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New Kidney ‘Printed’ On TED Stage

A surgeon has created a kidney using an experimental technique that he hopes will someday eliminate the need for donors for organ transplants.

The surgeon, Anthony Atala of the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine, "printed" a kidney on Thursday at a TED Conference in the California city of Long Beach. "It's like baking a cake," he said while showing how the technique works.

Wake Forest has since clarified media inaccuracies in a press release, stating Dr. Atla printed "a kidney-shaped mold", not a functioning kidney.

Scanners are used to take a 3D image of a kidney that needs to be replaced, then a tissue sample about half the size of a postage stamp is used to seed the process, he explained. The organ printer then works layer-by-layer to create a replacement kidney replicating the patient's tissue.

"This is still experimental and in no way eliminates the need for organ donors," said Karen Richardson, a spokesman for Wake Forest. "The hope is that one day this technology can be used to print organs, but we are not yet to that point."

College student Luke Massella was one of the first people to receive an organ -- a bladder -- engineered in a lab a decade ago when he was just 10 years old. He said he was born with spina bifida and his bladder was not working.

"Now, I'm in college and basically trying to live life like a normal kid," Massella, who was reunited with Atala at TED, told AFP. "This surgery saved my life and made me who I am today."

Atala said that about 90 percent of all people waiting for transplants need a kidney, and the need is much greater than the actual number that are available by donors.

"There is a major health crisis today in terms of the shortage of organs," he noted. "Medicine has done a much better job of making us live longer, and as we age our organs don't last."

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Milwaukee Common Council OKs Wheel Tax, Sets Referendum on Paid Sick Leave

By Larry Sandler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Jul. 31--By a veto-proof majority, the Milwaukee Common Council voted Wednesday to impose a $20-a-car annual vehicle registration fee on every car and light truck kept in the city.

Aldermen also set a binding referendum Nov. 4 on whether to require all private-sector employers to provide paid sick leave to their workers, and to let them use that time to take care of ailing family members. And the council agreed to expand city water sales to New Berlin.

The so-called wheel tax is expected to raise $6.6 million a year for street repairs, and it would eliminate special assessments for rebuilding and repairing streets. Supporters, led by Ald. Bob Bauman, say the money is needed to shorten the average wait for major street work, which stood at 163 years in 2005.

But Ald. Terry Witkowski said the money wouldn't be enough to speed up street work and "does absolutely nothing, other than hit the taxpayer in the pocketbook."

Ald. Ashanti Hamilton responded: "If we had more state shared revenue, we wouldn't have to have this debate. We don't."

The council backed Ald. Jim Witkowiak's amendment to cap the wheel tax at $20 through 2012, although Ald. Michael Murphy said that would have no legal impact.

The measure was approved 10-4; an 11th backer, Ald. Willie Wade, was absent. Mayor Tom Barrett has promised a veto, but supporters have more than the two-thirds majority needed to override his veto. The fee would take effect two months after the veto override.

Sick leave: The council voted 12-2 to place the sick leave measure on the ballot after supporters gathered more than 40,000 signatures on petitions demanding it.

Under the state's direct-legislation law, aldermen had only two choices: to approve the ordinance without changing it, or to send it to the voters. The maneuver bypasses Barrett, who has no say in the matter.

The measure would allow employees to earn sick leave based on time worked. A full-time employee in a large business would earn nine sick days a year, with less sick time for part-timers and workers in small businesses.

Supporters, led by 9to5, the National Association of Working Women, are trying to build support for national legislation. They already have won similar ordinances in San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Ald. Bob Donovan and Witkowski said the measure could harm workers if businesses leave the city. Hamilton and Ald. Milele Coggs said their colleagues should leave the issue up to the voters who elected them.

Water sales: The water agreement, approved 9-3, calls for New Berlin to pay Milwaukee a one-time fee of $1.5 million, in addition to the estimated $650,000 a year that New Berlin residents and businesses would pay the Milwaukee Water Works through their water bills.

Eastern New Berlin already gets Milwaukee water. But central New Berlin relies on wells that have become contaminated with radium, and the Waukesha County community is under pressure to find a clean water source.

In Milwaukee, water sales are tangled in the politics of urban sprawl. Suburban leaders say their communities need clean water to grow. Some city officials, however, question why they should aid the development of suburbs that benefit from their proximity to Milwaukee but don't share in its social costs.

Wrapping up other matters before its August recess, the council also:

--Approved a $112,000 settlement with Detective Lt. Alfonso Morales, who had filed suit alleging that former Police Chief Arthur Jones and Assistant Chief Monica Ray retaliated against him after he arrested Ray's brother and triggered an investigation that eventually cleared Jones and Ray of wrongdoing.

--Set up a task force to review the way the council handles liquor licenses, in the wake of former Ald. Michael McGee's conviction on charges of shaking down business owners for bribes in exchange for licenses.

--Confirmed Barrett's nominations of state administrative law judge Carolina Stark to the Fire and Police Commission, environmentalist Benjamin Gramling to the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage Commission and attorney Claude Krawczyk to the Harbor Commission.

--Called on the Police Department and the Fire and Police Commission to study ways to rehire retired officers in part-time roles.

--Confirmed mayoral aide Rhonda Kelsey as purchasing director. Reappointed for new terms were three administrators who faced bruising confirmation hearings: Public Works Commissioner Jeff Mantes, City Engineer Jeff Polenske and Safety Director Florence Dukes.

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Slash and burn at the Beeb

The BBC has barely been out of the headlines in recent months, not least since the publication of its major strategy review. Siobhan McGuirk asked trade unionists and industry figures what they think needs to change at the corporation

July 5, 2010
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Siobhan McGuirkSiobhan McGuirk is a Red Pepper commissioning editor.

Waves of opposition have hit the BBC hard since the corporation’s strategy review proposals were published on 2 March. These have been most vocal in opposition to the planned closure of digital radio stations 6 Music and the Asian Network.

These are not the only suggested cuts, however. The review, carried out over the past year, also proposes major reductions to the BBC website, slashing lower-traffic areas to cut spending by 25 per cent by 2013. The teen-focused output of BBC Switch and its Blast creative network is scheduled to be shut down, along with BBC Worldwide magazines. The intention ‘not to launch services more local than at present in England’, meanwhile, paves the way for private companies to take over local programming. Ominously, employment policies are set to be altered to reflect that ‘working for the BBC from now on will mean constant new opportunities and constant change’. Casualisation of the workforce looms.

