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On April 25, 2013, an Ohio medical malpractice jury returned a verdict after eight days of trial in the amount of $5.1 million in favor of a plastic surgery patient and against a plastic surgeon for the woman's multiple recurrent infections, nerve damage, and permanent scarring as a result of a plastic surgery procedure performed on March 12, 2010. The jury found that the plastic surgeon was negligent and had failed to obtain his patient's informed consent and that the plastic surgeon committed battery with regard to the surgery. Source
The Underlying Facts As Alleged By The Plaintiff
On or about January 22, 2010, the woman went to the plastic surgeon for a consultation regarding a lower blepharoplasty (dermal filler inserted into the lower eyelids). The plastic surgeon allegedly convinced the woman to also undergo an upper blepharoplasty, an endoscopic forehead lift, fractional laser skin rejuvenation, and Botox injections, which the woman agreed to and paid for.
Following the March 12, 2010 plastic surgery, the woman discovered that the plastic surgeon had performed a traditional forehead lift involving an ear-to-ear incision across her scalp instead of the few, small incisions involved in the procedure that was described to her by the plastic surgeon and was agreed to by the woman, and that the surgeon did not use dermal filler for her eyelids but instead harvested tissue from the woman's thighs that was inserted in her lower eyelids and that he used the laser on her eyes. As a result, the woman alleged that she suffered permanent nerve damage to her scalp and forehead, she suffered vision problems, and she acquired a serious infection (MRSA).
The woman's medical malpractice lawsuit alleged that the plastic surgeon committed medical malpractice (that is, breached the standard of care in treating the woman), failed to adequately document the procedures he actually performed on the woman, failed to notify the woman regarding the procedures he performed, failed to perform the agreed-upon procedures, performed an unnecessarily risky procedure on the woman, failed to advise the woman how to minimize her risk of infection after the procedure, failed to diagnose and treat the woman's infection, and generally failed to exercise the requisite due care in treating the woman.
The woman's plastic surgery was an elective procedure. She had to pay the costs of the procedures out of her own pocket. The plastic surgeon knew the procedures that the woman had contracted to receive and advised the woman that he could competently provide the procedures agreed upon, in the manner in which they had discussed. When the plastic surgeon deviated from the procedures that were to be performed, he exposed himself to liability for failing to provide what was expected and agreed upon and for the complications that arose due to the deviations.
If you or someone you know were injured as a result of plastic surgery malpractice, you should promptly consult with a local medical malpractice attorney who may agree to investigate your possible plastic surgery malpractice claim for you and file a plastic surgery medical malpractice case on your behalf, if appropriate.
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These five weeks are an increasingly eerie reminder of what my childhood and my young adulthood life was like: first, the constant struggle against my own resisting self to alternate in an even remotely healthy fashion between sleeping and waking existence and, second, the near total absence of any desire for the dawning of the next day. I don't want tomorrow. Apart from simply being my best friend, I think he did two things: he kept me apart from myself, and that had a soothing effect on the level of drama and violence of the inner war I'm caught up in as if it were my unavoidable fate, and he was a mediator between me and the outer world, which I really can't handle in a (somewhat) sane manner without the crutch that is canineosophical philosophy. Everything, and every boundary, is broken down, shattered pieces falling into the abyss, where the only sound effect is a resounding cosmic meow.
To add to the misery — and this is a change compared to my past — many people are being terribly nice, and I feel bad about unanswered e-mails, my petulant inability to see the silver lining, my pathological lack of positivity, and so forth. I'm sorry.
(Forest road south of Stockholm, December 7. The plentiful pine trees here grow on sand; there's sand everywhere, soft sand, light brown. In the vicinity is a natural spring frequented by colourful city hippies, displaced shamans and Indian spirits who spilled herbal tea on their maps and incarnated in the wrong place — supposedly, but I never saw them. I believe they hold seances in the night or something.)


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With the initiative of Giorgi Margvelashvili, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, pectoral award "Amagdari" was established for special merits in upbringing of future generations. The first award was handed to Klara Potskhverashvili, Georgian Language teacher at Poki Armenian-language public school in Ninotsminda district.
Klara Potskhverashvili arrived in Ninotsminda in 1990 within the Project of the Ministry of Education. The Program envisaged intensified teaching of Georgian Language. She has been teaching in Poki Public School since then. Klara Potskhverashvili has been actively involved in school life. Her pupils participate in various competitions and activities, stage performances in Georgian. The majority of those who become students are Ms Klara's pupils.
Aim of awarding "Amagdari" is to express appreciation of merits of those who work in the field of education, to raise motivation and to encourage new projects and initiatives. Initially, the Ministry shall award 10 teachers of Georgian public schools.


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I have insomnia!
It's not consistent but it's reliable. Every so often, I go through a phase where I just can't go to sleep. And while I'm up, I stay up and I enjoy every minute of it. Sometimes, it gets to the point where I wonder if I deliberately sabotage my own sleep patterns just so I can have more free time at night.
So what are the things I prefer doing instead of sleep? I'm glad you asked. This list of 5 is by no means exhaustive:
- At night, I write poetry. Most of these nocturnal poems are really bad – so bad they will never be shared with anyone during daylight hours – but sometimes, I express my thoughts best in rhyme. Over the years, I've also penned some really cool compositions and if I check my time stamps, none of them have ever been written before midnight…
- I watch videos. I could watch an entire sitcom season on Hulu or Netflix between the hours of 10:00 and 4:30 am. And, 4:30 is a good time to be going to sleep, right?
- I read novels at night. Yeah, I have all these other ways to make time for reading but there's something about waiting until there is quiet everywhere (or as quiet as it can be in Manhattan) and immersing yourself in a fictional world that someone created.
- iDream. So when you're sleeping, dreams happen in the 4th sleep cycle – REM cycle. That happens after being out for about 90 minutes. Dreaming while you're awake, however, can be achieved almost anytime. So why waste those 90 or so minutes of pre-sleep when you can just close your eyes and imagine the awesome life that you haven't been able to achieve just get? Non-sleeping dreams can be just as delightful.
- I also make lists and plan all the awesome things I'll do the next day. I'm not sure it's logical to spend the night making a to-do list that I won't have the energy to complete when I finally wake up in the morning but that's what I do. But the capacity for rational thought isn't really a characteristic of a sleep-deprived person.
Anyone else have trouble feeling sleepy sometimes? What do you do when you're wide awake in the middle of the night?
Maybe you'd like to read about battling sleeplessness? How about some tips on what you can accomplish with little sleep?
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Instagram is ending up being the greatest platform for sharing videos with household and good friends. Individuals utilize this to amuse and share. Individuals likewise wish to download the very best videos when they come across it on the social media platform.
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Here are some typical and finest video downloaders.
This tool is so helpful and has a simple method. It transforms video links to MP4 in addition to into MP3 format. If you download the videos with this tool, you have lots of video formats to select from. The tool supports videos downloads from Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Tiktok.
Pick the videos to download from the different social networks platform.
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Then paste on this website.
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fbisdown.com is created particularly for Instagram video downloads. The very best feature of the tools is that they are complimentary. These tools download the videos of your preferred from any public Instagram account. This tool downloads the videos into HD and SD quality formats.
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video-converter-mp4.com is a popular Instagram video downloader. It gets the link of the video from Instagram and then converts it to MP4 format. It has a simple method to download videos.
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Getvid is the very best tool for Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and lots of other social networks marketing platforms. These tools transform any online videos into mp3 or mp4. This tool works as complimentary. There is no registration required. Simply get in the URL on the readily available text area and go to the download button.
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originally written by Jack Crabtree, AA0P (now W7JLC) with many minor modifications over the intervening years.
Calling the EOSS Balloon Net. Calling the EOSS Balloon Net. This is _______________ calling the EOSS Balloon Net.
This net is conducted each Tuesday night, except for the second Tuesday of each month, at 8:00 P.M. local time on the 147.225 and the 145.160 MHz Repeaters. Repeater usage is courtesy of the Colorado Repeater Association. If there is any emergency traffic, break during any pause and this net will be suspended until the emergency traffic has been cleared.
This net is conducted by Edge of Space Sciences, an organization that promotes science and education through amateur radio and high altitude balloons. The purpose of this net is to collect and disseminate information concerning amateur balloon projects both in Colorado and throughout the country.
Edge of Space Sciences meets the second Tuesday of each month either the St. Thomas More Church in Centennial or OneRain on Longmont. The formal meeting starts at 7:00 P.M. with an informal gathering starting at 6:30 P.M. All interested are invited to attend.
