawaii State Senate committees have actually enacted favor of a costs to set up a state job force to study the market.
In a letter co-signed by state Senators Donovan Dela Cruz and Rosalyn “Roz” Baker, the Commerce and Customer Defense (CPN) and Ways and Method (WAM) committees informed the Hawaiian Senate President that they have actually enacted assistance of Expense SB2695.
The stated costs called “A Costs for an Act Connecting To Cryptocurrency,” requires developing a digital possessions job force within the Department of Spending Plan and Financing.
” … as there is large capacity for both the usage and guideline of blockchain innovation and cryptocurrency, it remains in the interests of the State and its customers to figure out whether or how to control and offer oversight to the cryptocurrency market,” the letter checked out.
The committees likewise detail the functions that the job force will play. The primary goal of the job force is to produce a roadmap for the state to “check out the usage and guideline of blockchain and cryptocurrencies.”
The job force will be made up of 11 members, consisting of agents from the digital currency market. The group will likewise be needed to send its report prior to the beginning of the Senate’s Routine Session of 2024, after which it will be liquified.
Several U.S. states have pending digital possessions policies
Significantly, a comparable costs was presented back in 2021 in which the state Senate called a state-level blockchain working group. The group would run under the state’s regional financial advancement company.
The current costs is following the U.S. federal government signed an executive order to study digital currencies. Albeit, numerous states in the nation are at different phases of examining digital currency policies.
According to research study performed by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), a minimum of 37 states are thinking about controling the digital possessions market.
” Thirty-seven states and Puerto Rico have pending legislation concerning cryptocurrency, digital or virtual currencies and other digital possessions in the 2022 legal session,” kept in mind the research study.
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8/18 UPDATE: BSO has arrested Kimberly Mathis, who was identified as the driver who hit a 2-year-old boy in Oakland Park and drove away. The department says that it recieved numerous tips after the media shared surveillance video of Mathis, which helped identify her. She was arrested at her North Lauderdale home and has been charged with failing to stop/remain at an accident involving injury.
8/16 UPDATE: The Broward Sheriff's Office has released another surveillance video of the driver believed to be involved in the hit-and-run of a 2-year-old in Oakland Park.
In the video, a woman pulls into a commerical parking lot, exits the vehicle, and walks around the right side. She then appears to inspect the front right bumper of her car, then gets back in. Readers can watch the video here.
Police are asking for the public’s help to find a driver who hit a 2-year-old child in Oakland Park, then drove off.
Around 6 p.m. on Aug. 11, a driver in a burgundy vehicle hit the child at the intersection of Northwest 43rd Street and Northwest Fifth Avenue, a residential neighborhood in Oakland Park. In a video shared by the Broward Sheriff’s Office, the driver left the scene after the accident.
Thankfully, the toddler was taken to a nearby hospital and their injuries are considered not life-threatening.
Just last month, 10-year-old La'Ziyah Stukes died from a hit-and-run in Wilton Manors that occurred in December 2021. She and her cousins were walking on the sidewalk when a man tried to cut in front of a bus, lost control of his vehicle, and drove into the six children. He fled the scene but was arrested the next day. Two of the children died on the scene.
If you know the driver in the Oakland Park hit-and-run or have information to share, contact Oakland Park Det. Shelby Campbell at 954-202-3131 or submit a tip through the SaferWatch App. To remain anonymous, contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477), browardcrimestoppers.org, or dial **TIPS (8477).


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A permanent closure is in effect Wednesday morning on Texas 360 in Arlington.
The 'Keep 360 Moving' construction project is closing the soutbound entrance and exit ramps to Lamar Boulevard so that a new exit and entrance ramp can be constructed.
The exit ramp will be built between Ave J/Lamar Boulevard/Six Flags Drive.
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Drivers will be detoured to exit at Brown Boulevard/Ave K and follow the Texas 360 southbound Frontage Road to Lamar Boulevard.
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Last week, we began an in-depth look into the new procedures implemented into the Social Security Disability review process in the federal Social Security Administration office in Baltimore. In an effort to reduce SSD application and appeal wait times and backlogs, SSA officials are now requiring doctors to take all cases they are assigned, even if they are completely unfamiliar with the applicant’s disability or ailment.
