A court suspended Wednesday an execution of the Immigration Office ordering the departure of Michel Catuira, chairperson of the Seoul-Gyeonggi-Incheon Migrants’ Trade Union (MTU) in South Korea.
The 12th Division of the Seoul Administrative Court has accepted the 39-year-old Filipino national’s request for suspension of administrative measure execution with the Korea Immigration Service that has told Catuira that he must leave the country by Mar. 7 or become undocumented and subject to forcible deportation. The court suspended the execution until the original administrative suit Catuira filed to nullify the cancellation of the visa and deportation order.
South Korea’s immigration authorities cancelled Catuira’s visa on Feb. 14 as the company Catuira worked for had to shut down due to a work shortage and became jobless.
Amnesty International believes Catuira has been targeted for his role in the MTU.
S.Korea to monitor volcanic activity at Mt. Baekdu
South Korea plans to install a multi-purpose sound wave observatory in its northern area this year to monitor a possible volcanic eruption at Mt. Baekdu, a dormant volcano on the border between North Korea and China, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Tuesday.
The KMA will spend 500 million Won ($443,000) to launch a simulation program that can provide an expected trajectory of volcanic ash and other fallout in the event of a major eruption. The agency also said it has agreed with China to share knowledge and information from five Chinese earthquake monitoring centers near the mountain. It seeks to strengthen cooperation with the Japanese weather agency to obtain real time volcano information and up-to-date monitoring techniques.
Some geologists has cautiously raised speculations that an eruption of Mt. Baekdu could take place in a couple of years.
General James Thurman to head USFK
The United States has appointed the head of the US Army Forces Command, General James Thurman, as the new head of the US Forces in South Korea.
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates appointed Thurman on Tuesday, replacing General Walter Sharp who is set to retire after assuming his post in 2008. Thurman has responsibility for more than 700-thousand soldiers in the continental United States and has experience in combat, including a stint as a division commander in Iraq.
South Korea’s military will soon deploy light attack helicopters on islands near the Yellow Sea border with North Korea as part of its efforts to bolster defense capability there, following North Korea’s deadly artillery attack, an official said Wednesday.
The planned deployment of 500MD helicopters is aimed at countering a possible hovercraft infiltration by North Korea’s special forces into one of the border islands, the official at the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
U.S. aircraft maker Boeing Co. will deliver the first of four airborne early warning aircraft to South Korea’s Air Force in July, a company official said Wednesday, a move that would beef up the South’s surveillance capabilities over North Korea.
Boeing won a US$1.6 billion order in 2006 to sell four Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) planes to South Korea. The three remaining aircraft are expected to be delivered to South Korea by the end of 2012
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The Serial.println(digitalRead(echo)) statement will limit the resolution of your while loop.
digitalRead is 4 microseconds and there are two of these per loop.
More significantly Serial.println is at least 10_bitsPerChar / baudrate * numberOfCharacters with at least 3 characters per loop (0, carriage return, line feed). At 9600 baud this would be something over 3 milliseconds.
The speed of sound is about 340 meters/second so 3 milliseconds time LSB gives about 1 meter round trip distance resolution which is a pretty lousy implementation for a sensor with an effective range of a couple meters.
If you lose the print inside your while loop, the program should work well enough to demonstrate the concept.


With clarity and conviction in 1975 at CPAC, Ronald Reagan told us, “Our people look for a cause to believe in. Is it a third party we need, or is it a new and revitalized second party, raising a banner of no pale pastels, but bold colors which make it unmistakably clear where we stand on all of the issues troubling the people.”
Thousands of Americans have stepped out in boldness to educate citizens and legislators in their states of the Constitutional “emergency” button that President Ronald Reagan believed was the answer, the Constitutional remedy that Americans could rally behind to not just wrangle rogue federal legislators, but to regain a foothold in the fight to put power back in the hands of the American people.
In a letter dated March 23, 1994, to Mr. Lewis K. Uhler, of The National Tax Limitation Committee, Reagan wrote:
“We can’t depend on Congress to discipline itself, as House and Senate leaders have once again demonstrated in rejecting a balanced budget amendment. . . Big-spending leaders of Congress stonewalled us at every turn and refused to pass an amendment that would have ended their reckless spending and deficits.”
By the way, just to demonstrate how reckless and out-of-control our Congress has remained, when this letter was written America’s national debt in September of 1994 was $4,692,749,910,013.32. Imagine what financial standing America would have today if we had been able to pass a balanced-budget amendment?
Unfortunately, groups such as the Eagle Forum scared and bullied legislators into stopping what would have been a monumental piece of legislation that would have held every legislator on Capitol Hill accountable. Almost $18 trillion later, the Eagle Forum is still at it, using fear mongering to intimidate state legislators into stopping one of the most important pieces of legislation in our lifetimes –calling for an Article V Amendments Convention.
In fact, anyone who opposes the use of Article V to save America gets to own the debt, corruption and insolvency that citizens are facing. Instead of using common sense and a Constitutional solution, these groups perpetuate lies, scare-tactics and fear mongering instead of uniting with Constitutionally-minded groups offering the bold solutions that Ronald Reagan talked about for decades.
Twenty years later, we are running pedal-to-the-metal toward the edge of the cliff, not just because of the federal government’s fiscal irresponsibility, but because of the giant leaps toward a socialist governance and structure that has unmoored America from its founding principles and documents. This is why the Convention of States Project was founded in September 2013, to give the states the Constitutional ‘muscle’ needed to use a bold solution to fix a plethora of issues facing America—not just one.
The Convention of States Article V application is historic. The subject matter is specific to calling for fiscal restraint, limiting the size, scope and jurisdiction of the federal government and term limits for federal officials. Only those topics germane to this subject matter may be discussed among delegates to an amendments convention. Think about the political Megalodon teeth we could sink into re-balancing power in America: a balanced-budget amendment, eliminating the IRS once and for all, making Presidential executive orders illegal, repealing Obamacare (no thanks to those elected in 2010, 2012 and 2014 on the promise of doing the job themselves), giving federally appointed judges term limits, and the list goes on and on. Check out Mark Levin’s, ‘The Liberty Amendments’ for more ideas.
Reagan’s letter to Lew Uhler continues,
“Lew it is clear that we must rely on the states to force Congress to act. . . Fortunately, our Nation’s Founders gave us the means to amend the Constitution through action of state legislatures, which you have been widely pursuing. . . Unless we act quickly, the people in the White House and those running Congress will bankrupt America. The good, honest productive people of America are frightened—and angry. They must get behind you in this effort. Our opportunity have never been greater.”
There are no more second chances. There are no more excuses from legislators who feign indignation with the federal government and then refuse to act. Thousands of Americans working on the Convention of States Project across America will know how their legislators voted in 2016. If we can’t get legislators to act according to the will of their constituents, then the constituents will find a legislator who will.
Ronald Reagan’s last sentence to Mr. Uhler read, “As I have said before: If not now, when? If not us, who?”
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"We considered several concepts -- everything from burgers-and-beer to a clam shack -- but what best describes us is relaxed American dining," says Sean Huggard, an East Coast transplant and former chef who's now the director of operations for Concept Restaurants.
The brainstorming sessions, he adds, also focused on "doing right by the space" -- a space that carries years of sentimental memories and history. "It was intimidating and challenging," admits Huggard. "Strings was a neighborhood Cheers, and we knew that we'd need to honor that with top-notch food and great service, but we were fortunate, because we had Tammy's support the whole way -- she was here every day through construction to help us get through the quirks -- and having her confidence made things a lot easier," he says. "She told us that she knew she'd picked the right people to take over Strings, and that means everything."
Still, Huggard, Day and partners Gina Day and Kevin Brown smartly opened a 180-seat restaurant that while preserving the architectural integrity of the quarters, is very different from Strings, starting with the elimination of the former staircase and isolating mezzanine, a move that significantly opened up the lofty, high-ceilinged space. "We really want people to walk through the door and have the kind of feeling you get when you escape from reality for a little while and leave the world behind you," explains Huggard.
To that end, the square footage struts several distinctive spaces, all of which have their own individual attributes. "We kept the original bar -- and left it in its original location -- but we knocked down the wall that separated the bar area from the dining room and added a community table, and it feels so much bigger and open," says Huggard. "It's an area where people can drink and dine in a great, high-energy environment," he adds. And there's a touch of whimsy, too: a hand-painted, black-and-white mural of a tipsy fish pouring a bottle of Silver Oak down its gullet graces a wall next to the bar. "It's a conversation piece, it's fun, and I think it tells people that while we definitely take what we do seriously, we don't take ourselves to seriously," Huggard says.


