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The skier had learned basic skills on the learning slope and now was preparing to try out her first descent of a "regular" trail. But here were other skiers and snowboarders whizzing past, the snow surface was irregular with steeper places and gentler ones and there was a rolling-ness to the contours, and the run seemed so long and she was so far away from the lodge, and the slope seemed so much steeper than the learning slope ('though it wasn't), and the lift ride to get to the top of this first green run passed over a double-black slope where seemingly crazy people were bobbing up and down as they skied so fast, and one fell in that scary place! "You must make the moves you have already learned," instructed her instructor at the start of the run , "to maintain control." Instead, as she turned her skis into the fall line they--and she--shot forward, her body frozen with fear, and she failed to pressure, edge, or turn her skis in a way they could continue taking her around the turn. She instinctively leaned back, and then raced down the hill gaining speed until it was too much. Fortunately the snow was soft and she was limber. "But why," mused her instructor, did she opt to shoot 50 yards down the hill out of control and take a fall rather than moving her body forward 4 inches so she could work the skis?". Of course the instructor knew the answer, but finding what to do about it was the challenge.

And why do I, mused the instructor, when on a bumpy steep that is daunting to me, move reluctantly, too?

The novice skier may have good reasons to be fearful in new skiing situations. The expert skier, too, who has come upon a slope steeper, bumpier, narrower, rockier, etc., than attempted before is also likely to need to deal with the Fear Factor.

Surely the most important word in Learning to Ski/Ski Better/Ski My Best is a four-letter word. No, it is not a swear word, nor is it the word "Fear". It is the word, "MOVE". To make our skis do what we want, we must move our bodies in ways that tip our skis, turn them, or pressure them and  cause the skis to give us the results we desire. If we do not move our bodies so the skis get into a position that produces the outcomes we want, the skis will nevertheless be in some position and will do what they want. We communicate our intent to our skis by moving our body parts.

Further, our movements must anticipate, not follow our skis. We must be proactive, although often we will also be reactive as we readjust to changing external forces. We must look ahead and say to ourselves, "I am going there," and concurrently make the moves to get the skis set up to do so. If the slope gradient increases, we must tip the body farther down the hill; if the angle decreases, we must tip it less. If we want a tighter-radius turn, we must move the body parts faster; and if a longer-radius turn is our wish, then we must move the body parts at a more deliberate pace. If we do not move, we are taken along for a ride over which gravity has control. There is a law in skiing: It is the law of gravity. We must apply it to our purposes.

How can we move if we are locked with fear? Skiing involves a great deal of "headwork", that is, we have to somehow convince our brains that the ways we want to move our body parts will get the skis to work for us. The problem is that our brains have been conditioned since birth that sliding can take us where we don't want to go, tipping down hills causes us to fall, and acceleration and speed can be followed by sudden impacts. Too, moving body parts in ways that skiers do is not normal for humans, and so learned "muscle memory" kicks in and we override the proper ways to move and substitute more familiar patterns that do not work as well or at all. And that is why in learning to ski and in learning to ski better of best, we make progress in small increments as our brains learn that new patterns of movement of our body parts work better in skiing situations than old ones. The good news is that we can influence our attitudes.

In 1983, Horst Abrams released his book Skiing Right. This book was not just about skiing technique; it was a book about use of the right side of the brain to ski well. Similar books came out in that era, too: The Inner Game of Tennis and The Inner Game of Skiing, for research had shown that the two hemispheres of the human brain perform separate functions. The right side of the brain is the rhythm or emotional side, whereas the left side is the technical or technique side. To ski, we must train both sides. Abrams presents some techniques to get the right side up to speed so it does not inhibit the left side--or is it to get the left side subdued a bit so that our right sides allow us to enjoy? One method he suggested is to pretend you are an animal that has the character you want to ski with. A fearless animal might be a lion. A graceful animal might be a bird. An animal with rhythm might be a river otter. Probably you would not want to ski like a dove or an ant or a clam!

This author recalls a bump-skiing clinic in which the clinic leader would pause at the top of a double-black diamond bump run, scout out a line, and then raise his hands and ski poles into a position as though gripped on handlebars of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, begin twisting his wrists as though accelerating its motor, then pumping one ski up and down while saying, "Rmmm, Rmmm, Rmmm" and then dashing off into bumpland. He was psyching himself up. And he was an expert bump skier.

Another skier came to be known as "The Growler" as he mastered his bump technique, audibly growling at each bump he was to turn around. In fact, that was me!

Once a 10-year old boy was seen negotiating a bumpfield, talking to each bump as he turned, "I think I'll turn here", "Now I'll turn around you., "Oh, here's a big one--up and over, now down and around", etc. as his father followed, shaking his head, saying, "He talks all the time!"

Shouting or calling out words at turn initiation can help some, using words such as "Commit", "Move", "Pole", "Go", "Turn now!" Or shout internally. An instructor teaching bumps had 3 in the small class. Two were burly American men, and one a delicate English lady. The instructor told them to touch their poles to a bump with each turn, shout "Pole" as they did so, and then turn around the bump and pole. The word would serve as a timing device and get them to keep moving, essential in a bumpfield. The refined English lady could not be so forceful, however, so came up with her own phrase: "Nice spot!", "Nice spot!", "Nice spot!", she called out as she went through the moguls and was soon out-performing her macho classmates. Some women sing as they ski; if you choose this, pick a tune appropriate to the task--probably not a lullaby if skiing bumps.

One time in his early skiing career, this website author was faced with the task of skiing along a large snow-covered log. But partway through the task, he lost his resolve and crashed. Yet it would have been so simple to continue had he had commitment. And there have been many times since then that fear has leapt into his skiing and caused undesired results. Overcoming fear in skiing may be good preparation for life in general, for there are many instances in human activities where a positive approach is required, like standing in front of an audience or sticking up for a principle, for instance. Think of The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale. Certainly, dealing with fear in skiing is not unique in the sports world: think of gymnasts, swimming divers, SCUBA divers and snorkelers, surfers, windsurfers, hang gliders, sky divers and BASE jumpers.  A catcher staring down a baseball coming at high speed past a batter takes resolve to stay without flinching, as  does vaulting over a high pole, climbing a rock wall, facing down the slope of  a huge wave, and many more. An expression is "Fake it in order to make it."

Avoid trying new maneuvers in difficult situations of slope or traffic, for fear is almost surely to kick in. In fact, in such situations, for safety, it is better to use what you know will work. Put off learning and practicing new stuff until your environment is more comfortable. The rule is "Learn new skills on old terrain; Use old skills on new terrain."

