pred_label
stringclasses 2
values | pred_label_prob
float64 0.5
1
| wiki_prob
float64 0.25
1
| text
stringlengths 70
1.01M
| source
stringlengths 37
43
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
__label__cc
| 0.524256
| 0.475744
|
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union (2)
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (2)
Symposium - International Astronomical Union (2)
International Astronomical Union (4)
A Deep 20 CM Radio Mosaic of the ESP Galaxy Redshift Survey
I. Prandoni, L. Gregorini, P. Parma, G. Vettolani, H.R. de Ruiter, M.H. Wieringa, R.D. Ekers
Journal: Symposium - International Astronomical Union / Volume 179 / 1998
In two strips of 22° × 1° and 5° × 1° near the SGP Vettolani et al. have made a deep redshift survey as an ESO Key Project (the ESO Slice Project galaxy redshift survey). All the galaxies down to bJ ∼ 19.4 were observed with the OPTOPUS multi-fibre spectrograph on the 3.6 m telescope in La Silla, yielding 3348 redshifts.
A Deep 20 cm Radio Mosaic of the ESO Key-project Galaxy Redshift Survey
I. Prandoni, L. Gregorini, P. Parma, H.R. De Ruiter, G. Vettolani, M.H. Wieringa, R.D. Ekers
In two strips of 22° × 1° and 5° × 1° near the SGP Vettolani et al. (1993, IA U Symposium 161, “Astronomy from Wide Field Imaging”, H.T. MacGillivray ed., Reidel, in press) have made a deep redshift survey as an ESO Key Project. All the galaxies down to bJ ≃ 19.4 were observed with the OPTO-PUS multi-fiber spectrograph on the 3.6 m telescope in La Silla, yielding 3348 redshifts. The survey has a typical depth of z = 0.1. It fully samples the optical luminosity function down to B = −15 and various galaxy populations (e.g. normal galaxies, LSBDs and BCDs) are present. Interestingly, emission lines (OII, Hβ, OIII) have been found in a large fraction of the galaxy spectra (≃ 40%), suggesting strong evolution of the galaxy population in terms of enhanced star formation.
The Lockman Hole Project: A Multi-frequency Study of the Faint Radio Population down to LOFAR bands
G. Guglielmino, I. Prandoni, R. Morganti, G. Heald, E. Mahony, I. van Bemmel
Journal: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union / Volume 9 / Issue S304 / October 2013
We are performing a multi-frequency radio analysis of a well-known deep field: the Lockman Hole, which is one of the best studied sky regions in different wavebands. This will provide us with important complementary data (for example redshifts) to the radio data, allowing us to characterize the physical and evolutionary properties of the various classes of sources composing the faint radio population. LOFAR imaging of the Lockman Hole can play an important role in this project, allowing, for the very first time, to observe the sub-mJy source population at very low frequencies (30-200 MHz), where self-absorption phenomena are expected to be very important. Here we present some preliminary results.
Radio Continuum Surveys with Square Kilometre Array Pathfinders
Ray P. Norris, J. Afonso, D. Bacon, Rainer Beck, Martin Bell, R. J. Beswick, Philip Best, Sanjay Bhatnagar, Annalisa Bonafede, Gianfranco Brunetti, Tamás Budavári, Rossella Cassano, J. J. Condon, Catherine Cress, Arwa Dabbech, I. Feain, Rob Fender, Chiara Ferrari, B. M. Gaensler, G. Giovannini, Marijke Haverkorn, George Heald, Kurt Van der Heyden, A. M. Hopkins, M. Jarvis, Melanie Johnston-Hollitt, Roland Kothes, Huib Van Langevelde, Joseph Lazio, Minnie Y. Mao, Alejo Martínez-Sansigre, David Mary, Kim Mcalpine, E. Middelberg, Eric Murphy, P. Padovani, Zsolt Paragi, I. Prandoni, A. Raccanelli, Emma Rigby, I. G. Roseboom, H. Röttgering, Jose Sabater, Mara Salvato, Anna M. M. Scaife, Richard Schilizzi, N. Seymour, Dan J. B. Smith, Grazia Umana, G.-B. Zhao, Peter-Christian Zinn
Journal: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia / Volume 30 / 2013
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 March 2013, e020
In the lead-up to the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project, several next-generation radio telescopes and upgrades are already being built around the world. These include APERTIF (The Netherlands), ASKAP (Australia), e-MERLIN (UK), VLA (USA), e-EVN (based in Europe), LOFAR (The Netherlands), MeerKAT (South Africa), and the Murchison Widefield Array. Each of these new instruments has different strengths, and coordination of surveys between them can help maximise the science from each of them. A radio continuum survey is being planned on each of them with the primary science objective of understanding the formation and evolution of galaxies over cosmic time, and the cosmological parameters and large-scale structures which drive it. In pursuit of this objective, the different teams are developing a variety of new techniques, and refining existing ones. To achieve these exciting scientific goals, many technical challenges must be addressed by the survey instruments. Given the limited resources of the global radio-astronomical community, it is essential that we pool our skills and knowledge. We do not have sufficient resources to enjoy the luxury of re-inventing wheels. We face significant challenges in calibration, imaging, source extraction and measurement, classification and cross-identification, redshift determination, stacking, and data-intensive research. As these instruments extend the observational parameters, we will face further unexpected challenges in calibration, imaging, and interpretation. If we are to realise the full scientific potential of these expensive instruments, it is essential that we devote enough resources and careful study to understanding the instrumental effects and how they will affect the data. We have established an SKA Radio Continuum Survey working group, whose prime role is to maximise science from these instruments by ensuring we share resources and expertise across the projects. Here we describe these projects, their science goals, and the technical challenges which are being addressed to maximise the science return.
EMU: Evolutionary Map of the Universe
Ray P. Norris, A. M. Hopkins, J. Afonso, S. Brown, J. J. Condon, L. Dunne, I. Feain, R. Hollow, M. Jarvis, M. Johnston-Hollitt, E. Lenc, E. Middelberg, P. Padovani, I. Prandoni, L. Rudnick, N. Seymour, G. Umana, H. Andernach, D. M. Alexander, P. N. Appleton, D. Bacon, J. Banfield, W. Becker, M. J. I. Brown, P. Ciliegi, C. Jackson, S. Eales, A. C. Edge, B. M. Gaensler, G. Giovannini, C. A. Hales, P. Hancock, M. T. Huynh, E. Ibar, R. J. Ivison, R. Kennicutt, Amy E. Kimball, A. M. Koekemoer, B. S. Koribalski, Á. R. López-Sánchez, M. Y. Mao, T. Murphy, H. Messias, K. A. Pimbblet, A. Raccanelli, K. E. Randall, T. H. Reiprich, I. G. Roseboom, H. Röttgering, D. J. Saikia, R. G. Sharp, O. B. Slee, Ian Smail, M. A. Thompson, J. S. Urquhart, J. V. Wall, G.-B. Zhao
Journal: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia / Volume 28 / Issue 3 / 2011
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2013, pp. 215-248
EMU is a wide-field radio continuum survey planned for the new Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope. The primary goal of EMU is to make a deep (rms ∼ 10 μJy/beam) radio continuum survey of the entire Southern sky at 1.3 GHz, extending as far North as +30° declination, with a resolution of 10 arcsec. EMU is expected to detect and catalogue about 70 million galaxies, including typical star-forming galaxies up to z ∼ 1, powerful starbursts to even greater redshifts, and active galactic nuclei to the edge of the visible Universe. It will undoubtedly discover new classes of object. This paper defines the science goals and parameters of the survey, and describes the development of techniques necessary to maximise the science return from EMU.
Radio-Optical Analysis of Extended Radio Sources in the First Look Survey Field
C. M. Paulo, I. Prandoni, R. Morganti, C. M. Cress
Journal: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union / Volume 5 / Issue S267 / August 2009
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 June 2010, p. 131
We combine 610 MHz GMRT data, 1.4 GHz VLA data, and 1.4 GHz WSRT observations, encompassing a ~ 4 square degree field centered on the verification strip of the Spitzer First Look Survey field, to study radio sources down to fluxes of about 0.1 mJy. The spectral index (Figure 1) analysis shows that the majority of multi-component sources are steep-spectrum sources. Nevertheless the spread in the spectral distribution is wide, with a significant number of ultra-steep, flat or inverted sources, possibly indicating a wider range of accretion modes in fainter samples. By cross-correlating 107 multi-component radio sources with the optical catalogues of Marleau et al. (2007) and Papovich et al. (2006), 23 objects were identified.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1711
|
__label__wiki
| 0.643852
| 0.643852
|
Maturity and Its Muse, along with the City of Creve Coeur Arts Committee, will host a series of three film screenings and discussions on three Mondays in August. The free series will focus on films that explore positive aging themes. Each film will conclude with an optional discussion led by guest leaders.
August 12: “The Intern”
Academy Award-winning actor, Robert De Niro, stars in this 2015 comedy that follows a 70-year-old widower who decides to leave retirement and jump back in the game by becoming a senior intern at a fashion startup. The post-viewing discussion will be led by Eric Mink, an adjunct professor of film studies at Webster University. Mink is a former columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Daily News in New York.
August 19: “Hello, My Name Is Doris”
Renowned actress Sally Field portrays Doris Miller, the title character in this quirky romantic comedy-drama. The post-viewing discussion will be led by Sylvia Nissenboim, LCSW. Nissenboim provides therapy, coaching and consultation for her clients at Lifework Transitions.
August 26: “Lost in America”
“Lost in America,” a satirical road comedy directed by Albert Brooks, is included in the list of 100 funniest films of all time. The post-viewing discussion will be led by Cliff Froehlich, an adjunct professor of film studies at Webster University and executive director of Cinema St. Louis.
All film screenings will be at AMC Classic Creve Coeur 12, 10465 Olive Blvd., from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.
Thanks to the generosity of AMC Classic Creve Coeur 12 and the City of Creve Coeur, the Silver Screen Series is offered free of charge to the public. These events would not be possible without the support of our community partners: Cinema St. Louis, Oasis, The Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging at Washington University, and VOYCE: We Empower and Educate.
For more information on the series, please contact Melissa Orscheln at morscheln@crevecoeurmo.gov or (314) 442-2081.
⇐Previous Old Olive Street Road Great Street PlanNext⇒ Public Viewing Period Begins for Parks Master Plan
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1713
|
__label__wiki
| 0.9638
| 0.9638
|
Gautam Gambhir Biography
Gautam Family
Gautam Gambhir Profile
Education: Modern School
Major Teams India, Delhi, Delhi Daredevils, India Red, Indian Board President's XI, Rajasthan Cricket Association President's XI
Father: Deepak Gambhir
Mother: Seema Gambhir
Wife: Natasha Jain
Awards: Arjuna Award for Cricket
Batting style: Left-hand bat
Bowling style: Legbreak
Gautam Gambhir, a dashing opener, was a consistent performer for Delhi at the domestic level, averaging over 50 since his first-class debut in 1999. An attacking batsman, Gambhir is a particularly good player of spin, using his nimble-footedness to good effect. A quick fielder, he's usually stationed close-in or as a sweeper.
He came into the spotlight after his consecutive double hundreds in 2002 before making his ODI debut against Bangladesh in the TVS cup 2003. With only 1 fifty from 5 games, Gambhir soon found himself out of the squad but was back in the reckoning in November 2005, responding with a maiden century on his comeback.
Gambhir made his Test debut in 2004 against Australia but was unable to replicate his domestic success in the international area. He was inconsistent and after a torrid home series against the SriLankan's, he was dropped.
Despite being a regular member of the Indian ODI team between 2005 and 2007, he was left out of India's 2007 World Cup squad. However, after India's disastrous campaign, he was recalled for the Bangladesh tour. Gambhir struck form with a century on the tour and has scored prolifically since.
He was the leading run-scorer for India in the 2007 T20 WC, scoring a match-winning 75 in the final against Pakistan. He sat out of the Test series against Australia with a shoulder injury but scored heavily in the CB series that followed. Gambhir smashed two centuries, finishing the tournament as the leading run-getter with 440 runs.
In his first major tour outside of the sub-continent, Gambhir scored an uncharacteristic 137 in the second Test against New Zealand to draw the game for India. His innings earned him rich praise from Sehwag, who christened him the 'Second Wall' of Indian cricket. He is the only Indian batsman to score more than 300 runs in four consecutive Test series and was the leading run-getter in three successive series (against Australia, England and New Zealand).
In July 2009, for a period of ten days he was the number one ranked batsman in ICC Test rankings. He was named the ICC Test Player of the Year for 2009.
His dip in form started after the Bangladesh tour in 2010. Since then, he could manage a single three figure score for over 25 Test matches and found himself out of the side for the home series against Australia in February 2013 as the selectors were under a lot of pressure to remove him despite their confidence in him.
The 50-over format has been a little kind to him and he led from the front against a visiting New Zealand in 2010 at home with a couple of unbeaten centuries and helped the side sweep the series 5-0. Gambhir played two crucial knocks for the country in the 2011 World Cup; a 50 against the mighty Australians in the quarterfinal and then in the all important final against Sri Lanka, he soaked up all the pressure and scored a match-winning 97. Since then he has scored 9 fifties and a couple of hundreds against Sri Lanka, but has found it tough to replicate the form he once had. Gambhir was dropped from both the Test and ODI squads after the England's India tour and ever since then, he has not played for India in any format. Unfortunately, poor form even in the domestic circuit meant, Gambhir couldn't press for a place in the national side.
Gautam Gambhir Pictures
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1714
|
__label__wiki
| 0.849806
| 0.849806
|
Pinehurst, TX 77362
Irrigation and Drains System
Amazing Backyard Pools in Famous Celebrity Homes
Having a backyard pool has many benefits that improve your quality of life. The most obvious benefit is having an easy access to one of the best physical activities for your health. Not only does swimming improve your physical health, it also improves your mental health. A boost in blood circulation improves your mood, memory, clarity, and focus.
According to a study by American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), frequent swimmers live longer than walkers and runners.
Take a look at these amazing swimming pool in famous celebrities’ backyard.
Jay-Z and Beyonce
Splash News
Jay-Z and Beyonce are one of the most powerful couples in the world. They have accumulated more than $1 billion worth of assets together. Their fortune comes from different sources such as music albums, movies, fashion, and other business ventures.
Mark Whalberg’s Luxury Backyard Pool
Hilton & Hyland/Christie’s International Real Estate
Mark Whalberg grew up in a dysfunctional family and went to prison when he was 16 years old for assaulting a man. However, he has turned his life around and now he is a well-respected actor, producer, and businessman. Whalberg is proof that anyone can turn their life around.
Related Post: How to Maintain Your Small Pool (Spool)
Jennifer Aniston was a sitcom superstar when she played the character of Rachel Green for the show FRIENDS. The show became one of the most successful shows in history and according to the Guinness World Book of Records, in 2005 Aniston was the highest paid TV actress of all time with $1 million per episode.
Chase International, a member of Luxury Portfolio International
Eddie Murphy is a very funny comedian and actor. He started his career as a stand-up comedian but quickly became a national star when he was a cast member of Saturday Night Life. According to SNL co-creator, Dick Ebersol, Murphy is the single most important performer in the history of the show.
Joseph Montaro, Sotheby’s International Realty Quebec
Celine Dion is a Canadian singer and businesswoman who lives in Henderson, Nevada. Her show at Caesars Palace became one of the most successful shows of all time. During her career, she has accumulated more than $600 million in income.
Sotheby’s International Realty
Ron Howard is an Academy Award Winning director and filmmaker from Oklahoma. He produces movies across many genres such as comedy, drama, thriller, and fantasy. During his career, Howard has worked with some of the biggest starts in Hollywood such as Tom Cruise, Robert DeNiro, Russell Crowe, Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, and many others.
Hilton & Hyland, a member of Luxury Portfolio International
Meyers childhood in Dublin, Ireland was not as happy as he wanted it to be. At 14, he was expelled from his school for not coming to class and spent most of his time working in pool halls. He was offered an audition and the casting agents suggested him to pursue a career in acting. The rest is history as he has won multiple awards for his roles.
Wilmer Valderrama’s Luxury Pool
Andrew Manning, Prudential California Realty
Wilmer Valderrama is a guy with many hats. He is an actor, singer, producer, and also a TV personality. His most well-known character is Fez from That ’70s Show. Valderrama’s impressive list of girlfriends include big names like Lindsay Lohan, Demi Lovato, Mandi Moore, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and more.
Andrew Manning, Prudencial California Realty, Sherman Oaks
Jennie Garth played Kelly Taylor in the TV series Beverly Hills 90210. She has also appeared on movies and Dancing with the Stars competition. After moving to Arizona at the age of 13, Garth started modeling and taking dance lessons. Her dream of becoming a Hollywood actress came true when she was discovered by a Hollywood talent manager and got a role in the sitcom Growing Pains.
Alphonse (Al) Capone was an American mobster who rose to power during the prohibition era. Al Capone’s family immigrated from Italy in 1983. During his childhood, Al Capone was involved in gangs and petty crimes in Coney Island, NY. He eventually moved to Chicago where he became a powerful crime organization boss at the age of 26.
Chris Cortazzo
Pink, whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore, is a well-known American singer, song writer, and actress. During her career, she has quietly built a nine-figure empire and had multiple No. 1 Billboard hits. Pink is also known for her generosity. Recently, she donated $500,000 for Hurricane Harvey Relief effort.
Celebrity Backyard Pool: Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller is a successful comedian, actor, and producer from New York City. He is one of the few American actors that has grossed more than $2 billion in just the US and Canada. As it was not cool enough, Stiller set the Guinness World Record for longest selfie stick (208.08 ft) at the World Premiere of Zoolander 2
Demi Moore’s Luxury Backyard
Erhard Pfeiffer
Demi Moore is a former model, an actress, and an executive producers of all Austin Powers movies. Moore starred in the movie “Striptease” and earned a cool $12.6 million, the highest for an actress at that time. Other great movies that Moore starred in: Ghost, A Few Good Men, Indecent Proposal, Disclosure, The Juror, and more.
Ashton Kutcher’s Backyard Pool
Like other names on this list, Kutcher has many talents that allows him to earn about $200 million during his career. He is a model, actor, producer, and also an investor. Kutcher has been doing very well investing in tech industry and is a very savvy social media user. He was the first person to reach 1M followers on Twitter.
Drake’s Backyard Pool
Drake is a rapper, singer, songwriter, music producer, and Grammy Award winner from Canada who has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. He started his own record label and has produced two certified platinum albums or higher. Drake is a loyal fan of the Raptors, an NBA team based in his hometown, Toronto.
Lee Manning Photography
Adam Levine is a singer, songwriter, and music producer from Los Angeles, CA. He main success comes from his band Maroon 5 and has been a judge on TV talent show the Voice since the very first season. Levine is also a movie star having appeared in several movies since 2005.
Adele is a very talented singer and songwriter from London, England. At the time of this writing, Adele has won 15 Grammy Awards and many other music awards just as Billboards Music Awards and American Music Awards. During her career, Adele has been known as a philanthropist and performed for many charities around the world.
Zillow/Crisnet
Kylie Jenner is a reality TV star, entrepreneur, and social media personality. In June 2017, Jenner was ranked number 59 on the Forbes Celebrity 100 after earning $41 million in the last 12 months. At the age of 19, Jenner is the youngest celebrity on the list, which calculates the highest paid celebrity in the world.
Joe Jonas was famous among American teenagers when his band, The Jonas Brothers, launched their debut album in 2006. Jonas, also a TV and movie star, has appeared on several movies like Hannah Montana and Zoolander 2. He is currently engaged to the Game of Throne star, Sophie Turner.
Selena Gomez is an actress and a singer. She started her acting career by starring in children television series Barney and Friends in early 2000s. Gomez then started a band, her own singles, and music albums. After taking a break from her music career, she took more mature roles in big screen movies and worked with some of the biggest names in Hollywood like Adam Sandler and James Franco.
Image via worldofarchi.com
Calvin Harris is a stage name for songwriter, music producer, and DJ from Scotland. His was born as Adam Richard Wiles and had a very humble beginning. After high school, he worked at a local fish processing factory and a supermarket as a shelves stocker. Today, Calvin Harris is one of the world’s highest-paid DJs with a salary of up to $300,000 for one single night of work.
Related Post: 25 Impressive Inground Hot Tub & Pool Ideas
So there you have it, a list of impressive celebrities backyard swimming pool. Getting your own backyard pool is more affordable than you think. Owning a pool has many benefits, such as health, investment, and others.
Carnahan Landscaping & Pools are ready to improve your family’s lifestyle by building your very own backyard custom pool. Contact us today and get a FREE quote from a professional pool builder.
Areas we serve: Magnolia, The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, Katy, Cypress, TX, and more.
Swimming Pool|
Newest Pool Construction Ideas and Designs
10:14 am | 0 Comments
Pool Cleaning Service: Everything You Need to Know
11:37 pm | 0 Comments
Tips for Having a Trouble Free Pool at Home
9:52 pm | 0 Comments
The Definitive Guide to Gunite Pools
The Benefits Of In Ground Hot Tubs
Incredible Natural Landscape Design Ideas
Amazing Backyard Landscaping Ideas For Your Home
Professional Landscaping: When do you need it?
Amazing Backyard Pools Backyard Landscaping with Pools Backyard Pool Benefits Celebrity Backyard Pools Cypress Texas Pool Builder Cypress TX Landscaping How to Maintain a Small Pool Inground Gunite Pools In Ground Hot Tub Inground Hot Tub Inground vs Above Ground Hot Tubs Katy Texas Pool Builder Katy TX Landscaping Kids Swimming Lessons Local Pool Cleaning Services Luxury Backyards Luxury Pools Magnolia Texas Pool Builder Magnolia TX Landscaping Outdoor Kitchen Cabinets Outdoor Kitchen Cypress Texas Outdoor Kitchen Designs Outdoor Kitchen Ideas Outdoor Kitchen Katy Texas Outdoor Kitchen Magnolia Texas Outdoor Kitchen Pergola Outdoor Kitchen Plans Outdoor Kitchen Spring Texas Outdoor Kitchen The Woodlands Texas Outdoor Kitchen Tomball Texas Pool Landscaping Ideas Small Inground Pools Small Pool (Spool) Cost Small Pool Maintenance Small Pools Spool Maintenance Spools Spring Texas Pool Builder Spring TX Landscaping Teaching Kids Swimming The Woodlands Texas Pool Builder The Woodlands TX Landscaping Tomball Texas Pool Builder Tomball TX Landscaping What is a Small Pool?
Carnahan Landscaping & Pools
32831 TX-249
Contact us to get a free quote for your landscaping, swimming pool, or other yard project. Click the button below to get started!
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1717
|
__label__wiki
| 0.927122
| 0.927122
|
Bishops renew call for fair wages
The Fair Work Act has “failed to provide an adequate wages safety net for low-paid workers with family responsibilities”, a Catholic Church delegation has told the Fair Work Commission. Source: ACBC.
John Fernon SC and Brian Lawrence yesterday appeared before the Expert Panel of the Fair Work Commission, saying advocacy on behalf of low-income families is needed “because their interests have not been sufficiently protected by the decisions in the annual wage reviews”.
Mr Fernon told the panel that the provision in the Fair Work Act for a safety net of fair minimum wages requires that the commission fix a minimum wage that provides a decent living for the low-paid and their families.
Mr Lawrence told the panel that decisions over a 20-year period have seen the relative value of the minimum wage fall significantly.
“As a result of the decisions over the past two decades, what was an adequate wage to support working families in 1997 is now only enough for a single person without family responsibilities,” he said.
Mr Lawrence, one of the Church’s advocates for Australian workers over that period, told the panel the minimum wage situation is now “in crisis”.
“We seek the alleviation of poverty and disadvantage among working families by progressive steps towards a living wage and a decent standard of living for low-paid working families,” he said.
He also proposed “the progressive adjustment of wage rates set for award classifications so that they reflect a fair level of remuneration for the skills and responsibilities of the workers covered by those classifications”.
The Church has made submissions on the minimum wage since 2003 with a focus on low-paid workers and their families, arguing for a decent standard of living for wage-dependent families.
Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv., chair of the Bishops Commission for Social Justice – Mission and Service, said the needs of workers struggling to earn a living wage should be a priority for all Australians.
Bishops renew call for fair wages for Australian families (ACBC)
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1719
|
__label__wiki
| 0.560972
| 0.560972
|
Catholic Conference of Kentucky
Representing the Roman Catholic Church and Kentucky's dioceses in public policy matters.
Stay updated on our news
The bishops
Ecumenical Committee
Hispanic Committee
Pro-Life Committee
Social concerns committee
Kentucky’s General Assembly
Pastoral statements
End-of-Life Decisions
Public Witness
Other CCK pubs
Other groups’ pubs
The Conference’s Board of Directors consists of the Archbishop and Bishops of the four Roman Catholic dioceses in Kentucky (the Archdiocese of Louisville and the Dioceses of Covington, Lexington, and Owensboro).
Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville
His Holiness Benedict XVI appointed Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D., as the fourth Archbishop and ninth bishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville on June 12, 2007. He was installed as Archbishop of Louisville on August 15, 2007. Before coming to Louisville, Archbishop Kurtz served as Bishop of Knoxville from 1999 to 2007.
For more information on Bishop Kurtz and the archidoicese, visit the Archdiocese of Louisville’s website.
Most Reverend Roger J. Foys, Bishop of the Diocese of Covington
Msgr. Foys was appointed Bishop of Covington on May 31, 2002, and was ordained and installed at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption on July 15, 2002. During his priestly ministry he also served as pastor of a number of parishes. He was Director of Vocations and always showed a great interest in promoting vocations.
For more information on Bishop Foys and the diocese, visit the Diocese of Covington’s website.
Most Reverend William F. Medley, Bishop of the Diocese of Owensboro
Bishop Medley was ordained as the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Owensboro on February 10, 2010. Bishop Medley served in a variety of positions in the Louisville Archdiocese, including on the College of Consultors, the Priests’ Council, the Planning Commission of the Archdiocese, the Priests’ Health Panel, and Priests’ Personnel Board.
For more information on Bishop Medley and the diocese, visit the Diocese of Owensboro’s website.
Most Reverend John Stowe, OFM Conv., Bishop of the Diocese of Lexington
On May 5, 2015, Bishop Stowe was ordained as the third Bishop of Lexington by. Bishop Stowe served in Texas as a pastor, Moderator of the Curia, and eventually as Chancellor for the Diocese of El Paso. In 2010, he was elected Vicar Provincial of the Province of Our Lady of Consolation and became Pastor and Rector of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, OH.
For more information on Bishop Stowe and the diocese, visit the Diocese of Lexington’s website.
The Catholic Conference of Kentucky’s website shares our thoughts on current public-policy matters as they relate to the Roman Catholic Church and Kentucky's four dioceses.
#KYGA14 #SB3-14 2012 General Assembly abortion Archbishop Joseph Kurtz Bishop Ronald Gainer Catholic Relief Services Catholics @ the Capitol CCK newsletter Commentary by Fr. Ron Ketteler comprehensive immigration reform constitutional amendment Death penalty education Faithful Citizenship Fr. Ron Ketteler HB 70 HB 145 HB 279 HB 332 HHS mandate House bill House Bill 279 immigration immigration reform informed consent John S. Rausch Justice for Immigrants Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty newsletter Pope Benedict Pope Francis Pope John Paul II Pro-Life religious freedom religious liberty S. 744 SB 75 school choice Senate Bill severely mentally ill Sr. Mary Schmuck RSM United States Conference of Catholic Bishops USCCB WITNESS
2019 Session Wrap-up
With the governor’s signing and vetoing of several bills earlier this week, the 2019 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly has come to an end. To all of those who took the time to call and email your representatives and senators, made visits to legislators, attended Catholics @ the Capitol events, and remembered the […]
Bishops Applaud Ruling on Ultrasound Law
The Roman Catholic Bishops of Kentucky applaud Thursday’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in EMW Women’s Surgical Center v. Beshear. The statute in question was passed to ensure women have access to unbiased and medically sound information about abortion procedures and the unborn child in the womb before making an […]
Copyright © Catholic Conference of Kentucky | Commenting policy Statements on political campaign activity
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1720
|
__label__cc
| 0.625281
| 0.374719
|
Community Pages » Chaldean Churches » Sacred Heart, MI USA » Law & Order
Pontifical Babel College in Baghdad Finally Returned to the Chaldean Catholic Church
By Huda Metti :: Saturday, November 15, 2008 :: 100584 Views :: Religion & Spirituality, Law & Order, Government & Society, Chaldean Churches
Baghdad, IRAQ – After ongoing threats, attacks, and kidnappings Chaldean seminarians, students, and staff fled the centuries old Pontifical Babel College in Baghdad. Abandoning the building to safer territory in northern Iraq, the staff had no choice says the dean of the college.
A short while after, U.S. military occupied the building as a “combat outpost” and fortified base of operations for the 4th Cavalry Squadron of the First Mechanized Infantry Division, and then by the 2nd Squadron of the 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment.
The controversial move by the U.S. military fueled Iraqi Christian conspiracies of collaboration between Chaldeans and the United States. Radical Islamic leaders used the building as evidence to further persecute Christians as conspirators. Although Iraqi Christians were innocent in the taking of the building, the appearance was enough to recruit hundreds of terrorists and cause animosity between Iraqi Christians and fanatical foreign Muslims.
Iraqi Chaldean leadership begged the U.S. to vacate the building, but the requests went ignored. The Army, just now is transferring the property back to the church, Chaldean Auxiliary Bishop Jacques Ishaq of Baghdad, rector of the college, reported. "The Americans decided to leave the buildings and have signed an agreement to restore the damaged parts and replace what was destroyed," including classroom furnishings, he said.
Chaldeans have been moving ancient artifacts and century hold manuscripts around the country in order to protect and preserve the items. Priceless relics of 1st century Christianity, books in Aramaic, journals, diaries, paintings, sculptures, and other pieces were lost when churches were fire bombed and ransacked by Islamic terrorists.
The Pontifical Babel College in Baghdad contained some of the more profound writings of Christian history. The college staff feared the books, saintly relics, and historical items would be lost forever.
Fortunately the library suffered no damaged, he said, because the Army sealed it when they took over the buildings. The Chaldean bishop added it would take Army engineers a couple months to finish restoring the complex.
@ Tuesday, August 26, 2014 7:07 AM
Comments from the following blog entry: http://thecatholicbeat.sacredheartradio.com/2014/08/26/bishop-of-bagdad-issues-prayer-challenge/
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1724
|
__label__wiki
| 0.714347
| 0.714347
|
Home » City Life
Suburban Success
Family-friendly Dallas burb deemed No. 2 U.S. city for working parents
Killer Police Work
Denton police make arrest in unsolved murder from 1983
Legal Drama
Family speaks out about suing Birchman Baptist Church over father's $100,000 estate
Family speaks out about suing Fort Worth church over father's estate
By Claire St. Amant
More than 1,200 people attend Fort Worth's Birchman Baptist Church each week. Photo via Facebook
Those who knew Sean Rafferty are speaking out against what they call a Fort Worth church’s attempt to profit from his death. Rafferty died from an apparent suicide on June 25, 2013. Just 24 hours before taking his own life, Rafferty, a divorced father of two, signed away his $100,000 life insurance policy to Birchman Baptist Church.
The policy had previously benefited his adult children, Scarlette Rafferty Elliot and Sean Paul Rafferty. They are now suing Birchman for the right to their father’s estate.
In a letter defending the church’s claim on the policy, attorney Randall Schmidt wrote that Rafferty had “no relationship” with his children and had been “scorned” by them.
“The church has turned their back on the Rafferty family in the name of greed,” says friend Phil Basile.
Phil Basile lived across the street from the Raffertys for 15 years. He doesn’t give any weight to the assertion that Scarlette and Sean weren’t in relationship with their father.
“That’s just not true,” Basile says, adding that Sean visited his father “fairly often” up until the time of his death.
Birchman and Schmidt did not respond to repeated requests for comment on the lawsuit.
Although he admits to overhearing some arguments between Sean Paul and his father through the years, Basile says it was nothing out of the ordinary. “Name one teenage boy that doesn’t fight with his father.”
Basile is baffled by the idea that Birchman would pursue monetary gain while the Rafferty family is in pain.
“The church has turned their back on them in the name of greed,” Basile says. “I was very surprised when it happened, then I was sad, and now I’m angry.
“The fact that he changed the beneficiary the day before he took his own life, that tells you that he wasn’t in his right mind at that point and anyone should have seen it.”
According to Bankers Life and Casualty Company, the request to change the beneficiary from Sean Rafferty’s children to Birchman Baptist was faxed from the church office on June 24, 2013.
The form wasn’t processed until June 26, 2013 — a day after Rafferty had already died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The timing, along with the fact that the children don’t believe the signature on the change of beneficiary form is actually their father’s, is one of many elements under dispute.
“When a guy goes to a church and is suicidal, you don’t talk him into giving away his money. You counsel him,” says attorney William Brotherton.
Sean Rafferty’s ex-wife, Paula Rafferty, also disagrees with the assertion that her children were estranged from their father or the church.
In Schmidt’s letter, he quotes Birchman pastor Bob Pearle as saying that Scarlette and Sean “hadn’t been in contact with the church in quite some time and declined the church’s involvement with any funeral arrangements for Mr. Rafferty.”
Paula says her daughter was active in church activities up until the point when she moved to Oklahoma and got married, and her son continued to mow Birchman’s grass as late as 2012.
“I was struck by the portrayal of what the pastor said. It sounded as if they had not been there for ages. They grew up in that church,” Paula says. “Everyone they knew was there. They were quite happy there.”
Pearle did not respond to repeated phone calls and emails for comment on this story.
When Paula learned that Birchman was contesting her children’s rights to their father’s life insurance, she was in disbelief. “When I found out the church was listed as the beneficiary, I said 'you’re kidding,’” she recalls.
Birchman Baptist Church is one of the largest congregations in the Southern Baptist Convention. It lists a weekly budget of more than $50,000 and about $2.6 million annually.
“It’s kind of strange that you’d fight so hard for something that you’d hardly notice,” Paula says. “Whereas for the children, it would go a long way in paying student loans,” Paula says.
She pulled out her paperwork from the divorce and called the insurance company. “I had thought that the divorce decree ensured that the policy would go to Scarlette and Sean Paul,” she says.
The children were designated as beneficiaries by court order in 2010 when Mr. and Mrs. Rafferty divorced. Whether or not Mr. Rafferty had the right to change his life insurance policy after Sean and Scarlette turned 18 is now being debated.
“The church has fought this tooth and nail,” says attorney William Brotherton, who is representing the children. “When a guy goes to a church and is suicidal, you don’t talk him into giving away his money. You get someone to counsel him.”
As it turns out, this isn’t the first time Birchman Baptist Church has been accused of preying on a troubled congregant.
In 2003, Linda Reed sued Birchman and a relative of the church’s comptroller for conspiring to swindle 82-year-old father out of more than $30,000. The church was directly accused of having the elderly man with dementia write a check for $1,000, which according to the lawsuit, Birchman then refused to return. Reed eventually dropped the suit.
The next hearing in the Rafferty lawsuit is September 2. In an odd coincidence, Birchman Baptist will host a seminar titled Financial Peace University on September 7. “Turn your finances into a well-oiled machine that prepares for the future and honors God,” the church’s description reads.
Meanwhile, Paula says Scarlette and Sean are trying their best to move on. “They are having to go through all of this on top of the loss of their father. They will never have another father. To me, it seems very much of a conquest for the church.”
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1725
|
__label__wiki
| 0.876494
| 0.876494
|
Email a copy of 'Vols Defeat Vanderbilt to Complete Season Sweep' to a friend
Vols Defeat Vanderbilt to Complete Season Sweep
Tennessee Athletics
Knoxville, TN – Despite a strong second half by Vanderbilt, No. 22 Tennessee held on to complete the regular-season sweep over its in-state rival, defeating the Commodores, 67-62, in Thompson-Boling Arena on Tuesday night.
The Commodores (7-13, 2-6 SEC) would fight back in the second half after facing a 17-point halftime deficit, using a run with eight consecutive made fields goals to pull within four points at 51-47. During the stretch, Vanderbilt senior Riley LaChance connected on four treys and had 15 straight points.
Tennessee Volunteers guard Jordan Bowden (23) brings the ball up court against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half at Thompson-Boling Arena. (Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports)
Vanderbilt stayed within striking distance of the Vols (14-5, 5-3 SEC) but could never capture the lead because of 2-of-8 shooting during the final minutes of the game. Tennessee countered Vandy’s 47 second-half points by converting on 14 of its 20 free throws in the period.
Tuesday’s contest was a low-scoring affair out of the gates, as the Vols totaled just four points over the first six and a half minutes of play in the game. The Big Orange turned its scoring around, though, shooting 42 percent (10-of-24) from the floor in the frame.
The Volunteers used a 14-2 run to take a 32-15 lead into halftime behind 11 points from Jordan Bowden. Vanderbilt’s 15 points at the break marked the fewest points Tennessee has allowed in a half during SEC play this season.
UT was lead by Bowden, who finished with a team-high 19 points and tied a career-high five 3-pointers, while Grant Williams posted his 17th game with double-figure scoring with 18 points. Williams was 12-for-14 from the charity stripe.
Vanderbilt was led by LaChance and Jeff Roberson who both scored in double figures. LaChance finished with a game-high 25 points, and Roberson added 21 for the Commodores, who shot 40.4 percent from the floor on 23-of-57 shooting.
1ST Half Dominance
For the third time this season, Tennessee held an opponent to 15 points or fewer in the first half. Vanderbilt scored just 15 in the first half a season-low.
Next Up for UT Men’s Basketball
The Vols head to Ames, Iowa, to face Iowa State as part of the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on ESPNU. Tennessee will then return home to face LSU on Jan. 31 at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the game televised on the SEC Network.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1727
|
__label__cc
| 0.595976
| 0.404024
|
What is the meaning of A. in Hindi?
Meaning of A. in Hindi is :
Definition of word A.
absent (abbreviation)
Absolute (abbreviation)
absolute temperature (abbreviation)
absorbance; absorbancy (abbreviation)
academy; academician (abbreviation)
accepted (abbreviation)
accomodation (abbreviation)
accumulator (abbreviation)
acid (abbreviation)
acre; acres (abbreviation)
address (abbreviation)
adjutant (abbreviation)
adjusted (abbreviation)
administration (abbreviation)
admiral (abbreviation)
admit (abbreviation)
adult (abbreviation)
after (abbreviation)
age; aged (abbreviation)
air (abbreviation)
air branch (abbreviation)
aircraft; airplane (abbreviation)
airman (abbreviation)
alfa (abbreviation)
alto (abbreviation)
amateur (abbreviation)
ambassador (abbreviation)
America; American; Americanize; Americanization (abbreviation)
Amos, the book of (abbreviation)
amphibian; amphibious (abbreviation)
amplitude (abbreviation)
ana; anna (abbreviation)
Angstrom (abbreviation)
annÅ (in the year) (abbreviation)
annus (a year) (abbreviation)
anode (abbreviation)
answer (abbreviation)
ante (before) (abbreviation)
anterior (abbreviation)
application (abbreviation)
apprentice (abbreviation)
April (abbreviation)
approved (abbreviation)
aqua (abbreviation)
arctic (abbreviation)
army (abbreviation)
arterial (abbreviation)
article (abbreviation)
artificer (abbreviation)
Artillery (abbreviation)
Asian (abbreviation)
asked (abbreviation)
assault, as on a badge (abbreviation)
associate; association (abbreviation)
astragal (abbreviation)
asymmetric (abbreviation)
at (abbreviation)
Atlantic (abbreviation)
atomic; atomic weight (abbreviation)
attack (abbreviation)
August (abbreviation)
Australian (abbreviation)
author (abbreviation)
automobile (abbreviation)
auxiliary (abbreviation)
avancé (fast) (abbreviation)
Examples of word A.
From the two long sides of the gallery large doors open into halls where the pictures are arranged in schools; the first of these being, as is shown on the plan, the +Scuola Toscana+, contained in three rooms, and consisting of 165 paintings, by M. Â Albertinelli, A. and C. Â Allori, B. Angelico, M. Â A.
End (not the whole period which we call A.D., but the end of it).
On 9 May, Kadyrov will open a new stadium which is named after his father – officially it is known as the A. A. Kadyrov Republican Football Club Terek Grozny.
She always used the name of A. M. Barnard and never acknowledged authorship after the stories were published, not even much later when anything she wrote was assured of an adoring audience.
Popular French label A.P.C has been more than welcomed stateside for their preppy yet laid- back vibe.
Words related to A.
purine
current unit
metric linear unit
letter of the alphabet
alphabetic character
Ciskei
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1741
|
__label__cc
| 0.583035
| 0.416965
|
Music in May -
ESF 2018-19 Season in Review
26 performances included
10 donated outreach performances,
6 debuts on Bay Area series,
74 rehearsal hours, and
36 hours in the studio recording the debut album.
Thank you for helping us share the gift of music!
Music in Juvy
Ensemble SF has an on-going commitment to bring music into communities that don’t have regular access to the arts. One group includes incarcerated youth. During their most recent visit to Santa Cruz Juvenile Hall, they played for a particularly engaged group of young people. Filling the hall with sounds of Schumann, Dohnanyi and a newer work by Solbong Kim, ESF was peppered with many questions including, “When will you come back again?” and “Can you teach us music lessons?” Another confirmation of music’s power to build bridges, encourage exchange and promote understanding. Thank you for supporting the work we do within these communities!
We LOVE sharing our music with you and this was a month full of music making! ESF enjoyed debuts on several series: Old First Concerts with Moni Simeonov and Jose Gonzalez Granero, Berkeley’s Chamber Music Sundaes & Santa Cruz Chamber Players. We also shared music in a small house concert setting in appreciation of Music in May sponsors.
If you haven’t yet, preorder ESF’s debut album. Tickets are now available for our season finale at Herbst Theatre.
Debut Album
This week is the beginning of the culmination of a dream - recording an album. Last week the quartet logged 34 hours in the Schumann Music Studio. Special thanks to Robin Whitehouse and Roy Malan. The group cannot wait to share the tracks with each of you! The album will include Schumann Piano Quartet, Dohnanyi String Trio, and Liszt Widmung Song Transcription for Solo Piano.
Preorder your copy today.
Thank you for being a part of the ESF family and supporting what we do in and around the Bay Area.
Holiday Cheer at Raphael House
Raphael House is an organization founded in 1971 that helps at-risk families achieve stable housing and financial independence.
As families trickled in for the start of the program, Matt showed a young girl how to strum his viola strings. Elizabeth sat with another girl, side by side at the upright piano, creating an impromptu duet, even choreographing an ending where their hands rose up together off the keys. The quartet began with a series of holiday tunes encouraging a sing along. One surprise came in the form of Mi Burrito Sabanero for one of the ladies [she had asked at ESF’s previous visit for “Spanish songs”]. She and her entire family boisterously sang along to the music. After playing the slow movement of Schumann’s Piano Quartet, a mother with an infant in her arms said, “When you started playing, it was so beautiful it made me want to cry.” The families were invited to sign up for complimentary tickets to ESF’s season finale at Herbst Theatre April 16th. One mother excitedly shared, “That’s a few days before my son's birthday! That will be a nice way for us to celebrate.” The rousing finish was Jonah’s brand new Earth Wind and Fire arrangement of In the Stone, created for the audience at Raphael House. The holiday spirit was bright tonight and we wish the same for each of you during these final days of 2018!
Friendsgiving with ESF
Thank you to everyone that attended Opus 415’s inaugural Friendsgiving benefit at Manilatown Cultural Center in North Beach. It was a pleasure celebrating the gift of music with a reading with friends of Brahms Horn Trio and Dvorak Serenade for Strings (and one trombone with special guest Nick Platoff). Special thanks to photographer Scot Goodman!
It was a lovely venue and it made the whole experience very cozy and homey! I really enjoyed my first chamber concert experience!
-Serinna Chau
Opus 415 is the social club of ESF that fosters friendships with our audience.
Autumn Thanks
Photo credit: Alice Kao
In the past month, there has been a flurry of fall time activity. Diving into rehearsals with pianist, Elizabeth Schumann has been a joy. She is bright and brilliant. Practice is full of laughter and hard work. It’s been a huge gift to work at her Noe Valley Schumann Music Studio. Plans are being made to record there and have a long awaited debut album available at our season finale at Herbst Theatre on April 16, 2019.
Reconnecting with old and new friends through performances at Throckmorton and SF Music Day has been energizing. Our hearts were warmed performing three outreach performances. September 17th we played for the Swindells Center for Adult Day Services, a program caring for participants living with conditions such as Alzheimer’s related dementia, Parkinson’s, and stroke.
A woman in the front stared intently at me and we became instant smile buddies. Her enthusiasm grew and by the finale she was waving her arms, conducting the celebratory movement.
-Rebecca
October 1st we played for 4th-6th graders at Thomas Edison Charter Academy, a public non-profit K-8 that serves low income students in the San Francisco Mission. We also played for students at De Marillac Academy, a school in the Tenderloin that unites philanthropists with low-income families to break the cycle of poverty through education. Now we are gearing up for our first annual Friendsgiving Benefit for ESF - A Chamber Music Gathering.
Seeing the different ways music moves listeners makes it very rewarding to share the gift, the gift which has given so much to each of us. Thank you for your friendship and support in all its many forms.
De Marillac Academy
ESF Renewed
Just a few months ago, the ESF core gathered in a piano studio in Noe Valley to read Schumann. The joy was palpable. We are thrilled to announce our reentrance into the vibrant Bay Area music scene including a season finale at the historic Herbst Theater on April 16, 2019. What has ESF been up to during its hiatus? Read on to find out!
Jonah Kim
As many of you already know, my daughter was born last spring and I was blessed enough to be able to put the rest of my life on hold to focus on fatherhood for awhile. I want to start by thanking everyone for your lasting love, loyalty and steadfast support through this period. Not to worry, I have been practicing!
And teaching. Traveling and performing less has made it possible for me to dedicate more time to pedagogy and methodology. Nowadays, I am fascinated by the endless possibilities evolution reveals through the developing minds of younger generations!
Let me start by telling you about one of the highlights of my summer so far. I spent three weeks at Interlochen Center for the Arts working with young artists from all over the world. These young minds displayed tremendous potential and we developed a special bond very quickly. In my opinion, the future of classical music and the high arts in general have never been brighter.
One of my favorite analogies to use with my disciples is actually quite relatable even for people who have no musical background. Music is the closest thing to actual real life magic. Musicians send vibrations through the air and change the way people think and feel, physically, on a molecular level. Every song is a spell and every phrase affects the outcome of the spell.
This is where tradition comes into play. Certain spells are more effective when executed a certain way; these traditions are passed down from generation to generation, creating lineage and legacy, which is why going to a certain conservatory or studying with a certain teacher can be life-changing.
To get to spend our lives immersed in this world is a privilege. It forces us to live in a state of heightened awareness. Awareness of time, space, the resistance and densities of time and space, and more importantly the in betweens. The relationships and their qualities. For me, this is the greatest gift of music. It forces us to have to become better versions of ourselves.
Whether we are in line at the airport, driving through the parking lot looking for a free space, or playing a concert, what we are doing isn’t so important as how we do it. I’m convinced that art is more than a mere reflection of life. Art can be a guide to life, teaching us how to be the best possible versions of ourselves.
As I begin to perform more again, I feel I have a much deeper relationship with sound itself and the way it impacts and echoes through our lives. I am constantly working to engineer the energy of the sounds I create to emphasize sincerity and honesty, to help us all resonate at our most harmonious frequencies in all aspects of our lives.
The world is in a strange limbo right now. On one hand, we have never had more people spreading messages of love. Yet these very people are often the quickest to judge those who are not yet enlightened. Judgment leads to divisiveness, as can be expected when people feel defensive. Self-righteousness, in my opinion, is just as bad as, perhaps even worse, than ignorance.
To make a musical analogy, the world is one very large ensemble. This beautiful French word literally means ‘together’. Let’s say you don’t like the way your band mate is playing a certain lick. Compensating for their lack is the least helpful thing one can do. Instead, we must find a way to persuade them to find a better way without putting them down. Flexibility is maturity. Understanding is strength. The melody, the leader, can only phrase so much, in fact, only as much as the accompaniment allows. Honestly, the accompanying elements have far more influence over the outcome of the phrase than the melody. The same principles apply to life. Easier said than done, no doubt. But now that we are more aware, won’t you help me help us all help one another?
Presently, I find myself en route from Chicago to Festival Mozaic in the beautiful central coast of my home state California. I feel so very blessed to live this life, to have been born after Mr. Brahms, and especially blessed to get to share it with all of you. I so appreciate your ears and look forward to sharing song with you soon.
Moni Simeonov
I have kept busy performing. I played Chausson's Poeme and Ravel's Tzigane in two concerts with the Holland Symphony (MI). I also played a concerto with the CSU Long Beach Symphony. Performing in front of my students is always a challenge since I'm held to the highest standards - the ones I impose to my students. The Classic FM Symphony invited me to collaborate with the new concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic in a concert this season as well. Each of us played two solo pieces and then partnered up for the second half of the concert. The concert was broadcast live on TV. I have also assumed the position of Concertmaster for the newly formed Genesis Orchestra in Sofia, Bulgaria. It's a great excuse to go back home. The orchestra comprises Bulgarian musicians who live and work outside of Bulgaria and organizes 5 sold-out concerts per season. Because of its popularity, I have become a frequent guest of Bulgarian talk shows.
I also spent a very busy week in Sri Lanka, performing and teaching alongside Midori. We visited communities throughout the island and performed over 20 times in one week. The final concert was recorded for TV and was attended by the prime minister. We also worked with schools for children and facilities for people with disabilities.
Rebecca and I traveled to Beirut, which has become one of my favorite musical activities. Besides the mainstage concert, we traveled to a Syrian and Palestinian refugee camp and performed for the residents, but Rebecca has a much more detailed narrative on the topic.
I attended the Lake George Music Festival as a concertmaster of the orchestra, and one of our chamber performances is often featured on NPR.
In the realm of the commercial scene (I live in LA, after all), I have had some fun as well. I arranged a few songs for British band Bastille (you may know them from the soundtrack for Will Smith's Netflix original "Bright") and recorded the music, as well as the music video with three of my students. The songs have accumulated more than 5 million views in just a few months. I can confidently say that this is the most anyone will ever watch me play the violin. I also recorded for a few HBO productions and contracted a string group for Showtime's Versace.
I am also nearly finished with a publishing project, very meaningful to me. I look forward to putting the final touches and sending it into the world.
I traveled with Moni to Beirut for one of the most unforgettable concerts of my life. It all began with instruction from American filmmaker and photographer Alejandro Gomez-Meade: “Here’s the location to tell your Uber or taxi. With lots of bright smiles and handshakes, we met Alejandro along with his fiancé Elisa Volpi Spagnolini (an Italian working for a small NGO) and our escort, a third generation Palestinian refugee from Shatila camp, Ahmad Halabi. We followed Ahmad across the street, up some steps and along the side of the structure. We walked through narrow alleyways, zig-zagging left and right. We picked our spot, one area where 3 alleys met. It was dimly lit, but a man jiggled some wires (yikes, there are lots of wires!) and like magic, there was light. In order to allow for passing foot traffic, the string trio had to get creative with spacing. Elisa had carried a small white stool for Ani to sit on. Ani and Moni were next to one alley and across from them I was beside a steep stairwell. We had received permission from the leader of the camp, but the residents had no idea we would be playing. As we began to play, a crowd formed. Alejandro remarked that in his one year living and working in the camps, during our concert he witnessed for the first time Palestinian, Syrian and Bangladeshi refugees standing together. High level diplomacy, international accords, formidable financial investment, peace keeping forces and altruistic volunteer efforts have all been tried in this war torn region over many painful decades. Music, this day, proved an incredibly powerful harmonizing influence. Listening, learning and connecting with Ahmad, Alejandro and Elisa, I realized something. In anticipation of this performance, I admittedly became anxious. I recognized the feeling which was similar to the one leading up to my first performance in juvenile hall. Despite all my travels, these were environments that felt especially foreign. I questioned how our gift of music could connect or seem relevant to the listeners. I am again reminded that despite seemingly endless complexity and tragedy in the world, the bottom line is that we are all humans with common aspirations. We share a desire for connection, belonging, significance and I think, most of all, love. After today I am thankful for so many things. One of those things is for the mighty gift of music to be a shared experience with people from all walks, from grand concert halls of San Francisco to an alleyway in Said Gawash.
Matt Young
I've been busy with my main gig playing viola in the SF Symphony, teaching, volunteering, and generally trying to keep up with the pace and quality of city living.
My teaching has been picking up and I had a student just win a tenure track position with the Pittsburgh Symphony. I'm so honored to get to work with such a talent. I really love sharing my instrumental and musical ideas, it activates a different part of my brain. Also because many of these ideas I gleaned from my own mentors too! I remember thinking that without the right words at the right time, it wouldn't matter how many thousands of hours I've practiced, no one can truly pull themselves up by their bootstraps, we all need help sometimes. We, as artists, are the beneficiaries of hundreds of years of knowledge and are the current caretakers of these ideas, hopefully taking them forward.
Along those lines of being the current caretakers of centuries old intellectual property, I'd love to talk about my viola for a second. It was made in 1772 by Vincenzo Panormo and was played in the London Symphony for the 46 years preceding it finding me in 2014. The reason that's on my mind right now is that the LSO did the original soundtrack for Star Wars movies, and this very week the San Francisco Symphony is playing the Star Wars score while the film is being projected above us! So it is really fun for me that my viola did this in 1977 or so in London, and now I get to revisit the same score again tonight, and for the next three weeks...... I'm very disappointed that the viola didn't play the notes by itself though, I had to relearn them for the viola. Maybe I should send it back? Just kidding I love this viola.
Less than a week ago I performed in the SF Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park. It was a real treat to see hundreds of people turn out, not for me, but for Flower Piano, an installation of several pianos throughout the garden. What a San Francisco day! Open air with wind and fog makes for a non-acoustic, but I got to play some favorite tunes for some favorite friends and neighbors in one of my favorite places. I need to practice more though, it was my first solo performance in a couple years I think?!
Another musical connection on my mind is the newest addition to ESF personnel, Elizabeth Schumann! We used to occupy the basement of the Cleveland Institute of Music to practice for our weekly lessons and chamber music, it was a very intense and formative time. Elizabeth was one of the stars of the piano performance program there with the now legendary pedagogue Sergei Babayan, and I couldn't be more excited to make music with her. I do feel that's closing a musical loop in my life and can't wait to see the artistic sparks fly on and offstage in concerts and in rehearsal.
From the beginnings of ESF, our outreach to audiences who can't come to us is what defines a major interest in the why of ESF. The how of ESF is easy, I get to play with people who lift me up musically, and from whom I learn so much and enjoy interacting with. That part is just fun. But the why of ESF, I think that's where we are versatile and nimble. We play at Juvenile Hall in Santa Cruz Co, SF County, the VA Hospital, Institute on aging, UCSF, the LGBT Center on Market St, we have done fundraisers for refugees, public school music education, teacher benefits, the DeMarillac Academy in the Tenderloin, and so many things I can't even remember! But for me to get off the stage and into places that won't hear this kind of music otherwise is something that feels great on a human level, something that can be more meaningful than a staged performance. Sometimes you see some audience members dozing off but then you'll see the ones on the edge of their chair, ugly crying, or accessing something that you are tangentially a part of, and it makes all of these donated hours truly rewarding.
I can't wait to get out there again and learn about myself and how to connect through music.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1742
|
__label__wiki
| 0.653924
| 0.653924
|
New Free Software Promises to Help SMBs Fight Off Ransomware
By: Wayne Rash | January 13, 2017
NEWS ANALYSIS: Ransomware is a significant problem for small and medium-size business. But now there’s a new military-grade means of fighting back.
You already know how ransomware works. Malware gets loaded on to a computer, and quietly encrypts everything of use. When it’s done, you see a message displayed on your screen demanding payment in Bitcoins, and you’re told that if you don’t pay up, you’ll never get your data back.
For many companies, the only choice is to pay up, but that has two complications. First, it costs you a lot of money. Second, it labels you as being willing to pay the ransom, which means you can expect more ransomware attacks.
However, successfully fighting off ransomware is tough. Ransomware varieties rapidly evolve and change almost daily. The chances of your antivirus or your antimalware catching it aren’t very good.
Since ransomware is spread through a variety of vectors, you can’t depend on some of the more traditional methods such as screening email or social network feeds to reliably bock attacks. Even large companies with good security practices sometimes get stung by ransomware.
But there is an anti-ransomware system for SMBs that was developed from an enterprise system that's already in place in the field. It's called RansomFree, from security company Cybereason.
Cybereason was organized by a group of former military intelligence officers using skills they acquired fighting the worst of bad guys. This explains why they refer to their products as military-grade prevention. The company uses techniques developed by the military to detect, deceive and kill ransomware.
The company has been active in the enterprise security space for some time and its products have been widely adopted there. But the software doesn’t lend itself to most SMB users because of the expense and the expertise required to use it. So Cybereason’s developers created a version that small companies and individuals can implement and they are giving it away for free.
Right now, RansomFree only works on Windows computers. But once it’s installed, it does three things. First it can detect the ransomware malware when it arrives on a computer if it has a signature it recognizes. But because of ransomware families rapidly evolve, it also watches the activity of the ransomware looking for attempts to encrypt files. Finally it deceives the ransomware into thinking its working, when in reality all that it’s doing is operating in a secure honey pot of a container.
A honey pot is a simulated environment that looks normal to the malware, but which exists only as a place for the malware to execute, while the anti-ransomware software studies it. Once it’s done with that, the ransomware attack is stopped in its tracks and the malware is killed.
Previous Hacker Group 'ShadowBrokers' Release NSA Exploits After...
Next OPAQ Networks Launches Security-as-a-Service Platform,...
