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Medicare Election Periods

Posted by Paul Rose on 3/27/20 8:15 AM

Two separate Medicare enrollment periods end on March 31. Both the General Enrollment Period and the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period last from January 1 to March 31. People who miss these periods might not get to make another change for several months.

Medicare sign-up periods can be confusing. For one thing, there are a lot of them. For another, the options and eligibility requirements are different for each one. But missing out of one could mean getting stuck with the wrong plan – or possibly having no coverage at all. Here’s a rundown of the various election periods that Medicare agents should know.

Periods for New Enrollment

Some enrollment periods cater to individuals who are signing up for Medicare for the first time.

  • Initial Enrollment Period: People age into Medicare when they turn 65. The Initial Enrollment Period lasts for seven months and includes the beneficiary’s birthday month, the three months before and the three months after. However, signing up during the last three months of the Initial Enrollment Period can result in a gap in coverage.
  • General Enrollment Period: People who miss their Initial Enrollment Period get a second chance, but it comes with a catch. The General Enrollment Period runs from January 1 to March 31 every year. During this time, people who didn’t sign up for Medicare when they were first eligible and who aren’t eligible for a Special Enrollment Period can enroll in a plan. However, late penalties may apply, and they can be expensive.
  • Special Enrollment Periods: People who are covered by a group health plan based on current employment may be eligible to delay enrollment in Medicare without paying a penalty. The Special Enrollment Period lasts for eight months and starts the month after employment ends or the month after the group health coverage based on current employment ends, whichever happens first.

Enrollment Periods for Current Enrollees

Other enrollment periods cater to current Medicare beneficiaries who may want to switch their plans. Once again, there are multiple election periods.

  • Fall Annual Election Period: This is the big one. Every year, between October 15 and December 7, Medicare enrollees can make a one-time plan switch for the following coverage year.
  • Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period: This period applies only to people who are currently enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan. Between January 1 and March 31, they can make a one-time switch to a different Medicare Advantage plan or to Original Medicare. (People who enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan during their Initial Enrollment Period also get a three-month period when they can decide to switch to another Medicare Advantage plan or switch to Original Medicare.) Agents should be aware of marketing restrictions surrounding the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period. Read this article on OEP for highlights, and go over the Medicare Communications and Marketing Guidelines for details.
  • Special Enrollment Periods: People who are currently enrolled in Medicare may qualify for Special Enrollment Periods to change their plan. Special Enrollment Periods are based on life events. For example, beneficiaries who move or qualify for a Special Needs Plan can qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.

In March, our Talk-O Tuesday featured an in-depth discussion on election periods. Learn more and watch the video in The Medicare Library. (You’ll need to register for access if you haven’t already done so.)

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Date of Recording: October 23rd, 2013

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F-Secure’s sophisticated technology combines the power of Machine Learning with the human expertise of its world-renowned security labs for a singular approach called Live Security. F-Secure’s security experts have participated in more European cyber crime scene investigations than any other company in the market, and its products are sold all over the world by over 200 broadband and mobile operators and thousands of resellers.

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Five ways to add shorting to your portfolio

We recently covered the mechanics of short-selling in our article, ‘how short selling really works’. This followed the huge popularity of the investment strategy amid the Reddit and GameStop saga earlier this year.

In this article a number of benefits were raised ranging from the additional liquidity it provided to markets, the transparency it demanded from management of ASX-listed companies and most importantly, the ability that short-selling gives experienced fund managers to double their opportunity set.

The purpose of this article is to offer an insight into the multiple ways short-selling can be added to your portfolio. This is particularly relevant at the current time given both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are trading at all-time highs, while the S&P/ASX 200 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are only a little way off.

While shorting is usually seen as a higher-risk strategy, market conditions suggest it may be time to flip the narrative. How confident are you that buying shares in Afterpay, Tesla or even the Nasdaq in general will be higher in six or 12 months from now, or even in three years? Long-only investing, which the majority of us practice on a daily basis, exposes you to the full downside risk of the market, on a daily basis.

Shorting on the other hand, allows investors to maintain an exposure to the market, but either reduce the impact of daily market movements on your investment, or in some cases actually benefit from them. In 2021, there are five widely accepted ways to introduce shorting to your portfolio.

Variable beta strategies

While the title may sound like jargon for most, the concept is simple. In financial markets beta is defined as the “market risk” of something like the S&P/ASX 200. Therefore, a variable beta strategy allows the manager to dial-up or dial-down the market risk, on a daily basis. That is, if they believe there are more opportunities on the short side, or that market valuations are elevated, they would choose to hold a larger level of short positions at any given time. The risk profile of these are very similar to traditional long-only equity strategies with the key determinant being stock-picking decisions.

Active extension strategies

Active extension strategies, as the name suggests, offer an extension to existing equity exposures. These strategies use short-selling to extend their views on a number of stocks within a broader index. One of the biggest issues facing investors in Australia is the high level of concentration in the S&P/ASX 200. This makes it quite difficult for “active” managers to take active positions. For instance, consider someone who didn’t want to hold Alumina (ASX: AWC), which is only 0.25% of the index. Avoiding the holding would have very little impact on returns, making it difficult to differentiate from the benchmark. On the other hand, if you were able to short-sell the company rather than just avoid holding it, your active decision can add significantly to returns. These strategies tend to fit within the ‘equity’ allocation of portfolios.

This is likely the most complex but potentially valuable option depending on market conditions. Market-neutral strategies, as the name suggests, seek to reduce the market exposure of your investment to daily market movements. This is achieved by holding the same level of long positions as short positions. Enter the complexity. In general, if you invest $1 into a market-neutral strategy, most managers will short-sell $2 worth of companies, and then reinvest the proceeds of selling those shares short, being another $2, into their preferred long positions. As you can see, as the investor, you ultimately receive around $4 worth of exposure to the market, split between companies expected to fall or rise.

The potential benefits are clear, which are the ability to protect from market corrections but also to benefit from individual stock selection ideas. This type of strategy is becoming increasingly popular as market valuations remain elevated, but particularly individual ‘concept’ and small-cap stocks. Given the leverage, this type of strategy forms part of the ‘alternatives’ allocation within portfolios.

Do it yourself

The retail investing boom has seen an explosion in the accessibility of advanced trading platforms that allow investors to trade anything from options to contracts for difference (CFDs). This type of shorting is not suitable for the vast majority of investors, as the potential losses are significant and the need for extensive risk management procedures is crucial.