Proboscis Monkey LeapingThe Fable of the Monkey

It is not only skiers who must "bite the bullet" and conquer fear in order to succeed, but the same is true in many aspects of most lives. If we do manage our fear in skiing, that learning can serve us well in other endeavors. An example from a monkey tribe helps illustrate this need in another species. High in the trees of Costa Rica a monkey tribe was traveling with much chatter when they came to a break in the canopy of branches over a canal. There was one spot about a hundred feet in the air above the canal where the branches on either side came within about 30 feet of each other. We watched the ensuing scene from a boat below, totally engrossed for some 20 minutes. One by one the monkeys ran out to the ends of the branches on their side and then leapt through the air, arms and legs extended, falling as they flew but catching the branches on the opposite side. But one young monkey would run to the spot of leaping, then flinch and stop, running back into the treetop, crying loudly. Monkeys on the other side of the gap now chattered, as if saying, "Come on, you can do it!" and "Come on, you must do it." And indeed the young monkey had to do it, for some of the tribe were beginning to move on, and he had not yet learned to manage on his own. Still, the young one would repeat the attempt--running out to the end of branches but not completing the leap. He must leap. With one last rush toward the gap, he jumped across and landed safely in the tree branches, chattering with success, having conquered fear. And then all the monkeys moved on through the tree tops. On the right is a blurry picture of one of those "flying" monkeys a long way between trees and high over the canal.

Is skiing unsafe? How unsafe?

The sport of skiing is known for its dangers. Of course skiers do get injured. But how does the number of skiing injuries compare with those from other sports?

In 2007, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported:

  • 139,332 injuries from skiing
  • 164,002 injuries from snow boarding
  • 133,551 injuries from ice skating
  • 53,273 injuries from ice hockey
  • 160,020 injuries from sledding, snow tubing, and tobogganing
  • 34,562 injuries from snowmobiling

It would be useful to know the number of participants in each of these activities to get an idea of the relative injury rate, but the data does show that skiing is not the only winter sports activity with hazard, nor the one that has produced the most injuries. We know of many injuries from other sports not listed, too, such as bicycling, kayaking and white-water rafting, and the team sports as well. There are some 30 million skiers in America. Has it gotten a worse reputation than it deserves?

"To do it seems impossible," Nelson Mandella is said to have said, "until it is done."

"A brave girl does things with courage, even when she is afraid."--Amanda, age 9, of California

"There were all sorts of things of which I was at first afraid. But by acting as if I was not afraid, I ceased being afraid."--attributed to Theodore Roosevelt by Ken Burns

"How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?", was asked. "Psychologists can't change the bulb," was the answer, "the bulb must change itself." Ski instructors can't change their students either, but like psychologists, they can help if allowed.

"SKIING IS A SLIDING SPORT"--a skiing web manual:   Skiing Web Manual Contents   Why Read this Skiing Web Manual   That First Skiing Lesson   A Little Skiing History  Motion in Skiing  Conventional Skiing Wisdoms  Skier Excuses  FEAR IN SKIING  Conditioning for Skiing  Equipment and Technique  Skiing Equipment  How Skis Work  How to Develop Balance on Skis   A Skiing Turn Simplified  The Final Skiing Skill: pressure management  Tactics for Terrains and Snow Textures and Racing  Skiing Tips and Tales--a potpourri   Exercises for Developing Skiing Skills  Children and Skiing  Age and Skiing   Gender & Skiing  Culture & Skiing   Skiing Ethics and Slope Survival  Slope Safety  Skiing Environment   Videos and Apps   Glossary   Acknowledgements SkiMyBest Website Contents
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A critique on the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 by Edwin Lee

The Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“the PDP Act”), a much-awaited piece of legislation finally made its way through the Malaysian Parliament after a delay of more than a decade. The first draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill (“PDP Bill”) was released in 1998 for public consultation but was not tabled in Parliament until November 2009.

The earlier drafts of the PDP Bill have since been redrafted to reflect public feedback as well as the Government’s approach towards personal data protection. The redrafted PDP Bill was tabled for first reading in November 2009 and passed by the Parliament in May 2010. It received Royal Assent and was gazetted in June 2010. The PDP Act will come into force on a date to be notified by the Minister.

In our previous issue of LEGAL INSIGHTS (Issue No. 2/2010), we provided an overview of the PDP Act, outlining its scope and explaining the personal data protection principles and the rights and obligations of data users and data subjects.

The PDP Act has generally been well received by the public and the Malaysian Government is to be commended for its commitment in granting more protection to the people in respect of their personal data. Prior to this, Malaysia had adopted a sectoral approach in protecting personal data but this approach proved to be inadequate. Other than this, personal data was only protected in the form of confidential information through contractual obligations or common law. It is therefore timely for a legislation of general application to be introduced to regulate the processing of personal data.

Having said that, the PDP Act is by no means a perfect piece of legislation. This article will examine some of the shortcomings of the PDP Act.

Federal and State Governments

The draft of the PDP Bill explicitly stated that “This Act shall bind the Government”. However, in a complete turnaround, Section 3(1) of the PDP Act now reads “This Act shall not apply to the Federal and State Governments”. The Government did not explain the reason behind this drastic change.

Substantial amounts of personal data are processed by the government departments and agencies for various reasons and purposes. For example, the National Registration Department holds the personal data of nearly every citizen in Malaysia and our income tax returns which contain detailed records of our financial affairs and sources of income are well within the knowledge of the Inland Revenue Board. All this information is valuable personal data which ought to be protected in the interest of every individual. The Government, being one of the biggest data users in the country, ought to be bound by the PDP Act to prevent any form of abuse of personal data of its citizens.

One of the objectives behind the PDP Act is to safeguard personal data by requiring the data user to comply with certain obligations and conferring certain rights to the data subject in respect of his personal data.

There is currently no legislation in Malaysia to regulate how personal data is processed and stored by governmental bodies. To exclude the Government from the PDP Act is contrary to the objectives of the PDP Act and would severely curtail its full effect. It also means that there is nothing to prevent the Government from processing personal data of its citizen in whatever manner it deems fit. Of even greater concern is that there are no sanctions to prevent civil servants from abusing such personal data other than the risk of disciplinary action.

The exclusion of the Federal and State Governments from the application of the PDP Act is inconsistent with jurisdictions such as Australia, Hong Kong and member countries of the European Union ("EU") where governments are bound by their respective data protection legislation.

Non-commercial transactions

Section 2(1) provides that the PDP Act applies to the processing of any personal data in respect of commercial transactions. In other words, the PDP Act does not apply to personal data processed in non-commercial transactions. Although the term “commercial transactions” is widely defined to include “any transaction of a commercial nature, whether contractual or not, which includes any matters relating to the supply or exchange of goods or services”, the full effect of this term remains uncertain.

The limitation of the application of the PDP Act to “commercial transactions” makes the Malaysian legislation unique. This limitation was not found in the earlier draft of the PDP Bill. The personal data protection laws of most other jurisdictions do not have similar restrictions. However, it is interesting to note that the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act of Canada applies to every organization that collects, uses or discloses personal information in the course of commercial activities. Cases suggest that "commercial activities" must involve some profit making element or attract certain monetary value.

Personal data is not only processed in commercial transactions. They are also processed for educational, professional, taxation, social security and welfare purposes. An individual may submit his personal data in a contest or survey without consideration being given by any party. He may also submit his personal data as part of the subscription to various free online services such as online newspapers and magazines. Personal data may also be submitted to social networking websites such as Facebook or MySpace. Processing of personal data in these situations may not necessarily involve any “profit making” element and is hardly to be considered as “use in respect of commercial transactions”. It will be interesting to see how the courts will interpret “commercial transactions” in the context of the PDP Act.