Wayne Rash
Wayne Rash is a freelance writer and editor with a 35 year history covering technology. He’s a frequent speaker on business, technology issues and enterprise computing. He covers Washington and...
How BlackBerry Has Become a Cyber-Security Player
eWEEK VIDEO: BlackBerry CTO Charles Eagan explains where his company's cyber-security efforts...
Why McAfee Is Integrating AI Into Next Gen Security
eWEEK VIDEO: McAfee CTO Steve Grobman provides insight into why artificial intelligence is...
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1743
|
__label__wiki
| 0.708289
| 0.708289
|
Sean Hannity Just Revealed John Brennan’s Darkest Secret On Live TV, Tells Audience Existence of Emails Exposing Brennan Likely Lied About Dossier
August 21, 2018 FEATURED
K.B.| It was previously reported by the Gateway Pundit that disgraced former CIA Director John Brennan claimed that the first time his attention was brought to the fabricated Trump “dossier” was in December of 2016. He claimed that he only knew about it after it appeared in the news.
Towards the end of the Summer of 2016, former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid penned a letter to then-FBI Director James Comey. In the letter, Reid asked Comey to investigate allegations that the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia in the days following a meeting with Brennan.
Numerous Congressional investigators were left wondering if Brennan had briefed Reid on the phony dossier during meeting which took place between Brennan and Reid in Summer of 2016. Investigative journalist Sara Carter reported that Reid did not comment on the matter.
This past Monday evening, Fox News’ Sean Hannity revealed to his audience that John Brennan lied about when he first became aware of the dossier.
Sean Hannity said, “I know I’m just a talk-show host and we don’t do investigative reporting but we’ve beaten everybody, everybody as it relates to this story. By the way, that was targeted at people who know who they are. I just want to say, isn’t there an email chain that might prove this point?”
Sara Carter then stated, “There’s actually a series of emails that people want to obtain. That is why Congress, this is why Judicial Watch and others are suing for Brennan’s communications as well as Comey’s.”
Hannity then answered, “And they may actually prove that he did do this and he lying about the Reid stuff? Is that what your birdies were telling you because that’s what my birdies are telling me?”
Take a look at the video from Hannity:
John Brennan owes it to the American people to tell the truth. It’s time to drain the swamp in Washington, and Brennan is next.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1748
|
__label__wiki
| 0.818511
| 0.818511
|
It’s the most famous shipwreck in Great Lakes history, and the cause of the disaster remains a mystery.
Jason ZaskyNov 07, 2010
The Edmund Fitzgerald on the St. Mary's River in 1975.
It was a beautiful, unseasonably warm November day when the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald pulled out of port on its final run of the 1975 shipping season, en route from Superior, Wisconsin, to a processing plant on Zug Island near Detroit. Yet the 24-hour forecast was ominous, calling for a storm with the potential to become a nor’easter, which would bring gale force winds and whip up mountainous waves on the Great Lakes.
As it turns out, the Edmund Fitzgerald’s captain, Ernest M. McSorley—a seaman with 44 years of experience—had good reason to be worried about the weather, which began to deteriorate not long after his ship began making its way east. The subsequent storm proved to be as historically noteworthy as it was unrelenting, and the Mighty Fitz—as it was sometimes called—never delivered the 26,000-odd tons of marble-sized taconite pellets it was hauling. On the evening of November 10, the 729-foot ore carrier sank—suddenly and under mysterious circumstances—in a part of Lake Superior known as the “Graveyard of the Great Lakes,” taking the lives of 29 crewmembers.
The Mighty Fitz
On the day it went into service in June 1958 the Edmund Fitzgerald was the most expensive freighter ever built. Commissioned by the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and constructed by the Great Lakes Engineering Works at a cost of $8.4 million, the Mighty Fitz—named after Edmund Fitzgerald, president & CEO of Northwestern Mutual Life—also held the distinction of being the largest ore carrier on the Great Lakes, with crew quarters and food service befitting its flagship status.
While the Fitzgerald’s launch was accompanied by great fanfare and attended by more than 10,000 people, the events of the day were remarkable in several other respects. Perhaps most notably, during the christening ceremony the champagne bottle did not break on the first try, long considered a bad omen in the maritime community. In fact, Elizabeth Fitzgerald (Edmund’s wife), had to swing the bottle three times before it finally shattered. Then, after the massive vessel slid down the greased launch ramp and into the water it rolled, slamming into the dock on the opposite side of the slip and creating a large wave that doused the assembled crowd.
Nevertheless, for the next 17 years the Fitzgerald had a mostly uneventful career, typically carrying coal from Toledo to Superior, then delivering taconite (from mines near Duluth, Minnesota) to Detroit. Over time it earned a reputation as one of the hardest working ships in the industry, and routinely set tonnage load records, beginning with its maiden voyage in September 1958.
According to Michael Schumacher, author of “Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (Bloomsbury), the carrier suffered “only a few mishaps” during that time, the worst of these “occur[ing] on September 6, 1969, when the Fitz grounded near the Soo Locks [which allow ships to travel between Lake Superior and the lower Great Lakes], causing substantial structural damage…. The following year, the Fitzgerald collided with another ship, the Hochelaga, sustaining minor damage,” he continues, before nothing that on three different occasions, the Fitz hit the walls of the Soo Locks, and also lost an anchor on January 7, 1974. “[A]ll this was small-time stuff,” concludes Schumacher, “certainly nothing to make anyone question the big ship’s well-being.”
So while Captain McSorely no doubt possessed a healthy respect for the danger inherent in sailing Lake Superior during an unusually bad November storm, he had little reason to suspect that the Fitz might fail to reach its destination. The same could be said of the S.S. Arthur M. Anderson, a 767-foot ore carrier under the command of Captain Jesse (Bernie) Cooper, which was traversing the lake approximately fifteen miles behind the Fitz, bound for Gary, Indiana, with its own load of taconite pellets. In fact, it had been more than twenty years since an ore carrier had been lost on Lake Superior, the 427-foot Henry Steinbrenner having fallen victim to high seas on May 11, 1953.
By the early morning hours of November 10 both Captains knew they were facing a storm of considerable strength. After communicating via radio, McSorely and Cooper agreed to change course, both opting for a longer (northern) route, one that would ostensibly provide more protection from the Canadian coast.
Nevertheless, at 3:35 p.m. McSorely called the Anderson to report that the Fitzgerald had suffered significant damage, including “a fence rail down, some vents torn off, and … a bad list.” McSorely advised Cooper that he planned to reduce speed, so the Anderson could “shadow him down the lake.”
Before long, the Fitzgerald incurred an additional problem, as the 60-70 mph winds (with gusts up to 90 mph) blew both radar antennas off its pilothouse roof, necessitating the assistance of the Anderson, which promised to help navigate. Meanwhile, the Anderson was struggling too, and around 6:30 in the evening, two gigantic waves rolled over its decks, the second hitting the bridge deck, approximately 35 feet above the water. “I don’t know,” said Cooper after-the-fact, “but I’ve often wondered if those two seas might have been the ones [that sank the Fitzgerald].”
Minutes later the Fitzgerald’s running lights disappeared from view and the ship vanished from radar. There was no distress call before it went down, and it wouldn’t be until the following May before the wreckage was definitively located, photographed, and filmed. In the days after the Fitz went missing, rescuers found little more than two broken lifeboats, a pair of 15-man inflatable rafts, 20 lifejackets, and oars from the boats. No survivors—and no bodies—were found.
The Edmund Fitzgerald Controversy
In the years since at least five theories have been advanced as to what caused the Fitzgerald to sink, all of which are recounted on the 2008 DVD The Edmund Fitzgerald Controversy (Southport Video Productions). The most widely accepted theory—and the one subscribed to by Mark Gumbinger, the DVD’s producer—is that the Fitzgerald (drawing 27 feet of water and heaving in the heavy seas) touched bottom on a shoal, inflicting catastrophic damage on her hull.
“I think she bottomed out either on Caribou Island shoal, or one of the other shoals in that area,” said Gumbinger in a recent phone conversation with Failure.
This view is also shared by Fred Stonehouse, author of “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” (Avery Color Studios), who believes that after the ship hit bottom “she staggered off into deeper water [and’ simply began to fall apart, until she finally suffered a cataclysmic collapse and very suddenly plunged to the bottom … breaking in two when she struck the soft mud bottom.”
Yet others subscribe to the notion that a rogue wave broke the vessel in half on the surface, or “hit an unidentified floating object—referred to as a UFO—like a shipping container, which could have flooded the ship’s side tunnels,” contends Great Lakes diver Kimm Stabelfeldt in an interview featured on the DVD.
For his part, Great Lakes historian Wes Oleszewski believes the ship “took a nosedive, submarined, and then hit the bottom still under power with the stern still on the surface,” a view reminiscent of that of historian C. Pat Labadie, who says “the bow probably plunged under and totally separated from the stern, and that the stern remained afloat briefly … long enough, however, to empty its contents on top of its submerged bow.”
“The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”
Despite the magnitude of the loss, the wreck probably wouldn’t be well remembered outside the Great Lakes region if not for Gordon Lightfoot. In the wake of the disaster, the Canadian folk singer—already world famous thanks to hits like “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” and “Carefree Highway”—penned and released “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” which reached #2 on the U.S. charts.
“I believe that the Fitzgerald is still in everybody’s memory because of the Gordon Lightfoot song,” contends Stabelfeldt, noting that the tune receives airplay every November. The sentiment is echoed by Gumbinger, who says, “One could argue that without it the ship wouldn’t be as famous as it is today.”
However, locals have also done much to preserve the memory of the Fitzgerald and its crew. The day after the Fitzgerald was lost, Mariners’ Church of Detroit rang its bell 29 times, and each November the church holds a memorial service remembering the thirty-thousand individuals who have been lost on the Great Lakes, many on the southern shore of Lake Superior near Whitefish Point, where more ships have been lost than any other part of the lake.
Additionally, this year [2010] Fr. Richard Ingalls, Jr., rector at Mariners’ Church, will preside over a memorial service at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, in which the names of the 29 crew members will be read and the Fitzgerald’s 200 lb. bronze bell (which was recovered in 1995) will be tolled.
There is something different about Lake Superior as compared to the other Great Lakes, maintains Gumbinger, beyond the fact that it’s the largest freshwater lake (by surface area) in the world. “It’s often said that Superior ‘never gives up her dead,’ [thanks to the consistently low temperature of the water, which inhibits bacterial growth and keeps sunken bodies from surfacing], and I think that’s a true statement,” he says. “It’s a cold, deep, relentless lake. Getting in trouble on Lake Superior is easy to do.”
Gordon Lightfoot’s lyrics for “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”
The Sinking of the Daniel J. Morrell
Great Lakes Storm of 1913
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story—How Wilbur Wright solved the problem of manned flight.
The Great Flood of 1913—Geoff Williams, author of “Washed Away,” on the “most widespread flood in American history.”
Niagara Falls—The lost history of an American icon.
He Only Has I-’s For You—Earl Swift on I-80, I-95, and the history of America’s interstate highway system.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1752
|
__label__wiki
| 0.836433
| 0.836433
|
Click to tell a Friend about Famous Like Me
one click shows all of today's celebrity birthdays
Browse All Birthdays
43,625 Actors
27,931 Actresses
4,867 Composers
7,058 Directors
842 Footballers
221 Racing drivers
925 Singers
9,111 Writers
Get FamousLikeMe on your website
One line of code gets FamousLikeMe on your website. Find out more.
Subscribe to Daily updates
Does an actor, actress, football player, singer, director, writer, composer, inventor or celebrity share your birthday or name? Were they born in your town too? Search now to find out.
FamousLikeMe Search Panel
TIP - to see a lot of results enter just your day and month of birth
Date of Birth: Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Town/Place:
List of Actors - O
Actors (O) on Famous Like Me
Famous Like Me > Actor > O
Francisco de la O Ed O'Bradovich Sean O'Brian Hugh O'Brian
Edmond O'Brien Donald O'Brien Clay O'Brien Brendan O'Brien
Austin O'Brien Philip O'Brien Dave O'Brien Kenneth O'Brien
Pat O'Brien Eugene O'Brien Terence O'Brien John B. O'Brien
Andrew O'Brien Barry O'Brien Pat O'Brien Simon O'Brien
Richard O'Brien Cubby O'Brien William H. O'Brien Tom O'Brien
Peter O'Brien Richard O'Brien Ben O'Brien Liam O'Brien
Trever O'Brien Tom O'Brien George O'Brien Rory O'Brien
Gray O'Brien Kelvin O'Bryant Bryan O'Byrne Tony O'Callaghan
Jerry O'Connell Patrick O'Connell Arthur O'Connell Patrick O'Connell
Charlie O'Connell Raymond O'Connor James P. O'Connor Kevin O'Connor
Sean O'Connor Kevin J. O'Connor Tom O'Connor Gavin O'Connor
Brian O'Connor Edward O'Connor L.J. O'Connor Tim O'Connor
Cavan O'Connor Robert Emmett O'Connor Hugh O'Connor Harry O'Connor
Carroll O'Connor Donald O'Connor Joseph O'Conor Denis O'Dea
Jimmy O'Dea Doye O'Dell Tony O'Dell Alan O'Dinam
William H. O'Docharty Kevin O'Donnell Gene O'Donnell Rory O'Donnell
Spec O'Donnell Colin O'Donoghue Ryan O'Donohue Fred O'Donovan
Ciaran O'Driscoll Matt O'Dwyer Broderick O'Farrell C. Hawthorne O'Flaherty
Paddy O'Flynn Damian O'Flynn Jimmy O'Gatty Dean O'Gorman
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1753
|
__label__cc
| 0.509828
| 0.490172
|
Home All posts Avey Tare
Avey Tare : biography
April 24, 1979 –
Avey Tare (born Dave Portnerhttp://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1669442&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1, April 24, 1979) is an experimental musician and founding member of Animal Collective currently residing in Los Angeles, California.
Avey Tare met Animal Collective’s Deakin (Josh Dibb), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), and Geologist (Brian Weitz) in high school. For years, the four of them swapped homemade recordings, shared musical ideas and performed in different group configurations. Avey Tare recorded the Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished album with Panda Bear, and initially released the recording on the band’s own Animal label in 2000. The album is commonly referred to as the first official Animal Collective release, with Tare writing the music and Panda Bear providing the ‘perfect percussion’ (as cited in the album’s credits).
After high school, Avey Tare and Geologist moved to New York City to attend New York University and Columbia University, respectively. Panda Bear and Deakin eventually moved to New York City, and the band became more collaborative in nature. They finally settled on the name "Animal Collective". Although the band’s output is, as their name suggests, a collaborative effort, with no typical ‘frontman,’ Avey Tare has been cited by the other members as being the ‘primary songwriter’ and de facto leader of the group. On the releases after ‘Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished’, which was written entirely by Tare, he has written at least half of the material, and for the albums ‘Feels’, ‘Strawberry Jam’ and ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion’, contributed around three quarters of the songs that made it onto the album. For the band’s latest release, Centipede Hz, Tare confirmed that the album has eight songs penned by him.
Other musical projects
Avey Tare’s other projects and releases include Terrestrial Tones with Eric Copeland of Black Dice, a split 12" with David Grubbs, and an LP with his then-wife Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir (aka Kría Brekkan) called Pullhair Rubeye. He released his debut solo album "Down There" on October 26, 2010.http://pitchfork.com/news/39603-animal-collectives-avey-tare-to-release-first-solo-album/
In April, 2013, it was announced that Avey Tare had formed the group "Slasher Flicks" along with the ex-member of Dirty Projectors, Angel Deradoorian as well as the Ponytail-drummer, Jeremy Hyman. They are currently set to tour in the US and UK in June, 2013. Avey Tare described the band as "[a] group of three hippies on a road trip through the backwaters of 2013s rural music scene fall prey to a murderous cannibalistic band making…"http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/04/animal-collectives-avey-tare-forms-slasher-flicks-announces-tour-dates/
Discography with Animal Collective
Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished (2000) – Animal
Danse Manatee (2001) – Catsup Plate
Hollinndagain (2002, 2006) – St. Ives, Paw Tracks
Campfire Songs (March 2003) – Catsup Plate
Here Comes the Indian (June 17, 2003) – Paw Tracks
Sung Tongs (May 3, 2004) – FatCat Records
Feels (October 18, 2005) – FatCat Records
Strawberry Jam (September 10, 2007) – Domino Records – (US #72)
Merriweather Post Pavilion (January 12, 2009) – Domino Records – (US #13, UK #26)
ODDSAC (August 9, 2010) – Plexifilm
Centipede Hz (September 4, 2012) – Domino Records
His sister is Abby Portner, New York City artist and musician, who creates some of Animal Collective’s artwork and stage design. , Field Day London Blog, London, 8 May 2013. Retrieved on 19 June 2013.
Solo discography
Down There (October 25, 2010, Paw Tracks)
Lucky 1 (October 5, 2010, Paw Tracks)
Crumbling Land (2003, Fat Cat Records) (split 12" with David Grubbs)
"Judy Biworker" on the sampler Esopus CD #4: Imaginary Friends (Spring 2005)
"I’m Your Eagle Kisser" on the compilation Living Bridge (February 26, 2008, Rare Book Room Records)
"Call Home (Buy Grapes)" on the cassette tape Keep + Animal Collective (March 2011, Keep)
Discography with Terrestrial Tones
Blasted (2005, Psych-o-Path records)
Oboroed/Circus Lives (2005, UUAR)
Dead Drunk (2006, Paw Tracks)
Discography with Kría Brekkan
Pullhair Rubeye (2007, Paw Tracks)
Previous articleEarl Klugh
Next articleMickey Baker
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1754
|
__label__cc
| 0.569806
| 0.430194
|
FARI SHAMS
Paradise in a square 2016
Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach
A trip to the Zoo in Cologne raised interest in the history of Zoological gardens, pleasure gardens, and menageries consequently looking back 6000BC to the persian garden where people, plants and animals first found shelter within a defined square space divided into four equal parts with a water source at the centre.
The term ‘enclosed space’ in Farsi (pari-daiza) was adopted in Christian mythology to describe the garden of Eden or Paradise. The principle of imposing order onto nature through the symmetric division of space subsequently finds forms in the gardens of Andalusia, the Mughal Empire, through to the Italian and French Renaissance gardens and epitomises a basic desire for the management and optimisation of spaces and objects.
The same instinct is applied to the collection, display and representation of exotic animals beginning in the second half of the eighteenth century through mechanisms that involved divisions in the form of structural systems of organisation and classification.
The history of exploration and the dispaly and representation of exotic animals sustains and carries forward practices that establish a genealogy of virtual identity in scientific categories.
The animals in the Zoo as forms of display arranged taxonomically are observed from a distance by people who are represented within a comparable system to which they regularly contribute becoming the authours of their own classification.
Established paradigms and methodologies penetrate not only the structures of physical environments but extend into virtual spaces namely online walled gardens curated and controlled to minimise user engagement outside its services and maximise the transparency of their bahviour inside.
The work Paradise in a Square is composed of a multi-projection setting within which a seventeen minute film compiles different categories of images (from exotic animal classifications, celebrity culture, gaming and social media, to “selfies” and 3D modelling, to programming) locating perception largely as a pradigm situated in reproductions, copies, spaces within books, films and virtual environments.
A three volume book edited in Wikipedia compiles and ramifies the research notes for this work and contains an extensive use of bookmarks linking the alphabetically ordered subjects of the notes together.
Adjacent to the main film, Paradise in a square, is a two part projection.
As an artist, a performer and a Japanese cartoon character, Nora Hansen’s documentation of her life and work are presented, and function as the input to the projection on the right; a construction of her avatar in real time in the 3d modelling programme Maya.
On the opposite wall, a Recurrent Neural Network is used to generate text, based on the Journal of the British explorer David Livingstone which is inputted as a text file. The configuration and learning process of the algorithm is shown in real time. The algorithm is able to generate more text in the style of the original. The output is presented beside the original text.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1756
|
__label__wiki
| 0.663906
| 0.663906
|
Impact and Projects
Make a Gift Today
Support a Specific Program
Care for All Capital Campaign
Launching the next century of care
North Star Award
Mini-Grants for Caregivers
Donor Profiles
Share Your St. Charles Story
St. Charles Foundation Events Calendar
Saints Gala
Hospice Auction
Heaven Can Wait 5K celebrates 20 years of life in Central Oregon
BEND, Ore. — Heaven Can Wait, a 5K walk/run that brings the Central Oregon community together in a celebration of life, will be held Sunday, June 2, at 9 a.m. in Drake Park.
The event celebrates 20 years this summer and has become one of the area’s largest outdoor athletic events, raising approximately $100,000 annually for St. Charles Cancer Center. Funds raised support Sara’s Project, which provides education, early detection and support services to ease the challenges of breast cancer for people in Central and Eastern Oregon.
Charlene Levesque, a Bend resident, breast cancer survivor and runner, founded the event and recalled hearing the name “Heaven Can Wait” at a Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in which she participated shortly after her diagnosis in 1999.
“It was the name of a winning team and it really struck a deep chord with me,” she said. “I thought, ‘Yes! I have a lot more living to do. Heaven can wait.’ So many of our race’s runners have since told me they feel the same way.”
Hosted by St. Charles Foundation and a dedicated team of volunteers, Heaven Can Wait is held at Drake Park the first Sunday in June, which is National Cancer Survivor’s Day.
“Funds raised at this event provide vital support services to people in our community who are battling breast cancer,” said St. Charles Community Engagement Officer Kelly Michel. “Heaven Can Wait 5K has become a way for the community to honor and remember those affected by cancer.”
To participate or volunteer in the 5K walk/run, register at HeavenCanWait.org. For questions related to the event, contact Michelle Solley at 541-706-2693 or mdsolley@stcharleshealthcare.org.
About St. Charles Foundation
As the philanthropic arm of St. Charles Health System, the Foundation works to support and improve health care in Central and Eastern Oregon. Private donations raised by the Foundation allow St. Charles to build new medical facilities, purchase state-of-the-art medical equipment, keep pace with the latest technological advances and deliver exceptional patient care in a healing environment. The Foundation does more than just raise money for bricks and mortar. The organization also raises money to support many programs that benefit low-income and uninsured patients.
St. Charles Foundation
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1764
|
__label__wiki
| 0.890901
| 0.890901
|
Peace Deal Expected Between FARC Rebels, Government After Six Decades
By Lorne Matalon
Peace Deal Expected Between FARC Rebels, Government After Six Decades Of Conflict
Lorne Matalon
The words on a tic-tac-toe board read,”No One Wins.”
A stencil on the wall of a home in Bogota shows a man who has lost his leg in war.
The stencil on a wall graphically suggests that Colombians have had violence rain down on them for too long.
There has been a lot of news from Colombia in the last few months, including the public health threat from the Zika virus and ongoing corruption issues.
To better understand what is happening in the Americas, KJZZ’s Transborder Unit traveled to Colombia recently to bring back the hidden stories that you probably won’t hear any place else.
A peace deal is expected to be signed in 2016 between the government of Colombia, a key ally of the United States in South America, and the largest guerrilla movement among several that have fought for decades to topple the Colombian state. The guerrilla group is known as FARC, the Spanish acronym for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
The U.S. has spent billions of dollars in Colombia backing the government against the FARC and another guerrilla group known as the ELN, the Spanish abbreviation for the National Liberation Army, under the terms of Plan Colombia.
The plan is a multibillion-dollar security package, the majority of which has been deployed to combat drug trafficking, though critics of the government in Colombia are unhappy that much of the assistance from the US went to the Colombian army, which has been accused in the majority of human rights abuses during the armed conflict.
President Barack Obama welcomed his Colombian counterpart in early February. Now, Mr. Obama is pledging to push Congress to grant financial support for the peace talks. But in Colombia, the path to peace is under intense debate.
“It’s a situation of being scared,” said Dario Hidalgo, referring to the inability to move freely throughout Colombia during the conflict. Hidalgo is a Colombia-based urban sustainability researcher whose work is read and followed around the world.
“Suddenly you hear that some soldiers are killed, that some policemen are killed. This is every day’s news, or was,” Hidalgo said.
Hidalgo’s cousin was murdered by the FARC. You might reason that he'd oppose his country’s negotiations with guerrillas. But that is not the case.
“We won’t have immediate peace" Hidalgo said."There will be criminals,” he continued. “There’s still narcotics. But knowing that there’s no guerrillas is a really big improvement.”
Colombia and the FARC are negotiating in Havana, Cuba. But in Colombia, there’s harsh disagreement over negotiating with the FARC.
FARC began as a rebellion against inequality in the 1960s. It has since morphed into a vertically-integrated organized crime group that funds itself through extortion, kidnapping and drug trafficking. FARC has also recruited child soldiers on a large scale, often under threats of death to their parents.
But FARC is a group that the Colombian government has concluded must be met at the negotiating table rather than on the battlefield.
“Nobody alive today in Colombia knows how to live and do politics without the FARC in the picture. Nobody alive,” Senator Claudia Lopez told me in the Colombian capital of Bogotá.
She supports the peace process, though she’s no fan of the FARC.
“This society for good reason hates the FARC,” Lopez said. “And we fear them.”
But Lopez is hardly an apologist for the Colombian government either. Lopez fled Colombia for a year after she exposed links between Colombian right-wing politicians and paramilitary death squads. But in 2014, she returned and won her seat with the slogan, ‘Colombia Must Be Respected.’ She condemns atrocities on both sides.
“If you don’t kill them, which is what you have been doing for a hundred years, killing people, and using violence from the state and private to keep out some demands from the left, if we do a peace process, you’re not going to be able to use violence, neither the FARC nor the state.”
Outside the Colombian Senate, on a Bogotá street, a band was singing about the people’s pain and suffering. Colombia’s right-wing politicians say neither will end if, as proposed, guerrillas are permitted to run for political office.
Álvaro Uribe was Colombia’s two-term president from 2002 to 2010. Now he’s a senator who is one of the country's most prominent voices railing against the peace talks. More specifically, he objects to the reintegration of guerrillas who he says are in essence being granted immunity despite documented human rights abuses.
He makes it clear he wants peace for his nation, but he objects to some of the more important proposals on the table.
“If those responsible for atrocities do not go to jail, this process will be a midwife of more violence,” Uribe told me at the Colombian Senate as that body debated the proposed peace accord with the FARC.
Uribe disparages his onetime defense minister, current Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. Santos has asked the U.S. to suspend drug warrants against the guerrillas and remove FARC from its terror list. Uribe says Colombia is making a deal with the devil.
“You would never give impunity to al-Qaeda, nor would you give impunity to ISIS,” he said referring the United States. “Why in Colombia (do) we have to accept impunity for the FARC?”
Recently, Santos told an audience in Washington, D.C. that he categorically rejects Uribe's portrayal of the peace talks as flawed.
Guerrillas who confess to a truth commission will be sentenced to “effective restriction of liberty.” That term is vague but will not include jail.
Failure to confess, if discovered, could mean up to 20 years or more in prison. That directive applies to both soldiers, and paramilitaries who are or were members of the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC), an umbrella organization of paramilitary forces.
Paramilitary refers to private militia funded by landowners and business interests aligned with the army.
Right-wing Senator Paloma Valencia did not comment on the AUC, but said that unlike FARC, the Colombian army was serving the state.
“If you’re Colombian and you steal a bike, you are out of office forever and ever. But you’re saying, that if you are a terror member, and you kill people and you kidnapped people, and you recruit the children, you can go into office? That’s immoral,” said Valencia.
The Colombian army and its shadow paramilitary allies are also guilty of repeated war crimes, among them, murdering peasants they knew were innocent to meet a quota of guerrillas killed.
“Colombia deserves a better future,” said left-wing Senator Iván Cepeda. His father was a senator until he was shot to death in 1994. Two men on a motorcycle rode up to the car the elder Cepeda was traveling in. Two Army sergeants were convicted for the murder. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights concluded other army members were involved. Cepeda went on to found a victim support group and today he is a leading voice on the left. Yet he condemns FARC for co-opting his father’s name.
“We need a change of attitude,” he told me, referring to entrenched interests on both sides that want to preserve the status quo. “Peace is the basis of democracy,” said Cepeda.
Senator Claudia Lopez agreed with Cepeda’s call for a change of attitude.
“We need to imagine what it’s like to take the risk to stop that conflict and to take the conflicts and challenges that are still going to remain.”
The man whose cousin was killed by the FARC, Dario Hidalgo, agrees.
“And that’s what is so important, that this peace agreement is signed, even if we have to accept hard things, hard things to swallow,” said Hidalgo.
One obstacle to peace is cash. Analysts suggest some guerrillas are so dependent on the cocaine trade that they won’t give it, or their weapons, up. Meanwhile Washington is actively engaged in the Colombian peace process. Both parties at the negotiating table have asked for the U.S. input in crafting a template for peace in Colombia.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1765
|
__label__cc
| 0.572357
| 0.427643
|
Border Business: An In-Depth Look At Mexico's Maquiladora Industry
In the face of a global economic slump that sent the U.S. into a deep recession, Mexico's maquilladora (manufacturing) industry has weathered the downturn and is expanding. In the latest multimedia series, Fronteras: The Changing America Desk analyzes why the manufacturing sector near the border is thriving - despite Mexico's violent drug war. We also look at what the future holds for this industry that produces a myriad of products, from the cars we drive, to the televisions we view, to the medical devices we rely on.
Border Business: Mexico's Maquiladoras Strong In Tough Economy
In 1965, U.S. companies helped start Mexico's manufacturing boom that later paved the way for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). In the first of a multimedia series, we look at the industry that is now responsible for about half of all Mexican exports.
Border Business: Aerospace As A Binational Industry
The amount of aerospace companies with operations in Baja California has grown dramatically in recent years. In the next installment of our ongoing series, some experts argue this can lead to a cross-border aerospace industry that could benefit the U.S. economy.
Border Business: How Mexico's Maquiladoras Benefit The U.S. Economy
An industrial hub is rising out of the desert in southern New Mexico that promises to boost the state's business relationship with neighboring Mexico.
Border Business: Some Maquiladoras Thrive In Global Economic Downturn
Though competition from Asia lingers and their success will always go up and down according to the ebb and flow of the U.S. economy, maquiladoras are holding steady. As part of a continuing series, some predict they will continue to grow next year.
Border Business: Maquiladora Workers Organize For Better Treatment
In the final part of our ongoing series, we turn to the maguiladora workers. Many have enjoyed a higher standard of living thanks to the factory jobs. But a maquila advocacy group claims many have been subjected to years of exploitation.
Teamster Chief, Congressmen Blast Mexico Truck Access To U.S.
Jimmy Hoffa Jr. was joined by Congressmen Bob Filner and Duncan Hunter, showing bipartisan distress with new trucking access.
Protected Sportfish Face Commerical Pressure In Mexico
A man who owns a sportfishing business in Mexico says Dorado and other species are being caught and imported into the U.S. illegally.
U.S. Officials Hail Sentencing Of Tijuana Cartel Leader, But Drug War Far From Over
Benjamin Arellano-Felix, the former leader of a major Mexican drug trafficking organization, was sentenced in San Diego on Monday to 25 years in prison. Some observers are surprised by the light sentence and question whether such prosecutions have done much to stem the bloodshed in Mexico, and the flow of drugs to the U.S.
Bolstering Cross-Border Economic Ties Focus Of Conference
High-ranking policy makers and business leaders from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are meeting outside of Phoenix to discuss next steps for the binational relationship. Trade between the two countries is at record levels, but those at the conference say the relationship hasn't reached it's full potential.
In Wake Of NAFTA, States Eye Global Supply Chain With Envy
Some states, lagging behind in the export business, see golden opportunity in Mexico's ports.
Unfinished Narco-Tunnel Discovered In Tecate
On Thursday in Tecate, Mexico, a partially constructed-drug tunnel was discovered by the Mexican army.
Peña Nieto Hears Needs, Concerns From Tijuana Business Leaders
Less than two weeks after his inauguration, Mexico’s new president Enrique Peña Nieto met with business leaders in Tijuana on Wednesday. He got a long list of requests.
The 2012 Stories From The Border
The Latino vote, The Best Quesadilla of 2012, border drones, Nafta and piggy banks, Fronteras Desk looks back at some of their favorite stories of the year.
Latino Grocery Chain Profits With Changing Demographics
As the Latino population grows, one family-owned, Southern California business is booming thanks to Latinos' love for home-cooked food and food from the home country.
The Personal Cost Of Extortion In Mexico
There has been a major increase in the number of businesses reporting extortion attempts in Mexico, according to a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1766
|
__label__cc
| 0.673196
| 0.326804
|
Free dvds and Books
How, even before her husband's passing, she saw certain things
Yüklə 6,89 Mb.
səhifə 189/272
ölçüsü 6,89 Mb.
1 ... 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 ... 272
How, at the beginning of the revelations, she was instructed to stay in a certain monastery.
How, even before her husband's passing, she saw certain things.
In the fourth year before her husband's passing, a saint of our land of Sweden, Botvid by name, appeared to her, as it were, in an ecstasy of mind, and said: ”I have, with other saints, merited for you God's grace - namely, to hear and to see and to feel spiritual things - and the Spirit of God will inflame your soul.”
In the third year before her husband's passing, the most Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to her and said: ”I am the Queen of those in misery. I want to show you what my Son was like in his humanity and what he was like when he suffered on the cross. And this will be a sign to you, that you will come to the places in Jerusalem where I lived in the body and there, with your spiritual eyes, you will see my Son.” After twenty-eight years, all of this was thus accomplished, as it is more clearly recorded in the book of revelations that she had in Jerusalem and in Bethlehem.
And so at the beginning of the revelations, she was at once instructed to obey that same Matthias, a master of theology, and to stay in a monastery of Cistercian monks, namely, Saint Mary's in Alvastra, which is in Sweden, in the diocese of Linköping. The Spirit said to her in a vision: ”If it should please the mighty Lord to do a work that is singular, general works must not therefore be despised but must be loved all the more and with greater fervor. So I, the God of all, who am above all rules, permit you to reside at the present time near the monastery - not to abolish the Rule, nor to introduce a new custom, but rather to display my wonderful work in a holy place. For David, in a time of need, ate the hallowed loaves - an act that is nevertheless forbidden to some in a normal time.”
There was a lay brother with the name Gerekin in this same monastery of the Cistercian order at Alvastra. For forty years he never went outside the monastery; but day and night, he was absorbed in prayers; and he had this grace: that, during prayer, he almost continually saw the nine choirs of angels; and at the elevation of the Body of Christ, he merited frequently to see Christ in the appearance of a child. When Lady Bridget had come to the monastery and was residing there, this brother wondered in his heart and said:
”Why does that lady settle here in a monastery of monks, introducing a new custom against our Rule?” Then this same brother was caught up in an ecstasy of mind and clearly heard a voice saying to him: ”Do not wonder. This woman is a friend of God; and she has come in order that at the foot of this mountain she may gather flowers from which all people, even overseas and beyond the world's ends, shall receive medicine.”
Again, on a second occasion, this same brother saw her raised from the earth, and, as it were, lightning going forth from her mouth. And then he heard in spirit: ”This is the woman who, coming from the ends of the earth, shall give countless nations wisdom to drink. And this will be a sign to you: that she, from the mouth of God, is going to tell you the end of your life. And you will exult at her words and at her coming; and your desire will be fulfilled more quickly lest you see the evils that God is going to bring down upon this house.”
Lord Hemming, bishop of Åbo, performed her divine embassy in France and England and saw that the kings were less than willing to receive the words of God - namely, those revelations touching the kings and the war between the kingdoms of France and England. These revelations are contained in the fourth book of the Heavenly Revelations, nearly at the end of the chapter ”Disturbed in heart,” etc. As he slept, Lady Bridget appeared to him and said: ”Why are you disturbed? You will return to your fatherland successfully, and you will bear the fruit of souls. But know that the plague upon those to whom you were sent shall not yet end, for their hearts are hardened against God, and they shall be troubled yet a while until they are humbled.”
There was a nun named Katharine in the monastery of Mount Saint Mary, in the kingdom of Sweden. She received this grace: blessed Mary appeared to her, and, among other words, said: ”I shall show to you that I am the Mother of God, and I shall present you to my Son.” When this lady had seen Lady Bridget and they were talking together familiarly, she replied: ”O you happy lady! For I am not speaking so that either you or I would be boasting, because I have heard for very certain a voice that said this: 'Know that Bridget shall yet be called happy because, if she is scorned on earth, she will be honored in heaven and those to be born will proclaim her name.' Therefore stand firm because without doubt it will thus be accomplished, even as I have heard.”
When Master Matthias, her confessor - of whom mention was made above - was stricken with a certain temptation, it was said to Lady Bridget in spirit: ”He will be knowledgeable from 'In the beginning,' i.e., from the beginning of the Bible and of the book of Genesis, which thus commences: 'In the beginning, God created heaven and earth,' right through to 'Alpha and O,' i.e., right through to the Apocalypse, where 'Alpha and O' is thus written. And he will be liberated from his temptations, and I shall give to him the fervor of my Spirit.” And at once he felt himself liberated and given rest from his temptation. Also, on the same day that this Master Matthias died in his fatherland, Lady Bridget, who was staying in Rome, heard in spirit: ”Happy are you, Master Matthias, because of the crown that was fashioned for you in Sweden. Come now to wisdom that will never end!”
When, in old age, Brother Algot of the Order of Preachers, a master of theology and a most familiar friend of Lady Bridget, for three years experienced blindness and suffered violently from calculi, he asked the said Lady Bridget to offer prayer to God for him. When, in compliance with his request, she asked for him to be healed, this answer came to her in spirit: ”He is a gleaming star. It is not expedient that his soul be blackened by his body's health. Now he has competed and he has reached the finish. Nothing remains save that he be crowned. This will be a sign to him: now, from this hour, the pains of his flesh will be alleviated; now all of his soul will be inflamed with my charity.” And not many days afterward, he expired.
The aforementioned Lady Bridget also had, from God, these special graces of great virtue and wonder: the first is that when she was saying anything that would be an offense to God, at once she felt in her mouth a very great bitterness, as it were, of sulphur. And by this she knew at once that she had offended God; and, bringing that word back into her memory, at once and without delay she confessed it to her confessor with great sorrow and tears. Also, when anyone spoke to her any sly or vicious words that would offend God, at once she felt in her nostrils a horrible stench of sulphur, which she could hardly tolerate. And this was a sign that God had then been offended by the words of that person - a thing that we proved almost an infinite number of times.
Moreover, when any person asked her about some doubt in his conscience and sought from her advice and a special remedy that would be very good, she then used to answer him: ”Pray to God about this. And we too shall think, and we shall do what we can for you - although I am an unworthy sinner.” In fact, after three days or so and sometimes on the very same day, she would answer that same person - if the person were spiritual and honest - having first lifted her hands toward heaven and saying this: ”I am a sinner unworthy to say such things; nevertheless, know that Jesus Christ appeared to me at prayer and told me what reply I might make to the fact that you asked such and such, etc.”
And then she gave him the words that she had had from Christ or from the Blessed Virgin Mary as the response to this matter. Or else when she was well, she wrote down with her own hand and in her mother tongue the words divinely given to her; and she had them most faithfully translated into the Latin tongue by us, her confessors. And afterward, she listened to the translation together with her own writing that she herself had written, so that there might be not one word more added there or missing but only what she herself had divinely heard and seen in the vision.
If, in fact, she was ill, she called her confessor and her writer - a secretary specially assigned to this - and then, with great devotion and fear of God and sometimes with tears, she reported to him those words in her own vernacular and with a certain attentive elevation of mind, as if she were reading them in a book. And then the confessor said these words in the Latin tongue for the writer, and he wrote them down right there in her presence. And afterward, when the words had been written out, she wanted to listen to them; and she listened very diligently and attentively. And so she gave or sent this writing to those who were making the inquiry. This has often - yes, very often - been proven in experience by the lady queen and the archbishop of Naples; also by the queen and the king and the princes and many others from the kingdom of Cyprus and from the kingdom of Sicily; and by men, and by women too, from Italy, from Sweden, and even from Spain.
Moreover, it also happened very often that to the same Lady Bridget were revealed the most secret thoughts and doubts of those who came to her and even of certain other persons who were absent - things that they themselves had never at all made public by word or by writing or by sign. Witnesses to this are: Lord Nicholas of Nola, rector of the Patrimony; Lord Gomez de Albornoz, rector of the duchy of Spoleto; the lord count of Fondi; and many others, both religious and secular, to whom she told or wrote the innermost things of their hearts.
One also had to wonder at another grace that the aforesaid lady had from her bridegroom, Jesus Christ. For very often it happened that with devotion and charity, various persons asked her to pray to God for certain souls of some of their departed. And if it seemed to her that they were in purgatory - a place where they would need intercessory prayers - they asked her to tell this to them, the living questioners, and to make known to them by what alms and sacrifices or by what intercessory prayers of the living the dead could be freed from those pains.
Indeed, she received in writing the names of the departed; and with utmost charity and compassion, she prayed to God for them. And then, in prayer, she obtained answers from God as to whether those souls were in purgatory - and even about the manner of that purgatory and of those pains where they were - or whether they were in hell or in heaven. She was also given to know, clearly and distinctly, the manners of intercessory prayer and of alms giving through which those souls could be freed.
Good proof of this was experienced by some of the aforesaid living persons who were named above and who devoutly asked her about such things, and, concerning this, had divine answers from her in writing. Indeed when she herself, or any of us in her house, was anxious or doubtful about anything, at once and without great delay, through the revelations divinely given to her, she humbly brought back from Christ, her glorious bridegroom, or from our Lady, the Virgin Mary, a most precious answer explaining that business.
What more is there? For the testimony to so many virtues, to such great holiness and excellence, to such flowing and abundant grace divinely shining in her is all disclosed in the books of the Heavenly Revelations, which were divinely given to her, and in the Book of Questions, which was also given to her divinely, through an infusion from the Holy Spirit, in a wonderful manner and, as it were, in a single hour, while she was riding her horse and journeying to her villa in Vadstena, as is more fully recorded at the beginning of that same Book of Questions.
Testimony is also provided by visual experiences, for very often these things were seen by us ourselves and by many others in various parts of the world. For we have often seen that things that she had prophetically foretold many years ahead of time, afterwards actually came about in our experience. This is something that many others also saw and experienced. From them it may be clearly gathered (and it can be tested by the sayings of the saints) that she had from God the true spirit of prophecy and that intellectual vision had been divinely given to her.
The miracles too that since her death are happening through her merits and intercession bear now, and will in future bear, the clear witness of truth to the great graces that divinely sparkled in her. Indeed, after this lady had been called into the Spirit of God, she prophesied not only about the future - as did the prophets - but also about the present and the past; and she also clarified many things concerning certain doubtful matters in Sacred Scripture.
Moreover, like the apostles, she relinquished all that she owned; and, at God's instruction, she sent letters to the major personages of the whole of Christendom: namely, to the supreme pontiffs; to the emperors; to the kings and queens of France and of England, of Sicily and of Cyprus; to princes and princesses; to various prelates; to seculars and to religious; to kingdoms, and to lands and to cities. She also visited many lands personally, showing God's will to great and small alike for the good of their souls, redeemed by Christ's blood.
Like the holy evangelists, she wrote also about the birth of Christ and about his glorious life, and, in a similar way, about his death and about his resurrection and about his eternal glory, as is shown clearly enough in her revelations.
In truth, she was not without experience of martyrdom; for she mortified her body by living in toil and abstinence, by exposing herself to dangers on land and on sea, and by patiently enduring, for the sake of Christ's name, the reproaches and affronts of many, whether she was in grave physical infirmity or in health. From her innermost heart, she continually returned thanks to her bridegroom, Jesus Christ, for all adversities; and she prayed suppliantly to God for those who offended her.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1767
|
__label__wiki
| 0.825993
| 0.825993
|
India's Terror Dossier: Further Evidence of a Conspiracy
By Raveena Hansa
On 5 January 2009, the Indian government handed a 69-page dossier of material stemming from the ongoing investigation into the Mumbai terrorist attacks of 26-29 November 2008 to the Pakistani government. This was subsequently made accessible to the public [1], so it is possible for us to examine it.
The most striking point about the dossier is its vague and unprofessional character. Enormous reliance is placed on the interrogation of the captured terrorist, Mohammed Amir Kasab, despite the fact that there is an abundance of other evidence – eyewitness accounts, CCTV and TV footage, forensic evidence, etc. – which could have been called upon to establish when, where, and what exactly happened during the attacks. This gives rise to the suspicion that the interrogation is being used as a substitute for real investigation because it can be influenced by intimidation or torture, whereas other sources of evidence cannot be influenced in the same way.
The account gleaned from interrogation would be far more convincing if it were corroborated by evidence from other sources. Thus it seems to have been established that Kasab is from Faridkot in Pakistan, and we also know from eyewitness accounts that he was captured at Girgaum, thanks to the heroism of Assistant Sub-Inspector Tukaram Ombale. But a real charge-sheet would require the rest of the account supplied by Kasab to be confirmed by other evidence. For those who know Bombay, who were glued to their TV screens while the ghastly events unfolded, and who also followed reports in the print media, including Marathi newspapers, the account in the dossier just won't do.
A Very Significant Omission
Let us follow one trail from the point where the terrorists landed. According to the dossier, all ten terrorists landed at Badhwar Park on Cuffe Parade in an inflatable dinghy, then split into five pairs, and took taxis to their destinations. Kasab and Ismail Khan were assigned to CST station (better known as VT), and allegedly entered the station and started firing indiscriminately at 'about 21.20 hrs' (p.5). But according to an eyewitness at VT, Bharat Patel, a chef at Re-Fresh Food Plaza which was riddled with bullet-holes, firing in the mainline station started at 9.55 p.m. [3]. According to CCTV footage, it was at 21.55 that passengers, who had earlier been walking around normally, began running for cover in the suburban part of the station while the railway police attempted to take on the terrorists, and at 22.13 p.m., the terrorists were still in VT station [4]. Motorman O.M.Palli said, 'I heard the last bullet sound at 10.32,' and when asked how he could be so sure of the time, replied, 'I am a motorman; I keep time by the seconds' [5]. So why does the dossier prepone the assault by 35 minutes, when there is evidence which enables us to establish its timing far more precisely?
VT station opens onto Dadabhai Naoroji (DN) Road, which runs northwards parallel to the railway tracks and becomes Mohammed Ali Road; Mahapalika Marg begins in front of VT, going off DN Road to the northwest. Travelling from VT along Mahapalika Marg, one passes, on the right, the Municipal Corporation buildings, the Esplanade Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, Cama Hospital, and St. Xavier's College; it then carries on to Metro Junction. The third side of the triangle is constituted by Lokmanya Tilak Marg, on which the Police Headquarters is located, which runs between Metro Junction and Mohammed Ali Road. However, a large part of the triangle is occupied by a police complex, including police residential quarters. Running between DN Road and Mahapalika Marg is a lane, at least part of which is named Badaruddin Tyabji Marg, which goes off DN Road opposite the middle of VT station, turns right, going past the back of the Esplanade court and Cama Hospital on the left, then some distance further passes the CID Special Branch Building which houses the Foreigners' Regional Registration Office (the southernmost part of the large and sprawling police complex) on the right, turns sharp left, passes the side of St Xavier's College on the left, and exits onto Mahapalika Marg (see [2]). It is important to keep this geography in mind when assessing the account in the dossier.
The dossier continues, 'They left the station, crossed an over-bridge and fled into a lane towards Cama hospital. Near Cama hospital they were challenged by a police team and there was an exchange of fire. As they exited the lane, they fired on a police vehicle carrying three senior police officers and four policemen' (p.6). The reader of this account is being asked to believe that Kasab and his colleague were involved in two encounters, presumably survived the first to be able to engage in the second, and that these encounters occurred in relatively quick succession. Prima facie, none of this sounds credible. In fact, what the dossier has done is to transpose an incident that occurred in Cama Hospital to the area just outside the hospital, in the lane at the back. What happened in Cama Hospital for Women and Children is that two Marathi-speaking terrorists armed with AK-47s and grenades killed two guards and spared a third who was in civilian dress and begged for his life [6], and then made a beeline for the terrace of the hospital, taking the liftman Tikhe with them [7]. After 15-30 minutes, a police party led by officer Sadanand Date arrived, was taken up to the 6th floor (which had no wards and was therefore empty at night) by another guard, Ghegadamal, after which a fierce battle ensued for 30-45 minutes, during which Date was seriously injured and two policemen died [8].
The fact that an incident took place in Cama Hospital involving two Marathi-speaking attackers, and that this was widely reported in the papers, would obviously be a source of embarrassment if the dossier is bent on showing that the terror attacks of late November involved only Pakistani nationals. Presumably that is why this whole sequence of events (in Cama Hospital) has been omitted from the dossier? In fact, this omission raises several other questions. First and foremost, who were these Marathi-speaking terrorists, why were they in Cama Hospital, and what happened to them afterwards?
Second, and no less important, is the question asked by Minority Affairs Minister A.R.Antulay: if there was no hostage situation in the hospital, why was an officer of the rank of ATS Chief Karkare sent there, and not to the Taj, Oberoi or Nariman House, where battles would have been raging by this time [9]? According to constable Arun Jadhav, who is the only eyewitness cited in the dossier (p.6), Hemant Karkare and others were called to Cama only after Date was wounded and had to retreat, which could not have been before 23.40, and was possibly somewhat later [10].
This timing is corroborated by the account given by a government driver, Maruti Phad, who lived off the lane in which the officers were reportedly killed. He stated on NDTV that at 23.30 he received a call from his boss, the Medical Education Secretary, summoning him to Mantralaya. As he drove down the lane to Mahapalika Marg, there was firing, and he was hit in the hand by bullets. He had the presence of mind to duck and reverse rapidly, and when the car stopped, pretended to be dead. The last thing Mr Phad added as he concluded his account of this episode was, 'Karkare mere pichhe thha' ('Karkare was behind me') [11]. Again, a proper investigation would have to reconstruct details from his eyewitness testimony. Here the suggestion seems to be that the killers of Karkare, whoever they were, were waiting at the corner outside St Xavier's College, and mistook Phad's vehicle for the one which Karkare was using.
In fact, the battle in which Karkare and his companions were reportedly killed was not at the exit of the lane but several yards before the exit, in front of the branch of Corporation Bank at the side of St Xavier's College, which bore the marks of several bullet-holes. If we accept that Kasab and Ismail conducted the massacre in VT, then they would have escaped from VT station, crossed the footbridge over DN Road and run along the lane going past the back of Cama Hospital around 22.40. If they were not involved in the attack inside Cama, what possible reason would they have for hanging around for at least an hour in a lane which is on the edge of a police complex and would have been full of cops by then due to the standoff at Cama, when they could have hijacked any number of cars from the main road (Mahapalika Marg) and escaped? Even in the event that they had been told Karkare was a target (extremely unlikely, since Karkare's revelations regarding the Samjhauta blasts (see below) had been welcomed in Pakistan), neither they nor their handlers in Pakistan could possibly have known that he would be coming down that lane an hour later. Give all this, it seems most unlikely that they could have been the killers of the police officers and constables killed in Badaruddin Tyabji Lane. Which leaves us with the crucial question: who killed Hemant Karkare?
A.R.Antulay was by no means alone in raising doubts about who exactly had killed Hemant Karkare, nor were such questions raised only by Muslims. Starting with an investigation into a terrorist attack in Malegaon in September 2008, Karkare had begun unearthing a terrorist network linked to Hindu extremist organisations with huge ramifications, some leading to military and bomb-making training camps and politicised elements in the army, others to religious figures like Sandhvi Pragyasingh Thakur and Dayanand Pandey, and yet others to organisations and political leaders affiliated to the BJP. These revelations confirmed an earlier enquiry by the ATS, which had linked Hindu extremist groups to several terrorist attacks in Maharashtra, but had never been followed up. One of the most potentially explosive discoveries was that a serving military intelligence officer, Lt.Col. Srikant Purohit, had procured 60 kg of RDX from government supplies, some of which was used in the terrorist attack on the Samjhauta Express (the India-Pakistan 'Understanding' train) in February 2007, in which 68 people were killed, the majority of them Pakistanis. Leading members of the BJP and Shiv Sena had vented open hostility against Karkare and the Malegoan investigation, demanded that he be removed from the case, organised support for the accused, and planned to hold a bandh against him on 1 December. Indeed, earlier on the 26th, an editorial in the Shiv Sena's Saamna attacked the investigation, and Karkare received a death threat [12].
When someone who has been vilified and threatened with death is killed under mysterious circumstances, it is only logical to suspect those who had been conducting a campaign against him of having a hand in his death. The way the dossier constructs its narrative points in the same direction.
Other Anomalies and Omissions
According to Jadhav's original testimony, Kasab and Ismail hijacked the the police vehicle in which Karkare had been travelling and drove it first to Metro Junction, where they fired three rounds at journalists and police vans (see [10]). There was indeed a shootout at Metro, captured on camera by a TV crew [13], but there is no mention at all of this incident in the dossier. Why not? Again, the implication is that the terrorists involved in the incident at Metro were not Kasab and Ismail but members of the other group, who drove there after killing Karkare and his companions.
Secondly, the dossier mentions that the return journey to Pakistan was charted on the GPS instrument (p.22-23), yet the terrorists, unlike those who hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814 to Kandahar, made no attempt to use their hostages to secure their own or anyone else's escape. If, for example, they had announced, via the e-mail connection they used to claim the attacks for the 'Deccan Mujahideen', the names of some high-profile and foreign hostages, there would have been enormous pressure on the Indian government from family, friends and governments of the hostages to get them released. The fact that there was no such attempt suggests that this was a suicide mission; in which case, why was a return journey to Pakistan charted on the GPS when no one would be returning?
Thirdly, the intercepted calls cited in the dossier are emphatic that no Muslims should be killed (p.53, 54), yet in the carnage at VT station, 22 of the victims – well over one-third of the total – were Muslims [14]. The Walliullah family lost six members, and many of these victims would easily have been identified as Muslims from their appearance. This almost suggests that Muslims were deliberately being targeted: the exact opposite of what the Pakistani handlers had ordered! One possible explanation of this, also suggested by the fact that there were simultaneous attacks on the mainline and suburban sections of VT, is that there were two pairs of terrorists attacking the station, one of which was not from Pakistan.
Fourthly, it is clear from the translations of selected intercepted calls in the dossier (Annexure VII, p.51-54), that the cellphones of the terrorists were the main means by which they stayed in touch with their handlers and received instructions from them. What is not mentioned is that on 6 December, two people were arrested by the Kolkata police for supplying three SIM cards for these very cellphones: Tausif Rehman and Mukhtar Ahmed. Rehman was reported to have obtained the SIM cards in the name of deceased persons and other fake IDs, while Ahmed passed them on to LeT operatives.
Initially seen as a breakthrough in the investigation, the arrests soon became an embarrassment when it was discovered that Ahmed was an Indian intelligence operative who had infiltrated LeT. This incident has been used to make the charge that the whole Mumbai terrorist attack was a 'false flag' operation masterminded by Indian, US and Israeli intelligence services [15]. This seems far-fetched, but it certainly appears that something more sinister than a mere 'intelligence failure' on the part of Indian intelligence services is involved. What the SIM card episode and other reports suggest is that some parts of the Indian intelligence establishment had prior intimation that an attack was being planned. This prior intelligence was specific enough to identify seaside targets, in particular hotels. Hotel managements were in fact issued a general security alert some weeks before the attacks. Despite this, no attempt was made to prevent the attacks.
A month after the attacks, the government of Maharashtra appointed a two-member enquiry committee consisting of former Union Home Secretary Ram Pradhan and retired Indian Police Service officer V.Balachandran to investigate the occurrence of the terrorist attack and management of the ensuing crisis by the state administration. One hopes that these professionals will look at the evidence in its totality, sifting the more reliable pieces of information from those which are either patently false or contrived in some way.
Conspiracy Theories versus Supernatural Explanations
Most people react negatively to conspiracy theories. It is as if, when you are a child, someone tells you that your mother or father is a criminal: the first response is denial, even if you know in your heart of hearts that there is something in the accusation. From this comes the stereotype of 'conspiracy theorists' as crackpots.
Yet there are occasions when the conspiracy theory makes sense, and it is those who deny it who have to resort to supernatural explanations. A famous case is the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The Warren Commission, set up to enquire into the assassination, came out with the theory that he was killed by a lone assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, who was subsequently himself assassinated. But several books, as well as Oliver Stone's film JFK, showed that the official version rested on the assumption of three bullets fired from the same location, one of which changed direction more than once, went through President Kennedy and Governor Connally, and emerged in an almost pristine condition. Against this 'magic bullet' theory, the alternative explanation – that there was more than one assassin – sounds more plausible, especially given eyewitness accounts that there were more than three shots, and that they came from different directions. But the failure to pursue this line of investigation strongly suggests a conspiracy, and a large majority of Americans believe in it.
Closer to our time, the 9/11 Commission report gave rise to considerable criticism in the US; by November 2008, there were apparently some 150 million web pages devoted to 9/11 conspiracy theories, several books had been written, and a large number of Americans believed the attack had been an 'inside job' designed to provide a pretext for military attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq [16]. (For these people, incidentally, the claim that '26/11 was India's 9/11' would mean that the Indian state is implicated in the Mumbai attacks!) It would be hard to prove that all these people are crackpots: many are scholars, pilots, architects, engineers and other professionals with specialised knowledge, as well as eyewitnesses. One of the criticisms related to the claim that it was the fire generated by the planes crashing into the WTC towers that led to their collapsing on their own footprint. Never before or since has fire led to buildings collapsing in this way, they argue, whereas this is exactly what happens when a controlled demolition takes place. They clinch the argument by referring to WTC Tower 7, which collapsed on its footprint without even being hit by a plane. Controlled demolitions imply that explosives had been laid beforehand, and that evidence for them was covered up afterwards: i.e., a conspiracy. But, like the JFK assassination, this is a case where the conspiracy theory complies with the laws of nature whereas the official version does not.