Exchange traded funds

A growing number of exchange traded funds (ETFs) are now offering ‘short’ exposures through this unique listed structure. These are generally made over an entire index like the Nasdaq, S&P 500 or S&P/ASX 200. The aim of these is to deliver returns that are the inverse of the index itself, which is achieved by selling futures on the underlying index. Selling futures means you are shorting the entire index, not just one stock, and is the lowest-cost form of shorting.

There are two important definitions that prospective shorters must be aware of; that is exposure levels and short positions. Gross exposure refers to the total of both long and short positions, and reflects the leverage used by a strategy as well as the total portion exposed to individual companies. Net exposure refers to the difference between long and short positions, effectively the ‘market exposure’. Investors should seek to understand whether their managers are using index futures to reduce market risk, or as the core of their shorting strategy; as you can appreciate, the latter means that many managers would be shorting their own long positions.

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KTOV Stock About To Squeeze The Shorts

The key with trading penny stocks is to find the momentum BEFORE it happens. We know some are looking at the chart of KTOV stock and think they have missed the move with shares off the 52-week lows of $.22 struck back in March. However, KTOV stock still has a long way to go before hitting highs of $7 back in 2016.

KTOV Stock Daily Chart

We called last month’s big move when we said that KTOV stock checked off all the key boxes to becoming the next big runner, which you can read about here. Now that shares have settled back under $1, we believe another big run is coming. We think this run could send KTOV stock to new highs as the shorts have now shorted over 43% of the float compared to 20% in June. All it takes is one pr or big news out of the August 6th meeting, and we are going to see a massive short squeeze. As we take a closer look, there’s a lot to like with Kitov.

About KTOV Stock

First up, here’s a little background info for investors that aren’t familiar with KTOV stock. Kitov Pharma is a clinical-stage company focusing on advancing first-in-class therapies to overcome tumor immune evasion and drug resistance, to create successful long-lasting treatments for people with cancer. Kitov’s oncology pipeline includes NT-219 and CM-24.

NT-219 is a small molecule targeting the novel cancer drug resistance pathways IRS1/2 and STAT3. Kitov is currently advancing NT-219 as a monotherapy treatment of advanced solid tumors and in combination with cetuximab for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck cancer (SCCHN) in a planned phase 1/2 study.

CM-24 is a monoclonal antibody blocking CEACAM1, a novel immune checkpoint that supports tumor immune evasion and survival through multiple pathways. Kitov plans to advance CM-24 as a combination therapy with anti-PD1 checkpoint inhibitors in selected cancer indications in a phase 1 study followed by a phase 2 for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC and pancreatic cancer.

Kitov has entered into a clinical collaboration agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb Company for the planned phase 1/2 clinical trials to evaluate the combination of CM-24 with the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab (Opdivo®).

Kitov is also the owner of Consensi™, a fixed-dose combination of celecoxib and amlodipine besylate, for the simultaneous treatment of osteoarthritis pain and hypertension that was approved by the FDA for marketing in the U.S. Consensi™ is being sold in the U.S. by Burke Therapeutics, the marketing partner of Kitov’s U.S. distributor, Coeptis Pharmaceuticals. Kitov has also partnered to commercialize Consensi in China and South Korea.

The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Bristol-Myers Collab With KTOV Stock

The company will collaborate with Bristol-Myers Squibb on a Phase 1 study of CM-24 in combination with BMY’s Opdivo (nivolumab) for non-small-cell lung carcinoma and pancreatic cancer. The study is expected to begin in Q4 with data expected in H1 2021.

The FDA has signed off on its IND for NT-219, as monotherapy or in combination with Erbitux, for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic solid tumors and head and neck cancer. Phase 1 data are expected in H1 2021.

Multiple data readouts are expected within 15 months.

According to the agreement for CONSENSI, Kitov is eligible to receive up to $99.5M in milestone and reimbursement payments, in addition to royalties. Aggregate milestone and royalty revenues are seen between $28M and $36M from 2020 through 2022. With continued support for CONSENSI distribution partners, the drug is expected to generate royalty revenue of 20% of sales for Kitov in 2020. KTOV stock has a current market cap of just $130 million with $60 million in cash and no debt.

August 6th Meeting

The highlight this week will be the August 6th meeting. One of the items on the agenda is additional equity compensation for CEO Isaac Israel. This is a notable signal that he believes KTOV stock is undervalued. Insiders own just under 5% of the company and no doubt are looking for the big payday. We are also waiting for info on the collab partner for NT219. Speculation is that it will be Merck. NT-219 has proven to work well with pembrolizumab, which is Merck’s Keytruda.

Bottom Line

KTOV stock is getting ready to squeeze the shorts. We believe CEO Isaac Israel is looking to get his additional shares and then hit the tape with news. He also needs to get KTOV stock back trading above $1. We believe that will happen after the meeting and within the next 2-3 weeks. All we can say is buckle up and enjoy the ride.

As always, good luck to all (except the shorts)!

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Disclosure: We have no position in NASDAQ:KTOV or any of the securities mentioned. We wrote this article ourselves and it expresses our own opinions. We are not receiving compensation for it. We have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Insider Financial is not an investment advisor and does not provide investment advice. Always do your own research and make your own investment decisions. This article is not a solicitation or recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities. This article is meant for informational and educational purposes only and does not provide investment advice.

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Guatemala Targets Health Care Corruption Ring

Authorities in Guatemala arrested 11 people accused of running a corruption ring within the country’s social security agency, as prosecutors continue their campaign to break up a criminal network that allegedly stole millions of dollars and caused sick patients to die as a result of faulty medical care.

The International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) and the Attorney General’s Office announced the arrests on October 27. At the heart of the scandal is Guatemala’s social security agency, known by its Spanish acronym as the IGSS. According to the CICIG and the Attorney General, pharmaceutical companies would negotiate lucrative contracts with their IGSS contacts, such as getting the IGSS to buy a certain type of antibiotic in bulk. In return for issuing the multi-million dollar contracts, IGSS officials allegedly received financial kickbacks.

During the press conference, Attorney General Thelma Aldana said the investigation still hasn’t established how much money the IGSS embezzled this way. “What we do know is this was a daily event between November 2014 to April 2015,” she said, according to ElPeriodico

One of the main leaders of the corruption ring is allegedly Gustavo Alejos, the ex-secretary of former President Alvaro Colom. Alejos is linked to three pharmaceutical companies that supplied drugs to the IGSS. He remains at large, although 11 other suspects — including pharmaceutical providers, IGSS officials, and hospital directors — are in custody, charged with illicit association, illicit enrichment, and influence peddling.