In response to the criticism it has received from both SSD applicants and disability reviewers, the SSA has pointed to some startling numbers. As a result of the aging population and a stubbornly high unemployment rate, SSD applications have increased significantly. With the increase in applications has also come a huge jump in wait times. For example, the number of people with pending appeals was over 771,000 in September of this year. In 2010, there were 705,000 backlogged appeals. In 2001, there were less than 400,000.
Certainly, something needs to be done to get backlogs under control. In defense of the change in the disability review process, SSA spokesman told the Wall Street Journal that doing away with specialization was “providing the agency with a more accurate and cost-effective business practice.”
“The decisions are timelier – and all would agree that is a good thing – but this does not mean we are sacrificing quality for ‘speed’,” he added. “It’s a balance.”
What do you think? If you have applied or are considering filing an application for Social Security Disability benefits, would you rather have your case heard more quickly, or wait for it to be reviewed by a doctor who specializes in your disability? Here at our Los Angeles Social Security Disability law firm, we understand the SSA’s predicament, but we believe that applicants should not have to choose between a speed and accuracy when it comes to something as essential as disability benefits. Do you agree?
Source: Wall Street Journal, “Doctors Question Disability Decisions As Agency Moves To Speed Up Process,” Damian Paletta, Nov. 21, 2011

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I am slightly worried that the famous local windiness will result in a trip mostly memorable for the vomiting, but hey-ho, the wind and the rain.

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A wetland park will be built by the City of Chengdu on the 2010 Expo site in Shanghai that will use soil and vegetation to purify site rain water that will be used toilet flushing. The wetland park wil be 2,680 square metres on the Puxi section (north) and also include underground water tanks as apart of the system. The wetland will consist of 16 terraced ponds planted with 60 plant and tree species over 1,200 square metres of the wetland. Water from the wetland will also be used in a fun ‘piano keyboard’ that will spray water when people step on the keys.
Planners have agreed to a proposal to double the size of the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust wetland to 34 hectares. The wetland in Birlingham is set to increase biodiversity and increase water flora and fauna. The water will be supplied by a wind pump the river Avon into the wetland of four ponds. The land to be used for the wetland is currently a meadowland that was flooded regularly and attempted cultivation for farming has failed.
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today the adoption of a Wetlands Mapping Standard that provides minimum requirements and guidelines for wetlands mapping efforts. The new standard is designed to guide current and future wetlands digital mapping projects and enhance the overall quality and consistency of wetlands data. Quality data on wetlands are considered critical for planning effective conservation strategies to benefit fish and wildlife resources now and in the future.
The Bidhannagar Municipality had last year proposed that the state tourism department develop the 20-sqkm wetland area almost twice the size of Salt Lake falling under its jurisdiction as an eco-tourism centre. However, no initiative has been taken since then to take the plan forward. The proposal had come in the wake of promoters allegedly trying to construct buildings in parts of the wetlands.


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A talented photographer can capture beautiful imagery despite all challenges. He will be able to offer valuable suggestions about colors, lighting and other aspects that will affect the visual quality of your images. When you work with an experienced photographer, he can recommend photogenic color combinations and posing styles that will yield the results you want.
Select a Beautiful Venue
One of the main things to look for when choosing your wedding venue is how photogenic it is. Although you can dress up a drab site, factors like a lack of good lighting and ugly décor will negatively affect the quality of your photographs. Venues with excellent natural lighting are the best. Statement features like a soaring ceiling, beautiful view or lovely landscaping will also boost your photo options.
Choose the Wedding Colors Carefully
Some colors look better than others on camera. So, compare shades of the same color and choose the most effective ones. Pick lively, bright and saturated colors for your bridesmaid outfits and your photos will be cheerful and vibrant. Use neutrals like black and navy blue sparingly, to just balance out the brighter hues in your wedding palette. When planning color combinations for your décor and wedding party outfits, remember that classic combinations will stand the test of time. Unusual and trendy color combinations can make your wedding album look outdated in a few years.
Get the Lighting Right
Soft lighting will enhance your bridal party photos. So, illuminate your venue with pleasant, soft lights. Also, make the most of natural lighting. Have pictures of your bridal party taken outdoors in spaces bathed in natural sunlight and you are sure to be impressed by the effect. Also, use the golden hour before sunset for spell-binding outdoor photos of your wedding party. Find out all about why this golden hour is important for amazing photographs in this post on the Wedding party blog.