The combined effect of these two limitations is that the PDP Act only applies to the private sector and within the private sector, it is narrowed down to organizations which process personal data in commercial transactions. It is undesirable to have such a narrow application of the PDP Act.

No provisions for civil remedies

As mentioned earlier, the PDP Act imposes various obligations on data users and confers certain rights on data subjects. Data users who fail to comply with the provisions of the PDP Act may be subject to fines or imprisonment or both.

There are, however, no provisions in the PDP Act that allow an aggrieved person to claim compensation for distress or damage to feelings caused by a data user's failure to comply with its obligations under that Act. Such a provision was found in the earlier draft of the PDP Bill but was omitted from the PDP Act.

Non-independence of the PDP Commissioner

The PDP Commissioner is a person to be appointed by the Minister. The Commissioner is to be responsible to the Minister who may give him directions in relation to the discharge of his functions and responsibilities. His appointment may also be revoked by the Minister and his remuneration and allowances are determined by the Minister.

These provisions may hamper the ability of the Commissioner in carrying out his functions and are not in line with international standards which require data protection commissioners to be independent from the Government and to operate free from political or governmental interference. Commissioners in Australia, Hong Kong as well as the United Kingdom play their role independently from the Government. These provisions may create the perception that the Commissioner is acting under the directions and orders of the Government.

The inadequacy of the PDP Act

Article 25 of the EU Directive requires each EU member state to ensure that transfer of personal data to a country outside the EU may only take place if the country in question has an adequate level of data protection, unless one of the exceptions applies.

The Article 29 Working Party has adopted the Working Paper 12 entitled “Transfer of Personal Data to Third Countries: Applying Article 25 and 26 of the EU Data Protection Directive” which lays down certain criteria in determining whether the requirement in Article 25 is satisfied. One of the criteria is that the data protection law of the third country must apply to all individuals and entities. Another requirement is that a data protection law must apply to all forms of processing.

Further, the Working Party also requires a system of external supervision by an independent authority to ensure impartiality in the decision making process. It also suggests that remedies should include civil remedies and criminal sanctions.

As it is clear from the discussion above that the PDP Act does not satisfy the aforesaid requirements, personal data cannot be transferred from an EU member state to Malaysia unless such transfer falls within the permitted exemptions under the relevant EU data protection laws (such as where the data subject has consented to such transfer or the transfer is necessary for the performance of a contract) or the parties to a transaction have adopted the EU approved Model Contract which contains provisions which safeguard the transfer of personal data.

Although data users are required to comply with the seven personal data protection principles, they may rely on the various exemptions provided under the PDP Act. For example, the general principle requires a data user to obtain a data subject's consent in order to process the latter's personal data. Consent is however not defined and whether “opt-in” or “opt-out” is permissible is something that remains to be seen.

Notwithstanding the general principle, the PDP Act dispenses with the requirement for the data user's consent in various circumstances, such as where the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or for the taking of steps with a view to entering into a contract or for compliance with any legal obligation. The efficacy of the PDP Act is likely to be significantly diluted by the existence of these numerous exemptions.

One of the exceptions to the disclosure principle permits a data user to disclose personal data of a data subject to a third party provided the data user has notified the data subject of the class of third parties by way of written notice. This exception presents a carte blanche opportunity to by-pass the restrictions contained in the disclosure principle by describing the class of third parties to whom personal data may be disclosed in the widest conceivable terms.

The retention principle requires a data user not to keep personal data for any period longer than necessary for the fulfillment of the purpose for which it was processed. This requirement is vague and a data user may legitimately retain data for a longer duration to comply with the requirements under other written laws or while awaiting the expiration of the statutory limitation period for which claims may be made by a data subject against the data user.

The definition of sensitive personal data has omitted the categories of racial or ethnic origin and sexual life of data subjects, which are normally found in data protection law in other jurisdictions. As racial, gender and sexual life issues are sensitive matters, it is unfortunate that the PDP Act omitted these categories of personal data from the definition.

Although the PDP Act confers a data subject with the right of access to his personal data and the right to correct the same, the manner in which such rights may be exercised is rather cumbersome. Further, the PDP Act also sets out numerous grounds on which the data user may refuse to comply with a data subject's request.

Section 129 of the PDP Act prohibits personal data from being transferred to a place outside Malaysia unless that place has been specified by the Minister as having an adequate level of data protection law. Nevertheless, this rule is subject to 8 exemptions, such as where the data user has taken all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to ensure that the personal data will not in that place be processed in a manner which, if that place is Malaysia, would be a contravention of this Act. Professor Graham Greenleaf has in "Limitations of Malaysia's data protection Bill" expressed concern in that the exemptions are rather broad. In his words, “section 129 will involve a front door to data exports which appears to be shut, while the back door is wide open to transfers to anywhere, with exporters absolved from any accountability for what goes wrong”.

The PDP Act is not, and is not intended to be, a codification of personal data protection laws. It sets out the basic framework of rights and obligations of stakeholders in order to safeguard personal data. It is expected that regulations, codes of practice, guidelines as well as case law will be developed to clarify and refine the scope of the numerous provisions of this statute.

It is clear from the above discussion that there are several major shortcomings in the PDP Act, the most significant being its limited scope of application. It is hoped that the numerous exemptions to the data protection principles and to the right of access and to correct personal data will not result in the PDP Act being an ineffective legislation.

Although the PDP Act is a good effort by the Malaysian Government to develop a proper framework to regulate the processing of personal data, it is not quite good enough. The application of the PDP Act must be extended to the Federal and State Governments and to the processing of personal data for all purposes, commercial or non-commercial, to take the legislation to the next level.

EDWIN LEE YONG CIEH ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Edwin is an Associate with our Intellectual Property Division. He graduated from the University of London in 2007 and obtained a Master of Laws from the University of Malaya in 2010

Skrine Retains Who’s Who Legal Accolade for Malaysia

On 15th May 2017, the Who’s Who Global Awards was held in London, United Kingdom and Skrine was conferred the Award:

Malaysia Law Firm of the Year 2017

Skrine previously received this Award in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

SKRINE Clinches Top Honours at ALB Malaysia Law Awards 2017

On 6th April 2017, the Asian Legal Business Malaysia Law Awards was held and SKRINE was named

Malaysia Law Firm of the Year 2017

SKRINE also bagged 5 other awards

Asialaw Profiles 2017

The Asialaw Profiles has ranked Skrine as Outstanding Firm and particularly highlighting the following practice areas:

Outstanding Firm

  • Competition & Antitrust
  • Corporate/M&A
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Energy & Natural Resources
  • Intellectual Property
  • IT, Telco & Media
  • Project & Infrastructure

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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Cambion – Unfold Chaos Supreme

With members in both the US and Germany, Cambion is an international death metal group built upon hatred and brutality. Their 2015 release, “Unfold Chaos Supreme”, is exactly as the title describes: a high-quality offering of pure anarchy. One thing about this release is for sure: it is not for the faint of heart. At the opening of “Bend The Knee (To Molech)”, the band starts blasting away, and rarely lets up (with a slight exception at the end of "Perfected Aggressor"). This album sounds like a constant jackhammer, with eerie, twisted tremolo-picked riffs accompanying the relentless beating of the snare drum (I would seriously question if a snare drum could even survive one of their songs without breaking). These elements combine to form something that is truly decrepit and evil, rather than just brutal. Cambion’s vocalist is likewise a great complement to this effort, as his vocals blur the line between growls and shrieks, and ultimately just sound evil. Normally, I would take issue with the fact that they’ve clearly put his vocals low in the mix, but that just enhances the atmosphere in this case. It makes his screams sound like he’s trapped and desperately trying to escape, and it helps keep the riffs in focus even while he is growling.