Prosecutors played dozens of phone recordings of conversations between the suspects in court on October 28, as Prensa Libre reported. In one recording, a pharmaceutical company director told an IGSS official, “Who doesn’t want to win, if health is a business?”

Other phone recordings made reference to alias “JD,” who, according to the Attorney General’s Office, could be a reference to Juan de Dios Rodriguez, the former head of the IGSS. Rodriguez was arrested in May 2015, charged with approving a lucrative contract with a pharmaceutical company and pocketing a commission. The pharmaceutical company provided the IGSS with generic drugs that failed to adequately treat kidney failure, resulting in the deaths of at least 11 people.

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This latest investigation comes as additional proof that the CICIG — which was established in Guatemala with backing from the United Nations in 2006 — has made major advances in training prosecutors in successfully building cases. Many of the CICIG’s investigations this year — including the one that brought down President Otto Perez Molina — has relied on more technical evidence like phone recordings, rather than depending on witness testimony.

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Still, as with the ongoing case against Perez Molina and his former vice president, it remains to be seen whether these investigations will actually result in convictions that the courts do not later overturn.

Moving forward, the CICIG and the Attorney General’s Office would do well to continue prioritizing probes into malfeasance within the IGSS. With a mutli-billion dollar budget, this is Guatemala’s biggest government agency, and as InSight Crime has reported, it is known for awarding lucrative contracts as a way to manipulate political power. There have been few previous investigations into IGSS corruption, arguably in part due to the agency’s influence over who gets appointed to the country’s courts.

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Inside Yemen's Tragedy—Part Three

Written by Nebras Khaled, Health Program Manager, Sana’a

Editor’s Note: International Medical Corps’ Yemen Blog presents a rare view of life on the ground in Yemen, chronicled by our first responders as they battle one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters—fueled by poverty, hunger, disease and a civil war now in its sixth year, with no end in sight. Yemen’s misery has only gotten worse since COVID-19 began to spread earlier in the year.

The entry below is written by Dr Nebras Khaled, our Health Program Manager. She is based in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, where she grew up, earned her medical degree and lived much of her life before joining International Medical Corps in 2014 as a mobile medical team leader. Her current responsibilities include helping to implement our healthcare, nutrition and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programs in three districts of Sana’a Governorate that have been hit especially hard in recent years by the effects of war, crippling food shortages and high rates of cholera.

Since the war in Yemen began in 2015 and the economy collapsed, many families who in earlier years had migrated off the land to urban areas in search of better jobs and more comfortable lives have had no choice but to return to their villages. As a senior community health officer working in villages within a few hours drive from the country’s largest city and capital, Sana’a, I have witnessed personally the crushing disappointment of these families as they return to uncertain futures on the edge of hunger and despair.

Among those hardest-hit have been families of government employees, solely dependent on their salaries to afford the benefits of urban living such as decent housing and other essential transportation. As war crushed economic activity, damaged infrastructure and snuffed out new business opportunities, government income fell and payments to state employees stopped.

Since starting with International Medical Corp two and one-half years ago, I watched many of these families return home, unable to survive in cities with little or no incomes. This reverse migration has strained the already meagre resources of poor rural communities. In this environment, we’ve done our best to provide returnees—and all village residents—good quality medical and nutrition services. We also raise awareness about the importance of good health in villages that are hours by car from the nearest medical facility.

I still recall my first visit to such a community. It was in September 2018, to the village of Dayan, about two hours by car from Sana’a. By any measure, the public health conditions we faced were alarming. Malaria was rampant, fueled by the many swamps surrounding the village that provided ideal mosquito breeding grounds. In one house, every resident showed signs of the disease, including three children under 5, all of them suffering convulsions.

As a senior community health officer I realised that, if we were going to save lives, we had to move fast, not just in Dayan, but in other villages in the area in similar straits. But with the nearest medical assistance hours away, we realised there was only one option: work with village leaders to establish Dayan’s own healthcare system to treat and manage the outbreak. I’m proud to say we succeeded.

In the two-and-one-half years since that first visit, working with villagers and Government Health Office officials from Sana’a, our team has recruited 48 community health volunteers. We then provided them with the basic medical knowledge, equipment and supplies needed to implement such a system -–one known in Global Health circles as integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) that. In addition to malaria, we have used to treat two other diseases considered potential killers for young children: anaemia and diarrhoea.

In addition to a well-trained, home-grown healthcare staff, we have provided an around-the-clock ambulance service to enable swift hospital transfer of urgent cases requiring special attention. Today, we help supervise this work. We also organise community awareness campaigns about the importance of strong healthcare and provide village residents the opportunity to give feedback on the care they receive via a telephone hotline.

The results have been impressive. The system we’ve established has treated more than 13,000 children and transported more than 500 individuals—mainly small children and pregnant women—to distant medical facilities, all while the villages we support have seen a marked reduction in the number of cases of malaria. Because of this experience, also now participate in the development of the national strategy for malaria control. None of this has been easy—especially as the war continues and economic conditions remain bleak. We know it’s going to take time before peace and real change comes to Yemen, but with many small steps, we’re making progress.

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Update on Drilling Campaign

Kazera Receives Strategic Partner Interest

Kazera Global plc ("Kazera Global", "Kazera" or "the Company"), the AIM quoted investment company who, through its stake in African Tantalum (Pty) Limited ("Aftan"), has an interest in the Namibia Tantalite Investment Mine ("NTI" or the "Mine") in Namibia, is pleased to announce that the borehole drilling campaign at both the Homestead and Purple Haze deposits has been completed. In addition to this, the Company is pleased to announce that it has been approached by two parties interested in becoming the strategic funding partner for the Orange River Project and for further development of the Mine.

Having drilled 34 boreholes, assayed 551 core samples and recovered 20 channel samples, NTI, under the guidance of the MSA Group, has now completed the planned borehole drilling campaign over the Homestead and Purple Haze deposits. Management regards these initials results as encouraging and comparable with the historical results upon which the 2015 Venmyn Report was based, and which was not compiled in accordance with JORC guidelines. The drilling campaign is continuing at Signaalberg and the previously mined White City pegmatites with the aim of identifying additional mineralisation. Management anticipates that further mineralisation potential will be identified.

To validate and confirm the original assay results and, as required for JORC verification, the samples are now being analyzed by a second, specialist laboratory, as required by the Competent Person. The Company now expects that the a JORC compliant resource on Homestead and Purple Haze at the NTI Mine will be completed by Q2 2019 to be followed by initial laboratory results from the Signaalberg and White City borehole drilling campaign.