For many analysts, these proposals represent, at best, a pre-emptive strike in response to the hard-line approach promised by the major political parties before the election. At worst, they demonstrate an act of overstated self-sacrifice, which plays straight into the hands of those calling for cutbacks and the ‘top-slicing’ of the licence fee. This controversial proposal would redirect 3.5 per cent of the licence fee into a fund for non-BBC content to be contested by commercial broadcasters. The idea is backed by those profit-making media corporations that accuse the BBC of monopolising the airwaves and having unfair protection (stable income) during the recession.

The public feels strongly about the BBC, one of the reasons the campaign to ‘Save 6 Music’ has been so vocal. Supporters of the Asian Network have also built strong campaigns. Both stations got a slew of Sony Radio Academy Award nominations in a demonstration of resolute industry backing.

As Red Pepper went to press, the strategy review was nearing the end of a three-month consultation period, with a 25 May deadline. We asked union representatives and media industry figures to share their views on what needs to change at the BBC.

ROGER GRAEFdocumentary filmmaker

Over the past decade it seemed that the BBC was recognising – albeit belatedly – the need for more arts coverage. Recently, it seemed to be putting more into BBC2 for factual programming. I would hope that these developments continue. I am sorry about suggestions to reduce the mix of programming on BBC4. That is a very bad idea that will only add to its ghettoisation.

I don’t think that the BBC is failing to live up to its responsibilities, as I understand them. But it needs to ease the pressure to play absolutely safe with every programme. This is a legacy of ‘Queengate’ and the Brand/Ross incident, and it is hampering a lot of work in documentary and current affairs programming. Of course people attacked by current affairs will complain, as Primark did recently. This should not be seen as the end of the world because it can be responded to: hands up if the programme-makers are wrong, stand firm when they are right. And more often than not, they are right.

The over-expansion accusation levelled at the BBC is fair, in some respects. The BBC suffers from having the potential to do a lot more but it spends too much on managers and not enough on programmes. Managers want more things to manage and are less interested in programmes. They’ve cut the programme budgets continually, to make them more ‘efficient’.

The BBC needs to remember that risks, in documentary, arts, drama and journalism, are good, not bad. It could certainly encourage more risk-taking drama and documentaries but it needs more room to try things and fail and to rely less on safe, familiar faces in front of camera.

JEREMY DEARgeneral secretary, National Union of Journalists

It is not surprising that the BBC is under attack – nor that the attack dogs are Murdoch and the BBC’s commercial rivals. It’s no surprise either that those politicians who believe the media should be more about delivering for the market than providing information for citizens echo those attacks. They believe public service broadcasting should be consigned to the dustbin of history.

The Tories are threatening to cut the licence fee. The Lib Dems say the BBC is too dominant. Labour wants the BBC to share its money with commercial rivals. This happens at every election. What is different about the current attacks is that BBC management is leading the charge, hoping that self-harm it will head off criticism from politicians and commercial rivals. It is failing on both counts.

Not content with BBC plans to axe 6 Music and the Asian Network, to chop half the pages from the website and sack 25 per cent of the staff, to sell off profitable magazines and to scale back some of its local radio programming, commercial rivals want more. They are braying for the privatisation of Radio 1 and free online news content to be scaled back. In essence, they want a smaller BBC – or preferably no BBC at all.

The corporation is ripe for criticism. We do it every day – excessive management pay and bonuses, too many managers and not enough staff in some areas, too little ambition, too much conservatism. But when James Murdoch, attacking the BBC’s ‘state-sponsored journalism’, says the only reliable, durable guarantor of independence is profit, we know which side we are on. The side of public service, not private profit.

The BBC needs to put more money into programmes and less into managers’ rewards. It must spend less on expenses and more on investigative journalism. It needs to reflect more communities better and more often, and the status quo less. But it must also stop being so cowed by politicians and commercial rivals. As Armando Iannucci put it so succinctly it at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards: ‘Surely at the end of the day with all its skill and expertise… it could find someone to articulately tell James Murdoch to fuck off.’

SUNNY HUNDALAsians in Media

I have been critical of the BBC Asian Network. The station has been subject to complaints over its confused music policy, not covering enough current affairs and failing to develop new talent. Yet I strongly feel its survival is important. It has undeniably championed new and experimental music that does not get airplay on other radio stations. It also invests in documentaries and news formats that commercial rivals, along with mainstream news journalists, shun.

Axing the Asian Network signals abandonment of the BBC charter’s commitment to ‘portray and celebrate the range of cultures and communities across the UK’. The BBC is notoriously bad at representing minorities, soaps aside. It should represent British Asian culture not only to serve that demographic, but to create links with the mainstream. Closing the network abandons Asian licence fee payers, but also Britons who enjoy aspects of Asian culture, and threatens the development of a hybrid British-Asian culture.

The Asian Network is a gateway into mainstream British culture. It has gone further than any other Asian radio station in combining mainstream pop culture and news with British Asian culture. It encourages and aids integration rather than stymies it. Without it, many Asians would retreat to alternatives that are less open, raising the prospect of ‘parallel lives’- where different communities consume different media outlets without much overlap.

Mark Thompson recently wrote that the BBC sometimes has to leave space for others. But in many cities across the UK, the Asian Network represents the only alternative to commercial radio. In London, where 40 per cent of British Asians live, all the main stations (niche offerings such as Panjab Radio aside) are owned by the one group: Sunrise. The closure is not good for competition.

It is also bad for the BBC. The corporation has an internal target to have at least 12.5 per cent of its workforce from diverse backgrounds. Along with the now defunct Asian Programmes Unit, the Asian Network has been a stepping stone for presenters, producers, journalists and actors across the media industry. Cutting this is not the answer.

LUKE CRAWLEYassistant general secretary, the Broadcasting Entertain-ment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (Bectu)

The BBC is giving in to intense lobbying by its commercial competitors and running up the white flag. The proposed cuts announce that the BBC is prepared to inflict pain upon itself – there is no need for politicians to do so. This is a misguided strategy, which has not prevented those commercial rivals from demanding even more closures and reductions in the licence fee. Bectu, the biggest union at the BBC, will defend our members’ jobs with industrial action if necessary. However, there are bigger questions concerning the future of the BBC.

The BBC is free to viewers, listeners and web surfers and must continue to be so. The licence fee is cheaper than any satellite or cable subscription and as a funding mechanism it keeps the government at arm’s length. Slashing the licence fee would only weaken the BBC and strengthen the arm of its commercial rivals. That is not to deny that we are coming through an advertising drought that has cut the income to channels funded by advertising, causing serious problems and job losses. Yet commercial analysts are already predicting that advertising income will rise quickly in the next few months.