This is _____________ and the EOSS balloon net.
Before we get into tonight's bulletins and project updates, check-ins will be taken. Please check in with your callsign, name and indicate if you have any traffic or information for the net. Call ______________ now.
(Acknowledge Check-Ins)
I will now proceed with tonight's bulletins and announcements after which I will call on those listing traffic for their information.
(Read Bulletins and Announcements)
(Call on those with traffic listed to send their information)
Are there any additional check-ins for tonight's EOSS balloon net? Check-in with your callsign, name and please indicate if you have any traffic for the net. Call __________ now.
(Acknowledge Check-Ins)
(Pass Traffic)
Is there any additional traffic or comments for the net? Call _____________now.
(Pass Traffic)
Before I close tonight's EOSS balloon net, is there any additional traffic or comments for the net? Call _______ now.
(Pass Traffic)
With No Additional traffic or comments for the net, I will now close this session of the EOSS Balloon Net and invite you to check-in next Tuesday (or, in two weeks if next week is a meeting night) at 8:00 P.M. This is _________ closing the net and returning the repeater to normal operation.


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We don't need to look far before we see how much pain is in the world we live in. Sickness, death, joblessness, divorces, pain, abuse and the list is endless. As pain is on the rise, so also is the quest for knowledge. The answers to many questions is the tap of a finger away. We tap and speak to our gadgets and answers pop up. Information is sought for in a level it has not been in previous years and generations.
We want answers. We want to be kept in the know. We don't want life taking us unaware. The if, when and how questions all needs answers. The hunger for knowledge has created a vacuum for answers.
Prophecy is a beautiful gift which i sincerely desire to work more in. I believe is a gift we should desire as believers because it helps us to be aware of what is happening and what will happen. God promised us in Joel that we will prophecy by His Spirit.
"Then, after doing all those things,
I will pour out my Spirit upon all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy.
Your old men will dream dreams,
and your young men will see visions. John 2:28 NLT
In a previous post, i explained what prophecy is as a gift of the spirit and why it is needed in the church. I will encourage you to read the post here.
As believers, we have been forewarned that not all prophecies are from God. The quest for knowing what God is saying have exposed many to receiving "prophecies" from the spirit of divination. We are quick to tag every passionate voice as prophetic without taking a moment to question the source. It is true doesn't always mean it is from God. Many are unable to discern the truth of Christ because we have allowed emotions to mask our views about Christ. Being passionate doesn't always mean what is being said is true.
Spirit of divination is from the devil. It is the evil spirit behind fortune telling, horoscope, astrology and star signs. As a believer i refuse to associate myself with any star sign. The only sign i cling to is the sign of heaven which tells me that i am a child of God. Instead of reading horoscope to find out what my future holds, i read the bible where my identity is revealed.
Zodiac signs, horoscopes and the likes are masked with fear and manipulation. The lure you into the kingdom of darkness and this spirit starts controlling you by pulling you to itself with a force that you easily cannot say no to.
In Acts 16:16-19, we see a clear case where the spirit of divination was in operation.
What the slave girl said was true. However the source from where that revelation came was wrong. This grieved the spirit of Paul and he rebuked her.
We need to test all spirits to know whether they are of God. We shouldn't be so comfortable with anyone to the point where we don't carry out checks to verify the prophecy they give us.
When we expose ourselves to receiving prophecies from spirit of divination, we open up ourselves to spirits of fear, anger, pride and self awareness.
So how do we differentiate between prophecy and the spirit of divination? I have created a table below that helps with this.
Differences Between Prophecy and Spirit of Divination
Spirit of Divination
|Heavenly driven
|Money and worldly driven
|God takes the glory
|The 'prophet' takes the glory
|Stirs up a hunger for Christ
|Manipulative. Makes you become clingy to the 'prophet'
|Encourages forgiveness
|Creates enmity, hatred and division
|No clarity
|Reveals extraordinary truth
|Always 'prophecies' the obvious
|Always in line with the bible
|Doesn't always tie in with the bible
|Aids spiritual growth
|Doesn't pay attention to spiritual growth
|Promotes things of the spirit
|Promotes self
|Restores you to fellowship with God
|Leaves you in condemnation
|Gives you peace
|Grieves the spirit of God in you
I would encourage you to use the above table as a check for any prophetic word that someone says to you.
May we be wise.


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Can Value Propositions Be Generic?
My friend Christian Mauer has written an interesting post entitled, "Can Value Propositions Be Generic?" I can't resist weighing in.
The purpose of a value proposition is to help the customer understand What's In It For Them (WIIFM) for implementing your solution. The value proposition is what the customer uses to compare alternatives–so clearly to win, your value proposition has to be superior in meeting their requirements.
So does the Value Proposition need to be unique? Well – it depends. How's that for taking a strong position?
Here's the problem with many of these discussions, Value Is In The Eye Of The Beholder. It is meaningless to start a discussion about value propositions without starting with the customer. Each person involved in a decision, whether buying a product personally or participating in a business solution, has differing views of what satisfies their requirements and why they buy. If our value proposition does not directly address what is being sought, then our likelihood of being selected is at risk.
As many of you know, I'm a bicycling enthusiast. This past weekend I was talking to a friend who had just bought exactly the same expensive component I had recently bought. We were talking about it, and why we had purchased this item. My friend had done a lot of analysis about the performance characteristics of the component and how it would help him be a better rider. In talking to the sales person, their discussion was all about this. In my purchase, I bought it because it was cool, Lance uses it, and other cyclists would talk to me about how cool it was—shallow person that I am. We bought the same product but had very different perceptions of the value we would get from it.
This applies in every purchase decision customers make. As sales professionals, it is critical that we connect with the customer to determine what they value and demonstrate how our solution addresses these needs.
So what's this mean, can value propositions be generic? The answer is still, it depends.
I've written before about the need for a Dynamic approach to developing and communicating value propositions (by the way, Christian writes about this very nicely, as well). Too often, organizations develop a static value proposition. It's posted on their web sites, it becomes a mindless mantra that marketing and sales people babble, hoping to win, then it's changed, when the competition develops a better one.
Value propositions have a life cycle–both relative to specific customer buying cycles and to competitiveness over time. There is a role for a static or generic value proposition, this is very early in a customer buying cycle. This generic value proposition–targeted for specific customer segments, is what creates interest and awareness with potential buyers. It's what get you invited to the party. These generic value propositions are very powerful at this point. They don't have to be superior or differentiated, they just have to be good enough to get you into consideration.
Once you are being considered by the customer—with competitive alternatives, it is the job of the sales professional to determine what customers value, then present the capabilities of the solution in terms that the customer values. As in the story my friend's and my purchase behaviors, the smart sales professional will know that I am not interested in performance characteristics—in fact don't see any value in it and any discussion of this is a waste of my time. The smart sales professional will talk about how cool it will be for me.
Does the value proposition need to be concrete? Absolutely, we need to be specific about the results that can be achieved by implementing our solution. My friend Jill Konrath talks about using a concrete or specific example as part of every value proposition. She cites many examples for gaining attention and opening the door with customers. I do the smae thing in my prospecting efforts. For example, in speaking with sales executives, I often approach them saying, "In working with organizations like yours, we have increased sales productivity by as much as 35%." This concrete example gains interest with the customer, but is good only for getting interest and into consideration. What the customer really wants to know is what will it do for me? As you participate in the customer's buying process, you need to be concrete-specific about the results the customer should expect to receive. They don't care about other customers getting 35% improvement in productivity, they care about what they will achieve.
We keep looking for short cuts and silver bullets to developing, communicating, and delivering value. It doesn't work this way. As a customer, I resent this, generic or concrete–it's not good enough for me. What will it do for me? Until I know this, no sales person will earn my business.
Generic, even concrete generic value propositions open the door and enable you to compete. But that's just the start. Until you address the customer's specific priorities in terms that are meaningful to them, you aren't solving their problems.
By the way, Christian is doing a great webinar on this. Be sure to tune in.
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I too, cannot resist. To me, the value proposition is the essential building block of a company's marketing and sales strategy. My answer to the question of static vs. custom is the same as yours, it depends. But to me, it depends on how you define value proposition. A company needs a concrete value proposition in order to create its marketing strategy. The basics of who you are, what you do, why it matters, and to whom, drive content decisions, media decisions, and everything else you do in marketing (or should do). Furthermore, having a well defined value proposition is necessary to get buy-in from other key stakeholders like employees and/or shareholders. At this level, concrete is necessary. At the individual sale level, I don't even think a value proposition should be used. At that level, the sales professional should be positioning the solution to cater to a specific need, and desire for value. A "value proposition" at this point is, as you point out, meaningless to a customer. For me, perhaps, the talk of value proposition, should be banned from conversations about sales. The value proposition is an upstream tool only.