Welcome to Calder for Congress
I am truly overwhelmed and humbled at the support that I have received as I sought the Republican Party’s nomination for Maine’s 1st Congressional District. This has truly been one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of my life. I am proud of the race we ran, as it was a race about ideas and solutions and not about attacks and political grandstanding.
This was also a very close and tough primary race, and in the end we came up ever so slightly short – but this is not a loss in any way because the values and message that we have been spreading are something that Senator Jon Courtney and I both agree on: limited government, lower taxes, and a government which is responsible and accountable to the people.
Therefore, I am proud to announce that from this point on I am giving my full and unconditional support to Sen. Courtney, who has a proven record of accomplishment in Augusta, that he will be able to take to Washington. The time of extreme partisanship at the hands of the incumbent will end when Sen. Courtney is our congressman, and I look forward to working with him, and all of our excellent Republican candidates, throughout the coming months.
Finally, I also want to take a moment to congratulate Secretary of State Charlie Summers, who will undoubtedly make an excellent nominee and an even better senator.


Peter Cushing, the British icon behind many a classic film, has a story to tell like no other. His rich film career, television appearances and other media involvements always give us a new story to enjoy.
The much missed actor worked hard to imbue a sense of power and depth into all of his performances; whether it was Dracula, Frankenstein Created Women, The Beast Must Die, Star Wars, Doctor Who and the Daleks or even The Morecombe and Wise Show.
It’s in the latest book that covers the actors working life, Peter Cushing: A Life in Film, these qualities are discussed and reviewed by author David Millar and the result is very engaging indeed.
Those of you that are unsure as to whether this will be you cup of tea can visit Bloody Disgusting, where you’ll be able to view an exclusive excerpt from the book concerning the final fight between Dracula and Van Helsing (played by Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing respectively) from 1958’s Dracula and quite how much thought Cushing put into the action sequences that were filmed.
There are also samples of some the pictures that will be included in the book, which are simply stunning.
The next issue of Doctor Who Magazine looks at Cushing’s life in depth, just as the two 1960s films are released on Blu-ray.
Peter Cushing was one of England’s finest actors; this book may well pay the perfect tribute to that fact.
Peter Cushing: A Life in Film has as RRP of £18.99, but is available for just £12.15 from Amazon!


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Shares of VocalTec Communications are likely to fall on Tuesday after the Israeli company voclf warned its first-quarter loss will be twice as large as analysts expected. The company said it expects to lose 85 to 87 cents a share. Analysts expected VocalTec to lose 41 cents a share. Ahead of the release, VocalTec shares added 1 3/4 to 13 5/8, ending Monday near the mid-point of the stock's 52-week trading range.
Versant beats analysts' expectations
Versant said after the market closed that it expects to lose 14 to 17 cetns a share, including restructuring costs, for its first quarter. Analysts expected the company " to lose 23 cents a share, and the loss is considerably less than the 65 cents the company lost in the same quarter last year. Sales are expected to increase about 33 percent to $6 million. Ahead of the release, shares dipped 1/15 to 1 15/16.
Amazon.com acquires Livebid.com
Amazon.com said it will acquire Livebid.com, bolstering its recently announced online auction effort. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close this quarter, weren't released. Livebid.com offers live-event auctions. Shares of Amazon.com added 1 9/16 to 184 7/16.
Microsoft may turn up heat on rivals
Shares of both Sun Microsystems and Novell could face increasing pressure later in the year as rival Microsoft rolls out its new operating systems, analysts said Monday. Mike Kwatinetz, head of Credit Suisse First Boston's Technology Research Group, said in a conference call that the delay in Microsoft's Windows 2000 has boosted Sun, which makes a competing operating system, as well as Novell. See related story.
Earnings parade to get rolling
A number of key software companies will release first-quarter results this week, which will likely bring some good news to the beleaguered sector. The earnings parade gets rolling on Thursday, with Mercury Interactive merq, Veritas VRTS, -0.63%, Siebel " and Rational ratl all set to release quarterly reports. Already more than a dozen software companies have reported lower-than-expected results. See related story.
Sybase offers software to 3Com
Sybase said Monday that it will supply software that allows users of 3Com's Palm line of electronic organizers to synch up with their computers or networks in their offices. The product for the mobile device is one of the most recent efforts by Sybase SYBS, +0.00% to move into areas currently growing faster than its traditional databases. See press release. Shares of Sybase rose 21/32 to 7 31/32.

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View Full Version : inlet pressure question???
02-22-2006, 06:32 PM
I picked up a used HVLP gun (jaguar SLP). It says it only needs 29 psi inlet pressure. Does that mean i set the gauge before it enters the gun at 29 psi, or does it mean 29 psi with the trigger pulled? Thanks for any info you can share.
Set the regulator on the wall to 60 or 70 PSI then attach the hose and pull the trigger then set the inlet pressure with air blowing through the gun.
What they mean is, with the Fan wide Open and the trigger pulled the inlet
air pressure gauge should read 29PSI.
This is a typical setting for a number of hvlp guns on the market, Its typically
the Max setting. Depending on the viscosity of the material your spraying
you can adjust the gun down from that point. I.E You do not need to
necessarily run the gun full trigger at 29psi inlet pressure. The idea is to
balance air pressure/Atomization/overspray and adjust the gun to meet
those goals !
The 29psi inlet pressure will give 10psi at the gun nozzle which conforms to the
HVLP Spec. Depending on your air supply and hose/couplers etc you may need to
have anywhere from 50 - 70psi at the wall to get the 29psi at the gun inlet.
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Plans unveiled in the Budget will make buying homes in Britain more expensive for people abroad, and use the cash to help rough sleepers Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced Overseas buyers will pay 2% more for a home in Britain than UK residents under new plans announced in the Budget today.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said the move would help Brits afford homes, while the money raised would go into a £643million fund to help end rough sleeping.
"I’m confirming today that our manifesto promise to introduce a new stamp duty surcharge for non-UK residents will be introduced at a rate of 2% from April 2021," Sunak said in the House of Commons.
But experts have questioned just how much help it will provide people struggling to get on the property ladder and escape their landlords.
NAEA Propertymark chief executive Mark Hayward said: “This policy allows those in the UK to have a better chance at purchasing a home.
"However, overseas buyers tend to purchase properties in prime central London which are completely unaffordable to most homebuyers anyway.
"Therefore, this move will not help those that need it most. Ultimately, by energising surcharges, it is likely that purchasers will factor this additional cost into any offers they make on a property so prices may be pushed down in areas where overseas buyers are purchasing."
Jeremy Leaf, north London estate agent and a former RICS residential chairman, added: "An opportunity was missed to improve accessibility to the market for first-time buyers and downsizers who are causing a log jam at the top and bottom of the market.
"This would have improved activity, which is good for the whole economy. Clearly, housing is not up there in terms of priorities for the Chancellor at the present time."
Jamie Morrison, from HW Fisher, said: “Although a crowd-pleaser, these stamp duty changes will have little impact on the housing market.
"Overseas buyers activity only accounts for a small part of the overall property market and so the impact of a 2% hike in the rate for overseas buyers, whilst a blow, is not fatal.”
But not everyone was critical.
Mary-Anne Bowring, managing director at residential property consultancy Ringley, said: " The falling pound has made housing more affordable to overseas buyers, while domestic buyers have had to contend with stagnant wage growth and ultra-low interest rates pushing up prices and eating away at their ability to save.
"An increase stamp duty for overseas buyers will simply put things back to where they were before the Brexit vote and level the playing field for domestic buyers."
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David Beckham's Son Brooklyn Beckham Dating A New Girlfriend After Breakup With Lexy Pantera
Brooklyn Beckham Moves On With Another Girl After Break Up With Lexy Panterra
- Brooklyn Beckham was spotted hanging out with a new girl just days after his split with his girlfriend, Lexy Panterra.
- The sources close to Beckham said they are still not an official couple; however, they like to spend time together.
- He broke up with Lexy Panterra just around two months of a relationship.
- Before Brooklyn started his relationship with Panterra, he was linked with actress and model Chloe Grace Moretz.
The 19-year-old model and the 29-year-old musician reportedly broke up a few days ago after being in a relationship for around a month, a source close to the couple told E!
The source also revealed that their long distance was the major factor in their break up. And just days after the breakup, he was spotted spending his quality time with model Alex Lee Aillon. A source close to Beckham told about his new relationship,
They've been hanging out for around two months, but are not officially boyfriend and girlfriend yet.
Us Weekly reported Beckham and Aillon have followed each other on social media and they have even liked each other's post. The outlet reported Aillon, 20, is preparing to move to London for her career. A source told about Beckham,
Brooklyn is a nice guy and they care about each other a lot. They've been hanging out a lot. Friends around him think that eventually he'll come to his senses and become official with her.
Brooklyn and Lexy started dating around two months back after his breakup from his ex-girlfriend Chloe Grace Moretz. They confirmed their relationship in early June when Panterra shared flirty photos of her and Brooklyn on Instagram.