It is not necessary to allege that the government or head of state is involved in a conspiracy: it would be absurd, for example, to suspect that President Kennedy was involved in a conspiracy to assassinate himself. All that is required is that some elements in the state are involved. So what would a conspiracy theory of the Bombay terrorist attacks look like? One hypothesis is that Hindu nationalist elements in the Indian state had fairly precise intelligence of the planned terrorist attacks in Bombay, but instead of acting to prevent them, decided to enhance them instead, by adding more terrorists to the operation at VT, putting bombs in the taxis which blew up at Dockyard Road and Vile Parle, and positioning gunmen throughout the area, including Cama and the vicinity of the Metro.
Why would they have conspired in this way? Two reasons. The first and most pressing reason was that Hemant Karkare was rapidly uncovering just how extensive their network was, and how deeply they were implicated in a large number of terrorist attacks which had previously been attributed to Muslim jihadi groups. He had to be stopped at all costs, but an obvious murder by Hindutva terrorists could lead to a backlash against them. A terrorist attack by Pakistanis provided the perfect cover for the assassination. The second reason was that several Assembly elections were pending, and the BJP would be able to take advantage of the attack to accuse the UPA of being 'soft on terrorism'. In fact, the disappointment and dismay of BJP leaders after the election results came out was very evident, when they discovered that they had not gained as much as they hoped from the Mumbai attacks. But this disappointment was offset by the elimination of Karkare. The Minister of External Affairs, Prime Minister, Defence Minister, etc. immediately blamed 'Pakistan' for the attack, and the whole discourse of the media, which had been following the Malegaon case, shifted decisively back to 'terrorists from Pakistan'.
This 'conspiracy theory' is able to explain several things which remain unexplained in the 'official version', for example: (a) why, despite prior intelligence of the attacks, nothing was done to prevent them; (b) the Cama Hospital incident involving Marathi-speaking terrorists, and the outbreak of firing and general mayhem at Metro Junction; (c) the carnage at VT, where far more people were killed than at any other location, and the high proportion of Muslims killed there (contrary to the instructions given to the main group of terrorists); and (d) last but not least, the murder of Hemant Karkare at a time when Pakistani terrorists could only have been present at that location if time had stood still during the hour or more when the battle at Cama Hospital was raging.
Providing Justice to the Victims and Security to the Public
The main requirement for providing justice to the victims of the attack is to identify and punish all those involved in perpetrating it. This should be done in a manner that satisfies the requirements of the law. The Lockerbie case, which involved a terrorist attack on a plane over Scotland, victims from the US, UK and France, and accused from Libya, was tried by a Scottish court sitting in The Hague. A similar model would be ideal in this case: trial by an Indian court, since the attack took place in India and most of the victims were Indian, but in The Hague, since there were also victims from fifteen other countries (see p.14 of the dossier) and the accused are from Pakistan. It is especially important to have transparent legal proceedings that conform to international standards in order to help ensure that the case is conducted to the satisfaction of all parties, and also help to defuse the tension between Pakistan and India.
The broader aim of providing security to the public requires that members of terrorist networks in both countries should be rounded up and put behind bars. It is good that the international community is putting pressure on the government of Pakistan to do this in their country, and it is essential that this pressure should be sustained till results are achieved. As long as the Pakistan-based terror networks remain intact, further strikes cannot be ruled out, and these could have catastrophic political consequences for the subcontinent. But focusing simply on those networks will not, by itself, provide safety to us in India. Our security in addition requires the government here to eliminate terrorist networks in this country, including Hindutva ones. It is heartening that the ATS is proceeding with the prosecution of the Malegaon blast accused, and has presented the 4250-page charge-sheet that Hemant Karkare risked his life to work on, although it remains to be seen whether convictions will follow or the accused will be acquitted on some pretext. But even if there are convictions, that is not enough; Karkare was only able to uncover the tip of the iceberg before he was struck down, and a great deal more remains to be done. If it is not, we can predict with a fair degree of certainty that the Hindutva terrorists would strike again before the Lok Sabha elections, and the parties that are linked to the terrorists would use the opportunity to accuse the UPA of being 'soft on terrorism' in order to come to power. If they succeed, we could be faced with the horrific prospect of a military conflict between India and Pakistan that escalates into nuclear war.
[1] See http://www.hindu.com/nic/dossier.htm for a scanned copy of the dossier.
[2] See http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=badaruddin%
20tyabji%20marg&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl (the link takes you to a map of the US, and asks, 'Did you mean: Badaruddin Tyabji Marg… etc.' If you click on this link you go to the correct map.)
[3] Rahi Gaikwad, 'Retracing the CST Attack,' The Hindu, 4 December 2008, http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/04/
stories/2008120461882000.htm
[4] http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news
/1950266-see-cctv-of-chhatrapati-
shivaji-terminus-cst-terrorist-attack-at-mumbai
[5] Rahi Gaikwad, 'A hero at work,' Frontline, 20/12/2008,
http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2526/stories/
20090102252602800.htm
[6] Maharashtra Times and Navakaal of 29/12/2008,; see also
http://www.twocircles.net/2008nov29/
mumbai_attack_terrorists_spoke_marathi.htm
[7] http://www.monstersandcritics.com
/news/southasia/news/article_
1445785.php/SIDEBAR_Hospital_
staffer_recounts_escape_from_terrorists_
[8] http://spoonfeedin.blogspot.com/2008/12
/india-mumbai-attackscama-staff-rose-to.html
[9] Manoj C.G. and Seema Chishti, Indian Express, 17/12/2008,
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news
/Antulay-selfgoal-sees-a-Malegaon-
mystery-in-Karkare-Mumbai-murder/399670/
[10] Indian Express, 29/12/2008
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/witness-account
-of-karkare-kamte-and-salaskars-death/392181/
[11] Prachi Jawdekar Wagh, 'Mumbai driver recounts battle for survival,' 6/12/2008
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/
ndtv/mumbaiterrorstrike/Story.aspx?ID=
NEWEN20080075496&type=News
[12] Y.P.Rajesh, Indian Express, 27/11/2008,
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/ATS-chief-
Hemant-Karkare-dies-a-heros-death/391325/
[13] 'ATS Chief Hemant Karkare Killed: His Last Pics: IBNLive.com,'
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/79133/ats-
chief-hemant-karkare-killed--his-last-pics.html
[14] Srinivasan Ramani, 'Attack on "Everyday India",' Pragoti, 9/12/2008, http://www.pragoti.org/node/2720
[15] Kurt Nimmo, PrisonPlanet, 7/12/2008,
http://www.prisonplanet.com/
arrest-provides-more-evidence-india
-israel-and-the-us-behind-mumbai-attacks.html
[16] See, for example, http://bushstole04.com/ , http://www.911truth.org/ , and millions of other websites that come up if you type '9/11 truth' into Google.
Windows Live Hotmail just got better. Find out more!
Labels: Afghanistan, Army, book, children, education, government, India, mumbai, sex, women
How Credit Unions Survived The Crash
The world's strangest laws
Priyadarshan the Malayalam film maker on Slumdog M...
Babri Mosque Demolition: Why On December 6?
The public may soon forget that there is such a th...
India's nuclear submarine plan surfaces
Former nun tells of sex and suffering inside India...
Understanding the Crisis - Markets, the State and ...
Rethinking Pasmanda Movement
Can slumdogs become millionaires in India?
Wedding bells to wedding hell in one generation
LEG SPIN - Abdul Qadir turns 50 -'I'm proud that ...
The Largest Wave Of Suicides In History
Slumdog Communists
On the joys of being a spinster
Profits before the poor? Drugs giant offers an ans...
A web of deception
Unemployment Benefits in the UK
Just what exactly do you stand for, Hazel Blears -...
Now is the time for a revolution in economic thoug...
High forex reserves can worsen recession
India's Terror Dossier: Further Evidence of a Cons...
¡Que se vayan todos!
You are being lied to about pirates
The Virtues Of Godlessness
Putin Speaks at Davos
Economists are the forgotten guilty men
Madonna syndrome: I should have ditched feminism f...
The credit crunch according to Soros
India to unveil the £7 laptop
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1768
|
__label__cc
| 0.510123
| 0.489877
|
I climbed the Stairway to Heaven
My inspiration for going to China came from a classmate at Harvard. She taught English in southern China for the month of July and invited me to explore the north with her ‘because it would be easier to travel with a Westerner’ (she was born in Manchuria and moved to California when she was ten). I assumed this meant she – a petite, pretty Asian would feel unsafe traveling alone. But I was a bit confused: I may be tall, but was I really the best choice for a bodyguard?
As it turns out, my martial arts skills were never called for. In fact, I felt more comfortable walking down the street in China than I do in continental Europe, where any woman with two legs, no feathers, and possessed of a soul* can count on unwanted attention. Foreigners, especially, are treated with immense respect. Whenever I was on a crowded train or bus, people would insist I take their seat. If an official saw me waiting in line at a train station, I would be immediately taken to the counter. This special attention was the reason Jenny wanted to travel with me: as a Chinese girl, she would have to wait in lines and fight for space like the rest of her countrymen. By toting along a tall white girl, all that nonsense could be avoided.
(I should mention: this indulgence to foreigners, predictably, does not extend to the marketplace. Strangers with their favorable exchange rates are the natural prey of knockoff-Burberry-clad merchants. I only narrowly managed to escape buying a ‘Rolex’ worthy of a French President.)
We joined the obligatory herd of tourists at the terracotta army outside of Xian before catching a fifteen-hour train ride toTai’an, a town in Shandong province south of Beijing. The train was basic: six boards intended to function as beds to a compartment, a hole at the end of the car for a toilet, and a fan which probably last functioned under Mao for ventilation. Sharing our compartment were a middle-aged man who snored, a Blackberry-toting businessman, and two shirtless boys who stared at me for hours at a time. And I thought the businessman in Common Class would have been a more unusual sight.
Two days in Taishan were spent climbing on foot and descending by cable car Tai Shan, the ‘first of the five sacred mountains in China’. Taking to heart the posted warning ˜Obey the rules and have a good trip’, we mostly stuck to the path, which has been a pilgrim route since before Confucius’s time (571-489 BC) and is dotted with ancient temples and dramatic carvings on seemingly inaccessible cliffs. The last .2 kilometers our 10.7km climb up the ‘Stairway to Heaven’ had 1600 stairs, a fact I would have been happier to learn in retrospect. Suffice to say it was a good workout.
The view from most of the way up the Stairway to Heaven
We moved on to Qingdao, an old German colony with one of the most unappealing beaches I have ever seen: brown, rocky and weed-strewn, tidepools that smell more like cesspools, and a horizon dominated by ill-conceived modern architecture. We stayed for two days, and I headed back to Beijing on my own. On my way out of the city, I marveled at its size: it seems like there are enough skyscrapers to house all the jobs in the world. And yet there are cranes everywhere – dormant while the city struts its stuff for the Olympics, but ready to roar back into action. Celtic tigers and lionsnotwithstanding, it is hard to imagine a future not dominated by the Chinese dragon.
The beach at Qingdao
* Reading: Candide
It is said that he who tires of London tires of life. She who tires of Madrid has reason. If the intermittent wind blowing stale, 110 degree heat across your face doesn’t get to you, the smoking and the locals’ propensity for public urination might.
Don’t get me wrong: for all its squalor, Madrid is an unforgettable city. Each of three big museums – the Prado, the Reina Sofia, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza – has a collection that would be worth a detour on any European trip. For those who would rather eat pig’s ears than be stuck looking at paintings, you could get them, served with salt, in any bar, along with an endless list of foods more or less deserving of the term ‘delicacy’. And while at that bar, you might make the acquaintance of a talkative of Madrilena, as the people of this city are generally friendlier than car salesmen. He or she might offer to show you the city, and you might find yourself arranging to meet at 2am, when the heat of the day has subsided to a comfortable 85 degrees.
And then you might get an inkling of what La Movida was like. Or is like, depending on your interpretation: some people contend it’s still not over. The movida was an outbreak of joyful hedonism in the years that followed the death of Francisco Franco, the dictator whose oppressive, repressive rule defined Spanish life for nearly half a century (1939-1975). I imagine it as the Weimar Republic without the sense of impending doom.
Joyful hedonism notwithstanding, I got tired of Madrid. I spent the last weekend of July and the first weekend of August inBurgos and Basqueland, respectively, and took my summer vacation from my summer job in China. WIth a nod to the fact that this blog is supposed to be about living and working in Europe and similar disrespect to chronology, I’ll start with China.
From the forbidden city
The smog is not very noticeable, thanks to draconian measures taken by the government in the weeks leading up to the games. Beijing’s legendary traffic is likewise gone. The only vehicles on the road seem to be official Olympic transport (usually ominous black Audis with tinted windows that zoom by on the reserved lane on every highway), buses, or taxis. The taxi drivers generally have no idea where they are. Telling them a landmark like, say, Tiananmen square will not do; you must provide an intersection and optimally directions. You cannot buckle your seatbelt because there is a nice white cover with the Olympic logo on the seats. Public transport, by contrast, is a dream: the metro (which four years ago had two lines and now has 13) is spotless and equipped with TVs which endlessly broadcast whatever sport in which China is currently doing well. I have seen the synchronized diving enough times to have the entire routine memorized and might have memorized the shooting were it not so incredibly boring. And am I the only one to be disturbed by the fact that the average age of the Chinese gymnastics squad seems to be around 7?
Smog might be lessened, but the city does feel like it’s been engulfed in a cloud. The humidity is through the roof and visibility is ten New York blocks or so. Which makes the seemingly temperate temperatures miserably hot. If it weren’t tonic to my lungs after Madrid weather, I would be more bothered by the fact that my shirt is soaked through after a five minute walk.
I managed to get tickets to the quarterfinals and repecharges of the rowing events held on the 11th from a friend. While waiting to meet with her, I talked to one of the Olympic volunteers, who spoke excellent English. He wanted to convey how much China wanted to be respected and open to the rest of the world. I told him I’d had a wonderful time and everyone had been incredibly friendly (true) and it seemed like the Olympics had brought a lot of positive change. But I also heard that 300,000 people were forcibly displaced from their homes to make space for the Olympic green with its iconic Bird’s nest and AquaCube. ‘I think they would tell you they were happy to move,’ he said. I was skeptical, and said as much in an email I sent to my rowing teammates back at Harvard. But one of them, an ABC with lots of family back in China, informed me my suspicions were baseless:
‘It is very clear to me that though there are likely
exceptions, most Chinese people feel that they have won the lottery
when they are informed that the government (or some business) wants to
take over their property. The reason is that they are often
compensated to ridiculous excess. For all of the Chinese government’s
problems (and we are all aware that there are many), it does refuse to
force the people from their land. Business people are often upset
because the Chinese citizens usually don’t actually have formal rights
to the properties (though many of them built their own houses and have
families who have lived in the same place for generations- it brings
up good questions about ownership). There have been many cases of
Chinese citizens refusing to sell their properties to the government
until they are offered an amount that is satisfactory to them. That
amount is generally unreasonably high. If the people who gave up
their properties in Beijing for the construction of the Olympic venues
were able to get good compensation, then it is definitely possible
that they weren’t terribly upset to move. And the fact that they can
tell their friends that the Cube and the Bird’s Nest was built on
their land will probably give them immense pride- an extra benefit.’
I narrowly missed seeing the US women’s 8, stroked by Caryn Davies, a Radcliffe alum, coast to first in their heat, which lets them bypass the repecharge and proceed straight to the semifinal. They went on to win the gold, but failed to set a new world record, which they have both of the last two years. This is by no means a measure of athletic incapacity: in rowing, weather can make or break even the strongest set of oarsmen. A strong tail wind, ie wind going in the same direction of the racing, will boost speed, but make the boat less stable, which means that a well-balanced, technically expert crew stands a good chance of making a record.
I did get to see Michelle Guerette, the US women’s single sculler and Radcliffe athlete, coast to an easy first in her quarterfinal and then saw her chief competition, the Belarusian Ekaterina Kaarsten, ‘beast’ her heat, as some might say. In the semi-finals on Wednesday, Michelle led her heat for nearly the first 1750 m (out of 2000) of the race but was passed by a Chinese sculler with one of the most fantastic sprints I have ever seen, no doubt aided by the roar of the Chinese in the stands by the finish line. Both first and second place progress to the final, however, and I had a hunch Michelle was saving her fireworks for the more important race. Kaarsten likewise finished second in her heat. Sure enough, Michelle went on to an impressive silver to Bulgaria’s Rumyana Neykova, the current world record holder, and Kaarsten gained a bronze to add to her golds from Atlanta and Sydney. Another highlight was seeing the Winklevoss twins, the Harvard grads who contracted Mark Zuckerberg to program a facebook-like program called ‘ConnectU’ only to have him procrastinate and then publish his own version. They might not be billionaires, but stood a chance at being medalists, thanks to a spectacular last 500 meters that saw them surge from 9 seconds behind the leader and fifth in their heat (out of six) to second in their heat. They ended up placing sixth in the final.
I spent the evening after racing with a rowing coach I met in the stands and a friendly group of British men who live in Beijing and coach football. The semi-native Beijingers took us to two of their usual haunts in the center of town. At the first I ran into a friend from the church choir I grew up singing in. I seem to have a knack for this kind of thing (see ‘Why not?’).
After Beijing, I went traveling with a fellow Harvard student and Chinese native. We spent the first two days in Xi’an, which was the capital of China for, oh, 13 dynasties or so. Highlights include the city walls – 59 feet thick at the base, and still nearly perfectly intact, though they were built in 600something. Evidently the Chinese make better walls than Europeans. Or maybe Europeans are just better at breaking them. We also visited a sacred Buddhist pagoda that was cracked in an earthquake in the fourteenth century, and then seismically restored to perfection by another earthquake in 17something. Feeling holy, we continued with a mosque built in 742 – that’s 110 years after the Hegira, which marked the founding of Islam. Those Muslims traveled quickly. Seeing the religious buildings highlighted an interesting difference between Western and Eastern cultures: while many of us Westerners seem so preoccupied with religion that we see the world coming to a catastrophic battle between Islam and Christianity (Clash of Civilizations, anyone?), the Chinese have managed to exist for a few millennia absent any significant religious conflict, at least until the Cultural revolution. From the peasants to the emperors, they have been happy to identify themselves as Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and seemingly any other thing that came along that encouraged them to better themselves. And often multiple religions at the same time. My aunt’s take:
‘I’m not well versed in Asian religions, but I do know that Confucius stressed the collective over the individual (ie, family is more important than the individual; community trumps family; and state trumps community ) so an individual’s relationship with a higher being has little importance in one’s daily life in China. Actually, what an indivdual thinks, period, has little to do with affairs of state. By contrast, the three monotheistic religions in the West (Christianity and Islam, and their ‘parent’ Judiasm) stress an individual’s ties to God, so religion perhaps has greater importance to the average person in the West than it does in the East. We take it personally and emotion plays a role, hence our fuse is shorter when fervently held beliefs collide.’
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1769
|
__label__wiki
| 0.637097
| 0.637097
|
Why they are named so ???
Company founder Marc Ewing was given the Cornell lacrosse team cap (with red and white stripes) while at college by his grandfather. He lost it and had to search for it desperately. The manual of the beta version of Red Hat Linux had an appeal to readers to return his Red Hat if found by anyone!
Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company 'Moore Noyce' but that was already trademarked by a hotel chain, so they had to settle for an acronym of INTegrated ELectronics.
It was coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was removed later on.
The name is not an acronym but an abbreviation of San Francisco. The company's logo reflects its San Francisco name heritage. It represents a stylized Golden Gate Bridge.
The name came from the river Adobe Creek that ran behind
The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book Gulliver's Travels. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action and is barely human. Yahoo! founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the name because they considered themselves yahoos.
The Greek root "xer" means dry. The inventor, Chestor Carlson, named his product Xerox as it was dry copying, markedly different from the then prevailing wet copying.
Larry Ellison and Bob Oats were working on a consulting project for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The code name for the project was called Oracle (the CIA saw this as the system to give answers to all questions or something such).
It got its name because its founders got started by applying patches to code written for NCSA's httpd daemon. The result was 'A PAtCHy' server - thus, the name Apache.
From the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound, and 'sonny' a slang used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster.
Founded by four Stanford University buddies, Sun is the acronym for Stanford University Network.
Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was called Victrola.
The name started as a jockey boast about the amount of information the search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named 'Googol', a word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros. After founders - Stanford graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project to an angel investor, they received a cheque made out to 'Google
"Systems, Applications, Products in Data Processing", formed by four ex-IBM employees who used to work in the 'Systems/Applications/Projects' group of IBM.
Favourite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5 o'clock.
Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company they founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett.
Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing email via the web from a computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for the mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in 'mail' and finally settled for Hotmail as it included the letters "html" - the programming language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective upper casings.
Mitch Kapor got the name for his company from the lotus position or 'padmasana.' Kapor used to be a teacher of Transcendental Meditation of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
Labels: Adobe, Apache, Apple Computers, Cisco, Google, Hewlett-Packard, Hotmail, Intel, Lotus, Microsoft, Motorola, named, Oracle, Red Hat, SAP, Sony, Sun Microsystems, Xerox, Yahoo
Some Interesting Pictures
A group of residents play cards at the funeral wake of a pauper, Cristino Parian, in Manila, in the Philippines, to help raise money for the dead man's burial.
Israeli security forces remove Jewish settlers from an illegally occupied building in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron.
Hot air balloons near a statue of King William III in Bristol, UK. The event is part of the Discovery Channel International Balloon Fiesta 2007, the largest of its kind in Europe.
A car rests upside down against a wall and a handrail as pedestrians look on in central Moscow. Witnesses say the driver walked away from the accident unharmed.
A Tibetan women sits beside a collection of hundreds of Tibetan flags ahead of a protest rally in Delhi, India.
Ukrainian synchronised swimmers perform an aquatic ballet in a fish tank at an aquarium in Seoul, South Korea.
Colombian Henri Ayala, an acrobat with the Zippo Circus, balances on a chair on a high wire in York, UK.
A displaced Sudanese woman carries her baby at a camp in Nyala, in Sudan's Darfur region. More than two million people have been left homeless by conflict since 2003.
Labels: Extreme, Interesting, pics, picture, Pictures, world
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1774
|
__label__cc
| 0.538576
| 0.461424
|
How do I get into an Ivy League school? Please help me?
Topic: Ivy league essay help
July 19, 2019 / By Lalla
Question: I really want to get into an Ivy League school; I'm currently in high school, and I REALLY like Dartmouth and Columbia... but I don't know if I'm going to get in. Would I get in if my SAT scores were in the 700's and I have like, a 3.9 GPA? I do a bunch of extra-extracurriculars too; I'm on varsity tennis and track, I play three instruments, I sing, I do musical and dramatic theater, I volunteer at a hospital (I want to go into pre-med), and I'm in clubs like Model UN, a literary magazine club, Young Cancer Awareness, Newspaper Club, and art club. I also taught myself how to speak Polish, and I also take Latin and French at school. I also studied organic chemistry abroad in France in a lab. Do I have a shot!? Please help me; I don't want to go to community college!
Coursework Writing Service - Original Papers For All Subjects
Best Answers: How do I get into an Ivy League school? Please help me?
Jennie | 2 days ago
You have as good a shot as anyone. You are definitely qualified according to your scores and activities, but it's a total crapshoot with Ivy Leagues (and they also look at demographics a lot – I see from your avatar that you're a white girl, which puts you at a disadvantage, but if you're from the South or something that could help you). Make sure your essay is amazing and on a truly original topic (they won't read another essay on that topic). Also, please, not-Ivy does not equal community college.
Did you like the answer? How do I get into an Ivy League school? Please help me? Share with your friends
We found more questions related to the topic: Ivy league essay help
Originally Answered: How do I get into an Ivy League school? Please help me?
There's a big difference between 'not a big football school' and community college. Yeah, you've got a decent shot at Dartmouth, but make sure to apply to a few other colleges as well. With any of the top private, public, or liberal arts schools, there are no guarantees.
Essays On Educational Psychology
Fionola
Dacey
Your SAT scores would have to be MUCH MUCH higher than 700..to get into columbia you'd need at least over 1500 and even that might still be too low. Just because you don't get into an Ivy League doesn't mean you'd have to go to a community college..there are thousands of colleges that you can apply to that are not community colleges.
Uc Berkeley School Of Social Welfare Admissions Essay
Originally Answered: Transfering from Ivy League to another Ivy League?
Assuming your grades are good and you make time to devote to something outside your coursework, transferring to an Ivy from a school of comparable quality depends on the number of spaces available and a whole bunch of intangible factors, like whether you have a skill or an interest that will help to balance out the existing class. The catch is, there are very, very few spots available anywhere but Cornell (some years, Harvard hasn't had any), and you can't predict what they'll be looking for in terms of those other factors. So rather than trying to escape before you've even started, I think you need to reassess why you chose Cornell in the first place and why you're so convinced you don't want to be there now. For certain subjects, like engineering, it's arguably better than the other Ivies - and it's not really considered less academically prestigious than Brown. Worry less about the name you'll have on your diploma and more about the education you really need, which may not be from a "top" school at all.
Ivy League Essay Help
If you have your own answer to the question ivy league essay help, then you can write your own version, using the form below for an extended answer.
What does it take to get into the Ivy League?
League standings, how do you like them?
Join my fantasy league?
Will i get into an ivy league college with these grades?
Can I get into the Ivy League (or other good schools)?
Is it possible/what are my chances of being accepted into a Top Ivy League college?
Which computer would run games like league of legends at better settings and with more fps?
Should the Milwaukee Brewers move back to the American League?
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1778
|
__label__cc
| 0.538472
| 0.461528
|
I Design Your Eyes
I don't! I am not a god!
What are some amazing facts about Google?
by Leona with No Comment Social Updates
Google is no doubt an amazing search engine that has made our lives better and easier in many ways.
But many of us are unaware of some of the amazing facts about Google that will question you to the misconception or thoughts that you must have made thinking about such a big company like Google.
This article will bring you to the must-known fact. Let’s know them all and become informed well about something that is so dynamic.
Sergey Brin and Larry Page met accidentally and even didn’t like each other at first.
Yes, the founder of Google Sergey Brin and Larry Page met accidentally at Stanford University when both of them were pursuing higher studies from there. Larry Page was senior to Sergey Brin and was a doing his Ph.D. They didn’t like each other at first but later realized that they both came from a similar family background of Mathematics and computer and hence had a lot of intellectual discussion on the same. Larry Page first started the project and later called Sergey who was studying Mathematics when he realized that there are so many numbers involved and there will be some required to assist him.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin initially decided to name their work as ‘’Googol’’.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin decided to name it ‘’Googol’’ which is 1 followed by 100 zeros. They had chosen this name with a view to indicate that it will include the whole web and reflect their hard work. But unfortunately this domain was not available and hence the URL was chosen as Google.com.
Google was named Backrub before it was launched.
In 1996 Larry Page started to work on his project of simplifying the searching through following the backlinks to each site. He called this project as Backrub. It was first launched at the Stanford server.
Larry Page did not make it for business or earning money but just out of his curiosity.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin did not start the project with the view of earning or opening up a business but they just set out on a pledge to simplify the search engine out of their curiosity.
That means it was unintentionally made and rose into such a big company in the market.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin on the accomplishment of their project started to offer others to buy their algorithm.
Once they successfully completed and solved all the mystery behind their project they started offering the existing company to change their algorithm with their new one. But all the big shot in the market like Yahoo and Excite rejected their proposal out of their own ego to prove that the algorithm that they had needed no update. We all know that all those companies have perished and Google has replaced them all.
Google’s first office was a Garage.
The company’s first workplace was a Garage on Santa Margarita Ave in Menlo Park, California. https://www.peshack.website/ Isn’t it amazing that such a big company was all made and had an office in the garage?
Strange, Right? Yes, there are some more
Google has been gaining one company every week.
It has been seen since 2010 that Google is acquiring most of the existing company like YouTube, Android, etc. It is growing as fast as we can never imagine.
Google initially become famous just by word of mouth and no marketing.
Strange, Right? The company that it is today, one will never imagine that it is accidentally made and was not made for their own money again. When they both offered their algorithm to others they were rejected by all and due to continuous rejection, they thought to do it by their own. They first launched it for the Stanford server and later for the public. With no marketing and just word of mouth their service grew very popular delivering solution to more than 10 thousand queries a day in 1998.
These were some of the best and fascinating facts about Google and one should know them all.
What happens to your social networks after you die?
This is a very interesting question to learn about, as in a world so obsessed with social media, this may be something that would be of great curiosity among people. As there are so many accounts in the world and maybe in some part of the world there may be so many deaths taking place. It will strange to know that about 8 million users died in the first 8 years of Facebook. So do their account still be live, and if it is then for how long will their identity show up on social networking sites.
Let’s move on with this article and learn some of the unusual facts about social media.
So what will happen to your account will depend upon the decision you will make before you die. It may also depend upon the platform you are using and the options that are available to you on that platform.
We will first talk about the social networking sites that allow doing some required setting before you die and that’s Facebook.
Facebook has certain settings that allow the user to set up some kind of setting wherein you have to add a legacy contact. It means someone who you will select to do the required steps to your account after its being memorialized. Memorialized is a passive term used for users who have died. The sets consist of some easy steps – Go to your general setting- and then go to manage account-Type in a friends name for legacy contact-and click to add. It is necessary that your friend or close person whom you have selected should know about it, hence click send once it is done.
The person chosen as legacy contact can report the account as memorialized or close it so that nobody can misuse the account and identity. They have to show a copy of the death certificate to confirm the request. Memorializing the account will stop some notification like birthday reminders to a friend. This is one of the unusual as well as a unique feature provided by Facebook that none of the other social networks allows the user to set.
Other Social Network.
Twitter in a way is also better as it has a certain option that allows the family member of the memorialized person to request to close the account through a privacy form that may require them to give certain proof in documents.
All the other social networks like Instagram also deactivate the account after it has not been used for many years.
One can also report on Instagram the account of the expired person by going to the Instagram hack center and let them know by providing a death proof in the document to them. This will remove the account from there after some days of being verified.
Pinterest also allows the close one of the deceased to inform and deactivate their account by sending them a mail with the required detail and proof of the same.
Other social networking sites mostly get deactivated or removed after 6 months of the account’s inactivity.
DeadSocial
This site enables you to manage a digital legacy that will manage your account after you die. It seems strange, Right? But to our amazement, there is really a site that does that work for you. It will allow you to write a goodbye message and choose and schedule for some of your posts that you would like to post after you die. You may read up more to know about it.
So I hope now you are all clear about what happens to your account or what one can do with it to serve that purpose. Now it’s your decision what action you want to have on your account and so choose as you think is right.
© 2019 I Design Your Eyes. All rights reserved.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1781
|
__label__wiki
| 0.896667
| 0.896667
|
Home » Sports
Will he stay or go? Rumors about Nolan Ryan's departure put Texas Rangers' reputation on the line
Manziel Mania
Johnny Manziel lashes out on Twitter about Longhorn tattoo
Houston's Caring Athlete
Game, set, no match: Zina Garrison's post retirement impact raises the bar for pro athletes
Game, set, no match: Pro's retirement impact raises the bar
By Kim Davis
For Garison, tennis is about opportunity, discipline, education and healthy living. That’s why she founded the Zina Garrison Academy Zina Garrison Academy
Garrison is an Olympic gold medalist and Wimbledon and U.S. Open finalist. Her highest ranking was No. 4 in the world. TennisServer.com
John Wilkerson and Zina Garrison Zina Garrison Academy
In fact, ZGA is a modern-day version of the program Garrison played in at MacGregor Park. Zina Garrison Academy
“Giving inner city kids a chance to play tennis is a lot bigger than tennis,” Garrison says. ITATennis.com
The academy’s leaders help attendees discover their individual talents, stay healthy and fit and become future leaders in the community while learning the sport of tennis. Zina Garrison Academy
Zina Garrison is a native Houstonian, retired professional tennis player, coach and community advocate. Her story is legendary because she is just that . . . a legend . . . a title she would never give herself.
Garrison followed in the footsteps of black tennis champions Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe while paving the way for Venus and Serena Williams.
In her 15-year professional career, Garrison won 14 singles titles and 20 doubles championships. She’s an Olympic gold medalist, Wimbledon and U.S. Open finalist and was ranked as high as No. 4 in the world. She coached the U.S. Federation Cup and U.S. Olympic teams. But she's found her special passion working with youth.
"Our society today is lacking a real value system. The reality shows and so called 15 minutes of fame, have a lot of young people thinking there is an easy way to achieve success."
Garrison’s love for the game extends beyond the baseline and alleys of the court. For her, tennis is about opportunity, discipline, education and healthy living. That’s why she founded the Zina Garrison Academy in 1993 with her longtime coach and mentor John Wilkerson. Now 20 years later she is excited about ZGA taking the next step and going to the next level.
“Giving inner city kids a chance to play tennis is a lot bigger than tennis,” Garrison says. “Our society today is lacking a real value system. The reality shows and so called 15 minutes of fame, have a lot of young people thinking there is an easy way to achieve success and the reality is nothing replaces hard work and dedication.”
ZGA has accomplished a lot over the past two decades. As a tennis and leadership academy, ZGA targets underserved youth. The academy’s leaders help attendees discover their individual talents, stay healthy and fit, and become future leaders in the community while learning the sport of tennis. Many of the kids they’ve worked with became first generation college students and graduates.
It’s a natural for Garrison. In fact, ZGA is a modern day version of the program she played in at MacGregor Park. Wilkerson, who is ZGA's senior director of tennis, founded and led the MacGregor Park program and later coached Garrison and Lori McNeil on the professional tour. In July of 2012, McNeil left her coaching position with the United States Tennis Association’s High Performance Program to join ZGA as director of tennis.
Garrison couldn’t be happier and says it’s just like old times.
“I’m so excited about what this means not only for ZGA, but kids all around the city of Houston,” she says. “Having Lori and John along with Linda and the rest of the team makes me proud. In terms of what’s next . . . hopefully our own facility.
"We are grateful for our relationship with the Houston Parks Department over the years, but really need a permanent facility with more courts, classrooms and a place for fitness.”
Houston's Tennis Future
ZGA and KIPP Houston have recently joined forces to construct a tennis and educational complex at KIPP Houston’s Sunnyside campus. It is Garrison’s driving passion to see the ZGA continue to grow and thrive.
“As far as tennis is concerned we do have a hole. A lot of kids play, then they get to a certain level and they can only go so far."
“Kids are under a lot of stress and need an outlet like P.E or art," she says. "My academy addresses some of these needs and with more space can continue to be a place of positive reinforcement for young people. Without organized sports a lot of kids wouldn’t have the opportunity to go to college. Tennis is about so much more than being a star on the court.
“As far as tennis is concerned we do have a hole. A lot of kids play, then they get to a certain level and they can only go so far. Much of that has to do with the cost of coaching, rackets, shoes, entry fees and, of course, travel.”
Those are all factors in getting young players ranked, so they can ultimately catch the eye of potential college coaches. But those factors come with hefty price tags. So ZGA definitely has a role on and off the court.
“A lot of my friends have had foundations and they’ve gone by the wayside,” Garrison says when asked what she’s most proud of. “But the biggest thing is we’ve touched nearly 25,000 kids within the last 15 years so it’s probably even more than that. Just having the opportunity to give kids a chance to learn the game of tennis and build on that.”
Let the building continue as more and more inner city kids get a chance to serve up their own future on one of the new ZGA tennis courts. Game, set, and match!
Kim Davis is a journalist with more than two decades of experience covering sports, news and politics in television, radio and print. Follow Kim on Twitter @kimydavis or email her at kim@thekdcompany.com
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1786
|
__label__wiki
| 0.776943
| 0.776943
|
The following is the Afterword to Your Wisdom, Our Youth: Proceeds of the First Postgraduate Punk Scholars Symposium (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars, 2017).
Academia As Subversion: The Birth of the Punk Scholars Network
Punk, as an area for academic exploration, continues to stand its ground. Although much has already been written on the subject since the 1970s, one need only to turn to recent publications like Kevin Dunn’s Global Punk: Resistance and Rebellion in Everyday Life (2016) and Pete Dale’s Anyone Can Do It: Empowerment, Tradition and the Punk Underground (2012) as evidence of the continual fascination with this subject. What may be seen as increasingly unique with punk, however, is its consistent crossover between the academic and popular; and, more importantly, the maturing relationship between punk and academic theories surrounding sociology, popular musicology, and cultural studies. In other words, as those early popular culture academics, such as those of the Birmingham School (Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies), were writing from the 1960s onwards—including, of course, Dick Hebdige’s seminal text Subculture: The Meaning of Style (1979)—the study of punk has grown up next to the diversifying and global impact of popular culture. Indeed, many academic writers were (and still are) self-professed punks, and this now-blurred relationship is evident with recent publications such as Zack Furness’ Punkademics (2012) and David Beer’s Punk Sociology (2012).
Yet, academic collections on punk still largely present work from experienced researchers. Just as Furness points out that, in relation to the academic/lay audience dichotomy, “academics should not be seen as the authoritative voices capable of explaining punk to the masses” (2012, 11), this could equally be applied to a hierarchy of credibility that exists within academia surrounding researchers and the stage of their research career (indeed, one can cite Hebdige as research that has clear value). The reference in the collection’s title to a song by Fig 4.0 (a sadly now-defunct punk band from Leeds) is used metaphorically with regards to this. Instead, this short work is one of the first punk-studies collections where all the chapters will have arisen from work completed, or in progress, as part of postgraduate study. It has brought together emerging scholars in the field, representing the eclectic academia in punk studies.
As noted in the introduction, this particular collection is sourced from the Punk Scholars Network: First Annual Postgraduate Symposium. The symposium was run in association with the University of Leicester and the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, London, and is of course affiliated to the Punk Scholars Network. Although new, the PSN already has an international reputation with members from as far as Russia, Asia, and Australia, and is involved in the study, research, and publication of the social, artistic, and philosophical impact of punk. From its rather humble beginnings, the Punk Scholars Network has transformed into an international forum of academic and scholarly debate, with the network involved in a number of events in the academic arena, including conferences, publications, talks, and exhibitions. Punk is a conflicting and diverse culture, and the PSN has aimed to mirror this multiplicity with an Oxford Brookes University-sponsored conference and exhibition dedicated to the anarcho-punk scene of the 1980s, the London College of Communications-led conference examining and raising questions of authenticity and punk, and the conversational at De Montfort University where Alastair Gordon and I chatted with Crass founder-member Penny Rimbaud at the university’s Cultural Exchanges Festival representing only a small part of its overall research and scholarly activities.
Although these events have widened the integrity and membership of the PSN, there has also been a longstanding commitment within the network towards the nurturing of research; not only in terms of post-doctoral output, but also with the pedagogical and academic support for research/postgraduate students and, in some cases, undergraduate research. Often, the importance of the postgraduate is overlooked within scholarly circles, with the kudos and “prestige” of post-doctoral research and output taking centre stage and thus overshadowing these up-and-coming individuals. For those of us in the Punk Scholars Network, therefore, we feel it important to address this imbalance: the students that we teach are, after all, the future of the network and are invaluable for the further exploration in the continuing study of an area as complex as punk. As such, the First Annual Postgraduate Symposium provided a forum where students had an informal and collective space to air their research; a space where ideas and experiences could be explored and pondered.
We are very lucky, therefore, to have such a breadth of subject matter and methodology in this volume, with chapters ranging from punk in Indonesia to the Straightedge scene in France; through to the Dutch post-punk Ultra Movement and Guy Mankowski’s excellent chapter on punk manifestos. We have a critique of “Whitestraightboy” hegemony, an interesting chapter on the links between punk and pedagogy (whoever has heard of such a thing!), and Rebecca Binns’ writing on Gee Vaucher’s anarcho-punk aesthetic. Punk in many of its various forms is here and, although we could spend an age discussing definitional ambiguities (what is punk?), it is clear that it has relocated/emerged in many guises and forms across the globe.
Laura Way’s introduction signposts the reader towards a more-detailed outline of the current work; here, I would like to take this opportunity to provide a quick overview of the formation and development of the Punk Scholars Network. It is important to note that although the idea of the network was formulated between a colleague and myself, it is only through the present volume and similar events discussed below that it has been allowed to flourish. In other words, it is through the participation and fervour of many that the PSN is growing and expanding.
“Since as long as I’ve been active in DIY punk the notion of networks has been central to its ethos,” notes Alastair ‘Gords’ Gordon in a personal communication to the author: “‘the do-it-yourself’ philosophy is pegged to the idea of communication with like-minded people across the world. In short, reaching out to people to trade and release records and tapes, write zines, book tours and trade stuff.” Formed in 2012, the PSN emerged from the back of a Call for Chapters for a co-edited book I was compiling at the time entitled The Aesthetic of our Anger: Anarcho-Punk, Politics, Music (2016). I had completed a PhD on anarcho-punk in 2005 and, after having a well-deserved break from academia, had followed the advice of the late Professor Sheila Whiteley (my PhD supervisor) in collating chapters on the UK scene of the 1980s.
I sent out a Call for Chapters and soon heard back from a number of academics. Matt Worley from Reading University was one of the first, and then came Russ Bestley, Ana Raposo, Matt Grimes, and Pete Dale: all punk scholars in their own right, working on wide-ranging debates and ideas around punk. Bestley and Raposa were looking at graphic design and the image of subversion that can be found on the records of Crass and their colleagues. Grimes was studying anarcho-punk and memory, whilst Pete Dale was working on his Anyone Can Do-It, a volume that uncovers the intricacies of the DIY scene. Indeed, it was Dale who contacted me and asked if I’d heard of Gords, an academic who had written extensively about punk. He included Gords’ email and recommended I write to him.
The first thing that I noticed about Gords was his passion and knowledge of punk. He was enthusiastic about the book, but within days had sent me an email about the bringing together of punk scholars across the globe, a kind of punk network where we could pool and swap ideas, a place where we could organise events, peer review our work and even, perhaps, publish our own work. In his own words, Gords had been “a punk scholar since 1993 when [he] began research on how the anarcho-punk scene of the early 1980s impacted [his] life through the output of life-changing records, gigs, protests and networks.” In 1996 he had self-published his undergraduate dissertation Throwing the Punk Rock Baby Out With the Dirty Bath Water: Crass and Punk Rock, An Appraisal (1996), a work which still remains relevant today and has since been reissued through Itchy Monkey Press.
Yet, after health problems arising from a car crash in 2004, Gords’ ability to publish was impaired. In addition, “I faced hostility from the local and UK punk scenes for gaining a PhD on the subject in 2005,” he notes, whilst also facing an “academic community [who] viewed my activities with suspicion.” It was during this time that he had a meeting with Professor Helen Wood, who was curious as to why he was not writing or publishing. It was here that:
she got to the nub of the issue. I felt the lack of camaraderie I’d previously experienced in the DiY punk scene was missing in the academia … her response was brilliant. She cited the CCCS and other past research networks providing support systems for new directions in cultural and media studies … I thought, why not start a network of my own? Reach out to others in the field and in true DiY spirit drag the thing into existence.
This was reinforced in a university Annual Development Review where Gords met with colleague and fellow subcultures scholar Professor Andrew Tolson who, once again, was enthusiastic about the project.
The first PSN Meeting was held on Saturday November 24, 2012 at De Montfort University in Leicester. Discussions arose around setting up a Facebook page or website, the importance of supporting each other in terms of peer-reviewed feedback, and organising the first “official” PSN event at the University of Reading. From here, and, “after five events in Reading, Oxford, London, De Montfort and Leicester University the network has swelled with a Facebook group membership of over 350 disparate scholars.” Indeed, to continue with Gords: “core members of the Punk Scholars Network have been responsible for significantly growing the discipline of punk studies over the last five years [with] numerous … edited readers, single authored books and journal articles.” Of course, the Postgraduate Symposium sits beneath this umbrella. Whilst the seeds of the network were sewn in Nottingham, the depth and breadth of research, discussion, and events mean that it has grown beyond its initial discussion. At the time of writing, there has been a successful second postgraduate symposium at Birmingham City University and there is already discussion over the next event in 2017.
“Studying is a difficult task,” notes Paulo Freire in The Politics of Education: Culture, Power and Liberation (1985). “[It] requires a systematic critical attitude and intellectual discipline attitude and intellectual discipline acquired only through practice” (1985, 2). Pulling upon ideas earlier espoused in Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1972), Freire notes that:
this critical attitude is precisely what “banking education” does not engender. Quite the contrary, its focus is fundamentally to kill our curiosity, our inquisitive spirit, and our creativity. A student’s discipline becomes a discipline for ingenuity in relation to the text, rather than an essential critique of it … what is required of readers, in essence, is not comprehension of content but memorization. Instead of understanding the text, the challenge becomes its memorization and if readers can do this, they will have responded to the challenge. (1985, 2)
Freire’s critique of studying—of the critical inquisitiveness and intellectual concerns necessary within such an activity—raises questions over the role of postgraduate study within such a contentious field as punk, subcultural studies, and popular music. Freire’s thoughts highlight not only the mythology of the PhD, which for many incorporates this activity of critical discipline, academic freedom, and rigorous intellectual debate, but also the complex relationship between subject and process; between intellectual freedom and the constraints of qualification. On one hand the thesis becomes a mythological “Other,” the thing that “non-PhDs” cannot comprehend, and on the other it becomes a process whereby the student continues to jump through the hoops of the “banking education” system.
I hope, therefore, that the current volume is a worthy addition to punk scholarship. Part of the remit of the Punk Scholars Network is to be critical yet reflective, not only through a robust and reflective study of methodology but also in terms of the processes and concerns of academia. Students and scholars alike must realise the passivity of the reader, the “domesticated” nature of a reader who merely memorises and reaffirms the ideas of the writer, and where the reader becomes what Freire calls “a ‘vessel’ filled by extracts from an internalized text.” Instead, “this critical attitude in studying is the same as that required in dealing with the world … an attitude of inward questioning through which increasingly one begins to see the reasons behind the facts” (Freire 1985, 2).
Beer, David. 2012. Punk Sociology. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Dale, Pete. 2012. Anyone Can Do It: Empowerment, Tradition and the Punk Underground. Farnham: Ashgate.
Dines, Mike, and Matthew Worley (eds.). 2016. The Aesthetic of our Anger: Anarcho-Punk, Politics, Music. Colchester: Minor Compositions
Dunn, Kevin. 2016. Global Punk: Resistance and Rebellion in Everyday Life. London: Bloomsbury.
Freire, Paulo. 1985. The Politics of Education: Culture, Power and Liberation. Westport: Bergin & Garvey.
———. 1972. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. London: Penguin.
Furness, Furness (ed.). 2012. Punkademics: The Basement Show in the Ivory Tower. London: Minor Compositions.
Gordon, Alastair. 1996. Throwing the Punk Rock Baby Out With the Dirty Bath Water: Crass and Punk Rock, An Appraisal. Nottingham: Do One Press.
Hebdige, Dick. 1979. Subculture: The Meaning of Style. London: Routledge.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1788
|
__label__cc
| 0.7129
| 0.2871
|
Cricket report
We came to Australia and New Zealand for lots of reasons....we've been to Oz before and loved it, we have interesting family connections here..... And we like to combine travelling with the occasional cricket match. So, alongside the successful retention of the Ashes this last summer, the England cricket team set off for another Aussie tour last November. We decided to time our trip to take in a one day match in Perth and 2 x 20/20 matches, one in Hobart and one on Melbourne.
All the hype was that England would retain the Ashes easily, having beaten the Aussies in England 3- 0 in the summer. A whitewash was anticipated.
Well, it happened, only the Aussies beat England 5-0. We were disastrous....they slaughtered us.....we deserved to lose ! So by the time we joined what was left of the rabble gaggle Barmy army, there had been no joy for England.
Mitchell Johnson's bowling was incredible.....and our batsmen never really got started....and then Graham Swan went home, and the rest of our bowlers ...well, just, never found their form.
Oh well, that's the way it goes. The Ashes were lost.
We went to the WACA expecting defeat......and determined to enjoy the occasion, the atmosphere, the company, ( we went with friends) and the beautiful Perth sunshine.
Amazingly... We won. Out of all 12 matches played during the tour, it was England's only victory.....but we were there. The Aussies surrounding us in the crowd didn't mind us beating them at all... They felt sorry for us ! Most conversations we had with fans took the view that it's all swings and roundabouts and it just happened to be the Aussies turn to win this year. Banter was friendly, and as we have always found, both sides appreciated good play, no matter which side was involved.
Stuart Broad, however, took some serious flak from the Aussie crowds. After he failed " to walk" when he was out at a key point in a match last summer, he has become to butt of Aussie "sledging". Stuart Broad seemed to relish the chants and boos that went around the ground whenever he bowled, fielded or batted. The chants were pretty damning at Perth, but less crude at the 20/20 matches where a more family orientated crowd attended. At Perth, " Broady is a wanker" could be heard very clearly and very loudly every time he was the focus of attention.
We arrived at the beautiful Hobart ground, right next to the beach, hoping for great things... And we saw great things. The England women's team played to a much smaller crowd than the men.... But won their match and retained the Ashes. Needless to say it did not make as much news as a men's victory would have done.
Both the women's team, and the men, were staying at the same hotel as us in Hobart. It was a little disturbing to get out of the lift on one occasion to meet some of our incredibly tall England male team. The hotel staff said they loved having the teams staying, and they were all lovely ! I guess the days of Freddy Flintoff's antics are over.
The men's 20/20 was good fun.... Dancers, clowns, trampolinists, kids wearing KFC buckets on their heads and lots of people enjoying themselves as they watched a close match.....which we lost again, despite Ravi Bopara's best efforts.
Hobarts ground is beautiful, right next to the beach....and with a capacity of 13,500..... A little different from our final cricket experience.
The MCG in Melbourne holds 100,000, and there were 60,000 at the 20/20 match we attended.
The ground is spectacular, the crowd was huge, and the cricket was awful. It was a completely one sided match and England just looked as if they couldnt wait to leave the pitch. We found out that they actually flew out of Australia and headed back to the UK straight after the match, not even waiting for the next day.
A model of the MCG, in the brilliant sport museum that is part of the ground
My Melbourne photos are still awaiting transfer.......so this is all II can manage today !
So....cricket wise, not good.....experience wise......fabulous. We sat with some great Aussie fans.... One lad I sat next to in Hobart made me laugh when he said to me
" Stuart Broad may be able to run... But he can't walk. "
I suppose my indifference to them winning or losing ( I suppose, honestly, I do prefer them to win), means I am not a real fan...... I just enjoy the chess like aspects of the match.....not so apparent in the 20/20 format, and I love the crowds.
I am sure we will continue to combine travelling with cricket... It helps us make decisions about where to go. Mark is talking about the West Indies next year..... I think I could cope with that .
GaynorB 19 February 2014 at 08:02
I love cricket, having been brought up around it. I continued as a mum with cricket teas, lifts and finally scoring. This requires supreme concentration!
My claim to fame is that Tom kept wicket at Headingly in the finals of the school U15 Bunbury Cup Final. They were walloped by Millfield School but still a great achievement for a small town comprehensive without a cricket wicket!
West Indies sounds like a plan. Will you be joining the Barmy Army?
Janice 7 March 2014 at 10:29
It been ages since you commented here Gaynor, my only excuse is jet lag...and life in general ! I'm impressed by anyone who keeps score . I've always been fascinated by score boards, but prefer the old manual ones to the computerised things that the big pitches have these days.... much too much information in one go !
We always enjoy observing the barmy army from a distance....but prefer to be seated amongst the enemy usually.....it makes for great conversations...usually friendly. Jx
Helen Devries 19 February 2014 at 14:25
As cricket has entered a world of analysis and statistics I think I've come up with a sure fire way for England to beat Australia next time round...
You saw them win at the WACA.
My brother in law - the nice one, not the one living under a stone, was there as well, his Irish blood thirsting for an England defeat.
He complained afterwards that this always happens when he goes to watch an England/Australia match.
Together you could assure victory for England.
So, for the next tour downunder, the ECB must arrange for both you and him to attend all matches - staying in the team hotel of course - which is about the only hope England have of winning anything with Cook as captain.
This sounds like a plan.... it was good to see Cook looking something other than dejected when they won in Perth. Sorry its taken so long to get back to you... I am now on course for catching up on all missed blogs ! It may take some time. jx
Ayak 19 February 2014 at 16:00
Well I have absolutely no interest in cricket at all, nor have I ever understood it..not that I have tried! However, you clearly had a good time so I'm happy for you! xxxx
For someone who cant catch a ball... I have found that my lack of sporting ability does not stop me enjoying being a spectator. I really enjoy international cricket......but have never liked the local village stuff, and never supported Mark when he played ! Jx
Annie Taylor 19 February 2014 at 16:13
I used to be a real fan of cricket but it seems to have fizzled out over the years. However, I think I would have enjoyed sitting and watching a few games with you out there in Oz, Janice.
You've had such a wonderful time, it seems like you've been out there for ages! How can you even start thinking of where to go next! Safe journey home.
Annie, we would have had such a good time ! I would love to sit and watch a cricket match with you... or just watch anything, where we could natter away for hours in the sun. Jx
Backto Bodrum 19 February 2014 at 20:36
I haven't watched live cricket since I lived near the Edgbaston ground in 1978 - but I wouldn't mind travelling out to Oz to see if I still enjoy it.
I think you would somehow. Not much has changes since 1978 ! Jx
Perpetua 19 February 2014 at 22:48
I'm afraid I have a complete blind spot where cricket is concerned, Janice, much to my grandfather's disgust when I was young. :-) However I love your photos and am glad you obviously had a wonderful time. Following the team to the West Indies sounds like a plan!
I surprise myself with my interest in watching sport....as no one is less sporty than me. The spectacle fascinates me, and I love the crowds. I do actually like the cricket as well though. Jx
Penny O'Neill 1 March 2014 at 14:57
I'm a bit late to the match(s) here, Janice, but enthralled just the same. What fun! I'm especially imagining the beauty and warmth of Hobart's grounds. You certainly bring the experience of cricket, which isn't played much hereabouts, to new heights. Thank you.
Hobart was particularly lovely...a small ground, and right next to the beach. In between the women's victory and the men's defeat, we walked for miles along the wonderful clean sandy beach. Jx
Cro Magnon 7 March 2014 at 09:55
The problem with England winning anything, is that they then sit back on their very fat laurels, and get thrashed. QED.
p.s. My oldest used to go Barmy-Armying to Oz. All beer and chanting; I don't think he saw much cricket.
You said it..... the Melbourne 20/20 was really shameful.
However, the West Indies ODIs look to have seen some improvement. Swings and roundabouts as the Aussies kept telling me. J
Adria Donovan 30 December 2014 at 13:42
For all cricket fans play fantasy t20 cricket game online. It is a unique and innovative platform that enables users to showcase their cricket knowledge and skills to win cash daily in their fantasy leagues.
Two heads in Tasmania
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1789
|
__label__wiki
| 0.527408
| 0.527408
|
Visiting Maindy Flyers Cycling Club
Last week I was pleased to visit the Maindy Flyers cycling club.
The Flyers have been in the headlines a lot recently – its at Maindy where this year’s Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas began his cycling career, along with Owain Doull, Luke Rowe and Elinor & Meg Barker.
Geraint Thomas was actually one of the original Maindy Flyers, starting cycling with the club at the age of 10, when it was established back in 1995. Since then, the Club has gone from strength to strength and grown to 140 members and they expect that number to rise even further.
I was shown around the club by outgoing club chair, Jo Phillips. It was great to hear from her about how the club started, how it has grown, and how it plans to expand even further in future. Everything at the club is built off the back of a committed team of volunteers, and its great to see their work coming to fruition with big successes like Geraint Thomas, and i’m sure there’s even more to come in future.
To find out more about the Flyers, you can visit their website by clicking here.
cardiff cathays cycling maindy flyers sport
My View on the Agriculture Billhttp://jostevens.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Agriculture-Bill-1130x565.jpg
Update: Roath Brook Flood Defence Scheme
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1791
|
__label__wiki
| 0.592236
| 0.592236
|
Category: KTB University
KTB University / The Breeze
James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr.: 39th Retrospective
Jimmy Carter represented confidence and optimism when the country needed both. He sold himself as an outsider who wasn’t a part of the dramatic events of the ’60s, nor Watergate. Carter wanted to be a different kind of president. He walked the inaugural parade route from the capital to the...
Conservatism In The Age of Milo, Donald Trump and The So Called Alt-Right
Confucius, Cato the Elder, John Locke, Edmund Burke, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Alexander Hamilton, Irving Babbitt, Whittaker Chambers, Eric Hoffer, Milton Friedman, Ludwig von Mises, Russell Kirk, Barry Goldwater, Irving Kristol, Norman Podhoretz, William F. Buckley Jr. Richard Grigoris points out that while conservatives are a diverse lot, there are...
Why History Is Not Erased Because Calhoun Is No Longer Named At Yale
Yale University announced that a residential college would no longer be named after John C. Calhoun, secretary of war under James Monroe, vice president of the United States under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, senator from South Carolina, and secretary of state under John Tyler. Calhoun was a pro-slavery...
The Six Issues The 9th Circuit Ruled On In Rejecting Trump’s Appeal
Dan McLaughlin reviews how the Ninth Circuit has delivered its decision in State of Washington v. Trump. The court rejected the Trump Administration’s appeal from the temporary restraining order preventing the Administration from enforcing President Trump’s executive order on refugees. The decision by a 3-judge panel (appointees of Presidents Carter,...
95 Million People Out Of Work Is The Refrain Of The Uninformed
It’s true that more than 95 million Americans are not working, but it isn’t true that they all really want a job. Here’s how it breaks down, according to the numbers for the most recent quarter from the Atlanta Federal Reserve. 95 Million Does Not Tell The Whole Story All...
The First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, And The Right To Be Heard
In light of conservative speakers such as Gavin McInnes and Milo Yiannopoulos being protested by students causing their speeches to be interrupted, it’s important that we reccognize what our first amendment rights are, define exactly what freedom of speech is, and understand there is no right to be heard. The...