Choose Clothing That Fits the Theme and the Person
Focus on two factors when choosing your bridal party outfits—how well it fits the theme, and the person. Perfect fitting clothes are elegant and comfortable. More importantly, they photograph well. So, focus on colors and silhouettes that flatter each of your bridal party members and they will look fantastic on camera.
Aim for Cohesion
Bridesmaids dressed in perfectly matching uniforms are simply boring. So, use slight variations to spruce up the overall effect. However, make sure that there are at least few unifying elements like the length, color or fabric when mixing and matching bridesmaid dresses. This will prevent the party from looking too disjointed. Bridesmaid dresses should also complement the bridal gown for best results. Mix and match bridesmaid dresses till you find the right balance that is cohesive, even while each person has a unique look. This post has great ideas to get this trend right.
Use Accessories That Pop
The right bridal party accessories will instantly uplift and add a pop of color or texture to your wedding photos. Choose shoes, jewelry, bridesmaid bouquets and hair accessories that arrest attention with their unique colors or patterns. You can even mix and match accessories to personalize each bridesmaid’s look and enhance the overall impact. Nonetheless, do everything in moderation. Too many flashy accessories will create a cluttered look and ruin the entire effect.
Put Aside Plenty of Time
Have you ever noticed how the best photographs have people looking joyful and relaxed? Allow plenty of time for your photos, and all the members in your wedding party will have enough time to loosen up and get comfortable with the camera. Plan the perfect wedding day timeline with these tips and you cannot go wrong. Set aside time to talk and share jokes. Encourage your bridal party to have fun and let laughter and happiness pave the way for magical photographs.


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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa- The University of Northern Iowa College of Education will host the seventh annual African-American Children and Families Conference from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 23,in Maucker Union. A pre-conference will be held from 5 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Feb 22. The theme for this year’s conference is “Pass it On: Lessons Learned From Our Ancestors.”
This conference is designed for educators, administrators, childcare providers, law enforcers, policy makers, health care professionals, social workers, business leaders and students of all ages. The goal of the conference is to promote a better understanding of culture, ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status and the needs of African-American families. Participants will engage in networking, sharing ideas and meeting new colleagues to improve the quality of life for African-American children and families.
The keynote speaker this year is Gail L. Thompson, the Wells Fargo Endowed Professor of Education at Fayetteville State University. Thompson has written multiple books, co-hosted radio programs and appeared on PBS television networks. In 2009, she was selected as a new member of the African-American Advisory Committee by the California Department of Education.
Both conferences are open to the public; registration is free for UNI students and faculty as well as middle and high school students. For more information or to register, visit aac.uni.edu/ or contact Gloria Kirkland-Holmes, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, at 319-273-2007 or email@example.com.

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Najibullah Zazi Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Use Explosives Against Persons or Property in U.S., Conspiracy to Murder Abroad and Providing Material Support to Al-Qaeda
The Justice Department announced that Najibullah Zazi pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of New York to a three-count superseding information charging him with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction (explosive bombs) against persons or property in the United States, conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country and providing material support to al-Qaeda. Among other things, Zazi admitted that he brought TATP [Triacetone Triperoxide] explosives to New York on Sept. 10, 2009, as part of plan to attack the New York subway system.
Zazi, 25, a resident of Aurora, Colo., and legal permanent resident of the United States from Afghanistan, entered his guilty plea today before Chief U.S. District Judge Raymond J. Dearie. Zazi faces a maximum statutory sentence of life in prison for the first two counts of the superseding information and an additional 15 years in prison for the third count of the superseding information.
FBI agents in Colorado first arrested Zazi on Sept. 19, 2009, on a criminal complaint charging him with knowingly and willfully making false statements to the FBI in a matter involving international and domestic terrorism. On Sept. 23, 2009, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of New York returned a one-count indictment alleging that Zazi knowingly and intentionally conspired with others to use one or more weapons of mass destruction, specifically explosive bombs and other similar explosive devices, against persons or property within the United States.
As Zazi admitted during today’s guilty plea allocution and as reflected in previous government filings, he and others agreed to travel to Afghanistan to join the Taliban and fight against United States and allied forces. In furtherance of their plans, they flew from Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., to Peshawar, Pakistan at the end of August 2008. Although Zazi and others initially intended to fight on behalf of the Taliban, they were recruited by al-Qaeda shortly after arriving in Peshawar. Al-Qaeda personnel transported Zazi and others to the Waziristan region of Pakistan and trained them on several different kinds of weapons. During the training, al-Qaeda leaders asked Zazi and others to return to the United States and conduct suicide operations. They agreed.