The fact is that in the UK we decided long ago that we did not want an unbridled free market in broadcasting. That decision still has widespread and popular support. That commercial companies have to compete with the BBC, and do so successfully, has produced a rich and pluralistic culture of programme making. While it is not perfect, it still produces a huge range of popular programmes that would not be made by any commercial provider. The existence of the BBC makes all programme makers try harder. It makes us the envy of many countries across the world.

The BBC also has a vital role as a provider of impartial news at national and local level, which needs defending as the cornerstone of public service broadcasting. Politicians attempting to favour certain supporters by reducing its range, scope or funding must be opposed.

Siobhan McGuirkSiobhan McGuirk is a Red Pepper commissioning editor.

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Legend and wife Chrissy Teigen first announced her pregnancy in October, and the baby girl is expected to arrive in the next couple of months. She will be the couple's first child and they both are adapting to their new lives. One big change for Teigen? Her figure.

“For her, it’s something to get used to when you’ve never had that experience before, but I think she’s handling it really well," the soulful singer told People magazine. "I think she looks gorgeous all the time.”

The couple is also putting the finishing touches on their home to welcome their little girl. “We’re getting our house ready and trying to make sure we have everything set up so that we can go into that transition smoothly," he said.

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Women Over 40 On How They Feel About Their Bodies

Illustrated by Joe Cruz.
I still harbour an idea that I move with grace, despite the quite obvious fact that time is not being kind to my silhouette. I see that my proportions are radically outgrowing my ability to camouflage; shirt dresses are really only working front-on.
Creating body security in others shouldn't be tough and yet girls as young as 5 are considering the contents of their lunch boxes, food already the enemy; boys are consuming steroids to achieve a bull-like frame; and we've got women of my age – 40 plus – feeling that life is going downhill because our bodies are, shock horror, ageing. The clothes we see in magazines and on catwalks are worn by teenagers who are still in the process of growing. Clothes which are actually aimed at women, like me, who in society's eyes are 'mutton-esque' in their desire to keep looking sharp.
Over the age of 40, it's tough. Tough being single and looking for love especially when, like me, your childhood was shaped by parents not in love, constantly moving towards separation.
I was talking with a girlfriend over coffee recently about how she saw and experienced her body. Like me, she is over the invisible line of 45, when you walk out the door feeling fabulous and beautiful, and the world's reaction is... silence.
She rather wonderfully described her body as "graceful and elegant". I asked where this came from and she replied that, to her, beauty and sexiness had always been linked to sport and her fitness. Ageing, she felt, was taking this away from her. We laughed about the new pains and aches you get as you move through life. She is in a fairly long-term committed relationship and I wondered if she was confident when being intimate with him? "Not always," she replied, "sometimes I'd rather keep covered up, especially those bits that are obviously changing, ageing, like my thighs and bum."
If you saw my friend you would see an incredibly beautiful, vibrant woman, so the thought of her covering up her "bad bits" fills me with dread, should I ever hook a mate on Tinder. But her ability to see attractiveness connected to fitness and bodily strength is refreshing, and seems like it could be a good place to start with girls at school. Especially young girls, who often avoid PE because they feel it makes them sweaty and unattractive. Being attractive, she said, was being able to run for a bus without collapsing into a breathless heap.
I think I understood her. I spend so much time comparing my body and my shape to models in magazines that I rarely give my lung capacity a second thought. Isn't that ridiculous?
I had a sneaking suspicion that her level of rational thinking must come from a fairly secure childhood. In one sentence she confirmed that her parents were indeed incredibly affectionate towards each other, and still are now, even in their 90s.

Over 45, you walk out the door feeling fabulous and beautiful, and the world's reaction is... silence

Same table, same day, another friend who, quite frankly, has the only relationship I know that I would describe as being sculpted from love and a picture-book-perfect family life. She has been married for thirty years and only ever been with the love of her life, sexually, through choice. She is attractive and incredibly comfortable with her life, her body and relationship.
She tells me that her husband always tells her how lovely she looks, how much he loves her boobs still. How much that must mean. Thirty years of marriage and still boob compliments. As I sip my latte I realise that I treat my boobs as things to hide within padded, wired and corseted cages which leave painful lines and ache. Recently I've taken to wearing camisoles over bras to hide the lines and bulges which gradually, like folded laundry, are increasing as the years fall in soft piles.
I ask her – my lovely friend full of love – if she was born into a happy family. Yes, yes, and yes, she replies. She grew up seeing her parents hold hands and cuddle. Although she lost her father at quite an early age, her experience of her parents' open and content love shaped her vision that it was entirely possible to have bodily confidence even through the process of ageing.
As we finished our coffees, she said that actually, she was much more confident and content with her body now, at 50, than she'd ever been. I feel resigned to my body and its changes – I'm not sure I should interpret this as confidence. But I wondered, would I feel differently now if I had been raised by parents who were in love?
Would growing older be a kinder space if I had been shown that I was good enough and that imperfections were just that – imperfect bits of perfection? I cannot blame my parents. I know for an absolute fact that their own parents were raised in unloving, tough environments. So I forgive them, and love them for the skills they gave me.

A 14-year-old model has a body that I can never compete with. I will always fail in relation to the pictures in magazines.

But the fact remains that I must be like millions of people born into anything but love and so society at large surely has a role to play here. Magazine editors and designers whose overpriced goods are largely aimed at women over 40 who have a disposable income should really fix up. A 14-year-old model has a body that I can never compete with. I will always fail in relation to the pictures in magazines.
Both of my friends said they'd never consider having any work done: no Botox, no lifts, no tucks. I spend at least 15 minutes a day in front of a mirror, pulling and pushing wads of skin and wondering what surgery I could and should afford. What a waste to buy into impossibility rather than luxuriating in my imperfections.
Any magazine editor, designer, advertising executive or production company who uses a model who is still technically a child or teenager should consider themselves akin to a very unkind partner. Cruel. You create an impossible dynamic and you know it.
You expect us to buy your shiny magazines packed full of advertisements, then you slap us in the face with size zero models, knowing full well that when I end up in a heap of size 14-through-to-18 clothes on the changing room floor, I will feel nothing but unattractive. Creating bodily contentment is as simple as aiming to be a loving partner. Hold our hands, hug us and – just very occasionally – wish us good morning with an image of women wearing clothes that might just fit.