Another aspect of “Unfold Chaos Supreme” that is particularly enjoyable is the guitar solos. If they made any sort of melodic sense, it just wouldn’t work, which is why the Kreator (“Pleasure to Kill”-era) and Slayer-styled solos are perfect. A great comparison would be to Slayer’s “Altar of Sacrifice”, where solos come in seemingly at random and exist to create an even more hellacious environment. As you may have guessed, this complete mayhem means that there is little room for anything you can really cling onto about specific songs. But “Unfold Chaos Supreme” is one of those instances where it just doesn’t matter. Cambion has set out to assault your eardrums and they’ve succeeded. If you come to this style of metal for songwriting, you’re in the wrong place. The only slight exception to this is the opening of “Perfected Aggressor”, where the riff reminds me of a Cannibal Corpse riff, but even that song quickly devolves into a fury of incomprehensible savagery. Overall, if you need a record that oozes hatred, there is no better choice than “Unfold Chaos Supreme”.

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Final Rating
4.2/5 or 84%.

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Sunday, October 9, 2016

Power Quest – Face The Raven

After 5 long years, one of the reigning kings of making excessively happy power metal (alongside Freedom Call) has returned with a new release. One would expect that the band could muster more than 2 tracks of new material in that timespan, but Power Quest actually split up in 2013 and only recently returned. As a result, “Face The Raven” is more of a teaser of what is to come, as well as an introduction to the band’s new vocalist, Ashley Edison.

Much like when Dragonforce got a new singer, Power Quest opens up their first new release by allowing the man to unleash an unwieldy scream, instantly displaying his superiority over every other Power Quest vocalist. The title track that kicks things off is actually fairly uncharacteristic for Power Quest. This song isn’t as overtly happy as much of the rest of the band’s material, and instead sounds more like a typical power metal band. This might not sound like a ringing endorsement, but this track is probably my favourite Power Quest song to date (though to be fair, I don’t own all of their records yet). This isn’t so much because of the stylistic shift, but instead because of the sheer energy that this song has. This track brings the riffs, and is less reliant on keyboards than some of the band's other work. If you’re looking for an opening song that makes a statement, there is no better choice than “Face The Raven”.

The other new song, “Coming Home (Sacred Land II)” is a reminder that keyboardist Steve Williams is driving the ship for this band. This track is much more in line with Power Quest’s classic sound: the cheese is in full effect. Other than the change in singer, this song doesn’t do anything different from what the band is known for, and that is certainly a satisfying outcome after a 3-year hiatus. The final song is a new version of “Blood Alliance”. As soon as Ashley’s voice comes in, it is immediately obvious how much better he is than prior singer Chity Somapala (who is no slouch either). The big difference is that Ashley can enunciate more clearly, resulting in me picking up more of the lyrics to “Blood Alliance” on my first listen of the new version than in numerous listens of the old version.

All in all, “Face The Raven” is an exceptional comeback EP. It manages to bring new elements to the fold while still showcasing the band’s classic sound. The release also demonstrates that Williams picked the ideal singer to bring Power Quest forward. If the band’s next full length is as good as this EP is, Power Quest will be leaving another serious mark in the power metal world!

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"Face The Raven"
"Coming Home (Sacred Land II)"
"Blood Alliance"

Final Rating
4.4/5 or 88%.

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NY & DC Restaurants: The End of the World as We Know It?

For me, 2012 was supposed to just be another year. Then the movie 2012 came out a few years back and all of a sudden the entire world was going down in flames come December. Great. At first, I bought none of this. I had gotten through the past twenty years without paying any mind to the Mayan calendar and I saw no reason to start caring now. I survived Y2K, why should this be any different?

Still, I paid attention to “the signs” anyway. It was more for my own entertainment than anything else, picking out what headlines I deemed worthy of ending the world. However, it wasn’t the big events like dead birds and weather changes that drew my attention. After having the majority of my time in grade school threatened by some plague, whether it be H1N1 or avian flu, I was somewhat skeptical.

Then things started happening. Seal and Heidi Klum separated. The Oprah Winfrey Show announced its finale. The last Harry Potter movie aired. I started to get worried. Then there was this past Sunday when something truly shocking happened. I was minding my own business, walking through SoHo when I saw a tremendous line. Although this is a normal occurrence in New York, I let my curiosity get the best of me and wandered over. I squinted up at the storefront. “Georgetown Cupcake” was written in pink and black.

I paused what What WHAT were they doing in SoHo?

Ok. To be fair, I saw this coming. I had heard the rumors on Facebook. I read the press release. I knew 100% that the cupcakery was making the move to New York. Still, that doesn’t mean I was comfortable with it. It wasn’t like when they opened another Starbucks. It was different. In my mind Georgetown Cupcake was strictly a DC thing. It was founded there and as far as I was concerned it should stay there.

In recent years, I’d watched some of my favorite restaurants and shops move from DC to NYC and vice versa. On one hand, I was elated that these businesses where so successful that they could afford to make the jump. On the other hand, two cities that I knew well but exist on opposite ends of my life were suddenly colliding. It kind of threw me off.

I’m not always good with change. Georgetown Cupcake isn’t the first store to get the bright idea to move to the big apple. Their SoHo shop is the latest on a long list I’ve compiled of businesses in my life that branched out. Potbelly’s a sandwich shop beloved by DC-MD-VA high-schoolers for it’s affordable sandwiches and malts recently opened up a store in Midtown. As excited as I am to now be able to grab a Potbelly’s oreo shake on my way to Central Park, I kind of feel that hipster tinge of I-knew-it-before-it-was-cool. The same goes for the Serendipity that was recently opened in DC. There is also the slight problem of I can no longer suggest these New York establishments to out-of-towners.

The conversation used to be:
Them: We’re in New York for one night and in the mood for burgers. Got any suggestions.
Me: Shake Shack!

Now the conversation has changed to
Them: We’re in New York for one night and in the mood for burgers. Got any suggestions.
Me: Shake Shack!
Them: Awkward. We’ve been in DC. What else?
Me: ….

Beyond my own prejudices and issues concerning the expansion of the restaurant business, there is the question of what effect it will have on the image of New York. How much longer will there be a truly New York place to eat? Yes, people will always go to the flagship locations for the originality, so-we-can-say-we-did factor. Yes, some restaurants will only and always be in New York. But with more and more of these establishments expanding to other cities, what does it mean for NYC. Where will the New York that Sinatra sings about be in twenty years?