Hitler And Trump Is A Legitimate Comparison Regardless of Godwin
Godwin’s Law states that the longer an Internet discussion continues, the probability of a comparison to Hitler grows. The consequence of Godwin’s Law of Nazi Analogies is that, the second the comparison is made, the argument is deemed to have been lost. We make these comparisons because there is so...
Trump Ban Is Analogous To Nothing Obama Did As President
The justification for Trump’s recent ban on Muslims has been “Obama did it first.” Well, Obama didn’t do it first. In fact, Obama did no such thing. There are at least three differences between what Obama enacted, and what Trump and his supporters are claiming are actions similar to Obama’s....
Big, New Kardashian Brand Or A Split With Blac Chyna?
Blac Chyna, reality star and Rob Kardashian’s fiancée, filed a trademark application to register her future married name, Angela Renee Kardashian, for entertainment and social media purposes. A team of attorneys for Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian subsequently filed an opposition to the registration of that mark, stating that Chyna...
Minnesota Is Right To Suspend Football Players Indefinitely
University of Minnesota president Eric Kaler said the decision to indefinitely suspend 10 members of the school’s football team for their alleged roles in a reported gang rape on Sept. 2 was based on the university’s “values,” even though the players were never criminally charged and a district attorney declined...
Page 4 of 33« First«...345...102030...»Last »
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1793
|
__label__cc
| 0.513011
| 0.486989
|
Mapping Earth's Interior
Children's Ideas
Featured Classroom
Earth & Space Science: Session 3
A Closer Look: Mapping Earth's Interior
How do we know the nature of Earth's interior structure?
Much of what we know about Earth's interior comes from seismic waves. Seismic waves are waves of energy that can be caused by earthquakes. The two main types of seismic waves are body waves and surface waves. Body waves travel through the Earth’s interior in all directions. Surface waves travel only along the surface of the Earth, like ripples on water. It is the behavior of body waves that gives us clues about the nature of Earth's interior. There are two types of body waves: primary waves (P waves) and secondary waves (S waves).
What are P and S waves?
P and S waves.
P waves stand for “primary waves.” They’re considered to be primary because they travel faster than S waves and, after any given earthquake, will reach a seismic recording station first. In the video, two children simulate P waves by holding opposite ends of a Slinky on the floor. One child pushes the end of the Slinky towards the other child. As a wave moves down the Slinky, the coils can be seen to push forward and compress, then pull back and open up again. This simulates the action of P waves. P waves are compressional waves that exert a force in the direction that the wave travels. These waves push through rock in the same way that sound waves push though air.
S waves stand for “secondary waves.” In the video, two children hold opposite ends of a Slinky on the floor and one child moves the Slinky from side to side. In this case, as the wave moves down the Slinky, the coils can be seen to shake side to side, elastically springing back. S waves are shear waves that exert a force perpendicular to the direction that the wave travels.
What are the differences between P and S waves?
Scientists have learned about Earth’s internal structure by studying how these waves travel through the Earth. The technique is straightforward — it involves measuring the time it takes for both types of waves to reach seismic stations from the epicenter of an earthquake. Since P waves travel faster than S waves, they’re always detected first. The farther away from the epicenter, the larger the time interval between the arrival of P and S waves — and if the Earth were built of a uniform substance, that would be the only variation measured.
Scientists, however, noticed variations that could not be accounted for based simply on the distance traveled from the epicenter. For instance, they noticed places in the Earth through which S waves didn’t travel. Geologists inferred that these sections of the Earth were liquid, through which S waves (which, remember, are shear waves) cannot travel. You may not know it, but you are probably already familiar with this phenomenon. In a bathtub, if you submerge your arm underwater and push your hand straight out from your body, you can see a wave arrive as it hits the edge of the tub. Consider this an example of a P wave. If you then move your hand side to side in the water, you should notice that the wave does not hit the edge of the tub in front of you. Consider this to represent an S wave. What happened to it?
Solids and liquids both transmit P waves because their particles transfer energy in the direction of the wave as they compress and elastically spring back along its length. As with the child at the end of the Slinky, the seismograph at the end of a P wave detects a “push” — the energy of this action. Although S waves don’t compress, they still travel through solids because the particles in solids elastically spring back even when moved only from side to side. This is not a property of liquids. In liquids, the energy of an S wave simply dissipates. So technically, the second Slinky described above represented an S wave travelling through a solid.
What were scientists able to learn from P and S waves?
Simulation of an Earth cross section.
The absence of S waves in certain places along with an understanding of S wave behavior in solids and liquids led scientists to conclude that the outer core is liquid and effectively absorbs S waves. As the number of seismic readings increased along with their precision, a worldwide community of scientists uncovered patterns that indicated a much more complicated picture of the Earth’s interior than was previously believed. Scientists have been able to distinguish the layers of the Earth that are made of different materials that transmit waves at different speeds. Based on these seismic observations, the Earth’s interior has been divided into the following layers:
Crust: A very thin, solid outer layer. The oceanic crust is about 5 km (3 miles) thick. The continental crust is from 30–40 km (18–24 miles) thick.
Moho: The boundary between the crust and the mantle.
Mantle: The layer beneath the crust. The mantle is about 2885 km (1790 miles) thick.
Upper mantle: Includes a solid layer fused to the crust. This layer combined with the crust is called the lithosphere. Beneath this is the asthenosphere, which is a partly molten layer. The asthenosphere is thought to be the layer upon which tectonic plates ride. The upper mantle is about 700 km (420 miles) thick.
Lower mantle: Is composed of solid rock under conditions of extremely high temperature and pressure. This layer is about 2,185 km (1,370 miles) thick.
Outer Core: A layer about 2,270 km (1,400 miles) thick, having the properties of a metallic liquid.
Inner Core: A solid, metallic, spherical layer about 1,216 km (755 miles) thick.
prev: igneous rocks
next: children's ideas
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1801
|
__label__wiki
| 0.759091
| 0.759091
|
Home » Russian Culture » The History of Russian Ballet That Will Amaze You!
In Russia, Ballet carries the feel of its original Italian origin, yet still feels distinctly Russian. This art of rigid, storytelling dance has evolved into a highly appreciated form of art alongside theatre and circus, and it blends classicism and folk dancing into a beautiful assimilation that retains the beauty of both its original ‘parents’.
When one sees the graceful arm movements and the deliberateness of Russian ballet, it can be hard to remember that ballet was nonexistent in Russia till the 1689 as the enforced isolationism from the Tsar forbids the entrance of any Western culture into Russia.
History of Russian Ballet (ballet russes)
After the isolationism policy, no outside culture could enter Russia freely. During this time, the second Romanov ruler, Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich, introduced the art of ballet to Russia as one of the various entertainments in his wedding. This attracted the interest of Peter the Great, who eventually opened the country to the West in 1689. To complement this move, he erected the St. Petersburg, aiming to challenge Moscow to stop closing itself from outside influences.
However, interest in ballet was not the only reason Peter the Great opened the country to the West – he wanted to challenge the western countries for their perceived superiority, and to achieve this, the country has to know more about the more advanced countries’ culture.
Later, ballet became popular as a private entertainment for nobles, who set up their private stages much like how they created their own static circus or theatre. As a consequence, at that time ballet were associated with high class citizens. However, no formal establishment related to ballet was made until Empress Anne’s time. Empress Anne, known for her fondness towards ostentatious amusement (such as balls) wrote a formal letter to the Imperial Cadet School, requesting six males and six females with ‘comical and serious character’ to be trained in the art of ballet. They are given two rooms in the Old Winter Palace to train, with the condition that they became good in two years and ‘no less than the best foreign dancer’ in three.
Later, the Imperial Cadet School changed its focus and was renamed to St. Petersburg’s Imperial Ballet School. Imperial patronage and association with high class-citizens made sure the art retained its beauty and rigorous training, and the tsars began inviting foreign ballet masters to develop the art. This continued until the art has been fully absorbed by the Russian culture, to the point they could make their own arrangements.
Catherine the Great would later establish the Directorate of the Imperial Theatres and gave it control over ballet. After the establishment, she opened her own ballet school and invited Filippo Beccari to direct the school, and in 1764, she invited the Italian Domenico Angliolini. This marked a shift in the Russian ballet as he made the first heroic tale to be incorporated in ballet, starting the movement from ‘ballet to depict Russian history’ to a more psychological story.
In the 19th century, the dance began to spread to other countries. The ballet was distinctly Russian, yet still carries a feeling of originality, the feeling of Russian identity from the aspects of Russian culture assimilated into it. The Parisians, adopted some aspects of the Russian ballet onto their own plays, yet some sources said they denied this in the past, claiming that Russia is ‘backwards’ and they would not take aspects from such a country. Yet, their later plays contradict this statement.
This is due to the involvement of Ivan Clustine, as their Maitre de Ballet. In spite of Ivan’s protests, however, the Russian ballet was depicted as an invader to French culture most of the time, and it sparked a political debate about how Russia is trying to invade France with their culture (Russia was stigmatized as a brutal and forceful nation in the past due to the power the country once possessed). Even with sources praising the beauty of the art, people are still afraid of an infestation and invasion, an irrational fear that sounded like a conspiracy theory to the modern people, yet was very real in Paris.
In the present day, several methods of ballets exist, but the most widely used one was the Vaganova method, named after the teacher Agrippina Vaganova. This method was based off the 19th century principle that said all the required training can be encompassed and taught in one pas de deux (lit: step of two). Students would be made to prove this upon graduation, with two of the best students chosen to perform a pas de deux. In the Vaganova method, the basics are enforced before moving to harder movements, such as training the required strength before the moves, and training the easier moves before the harder moves. What makes this method unique is the flexibility – students who are not up to par for a future in dancing are trained to become choreographers or teachers, a flexibility that is hard to find on other methods.
For other articles on Russian Culture, please check out The History of Matryoshka, The History of Banya, and 5 Etiquette in Russia.
ballet, culture, russian, russian ballet
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1803
|
__label__wiki
| 0.818544
| 0.818544
|
Pulwama attack: more questions than answers
Stuti Bhatnagar
India’s retaliation against Pakistan is predictable, and not at all effective in tackling sources of Kashmir’s strife.
Tributes to the slain following the 14 February attack (Photo: Mohd Zakir via Getty)
Published 18 Feb 2019 14:00 0 Comments
The attack on a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on 14 February is one of the most serious single strikes against security forces in the troubled region of Kashmir. Travelling from Jammu to Srinagar in the South Kashmir Pulwama district, a vehicle laden with 350 kilograms of explosives slammed into the convoy, killing 44 police and leaving behind a gruesome scene of death and destruction, further fracturing an already fragile state of security.
The attack was claimed by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) group and carried out by a radicalised 20-year-old Kashmiri youth from Pulwama. Not surprisingly, India reacted with outrage, with political leaders blaming Pakistan. The ever enthusiastic Indian media frothed with rhetoric of revenge and retaliation, while protests broke out in the Jammu region, and had to be curtailed through a curfew. Kashmiri populations elsewhere in India were also caught up in the protests against the attack.
In a strongly worded statement, the Ministry of External Affairs condemned Pakistan’s support to the JeM and its leader Masood Azhar, and demanded:
Pakistan stop supporting terrorists and terror groups operating from their territory and dismantle the infrastructure operated by terrorist outfits to launch attacks in other countries.
However, while the CRPF mourns its soldiers and investigations begin into the significant lack of intelligence warning in points raised by the governor, the attack also leaves other pertinent questions. Pakistan’s protection of the JeM has been repeatedly raised by India in various forums over the years. But the spotlight is now also on China, which has blocked Indian attempts to list Azhar as a global terrorist.
For now, India’s main attention will be westward. In an immediate show of strength, India withdrew the Most Favoured Nation status to Pakistan, hiked customs duty on Pakistani imports by 200%, and began to rally international support. In another significant move, the government in Kashmir withdrew security to separatist leaders in Kashmir. Speculation has also begun regarding the possibility of a surgical strike across the Line of Control (LoC) that divides the disputed region in response to the attacks.
The attack has also highlighted critical limitations of India’s policy in Kashmir.
Yet the attack has also highlighted critical limitations of India’s policy in Kashmir. Kashmir experienced relative calm following the ceasefire on the LoC in 2003, which was followed by a structured dialogue process aimed to address significant humanitarian, political, and economic concerns. But ceasefire violations have been on the rise since 2014, and militant attacks and civilian unrest has been on the rise in the state. According to figures published in March last year, three were 795 militancy-related incidents from 2014–2017, in which 397 militants were killed while 64 civilians and 178 security personnel lost their lives.
This instability has been compounded by political strife. The Modi government entered into an unlikely alliance with the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (PDP), only for the partnership to fail owing to ideological differences, leading to the imposition of president’s rule in December last year that enables the union cabinet to make all policy decisions for Kashmir. Big annoucements about economic packages and symbolic references to dialogue have also failed to quell concerns, particularly about youth unemployment which is higher than the national average, according to the government’s own estimates.
This coincided with episodes of heavy-handed and reactive responses towards civilian unrest, leading to further alienation of civilian populations in Kashmir. Civilian injuries from pellet guns fired by state security forces in 2016-2017 captured international attention. Meanwhile, the Hindu nationalist ideology of the Modi government – which has won stronger electoral support in the Jammu region – has also worked to exacerbate regional tensions in the state, shifting focus away from Kashmir and fuelling debates on Kashmir’s special status in the Indian constitution through Article 370.
As India prepares for general elections in April and May, the ramifications of the attack and the subsequent reaction by the Modi government will be telling. For now, the attack has once again highlighted the weaknesses of government policy on Kashmir – either in tackling Pakistan or addressing domestic political concerns.
Difficult questions remain about India’s choices for retaliation, its defence preparedness, the working conditions of security forces, particularly the CRPF, and what can only be described as a tremendous intelligence failure despite high levels of militarisation in the region.
On the domestic front, issues of political stability, economic development, and the changing nature of militancy that reflects local youth radicalisation must now be confronted.
Vietnam and India: Shared interests in the South China Sea
Indonesia’s election debates: there’s substance in the style
Alexandre Dayant 22 May 2019 12:00
Pacific links: surely not another MPs citizenship saga ..., more
Solomon Islands demands to Taiwan, trouble in Tuvalu, the journey to be a seasonal worker and more regional stories.
Tom Fawthrop 28 Mar 2018 10:00
Mekong: more dams, more damage
Asia’s great river is under growing threat from hydropower.
Erin Harris 12 Apr 2018 10:00
Migration and border policy links: US border troops, American journeys, and more
Links and updates from across the migration and border policy field.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1806
|
__label__wiki
| 0.550336
| 0.550336
|
Clarence Bucaro – Dreaming from the heart of New York
Clarence Bucaro – Dreaming from the heart of New York marks the sixth release by this talented singer, songwriter, and musician. Velvety vocals, inspired lyrics, Clarence Bucaro takes the listener on a journey of the heart. Complemented by musicians Anders Osborne, Chris Finney, Carl Dufrene, and Rich Hinman, the release sings with promises delivered.
Clarence Bucaro – Dreaming from the heart of New York: Clarence Bucaro – Dreaming from the heart of New York, Don’t Know Much About Love, Curtis Mayfield, Magnolia, Magnolia, Let Me Be Your Baby Tonight, Jagged Love, Oh My Mila, New Sky, Light As A Feather, Ocean Size Heart, Summer Rain, Winter Blue
Personnel: Clarence Bucaro – vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, keyboard, BG vocals; Anders Osborne – guitars, BG vocals, banjo, harmonica, B3, drums, banjo percussion, keyboard, Mongolian flute; Chris Finney – bass, B3; Carl Dufrene – bass; Rich Hinman – pedal steel on Track 1
Anders Osborne produced Clarence Bucaro – Dreaming from the heart of New York on the Twenty Twenty Records label.
I became acquainted with the music of Clarence Bucaro when I went to hear the band, the Royal Southern Brotherhood, perform at Fairfield Theatre Organization’s Stage One located in Fairfield, Connecticut in late August 2013, and Clarence was the opening act.
Performing solo with just his acoustic guitar and his harmonica, Clarence played a few cuts off his sixth release, Dreaming from the heart of New York, and I knew then that if the rest of the release was as good as what he had just performed, it would be a treat to give it a listen. Picking up the CD before I left the performance and giving it a listen on the way home, I was not disappointed.
Born in Cleveland, Clarence’s musical quest has taken him to New Orleans to work with his mentor Anders Osborne, to Los Angeles, and finally to Brooklyn, New York, which he now calls home. He is no stranger to life on the road, performing as many as 300-shows-per year throughout the years with some of the industry’s top talents.
In addition to being a singer songwriter, he is a versatile musician who can easily shift from guitar to piano, from harmonica to keyboards, letting the flow occur as easily as if by magic. Although often compared to Jackson Browne and Van Morrison, Clarence Bucaro can well stand on his talent with his style of storytelling lyrics and velvety vocals; he is a voice that deserves to be heard for its own merit.
Musically, Clarence layers in an ensemble of talented musicians and instruments on the release the way that a great chef knows how to add spices to enhance the flavor of the recipe. The 12-track release features the multi-talented Grammy® winner Anders Osborne, who also produced the release, playing guitars, banjo, harmonica, B3, drums, banjo percussion, keyboards, and Mongolian flute, and contributes background vocals; Chris Finney adds bass and B3; Carl Dufrene plays bass, and Rich Hinman plays pedal steel to create the perfect vibe on the opening track.
For this release, Clarence talks or rather sings about, “life, love, family, and relationships,” and about raising his family in New York City. The release opens with the impressive title track, Dreaming from the heart of New York, where Rich Hinman layers in pedal steel to complement Clarence’s lyrics and vocals.
Next is the line-up is, Don’t Know Much About Love, which opens with the strains of a harmonica that gently yields to Clarence’s dreamy and heart-rendering vocals, “… I don’t know much about love, I know passion, I know like, I know friendship … I don’t know much about love…”
Curtis Mayfield fans will appreciate the track Curtis Mayfield dedicated to the one and only, and Let Me Be Your Baby Tonight will bring out the romantic in you. Other great tracks include Magnolia, Magnolia, Jagged Love, Oh My Mila, New Sky, Light As A Feather, Ocean Size Heart, Summer Rain, and Winter Blue.
Pick up a copy of Clarence Bucaro – Dreaming from the heart of New York and give it a listen or two; you will definitely be glad that you made his acquaintance.
Websites where you can procure Clarence Bucaro – Dreaming from the heart of New York are Amazon, CDUniverse, and Clarence Bucaro.
For information on upcoming performance, please visit the website: www.ClarenceBucaro.com
Follow Clarence Bucaro on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ClarenceBucaroMusic.
Follow Luxury Experience on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/LuxuryExperience.
© October 2013. Luxury Experience. www.LuxuryExperience.com All rights reserved.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1808
|
__label__cc
| 0.562815
| 0.437185
|
VC still prioritizes aid after decline in funds
By Andrea Yang
Posted on February 8, 2017 in Features
The Admissions office, housed within Kautz Admission House (pictured above) makes decisons regarding financial aid. Some students worry need-blind admissions will be cut in coming years. / Photo by Emily Sayer
A New York Times study shows that Vassar College ranks highest among the elite colleges and universities that enroll students from lower-income backgrounds.
Princeton Review ranked Vassar as #2 for “Colleges with Best Financial Aid.” These reports still ring true even though the Vassar endowment has declined in the past fiscal year.
During the academic 2015/16 year, approximately 60 percent of the student body received financial aid totaling more than $60 million awarded in the form of Vassar Scholarship assistance, all of which was based on financial need of the student.
62 percent of students received need-based financial aid in the 2016/17 academic year.
The average aid package is $50,820, which includes all grants, scholarships, loans and work-study.
Of this amount, the average Vassar Scholarship is $41,974. According to the Office of Financial Aid, the total aid budget is around $62 million.
But some have shown concern that need-blind admissions could be affected by the lack of funding because Vassar would, after all, have to regulate spending to make up for the loss.
Would financial aid plans change in the future for current and prospective students? To many, it seems that implementing need-aware admissions is on the table.
Director of Student Financial Services Jessica Bernier answered these doubts: “At this point the Financial Aid budget will not change based on the endowment decline. Vassar is committed to meeting 100 percent of the demonstrated need for our students, therefore we continue to fund that at that rate.”
She continued, “The financial aid budget is set on a yearly basis with the current and future need of our students in mind.
Our financial aid programs are constantly being evaluated for a variety of reasons, from whether we are achieving the desired outcome from a policy change to the fiscal viability of maintaining the policy. A one year decline in the endowment income does not necessarily correlate with a change in our financial aid programs and policies.”
A decade ago, Vassar readapted to a need-blind admissions policy, which evaluates applicants strictly on their academic and extracurricular qualifications.
Additionally, Vassar announced in 2007 a policy to eliminate loans from the financial aid packages provided to students whose families earn $60,000 or less. This resulted in financial aid expenditures consuming a large part of the endowment.
Previous president Catharine Hill has kept the policy in place, even during the 2008 economic downturn which led to major losses in college endowments and caused other liberal arts institutions to drop similar policies.
Journalist Malcolm Gladwell said in his podcast, “Revisionist History,” that Vassar “… Is the most open and accessible private school in the land… [because it] spent its marginal dollar on gathering the most interesting and diverse group of undergraduates possible.”
In the podcast, Hill talked about “making trade-offs on the margin” in order to increase the financial aid package for students. She explained that in order to make Vassar more accessible to all socioeconomic statuses, she has to maximize limited available financial resources. To ensure that students receive the best education, the school has to cut down extravagances like renovations and keep the need-blind admission policy in place.
Need-blind admission is crucial because it mixes students from all backgrounds. It spurs a diversity of viewpoints within the classroom and makes the student body less culturally and socially homogenous.
Vassar’s generous aid offer to admitted students attracts a lot of qualified applicants. Most of the students interviewed expressed that financial aid was indeed the deciding factor for them in choosing between Vassar and other communities. An anonymous freshman expressed that she is grateful to Vassar for increasing her financial aid due to her family’s financial situation changing at the end of her gap year.
Another first year added, “I think that I would have a very different mindset right now if I had chosen a school which had offered me less financial aid. It is a tremendous relief not to have to worry too much about finances so I can instead focus more on my education.”
Need-blind admissions guarantees that all admitted students will have their full need met for all four years they attend, and many express that they are very much satisfied with their current financial aid package and have received as much as needed.
One student responded, “It is enough to take a lot of stress off of my family, and it was one of the best financial aid packages I received.” Another disclosed, “It’s almost a full scholarship, so I’m very glad that I’m able to go here!”
Students also voiced that work-study is extremely helpful for offsetting the costs of textbooks and other class materials. One contributed, “I like my job and the hours and pay are good.”
However, some have also established complaints that it isn’t always easy to locate a job; a student noted, “At first it was a little bit difficult to find a work-study position because there are many that are department-specific, or only intended for upperclassmen.”
Two freshmen revealed that they are still in the process of looking for jobs. But upperclassmen suggest that it will get easier through time.
One proposed that the student employment system, JobX, could be more precise in updating available position information. The “discontinued advertisement” has resulted in the inefficiency of communication.
Students also express expectations for VC’s financial aid future. Some suggest that additional scholarship should be rewarded based on academic performance in order to encourage students to strive for excellence, while some hope that the financial aid plan could also cover textbooks.
One student exposited, “I really hope that Vassar continues to provide such outstanding financial aid to its students; it is truly an institution which is serving the greater good and should be a model for other colleges across the country.”
Bernier said of the future prospect of VC financial aid, “Any new financial aid policy changes must be approved by the Board of Trustees. If there will be a policy change regarding the financial aid program or need-aware admissions, then how these changes will affect all students are taken into consideration when/if any decision is made.”
Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Art Rodriguez stated, “We continue to review first-year applications from US citizens and Permanent Residents to the College under a need-blind admissions policy. The investment return on the endowment was disappointing, but the return was negative for just about all colleges and universities last year. As we look to the future, the College will continue to have discussions about our operating budget and spending, and determine what policies continue to make sense for us. As we discuss possible solutions to reducing spending in the future, we will consider all the options available to us.”
In the coming years, it’ll become clear whether these “options” will truly threaten the College’s need-blind admissions, or if the Board of Trustees will find viable alternatives in order to alleviate the budget crisis.
Donald Foster says:
Good article. “Need-blind” admission and “full-need met” are policies essential to Vassar’s continuing greatness. In 2015-16, *The Princeton Review* named Vassar #1 for financial aid discounting. Let’s hope we can remain so in 2016-17. In fiscal 2016, the 815 wealthiest colleges saw an average return of -1.9 percent, net of fees. Endowment declines arose chiefly, not from investment losses but from spending of endowment funds on expectation of investment returns that did not materialize (NACUBO Endowment Study, 3 Feb. 2017). The schools with the biggest losses were those most heavily invested in fossil fuels. Vassar in 2016 lost $18.4 million net of fees in investments, $9.1 million of which were from the college’s gas and oil partnerships. (The remainder of the $54.1 million loss came from spending endowment resources.) Year-over-year change in VC spending, 2016: Instruction and Academic support, -0.4%; Student services, +6.2%; Administration, +12.5%. Net increase in operating expenses, +4.7%. Change in VC revenue: Tuition, room, and board AFTER financial aid, +0.3%; Private gifts, -32.9%. To continue Need-Blind (a decision not yet made), Vassar in 2017 must increase alumni support and decrease spending on administration.
If you are counting on increasing alumni support to bridge the gap, maybe you should have thought twice about authoring the letter supporting the American Studies Association academic boycott of Israel? I would wager that you, and Vassar’s radical pro-BDS faculty, have done more to hurt alumni giving than any other faculty group in the history of the College. My alumni dollars, and those of many of my fellow alumni, are going elsewhere. Best of luck.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1810
|
__label__cc
| 0.690667
| 0.309333
|
Ronald Moore
Affirmation of St. Louis
Prayers, Meditations and things to think about
A tutorial on money
Commentaries/Editorials
Official Notices / Banns
Wedding Banns and other Notices
St. Luke's Anglican Church
An Anglo-Catholic Church
Info Center > Affirmation of St. Louis >
The Affirmation of St. Louis
THE AFFIRMATION OF ST. LOUIS (DONE AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 17, 1977)
THE CONTINUATION OF ANGLICANISM
WE affirm that the Church of our fathers, sustained by the most Holy Trinity, lives yet, and that we, being moved by the Holy Spirit to walk only in that way, are determined to continue in the Catholic Faith, Apostolic Order, Orthodox Worship and Evangelical Witness of the traditional Anglican Church, doing all things necessary for the continuance of the same. We are upheld and strengthened in this determination by the knowledge that many provinces and dioceses of the Anglican Communion have continued steadfast in the same Faith, Order, Worship and Witness, and that they continue to confine ordination to the priesthood and the episcopate to males. We rejoice in these facts and we affirm our solidarity with these provinces and dioceses.
THE DISSOLUTION OF ANGLICAN AND EPISCOPAL CHURCH STRUCTURE
We affirm that the Anglican Church of Canada and the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, by their unlawful attempts to alter Faith, Order and Morality (especially in their General Synod of 1975 and General Convention of 1976), have departed from Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
THE NEED TO CONTINUE ORDER IN THE CHURCH
We affirm that all former ecclesiastical governments, being fundamentally impaired by the schismatic acts of lawless Councils, are of no effect among us, and that we must now reorder such godly discipline as will strengthen us in the continuation of our common life and witness.
THE INVALIDITY OF SCHISMATIC AUTHORITY
We affirm that the claim of any such schismatic person or body to act against any Church member, clerical or lay, for his witness to the whole Faith is no with no authority of Christ’s true Church, and any such inhibition, deposition or discipline is without effect and is absolutely null and void.
THE NEED FOR PRINCIPLES AND A CONSTITUTION
We affirm that fundamental principals (doctrinal, moral, and constitutional) are necessary for the present, and that a Constitution (redressing the defects and abuses of our former governments) should be adopted, whereby the Church may be soundly continued.
THE CONTINUATION OF COMMUNION WITH FAITHFUL BODIES
We affirm our continued relations of communion with all faithful parts of the Anglican Communion.
WHEREFORE, with a firm trust in Divine Providence, and before Almighty God and all the company of heaven, we solemnly affirm, covenant and declare that we, lawful and faithful members of the Anglican and Episcopal Churches, shall now and hereafter continue and be the unified continuing Anglican Church in North America, in true and valid succession thereto.
In order to carry out these declarations, we set forth these fundamental Principles for our continued life and witness.
PREFACE: In the firm conviction that “we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,” and that “there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved”, and acknowledging our duty to proclaim Christ’s saving Truth to all peoples, nations and tongues, we declare our intention to hold fast the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Faith of God. We acknowledge that rule of faith laid down by St. Vincent of Lerins: “Let us hold that which has been believed everywhere, always and by all, for that is truly and properly Catholic”.
PRINCIPLES OF DOCTRINE
1. THE NATURE OF THE CHURCH We gather as people called by God to be faithful and obedient to Him. As the Royal Priestly People of God, the Church is called to be, in fact, the manifestation of Christ in and to the world. True religion is revealed to man by God. We cannot decide what is truth, but rather (in obedience) ought to receive, accept, cherish, defend and teach what God has given us. The Church is created by God, and is beyond the ultimate control of man. The Church is the Body of Christ at work in the world. She is the society of the baptized called out from the .world – in it, but not of it. As Christ’s faithful Bride, she is different from the world and must not be influenced by it.
2. THE ESSENTIALS OF TRUTH AND ORDER We repudiate all deviation or departure from the Faith, in whole or in part, and bear witness to these essential principles of evangelical Truth and apostolic Order. HOLY SCRIPTURES The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the authentic record of God’s revelation of Himself, His saving activity, and moral demands – a revelation valid for all men and all time.
The Nicene Creed as the authoritative summary of the chief articles of the Christian Faith, together with the Apostles’ Creed, and that known as the Creed of St. Athanasius to be “thoroughly received and believed” in the sense they have had always in the Catholic Church.
The received Tradition of the Church and its teaching as set forth by “the ancient catholic bishops and doctors”, and especially as defined by the Seven Ecumenical Councils of the undivided Church, to the exclusion of all errors, ancient and modern.
The Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, the Holy Eucharist, Holy Matrimony, Holy Orders, Penance and Unction of the Sick, as objective and effective signs of the continued presence and saving activity of Christ our Lord among His people and as His covenanted means for conveying His grace. In particular, we affirm the necessity of Baptism and the Holy Eucharist (where they may be had) – Baptism as incorporating us into Christ (with its completion in Confirmation as “the seal of the Holy Spirit”), and the Eucharist as the sacrifice which unites us to the all-sufficient Sacrifice of Christ on the Cross and the Sacrament in which He feeds us with His Body and Blood.
The Holy Orders of bishops, priests and deacons as the perpetuation of Christ’s gift of apostolic ministry to His Church, asserting the necessity of a bishop of apostolic succession (or a priest ordained by such) as the celebrant of the Eucharist – these Orders consisting exclusively of men in accordance with Christ’s Will and institution (as evidenced by the Scriptures), and the universal practice of the Catholic Church.
DUTY OF BISHOPS
Bishops as Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Shepherds and Teachers, as well as their duty (together with other clergy and the laity) to guard and defend the purity and integrity of the Church’s Faith and Moral Teaching.
THE USE OF OTHER FORMULAE
In affirming these principles, we recognize that all Anglican statements of faith and liturgical formulae must be interpreted in accordance with them.
INCOMPETENCE OF CHURCH BODIES TO ALTER TRUTH
We disclaim any right or competence to suppress, alter or amend any of the ancient Ecumenical Creeds and definitions of Faith, to set aside or depart from Holy Scripture, or to alter or deviate from the essential prerequisites of any Sacrament.
UNITY WITH OTHER BELIEVERS
We declare our firm intention to seek and achieve full sacramental communion and visible unity with other Christians “who worship the Trinity in Unity, and Unity in Trinity”, and who hold the Catholic and Apostolic Faith in accordance with the foregoing principles.
PRINCIPLES OF MORALITY
The conscience, as the inherent knowledge of right and wrong, cannot stand alone as a sovereign arbiter of morals. Every Christian is obligated to form his conscience by the Divine Moral Law and the Mind of Christ as revealed in Holy Scriptures, and by the teachings and Tradition of the Church. We hold that when the Christian conscience is thus properly informed and ruled, it must affirm the following moral principles: 7 INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY All people, individually and collectively, are responsible to their Creator for their acts, motives, thoughts and words, since “we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ.”
SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE
Every human being, from the time of his conception, is a creature and child of God, made in His image and likeness, an infinitely precious soul; and that the unjustifiable or inexcusable taking of life is always sinful.
MAN’S DUTY TO GOD
All people are bound by the dictates of the Natural Law and by the revealed will of God, in so far as they can discern them.
The God-given sacramental bond in marriage between one man and one woman is God’s loving provision for procreation and family life, and sexual activity is to be practiced only within the bonds of Holy matrimony.
MAN AS SINNER
We recognize that man, as inheritor of original sin, is “very far gone from original righteousness”, and as a rebel against God’s authority is liable to His righteous judgment.
MAN AND GOD’S GRACE
We recognize, too, that God loves His children and particularly has shown it forth in the redemptive work of our Lord Jesus Christ, and that man cannot be saved by any effort of his own, but by the Grace of God, through repentance and acceptance of God’s forgiveness.
CHRISTIAN’S DUTY TO BE MORAL
We believe, therefore, it is the duty of the Church and her members to bear witness to Christian Morality, to follow it in their lives, and to reject the false standards of the world.
In the constitutional revision which must be undertaken, we recommend, for the consideration of continuing Anglicans, the following:
RETAIN THE BEST OF BOTH PROVINCES
That the traditional and tested features of the Canadian and American ecclesiastical systems be retained and used in the administration of the continuing Church.
SELECTION OF BISHOPS
That a non-political means for selection of bishops be devised, adopted and used.
TRIPARTITE SYNOD
That the Church be generally governed by a Holy Synod of three branches (episcopal, clerical and lay), under the presidency of the Primate of the Church.
SCRIPTURAL STANDARDS FOR THE MINISTRY
That the apostolic and scriptural standards for the sacred Ministry be used for all orders of Ministers.
CONCURRENCE OF ALL ORDERS FOR DECISIONS
That the Constitution acknowledge the necessity of the concurrence of all branches of the Synod for decisions in all matters, and that extraordinary majorities by required for the favorable consideration of all matters of importance.
RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF DISCIPLINE
That the Church re-establish an effective permanent system of ecclesiastical courts for the defense of the Faith and the maintenance of discipline over all her members.
CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY TO BE CALLED
That our bishops shall call a Constitutional Assembly of lay and clerical representatives of dioceses and parishes to convene at the earliest appropriate time to draft a Constitution and Canons by which we may by unified and governed, with special reference to this Affirmation, and with due consideration to ancient Custom and the General Canon Law, and to the former law of our provinces.
INTERIM ACTION
In the meantime, trusting in the everlasting strength of God to carry us through all our trials, we commend all questions for decision to the proper authorities in each case: Episcopal, diocesan, and parochial, encouraging all the faithful to support our witness as subscribers to this Affirmation, and inviting all so doing to share our fellowship and the work of the Church.
PRINCIPLES OF WORSHIP PRAYER BOOK THE STANDARD OF WORSHIP
In the continuing Anglican Church, the Book of Common Prayer is (and remains) one work in two editions: The Canadian Book of 1962 and the American Book of 1928. Each is fully and equally authoritative. No other standard for worship exists.
CERTAIN VARIANCES PERMITTED
For liturgical use, only the Book of Common Prayer and service books conforming to and incorporating it shall be used.
PRINCIPLES OF ACTION INTERCOMMUNION WITH OTHER APOSTOLIC CHURCHES
The continuing Anglicans remain in full communion with {the See of Canterbury and with} all {other} faithful parts of the Anglican Communion, and should actively seek similar relations with all other Apostolic and Catholic Churches, provided that agreement in the essentials of Faith and Order first be reached.
NON-INVOLVEMENT WITH NON-APOSTOLIC GROUPS
We recognize that the World Council of Churches, and many national and other Councils adhering to the World Council, are non-Apostolic, humanist and secular in purpose and practice, and that under such circumstances, we cannot be members of any of them. We also recognize that the Consultation of Church Union (COCU) and all other such schemes, being non-Apostolic and non-Catholic in their present concept and form, are unacceptable to us, and that we cannot be associated with any of them.
NEED FOR SOUND THEOLOGICAL TRAINING
Re-establishment of spiritual, orthodox and scholarly theological education under episcopal supervision is imperative, and should be encouraged and promoted by all in authority; and learned and godly bishops, other clergy and lay people should undertake and carry on that work without delay.
The right of congregations to control of their temporalities should be firmly and constitutionally recognized and protected.
Administration should, we believe, be limited to the most simple and necessary acts, so that emphasis may be centered on worship, pastoral care, spiritual and moral soundness, personal good works, and missionary outreach, in response to God’s love for us.
THE CHURCH AS WITNESS TO TRUTH
We recognize also that, as keepers of God’s will and truth for man, we can and ought to witness to that will and truth against all manifest evils, remembering that we are as servants in the world, but God’s servants first.
PENSIONS AND INSURANCE
We recognize our immediate responsibility to provide for the establishment of sound pension and insurance programs for the protection of the stipendiary clergy and other Church workers.
We recognize the immediate need to coordinate legal resources, financial and professional, for the defense of congregations imperiled by their stand for the Faith, and commend this need most earnestly to the diocesan and parochial authorities.
CONTINUATION, NOT INNOVATION
In this gathering witness of Anglicans and Episcopalians, we continue to be what we are. We do nothing new. We form no new body, but continue as Anglicans and Episcopalians. Now therefore, deeply aware of our duty to all who love and believe the Faith of our Fathers, of our duty to God, who alone shall judge what we do, we make this Affirmation. Before God, we claim our Anglican/Episcopal inheritance, and proclaim the same to the whole Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, be all honor and glory, world without end. AMEN.
✞
Contents © 2019 St. Luke's Anglican Church | Church Website Provided by mychurchwebsite.net | Privacy Policy
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1814
|
__label__wiki
| 0.804608
| 0.804608
|
MINEOLA, N.Y. - Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Hempstead man has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for his role in operating a drug ring that supplied narcotics from Long Island to Albany.
Michael Price, 37, was convicted by a jury on December 4, 2017 of:
Two counts of Conspiracy in the Second Degree (a B felony)
Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (a B felony)
Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree (a B felony)
The trial before Acting Supreme Court Justice Teresa Corrigan lasted for approximately four weeks and the jury deliberated for one week. Judge Corrigan determined the defendant to be a persistent felony offender which enhanced his sentence.
“Michael Price poisoned our streets, endangered lives and caused countless people to become addicted to dangerous drugs like heroin for nothing more than greed,” DA Singas said. “This prosecution is an example of my continuing efforts to attack the addiction epidemic by holding dealers accountable while providing treatment for their victims. ‘Operation Gram Slam’ represented a model partnership of more than a dozen law enforcement agencies whose excellent work disrupted the supply of illegal narcotics throughout Long Island and New York State.”
“After funneling cocaine and heroin throughout Long Island, Price inevitably funneled himself to prison. With the health and safety of the community at stake, Price illegally profited over $80,000. Along with our local law enforcement partners, the FBI’s Long Island Gang Task Force worked diligently to remove Price and other drug dealers from Long Island, and we will continue to impact our communities in this manner,” said William F. Sweeney, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
DA Singas said that beginning in January 2016, the NCDA began an investigation into Price and others in a major heroin and cocaine ring that operated in Nassau, Suffolk and Albany counties. The defendant conspired with others to sell large quantities of heroin to co-defendant Hassan Lloyd, who then resold the drugs to other dealers.
Price’s co-defendant, David Ramis, was sentenced earlier this month to 25-years to life in prison after being convicted at trial of Operating as a Major Trafficker (an A-I felony) and other drug-related charges.
In July 2016, the NCDA indicted 31 people for their roles in a Long Island-based narcotics ring, dubbed ‘Operation Gram Slam.’ Operation Gram Slam was the result of a nine-month long investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Long Island Gang Task Force into local heroin distributors and included assistance from the Rockville Centre Police Department, Nassau County Police Department, Suffolk County Police Department, New York State Police, Hempstead Police Department, Garden City Police Department, Glen Cove Police Department, Nassau County Sheriff’s Department, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, and the Suffolk County Department of Probation.
Price was indicted for two counts of Operating as a Major Trafficker (an A-I felony), Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree (an A-I felony), Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree (an A-II felony) and two counts of Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia in the Second degree (an A misdemeanor). The jury did not return a unanimous verdict on those charges after trial and those charges were dismissed by the NCDA yesterday.
Assistant District Attorney Lee Genser of DA Singas’ Special Operations, Narcotics and Gangs Bureau is prosecuting this case. The defendant is represented by Joseph LoPiccolo, Esq.
⇐Previous Baldwin Man Sentenced to 20 Years to Life in Prison for Bludgeoning Death of Woman in November 2016Next⇒ Former Pediatric Practice Employee Indicted for Embezzling Over $3,000,000
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1815
|
__label__wiki
| 0.807059
| 0.807059
|
We are the Chappaquiddick Wampanoag Tribe. Our ancestors inhabited Chappaquiddick Island, Cape Pogue and Muskeget Island for thousands of years, well before the United States was formed and Massachusetts became a state. Between 1692 and 1870, our tribe filed numerous petitions to the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the State of Massachusetts to address various issues and concerns regarding encroachment and land disputes. They also sent a petition to King George of Great Britain in 1772. In 1788, before the Federal Indian Non-intercourse Act (of 1790) was passed to provide protection for Indian people, Chappaquiddick Island was divided between the settlers and the Chappaquiddick Wampanoag. Our people received only one-fifth of the island, not the best soil, and were designated two reservations, the Cleared Lands Reservation on North Neck and the Woodlands Reservation. In 1828, the reservation land lots were assigned to tribal families at their request. With the passing of the Massachusetts Enfranchisement Act of 1869, the reservation lands were allotted to Chappaquiddick Wampanoag individuals and they were absorbed by the town of Edgartown.
Today, Chappaquiddick people live on Martha’s Vineyard Island, in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and throughout the United States. It is Important to remember that we are still here. We are current representations of our ancestors’ values and beliefs. We are working to keep alive the legacy of our Chappaquiddick ancestors while making our own contributions to our tribe and the larger global community. We deeply believe in the necessity to share our history with our youth, so they have the knowledge, tools and commitment to ensure we thrive in the future. We believe in the cycle of life. That coming together is the beginning, keeping together is progress and working together is success. To act upon these beliefs, every year since 1995, the Chappaquiddick Tribe has convened for its annual gathering at the Chappaquiddick Indian Burial Ground to honor our ancestors and rich history.
Annual Report of Frederic Baylies
Letter of John Davis to Frederick Baylies
Memorial of Isaiah Johnson and Other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Governor and Council of Massachusetts
Minutes respecting the Marshpee Difficulties
Petition Leavitt Thaxter, Guardian of the Chappaquidick Indians, Isaiah Belain, and Daniel Webquish to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Abigail Laton and Others Chappaquiddick Indians to the Governor and Council of Massachusetts
Petition of Abraham Brown to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Barnard C. Marchant, Guardian of the Chappaquiddick Indians, to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Benjamin Davis, Chairman of the County Commissioners of Dukes County, to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts General Court
Petition of Cornelius Huxford and Others to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Daniel Fellows, Jr. , Guardian of the Chappaquiddick and Christiantown Indians, to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Daniel Fellows, Jr., Guardian of the Chappaquiddick and Christiantown Indians, to the Governor and Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Petition of Dr. John Pierce to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Freeman Sanders and Other Edgartown Men to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of George Johnson and other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts General Court
Petition of Hannah Porridge and Other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Isaiah Belain and Other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Isaiah Belain, Abraham Brown, and Lawrence Prince to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Jethro Dagget and Others to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of John Myers to the Massachusetts General Court
Petition of John Norton to the Massachusetts General Court
Petition of John Pease, Jr. to the Massachusetts General Court
Petition of Margaret Peters and Other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Mary Cook and other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Matthew Mayhew and Others to the Governor and Council of Massachusetts
Petition of Sally Burr to the Massachusetts General Court
Petition of Samuel and Martha Peters to the Massachusetts General Court
Petition of Samuel Peters and other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Governor and Council of Massachusetts
Petition of Samuel Peters and other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Simon Porridge and Other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Governor and Council of Massachusetts
Petition of Simon Porridge and other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts General Court
Petition of Sundry Natives of Chappaquiddick to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of the Chappaquiddick Indians to the Governor and Council of Massachusetts
Petition of Thomas H. Lambert, Chairman of the County Commissioners of Dukes County, to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Thomas Jernegan and Other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Valentine Pease and Other Chappaquiddick Indians to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Valentine Pease and Others to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives
Petition of Zadock Simpson and Other Chappaquiddick Indians to George Briggs, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Response of the Chappaquiddick Indians to John Norton's Petition to the Massachusetts General Court
Brown, Ann , - 1891
Cook, Lewis
Huxford, William W. (1844)
Johnson, Martha, 1800 -
Madison, Michael, 1806 - 1860
Mattison (Peters), Charlotte, - 1824
Mattison, William , 1765 -
Prince, Charlotte, 1823 - 1863
Prince, Frances, 1826 - 1897
Prince, Margaret, 1626 - 1893
The Native Northeast Research Collaborative,Yale Divinity School, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511 +1 203 432 8089 thenativenortheast@yale.edu
@2019 The Native Northeast Research Collaborative
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1816
|
__label__wiki
| 0.900055
| 0.900055
|
51th ANNIVERSARY OF THE 23 ST FIRE....SOME PREVIOUS POSTS MIGHT HAVE OLDER DATES
Author Topic: 51th ANNIVERSARY OF THE 23 ST FIRE....SOME PREVIOUS POSTS MIGHT HAVE OLDER DATES (Read 3597 times)
68jk09
50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE 23rd STREET FIRE
On Monday, October 17, 2016 at 1130 hours, the Department will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 23rd Street Fire, at which twelve members of the Department made the Supreme Sacrifice on October 17, 1966. The ceremony will take place at the location of the fire, 4 East 23rdStreet (corner of Broadway). All off-duty members and their families are invited to attend. Members are requested to attend in dress uniform. Mass will be held prior to the ceremony at 1000 hours at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
CONTINUED RIP BROTHERS....NEVER FORGET !
« Last Edit: October 17, 2017, 06:01:13 AM by 68jk09 »
Re: 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE 23 ST FIRE.
ORIGINAL VIDEO........ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154501935285729&id=304603755728&refsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2FFDNY%2Fvideos%2F10154501935285729%2F&_rdr
BOX 598 10-17-66
A Grievous Day, Eclipsed by Sept. 11
By ROBERT F. WORTH
On Oct. 17, 1966, 12 firefighters died while responding to a catastrophic fire across Broadway from the Flatiron Building. For 35 years, the tragedy remained the New York Fire Department's single greatest loss of life.
For more than two decades, the city marked the anniversary with a solemn ceremony. But in the early 1990's, several years before Oct. 17 was eclipsed by Sept. 11 as the saddest date on the firefighters' calendar, memories began to dim, and the city stopped holding memorial services for those 12 dead men.
The terrorist attack is still an open wound. Flowers and candles can still be seen in front of firehouses that lost men, and ground zero remains a somber pilgrimage site. T-shirts proclaim that we will "never forget."
But we do forget. Like many before it, the '66 fire has begun fading into history. All that now remains at the site, a high-rise on East 23rd Street facing Madison Square Park, is a small bronze plaque with the date and the names of the dead.
Calamities cry out for attention every day, and the sad truth is that huge numbers of casualties trump small ones. So it is not surprising that the loss of 343 firefighters on Sept. 11, 2001, has dwarfed every other Fire Department tragedy.
A small group of firefighters and relatives still gather on the anniversary of the '66 fire. A few have vowed to bring it back to the city's consciousness. But they know that time and totals are against them.
"When I started hearing the numbers after Sept. 11, I said to myself, `Well, 12 is nothing now,' " said Manuel Fernandez, who lost all but one of six fellow firefighters in Engine 18 in the '66 fire. "But that shouldn't mean we forget these guys. Twelve men never came home. And it meant a lot to the city at the time."
Mr. Fernandez has been urging city officials to revive a formal commemoration. As of now, there are no plans to do so, said the Fire Department's chief spokesman, Francis X. Gribbon.
"Unfortunately," he said, "there have been so many tragic losses in recent history that it would be hard to honor them all separately."
Photographs from the '66 fire eerily foreshadow the images of Sept. 11. Thousands of haggard firefighters gathered at the scene as the dead were carried out of the blackened building. Thousands more lined Fifth Avenue during the funeral cortege four days later. The heroism of the dead men was proclaimed in headlines for weeks afterward.
"It really stopped New York City," said Daniel Andrews, who at the time followed Engine 18 as a teenage fire buff and now works in the Queens borough president's office. "You could hear a pin drop on Fifth Avenue during those funerals."
It all began on a cool evening at 9:30 p.m. Mr. Fernandez, a former professional boxer who had been with Engine 18 on West 10th Street for six years, was upstairs in the kitchen eating a late supper when he heard the first alarm.
When Engine 18 arrived at 23rd Street and Broadway, several crews were already on the scene. Smoke was rising from one of the buildings along Broadway, but no flames were visible, and the firefighters were confused about the source of the fire.
"I dropped them off on the 23rd Street side, and it was hazy in there, like a pool room," Mr. Fernandez said. As the "chauffeur," his duty was to man the motor pump on the engine.
While on the street, he heard a dull roar and knew instantly that something was wrong. He went into the drugstore building where five of his fellow firefighters had gone and began crawling in darkness. "You had about a foot of clear vision," he recalled. "I'm yelling: `Eighteen! Eighteen!' "
At that moment, he saw a burst of flame in what looked to him like the shape of a Christmas tree, and a tremendous wave of heat struck him in the face. He heard popping — the sound, he later realized, of drug or perfume bottles exploding — and turned to run out.
He did not know it at the time, but a fire raging in the cellar had caused a vast section of the building's first floor to collapse, taking 10 firefighters down with it and killing two others who had not fallen in. The flames he had seen were rising straight up from the cellar to the rest of the building.
Standing in the street, Mr. Fernandez watched in horror as curtains of fire began to engulf the block.
A rescue party made heroic efforts to reach the doomed men, according to a history published in 1993 by the Uniformed Firefighters Association. One firefighter, stumbling forward in the darkness, reached the edge of the collapsed area and fell in. One hand clutched the nozzle of the hose as he fell, and for a few moments, he hung swaying over the abyss, flames licking at his body, before other firefighters pulled him to safety.
By now, it had become a five-alarm fire, and hundreds of firefighters from all over the city were arriving, including many who were off duty. Ultimately, some 2,000 firefighters responded; at the time it was the largest gathering at a single working fire in American history.
At 1:30 a.m. the first two bodies were carried out. Thousands of people, including Mayor John V. Lindsay, watched from the street.
Exhausted, Mr. Fernandez took the subway back to his home in Queens. He recalls drinking a tall glass of Scotch and trying unsuccessfully to sleep. After an hour, he went back to the site.
Day was breaking, and as the fire gradually came under control, 10 more bodies were found in the smoking ruins of the drugstore.
Mr. Andrews, the young fire buff, had been uptown when the fire started, complaining to another fire crew that Engine 18 did not see enough action. He raced downtown after hearing the alarms and joined the crowds in the street. He had no inkling that the men he worshiped were already dead.
After the last body was carried out at 11 a.m., hundreds of weary, soot-blackened firefighters walked across the street into Madison Square Park. They were led by John T. O'Hagan, the chief of department, who had known all the dead men.
"This is the saddest day in the 100-year history of the Fire Department," Chief O'Hagan said as the firefighters gathered around him and removed their helmets. "They never had a chance. I know that we all died a little in there."
No civilians were killed in the fire, which investigators said appeared to have been triggered by electrical wires in the basement of an art dealership that had been loaded with wood and flammable paints.
In the years afterward, the Fire Department marked the anniversary with annual memorial services. On the fifth anniversary, Mayor Lindsay spoke, conjuring up still-fresh memories of the scene. On the 10th anniversary, Mayor Abraham D. Beame presided.
In 1986, Mr. O'Hagan, then a former fire commissioner, said he thought the department's annual memorial services for firefighters who die in the line of duty should be moved to Oct. 17.
"Oct. 17 should always be the first and most revered date on the New York City Fire Department calendar," he said.
Formerly embedded in the sidewalk, the simple plaque now affixed to the Madison Green building on 23rd Street was dedicated at the ceremony. But after an observance of the 25th anniversary, in 1991, the annual rites faded away. Nothing came of Commissioner O'Hagan's proposal.
As the 35th anniversary of the fire approached in 2001, Mr. Fernandez, who retired from the department in 1990, began urging officials to arrange a remembrance. On Sept. 7, Peter J. Ganci Jr., then the chief of department, promised him something would be done.
Four days later, Chief Ganci was dead, along with 342 other members of the department. Suddenly the '66 fire seemed almost meaningless by comparison, and Mr. Fernandez dropped his efforts for a year.
REST IN PEACE TO THE 12......NEVER FORGET !.....................The FF mentioned in the story above who fell into the hole after the collapse while searching for his Unit & held onto the Nozzle & was pulled out was a FF i knew whose Father let me keep my car in their garage while i was in Viet Nam......His name was John "Jack" Donovan ......he lived for several years after this incident & passed away from a stroke while a Member of LAD*173 awhile previous to that
he had successfully been lowered by a Roof Rope off the North Channel Bridge to Rescue a person in the water ....his Brother was a FF in ENG*53...Manny Fernandez who was very active in FDNY Boxing still lives in Astoria....... Another friend of mine Ed Pospisil was a member of the Fire Patrol & had been in the cellar prior to the collapse & drew a map that was instrumental in ascertaining the correct location to breach a wall & locate the Members in the cellar....He subsequently became a career FF in Hartford Conn Retiring as a CPT.
www.nytimes.com/2006/10/17/nyregion/17fire.html
www.nyfd.com/history/23rd_street/23rd_street.html
mikeindabronx
Division 7 Training and Safety Newsletter, October 2016, 50th Anniversary of the 23rd St. fire:
http://www.fdnysbravest.com/23StreetOctoberFinal.pdf
nfd2004
This might have been posted on this site before, but maybe some guys haven't seen it.
1261Truckie
I still remember hearing the news that morning while getting ready to go to school. So very sad.
Continued Rest in Peace to the 12, thoughts and prayers for their families at home and on the job.
NEVER FORGET!
JOR176
I didn't hear about this until I got home from Viet Nam & Korea in '68. God Bless them and continued R.I.P.
FDNY793727
The FDNY Pro podcast uploaded 2 podcasts for the 50th anniversary of this fire. The first link is an interview with Chief Vincent Dunn (Ret.) and Chief Edward Butler (Ret.) (both of whom were there). The second is with Chief Allen Hay (Ret.) who talks about the stories his father shared about his response.
Chiefs Butler and Dunn Interview: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-bkh2z-1d00c1f
Chief Hay Interview: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-fqp64-1d00c1e
After the 10-17-66 23 St FIRE in the following years the Annual FDNY Memorial Service was held at the site on 23 St....Then in the early '70s it was moved back to the FF MONUMENT at 100 St. The first year it was moved back there during the middle of the Ceremony the Staff on the top of the steps seemed to have some notification of something important .....all were whispering to each other ...R*1 FF Edward Tuite had died at a Fire after falling thru a covered over scuttle/skylight that he was cutting at a Fire that occurred during the Ceremony.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154501935285729&id=304603755728&refsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2FFDNY%2Fvideos%2F10154501935285729%2F&_rdr
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1822
|
__label__wiki
| 0.926442
| 0.926442
|
You are at:Home»Awards»Leitner Scholar Receives Highest Honor in South Africa for Work Against Apartheid
Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, bestows honor on McDougall. Photo by Aziza Taylor
McDougall with South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) and Deputy Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court, Dikgang Moseneke. Photo by Aziza Taylor
McDougall (seated, far right) with President Zuma (seated, center) and other honorees. Photo by Aziza Taylor
Leitner Scholar Receives Highest Honor in South Africa for Work Against Apartheid
By newsroom on December 4, 2015 Awards, Centers and Institutes, Faculty, International and Human Rights Law, Law School News, News
The lives of political prisoners and a democratic, post-apartheid nation were at stake.
Gay McDougall, then a 38-year-old African-American activist, was helping defend the leadership of South African anti-apartheid group United Democratic Front (UDF), who were on trial in Durban, South Africa, charged with treason. She had just sent to South Africa a prestigious U.S. judge to be a trial observer when she received word: Victoria Nonyamezelo Mxenge, a key lawyer for the UDF whose own husband was assassinated for representing African National Congress (ANC) members, had been attacked and killed in the driveway of her home. It was a dark moment for everyone involved, one that “cut to the core,” said McDougall.
McDougall had worked closely with Mxenge and her husband. She financed their representation of political activists by surreptitiously channeling money into South Africa from the international community to pay their fees, an illicit activity according to apartheid laws. McDougall’s clandestine efforts ultimately helped free detainees, prisoners, and UDF activists, and Victoria Mxenge posthumously received the national Order of Luthuli in Silver for her sacrifices made in the fight against oppression.
On December 8, nearly a decade after Mxenge’s honor, McDougall, the Leitner Center’s Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence, received in Pretoria the sister prize to that of Mxenge: the Order of the Companions of OR Tambo (Silver). Bestowed by South Africa’s president to “eminent foreign persons” for “friendship to South Africa,” the award will be given to McDougall “for her excellent contribution in the fight against apartheid and injustices meted out on the black majority,” according to the citation.
Although awarded primarily for McDougall’s work in hundreds of cases involving thousands of prisoners over a 15-year period in South Africa, the citation also mentions her organization of a national movement of Americans who engaged in civil disobedience to oppose apartheid; her oversight of the first democratic election in 1994 as one of five international members of South Africa’s 16-member Independent Electoral Commission; and her supervision of the Commission on Independence for Namibia that led to the country’s self-determination in 1989.