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U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants World Refugee Survey 2007 - Egypt

Publisher United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
Publication Date 11 July 2007
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Refoulement/Physical Protection

In 2006, Egypt forcibly returned at least nine asylum seekers (five Ethiopians and four Eritreans) without allowing them to present their claims. It also deported six Sudanese it accused of crimes and, in early 2007, four more. In a departure from normal practice, authorities did not permit the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to interview the Sudanese but assured UNHCR that they had conducted their own assessment of potential risks in returning the Sudanese, and that they did not seek protection.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs retracted earlier threats to expel Sudanese whom authorities had detained after violently suppressing demonstrations at the end of 2005, in which Sudanese unsuccessfully demanded refugee status.

Egypt was party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951 Convention), its 1967 Protocol, and the 1969 Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of the Problems of Refugees in Africa but with reservations on the 1951 Convention's rights to personal status, rationing, education, relief, labor rights, and social security. The 1971 Constitution guaranteed the right of asylum "for every foreigner persecuted for defending the people's interests, human rights, peace or justice," but the president exercised this right only in rare, high-profile cases. A 1984 presidential decree called for creation of a permanent refugee affairs committee within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to adjudicate applications for asylum under the 1951 Convention, but under a 1954 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the Government generally delegated the responsibility to UNHCR. UNHCR allowed applicants to have legal counsel in its status determination interviews but only gave rejected applicants with counsel one paragraph- or one-sentence reasons for their denial. In September, UNHCR began issuing form letters with one or more of ten general reasons checked off. There was no appeal to an independent body. In 2004, UNHCR suspended status determinations for Sudanese refugees, granting applicants temporary protection instead.

Refugees reported that Egyptians frequently attacked them based on their race. Southern Sudanese youth gangs, including refugees, also fought with each other, causing injuries and one death. Gang members severely beat and robbed one recognized refugee in March. Although he reported it, and the police were aware of one of the attackers' identity, the attackers remained at large and continually threatened the victim.

Estimates of the number of Iraqi refugees at the end of the year ranged from UNHCR's estimate of 20,000 to 80,000 to the Government's figure of 150,000, although fewer than 3,100 registered with UNHCR and initially received three-month, later six-month, visas from the Government. Some reported that officials told them they had to leave the country or pay bribes to renew them although there were no reports of officials enforcing this.

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In addition to those detained after the December 2005 demonstrations, UNHCR was aware of more than 230 cases of refugees or asylum seekers with UNHCR documentation in detention during the year. During occasional security sweeps, authorities detained some for lack of residence permits, although in a few cases for illegal entry or departure with false documents, and charged about 30 percent with common crimes.

Of the thousands of Sudanese whom authorities detained in the 2005 demonstrations, more than 600 remained in detention at the beginning of the year. In January, authorities released more than 440 after UNHCR interviewed them and, in February, released the last 160. The last group had not registered with UNHCR. After interviewing them in prison, UNHCR said they were not refugees.

UNHCR had access to immigration detainees of concern when the authorities or others informed the agency of them, but authorities could detain and deport refugees without its knowledge. Sometimes the Immigration Department informed the agency about refugee detentions, but refugees often had to use NGO staff, friends, family, bribes, and other unofficial means to inform UNHCR about their arrests.

UNHCR resumed registering asylum seekers and renewing identification cards, but refugees also required residence permits and stamps on their cards. The 1954 MOU provided that the Government would issue residence permits to refugees, but such permits were difficult to obtain. Every two weeks, UNHCR transferred bio-data and file numbers to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Refugees could then approach MFA Sunday through Tuesday between 10 a.m. and noon with their papers for the reference numbers under which it had submitted their applications to the Ministry of Interior's Immigration Department. Two weeks later, they could apply to the immigration authorities for six-month, renewable permits. Typically, they had to return every week for two to three weeks with their papers, photos, $2 (LE 11.50), etc. before MFA actually transferred their files and stop and follow procedures at at least four windows, one of which was unlabelled, to apply. Ten days later, they had to return pick up the residence permit – a sticker to place on their UNHCR cards. For those without formal refugee status, including Palestinians, residence permits depended on other criteria such as education, licensed work, marriage to an Egyptian, business partnership with an Egyptian, or a deposit of $3,500 (LE 20,000) to the Government. Generally, police respected UNHCR documents but schools, traffic authorities, and notaries regularly requested further letters from UNHCR attesting to the person's status. In order to obtain residence documents, unregistered refugees also resorted to enrolling in universities, buying drivers licenses from Egyptian intermediaries, or contacting the opposition party.

Refugees and asylum seekers with residence permits had the right to appear before a court when charged with a crime and, under law, the right to a translator, but this was rarely, if ever, provided. There is no record of refugees or asylum seekers using the courts to vindicate their rights under international law. The Public Prosecutor suspended investigation of the lethal December 2005 police crackdown on Sudanese demonstrators without interviewing any of the victims or survivors of the attacks, due to "inability to identify the perpetrators." The Interior Ministry conducted no internal investigation to identify or discipline security officers who ordered the attack, and the Government maintained that the deaths were entirely due to "the stampede and crushing between the protestors themselves, who were under the influence of drugs and alcohol."

Freedom of Movement and Residence

Egypt had no refugee camps but there were reports of harassment, arbitrary identity checks, and violence by police and civilians, which inhibited refugee movement and choice of residence.

The Government issued travel documents to Palestinians but did not grant them the right to reenter Egypt without a visa, and Egyptian consulates abroad summarily denied them. Travelers on such documents, including refugees born in Egypt, had to return every six months or one year (with proof of education or work abroad) or the Government would deny reentry.

The 1965 Casablanca Protocol also provided that Palestinian refugees should enjoy the right to obtain and use travel documents. The 1954 MOU with UNHCR provided that the Government would issue refugees international travel documents with visas for return but in 2006 only one non-Palestinian applied for and received one, and no other had done so since 2000. The process was lengthy and restrictive and required UNHCR to liaise with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Interior.

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Legal work for asylum seekers was impossible and, for officially recognized refugees, very nearly so, relegating both groups to the informal sector where wages did not cover basic needs. The 2003 Labor Law required all foreigners to have a permit in order to work and did not exempt refugees, nor did the decree of the Ministry of Manpower and Emigration later that year (2003 decree) on the employment of foreigners. The requirements for work permits were severe, including legal status, employer sponsorship, non-competition with nationals, "the country's economic need," and the hiring and training of Egyptian assistants to any foreign experts or technicians. In addition, in December 2006, the Ministry of Manpower and Immigration issued a decree requiring employers to submit "a certificate proving that the foreigner is not carrying the immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)" when applying for the permit and after each time the foreigner leaves the country. Foreigners married to Egyptians, their children, and foreigners who had not left the country in ten years were exempt. Employers had to pay LE 1,000 ($176), although the 2003 decree exempted those employing Palestinians with travel documents and Sudanese in the private sector, and the permits were valid for no more than one year. A 2005 decree extended the exemption to Sudanese in the public sector as well. The 2003 decree also capped the number of foreigners who could work in any establishment at 10 percent. The 2003 Labor Law required reciprocity by a foreigner's state toward Egyptians, effectively excluding Palestinian refugees from practicing professions. Employers had to prepare detailed biannual registers of all foreigners they employed, including listings of the Egyptian assistants they were training. Finally, the 2003 Decree prohibited foreigners from working as tourist guides and, except Palestinians, in export industries.

