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Magnotti named 'Angel in Adoption'.

The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute honored Wenatchee's Mike Magnotti of New Life Adoptions in Wenatchee as an "Angel in Adoption" at an awards ceremony on Oct. 8 and gala on Oct. 9 in Washington, D.C.

He was nominated for the award by Congressman Dave Reichert.

Magnotti began helping children and families with adoptions in 2007 when he took a position with Antioch Adoptions in Redmond. This was after 20 years of services with the Wenatehee Police Department specializing in child abuse and domestic violence cases. He was able to reach more people when he started his own organization called New Life Adoptions in October 2010.

New Life Adoptions is a nonprofit organization that seeks to provide foster children and privately relinquished infants with Christian adoptive homes. To date, New Life Adoptions has facilitated the adoptions of 46 children.

CCAI was created in 2001 by the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Coalition on Adoption to raise Congressional and public awareness about the issue of adoption. At this year's event, more than 140 "Angels" from around the country were recognized.

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Toyota Recalls 245,000 Lexus in the US

Toyota says that is recalling 1.7 more autos worldwide because of fuel-system problems affecting several models. 245,000 of the recalled vehicles are Lexus luxury cars in the US.
The automaker says that because of inadequate tightening of the fuel-pressure sensor connected to specific engine fuel delivery pipes, the sensor might eventually come loose. If this were to happen, fuel might leak.
Vehicle models recalled in the US include the:

  • Lexus GS300 and GS350 (2006 and 2007 models)
  • Lexus IS250 (2006 – 2008 models)
  • Lexus 1S350 (2006 – 2008 models)

Lexus dealers will check the vehicles for fuel leakage and repair any damage. They will also properly tighten the fuel pressure sensor. No accidents related to the auto defect have been reported, but numerous complaints have been filed.
Toyota has been much faster to report safety issues in the wake of the millions of vehicles it has had to recall since late 2009 when a family of four were killed in a San Diego car crash because of a sudden unintended acceleration accident involving a Lexus car. That catastrophic car crash brought to light the fact that Toyota had violated the US requirement that an auto safety issue be reported immediately. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has since fined Toyota more than $16 million three times for failing to report the “sticky pedal” defect, steering relay rod problem, and the issue with accelerator pedals getting stuck in floor mats.
If you or your loved one was seriously injured in a car crash caused by an auto defect, it is important that you retain the services of an experienced auto products liability law firm that knows how to handle these types of cases. There is a lot that goes into proving that a defect caused your traffic crash.
Our product defect law firm has a full time engineering staff available to work on our clients’ cases and we know how to prepare the kinds of exhibits needed to recover damages for our clients. We also have the experience to conduct accurate accident reconstruction and defect analysis. All of these tools can have a huge impact on the outcome of your case.
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Every new Vauxhall will be hybrid or electric from 2024

Written by: Molly

Posted on October 20, 2018

An all-electric five-seater Corsa will be available to order by summer 2019.

Vauxhall is ploughing ahead with its electrification plans as the car maker revealed its goal of having every new model being a hybrid or pure electric vehicle within six years.

The brand will launch eight completely new or refreshed models by the end of 2020, with an all-new Corsa and Vivaro coming in 2019, followed by a completely reimagined version of its Mokka X compact SUV the year after.

By 2021, Vauxhall hopes to offer four electrified vehicles amongst its range, and before 2025 rolls around, every Vauxhall on sale in the UK will be a hybrid or pure electric car.

These would be ambitious goals for any brand but especially so considering that Vauxhall doesn’t have any electrified vehicles in its range right now. Its previous attempt – the Prius-rivaling Ampera – only lasted two years on sale before it was dropped.

Times and attitudes have changed since then though. Not only has demand for plug-in hybrids flourished, but Vauxhall is now part of the PSA Group and sister brand to Peugeot and Citroen.

PSA’s hybrid technology has improved vastly in recent years. While its first stab at an electric car – the Peugeot iON – was laughably bad, cars like the Citroen C5 Aircross and Peugeot 308 R Hybrid show serious promise.

As such, an all-electric new five-seater Corsa and the plug-in hybrid version of the Grandland X will be available to order by summer 2019.

Don’t expect hybrid or electric versions of the Adam or Viva though. Poor sales of both compact city cars mean they’ll vanish from the Vauxhall range at the end of 2019.

Jess Wort, marketing manager at the Green Journey, commented: “Vauxhall feels like a brand reborn under PSA ownership and these new electrification plans will keep it one of the UK’s biggest-selling badges.”


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The death of Alois Dvorzac shames Britain

The story of a sick, confused 84-year-old, who died in custody following detention at Harmondsworth, highlights the cruelty of our inhumane immigration system

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Harmondsworth detention centre, where Alois Dvorzac was sent following his arrival in the UK from Canada in January 2013. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

We should be ashamed. That much is clear from the story of Alois Dvorzac, whose death in custody and shackles at the age of 84 highlights so much that is wrong with the cruel way Britain treats people caught up in its immigration system.

Here was a sick, confused elderly man who arrived at Gatwick on a plane from Canada in January 2013, with no luggage but a lot of money in his pocket. He was going to see his daughter in Slovenia, his country of birth, but he could not give immigration officials her address, telephone number or married name.

Dvorzac insisted he could get those from friends in Austria while making his way to Slovenia by train, but the officials were not satisfied. They put him in a holding room overnight, before determining that he should be sent back to Canada, against his wishes.

He was not seeking asylum. He just wanted to be allowed to travel on to find his daughter, who he had not seen for years.

He was not a criminal. Dvorzac was just in the wrong place – Britain – at the wrong time of his life, when he was frail and vulnerable. We didn’t want him. Immigration officials tried to help, but when that failed they locked him up.

Doctors said he was unfit to be detained, yet he was sent to Harmondsworth detention centre to be held with more than 600 other men while his passage to Canada was arranged. It was meant to be short-term. It is always meant to be short-term.

That is why detention centres were set up in the 70s, to briefly look after people who had to be sent back to their country of origin. They were built because prison was considered inappropriate for such people, and yet they have become worse than prisons.

The immigration system is in chaos, applications take a long time to be processed, so people are held far longer than they should be.

Inside Yarl’s Wood detention centre undercover last year, I met a lawyer from Sri Lanka whose mind had deteriorated dramatically due to the pressure of being held without charge or trial for six months, according to charity workers who were trying to help her. In a statement, Yarl’s Wood response was: “Detainees’ welfare is extremely important and we are committed to treating all those in our care with dignity and respect.” A spokesman added: “All illnesses are taken seriously.”

We detain at least 30,000 men and women in any year, far more than any other country in Europe. They include the victims of torture, rape and trafficking. Some of the women are pregnant.

The centres are run by private companies: Serco in the case of Yarl’s Wood, Mitie in Harmondsworth (though Mitie was not in charge of it at the time of Dvorzac’s death). These businesses are not directly accountable to the public. The Home Office will answer questions about them only under the Freedom of Information Act, and then much is held back as being in commercial confidence.

MPs from all parties have called for a radical change to make the system more humane, including a 28-day time limit on detention. That would not have helped Dvorzac, who died after a fortnight inside Harmondsworth.

He suffered chest pains and was taken to hospital in handcuffs between two officers, like a murderer. Once inside, they put him on a long “escort chain”, which has a handcuff at each end, one for him and one for the guard. Just like a slave. What threat could he possibly have been? And yet he was shackled for five hours.