In addition to the ongoing drilling campaign and, following receipt of a clearance certificate for water abstraction from the Orange River to the Mine from the Namibian government in March 2018, the Company has completed the tender process for construction of the pipeline and has received satisfactory proposals from experienced contractors. The Company is also in detailed negotiations with two international groups who have approached the Company with indicative offers for the funding of construction of the Orange River Pipeline to the Mine as well as offtake proposals. There can be no certainty that any deal will be made however the Company is looking into these opportunities as a matter of due process. The two groups are fully aware of the borehole drilling campaign.

Larry Johnson, CEO of Kazera, said:

"As we await the imminent results from the second laboratory's tests to achieve a JORC compliant resource at Homestead and Purple Haze, we are highly encouraged by the initial results of the drilling campaign which suggests strong Tantalum potential in the Homestead and Purple Haze deposits. With further drilling ongoing at Signaalberg and White City deposits we are excited by what the next phase will deliver.

"I am also extremely encouraged by the discussions we are holding regarding funding of the Company's operations by two international groups. Their interest in the Mine speaks to the value we are realizing, and we look forward to updating shareholders as further results are achieved."

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The world has responded slowly to China’s human rights abuses in Xinjiang, but at least they are receiving attention, unlike similar issues in less high-profile countries.

The outer wall of a complex believed to be a ‘re-education’ camp where mostly Muslim ethnic minorities are detained in China’s Xinjiang region. (Photo by Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)

China stands accused of genocide, or at the very least ethnic cleansing. The victims are the country’s 13.5 million Uyghurs based in the Xinjiang region, as well as other Muslim and ethnic minorities.

Beijing denies all allegations, but more than one million Uyghurs have been sent to extrajudicial detention facilities since 2017, where they have undergone ideological training at ‘re-education’ camps in the name of ‘anti-terrorism’.

As part of this, the Chinese government has forced tens of thousands of Uyghurs to work in cotton fields over the past three to four years, according to numerous investigative reports from the likes of the BBC

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In recent months, big names such as H&M have made headlines for their use of Xinjiang cotton, which makes up one-fifth of the global industry. These fashion brands have ramped up international attention on the Uyghur situation, since clothing is such a visible consumer good (a sad testimony to the limitations of human empathy). Nonetheless, Western businesses have been slow to act.

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The above atrocities are not new. That Western clothing brands might be sourcing unethically produced Xinjiang cotton has been a concern since at least 2019. Afraid to lose favour with Beijing and Chinese consumers, the private sector’s response has been tepid at best.

In a March 2020 report, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute drew unavoidable press to the situation by identifying 82 companies that were potentially using, directly or indirectly, forced labour in Xinjiang. Some of the largest players on the list, such as Nike and H&M, put out statements saying ‘they prohibit forced labour in their Xinjiang supply chains’.

Meanwhile, only the largest foreign companies actually operating factories in Xinjiang (namely Germany’s Volkswagen and BASF) have come out and said that their plants are ‘free from abuses’. Thus far, no company has pledged to divest their operations in the region. In their defence, it is not clear how feasible or productive such a move would be, even if all Western business acted in unison – but this dilemma has proved a pretty convenient excuse for inaction. Let’s-see-if-things-blow-over is the spirit.

In the great geopolitical chess game, Western politicians (especially those in Washington) have been all too eager to call out China’s human rights abuses. Paradoxically, they have struggled to decide what to do about them. In short, economic concerns have dampened political vigour.

For example, Nike and Coca-Cola have lobbied hard against the US’s proposed Xinjiang Forced Labor Bill (which has now been delayed), while the UK government has dragged its feet with regards to a Trade Bill amendment that would take a stronger stance against human rights abuses abroad. Yes, both governments have deemed the Uyghur situation a ‘genocide’, but this remains wordplay, not action.

“I don’t think a company should politicise its economic behaviour,” said a spokesperson from the Chinese government in March 2021. On the other hand, Western governments seem unsure if they should ‘economise’ their political behaviour, so to speak.

Do we care less about forced labour in smaller economies?

Forced labour in China is nothing new. In fact, before 2018 it received remarkably little attention

That it has only now caught the world’s attention is testimony to the horrors of the Uyghur situation coming to light, but also the sheer politicisation of the issue within the US-China trade war and broader West versus China feud.

Human rights abuses in the world’s second-largest economy warrant attention, especially when they involves potential genocide, but by the same logic, human rights abuses in geopolitically less significant economies will receive less attention (and therefore action). Just how much less is the problem.

It is estimated that 25 million people globally are victims of forced labour, generating approximately $150m in illegal profits in the private economy, according to the UN’s International Labour Organisation. These figures are likely to get worse since Covid-19 is pushing millions more into poverty, where they are more likely to be exploited.

The US government’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) maintains a list of goods produced by child labour or forced labour, with its latest version (from 2020) made up of 155 products from 77 countries. Even a cursory glance shows that, while China is the main culprit, many other countries are guilty.

Alongside China, cotton goods from Azerbaijan, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Egypt, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Zambia belong on ILAB’s list.

Due to the visibility of the fashion and clothing industry, abuses in the cotton sector get a lot more attention than, say, the lobster market. Even still, most of the aforementioned countries have received much less attention than China, both in terms of media and political action. Why? Because their economies are smaller and/or less geopolitically significant.

Companies operating or trading cotton in those countries are, therefore, under less scrutiny to ensure that their supply chains or factories are abuse-free. The problem is even worse with regards to less high-profile goods, such as bricks or cumin

Similarly, Western businesses trading with Xinjinag’s less visible markets, such as sugar beet, have also come under far less pressure than clothing brands. The same can be said about various cross-country university partnerships in the region.

In short, labour abuse in the world’s less significant sectors or countries should not be neglected. When taken in sum, they may even form the greatest part.

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Why would Christians ally with atheists, leftists, and Islamists against Christians, conservatives, and the Right?  Democrats stand for dividing Americans, managing America’s decline, killing babies in the womb and selling their body parts, saving murderers from execution, protecting criminals from police, removing God and Christ from public life, and tearing up the Constitution to take America back to the good old days where kings and nobles ruled over the peasants.  If this is progress then the road to Hell is paved with gold.

Atheists and Islamists, though completely at odds with one another, will still ally if it means bringing down their greatest enemy – Christianity – just as the Communists and Nazis allied at the beginning of WWII to take down capitalists before they decided to take out each other.  The Orlando massacre already proved that they would be at each other’s throats sooner rather than later, too.  But why would Christians take their side?