A 2004 decree on the issuance of work permits exempted those married to nationals, stateless persons with permanent residence, "political refugees" (in the narrow sense of Constitution), those born in the country, Palestinians, and those with special or ordinary residence from the non-competition requirement. The 2004 decree, however, also restricted professions to Egyptians unless the regulations of a profession allowed exceptions. It also excluded foreigners from work in the export and import sectors, customs clearance, and tourism. The 2006 decree restricted earlier liberalization of work permits for domestic workers, requiring the personal approval of the Minister and limiting them to "cases necessitated by humanitarian, social or practical circumstances." The 2003 Labor Law also excluded domestic workers from its protections.

Egypt maintained a reservation on the 1951 Convention's guarantee of equal protection of labor laws.

Egyptian law made no exception for refugees engaging in business. Under the 1997 Investment Law, foreigners could own businesses in 16 specified fields and manage corporations. The 1971 Companies Law (amended 1998) covered other areas of business and prohibited foreigners from holding majority ownership of partnerships, required the majority of board members of joint stock companies to be Egyptians, and required employment of certain percentages of Egyptians. The 1982 Commercial Agency Law required foreigners to employ registered Egyptian commercial agents to import goods; engage in consulting, technical, or scientific services or trade representation; and to compete for government contracts. Even naturalized Egyptians had to wait 10 years before representing corporations or partnerships. Furthermore, under the 1983 Tenders Law, government contract bids by foreigners had to be 15 percent lower than those by Egyptians to be competitive.

Under Law 56 of 1988, foreigners, including refugees, required the permission of the Prime Minister to own residential property and could not own more than 3,000 square meters. They had to purchase it with convertible currency and could not sell it for five years. Law 143 of 1981 prohibited foreign ownership of agricultural or rural land. Law 230 of 1996 allowed foreigners to apply for permits to own up to two buildings of less than 4,000 square meters. Foreigners opening bank accounts required documentation from their countries of origin, which refugees and asylum seekers frequently did not have.

In 2004, Egypt ratified but did not fully implement the Four Freedoms treaty with Sudan to provide reciprocal rights for each other's nationals to freedom of movement, residence, work, and property. The treaty, however, did not obviate the need for work permits. Egypt was also party to, but had not implemented, the 1965 Casablanca Protocol, which provided that Palestinian refugees should enjoy the right to work on par with nationals.

Public Relief and Education

UNHCR was able to give small, often inadequate amounts of aid to only the neediest fifth of its caseload. Church groups also helped but were unable to fill the gap. All Saints' Cathedral provided asylum seekers with medical services for their first two years in Egypt. Caritas subsidized refugees' medical expenses.

Through reservations to the 1951 Convention, Egypt maintained and exercised the right to discriminate against refugees in public relief, health services, education, and rationing. When it published the Convention in the Official Gazette, an act essential to making it law, the Government merely referred to "the reservations made to the treaty" without specifying or printing them, arguably depriving them of domestic legal force. The Government provided no substantive aid to the refugee program. According to a 2005 Ministry of Health decision, foreigners, including refugees, had a right to public primary health services on par with nationals, except that only indigent Egyptians were eligible for free services other than in emergencies. Foreign tenants in general were exempt from Government controls on rent.

The Government did not directly restrict humanitarian organizations aiding refugees and asylum seekers, but the Ministry of Social Affairs, through Law 84 of 2002, regulated and monitored them closely. It also made registration of outside NGOs difficult by failing either to approve them or to provide reasons for rejection within the allotted time and by requiring security clearances that the law did not mandate.

Some private schools expelled Iraqi refugee children when their three-month visas expired. Law 12 of 1996 guaranteed free education for all children in state schools, but the obstacles for foreigners (birth certificates, letters from embassies or UNHCR, residence permits, and certificates from previous schools in the country of origin) made it difficult for refugees to exercise this right. Local authorities did not recognize UNHCR refugee and asylum seeker cards in lieu of unavailable passports but, in 2000, the Ministry of Education instructed public schools to accept refugees with UNHCR documentation and Government-issued residence permits. NGOs, many church-affiliated, ran community schools that served refugees, but most did not follow the Egyptian curriculum, the Government did not recognize them, and they did not issue formal diplomas.

Egypt allowed Palestinians to attend colleges of medicine, pharmacy, economics, political science, and journalism, but they had to pay prohibitive foreigners' fees in pounds sterling that the Government doubled for advanced degrees.

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AN independent global campaigning organisation said President Benigno Aquino’s lack of a clear vision and understanding on sustainable development is pushing the Philippines further down the road to ruin.

This was the message of environmental group Greenpeace to the President, on the conclusion of the Earth Summit 2012 (Rio+20).

The group accused the President of taking a non-committal stance on key environmental issues, and criticized his inability to rally the government to take real and decisive action to combat environmental destruction and climate change.

Beau Baconguis, Program Manager for the Philippines, Greenpeace Southeast Asia said “the Philippines is one of the most vulnerable and least prepared to deal with the catastrophic impacts of climate change. We’ve all witnessed how natural disasters have increasingly worsened during recent years. More lives have been lost, and billions have been spent to rehabilitate devastated provinces. Yet, the President still refuses to steer the country into the path of sustainable and equitable development, much to the detriment of ecological integrity and the survival of the Filipino people.”

The group said many of the current programs of the Aquino government negate what could have been positive steps to achieve the goals of a green economy.  A clear example of this is the Renewable Energy Law which should wean the country away from destructive fossil fuels. But the law is not yet fully implemented. Worse, the Aquino administration has approved an unprecedented number of harmful coal-fired power projects.

Other green issues that Malacanang needs to address include genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). Despite a policy that supports organic agriculture, the current administration has not reversed the existing flawed approval process which has allowed the entry of GMO crops which are harmful to human health and the environment, into the food and farms of the country.

“President Aquino started his administration with a strong stand against deforestation.  However, with regard to other environmental issues he has failed dismally.  The President must realize that his task is to ensure the country’s sustainable development so that further human and societal damage, as well as ecological degradation and devastating climate change impacts, can be avoided.  The government must prioritize and support green investments which will help put the country on a low-carbon growth pathway, instead of pursuing investments which are harmful to society, peace and order and the environment.