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January 21, 2022, 05:48 pm IST
Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking censorship of Kangana Ranaut’s social media posts; Report
In a recent turn of events, the Supreme Court has refused to entertain a PIL seeking censorship of Kangana Ranaut’s social media posts and the FIRs that had been filed against her for her statements against the Sikh community. The court is, however, allowing Mumbai police to carry on their probe in the matter.
January 21, 2022, 05:40 pm IST
Arjun Kapoor gifts Parineeti Chopra a sweatshirt
Parineeti Chopra and Arjun Kapoor may have done several films together but that is not the only connection these two have. The two stars share a great bond and their social media banters are proof of it. We often see them commenting on each other’s posts and there was one such time when Pari had commented on the Gunday actor’s picture of him flaunting his new sweatshirt and asking him to send it over to her. Well, it looks like Arjun took her comments too seriously and what followed was a very sweet gesture.
January 21, 2022, 03:50 pm IST
Salman Khan’s NEW song Main Chala with Iulia Vantur to release soon
On Friday, Salman Khan shared a romantic teaser of his upcoming song featuring rumoured ladylove Iulia Vantur and Guru Randhawa. The song has been titled ‘Main Chala’ and will releasing on 22 January. Sharing a glimpse of the song, the actor wrote, “Lose yourself in the romantic tunes of #MainChala. Teaser out now. Song releasing on 22nd January. Tune in now!”
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January 21, 2022, 03:14 pm IST
Aamir Khan says Laal Singh Chadha release on track
Aamir Khan’s ambitious project Laal Singh Chaddha is on track for release and will hit theatres on Baishakhi i.e 14 April, 2022. The actor rubbished rumours of a delay in release via a social media statement. The film, which is the official Hindi adaptation of Forrest Gump, will also see Kareena Kapoor Khan playing Aamir’s love interest.
January 21, 2022, 02:16 pm IST
Taimur and Saif’s UNSEEN photo
Trust Kareena to surprise us with unseen and rare photos and you will never be disappointed. On Friday, the actress took to Instagram to share an unseen photo of her son Taimur and husband Saif Ali Khan ‘twinning and winning’. Click link below to check out the fun photo.
January 21, 2022, 02:06 pm IST
Rhea Chakraborty remembers Sushant
Girlfriend of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, Rhea Chakraborty, remembered the actor on his birth anniversary. Sharing an unseen video from their gym sessions, where they were often papped, Rhea wrote “Miss you so much”. Click here to watch the video.
January 21, 2022, 12:58 pm IST
Unpaused Naya Safar Review
Streaming giant Amazon Prime Video returned with a sequel to its 2020 anthology Unpaused. This time titled, Unpaused Naya Safar, the anthology follows the same route – 5 filmmakers, 5 riveting short stories and set during the Covid-19 pandemic. The new series is a decent mix of light-hearted and intense stories, but Nagraj Manjule’s Vaikunth is a class apart. Read the full review by clicking on the link below.
January 21, 2022, 12:47 pm IST
Ajay Devgn’s packed 2022
February onwards, it’s going to be Ajay Devgn fever all across, as the actor literally has one release every 40 days. He starts his year with the release of his production, The Great Indian Murder on Hotstar on February 4, followed by his digital debut, Rudra in March on the same platform. In April, Ajay arrives with his directorial, Runway 34, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan, Rakul Preet Singh and Boman Irani, with the Amit Sharma directed Maidaan in June and finally, Thank God in July. Click link below to read what the actor has to say about his packed schedule.
January 21, 2022, 12:12 pm IST
Kangana Ranaut, Anushka Sharma remember Sushant
The late actor, who passed away in June 2020, would have turned 36 today. While fans and followers are remembering him, celebs also took to social media to mark Sushant Singh Rajput’s birth anniversary. Taking to her Instagram story, Kangana called the Detective Byomkesh Bakshi actor a star. She wrote, “Happy birthday to the star in the sky.”
Meanwhile, Anushka shared a happy photo of the late actor and wrote, “In remembrance.” Click on read full article to see their posts.
January 21, 2022, 11:56 am IST
In remembrance: Sushant Singh Rajput
Late actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s birth anniversary is being marked across social media today as fans have been sharing some heartflelt posts. His sister Shweta Singh Kirti also took to social media to share a heartwarming video and thanked fans for showering all the love. “My God! What a beautiful compilation…A Very Happy Birthday to Bhai. We will try and fulfill all your dreams @sushantsinghrajput , your legacy will live on,: Shweta wrote.
January 21, 2022, 11:39 am IST
Lata Mangeshkar continues to be in ICU
While fans have been praying for her recovery, Lata Mangeshkar’s spokesperson shared an update about the legendary singer’s health and said that she is still under observation in ICU. In a statement, Lata’s spokesperson Anusha Srinivasan Iyer said that the 92-year-old singer continues to be treated and is still in the ICU.


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Bridger in Carbon County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
A Trail Woefully Hard to Travel: The Bridger Cut-Off
That year, famed mountain man Jim Bridger established a new trail, the Bridger Cut-Off, through the arid Bighorn Basin to the Yellowstone River where it intersected the Bozeman Trail. Bridger's trail was safer than the Bozeman Trail, but much tougher to navigate. Plentiful water and wood, didn't make up for scarcity of grass for the oxen, horses, and cattle here, following the Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone River north to the confluence of Rock Creek where it turned northwesterly, reaching the Yellowstone near present Big Timber.
Despite the advantage of being 100 miles shorter than the Bozeman Trail and the avoidance of trouble with the Indians, Bridger's Cut-Off never caught on with travelers. In all, only 129
Erected by Montana Department of Transportation.
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Location. 45° 16.74′ N, 108° 55.076′ W. Marker is in Bridger, Montana, in Carbon County. Marker is on U.S. 310 near Peters Road, on the left when traveling south. This marker is approximately 1 mile south of Bridger, MT. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2500 US Highway 310, Bridger MT 59014, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Jim Bridger, Mountain Man (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Jim Bridger, Mountain Man (approx. 0.9 miles away); Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Corey House (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Pryor Mountains and Raptor Country (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Pryor Mountains (approx. 4.1 miles away); John Gibson House (approx. 7.8 miles away); Samuel and Jennie Greenblatt Residence (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bridger.
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Eritrea has appointed its first ambassador to neighboring Ethiopia in two decades, the government said on Saturday, as the two countries pushed on with a surprise rapprochement.
The development was part of a head-snapping series of diplomatic moves between the two nations, after they formally declared an end this month to their “state of war,” a two-decade standoff that followed a brutal border conflict that claimed about 80,000 lives.
The job of ambassador went to Semere Russom, who was Eritrea’s education minister and a former envoy to the United States, Information Minister Yemane G. Meskel said on Twitter.
In a joint declaration ending the state of war on July 9, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia and President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea said, “A new era of peace and friendship has been opened.”
Mr. Abiy visited Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, this month, and Mr. Isaias returned the favor on July 14, taking a trip to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
Ethiopia’s leader set the events in motion in June by embracing a peace deal intended to end the conflict between the two countries. Ethiopia has also asked the secretary general of the United Nations, António Guterres, to lift sanctions against Eritrea.
Eritrea fought a decades-long struggle against Ethiopian dominance and annexation to secure independence in 1993. Five years later, the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea, a former Italian colony, broke out over their shared border.
The Eritrean government was accused of using the state of war to justify endless military service, which in turn fueled an exodus of young Eritreans, who were among the largest group of people landing on Mediterranean shores during the height of Europe’s migration crisis.