The chain was taken off when a nurse could not feel a pulse, but he died within 20 minutes.

“It is a tragic indictment of the system that such a frail and vulnerable man should have spent his final days in prison-like conditions of an immigration removal centre,” said Nigel Newcomen, the prisons and probation ombudsman, in a report published after the inquest on Thursday.

“It is particularly shameful that he should have spent his last hours chained to a custody officer without justification, and the Home Office needs to ensure such a situation cannot reoccur.” None of us should hold our breath.

We should remember Alois Dvorzac, whose body was never claimed and whose ashes were scattered at a garden of remembrance in Ruislip. The jury at the inquest recorded a verdict of death by natural causes, but found failings in the way he was treated.

We should be ashamed. We should rage. And above all, we should demand an end to this inhumane shambles of a system.


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Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend

José Mourinho to antagonise Manchester City, Mark Hughes on the brink and an Everton reunion for Ross Barkley

Clockwise from left: Mark Hughes, Maurizio Sarri , Andros Townsend, Jose Mourinho, Daniel Sturridge, David Wagner, Claude Puel, Rafael Benitez, Matt Ryan and Unai Emery.
Clockwise from top left: Mark Hughes, Maurizio Sarri , Andros Townsend, José Mourinho, Daniel Sturridge, David Wagner, Claude Puel, Rafael Benítez, Mat Ryan and Unai Emery. Composite: Getty Images, Rex/Shutterstock, Action Images, Reuters, EPA

1) Mourinho to play the freedom fighter against under-fire City

The moments Jose Mourinho has cherished most in his career are those when he could thumb his nose at expectation and the established order. Wednesday night’s post-match gurning and chuckling in Turin showed he has lost none of his appetite for personal vindication and vindictiveness. Such occasions were in short supply at cash-rich Chelsea, an Inter Milan dominating Serie A or when managing Real Madrid. And his attempts to paint Manchester United as bedraggled underdogs have usually defied credibility. Sunday at the Etihad, though, is an occasion he can paint himself as a freedom fighter. The Premier League title is all but surrendered barring miracles, City’s superiority in Manchester is confirmed but for once Mourinho might have the wider public on side. Those Der Spiegel allegations raining down this week on City’s business practices and sources of wealth suggest City have not been fighting a fair fight. They are bound to be brought up by United fans in the Etihad and United’s manager would just love to deepen City’s discomfort with one of those unlikely victories, cup his ear and show off that lopsided wink of his. JB

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2) Klopp’s coldness suggests Sturridge’s time is almost up

Jürgen Klopp was angry in Belgrade, as well he might. Malfunctions in defence and attack handed Red Star victory and left Liverpool on a Champions League knife-edge. For a manager who can be such a cheerleader for his players, he was noticeably cold on Daniel Sturridge. “The first big chance to Daniel was a very big one,” Klopp said of a player hauled off at half-time. That appeared to rule out the striker from starting against defensively shambolic Fulham, ideal opponents for someone seeking confidence and a first goal since September. Klopp needs a reliable back-up for a flagging Roberto Firmino but has never seemed to fancy Sturridge much in three years on Merseyside. Selecting Sturridge suggested Klopp was holding Firmino back for the Premier League, the greater priority this season, but the Englishman’s, anxious, wayward performance did himself few favours in proving he is worthy of greater responsibility. JB

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3) Newcastle hope for another home win after breaking duck

Chalk entertains cheese at St James’ Park, with a dark gloom surrounding the home side while the mood at Bournemouth could scarcely be sunnier. Newcastle’s many woes have been documented at tedious length, while Bournemouth fans are currently celebrating sixth place in the table, Callum Wilson’s 50th goal for the club and – presumably – the baffling lack of interest in their young manager from bigger, richer clubs. It is Newcastle, however, who tasted victory most recently, registering their first win of the campaign at the 11th time of asking against a Watford team who probably should have beaten them. Bournemouth, by contrast, somehow contrived to lose against Manchester United last weekend despite squandering enough chances to put the game beyond them in a first half where their visitors’ many shortcomings were at times astonishing to behold. Newcastle finally have something approaching impetus and will hope to build on it at home against opposition they will considerable beatable. While chastened Bournemouth will be eager to put last week’s sickening reverse behind them before the international break. While it it may not be the weekend’s most mouth-watering feature on paper, a potential humdinger lies in store. BG

Bournemouth’s Wilson wins first England call-up

Callum Wilson and David Brooks will fancy their chances of strengthening their burgeoning reputations against Newcastle.
Callum Wilson and David Brooks will fancy their chances of boosting their burgeoning reputations against Newcastle. Photograph: TGSPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

4) Sloppy Burnley need to stop the rot

It will be another emotional day for Leicester’s players, their first home match since the fatal helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium two weeks ago. The home players and crowd will be intent on doing their utmost to mark the occasion with dignity and warmth. They will also want to win the match. Burnley will pay their respects and then they, too, will try to win the game, or at least avoid another heavy defeat. If the recent wallopings by Manchester City and Chelsea were excusable, last week’s 4-2 drubbing at West Ham was alarming because of how rickety Burnley’s once-solid defence looked. Nervousness begat sloppiness throughout the team, leading to mistakes that Burnley can ill afford because they do not have enough creativity to offset goals given away. Burnley are not in the relegation zone but will be soon if they do not improve. PD

Leicester fans to pay tribute to Vichai at Burnley game

5) Brighton’s Ryan can show fans’ award was no fluke

It is rare anyone beats an Arsenal player to an award voted for by supporters, but Brighton’s Mat Ryan did so when pipping Alexandre Lacazette to the PFA fans’ player of the month award for October, announced this week. Perhaps an alliance of Aussie and Brighton fans made sure the usually mobilised Gunners hordes were held off, but Ryan fully deserved his award for an outstanding month of goalkeeping. He kept three clean sheets and did so while being kept busy in saving 17 from 17 shots on target. Only Manchester United’s David de Gea and Burnley’s Joe Hart had more to deal with, facing 20 each and conceding five and 10 goals respectively. For Cardiff, who scored four of their nine goals so far against hapless Fulham, Ryan presents a significant block to hauling themselves out of the relegation zone. JB

6) McKenzie memories and Barkley bite at Chelsea v Everton

Duncan McKenzie, once of Everton and Chelsea among others, was a gifted maverick who could make spectators gasp and even laugh, such was his mischievous skill. He also had an entertaining line in novelty stunts, like throwing a golf ball the length of a pitch or vaulting over a Mini at Paul Reaney’s testimonial for Leeds. An opportunity to mention him should never be missed and if this one makes folks check out some of his highlights on YouTube, then our work has not been in vain. Ross Barkley, meanwhile, is no McKenzie but he does have the capacity to thrill and, under Maurizio Sarri, he has started to find enough form to suggest Chelsea’s £15m purchase of him from Everton could be vindicated. You can be sure that, if selected, he will be dead set on confirming his progression against his old club on Sunday. PD

7) Palace hope Wembley turf will have sapped Spurs’ energy

Crystal Palace played fairly well in defeat to Chelsea last weekend and despite losing seven of their opening 11 games, Roy Hodgson will be reasonably pleased before the visit of Tottenham Hotspur. A stressful and exhausting midweek victory over PSV Eindhoven on a Wembley pitch described by Mark van Bommel as “shit” may result in leaden Tottenham legs, something the Crystal Palace manager will hope to exploit with the speed of Andros Townsend and Wilfried Zaha. The duo played up front to good effect against Chelsea, with Max Meyer and James McCarthy providing width on either flank. With Tottenham likely to enjoy the lion’s share of possession, speed on the break will prove key to Palace’s chances of success. BG