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There are a number of things people do to stay fit. If you too are keen on staying healthy and looking good you need to take up some activity in order for you to keep your body active. Although there is always the option of visiting a gym or going for a walk on a regular basis, these activities are boring and people tend to give it up very soon. In order to stay in shape and maintain your weight it is very important to enjoy your exercise or activity. If you’re looking for a fun way to burn those calories then ice skating is a great sport to indulge in. However, you need to ensure you stay safe in the rink while skating which is why you need to invest in the right pair of ice skates. nike-bauer-supreme-one05-senior-ice-hockey-skates-2008

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Ice skating is a sport that ensures that you get fit and in shape quicker than any other sport. One of the things that ice skating teaches you is getting the basics right. Ice skating makes you correct your posture and ensure that you keep your back and shoulders straight. Once you do that your falls from the ice skates will stop completely. Ice skating also ensures that you stay erect even when your skates are not on your feet. Walking and sitting with a correct posture will become a habit and eventually your back muscles and your neck will become healthier and the pain in it will reduce. Another benefit of ice skating is the pain in the joints that are reduced considerably. By ice skating regularly your joints and your ankles are stretched a lot. This ensures that the muscles in the joints remain strong and healthy and there is no pain that is developed in these joints. If you do have slight pain in your joints ice skating regularly will take it away. Once you develop a habit of ice skating regularly you will realize how healthy your body has become and how good your reflexes react. There are not many sports that help build muscles and help build reflexes as well. Ice skating does that in absolutely no time and the sport helps you maintain fitness over time as well.

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Pages (from-to)17-30
Original languageEnglish

Though often produced with a propagandist aim, many an early modern bird's-eye view can be seen as a contradictory cultural product. For example, the Spanish views commissioned by the Habsburg rulers did not contribute to buttressing the system they were meant to dignify. Instead, the views of Anton van den Wyngaerde in the 1560s and those reproduced in the Civitates orbis terrarum (1578-1612) both reflect and construct a sense of local pride in the context of a totalitarian state aspiring to uniformity and social control.

The vindication of fragmentation against the state's notion of unity is only one of the paradoxes embedded in the production of bird's-eye views. The fact that the views highlight royal palaces, the houses of the nobility, and church buildings does not disguise the fact that there is no all-embracing concept of urban planning that would render those cities ideal in the eye of the beholder. Moreover, the different angles of vision and the presence of the draftsmen also convey an idea of hegemony that highlights the individual subject, undermining the notion of that subject's subordination. This is further corroborated by the shifting position of the viewer, who can occupy the position of the artist and who, as an urban dweller, is also the object of study, that is to say, the sight.


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Going for the Gold
Canada's Bid to Host the Winter Olympics 2010

A WebQuest for 8th Grade World Geography

Designed by

Denise Frederick

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

Playing host to the Olympics is a role that many cities would love to play. Selection for a host city for the 2010 Winter Olympic games will begin shortly. Canada wants to be selected!  To guarantee making a strong proposal to the selection committee, Canada will conduct a preliminary competition among five cities to determine which Canadian city will vie for the right to host the 2010 Olympic games. You are a member of a team which will develop and present a  proposal for one these cities. Your team must create an effective, informative, creative and original oral presentation. You must also develop graphs, maps, diagrams, and other visual aids to supplement your presentation. Each team member will take on a special role and focus on a different aspect of the chosen city. Persuade the committee that your city is Canada’s best hope for hosting the Olympic games. Your classmates and parent visitors will be asked to select the city that makes the most convincing argument.

The Task

Each group will develop a 10 minute oral presentation designed to convince members of the Canadian selection committee that their city should be Canada’s entry for Olympic consideration. The presentation must involve all group members and include visual aides.Use plenty of persuasive and descriptive language! The information must be factual and presented in a dynamic and convincing manner. The categories of information reflect actual information which candidate cities must sumit. The details of the Olympic city selection process are available at this site . The five cities which will present proposals are Quebec, Toronto, Calgary, Montreal and Vancouver.

The Process

Each group will consist of 5 members. Group members will assume  one of the following roles: cultural attaché, city planner, weather consultant, road guide, and advertising entrepreneur. The specific assignments for each group member are described below. After reading the descriptions and assessing the talents of the group members determine who will assume each of the roles. If you have difficulty with this please consult me for help.

Before beginning individual assignments, each group should gather general information about their city as well as background information on the Olympic games and the host city selection process. Each group must complete a city worksheet   and an Olympic worksheet before moving to individual assignments. Print and electronic resources for completing these worksheet are referenced.

General Resources about Canada

Population Statistics by City

CIA World Factbook

An excellent source for printable maps is the NGS Xpedition site

Visit UN Infonation for basic facts about the county

About Canada has a great deal of useful information

Canadian Information : an extensive collection of resources related to Canada compiled by the National Library of Canada

Teaching and Learning about Canada

Resources by City:

Quebec City:

MacLeish, Kenneth. "Quebec: French City in an Anglo-Saxon World". National Geographic Society Magazine , March, 1971.

White, Peter, T. "One Canada - or Two?".National Geographic Society Magazine, April 1977.

Boyer, David S. "Calgary: Canada's Not-So-Wild-West".National Geographic Society Magazine, March,1984.

Garrett, W.E. "Canada's Heartland, the Prairie Provinces"..National Geographic Society Magazine, October, 1970.

Billard, Jules B. "Montreal Greets the World (Expo 67)". National Geographic Society Magazine. May,1967.

Philips, Alan. "Canada, My Country"..National Geographic Society Magazine, Dec.,1961.

City of Vancouver

Edwards, Mike. "Dream On, Vancouver". National Geographic Society Magazine.October, 1978.

Billard, Jules, B. "Window on the Pacific: The British Columbia Coast".National Geographic Society Magazine. March, 1972.

Boyer, David, S. "British Columbia: Life Begins at 100". National Geographic Society Magazine. August, 1958.

Toronto city profile

Starbird, Ethel A. "Toronto:Canada's Dowager Learns to Swing". National Geographic Society Magazine. August, 1975.

Boyer, David S. "Ontario, Canada's Keystone".National Geographic Society Magazine. Dec., 1978.

Role descriptions / responsibilities

    Advertising entrepreneur:
    After doing research on the city’s distinctive characteristics develop a logo for the 2010 Winter Olympic games. The logo must include the official Olympic insignia (five city interlocking rings), the year, and an image which uniquely represents the city and the specific Olympic games. Be prepared to present and explain the symbolism of the logo. The advertising entrepreneur will also develop a poster promoting the city as an Olympic host city.