Christianity has had its history of having leftists lead Christians to do more harm than good.  When Popes instructed their followers to murder that was not doing the will of Christ or even following the teachings of Jesus.  Unlike Muhammad, Jesus never said to wage war or kill anyone.  But, contrary to what leftists believe, that doesn’t mean He meant Christians should let murders, rapists, and thieves rule the world.  Christians are still charged with stopping evil; otherwise their children would be consumed by it as Islam consumed those under its rule.

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There is a difference between Christian philosophy and Christian faith.  Even atheists can believe in the Christian philosophy of “do unto others…”  Having faith is a matter of believing in the spiritual over the physical universe.  Science knows a great deal of the physical universe in which atheists put their faith, but faith in Christ as Lord and Savior, as the Messiah, is a matter of the heart.

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Are you not yet tired of our Government having such a strangle hold on the average American citizen? We are so close to a dictatorship by committee that it is very unnerving.

Our government, at this time, is a conglomeration of politicians, all working together as one unit.  They still hold on to their party affiliation which thereby gives them someone, or something, to blame when things go wrong. But make no mistake about it; they work very closely together for themselves, and them alone.  They no longer work for the citizenry.  That claim is just a front.

All we, the American people ask, is that they do the job we have elected them to do, and that which we pay them for; to lead the people of these United States, and be the beacon of hope for the oppressed, the example of a good and rewarding life earned by hard work, and perseverance, and the freedom and liberty to live our lives as we would.

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Our Government panders to those who would overhaul our system, and to those who want to live off the backs of others.

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Once again California is leading the way. The egotistical, self-indulging, pompous folks who inhabit and perpetuate the entertainment element of our Society.

** Indulge me while I reprint here an article that was printed in the L.A. Times:

  1. 40% of all workers in L.A. County work for cash (no taxes).
  2. 95% of warrants for murder in L.A. are for illegals.
  3. 75% of those on “most wanted list” are illegals.
  4. 2/3 of all births in L.A. County are to illegals.
  5. 35% of inmates in Cal. Detention centers are illegals.
  6. Over 300,000 illegals in L.A. County live in garages.
  7. FBI reports half of all gang members in L.A. are most likely illegals from south of the border.
  8. Nearly 60% of occupants HUD properties are illegal.
  9. 21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish speaking.
  10. In L.A. County, of 10.2 million residing there, 5.1 million speak English, while 3.9 million speak Spanish.

What happened to English as our official Language. Why do our leaders avoid enacting such laws?  Do these people vote?  I was always under the impression that one had to be a citizen to vote.  Was a law amending the Constitution enacted during the dark of night like so many during the Obama administration?

Perhaps Donald Trump is right!!!

Something must be implemented about the heavy influx of illegals that the Obama administration has allowed, and encouraged, over the past several years. I had a back and forth friendly exchange with a friend and neighbor today who was supporting Bernie Sanders. Her insistence on not going for Trump is still carrying forward. Perhaps it is time to re-iterate some facts about Trump that are not widely known:

  1. His grandparents were born in Germany and emigrated to the United States. Their son Fred Trump (Donald’s father) married MaryAnn MacLeod, who was born in Scotland.
  2. While Trump did inherit wealth from his father, he is personally responsible for accumulating the great bulk of his fortune.
  3. Trump’s parents dent him to a military school, New York Military Academy, when he was 13 years old. While there he played varsity football, varsity soccer, and was captain of his varsity baseball team.
  4. Trump does not drink coffee, tea or alcohol; and he eats lunch at his desk.
  5. Now I am acutely aware that these attributes do not alone make a man fit for the Presidency; but they do tell me he is not the ogre that the establishment tries to picture publicly.
  6. Also he has too many connections in the International community to fear retribution from them.

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Griffiths, M.D. ORCID: 0000-0001-8880-6524, 2004. What is a videogame? In: J. Newman and I. Simons, eds., Difficult questions about video games. Nottingham: Public Beta.

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dcclark wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 9:14 am I don't remember when I learned about fuzz sticks, but it was a long time ago, but I didn't have a name for them. I also definitely don't make them as well as the guy in that video!

A few years ago my father in law gave me a copy of a delightful book from the early 1970's called "On your own in the wilderness". It's a bizarre combination of detailed, step-by-step instructions for people who have never been outside, dramatically out-of-date gear advice, and offhand references to things that "everybody" knows (most of which I have no clue about). One of those offhand remarks is about a "fuzz stick", and that's how I learned the name.

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Speaking from an analytical point of view, there are only two days of the year that grants the homebuyer a hint on when to purchase a home. Every spring as rosebuds open cautiously in the southern climes, and the tulips strive to shine through the melting snow in the northern side, that’s the time the tooting real estate signs will begin to multiply all across the country. This is the time the ‘For Sales’ signs are mounted on the posts, and a number of activities begin to take place on the streets as sellers, real estate agents and buyers resurface from where they had hidden during the winter season. That marks the beginning of the spring sales season.

Even though there is actually nothing like a spring real estate market, there is more in the market during this time than any other time of the year. Offers start to fly through the online sites, and real estate agents cellphones begin to ring continuously. Since almost everyone is looking for a deal and all want to sell, the market gets flooded with endless inventory. But on the other hand, the spring can also be the worst time to purchase a home. This is because its selling market usually brings too much competition for the same home, with the exception of just one day. It is the only day of the entire season that buyers will have the edge against all other buyers, and that’s the last day of May.
Finding movers on the last day is one of the hardest things that you can undergo as a buyer, and most title firms are usually crammed with several closings.

So, When is the Right Time to Buy a House?

When you need sellers to be most receptive and open to an offer, these are the only great days to buy a home in the entire year:

Easter Sunday

For Christian neighborhoods, Easter is the best day to buy a house. Homes always come on the market at very attractive prices, and as a buyer, inspecting the home before you write your offer will not take your time. It would be so easy to present the offer if the listing agent also doubles up as a seller. The offer would be signed and get accepted by Easter Sunday since there is usually no competition during such time. When others would wake up on Monday to start rolling in their offers, you will be comfortable in your new home. Easter falls sometime between the 22nd day of April to the 25th day of the same month. It is actually the first Sunday coming after the ecclesiastical moon and after the vernal equinox, which falls on either 20th or 21st of March, based on a particular year.

On Christmas Day

It has been observed that few people take time to look at homes on the Christmas Day, almost nobody. It does not really matter whether you are a Christian or whether you take time to celebrate that day; there is a reduced number of homebuyers who go out to look for homes during this time. But it is considered a smart move to purchase a home near or on the Christmas Day. If you take time to explore the homes in which you would like to make an offer just a few days before the 25th of December, you shall have placed yourself in a better position.