Empty seats show Spurs supporters are tiring of being away from home

Will Harry Kane and co pay for their Champions League exertions in midweek?
Will Harry Kane and co pay for their Champions League exertions in midweek? Photograph: Ian Stephen/ProSports/REX/Shutterstock

8) Watford to usher Hughes towards Southampton exit

When even Mark Hughes is beginning to run out of excuses it becomes apparent Southampton’s manager is running out of road. Thursday’s removal of vice-chairman Les Reed and technical director Martin Hunter hinted the club’s owners are getting restless. Last week’s 6-1 sprawl at the feet of Manchester City did him no favours. Pep Guardiola might have praised the attacking style Saints employed but that only exposed the naivety of their tactics. Hughes’ popularity among his club’s fans is not helped by a desperate home record. Since taking over from Mauricio Pellegrino in March, supporters at St Mary’s have seen just one league victory and none this season. Southampton have meanwhile scored just two goals in seven matches, one of those a consolation at City. Small wonder, then, that fans are expressing approval of a speculative story that Gordon Strachan, who departed the club in 2004, might be in line for a prodigal’s return. Even if a Watford win on Saturday does not bring Strachan back, it may well hasten Hughes into history. JB

9) Hammers’ away form gives Huddersfield a chance

Having registered their first win of the season against Fulham on Monday night, Huddersfield have further opportunity to give themselves a decent chance of survival with a run of games in which they entertain West Ham, go to Wolves, host Brighton and make the long trip to Bournemouth. West Ham are ravaged by (mostly long-term) injuries along and Mark Noble is suspended. While Huddersfield’s collective spirit is not in question, their lack of finesse in front of goal is a major problem. With West Ham, like Forrest Gump’s famous box of chocolates, you never really know what you’re gonna get. They have lost three of their four Premier League matches on the road, but trounced this weekend’s hosts at the John Smith’s Stadium last January. While Manuel Pellegrini’s side look to have more than enough about them to stay up, momentum is everything for struggling sides and the outcome of this contest could have a huge bearing on the survival of opponents whose tails are up. BG

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10) Wolves must find cutting edge to burst Gunners bubble

Wolves’ bright start to the season came to a shuddering halt a few weeks back and they now find themselves travelling to the Emirates on the back of three defeats in a row. But that is no cause for panic: they remain a serious team who will cause Arsenal problems. But they will have to be more clinical than they have been so far to have any chance of gaining a positive result against Unai Emery’s side, for whom Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang spurn few opportunities. PD

Pos Team P GD Pts
1 Man City 11 29 29
2 Chelsea 11 19 27
3 Liverpool 11 16 27
4 Tottenham Hotspur 11 9 24
5 Arsenal 11 11 23
6 AFC Bournemouth 11 6 20
7 Man Utd 11 1 20
8 Watford 11 3 19
9 Everton 11 4 18
10 Leicester 11 1 16
11 Wolverhampton 11 -1 15
12 Brighton 11 -4 14
13 West Ham 11 -4 11
14 Crystal Palace 11 -8 8
15 Burnley 11 -13 8
16 Southampton 11 -13 7
17 Newcastle 11 -7 6
18 Huddersfield 11 -16 6
19 Cardiff 11 -15 5
20 Fulham 11 -18 5


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Let's keep doing it by the book: why we shouldn't cut libraries

Two contributors explain why they are against council plans to cut the number of libraries in Lincolnshire by more than half
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"The groups that most use libraries are the young and elderly who are unlikely to have their own transport." Photograph: Don McPhee for the Guardian

Last week, councillor Nick Worth explained Lincolnshire county council's plans to cut the number of libraries in the area from 45 to 15. This stirred a big response from many of you who wrote in to tell us why you disagreed with this proposal. Here, two of our contributors explain some of the reasons why library services are so valuable.

Alan Gibbons, author and organiser of the Campaign for the Book

The sort of reasoning expressed in Nick Worth's article about why libraries should be cut is typical. A lot of authorities fail to consider the overall picture of where the service has come from and where it is going. There is no coherent strategy to deliver an efficient library service as required by the 1964 Museums and Public Libraries Act.

There also a lack of international perspective: in contrast to what is being proposed here, South Korea is building 180 more libraries and Japan has more libraries than it did last year.

If, as Worth says, 82% of the population don't borrow books, the reason is obvious. In 2005, the libraries' parliamentary group described the leadership of the library sector as "woeful". Over many years, library premises around the country were often sub-standard, opening hours were cut so that attendance dropped off and book stocks were reduced so the public couldn't get the books they wanted.

Worth seeks to reassure us that the people of Lincolnshire will only be half an hour's travel from a library branch, but the groups that use libraries most are the young and elderly who are unlikely to have their own transport. It's clear that Lincolnshire's reorganisation has little to do with the needs of the people and more to do with the views of national politicians, refracted through the lens of local conditions.

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport should be calling to account councils that do not provide a proper library service, and should itself provide a coherent plan to guarantee the future of the public library service.

Paul Stainthorp is a spokesperson for the Save Lincolnshire Libraries campaign group

You cannot remove such a large number of libraries and still provide a comprehensive and efficient service.

The most isolated rural and coastal areas will be hardest hit by library cuts. You may be lucky enough to end up among the 70% of people with "only" a half-hour bus ride to the nearest council-run library, but Lincolnshire is hardly served with the kind of public transport network that lets you jump on a bus at a moment's notice.

These are exactly the type of rural and coastal areas where hidden poverty and social exclusion is rife; where children are being left behind educationally, according to Ofsted's chief inspector of schools.

Libraries are particularly important to families with young children, pensioners and foreign migrants learning English. One in five people borrow library books from Lincolnshire's libraries, and we want to see that figure rise, but books are only part of the story. People may not be taking out books but they are still visiting and using libraries: 17 people every second use library services in the UK.

Volunteers will be invited to run libraries for a minimum of six hours a week. We know that people who give their time and enthusiasm freely can be the lifeblood of local areas. But library volunteers in Lincolnshire will tell you they can only do their job with the help of professional library staff working alongside them.

Lincolnshire's frontline library staff costs are among the lowest in the country, according to the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). Experiments with libraries run entirely by volunteers in other parts of the country have not been as successful as people have suggested and have, in some cases, cost councils more than a service run by professional library staff.

We're delighted that the council's scrutiny committee has voted to send the proposals back to the drawing board. But we know the fight is not over: we anticipate that the Lincolnshire county council executive will ignore the advice of its scrutiny group and override their decision, and if so we'll be here to continue to make the case that we need better libraries than the council seems to think we deserve.

What do you think? Email sarah.marsh@guardian.co.uk if you want to contribute an article to this debate

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Robert Mugabe sacks vice-president to clear path to power for wife

Dismissal of Emmerson Mnangagwa, once seen as likely successor to Zimbabwe’s president, paves way for Grace Mugabe to take over

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Emmerson Mnangagwa was described as disloyal, disrespectful and deceitful by Zimbabwe’s information minister. Photograph: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP

Robert Mugabe has fired his powerful vice-president, clearing the way for his wife, Grace, to succeed him as leader of Zimbabwe.