All of that said, although the "value proposition" has to have some concreteness to it, it also has to be a living thing, constantly being refined by market and customer feedback. Who a company is, what they do, why it matters, and to whom, are moving targets for successful companies.
David –
It was great to see you making the point that value is in the eye of the beholder, supported by your excellent cycling anecdote. It's a welcome counter to the usual angle where 'value proposition' is used simply, and wrongly, as a synonym for benefits statement, elevator speech, USP, or advertising slogan.
But can value propositions be generic? If, as you rightly observe, value is subjective, it follows that "generic value proposition" risks being an oxymoron.
I am co-author of a book on Value Propositions – see http://creatinganddeliveringyourvalueproposition.com/ – and when discussing this topic we concluded that, at the corporate level, it can be helpful to rename the high-level statement as a Value Hypothesis (particularly in situations where a new offering is being presented without the benefit of any pre-existing customer value experience).
Then value propositions apply to specific situations. They have weight where they are related to specific market segments, specific offerings used over specific time frames, specific sales opportunities, and to targeted people within those specific sales opportunities (e.g. CEO, CFO, CMO). To relate this back to another important point that you make, this is where concreteness comes from.
What is, of course, crucially important is that there is congruence among all of the levels of value propositions: the view at 35,000 feet needs to be aligned with the view at street level.
Hi David. This is all a very new area for me so I just wanted to say thanks for a very insightful and thought provoking piece of writing. David/Keith – same applies for your comments. I am working on defining the value proposition for the product at the moment and this food for thought will certainly help this process along.
Thanks again all


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Dungeon Crawl Classics #84.3: Sky Masters of the Purple Planet
- A Level 6 Adventure for DCC RPG.
A Level 6 Adventure for DCC RPG
When a legendary race of demonic beings pour out of the double-mooned sky and raid the party's camp, events are set into motion that will lead them far southward to the equatorial region of the Purple Planet. Between them and their destination lay air-ships and aerial combat, pirates and plunder, and the silver-spined Sky-Spire of the Sky Masters of the Purple Planet.


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Belt Lipectomy
What is a Belt Lipectomy Procedure?
A belt lipectomy is a surgical procedure that improves the contour of the outer thighs, hips and buttock region as well as the entire frontal abdomen by combining techniques of lower body lift and abdominoplasty (see individual sections for specific details of these procedures).
Who in Birmingham, Alabama would be a good candidate for Belt Lipectomy Procedure?
Good candidates for belt lipectomy in Birmingham should be considered healthy, non-smokers who feel that, despite dieting and exercise, their front and posterior torso have skin overhang and fatty tissue that prevents an optimal overall aesthetic appearance. Many women are simply bothered by stretch marks that have occurred in their lower abdomen following pregnancy or weight gain and skin laxity that has occurred with changes in weight over time, and this procedure is traditionally able to remove a substantial amount of this over-stretched skin to give a rejuvenated appearance to the entire lower torso and waistline. Patients who have lost substantial weight following bariatric surgery or other lifestyle modifications also typically see dramatic changes in the appearance of their abdomen, hips, and buttock following the procedure. Ideally, female patients have completed all anticipated pregnancies and patients who have undergone bariatric surgery have stable weight for at least six months prior to surgery.
What is the post-operative recovery?
Belt Lipectomy patients typically benefit by allowing a full two weeks to recover from the procedure. While the procedure is outpatient surgery, the extensive nature of the procedure provides a degree of soreness that takes a week or so before patients feel more able to fully integrate themselves back into activities of daily living. Most patients are back at work by the second week following surgery although the procedure requires 5-6 weeks before patients feel as if they have fully recovered to the degree of their pre-surgical state.
How is the procedure performed?
The belt lipectomy procedure is performed under general anesthesia in our accredited operating room in Birmingham. Incisions are made as described in the sections regarding abdominoplasty and lower body lift, but the incisions are designed to connect with one another, leaving the patient with a circumferential scar around their entire lower waist. This allows the skin excess to be removed and for buttock augmentation to be performed as necessary. The specific type of body contouring procedure that you are a candidate for will be discussed during your initial consultation with Dr. Grotting and Cohn in Birmingham. Belt lipectomy procedures are individually tailored to maximize overall contour improvement while respecting the need to minimize scarring and allow for a prompt and safe recovery.
What type of result can I expect?
Birmingham patients who undergo belt lipectomy typically see a dramatic result in the contour of their outer thighs, hips, buttock region and abdomen. The procedure incorporates several critical components that are individually assessed to provide the most optimal result for the patient. Specifically, the procedure incorporates removal of excess skin, tightening of abdominal muscles, liposuction of hip and thighs to address skin thickness and provide optimal contour along these regions and possible fat injections to further enhance and shape overall contour of the buttock region. The end result is a markedly more shapely, contoured outer hip/thigh region and buttock shape, a flatter, more toned abdominal appearance with a significant improvement in skin laxity and overall contour. Liposuction is incorporated as necessary to optimize overall contour and to accentuate the overall waistline. The resultant scar typically runs circumferentially around the lower waistline. Swelling is largely dissipated during the first several weeks following the procedure, but can persist for several months. Patients are able to appreciate the dramatic change in contour immediately following the procedure, although swelling may take several months to completely resolve and to allow for appreciation of the final result.
What are the potential risk and complications?
Risks include standard aspects seen with all surgery, like bleeding and infection. Fortunately, these are rarely seen. More frequently encountered complications include things like small areas of delayed healing that may require short-courses of antibiotic ointment to assist with healing or unfavorable scarring that may benefit from steroid injections during the early post-operative period.
Learn more how a Belt Lipectomy can help you. Dr. Grotting and Dr. Cohn will walk you through your consultation in person at the Birmingham, Alabama office and develop the best plan for you. Call us at (205) 930-1600.


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For many businesses, deciding to merge with another company is not necessarily about the immediate financial gains. Indeed, an acquisition has to make financial sense and must ultimately benefit shareholders, but oftentimes a change to a company's brand can be just as important.
In a prior post, we explained how acquisitions based on changing or securing brand equity are not so easy. A purchase in that regard must make sense not only to executives, but to consumers as well.
Against that backdrop, it remains to be seen whether the merger between Marriott International and Starwood Resorts Worldwide will meet this criteria. The transaction, which was announced last month, will likely make the new hotel company the largest in the world with more than 5,500 properties across the globe and more than one million hotel rooms available
But the brand equity change is not ostensibly for families seeking vacation venues. Instead, Marriott wants to appeal to Starwood's business travelers. Because of Starwood's luxury properties and partnerships with credit card companies, business travelers are much more likely to be repeat customers. And with corporate clients being higher spend customers, it is no secret that Marriott would want to have a larger part of that business.
After all, Marriott has nearly double the number of loyalty members compared to Starwood, but with Starwood's largely corporate members spending more than twice the amount of Marriott's vacationers, there was more than $100 million difference in revenue in favor of Starwood.
If you have questions or need legal counsel on the potential effectiveness of strategic mergers, the attorneys at Shulman Bastian Friedman & Bui LLP can help.


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Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Idioms, Encyclopedia.
1. To draw a fluid through a tube by exhausting the air in front.
2. To draw a fluid into the mouth; specifically, to draw milk from the breast.
[A.S. sūcan]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
suck[AS. sucan, to suck]
1. To draw fluid into the mouth, as from the breast.
2. To exhaust air from a tube and thus draw fluid from a container.
3. That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking.
Medical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners
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Well, who expected HP to unveil 4 brand new tablets with Android and some of them packed with good features? They actually did that today and let's check out these devices in the following lines. By the way, the new model names are HP 7-HD, 7-Extreme, 8-Pro and 10-HD.
The HP Slate 10 HD packs a 1280 x 800 10 inch display and entry level specs. Inside there's a Marvell PXA986 processor and this device, as well as the Slate 7 HD adopt plastic backs and the same CPU. We've got built in 3G cellular support, front and rear cameras and microSD card slots. There's Beats Audio support on board as well.