Zazi later received additional training from al-Qaeda on constructing the explosives for the planned attacks in the United States. Zazi had discussions with al-Qaeda leaders about target locations, including subway trains in New York City. Zazi took detailed notes during the training, and later emailed a summary of the notes to himself so that he could access them when he returned to the United States. Zazi also provided money and computers to al-Qaeda before he left Pakistan.
Zazi returned to the United States in January 2009 and moved to Denver. Beginning in June 2009, he began reviewing the bomb-making notes from his training and conducting research on where to buy the ingredients for the explosives. Zazi then traveled to New York and met with others to discuss the plan, including the timing of the attack and where to make the explosives.
Zazi returned to Denver and used the bomb-making notes to construct the explosives for the detonator components of the bombs. As set forth in the government’s detention memorandum filed earlier in the case, in July and August 2009, Zazi purchased large quantities of components necessary to produce TATP and twice checked into a hotel room near Denver, where bomb making residue was later found.
On Sept. 8, 2009, Zazi rented a car and drove from Denver to New York, taking with him the explosives and other materials necessary to build the bombs. Zazi arrived in New York City on Thursday, Sept.10, 2009. Zazi and others intended to obtain and assemble the remaining components of the bombs over the weekend and conduct the attack on Manhattan subway lines on Sept. 14, Sept. 15, or Sept. 16, 2009. However, shortly after arriving in New York, Zazi realized that law enforcement was investigating his activities. Zazi and others discarded the explosives and other bomb-making materials, and Zazi traveled back to Denver. He was arrested on Sept. 19, 2009.
"This was one of the most serious terrorist threats to our nation since September 11th, 2001, and were it not for the combined efforts of the law enforcement and intelligence communities, it could have been devastating," said Attorney General Eric Holder. "This attempted attack on our homeland was real, it was in motion, and it would have been deadly. We were able to thwart this plot because of careful analysis by our intelligence agents and prompt actions by law enforcement. They deserve our thanks and praise."
"Today’s plea is an important development in this complex and ongoing criminal investigation and intelligence operation that in many ways illustrates the evolving nature of the terrorist threat today," said FBI Deputy Director John S. Pistole. "The plea is the result of the dedication and hard work by agents and officers assigned to Joint Terrorism Task Forces in both New York and Colorado working closely with federal prosecutors."
This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado and the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. The investigation is being conducted by the New York and Denver FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces, which combined have investigators from more than fifty federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.

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A quarterly test of sirens within a 10-mile radius of the Surry nuclear plant will be conducted Wednesday.
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Firstly, before starting the tyre pyrolysis, the whole waste tyre need to be broken into 30-50 mm rubber pieces by the crusher system to meet the requirement of the spiral feeding device. (According to the investor, it is better to process the tire into rubber particles). Then, pre-treated rubber will be conveyed to the moving horizontal pyrolysis reactor through feeder system, it starts to pyrolysis and oil gas will be generated when temperature up to 500 degrees. Then the oil gas will be cooling down by spray cooling system, it would be liquefied, go into the oil tank. And at the same time, some un-condensed gas come into hot air circulation heating system by secondary fire retardant damper, it will be recycled for heating reactor as gas material. Exhaust gas go to the strong spray de-dusting system for removing pollution, then let environmental gas go to the air. The pyrolysis slag emissions and recycled through second sealed discharging system.
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|motorbike bike tires||30%-35%||5%-10%||10%||5%-10%|
|mixed shoe sole||20%-30%|
|waste fiber carpet||30%|
|other mixed rubber||35%|
|pure white plastic||60%-70%|
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As a professional manufacturer in China, Beston continuous waste tyre pyrolysis plant mainly has three models: BLL-30, BLL-40, BLL-50. And their daily capacity ranges from 30 to 50 tons. The following table shows the detailed parameters. So far, our pyrolysis plants have been exported to many countries: they are Ukraine, Korea, Brazil, Indonesia, Dominica, Nigeria, Hungary, South Africa, Romania etc. Welcome to visit our factory, we are looking forward to cooperating with you!