The information minister, Simon Khaya Moyo, told reporters at a press conference in Harare on Monday that Emmerson Mnangagwa had been removed from his post.

Moyo said Mnangagwa, 75, a former intelligence chief, had exhibited disloyalty, disrespect and deceitfulness.

Tensions are rising in Zimbabwe amid a deteriorating economy and a vicious struggle to succeed Mugabe, who is 93 and visibly ailing after 37 years in power. The sacking of Mnangagwa appears to settle that contest in favour of Mugabe’s wife, who is 52.

The first lady is far from a popular figure in Zimbabwe. Her image has suffered after an alleged assault on a model she found in the company of her sons in a luxury apartment in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Granted diplomatic immunity after the incident, Grace Mugabe was allowed to leave South Africa despite a police inquiry. She denies any wrongdoing.

Reports of extravagant purchases, including property in South Africa and a Rolls-Royce, have also angered many in Zimbabwe, where an economic crisis has deepened.

Until recently, Mnangagwa was tipped as Mugabe’s likely successor, partly because of his support within the country’s powerful security establishment and among veterans of Zimbabwe’s 1970s guerilla war.

Despite his alleged involvement in atrocities in the 1980s, Mnangagwa was also the preferred candidate of much of the international community, where he was seen as most likely to guarantee a stable transition and implement economic reforms.

The feud between Mnangagwa and Grace Mugabe has been bitter and public. Last month the first lady, who leads the women’s league of the ruling Zanu-PF party, publicly denied she was behind the attempted poisoning of her rival in remarks broadcast on state TV.

Mnangagwa claimed he had been poisoned when he fell ill at a rally in August and had to be airlifted to hospital in South Africa. The veteran official has seen his own political stock plummet after accusations from party rivals that he was plotting to get Mugabe to step down in his favour. He denies the accusation.

On Saturday, Grace Mugabe cranked up the pressure against Mnangagwa, calling him the “root cause of factionalism” that was gnawing at Zanu-PF. She also accused the vice-president’s supporters of booing her while she gave her speech.

“What if I get in [as vice-president]? What’s wrong with that? Am I not in the party? If people know that I work hard and they want to work with me, what is wrong with that?” the first lady said.

A visibly angry Mugabe told the same rally that he and his wife were tired of constant insults from people who identified themselves as Mnangagwa supporters.

Fears of the return of 2008’s hyperinflation have led to panic-buying and rocketing prices in Zimbabwe, while confidence in the parallel “bond note” currency, launched by the government nearly a year ago, has collapsed.

The fractured opposition, meanwhile, has been unable to channel national discontent into a strong play for power. The main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has health problems and recently received treatment in South Africa.

Elections are due in Zimbabwe next year.

Mnangagwa was appointed vice-president in 2014, taking over from Joice Mujuru, who was axed after Grace Mugabe launched a campaign accusing her of plotting to topple the president.


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The Inertia

We’ve said it before: life doesn’t suck if you’re Shane Dorian’s offspring. Your dad is a living legend. You’re learning legendary things from said legend at a very, very young age. And you’re often out doing (and excelling) years ahead of most kids the same age.

As is the case with the sons of many professional athletes, society tends to expect big things. It’s a tough reality to escape. But either way, Jackson Dorian is doing okay for any super talented, 11-year old, gene pool lottery winner or not. These two minutes are a reminder of all this. Skateboard, surfboard, small waves, man-made waves, perfect waves…the kid just rips.

And plus, he’s definitely beating his dad in the cool hair department.


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Maurice McCabe accepts fake rape allegation against him in HSE report was unintentional, Tribunal hears

The Disclosures Tribunal has concluded its first module and will break until next month.

Updated 5.39 pm

GARDA WHISTLEBLOWER SGT Maurice McCabe accepts that the inclusion of a false rape allegation against him in a HSE report was not the result of any deliberate action or ill will, his lawyer has told the Disclosures Tribunal.

Michael McDowell SC said that his client accepted that the evidence established that the inclusion of the false allegation in the 2013 report “was some form of cut and paste error”, and that the error was not the result of any deliberate action or ill will.

McDowell was speaking during closing submissions on the first module of the tribunal.

Last July, the module looked at the creation, distribution and use by Tusla (formerly HSE) of a file which contained false allegations of sexual abuse against Sgt McCabe and which was sent to gardaí in 2013.

The module set out to establish whether these false allegations and the file were knowingly used by senior members of gardaí to discredit Sgt McCabe.

In 2006 Ms D made a complaint against Sgt McCabe, which was investigated and led to the DPP recommending no charges, saying there was no evidence of any crime.

A Tusla file on Sgt McCabe was subsequently opened after Ms D sought counselling in 2013, to which more serious allegations from an unrelated case were incorrectly added.

McDowell said that the error, however unintentional, should never have occurred, and the document should have been carefully checked or subjected to review before it was sent out.

The failure to do that had significant consequences for the McCabe family.

“If any of those checks had happened, the sequence of events which followed would not have happened,” McDowell said.

McDowell said it did not stand up to scrutiny that Sgt McCabe’s file was “randomly selected” in April 2014, as he was in the public eye.

“I am asking you to reject the suggestion that it was a purely random act, and prefer the explanation that Tusla as an organisation said, we better get our act together,” McDowell said.

McDowell said the tribunal would be left with an “unresolved mystery” as to why a garda referral was made on Sgt McCabe’s file on 13 April 2014, and the explanation which had been given “doesn’t seem to stand together.”

“There is a pattern here of utter denial and evasion of responsibility,” McDowell said.

He said it was “extraordinary” that a report containing false allegations was left in the Garda Commissioner’s office and no attempt made to correct it once new information was received.

He said that if Tusla had not written to Sgt McCabe about the false allegations in January 2016 “for all we know nothing would have been corrected in Tusla and nothing would have been corrected in Garda HQ”.

McDowell said that articles about the allegations, which did not name the sergeant, raised a very grave question mark over the probity of Sgt McCabe.

He said it was strange that journalist Paul Williams, the author of the articles, thought he didn’t have to check the allegations with Sgt McCabe because the sergeant was not named.

McDowell said there was “a thin enough veil of anonymity” over Sgt McCabe’s identity.

Sarah McKechnie on behalf of Tusla, said there was evidence of deficiencies in case management which Tusla had acknowledged.

She said it was that there were unallocated case files, however that was the situation, and the evidence was that those files were selected at random by case workers when there was time to do so.

“Mr McDowell acknowledges in his closing submission that there is no smoking gun here,” Ms McKechnie said.

Speaking earlier today, lawyers for the garda commissioner said that  “a series of most unfortunate events” led to the circulation of the false rape allegation.

After a garda investigation, the DPP decided that the 2006 allegation did not constitute an offence.

Tribunal chairman Mr Justice Peter Charleton said this morning that a GSOC review of the original garda investigation had concluded it was a thorough inquiry.

He said the investigation, headed by Garda Superintendent (then-Inspector) Noel Cunningham “would be a very good example for teaching purposes of how to conduct an investigation of this kind”.

Micheál P O’Higgins SC, counsel for the garda commissioner, said that HSE officials had acknowledged that the errors which were made in 2013 were theirs.

“This was a series of most unfortunate errors,” O’Higgins said. He said the errors were not garda errors, and garda officers took reasonable steps to correct the errors once discovered.