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I will use a simple example (using a data table) to show how the basic concepts of visualization can be applied.
If you haven’t seen my 1 - What Is Visualization and How do We Do It? post, you might want to start there. I usually do this example in lecture, so you may have seen it before.
I like this example because it emphasizes how understanding the task (even if the task is hazy and only becomes clearer in the design process) allows us to make design choices that make things easier to see (see the 2 - What does this Visualization make Easy to See? for that concept). It also emphasizes the 4 different types of design choices.
Starting with the basic points from 1 - What Is Visualization and How do We Do It?:
The Task: I need to look at the grade distribution for my class and get a sense if it’s reasonable / fair. (more tasks may emerge as I look at the data)
The Data/Resources: I have a table of student names (not shown), scores and grades. It’s in an excel spreadsheet – so I’d prefer to keep things there. I don’t have very much development resources (this is often done at the grading deadline).
The Design: I have chosen to use a table, since it’s easy in excel. And it may be good enough (especially with design tweaks). In this example, I focus on improving the table, rather than trying something completely different. A side note: tables are remarkably effective visualizations.
The Details (including implementation): We’ll change a lot of the design details, but the implementation will be Excel (since that’s what I was using to do grading). A side effect of this: it shows that you can do useful visualization stuff with simple tools (this is all in Excel).
Note that my task is a bit hazy, it will became clearer as we progressed.
I like to think of visualizations as being made up of four components:
- Data Transformations
I am going to describe this as a “game” in the sense of something where we have a “current state” and at each “turn” I get to choose a “move.” The moves are to pick one of the 4 design components and change it.
The initial design
I’ll start with an initial design – the first thing that comes to mind. Just look at the table in Excel the way the data comes to me. In some sense, this is the way the data comes to us:
Here are the first few rows:
Note: you can click on the thumbnails to see the whole visualization. I do recommend that you look at them and get a sense of how they “work” (or not).
Exercise here: think about what this “visualization” is good at (what tasks is supports well), before we move on to making it better for some other task. And think about what the viewer might want to see (that isn’t easy to see).
This table has 57 rows (there were 62 students in the class - undergraduate classes used to be that small). The last column is the grade I am going to give them, which is created by rounding the “Average” column (which is why the grade column is called “Rounded”).
For my task, this table isn’t great – I want to know things like “Am I giving enough As? Are too many people failing? What’s the median?” So, I need to improve my design.
Move 1: Improve Layout
For my first design move, I’m going to choose to change the layout (the positions of the elements). Right now I’m using the position on the Y axis to tell me student number. This is useful if I need to find a specific student, but less good for seeing the grade distribution. So, I will change the layout: I’ll sort by the average.
While my task is hazy, I do know that many of my specific questions fall into the general category of “understand distribution.” Hopefully, when you look at the new table (click on the thumbnail), you will notice that some things are “easier to see”. There are a whole bunch of principles at play here (for example, using a “position encoding” to make a particular variable easier to interpret).
After applying this visualization, notice that some things are much easier to see / do. Notice how much faster you can count the number of As, or estimate the median score.
Exercise here: thing about what we have made easier to do by this design decision, and what we might have made harder. There are some things that are easier to do with the initial design.
Actually, I accidentally chopped off the bottom 5 students because they didn’t fit on the screen. That motivates the next change…
Move 2: Change Encoding
Technically, changing the layout is changing an encoding (we are encoding the value with the position, rather than the student number). However, layout is so special we often reserve the word “encoding” for other visual aspects of elements.
While the sorted table is better for understanding the distribution, it is still hard to assess the distribution in the thumbnail (or fitting the whole table to a small laptop screen). This would be worse in a larger class (where the table wouldn’t be readable if I shrank it to fit on my screen).
So, I’ll apply a color encoding – using excel’s color range feature – on the rounded grades.
Now, I think I’m starting to win the game. I can really quickly see the proportion of each grade this distribution is giving – even in the thumbail! It’s pretty clear that there aren’t many As, but there aren’t many failures either.
But, it does raise a new question task: are there students who are being hurt by the rounding? This is somewhat easy to check, since I can look at people near the borders. But I can apply a visualization design move….
Move 3: Transform Data (derive)
I can make a new “derived” column that is the difference between the rounded grade and the average. This directly measures what rounding does to people. And to skip a step, I can color code it: I’ll use a red/blue diverging scale (you’ll learn about these later, but they are built into excel). That way, red means someone hurt by rounding, blue is someone helped.
Now I think I’ve won this round of the visualization game. To do my task of getting a sense of who is most hurt by rounding, I can look for dark red – if I want to make it even easier, I can sort by that column! (use interaction)
And note: the reason I consider this “winning” is that I am able to do the tasks I need to do (get a sense of the grade distribution, see who is hurt by rounding). The visualization “game” is ultimately about tasks.
About that 4th “Move” type (interaction)
I am not talking about interaction here - partially, because I am showing you static visualizations (so it isn’t an option). But you might notice that my process was interactive: I was using the features of excel to change the visualization to interactively expose the information I wanted to see.
Hopefully, you now have a sense of what the 4 design moves are. And you’ve seen how we can change our design choices to make a visualization be more effective for a task. Along the way, you may have gotten a sense of how understanding task helps. And how effective designs can be simple – and done with existing tools.


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To tell you the truth, I have never thought of Oshawa as a hotbed of musical inspiration. Located about 60 kilometers east of Toronto it has a population of 150,000 - including the eight musicians in Hairy Holler.
They have a rip-roaring version of "St. James Infirmary," which I encourage you to watch. It's a treat. A short and informative article about them, along with the video stream, can be found by clicking here. (excerpt: "Fusing folk, punk, blues, jazz, Roma and swing sounds into their unique music, the new video is an equally celebratory affair.")
It sounds like SJI will be part of their second CD release, later this year. Their first album is sold on the Bandcamp site. You can get a sense of their range by listening to, say, the samples for "Bourbon Blues" followed by "Love Is A Dog From Hell." The video below shows off their enthusiasm and musicianship. (Videos embedded on this site are usually truncated, losing some of the right-side edge. So, you might want to watch it on YouTube or at the Canadian music magazine site, exclaim . . . or, double-click on the video feed below.)
This is exciting. And, you know, they might not be out of place in New Orleans.

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All things are delicately interconnected in these stories set in a small town in eastern North Carolina. From the rambunctious antics of an erstwhile Shad Queen to the guilt-throttled grief of a secret affair gone wrong, Proof of Me and Other Stories stitches together the lives and adventures of each of its characters, in unexpected and peculiar ways, from one story to the next.
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Evgeniya Kotlyarova (34) and Lyudmila Polyakova (25) from Russia have done long distance kiting for years, but this is their first VAKE. These girls don’t cheat with the preparations; lately they have slept in a tent once a week to get used to it!
Even though Helle Løvseth and Ida Sollie grew up in a part of Norway with hardly any snow, these women have fallen in love with kiting on snow. Team One Hit Wonders is not the most experienced team in the competition, actually half of the team has never competed, but they have both spent most of their lives outdoors in the mountains or on the sea, depending on the season.
Meet Bjørn Kaupang and Remi Meum in Team Haugastøl! These guys have a lot of competition experience and championship titles on their merit lists. However, VAKE will be a totally different challenge for both of them and they are participating in VAKE because they find competition format to be interesting.
Maxim Maximov and Kirill Litvinov from Sverdlovsk in Russia are Team Sky-Country. That might be a new name for our audience, but they are both experienced kiters. They competed in VAKE 2012 as Team Ural, and finished as number eight. This year their friends, Sergei Maltsev and Viktor Suvorov, are representing Team Ural.


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Voter restriction ballot proposal turns in signatures — but may not head to voters
“Secure MI Vote” petition booth at a right-wing rally at the state Capitol, Feb. 8, 2022 | Laina G. Stebbins
After organizers announced last month they’d gathered enough signatures to put a proposal clamping down on voting on the November ballot, the Secure MI Vote coalition submitted petitions on Friday — well past the deadline.
If the Bureau of Elections approves the signatures for the proposal, which is backed by Michigan Republicans, it will go to the GOP-led Legislature for a vote. If approved, the measure will not go before voters and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer — who opposes the initiative — has no power to veto it.
“Now we’re calling on Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, not to delay, but to review these swiftly and to certify these petitions so the Legislature can get back and put these into law,” said state Rep. Matt Hall (R-Comstock Park) during a Friday press conference with Secure MI Vote.
The proposal would require ID for in-person and absentee ballot applications, eliminating an affidavit option for in-person voting without ID. Under the initiative, voters facing hardship would be provided a free ID using a $3 million state fund.
It would also prohibit unsolicited absentee ballot applications, require partial Social Security numbers for voter registration and ban outside funding for elections. It would also require voters who did not present their ID in person to present it within six days after the election for their vote to be counted.
After former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election and baselessly claimed there was voter fraud, Hall convened a House Oversight Committee hearing that Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani ran and netted national coverage. In 2021, Republicans in Michigan and across the country introduced a slew of voter restriction bills. Whitmer vetoed a number of them and so Republicans unveiled the Secure MI Vote initiative to achieve their policy goals.
The petition gathered more than 435,000 signatures by early June, more than the required number of signatures to get on the ballot, but Secure MI Vote decided to delay filing to gather more signatures.
The group submitted 514,294 signatures Friday.
“Even worse than the language and rolling back of voting rights is the fact that Republicans intend to pass the bill without letting voters have a say, using a loophole in our initiative law that bypasses voters and the Governor’s veto pen,” said Progress Michigan Executive Director Lonnie Scott.
Nancy Wang, executive director of Voters Not Politicians, called the proposal a “package of voter suppression bills disguised as a citizen initiative.”’
Voters Not Politicians was part of the coalition behind the Promote the Vote coalition, which submitted 669,972 signatures earlier this month to get on the ballot as a constitutional amendment expanding voting rights. It builds on a 2018 measure from the coalition that passed with almost two-thirds support and instituted same-day voting registration, straight-ticket voting, no-reason absentee voting and more.
If the Promote the Vote proposal gets support from the majority of voters in November, then the Secure MI Vote initiative will be moot, even if the Legislature puts it into law.
“Just two weeks ago we turned in the second-highest number of signatures in Michigan history supporting what voters really need: a constitutional amendment that makes elections more modern and secure that voters can decide on in November,” Wang said in a statement.
The Promote the Vote amendment aims to expand voting access by requiring nine days of early in-person voting, allowing military or overseas ballots to be counted if postmarked by Election Day and requiring at least one drop box in every municipality and at least one drop box for every 15,000 registered voters in a municipality.
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Well, I hope you've enjoyed our "winter weather break" as of late; we haven't had any snow to shovel, and the cold air has been pretty much absent especially considering the time of year. That is all going to change soon, as we've got a round of snow coming today and tonight-certainly not a big storm, but enough to mess up our roads again. Over the next 24 hours, low pressure sout of Boston will track east-northeast, close enough to swing some snow into Northern New England. A Winter Weather Advisory has been posted mostly for coastal communities, with the most snow expected in southernmost counties (click on the snow map for details.)
Looking ahead, the weather pattern is pretty tame for Martin Luther King Jr. Day; the big story as far as weather is concerned will be the return of COLD AIR this week. By midweek the usual colder spots in Maine will fall into the single numbers for daytime highs, with sub-zero readings at night.
Hope you have a fabulous weekend, whatever the weather brings!