The Slate 7 Extreme is clearly higher up the food chain, with a Nvidia Tegra 4 processor, always on HDR camera features and the virtual "Ink" feature for stylus users. The device has front speakers and it comes with a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution. The HP Slate 8 Pro has the best bargain, since it packs a 7.9 inch 1600 x 1200 pixel display, making it a clear iPad Mini 2 rival.
This one also has a Tegra 4 processor and it provides a 4:3 aspect ratio, that makes it better to read documents. HP seems to have chosen stock Android for these devices, keeping them as clean as possible. Some models of the HP Slate 7 HD and HP Slate 10 HD will come with 2 years of free mobile Internet service, of up to 200 MB of 4G data per month.


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What went wrong in Geneva, diplomatic blunders must be rectified
That the third United States resolution, this time calling for an international investigation into alleged war crimes, would sail through last Thursday's sessions of the UN Human Rights Council was a foregone fact.
However, there was a shocker. India called the resolution an "intrusive approach" undermining Sri Lanka's "national sovereignty and institutions" and abstained from voting. At least one prominent member of the Sri Lanka delegation, now in Geneva, seemed aware. He remarked to some delegation members last Wednesday to await "the surprise" and was to remark the next day he was right in his forecast. Yet, during arrival in Switzerland, a note on the voting pattern prepared by him included India as supporting the resolution. Nevertheless, in the days before, publicly Indian diplomats listened more than speaking. Even during the March 18 informal consultations convened by the United States, a junior Indian diplomat was at one of the final rows taking down notes.
That was the highlight of Thursday's drama at Palais de Naciones in Geneva. Now armed with a mandate from the Council, UN Human Rights High Commissioner Navanethem Pillay will be busy in the coming weeks assembling the investigative mechanism which is estimated to cost around US $1.5 million (Rs . 180 million). Diplomats in Geneva say it would comprise a small group of experts and Special Mandate Holders. According to them, she wants to provide the investigators "a framework" and "get them to take the process forward." Some diplomats say she wants to maintain a "firewall" or keep the OHCHR from being directly involved in the investigations. The idea is to avoid any form of criticism of that office whilst undertaking an investigation in accordance with the latest resolution.
In the light of the requirement that the Human Rights High Commissioner give an oral update in September, or in just five months, the process is to begin without delay. It will be Pillay's successor, yet to be named, who will give such an update during the 27th sessions from September 8 to 26. She is due to go on leave in July prior to retirement in August. That oral update will provide an outline of the investigations and how it is proceeding. Thereafter, a written update that will contain the outcome of the investigations will be provided at the 28th sessions in March next year.
In Colombo, President Rajapaksa who is directing most matters which should have been handled by the Ministry of External Affairs wants to spearhead a new diplomatic initiative. He is to despatch special envoys to the 12 countries that voted in favour of Sri Lanka. In addition, envoys will also travel to selected countries that abstained too. They will express the President's appreciation and urge further support at the Human Rights Council. He was also thrilled that Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN in Geneva had vigorously defended Sri Lanka. Ambassador Zamir Akram sought to know from where the funds would come for the investigation since the UNHRC votes were depleted. If it was from the backers of the resolution, that proved their political motive, he declared. "Mey apey minihata pana nehe ney. Ara Pakistan karaya koi tarang api wenuven bat karada (Our man has no life. How much did that Pakistani person bat for us)," remarked Rajapaksa. Later, he asked a telephone call be put through to Pakistani Premier Nawaz Shariff to thank him for his envoy's role. Aides later said that the Pakistani Premier was on a visit to Britain.
The speech by India's Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Dilip Sinha, came as a bombshell. That the move appears to have caught even the United States by surprise was reflected in the remarks of one of its diplomats in Colombo. Much ahead of the vote, he declared that his country was in "constant touch with India over the draft resolution. We consult them regularly." Last Thursday, however, asked about India's abstention, he snapped in apparent anger "you must ask them that." A broad hint came during a media briefing on Friday by US Ambassador Michele Sison when she remarked in a written statement, "The text (of the resolution) was discussed at length with UNHRC member and observer states, as well as with other stakeholders." State Department spokesperson Marie Harf told Friday's media briefing, "It is disappointing to us that India abstained from voting on this resolution when they voted yes for the last two years. We have made our disappointment known to Indian officials. Beyond that, I'd refer you to them in terms of how they voted." Between the drafts and the voting there seemed a change of heart.
Equally terse were comments from Indian diplomats in Colombo. "We do not accept the principle of intrusions in our backyard by others. This is why Asian nations with the exception of (South) Korea, for obvious reasons, voted against the resolution," he said.
The diplomat claimed India's abstention gave New Delhi more leverage to urge the Government to implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and address other issues affecting the Tamil community in Sri Lanka. In what seemed a way of saying thank you, President Rajapaksa on Friday reciprocated the gesture. He directed that all Indian fishermen held in remand prisons be released immediately. That included 19 fishermen arrested on Friday together with four boats and remanded by the Mannar Acting Magistrate H. Paldano until April 4. The Attorney General's Department faxed instructions on Friday to Prison authorities in Mannar to carry out the executive order.
The move had mixed reactions within the Government itself. Though it was with good intentions, some said it should not have been done hurriedly. They argued that the move gave credence to claims that the arrests of the Indian fishing boats poaching in Sri Lankan waters were a political exercise and raised issue over future acts of poaching. Some argued that such a move, if inevitable, could have been done, by the Ministry of Fisheries and not the President. There were others who said the release met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Jeyaram Jeyalalithaa's demand that all arrested fishermen should be released before the stalled fisheries talks between those in the trade in the two countries began.
In Geneva, Ambassador Sinha during "India's explanation of the vote before or after the vote" called upon the Government of Sri Lanka to "make purposeful efforts to fulfil its commitments, including on the devolution of political authority through the full implementation of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution of Sri Lanka and build upon it." That said, Sinha heaped praise on the Rajapksa administration. He said the Government of Sri Lanka had honoured its commitment to the international community to hold elections to the Northern Provincial Council. Further, he said, it had taken steps to implement some of the important recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), such as Trilingual Policy, promoting the official use of the Tamil language and the upgrading of schools in the Northern and Eastern provinces. He noted that Human Rights Commissioner Pillay's report "rightly acknowledges the progress made in reconstruction, resettlement and implementation" of some of the recommendations.
He charged that in asking the OHCHR (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights) 'to investigate, assess and monitor the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, the resolution ignores the progress already made by the country and places in jeopardy the cooperation currently taking place between the Government of Sri Lanka and the OHCHR and the Council's Special Procedures." He declared that the resolution is "inconsistent and impractical in asking both the Government of Sri Lanka and OHCHR to conduct investigations simultaneously." He also said that any external investigative mechanism with an open-ended mandate to monitor national processes for protection of human rights in a country is not reflective of UN General Assembly resolutions which created the Human Rights Council.
Sinha then set out India's position of seeking a "consensual way" forward "towards a lasting peace" by implementing the LLRC report. That, he said, should include those pertaining to "missing persons, detainees, reduction of 'high security zones,' return of private lands by the military and withdrawal of security forces from the civilian domain in the Northern Province." He noted that India is therefore "concerned that the resolution has the potential to hinder the efforts of the country rather than contribute constructively to its efforts, and hence inadvertently complicate the situation."
In real terms, India's abstention, though very significant, will not bring about a change of course in the OHCHR investigation. The parliamentary elections in India begin on April 7 and an elected new Government will be known officially after May 12. With the Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) strongly tipped to come to power, both the oral update and the final report on the investigation would come before the UNHRC with a possible new Government in place. Thus a lot will depend on the BJP's attitude towards Sri Lanka. Its leaders have criticised their Congress counterparts in the past for being too lenient on Sri Lanka.
The Tamil National Alliance was unhappy over the Indian move. "We are naturally disappointed that India has abstained from voting. This is because the Sri Lankan state has not complied with any one of the commitments made to India. Further India is aware of the true ground situation," Rajavarothayam Sampanthan, leader of the Tamil National Alliance told the Sunday Times. However, he said, India was a regional power "which has to maintain some principles and we respect that." He added, "India still has a role to play and we are confident it will address our needs." The blow on the TNA was worse because five of its parliamentarians were in Geneva canvassing support for the resolution. They held news conferences for this purpose. The MPs are Suresh Premachandran, Mavai Senathirajah, S. Shritharan, M.A. Sumanthiran and Selvan Adaikalanathan.