Why is it Advisable to Buy a Home During Christmas Holiday Season?

The first reason has to be the fact that people are usually in a good mood during this time, celebrating and opening gifts together with family and friends. During this time, people are more inclined to be more generous than they are in other days of the year, and this would even mean bringing down the price a bit. The other reason why Christmas day is the best time to buy a home is the fact that few homebuyers are looking for homes during that particular week. Therefore the chances of any competition or multiple offers are minimal. In December, the prices of home usually drop to a 12-month low. Anyone who is selling his or her home over the Christmas holiday is serious about that particular sale. This is the type of person you can easily negotiate with and finally close the deal for the house. The key to getting a real estate agent who will first of all work on the 25th day of Christmas and finds time to walk to the seller’s house on this day is not that easy. But such agents are in plenty out there.

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  4. Hook up the level sequence to autoplay or play on an event. PIE and trigger the level sequence.

RESULT: Ensure

EXPECTED: The sequence should play back and jump to the requested frame when it hits the event.

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New era for Martin Audio in Indonesia INDONESIA

Martin Audio has appointed PT Goshen Swara Indonesia as its new exclusive distributor in the archipelago. The UK brand was previously represented for over 15 years by PT Citra Intirama and Rhema Multi Perkasa (RMP) under the stewardship of Eric Haslim. The Jakarta switch was made by Martin Audio APAC representative Generation AV. Generation AV founder Dave McKinney explained the rationale behind the appointment of PT Goshen. “PT Goshen covers all the vertical markets from touring and rental to all the installation markets,” he said. “PT Goshen’s MD, Cunario Suriya,

leads a terrific team of people, while Franky Cahyadi runs a highly motivated sales force. Furthermore, they have a highly capable technical team that will be able to provide product and system training to all our dealers and customers. PT Goshen is a great partner with an incredible customerfocused attitude, which fits perfectly with the Martin Audio culture.” Owing to the consistent efforts of Haslim and RMP over the years, Martin Audio is a highly established brand within the country’s entertainment sector. While retaining its dominance in entertainment, PT Goshen has been charged to expand market share

into other key vertical markets, including house of worship, live production, corporate and education. Having served as the long-term distributor in Indonesia for KV2, QSC and Shure amongst others, Goshen Swara’s relationship with Generation AV also incorporates LEA Professional. “It is a privilege to add the Martin Audio brand to our portfolio as it complements our other distributed brands,” added Suriya. “This inclusion enables us to offer full, endto-end systems to our customers.” www.martin-audio.com

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Alcons Audio teams up with E’Spec in Japan JAPAN

Dutch loudspeaker manufacturer Alcons Audio has partnered with E’Spec Inc to distribute its products in Japan. The distributor was enticed by Alcons’ pro-ribbon technology and thinks its introduction into the Japanese market could make a big difference for both the biggest live music events to small, advanced home theatre setups. “For the past 20 years, there have been very few systems that feature truly innovative technology,” explained E’Spec’s Yoshiaki “Yoshi” Yamaguchi. “Currently, there is almost no difference in the system quality from different manufacturers. Equipment choice is based on slight differences in sound quality, cost performance and usability. The beautiful high-frequency range at high SPLs and minimal listener fatigue produced by Alcons’ pro-ribbon systems are powerful advantages, which we

E’Spec aims to change the Japanese market with Alcons know will interest many Japanese live sound engineers.” E’Spec Inc has offices in Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya and coverage across all of Japan. “Our

aim is to showcase the many advantages of this technology that none of the other manufacturers has, so that users will not want to choose other systems in future. With Alcons, we are sure

that we can change the Japanese professional loudspeaker market,” furthered Yoshi. “With the high-end solutions we offer, and the specific positioning of Alcons in the market, we maintain a strict profile in our distribution policy,” added Tom Back, Alcons Audio’s cofounder and managing director. “It’s not about the numbers, it’s about quality and the end user focus in support and communication. The Japanese market is very tech-savvy, which we experience regularly in our patent applications. Based on the activities already set in motion by Joe Akiyama, Yoshi and their team, we very much look forward to teaming up and bringing our evolutionary audio solutions to the Japanese audio community.” www.alconsaudio.com www.e-spec.co.jp

DeltaLive appointed international distributor for L-Acoustics Creations WORLD

DeltaLive has been appointed as the international distributor for L-Acoustics Creations. The new division focuses on bringing concert-grade performance to private residential, cultural and marine AV environments. The UK-based outfit was enveloped into the L-Acoustics Group in late 2019, in preparation for the launch of the manufacturer’s private residential, multichannel sound spaces, Island, Ocean and Archipel. “The team at DeltaLive possess a unique technical and regional savoir faire,” explained L-Acoustics CEO, Laurent Vaissié. “Their proven ability to forge connections with key markets and influencers, their technical expertise in audiovisual support and their ability to deploy and demo L-Acoustics Creations solutions makes them the ideal partner for us as we present our audio products and technologies for specification in state-ofthe-art residential, artistic, cultural and experiential spaces.”

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L–R: Paul Keating with Christian Heil Represented by Paul Keating, director of corporate and private relationships for L-Acoustics Creations, DeltaLive will work with integrators, architects, interior designers, property developers, creative technologists, sound artists and end users interested in high-end solutions offering concert-level experiences in any environment. “It’s time for a different

approach to home entertainment that transcends traditional high-fidelity and cinematic audio formats to offer a more visceral listening experience,” said L-Acoustics founder and president, Christian Heil. “Sound is still poorly understood, and often neglected, in designing a space. We’re here with the technologies and the teams to make listening spectacular again. As an early adopter of L-ISA technology, DeltaLive is tasked with installing the first Island prototypes on L-Acoustics premises around the world and for special events.” The company has also announced the appointment of Nick Fichte as business manager for L-Acoustics Creations. Having previously worked at Crestron, Fichte has a strong background in AV for residential and marine applications. “We are very pleased to have Nick on board,” adds Heil. “L-Acoustics Creations brings a new way to experience music and home entertainment. It requires rethinking current approaches, which in turn requires close collaboration with integrators and end users. Nick’s proven ability to liaise

Nick Fichte with key players and stakeholders in the AV industry and cultivate mutually beneficial relationships will be key to our success.” Post-confinement, L-Acoustics Creations will resume demonstrations subject to safety measures in London, Paris and Los Angeles and at DeltaLive in Surrey. www.l-acoustics-creations.com

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Enjoy your day tour of the beautiful and rugged Amalfi coastline by private transportation. Your comfortable tour includes brief visits to the towns of Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi and Ravello and gives you opportunities to view the splendours of the scenery along this mountainous stretch of coastline. Your English speaking driver will be native to the region and will ensure your trip encompasses all the best landscapes available.