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One requirement of course is good performance with a lot of data. Looking at the examples we have seen that most of the examples seem to visualize ~40-50k objects which is more than enough for us. But we’ve also encountered some peformance…issues(?) that we cannot really explain. Performance is not bad per se, but it seems like the CPU and GPU are not really utilized and we’re not sure why, because FPS varies across systems. With a Ryzen 9 5900X and a Nvidia RTX 2700 SUPER we got about ~45 FPS on Windows 10. With a Ryzen 5 3600 and a AMD RX 580 we got ~60 FPS on a Ubuntu Focal. In both cases the CPU and GPU didn’t seem to be utilized fully. We’d like to understand why that’s the case.
Furthermore, we’d like to input our custom data coming from a radar sensor / radar simulation provided as points/vectors. I’ve already found some XML files for the LiDAR sensors in the “share” folder which seem to be describing a Boost serialization format for the UDP packages? Is there documentation on how to incorporate a custom data format or how to use on of the existing formats to input live data?


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Okay, just a brief personal bugaboo here.
Yesterday, I heard once again described on the news about how Trump has had no major legislative successes with the sole exception nominating Neil Gorsuch and getting him onto the Supreme Court.
Sorry, but I do not consider that a success for Trump. In fact, in some ways it bordered on a disaster. There's a notable factor that keeps getting left out of the telling.
Up to this nomination, Supreme Court nominees had to get 60 votes in the Senate. The reasoning generally was that for a lifetime appoint to the Supreme Court, it was important that a president couldn't just nominate an ideologue and ram the person through with majority party support. It was seen as being a position that required a certain consensus.
With Neil Gorsuch, however, it became clear that he would not get that consensus and wouldn't be able to reach that 60-vote threshold. And the Trump nomination would be rejected. So, for the first time in United States history, the Republican Senate changed standards -- perhaps forever -- and voted for the "Nuclear Option" to allow a Supreme Court nominee to only need 50 votes to get approved.
And even with that, even with changing the tradition of the United States Senate, Trump's nominee Neil Gorsuch barely sneaked through. But ONLY because Republicans changed the rules.
This is not what I consider a legislative success. It was a victory, but it's a victory in much the same way that a team rests all its starters in the first half so that they'll be fresh to finish the game, and yet are only losing by three points at halftime -- when suddenly the opposing team decides that games shall henceforth only be 30 minutes, not an hour, and so they go into the record books as the winner. They won. It counts as a win. But it took changing the rules in a historic way never-before done to accomplish it.
It was a victory -- the same way it's a victory to get your determined opposition to agree to sign a contract by holding a gun to his head. You won. You just didn't convince anyone of the merits of your position, including yourself.
Trump got his Supreme Court nominee. But make no mistake: no matter what gets said, it was not a successful legislative tour-de-force that won the day. He could not and did not get his nominee by the rules that existed when the nomination was made. It was a back-alley blind mugging because they brought 51 guns to what had been agreed to be a fistfight.
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Guinea, a country in West Africa, is facing a political crisis when the army declares a coup, arrests the President and dissolves the government.
“After arresting the President, we decided to dissolve the government,” a Guinean army officer standing next to soldiers wearing rifles said in a video sent to AFP news agency today. The person also added that Guinea’s land and air borders have been closed.
However, the actual situation in Guinea remained unclear as the government of President Alpha Conde issued a statement saying that an attack on the presidential palace by special forces had been “repulsed”.
Early this morning, residents in the Kaloum district of the capital Conakry, where government offices are located, said they heard loud gunfire and soldiers appeared on the streets, asking them to return to their homes.
An unnamed Western diplomat working in Conakry said unrest began after a senior commander of the task force was fired, prompting members of the task force to revolt. occupy the presidential palace.
The officer wearing dark glasses and a red beret in a video released on the same day said that the military must act because the government is disordered, corrupt and “trampled on civil rights” among other reasons.
Guinea, one of the world’s poorest countries despite its vast mineral resources, has long been beset by political instability. Tensions flared up sharply last year following President Conde’s controversial third-term campaign. The day before the 2020 presidential election, the army blocked the entrance to the Kaloum district after reports of a military uprising east of the capital.
President Conde, 83, escaped death in an assassination attempt in 2011. He won a third term only after passing a new provision in the constitution in March 2020 allowing him to cross the line. two terms of the country.
Dozens of people have been killed in protests against President Conde, mainly from clashes with security forces. Hundreds of people were also arrested.
Conde announced his election as president on November 7, 2020, despite his main opponent, Cellou Dalein Diallo and other opposition politicians calling the election a sham.