    The Olympic Museum has logos from previous Olympic games as well as a host of additional background information on the Olympics.

    City Planner:
    After doing research the city planner will develop and present a profile of the city's political, social, and economic characteristics. Emphasis should be placed on  those characteristics which are most appealing and present the city in the most positive light. Attention should be given to the system of government and issues around safety. Use photographs, charts and diagrams to enhance the presentation.

    Weather consultant:
    Because many of the winter Olympic events require cold temperatures for snow and ice events, climate is an important consideration in selecting a host city.  As the weather consultant, you must gather weather statistics for your city and present them graphically for the selection committee. In addition to temperature and precipitation data, the altitude for Olympic venues should also be included. In the event that additional snow is required artificial snowmaking capabilities of the site should be included.

    Canadian Weather
    World Climate
    World Weather Almanac : enter a city name and get temperature averages by month as well as other weather data

    Road Guide:
    The Olympics bring hundreds of thousands of people to the host city. In the most recent Olympics there were 16,000 athletes. The host city must have a transportation infrastructure capable of handling the movement of athletes, coaches, media representatives, and spectators. It will be the responsibility of the road guide to research the various transportation networks (air,rail,road,subway,etc) of their city and report on it. The report should include a series of maps detailing the present transportation networks. After an analysis of existing transportation networks, the road guide will make recommedations on additions or modifications to the existing systems needed to handle anticipated Olympic visitors.

    This site has general information about travel in Canada . There are also links to travel information by province. Visit the Map Machine at National Geographic to created street maps of the area.

    Cultural attaché:
    An important part of the Olympic games are the ceremonies. There are four types of ceremonies that each host city must develop: the opening and closing ceremonies, the welcoming ceremony for the athletes at the Olympic village, torch relay, and the medal ceremonies. The cultural attache will be responsible for developing an overview of the opening ceremonies. The ceremonies must reflect the Olympic ideal, a balance of mind and body. In addition it must showcase the local culture of the host city through dance, song, art and drama. While highlighting local traditions the ceremony should reflect international themes and include artists from a variety of countries and cultures.

    Virtual Museum of Canada

Each student will receive three grades for this project.Two will be individual grades and one will be a group grade. Each student will receive an individual grade for the product created for the assigned role. Each student will also receive an individual grade for his / her portion of the oral presentation. A third grade, a  group grade will be determined by how well the members worked as a team to produced a well-integrated product.

As a result of this unit you will understand that hosting the Olympic games is a tremendous honor, a huge responsibility, a great deal of work and requires a significant financial committment. Once your city is selected, it is showcased to the world in and scrutinized in minute detail. It joins an elite group of cities which have earned this unique honor. Your city will forever be remembered by the events, good or bad, heroic or catastrophic, of the Olympiad that it hosted.

Credits & References

Special thanks to the Rhode Island Geography Education Alliance for providing me with the opportunity to visit Vancouver, British Columbia. That visit was the inspiration for this WebQuest.

I am indebted to the WebQuest Page (http://edweb.sdsu.edu/ webquest/webquest.html)created by Bernie Dodge.This site provided an insight into this technique for effectively using the internet to create  engaging and challenging instructional activities.

Additional books and web sites are referenced throughout this project.

  Based on a template from The WebQuest Page


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Jesse P. DeVittorio, 84, of 11 South Broad St., Ridgway, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 at his residence. He was born May 23, 1927, in Ridgway, the son of the late Dominic and Josephine Monago DeVittorio. Mr. DeVittorio was a member of St. Leo's Catholic Church and the Ridgway Knights of Columbus. He was a graduate of St. Leo's High School and he was a regular at Joey’s Bakery Breakfast Club. His past employers included the Hyde-Murphy Company where he worked as a master carpenter, Martin Marrietta where he worked as a drafting engineer, and Rochester Products where he worked as a master carpenter. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He is survived by nieces and nephews including Raymond Imhof Jr. (Debbie), James H. DeVittorio (Elena), and Debra Shirey (Paul), all of Ridgway, and Patti Pillitteri and Paul Tufts of Columbus, Ohio, and by Paul Pillitteri of California.In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by seven siblings, Herman DeVittorio, Henry DeVittorio, Orlando DeVittorio, Mary Pillitteri, Eleanor Imhof, Mayme Lunger, and John DeVittorio (in infancy); and by a nephew, Joe Imhof.Memorial services for Jesse P. DeVittorio will be held in the Meehan-Shilk Funeral Home on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 at 10 a.m. Officiating will be Fr. Brian Vossler, pastor of St. Leo's Catholic Church. Interment will be in St. Leo’s Cemetery. Friends will be received at the funeral home Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. for 1.5 hours prior to the service. Military honors will be accorded by the Ridgway Military Honor Detail. Memorial donations may be made to the Ridgway Ambulance Corp., 120 North Broad St., Ridgway, or to a charity of the donor's choice.


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The Huckabee of Old

Mike Huckabee’s rapid ascent in the polls has come as a surprise to many. It began with his performance and win at the Values Voter Debate, where he assured a bevy of second and third-tier right-wing activists that he was different from the other candidates – for while they simply come “to” them seeking support, he comes “from” them.

Huckabee rode the wave from the Debate into the Value Voter Summit where he wooed the audience by telling them everything they longed to hear from a presidential candidate and walked away with the majority of votes of those in attendance in the straw poll.

Since then, Huckabee has been racking up endorsements from right-wing figures like Janet Folger, Rick Scarborough, and Tim and Beverly LaHaye and been transformed into a viable front-runner.

In addition, Huckabee has undoubtedly benefited from the fact that many in the press seem smitten with his affability, humor, and “ah shucks” demeanor – but, as we noted in a report we recently released, they are ignoring his “a long record of rhetoric and actions that reveal an ideologue’s agenda and a zealot’s intolerance for differing opinions.”

For example, in this recent profile of Huckabee, the New York Times undertook no real investigation of any of Huckabee’s past work or inflammatory remarks, stating simply:

Mr. Huckabee served as Mr. [James] Robison’s announcer, advance man and public relations representative, drumming up attendance and coverage for his prayer meetings and appearing on broadcasts. (The organization was based near Dallas, which is how Mr. Huckabee came to work on the 1980 Reagan rally). Mr. Robison could be harsh — he yelled in the pulpit and referred to gay people as perverts — but Mr. Huckabee was a genial ambassador

That is all well and good, until you realize just who Huckabee was working for:

Likewise, the Times goes on to perfunctorily recount Huckabee’s failed 1992 Senate campaign:

Mr. Huckabee ran largely on social issues like abortion, portraying his opponent, Senator Dale Bumpers, a Democrat who was virtually an Arkansas institution, as a pornographer because he supported the National Endowment for the Arts. But attacking the popular veteran backfired; Mr. Huckabee was badly beaten.