Your driver will collect your hotel in Naples at the pre-arranged time and you can relax in your comfortable vehicle during the one hour drive to Sorrento. You'll have an hour to explore Sorrento and admire the views across the Bay of Naples to the Mount Vesuvius and the Isle of Capri. After leaving Sorrento you will be taken on a short drive to the pretty fishing village of Positano which nestles next to the azure blue sea and is surrounded by towering mountains. You'll have half an hour to enjoy strolling around Positano before your driver transfers you to Amalfi, the major town along the coastline and a popular tourist destination. After a brief stop in Amalfi you'll be driven to Ravello, another historic town with plenty of architectural monuments dating back to the 5th century. Your driver will be at your disposal throughout your trip and will ensure you have plenty of opportunities to take photographs of landscapes and scenery you admire while en route. On leaving Ravello your return journey to Naples takes around 75 minutes.

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Microsoft releases Remote Desktop 8.0 for Android, iOS and Mac

Microsoft Remote Desktop ConnectionCoinciding with its release of Windows 8.1, Microsoft has released new versions of its Remote Desktop Client (RDC) for Android, iOS andMac. This is the first major upgrade to RDC for Mac since version 2.0 was released in June 2008 and last updated in May 2011 and the first releases for Android and iOS.

RDC 8.0 for Mac includes some long awaited features including support for Mac OS X 10.7 and later. While RDC 2.1.1 for Mac would run on Lion and Mountain Lion, Microsoft wouldn’t support it and the software was prone to crashing. RDC 8.0 officially supports Mac OS X 10.6.8 and later and connecting to Windows Server 2000 and higher systems including professional versions of Windows XP and higher.

Additional new features include:

  • Support for Remote Desktop Gateway
  • Support for Windows gestures
  • Bookmarks for remote connections with the ability to duplicate a bookmark
  • Export and import of bookmarks
  • Support for practically unlimited screen resolutions
  • Support for redirecting multiple local folders to the remote host
  • Built-in option to connect to remote console sessions
  • Support for Mac OS X Full Screen
  • Keyboard shortcuts for scaling, full screen, editing bookmarks and starting sessions

Much of the new and newly updated RDC product line comes from Microsoft’s acquisition of intellectual property assets from Austrian company HLW Software Development with more than 1 million downloads of its products on Android and Apple platforms. According to Brad Anderson with the In The Cloud blog on Microsoft TechNext, these are “not v1 apps” but rather mature products that now fall under the Microsoft brand name.

Create a new connection

RDC 2.0 for Mac had a very simple interface, requiring only an IP address to make a basic connection. Maintaining multiple connections required saving each as a double-clickable file in the Finder. RDC 8.0 changes this behavior by presenting a main window with a bookmark list.

To create a new bookmark:

  1. Launch Microsoft Remote Desktop and click the New button.
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  2. Under the General tab enter the connection details for the remote server or workstation. Note that RDC 8.0 now supports connections via Microsoft Remote Desktop Gateway servers, a new feature.RDC General
  3. Under the Sessions tab choose sound output options and whether to connect to a Console session (the same session logged in while sitting in front of the computer). Choosing to forward printing devices makes the Mac’s printers available from the Windows session and swapping mouse buttons is useful for left-handed users.RDC session
  4. Add one or more folders under the Redirection tab by clicking the + button (plus) and choosing a top level, user level or any other folder on the Mac. This enables the remote Windows system to copy files to or from the Mac when connected.
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  5. Close the Edit Remote Desktop window when done and the new connection appears in the bookmarks list. Drag one or more bookmarks up or down to rearrange bookmarks.
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  6. When ready to connect to the remote Windows server or workstation just double-click the bookmark in the list.
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Export and import bookmarks

RDC 8.0 supports transferring connection settings via .rdp files to share with other computers or other users. The .rdp files contain most but not all information such as the connection password and settings specific to the Mac user account. These files not only work on other Macs but also work with RDC for Windows. And .rdp files saved by RDC for Windows work with RDC for Mac.

To export bookmarks:

  1. Select one or more bookmarks in the Microsoft Remote Desktop main window and select File menu > Export. Optionally, right-click or Control-click the selected bookmarks and choose Export.
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  2. Select a location to save the file. By default new .rdp files save to the Desktop folder. Click the Browse button to change folders. Click the OK button when done.
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  1. In the Microsoft Remote Desktop application choose File menu > Import. Select the .rdp file and click the Open button.
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  2. The new bookmark appears in the main window. Note the name itself doesn’t import and the new bookmark is only identifiable by its IP address. A future update may address this behavior.
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US IT buyers to increase spending by 2.8% in the next 12 months

After four months of little change in the combined IT spending outlook, IDC saw early signs of divergence between buy-side indicators and market indicators. Buyer expectations of 4.8% IT spending growth over the next 12 months are now in line with IDC’s US forecast of 5%.


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The recent political upheaval in Egypt is not without effect on the country’s cultural property. Reports of theft, vandalism, and looting have resulted in calls for international law enforcement to guard against illegally trafficked cultural artifacts. In the States, the agency charged with seizing illegally imported cultural property is the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. The agency relies on various federal acts when seizing cultural property.

Under the National Stolen Property Act (NSPA), authority for seizure is granted when the item is valued at $5,000 or more, when the item is known to have been stolen, when it is covered under Egypt’s patrimony law 117, or when it is transported over the American border. This poses some significant problems. For example, an artifact may have significant value to archeologists but this may not be reflected in its market value thus preventing seizure.

Authorities using NSPA rely on Title 19, the portion of federal law that contains customs statutes, and Title 18, the criminal code that contains the NSPA. Both are used in conjunction with the McClain/Schultz doctrine, a court defined rule which considers the patrimony laws of foreign nations.

Title 19’s Cultural Property Information Act (CPIA) focuses on whether an artifact was stolen. Unlike the NSPA, the low monetary value of an article does not prevent seizure, but there are other problems. Some artifacts may have been stolen so recently that they are not inventoried or government leaders may not be inclined to report looted artifacts.

Additionally, the Archeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) permits seizure when items are trafficked in foreign commerce in violation of state or local law. However this type of seizure may not survive a legal challenge and is not even listed in the customs’ agent handbook.