Also unhappy was the London-based Global Tamil Forum (GTF), the largest Tamil diaspora group. Suren Surendran of the GTF told the Sunday Times, "We are thoroughly disappointed and hurt by this 'let down' by India. However, one must critically analyse the action taking emotions away. We shouldn't see this abstention this year in isolation. When viewed collectively through the past, in major international forums, India has shown cold shoulder to President Mahinda Rajapaksa. In 2012 and 2013 India voted against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh boycotted the CHOGM in Nov 2013. It is diplomatically naïve and immature to interpret abstentions as being somehow supportive of the Government of Sri Lanka. The same logic could be applied to argue the opposite."
Despite their lament, Tamil groups both in Sri Lanka and abroad cannot afford to antagonise India. Hence, the guarded responses.
Several other countries also spoke for and against the resolution. Two different motions were moved at the Human Rights Council on Thursday ahead of the US sponsored resolution. One was a "no-action motion." As the title implies, it was not to pursue action. It was rejected with 25 voting against, 16 in favour and six abstentions. The other was a motion to delete operative paragraph ten which called for an international mechanism to investigate alleged war crimes. Voting against the motion were 23 member nations whilst 14 opposed it and ten abstained. In both these motions, India as well as Indonesia voted in favour of Sri Lanka.
The US resolution (see full text in box story on this page) was co-sponsored by 38 countries — Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, St Kitts & Nevis, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America.
The final text was the draft handed into the Human Rights Council Bureau on March 26. This was based on the US convened informal consultations on March 18 where views of participating countries and NGOs were obtained, as exclusively revealed in these columns last week. The only new addition was the lines "Reaffirming its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka." Also retained despite protests from some countries is a call to "demilitarize the north of Sri Lanka." Ironically, the preamble to the resolution also made reference to the arrests of two human rights activists when the Council sessions were under way. It expressed "deep concern at reported intimidation and retaliation against civil society members who engage with the United Nations human rights mechanism……" Even US Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement soon after Thursday's vote at the UNHRC, "We are deeply concerned by recent actions against some of Sri Lanka's citizens, including detentions and harassment of civil society activists. Further reprisals against these brave defenders of human rights and the dignity of all Sri Lankan citizens would elicit grave concern from the international community."
Voting in favour of the resolution were 23 countries — Argentina, Austria, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Montenegro, Peru, Republic of Korea, Romania, Sierra Leone, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.Voting against were 12 countries — Algeria, China, Congo, Cuba, Kenya, Maldives, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela and Vietnam.Twelve countries abstained. They are: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Morocco, Namibia, Philippines and South Africa.
External Affairs Minister, G.L. Peiris told a hurriedly summoned news conference in Hambantota on Friday that the majority vote at the UNHRC was against the United States. He said that the votes in favour of Sri Lanka (12) and abstentions (12) totalled one less than the votes received for the US resolution (23). So this was a victory for Sri Lanka. The Government Department of Information transported media personnel on Thursday morning, giving them barely an hour's notice, for the news conference at the Peacock Beach Hotel the same afternoon. Though he was originally expected to travel to Geneva to make the Sri Lanka statement during voting time that did not materialise. Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga who was in in the Swiss city was overheard telling members of the Sri Lanka delegation that "all support should be given to Ambassador Aryasinha who would deliver the statement." He said that was important since he was the person on the ground. Weeratunga had earlier turned down a request by Aryasinha to do so.
Among other matters, Aryasinha noted in his speech that "we are disappointed to observe that a key imperative driving this resolution is not genuine concern for the welfare of the Sri Lankan people but electoral compulsions of some States at the behest of certain extreme elements with links to the LTTE. Such biases and extreme ideologies ignore the ground realities, the legitimate aspirations of the Sri Lankan people, and trivialize the price paid by all Sri Lankans to defeat a 30-year brutal terrorist conflict and consolidate peace……Sri Lanka categorically and unreservedly rejects this draft resolution, as it challenges the sovereignty and independence of a Member State of the UN, violates the principles international law, based on profoundly flawed premises, and is inimical to the interests of the people of Sri Lanka…"
The remarks were a far cry from those of EAM Peiris who rejected the resolution outright and called it illegal.In adding the votes of those who abstained together with the ones Sri Lanka received, and making a public declaration of it, Peiris has forgotten some important facts. Among the countries that had chosen to abstain last Thursday were three that voted in favour of Sri Lanka last year — Indonesia, Kuwait and the Phillippines. Do their abstentions therefore mean they are still supporting Sri Lanka? There was also another story behind those abstentions. These three countries were visited by President's special envoys – Minister Dilan Perera (Jakarta), D.E.W. Gunasekera (Manila) and Rauff Hakeem (Kuwait). State media reported that the three countries had expressed support. Both Kuwait and Indonesia, the world's largest Islamic country, had been concerned about attacks on Muslims, their establishments and places of worship. Similarly, the Philippines had been concerned about attacks on churches. In addition, the Sri Lanka diplomatic missions in Jakarta and Manila have been without ambassadors for months now.
According to official sources, there had been a lot of confusion over despatching special envoys. When the names of some ministers were given and appointments were sought, replacements were decided upon leaving little time to inform hosts. In some cases, ministers had to be persuaded to travel. "All of them went without any competent officials. As a result they were unable to answer questions raised by their hosts," said one official. Another added, "There were no calls made from External Affairs Minister to other Foreign Ministers. There was no Operations Room and there was no co-ordination of any sort." Even during his visit to Britain when the Human Rights Council was in session, Minister Peiris did not engage his counterparts there nor did the mission there make any arrangements.
That apart, once more, EAM's pet project — Look Africa — turned futile. Of the 13 African countries, only two — Kenya and Congo — voted against the resolution. Botswana which voted against (or in favour of Sri Lanka) last year voted for the US resolution on Thursday. The other African countries to support the resolution were Benin and Sierra Leone. Burkino Faso, Ethiopia, Gabon, Namibia and South Africa abstained. The vote by Benin was to cause some concern at the highest levels of the Government. A senior official said Prime Minister Pascal Coupaki, who was in Colombo for the Commonwealth Summit in November had assured during talks with President Rajapaksa that he would support Sri Lanka.
This is not the first time Peiris has introduced new maths to matters international. After the first US resolution was adopted in 2012, Peiris told China's national news agency Xinhua "In all, 24 countries voted for the resolution, 15 against it and eight abstained. The Sri Lankan government said it was a matter of great satisfaction that 15 countries voted with Sri Lanka, despite the intensity of pressure, in a variety of forms, exerted on them. Peiris also said that with 15 countries voting with Sri Lanka, and eight countries abstaining, the final result was that 23 countries, out of a total of 47 members of the Human Rights Council, did not support the resolution, while 24 supported it and so the margin was narrow." An extension of that logic would mean that the latest US resolution has now been defeated and hence there would not be an international investigation mechanism probing alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka.
Peiris has added some comedy to an otherwise diplomatic tragedy over the years in Geneva. It is time for the UPFA Government to take a dispassionate look at what went wrong. Otherwise the litany of failures would continue to cause irreparable harm.