Vu Hoang (Follow AFP)


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Its design looks definitely more complete! In particular the upper front section. The two barrels (at 11 and 1 o’clock) perfectly go with the central Hour & Minutes cylinders giving a nice balance to the overall creation or « upgrade »
Most of the brand’s complicated timepieces are pretty big and this one in no exception. Nevertheless, thanks to its titanium case, the T2M is light and comfortable on the wrist.
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How to vote in the federal election while living abroad
Mail-in ballot is the only way for Canadians living internationally to vote
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If you're a Canadian living abroad, you can still cast your ballot in the federal election.
But unlike people living in Canada, you cannot choose to vote in-person on election day or at advance polls — Canadian diplomatic missions will not serve as polling stations.
As an expat, you can only vote by mail and must have the marked ballot delivered to Canada by election day, Sept. 20.
Make sure you follow these steps in order to make your vote count:
Step 1: Apply to be on the International Register of Electors
Elections Canada recommends people submit the application online by Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. ET. Applying to be an international voter means you will have to vote with a mail-in ballot.
Alternatively, you could fill out this form and return it to Elections Canada by fax, mail or courier service.
When applying, you will have to indicate your last residential address before leaving Canada. Elections Canada will use this address to determine which riding you'll vote in. You don't need to provide any proof of address.
You'll also have to upload a copy of at least one of the following pieces of identification:
- The second and third pages of your Canadian passport.
- The front and back sides of your Canadian citizenship certificate or card.
- Your birth certificate indicating that you were born in Canada.
In 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Canadians who have lived abroad for more than five years shouldn't be removed from the International Register of Electors.
If you want to check whether you're still on the list, contact Elections Canada.
Step 2: Receive your voting kit
Elections Canada has promised to process each application for international elector registration within 72 hours, and to send out the special ballot voting kits as soon as possible. But the agency says it may take longer for expats to receive the kits, depending on the postal system of the country where they're located.
Your voting kit should include these items:
- A special ballot.
- A blank white envelope.
- An envelope with your name, riding and a space where you can sign.
- An envelope with prepaid postage addressed to Elections Canada in Ottawa.
- Voting instructions.
#CanadiansAbroad: Did you know you can apply to vote by special ballot? Learn more: https://t.co/8gSE1wc8tJ #ItsOurVote pic.twitter.com/hf3KqMwlYl—@ElectionsCan_E
Elections Canada says voting kits are sent to international voters via Canada Post and domestic mail services of the destination country, but in case of expected delays, it may use DHL or other private courier services for delivery.
The agency also says it never asks voters to pay for the courier delivery. "Anyone who gets such a request is correct to be suspicious of a scam," Elections Canada spokesperson Natasha Gauthier wrote to CBC.
If you find anything wrong with your voting kit, you should contact Elections Canada for a replacement kit as soon as possible before Sept. 14 at 6:00 p.m. ET.
There are no Elections Canada offices outside of Canada. Local Canadian embassies, consulates and high commissions won't provide voting kits.
Step 3: Mark your ballot
On the special ballot, you may use a pencil or a pen — with blue or black ink — to clearly write down the first name (or initials) and last name of your chosen candidate as listed on Elections Canada's voter information service portal.
Some candidates may render their names in languages other than English or French on their campaign materials, but Elections Canada recommends against writing those names on the ballot. Your ballot will be rejected if the counting officer cannot figure out who you vote for.
- Use Vote Compass to compare the party platforms with your views.
Step 4: Send off your marked ballot
Once you're done marking your ballot:
- Put the ballot into the blank white envelope and seal it.
- Put the sealed white envelope into the envelope printed with your name and riding, then sign the outer envelope and seal it.
- Put this envelope into the prepaid envelope, and send it to Elections Canada.
Your mail-in ballot must arrive at Elections Canada in Ottawa by Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. ET. Late ballots won't be counted, so you should factor in how long it may take to deliver your ballot.
- Find out who's ahead in the latest polls with our Poll Tracker.
You can contact Elections Canada to check whether your ballot has been delivered. If you want to track the mailing status of your ballot, you may use a courier service at your own expense.
You may also drop off your ballot in a local Canadian diplomatic mission, but you'll have to check with officers there whether the vote has been sent out to Elections Canada.
Do you have a question about the federal election? Send it to firstname.lastname@example.org or leave it in the comments. We're answering as many as we can leading up to election day.