“Perhaps chaos theory was ruling, rather than any conspiracy,” O’Higgins said.

The barrister said there was “no evidence the false accusations were knowingly used by members of An Garda Síochána to discredit Sergeant McCabe in any way”.

O’Higgins said that in appointing Assistant Commissioner Derek Byrne and Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn to look into policing issues in the Cavan-Monaghan division, the force made an appropriate and reasonable attempt to address Sergeant McCabe’s complaints.

Paul Anthony McDermott SC, on behalf of Tusla, said there was no evidence of any conspiracy or deliberate plan to cause harm to Sergeant McCabe.

McDermott said the agency wanted to apologise to those affected by the sequence of errors, and to apologise again in public to Sergeant McCabe and his family. He said the agency was revising how it dealt with historic allegations.

Michael Cush SC, for the HSE, said there was “a terrible error”, and when it was discovered HSE employees took steps to recover copies of the report which had been sent out, but unknown to them, a report has also been forwarded to An Garda Síochána.

The tribunal has been adjourned until next month.

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Eduardo Lishner – Spanish

Hallo Guys! My name is Eduardo and am currently working as Spanish Teacher at the Seacrest Country Day School. For the many years that I have worked here in Bonita Springs, Florida, I have come to realize that apart from English, Spanish is a language that many people in this part of the world cherish to learn, speak and write. With a specialty in Primary and Secondary education, you can be assured that I will feed you with all the necessary knowledge that you require to become proficient in the “language of love”. It is that time that you started to appreciate the Spanish culture.

Johanna Ocampo – Spanish

Hey aspiring Spanish speakers! I believe you are doing good and ready to embark on this ever interesting learning process. To start with, my name is Johanna and a trained and certified Spanish teacher currently based in New York. I have a wealth of skills and experience in both teaching and speaking Spanish. I also have a wide knowledge of the different Spanish cultures, cuisines and lifestyles. So if you are not just interested in the language alone, I can also help you better appreciate the Spanish culture and their way of life. Currently, am working as Spanish tutor at the New York University and also attached to the Columbia University. I guarantee that when you choose to be part of my classes, you will gain a great deal of knowledge and expertise in the language.

Kellie Paredes – Spanish

Hallo! Here is Kellie Paredes, a Spanish teacher by profession. I have been teaching Spanish for the longest time I could ever imagine. I am currently a teacher at the Natomas Unified School District within the California area. My major job is education management at the institution, something that I do with a lot of pleasure and dedication. However, this should not be confused to mean that am employed by any party. I am a self-employed Spanish tutor and I simply love it that way. The time that I spent in college at the California State University in Sacramento truly helped me to appreciate Spanish as a language and the cultures that come with it. Make sure you pop into my class one of these fine days.


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  1. In the File menu, choose Save Copy or Backup
  2. Choose Backup copy
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  4. Browse to choose a location for your backup copy such as your desktop (or whever is easy for you to access if you are going to attach your .qbb file to an e-mail) or to a disk or flash drive if you will be bringing a copy to us physically. QuickBooks may warn you about saving backups on the same drive as your working copy, but this is only a temporary safety measure.
  5. Choose Save it now.

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  1. In the File menu, choose Accountant’s Copy and Send to Accountant.
  2. You’ll be asked to select a Dividing Date. Usually this would be the end of the month or the year. You can continue to work on transactions after the Dividing Date. If you’re not sure what date to choose, give us a call at 503-891-6659.
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  3. QuickBooks will display the adjustments we’ve made. (You can click on the “+” next to each entry to see the details.) Click on the Import button to begin.
  4. QuickBooks will tell you that “You must back up your data before importing Accountant Changes.” Click OK.
  5. Choose a folder on your hard drive or the “Desktop” for your backup copy. QuickBooks may warn you about saving backups on the same drive as your working copy, but this is only a temporary safety measure. Click Save.
  6. When QuickBooks tells you the backup was successful, click OK.
  7. QuickBooks will show you the list of adjustments again. (If you see any warnings — marked by a yellow triangle — contact us for help.) We suggest you print the list for your records.


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If a homeowner owes more on their home than its value, they can sometimes get the lender to agree to a short sale, whereby the lender agrees to release the mortgage for a sum less than what’s owed. For more information, simplycontact us through our site or e-mail us. We’re happy to address questions you have regarding real estate short sales.

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Every now and then a good deal will come along. Often times people hear the words “short sale” and routinely think of a seller that is in default and needs to sell their home fast to avoid further financial problems. This is at times the case and can be an opportunity for a buyer to make the most of another’s misfortune. In contrast, a lender may consider a short sale even if the seller is current with their mortgage, but property values have fallen. In these instances the “bargain” price may in fact be in line with true market values instead of below.

  • Denyse Naylor is a Certified Short Sale Seller with that designation being specific to North Carolina. The team is fully equipped to guide you through the complicated short sale process if you are interested in buying a short sale property.If you, as a home seller in Denver, Mooresville or the entire Lake Norman NC region, find yourself in the position to have to sell your home through the short sale process PLEASE give me a call. We have the systems in place to get your home sold quickly.You will avoid the foreclosure on your credit rating! Call us @ (704) 363-6946 What’s involved in buying a short sale?now!
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  • Home protection plans, buyer credits and allowances, and closing cost concessions are normally not negotiable when dealing with a short sale. The lender will sell the property “as is” which means the lender won’t be paying for repairs. Be sure to reserve the right to have inspections for pests, HVAC, electrical, and other critical areas. At Denyse Naylor, when we write an offer, we will be looking out for your interests first and foremost and will always advise you to make your offer contingent upon the outcome of the inspections.

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THE 80th anniversary, to the actual day, of the British premier of Schumann’s Violin Concerto in D Minor was marked in fitting style by Russian violinist Alina Ibragimova, performing with Royal Northern Sinfonia, at Sage Gatesehead.

One of Schumann’s last works, written in just 13 days, the concerto had been all but lost to the world for eight decades, before being “rediscovered” by a violinist who claims to have been spiritually guided to the score following a séance.

Ibragimova made a compelling case for this much-neglected work, with strong muscular chords laying out its majesty and full range of moods.

The slow movement had a fragile intimacy that was utterly absorbing. There was one heart-stopping moment when one of her instrument’s pegs appeared to have loosened. As quick as flash, she hunched over and deftly tightened it, before seamlessly carrying on without missing so much as a beat.

The orchestra relished the dance-like exchange of the final movement, as conductor Clemens Schuldt spurred them on.

The programme included JC Bach’s Symphony in G minor. Its tempestuous opening and closing movements were dispatched with vigour, while the expansive slow movement had a lovely lilt.

Music from Estonian composer Arvo Part came in the shape of his wittily titled If Bach had been a Beekeeper. Humming strings vividly conveyed a swarming hive.

The concert concluded with Mendelssohn’s Symphony 5 ‘Reformation’ .

Schuldt injected a sense of urgency, and with nimble turns of phrase and shaped a superb rendering of Luther’s chorale ‘Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott’.


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It was a light crowd on a Sunday afternoon at the Esquire Theatre. The smell of popcorn filled the air, the scene was quiet, except for the creaking sounds of the audience members taking their seats waiting to view the follow-up film to “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.”

The U.S. release of “The Girl Who Played with Fire” made its appearance in the Queen City in July. The film is based off Stieg Larsson’s novel of the same name. Lisbeth Salander, the heroine, likes girls, smokes, plays with fire, has piercings and a troubled past. She is strong and does not tolerate men who abuse women. She is a feminist’s daydream.