Full text of Resolution
Here is the full text of the resolution (A/HRC/25/L.1/Rev.1) adopted by the UN Human Rights Council last Thursday. Moved by the United States, it was sponsored and co-sponsored by 42 countries:
Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka
The Human Rights Council,
Reaffirming the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
Guided by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant instruments,
Bearing in mind General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006,
Recalling Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1, on institution-building of the Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders, of 18 June 2007,
Recalling also Human Rights Council resolutions 19/2 of 22 March 2012 and 22/1 of 21 March 2013 on promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka,
Reaffirming its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka,
Reaffirming also that it is the responsibility of each State to ensure the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of its entire population,
Reaffirming further that States must ensure that any measure taken to combat terrorism complies with their obligations under international law, in particular international human rights law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law, as applicable,
Reaffirming that all Sri Lankans are entitled to the full enjoyment of their human rights regardless of religion, belief or ethnicity, in a peaceful and unified land,
Welcoming and acknowledging the progress made by the Government of Sri Lanka in rebuilding infrastructure, demining and resettling the majority of internally displaced persons, while noting nonetheless that considerable work lies ahead in the areas of justice, reconciliation, land use and ownership, the resumption of livelihoods and the restoration of normality to civilian life, and stressing the importance of the full participation of local populations, including representatives of civil society and minorities, in these efforts,
Welcoming the successful holding of Provincial Council elections on 21 September 2013 and, in particular, the high turnout and participation in all three provinces, while noting with concern reports of election-related violence, as well as of voter and candidate intimidation,
Expressing appreciation for the efforts and cooperation of the Government of Sri Lanka in facilitating the visit of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and providing her with open access, and welcoming the visit of the High Commissioner to Sri Lanka in August 2013,
Expressing deep concern at reported intimidation and retaliation against civil society members who engage with United Nations human rights mechanisms, including those who met with the High Commissioner during her visit,
Expressing serious concern at the continuing reports of violations of human rights in Sri Lanka, including sexual and gender-based violence, enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, torture and violations of the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, threats to judicial independence and the rule of law, as well as intimidation of and reprisals against human rights defenders, members of civil society, lawyers and journalists,
Alarmed at the significant surge in attacks against members of religious minority groups in Sri Lanka, including Hindus, Muslims and Christians,
Calling upon the Government of Sri Lanka to fulfil its public commitments, including on the devolution of political authority, which is integral to reconciliation and the full enjoyment of human rights by all members of its population,
Taking note of the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission of Sri Lanka, its findings and recommendations, and acknowledging its possible contribution to the process of meaningful national reconciliation in Sri Lanka,
Recalling the constructive recommendations contained in the Commission's report, including the need to credibly investigate widespread allegations of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances, demilitarize the north of Sri Lanka, implement impartial land dispute resolution mechanisms, re-evaluate detention policies, strengthen formerly independent civil institutions, reach a political settlement on the devolution of power to the provinces, promote and protect the right of freedom of expression for all persons and enact rule of law reforms,
Taking note of the national plan of action to implement the recommendations of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission of the Government of Sri Lanka and its commitments as set forth in response to the findings and recommendations of the Commission,
Noting that the national plan of action does not adequately address all of the findings and constructive recommendations of the Commission, and encouraging the Government of Sri Lanka to broaden the scope of the plan to adequately address all elements of the Commission's report,
Noting with concern that the national plan of action and the Commission's report do not adequately address serious allegations of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law,
Emphasizing the importance of a comprehensive approach to transitional justice incorporating the full range of judicial and non-judicial measures, including, inter alia, individual prosecutions, reparations, truth-seeking, institutional reform, vetting of public employees and officials, or an appropriately conceived combination thereof, in order to, inter alia, ensure accountability, serve justice, provide remedies to victims, promote healing and reconciliation, establish independent oversight of the security system, restore confidence in the institutions of the State and promote the rule of law in accordance with international human rights law, with a view to preventing the recurrence of violations and abuses,
Underlining that truth-seeking processes, such as truth and reconciliation commissions, that investigate patterns of past human rights violations and their causes and consequences are important tools that can complement judicial processes, and that, when established, such mechanisms have to be designed within a specific societal context and be founded on broad national consultations with the inclusion of victims and civil society, including non-governmental organizations,
Recalling the responsibility of States to comply with their relevant obligations to prosecute those responsible for gross violations of human rights and serious violations of international humanitarian law constituting crimes under international law, with a view to end impunity,
Recalling also the High Commissioner's conclusion that national mechanisms have consistently failed to establish the truth and to achieve justice, and her recommendation that the Human Rights Council establish an international inquiry mechanism to further investigate the alleged violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law and monitor any domestic accountability processes,
Encouraging the Government of Sri Lanka to increase its dialogue and cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner, including with regard to technical assistance,
1. Welcomes the oral update presented by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-fourth session and the subsequent report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka and the recommendations and conclusions contained therein, including on the establishment of a truth-seeking mechanism and national reparations policy as an integral part of a more comprehensive and inclusive approach to transitional justice;
2. Calls upon the Government of Sri Lanka to conduct an independent and credible investigation into allegations of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, as applicable; to hold accountable those responsible for such violations; to end continuing incidents of human rights violations and abuses in Sri Lanka; and to implement the recommendations made in the reports of the Office of the High Commissioner;
3. Reiterates its call upon the Government of Sri Lanka to implement effectively the constructive recommendations made in the report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, and to take all necessary additional steps to fulfil its relevant legal obligations and commitment to initiate credible and independent actions to ensure justice, equity, accountability and reconciliation for all Sri Lankans;
4. Urges the Government of Sri Lanka to investigate all alleged attacks, by individuals and groups, on journalists, human rights defenders, members of religious minority groups and other members of civil society, as well as on temples, mosques and churches, and also urges the Government to hold perpetrators of such attacks to account and to take steps to prevent such attacks in the future;
5. Calls upon the Government of Sri Lanka to release publicly the results of its investigations into alleged violations by security forces, including the attack on unarmed protesters in Weliweriya on 1 August 2013, and the report of 2013 by the court of inquiry of the Sri Lanka Army;
6. Encourages the Government of Sri Lanka to ensure that all Provincial Councils, including the Northern Provincial Council, are able to operate effectively, in accordance with the 13th amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka;
7. Welcomes the visit by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons in December 2013, and calls upon the Government of Sri Lanka to facilitate the effective implementation of durable solutions for internally displaced persons, including the long-term displaced;
8. Also welcomes the invitation to the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants and the Special Rapporteur on the right to education;
9. Encourages the Government of Sri Lanka to cooperate with other special procedures mandate holders and to respond formally to their outstanding requests, including long-standing requests;
10. Takes note of the recommendations and conclusions of the High Commissioner regarding ongoing human rights violations and the need for an international inquiry mechanism in the absence of a credible national process with tangible results, and requests the Office of the High Commissioner:
(a) To monitor the human rights situation in Sri Lanka and to continue to assess progress on relevant national processes;
(b) To undertake a comprehensive investigation into alleged serious violations and abuses of human rights and related crimes by both parties in Sri Lanka during the period covered by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, and to establish the facts and circumstances of such alleged violations and of the crimes perpetrated with a view to avoiding impunity and ensuring accountability, with assistance from relevant experts and special procedures mandate holders;
(c) To present an oral update to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-seventh session, and a comprehensive report followed by a discussion on the implementation of the present resolution at its twenty-eighth session;
11. Encourages the Office of the High Commissioner and relevant special procedures mandate holders to provide, in consultation with and with the concurrence of the Government of Sri Lanka, advice and technical assistance on implementing the above-mentioned steps;
12. Calls upon the Government of Sri Lanka to cooperate with the Office of the High Commissioner in the implementation of the present resolution.


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The president of the Kamloops-Okanagan Dairy Association is asking Canadian consumers to look for the blue cow logo on their products to ensure 100 per cent Canadian dairy agreements in the wake of this week's newly announced U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade deal.
Henry Bremer of Cliffview Farms in Enderby said the new deal, which may see Canadian dairy farmers stand to lose 3.59 per cent of their market to U.S. producers, could mean U.S. milk with lesser health standards than in Canada making its way onto Canadian shelves.
"We are caught in the middle of crazy politics," said Bremer. "President Trump has pushed so hard for U.S. dairy access into our market, yet we already import five times more dairy from the U.S. than we export. That is a very sizable pre-existing trade deficit.
"The US have really massive overproduction problems, and additional access to the Canadian market won't even come close to fixing it. The total dairy production of Canada is equal to that of the State of Wisconsin. What the U.S. needs is to look at adopting a supply managed structure, not trying to solve their problems by bullying their way into ours."
Within the last four years Ottawa has granted dairy access under three trade agreements: CETA, CPTPP, and now NAFTA/USMCA, said Bremer. This equates to the federal government giving away an additional 10 per cent of the Canadian market in under four years, plus new Class 7 restrictions which will increase this number even higher.
"This is really hurting dairy farm families," said Bremer. "The continuing diminishing returns within the industry are creating a great deal of instability and it will drive some producers out of business."
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday dairy farmers will be compensated for expected losses under the new trade deal. He made the promise directly to dairy representatives in Montreal.
Dairy is an attractive market in a trade agreement, said Bremer.
"The dairy industries in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. have all been struggling with rampant over-production and a global price glut for milk," he said. "Canada, meanwhile, has been the global standard of a stable, successful dairy industry, including right here in the North Okanagan and Shuswap area. In their shortsightedness, the federal government is throwing our dairy farms into ongoing instability by granting access to these failing dairy markets that are desperate for new markets to dump their excess milk."
Added Dave Taylor, chairperson of the B.C. Dairy Association earlier in the week: "Once again, dairy farmers are being made to pay the price to conclude an international trade agreement. "We understand that we're part of a larger economy but our industry can't be made victim to one trade agreement after the next. This amount of market access is a textbook example of our government saying one thing, and doing another. This is just not acceptable."