“We believe in Kortrijk and will continue to invest in the city, but parking policy does not work,” says Rubben The Bishop (38) from Heule. He is a property manager Pubstone, a subsidiary of Cofinimmo, an investment in rental property destined for real estate. “Who, without the stress of shopping, the shop&go places free for a maximum of 30 minutes parking. And all the cars under the ground and concentrate more on cycling to the centre is a nice thought, but most of all a utopia. It scares people off. I realize that it is in the field of parking policies seek to strike a balance, where you with everyone in our society must take into account. But the balance is lost. I guarantee you: the water is a lot of bar owners to the lips in the heart of Kortrijk,” said The Bishop.
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I guarantee you: the water is a lot of bar owners to the lips in the heart of Kortrijk.Rubben The Bisscop
Rubben The Bishop is far from alone with his critique. Thus, there is a letter in the direction of town hall left, signed by almost all the catering managers to the reduced Leieboorden. They highlight their complaints later, but it's definitely going to get also about parking and accessibility. Some restaurateurs set up in the centre again ‘eat & go’. A parking area with sensors, where you in the afternoon between roughly 12 and 14 hours free of charge for a maximum of two hours and needed to go to lunch. That will see the city council shall not, however, sit. “I think it is mainly for still more confusion would be sure”, says Vincent Van Quickenborne (Team Mayor).Everywhere smart parking
What not means that the city council sits still. So looking at all above-ground parking spaces in the centre to cleverly create, with sensors. “The shop&go places, and the bewonersparkeerplaatsen continue”, says ships of Mobility Axel Weydts (sp.a). “On the other surface places is intended to be a maximum of two hours parking. To be even more rotation to get, but paying. How we exactly roll out, for within a few months. It is still in discussion currently.” There is still more to come, also about how you motorists even more "force" to get to the underground car parks to drive: “There is a campaign, more about that later,” says Weydts. In the corridors of the town hall we hear that the intention is to underground parking financially even more attractive in comparison with above ground parking. “Once you as a driver take the step to the underground parking, you will always be satisfied,” says Axel Weydts. “Your car will be safe, sheltered from all weather conditions and you can't parking tickets.”