“My activism, first and foremost, stems from my experience in Georgia where I grew up during the Jim Crow era. The anti-apartheid movement was a natural next step,” said McDougall, the first black woman to integrate Agnes Scott College, a formerly all-white Presbyterian liberal arts school in Decatur, Georgia, before attending Yale Law School in the early 1970s.
When asked to describe the challenges faced by the Electoral Commission in South Africa in 1994 she said: “We faced orchestrated violence day-in and day-out, but my biggest fear was that we would fail in organizing the elections. Our only task was to hold elections to transfer of power. If that did not happen we would have let down all the people who had sacrificed for decades, died, had their lives ruined in the fight against apartheid.”
From her work in South Africa, McDougall went to the United Nations as an Expert Member for the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the body that oversees the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD). Last June, the UN reelected her to the post. She will travel to Geneva in January to oversee compliance with the obligations established under the treaty by governments across the world.
In Geneva and back home in New York, McDougall plans to involve Fordham students in the research and the questioning of government leaders on their anti-discrimination policies, with the hope of developing her experience into a course.
“We thought we (the anti-apartheid demonstrators) were the last great movement against racism,” said McDougall, who will return to teaching human rights law this spring. “There seem to be many more.”
–Adrian Brune
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1825
|
__label__wiki
| 0.606474
| 0.606474
|
Cold Pursuit: Revenge served up manic
by Symeon J. Thompson
The reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and James I saw the rise of a type of play later critics have dubbed the “revenge tragedy” or “blood drama”. These, unsurprisingly bloodthirsty, dramas had a simple hook: a wronged man seeks revenge by killing those who wronged him and usually dies in the process.
However, while the basic idea might have been simple, the execution could be quite sophisticated; exploring themes of psychology and theology, politics and interpersonal dynamics, with a tone ranging from high seriousness to black comedy. By tapping into a primal impulse, these tragedies reveal the raw humanity lying beneath the surface of civilisation, offering a critique both chilling and enlightening.
The very primalness of these stories gives them a continued resonance, one reinforced by the audience’s empathy with the anti-hero. For the anti-hero is someone let down by the system, justice denied through corruption or indifference. In cinema these stories tend towards the serious and solemn, coupled with elaborately violent, stunningly constructed set pieces where a highly capable protagonist single-handedly takes on a villainous empire.
At first glance, Hans Petter Moland’s Cold Pursuit – a remake of his 2014 Norwegian In Order of Disappearance (Kraftidioten) – seems like just another story about a man seeking revenge for his son’s murder. However, Moland flips many of the contemporary conventions upside down to make a darkly comic thriller about an ordinary man who does some extraordinary things, often almost by accident.
Nels Coxman (Liam Neeson) is a snowplow driver in the fictional Rocky Mountains resort town of Kehoe. That’s it. He has no special set of skills, no vast arsenal of weapons or high-tech ex-government contacts. He doesn’t say much. He’s driven the same road every day for years and has just been named “Citizen of the Year”. He tries not to think about the road not taken.
This changes when his son, Kyle (Micheál Richardson) is found dead of an overdose. Nels can’t believe his son was a druggie, but his wife Grace (Laura Dern) can, thinking they failed as parents and didn’t know their own son. And the police are completely indifferent.
Nels is about to shoot himself when he is interrupted by the beaten and bloodied Dante (Wesley MacInnes), a colleague of Kyle’s from the airport, who confesses that Kyle was killed by drug dealers. Nels follows up on the lead and proceeds to kill his way up the criminal hierarchy, causing chaos in the process for local drug lord Trevor “Viking” Calcote (Tom Bateman).
Viking blames a Native American gang led by White Bull (Tom Jackson). He decides to make an example of one of White Bull’s drug runners, not realising the man he kills is White Bull’s own son, starting a gang war. At the same time, the finicky Viking is attempting to parent his young son Ryan (Nicholas Holmes) with natural foods and Lord of the Flies as a handbook for life.
Cold Pursuit is a black comedy about incompetence that echoes those of the Coen brothers. The crooks may be violent, but thinking through the consequences of their actions is not their forte.
Apart from the new officer, Kim (Emmy Rossum), who’s gung-ho and excited, the police seemingly consider work a distraction. And Nels is an old man who is not that fit and who gets his tips from crime novels. White Bull is the only character with any nobility – and he’s a brutal crime lord.
Revenge tragedies can range from the grandeur of Shakespeare’s Hamlet to the savagery of his Titus Andronicus, but they come into their own with the magnificent ruthless insanity of The Revenger’s Tragedy (once attributed to Cyril Tourneur, now to Thomas Middleton) or the plays of John Webster or John Ford.
These stories often act as an exercise in catharsis, while also being cautionary tales. The audience experiences the justice that was denied being done – but they also see the toll it has on the avenger and those around them. Cold Pursuit is more in sync with the latter than the former and shares with them a rage turning into bitterly mocking resignation at a world that often doesn’t make sense.
However, its icy humour has no answers, just the recognition that the questions are real. And when that humour melts from the memory, the question becomes: what will be remembered?
Symeon J. Thompson is a member of the Film Critics’ Circle of Australia (FCCA).
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1827
|
__label__wiki
| 0.723334
| 0.723334
|
Our Lady of Fatima Portuguese
1423 East 13th Ave. Vancouver, BC, V5N 2B5
In Portuguese and English
Parish served by the Missionaries of St. Charles
-Scalabrinians-
Rev. Antonio Tapparello, C.S.
Office Hours: 1:00pm – 5:00pm | 604.879.0729
Click to download the latest parish bulletin.
Mondays & Tuesdays: 8:30am(Portuguese)
Wednesdays to Fridays: 6:30pm(Portuguese)
Saturdays: 6:00pm(Portuguese)
Sundays: 8:30am(Portuguese) 10:00am(English) 11:30am(Portuguese)
Saturday: 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Or by appointment
Devotion Times
Wednesday: 6:30 pm – Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena Blessing of the sick after the Novena
Friday: 5:00 pm – First Friday of the Month – Eucharistic Adoration
Baptism:
Last Sunday of the month at 12:30 pm. Preparation classes are mandatory for both parents and godparents. To be enrolled you must contact the Parish office personally and present the child’s Birth certificate.
Contact with parish office must be done at least six months before the proposed date.
Preparation class:
See information on the blog.
Portuguese Parish
Our Lady of Fatima is the national parish for the Portuguese speaking Catholics of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. Those attending the services at the parish on a regular basis are warmly encouraged to register as parishioners by filling out a form in the office or by contacting the Parish Priest.
© 2016-17 Our Lady of Fatima | 1423 East 13th Ave. Vancouver BC V5N 2B5 T: 604 879 0729
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1829
|
__label__cc
| 0.581773
| 0.418227
|
Главная \ Правдивые НОВОСТИ \ Бывшего и. о. директора имущественного департамента Приморья отправили под домашний арест
Бывшего и. о. директора имущественного департамента Приморья отправили под домашний арест
Илья Терехов
The Federal Penitentiary Service has been exposed for the inefficient use of 15 billion rubles ($250 million). The Accounts Chamber has found that this money had been allocated for the construction of two detention facilities, which were never commissioned.
It concerns the construction of a pre-trial detention center in Belorechensk, Krasnodar region, for which 2.37 billion rubles ($39.5 million) has been allocated, and a remand center in St. Petersburg’s Kolpino (Kresty-2), the cost of which reached 12.69 billion rubles ($210 million).
To recall, earlier the investigators exposed the embezzlement of over 56 million rubles ($933 thousand) in the construction of Kresty-2, which should have become the largest detention facility in Europe. Thus, charges were brought against Viktor Kudrin, the former director general of Generalnaya Stroitelnaya Korporatsiya OJSC (GSK, ‘General Construction Corporation’), which had been the construction contractor of the pre-trial detention center. The financial fraud was revealed during the investigation of the widely-publicized assassination of a high-profile officer of the regional department of the Federal Penitentiary Service, Colonel Nikolay Chernov, who had overseen the construction of departmental facilities.
The construction of the remand center in Belorechensk was marked by a corruption scandal. Acting Director of the Stroitelnoe Upravlenie (SU) No. 23 FSUE under the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia Valery Kaklyugin got prosecuted. He is charged with taking bribes from construction companies for a total amount of more than 12 million rubles ($200 thousand).
To note, the Accounts Chamber conducted audit for the period from 2007 to 2016. During this time, the Federal Penitentiary Service received over 57.67 billion rubles ($961 million) from the federal budget. It is indicated that 13 pre-trial detention centers were to be put into operation during the reporting period, but only 6 of them were launched.
In addition, it was found that a remand center, commissioned in Chernyakhovsk of the Kaliningrad region in 2011, was not used until 2014; a remand center in Elban settlement of the Khabarovsk region, the construction of which had been completed in 2012, was not used up until 2014. Two years later, the occupancy of the latter was only 8.6%, indicating no need for it per se.
The Accounts Chamber has referred a report on the results to the State Duma and the Federation Council.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1831
|
__label__cc
| 0.676491
| 0.323509
|
Children push us and engage us
In Madrid, the children of the Tapori Ventilla group heard their mothers talking vividly to each other. They were talking about the European Social Charter. But what is this charter? The children decided to find out more. It is not easy to understand a text written for adults, but they decided not to give up: if you don’t know the rights,... Find out more
Together, we can give our world a sustainable future. Let’s dare to take up the challenge!
On 17 October 2018, many of you once again came together to celebrate "The World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty" and to make visible the efforts of all those committed to saying no to poverty throughout the year. In this Letter we present some of the feedback we received from around the world. We share also extracts of testimonies... Find out more
By adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights after the extreme violence and suffering of the second World War, the world’s nations proclaimed their refusal to accept that any person be crushed by other people. They affirmed the basic humanity of all people. Yet still today, in both north and south, in both east and west, in both... Find out more
It is important that we stand up for our rights and voice our needs
For me, poverty is about neglected areas that are not taken care of, or where there are no resources for families such as libraries, good schools and good stores. In the stores here, most of the groceries are out of date. The store owners think that we’re content to live this way because they think we do not have a voice, but that is not the... Find out more
How to mark October 17 in a country where I am passing through, and where no one knows about this day?
I had heard that a group of people suffering with chronic diseases were organising a walk. I know very well what chronic disease means in terms of losing one’s health and never being the same again, as well as the anguish experienced by a poor patient lacking medical treatment. Despite this challenge, you need to be strong so that you and... Find out more
Rethinking the fight against poverty and human rights
This title was the theme of the second Joseph Wresinski Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held in Guatemala City. For five days, close on 50 people from nine countries worked together. We concluded the forum by reflecting on how our countries and communities can identify future commitments in the struggle against poverty, while... Find out more
All Together Towards ZERO Poverty
A workshop for students was held at the Asian Institute of Technology. A number of topics were discussed, including: “What is extreme poverty from a multidimensional perspective?”, “Frugal innovation, social business and the Sustainable Development Goals”, and “Resilience and adaptability of people in poverty and the... Find out more
Nobody chooses to live in extreme poverty
I live in Cameroon. Some friends and I went to the village of Koumenke, that I know well, to commemorate October 17. We toured the village and met young people and parents. The aim was to understand the situation that the population was experiencing as this was the first October 17 event here. We learned that few children were able to complete... Find out more
Letter "Special October 17 2018"
On 17 October 1987, more than 100,000 people gathered on the Trocadero Plaza in Paris, where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948. On the Commemorative Stone in Honor of The Victims of Extreme Poverty, inaugurated that day, were engraved the words: Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human... Find out more
La misère n’est pas une fatalité
Key principles for engaging with people living in poverty Before joining the literacy program, my life had a bitter taste. I did not recognize numbers. To wake my children up for school, I relied on the position of the sun. I sold eggs at the market place and asked my husband to count how much I had earned. These difficult situations prompted me... Find out more
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1834
|
__label__wiki
| 0.707968
| 0.707968
|
Drinking from Love's Cup
Surrender and Sacrifice in the Vars of Bhai Gurdas Bhalla
Rahuldeep Singh Gill
AAR Religion in Translation
London, England:
, December
$99.00.
It is generally-agreed that Bhai Gurdas is a figure of unique importance in early Sikh tradition, and that his Punjabi vārs are texts possessing special status in post-scriptural Sikh literature however, the reasons for these such judgments are more often simply repeated, rather than closely examined. Drinking from Love’s Cup by Rahuldeep Singh Gill is therefore particularly welcomed both for its challenge to many of the existing understandings of Bhai Gurdas, and for its attractive presentation through carefully annotated translations of fourteen of the forty vārs.
The first part of the book, entitled “Seeing Gurdas Anew,” offers a critical overview of Gurdas’s mission. As is often the case when dealing with the figures and texts of early Sikhism, present confusions stem from repeated misunderstandings rather than from any lack of industry. Gill provides a list of no fewer than four English translations of the vārs published between 1960 and 2007, as well as the bulky, two-volume version by Shamsher Singh Puri (Singh Brothers, 2009).
Gill’s central argument is that all the vārs are to be dated to the period following the critical turning point created by the martyrdom of Guru Arjan. He shows that the early manuscript in the Lamba collection provides clear evidence of the original ordering of the vārs, running from the present vār 4 through to vār 37, thus suggesting that the famous vār 1 with its condensed account of the life of Guru Nanak is a later addition—probably to be understood as a direct riposte to the schismatic janamsākhī by Miharvan. This understanding paves the way for an account of Gurdas’s understandings of the significance of Arjan’s martyrdom, both for the Sikh community and of the role of Guru Hargobind as his appointed successor. Gill argues strongly against Gurdas’s supposed status as a uniquely privileged scriptural exegete—hence the famous epithet kunjī “key” commonly applied to him—preferring to underline his emphasis on the importance to the community of loving self-sacrifice. Here, Gill sensitively underlines the importance of the Sikh conception of martyrdom in Islamic ideas about the supreme significance of sacrificing life for love. This discussion should prove illuminating to readers who may have been disconcerted by the superficially surprising decision to illustrate the book’s title with the picture on the jacket of a drinking cup belonging to the Emperor Jahangir who ordered Arjan’s execution.
The second part of the book contains fourteen of the vārs, beginning with the vār 4 which Gill believes introduced the original set. The line-by-line translations of each vār are more elegant than most of those which have appeared in earlier versions. These translations are accompanied by helpful notes and followed, in turn, by the very clearly printed Gurmukhi originals. Although it is sometimes awkward to keep referring forward from the translations, to the notes, or to the Gurmukhi, Gill’s translations can profitably be read as stand-alones which should help contemporary readers of English engage directly with a major early Sikh poet whose original significance has too often become obscured.
About the Reviewer(s):
Christopher Shackle is emeritus professor of the modern languages of South Asia at the SOAS, University of London.
Date of Review:
Rahuldeep Singh Gill is Associate Professor of Religion at California Lutheran University. He lives in Los Angeles with his family.
Sikh, poetry, Bhai Gurdas Bhalla
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1845
|
__label__wiki
| 0.550357
| 0.550357
|
The Locks ~ Robert Root
Posted on January 30, 2017
I open the album, really a set of blank three-ring notebook pages in a simple gray binder. I made several such albums that year, this one devoted to my hometown, Lockport, New York. The section titles have some pretensions about what these photographs record—“The Heart” (the business district), “The Limbs” (the canal and main streets), “The Mind & The Soul” (schools and churches)—but I couldn’t maintain the analogy; I labeled the last sections “The Structures” and “Outwater Park.” All the pictures are small square black and white photos taken with my Kodak Hawkeye camera between January and September of 1961. There seem to have been few sunny days that year, at least not on the mornings I went out for pictures, and in all those photographs only one image captures a person and only a few show vehicles in motion.
I’m wondering what I recorded then of the Erie Canal and the locks that made it possible for vessels to scale or descend the Niagara Escarpment there, bound west to Lake Erie or east to the Hudson River. By 1961, of course, the canal’s role in migration and commerce was over, but it still flowed through my city and its locks were still at the center of the business district. I wouldn’t have been aware then of the changes to come, especially the ravages of urban renewal soon to neuter the downtown business district or the eventual collapse of the automobile industry, which undermined the city’s largest employer. I was an unemployed high school graduate with time on his hands, making cheap thematic albums out of photographs piled in an old cigar-box.
At the end of March, spring not yet apparent, the landscape as gray on the ground as in the photos, I must have walked down Market Street, one of the main streets linking the prosperous business area at the top of the locks with the rundown shop and tenement blocks of Lowertown. Lowertown was not simply the area at the base of the locks, lining the canal’s approach from the east. It was lower in income, lower in upkeep, lower in expectations for its residents. It was as if Lockport was the city on the escarpment that the locks rose to and Lowertown was barely a part of it, something out of sight and out of mind unless you drove down Market Street into the heart of it.
Some of my photos attempted a magisterial perspective, shot from the tops of overpasses on side streets and usually distinguished by leafless limbs of trees in the foreground blocking a clear view of anything. A railroad trestle rose high above the canal and crossed Market Street near the top of the hill. Instead of walking the footbridge that hung from the side of the trestle, familiar to me from boyhood play, I clambered onto the tracks for a more elevated view in either direction. One photo looks up the canal, its skyline lined with the backs of business buildings on Main Street, glimmers of canal water far below in the right hand corner, the locks all but missing from the shot. Another points toward Lowertown, the canal at the center in one-point perspective, narrowing toward the horizon, three bridges growing smaller in the distance, the low level of the water revealing some spits of sediment. The buildings of Lowertown that lined the canal then are indistinct and camouflaged by trees. The camera’s single focus never recorded the items in the image that had caught my attention.
Other photos, dated in April and early May, show the primary business block in Lowertown from the intersection of Market and Exchange streets. In one a row of two story businesses squats on the north side, the Rage Bar and Grill prominent near the center; in another a row of two and three story businesses with signs too faint for me to read line the south side, anchored by a vacant lot on the corner where a building has been removed. I must have gone out onto the Exchange Street bridge over the canal to take the photo in which the backs of the Rage and its neighbors all abut the canal, a narrow walkway perched just above the water, a row of balconies underlining the second story windows and doors. Ripples in the water make the reflection of the buildings jagged and uneven.
Of the locks themselves, the mechanical structure for which the town was named, the early nineteenth century engineering feat that made it possible, even necessary, for there to be any kind of Lockport at all, I have only two photos. The one from the Pine Street Bridge shows mostly a water-filled lock, too close up; the one taken in the opposite direction from the Big Bridge shows the west end of the locks from too far away. Nothing stirs within or around them. They remind me how easy it was to cross the canal on those bridges with little awareness that the locks lay below. When I took those pictures, I was the only one walking on either bridge.
Now as I scrutinize the images of Lowertown, I recognize them only as photos I took and mounted in this scruffy album; I can’t seem to recall in color the buildings, the intersection, the canal, the sky above them all. I have no recollection of ever having walked that business block of Market Street, though clearly I once stood at spots around that intersection and on that bridge. I can’t count the number of times I must have driven through—it was on the direct route to Reid’s, the hot dog stand I sometimes visited daily—but these black and white images revive no intimate sense of place for me and, except for that image of the canal reflecting the buildings, I might have looked at the photos with no sense of having seen this location in my real life.
How haphazard, it seems to me now, that these pictures were ever taken. How little I understood of what I was seeing or of what had come before those structures existed, of what history lay behind them. How stable and permanent all that seemed in the moments I framed those images. How transient it all turned out to be.
In my files I have copies of old lithographs and paintings and photographs of the locks. I find the often reproduced 1836 lithograph by J. H. Burford colorized on an old postcard, looking like something by Grant Wood or Thomas Hart Benton. The commerce of the locks is evident in the picture. The point of view is west from the escarpment, displaying the upper village, the spires of its churches, the bulk of its buildings, across the center of the picture. The sky above the village takes up more than a third of the scene, giving the impression of a limitless westward horizon and making the village seem close to the ground despite the aspirations of its buildings—the protruding church steeples, the bulky four story buildings, the one building that rises eight stories from the bottom of the escarpment to four stories above it. Around the left edge of the picture the stone shelves of the ridge are broad and clear and two men stand looking not at the panorama but at the rocks of the escarpment. The locks themselves, five tiers dropping from the top of the escarpment to the bottom, are to the right of the center of the picture. On either side smooth pathways slope alongside, and buildings line the pathways. Broad sets of stairs separate the two sets of locks. Passenger boats and barges anchor in the pond at the bottom of the locks. One passenger boat, looking like a long white sow bug, with passengers standing and sitting on top, departs from the bottom locks, the mule team ahead of it on the towpath. The picture bustles with activity in every quarter. Clearly the point is to portray the locks and the activity of Lockport, to register on the eye the feat of engineering wrought on this spot. It is similar in design and execution to pictures of Niagara Falls from the same period, the same escarpment, the same scale, but the marvel here is man-made, not natural. The writer Caroline Gilman said of the scene in the 1830s that the Canal had “defied nature and used it like a toy.”
Imagine the scene on the canal of a passenger boat coming up from Rochester. They have come the thirty miles or so, through Brockport and Medina and Middleport and Gasport, the canal boat low and flat, passengers seated on the roof, sometimes having to lie flat at the cry of “Low Bridge! Everybody down!” Sometimes they jump off the boat and walk ahead of it down the towpath while the mule team trudges steadily. The passengers find it slow going, but the opportunity to walk stretches their legs and the canal boats go more smoothly and pleasantly than the faster but less reliable stagecoaches, bone-shattering nerve-wracking experiences on corduroy roads of fallen trees, inhibited by mudholes, deep ruts, uneven places where the stages tip over or passengers have to get out and push. The canal boats glide behind the relentless plodding of the mules and the experience is sometimes like a slow ride through a natural theme park, much of it still forest beyond the mounds of excavated dirt.
Lockport must have seemed a marvel when they reached it. All the miles of flat terrain, the level towpath foregrounding the horizon, and then the escarpment looms up to the south in the distance and the canal moves steadily to meet it. The traveller may know that Lake Erie, their destination, is at least as high as Niagara Falls above the surface of Lake Ontario and that a system of locks that can raise a vessel that high must be stupendous. And then the bluffs of the escarpment are not just off alongside but straight ahead, and growing larger and higher in the eye as the vessel progresses, until the horizon rises and rises and a semi-circle of stone and fresh buildings overwhelms the view. Ahead, spires of churches and roofs of buildings sink below the skyline, and there are the double rows of locks, in five stages, and the boat stops to let the passengers off before it begins the slow ascent through the locks. Passengers can trudge up the towpath, a steep man-made slope, or they can climb the intervals of high steps between the double series of locks. They can watch the vessel enter the lock, the gates draw shut, the water level rise lifting the boat, the gates at the other end open and the boat pulled through to the next lock. In easy slow stages they can observe the progress of the boat and at any time see how far above the lower canal the boat and its passengers have come. Or they can go all the way to the top, watch it all from where the town is higher still above the deep cut heading west, unimpeded, toward Lake Erie. Or they can visit the new town, a virtually tree-less man-made place, which a few years before did not exist.
William Henry Bartlett’s view to the east from the locks in a lithograph from American Scenery, a popular travel book, shows a rather ramshackle group of buildings along the canal. In Burford’s earlier lithograph, looking in the other direction, at the locks themselves, the trees are all bunched in one corner, few of them taller than the buildings. The skyline of the village is entirely man-made; not a single tree appears. Early travelers often marveled at the feat of engineering that created the locks and brought Lockport into being, but they were often simultaneously dismayed at the village that resulted.
Basil Hall, who visited in 1827, was struck by the human accomplishment, calling the “Deep Cutting” westward “a magnificent excavation . . . a work of great expense and labour, and highly creditable to all parties concerned,” but described Lockport as “a struggling, busy, wooden village, with the Erie Canal cutting it in two, and hundreds of pigs, stage-coaches and waggons occupying the crowded streets; while a curious mixture of listlessness and bustle characterized the appearance of the inhabitants.” He claimed to have learned “that in America the word improvement, which in England, means making things better, signifies in that country, an augmentation in the number of houses and people, and, above all, in the amount of the acres of cleared land.” He added that it seemed to be a maxim among Americans “that a rapid increase of population is, to all intents and purposes, tantamount to an increase of national greatness and power, as well as an increase of individual happiness and prosperity.” If Basil Hall is right, the lithograph of Lockport is a record of the “improvements” made at this point in the escarpment by the energy and will of a determined people in pursuit of “happiness and prosperity.” Fanny Trollope, who had read Hall, agreed with him, declaring of Lockport in 1831, “I never felt more out of humour at what the Americans call improvement.”
What Basil Hall and Fanny Trollope and, before them, William Lyon Mackenzie looked upon in dismay had been, a few short years before, mostly wilderness and village grounds of the Neutral Indians (probably not their name for themselves). What they were all reacting to and against was the wholesale transformation of that wilderness—Mackenzie wrote of “bustle and activity—waggons, with ox-teams and horse teams—hotels—thousands of tree stumps, and people burning and destroying them”; Trollope declared, “As fast as half a dozen trees were cut down, a factory was raised up; stumps will contest the ground with pillars, and porticos are seen to struggle with rocks. . . . Nature is fairly routed and driven from the field . . .” In the name of progress, of “improvement,” the landscape was altered entirely, from nearly impenetrable wilderness (well, not for the Indians) into a portal into lands soon to be similarly transformed.
Near the end of the twentieth century, while visiting in Lockport, my wife and I stroll down Market Street hill. I expect to show her the view from the footbridge attached to the girders supporting the railroad bridge high above the canal, but bushes have grown up through the concrete and camouflage the sidewalk so thoroughly that passersby can hardly realize it’s there. We peer through the bushes but can’t see very far. The wooden planks of the footbridge itself are gone, having weathered and crumbled and fallen in pieces into the canal or been removed once they started rotting through to keep people off the bridge.
In a grove of sumac nearby, a historical marker documents the site of the Merchant Gargling Oil Company, a once lucrative business founded in 1833 and housed until 1928 in a building on Market Street. That’s what the railroad trestle had been for, to speed Merchant Gargling Oil, a patent medicine advertised as “Good for Man or Beast,” to sickly people and animals needing a robust cure or a panacea. I never heard of the company before. Walking for five minutes down a street I’ve driven hundreds of times in the city where I grew up, I already learn something I never knew.
We descend Market Street briskly. I recognize nothing of what we’re passing. The banks of the canal have been scraped clear of most buildings, debris, and undergrowth. Paved pathways now extend for miles along the canal, turning the towpaths where mules had trudged dragging canal boats into trails for hikers, joggers, walkers, bikers, skateboarders and rollerbladers. Where once the Rage had been raucous late into the night, we pass railings and benches, picnic tables and a playground, a grove of flowers and bushes for reflection and a modicum of privacy, on a path always close to the canal. The water is green and cloudy and its surface only occasionally ruffled by the wind. Nothing remains along the banks of the canal to be reflected in it. That part of Lowertown has been erased from history. No vessels pass in either direction, but one of the mechanical bridges that would formerly be raised to allow passage of barges on the canal has been left permanently open, its street traffic diverted.
The green strips of park, the calm of the water, give the canal a surprising serenity. It almost seems like a natural formation, something carved by the elements into the surface of the earth, a timeless feature of the landscape, ancient and venerable.
Eventually we cross the canal on a new bridge that replaced one I remember as a tricky 90 degree turn. Footpaths extend east on either side of the canal into the distance. We turn back toward the center of town. A factory once close to the canal is now gone and the view is open across the roofs and down into the back yards of people’s houses. The south side of the canal is the escarpment side, paralleling the ridge; the north side, where we are now, parallels Lake Ontario, several miles distant, and the gradually sloping lake plain that supported rich fruit farming. Walking above those homes I realize how much of this terrain was formed by hand. The southern canal banks seem a natural surface flattening out from the bottom of the escarpment, but the northern side reveals that the slope had been continuous and more pronounced. It was the canal that interrupted the slope, flattened it on the south and increased the sharpness of its angle more on the north.
Moving back in the direction we came from changes our perspective on the escarpment, makes us realize how much of a descent we made. As we walk toward the escarpment it closes us in more and more. We will have to scale it to find the next pedestrian bridge, and the way up the escarpment is the way industry and ingenuity provided, the Lockport locks.
On this side of the canal, except for an enclosed streets department storage area, the debris of nearly two hundred years has been cleared away and a narrow city park established. Once, stone buildings stood here, already in ruins when my childhood friends and I had explored them cautiously, wary of the hoboes who made camp beyond the thickets. In the middle of the city it was a secluded area, easy to reach from the railroad but hemmed in by the canal on one side and the overgrown side of steep and unpopulated Clinton Street hill. Now enough undergrowth has been removed that the remains of stone buildings are starkly evident, especially the walls closest to the escarpment, with their window openings giving a view of more enduring but nonetheless impermanent stone walls.
The pathways and landscaping further from the escarpment give the impression that the canal has always been a site for casual recreation, but here we encounter inescapable, irremovable evidence of a lost past. There are ghosts here, windows with no view, bricked-over doorways that once led into the escarpment itself, the still discernable partial outlines of businesses that lined the canal in its triumphant early days. Except for those persistent remnants of walls, the past has eroded away; the purposes to which those buildings had been put and the identities of the people who had built and furnished and later abandoned them had washed away in the relentless current of history. Trees now towering over the buildings often have their roots in some of the rooms. Their height suggests how long this area of canal commerce has been superseded by the commerce the canal itself had made possible.
We stroll up the paved path toward the locks. Looking toward them, I remember the feeling I had as a child approaching from this angle: the sense of inferiority, insignificance, the weight and mass of the locks and the encircling escarpment with its collar of squat gray office buildings. I was probably about eight or nine, one of the shortest, slightest boys in the group I ran with; the scale of the locks, the railroad trestle and footbridge overhead soaring across this alcove in the escarpment, intimidated me, made me feel miniscule, a mere speck.
Runners and rollerbladers in sleek colorful polypropylene costumes race down the slope towards us. We watch them warily while trying to take in the double tier of locks. On the other side of the canal the locks are wider, the confining doors larger, and passage swifter. That side was rebuilt several times and is still used by pleasure boaters and tour boats. It has two long, deep, wide locks. On our side of the canal is the older set of locks, five narrow sections. Originally one set had been used by eastbound traffic descending the escarpment, the other by westbound traffic ascending. Boats lined up on either side of the locks, passengers strolling along the towpaths or wandering among the shops and diversions of Main Street. Today, glancing back east as we start across a narrow arched bridge leading to the center of the locks, I see a sleek, expensive powerboat approaching slowly, its captain and crew a tanned, meticulously underdressed couple.
At the base of the division between the two sets of locks a small stone building now houses the canal museum. Steep, wide, high stone steps, considerably worn in the center, lead upward, level by level, lock by lock, to the upper course of the canal. The stone structures were constructed from the stone blasted from the escarpment itself. At the highest level we see the “Deep Cut” stretching off in the distance, the portion of the canal that demanded excavation through the escarpment to maintain the slow even flow of Lake Erie water downward, at a rate of one foot per mile, toward the Mohawk, the Hudson, and the Atlantic. This was the rest of the marvel, after the locks themselves, this canyon created by the industry of man.
The walls of the canal rise another thirty feet above us. Pine Street Bridge arches overhead to the east, and the Big Bridge, once touted as the widest bridge in the world when it was built in 1914, looms overhead to the west. In this man-made canyon we have little sense of what is happening beyond the rim. The canal seems a remote and self-contained world, even when random traffic noises reach us from above.
The powerboat enters the first of the two modern locks, the huge water-sealed doors winch shut accompanied by a hydraulic grating sound, and the waters begin to rise. The boat stays along the inner wall of the canal, the man holding a rope to keep it from drifting as it rises with the water level. The woman sits on the bow of the boat, alternately squinting at the man or raising her face toward the sky with the closed eyes of a contemplative. Her left leg is bent and her feet plantar-flexed to tauten thigh and calf muscles. She looks like a figure in a boating ad, all the more since she behaves as if she is unaware of the few random kibitzers along the lock.
The water pumping into the lock shuts off with the boat still some distance below us. Then the grating sound starts up again and the gates at the western end of the lock shudder open. The boat moves forward into the second lock, the man resumes his position along the starboard deck in a new location, the gate winches shut, and water begins pouring into the lock. The boat floats upward on the rising water once more. We can see the line on the far wall where the water will stop rising, where the concrete has been permanently scummed and discolored over thousands of fillings and emptyings of the lock, and we watch the head of the man, his shoulders, his torso, the top of the boat’s windshield and the top of the reclining woman’s head reach and then rise above the line. The pumps shut off, the western gates crank open, and the boat, level with the surface of the upper canal, throttles forward slowly into the open stretch beyond the locks.
Glancing at the upper canal ahead of them, the lower canal behind, I suddenly think of the thousands upon thousands who had also risen through the locks, lifted above the east they’d left behind, set in motion toward the open waters of the west. In the first century of the canal, in addition to tourists and business travelers, the packets had carried emigrants from New York and New England and the Old World bound for Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, filling in the empty spaces on the map of a nation extending first to the Mississippi, then to the Pacific Ocean. They had stuffed their pasts into their valises and trunks and moved at five miles an hour behind a team of horses or mules toward their futures, steadily, steadily. The greatest obstacle for them to overcome was this escarpment, and that was what the locks were for, to raise them through a series of enclosures that first constrained them and then set them free.
I gaze across at the now defunct five tier locks and recall the placid park that replaced that tawdry Lowertown block, the young rollerbladers hurling toward us down the slope, the solitary pleasure craft rising in the lock. I don’t begrudge the sun-tanned powerboat-owners their outing, but when I think of their solitary presence on the canal, observed only by a handful of idle bystanders, I wonder what all those insistent changes over two centuries were for. All that effort and expense and energy, all those persistent improvements, all led to these circumstances, to this moment. Compared to what’s recorded in my old city album, what we walked through today seems to have made things better, found a purpose for the canal and the locks—less ambitious than the one they were created for, but still a purpose. Perhaps it’s all right for improvements to be small in scale.
I’d grown up in Lockport. It seems to me now, here on the wall at the top of the locks, that in my own way I’d risen up the escarpment in a series of necessary confinements and ventured through the Deep Cut myself. I look once more at the boat’s progress beyond the locks and then follow my wife up the stairs toward the world above.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1846
|
__label__cc
| 0.513531
| 0.486469
|
Thanks to About.com's ( http://compsimgames.about.com/ ) Computer Sim Games Guide for alerting The Konformsit of the following game.
Description: The Political Machine 2008 puts players in control of the 2008 presidential campaign. Play as the campaign manager for a host of candidates including Barack Obama, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, historical candidates or design one from scratch. Players then choose their campaign battlegrounds and are off on the campaign trail to face a host of challenges including fund raising, talk show appearances, hiring spin doctors and winning endorsements. The game is won on Election Day by the player who gets the necessary electoral votes to become President. The Political Machine is both a single and a multiplayer game - players can either compete against the computer or against others online.
http://www.politicalmachine.com
Welcome to the new Political Machine!
Ever thought you could run for President? Now's your chance with The Political Machine. Pick a candidate (real or imaginary) or design your own from scratch. Then choose a political party and start your campaign.
The Political Machine is a strategy game that takes the real world mechanics of political campaigning and uses it to create an award-winning strategy game. Raise money, hire spin-doctors, win the endorsements of important groups, go on TV interviews, take out ads, fight off smear merchants and much more in your quest to win the 270 electoral votes you need to get into the white house.
Your opponents can be controlled either by human players over the Internet or by a diabolical computer AI designed by Stardock's renowned artificial intelligence team. With multiple maps and scenarios to choose from, a candidate editor and much more, The Poliltical Machine is not just a timely bit of fun during the campaign season but a strategy game that will stand the test of time.In between your gaming exploits, hang out here on PoliticalMachine.com, discussing the issues of the day on a non-partisan site where people of all political persuasions can advocate their positions.
From Wikipedia.org:
Fmr. President Bill Clinton (D-AR)
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
Fmr. Sen. John Edwards (D-NC)
Fmr. Vice President Al Gore (D-TN)
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)
Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM)
Fmr. President Jimmy Carter (D-GA)
Fmr. President John F Kennedy (D-MA)
Fmr. President Lyndon B. Johnson (D-TX)
Fmr. President Woodrow Wilson (D-NJ)
Fmr. President Thomas Jefferson (D-VA)
Fmr. Senator Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
Lord Kona (fictional)
President George W. Bush (R-TX)
Vice-President Dick Cheney (R-WY)
Fmr. New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY)
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)
Fmr. Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA)
Fmr. President Ulysses S. Grant (R-OH)
Fmr. President Richard Nixon (R-CA)
Fmr. President Ronald Reagan (R-CA)
Fmr. President Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY)
Fmr. President George Washington (VA)
Fmr. President Abraham Lincoln (R-IL)
Fmr. Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR)
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/thepoliticalmachine2008/news.html?sid=6191527
The Political Machine 2008 Q&A: Tackling the Issues
The election simulation and satire is back in 2008. Who wins?
The Political Machine was a tongue-in-cheek look at North American politics released just in time for the 2004 presidential election. Using John Kerry, George W. Bush, or any number of fantasy candidates such as Ulysses S. Grant, you didn't simply tackle the issues; using spin doctors, PR machines, celebrity endorsements, and negative advertising, you ran right over them. Now The Political Machine is back, revised for 2008 with a new list of issues, a new list of candidates, and some pleasant surprises, like the 1860 election, which was informed by slavery and the Civil War. For the latest on The Political Machine 2008, we sat down with Brad Wardell, the lead designer as well as the president and CEO of Stardock Corp. Here's what he had to say (and mud in your eye).
GameSpot: The 2004 election was intense, to be sure, but nothing in American history rivals what we've seen in 2008 in terms of media coverage, political trickery, and outright passion. Have you intensified the action in The Political Machine 2008 to capture such a charged political climate?
Brad Wardell: Definitely. Players can bring in spin doctors, smear merchants, media consultants, fixers, and more to help get themselves elected. We've created a custom candidate maker, scenarios, better multiplayer, more operatives, etc.
GS: In addition to creating your own candidate, which real-life candidates will we see? You also had a great cast of fictional candidates in 2004, including Arnold Schwarzenegger. Is there any chance of an unlockable Al Gore, John Kerry, or Bob Dole?
BW: Absolutely. One of the nice things about a game like this is that it lets us do some fun things with the release. For instance, as the political season heats up this summer and fall, we'll be releasing free candidates up on PoliticalMachine.com for users to download and add in. The game comes with most of the big names, either as default or unlockable, but we plan to continue to add more and more as the election nears.
GS: Any candidate-specific special attacks in the Machine? A Hilary "crying button"? A McCain war-story dialog tree? Huckabee dancing minigame?
BW: Haha. No, we have tried to stay away from anything that might give the impression that the game is rooting for any particular candidate.
GS: Certainly many of the issues in 2004 have changed, while many have sadly remained the same. What are the hot-button topics candidates will touch on this election, and what are some of the best strategies for handling them?
BW: There are some interesting topics that have come up this time. You still have the war in Iraq, and the economy is right at the top too. But this time we have things like alternative fuels being a hot topic, as well as freezing mortgage rates and other things in which the political parties differ on.
One of the biggest changes is that we have scenarios. So we not only have the 2008 US election, but we include a Civil War scenario with the issues from 1860. We also include "Europa," which is Europe as seen by a typical American tourist (i.e., highly politically incorrect satire); "Germania," "that little country by Poland"; "Australia" (as opposed to Austria), with the issues being, well, let's just say not accurate.
And of course, this time you can finally run for Emperor of the Drengin Empire. Are you pro slavery or pro genocide? These are the tough issues that Drengi politicians have to deal with.
GS: Aside from the issues, The Political Machine was a great satire on political media coverage, featuring fiery talk-show hosts and endorsements from celebrities. How have you updated this for 2008?
BW: Big time. This time we have a satire on the Colbert Report. It's a big upgrade.
GS: One issue we had with the original game is that the AI candidates didn't always focus on the most important states. Tell us how you've updated the AI and some of the different political strategies we'll see from them.
BW: This is one of those things where time helps. We've had a lot more time to focus on the computer AI to master the strategy. When I program computer AI, I'm playing the game and learning the game, and then incorporate those strategies into the computer players. When we did the 2004 edition, I hadn't had much time to play the game, so my strategies weren't as far along as they are now.
GS: The 2004 edition was somewhat of a crystal ball in that it predicted 48 of the 50 states, and also George W. Bush to defeat John Kerry. What factors are you looking at, and why do think the game predicted the outcome so accurately?
BW: For the most part, it's all about demographics and issues. The election is really decided by issues and turnout. It's not as sexy as the media might like it to be, but at the end of the day, it's really just about a) getting your base out to vote, and b) getting independents to care about an issue that makes you different from your opponent. Last time, the game got every state right except for Ohio and I think Iowa (and that was in June of 2004, prior to the Swift Boat advocacy).
This time it's a lot more complicated because the candidates are not quite as different as they were in 2004. McCain has a number of atypical positions for a Republican. There is also a significant difference in financial resources between the parties this time. On the other hand, Obama has weaker demographic support in key electoral states like Ohio and Pennsylvania, which the Democrats have to win.
GS: We haven't seen many blue states go red in the general election, or vice versa. How can a candidate like Obama win Texas? Is it even possible?
BW: In The Political Machine, anything's possible. In the real world, candidates play as true experts. But in The Political Machine, players can do gambits that just would never happen in the real world. For instance, with enough spin doctors, advertisements, and other operatives, I've won California with McCain, which is certainly not going to happen in November.
GS: Thanks for your time.
http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/195968/the-political-machine-2008/
PC - Simulation - The Political Machine 2008
By Andrew Dagley June 30, 2008
We take a look at Stardock's latest political sim!
Political junkies have had one hell of a ride these last few months. The recently concluding primary season has been perhaps the most bitterly contested, but still vicariously entertaining spectacles of the last few decades. So it comes as no surprise that when The Political Machine 2008 landed on my desk I was more than a little excited - what exciting matchups could I concoct? Barack Obama vs. John McCain? Bill Clinton vs. Richard Nixon? Woodrow Wilson vs. Theodore Roosevelt? Sufficed to say, The Political Machine doesn't disappoint, offering an excellent improvement over the last version released four years ago - but it's ultimately hamstrung by some nagging issues and the lack of full-fledged improvements.
The Political Machine ships with four full scenarios - the 2008 campaign, 1860, a hypothetical (and highly amusing) European Union scenario, and a scenario based of Stardock's successful Galactic Civilizations series in which you play as a candidate for the highly militaristic Drengin Empire. It is a nice mix of scenario's and does give players an interesting mix of potential what if's. These can often manage to descend into the realm of pure amusement that comes only when you can pit Bill Clinton against Dick Cheney in 1860, where Clinton makes speech after speech supporting slavery, or Al Gore setting up TV ads across Europe extolling his hatred of America and love of partying.
Most campaigns take place over a period of 41 turns - one turn per week - you'll select your candidate who has their own specific statistics (McCain is old for instance, and has less stamina, and therefore can't do as much per week), and thereafter begin attempting to sway individual states over to either the Democratic or Republican parties. While many of the states are swingable the game does keep many safely in the realm or either party - it's unlikely you'll ever get Massachusetts to swing Republican for instance. Each turn candidates can make appearances in individual states, giving speeches on individual issues, fund-raising, creating ads, or gaining endorsements. During the scenario for this years election you'll find just about all current issues popping up on the campaign trail, allowing you to take positions on subjects such as the War in Iraq, Health Care, Climate Change, and smaller (often state specific issues) such as farm subsidies or Katrina relief. Each candidate has his own values for each specific issue - Obama is naturally going to have the upper hand on McCain on the economy for instance, and vice-versa when it comes to Iraq and the War on Terror. You'll find different issues in all four of the scenarios, and each time you play a campaign - even with the same candidates - things such as the importance of issues in each state are randomized just enough to keep things interesting. One election the topic of high gas prices might be the key to winning, but attempting to do that a second time might backfire as the important issues have changed.
This all works fairly well and creates its own dynamic campaigns. As noted, you'll never experience the same campaign twice, but the AI has some significant limitations. For one it frequently manages to ignore the most important swing states or states in which its human opponent is paying the most attention. Moreover computer candidates often pay too much attention to areas in which you're not going to be competitive or aren't visiting - Republicans paying visits to Alaska every four or five turns to name one such oddity. Besides this there are a few other disappointments. Only the top candidates of either party this year are represented in the game - it would be nice to play a campaign as Mike Gravel, Tom Vilsack, or Sam Brownback. More importantly, after this years important and highly engaging primary season the lack of a primary season, no matter how short, is a disappointment in game. Endorsements, gained through political clout, while a good idea - giving candidates bonuses to certain issues - are also little used, being too few and so cheap as to limit their effectiveness to early in the campaigning season only. Vice Presidential running mates also don't feel as fleshed out as they could have been.
These issues are, however, ultimately minor. As it stands The Political Machine 2008 is a fine follow-up to Stardock's earlier political gem. Though most games only last an hours or two, the game offers enough to keep potential candidates coming back from just one more campaign. Political junkies will almost certainly find themselves sucked in, along with those who have only a smattering of knowledge about the American political process.
Posted by Robalini at Saturday, September 13, 2008
Labels: Al Gore, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, John Kerry, John McCain, Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani, The Political Machine 2008
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1849
|
__label__cc
| 0.559101
| 0.440899
|
29-April-2018 11:42 IST
English rendering of PM’s address in Mann Ki Baat Programme on All India Radio (29.04.2018)
My dear countrymen, Namaskar. Just a while ago, from the 4th of April to the 15th of April, the 21st Commonwealth Games were held in Australia. 71 countries, including India, participated therein. With an event of such scale & magnitude, which saw the participation of thousands of sportspersons from myriad corners of the world, can you imagine the mood that must have pervaded the atmosphere there? An air of excitement, zeal, enthusiasm, hope, aspirations, the determination to achieve – who would want to stay away from an atmosphere like that? These were the times when people all over the country pondered eagerly everyday on the line-up of sportspersons, scheduled for their respective performances. How will India’s performance be, what will our medal tally look like? These questions were but natural. Our sportspersons too lived up to the countrymen’s expectations and displayed stellar performances, winning one medal after another. Shooting or Wrestling, Table Tennis or Badminton, it was a record performance for India. 26 Gold, 20 Silver, 20 Bronze, India bagged a tally of around 66 medals. This success makes every Indian swell with pride. Of course, winning medals is a moment of joy & glory for a sportsperson; it is equally so as a festival of laurels for the country & her countrymen. After the conclusion of a match, representing India, when the athletes draped in the tricolor rise, displaying their medals, the notes of the National Anthem being played evoke a sense of joy and fulfillment, glory and honour. This is very, very special in itself. It is a touching moment that fills one’s heart with thrill; it is a moment full of zest & warmth. It is a wave of emotions that engulfs all of us simultaneously. Perhaps, to express those sentiments I’ll run short of words. But I want to share with you what I heard from these heroes. I feel immensely proud; you too will feel so.
India’s performance in the Commonwealth Games was par excellence. At the same time, it was special. Special in the sense that this time there were many pathbreaking ‘firsts’. Are you aware that out of the wrestlers who represented India, each one of them returned with a medal? Manika Batra won a medal in each of the events that she competed in. She is the first Indian woman to win a gold in the individual table tennis category too. India clinched the maximum number of medals in shooting. Deepak Lather of Haryana became the youngest Indian Weight-Lifter to win a medal at Commonwealth games. 15 year old Indian shooter Anish Bhanwala became the youngest sportsperson to win a gold for India. Sachin Chowdhary is the sole Indian Para Power Lifter to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games.
This edition of the games was special on one more count- a majority of the medalists was women athletes. In squash, boxing, weightlifting and shooting – the performance of women turned out to be par excellence. The final contest in Badminton took place between two Indian Shuttlers, Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu. Everyone was thrilled for the fact that despite there being competition, the ultimate medal winner had to be India. The whole country watched it with abated breath. I too enjoyed watching the match. This year, India fared well in Athletics too. Indian sprinters Mohammad Anas & Hema Das missed a medal narrowly, but their record performance has brought glory to the nation. I congratulate them too… my best wishes to them. Athletes who participated in these games hail from various parts of the country, even from smaller towns. They have reached this pinnacle, crossing a great deal of hurdles and hardships. Today, the positions they have secured for themselves, the targets they have achieved, owes a lot to the efforts & contribution of their parents, guardians, coaches, support staff, schools, teachers, the atmosphere provided by their Schools, during this journey in their lives. Even their friends have contributed by boosting their morale under all circumstances. I also congratulate them along with the sportspersons, my good wishes to them. I feel all these athletes have brought laurels to the country with their stellar performances; the fact is, their performances are not mere displays… they are sources of encouragement for upcoming Sportspersons and the young generation of the country alike.
Last month during ‘Mann Ki Baat’, I had urged our countrymen, especially the youth to espouse ‘Fit India’. I had invited everyone to join ‘Fit India’, lead ‘Fit India’. I was overjoyed to see people getting connected to it with a lot of enthusiasm. Expressing support for this, many people have written to me, sent me letters, shared ‘fitness mantra- Fit India’ stories on social media.
A gentleman Shriman Shashikant Bhonsale, sharing his photo by the swimming pool, has written, ‘My weapon is my body, my element is water, my world is swimming’.
Rooma Devnath writes, “I truly feel happy & healthy through my Morning Walks. She further adds,” For me, fitness comes with a smile and we should smile, when we are happy.
Devnathji, indeed, happiness is fitness, and there’s no doubt about it.
Dhawal Prajapati, sharing a photograph of himself trekking, has written; ‘For me, travelling & trekking is ‘Fit India’.
It was heartening to see many eminent personalities encouraging our youth in interesting ways for Fit India. Cine artiste Akshay Kumar has shared a video on Twitter. Even I have gone through it, you too should view it- it shows him exercising with wooden beads. He has mentioned that this exercise benefits muscles of the back and the stomach, to a great extent. Another video of his has gained popularity; in this he’s trying his hand on the volleyball with others. Many other young people have shared their experiences, having joined the ‘Fit India’ efforts. I feel movements like these are beneficial for all of us, for the entire country. I would additionally like to mention, that the movement of ‘Fit India’, without any expense, is called ‘YOG’. Yog has a special significance in the ‘Fit India’ campaign. You too must be busy with preparations… the significance, the merit of 21st June, International Yog Day has been accepted & welcomed globally. Do begin preparing for the Day rightaway. And not just yourself- your city, village, neighbourhood, school, college, men, women, everyone should make an attempt to connect with yog. Nowadays, the benefits of yog in one’s holistic physical & mental development does not need to be told… neither in India nor elsewhere in the world. You must have viewed an animated video depicting me, that has been widely circulated. I congratulate those from the field of animation for highlighting nuances, just the way a teacher does. You too will benefit from it.
My young friends, you now must be out of the tread mill of exams, exams & more exams; you must be wondering about spending your holidays. You must be contemplating on ways to enjoy your vacations and places to travel to! I would like to talk to you today, to invite you on a new task. I’ve seen a lot of young people these days, spending time in learning new things. The significance of Summer Internship is soaring; as it is, an altogether new experience in itself. One gets an opportunity to experience life anew, away from closeted walls, away from paper & pen and computers. Dear young friends, today I urge you to undergo a special internship. Three Ministries of the Government of India; maybe four- Sports, HRD, Department of Drinking water have come together to launch a ‘Swachch Bharat Summer Internship 2018’. College students, young people from the NCC and Nehru Yuva Kendra, whoever want to do something substantial & learn something for the sake of society, & the country, those who want to get connected with transforming the country and be a reason for it, those who want to do something or the other for society with a positive energy- for them, there is a great opportunity! Even the cause of the cleanliness campaign will get a boost, and when we celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, we’ll surely attain a sense of fulfillment. And let me tell you, the best out of the best interns who have strived in schools & colleges with excellent work will be rewarded with recognition at the national level. Not just that, those interns who accomplish their tasks well, will be awarded two credit points each, by the UGC. Once again, I invite students & young people, boys & girls to avail of the benefits of the internship. You can register yourselves for the ‘Swachch Bharat Summer Internship’ on Mygov. I hope our youth will lend a hand in taking this movement of cleanliness forward. I too am eager to know more about your efforts. Do send in your learning experience, do post your stories, photos and videos. Come. Let us turn this vacation into a learning opportunity, for a totally new experience.
My dear countrymen! I try to watch “Good News India” programme on Doordarshan whenever I get a chance and I would appeal to my countrymen that we all should also watch this “Good News India” programme wherein we get to know as to how many people in various parts of our country are doing many good things and that such good things are happening.
Recently, I saw that they were presenting the story of some youth from Delhi who are selflessly working in a dedicated manner to help in educating the poor children. This group of youngsters has started a big campaign in Delhi for providing education to the street children and slum dwellers. Initially, shocked to see the condition of children begging around or doing some menial jobs that this group of youngsters got dedicatedly, selflessly involved into this creative mission. Starting with just 15 children from the slums near Geeta Colony in New Delhi it is now being run at 12 places and two thousand children have been brought under its fold. Young teachers associated with this campaign find out a free time of two hours from their busy schedule and contribute in this stupendous mission of bringing out a social transformation.
Dear brothers and sisters, in this very way, some farmers from hilly areas of Uttarakhand have become a source of inspiration for the farmers across the country. With their collective efforts, they have not only changed their own fortunes but have changed fortunes of the whole region. In Bageshwar in Uttarakhand, main crops sown are Mandwa, Chaulai, Corn or Barley. This being a hilly area, the farmers did not get a fair price of their produce. But, the farmers in Kapkot tehsil decided to come out of this situation and adopted a value- addition process and changed the loss incurring equation into a profit-earning one. What they did was that they started production of biscuits from their agricultural produce and sold those biscuits directly in the market. Consequently, Chaulai which the farmers were forced to sell at Rs. 25 per Kg was now selling at Rs. 50 per Kg as biscuits.
Besides, there is a strong belief that the land in this area is iron-rich and these iron rich biscuits are very good for pregnant women as they overcome the deficiency of iron. These farmers have formed a cooperative society in Munar village and set-up a biscuit factory there. Impressed by the bold initiative of these farmers, the administration has also linked this to the National Livelihood Mission. These biscuits are now being supplied upto Almora and Kousani besides being sold to about fifty Aanganwadi kendras in Bagheshwar district. With the hard work of these farmers, the annual turnover of the society has gone up from 10 to 15 lakh rupees and with more than 900 families getting employment here, people have stopped migrating to other places.
My dear countrymen, we often hear that in, times to come, the world will face a war because of water. Everyone talks about this but do we not have any responsibility towards conservation of water? Do we not feel that water conservation must be a social responsibility? This must be a collective responsibility. How can we conserve each single drop of rain water? And, we all know this. And, water conservation is not a new topic for us; it is neither a part of the academic curriculum nor a part of our languages. Our forefathers have lived this as a way of life for centuries together. They gave due priority and importance to each single drop of water. They found out newer methods in order to conserve every single drop of water. Those of you who might be getting a chance to visit Tamilnadu might have noticed that in some temples in the state, there are carvings on stone depicting irrigation system, water conservation methods and drought management. There are vast stone inscriptions in these temples and devotees get a chance to read these educative messages. May it be Mannarkovil, Chiran Mahadevi, Kovilpatti or Pudukottai – you will get to see massive stone inscriptions to this effect. Several baodis (stepwells) are famous as tourist spots but please do not forget that these are the living symbols of the water conservation campaigns which our forefathers had accomplished.
Adalaj and Patan Ki Raniki Vaav (Baodi) in Gujarat is a UNESCO World Heritage site and its grandeur is to be seen to be believed. Baodis are water temples in a way. If you happen to go to Rajasthan, you must visit Chand Baodi. This is one of the biggest and the most beautiful baodis of India and the point to be noted is that this is situated in a water-scarce area. April, May, June and July is the most suitable time when rain water harvesting can be done and if we make preparations in advance, we can reap a rich harvest. Budget under MNREGA is also utilized for this water conservation activity. During the last three years, everyone in his or her own way has contributed towards water conservation and water management. An average of 32,000 crore rupees have been spent besides the MNREGA budget each year on water conservation and water management. If we talk of 2017-18, 55 percent of the total outlay of Rupees 64 thousand crores, which comes to around rupees 35 thousand crores, has been spent on works like water conservation. In last three years, nearly 150 lakh hectares of land got more benefit through water conservation and water management measures. Some people have really benefitted very well from MNREGA budget provisions made by the Government of India for water conservation and water management works. A project of reviving the rivers which had dried out was undertaken in Kerala. Seven thousand workers under MNREGA worked very hard for seventy days and finally succeeded in reviving Kuttumperoor river there. The Ganges and the Yamuna have plentiful of water but there are many other places in Uttar Pradesh like Fatehpur district where two small rivers namely Sasur-Khaderi got dried out. After receiving the reports of Remote Sensing Imagery and Inter Department Coordination, the district administration took up the responsibility of soil and water conservation on a massive scale. They succeeded in reviving the dried out Sasur Khaderi river with the help and cooperation of people from 40-45 villages of the area. This grand achievement is a big boon for animals, birds, farmers, crops and villages. I emphasis that once again April, May, June and July are before us and we must also take up some responsibility for water harvesting and water conservation, we should also chalk out some schemes, we should also do and show something.
My dear countrymen! When “Mann Ki Baat” approaches I receive messages, letters and phone calls from all sides. Aayan Kumar Banerjee from Devi Tola village of North 24 Parganas in West Bengal in his comment on My Gov has written – “We celebrate Rabindra Jayanti every year but many people are not aware of the Nobel Laureate Rabindra Nath’s philosophy of living peacefully, aesthetically and with integrity. Kindly discuss this point in “Mann Ki Baat” programme so that more and more people may get to know about this.”
I thank Aayanji for drawing the attention of all listeners of “Mann Ki Baat” towards this point. Gurudev Tagore was a personality full of knowledge and intellect whose writings left an indelible mark on everyone. Rabindra Nath was a personality full of talent, a multi – directional personna but a teacher in his inner self can always be felt. He has written in Gitanjali – “ He, who has the knowledge has the responsibility to impart it to the students.”