The story picks up with Lisbeth returning to Sweden after a one-year hiatus. She is accused of triple murder and has to go into hiding. Her journalist “friend” Mikael Blomkvist scrambles around trying to prove her innocence. The subplot — involving prostitution and human trafficking — serves as the glue for the whole story. Through this, we find out secrets that hit very close to home for our heroine.

The story is easy to follow. There is adequate action and suspense, but the secrets discovered weren’t very impressive. A really good crime mystery keeps an audience guessing and this film fell short in that aspect. It didn’t take much effort to figure things out.

The strongest part of the movie is the performances by lead actors Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist. Rapace gives a wonderful performance as the troubled, punk cyber-hacker — Lisbeth. She brings a silent, erotic darkness to a role that could have easily been ruined by Hollywood’s stylized acting.

We sympathize with the lead characters, understand their motivations, and see their humanity.

Nyqvist is grounded, sexy and honest in the role of Mikael Blomkvist. There is a wonderful balance at play here — he’s light and she’s dark. He is stable and she is unstable. The story would have been stronger if the lead characters could have shared the stage more often.

The biggest problem with this movie was that it didn’t bring anything new to the crime/mystery genre. The secrets are no surprise, the villains are poor caricatures of stale stereotypes (think Lurch on steroids) and the one and only enjoyable sex scene seemed unnecessary and it was merely used as sexual filler. What the film did do was introduce me to two very talented actors. I look forward to seeing what their future endeavors have in store for audiences.

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The Stinchcomb is one of OKC's hidden gems. Once you paddle back into the refuge, the city slips away and you are treated to tons of migratory birds, good fishing, ancient trees, and even a few sandy beaches. The out-and-back paddle from the historic Rt. 66 bridge is the most popular paddling spot in the city for good reason! Keep an eye out for bald eagles.

The Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge is a nature and wildlife preserve on the west side of OKC that surrounds a section of the North Canadian River. The main put-in and take-out for kayaks is located on 39th and Lake Overholser Drive at the Route 66 bridge parking area in Bethany, OK. There is plenty of parking and a gravel boat ramp. There is usually a SUP rental truck as well as a Boathouse a few blocks south that rents out kayaks. From the put-in, paddle south under the bridge, then follow the wide part of the river a few blocks west before the river turns back north away from the highway. This is where the scenic part of the river begins. You can paddle up river for as far as you want before turning around. Accessibility will be effected if the water levels are low. So, the best times to go are spring and after a good rain. There are some tall grass areas to paddle into directly north of the bridge at the beginning. They are really neat, but dead end pretty quickly. Be sure to buy a fishing permit/license and have an annual lake permit if you need one!

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Grab it and go: the Cloud Walker is a simple, classic daypack perfect for hikes and less technical adventures. When you’re staying close to home, just remove the reservoir for extra storage capacity. Hitting the trail? Throw it back in for 2+ hours of hydration. The large inner compartments are also ideal for clothes, snacks and essentials, and the redesigned Crux reservoir is easy to fill and delivers 20% more water with every sip. Plus, the air mesh backpanel offers a close, comfortable fit with plenty of ventilation.

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Gauntlet 2014 is missing a 1080p resolution but we show you how to get it back

While Gauntlet 2014 has been released for the PC, which is tons of fun I might add, there is a slight issue with the game. As it currently stands the game lacks a specific resolution, namely 1920×1080 and while I’m sure this was a simple oversight it’s still an issue. But fear not as we’re going to tell you how to get your precious 1080p resolution back so you won’t have to wait for WB & Arrowhead Game Studio patch it into the game.

How to make with the fix:

  1. Locate the “AppData” folder. For Windows 7/8 you can find this under c:\users\your_user\appdata or you can just type “%appdata% at the cmd prompt/run prompt.
  2. Inside the folder you will see three folders; Local, Locallow and Roaming. Navigate to the Roaming folder.
  3. Inside the Roaming folder will be Arrowhead folder and in that will be the Gauntlet folder.
  4. To be safe, make a copy of the Gauntlet folder and then enter the folder.
  5. There will be a file called “user_settings”. You will need to edit this with a text editor. I recommend using “Notepad++”, but whatever you do don’t use the default notepad.
  6. Once you open the file, scroll down until you see line that reads “screen_resolution = [1768 992]” and  change it to screen_resolution = [1920 1080].  If you can go higher than go ahead and use your highest monitor setting, however I’ve only tested it on 192x1080p.
  7. Be sure to save the file.

Once this changes are made you will be able to start the game in these resolution you entered in the config file. Keep in mind that if you change the resolution from your entered values inside the game then you’ll have to go back and fix it again.

Hope this helps everyone! Enjoy the game, I am.

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Keith Mitchell is the Founder and Editor in Chief of The Outerhaven. A grizzled IT professional during the day, but a passionate lover of video games after his 9-5 grid. Loves playing the Dark Souls series and has been gaming since he was 6 years old. You can find him on Twitter as @Shadowhaxor or you can email her at


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NYCC 2014: A NYCC Headache for Cosplayers

NYCC Janitorial staff cart away confiscated props.

The 2014 New York Comic Con kicked off on Thursday and the costumes so far have been lackluster or just lacking that extra something. Perhaps that extra something would be an expensive prop with several hours of work poured into it?

As I suspected, NYCC’s new prop policy of “don’t be an idiot” and “no weapons” has been causing confusion and disappointment. Thursday is perhaps the slowest day of NYCC, what will Friday and Saturday bring? Reports of trash cans filled with wooden props floated around by word of mouth and across the internet. On my way to NYCC I refused to believe that people were actually throwing out their props because they didn’t adhere to the new prop policy. I would imagine, with all of the money ReedPop makes from ticket sales, they could at least have a consistent weapons/prop policy and a prop check for people who have been told their prop does not meet safety standards.

Now, at first I would imagine ‘weapons’ rules would refer to ‘weapons’ – like swords, blunt objects, etc… but I’m seeing items in the trash that don’t even resemble weapons, like big plastic keys. As you may have seen from my previous update, I have been told that I can bring my Sailor Pluto time key staff, but after seeing the trash cans at NYCC today, I’m really not interested in taking chances.

“The following items are forbidden at New York Comic Con:

If you’re bringing, buying or selling something that could maim, damage or cause serious bodily harm, we’re going to take issue. The following items are forbidden at NYCC:

Functional firearms (including air soft guns, BB guns, cap guns, paintball guns and pellet guns)Realistic replica firearms (including reproduction, fake or toy guns that can be confused for functional firearms)Functional projectile weapons (including blow guns, crossbows, long bows, silly string, slingshots, water balloons and water guns)Sharpened metal-bladed weapons (including axes, daggers, hatches, knives, kunai, shuriken, swords, sword canes and switch blades)Explosives (including firecrackers and fireworks)Chemical weapons (including mace and pepper spray)Blunt weapons (including brass knuckles, clubs and nunchaku)Hard prop weapons (including props made of metal, fiberglass and glass)Instruments that cause excessive noise levels like vuvuzelas, grenade whistles and grenade hornsWhipsAerosol mustard

Prop weapons will be allowed providing they are composed of foam or cardboard only. Prop firearms are allowed only if they cannot be mistaken for real weapons. The barrel of all prop firearms must be covered with brightly-colored caps. Prop bows will be allowed providing all arrows have soft tips.”