There are endless shops and stores and businesses that call New York City home. Some of them will expand, some of them will jump ship, and regardless the city will continue to grow. Maybe this shift makes room for other new favorites. It’s hard to picture the city without old favorites, but new blood can be a good thing.

New York may be the city in which a restaurant or bakery or café can really carve out a name for itself. Maybe I’m wrong to get this worked up over a simple change of location. Georgetown Cupcake isn’t one of the four horsemen, showed up in SoHo and precipitating the end of the world. That is no reason to emotionally fly off the charts. Then again Adele just announced that she’s quitting the businesses for a while. Ok so maybe the world IS ending.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

26 January 2012 Moonlight wails as hound dogs bay…

…but never quite catch the tune
Stars fall down in buckets like rain
till there ain't no standin' room
Bright blue boxcars train by train
clatter while dreams unfold
Way down
down along
Lazy River Road
("Lazy River Road"
Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia
“Lazy River Road”, “Liberty” and “So Many Roads” were introduced into the Grateful Dead rotation toward the end of the band’s existence.  There was a perceived need for new material and a few new ballads were phased into the rotations.
          “So Many Roads” was first played 22 Feb 1992 during the 1st Set.
“From the land of the midnight sun
 ice blue roses grow
'long those roads of gold and silver snow
Howlin' wide or moanin low
So many roads I know
So many roads to ease my soul”
Liberty was originally recorded by Robert Hunter in 1988
Ooo, freedom
Ooo, liberty
Ooo, leave me alone
To find my own way home
To find my own way home
I'm gonna find my own way home”

I happen to like the bridges in So Many Roads,” and Lazy River Road,” finding them sadly well suited to the deteriorating state of Jerry Garcia’s voice and capacity to stand with a heavy guitar slung over a body weakened by CHF while playing for 2.5 – 3 hours.
          Today began with an 0530 wakeup and a dental appointment to have to cavities filled.   The lidocaine has worn off now and I can drink from a cup without drenching myself.  Possibly falafel tonight.

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Thorns FC: Mahalo nui loa, Mana

I won’t pretend that I haven’t had some hard words to say about you as a player.  You’ve had something of a tough run since your first magical season in 2013.  Traded to Houston.  Returned here.  In and out of the XI in the past two seasons.

This season on and off the bench and, lately, injured.

And, also, this.

For all your ups and downs as a player, you never seemed to give less than you could.

You never “gave away the gift”.

And now we’re going to give you away, for what appears to be the final time.

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Per the Equalizer, Thorns FC has moved forward Savannah Jordan from the 45-day DL to the active roster. To meet the league limit this meant that a player either had to be placed on the DL or released, and Meghan Cox was the unlucky player waived to make room for Jordan.

This ends speculation on whether it would be Cox or Kendall Johnson who would be moved to make space, but doesn’t answer the question of who else might have to go when, as reported by Jamie Goldberg of the Oregonian, Tobin Heath comes off the DL ahead of the roster freeze on Tuesday, 8/29/17.

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With the preseason matches now barely two weeks away the Thorns’ roster is looking increasingly set.  But there are still bits and pieces to pick up and some positions to fill.

The team did just that this week, signing Australian striker Ashleigh Sykes and trading two 2018 fourth-round picks to the team-that-was-the-Western-New-York-Flash-now-Carolina-Courage for reserve goalkeeper  Britt Eckerstrom.

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Press Release: Relay for Life Weekend July 18-19

Thousands of Avatars to Participate in American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Second Life on July 18-19 on the RFL Regions.

WHAT: Thousands of cancer survivors, caregivers, volunteers, and teams of walkers from Second Life communities, busineses, media outlets, and more will come together for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Second Life.

WHEN: July 18-19, 10 AM - 10 AM SL time
Opening Ceremony and a celebratory cancer survivors hour will happen at 10AM SL time on July 18.

A touching Luminaria Ceremony, where candles are lit in honor and memory of locals who have battled cancer, will happen at 10PM SL time on July 18.

WHERE: Relay For Life regions,

The Relay For Life movement united communities across the globe to celebrate people who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and take action to finish the fight once and for all. Relay for Life events are typically community events where teams and individuals camp out at a school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. But in Second Life, we get to do it all within the virtual platform in the 17th largest Relay For Life event in the world. Each Relay team has at least one participant on the track at all times and raises funds for the American Cancer Society in the months leading up to the event.

Beginin July 11 through July 19, the Activity Regions will be open to the Second Life community. Join our Relay community for this week-long celebration. You can expect to see numerous events from live musicians, a comedian, fun games, and people celebrating in an already electrifying atmosphere.

"The campsites are built, and the atmosphere is so contagious. Join us as we bond as one team with the one common goal in fighting cancer, said Random Darrow, 2005 Relay For Life of Second Life Event Lead, "I am very proud of our Relay community. Seasoned Relayers embraced new teams and Relayers. We had a record number of new teams this year, a sign that Relay For Life in Second Life is growing!"

Since Relay For Life started in Second Life, volunteers in the virtual world have raised more than $2.6 million and hope to reach $250,000 USD for the 2015 season. Funds raised in Second Life are routed directly to the American Cancer Society through official fundraising kiosks and vendors. The money raised through this event helps the American Cancer Society to fund life-saving cancer research and to continue to be the globalleader in the fight against cancer through education and prevention initiatives.

The Relay For Life of Second Life is one of the most diverse annual events of any kins on the grid where hundreds of teams representing many communities in Second Life come together, united in their shared goal to end cancer. The event also provides an opportunity for some of the grid's most talented designers to showcase their talents on team campsites and interactive region-wide builds.

The event is open to the publice during the full 24 hours between 10AM-10AM SL time on July 18-19. "We invite everyone in Second Life, reguardless if you're a current Relayer or not. Walk the track with us, visit the campsites and builds, shop, make donations, and listen to the stream," says Stingray Raymaker, Director of RFL Online Revenye for the American Cancer Society, "There's something for everyone at the Relay For Life of Second Life, and if you want to fight cancer, this is the best way to do it!"

The Premier Sponsors of the 2015 Relay For Life of Second Life are:
Gemstone Breedables
Sol Existance
Metal Health Club and Mall
Club Zydeco

From 10AM SL time on July 18 through 10AM July 19, you can listen to the event at T1radio.com. T1 Radio is the official broadcoast stream of Relay For Life of Second Life.

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Monday, January 9, 2012

garden day

 The air outside today was so good that there was no need to be in.
A full van awaited me and I had a new found vigor in which to work.

An old prop from a year ago will be replaced tomorrow.

These uneven branches will no longer be a struggle for me to adorn.

The windswept branch of an unknown tree barely fitted in the van the other night but I forced it and am beside myself with tiny bits of glee having visualised nothing more perfect as a replacement.

I spent time with the scent of magnolias heated by the sun, slowing down for a change, breathing clearer thoughts.

The newly worked cushions kept me company as I walked to and fro weeding and talking to my hairy companion.