I do not know Bangla but had the habit of rising early since my childhood and in Eastern India, radio broadcasts start early while in Western India these start a bit late. I have a faint memory that probably around 5:30 in the morning, Rabindra Sangeet used to be broadcast on radio and I had developed a habit to listen to Rabindra Sangeet on radio. And, whenever I got a chance to listen to poems like Anandloke and Aaguner, Poroshmoni, I used to feel as if my mind was being energised. You must also have been impressed by Rabindra Sangeet and his poems. I pay my respectful homage to Rabindra Nath Tagore.
My dear countrymen! Within a few days from now the holy month of Ramazan will dawn upon us. The month of Ramazan is celebrated with full reverence and respect throughout the world. The sociological and collective aspect of fasting is that when a person experiences hunger himself, he comes to realize the hunger of others. When he is thirsty, he realizes the thirst of others. This is an opportunity to remember the teachings of Prophet Muhammad-peace be upon him- and his message. It is our responsibility to follow the path of equality and brotherhood as morals from his life. Once a person asked the Prophet (peace be upon him): "Which is the best thing in Islam?" The Prophet Saab said, "feeding a poor and needy and meeting everyone cordially, whether you know him or not!"
Prophet Mohammad Sahib (peace be upon him) believed in twin principles of knowledge and compassion. He did not possess an iota of ego regarding himself. He preached that knowledge alone defeats ego. Prophet Mohammad Sahib(peace be upon him) believed that if you possessed anything more than your requirement, then donate it to the needy, thus donation or giving alms is important during Ramzan. People donate generously to the needy during this holy month. Prophet Muhammad Sahib believed that a person is rich because of his inherent spirituality, and not materialistic wealth. I wish all the citizens an auspicious month of Ramazan and I hope this opportunity will inspire people to follow the Prophet’s message of peace and goodwill.
My dear countrymen! Buddha Purnima is a special day for every Indian. We must be proud of the fact that India is the birthplace of Lord Buddha, the very synonym of power of compassion, service and sacrifice, who guided millions of people around the world. This Buddha Purnima reminds us of all of our obligation to emulate Lord Buddha’s teaching as well as, pledge ourselves to follow his footsteps. Lord Buddha was the fountainhead of egalitarianism, peace, harmony and brotherhood. These are human values, which are most desired in the world today. Baba Saheb Dr. Ambedkar stressed that Lord Buddha has been a great inspiration in his social philosophy. Baba Saheb had said –“My Social philosophy may be said to be enshrined in three words; liberty, equality and fraternity. My Philosophy has roots in religion and not in political science. I have derived them from the teaching of my master, The Buddha.”
Baba Saheb strengthened the oppressed, exploited, deprived and crores of people standing on the brink of marginalization via the Constitution of India. There cannot be a bigger example of compassion than this. This form of compassion was one of the greatest qualities of Lord Buddha for the alleviation of suffering of the people. The Buddhist monks used to travel to different countries carrying with them the rich ideals of Lord Buddha and this has been occurring throughout the ages. We have inherited the wisdom of Lord Buddha throughout Asia as part of our legacy.
It forges a link between us and many Asian countries like China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar where Buddhist traditions and his preaching are a part of their origins. And this is the very reason that we are developing Infrastructure for Buddhist Tourism, which is going to connect Southeast Asia with the important Buddhist sites of India. I am also very pleased that the Government of India is a partner in the restoration of many Buddhist temples which also includes the centuries old magnificent Anand Temple in Bagan in Myanmar. Today, when there is confrontation and human suffering prevalent everywhere in the world, Lord Buddha's teachings show the way to rid hatred from the world with compassion. I wish people spread all over the world who revere Lord Buddha and believe in the principles of compassion- I wish all of them an auspicious Buddha Purnima.
I seek benediction from Lord Buddha for the entire world, so that we can fulfill our responsibility in building a peaceful and compassionate world based on his teachings. Today, as we remember Lord Buddha, you must have heard about the idols of laughing Buddha, it is said that laughing Buddha brings one good fortune, but very few people know that smiling Buddha is also associated with an important event in India's defense history. Now you will be wondering what is the connection between smiling Buddha and India's military might?
You must remember, 20 years ago today, on 11th May 1998, the Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee had said while addressing the nation and his words filled the whole country with pride, courage and elation. The Indian diaspora was infused with new confidence. That day also was the day of Buddha Purnima. On May 11, 1998, at India’s western end a nuclear test was conducted in Pokhran, Rajasthan. It has been 20 years since Pokhranand this test was done on Buddha Purnima with the blessings of Lord Buddha. India's test was not only successful but in a way, India had demonstrated its might in the field of science and technology. We can also say 11 May 1988 is engraved in the history of India as a demonstration of her military power.
Lord Buddha has shown the world- that the power of inner strength or that of the soul is necessary for peace. Similarly, when you are sturdy as a nation, you can be at peace with others. The month of May, 1998 is not just important for the country from the aspect that nuclear tests were conducted this very month, but the manner in which they were carried out is also important. It has revealed to the entire world that India is the land of great scientists and with a strong leadership, India can reach loftier destinations and earn new laurels. On that day, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji had given the mantra - "Jai-Jawan Jai-Kisan, Jai-Vigyan.’
Now that when we are going to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Pokhran test conducted on May 11, 1998, I ask the younger generations of our nation to imbibe the mantra of 'Jai-Vigyan' given by Atalji for enhancing the might and the power of India, to build a modern India, a powerful India and a self-reliant India. Synergize your energy with the strength of India. Witnessing the journey that Atal ji started, we while continuing onwards on that very path with a renewed joy will derive great satisfaction in getting ahead.
My dear countrymen, looking forward to our conversation when we will meet for another episode of Mann Ki Baat.
AKT/SH/VK
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1851
|
__label__wiki
| 0.578377
| 0.578377
|
Safa Goal
South Africa Football
The South African Football Association or oficjalna strona związku, has moved to Safa.net.
There are several outdoor sports in South Africa and the two popular sports are rugby and football, (soccer). The most famous, and, of course, my favorite, is soccer. Roughly, nearly 2 million South Africans play football, whether is school, at home or in the pro football matches. However, the number of those that follow the sport at the club or international levels is over the top.
To me, football is more than just a game. It unites people together, and it is one of the most exciting games. Football can unite total strangers, who can become friends in no time.
Football In South Africa
History was made when the first World Cup was held in Africa, hosted by South Africa. The Bafana Bafana did not lift the FIFA World Cup as the hosts, but they still made an impressive performance. They are also called the Boys by the locals. I paid for the front seats during the tournament, and since it was the World Cup, I watched all the games from the VIP section. That cost me some money, but I was willing to do anything for the game.
The last time Bafana Bafana won a top-flight tournament was in 1996 when they lifted the Africa Cup of Nations. However, they managed to make a few of their best performances of all times. The Boys drew with Mexico, and they also beat France 2-1. These results made them more famous and some vital players of the team landed amazing deals with top clubs around the world.
The Chiefs
Nothing makes my weekends complete than when I watch the ABSA Premiership. I do not only watch any team play but the Kaizer Chiefs. To me, the Chiefs are the only alive team in South Africa, which play with determination, and they play to entertain people. The League itself was formed in 1996, and it is officially called the Premier Soccer League, currently sponsored by ABSA. It is the most valuable football league in South Africa.
They are also called the Amakhosi, or the lords or chiefs of South Africa. Without any doubt, the Kaizers are the heavyweights of the South African Football. It was established by Kaizer Motaung in 1970. The founder is a former football player that played in the North American Soccer League. One interesting fact is that the Kaizer Chiefs’ started his football career playing for Orlando Pirate. You might think that it isn’t a big deal, but as of now, Orlando Pirates are our arch rivals. If you understand how Chelsea and Arsenal can never get along, then you can picture how the Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs are.
The Dominance
Since the club was founded, it has been among the leading teams in the country, and it also has some titles in its name. When it was launched, several setbacks faced the management. Despite all that, the Keizer Chiefs managed to rise through the ranks and be included amongst the best clubs in the country. The founder mixed some talented rookies and veterans at the club, which allowed them to flourish.
After the terrible start, Kaizer Chiefs were named the most prominent team to win over 78 trophies, and it had a rough estimate of 4 million supporters from across the country. The Chiefs usually have more supporters than any home team, whether when they play at home, or away. We usually joke that the Chiefs never play an away game, because they will always have more supporters in any match.
In 2001, the team won the African Cup Winners Cup, which was included as one of the biggest achievements of all times. They have also won the Premier Soccer League three times, including the 2014/15 season. That means that we are the current defending champions of the ABSA PSL.
The Soweto Champions/The Derby
The Kaizer Chiefs are based in Soweto, Johannesburg and have been the best team there, especially after securing their first Continental Cup. They played Inter Luanda, an Angolan team in the final, and they won. The Soweto dominance is not as easy as such, especially with the existence of the unbearable Orlando Pirates.
The Orlando Pirates were established in 1937, in Soweto. Even though the establishment of the club is heart-touching, they are still our greatest enemies. The club was founded by the migrant workers offsprings, who moved to work in the Gauteng gold mines. Bravo for their patriotism and the hard work, but Soweto is ruled by the Chiefs, and there is no debate on that. The team has won the Premier League four times, and they are among the top teams in the country.
If you want to enjoy the best South African football Derby, then you need to watch the mighty Chiefs playing the Pirates. Maybe they were named the Pirates because all they do is to pirate their wins. Maybe I am just being mean, but we play the real soccer game. You can go down to the FNB Stadium in Nasrec to watch a home game of the Chiefs. Just so you know how mighty the Kaizer Chiefs are, it is estimated to have an overall supporter count of 16 million.
This number includes other countries in Africa. You don’t want to know how many supporter the old-school, Orlando Pirates have. Some top players have put on the Black-Gold jersey, and they are Lucas Radebe (Rhoo), Doctor Khumalo (16V), Patrick Ntsoelengoe (Ace), and Neil Tovey (Mokoko).
The No-nonsense team
In 2005, the Chiefs abruptly withdrew from the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup. This was the second time for the Kaizer Chiefs to refuse to participate in the competition. Besides, who tells the boss what to do? Unfortunately, they were banned from the competition until 2009.
Currently, as the holding ABSA Premiership champions the Chiefs are in position 5, only four points off the Platinum Stars at the top of the table. We have 10 points, having drawn four and won only two in six games. The good thing is that the Kaizer Chiefs are still unbeaten. Also, we are ahead of the Orlando Pirates, Losers! The Pirates have already lost two games, and they only have 5 points from 6 games. Without any doubt, the Chiefs are Soweto’s Finest, and we are heading back to the top position to defend our title.
Because this was formerly a SAFA website, with a history documenting the past, some of those past pages are preserved in these links below:
Also, check out these links with a variety of topics you also might like.. Here is an awesome page regarding healthy diets and physical exercises that are wonderful for successful weight loss, here’s a breast cancer prevention and information site (as well as lung cancer), learn how to fly and land a plane,, here is an awesome computer software that you have to check out. And last but not least, also check out this special calculator to see if you are a heavy weight or a light weight.
SAFA historical pages
AFN 3
Coaching (part 3)
SAFA Code of Conduct (part 2)
Development of football
Player’s Code of Conduct (part 2)
Administrator’s Development Guide (part 1)
Head Office (Departments)
Refereeing (Quality)
SAFA Doping Control Programme (section 3)
2001/02 SAFA/Castle Regional League: Rules & Regulations (Part 1)
Committees of National Executive of SAFA
SAFA Referees Panel
Refereeing (Development)
General (part 2)
Player’s Agents (part 2)
CAF Guideline 5
General (CAF)
Refereeing (Overview)
SAFA Safety & Security Guidelines
History of SAFA
Player’s Agent (part 1)
SAFA Constitution
Copyright © 2019 using Wordpress - Genesis -Dynamik - Moose Chat theme · Log in
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1853
|
__label__wiki
| 0.769901
| 0.769901
|
You are here: Home › Salut! commentary › Son of Durham, star of Spurs and Burnley: Ralph Coates RIP
Salut! commentary January 2, 2011
Son of Durham, star of Spurs and Burnley: Ralph Coates RIP
Image: Tottenham Canadian Supporter’s Club
Technical issues may have prevented this smashing tribute by Jeremy Robson being as widely seen as it deserved. Ralph Coates, who died a week before Christmas after suffering a stroke, was one of the great Durham-bred footballers who made a mark away from the region. He was a man in the mould of Jimmy Armfield, grateful for the career and life his skills had given him: “When I was playing, our wages reflected the era – I was on nothing like the £30,000 a week that today’s top players can earn, but I lived comfortably and was not looking to see if I had the money to pay the next bill when it came through the post.” …
The internet provides instant access to information about any subject.
Or at least so it seems. It came as a shock at the start of the Spurs v Newcastle Utd game when there was a tribute to Ralph Coates, the former Burnley, Spurs and Orient winger who had recently departed. I hadn’t heard the sad news of Ralph’s death even though he had passed away on Dec 17, aged 64.
Ralph Coates was a true son of the Durham coalfield. Born in Hetton-le-Hole just after the war. Surprisingly for a player with an abundance of talent he became an apprentice at the pit and was destined to spend his working life as a fitter.
It was only when Ralph’s talent was spotted by the legendary Jack Hixon that he got his chance in professional football with Burnley. Ralph was a good old fashioned winger who would terrorise opposing full backs. He was a player that was hugely admired, particularly by Sunderland fans, many of whom, myself included often hoped that one day he would come home and play for us.
There are a few players that this scenario has applied to, including Mickey Hazard who also featured for Spurs, and of course Mick Harford who was the scourge of Sunderland defenders for the various clubs that he played for. Hazard never came to Roker and unfortunately by the time Big Mick arrived he was well past his prime, as he acknowledged himself.
Unfortunately Ralph Coates was another who never made the trip back home. He made his debut for Burnley in December 1964, and stayed at Turf Moor until 1971 playing over 200 games, and moved to Spurs only when his beloved Clarets were relegated.
He was capped on only four occasions for England, and narrowly missed out on the final squad for the Mexico World Cup in 1970. If Ralph had been born 20 years later he would probably have won 50 caps or more.
It seems like only yesterday that I was watching Ralph Coates play for Orient at Roker Park at the tail end of his professional career, but in fact it was over 30 years ago.
And it is surprising to me that there was no lasting place in the modern game for a man with his his experience in coaching or management. Ralph made his home in the south and worked in the leisure industry after his retirement from the professional game and a brief spell coaching at Brisbane Road.
We live in an era where terms like legend and hero are frequently bandied about to describe those who are not worthy of such adulation. Ralph Coates is a legend not only at Burnley, but also at Spurs where he earned winners’ medals in the UEFA Cup and League cups of 1972 and 1973 (where he was Man of the Match and scorer of the winning goal) respectively, but I dare say at Orient too.
There was always a special affection for Ralph Coates amongst Sunderland supporters. He was one of us. He was one of ours, and certainly one of the best players, if not the best that we never had.
I’d already have put pen to paper to produce this personal tribute to a player that I admired hugely as a boy, if only I’d known sooner. By strange coincidence our family got a labrador puppy for Christmas, and by strange coincidence (or was it really) he was named Ralph. The kids couldn’t have picked a better name.
My thoughts are with Ralph’s family at this time. Rest in peace, you true son of Durham.
* Ralph Coates: (born Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham, 26 April 1946, died Befordshire, 17 December, 2010).
Tags: Burnley, Jeremy Robson, Ralph Coates, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur
Blackburn Soapbox: comfort zone for SAFC, danger zone for Rovers
Bomber Brown, player power and Michael Gray’s Ferrari
ALS, Charlie Methven and ‘a small cabal of so-called supporters’
One Response to “Son of Durham, star of Spurs and Burnley: Ralph Coates RIP” Subscribe
cookiebun January 2, 2011 at 3:47 pm #
Gentleman who I won’t forget.
RIP Ralph
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1856
|
__label__wiki
| 0.962112
| 0.962112
|
Las Vegas is Very Accessible...
Show 150 post(s) from this thread on one page
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: Granting Access to All
Las Vegas above average when it comes to meeting needs of disabled clientele
By SONYA PADGETT
REVIEW-JOURNAL
Ricardo Rodriguez selects a drink at Mandalay Bay's gift shop April 8. "I think, as a wheelchair user, it's hard to get better overall accessibility than on the Strip," the California resident says.
Photo by John Locher.
Ricardo Rodrigez works on his computer in his room at The Hotel at Mandalay Bay in April. The 36-year-old lawyer has visited Las Vegas an average of four to six times a year for the past 10 years.
Ricardo Rodriguez makes his way through the lobby of Mandalay Bay during his April stay.
A ceiling track lift device hangs over the bed in one of the specially equipped rooms for the disabled at The Mirage.
Photo by John Gurzinski.
A roll-in shower is in a handicap accessible room at the Imperial Palace. Resorts built such amenities after the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Photo by Isaac Brekken.
For years, when Californian Ricardo Rodriguez arrived at McCarran International Airport, he bypassed the taxi line and hired a private car to drive him to his Strip hotel.
The ride was $40 one-way and though he could afford it, Rodriguez didn't do it for luxury's sake. It was the only way to ensure he could get transportation in a reasonable period of time.
On the occasions when he tried taking a cab, Rodriguez, confined to a power wheelchair for much of his adult life, often waited 30 minutes or more for a Strip-bound taxi that could accommodate his chair. That was a lot of waiting for a man who has visited Las Vegas an average of four to six times a year for the past 10 years. Most able-bodied visitors wait a few minutes for a cab at the most, he noticed.
Rarely would he use a cab to get back to the airport, either. The service was just too unreliable to risk missing his plane, he said.
But during the past five years, the situation changed. Now, the 36-year-old lawyer and father of two waits about 15 minutes for a wheelchair accessible taxi at the airport. He feels so certain of their availability that he uses one for his return trip, too.
That improvement, something that may not have occurred to those who don't have to traverse a big city from the seat of a wheelchair, is indicative of just how accessible Las Vegas and the Strip are to those who do, Rodriguez said.
"I think, as a wheelchair user, it's hard to get better overall accessibility than on the Strip," Rodriguez said. "I've traveled to a lot of different places and I think it's tough to find a place that is as readily accessible as Vegas."
Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 specifies that businesses provide access to the disabled by widening doors, installing ramps, repositioning telephones and making other accommodations. Any business that provides services to the public, including casinos, falls under the law, said Bill Werner, an assistant professor who teaches hotel law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Overall, Strip resorts are accessible, said Paul Martin, director of Nevadans for Equal Access.
"The casinos have done a pretty good job of making their places more user-friendly," said Martin, whose group serves as an ADA watchdog over local businesses. "They've provided wider aisles, ramps going to different areas; they've lowered some counters, made restrooms more user-friendly."
Since the law's inception, complaints have been made against a handful of resorts. Currently, the Department of Justice is investigating possible accessibility violations at Mandalay Bay.
"We do have an active ADA investigation of Mandalay Bay," said Eric Holland, spokesman for the Justice Department. "Because it's ongoing I cannot comment any further."
In 1994 and 1995, complaints about lack of access were filed with the Justice Department against the MGM Grand; a settlement was reached in 1999.
The Justice Department and New York-New York reached an agreement in December 2001 following a compliance review that began before the hotel was built and took more than two years to resolve.
"The review was a cooperative effort resulting in a hotel and casino that has accessible gaming tables and penthouse suites," the Justice Department reported in a news release announcing the agreement.
That agreement was reached based on a precedent-setting case decided by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Long v. Coast Resorts Inc.
In that case, a wheelchair-bound tourist and the Disabled Rights Action Committee, a Utah-based nonprofit organization, sued The Orleans over accessibility issues, including bathroom doors that were too narrow. A confidential settlement was reached after the court's ruling, said the plaintiff's attorney, Rick Armknecht.
Martin's group has twice filed complaints about The Venetian and a bridge at the property that he said is not accessible to people in wheelchairs. The Justice Department is reviewing the matter, he said.
The Imperial Palace reached a settlement with the Justice Department earlier this year regarding a side stairway, said general manager Ed Crispell.
Though it's scheduled to close, management must fix the problem, he added.
Usually, monetary awards are not involved in settlements, unless a business doesn't fix the violation within a specified time frame, Werner said. Then the government assesses fines. The law also states that the plaintiff's legal fees be paid by the defendant.
Despite these complaints, the Strip provides better access and service than any other travel destination in the country, said Candy Harrington, editor of Emerging Horizons, a magazine about accessible travel for the wheelchair user.
"I think it's excellent, actually," Harrington said of her impressions of the Strip's access. "As far as our readers go, it's a very popular destination."
Some hotels, such as The Mirage and Wynn Las Vegas, go beyond what the law requires, she noted. Both have ceiling track lifts in some handicap-accessible rooms, which aren't required by the Americans With Disabilities Act but are needed by some people in wheelchairs.
"I can't think of another hotel in the U.S. outside of Las Vegas that offers that," she added.
Resorts built after the law's passage feature similar amenities and services, including Braille signage for the blind; roll-in showers for wheelchair users; shake-awake alarm clocks that use motion instead of sound for the hearing impaired, in-room lights that alert hearing-impaired guests when someone knocks at their door and telecommunication devices, or TDD, for the deaf. Casinos also have tables that can accommodate wheelchairs, and sign language interpreters can be requested to interpret shows and concerts, said Tim Jones, MGM Grand's director of safety and ADA coordinator.
By law, hotels must provide a certain number of rooms that are accessible to the disabled, somewhere between 1 percent and 5 percent, Jones said. The MGM Grand receives about five requests a day for a handicap-accessible room, and it usually has more than 100 available.
Not every room provides every amenity. Some have roll-in showers while others have grab bars affixed to bathtubs.
A roll-in shower is the one thing Rodriguez looks for when he travels. Over the years, he has stayed in many places, including the Stratosphere, Wynn, Treasure Island, The Mirage, The Venetian, Harrah's Las Vegas, Bellagio, Bally's, Paris Las Vegas, Aladdin, Monte Carlo, MGM Grand, Excalibur, Luxor, Mandalay Bay, The Hotel at Mandalay Bay and Four Seasons.
Currently, his favorite place is Wynn for the casino and rooms with roll-in showers, king-sized beds and Strip views.
"The one thing I have found the most annoying is that a lot of the hotels have put their accessible rooms with the worst views. You won't find an accessible room that faces the Strip" in most hotels, said Rodriguez, who has in the past toured hotel rooms to see if he would want to stay on future visits.
Restaurants typically are the trickiest area when it comes to access, Harrington said. Because tables and chairs are movable, it's easy for a path of access to become blocked.
Still, Rodriguez said that Strip restaurants are some of the more accessible he has encountered in his travels.
Servers are trained to address the needs of disabled guests, Jones said. Sight-impaired guests can have menus read to them.
Attorney Armknecht, who deals mainly with disability-related cases, agrees that Las Vegas does a good job of accommodating all visitors, disabled or not. But it's not enough, in his estimation.
"Vegas overall is more accessible than many cities in the U.S. because it's so new. But because it's so new it should meet an even higher level of accessibility," he said.
Armknecht credits the 9th Circuit Court decision in Long v. Coast Resorts Inc. with setting a standard for other resorts to follow.
"With the Coast settlement, a lot of bigger resorts started talking seriously with the Justice Department," Armknecht said. "They decided they were no longer going to lock horns with the Department of Justice about these regulatory requirements. The case was precedent-setting and the (decision) was a bright ray of sunshine for the disabled-rights enforcement community."
Resorts built before the Americans With Disabilities Act became law, such as most downtown properties, weren't required to be reconstructed, UNLV's Werner said. But they are under a legal requirement to make their properties accessible to the disabled.
For instance, adding an elevator to an existing building is never required, he said, but installing grab bars next to toilets or widening doors are considered reasonable requests.
Binion's Horseshoe reached a settlement with Nevadans for Equal Access in 2001 to improve restrooms and make other accommodations.
The cost of making such changes to an existing structure can be inexpensive, Werner said, but not always.
In the Long v. Coast Resorts case, representatives of The Orleans argued that the cost of fixing the bathrooms, estimated at $800,000, was too much of a financial burden to undertake. That argument failed, Armknecht said, because the resort was built after the law went into effect.
"All of these economic interests are important when you're talking about structures that were built before the law," Armknecht explained. "But when you're talking about new construction, it's a very bright line. (The Orleans) couldn't argue against that."
Anyone who believes a business is in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act can file a complaint with the Department of Justice, said Paul Martin, director of Nevadans for Equal Access.
But just because a complaint is filed doesn't mean action will be taken. Not all complaints are found to be a violation of the act, Martin noted.
For instance, in 1996, a woman complained to her congressman that two Las Vegas hotels required a blank credit card imprint to secure an assistive listening device. The Justice Department found that to be a reasonable request.
Often, people will file a complaint without understanding the scope of the law. They are new to traveling and expect a hotel to have the same level of accommodations they have in their own homes, said magazine editor Harrington.
The best thing to do if you think a business is in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act is to contact a nonprofit organization that advocates for the disabled, such as Nevadans for Equal Access, Martin said. Or, contact the Justice Department's ADA hot line at (800) 514-0301.
MattGimpin
yeah Vegas is very accessible. The only thing that sucks is pushing a manual chair along that thick carpet in the casinos.
Dave_69
or the carpet in the airport... (at least as of last Feb)
Which hotels in Vegas have you guys stayed at and which ones do you like best? I'm going next week
Clayton8
I've stayed at the Rio and the Venetian....both VERY accessible. The Rio was great because all the rooms are huge since they are all suites. Only problem it is not on the strip.
I´ve stayed at the MGM, Caesar´s, Mirage, Bally´s and Luxor. All before my accident. Never been to Vegas after the accident. Was planning a trip this summer but my kids preferred to go on a cruise. Never been to a cruise either since my accident. Can´t say much other than vacation on a wheelchair is all new to me.
I´ve been at the Bellagio, nice and plush. Excellent rooms but can be expensive. Treasure Island was good. Bally´s was so-so but worked out. So was the Flamingo. Mandalay Bay was good. Basic advice, the newer the hotel, the better the accessability but not neccessarily the best price. If your going to Vegas though, go for the gusto.
AlexAgain
Has anyone rented an electric wheelchair in Vegas? Could you suggest a place to rent one and about how much it costs per day.
Originally Posted by MattGimpin
....or on the sunny side of the street of the strip in 115 degree heat,lol
Tiger Racing
The only thing that sucks is pushing a manual chair along that thick carpet in the casinos.
Heh. That was the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread title. I once spent two entire months living in a hotel in Miami and my lats were huge at the end of it.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1859
|
__label__wiki
| 0.662403
| 0.662403
|
Money For Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve is charged with controlling the United States’ monetary supply, regulating banks and setting interest rates. But prior to the financial collapse of 2008 and the quixotic quest of marginalized Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul to alternately audit and/or abolish the Fed, you’d have been hard-pressed to find more than one in 10 Americans who could tell you those facts, let alone articulate a cogent opinion on it. With his new documentary, director Jim Bruce aims to change that. Narrated by Liev Schreiber, Money For Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve throws a light on the most powerful financial institution on Earth, serving as an invaluable civic resource.
Markets around the world pay close attention to every action and utterance of the Fed Chairman, and have even more so ever since the abolishment of the gold standard (meaning paper dollars’ linkage to a fluctuating market price of that precious metal) in 1971, under the Nixon Administration. In a clear-eyed, non-partisan fashion, Money For Nothing (funded in part, ironically or depressingly, by Bruce’s short trades on financial stocks) does a good job of sketching out the history of the Fed, and how too often short-term benefit and/or political considerations get a hearing with the supposedly air-tight and independent body of regional presidents, or governors, that comprise the institution.
It’s a different animal than last year’s The Gatekeepers, director Dror Moreh’s nonfiction examination of the Israeli Shin Bet security agency, but Money For Nothing strikes a similar chord of slack-jawed amazement because it isn’t some clamorous document of outsider rage. That film had interviews with all of the living former agency heads who prosecuted a harsh anti-terror policy against the Palestinian people that many agree crossed a line of human decency. Comparably, Money For Nothing isn’t short on hard-edged self-reflection and insights. In addition to the expected assortment of economists, authors, investors and financial historians, Bruce also secures interviews with a remarkable array of former and current Fed officials, from former Chairman Paul Volcker to current Vice Chair Janet Yellen, whom many believe has the inside track to succeed departing Chairman Benjamin Bernanke.
On the one hand, the human face these interview subjects put on the Federal Reserve is very helpful and important. The Fed isn’t some conspiratorial organization worthy of a Dan Brown novel; it’s made up of real people. On the other hand, learning about some of their attitudes and beliefs, and their decision-making process is… well, often scary and depressing, in equal measure. This is especially true of the tenures of Alan Greenspan and the aforementioned Bernanke, in the decade-and-a-half leading up to the 2008 financial collapse.
The Fed is generally expected to lower interest rates based on problems and bubbles in the real economy, but the Money For Nothing makes clear the dangerous precedent set by Greenspan’s drastic lowering of rates during the Wall Street crash of October 1987. In essence, that meant that the Fed was now beholden to the whims of the stock market as well, and was to serve as its protector. While Greenspan was for a long time deified for his steady stewardship of the economy, the reality was that a mindset which socialized the risks of the rich had taken hold; Wall Street financial firms, merely following the incentive structure very clearly indicated by the Fed, would dream up and indulge in ever more complicated derivatives trading, among other things. Eventually, this would dovetail with an overheated housing market that would then balloon into the greatest credit bubble in world history.
As informative as it is, there’s a gut-punch sadness to Money For Nothing, then — a melancholic dawning. It puts something of a sour spin on capitalism and the undue attention and coddling the United States heaps on a sector of the economy that creates nothing. Bruce, leaning heavily on a score by composer Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum, attempts to negotiate an emotional soft landing of sorts, pointing out various mechanisms of adjustment and consideration.
It only works up to a certain point, though, since meaningful and protective Wall Street banking reforms have not been enacted over the past five years. While fantastically enlightening as it relates specifically to the Federal Reserve, the chief parallel takeaway of Money For Nothing is something that is also evident in other walks of life: money talks, and there’s a well-heeled elite class that has a private line. For the full, original review, from ShockYa, click here. In addition to its theatrical engagements in other cities, Money For Nothing opens in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Monica 4-Plex, where Bruce will be on hand for an in-person Q&A on opening weekend. For more information on the movie, click here to visit its website. (Liberty Street Films, unrated, 100 minutes)
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1863
|
__label__wiki
| 0.732297
| 0.732297
|
Stephen and Joyce Fienberg Memorial Lecture
April 30, 2019, 1:49PM
The lecture is a tribute to the late couple for their distinctive contributions to the statistical community.
Stephen E. Fienberg was the Maurice Falk University Professor of Statistics and Social Science Emeritus. The author or editor of over 20 books and 500 papers and related publications, his co-authored 1975 book, Discrete Multivariate Analysis: Theory and Practice, and his 1980 book, The Analysis of Cross-Classified Categorical Data, are classics in the field.
Joyce Fienberg was a lovely and caring woman whose legendary kindnesses, including to graduate students from distant lands, made a profound and lasting impact in the lives of everyone with whom she crossed paths. On Oct. 27, 2018, while at Tree of Life Synagogue, she became one of 11 victims of a gunman during a rampage that was the single worst attack on American Jews in U.S. history.
Sir David John Spiegelhalter is a British statistician and Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk in the Statistical Laboratory at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge.
The lecture can be viewed here...
Women in Data Science 2019
Women in Data Science (WiDS) is an international conference primarily located at Stanford
University with 100+ satellite conferences across every continent except Antarctica. In 2018, over
100,000 people attended the conference in person and via the livestream and Facebook Live.
WiDS Pittsburgh @CMU was held for the first time last year and had nearly 150 local participants
including students, faculty, companies, non-profits, and campus organizations. The purpose of
WiDS is “to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and support
women in the field”; the conference features exclusively female speakers from academia and
industry.
WiDS Pittsburgh @CMU for 2019 was expanded to a three-day event. April 4th featured a
Data Science in Finance Panel held at the CMU New York Location (live-streamed in Pittsburgh),
a networking welcome reception at The Yard in Shadyside (co-hosted by the Pittsburgh
useR Meetup and the Pittsburgh Women in Machine Learning and Data Science Meetup) was
held on April 5th, and April 6th was a full-day technical conference hosted in the...
Joel Greenhouse receives 2019 Doherty Award
April 5, 2019, 2:38PM
Joel B. Greenhouse Ph.D., is professor of statistics at Carnegie Mellon University and adjunct professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh. He is an elected fellow of the American Statistical Association, the American Association
for the Advancement of Science and an elected member of the International Statistical Institute.
Greenhouse is a recipient of Carnegie Mellon University's Ryan Teaching Award and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences' E. Dunlap Smith Award for distinguished teaching and educational service. He was associate dean for Academic
Affairs in CMU's College of Humanities and Social Sciences (1997-2002) and vice-chair of CMU's Faculty Senate (2015-2016).
Greenhouse has served on several National Academy of Sciences' committees, including the Committee on National Statistics, the Panel on Combining Information (Gaver et al., 1992, NAS Press) and the Institute of Medicine's Committee on the
Assessment of Family Violence Interventions. He co-chaired the Panel Study on the Review of the Compliance, Safety and Accountability Program of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1870
|
__label__cc
| 0.63939
| 0.36061
|
Localization and labeling of cervical vertebral bones in the micro-CT images of rabbit fetuses using a 3D deep convolutional neural network
Author(s): Antong Chen; Dahai Xue; Tosha Shah; Catherine D. G. Hines; Alexa Gleason; Manishkumar Patel; Barbara Robinson; Britta Mattson; Belma Dogdas
In developmental and reproductive toxicology (DART) studies, high-throughput micro-CT imaging of Dutch-Belted rabbit fetuses has been used as a method for the assessment of compound-induced skeletal abnormalities. Since performing visual inspection of the micro-CT images by the DART scientists is a time- and resource-intensive task, an automatic strategy was proposed to localize, segment out, label, and evaluate each bone on the skeleton in a testing environment. However, due to the lack of robustness in this bone localization approach, failures on localizing certain bones on the critical path while traversing the skeleton, e.g., the cervical vertebral bones, could lead to localization errors for other bones downstream. Herein an approach based on deep convolutional neural networks (CNN) is proposed to automatically localize each cervical vertebral bone represented by its center. For each center, a 3D probability map with Gaussian decay is computed with the center itself being the maximum. From cervical vertebrae C1 to C7, the 7 volumes of distance transforms are stacked in order to form a 4-dimensional array. The deep CNN with a 3D U-Net architecture is used to estimate the probability maps for vertebral bone centers from the CT images as the input. A post-processing scheme is then applied to find all the regions with positive response, eliminate the false ones using a point-based registration method, and provide the locations and labels for the 7 cervical vertebral bones. Experiments were carried out on a dataset of 345 rabbit fetus micro-CT volumes. The images were randomly divided into training/validation/testing sets at an 80/10/10 ratio. Results demonstrated a 94.3% success rate for localization and labeling on the testing dataset of 35 images, and for all the successful cases the average bone-by-bone localization error was at 0.84 voxel.
Date Published: 15 March 2019
Proc. SPIE 10949, Medical Imaging 2019: Image Processing, 1094913 (15 March 2019); doi: 10.1117/12.2513108
Antong Chen, Merck & Co., Inc. (United States)
Dahai Xue, Merck & Co., Inc. (United States)
Tosha Shah, Merck & Co., Inc. (United States)
Catherine D. G. Hines, Merck & Co., Inc. (United States)
Alexa Gleason, Merck & Co., Inc. (United States)
Manishkumar Patel, Merck & Co., Inc. (United States)
Barbara Robinson, Merck & Co., Inc. (United States)
Britta Mattson, Merck & Co., Inc. (United States)
Belma Dogdas, Merck & Co., Inc. (United States)
Medical Imaging 2019: Image Processing
Elsa D. Angelini; Bennett A. Landman, Editor(s)
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1876
|
__label__wiki
| 0.580845
| 0.580845
|
Thundermother to release single “Rock N Roll Sisterhood” on Nov. 6th
Posted on November 3, 2015 by Olivier in Uncategorized // 0 Comments
Swedish female reoccurs, Thundermother, will be releasing a new single “Rock N Roll Sisterhood” from their new album Road Fever on November 6, 2015.
Head First Entertainment‘s press release of today’s date indicates:
“The third single pulled from the band’s Road Fever album, one might say “Rock N’ Roll Sisterhood” is the band’s anthem. Lyrics such as, “Can’t be misunderstood, we are the rock n roll sisterhood” and the call to arms demands of ” … join the family” and “… sisters stick together” drive the hook laden track.
“This song in particular draws on our personal struggle being females in the industry but also more importantly about the unity of the band and sisters of rock across the globe,” says frontwoman Clare Cunningham. “In an industry heavily dominated by males, we will not be defeated and will continue doing what we love. and we hope you all love it too!”
With lyrics written by all five members, it’s a personal favourite of the band and they hope to inspire females all across the globe to “stick together” in whatever capacity their lives may lead them towards.”
Sleaze Roxx interviewed Thundermother‘s lead vocalist Clare Cunningham back in October 2015 who provided the following comments regarding the song “Rock N Roll Sisterhood”: “That’s kind of our empowerment song for our ladies. Of course, because as five females, we do deal with a lot of different — more in countries other than Sweden — Sweden has a very high equality rate here so it’s not so bad but you know, there are certain people that don’t like ladies in rock and roll and we are not really accepted for that. So we kind of wanted to release something that showed that we are a sisterhood, that we stick together making rock and roll, and that was definitely intentional. I don’t think that any of it is worked towards the empowerment of women but we are always trying to get it out there and just inform the fans.” Cunningham also stated to Sleaze Roxx that: “As far as videos are concerned, we’ll probably do a video for “Rock N Roll Sisterhood” rather than “Deal With The Devil” because I think that will be our next single and I think, for us, it would be a lot more fun and easier to actually do a video for that rather than “Deal With The Devil.” And it gives us a little more time because right now, we haven’t got any [laughs]. But I think that right now, the plan is to do another video and right now, it will be “Rock N Roll Sisterhood” I would guess.”
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1879
|
__label__wiki
| 0.679795
| 0.679795
|
Home Team USA USWNT Red Bull Arena To Host Final USWNT World Cup Prep Match
Red Bull Arena To Host Final USWNT World Cup Prep Match
sleterfc
Megan Rapinoe. Photo: U.S. Soccer
The U.S. Women’s National Team will play its final match before the 2019 World Cup At Red Bull Arena over Memorial Day weekend.
As the defending world champions make last-minute preparations for the trip to France, the U.S. will take on Mexico on May 26. Kickoff is at 12 p.m.
Prior to the 2015 World Cup in Canada, the Americans also played its final match prior to the tournament at the Harrison, NJ, stadium. That match ended in a scoreless draw vs. the Korea Republic.
The Red Bull Arena match is the final match in a 10-game series that runs from January through May. In addition to Mexico, the U.S. will face France, Spain, Japan, England, Brazil, Australia, Belgium and South Africa. Matches will be played in Europe and at several locations across the United States.
The opponent for the May 16 match at Busch Stadium in St. Louis has yet to be determined.
“This schedule checks a lot of important boxes in our preparation for the World Cup,” said Jill Ellis, U.S. head coach. “We’ll get to experience a variety of teams in regard to their strengths and styles of play and almost all of the countries will be in their World Cup preparation as well.”
Ellis noted the team is playing tough games in Europe against France and Spain and against quality opponents in the U.S.
“It will go fast, but these games will be a major factor in pushing us to be at our peak once we arrive in France next summer,” Ellis said.
Crystal Dunn. Photo: U.S. Soccer
New York Red Bulls 2019 Red Members will have pre-sale access beginning on Wednesday, December 12, at 10 a.m. Details for the pre-sale will be communicated directly to Red Members.
Tickets for all domestic matches will go on sale to the public Thursday, December 13, through ussoccer.com at 10 a.m. local time for that venue. As of Monday, December 10, U.S. Soccer members will have pre-sale access to tickets. Click here to join U.S. Soccer Membership.
U.S. Women's National Team
USWNT World Cup Tour
Previous articleWestbury’s Ritaccio, Akron Secure Spot In Men’s Soccer College Cup
Next articleLIers Sharifi, Saramago Score DI All-American Honors
A Fourth World Cup Win That Means So Much More
Berhalter Sets USMNT Gold Cup Roster
USWNT Stories: Northport’s Allie Long
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1880
|
__label__wiki
| 0.756936
| 0.756936
|
“Bethany Rawlings and Oliver Sears have really outdone themselves with their latest venture, The Artesia Hotel. Everything about the space is curated, comfortable, and quite simply, lovely. I felt so taken care of there. I never wanted to leave.”
— Nameless Magazine, June 10, 2016
"The Artesia Hotel is such a profoundly genuine place. If I could personify it, I’d say Artesia is an artistic city girl who dreams of one day retiring in the countryside. She wants to make guests feel like they’re stepping into her dream home, a commune that’s an amalgamation of all the things she loves, but with roots still firmly in the heart of London.”
— Skye Landvik, Travel Blogger, March 4, 2016
"Before it was The Artesia Hotel, the Kensington Warehouse stored some of London’s finest chocolates and confections. Hotel co-owners Bethany Rawlings and Oliver Sears have kept the atmosphere sweet, but have mixed in an air of sophistication that’s alluring and comforting.”
— Placeholder Publication, October 29, 2015
“The Artesia Hotel accomplishes what most modern boutique hotels fail to do: be immaculate and humble at the same time. The staff is welcoming and the guests are open to making new friends. And with interesting performances at Refill nearly every night, The Artesia Hotel has made an excellent contribution to the local artistic community.”
— THE HOTEL REVIEW, JANUARY 7, 2016
"The attention to detail here makes you think you’re stepping into an artist’s villa. There’s a ton to do in the hotel, but the staff encourages you to explore things off the beaten path. You feel like the locals are letting you in on their secrets.”
— A NEWSPAPER, JULY 16, 2015
"There is a certain familiarity and timelessness to The Artesia Hotel. We’ve seen a lot of warehouses gutted into bland, sterile, and corporate spaces. The co-owners have somehow managed to do just the opposite. Architecturally, this place is a tribute to the factories of old London, but the interiors are all about London’s identity as a world city.”
— TUDOR ID MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY 21, 2015
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1881
|
__label__cc
| 0.742646
| 0.257354
|
Albania demolishes properties belonging to Greeks in Himara – Announcement of the Greek Foreign Ministry
Jul, 26 2017 Author: Thema Newsroom
Albania is systematically trying to ethnically cleanse the country from its indigenous Greek National Minority
Greek President Pavlopoulos’ message to Albania: “The Rights of the…
The Greek Foreign Ministry released an announcement on the demolition of properties belonging to members of the Greek National Minority in Dhermi, Himara at Northern Epirus of Albania.
Greece is in favour of the European perspective of the Western Balkans, including that of Albania. But a condition for this European course is these countries’ adherence to European regulations and the principles of the rule of law. The violation of these principles by a candidate country means that, in reality, this country does not want its European course.
We stress that building rule of law and protecting minority rights – which is expressly linked to protecting the property rights of the members of minorities – have been set by the EU Council of Ministers as a sine qua non for the opening of Albania’s accession negotiations.
Unfortunately, violating every sense of the rule of law, the Albanian authorities today began demolishing tourism properties in Dhërmi, Himarë, owned by members of the Greek National Minority. This demolition was carried out in deviation from the provisions of Albanian law and before the final court rulings had been issued.
The fact that the demolitions were carried out in the middle of the tourist season, in spite of the legislative provisions prohibiting such activities during this period, confirms that Albania has not understood the demands of the EU Council of Ministers.
Greece and the EU have made clear the European demand that the rights of the indigenous National Greek Minority be safeguarded. The consolidation of the rule of law and the protection of the fundamental rights of minorities, including property rights, have been set by the EU as clear prerequisites for the opening of accession negotiations with Albania.
at 29.7.17
Albania demolishes properties belonging to Greeks ...
Αμερικανικά άρματα μάχης στο κέντρο των Σκοπίων
Αυστηρό μήνυμα Παυλόπουλου για τις κατεδαφίσεις στ...
Europe’s Next Crisis: The Balkans
Ανακοίνωση Υπουργείου Εξωτερικών σχετικά με κατεδα...
Kατεδαφίσεις στις Δρυμάδες Χειμάρρας, σε μέλη της ...
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1882
|
__label__wiki
| 0.813178
| 0.813178
|
You are at:Home»Smart News»Vodafone’s M-Pesa goes large
Vodafone’s M-Pesa goes large
By Heather McLean on October 23, 2012 Smart News
Vodafone joins 'HomeSend' International mobile money hub to aid more communities in developing markets
Vodafone is set to help more people without access to conventional banking by broadening the reach of its secure mobile money transfer service, M-Pesa.
From next month, Vodafone will connect its M-Pesa service to international remittance hub, HomeSend, which is operated by BICS. This will allow M-Pesa customers to send and receive funds via their mobile phone accounts by connecting directly to more than 21 international money transfer businesses in 35 countries.
M-Pesa was launched by Vodafone in 2007 and is currently available in seven countries including India, Kenya and Tanzania. The service allows customers to send and receive money via their mobile phones as securely and simply as sending a text message. Prior to M-Pesa, many people in developing markets had no choice but to move cash around in person or by public transport, exposing them to corrupt middlemen and thieves.
Vodafone Director of Mobile Money, Michael Joseph, said: 'Mobile changes lives. It also transforms societies and economies: a 10% increase in mobile penetration in a country equates to a 1.2% increase in GDP growth. We are now at the next stage of that growth. By breaking down national barriers to make mobile money transfer truly global and ubiquitous across all competing networks, just like text messaging today, we can further connect the world's huge unbanked population.'
Vodafone has a strong track record in the provision of simple and secure m-commerce services. Last year, Kenyans used M-Pesa to send the equivalent of more than three times the World Bank's estimated value of remittances flowing into the country. The service is used regularly by more than 15 million customers, generating more than 165 million transactions per month.
The early success of Vodafone's M-Pesa service has given rise to nearly 140 similar mobile transfer systems today in 65 countries, the majority of which are in emerging markets across Africa, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. According to the industry body, the GSMA, a further 104 mobile money services are in development.
Joseph continued: 'For millions of people in emerging markets, a mobile phone is a bank account, the front door to a micro business, a gateway to higher market prices for a farmer's crops or a lifeline for an isolated woman in a distant village. One particular highlight of this is the Vodafone-backed Moyo project in Tanzania which treats women of a debilitating postnatal condition, obstetric fistula, and helps pay for their transport to a hospital through M-Pesa.'
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1883
|
__label__wiki
| 0.795746
| 0.795746
|
Buy Music Here
Terry Mike Jeffrey “LIVE” 2
18 songs, all recorded live (2007 – 2011), including: “Still”, “Takin’ It To The Streets”, “Purple Rain”, “Superstition”, the “SOUL MEDLEY”, Elvis songs, Beatles songs CDs are $19.99 + $4 shipping & handling:
Send check or money order to:
TMJ Productions 135 Myrna Dr. Paducah, KY 42003
“Raised On Elvis, Vol 7”
Features the Jordanaires and Millie Kirkham. Includes: “Baby I Don’t Care” remix; “Angel”, “Blue Christmas”, “Moody Blue”, “Fever”, “In My Father’s House” 19 songs in all. $19.99 & $4 shipping & handling, to: TMJ Productions 135 Myrna Dr. Paducah, KY 42003
“TERRY MIKE JEFFREY – LIVE!”
20 songs, including: “Over the Rainbow”, “At This Moment”, “Johnny B Goode”, “What a Wonderful World”, “Heaven”, “Sunday Morning”, Beatles songs, Elvis songs
Send $19.95 plus $4 shipping and handling to:
TMJ Productions
135 Myrna Dr.
“RAISED ON ELVIS 5”
Includes “All Shook Up”, “Good Luck Charm”, “Flaming Star”, “Gently”, “Little Egypt”, “I Gotta Know”, “His Hand In Mine”, “Can’t Help Falling in Love”, “Help Me”, and many more. Featuring performances with Boots Randolph, the Jordanaires, Charlie Hodge, and DJ Fontana
“Raised on Elvis, Vol. 6”
Featuring the Jordanaires, Millie Kirkham, DJ Fontana Includes: “Indescribably Blue”, “Don’t”, “Good Rockin’ Tonight”, “Teddy Bear”, “Crying in the Chapel”,18 songs in all! Send $19.99 plus $4 shipping and handling to: TMJ Productions 135 Myrna Dr. Paducah, KY 42003
The New TMJ Christmas Album!
“IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME AGAIN”
Available for orders NOW! “Do You Hear What I Hear”, “Winter Wonderland”, “Step Into Christmas”, “Hark The Herald Angels Sing”, “Jingle Bells”, & 2 Adam Jeffrey originals: “Snow Day”, and “It’s Christmas Time Again”, 15 songs in all. Features TMJ & Debbie’s kids and grandkids, and TMJ’s Mom (“Lou Lou”)
Order early!! $19.99 + $4 shipping & handling to:
“You Gave Me A Mountain”, “As Long As I Have You”, “Mansion Over The Hilltop”, “Soldier Boy”, “Edge of Reality”, “Loving You”, “My Baby Left Me”, Movie songs, Gospel, Rock & Roll, the legendary Jordanaires.
16 songs in all!
16 songs in all, including 4 with the Jordanaires (“Santa Claus Is Back In Town”, “I’m Gonna Walk Dem Golden Stairs”, “Love Me Tender”, “Lead Me Guide Me”); “Suspicious Minds” & “Stuck on You” (recorded live in Paris, France); “My Wish Came True”, “Surrender”; “Guitar Man” (recorded live on TNN’s “Music City Tonight” – 1994); “Memphis” (recorded in 1973); “Jailhouse Rock” (Terry at age 10); “I Got A Woman” – “Shake Rattle and Roll” – “How Great Thou Art”
RELENTLESSLY features:
“Peace Will Rule”, “Real”, “Playing With God”, “Pray”, “How Great Thou Art”, “Golden Stairs”, “Wings & A Prayer”, and the title track – 18 songs in all. Send $19.95 for CD, $11.95 for Cassette plus $4 shipping and handling to: TMJ Productions 135 Myrna Dr. Paducah, KY 42003
16 Classic Christmas Songs, including:
“Oh Come All Ye Faithful” “White Christmas” “Oh Holy Night” “Home For The Holidays” “Silent Night” “Little Drummer Boy”
Send $19.99 plus $4 shipping and handling to: TMJ Productions 135 Myrna Dr. Paducah, KY 42003
RECONCILED features:
“Give Up The Ghost”, “One God”, “Thine The Glory”, “Let’s Talk About God”, “Swing Down Sweet Chariot”, “Anything Is Possible”, and the title track – 18 songs in all. Send $19.95 for CD, $11.95 for Cassette plus $4 shipping and handling to: TMJ Productions 135 Myrna Dr. Paducah, KY 42003
TMJ wrote songs for “Sesame Street” 1991 – 1999. One song, “Clucky Clucky Chicken”, was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1997. This song can be found on a Sony CD – “Sesame Street – Hot! Hot! Hot! Dance Songs”
Terry Mike played guitar on a Warner Brothers-release, “Symphonic Elvis” (1996) still available on CD
MUSIC FEATURING ADAM & KRISTIE JEFFREY – “THREE DAY FLIGHT”
ADAM JEFFREY
5-song ep – “THIS DREAM” includes “2 + 1 is Me” and “Seasons”
To order your copy please visit – www.adamjeffreymusic.com
ADAM & KRISTIE JEFFREY
(“THREE DAY FLIGHT”)
The new album – 12 ORIGINAL SONGS
Including: “DADDY LOVES YOU”,
featuring Savannah & Sierra Jeffrey –
www.threedayflight.com
© 2017 TMJ Productions. All Rights Reserved
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1886
|
__label__wiki
| 0.7167
| 0.7167
|
The Esoteric Transformational Ministries
Social Purpose News - Remembering JaVonte Prothro #theliquidlovemovement
16 Jan 2019 Black Voices, Inner Healing, News, Transportation, Voting Matters Healthcare, Housing Choice Voucher Programs, Medical, NJ Department of Community Affairs, Religion 1
New Jersey Department Of Community Affairs Announces Housing Choice Voucher Lottery
Denise Ficklin-Fitzgerald
Housing Choice Voucher Program Announcement
New Jersey Press Release -Housing Choice Voucher program announcement from the NJ Dept. of Community Affairs. Please help spread the word: DCA will be accepting pre-applications for the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program waiting list on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. until Friday, February 8, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 15,000 pre-applications will be accepted statewide. All applications MUST be received electronically (online). Because pre-applications will be selected through a lottery process, it does not matter when a pre-application is submitted as long as it is completed during the open enrollment period. Every application submitted during the open enrollment period has a chance of being selected during the lottery – it is not a first come, first served setup. Use this link, https://www.WaitlistCheck.com/NJ559, to apply online, using a personal computer, laptop, smart phone, or tablet. Submission of a pre-application does not guarantee placement on the waiting list. Only one pre-application per household per county will be accepted. Duplicate pre-applications will be rejected. Paper pre-applications will not be distributed or accepted. Please note,, it is important you make a note of their user name and password for this website. You will need it again to see if you are selected for the waiting list, and later, to update their address or household composition, if applicable. Additional details are available here: https://www.nj.gov/dca/vouchers.html Frequently asked questions are accessible here: https://www.nj.gov/dca/divisions/dhcr/offices/docs/2019_HCV_faq.pdf If you need additional help, call 2-1-1 or text 898-211.
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Preliminary Application
WAITLISTCHECK.COM
28 Sep 2018 News, Transportation, Voting Matters, World Legislation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 0
GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNS LEGISLATION NAMING A PORTION OF THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN HONOR OF ROGER J. MAZAL
Press Release – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation (S.9051/A.11002-A) naming a portion of the State Highway System in honor of Roger J. Mazal. The bill designates the bridge crossing Kline Kill in Columbia County as the “Roger J. Mazal Memorial Bridge.”
“Roger Mazal sacrificed his life defending and protecting our country’s freedom,” Governor Cuomo said. “Renaming this bridge in his honor is a fitting way to recognize his memory for generations to come.”
Roger J. Mazal, a native of Valatie, Columbia County, was killed in action in service to our country on March 7th, 1969 in the Pleiku province in Vietnam.
Senator Kathy Marchione said, “Mr. Mazal dedicated his life to defending our country and gave the ultimate sacrifice. I thank Governor Cuomo for signing this legislation, rightfully preserving Mr. Mazal’s memory and sacrifice.”
Assemblyman Jake Ashby said, “SP4 Roger J Mazal made the ultimate sacrifice for our great country and the dedication of this bridge in his hometown will forever memorialize his heroism.”
6 Aug 2018 Black Voices, News, Voting Matters Convict Labor, Gangs/Gun Violence, National News, National Riffle Association, Parkland Florida Shooting, Remembering JaVonte Prothro 0
Will The New York Governor Protect The American People?
Governor Cuomo: “Too many lives have been lost to guns in this country, including those lost in more than 200 mass shootings this year alone, to let the NRA continue to market illegal products that promote violence.”
Governor Cuomo: “New York is standing up to the gun lobby to protect the lives and liberty of our citizens. But we cannot do it alone and our laws are only as strong as the ones in the states surrounding us.”
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today sent a letter calling on other governors to follow New York’s lead and block the sale of the NRA’s “Carry Guard” program, which provides liability insurance to gun owners for certain acts of intentional wrongdoing. The Governor issued the letter as part of a national effort to block the program after a State investigation found that the program was illegal under New York State law, leading to penalties against insurance companies involved. On Friday, New York State filed a motion to dismiss an NRA lawsuit against New York that suggested the State’s actions were a threat to “the NRA’s corporate existence and its advocacy mission.”
The full text of the letter is available below:
Dear Governors,
The scourge of gun violence is a national crisis that demands leadership and action, and yet Washington has completely abdicated its responsibility and handed the reins over to the National Rifle Association. As Governors, we have no greater obligation than to protect public safety and ensure that our laws are being faithfully executed. If the federal government will not do its duty to protect the American people, then the states must lead.
I write to inform you of one action that New York has recently taken to uphold our laws and stand up to the gun-peddling agenda of the NRA. We discovered that the NRA was marketing insurance products for gun owners that violated numerous state laws. Insurers such as Chubb Ltd. and a broker Lockton Affinity, LLC. were providing illegal insurance coverage to gun owners for intentional criminal conduct resulting in bodily harm through the NRA’s Carry Guard program.
In New York, we refuse to be beholden to the NRA or allow such a reckless and illegal program that puts lives at risk. Too many lives have been lost to guns in this country, including those lost in more than 200 mass shootings this year alone, to let the NRA continue to market illegal products that promote violence. Upon discovering the breach of our laws, we issued civil violations that immediately ended the sale of these unlawful products.
Shockingly, we have discovered that this product is being sold in other states across the country. I urge you to examine your laws and determine whether or not this product is being illegally sold in your state, and I encourage you to follow New York’s lead and block the sale of these NRA products if they are illegal, or to outlaw these products if they are not already prohibited. New York will provide support and assistance to ensure that the NRA’s Carry Guard program is not illegally sold in your state. New York State Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo will reach out to her counterparts in your states to discuss the issue and offer any assistance.
New York is standing up to the gun lobby to protect the lives and liberty of our citizens. But we cannot do it alone and our laws are only as strong as the ones in the states surrounding us. I urge governors across the state to take action and end the sale and marketing of the NRA’s Carry Guard program in their states for the good of their citizens and the entire nation.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
2 Aug 2018 Black Voices, News, Voting Matters Religion, Religious Freedom 0
GOVERNOR CUOMO TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION TO REMOVE DEATH PENALTY FROM STATE LAW IN SOLIDARITY WITH POPE FRANCIS
Governor Cuomo: “Today, in solidarity with Pope Francis and in honor of my father, I will be advancing legislation to remove the death penalty — and its ugly stain in our history — from State law once and for all.”