Because of the shortcomings in these rules some advocate for the adoption of additional measures. One option is an Emergency Protection of Egyptian Cultural Antiquities Act, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 2603 of the CPIA. The act could focus the attention on Egyptian cultural heritage at risk and meet due process requirements while permitting the seizure of cultural objects under less constrictive circumstances.

Suspected stolen, looted, or trafficked culture artifacts can be reported to the Customs Border Protection over the Internet at or by telephone at1-800-BE-ALERT.

For a more in-depth explanation visit Rick St. Hilaire’s blog.


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Texas Prisoners Begin Strike to End Prison Slavery

In a historic action, members of the Industrial Workers of the World’s Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC) inside Texas prisons announced rolling prison strikes beginning this morning. As of 9:30 AM we have confirmed that Robertson Unit is on lockdown.

Prisoners are striking for better living and working conditions, objective timelines for release on good/work time, and an end to a $100 medical co-pays that prevents access to health care and a vast array of human rights abuses. Texas prisons lead the nation in sexaul assault of inmates and have seen a spree of overheating deaths due to lack of air conditioning. Texas prisoners are paid slave wages.

“Slavery is a horrifying institution,” said Nicholas Onwuke, IWOC Co-Chair and former prisoner. “Violence is the last gasp of an evil system against people standing up, demanding their dignity. It took mass struggle to end historical slavery and Jim Crow, so will it to end prison slavery today.”

The prison administration will do all they can to conceal and oppress the strike. According to a March 23rd letter from an IWOC organizer in a Texas prison, prisoners organizing there were given “reliable information” that authorities would use lockdowns “to create the public perception that we are locked down for administrative purposes and not because of the Texas Work Stoppage.”

In lockdown situations “authorities will try to starve, harass, and intimidate us to go back to work” even as prison administration is preparing for a prolonged struggle. The letter states that the prison may be attempting to use other workers to break the strike, “we [in prison] are being asked to write instructions on how to run the washing machines and [industry equipment] so that an alternative workforce can take over the functioning of the prison”.

But there is power in solidarity. Prison organizers believe they can advance with grassroots reporting and outside support. From the March 23rd letter: “If we know the free world is watching and supporting us this will go a long way to making our action worthwhile.”

Stand with prisoners: call in, organize an event or action, or donate to our organizing fund.

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Members of the IWW have created the IWOC, the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee, which functions as a liaison for prisoners to organize each other, unionize, and build solid bridges between prisoners on the inside and fellow workers on the outside. Prison is a setup, a big business, there to make money off the People. Neither the setup, nor the slavery inside of prisons can be combated without the conscious participation of prisoners and the working class on the outside through mutual aid, solidarity, and the building of working relationships that transcend prison walls and the politics of mass incarceration. The IWOC has been actively reaching out to prisoners while at the same time prisoners have been reaching out to the IWW for representation and assistance in building a prisoners union. The IWOC has taken up the cause and is helping prisoners in every facility organize and build a union branch for themselves, which will together form a powerful IWW Industrial Union.

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Install your IP camera. Most of them simply require you to install the software and drivers on your computer. You then plug the webcam into the USB port and restart the computer.

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Launch Skype by going to the "Start" menu and clicking on the application. Then go to "Tools," "Options" and choose "Video Settings."

Select your camera from the drop-down menu at the top of the screen. Once you've done this, you should now be seeing in your window whatever the camera is seeing. To adjust the settings, click on "Webcam Settings." You will have several options to adjust the lighting and flicker rate. Click "OK" when you are finished.


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Build a USNA Midshipman–Part VI

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Building a Midshipman: How to Crack the USNA Application

Building a Midshipman is the story of one applicant’s journey from high school student to Midshipman in the United States Naval Academy.

It has been the bible for many military academy applicants, whether their goal is a spot at the Naval Academy, West Point, the United States Air Force Academy or the Coast Guard Academy. Now, Monday’s, I’ll serialize it on this blog for free. Of course, if that’s too slow, you can purchase the book on the publisher’s website or Amazon. Either way, you get lots of tips and tricks for cracking the Naval Academy application.

To be sure you don’t miss any of these:

Here’s the sixth installment:

Chapter Three

Goal Setting

We make war that we may live in peace.

Can a high school freshman be goal-oriented?  Should they—or is this too early?  Though many deliberate, no one yet has invented a time machine to unring the proverbial bell. And high school requires the ringing of many academic, social and economic bells. Many future-shaping decisions become final based on these four seminal years.

Some colleges value just the academic load, and others demand academics and sports/fine arts/community service/a passionate involvement in something. Some insist you take the toughest academic load possible, while others choose based on GPA and class-rank. Often contradictory, choices must be made early in the high school years regarding ambitions, focus, and intents.

‘No goals’ means decisions are made for you. If you don’t commit yourself to “do” high school (work hard, take challenging classes, never never never give up even one extra-credit point on a test), then you have made a choice. It’s passive, but effective. Each time you make the decision to skip studying for one test, or make the decision to not put the extra time into one project, you shorten the height of your grasp on the future.  Too many compromises, and goals become dreams for someone ‘luckier’ than you.

To paraphrase Dylan Thomas: Never go gently into that good night.

Rage against any grasp-shortening decision, any course of action that leads away from your dreams, or any choice that compromises your ability to accomplish. Make a habit of completing tasks, not making excuses for inaction. Because it is just that—a habit. A life pattern of reaching the sheer drop of the cliff before you stop.  It has less to do with skill than tenacity.

Without a plan, you will be forced to react to circumstances, rather than act aggressively and passionately in your best interests. Never a good plan when you’re talking about eternity. No one cares about your future as much as you do.

And if you do care, if you take those first and second and third steps toward being the captain of your ship, you have empowered your future. ‘Goals’ focuses you on the future. ‘No goals’ buries you in the past.

In the words of Yogi Berra, You got to be careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.”

Next week: Chapter Four

For worksheets and diagrams that go along with this chapter, or if you don’t want to wait through the installments (or can’t), Building a Midshipman can be purchased here:

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Jacqui Murray is the editor of a technology curriculum for K-fifth grade and author of two technology training books for middle school. She wrote Building a Midshipman, the story of her daughter’s journey from high school to United States Naval Academy midshipman. She is webmaster for five blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, a tech columnist for Examiner.comEditorial Review Board member for ISTE’s Journal for Computing TeachersIMS tech expert, and a weekly contributor to Write AnythingCurrently, she’s editing a thriller for her agent that should be be out to publishers this summer. Contact Jacqui at her writing office or her tech lab, Ask a Tech Teacher.