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The course of integration of the European Union hit a major obstacle in 2005 when voters in France and the Netherlands rejected the new Constitutional Treaty, leaving it endorsed by barely half of the twenty-five member states and prompting some of the undecided states to shelve their own referendum plans. The E.U.’s expansion project nevertheless continues, with human rights conditionality being a point of leverage in the negotiations that led to the opening of formal accession talks with Croatia and Turkey (see separate country chapters).
The issue of counterterrorism in Europe was dominated in 2005 on the one hand by the terrorist threat taking on characteristics hitherto not experienced in E.U. states, and on the other by further developments in E.U. governments’ counterterrorism policy negatively impacting fundamental human rights. The former was shown most vividly when London was struck on July 7 by three simultaneous bomb attacks on its underground train network, and a fourth on a bus, killing fifty-six people (including the four bombers), making it the deadliest attack in modern British history. It also marked the E.U.’s first experience of suicide bombers who were, moreover, British nationals.
On July 21, exactly two weeks later, there was a failed attempt to stage an almost identical attack, involving bombers on three London underground trains and a bus. The next day police shot dead a Brazilian man on a London underground train, having apparently mistaken him for a terrorist suspect. The incident, which raised questions about police surveillance methods as well as about application of a policy authorizing use of lethal force by police, was immediately referred for investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. At the time of this writing, its report was expected at the end of 2005.
A Spanish court in September sentenced an alleged al-Qaeda leader to twenty-seven years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to commit murder by having provided logistical support to the perpetrators of the September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, and for being the leader of a terrorist organization. Seventeen co-defendants were convicted of belonging to or collaborating with a terrorist group. A terrorism trial opened in Belgium at the beginning of November, with thirteen defendants (all Moroccans or Belgians of Moroccan descent) accused of providing support to the perpetrators of the 2004 Madrid train bombings and the 2003 bombings in Casablanca, Morocco.
At the beginning of November The Washington Post, citing U.S. government sources, reported that the U.S. had used secret detention facilities in Europe and elsewhere to illegally hold terrorist suspects without rights or access to counsel. While the article did not identify the locations, its allegations were consistent with Human Rights Watch’s own research suggesting the existence of secret detention facilities in Poland and Romania (the former an E.U. member state, the latter an acceding state). Both the European Commission and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe immediately announced investigations, and the International Committee of the Red Cross requested access to the alleged facilities.
Indefinite or Prolonged Detention
The U.K.’s highest court, the House of Lords Judicial Committee (commonly known as the “Law Lords”) ruled in December 2004 that the indefinite detention without charge or trial of foreigners suspected of terrorism was incompatible with the U.K.’s Human Rights Act (which incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law). In response, the U.K. government announced a “twin-track” set of alternatives to indefinite detention. This includes recourse to “control orders” that seriously restrict the movement and activities of any person who is suspected of terrorism-related activities (irrespective of nationality), and the use of “diplomatic assurances” to deport to their home countries foreign nationals who would be at risk of torture or ill-treatment upon return, despite clear evidence that assurances are an ineffective safeguard against such treatment (see below).
Human Rights Watch criticized the legislation introducing control orders on the grounds that there were insufficient procedural safeguards given the serious restrictions on liberty that could be imposed through the orders. The Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 became law in March 2005.
The U.K. government in September published new draft counterterrorism legislation which included extending the maximum period that terrorism suspects could be detained without charge, to ninety days (from the current fourteen, already the longest in Europe), and adding and a new criminal offence of “encouraging” terrorism (see below). The draft legislation passed in the House of Commons in November, although the government’s proposal for the extension to ninety days had been defeated and an amendment approved instead whereby detention without charge for terrorism suspects would be extended to twenty-eight days. Human Rights Watch argued that the case for any extension had not been made, and that detention without charge for up to twenty-eight days could become a form of arbitrary detention, and might infringe the right of an arrested person to be informed promptly of any charge against him. At this writing, the draft legislation was being debated in the House of Lords.
The Italian government introduced a new antiterrorism law in late July 2005, and, after a very brief parliamentary review, it entered into force at the beginning of August. It introduced a number of new offenses, and increased penalties for others. Among its most troubling provisions, it extended the maximum period during which a suspect could be held for questioning without charge and without a lawyer present from twelve to twenty-four hours, and broadened the range of law enforcement authorities empowered to detain and question terrorist suspects. It also allowed authorization of senior police officers to order immediate expulsion of persons residing illegally in Italy who they determined were a threat to national security; appeals against such expulsions would be without suspensive effect.
Draft new antiterrorism legislation in France, presented to parliament in November, included a provision to reclassify “criminal association” in relation to a terrorist offense from a misdemeanour to a felony. The overly vague nature of the offense permits detention on the basis of limited evidence. Its use to detain suspects who are later released without charge has been widely criticized as a form of preventive detention. The reclassification would increase the maximum permissible pre-trial detention period from three years and four months, to four years and eight months. It would also double the maximum possible sentence, to twenty years. The proposed law would also increase the period that police are allowed to detain suspects in terrorism cases from four days to six.
Evidence Obtained under Torture
In October, the U.K. Law Lords began consideration of whether evidence extracted under torture that had been obtained from third countries is permitted in domestic British law. The case was an appeal brought by ten men previously subject to indefinite detention as terrorism suspects against an August 2004 majority decision by the Court of Appeal that the U.K. government was entitled to rely on torture evidence in special terrorism cases, provided that the U.K. “neither procured nor connived at” the torture, a decision contrary to international human rights law. Human Rights Watch was part of a coalition of fourteen human rights and anti-torture organizations that intervened in the House of Lords case. The Law Lords’ ruling, expected by the end of 2005, is likely to have profound implications for the worldwide ban on torture.
Refoulement and Diplomatic Assurances
Important rulings were made against individual E.U. governments over their resort to “diplomatic assurances,” but governments continue to press ahead with strategies that both challenge head on, and seek to side-step, the absolute prohibition against refoulement—the return of a person to a country where he or she would be at risk of torture or ill-treatment. This alarming trend prompted the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe in October 2005 to remind European governments that “the prohibition of torture…is absolute and applies in all circumstances. It is not negotiable.” In his annual report to the U.N. General Assembly, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Nowak, likewise emphasized that “diplomatic assurances are unreliable and ineffective in the protection against torture and ill-treatment,” and called on governments to “observe the principle of non-refoulement scrupulously.”
Five E.U. governments were reported to have united in a challenge to the landmark 1996 European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling Chahal v. United Kingdom, affirming the absolute prohibition against refoulement. The U.K., Italy, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia obtained permission in October to intervene as interested parties in the case of Ramzy v. Netherlands, pending before the ECtHR at the time of writing, in which an Algerian man suspected of involvement in terrorism, Mohammed Ramzy, was challenging deportation on the grounds that he would be at risk of torture if returned to Algeria. Reportedly, the governments concerned were seeking to overturn Chahal in favour of the position that the right of an individual not to be tortured could be balanced against the national security interests of the state (the essence of the dissenting opinion by a minority of ECtHR judges in Chahal).
In May 2005 the U.N. Committee against Torture ruled that Sweden had violated the absolute prohibition on torture by expelling terrorism suspect Ahmed Agiza to Egypt in 2001. Sweden had sought to justify the transfer by saying that it had secured assurances from Egypt that Agiza would be treated humanely, but Agiza credibly alleged that after his forcible return to Egypt he was tortured. The U.N. committee concluded that the assurances Swedish authorities secured from Egyptian officials concerning Agiza could not be trusted as sufficient protection. It noted that Egypt had a well-documented history of torture abuses, especially when dealing with terrorism suspects, and that its routine use of torture, in combination with interest in Agiza by the U.S. as well as Egypt, should have led to a “natural conclusion” that Agiza was at risk of torture upon return.
The transfer of Agiza and another man, Mohammed al-Zari, had been undertaken by U.S. intelligence operatives to whom Swedish officials handed custody of the two men at Stockholm’s Bromma Airport, and as such amounted to “extraordinary rendition.” In March, a report by the Swedish chief parliamentary ombudsman concluded that the Swedish security service and the airport police “displayed a remarkable subordinance to the American officials” and “lost control of the situation,” resulting in the ill-treatment of Agiza and al-Zari, including physical abuse and other humiliation, at the airport immediately before they were transported to Cairo. The U.N. committee said that the ill-treatment at Bromma Airport should have made it clear to Swedish authorities that the men would be at risk of torture if they were returned to Egypt.
An appeals court in the Netherlands ruled in January 2005 against the extradition to Turkey of Nuriye Kesbir, a high-level member of the former Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), who was subject to an extradition warrant from Turkey alleging that she had committed war crimes as a PKK military operative in the civil war in Turkey’s southeast. In May 2004 a lower court had determined that although Kesbir’s fears of torture and unfair trial in Turkey were not completely unfounded, there were insufficient grounds to halt the extradition. The court gave exclusive authority to the government to either grant or reject the extradition request, but advised the Netherlands minister of justice to seek enhanced diplomatic assurances from Turkey against torture and unfair trial. The appeal court concluded that diplomatic assurances could not guarantee that Kesbir would not be tortured or ill-treated upon return to Turkey.
The ECtHR Grand Chamber issued a decision in February 2005 in the case of Mamatkulov and Askarov v. Turkey, in relation to which Human Rights Watch and the Advice on Individual Rights in Europe (AIRE) Centre had submitted an amicus curiae brief. The two men had been extradited from Turkey to Uzbekistan in 1999 based on assurances against torture and unfair trial by the Uzbek authorities. It had been anticipated that the Grand Chamber might rule on the reliability and/or sufficiency of diplomatic assurances against torture from the government of Uzbekistan, but the court determined that it did not have sufficient information before it to rule on whether Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (prohibiting torture or ill-treatment) had been violated; the court did not engage in a discussion of the reliability or sufficiency of the assurances. Nevertheless, the decision concluded that Turkey should have been bound by a ECtHR request to delay the men’s extradition until the court had an opportunity to review the men’s application.