The trip to the car will be easier from here on the porch. Theres no need to move the plants to their old spot out the back.
 To hold onto the fresh theme a different shade of nail polish for the other side of summer would be a simple, now-deserved, luxury.
If only I could decide on a colour shade. Perhaps when the dress arrives from mexico I will know instantly?

willywagtail said...

I had a dream of lime green last year to match a skirt. Unfortunately the skirt died before the polish arrived. Working with greens here too but of the cloth variety. Cherrie

Emma Thomsen said...

Sigh! Your post makes me long for the Summer here in London. It's not even like we've had snow for a little fun, just grey, grey, gloomy grey! E x

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Following dental school, Dr. Vanderpool completed a residency in general dentistry at the Providence VA Medical Center where he gained advanced experience in prosthodontics (crown, bridge, dentures), endodontics (root canals), oral surgery (extractions and implants) and management of medically compromised patients.

Dr. Vanderpool is married to Dr. Fasy, a local orthodontist, and the couple are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their first child! Outside of the office, the two enjoy hiking, running, sailing and spending time with their highly energized dog, Tag.

Dr. Vanderpool takes pride in the excellent dentistry he provides, and strives to treat every patient as if they were his own family.

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Moving back to the northeast, she completed a general practice residency in dentistry at Brockton VA Medical Center in 1980 and has been practicing general dentistry since 1981 in Somerset at 863 County Street.

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Discussion in 'Sausage' started by bobdog46, May 6, 2012.

  1. I gave a shot at bologna for the first time and it came out pretty good. I started by grinding 6 lbs beef round roast, 2 lbs boston butt, & 2 lbs chicken thigh meat. I used LEM bologna seasoning & cure then a little LEM citric acid. I used 2 1/2 " casing. It went in the smoker at 120 deg for 1 hr without smoke - 150 deg with smoke for 2 hrs- another 2 hrs at 150 without smoke- bumped the temp to 180-190 deg for 4 hrs till the IT was 155.  Gave them an ice water bath for about 10 minutes then put in the fridge overnight. It came out pretty good.       [IMG][IMG][IMG]
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    awesome! Bologna is great! Looks great all sliced up.

    I have some Legg's recipe in the smoker as I type!

    Did you get fat accumulated on the outside of the bologna? I try to stay at or below 170 to prevent that from happening.
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    Looks great Bobdog,  makes me want to give it a try!
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    Its missing something......................

  5. Good Work!!
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Filing/General Office Accounting Clerk - Webster, TX #4032984

Company: Ken Garff

Date: 10/12/2017

Category: Automotive and Parts Manufacturing

City: Webster, TX

Filing/General Office Accounting Clerk

Location:Clear Lake Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram - Webster, TX

Job Code:4174

of Openings:1

Clear Lake Dodge , a Ken Garff Dealership, is currently seeking a detail-oriented and methodical Filing/General Office Accounting Clerk!

Why Work for Ken Garff?

Ken Garff recognizes the importance of a benefit program that provides protection to our employees and their families. A comprehensive benefits program has been created to fulfill a wide range of needs.

Benefits available to employees include:

  • Competitive compensation package based on performance

  • Medical, Dental, Vision – Medical Preventive care covered at 100%

  • Vision materials plan - $250 available per member, per calendar year, for vision materials

  • Insurance Premium discount for participation and compliance in company Personal Wellness Program

  • Monetary incentives for maintaining and improving goals of Personal Wellness Program

  • Company Paid Employee Life Insurance of $20,000

  • AD&D Coverage at $20,000

  • Voluntary Life Insurance for employee, spouse, and children

  • Voluntary Short-term and Long-term disability

  • Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and dependent care)

  • Employee Assistance Program

  • 401K Plan with Company match

  • Paid Time Off

  • Holiday Pay

  • Volunteer Time Off Program- We pay employees up to 8 per year to volunteer with a charitable organization that you are passionate about.

  • Year-end bonus program for all employees (Garff Giveback)

  • Discounts on Cars, Parts and Service

Duties and Responsibilities include:

  • Read incoming material, verify accuracy, and sort and code according to file system.

  • Store material in paper form, or enter information into computerized storage system.

  • Maintain computer database.

  • Retrieve materials for qualified personnel upon request.

  • Search for and investigate information contained in files, insert additional data on file records, complete reports, and keep files current. Always making sure we are in compliance.

  • Dispose of obsolete files in accordance with established retirement schedule or legal requirements.

  • Complete training course in order to understand the federal, state, and local laws that relate to automobile sales.

  • Scan materials or copy records, and examine materials for legibility.

  • Type labels or reports.

  • Implement changes to the filing system as necessary.

  • Other duties as assigned.

To qualify for this position:

  • High School Diploma or GED

  • 1-3 months of training or related experience

  • Computer skills

  • Authorized to work in the U.S.

  • Valid Drivers License

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. Need ability to move around the dealership. The employee may be required to lift up to 25 pounds. Work is performed at a desk in an office setting .

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Ken Garff founded his automotive business over 83 years ago in downtown Salt Lake City based upon principles of honesty, integrity, and personalized customer service. Ken was extremely community oriented and best known for his personal dealings with customers.

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Territory Sales Representative - Lansing, MI #4034928

Company: Patterson Companies, Inc.

Date: 10/13/2017

Category: Medical Devices and Supplies

City: Lansing, MI

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Patterson Companies and our dedicated teams create healthier communities by building strong partnerships, one person at a time. We connect expertise to inspired ideas, products and services while creating a relevant, memorable difference in the lives of our clients and their customers.

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Patterson Dental is looking for business-minded professionals who strive for organizational success, seek career growth, and desire the ability to own one's own income potential.

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As a Territory Sales Representative, you are responsible for driving profitable sales growth by developing, maintaining, and advancing accounts by regularly contacting dental offices within a defined territory.

Territory Sales Representative Responsibilities include:

  • Developing a "practice partner" mentality with Doctors and staff by analyzing business needs, discussing benefits and features of equipment and technology solutions, coordinating product demonstrations, explaining return on investment and tax advantages, and discussing emerging trends in the dental industry.

  • Being well versed on Patterson products and services, competitive intelligence and industry information.

  • Maintaining accurate records for prospects, customer orders, sales records, and other financial activity.

  • Other duties related to the Territory Sales Representative position.

What background and experience is needed as a Territory Sales Representative?

  • 3 to 5 years' of business to business outside sales experience.

  • Bachelors Degree in any related field.

  • A strong initiative with exceptional customer service, planning and organization skills.

  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to present and negotiate are required.

  • Previous success attaining and exceeding sales goals is a plus.

  • General computer proficiency including knowledge of MS Office is required.

  • You must also possess a valid driver's license.

Preferred Territory Sales Representative Background:

  • 3+ years of dental industry experience.

If this sounds like the exciting challenge you are looking for, please submit your application for the Territory Sales Representative opening today! for information regarding the hiring process at Patterson.

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Company Patterson Dental Supply, Inc.

