 so proud of all of them,'' said Chabot, who taught some of the graduates when they were younger students at another parochial school. Chabot is now an eighth-grade language arts teacher in New Britain.Pakistan is a member of the United Nations and is a party to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948.
In 1985, Pakistan became a party to the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women.
Pakistan is a signatory of the ICPD (International Conference on Population and Development), ICESCR (International Covenant on Economics, Social and Cultural Rights) and ICCPR (International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights). These international agendas contain important clauses with respect to gender equality.
In 1993, Pakistan recognized that "women's rights are human rights" in the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action.
Pakistan became a signatory of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in 1995.
In 1996, Pakistan ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. A presentation on the implementation of CEDAW can be found here.
Pakistan was given the GSP+ status in the Generalised Scheme of Preferences by the EU. This is a scheme of tariff preferences which makes Pakistan's trade with EU conditional to an unqualified commitment for ratification and implementation of 27 international conventions.
At the national level, Pakistan undertook two commitments - National Plan of Action for Women in 1998 and National Policy on the Development and Empowerment of Women 2002.A 39-year-old Windsor man with mental health issues was sentenced Friday to three years in prison — the mandatory minimum — for having a loaded gun he found, a punishment his lawyer and even the judge suggested was too severe.
David Hutchins pleaded guilty to carrying a loaded shotgun on a Windsor street May 4, when police — acting on a tip that he had sent a text message indicating that he may be suicidal and upset with the local Children’s Aid Society — arrested him.
Because the gun was a loaded prohibited weapon, Ontario Court Justice Guy DeMarco sentenced Hutchins to three years in prison, as the law requires, but suggested his hands were tied and that the punishment might be unduly harsh. DeMarco recommended that Hutchins, who had no prior criminal record, receive psychological treatment while incarcerated.
“The tragedy is that there is a mandatory minimum, and this person is mentally ill,” Hutchins’s lawyer Christina Sweet said after the sentencing. “The mandatory minimum isn’t going to help him.
“I believe you could accomplish more by having him in the community where he’s got a treatment order that ensures he’s taking his medications on a regular basis.”
Assistant Crown attorney George Spartinos, who read in the facts, told the court that Hutchins said he found the shotgun in a black bag May 2 at the Ford Test Track. Around 12:30 a.m. May 4, Hutchins texted his wife to say he wanted to talk, that he wasn’t thinking right, and to tell their children he loved them.
He also said the CAS was going to get “a blast.”
Police found him around 3 a.m. walking eastbound on Assumption Street at Moy, about three blocks from the CAS building. Officers asked if he had a gun and he said he did, in his backpack. The gun had two shells in the chamber, while Hutchins had a clear plastic bag with three more shotgun shells. He was arrested without incident.
“He was remorseful. He was not himself when that happened,” Sweet said. “He wasn’t taking his medications.
“But he was assessed and found fit to stand trial.”
Sweet said her client, a father of two who works in construction, indicated that he actually was glad police stopped him, since he thought he might hurt himself. But she considers the punishment disproportionate to the crime.
“A mandatory minimum undermines the ability of judges to use their discretion,” Sweet said. “Not everybody fits a stereotype. He’s a really great guy. He really is.”Maggie is a cash method taxpayer. In 2014, Maggie received salary of $88,000 and in mid-December, her employer announced that Maggie would receive an additional year-end bonus of $10,000 in cash and a new TV worth $2,000. Maggie did not receive her bonus check until January 2015 and the TV did not arrive until March 2015. Determine the amount Maggie should include in her gross income for 2014.
Calculate the predicted quality cost savings from the design engineering work.
Based on the data presented, what is the number of times bond interest charges were earned (round to two decimal places)?
What information would you obtain for making the decision of whether to add quiche and rack of lamb to your menu?[Romania] Sunday walk around Păltiniş
Looks like we are beginning a new tradition as we start the new year with a short hiking trip around Sibiu. Last year we had a very short trip around Cisnădioara, because there was a lot of snow and a heavy snowfall was on the way. This year we are not so gifted in terms of snow, as we are still waiting for the true magic of the winter to unfold.
After recovering from the NYE party, we decided to take a trip around Păltiniş, Sibians favorite winter destination. Păltiniş is a resort 35 km south-west from Sibiu in the Cindrel Mountains and it’s known as the highest resort in Romania, being situated at 1440 m high.
We used the Sibiu public transport system and took us roughly one hour the get to Păltiniş with the bus number 22. Actually the bus left us at the entrance of Şanta, a small touristic village in Păltiniş. From there we walked about 500 m to the Onceşti chairlift, where the old Păltiniş resort starts, and we started our ascent to the Onceşti Peak alongside the ski slope.
Next to the chairlift is this panel with hiking trails around Păltiniş.
We took the
trail and in half an hour we were at the Onceşti Glade. I think the glade is also called the Onceşti Garden, but I’m not sure.
From here you can go to the Cindrel Peak, the highest in the Cindrel Mountains 2244 m, and the Cindrel Tarns. This is a 4-5 hours trip and probably we will do it in the next summer.
We made a short stop in the Glade for a quick bite and we admired the nice view. Unfortunately there was not so much snow.
We resumed our ascent and after a while the
trail is intersecting with the
trail. Here we saw the 20 minutes sign to the Relay Tower on the Onceşti Peak and we knew we will be soon there.
Behind the Relay Tower, the
trail continues into the forest and after a few minutes we are on top of the Onceşti Peak. Actually the peak is not so high, 1713 meters, but the plan was just to have some fresh air, enjoy the nature and make some exercise after the holidays.
On the peak there is a outpost, were (I heard from somebody) it used to be a German cannon during WWI.
From here we see a nice view over Păltiniş, Arena Platoş and Sibiu on the horizon.
The
trail continues through the dense coniferous forest and in about 20 minutes we arrive at Poiana Lupilor (Wolfs Glade).
Poiana Lupilor is a small, gorgeous, storylike glade were you actually feel that you will meet some wolfs. And when you see the marks left in the snow the feeling only gets stronger 🙂
The magic stays with us after we enter the forest and we experience a warm and calm atmosphere, even though there were -9°C. There was now wind and we hear only our breathing, our steps on the snow and the clicks and turns of the frozen trees.
But the magic lasted only for half an hour as the trail exits the forest and enters the road.
From here the
trail follows the road back to Păltiniş and closes the loop in the place were we have started the trip, at the bus station. Mistakenly, but fortunately, we made the wrong turn and continued the trip towards Şanta. Mistakenly because we wanted to return to the bus station and come back to Sibiu and fortunately because the trip was longer and nicer and also we got a little adrenaline pumped up when we realized we are on the wrong way in the middle on nowhere :).
So, we arrived at Şanta, a small leisure center (where I had been before for one night 7 years ago). We were thinking that we are going to arrive back in Păltiniş, but actually the road was going down, alongside a river and we were loosing altitude. Also the marking was missing for the last part of the road …
At this point we used our phones, luckily there was some signal, and we checked the GPS position. We realized that we are not going to get back to Păltiniş, that we are walking alongside Şteaza River and that our only target would be to arrive at Curmătura Ştezii (10 Km away) before the nightfall. In 2 hour.
From this point on we increased the pace and the race against the night started 🙂
We had safely arrived at the Curmătura Ştezii guest house