The U.K. government, in August and October 2005, signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with Jordan and Libya containing undertakings that people deported to those countries from the United Kingdom would not be tortured or ill-treated there. The U.K. government also confirmed that it was seeking such arrangements with Tunisia, Lebanon and Algeria, and there are credible reports that a similar agreement was being sought with Egypt.
In August, the U.N. special rapporteur on torture expressed “fears that the plan of the United Kingdom to request diplomatic assurances for the purpose of expelling persons in spite of a risk of torture reflects a tendency in Europe to circumvent the international obligation not to deport anybody if there is a serious risk that he or she might be subjected to torture,” adding that “diplomatic assurances are not an appropriate tool to eradicate this risk.”
The ineffectiveness of diplomatic assurances as a safeguard against torture, and the danger that such assurances pose to the absolute nature of the non-refoulement obligation were extensively documented by Human Rights Watch in an April 2005 report titled, “Still at Risk: Diplomatic Assurances No Safeguard against Torture,” as well as in subsequent statements critical of the U.K.’s bilateral agreements based on blanket diplomatic assurances.
Between August and October, more than twenty foreign nationals suspected of involvement in terrorism were detained pending their deportation on the grounds of national security, including persons previously subject to indefinite detention in the United Kingdom. Some of the men, who originate from Jordan, Libya, and Algeria among other countries, had previously been granted asylum in Britain. Four of the Algerians were released on bail in October, but the majority remained in detention at this writing. No deportations had taken place under the agreements at this writing, and it remained unclear what weight the U.K. courts would attach to the promises of humane treatment when evaluating the risk of torture in future appeals against deportation brought by the detainees.
New Offenses of Incitement
The London bombings gave impetus to legislative and other initiatives directed towards confronting terrorist recruitment. Some of the proposed measures had troubling implications for freedom of expression. At the level of common E.U. policy, the tone was set by a September 2005 commission communication on “Terrorist Recruitment: Addressing the Factors Contributing to Violent Radicalization.” The European Council was to adopt a strategy on this issue by the end of the year, as part of its action plan on terrorism. A new Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism, adopted in May, requires states to criminalize “public provocation to commit a terrorist offense,” whether or not involving direct advocacy of terrorism, when such “provocation” is done with intent.
The draft new counterterrorism legislation published in September by the U.K. government included a new offense criminalizing speech that amounts to “encouragement,” including speech that justifies or glorifies terrorism, and the closure of places of worship used to “foment extremism.” Human Rights Watch was concerned that such measures would undermine the right to nonviolent expression by criminalizing speech even where there is no intention to incite violence. Denmark in September initiated the first case under an antiterrorism law enacted in 2002 that forbids instigation of terrorism or offering advice to terrorists, and carries a penalty of up to six years in prison. The accused, a Moroccan-born Danish citizen, was charged in relation to having downloaded from the Internet and distributed inflammatory speeches and images including beheadings carried out by Iraqi insurgents.
In August the U.K. government announced a list of “unacceptable behaviours” added to the list of national security grounds for the deportation or exclusion of foreign nationals. These included the speech or publication of views deemed to “foment, justify or glorify terrorism,” provoke others to commit terrorist acts, or “foster hatred” that might lead to inter-community violence in the United Kingdom. This went further than a July 2004 law in France allowing the expulsion of foreigners who engage in acts that “explicitly and deliberately” incite discrimination, hatred or violence. While expulsions under French law were subject to appeal, an expulsion order was not automatically suspended while the appeal was pending, and there were cases in which persons had been expelled to their countries of origin, only to have the expulsion order overturned on appeal. In Germany, a new immigration law entered into effect on January 1, 2005, allowing authorities to expel those who publicly endorse or promote terrorist acts or incite hatred “in a manner conducive to disturbing public safety.”
On November 9, 2005, after thirteen consecutive nights of rioting across France, Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy announced that all adult foreigners convicted of involvement in the rioting, including those with residence permits, would be deported.
Asylum Seekers and Migrants
As Human Rights Watch has consistently acknowledged, migration into the E.U. poses clear challenges for European governments, and few would question the legitimacy or urgency of policies to address these. However, common E.U. policy in this area continues its development exclusively in the direction of keeping migrants and asylum seekers out of and away from Europe. Moreover, exclusionary practices stepping beyond the rule of law are seen in at least two E.U. states, Italy and Spain, which have actively engaged in expulsions without respect for the individual right to seek asylum. These and other E.U. states also implement returns with scant regard for whether the receiving countries could offer effective protection.
Common E.U. Immigration and Asylum Policy
The European Commission in September published a proposal for a directive on “common standards and procedures for returning illegally-staying third-country nationals.” While the draft directive contains improved language on human rights protection in comparison to the previous iteration of the proposal, a number of concerns remain. The text also falls short of meeting the criteria laid out in a set of common principles of return developed by a coalition of human rights and European refugee nongovernmental organizatrions, including Human Rights Watch. Key concerns include the absence of a mandatory right of appeal against removal with suspensive effect, and the imposition of a re-entry ban that could amount to a double penalty with potentially far-reaching consequences for the principle of non-refoulement. At the time of writing, this directive was pending “co-decision” by the European Council and the European Parliament.
The Asylum Procedures Directive, agreed by the European Council in April 2004, was submitted for consultation with the European Parliament, which in September 2005 expressed “severe reservations” and called for over one hundred amendments to the document. In a reaffirmation of the principle that an asylum seeker should have his/her claim individually assessed, the Parliament argued that any applicant should have the right to “rebut the presumption of safety” associated with the proposal for “safe third country” lists. Human Rights Watch and others had called in March 2004 for withdrawal of the draft directive on grounds that the “most contentious provisions are all intended to deny asylum seekers access to asylum procedures and to facilitate their transfer to countries outside the E.U.” The European Parliament’s proposed amendments were not binding on the council. At this writing there had been no further movement towards adopting the draft directive.
Human Rights Watch research in countries on the E.U.’s new eastern frontiers confirmed concerns that some of the new E.U. member states do not have systems offering full and fair asylum determination procedures, or policies and practices in place to ensure that no person is sent back to a place where his or her life or freedom is threatened. As documented in the November 2005 Human Rights Watch report, “On the Margins—Ukraine: Rights Violations against Migrants and Asylum Seekers at the New Eastern Border of the Europe Union,” border guards in Poland and Slovakia who intercept persons crossing from Ukraine interview and process them generally within forty-eight hours, with no genuine effort to identify them by name, origin or status, and without their having access to lawyers or interpreters or the possibility to challenge a decision by the border guard to return them to Ukraine. Effected under bilateral readmission agreements between the E.U. states concerned and Ukraine, some of these returns lent substance to concerns that, while in theory readmission agreements are not designed to interfere with the right to asylum, in practice those liable to return can include asylum seekers whose protection needs have not been determined.
European Community readmission agreements (applicable to all E.U. member states except Denmark, where an abstention applied) were concluded with Albania and Russia in April and October respectively, and were being negotiated with four other countries including Ukraine and Morocco.
Processing Migrants and Asylum Seekers Outside the E.U.
A communication from the European Commission on Regional Protection Programmes (RPPs) was hailed by the E.U.’s Justice and Home Affairs Council in October as the E.U.’s first step “in improving access to protection needs and durable solutions for those in need of international protection, as quickly and as close to their home as possible.” Pilot RPPs were due to be launched before the end of 2005.
In its November 2005 report on Ukraine (located in the region covered by the first pilot RPP), Human Rights Watch noted that RPPs offered the possibility of real improvements to the target countries’ protection capacity, but raised concerns that the RPPs might undermine the right to seek asylum in the E.U., by resulting in premature designation of the target countries as “safe third countries,” which would then expedite the return of asylum seekers who had transited them without first considering their protection needs. Similarly, the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed the RPP proposal, but stressed the need for guarantees that RPPs would be complementary to existing asylum provisions in E.U. states.
The E.U. continues to press ahead with programs for strict control of access to Europe, and its migration policies towards neighbouring countries emphasize enforcement rather than protection.
By bilateral arrangement with Libya, Italy continue to expel—without a proper assessment of their asylum claims—people who arrive from North Africa and were being held on the island of Lampedusa under Italy’s mandatory detention policy for illegal migrants and asylum seekers. In March 2005, nearly five hundred Egyptians were expelled to Libya and sevety-six directly to Egypt, handcuffed and blindfolded for their charter flights. Nearly two hundred persons were expelled to Libya in May and June. The expulsions ignored the evidence that, as a place in which the basic human rights of migrants are frequently violated and that has not ratified the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, Libya cannot be regarded as a “safe third country” for return.
The Italian Minister of Interior told the Italian Parliament after the March expulsions that the government’s actions were in full compliance with their human rights obligations, but they were criticized by UNHCR, whose officials had been denied access to Lampedusa at that time. A delegation of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) visiting the Lampedusa facility at the end of June queried the appropriateness of third countries’ consular officials being involved in detainee identification procedures there, given the danger this presented to a potential asylum seeker, and were informed that “nobody” had recently claimed asylum, an assertion the MEPs described as “incredible,” as this would make Lampedusa “the first centre in Italy where this does not happen.”
In early October, faced with mass attempts by undocumented migrants to force entry into Spain’s North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, the Spanish government expelled to Morocco at least 73 people who had reached the enclaves, including several who had sought to claim asylum. The expulsions were reportedly carried out without an individual assessment that would have enabled presentation of asylum claims. On October 23, Morocco deported forty-nine Malians from this group to their home country despite the fact that at least two had applied for asylum in Morocco. There are alarming reports of human rights violations against migrants deported to Morocco from Spain or detained in Morocco as they tried to enter Ceuta or Melilla, including expulsions in inhumane conditions to the desert borders with Algeria and Mauritania. At least eleven people were shot dead as Spanish and Moroccan troops attempted to block entry to the enclaves. Morocco admitted that its border guards were responsible for four of the fatalities, while an internal Spanish inquiry exonerated Spanish forces. Human Rights Watch called for independent investigation into the deaths, as did the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, Dr. Jorge Bustamente, who also called on Morocco to end collective deportations.