Of course, there is more to it than that – such as the positions he put forward during his campaign, which he discussed with the Associated Press:

Having gays and lesbians in the military would be a disgrace for the nation, according to Huckabee.

“I agree with the leadership of our military, who believe it is not in the best interest of the armed forces to have homosexuals serving on active duty,” he said. “I believe to try to legitimize that which is inherently illegitimate would be a disgraceful act of government. I feel homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk.”

Q: Do you approve of a man and a woman living together out of marriage?

Huckabee: Whether or not I approve of a man and woman living together is not as much of an issue as whether or not it is right and whether or not God approves of it. The “living together” relationship is demeaning to the highest expression of human love and commitment. I reject it as an alternate lifestyle, because it robs people of the highest possible relationship one can experience: marriage. We should always strive to encourage every human being to experience his or her full potential and possibilities.

Huckabee also shared his views regarding the proper treatment of people who are infected with HIV:

“It is the first time in the history of civilization in which the carriers of a genuine plague have not been isolated from the general population,” he said. “This deadly disease, for which there is no cure, is being treated as a civil rights issue instead of the true health crisis it represents.

“If the federal government is truly serious about doing something with the AIDS virus, we need to take steps that would isolate the carriers of this plague.”

This was 1992 – four years after the federal government distributed a pamphlet penned by then Surgeon General C. Everett Koop entitled “Understanding AIDS” which explained that the disease could not be contracted through everyday contact.  And is not as if Huckabee just didn’t see the pamphlet, since it “was sent to all 107 million households in the United States in 1988, the largest public health mailing ever done.”

Huckabee likes to portray himself as a different kind of right-wing leader, one who is conservative but “is not angry about it.” But judging by his past remarks, he appears far more like his right-wing allies than he would like the nation to believe.


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I went to a Kafka play ... or had I dreamed it? On the basis that I did see it, I can let you know that it was one of the more challenging performances I’ve seen for a while, and certainly the most thought-provoking.

It was great to see a theatre heaving with so many young people; they were there for The Woman in Black on the Main Stage rather than the smaller, entirely functional Studio.

But it was an enlightening experience, made brighter by its beautiful contradictions ... 13 people at times playing the mind of one, the universal connections with human behaviour despite the lack of human connectivity, the darkness of the setting and clothing that shone a light on hidden anxieties and unspoken thoughts, and the professional rhythm despite the seemingly unprofessional, deliberately ordinary cast.

Director Juliet Forster pulled together the essence of the tortured soul Frank Kafka into a witty series of links borne from part-dream, part-nightmare in which the sub-conscious takes over the mind when you think you are beyond thought. There were many excellent portrayals of the contributors with names such as the occasional Helpful Hint, the detached Voice, the changeling Dog, the annoying Bouncing Balls, and the Cleaner whose simple, no-pressure lifestyle was in such demand. A century on from Kafka’s original text, his themes and the concept of a mind with a life of its own are as topical and as relevant as ever.

There are a number of highlights that become locked in your brain ... the running without running of Joseph K (Christian Foster) trying to escape from himself, the flowing limb movements of the disembodied Ghost (Christie Barnes) and the ping-pong Bouncing Balls (Adam Bell and Wayne Hurton).

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Brian Takita

  • Submitted: Sat, January 26, 2013
  • Updated: Mon, August 11, 2014

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Brian Takita
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Brian Takita Nadeea Volianova Ran Scam Ad on CL Hired Personal Assistant & Refused to Pay Her. Then Harrased Her & Sent Deeath Threats Topanga Canyon, California

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In July of 2012 Mr. Brian Takita ran an ad on CL hiring a personal assistant for his "client" and live-in partner - Nadeea Volianova (aka Yana Barsky). He hired a personal assistant by the name of Carolyn Grace Matteo under the promise of payment. Ms. Matteo worked the 4 days for Mr. Takita's client - Nadeea Volianova during the 2012 Comic Con in San Diego. She was asked to work a 5th day but refused.

When it was time for payment Nadeea Volianova told Ms. Matteo that her "manager" Brian Takita would pay her. Mr. Takita refused to pay Ms. Matteo for her services. Additionally, Ms. Matteo was never reimbursed for her expenses - including purchases made for Ms. Volianova under the promise of reimbursement.

Ms. Matteo began blogging about her experience with Nadeea Volianova & Brian Takita at
.....wordpress.com">http://karmicentertainment.wordpress.com  When Ms. Matteo learned about her rights she opened a case with the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement in an attempt to remedy the situation and recoup her losses.

Mr. Takita failed to appear at the 1st hearing. The DOLSE deputy phoned Mr. Takita. Mr. Takita denied knowing Ms. Matteo. Mr. Takita denied hiring Ms. Matteo. When the deputy asked Mr. Takita about the evidence produced: emails, text message, and the photos Ms. Matteo took of Mr. Takita's client at the event Mr. Takita stated,"Those photos are useless." The deputy pointed out to Mr. Takita, that he had just incriminated himself.

To date, Ms. Matteo has not been paid for her services, her photography or reimbursed for the purchases she made for Ms. Volianova. A second DOLSE hearing is set for February, 2013.

In addition to Mr. Takita posting what we have knowledge and reason to believe is a "Scam Ad" on CL it has just been brought to our attention that Mr. Takita &/or Nadeea Volianova (aka Yana Barsky) (or perhaps an associate of either) has posted an inaccurate and misleading "Ripoff Report" (#945984) in an attempt to further harass and retaliate against Ms. Matteo for seeking reimbursement and blogging about what we have knowledge and reason to believe are criminal activities.

Mr. Takita's malicious actions extend above and beyond just the filing of this inaccurate "Ripoff Report". Most recently, a friend of Mr. Takita's - Ito Kobiashi - made death threats against Ms. Matteo, in comments on her Karmic Entertainment blog - allegedly on behalf of the "Russian Mafia".

Mr.Brian Takita alleges that he works for Milyoni, Inc. - the leader in social entertainment.
Nadeea Volianova can be seen here.

The blog detailing an accurate rendition of the sequence of events in this matter can be seen here: Karmic Entertainment

Ms. Matteo is in posession of proof to substantiate all statements herein.

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