“By declaring the death penalty inadmissible in all cases and working to end the practice globally, Pope Francis is ushering in a more righteous world for us all. The death penalty is morally indefensible and has no place in the 21st century.
“Pope Francis’s decision is a validation of my father’s principled stand against the death penalty in the face of overwhelming support for capital punishment. My father staked his political career on his opposition to the death penalty and never backed down, saying it ‘demeans those who strive to preserve human life and dignity.’
“As Governor, Mario Cuomo vetoed legislation reinstating the death penalty 12 times in 12 years. He did this because he believed the death penalty was wrong and he had the courage to stand firm in his beliefs — so much so that he was willing to lose his office rather than capitulate. Pop was right then, and he is right now.
“The death penalty was reinstated in New York under the Pataki administration but halted by the courts in 2004. In his final years, my father continued to advocate for eliminating the law from the books, calling it a ‘stain on our conscience.’ Today, in solidarity with Pope Francis and in honor of my father, I will be advancing legislation to remove the death penalty — and its ugly stain in our history — from State law once and for all.”
12 Mar 2018 Beauty & Fashion, Blog, Cultural Issues, Entertainment, News, Vision Matters, Voting Matters Beauty, Brooklyn Panel Discussion, Childhood Cancer Awareness, Donations, Fashion, Fashion Designers, Hair, Healthcare, Job Creation, Made In New York, Nails, Protest, Women Black Owned Businesses 1
The 7th Golden Kids Runway Presents Fashion Awareness To Support Cancer
Photography by Go Doctorate Go Media
New York City – The Golden Magazine Kids Runway Fashion Show is a unique children’s fashion publication that announces the highly anticipated causes that benefit the New York City area with top notch production focused on children. This year the 7th GOLDEN KIDS RUNWAY presents – “FASHION FIGHTS for a CAUSE,” to support Childhood Cancer Awareness to the world using none other than children. The exclusive sold-out show is an extravaganza that integrates exhibition and style on a Child-like runway inside the luxury Stewart Hotel across the street from Penn Station at Madison Square Garden. If you missed the heart of New York City this year, the next production will host their cause in September enchanting a new Venue of guest Designers, Artist, Photographers, Celebrities, Models, and Donors for the cause.
This years Fashion Fights for a Cause disturbed the audience with Native American heritage mix of established European and American designers. The celebration under the world renowned Fashion World capital of job creators, historical roots of creativity train tracked by blends of child models, trendy music, talented performances, whimsical clothing and whispered energy donated a storyteller effort to a made worthy cause – THE FIGHT AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER. The heritage story production for Golden Kids Runway is that Fighting silently with gestures, style, language, and clothing makes supporting a cause for children without picket signs effortless. Who would not get the attention of Governor Andrew Cuomo other than a Child with a Childhood Cause in the Big Apple? The fight against cancer wears no color and claims no nationality, so the ambiance in the ballroom was Golden story before the clock struck midnight.
Who were the designers in the cause this year? Sean John who unleased some amazing girl talent with his collection this year. Earnie, the Award winning designer of “Best Boys Collection 2014,” Andy & Evan kicked off the runway with their creative treads from Sofistafunk and MIA New York made a personal VIP appearance to watch and adore her sophisticated kid fur collection. The European designs of Hucklebones and ValMax also joined this years disturbance to Fight for a Cause using Fashion to picket the audience.
8 Mar 2018 Climate Change, Ecosystems, Gangs/Gun Violence, News Drugs, G, Mobile Treatment, Opioid Addiction, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Task Force, Opioids, transportation 1
GOVERNOR CUOMO TO PROVIDE NEW YORKERS WITH OPIOID TREATMENT TRANSPORTATION
New York Press Release – Providers Purchased More Than 20 Vehicles to Provide Mobile Treatment Services, and Transport People to Treatment Programs
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the expansion of mobile addiction treatment and transportation services in New York. More than 20 vehicles have now been purchased by nine providers across the state, with more expected to be purchased in the coming months. More than $1.6 million has been made available for providers to purchase vehicles through this initiative.
“While the nation struggles with an ongoing opioid epidemic, New York is doing everything in its power to expand treatment options and resources to anyone seeking to get on the road to recovery,” Governor Cuomo said. “By providing funding for these mobile services, we are making it easier for people suffering from addiction to access the services they need, taking one more step toward a stronger and healthier New York for all.”
“We are taking bold and aggressive action to tackle the substance abuse crisis head on,” said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, co-chair of the Governor’s Heroin & Opioid Task Force. “Expanding mobile treatment services will remove transportation barriers so those struggling with addiction have access to lifesaving support. New York is paving the road to recovery for countless individuals in need.”
“Governor Cuomo’s efforts to expand mobile treatment services are making a difference, and saving lives in New York State,” New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez said. “Location and access to transportation should never be a barrier for someone to receive the services they need to fight this disease.”
Providers have purchased and outfitted several different types of vehicles, such as:
Mobile clinics, which provide telepractice capabilities and exam rooms;
Mini-mobile clinics, which offer telepractice, without a full exam room; and
Vehicles to use for either transportation of staff to deliver services or to transport clients to clinics.
A full list of providers who have purchased vehicles through this initiative is listed below:
Capital Region and Mohawk Valley
New Choices (Saratoga & Montgomery Counties): Two cars to be used for transport, with plans to buy four more vans, which will be outfitted for telepractice.
Twin Counties (Greene County): One van which will be outfitted as a mobile clinic, with plans to buy two additional vehicles to be outfitted as mobile clinics.
Syracuse Brick House (Onondaga, Cayuga, Madison, & Oswego Counties): Four vehicles to be used for transport and mobile services.
Finger Lakes Area Counseling and Recovery Agency (Yates & Ontario Counties): Two vehicles to provide transport and telepractice.
Mid-Hudson Valley
Catholic Charities (Sullivan & Ulster Counties): Four vehicles to be used for transport.
Credo (Jefferson County): One vehicle to provide transport services.
Southern Tier
Trinity (Tioga & Tompkins Counties): Two RVs which will be outfitted as mobile clinics.
Addiction Center of Broome County (Tioga & Tompkins Counties): Two vans which will be outfitted for telepractice.
The following vehicle purchase was announced previously but is part of the same initiative:
Best Self Behavioral Health, formerly Lake Shore Behavioral Health (Erie & Niagara Counties): Six vehicles, two outfitted as mobile clinics, others to be used for transport.
The mobile treatment and transportation services are part of Governor Cuomo’s efforts to expand access to substance use disorder treatment in New York State. Among those initiatives are proposed regulations to authorize payments to Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselors who provide services in OASAS-approved settings via telepractice.
New Yorkers struggling with an addiction, or whose loved ones are struggling, can find help and hope by calling the state’s toll-free, 24-hour, 7-day-a-week HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) or by texting HOPENY (Short Code 467369).
Available addiction treatment including crisis/detox, inpatient, community residence, or outpatient care can be found using the NYS OASAS Treatment Availability Dashboard at FindAddictionTreatment.ny.gov or through the NYS OASAS website. Visit CombatAddiction.ny.gov to learn more about the warning signs of addiction, review information on how to get help, and access resources on how to facilitate conversations with loved ones and communities about addiction. For tools to use in talking to a young person about preventing alcohol or drug use, visit the State’s Talk2Prevent website.
8 Mar 2018 Climate Change, Ecosystems, Literacy, News, Preservation Nor' Easter, Power Outages, Public Service, Storm Recovery, Travel Restrictions, Winter Storm Riley 1
GOVERNOR CUOMO ISSUES A STATEMENT ABOUT THE WINTER STORM
New York Press Release –
Over 154,000 Customers Without Power With the Majority of Outages Centered in the Hudson Valley and on Long Island
400 National Guard Troops Deployed to Conduct Wellness Checks and Assist Communities with Storm Recovery
All Tractor Trailer Restrictions to be Lifted at 11 p.m.; Travel Advisory for Motorists Remains in Place
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo tonight issued an update on the winter storm that continues to impact the eastern portion of the state. With the storm beginning to move east of New York, the tractor trailer bans that were placed on several highways will be lifted, effective 11 p.m. Currently, over 154,000 utility customers are without power statewide as a result of the storm and travel conditions continue to be difficult. Earlier today, Governor Cuomo also doubled National Guard’s deployment of troops to 400 to assist wellness checks on residents and other response and recovery efforts.
“As this storm has impacted communities across New York, power outages have begun to climb higher once again,” Governor Cuomo said. “I have doubled the number of National Guard troops that are deployed in the region, and we working around the clock to keep roads clear and residents safe. I encourage New Yorkers to stay at home or seek shelter if experiencing a loss of power.”
The storm shifted slightly east and winter storm warnings and watches are in effect for the eastern half of the state. In the North Country, moderate to heavy snow is expected tonight with an additional 2 to 4 inches of accumulating snow expected through Thursday evening. In the Capital Region, snow accumulation between 4 to 8 inches are possible for the entire forecast area. Additional snow accumulations of 8 to 15 inches are possible in the Taconics and Washington County. In the Mid-Hudson Valley Region, heavy snow is falling, and total snow accumulations between 9 to 15 inches are possible, and 12 to 20 inches are possible in higher elevations.
In the New York City Region, Winter Storm Warnings remain in effect for Kings, Bronx, Richmond and Queens counties. There is a Coastal Flood Advisory in effect for Bronx and Queens counties. Snow accumulation between 6 to 10 inches are possible. Snowfall rates of 1 to 3 inches per hour expected into the evening. In Long Island, a Winter Storm Warning and a Coastal Flood Advisory remain in effect for Suffolk and Nassau counties. A Wind Advisory is also in effect for Suffolk County. Additional snow accumulation between 2 to 6 inches possible.
On Tuesday, Governor Cuomo issued a Travel Advisory for all areas east of I-81 and motorists are strongly encouraged to avoid travel unless absolutely necessary. However, the bans on tractor trailers that were placed on several highways throughout the state will be lifted, effective 11 p.m.
Currently, there are over 154,808 customers without power as the storm significantly increased power outages over the past several hours. New York’s utilities have a total of 4,910 in-house workers and contractors in New York working on restoration efforts. This includes 1,300 out-of-state line and tree workers from Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Texas, Ohio, Missouri, North Carolina, Louisiana, Vermont, Iowa, Wisconsin and Canada that will be dedicated to restoration efforts in the hardest hit areas in Hudson Valley and Long Island.
The Department of Public Service has extended Call Center Helpline hours starting at 7:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m., as needed, to assist consumers in their storm restoration efforts. The Department of Public Service Call Center Helpline can be reached by calling 1-800-342-3377.
Public Service Commission staff will continue to monitor the utilities’ efforts during the restoration period.
Yesterday, Governor Cuomo directed the New York State Department of Public Service to conduct a full review into power failures after last week’s winter storm. Given the prolonged nature of the outages and clear breakdowns in communication between utilities and customers, the Department of Public Service will review the utility preparations and response to these storms.
Below is a breakdown of outages by county:
Outages by County:
Data is provided for counties with 100 or more outages.
State Agency Preparations
All New Yorkers can obtain emergency information through NY-ALERT, the state’s free, all-hazards, web-based alert and notification system. To subscribe, visit nyalert.gov. If you do not own or have access to a computer, call toll-free 1-888-697-6972.
At the direction of Governor Cuomo, states of emergency have been declared in Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan and Westchester counties and state personnel have been on the ground for days coordinating with, and providing recovery support and resources to, local governments.
The Governor has also activated a toll-free hotline for New Yorkers to call to get updates on weather, power outage restoration times, and shelters and warming centers in their area. New Yorkers are urged to call 866-697-2434 for assistance.
The State Emergency Operations Center will remain activated through Friday, March 9 at 6 p.m. with transportation agencies and the Emergency Service Mass Care Team led by the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services Individual Assistance Recovery Staff and comprised of the State Department of Health, American Red Cross and the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to assist with sheltering.
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
At the Governor’s direction, Commissioner Roger Parrino is actively deployed to the Mid-Hudson Valley Region to assess storm and power restoration efforts. Additionally, the State Emergency Operations Center is activated for assist with the State’s Transportation agencies and the Emergency Service Mass Care Team led by the Division’s Individual Assistance Recovery Staff and comprised of the State Department of Health, American Red Cross and the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to assist with sheltering. The EOC will be activated for this upcoming storm through Friday at 6 p.m.
Yesterday, the Division’s Office of Fire Prevention and Control proactively inspected over 55 shelters in six counties in the Mid-Hudson Region by 20 personnel with expertise in building and fire codes to ensure they are ready to accommodate an influx of citizens due to power outages.
Additionally, OFPC currently has a snow and water emergency team staged at the Long Island Welcome Center and a snow emergency team with tracked and high axle vehicles to the Mid-Hudson Valley Region for the duration of the storm.
Earlier today, the Office of Fire Prevention and Control is distributing 1,000 traffic cones, 1,000 rolls caution tape, and over 1,000 road flares to counties in the Mid-Hudson Valley Region that are still without power from downed trees and wires. These supplies will help these communities with traffic control.
Currently, 27 generators have been deployed to support municipalities in Westchester and Putnam counties to assist in areas that have been without power since the height of the storm. Generators and other equipment have been redeployed where the storm will be the strongest. State stockpiles are prepared with over 700 generators, over 250 light towers, approximately 1,250 pumps, over 900,000 sandbags, over 63,800 ready to eat meals, over 340,000 cans of water, over 4,000 flashlights, thousands of cots, blankets, and pillows, almost 1,000 traffic barriers, and over 7,000 feet of Aqua Dam temporary flood barrier. Additionally, the Division is prepared with high axle vehicles, utility tracked vehicles, and a tracked sport utility vehicle.
New York National Guard
At the direction of the Governor, the New York National Guard will deploy an additional 200 service members to assist communities, effectively doubling the deployment to 400 members. Today, 200 troops were on duty performing missions in Sullivan, Putnam and Westchester Counties and on call at Stewart Air National Guard Base and Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. On Thursday, additional troops will stage from Stewart Air National Guard Base.
As part of these deployments, nine teams comprised of four soldiers and two vehicles each, have been pre-positioned at locations throughout Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Orange, and Sullivan counties to provide support to communities as needed. This includes wellness checks, shelter assistance, and any other needs identified by local law enforcement or emergency management personnel throughout the duration of the storm.
Other troops from the New York Naval Militia and New York Guard are conducting logistics and garrison support.
Acting Commissioner Paul Karas and Assistant Commissioner Sean Hennessey are deployed to Sullivan County to oversee the state response in the region, while Chief of Staff Todd Westhuis is deployed to the Hudson Valley Transportation Management Center in Westchester County. Additionally, Assistant Commissioner Pat Meredith is deployed to Orange County and Assistant Commissioner Thomas McIntyre is on site in Dutchess County.
The State Department of Transportation continues to respond with 3,865 operators and supervisors, 1,558 large plow/dump trucks, 20 graders, 323 large loaders, 195 medium plow/dump trucks, 14 pickup trucks with plows, 51 tow plows, 19 mounted snowblower/loaders, and 22 mounted snowblower trucks.
The Department has deployed 125 operators and 49 trucks, along with four traffic signal crews, eight technicians and four fleet mechanics to various parts of the Hudson Valley. The Department has also deployed 20 extra operators to Long Island and DOT’s Long Island Region has also activated 30 contractor large dump trucks and 15 pickups with plows in anticipation of the coming storm.
Motorists are reminded to check 511NY by calling 511 or by accessing www.511ny.org before traveling. The free service allows users to check road conditions and transit information. Mobile users can download the updated, free 511NY mobile app from the iTunes or Google Play stores. The app now features Drive mode, which provides audible alerts along a chosen route while a user is driving, warning them about incidents and construction. Users can set a destination prior to departing and receive information on up to three routes.
New York State Thruway Authority
The Thruway Authority has 679 supervisors and operators ready to deploy 247 Large Snow Plows, 113 Medium Snow Plows, 11 Tow Plows and 54 Loaders across the state with more than 112,000 tons of road salt on hand. It has moved additional resources to the Thruway’s New York Division in the Lower Mid-Hudson Valley, including 12 heavy duty plow trucks and 24 plow operators.
Variable Message Signs, Highway Advisory Radio and social media are utilized to alert motorists of winter weather conditions on the Thruway.
The Thruway Authority encourages motorists to download its mobile app which is available to download for free on iPhone and Android devices. The app provides motorists direct access to real-time traffic and navigation assistance while on the go. Motorists can also sign up for TRANSalert e-mails which provide the latest traffic conditions along the Thruway by following this link: www.thruway.ny.gov/tas/index.shtml.
The New York State Police have added extra patrols in affected areas for the duration of the storm. All 4×4 vehicles are in service, and snowmobiles and Utility Terrain Vehicles are staged and ready for deployment as needed. State Troopers continue to assist in areas affected by power outages from last Friday’s storm in Westchester, Putnam and Sullivan Counties.
New York City Transit
New York City Transit is operating with close to normal service. Equipment and personnel were deployed in advance of the snowfall and have remained in the field throughout the storm. Regularly planned service is expected to resume Thursday morning.
FASTRACK work on the 4 and 6 lines was canceled and is expected to resume Thursday evening. Some express train service ended early tonight and is running local so that trains can be stored on underground express tracks. That service is also expected to resume by morning. Articulated buses were removed from service during the storm and will return to normal service on Thursday as road conditions allow. Buses may experience delays or detours depending upon weather-related obstacles or congestion on the roads.
For the latest service updates, visit www.mta.info, follow NYC Transit on Twitter at @NYCTSubway and @NYCTBus, or sign up for email and text-message updates at www.myMTAalerts.com.
MTA Metro-North Railroad
Metro-North service is suspended on the Harlem Line, Hudson Line and New Haven Line as a result of trees fallen across the tracks and into overhead wires, and other weather-related infrastructure issues.
Metro-North is working overnight to assess and repair power infrastructure, signals and switches, and position trains and crews for morning service. The railroad expects to operate on a reduced schedule tomorrow. Customers should check for service updates before leaving tomorrow morning at MTA.info/mnr, the Metro-North Train Time app and the railroad’s service alerts sent via email and text message. Those who aren’t signed up for service alerts yet should visit MyMTAAlerts.com and sign up.
MTA Long Island Rail Road
The LIRR is addressing fallen trees and weather-related signal problems this evening, and continues to work with PSEGLI as they repair fallen wires. On the Babylon Branch, limited diesel train service is substituting for electric service for four hours overnight while PSEGLI crews repair wires that have fallen on the tracks in Freeport.
The railroad anticipates operating on a normal weekday schedule tomorrow. Customers should check for service updates before leaving tomorrow morning at MTA.info/lirr, the LIRR Train Time app and the railroad’s service alerts sent via email and text message. Those who aren’t signed up for service alerts yet should visit MyMTAAlerts.com and sign up.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Today’s Nor’easter winter storm forced airlines to cancel a significant number of flights at JFK and LaGuardia airports, and the Port Authority strongly urges travelers to contact their airlines before going to the airport the remainder of the evening and tomorrow.
As of 10 p.m., John F. Kennedy International Airport reported 532 cancellations today, or 45 percent of JFK’s scheduled flights. From 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., a total of 118 flights are scheduled.
As of 10 p.m. at LaGuardia, there were 708 cancellations today, representing 62 percent of scheduled flight operations.
If warranted, the Port Authority also is prepared to partner with airlines and terminal operators to accommodate ticketed passengers who may become stranded at the airports. Each airport is stocked with critical supplies such as cots, blankets, diapers and baby formula to provide for stranded customers.
The Port Authority Bus Terminal closed at 7 pm tonight due to weather and bus cancellations and will reopen at 4 a.m. Thursday. The George Washington Bridge Bus Station closed as of 6:00 PM due to the storm. It will reopen tomorrow (Thursday, 3/8) for the morning commute.
The Outerbridge Crossing has reopened in both directions after an earlier closure due to falling ice.
Customers can access up-to-date information on conditions at Port Authority facilities on the Port Authority’s website, which includes live feeds of its respective social media channels. In addition to the website, travelers also are encouraged to sign up for Port Authority alerts at http://www.paalerts.com/.
New York State Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation
New York State Parks has alerted park police and park personnel to closely monitor weather updates. New York State Parks has more than 1100 emergency equipment resources on hand across the state. This includes light/medium duty plows, snowmobiles, 4×4 vehicles, ATV’s and portable generators. Park patrons should monitor www.nysparks.com or call their local park office for the latest updates regarding park hours, openings and closings.
DEC is mobilizing Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs), Forest Rangers, Emergency Management staff, Operations and regional staff, and sawyers and chainsaw operators to assist with tree damage and power outages across the state and to provide security around damaged areas where lines are down and work is underway. DEC will also be working with County Emergency Managers to manage storm debris. All available assets, including tree removal equipment, snowmobiles, boats, and utility vehicles, are ready to assist with any emergency response. DEC staff are on alert and monitoring the developing situation and actively patrolling areas impacted by the storm.
Department of Agriculture and Markets
With heavy, wet snow falling, the Department of Agriculture and Markets reminds farmers about the importance of monitoring the weight load on structures, especially barns and other agricultural buildings. Cornell Cooperative Extension and PRO-DAIRY have tips for safely removing snow here and here.
Governor Cuomo urges residents to stay away from any lines that are down as they may be live, and should be considered extremely dangerous.
Motorists are reminded that State Law mandates that if an intersection is “blacked out” and the traffic signal is not operational, the intersection is automatically a “four way” stop. In the event of closed or blocked roadways due to flooding, downed power lines or debris, motorists are advised to exercise caution and obey all traffic signs or barricades in place, regardless of whether a roadway looks clear.
New Yorkers should also check on friends, family and neighbors, especially the elderly. Power outages can affect the ability of individuals to heat their homes, which could lead to dangerously cold temperatures in the winter months.
The Governor is offering these additional safety tips:
If You Lose Power
Call your utility provider to notify them of the outage and listen to local broadcasts for official information. For a list of utilities, visit the New York State Department of Public Service. Check to see if your neighbors have power. Check on people with access or functional needs.
Use only flashlights for emergency lighting – candles pose the risk of fire.
Keep refrigerators and freezer doors closed – most food requiring refrigeration can be kept safely in a closed refrigerator for several hours. An unopened refrigerator will keep food cold for approximately four hours. A full freezer will keep the temperature for about 48 hours.
Do not use a charcoal grill indoors and do not use a gas stove for heat – they could give off harmful levels of carbon monoxide.
In cold weather, stay warm by dressing in layers and minimizing time spent outdoors. Be aware of cold stress symptoms (i.e., hypothermia) and seek proper medical attention if symptoms appear.
After a Power Outage
Throw away any food that has been exposed to temperatures 40 °F (4°C) for two or more hours, or that has an unusual odor, color or texture. “When in doubt, throw it out!”
If food in the freezer is colder than 40°F and has ice crystals on it, it can be re-frozen.
If you are concerned about medications having spoiled, contact your doctor.
Restock your emergency kit with fresh batteries, canned foods and other supplies.
Before Using a Generator
During power inte
1 Mar 2018 Gangs/Gun Violence, Literacy, News, Voting Matters Assault Weapon, Background Checks, Domestic Violence, Guns, JaVonte Prothro Laws, Mass Shooting, NY Safe Act, Permits, Property Rights, Sandy Hook Massacre, Second Amendment 1
STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO
“History provides moments where real change is possible. Many of the great social changes occur when the people are ahead of the politicians. The issue of sensible gun regulation provides that moment today. Large private companies like Dick’s and Walmart are ahead of the politicians. Every poll says the public overwhelmingly wants real reform. The people of New York were ahead of the curve when we passed the NY SAFE Act after the Sandy Hook massacre. History has unfortunately proven us right.
“The Republicans are offering incremental reforms to appear responsive. Democrats should define real reform in this moment. States have already led the way. Raising the purchasing age to 21 would have affected just 13 percent of the mass shootings over the past 50 years. Banning bump stocks is only a minor reform when assault weapons are still widely and easily accessible in much of this country.
“Real reform is what we did in New York. Ban assault weapon sales, no loopholes for background checks, a real mental health database, a ‘red flag’ bill to allow law enforcement to investigate claims of people who are mentally ill and should not possess a gun, a properly funded NICS background data base, and a real research effort on gun violence and gun technology like SMART guns.
“The nation cannot allow this moment to pass without meaningful changes that will save lives. This should have been done after Columbine in 1999. It should have been done after Sandy Hook. We will see more innocents die if we don’t act now.
“States are doing all we can in this moment to combat the scourge of gun violence, strengthening our laws and joining together as a coalition to share information, track guns used in crimes, and conduct joint research to inform policy decisions. But without federal action, we are at the whim of the weakest laws in states that have not acted. In fact, the vast majority of guns used in crimes in New York State come from other states.
“As Governor of New York, I will continue to do everything in my power to ensure New York’s laws are as strong as possible. But the federal government’s inaction makes the people of this state less safe, and I do not accept that, and neither should anyone else. You were elected to lead—lead.
“This is part of the pattern of failed federal leadership on the pressing issues of the day—sexual harassment against women, the protection of our elections from foreign hacking, the economic struggles of our middle class, the abandonment of American citizens in Puerto Rico. Democrats must pose real solutions on these issues and hold the Republicans’ feet to the fire. The people demand results, not rhetoric.”
28 Feb 2018 Climate Change, Ecosystems, News, Preservation, Vision Matters, Voting Matters Agriculture, Algal Blooms, aquatic ecosystems, Combat Harmful Algal Blooms, Cyanobacteria, Drinking Water, Economy Impacts, Pets, Residential, Toxic, Water 0
GOVERNOR CUOMO KICKS OFF FIRST HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS SUMMIT IN THE HUDSON VALLEY
First of Four HABs Summits Brings Together National and State Experts with Local Steering Committees to Develop Action Plans in Four Waterbodies: Lake Carmel, Palmer and Putnam Lakes and the Monhagen Reservoir
Evening Summit Sessions to Allow Residents to Hear from Harmful Algal Blooms Experts
Part of $65 Million State of the State Initiative to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms
Lessons Learned from Studying 12 Priority Lakes Will Be Applied to Waterbodies Across the State
New York Press Release – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo kicked off the first of four summits supporting the state’s comprehensive effort to protect vulnerable lakes and waterbodies in Upstate New York from harmful algal blooms, or “HABs,” in New Paltz. The Hudson Valley Summit is part of the $65 million four-point initiative unveiled in the Governor’s 2018 State of the State to aggressively combat these algal blooms. The increasing frequency and duration of harmful algal blooms threaten drinking water quality and the recreational use of lakes essential to upstate tourism.
“Protecting New York’s water quality for future generations is our top priority, and we are working with local communities to address the growing threat of harmful algal blooms,” Governor Cuomo said. “This summit brings together experts from across the country, the state and the Hudson Valley community to develop new and innovative strategies to safeguard our water for future generations.”
As part of the 2018 State of the State, the Governor directed the state’s Water Quality Rapid Response Team, co-chaired by Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos and Department of Health Commissioner Howard Zucker in partnership with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, to convene four regional Harmful Algal Blooms summits. The summits bring together national and state experts, including scientists from Kansas, Ohio, Tennessee and Vermont, as well as SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, SUNY Stony Brook, Cornell University, DEC, DOH, the New York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee, and local stakeholders.
Hudson Valley Summit
The Hudson Valley summit will guide the development of four action plans to reduce harmful algal blooms in the following waterbodies: Lake Carmel, and Palmer and Putnam lakes in Putnam County, as well as the Monhagen Reservoir, Orange County. These waterbodies are typical of small lakes that support recreation and provide drinking water. Lessons from these lakes will be applied to other water bodies characterized by surrounding residential development, the prevalence of on-site septic systems, upland agricultural use, and other nutrient inputs—a common set of characteristics across the Hudson Valley.
Experts attending the Hudson Valley Summit are:
Jennifer Graham, Research Hydrologist, USGS Kansas Water Science Center
Harold Walker, Co-Director, SUNY Stony Brook Center for Clean Water Technology
Dave Matthews, Upstate Freshwater Institute
Jillian Decker, SUNY Rockland
Beth Ahner, Senior Associate Dean, Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Fran Dunwell, Hudson River Estuary Program
Scott Kishbaugh, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Bob Capowski, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Lloyd Wilson, New York State Department of Health
The public is invited to attend the Hudson Valley summit evening session from 6 to 8 p.m., at SUNY New Paltz Student Union Multi-Purpose Room, 2nd Floor, 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY 12561. Free parking will be available on the campus.
Affected Waterbodies in the Hudson Valley
Putnam Lake is a 226-acre lake in the town of Paterson, Putnam County. Putnam Lake has shown elevated nutrient levels typical of other New York lakes that exhibit frequent HABs. The lake has suffered more than 30 weeks of documented HAB outbreaks since 2012. It is part of the New York City watershed.
Lake Carmel, a 187-acre lake located in the town of Kent, Putnam County, has shown elevated algal levels, typical of other lakes in the Lower Hudson with high phosphorus and nitrogen levels. Lake Carmel suffered 18 weeks of HAB outbreaks, resulting in more than 30 days of beach closures in 2017. It is part of the New York City watershed.
Palmer Lake is a 14-acre lake in the towns of Kent and Carmel, Putnam County. Palmer Lake has shown elevated nutrient and algae levels, although most of these blooms are not comprised of cyanobacteria, but instead are filamentous algae blooms. Palmer Lake suffered its first HAB outbreak in 2017, despite high nutrient and algae levels. It is also part of the New York City water shed.
The Monhagen Reservoir, which serves as the drinking water supply for the city of Middletown, has suffered from HABs. Its feeder lakes have suffered periodic HAB outbreaks resulting in the need for creative diversions of water from unimpacted upstream reservoirs, use of algacides, and other strategies to deliver safe drinking water.
Upcoming HABs Summits
Twelve lakes vulnerable to HABs and which represent a wide range of conditions and affected uses were prioritized for this comprehensive planning process in the first year of this new initiative. Lessons learned from studying the twelve priority lakes will be applied to waterbodies across the state.
At the HABs summits, nation-leading experts will work with local steering committees to begin development of tailored action plans to address the causes of algal blooms in the twelve priority waterbodies across the state. The action plans developed for each waterbody will be used to guide the development and implementation of priority projects, including new monitoring and treatment technologies. The action plans will be complete by the end of May and the lessons learned through these action plans will be applied to other impacted waterbodies. Each of the four summits include an evening session that is open to the public where background information about harmful algal blooms will be provided. The sessions will include talks by experts, a panel discussion and an opportunity for local residents to share recommendations and ideas.
The three remaining summits are scheduled for:
Tuesday, March 6 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
SUNY ESF Gateway Center Building, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210
Free parking available in all ESF designated lots
Tuesday, March 20 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Best Western Ticonderoga, 260 Burgoyne Road, Ticonderoga, NY 12883
Monday, March 26 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
R. Thomas Flynn Campus Center, SUNY Monroe Community College, the Forum, 1000 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, New York 14623
Free parking in campus lots N and M
DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said, “At Governor Cuomo’s direction, DEC scientists and water quality experts are actively investigating the causes of algal blooms in the Hudson Valley and are pioneering cutting edge solutions to reduce these blooms and the threat they pose to drinking water and recreation. With the launch of these regional summits, DEC will work with national experts, our state agency partners and local leaders, to prioritize actions necessary to protect New York’s vital water resources.”
Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker said, “It was a pleasure to participate in an exercise which partners the state’s scientific team with local and national experts, all with the shared goal of staying a step ahead of this potential threat to public health. I commend Governor Cuomo on his leadership in combatting harmful algal blooms and look forward to future meetings.”
State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball said, “The Department is pleased to join DEC and DOH at this first summit and engage in the work needed to address these threats to our environment and drinking water. Thanks to the Governor’s forward thinking approach, the actions we as a State take now to combat harmful algal blooms will ensure the preservation of one of our most precious resources–our lakes and waterways–for years to come.”
Assemblyman Steve Englebright, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation, said, “New York’s lakes and clean water resources play a critical role in our communities, serving as a source of drinking water and a place of recreation and tourism. I want to thank the Governor for bringing local communities together with experts on harmful algal blooms to develop action plans to address one of the most devastating problems facing our surface water resources.”
Ulster County Executive Mike Hein said, “Water quality is of utmost importance for all New Yorkers. It is a shame that beautiful, natural resources across the state have been compromised by these harmful algal blooms and it is encouraging to know that action will be taken to preserve waterbodies across the state. I commend the Governor for devoting his time and resources to developing a realistic, strategic solution to this unique problem and I am confident that with his support, these blooms will be eradicated once and for all.”
Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus said, “Clean water is essential to all our health. I look forward to continuing to work with Governor Cuomo to improve water quality in Orange County and across New York.”
Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell said, “We are fortunate to have such a sprawling array of waterbodies here in New York. They provide clean drinking water, recreational opportunities, and some of the most beautiful scenery in the world, which is why the threat of these harmful algal blooms is so grave. I support the Governor’s initiative to combat this alarming natural intrusion and am hopeful that we have found the most efficient solution to reduce this hazard and ensure clean and safe water for the affected communities.”
The four evening sessions will also be available live online. Please visit Livestream to learn the many ways in which these events can be watched in real time including a desktop browser, mobile browser, free livestream mobile app, and others.
Governor Cuomo’s Harmful Algal Blooms program builds on the State’s $2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act investments in clean water infrastructure and water quality protection throughout New York State. The Harmful Algal Blooms initiative will be supported with funds from both the $2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act and the $300 million Environmental Protection Fund. Through the Governor’s leadership, New York has developed the most comprehensive Harmful Algal Blooms outreach and monitoring programs in the country, led by DEC sampling of ambient waters across the state and DOH sampling at regulated beaches and public water systems.
28 Feb 2018 Cultural Issues, Inner Healing, News, Vision Matters, Voting Matters Animal Cruelty, Animal Rights, Animal Shelters, Cats, Dogs, Healthcare, Permanent Homes, Pet Adoptions 1
Governor Cuomo Awards $5 Million Dollars For Animal Companionship For New Yorkers
First-in-the-Nation State Capital Fund Supports 14 Construction, Renovation, and Expansion Projects at New York Shelters
Projects Will Enhance Animal Care and Health and Help Ensure Adoptions for New York’s Dogs and Cats
New York Press Release – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced 14 animal shelters and humane societies across the state have been awarded funding through the New York State Companion Animal Capital Fund totaling nearly $5 million. The Companion Animal Capital Fund is the first state-funded program in the nation to support critical improvement projects at New York shelters. It allows these organizations to make significant updates to their facilities to enhance animal care and health, and help ensure adoptions for dogs and cats.
“New York’s animal shelters perform critical services in communities across this great state,” Governor Cuomo said. “This funding will better equip these facilities and help improve quality care, as these shelters continue to strive to find dogs and cats under their care a permanent, loving home.”
“The test of whether a society is civilized and just is how it cares for its most vulnerable,” said Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul. “This funding will help animal shelters across the state care for dogs and cats while they embark on new beginnings.”
Funded in the 2017-18 New York State Budget, the Companion Animal Capital Fund provides matching grants to offset the costs associated with capital projects such as renovating dog kennels, improving medical facilities, or building more efficient shelters to reduce the cost of operation. Funds can also be used to construct, renovate, rehab, or acquire buildings or equipment needed to house, treat, and care for sheltered dogs and cats.
Competitive grants were awarded to shelters based on need and the readiness of projects. The following shelters are receiving an award:
Animal Protective Foundation (Scotia, Schenectady County): $220,867 to support the construction of a new feline care center to create group housing environments, to improve medical facilities, and to support the renovation of the current shelter, including a new heating/cooling system for improved ventilation.
SPCA in Cattaraugus County (Olean, Cattaraugus County): $164,436 for the renovation of the current shelter. The project includes the installation of a new heating/cooling system for improved ventilation and weatherization. The shelter will also create a more welcoming adoption environment.
Town of West Seneca Municipal Shelter (West Seneca, Erie County): $119,775 for the renovation of the current shelter. The project includes covered kennels and a roof replacement and extension.
Mohawk Valley
Herkimer County Humane Society (Mohawk, Herkimer County): $500,000 for the renovation of the current shelter. The project includes the installation of a new heating/cooling system to improve ventilation, the renovation of animal rooms, and the replacement of cages and kennels to improve safety and quality of life.
Humane Society of Rome (Rome, Oneida County): $500,000 for the construction of a new animal shelter to replace the current structure. The project includes replacing a 50-year-old facility to improve living conditions and increase capacity. It will also allow for a new ventilation system and the addition of isolation space to improve disease control.
Susquehanna SPCA (Cooperstown, Otsego County): $500,000 for the construction of a new animal shelter to replace the current structure. The project includes building a new facility on adjacent land to decrease the flooding risk and to allow for the addition of an adoption counseling area.
Town of Islip Municipal Shelter (Islip, Suffolk County): $498,200 for the construction of a new animal shelter to replace the current structure. The new shelter will replace the 54-year-old current building to increase capacity and improve safety. It also includes the addition of a new surgical suite.
Town of Smithtown Municipal Shelter (Hicksville, Nassau County): $168,750 for the construction of an addition to the current shelter. The project includes the construction of a new building to house intake of animals, isolation, and trap-neuter-return areas.
Humane Society of Middletown (Middletown, Orange County): $439,000 for the construction of an addition and renovation of the current shelter. The project includes the construction of a new wing with quarantine and treatment areas and expanded animal housing areas to increase capacity.
SPCA of Westchester (Briarcliff Manor, Westchester County): $500,000 for the construction of a new animal shelter to replace the current structure. The project will consolidate several buildings into a single, modern facility to modernize care.
City of Oswego Municipal Shelter (Oswego, Oswego County): $489,375 for the construction of an addition and renovation of the current shelter. The project will weatherize the existing facility and expand quarantine areas to improve disease control.
Potsdam Humane Society (Potsdam, St. Lawrence County): $178,895 for the construction of an addition and renovation of the current shelter. The project will replace heating/cooling units for ventilation improvements, make repairs and modifications to kennels, and install sound-reduction materials. It will also include the construction of a detached building for long-term shelter animals to improve daily life.
Humane Society of Rochester and Monroe County DBA Lollypop Farm (Fairport, Monroe County): $500,000 for the renovation of the current shelter. The project will add sound-absorbing panels to the dog-holding area and a new heating/cooling system for proper ventilation.
Wyoming County Animal Control (Warsaw, Wyoming County): $100,000 for the renovation of the current shelter. The project includes the addition of new kennels to increase safety, comfort, and capacity; a new heating/cooling system to improve heating, ventilation, and air quality; and renovations to improve infection control and daily life for the animals.
According to the New York State Animal Protection Federation, more than 150,000 animals annually are brought to non-profit and municipality-run shelters and humane societies. The NYS Companion Animal Capital Fund will help these organizations continue to provide sheltering services to local communities, promote better care for the animals and facilitate more adoptions.
State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball said, “This funding will allow New York’s shelters, humane societies and SPCAs to make much-needed improvements to provide better care for New York’s animals, whether it be construction, renovation, or expansion. As these projects are completed, they will support our collective goal of connecting many more dogs and cats to New York families.”
Senator Phil Boyle said, “I am pleased that this funding will help our rescues and shelters upgrade their facilities to provide safe, temporary housing for the many rescued dogs and cats waiting for forever homes. I thank Governor Cuomo for including funding for the Companion Animal Capital Fund in the 2017-18 Budget and will continue my efforts to see that this funding is made available to nonprofit and municipal animal shelters in the future.”
Assemblymember Deborah Glick said, “Animal shelters across New York do an incredible job of caring for animals and find them loving homes. As more shelters adopt no-kill policies, their need for more kennel space and improved medical facilities has grown. This funding is key to ensuring compassionate care for New York’s companion animals.”
Libby Post, Executive Director of the New York State Animal Protection Federation, said, “We are absolutely thrilled by the number of grant applications that have been awarded. There was a strong response to this program from New York’s shelters and humane societies, and the applications far outweighed the availability of funding. This underscores the critical need for the New York State Companion Animal Capital Fund to be once again included in the New York State Budget.”
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets administers the New York State Companion Animal Capital Fund. The Department, through its various divisions and programs, promotes New York agriculture and its high-quality and diverse products, fosters agricultural environmental stewardship, safeguards the State’s food supply, land, plants, livestock and companion animals, and ensures consumer protection through its weights and measures and food safety divisions.
The Department operates the Great New York State Fair, and administers the Taste NY initiative, the FreshConnect and New York State Grown and Certified programs. Follow the Department on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Couture Fashion Week Begins
Crowne Plaza Hotel Manhattan 04:30 pm
All Rights Reserved W/Copyright @ Go Doctorate Go Media
Powered By Denise Fitzgerald @FilthyRich2011
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1892
|
__label__wiki
| 0.847826
| 0.847826
|
HomeReviewsAlbumsTed Nugent: “Shut Up & Jam!”
Ted Nugent: “Shut Up & Jam!”
July 5, 2014 Tony Keefer Albums, Reviews 0
The “Motor City Madman,” Ted Nugent, is back with his new record, “Shut Up & Jam!” Nugent is known around the world as an avid hunter and strong activist for the second amendment, but with this new record he is reminding the world that he is the original ambassador of rock n’ roll and rhythm and blues. Since the early 1970’s, Uncle Ted has been unleashing his brand of no holds barred music on the world. Whether it was with The Amboy Dukes, Damn Yankees, or his very successful solo band, Ted Nugent has been doing things one way…his!
“Shut Up & Jam!” is no different. It is a twelve song assault on your speakers that commands to be cranked up to 10. Armed with his trusty hollow-body Gibson Byrdland guitar, “The Nuge” lays down an array of dirty guitar riffs and blistering solos that will have guitar lovers salivating. Nugent is backed by a solid band made up of Greg Smith (bass), “Wild” Mick Brown (drums) and long time musical partner Derek St. Holmes (guitar/vocals). Legendary front man Sammy Hagar also makes an appearance sharing vocal duties with Nugent on the track, “She’s Gone.” The album is a straight forward, no frills, rock and roll record, an idea that seems to have been lost over the years.
While Nugent is known to be strongly conservative in his beliefs, and for quite frankly pissing off the liberal crowd, “Shut Up & Jam!” is a bipartisan effort for all to enjoy. Nugent says it perfectly in the album’s title track, “…Everybody’s looking for a free for all, enough of that political stuff. Right, left, good, bad…it all gets boring and old. The only hope for America is that good ‘ol Rock and Roll!” The record is a tribute to the red, white and blue through and through. Songs like “Never Stop believing,” and “I Still Believe,” find the rocker re-affirming his belief in the American dream. There is also a tribute to the U.S. Marine Corp with the aptly titled, “Semper Fi.”
It has been seven years since Nugent’s last studio album, “Love Grenade.” “Shut Up & Jam!” was certainly worth the wait. Nugent reaffirms, not so subtly, that he is one of the best in the business. Be sure to check out bluesy “Everything Matters” with Derek St. Holmes on vocals, the instrumental jam “Throttledown,” and the hard rocking “Screaming Eagles.” “Shut Up & Jam!” gets four out of four Gonzo’s from us!
Ted Nugent plays Indian Creek amphitheatre in Oxford, OH on August 9th!! Get your tickets here!
www.tednugent.com
www.facebook.com/tednugen
www.twitter.com/TedNugent
derek st. holmes
shut up & jam
wild mick brown
Brad Whitford: Straight Up and Natural
May 31, 2016 Tony Keefer 0
Jesse James Dupree: 25 Years Of Jackyl & Still Going Full Throttle
November 19, 2017 them6902 0
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1894
|
__label__wiki
| 0.679194
| 0.679194
|
Roll-out of business support scheme to add £7M into local economy
Photo of Sheffield Sustainable Kitchen’s Director Rob Cole and RISE graduate Olly leyland
The innovative and award winning talent retention and business support scheme ‘RISE’ is being rolled out across Sheffield City Region and is set to boost the local economy by £7m over the next three years.
RISE, initially a partnership between Sheffield Hallam University, The University of Sheffield, and Sheffield City Council launched in 2013 to support small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the recruitment of skilled staff, create jobs and retain talented graduates in the region.
Due to its success in supporting SME growth and the creation of high value jobs for graduates, RISE is now rolling out to cover all nine local authority areas in Sheffield City Region (SCR). In fact the newly created SCR Growth Hub has become a major partner in the scheme, securing RISE until 2019 and giving thousands more forward thinking SMEs the opportunity to benefit from recruiting graduate talent.
RISE has already seen more than 200 graduates placed into paid internships over the last three years, across more than 150 companies. The roll-out of RISE across the region means a further 250 interns will be placed over the next three years, with at least 150 of these placements becoming permanent posts. This will equate to an economic impact for the region of up to £7m.
Businesses benefiting from RISE so far have ranged from digital, engineering, manufacturing and technology to third sector, recruitment and HR. The scheme’s reputation amongst local businesses is strong, with RISE alumni including Pyronix, Tinsley Bridge, BHP Accountants, Cathedral Archer Project and Groundwork.
RISE runs three times a year, with intakes in spring, summer and autumn. More information for businesses and students can be found at www.risescr.co.uk. RISE are recruiting businesses now to coincide with summer graduation – so it’s a great time to get in touch with the RISE team to find out if RISE is right for you.
Sir Nigel Knowles, Chair of the Sheffield City Region LEP, said: “RISE is about connecting the region's network of innovative and exciting businesses to talented graduates with energy, enthusiasm and fresh ideas. The development and retention of skills are crucial to the growth of our business community. RISE will support this objective, so it really is a win-win situation for all parties and we are really pleased that it is being rolled out further across the city region.”
Cllr Leigh Bramall Sheffield City Council Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Business and Economy said: “RISE has been fantastic for Sheffield and it is great to see this being pushed out across the wider city region. Sheffield sees 21,000 people graduating from two world class universities ever year. We have 14,500 SMEs in the city but as is the nature of these businesses, there often isn’t the time and resource to put into much needed recruitment. By matching these talented graduates to local businesses RISE has created jobs and SME growth, both essential to a thriving economy.”
Professor Sir Keith Burnett, CBE, FRS, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield said: “The University of Sheffield is delighted to be a partner of the RISE programme for a further three years. RISE has provided many of our graduates with high-quality roles in fantastic local businesses over the past few years and its expansion into the Sheffield City Region promises to deliver further opportunities for both SMEs and graduates, whilst supporting economic growth in our region.”
Professor Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University said: "It's fantastic that the successful RISE partnership is being expanded across the whole of the Sheffield City Region. RISE has been a hugely effective and successful scheme for helping graduates takes up great opportunities with SMEs in Sheffield. This expansion across the region now means that even more graduates will be able to make a valuable contribution to employers and learn crucial business skills to give them the edge in their future careers."
Rob Cole, Director of Sheffield Sustainable Kitchens, one of the companies who have benefitted from RISE said: “When I approached RISE, our business was expanding and I needed an extra pair of hands to do CAD work and alleviate pressure on other members of staff. We were getting more and more requests for quotes, so it was really important to expand the design team. I wanted someone with fresh ideas and proper training in the right software, which our graduates have provided.”
For more information about RISE go to www.risescr.co.uk.
Creative Sheffield, Sheffield City Council’s economic development arm, work directly with the private sector and political leaders in the city to grow the economy and create jobs. Businesses looking to grow can get free and confidential support from dedicated Growth Advisors with a wealth of experience and connections in their sector. Contact Business Sheffield on 0800 043 5522
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1914
|
__label__wiki
| 0.52896
| 0.52896
|
Home > Vision & Mission
On the world map, India is a happening place now. Our successful experiment of an independent democratic society has become an exemplary model in itself. Our economic growth is attracting worldwide attention. The world is in awe of the talents of our scientists, technocrats and professionals. Indians are consistently pushing up their ratio among the wealthiest individuals in the world.
But the flipside of this splendid advancement is that its fruits are viciously confined to a tiny section of the society. Despite this unprecedented growth, the majority of our people are unable to fulfil even their basic needs. We are among the fastest growing economies, but still more than half of the poorest, hungriest and most deprived people of the world live in our country.
We didn’t fight the war of Independence just to get rid of the British. The objective was not to replace the white masters by black masters. This heroic saga of our proud history was driven by a noble vision. The objective wasn’t merely to alter the hands that were ruling. It was to change the style and way of ruling.
Six decades after achieving independence, this dream is still unfulfilled. Corruption has become such an irrepressible menace that the whole system seems to be helpless before it. Everyone recognises the presence of this fatal disorder, but no one seems to have any cure for it. Political institutions of all levels are totally in the clutches of this debilitating chaos. Its ruinous impact has paralysed the bureaucracy. And now the media and judiciary are also getting spoiled.
Recent years have witnessed the emergence of a new institutionalised variety of corruption. This new form, powered by a well-coordinated nexus between the ruling and opposition politicians, corporate leaders, their lobbyists and media tycoons, has the capability to influence the decisions and policy making at the highest levels. This situation can push the country to the worst kind of economic chaos.
A major factor contributing to this situation is the flawed developmental vision of our rulers. Under this vision, the whole focus is on creating wealth, regardless of the origins and the sources of the new wealth, regardless of its target beneficiaries and regardless of the kind of compromises this wealth creation demands of the sovereignty and dignity of the nation. Instead of the interests of a common Indian, the interests of domestic and global capitalists have become the main decisive factor for policy formulation. The role of the state has been confined to providing the opportunities for the growth and development of the businesses of the corporate houses and to eliminate the hindrances from their path. Agriculture and Agro-economy are in crisis. Opportunities in rural areas are shrinking; the share of agriculture in GDP is fast declining and in rural and urban India the poor man is always under threat of displacement. The economy based on usury and speculation is concentrating wealth in a few hands. Many rural households are left with no alternative except migrating to a city and living there in extreme sub-human conditions.
The impact of this terrible state of affairs is not confined to the poor and downtrodden. Most frustrated is the growing urban middle class. Our professionals find it difficult to fulfil their aspirations in India through fair means. A huge number of our competent engineers, doctors and managers are forced to migrate to foreign lands. Budding entrepreneurs are disheartened by the sleazy traditions of political intervention and corruption at each step. Despite all the claims of development, the fact remains that, had these evils not prevailed, our progress would have been much faster and the whole country would have benefitted from the fruits of this progress.
Weaker sections of our society and minorities are still struggling for justice. They have no reasonable representation either in the institutions of governance or in the national wealth and production. The common man is still at the receiving end of the worst kind of atrocities and human rights violations by the very institutions and authorities that were supposed to be his protectors. The authorities have amassed powers that consistently and increasingly threaten the lives and dignity of humans. In many regions of the country, the poor, the Dalits, the minorities and other disadvantaged sections are forced to live in a constant state of fear and insecurity.
The real test of a democracy is how it treats its minorities. The biggest minority of the country, the Muslims, have gradually become the most backward social group. By all educational, economic and other developmental measures, they have gone through unprecedented downfall in the last six decades. They have not been able to get rid of the lethal sense of insecurity. Violent communalism always keeps them terrorised. State excesses, sometimes in the name of curbing communal conflicts and sometimes in the name of countering terrorism, have not yet stopped.
The emergence of fascist and totalitarian political movements constitutes a great threat to the country. The organised and institutionalised communal massacres, the rising social trends of communal discriminations and boycotts, baseless allegations of terrorism against the pre-identified target communities and exploitation of the police, media and even judiciary for promoting such allegations, registering and advancing unsubstantiated criminal cases against the activists working for truth and justice-all such frivolities are aberrations no more. Such despotic currents are indeed a warning bell for any democracy. The independence of democratic institutions and their free functioning within their areas are among the lifelines of a healthy democratic society. The way our institutions have been degraded in the last decade is a matter of serious concern.
The most important factor responsible for this situation is the peculiar political culture that has built up in our society. This culture that is grown on the foundations of corruption, nepotism, caste and community favouritism, elitism and dynastic polity can never ensure justice to everyone. Exploitation, oppression, treachery and narrow-minded bigotry are the indispensable and logical outcome of this culture. The biggest casualty of this culture is merit and talent. Worthy and able individuals get detached from the process of leadership and nation-building and the charge of the nation goes into the hands of undeserving mediocrities.
The national political parties are fully under the influence of corporate groups. A large number of corrupt politicians have infiltrated into them. The totalitarian-leaning and anti-minority bias of a mainstream party is well-known. Parties so far considered the champions of the poor and downtrodden have either succumbed to the capitalist influence or their obsolete ideology; and class politics can no longer go with the aspirations of the new India. The small parties that could have become their alternatives are so viciously stuck in the narrow circles of their regional and sectarian interests that they also cannot promote real justice and equality. It therefore implies that there is no political force that is capable of providing universal justice and with which every Indian can associate his or her hopes.
The main reason for this situation is the worst kind of materialism that has taken the whole country into its grip. This is greed and gluttony that makes a man unworthy of pursuing any great ideal selflessly. After business, industry and bureaucracy, now politics and public services are also in the grip of this avarice.
In creating a passion for selfless service characterized by great ideals, the fear of God and spirituality play a pivotal role. Unfortunately, in the politics of our country, religion has always been used to create differences, to polarize the society and to exploit the weak. In a religious society like India, the religious and spiritual values ought to play a constructive role in bringing about a healthy social change. As the Constitution does not oppose spirituality, but opposes discrimination between religions, the secular Constitution of India should not be a barrier for this. It is necessary to connect politics with high moral standards on the basis of spiritual and moral values.
The Constitution of India has given a concept of democracy that envisages equality among all strata and sections of the society and the scope for fulfilment of the aspirations of all. But in effect, our caste- and community-based political system has taken such a shape that democracy is being practised in the sense of majorityism. Despite constitutional assurances on full opportunities for all cultures to thrive and develop, practically minority cultures do not get the support they need and deserve.
The big question is how the much-needed political reform can be accomplished. For this, a mere change of hands is not sufficient. The entry of some new leaders or parties is also not adequate. Any superficial or mechanical change will not suffice. What our body politic needs is a paradigm shift, a kind of metamorphosis, a change from the deep roots. It requires massive social awakening. It demands alternative political culture, new political traditions and environment. We need to wear off the connection between politics and capital. There must be an end to the unhealthy penchant for considering politics a profession and a wealth-creation tool. We need to wipe out the tendency of considering politics a weapon in communal, casteist and sectarian conflicts. Politics will have to be cleansed form crimes and criminals. The criminalisation of politics, the communalisation of politics, the commercialisation of politics and the sectarianisation of politics are the biggest evils of our prevailing political culture. We need to erect a mighty social and public resistance against these evils. This should bring forth and make prevalent such individuals in politics who are driven by high ideals and moral standards and who aim at justice and welfare for all Indians.
It is with these dreams that concerned citizens from different walks of life across the nation have come forward and established the Welfare Party. The Party comprises of individuals with a track record of flawless public service, who are able to fight and offer sacrifices for values and ideals. The Party will be a platform for people of all communities, classes and social groups and only those individuals will be allowed to enter the Party who can prove by word and deed their commitment to the values and vision of the Party. The Party shall strive to promote an alternative politics and shall attempt to emerge on the horizon of Indian politics as the voice of the voiceless, the hope for justice and the harbinger of a new India.
It will not be just another party engaged in power politics, but will rather be a movement for reforming Indian politics and will try to realise a welfare state based on moral values and governed by the principles of Justice, Freedom, Equality and Fraternity. To achieve the objectives, the Party will launch massive public campaigns and awaken the socio-political public consciousness. It will try to inculcate in the common man the self-esteem, the self-confidence and the ambition and courage to fight the oppression and exploitation. It will try to promote able and virtuous leadership from among the masses and will try to advance alternative politics in the country through this social struggle.
Value-based Politics
The Party shall try to promote an alternative politics in the country that is firmly rooted in high standards of morality and ethical values and is free from crimes, corruption, selfishness and all kinds of narrow-minded prejudices. It will require making effective the mechanisms of accountability and transparency at all levels of public life and ensuring that authority and power are always coupled with an equal magnitude of responsibility and answerability, and flawless character becomes the most fundamental prerequisite for political representation.
The Idea of a Welfare State
The Party will aim at the establishment of a welfare state. It is the conviction of the Party that sufficient nutritious food, decent clothing, proper shelter, essential healthcare and elementary education are among the fundamental human rights and it is the duty of a welfare state to fulfil these basic needs of each and every citizen.Development with Justice and Equality.
The Party envisages speedy growth in industry, trade, commerce and the national economy. But it shall try to reform the economy in such a way as to ensure that the process of development and wealth creation is properly regulated by the obligations of justice and equality. Humanity and human beings must get precedence over economy and capital. Concentration of wealth must be curbed and all the Indians must benefit from the fruits of development. Economic development should also uplift the backward and downtrodden sections along with the industrialists and businessmen. Concerns for sustainability and the protection of environment should also form an important regulator of development.
Democracy, Pluralism and Inclusiveness
The Party shall promote the true spirit of democracy. The Party strongly believes in democracy not in the sense of mere majorityism but in the sense of inclusiveness and pluralism. A true democratic society is one that addresses the needs and demands of every section of the society and ensures that every section contentedly fulfils its aspirations. The ideal society that the Party envisages will be founded on the notion of universal human brotherhood. It will make the people of India grow above the narrow divisions and discriminations based on caste, community, region and language and nourish the spirit of unity in diversity. This notion of universal brotherhood implies that a warm hand of cooperation is extended to the weak and oppressed sections of the society and minorities, they are uplifted through special measures and affirmative actions and it is ensured that they get a dignified place in the society and do not lag behind in the race of progress. It also implies that women should get full growth and development opportunities with full protection to their femininity.
Cultural Federalism
The Party envisages a society where all cultures have full opportunities to thrive and develop. The concept of federalism that the Party believes covers the cultural federalism along with geographic and linguistic federalism. In a culturally diverse society like India, all cultural entities should get fullest opportunities, resources and powers to protect and promote their cultural values and identities. The Party proposes a notion of democracy where the rights of cultural groups are also protected along with the rights of individuals.
<< Back <<
Resolutions were passed by the Welfare Party of ...
Strongly condemn the obnoxious remarks made by t...
Welfare Party of India condemns in severest word...