Position Type Regular Full-Time

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Thursday, April 27, 2006

Name that JJJ Artist! - Day Ten

For the first volume of Amazing Spider-Man, there were forty pencillers (not counting Don Heck pencilling Romita's breakdwons). Twenty-nine of them drew J. Jonah Jameson at least once. Here is a list of the 11 other pencillers who never drew J. Jonah Jameson.

Guess which penciller drew this J. Jonah Jameson!

Answers on May 23rd!

Blogger Ken Robinson said...

Ron Lim.

5/16/2006 11:42 AM
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It can be only Ron Lim

5/18/2006 12:12 PM

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Thursday, 19 January 2012

Response to an earlier post on the Stephen Lawrence trial by Guy Woolnough.

I would like to engage with a few points from this post with which I disagree.  The first claim is that the law on double jeapoardy or “artefois acquit” to give it its legal terminology, was expressly changed to put these two (Norris and Dobson) on trial.  The sections of the Criminal Justice act dealing with double jeopardy came about as a result a recommendation for a review in the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry and a report by the Law Commission in 2002 responding to that recommendation.
The law wasn’t expressly brought in to put these two on trial, it was hoped that they would be if new evidence was found.  If it were the law would not have contained a “new and compelling” requirement.  It could simply have made all acquittals subject to appeals with lesser criteria, perverse decision for instance (Clive Ponting).
However the idea that double jeopardy was some golden rule running through the justice system is wrong.  There were a number of important exceptions.  One is the retrial following a tainted acquittal (jury or witness tampering) brought in 1996 following a number of high profile cases.  Another is the order of a retrial following a successful appeal by a defendant who has been convicted of a criminal offence.
More importantly and less well known is the ability of a prosecutor to appeal a not guilty finding in the Magistrates’ Court.  Here an appeal is made to the divisional court of the High Court who may set aside a not guilty verdict and remit the case with a direction for a guilty verdict to be entered or remit the case to be retried.  This appeal can be on the grounds that the magistrates have made an error of law or have reached a decision that no reasonable bench of magistrates, properly directed by the court clerk, could have made.
The question to ask therefore is about the fairness of a procedure that allowed relatively minor crimes to be retried (TV license evasion for instance) and yet more serious crimes, such as murder, could only be tried once.  It was an all or nothing gambit for the police and prosecution in which the victim and victim’s family were the ultimate losers.
Another important exception to the artefois acquit rule was given by the Law Commission and it is the rule in Connelly v. DPP [1964] AC 254 in which a defendant acquitted of murder was still able to be tried and convicted for burglary during the course of which the murder was committed, despite the factual situations taking place at the same time and most of the evidence being identical.
One may ask at this point why the defendants in the original trial weren’t prosecuted for GBH or attempted murder following the ruling in Connelly.  The answer lies in the fact that the mens rea for both these offences is the same as murder and would have involved, legally, the same facts and law being retried.
Whilst I am not competent to comment on the Attainder laws there are important differences between the Lawrence case and those alluded to in the earlier post.  There was certainly enough scientific evidence to lead the jury to conclude that Norris and Dobson had committed this crime.  It is beyond all reasonable doubt that they did.  Ex post facto laws may be outlawed by the US constitution but they are certainly not so in the British Constitution, to be sure there is a presumption against interpreting laws in this way that is applied by the judiciary but it is not absolute.
Two particularly troubling cases suffice to show how laws can have retrospective effect.  The first is the War Crimes Act 1991 which prohibited murder, manslaughter and culpable homicide in relation to offences which violated the laws and customs of war during the World War 2 in German occupied territories.
A second case is that of rape during marriage.  In the case of R. v. R (1991) the defendant sought to argue that he could not be guilty of attempted rape because he was the husband of the victim.  Under common law consent to marriage was deemed to also include implied consent to sexual intercourse as and when required.

"But the husband cannot be guilty of a rape committed by himself upon his lawful wife, for by their mutual matrimonial consent and contract the wife hath given up herself in this kind unto her husband which she cannot retract."
The House of Lords (Judicial) quite rightly overturned this principle as no longer a reflection of contemporary life.  Whilst the law itself was silent on this point social mores had moved on to such an extent that this belief was no longer held by any at the time of the offence.
So Norris and Dobson might not have known that they were going to be tried twice but the interests of justice, as these cases show, sometimes trumps the idea of finality and certainty.  A fact that was persuasive to the Law Commission in its 2002 report.
It is certainly not disingenuous to suggest that case was brought about by new evidence.  It obviously was, since that is the legal test that the prosecution must satisfy in order for a second prosecution to go ahead.  The Criminal Justice Act 2003 requires that the prosecution prove to the Court of Appeal that new and compelling evidence is available and that it is in the interests of justice for a second prosecution to commence.  It is three highly trained judges who make this decision, it is not parliament, public pressure or press outcry.  Those justices in this case examined the forensic evidence and decided it was compelling, new and just to continue.
To be sure such a finding makes it difficult for the defendant to argue innocence in the aftermath.  However there are safeguards, such proceedings are anonymous and are not reported at the subsequent trial.  Whilst the press may publicise the judgement and this could affect the subsequent trial it is not a reason for abandoning the process altogether.  Just because a matter is highly publicised doesn’t mean we should give up on justice, that is what the laws on contempt are designed for.  They prevent the media from prejudicing a trial.
I can definitely agree with the quote:
The positive outcome of this case must be that the police should investigate all serious cases with objective thoroughness from the outset”
Criminal investigation is a serious matter that requires serious and thoroughly professional actions throughout.  It is to the shame of Metropolitan Police that this did not happen, and to all other forces that fail to respect ethnic and cultural diversity.  However to conclude that retrial is about a publicly sanitised lynch mob is wrong and unfair and detracts from the professionalism of the CPS, Police, Judge and Jury in this case from reaching a conclusion that was not based on prejudice but on the “objective thoroughness” of the science of forensic investigation.
Dobson and Norris, no doubt with others, perpetrated a horrendous crime and they should and must pay for their actions and I for one am proud of a legal system that doesn’t close its eyes to injustice.
Adam Snow is a Ph.D candidate, in the Research Institute for Social Sciences. His project, entitled 'Pay-As-You-Go-Justice? On the spot fines and the future of the Magistracy' is jointly funded by Keele University and the Magistrates' Association. Adam is supervised by Dr Helen Wells, Professor Barry Godfrey and Dr Mary Corcoran.

Monday, 16 January 2012

The Stephen Lawrence trial

Most of our blog entries are written by academic staff, however we welcome entries by our postgraduate students.  Here is an interesting personal view linked to criminological history from one of our PhD students, Guy Woolnough.  Responses welcome subject to our editorial control.

The verdict in the Lawrence case is welcome, in that it addresses the terrible wrong committed by the killers, and also the terrible wrong of the failure of the police to investigate properly in the days after the murder. But I do feel a sense of unease about the longer term implications of this case. The two men who have been convicted of this terrible crime have been pursued by the legal system for years, to such an extent and with such frenzy that it must be impossible for any thinking adult to be unaware of the case and to have no opinion on the subject. We have even seen the law changed with the express purpose of putting these killers on trial for a second time. The impetus to pursue this case has come from public opinion, which I find unsettling because we seem to have reached a point where a person is convicted because that is what the public want.