I would also like to note, for those readers who have reported that plastic guns with orange caps were not allowed, I saw an abundance of them today on the show floor.

Before you say “but look, there is a bat in the garbage! Duh you can’t bring that in,” the janitor was nice enough to stop so I could get a clear picture. That bat is made out of plastic and the nails were floppy rubber. Nobody was getting hurt with that bat. Next to the bat is a wooden bow. Why would you confiscate a wooden bow that isn’t actually functional? There is also an assortment of toy swords in the trash as well. Behind it, in the other can you can see a large plastic prop… something that clearly doesn’t look like a weapon or capable of any real damage if it hit someone.

A mixed media prop that survived Citadel Security.

I wandered around the show floor for quite a bit to see if I could find any props that go against NYCC’s new “don’t be an idiot” policy and indeed I did find some made out of mediums that do not fit into the foam or cardboard category.  A nice cosplayer with a very large prop took the time to explain to me that her prop wasn’t examined and that she believed wood props were okay to bring into the convention. This speaks of the obvious – ReedPop did not do a good job of making the new policy public. Wood does not fall into the category of foam or cardboard. Kudos to her for getting this past the weapons check table. Whoever screened her was probably in a good mood.

It is also important to note that while some people had their bows and arrows confiscated and tossed into the trash, some people did have wooden bows and arrows on the show floor. This means that there is a complete lack of communication between New York Comic Con staff and Citadel Security, the independent company contracted out to enforce policies and keep convention goers “safe.” If indeed props made of mixed media using wood, paster, etc, are allowed into the convention and the foam/cardboard rule only applied to “weapon” type props such as swords and knives, why wouldn’t NYCC make sure Citadel was aware of the difference? On my way to the convention I saw a disappointed Cloud cosplayer with an amazing wooden prop. He was heading home because he had no plans of putting his detailed and well done prop in the trash. I don’t blame him. If anything this is a huge fail in NYCC’s already filled up book.

Mixed media props at NYCC.

A lot of people are simply tired of attending NYCC because of poor and disorganized policies, inflated prices, lack of panels targeted towards niche nerd hobbies, and the demise of New York Anime Fest.

Will NYCC address this issue next year and made a more thought out prop policy to keep the cosplay community in attendance? Or will they simply disregard the fans as they always seem to do because people will purchase tickets regardless of if they are getting a bad deal. It is amazing how NYCC can create the “Cosplay is Not Consent” policy while finding a way to deter cosplayers from even going to the convention at all.

I don’t know about you, but I plan to keep my larger props at home. They can go to Otakon. I’m not taking a chance that I’ll have to leave my in the trash or take it back home.

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      • 1 bill compartment
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      • 2 note slip compartments (can also accommodate coins).

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      Special grey suede (type of leather) is used for lining the wallet. It is soft to touch and perfectly complements the outer leather.

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What would you do if? Practical nonviolence, home invasion, and Hitler

Saturday, July 12, 2014

 One of the most common objections to nonviolence is the famous "what if" question:

"What if intruders broke into your house with the intent of raping your wife and killing your children?"

The question is usually framed so that you only have two options:  You can either kill them or do nothing. If you think about it, this is not really a question at all. It is a statement of exasperation. The person who asks this is really saying "Surely there is some point where you would draw the line, isn't there? Wouldn't you at least defend your children or your wife?" It is because of this moral exasperation that this question is often quickly followed by the "what about Hitler?" question, again expressing moral exasperation, essentially saying, "Okay, but what if the person was evil incarnate like Hitler? Wouldn't it at least be justified to kill them?"

Let's consider the dynamics behind these questions and what's going on emotionally for the person asking them: The concern of the person asking these questions is the safety and well-being of themselves and their loved ones. In their mind, the only possible way to deal with such threats is either to kill or to do nothing. They think therefore that people who advocate nonviolence are advocating for tolerating abuse and violence. They think it is about not caring for your own welfare or the welfare of those you love. This drive to preserve our own life and the lives of our kids is one of the most basic and primal instincts we have. So it is understandable that the person asking such questions is feeling desperate and triggered.

What would a nonviolent response look like?

I think where our response needs to begin is by disarming the one asking the question -- that is, it needs to begin by affirming them in this deep human need, assuring them that we also want to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe. The question is: What is the best way to do this?

Here I find it is helpful to compare the above what-if questions with the question of divorce. Would it be justified to get a divorce if your spouse was unfaithful? Yes, it would be justifiable. Heck, even Jesus said that, right?

But would a professional marriage counselor automatically recommend divorce? Surprisingly, no. Instead they would work with the couple, giving them the tools and skills to heal their negative interactions (including betrayal) so they can break out of the cycle of hurting and getting hurt they are both caught in. The fact is, unfaithfulness is very common in marriages, but it does not always need to end in divorce. If a couple can learn to work through the crisis, they can come out on the other end with a marriage that is even stronger than before.

Now, this does not mean that divorce is off the table in the mind of a marriage counselor. But it is not a foregone conclusion. Their goal is to help people to have healthy and fulfilling relationships. In the same way we could also say that it would be justified to shoot an intruder. Our laws see this as an act of self-defense, as justifiable homicide. It is justifiable, but is it the best solution? Is it the best way to keep safe? Do the police recommend for example pulling a gun on burglars as the best way to keep yourself and your family safe? No, they do not. Not because they are pacifists, but simply because it is not the best way to get out of such a situation. It often makes you less safe in fact.

What they do recommend is having a plan of action.  This is very different from what I often hear my fellow pacifists recommending, which to have no plan at all and to instead hope the Holy Spirit will inspire us with some creative solution on the spot. This sounds good in theory, but the reality is, when we are in a dangerous, high-stress situation, our adrenaline rushing, our brain's limbic system in alarm mode, this is when creative thought it just about the last thing we are capable of. That's why we need a plan beforehand when we can think calmly, creatively, and prayerfully.

So consider this: Perhaps instead of asking "is it justifiable?" we should instead ask "What can we do to reduce harm and violence?" Instead of asking "is divorce justifiable?" a better question is "what can we do make marriages better?" In the same way, instead of saying "is it justifiable to shoot an intruder?" or asking the question of "just war" and when it is justifiable as a nation to retaliate, the real question we should be asking together is "how can we reduce violence in our society and in our world?"

The point is not to legalistically forbid divorce or to forbid self-defense. Rather the goal is to educate ourselves of better ways to deal with conflict, better ways to keep ourselves safe. I think we can all agree that violence is not desirable. So what we need to learn are other effective ways to deal with conflict and to reduce violence and harm.

Here we need to listen to the wisdom of people who are working in the many areas that this touches. After all, home invasion is really just the tip of the iceberg. There are a multitude of issues that we need to address: international conflict, the problem of crime and our broken prison system, domestic violence, bullying in schools, date rape on campuses, and on and on.

In each of these, and many others, there are experts we can look to, people who have specialized in these areas who can offer practical ways of dealing with these many situations, working to reduce harm and keep us all safe. Just as a couple in crisis needs the help of a marriage counselor, we need to listen to the wisdom of these experts and specialists so we can move beyond what is "justifiable" and instead seek to do what is good.