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Nokia looks to improve solar charging performance
The Portable Solar Charger DC-40 can add two minutes of talk time for each minute of charging time
IDG News Service - Nokia is testing a new solar charging accessory in Nigeria and Kenya, as the company hopes to make it easier for people without regular access to electricity to use their phones, it said in a blog post on Friday.
The Portable Solar Charger DC-40 can turn one minute of charging into two minutes of talk time, according to Nokia.
The charging mat uses a thin-film photovoltaic panel, weighs 93 grams and has a 3 meter long cable to connect to the phone via Nokia's standard 2 millimeter plug.
This isn't the first time Nokia has tested the potential of solar charging. In January this year the company reported on a research project that placed a solar charger on the back of a phone.
Problems with that included the limited size of a phone's back cover, which restricted the size of the panel, and the extent to which the battery could be charged, Nokia said at the time. Few people can leave their phone lying in the sun all day while it charges.
Nokia's first attempt at a solar-powered phone came in 1997, when it launched the Nokia 1610 Plus with an optional lithium-ion-and-solar-panel battery. More recently, vendors such as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have introduced smartphones with a solar panel on the back cover. The Samsung S7550 Blue Earth and LG GD510 Pop were both announced in 2009.
By using an external charger this time around, Nokia can give the charger a much larger surface to capture sunlight.
The previous research project's best results were recorded in Kenya, which once again, along with Nigeria, will be used as a proving ground.
Kenya and Nigeria provide the perfect opportunity for testing the DC-40, Nokia said, citing data from the World Bank that indicated that only 16 percent of Kenyans and 51 per cent of Nigerians had regular access to electricity between 2007 and 2011.
The pilot will study the product's business potential, usage patterns and environmental and social impacts, according to Nokia.
Sales of the DC-40 will start this week.
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All tuckered out: Hands-on mother Katie Holmes cuddles sleepy Suri ahead of a play date with her new friend
While Tom Cruise was promoting his new movie Jack Reacher and partying with a mystery blonde this week in Stockholm, Katie Holmes was playing doting mother to their daughter Suri.
The 33-year-old actress was seen cuddling their six-year-old as she took her to a play date in New York City on Friday.
The Dawson's Creek star proved what a hands-on mother she was by not only carrying Suri, but also her little girl's new friend too.
Tuckered out: Sleepy Suri Cruise cuddles up to her mother Katie Holmes as they head to a play date in New York on Friday
Dressed warmly for the chilly Manhattan weather, Katie was bundled up in a hooded navy padded coat, a light purple knitted sweater and a pair of jeans.
Meanwhile, Suri was dressed in a standout leopard print coat, red skirt and bright green velvet Mary-Janes.
The youngster clutched onto her favourite soft toy as she had her arms flung around her mother's neck.
Winter gear: Dressed warmly for the chilly Manhattan weather, Katie was bundled up in a hooded navy padded coat, a light purple knitted sweater and a pair of jeans
Keeping cosy: Katie's coat is just the thing you need on a cold New York evening
The play date comes as Suri's father Tom was pictured flirting up a storm on the other side of the world this week.
The Jack Reacher star was spotted cosying up with a mystery blonde at an after-party for his latest movie at the Rose nightclub, in Stockholm, Sweden.
Tom, 50, was seen pouring the slim blonde a drink in the darkened nightclub after inviting her and a group of her plans into the VIP area.
Onlookers said Tom arrived at the club after appearing on the red carpet for his latest film, dressed in a simple grey suit with checked shirt.
Hands-on mother: The Dawson's Creek star proved what a hands-on mother she was, by not only carrying Suri, but also her little girl's new friend too
One clubber said the 5'7 actor strolled into the VIP area and ordered bottles of champagne before inviting a group of young women into the darkened section.
They added the father-of-three singled out one woman before chatting to her all night, before leaving alone at 2.50am.
The blonde, who looked younger than the actor, was seen waving her hands animatedly as she and Tom got close at the club in the heart of Stockholm.
Tom's agent told MailOnline the woman was 'just a fan' who approached the star at the club 'to say hello'.
Can I get you a drink? Tom Cruise leans in close to the mystery blonde at the Rose nightclub in Sweden this week
Close: Tom was seen chatting to the mystery, with onlookers saying he 'singled her out' from the crowd
Tom and co-star Rosamund Pike jetted into Stockholm earlier on Tuesday after attending the UK premiere of the action movie in London the previous evening.
The actor obviously ditched his co-star to party alone at the club.
The movie, which is based on the popular books by British author Lee Child, follows a retired military policeman who gets dragged into a murder case.
Christmas spirit: Suri enjoyed a candy cane as she and her mother headed out in Manhattan after Suri's day at school earlier this week
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The Current Scenario: Wall Street's Prospects and Expensive Market Levels
The U.S. earnings recession, once the widely accepted belief just a few months ago, has now vanished from sight. At first glance, this disappearance should provide a favorable tailwind for Wall Street in the coming year.
However, there is a flip side to this situation. The extent to which the market has already factored in this positive outlook through the robust tech-driven rally since March means that anyone entering the market now would be purchasing at expensive levels.
Moreover, for investors with a long-term perspective, the growth potential and appeal of Wall Street in comparison to Treasury debt may significantly diminish if borrowing costs fail to return to the historically low levels observed in recent years.
Second-Quarter Reporting and Market Expectations
The second-quarter reporting season for S&P 500 companies is commencing, and it is projected to reveal a 6.4% decline in earnings for the April-June period compared to the same period last year, according to data from Refinitiv's I/B/E/S.
Although this would mark the worst quarter in three years, it would not signify a technical recession. The first-quarter growth was a modest 0.1%, and estimates for the third quarter hover around 1%.
Remarkably, some analysts suggest that the "whisper numbers" for Q2 indicate 1% or even 2% growth. If this proves true, it would be the ninth time since 2002 that negative forecasts at the beginning of the earnings season are positive, as Tajinder Dhillon from Refinitiv noted. The last time this happened was in the first quarter.
The Outlook for 2024 and Potential Challenges
The outlook for 2024 appears even more promising, with a projected near-12% full-year earnings growth. Among the market's 11 sectors, only energy and materials in Q1, and utilities in Q3, are anticipated to experience negative earnings growth in any quarter next year, based on Refinitiv's I/B/E/S data.
However, it is essential to approach this rosy outlook with caution. The S&P 500 index currently trades at a 12-month forward price/earnings ratio of 19.1, significantly above the 20-year average of 15.8, the 30-year average of 16.5, and the 40-year average around 16.0.
Although this high valuation is largely influenced by the tech sector, which trades at approximately 27 times forward earnings, it remains an optimistic forecast that relies on a favorable economic landscape and the absence of a recession.
Howard Silverblatt, senior analyst at S&P Global, remarks, "2024 earnings estimates have held up pretty well; we're at high levels now. You are paying a nice premium here. Hopefully, it's worth it."
Assessing the Risk and Potential Implications
Examining the equity risk premium (ERP), a metric that gauges the additional return investors expect from holding stocks in comparison to risk-free Treasury bills, reveals that stocks currently need to be priced attractively.
While it is a straightforward measure, the ERP serves as a reliable indicator of when stocks appear undervalued or overvalued. The ERP currently sits at its lowest point since 2004, implying that equities may not be a favorable risk at present.
Let's consider the post-pandemic world's potential shift away from low and zero interest rates, as many analysts suggest. Investors must brace themselves for a structurally more deficient ERP in the years to come. Alternatively, stocks could remain expensive for an extended period.
A study by Robeco's head researcher, David Blitz, conducted last year scrutinized equity risk premia across various countries using data spanning over 120 years. The findings suggest that total expected stock returns have no significant correlation, or potentially an inverse relationship, with risk-free returns. This implies that the ERP is considerably higher when the risk-free return is low and vice versa.
In the event that Treasury bill rates surpass 6%, the ERP might even turn negative. This challenges the conventional wisdom that stocks inherently carry a risk premium, irrespective of the prevailing risk-free rate. Blitz's research indicates that if he is correct, any increase in interest rates and bill yields will further compress the ERP.
Another working paper, authored by Federal Reserve economist Michael Smolyansky last month, paints a similarly gloomy long-term outlook for corporate earnings and stock returns but for different reasons.
Smolyansky argues that falling interest and corporate tax rates accounted for over 40% of real corporate profit growth from 1989 to 2019, with the decline in risk-free rates explaining the entirety of the rise in PE multiples.
Unless interest rates and Treasury yields revert to their lows post-2008 financial crisis, it is challenging to envision a continued expansion in PE multiples. The markets appear to be disregarding the "substantially lower" earnings growth that Smolyansky predicts will prevail in the future.
Smolyansky states, "With the expected slowdown in corporate profit growth and no offsetting expansion in P/E multiples, real longer-run stock returns in the future are likely to be no higher than about 2%, the rate of GDP growth."
Short-Lived Market Highs
While strong second-quarter results and the avoidance of an earnings recession could provide a boost to Wall Street, the euphoria may prove fleeting.
Anticipating the Future of Wall Street
Despite the potential short-lived nature of market highs, it is crucial to analyze the trajectory of Wall Street and prepare for the future.
Looking ahead, several factors could shape the landscape of the financial markets and influence investor sentiment.
Regulatory Environment and Policy Changes
Changes in regulations and government policies can significantly impact the financial markets. It is essential for investors to stay informed about potential shifts in policies related to taxation, trade agreements, and industry-specific regulations.
Additionally, geopolitical developments and international relations can introduce volatility into the markets. Keeping a close eye on these factors will enable investors to make more informed decisions.
Technological Innovations and Disruptions
The influence of technology on the financial markets cannot be underestimated. Advancements such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and automation are reshaping various sectors, including finance.
Investors need to monitor emerging technologies and their potential implications for industries and companies. Understanding how technology can drive growth or disrupt established business models is vital for making sound investment choices.
Sustainable Investing and ESG Factors
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors are gaining prominence in the investment landscape. Investors are increasingly considering the impact of companies' environmental and social practices and their governance structure.
Sustainable investing has gained traction as more investors recognize the importance of aligning their portfolios with their values. Companies prioritising ESG principles will likely attract more capital in the long run.
Market Volatility and Risk Management
Market volatility is an inherent characteristic of financial markets. Investors must have a robust risk management strategy in place to navigate turbulent times.
Diversification, asset allocation, and risk assessment are essential elements of effective risk management. By spreading investments across different asset classes and understanding the potential risks associated with each investment, investors can mitigate losses during market downturns.
Investor Education and Continuous Learning
Investing in the stock market requires knowledge and expertise. Investors should take the time to educate themselves about financial markets, investment strategies, and fundamental analysis.
Staying informed through reputable financial news sources, attending seminars or workshops, and engaging with experienced professionals can help investors make informed decisions and adapt to changing market conditions.
Footnote: Navigating the Road Ahead
Wall Street's outlook appears promising, with positive earnings growth projected for the coming years. However, investors must exercise caution due to elevated market levels and potential challenges on the horizon.
Assessing the risk-reward dynamics, staying informed about market trends, and having a well-defined investment strategy are essential for navigating the road ahead. By embracing a long-term perspective and remaining adaptable, investors can position themselves to make informed decisions and outperform in the dynamic world of finance.
As the financial landscape evolves, astute investors who stay ahead of the curve will be well-equipped to navigate the ever-changing currents of Wall Street.


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ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN ROMANIA –AN ECONOMIC AND MEDICAL CHALLENGE -
Aluculesei Bogdan Cătălin
Junior Scientific Researcher, 2017, vol. 3, issue 1, 1-8
The use of antibiotics, without regard to the importance of first obtaining a prescription, is one of the current challenges, both in health and economic terms. At the global level, resistance to different classes of antibiotics is developing at an alarming rate, and the effects over time are worrying. Romania is one of the European countries facing this problem at the macro level, with the latest statistical data exposing this alarming situation. The lack of basic knowledge of the population regarding the purchase of medication and the habit of administering treatment without the clinician’s advice make this situation difficult to improve. This article discusses the importance of adequate education in antibiotic use, proposing concrete measures to improve the current situation. This study is based on results obtained by the author in previous research on antibiotic resistance in children diagnosed with unitary tract infection in the Braşov area. Thus, the need to apply the proposed solutions is based on the reality found in hospitals.
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