It reminds me of the Acts of Attainder passed by Parliament, in the 16th and 17th centuries, in which the traitor was condemned and executed simply because Parliament had so decreed it. Evidence was unnecessary; all that was needed was a simple majority and the king’s signature. Acts of Attainder and ex post facto laws are prohibited by the United States Constitution, but we seem to have allowed such abuses of law to operate in this case.

Howsoever I feel pleased for the Lawrence family that some resolution has been achieved for them by this verdict, I feel uneasy for the future. Will we see further cases where the press and public opinion conduct a hue and cry to secure the conviction of persons who are generally reviled? Will unpleasant offenders like Gary Glitter be pursued by the use of retrials until the public get the result they want?

It may be objected that the Lawrence case was different because the retrial was made possible by the discovery of new evidence. This is a disingenuous argument. With modern forensic science, the discovery of new evidence will always be possible. The real problem in this case was not, in fact, the lack of evidence but the failure of the police to search properly for the necessary evidence in the immediate aftermath of the killing. Although the killers’ names were passed to the police within hours, they failed to act decisively and inadvertently allowed the criminals to destroy the clues.

The positive outcome of this case must be that the police should investigate all serious cases with objective thoroughness from the outset. We must avoid the awful possibility of public opinion operating like a sanitised lynch mob to get the result it desires.

Saturday, 14 January 2012

Stephen Lawrence – Britain, A Liberal Utopia?

Dr Mark Featherstone and Dr Siobhan Holohan

On 3rd January 2012 Gary Dobson and David Norris were finally found guilty of the murder of Stephen Lawrence over 18 years after he died of stab wounds in April 1993. The immediate media reaction to the guilty verdict was that two of Stephen’s killers had finally been held to account for his murder and that some kind of justice had been done. However, there was a sub-text to this reaction - Britain has changed in the wake of the Macpherson Report that essentially exposed institutional racism in the Metropolitan Police and argued in favour of victim-centred justice. In other words, the media reaction has been that lessons have been learned. Britain is no longer a racist country, but rather a tolerant, multicultural, nation sensitive to difference.

A decade ago we wrote about the case using discourse analysis to explore media representations around Lawrence. On the basis of this work we argued that the media sought to save the image of Britain as a tolerant multicultural society by scapegoating various groups as ‘racist’ – the killers, as representatives of the racist underbelly of British society, and then the police as a symbol of intolerant British institutions. The central point, here, was that society itself was innocent – the problem resided in deviant others. In our works on the case – ‘The Search for Justice in the Media Age’ (Holohan, Ashgate, 2002) and ‘Multiculturalism, Institutional Law, and Imaginary Justice’ (Featherstone and Holohan, Law and Critique, Vol. 14:1, 2003) – we disagreed with this popular media construction and argued that what we really needed to learn from the Lawrence case was much more profound – we argued that until we learn to take responsibility for the racism running through our society, and stop believing that we can contain it in particular individuals or particular institutions, we will never be able to deal with racial inequality. In other words, we argued that we live in an exclusionary, intolerant, society and that the Lawrence case needed to be taken as a wake up call, rather than a singular event revealing particular criminal elements within society. On the contrary, we wanted to say that those criminal elements were not somehow other, but rather symbolic, hyperbolic, representations of the social whole.

We would make a similar point today by examining the contemporary Lawrence verdict in relation to recent events, such as David Cameron’s condemnation of state multiculturalism speech and the summer riots, which we would argue show that Britain is far from inclusive. Speaking about the failure of multiculturalism early last year (February, 2011), Cameron argued that Britain needed a unified ethnic identity, and that passive tolerance was an invitation to extremism. Advocating a brand of macho ‘muscular liberalism’, Cameron explained that we need less tolerance, and more sense of morality, and the courage to make tough decisions about right and wrong. There was really nothing revolutionary about this speech. In many ways, Britain was ready for this message and had been since 7 / 7, which as we have shown in another article (Featherstone, Holohan, Poole, ‘Discourses of the War on Terror: Constructions of the Islamic Other in the Wake of 7/7’, International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, Volume 6, Number 2, 2010) produced widespread racist sentiment in Britain and normalised Islamophobic exclusionary politics. In other words, we would not see Cameron’s advocacy of ‘muscular liberalism’ as objective or neutral, but instead based in notions of right and justice which are essentially white, and also very male, in their construction.

Following 7 / 7 we argued that Britain was moving away from multiculturalism and that this position was becoming more acceptable. Indeed, our view was that British society was becoming increasingly intolerant and exclusive in ethnic, gendered, and class terms. Although, this is not the place to explore each of these social exclusions in depth, in our paper on 7 / 7 we connected the increasing exclusivity of British society to the expansion of neo-liberal economics and the hegemony of an ultra-competitive model of society. We would argue that this exclusivity has been further revealed by the economic crash and the increasing stress this has placed on society. Under pressure, British society has become a more hostile place, and social inequalities based upon divisions such as race, gender, and class have simply widened and become economic and political battlegrounds. Certainly two of these social divisions – race and class – were central to the summer riots, which began on the basis of ethnic tensions between the black community and police in Tottenham, and quickly expanded to take in class divisions between ‘normal’ Britain and the excluded underclass in other cities, such as Manchester.

But what does any of this have to do with Lawrence? Our point is very simple. Against the background of Cameron’s critique of multiculturalism and advocacy of muscular liberalism and the summer riots, we think it would be a mistake to imagine that the contemporary Lawrence verdict says anything about the transformation of Britain into an inclusive utopian society. We cannot use Lawrence as a political football. On the contrary, we would follow Domenico Losurdo, and argue that liberalism has always been a colonial discourse, possessed by an exclusive dark side, which means that the price of tolerance is the construction of some other who is by definition tolerated on the very margins of society. Is this not exactly what the Islamic and underclass other represent today? These people are in society, but only insofar as they inhabit the very margins of the social system. They are in, but out of society. They are marginal others that normal society 'tolerates'. What does this mean and how should we conclude our discussion? Again, we have a simple conclusion. Despite the Lawrence verdict, which has finally seen some kind of justice done in relation to Stephen’s murder in 1993, we would argue that this is no time for complacency and we need to remain critical. As Islamophobia and the summer riots show, Britain is no liberal utopia.

Friday, 6 January 2012

PhD bursaries and studentships in Sociology, Criminology and other Social Sciences

Keele University is offering a wide range of funded postgraduate scholarships for PhD research in Criminology, Sociology and other fields.  Closing date for applications is February 17th 2012.  A number of graduate teaching assistant posts are available, along with fully funded studentships, bursaries and fee-waivers.

Please note that the Sociology research group is under the heading of 'Social Policy', however supervisors are available in a wide range of sociological fields (including cultural sociology and social theory) and students are
advised to explore research profiles on our website and contact potential supervisors before submitting an application.

Criminology research group is also - as you might expect - within the Centre for Social Policy.

Further details of the studentships and the application process can be found here:

You would be well advised to make contact with potential supervisors in areas of interest before submitting any application.

Sociology research profiles can be found via individual pages here:

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