In the end, this is something we all need to own and contribute to. Just as in a marriage, the couple is the one that needs to do the real work, and the therapist can only act as a guide and mediator, so too here we all need to be working to find ways to reduce violence in our world. So rather than thinking of how we can justify doing bad things (again no one wants to get a divorce or to take a life), we need to work together to find better ways to deal with the problem of violence--we need to ask how we can practically reduce violence, rather than justifying it.

Now it's your turn: So with that in mind, let me pass the conversation to you: What are some ways you have learned to  deal with issues of safety and violence? Have you had the opportunity to learn from experts in these areas through books, seminars, or other education? What are some of the skills or strategies you have learned?

At 10:45 PM, Blogger Ryan Myers said...

It seems we're operating under the assumption that Jesus' way of nonviolence was an end in itself. As if Jesus commands us to love our enemies simply because violence is bad. But that doesn't mesh with Jesus' teachings in the second half of Matthew 6. Jesus didn't tell his listeners to find alternative strategies to accumulating food and clothing. He told them to put the whole idea of daily provision into the hands of the Father.

And so it is with violence. Jesus doesn't say to turn the other cheek because we need to pursue alternatives to violence. He says to turn the other cheek because the Father will take care of us, one way or the other. Because violence is a lack of faith, a denial of the power of God. And yes, we might die, or worse. Or, we might wither fig trees and move mountains with our faith.

At 1:16 AM, Blogger Jeremiah said...

I don't think it's necessarily about the Father taking care of us, though there might be some aspect of that (you can't assume that he'll keep you from harm, for instance, because, look at Steven in Acts, or any of his disciples). I think more to the point of what Jesus was addressing when giving the list of "turn the other cheek, go the extra mile, give the inner garment" is 1. to non-violently but directly act to shame the oppressive, wrong acts committed against you and 2. to seek the "shalom" of the oppressor or wrong doer, seeing them ALSO as a victim. Greg Boyd and Herb Montgomery both address these issues. To love our enemy is to respond to them as though they were someone we love, realizing that they are just as much a victim to the systems of this world as their victims are.

I love this post, because it does not ridicule the questions people (including myself) have had regarding Jesus' teaching on non-violence and the implications thereof. They are questions that address the extreme incidents people can think of and, as the post says, are made to test the limits of this non-violent teaching.

This post addresses a good perspective for the personal violence someone may encounter, though not too much. However, it just touches upon the question of state-sponsored violence (war and national aggression) with the reference to what to do with a Hitler. This is not a question to dismiss (not that the post did) and not to address the question with a turning-of-the-tables by replying with a question "well, why was it that the christians that were a part of Hitler's forces decide to go along with it" because that doesn't address the reality that they DID in fact go along with it and people of all creeds historically have and likely always will in the future. So the proper question is "Ok, this situation exists, Hitler exists, and his army full of Christians exist, now what is the best response given Jesus' teachings?" That's the question I'd like to hear more about. I have my own thoughts on it, but it's something that everyone needs to come to terms with through their own journey, learning, and realization of the implications and world view based on what Jesus' taught with his words and actions. The answer cannot come from the Old Testament, it must come from Jesus.

At 1:33 AM, Blogger Jeremiah said...

Forgot to add:
On a practical level, I love that Derek addresses the "justifiability" of defensive violence while saying, though not his words, that while in a view and world outside the Kingdom, one would be justified in violently reacting to stop aggression, whether personal or national, for those in the Kingdom, we need to take the NEXT step in going beyond what is justifiable and toward what is RIGHT. Jesus didn't defeat the ruler of this world by fighting back against the systems of this world and the products and victims of it, but by lovingly restraining himself, even unto death. The cycle of violence broke (and breaks) when sacrificial love is employed. It is the ONLY weapon stronger than violence. Violence against violence does NOT produce a change of heart, changed world view, it does not plant the seed of love. The death of Jesus at the hands of the systems of the world demonstrated for us his followers the WAY to defeat violence, redeem the perpetrators of violence (whom we are to see as victims in their own right), and change the hearts of men and women. How else can you explain the incredible growth of Christianity from the birth of the church to the time before Rome co-opted it, especially when Christians were the scapegoats, being killed as often as possible? A non-violent, sacrificial, enemy-loving love is the only thing that has the power to actually DECREASE the sum total of evil and violence in this world, instead of continuing it or increasing it.

At 12:37 PM, Blogger Ryan Myers said...

The reason I'm linking nonviolence to the Father's provision of our daily needs is because I think we're in danger of making nonviolence an end in itself. I don't believe the Father looked down from heaven and said, "Look at all that violence. When I send Jesus, he should tell them to stop." I believe the Father sent Jesus to condemn violence (among other things) because it separates us from him. But the way we seem to be addressing the problem of violence in this thread isn't holistic enough. Is it really any different from the way fundamentalist groups address "worldly sins?" I think any attempt to address violence without also directly addressing our relationship to the Father is ultimately fruitless. Leaving that relationship only as an implication is dangerous.

At 3:07 PM, Blogger Jeremiah said...

Ryan, I see what you are saying now, and yes I agree with you. Everything needs to be from a relationship with Jesus, not as a "cause" unto itself. And that how to treat others comes that relationship as much as our food and clothes, etc.

At 6:35 PM, Anonymous Derek said...

Let me begin by saying that I certainly appreciate the idea of theology rooted in relationship with God. I've written about this connection in my books and articles (one prominent example is my "An Evangelical Relational Theology" which you can find in the article links above).

However, I do want to insist that nonviolence and love of enemies is indeed an end in itself, and that Jesus wants it to be. It is an end in itself when I love my children, it is an end in itself when I care for the poor, it is an end in itself when I teach someone to read, it is an end in itself when I love my wife. All of these are ends in themselves because they are simply good in and of themselves.

They are all, in various ways, acts of love, and Jesus did come preaching the way of the kingdom which is the way of love. An integral part of that kingdom love is love of enemies. Loving people is not fruitless. Doing good is not fruitless.

In the end this comes down to discipleship, to how we live our lives out, how we love others as Jesus loved us. That is the bottom line. So what I want to ask is: How can we love better? What can we do to resolve conflict? What can we do to sew the seeds of peace? Along those lines I do want to insist that the way of enemy love does indeed provide us with real alternatives for dealing with conflict, and that as disciples of Jesus we need to know what those are so we can practice them.

This is a conversation we desperately need to have, and so what I want most of all is to find ways to let that conversation happen and not to shut it down. Unfortunately, I think many times we pacifists do end up shutting down that conversation because we want to avoid making the argument that nonviolence is effective. I for one am going to make that argument and stand by it: The way of enemy love works, and that is why we should practice it. It should be evaluated on it's own merit. This allows us to have the conversation on the world stage, regardless of whether a person shares my profession of Christ or not. I am convinced enemy love can hold it's own on that stage because truth can hold its own.

If we can agree that it would be good to work out practically how the practice of nonviolence can be applied as a means to resolving conflict, I think a good place to start is to ask: not what is justified, but what is good? And secondly I have found it helpful to begin with applying this to our own practical conflicts and struggles in our daily lives. If we do not know how to walk this out on that small stage we wont be able to on the larger stage either. For example it may be understandable for me to scream at my kids. It may be justifiable. But is it good? Is there a better way that I can deal with things? What would that looks like exactly? What happens when I ask that same question then on a larger stage with, say, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict? It is of course larger and more complex, but nevertheless I do think that we need to ask how the kingdom of Jesus can apply not only in our personal lives, but also on the world stage if Jesus truly is Lord.

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