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In terms of etymology, ethical value comes from the Greek word, ethos which means the character of morality or custom. In the Great Dictionary of Indonesian, it means knowledge of what is good and what is bad about moral rights and obligations (akhlaq), basic groups of moral values, values of right or wrong that belong to a group or society. From the understanding of linguistic knowledge, it is seen that ethics is related to the efforts to determine human behavior.
The ethical value in Islam is a tool of infinite and great value that not only contains the attitude, the normative behavior, that is in the form of human relationship with God (faith) but the manifestation of the human relationship to God, human with nature. Ethics and morals are recommended in the teachings of Islam contained in the Qur'an and Sunnah, following the example of Prophet Muhammad.
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Criteria of Ethical Value
The four criteria that make Islamic ethics unique:
1. Basic Principle
The fundamental ethics of Islam is derived from the divine (prophecy), namely the Qur'an and al-Hadith. Islam also recognizes humanity's source (dalil 'aqli') which consists of human sense, instinct, emotion, and experience. However, this sense, instinct, emotion, and experience are also in line with the revelation of the Qur'an and al-Hadith itself. The combination of this divine source and human resource yields Islamic ethics that can underlie all human activity.
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2. Scope
Islamic ethics covers theoretical aspects (majal al-nazar) and practice (majal al-`amal). Islamic ethics is not only based on theoretical thinking of past scholars in various fields but is like the form of practices directly related to human deeds itself. Morals shown by Prophet Muhammad SAW are the most appropriate role models. Prophet Muhammad managed to practice the Islamic moral demands within the scope of self, household, community environment, even in the nation. Collaboration from this aspect of the theory and practice makes Islamic ethics very complete to be implemented in all aspects of life.
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3. Value
The values in Islamic ethics include in various aspects and dimensions. In accordance with the nature of its Creator who has all the perfection, then the value He utters symbolizes His majesty. Something categorized as good or bad, true or false will remain and be adopted by humanity at any time. In terms of value categories, Islamic ethics includes positive values (ijabiyah) and negative values (salbiyah). Positive values refer to values that affect the human nature of human beings and must be practiced. Negative values leave a bad impression and should be avoided as it causes loss to many people.
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4. Obedience
The basic Islamic obedience to Islamic ethics is also quite unique. In nature, nothing is considered good or bad (substance), but Allah SWT determines whether something is good or bad. Therefore, the factors that encourage obedience to Islamic ethics are obedience and adherence to the teachings of Islam itself. All values governed by Islam are done solely because of Allah SWT. It is based solely on confidence, commitment and willingness, not because of a rule of thumb or a boss's direction.
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Types of Ethical Value
Ethical value based on Al-Quran has a humanistic and rationalistic nature. Humanistic in the sense of directing humanity to the highest achievement of the human nature and not contrary to human nature itself. Instead, it is rationalistic that all the messages taught by the Qur'an to human beings are in line with the achievement of human rationality set forth in the works of the philosophers.
Messages such as invocations to the truth, justice, honesty, hygiene, respect for parents, hard work, love of science are all in opposition to both of these abilities. This is more firmly when viewed from the depiction of the attitude and behavior of the Prophet Muhammad called the Qur'an as having a great character.
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Here are some types of ethical value:
1. Social Ethics
In social life, the process of communication and interaction between individuals and groups, even (often taking the form of conflicts and social tensions, conflicts, and social tensions arising from the plurality, both in the view of life, political ideology, ethnicity, culture, religious beliefs, and economic interests. Social ethics is among others built from the basic principles of mutual life as above, namely:
- Equality and Togetherness
The principle of equality and togetherness means that all social groups are essentially the same, without the need to eliminate the social stratification that has become a social reality, and each social group has the same rights and obligations. In Islamic philosophy, the reality of plurals is the nature of the life itself, can not be denied, it is even God's own will, because if God does not want plurality, it is certainly easy for Him to make a mere single reality, but the reality exists is pluralism in various aspects of human life in the world.
"To each of you, We prescribed a law and a method. Had Allah willed, He would have made you one nation [united in religion], but [He intended] to test you in what He has given you; so the race to [all that is] good. To Allah is your return all together, and He will [then] inform you concerning that over which you used to differ." (Surah Al-Mai'dah 5:48)
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- Social Justice
The principle of enforcement of social justice is minimizing social inequalities and diluting social tensions resulting from feelings of unjust treatment and will increase participation in the improvement of people's living standards in various aspects. In the concept of Islamic philosophy, justice part of taqwa and the dignity of human determined by the taqwa and level of justice.
"O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm for Allah, witnesses in justice, and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be just; that is nearer to righteousness. And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what you do." (Surah Al-Mai'dah 5:8)
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- Openness and Deliberation
In a pluralist society, consisting of multi-ethnic, multi-religious and various political streams, it is necessary to have an open leadership and to develop a spirit of deliberation, especially with regard to public rights, and to keep the public space for public purposes, with open management. In the concept of Islamic philosophy, social ethics is the soul of an openly developed discussion.
"So because (of) Mercy from Allah you dealt gently with them. And if you had been rude (and) harsh (at) [the] heart, surely they (would have) dispersed from around you. Then pardon [from] them and ask forgiveness for them and consult them in the matter. Then when you have decided, then put trust in Allah. Indeed, Allah loves the ones who put trust (in Him)." (Surah Ali 'Imran 3:159)
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2. Economic Ethics
Economics is an activity directly related to the effort to meet the basic needs of human life, which is related to basic daily needs, so it is a big influence in the formation of behavior patterns of people in various aspects of life. Prophet Muhammad had said kadal—faqru an-yakuna kufran, almost certainly poverty brought the cause of kufr.
In the concept of Islamic Philosophy, the ownership of wealth by individuals or society is not absolute because the real wealth is obtained only by utilizing natural wealth and cooperation with other fellow human beings. The absolute owner who controls the heavens and the earth is only God Himself, not human, either by any person or society.
"And if you ask them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" They will surely say, "Allah." Say, "All praises (are) for Allah." But most of them (do) not know. To Allah (belongs) whatever (is) in the heavens and the earth. Indeed, Allah, He (is) Free of need, the Praiseworthy." (Surah Luqman 31:25-26)
"And in their wealth (was the) right (of) those who asked and the deprived." (Surah Adh-Dhariyat 51:19)
"Take from their wealth a charity, purifying them and cause them increase by it, and bless [upon] them. Indeed, your blessings are a reassurance for them. And Allah (is) All-Hearer, All-Knower." (Surah At-Tawbah 9:123)
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3. Political Ethics
Political activity is an activity that seeks to seize and gain power because with power considered a person or community group will have great access to participate in formulating and establishing public policies that benefit himself or his group. In the concept of Islamic philosophy, the form of state and government is not absolute, the absolute is the morality of humanity or akhlakulkarimah which should be the basis of the implementation of state power, where deliberation, justice, equality, and freedom of thought become the pillars of government and state power.
The concept of khalifah in the political context must be understood as a concept of political power based on the laws of God, both written in his words and contained in human and nature, namely the law of religion and morality, the law of common sense and nature.
"And when said your Lord to the angels, "Indeed, I (am) going to place in the earth a vicegerent, they said, "Will You place in it (one) who will spread corruption in it and will shed [the] blood[s], while we, [we] glorify (You) with Your praises and we sanctify [to] He said, "Indeed, [I] know what not you know." And He taught Adam the names – all of them. Then He displayed them to the angels, then He said, "Inform of (the) names (of) these if you are truthful." (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:30-31)
"O Daud! Indeed, We [We] have made you a vicegerent in the earth, so judge between [the] men in truth and (do) not follow the desire, for it will lead you astray from (the) way (of) Allah. Indeed, those who go astray from (the) way (of) Allah, for them (is) a punishment severe because they forgot (the) Day (of) Account." (Surah Sad 38:26)
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4. Cultural Ethics
Culture in the context of ethics is culture in the sense of a verb or culture as a process, not as a noun or product. Thus, culture as a noun or product can be understood as value-free, even though its presence often forces one to adapt to it, the presence of industry in an area, has forced the surrounding population to adjust to the rhythm of industrialization. In the concept of Islamic philosophy, in fact, the process of culture from the beginning should not be released from the ethical values because culture is the existence of human life itself is framed in ethical values.
"Have you seen (he) who takes (as) his god his desire and Allah let him go astray knowingly, and upon his hearing and his heart and puts over his vision a veil? Then who will guide him after Allah? Then will not you receive admonition?" (Surah Al-Jathiyah 45:23)
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5. Religious Ethics
Religion is a source of ethical values because religion sees the nature of man in his good deeds. In the concept of Islamic philosophy, there are four main points that are discussed religion, namely God, human, nature, and culture. Religious ethics basically governs human relationships with God, human with others and with himself, human relationships with nature around him and human relationships with culture.
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- Ethics of Human Relations with God
Religious ethics affirms that the human's relationship with God is the relationship between creation and his Creator, the relationship between makhluq and al-Khaliq. Therefore, religious ethics dictates the necessity of human to submit and obey the Lord, because the human was created by God to worship and serve Him, through his creative work for humanity.
"And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me." (Surah Adh-Dhariyat 51:56)
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- Ethics of Human Relations with Others
In essence, the position of a human with others is the same and equal, equally as the creation (makhluq) of Allah, and therefore in the presence of Allah are all the same, which distinguishes him only the deeds and taqwa. Therefore, individually, human relationships with other human beings, each having the same right, each individual with other individuals should not coerce each other and deprive someone's right. Therefore, there is no compulsion in religion, each religion has the right to live and each of the followers of a religion should tolerate the differences of their respective religions.
"(There is) no compulsion in the religion. Surely has become distinct the right (path) from the wrong. Then whoever disbelieves in false deities and believes in Allah, then surely he grasped the handhold – [the] firm, (which) not (will) break [for it]. And Allah (is) All-Hearing, All-Knowing." (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:256)
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- Ethics of Human Relations with His Creation
In the face of creation or culture, the man basically holds full authority, meaning that man is fully responsible for what he does to His creation, and it is totally dependent on the human. The ethical religion views all human creation as a means to simplify and make life more comfortable, and to accelerate the achievement of its purpose, as a tool, it should not be turned into a goal.
"And the grazing livestock He has created for you; in them is warmth and [numerous] benefits, and from them, you eat." (Surah An-Nahl 16:5)
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That's it for the ethical values of Islam. Hope this article will make us better in staying on Allah's side.


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A Sunday Drive
Yesterday, Bob and I went for a drive through Allegany State Park in New York. We made two stops: one at Thunder Rocks and another at Science Lake.
While at Science Lake, we met Simon.
What is Simon looking at?
After leaving Allegany State Park, we stopped at the Seneca Allegany Casino for lunch. We enjoyed a buffet lunch at Thunder Mountain Buffet and a little entertainment from the slot machines. We left with less money than we had when entering the casino, but we had fun.
There has been a landscaping feature of the casino that I have wanted to photograph for some time now. We stopped today, as we were leaving the casino, so that I could get my picture.
It was an enjoyable Sunday, made even more so because I spent the day with my favorite person — my husband!


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Seeing as our little Apple devices have such fantastic touch screen keyboards, it only seems natural to utilize this as a play mechanic in iOS games. We've previously seen this done successfully with games like Texting of the Bread [$1.99/HD] and Font Monsters [$1.99/Lite], and at a recent EA Mobile event I had the chance to try out a new game called TxT Fighter that also utilizes typing as its core gameplay.
Developed by 5 Elements Entertainment and published by Chillingo, TxT Fighter takes all the core elements of a one-on-one fighting game and replaces the button mashing with keyboard mashing. You'll choose from 7 different characters and 7 environments to fight in through a single player arcade mode or local multiplayer using Bluetooth.
When the battle begins you're given two words on screen, one for a punch attack and one for a kicking attack. There's no backspace button, but each incorrect letter you type will decrease the amount of damage that particular move will do. Each character has two special moves that can be used by filling up a blue meter below your life bar and then typing out an alternate, more difficult version of a word that appears below the original.
I went a few rounds against the developers of TxT Fighter and have to say that the whole concept works really well. There have been some decent iOS fighting games released, but they are always held back by the lack of precision found in virtual controls. In TxT Fighter this isn't a problem as you're only bound by how well you're able to type on the keyboard.
Panic sets in as you frantically try to type a word correctly before your opponent does. A decent amount of strategy is involved as well as you try to make split-second decisions whether to go for the easier words that do less damage or try to fill your special meter and bang out a more complex word and go for a knockout.
The single player mode will offer a nice progression as you unlock new abilities for the fighters as well as follow along with an interesting storyline. The Bluetooth multiplayer connected quickly and the connection felt solid, and of course it's always more fun to play a game when you can talk smack to your opponent's face. In addition to these two modes of play, TxT Fighter will also offer two different mini-games that let you hone your typing skills in different ways, one of which has you beating up on a giant statue as it slowly crumbles and breaks apart à la the car smashing game from Street Fighter II.
TxT Fighter is scheduled to release this month for iPhone and iPod touch, with an iPad version in the works for early next year. In-depth character bios can be found on the TxT Fighter Facebook page if you're looking for some more background information, and we'll be taking a closer look at the game when it launches sometime in the next few weeks.


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First, check out "Beyond the Bechdel Test," Sabina's follow-up to last week's Feminist Friday post at Victim to Charm.
I'll have the Feminist Friday post at Part Time Monster tomorrow. It will be a short, to-the-point post about Emma Watson's UN speech and HeForShe. If you want to get a jump on the discussion, you can view her speech here and read the transcript here.
I'm slowly-but-surely regaining my momentum on the social media. I'm hoping to have a Banned Books Week post before Saturday, but that's going to depend on my schedule. If you're looking for some good reading on banned books, I suggest starting with Things Matter. Hannah's been blogging BBW-related content all week, and doing a fabulous job of it.
Have a great day!


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My opinions on matters of the day that, generally, have pissed me off. Being described as a 'Surly Curmudgeon', by those who meet me on a good day, I have a poor regard for the human species. This is my place for my free speech- not bloody yours. Crap under your own rock.
Friday, November 02, 2007
Another 'Yeah- Right'
Take a look at the news and see what is going on in the 'Rich White suburb' of Mirimar right now.
Discussion has gotten a little off-subject, which is fine, but the post was pointing out that statements by scum-loving lawyers after the latest raids out in the jungle. I don't hear the people of Mirimar whinging that they have been terrorised and traumatised by the black-clad colonial oppressors!
12 comments:
- mojo said...
Aha, another low security number under 'close supervision.'
'Whilst asleep' conjures images of cowardice ++ but also carries the connotation of no cognizance of what hit her ... perhaps a blessing.
But in the scheme of things, it could be argued that this person's continued existence and increased freedoms show how little we value life.
- 2/11/07 7:10 pm
- Oi said...
Couple of things come to mind - Oz, you may be able to illuminate - why was this arsehole in Mt Crawford instead of Parry, and why was he on outside work detail?
- 2/11/07 8:04 pm
- mojo said...
Coz Ash, domestic violence is seen as resulting from a specific stimulus (the spouse) and is not necessarily indicative of generalised poor impulse control ... so the general public is not deemed to be at risk. It is for the same reason that kids out of violent unions are given equal access to their parents ... coz the violence was an artefact of the relationship. In reality, it is so the violent parent can teach the kids to be violent in relationships and hence maintain family violence as a growth industry.
- 2/11/07 10:10 pm
- Oswald Bastable said...
Ash, I knew this one personally. Until he took the tomahawk to his wife he had no form at all.
My opinion is that he was one of three in the wing that DIDN'T deserve hanging.
- 2/11/07 10:58 pm
- mojo said...
Os ... so many murderers are 'nice people', and this to the extent that one could almost say, 'there but for the grace of God ...' But nuh, not really.
Previous form, generally shows how they got there.
No previous form generally indicates a loose unit.
& I'm sure, on reflection, you knew none of these folk personally.
- 2/11/07 11:44 pm
- KG said...
Well there ya go Oswald--mojo has given you the benefit of his profound knowledge and personal experience in the field of criminology.
- 3/11/07 4:17 am
Let me take a stab at this. Does one see more cops without guns in wealthy white neighborhoods because there is less crime and violence?
- 3/11/07 6:21 am
- Unknown said...
Fuck me mojo, he said don't hang him, not bloody well introduce him to your daughter.
Get a grip.
On something other than your penis.
- 3/11/07 11:39 am
- mojo said...
I see said chappy has 'turned himeslf in.'
- 3/11/07 6:28 pm
- Oswald Bastable said...
Thought he would.
- 4/11/07 9:22 pm
- Unknown said...
Of course he did, theres no underfloor heating and free dental in the scrub.
- 5/11/07 11:12 am
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