Grand Road show in Suti assembly constituency. T...
Latest interview on 2019 parliament election, id...
Welfare party of India releases its manifesto.
Welfare Party Workers' Conference at Jangipur
Welfare Party of India has decided to field arou...
Election Campaign is going on at Jangipur
Confrences
E-57/1, 2nd Floor, Scholars Apartment, A.F.E - Part 1. Okhla, New Delhi-110025
Ph.: 011-29948444.
Powered By : c9 soft
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1915
|
__label__wiki
| 0.662206
| 0.662206
|
Home » Israeli Military Judicial System
ON ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION
Administrative detention is a procedure that allows the Israeli military to hold prisoners indefinitely on secret information without charging them or allowing them to stand trial. Although administrative detention is used almost exclusively to detain Palestinians from the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), which includes the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, Israeli citizens and foreign nationals can also be held as administrative detainees by Israel (over the years, only 9 Israeli settlers have been held in administrative detention). Israel uses three separate laws to hold individuals without trial:
Article 285 of Military Order 1651, which is part of the military legislation applying in the West Bank;
Internment of Unlawful Combatants Law (Unlawful Combatants Law), which has been used against residents of the Gaza Strip since 2005;
Emergency Powers (Detentions) Law, which applies to Israeli citizens.
Since the beginning of the Israeli occupation in 1967, Israeli forces have arrested more than 800,000 Palestinians, constitute almost 20% of the total Palestinian population in the occupied Palestinian territories. With the majority of these detainees being men, about 40% of male Palestinians in the occupied territories have been arrested. Palestinians have been subjected to administrative detention since the beginning of the Israeli Occupation in 1967 and before that time, under the British Mandate. The frequency of the use of administrative detention has fluctuated throughout Israel’s occupation and has been steadily rising since the outbreak of the second intifada in September 2000.
On the eve of the second intifada, Israel held 12 Palestinians in administrative detention. Only two years later, in late 2002-early 2003, there were over one thousand Palestinians in administrative detention. Between 2005 and 2007, the average monthly number of Palestinian administrative detainees held by Israel remained stable at approximately 765. Since then, as the situation on the ground stabilized and violence tapered off, the number of administrative detainees has generally decreased every year. As of July 2017, there were at least 449 Palestinian are being held without charge or trial, nine of whom are members of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
ISSUANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION ORDERS
The issuance of an administrative detention order falls within the powers of the Israeli military commander of the area as well as within the powers of the Minister of the Israeli security detainees in Jerusalem. Israeli law grants the military commander the power to make any modifications to military orders relating to administrative detention for military necessity, without taking into account any international standards related to the rights of detainees. The origins of Israeli military laws related to the orders of administrative detention can be traced back to Mandatory Emergency Law Act of 1945. The Israeli military commander bases his decision on secret information, which cannot be accessed by the detainee nor his lawyer in order to preserve the integrity of the sources of this information. The Israeli Supreme Court has in several cases said that the evidence cannot be accessed by the detainee nor his lawyer without taking into consideration the right of the detainee to fair trial procedures, which constitutes a violation of the right of administrative detainees to know the reason for his or her arrest. These procedures constitute a violation of Article 9(2) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights that recognizes the right of an individual who is arrested to “be informed, at the time of arrest, of the reasons for his arrest and shall be promptly informed of any charges against him.” The procedures are also a violation of Article 9 (1) of the same convention, which affirms that “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest or detention” and states that “No one shall be deprived of his liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are established by law.”
Palestinians are regularly charged in Israeli military courts that do not guarantee them the right to a fair trial and do not comply with the legal and international standards that preserve their right to equality before the law and fair trial guarantees. Since administrative detention is without an actual trial, the review of administrative detention files is done by a judicial control court before a military judge and not a committee. In the past, the Court used to invite an intelligence delegate when examining each file in order to view the secret evidence in detail. However, this procedure was changed during the re-occupation of the Israeli occupation forces to cities in the West Bank in 2002. Currently, the decision on whether to invite the intelligence delegate or not is up to the judge, which means that in most cases, the judge takes his or her decision only by familiarizing him or herself with a summary of the evidence, without reading the entire contents of the secret material, without discussing it with the intelligence delegate, and without examining the information’s authenticity.
A review of administrative detention orders takes place under closed hearings, which does not allow the public or family members of the detainee to be present. Only the detainee, his or her lawyer, the judge, the military prosecutor, and a representative of the intelligence in some cases are allowed to be inside the court, which constitutes a denial of the detainee’s right to a public trial. Article 14(1) of the ICCP assures “All persons shall be equal before the courts and tribunals. In the determination of any criminal charge against him, or of his rights and obligations in a suit at law, everyone shall be entitled to a fair and public hearing by a competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law. The press and the public may be excluded from all or part of a trial for reasons of morals, public order or national security in a democratic society, or when the interest of the private lives of the parties so requires, or to the extent strictly necessary in the opinion of the court in special circumstances where publicity would prejudice the interests of justice; but any judgment rendered in a criminal case or in a suit at law shall be made public except where the interest of juvenile persons otherwise requires or the proceedings concern matrimonial disputes or the guardianship of children.”
Most male administrative detainees are currently held in Ofer, Negev and Megiddo, and female administrative detainees are held in Hasharon prison. The Israeli Supreme Court has allowed the authorities to issue administrative detention orders, without specifying the place of the detention, despite the fact that according to Israeli military orders and the Emergency Law of 1979, administrative detainees must be put in separate detention section. The Supreme Court's decision of December 2002 was made in order to facilitate the detention of Palestinians and in order to place administrative detainees in any detention centre without the obligation to hold them in private centers such as, Negev prison.
The longest administrative detention was for eight years, where a Palestinian detainee was put in detention for that period of time without charge or fair trial. In the past, if an administrative detention order was made for a period of six months, the order was to be reviewed by a military judge twice during this period, and there was a right to appeal the decision made by the judge. However, since April 2002, the order is only reviewed once with the right to appeal.
A detainee is brought before a judge within eight days from the issuance of an administrative detention order while under Israeli law it must be within 48 hours. This period of time falls within the powers of the military commander, which means that he can make any adjustments to the period whenever he/she wants, as happened in April 2002 when the period was extended for 18 days. It is noteworthy that both the military judge and the prosecutor serve in the Israeli army, work in the same legal unit in the Israeli army, and are appointed by the same hierarchy. There is a number of Israeli prosecutors who have worked and are currently working as judges in courts where administrative detention orders are taken.
Palestinians wishing to visit their relatives detained in Israeli prisons must apply for a permit from the Israeli security services. The permit is an entry permit to the occupying State, which prevents citizens of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip from entering the occupying state without obtaining a special permit. The Israeli occupation illegal transfer of prisoners has given the occupying state the power to determine who gets an entry permit to these areas and who does not. Given the permanent closure imposed on the Palestinian territories, the occupation has deprived thousands of Palestinian families from visiting and communicating with their children, who are being held in detention. Although the administrative detainee has the right to receive two visits from his family under Israeli law, many administrative detainees are barred from receiving family visits and are subject to the same controls that the Israeli authorities had issued in 1996, relating to family visits of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. The judge only allows for family visits by family members, including fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, grandfathers, grandmothers, sons, daughters, sisters and brothers. Visits are generally limited to family members who are under the age of 16 and above the age of 64.
ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW
Although international human rights law permits some limited use of administrative detention in emergency situations, the authorities are required to follow basic rules for detention, including a fair hearing at which the detainee can challenge the reasons for his or her detention. Moreover, to use such detention, there must be a public emergency that threatens the life of the nation, and detention can only be ordered on an individual, case-by-case basis without discrimination of any kind. (International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 9).
Administrative detention is the most extreme measure that international humanitarian law allows an occupying power to use against residents of occupied territory. As such, states are not allowed to use it in a sweeping manner. To the contrary, administrative detention may be used against protected persons in occupied territory only for “imperative reasons of security” (Fourth Geneva Convention, Art.78). Israeli authorities claim that under Article 78 of the Fourth Geneva Convention related to the Protection of Civilians in Time of War (1949), the occupying power has the right to detain persons subject to its authority under administrative detention. Article 78 states that “If the Occupying Power considers it necessary, for imperative reasons of security, to take safety measures concerning protected persons, it may, at the most, subject them to assigned residence or to internment.” Thus, the ways in which the administrative detention carried out by the occupation authorities differs in form and substance from those in the Geneva Convention. The conditions and procedures that the occupation authority is using in administrative detention violate International Conventions and other international standards for the right to a fair trial.
In practice, Israel routinely uses administrative detention in violation of the strict parameters established by international law. Tellingly, Israel has claimed to be under a continuous state of emergency sufficient to justify the use of administrative detention since its inception in 1948. In addition, administrative detention is frequently used – in direct contravention to international law – for collective and criminal punishment rather than for the prevention of future threat. For example, administrative detention orders are regularly issued against individuals suspected of committing an offense after an unsuccessful criminal investigation or a failure to obtain a confession in interrogation.
It is clear that the Geneva convention speaks of administrative detention only in emergency situations and as an inevitable necessity, and that the possibility of imposing house arrest, if possible, should be a priority as it is less harmful to the person. However, the practice of administrative detention in the occupied territory shows that the Israeli military commander orders to issue administrative detention is not only based on urgent cases or circumstances. The current number of administrative detainees shows that the occupation is using this policy against many Palestinians and is using it as a form of collective punishment. In the first years of the intifada, the number of administrative detainees increased to 8,000 detainees, and the occupation continued using this policy even after the signing of the Oslo agreements with the Palestinian Authority, where dozens of Palestinians, residents of Area A, were put in administrative detention for a period exceeded two years.
In practice, Israel’s administrative detention regime violates numerous other international standards as well. For example, administrative detainees from the West Bank are deported from the occupied territory and interned inside Israel, in direct violation of Fourth Geneva Convention prohibitions (Articles 49 and 76). Further, administrative detainees are often denied regular family visits in accordance with international law standards, and Israel regularly fails to separate administrative detainees from the regular prison population as required by law. Moreover, in the case of child detainees, Israel regularly fails to take into account the best interests of the child as required under international law.
ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION IN THE WEST BANK: MILITARY ORDER 1651
In the occupied Palestinian West Bank, the Israeli army is authorized to issue administrative detention orders against Palestinian civilians on the basis of article 285 of Military Order 1651. This article empowers military commanders to detain an individual for up to six-month renewable periods if they have “reasonable grounds to presume that the security of the area or public security requires the detention”. No definition of “security of the area” or “public security” is given. On or just before the expiry date, the detention order is frequently renewed; there is no explicit limit to the maximum amount of time an individual may be administratively detained, leaving room for indefinite legal detention.
Administrative detention orders are issued either at the time of arrest or at some later date and are often based on “secret information” collected by the Israeli Security Agency (under the second amendment of the administrative detention order (Amendment No. 2) 1988 (No. 1254 in the West Bank and No. 966 in the Gaza Strip), which basically determines the “risk” of the prisoner. In the vast majority of administrative detention cases, neither the detainee nor his lawyer is ever informed of the reasons for the detention or given access to the “secret information”.
A Palestinian detainee subjected to an administrative detention order must be brought before a military court in a closed hearing within eight days of his or her arrest, where a single military judge can uphold, shorten or cancel the detention order. In most cases, however, administrative detention orders are confirmed for the same periods as those requested by the military commander. While the detainee can appeal the decision at the judicial review, in practice, the vast majority of appeals are rejected. By comparison, administrative detention under Israeli domestic law requires a detainee to be brought before a judge within 48 hours, and orders can be given only up to three month periods.
In practice, Palestinians can be detained for months, if not years, under administrative detention orders, without ever being informed about the reasons or length of their detention. Detainees are routinely informed of the extension of their detention on the day that the former order expires. Under the existing administrative detention procedures, Palestinians have no effective means by which to challenge their administrative detention.
ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION IN THE GAZA STRIP: UNLAWFUL COMBATANT LAW
In the Gaza Strip, Israel uses the Unlawful Combatants Law to hold Palestinians for an unlimited period of time, without effective judicial review. The law was approved by the Israeli Knesset in 2002 in order to enable the state to continue holding Lebanese “bargaining chip” detainees after the Israeli Supreme Court ruled the practice illegal. Although all Lebanese detainees were released in 2004, the law was not revoked. Instead, starting in 2005 after Israel's unilateral "disengagement" from the Gaza Strip and the accompanying end of the application of Israeli military orders there, it began to be used to detain residents of the Strip.
The law defines an “unlawful combatant” as a “person who has participated either directly or indirectly in hostile acts against the State of Israel, or is a member of a force perpetrating hostile acts against the State of Israel,” and who is not entitled to prisoner of war status under international humanitarian law.
The Unlawful Combatants Law allows for the sweeping and swift detention without trial of large numbers of foreign citizens and Palestinians resident of the Gaza Strip. To date, the law has been used to detain 54 individuals, including 15 Lebanese nationals and 39 Gazans, most of whom were detained during Israel's winter 2008-2009 military action against Gaza codenamed “Operation Cast Lead” and have since been released. As of April 2012, Israel was holding 1 Gazan under this law.
Detainees under the law may be held for 96 hours before the issuance of a permanent detention order, or up to seven days if the government declares the “existence of wide-scale hostilities”. Judicial review of an order in a closed hearing must take place within 14 days of its issuance; if it is approved, the detainee must be brought before a judge once every six months. If the court finds that his release will not harm state security, the judge shall cancel the order.
In practice, the Unlawful Combatants Law contains fewer protections for detainees than even the few that are granted under administrative detention orders in the West Bank. For example, judicial review is conducted less often; the legality of the detention does not require the existence of a state of emergency; and, the detention “is carried out pursuant to an order issued by the chief of staff or by an officer holding the rank of major general”. In addition, the law establishes two troubling presumptions that shift the burden of proof to the detainee: first, the release of an individual identified as an “unlawful combatant” will harm national security unless proven otherwise; second, the organization to which the detainee belongs carries out hostilities, if the Israeli Minister of Defense has made such a determination, unless proven otherwise. This practice patently violates the accused’s right to a presumption of innocence in any criminal proceeding, and results in a system of indefinite detention justified by mere speculation and stacked heavily against the detainee.
ADDAMEER’S POSITION ON ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION
The government of Israel should release all administrative detainees;
In the meantime, administrative detainees must be granted their rights in accordance with international law;
The government of Israel should immediately cease using the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law and take action to repeal it;
EU member states should raise cases of administrative detainees with the Israeli government under the EU-Israel political dialogue.
Relevant Addameer publications
Administrative Detention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory - A Legal Analysis Report, June 2016
Administrative Detention in the Occupied Palestinian Territory - Between Law and Practice, December 2010
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1919
|
__label__wiki
| 0.754127
| 0.754127
|
15th Biennale of Sydney: Zones of Contact
8 June – 27 August 2006
Exhibiting artists at Gallery 4A at the Asia-Australia Arts Centre [4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art]: Stella Brennan (NZL), Chen Chieh-jen (TWN) and Kai Syng Tan (SGP)
Expansive in both curatorial ambition and footprint, Zones of Contact expanded beyond its principal, inner-city venues to other sites, including art centres in south-west Sydney suburbs of Blacktown and Campbelltown, in a desire to reach broader audiences. The scale of the undertaking was equalled by Merewether’s inclusive research process, which included visits to many countries in the two years prior to the 2006 Biennale.
Thematically, the exhibition dealt broadly with events, ideas and concerns that shape our lives, as well as our sense of past and future. It explored zones in which people live and move: cities and settlements, the merging and separation of public areas and private territories, and places where people encounter one another. In an attempt to map the world through its artists, Merewether gathered work about landscape and territory, notions of home and homeland, and the impact of cross-cultural encounter.
Sub-themes of colonialism, experiences of war and conflict, displacement, migration and mobility in the exhibition played out against experiences of living in an increasingly cosmopolitan, globalised world.
Stella Brennan (b. 1974, Auckland, New Zealand) is an Auckland-based artist, writer and curator. She has a Masters degree in Fine Arts from Auckland University. In 2003 she was the Waikato University’s inaugural Digital Artist in Residence. She is also the founder of Aotearoa Digital Arts, New Zealand’s only discussion list dedicated to New Media Art.
Chen Chieh-Jen (b. 1960, Taoyuan, Taiwan) is a Taipei-based artist and filmmaker.
Tan Kai Syng (b. 1975, Singapore) is a performance and installation artist. Her video recordings of folk recalling events highlight the difference in histories, suggesting a questioning of historical truth. Challenging hegemonic narrative structures in oral histories, Syng attempts to reconstruct history through collective subjective memory.
Artistic director: Dr. Charles Merewether
Exhibition Opening: Friday 9 June, 7:00pm
To be opened by Mr. Ari Droga, Biennale of Sydney board memeber
Artist talks: Friday 9 June, 1:30pm
Principal Exhibition Sponsor: Dr. Dick Quan
15th Biennale of Sydney: Zones of Contact Program, 4A
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1922
|
__label__cc
| 0.7407
| 0.2593
|
Denorah Paauwe: Tuesday’s Child, Juliet Fowler-Smith: Make Yourself at Home & Clinton Garofano: Motorhead
SYDNEY. 30 AUGUST – 21 SEPTEMBER 2002.
Gallery 4A is pleased to present three new exhibitions of photography and site-specific installation by Deborah Paauwe, Juliet Fowler-Smith and Clinton Garofano.
Tuesday’s Child is Deborah Paauwe‘s first solo exhibition in Sydney. The exhibition depicts young girls and women with qualities of beauty, sensuality and lusciousness, but highlighting a sense of imperfection and ambiguity. Paauwe uses fashion and ambiguity to comment on notions of the development of identity, in particular the complexity of interpersonal relationship.
Make Yourself At Home is a site-specific installation by Juliet Fowler-Smith that responds to the formal architectural qualities of Gallery 4A to explore its historical, social and cultural position. It is a richly layered installation that uses materials such as bees wax, brightly coloured wrapping paper and chairs to examine how we respond to and experience place.
Motorhead by Clinton Garofano is a series of new photographs that brings speed obsessed, streetcar culture within the confines of the Gallery. Garofano’s photographs of leopard skin-clad car interiors and skull encrusted gear sticks focus on imagining the extremes of existence and mortality to explore contemporary identities.
Deborah Paauwe was born in the USA, and is now based in Adelaide, and is of Dutch and Chinese heritage. In 1999, Deborah Paauwe was a finalist for the Moet & Chandon Fellowship; she has been included in group exhibitions at the Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia, and the Art Gallery of South Australia. In 2001 she was the only Australian representative at Fotonoviembre photographic biennial, Centro de Fotografia, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain,
Juliet Fowler-Smith is a Sydney-based artist whose installation practice includes artworks created both within galleries and the outdoors in Australia, at Mangrove Mountain, NSW. More recently in 200 she was invited to be a participant at the International Environment Art Symposoum at the Taejong Lake and Royal Tomb Park, Ara Gaya, South Korea.
Clinton Garofano is a Sydney based artist who has exhibited extensively throughout Sydney and Melbourne. He has exhibited at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Orange Regional Gallery, Artspace Sydney as well as Yuill/Crowley Gallery, Sydney, Karyn Lovegrove Gallery, Melbourne and internationally in New York and Japan.
Exhibition Opening:
Thursday 29 August, 2002
Exhibition Invitation
Exhibition Media Release
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1923
|
__label__wiki
| 0.711654
| 0.711654
|
Avatar season 2 episode 20 summary
Avatar season 2 episode 20 summary. Avatar: The Last Airbender (S02E20): The Crossroads of Destiny Summary 2019-04-09
Tuesday, April 09, 2019 12:34:12 AM Rickey
Elsewhere, Azula tracks down her old friends, and , to help her capture Zuko and Iroh. Meanwhile, Zhao succeeds in capturing the Moon Spirit, the source of all waterbending. Aang and Katara battle Azula when Zuko shows up and helps Azula. Pursuing both Zuko and Aang is , Zuko's younger sister. Their torch burns out, plunging them in darkness thus revealing glowing lights in the ceiling, allowing the group to escape and make it to Omashu, which they discover has come under control of the Fire Nation. Aang duels Ozai, but is soon overwhelmed because of his reluctance to kill him. After Zuko is taken down protecting Katara from Azula, Katara fights and manages to restrain Azula.
Watch Avatar: The Last Airbender Episodes on Nickelodeon
They meet up with Iroh, who asks their help in saving Zuko who had been captured as well. But before he can get the medicine he is captured by the newly promoted Admiral Zhao and put in Zhao's fortress. This article is about the episodes from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Date Aired Avatar: The Last Airbender Episodes Season 1 21 February 2005 21 February 2005 25 February 2005 04 March 2005 18 March 2005 25 March 2005 08 April 2005 15 April 2005 29 April 2005 06 May 2005 20 May 2005 03 June 2005 17 June 2005 23 September 2005 07 October 2005 21 October 2005 04 November 2005 18 November 2005 02 December 2005 02 December 2005 Season 2 17 March 2006 24 March 2006 07 April 2006 14 April 2006 28 April 2006 05 May 2006 12 May 2006 26 May 2006 02 June 2006 14 July 2006 14 July 2006 15 September 2006 15 September 2006 22 September 2006 29 September 2006 13 October 2006 03 November 2006 17 November 2006 01 December 2006 01 December 2006 Season 3 21 September 2007 28 September 2007 05 October 2007 12 October 2007 19 October 2007 26 October 2007 02 November 2007 09 November 2007 16 November 2007 30 November 2007 30 November 2007 14 July 2008 15 July 2008 16 July 2008 16 July 2008 17 July 2008 18 July 2008 19 July 2008 19 July 2008 19 July 2008 19 July 2008. Meanwhile, wishes to recruit Zuko for his Freedom Fighters, but then learns that Zuko and Iroh are firebenders after deducing that Iroh used firebending to warm up a lukewarm cup of tea.
What could possibly stop the Fire Nation from destroying this tranquil region? His friends, joined by momentarily by and his uncle, arrive to take Azula down together, but she injures and utilizes the ensuing chaos to escape. After a discussion with Iroh the team decides to split up: Sokka, Suki, and Toph head to stop the Fire Nation's air fleet, the masters head to reclaim Ba Sing Se, and Katara, Zuko, and Appa head to defeat Azula. The final two chapters comprise the season finale. While this happens, Zuko has flashbacks about his life before banishment, involving his loving and cruel sister, Azula. The island, in fact, turns out to be a lion turtle from which Aang is given the guidance he had been seeking. Before Sokka can intervene, however, he is captured by the Freedom Fighters. Meanwhile, Jet tries to prove that Zuko and Iroh, supposedly simple refugees, are actually firebenders.
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2 Episode 20
Iroh makes a powerful stand and Zuko struggles to keep his plan intact. Almost at the point of true enlightenment, Aang sees a vision of impending danger for Katara and retreats from disattachment, instantly deciding to return to her and protect her at all costs, even though Guru Pathik warns that this may leave Aang's final chakra inaccessible, compromising his ability to safely and reliably access the Avatar State at all. The others decide to intercept the airship fleet. The boxset was released on July 20, 2009. But General Fong, inspired by Aang's battle-determining actions during the Siege of the North, suggests that Aang defeat the Fire Lord and end the war immediately by triggering the Avatar State. After being abducted, Appa is traded to circus run by Fire Nation citizens where the circus trainer whips, humiliates, and generally mistreats him, though the Sky Bison eventually escapes with the help of a small boy.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (S01E20): The Siege of the North (2) Summary
Meanwhile, his unfreezing attracts the attention of the Fire Nation's intent on capturing him. The final four chapters comprise the series finale. Aang attempts to trade him for King Bumi, but Princess , calls off the trade; she is now backed up by her friends Mai and Ty Lee, recently re-recruited because each is a skilled fighter. The Fire Nation Governor's infant son Tom-Tom accidentally leaves with the citizens. When the group arrives at the library, they find that much of the information on the Fire Nation has been destroyed; however, they still find crucial about firebenders that could possibly end the war. After finding important information concerning the war with the , ends up kidnapped. Zuko leads the rest of the group to the Earth Kingdom to meet a tracker whom they hope can find Aang.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (S02E20): The Crossroads of Destiny Summary
The release dates listed are from the U. Book 2 was released on Region 2 on July 20, 2009. Meanwhile, Appa is kidnapped by sandbenders when Toph, much closer to being truly blind than normal, is unable to stop them. There, the team learns about the orphans living in the woods and fighting the Fire Nation soldiers who dare to set foot in the forest. Aang takes some of Appa's fur to act as a decoy to lure their pursuers away, but he is cornered by. They are assigned a liaison, an uncomfortably cheerful young woman named Joo Dee, who indirectly makes it clear to them that any mention of the war is forbidden within the walls of the city, one of many disturbing rules they begin to encounter that are enforced by the Dai Li, the secret police of Ba Sing Se, and their corrupt leader, Long Feng, who appears to know something about Appa.
Best Avatar: The Last Airbender Episodes
Meanwhile, Zuko's sister, claims that the Fire Lord will pardon both him and Iroh if they return home with her. This is a list of episodes for the animated television series. This new animated series centers on twelve-year-old Aang, who must forgo his selfish wandering to learn to master his latent powers over the four elements. Aang and Katara become excited when the fortuneteller predicts their love-lives. Archived from on 4 November 2008. They journey to find the true source of firebending. Katara finally shows her love for Aang as they kiss in the last scene.
. The there reveals a surprising plan, suggesting that Aang trigger the Avatar State to defeat the immediately. Uncle and nephew manage to escape but are forced to become outcasts because of Iroh's efforts in saving of the Moon Spirit at the North Pole are viewed as a treachery by the Fire Nation, and Zuko's failure to capture the Avatar has made him a target as well. Elsewhere, Iroh reveals a mysterious association with some form of secret society when he uses a White Lotus tile as an opening in a match of Pai Sho, his favorite game. They find Smellerbee and Longshot and realize Jet was brainwashed by the Dai Li.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1931
|
__label__cc
| 0.627821
| 0.372179
|
Dementia 101 in 101 Seconds
Understand dementia better. Get helpful insights and key facts.
In English & Spanish:
The 36-Hour Day
CARING FOR DEMENTIA:
"Continues to be the 'bible' of recommendation for any caregiver whose family member suffers from a dementia such as Alzheimer's." -- Bookwatch
Learn more about "The 36-Hour Day".
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) — The Nation's Medical Research Agency — includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases.
For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.
Dementia Types
Understanding Dementia
m-mman Thu May 14, 12:49:00 PM EDT
"Cognitive"(?) Too many ALZ/dementia training materials use that word. Although it is technically correct it is a rather 'technical' word.
How many times have you ever used the word 'cognitive' in a sentence? Outside of an ALZ/dementia situation? Have you ever used it at a party? Have you ever said "Gee, your are acting cognitively impaired today. Are you feeling ok?"
The word 'cognitive' is not a vernacular descriptor. It might mean something to scientists, but it's use impairs the applicability of this video lesson to stereotypical informational seekers. And who else would want to see it? Who is the intended audience?
The video also say that 'reason' is impaired. Since dementia presentation is 90+% behavioral, how would a inquiring person interpret the application of 'reason' to the observable changes in a loved one? Personally I dont think that using the word reason is a reasonable mechanism to convey the material.
But I applaud the effort. . . . .
Concerned person Wed Jan 13, 12:58:00 PM EST
Good video & I'd love to share it but won't because it perpetuates the myth that dementia is a diagnosis of itself. It isn't & it shouldn't be. Dementia is a SYMPTOM of an underlying disease or condition. You wouldn't accept a diagnosis of 'fever' - this is just like that. Push to get the diagnosis of the underlying condition.
Kelly Luck Fri Jan 15, 10:52:00 PM EST
There are about 10 different {major} types of dementia & many others that are singular & others that combine with each other etc...
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1937
|
__label__wiki
| 0.697113
| 0.697113
|
Alms in the Name of Allah
"Seeing them here was actually a sign of the fact that they have moved beyond the religious component and they are serious about doing humanitarian work."
– Giovanni Cassani, head of the camp coordination camp management cluster (CCCM) for the International Organization for Migration
AIDS - The Politics of Prevention
AIDS has been a viral wrecking ball across Africa, and much of the globe for that matter. More than 25 million have died from the disease, but the international community’s bedside manner is getting better. NGOs, nations and international organizations are building up a global resistance to the
Splitting Sudan
Sudan has been at war with itself for decades. Arab Muslims in the north have long dominated Christian and animist Africans in the south. But, in a referendum scheduled for January 2011, southerners are expected to vote for separation. And the divorce may not be pretty. The south will take water
Words and Deeds - Freedom of Expression and Arab Youth
A generation ago, young Arabs went to the streets to protest repressive governments. Now, they hop on the information highway – blogging and tweeting their discontent. They upload music, download protests. But this generation is up against rulers who know a thing or two about staying in power –
Remembering the Cole
"There was a thunderous explosion. You could feel all 505 feet and 8400 tons of guided missile destroyer violently thrust up and to the right."
– Kirk Lippold, retired US Navy Commander
That guided missile destroyer was the USS Cole. And the explosion on October 12, 2000 was a
Overlooked and Underpaid - Arab Youth in Today's Economy
Sitting in limbo is where many young Arabs find themselves today. Nearly a quarter of Arabs under 30 are jobless. Long gone are the days of a guaranteed government gig, and the private sector is far from filling the gap. Today, Arab youth are searching for work and waiting for weddings. Some
From NAFTA to Narcotics
“Stand by, there will be the giant sucking sound, if we are dumb enough to have this jammed down our throats!" – Ross Perot in 1992
While Ross Perot’s prophecy of doom didn’t come true, NAFTA did change the economic terrain of North America. After decades of economic protectionism, Mexico
Young and Restless - Youth Identity in the Arab World
The Arab world has the largest youth bulge on the planet. Millions of young people are living in a pressure cooker of social, political, tribal, and religious forces. We visit Jordan and Egypt and speak with young Arabs in America about their struggles with identity, and how globalization, Islam
Africa's Holy Healers
Sub-Saharan Africa is a religious place. It’s also riddled with disease. AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis prey upon Africa’s faithful, often in the prime of their lives. And anemic public health systems can’t carry the cross. And so, into the valleys of death step medical missionaries. They are
Iraq: The Next Act
"The democratic experience in Iraq is still very much in its infant stages, but it's being tested. It was tested over the course of the last four years, more recently it's being tested by the national elections, and now the challenge of putting a government together."
– Ambassador Gary
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1938
|
__label__wiki
| 0.688854
| 0.688854
|
The young Victoria (1837 - 1861)
Английская версия » Kings & Queens |
Victoria was the desperately desired product in 1819 of the late marriage of the Duke of Kent (George IV's brother) to Princess Victoria, widowed daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg.
Fatherless from the age of eight months, Victoria was brought up in a somewhat impoverished home -for the most part away from her uncles, George IV and William IV At 5 a.m. on the morning of 20 June 1837, the princess was woken at home in Kensington Palace to hear that she was now queen.
In 1853, Prince Albert imported a prefabricated Swiss cottage for the royal children and had it erected at Osborne. Complete with tiled kitchen and wooden dining chairs, the cottage became a playhouse where the young Princess Vicky and her sisters entertained their mother and father to tea.
Determined to live up to her new role, she vowed in her journal: 'I will be good'. Her first Prime Minister (there were to be nine more) proved a perfect tutor. Lord Melbourne was aristocratic, civilized and kind: 'he knows about everything and everybody'. The two shared an instinct for people rather than systems, respect for common sense and an enjoyment of life. Victoria's coronation in 1838 was an ordeal borne bravely, and the following year came the queen's most momentous choice - of her cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as husband.
Victoria was ecstatic. Albert was 'quite charming and so excessively handsome, such beautiful blue eyes, and exquisite nose ... '. The wedding took place on 10 February 1840 in the Chapel Royal of St James's Palace.
Albert gave stalwart support. Serious, intelligent, hard working and interested in modernizing-be it social reform, drains or the 1851 Great Exhibition - the prince was determined to do his best. Yet he was never popular; never quite belonged. Perhaps the cynical English found him too good to be true.
Victoria and Albert had nine children. When the first, 'Vicky', was born in November 1840, the attending physician was heard to say, 'Oh, Madam, it is a princess.' The exhausted Victoria replied: 'Never mind, the next will be a prince.' And it was.
A son, the Prince of Wales, arrived in November 1841. 'The Boy' was christened with his 'dear father's name', Albert Edward, but soon became known as 'Bertie'. The queen's last child, Beatrice, was born in 1857.
Queen in council
Queen Victoria's Privy Councillors were struck by her composure. Lord Grey commented: 'She never was in the least degree confused, embarrassed or hurried.'
Travelling in style
One of the queen's railway coaches, now on display at the National Railway Museum, York. Victoria was the first monarch to travel by train.
The Winterhalter painting (1846) of stately domesticity shows the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) beside the queen. The baby is Princess Helena, born in May 1846.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1939
|
__label__wiki
| 0.825777
| 0.825777
|
New Theories
Английская версия » Stonehenge |
In his book, The Stonehenge Solution, George Terence Meaden suggests that the monument was a pagan fertility Temple built on the site where Cosmic Consummation was commemorated. He says that the double horseshoe of Trilithons and bluestones represented the womb of the Mother Goddess, and the stone known as the altar stone, in effect the Goddess stone, stood on what was viewed as the centre of the world, the axis which united Heaven and Earth.
Dr Meaden's theory is that throughout June the sun shines onto the Heel Stone, sending the shadow like a giant phallus entering the circle and the horseshoe, representing the union of the Sky God with the Earth Goddess.
Brian Davidson, the former Stonehenge archaeologist, believes Stonehenge was built as a ruin. His theory is that the first Henge monument included a bank and ditch, the Aubrey holes and, in the centre, a sacred wooden building. When the Beaker people arrived they discovered rotting timbers from the sacred building and replaced them with the more enduring stones which have survived for more than four thousand years.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1940
|
__label__cc
| 0.60956
| 0.39044
|
Internet Articles >
The Haunted Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery
www.hauntedplacesinamerica.com
This cemetery situated in the suburb of Midlothian has seen a lot of paranormal activity over the years and is known as one of the most dreaded and haunted places in Chicago. People have talked about strange voices, flashing lights, sighting of apparitions and many instances of ghostly photos being taken at the spot. None of them had any tangible explanation to give.
The cemetery has its history way back in the 1860s when some immigrants working in the nearby Michigan canal settled at the place and were eventually buried after their death. The graveyard remained secluded ever since and over time, it became famous for people wishing to practice black magic and also a place where murdered victims were dumped. All these have contributed to the current haunted reputation of this place.
However, certain events that have happened and have been documented over time remain unexplained. For instance, two forest officials reported seeing the ghosts of an old man along with his horse near a lagoon and in close proximity to the cemetery. Other people have reported the disappearance of a farmhouse all of a sudden and what’s more, sighting the same farmhouse at different places near the graveyard. Nobody has been able to provide any satisfactory explanation for all these events and they remain a mystery till today.
The most bizarre of them relates to the “White Lady” ghost and this is an apparition that many have noticed on full moon nights. They have seen her walking about within the graveyard, cradling an infant close to her bosom. Some have also noticed flashing orbs of light that seem to be moving back and forth. Again, no plausible explanation has been identified for all these occurrences.
The Bachelor’s Grove is indeed a haunted place and nobody knows whether it is due to the black magic or vandalism at the location.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1943
|
__label__wiki
| 0.530344
| 0.530344
|
America Blog
Backbone Books
Bible Blog
Faith Books
Backbone America
John Andrews
America, Andrews in Print, Conservatism, Books, Centennial Institute, Personal
Memoir: That think-tank guy looks back
My eventful life has been woven of four strands — politics, education, media, and ministry — but the kids say it all boils down to typewriting and stapling. A chapter from our upcoming brothers’ memoir, “Downstream,” co-authored with Jim Andrews.
Tagged: Downstream book
America, Conservatism, Ideas
Patriots' Day with Steven Hayward
It's Patriots' Day. when Paul Revere rode and the Boston Marathon is run. What do Harry Jaffa, Walter Berns, and Leo Strauss have to do with all that?
Tagged: Harry Jaffa, Walter Berns, Leo Strauss, Colorado Christian University
Kenneth Davenport
Afghanistan, Congress, Conservatism, Democrats, Islam, Jihad
RNC's Steele: right or wrong on Afghanistan?
RNC Chair Michael Steele’s recent comments on Afghanistan – which he derisively called “Obama’s war” while questioning the potential for victory – found pockets of support across the political spectrum. On the left, those who oppose the war on ideological grounds agreed with Steele’s conclusions (if not his logic) that this is not a war we should be fighting. On the more libertarian right, many who believe that America’s foreign policy is “extraconstitutional” -- overly aggressive, idealistic and beyond what the Founder’s intended -- view the Afghan campaign as a case study in federal government overreach. If it is true that politics make strange bedfellows, Steel’s unscripted comments found a nexus of agreement from elements on the left and the right: This is a war poorly conceived, without legitimacy, and with little chance of success. I disagree with this. While I recognize fully the difficulty of the mission, and understand that Afghanistan has been the “graveyard of empires” for a millennium or more, I also believe that Barack Obama was correct in 2008 when he called Afghanistan a war “of necessity”. Afghanistan was the birthplace of the 9/11 attacks; the Taliban regime provided sanctuary and material support to Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda and its global network of Jihadists. The initial invasion of Afghanistan in 2001-2002 was a critical blow to this network, and provided the United States with both a measure of revenge and security after 9/11. It also replaced the Taliban, a brutal fundamentalist Islamic regime that demanded strict fealty to Islamic law with a secular, Western-facing government. To be sure, the government of Hamid Karzai is no model of Jeffersonian democracy. But let’s not let the perfect be the enemy of the good in this case – and Karzai is quite good when compared to the rule of his predecessor, the Taliban’s Mullah Omar.
More importantly, I reject the position taken by many libertarian-oriented conservatives that the war in Afghanistan is an example of government overreach and an unconstitutional exercise of executive power. To be sure, there are ample grounds for a substantive debate on presidential war powers and the Constitution – a debate that has heated up significantly since 9/11. Those who take a “strict constructionist” view see Congress’ power to declare war in Article I, Section 8 as a clear limit on the use of force: without a formal declaration of war against a defined enemy, the commitment of the U.S. military to combat is essentially proscribed. However, the case for this is not as clear as it may seem. During the debate on this topic at the Constitutional Convention, the Founders clearly intended for the executive as Commander in Chief to have the power to “repel sudden attacks” and, in the process of providing for the “common defense”, would be able to act swiftly and decisively in the case of a national emergency. The Founders instinctively understood that while a check on the president’s ability to unilaterally wage war was desirable, it should not prohibit decisive action when the nation’s security was under threat.
It is my belief that not only does the executive have the power to wage war in Afghanistan without a formal declaration of war, he has the constitutional responsibility to do so. The most important aspect of the president’s job description as found in Article II of the Constitution is in Section 2: his role as the Commander in Chief of the armed forces. As such, he is principally responsible for ensuring the nation’s security, and enjoys wide latitude in utilizing the military in the prosecution of U.S. foreign policy. This has been particularly true in the latter half of the 20th century, where the U.S. has waged full-scale war in Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf without a formal declaration of war. Today, the rise of transnational terror networks and so-called “asymmetrical” warfare which targets civilians without warning has made traditional forms of extended debate on foreign policy increasingly impractical. Terrorism and global Jihad has made traditional declarations of war truly a relic of an earlier age.
Because of this new reality, the nature of Congressional consent to military action has changed. While presidents are waging war without formal declarations, they do so also with the consent (and political cover) of Congressional approval. Recall that on September 14, 2001 – just days after the attacks on 9/11 – the Congress passed S.J. Res. 23, which authorized the president to “use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001”. Later, in 2002, the Congress passed the Iraq War Resolution, which gave Congressional approval for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. While short of formal declarations of war, both of these resolutions provide ample authority for the president to wage war in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Contrary to the opinion of Michael Steele, this is not Obama’s war. It is America’s war. And the stakes could not be higher. The elimination of a sanctuary for Al Qaeda in Afghanistan is a central national security issue for our future. One of the few correct decisions that President Obama has made since taking office is recommitting the nation to the war in Afghanistan. His recent appointment of General David Petraeus to take command is a good step in the right direction. Now he must renounce any time tables for withdrawal and allow the U.S. military to destroy Al Qaeda and the Taliban once and for all.
The Constitution requires the federal government to provide for the common defense of the nation and its interests – principally the protection of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. It is hard to imagine pursuing much happiness in the aftermath of a nuclear or biological attack in Times Square carried out by radical Islamists from a base in Afghanistan.
America, Conservatism, Constitution, History, Leftists
Madison rolls over
As “Black Monday” dawned to the realization that the fraud-filled spectacle of "ObamaCare" has finally passed the House of Representatives, you may have noticed some rumblings under foot. It wasn't an earthquake in the literal sense, though from the perspective of our constitutional republic, it might as well have been. It was the sound of James Madison rolling over in his grave.
Of all the Founding Fathers, Madison was the one who most understood the importance of structure and process in our new democracy. He would have been shocked to hear the President of the United States telling the media that process doesn't matter, or the Democratic Majority Leader of the House of Representatives say that the American people don't care about how the government “makes sausage” -- only that it "gets things done". To Madison, any such talk would be akin to blasphemy: the Constitution was set up to prevent the kind of system where rules could be changed on a whim, and where partisan, parochial "ends" could always be justified by employing "means" which would put government -- and not the people -- in charge.
In short, the sausage making matters.
Madison understood principally that if the American system of government was going to be truly "by and for the people", it had to function in a way that enshrined a balance of power between the legislative and executive branches, thereby preventing both the whim of an executive acting by fiat, or a tyranny of a majority in Congress usurping the rights of the minority party and acting on "winds of passion". The challenge for Madison and the other Founders – particularly Hamilton and Jay, his fellow authors of the Federalist Papers – was to create a structure of government that simultaneously gave vigorous representative power to the legislature, but which ensured that this power would be divided between different branches, two distinct houses of Congress, with different representations, rules and procedures. The goal, as Madison outlined eloquently in Federalist 51, was to ensure that government -- in scope and power – be controlled:
In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself. A dependence on the people is, no doubt, the primary control on the government; but experience has taught mankind the necessity of auxiliary precautions.
Principal among these “auxiliary precautions”, according to Madison, was to “divide the legislature into different branches; and to render them by different modes of election, and different principles of action, as little connected with each other” as possible. The House of Representatives, then, was to be apportioned and elected differently than the Senate. House members, elected every two years and assigned to a relatively small constituency, was to be the “people’s house”. The Senate, until 1913 appointed by state legislatures, offered equal representation among states irrespective of size and six year terms, insulating it from the vagaries of popular opinion. It also offered clear rules that protect the rights of the minority party from being steamrolled by the majority (thus the “filibuster”). The combination created, in Madison’s words, “opposite and rival interests, and the defect of better motives”. And these motives were – first and foremost -- to create a government that reflected the will and interests of the people.
Given this, one can only imagine the outrage that Madison would feel today as the Congress – the very institution he crafted so carefully – made a mockery of its balanced powers to break every procedural rule in the book to pass a wildly unpopular bill. It was a bill so unpopular, in fact, that the Democratic leadership in the Congress knew it could not pass on its own merits, and within Congress’ normal rules and procedures. After the Scott Brown victory in Massachusetts as the “41st vote against ObamaCare”, President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid decided to do an end-run around the Constitution by re-writing House and Senate rules to fit their partisan goals . Thus you had Rep. Louise Slaughter (D, NY) putting forth “Deem and Pass” – essentially passing the bill without any vote at all -- and Harry Reid’s decision to in the Senate to use reconciliation on ObamaCare to avoid the filibuster, even though the architect of the reconciliation rule, Democrat Robert Byrd, has said clearly that the rule is not appropriate for legislation of this scope and magnitude and should not be used.
For the left, such opinions are nothing more than inconveniences. The goals of progressive government – universal health care, wealth redistribution and social justice -- are so important, not even the Constitution itself should stand in its way. Obama has said so himself: In an interview with Chicago Public Radio station WBEZ-FM in 2001, he talked explicitly of the Constitution as a “flawed document” with “essential constraints” that were placed by the “Founding Fathers and Constitution” limiting its ability to promote social justice goals. Thus the concept of the Constitution as a living document, open to modern interpretation and cultural updating. This is no longer a theoretical threat to the Constitution. This threat now sits firmly in power on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.
James Madison certainly understood one important thing about the nature of man and power: “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature? If men were angels, no government would be necessary.” Indeed, our leaders today are no angels. And never have we more needed Madison’s prescriptions for a limited government that operates on rules which guarantee the rights of the minority, and which derives its legitimacy from We the People. They work for us, after all. We don’t work for them.
Peg Brady
Party of Yes convenes at Mt. Vernon
Some ill-informed folks describe conservatives as "the NO party," suggesting that we oppose all proposed legislation without any positive plans for addressing our nation's significant public issues and dire economic concerns. Not so, as we saw this week when conservative leaders gathered to proclaim the Mount Vernon Statement, a strong affirmation of modern Constitutional conservatism. Nor did they speak only for themselves; thousands of conservatives across the land promptly pledged their support.
In clear, bold language, the Mount Vernon Statement declares Constitutional conservatism's principles. "Through the Constitution, the Founders created an enduring framework of limited government based on the rule of law," it begins. "They sought to secure national independence, provide for economic opportunity, establish true religious liberty and maintain a flourishing society of republican self-government."
Not negative but principled, Constitutional conservatism "limits government's powers but ensures that government performs its proper job effectively."
On public issues, this reasoned, mindful agenda "honors the central place of individual liberty in American politics and life." On our nation's vital economic woes, Constitutional conservatism "encourages free enterprise, the individual entrepreneur, and economic reforms grounded in market solutions."
Thus we conservatives present a united and empowered team, and all Americans can contemplate for themselves, individually, the simple yet profound and compelling logic of Constitutional conservatism.
Tagged: mount vernon statement, party of no, Republicans
BOOKS YOU WILL VALUE * LANDMARKS IN THE STORM
BROWSE & BUY →
WELCOME TO BACKBONEAMERICA.NET * PUT SOME STEEL IN YOUR SPINE
John Andrews, Editor * 7156 S. Verbena Way * Centennial CO 80112 * 720 489 7700
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1944
|
__label__wiki
| 0.561612
| 0.561612
|
US Alert In Wake Of Tourist Shooting
Wednesday 22nd, May 2013 / 09:48 Published by The Tribune
A warning from the US government to its citizens about the threat from armed robbers in Nassau has gone international after the story was picked up by The Associated Press.
The US Embassy statement advised Americans living in and travelling to the Bahamas to remain on alert in an effort to avoid becoming a victim of crime.
The AP story notes that the security message was issued on Friday – about a week after an Illinois man Kyle Bruner was shot and killed during a robbery in Nassau.
The Embassy said several other US citizens have been robbed at gunpoint this year, and some have suffered serious injury.
“The Royal Bahamas Police Force website reports that for January 1 to April 15 there have been 328 armed robberies, 111 robberies, and 660 house break-ins,” the warning said.
“Review your personal security plans; remain aware of your surroundings, including local events; and monitor local news stations for updates. Maintain a high level of vigilance and take appropriate steps to enhance your personal security,” it told US citizens.
Meanwhile, amid fears that such warnings could severely impact tourism arrivals, Kyle Bruner’s father Rick Bruner said he does not blame the people of the Bahamas for his son’s death.
“This sort of thing can and does happen in many cities around the world. My son was killed by a person and some will say he shouldn’t have been in that area or he shouldn’t have become involved in the struggle between the woman being robbed and her assailant, but he was not a person who would stand by and watch someone being victimised,” said Mr Bruner in a message left on www.tribune242.com.
He said Kyle’s death has created a whirlwind of talk, warnings and suggestions, and that he hopes the incident will in some small way remind people that to create change, they must have the will to change.
“This doesn’t mean relying on government to create that change, after all government is merely a reflection of a country’s citizens. It means that ordinary people have to make the commitment to change what is happening and work together to achieve their goals.
“Some might say that I have no business telling Bahamians how to conduct their affairs and they would be right, I am not telling you what to do. I am merely saying that no family wants to be notified that their child has been senselessly murdered, whether they are American or Bahamian,” Mr Bruner said.
Last week Friday, four men were charged in the magistrate’s court with Kyle Bruner’s murder.
Twenty-year-old Craig Johnson, of Clarke’s Alley; Anton Bastian, 19, of Abraham Street; Jamaal Dorfevil, 28, of St James Road and Marcellus Williams, 21, of Culmer’s Alley, all appeared before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez.
They are also accused of robbing a woman of her handbag valued at $30 and an iPhone valued at $900; robbing another person of a handbag valued at $20, a black iPhone valued at $300, and $30 cash.
By The Tribune
crime, tourism, travel advisory, violence
← Tottenham To Play In The Bahamas R.E.A.C.H. To Fund Free Camp For Autistic Children →
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1945
|
__label__wiki
| 0.513633
| 0.513633
|
Rum Bahamas Festival To Celebrate Rum, Food, Culture
Monday 06th, January 2014 / 08:50 Published by Nassau Guardian
Grenada has its Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival, Barbados has its Food & Wine & Rum Festival, St. Lucia has a Food and Rum Festival, even Cuba has an International Rum Festival — and that’s only a few countries in the Caribbean — rum festivals are held around the world and present a unique and exciting celebration of the fine art of distillation, maturing and the blending of fine cane spirits.
And it’s this excitement that is finally coming to The Bahamas known as Festival Rum Bahamas — a festival of rum, food and culture — which will allow you to experience the spirits, food, history and “edutainment” of rum to create a social experience that evokes romance and adventure.
The inaugural Festival Rum Bahamas takes place February 21-23 at Fort Charlotte featuring rums from The Bahamas and the Caribbean — John Watlings (New Providence, The Bahamas); Fire in De Hole (Abaco, The Bahamas); Rhum J.M. (Jamaica); Afro Head Rum (Caribbean), Big Black Dick (Cayman Islands), Appleton Rum (Jamaica) Papa’s Pilar (Caribbean) and Pirate’s Choice (Caribbean).
Alexandra Maillis-Lynch, the visionary behind staging Rum Festival Bahamas says the event will be more than just a drink-up — but a festival to celebrate rum, food and culture.
“It will be a whole experience for people who love the excitement and exotic lifestyle of travel and adventure,” she says. “It won’t be just a tent and rum bottles everywhere and people getting drunk. It’s about experiencing the drink … but more than that.”
During the three-day festival, patrons will be afforded the opportunity to look at the country’s culture and experiences through the eyes of rum, a libation that is an intricate part of Bahamian culture, going back as far as the Arawak Indians.
“We will have a great cultural experience with a lot of music and ‘edutainment’ as we’re calling it, which is education with a fun twist … lectures on rum’s place in black history, lectures on rum’s place in white history; the history of rum.”
Patrons can expect beautiful slide lectures from John Watlings and the Rum Council of Drinks, movies from the rum world that shows all the rumrunners and rum running.
Maillis-Lynch who refers to herself as the team leader for the Rum Festival (along with Juan Bethel and Catherine Chisnall-Mitchell and other key team members) said the festival will address the history of rum from every angle — it’s culture, history and the experiences of Bahamians, and acknowledge it for its place in the country’s history.
Each year’s Festival Rum Bahamas will be themed. The theme for the first year will be “A Walk Through History.” And as such, an integral part of the first festival will be a walk through history, acknowledging every aspect of it. As such an Antonius Roberts was commissioned to do a piece that will start the history lesson, beginning with the days of slavery. Patrons will then journey through the different eras and take a look at how rum played an integral part at each step along the way.
As they walk into the fort, they will walk past pieces depicting a chain gang of carved figures through the cane fields, before moving on to the pirate era, which of course is a bright and colorful part of Bahamian history. Patrons will then move on to the sugar cane fields where they will be able to witness the processing of the sugar cane from the beginning to end. John Watlings representatives will show the distillation of rum and how it’s processed. The distilled rum will be placed in kegs that will be stored to be unkegged during the 2015 Festival Rum Bahamas.
“We’re looking at our culture, our history and our experience as Bahamians through the eyes of rum because rum is such an intricate part of our beginning, and we’re acknowledging it as a part of our history. A lot of people say who wants to remember that [history], but we have to remember everything that was a part of us. We’re all here for a reason and there’s both black history and white history tied up with rum,” said Maillis-Lynch.
The southern side of the fort will play host to a street party in the Caribbean and is expected to be colorful and vibrant showing the melting pot that is the Caribbean.
In the upstairs portion of Fort Charlotte the theme will be about the rum and sea, showing how they were intricately tied to the sea. Rum tasting and the rum competition (which will be judged by five members from the International Rum Council, and five Bahamian judges) will be hosted in Fort Charlotte’s dungeon.
Maillis-Lynch is also hoping to utilize Fort D’Arcy during the inaugural festival in which she would recreate the old Bahamian nightclubs like the Cat and The Fiddle and the King and Knights. (There are actually three forts at the fort known as Fort Charlotte, the eastern section is Fort Charlotte; the middle section is Fort Stanley, and the western section is Fort D’Arcy). If they are unable to do so for the inaugural festival, Maillis-Lynch said it would be on the cards for next year.
“We’re brimming with ideas, and we know where this can grow,” she said.
The first Festival Rum Bahamas will only offer 51 booths to vendors. The booths are being offered on a first come, first serve basis. According to Maillis-Lynch, the woman behind Events by Alexandara, a full-service event planning and catering company, with more than 20 years of experience in creating spectacular events, and who has earned an unmatched reputation for quality, passion and creativity says diversification will be the order of the day during the festival.
“I’m going for diversity and trying to ensure that we don’t have too many of the same stands,” said the mastermind who has a passion for the culinary arts. “I don’t want to see just the ordinary food you would see everywhere. Now we’re allowing that as well because we know people have to make their money, but everybody has to have one item at least that with rum, molasses or sugar cane.”
Describing the inaugural event as small, Maillis-Lynch said they are keeping it that way intentionally so that they can work with each vendor to ensure that the theme and their ideas are executed. They are also offering cash prizes for the best booth and also for the best food item from the different chefs.
Maillis-Lynch, who has a propensity to help whenever and wherever she can, is of course adding a special charitable touch to the festival. They will set up a micro-business pavilion to which they will offer booth space to vendors who cannot afford a booth, or who can’t risk the money, or only have one product that they want to display, but which ordinarily could not carry a three-day festival. The persons that are given the opportunity can display for a minimal amount of money — and they will be noticed, because they will be placed at the entrance which means all patrons will have to walk past them.
Admission into Festival Rum Bahamas inclusive of rum tasting will be $25 advance purchase, $30 on the day. A three-day pass is being offered at $60 in advance which Maillis-Lynch encourage people to buy.
“Festival Rum Bahamas will be more than a one-day experience. You won’t have time to take it all in, on one day if you do it properly. If you went to every single lecture and every single experience, you wouldn’t get to do it even in three days,” she said.
Festival Rum Bahamas is an event that Maillis-Lynch has wanted to stage for years. The idea was sparked after she and her team helped to create an atmosphere in a certain venue. That spiraled out into the August Moon events known as Under the Caribbean Moon, then they hit on doing a rum thing and it grew from there as they looked around and realized how many other countries were hosting rum festivals and The Bahamas wasn’t.
What: Festival Rum Bahamas
When: February 21-23
Where: Fort Charlotte
Tickets: $25 single day advance purchase, $30 on the day (inclusive of rum tasting), $60 in advance for a three-day pass.
For more information visit: www.rumbahamas.com
By Shavaughn Moss,
The Nassau Guardian
Bahamas, culture, educational, festival, food, history
← Lawlessness On Our Streets, Incompetence In Our Government Lamplighters Encourage Bible-Reading →
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1946
|
__label__wiki
| 0.919781
| 0.919781
|
Joe Millionaire
Episode Report Card
Kim: C | Grade It Now!
YOU GRADE IT
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F
Meet David Smith
By Kim | Season 2 | Episode 1 | Aired on 10.19.2003
Ooh, it's an International Affair! That sounds classy. I'll bet this season won't be trashy and vaguely gross, like last season. Some on-screen text tells us that it's February 2003. Was the finale of last season really only eight months ago? It seems like it's been so long! Evan told Zora that he didn't really have $50 million . Text whooshes out at us to claims that this episode was "the most watched entertainment program of the year." Was it really? And also, isn't the year not over yet? You never know. Third Watch could have a resurgence. Zora accepted Evan's ring and danced with him while wearing the same dress my friend Brenda wore to the prom in 1990. Evan and Zora sucked face, and while I kind of hate that phrase, it most accurately describes what they were doing. And then Zora dropped off the face of the earth, because she's not a whore, and Evan did KFC commercials, because he is.
October 2003. Hey, that's right now! Time travel is possible! We've got a new fancy house, and all new ladies to fool. The new group is told that their Joe is worth $80 million, and they all drink champagne to celebrate. The on-screen text calls them "fourteen unsuspecting European beauties." "Beauties"? We'll see about that. Various women reveal themselves to be money-grubbing whores. Even worse -- European money-grubbing whores. And if there's anything I've learned from watching American-made action movies, it's that you can't trust people from Europe. More on-screen text tells us that also involved in this mess will be "one American cowboy." Said cowboy looks a lot like a young Woody Harrelson. And talks like him too. He kisses various ladies and wonder what will happen when they find out he's not really rich. On-screen text reads, "One big lie." Just one? The money-grubbing European whores also reveals themselves to be bitches when they turn on one another. On-screen text claims, "They said we couldn't do it again." No, I think what we said was that we wished you wouldn't do it again. The music builds. Women cry. The cowboy laments ever getting involved. I feel you, cowboy. On-screen text says, "They were wrong." The cowboy cries. Cries! I can't wait for that episode. The cowboy admits that he hasn't been completely honest, and that he's not rich. Now that we've wasted, like, five minutes on that segment -- which is sure to be shown at the beginning of every single episode -- I have to wonder: Are there really people watching this show who don't understand the premise and needed it explained to them in that much detail?
The credits are kind of like the credits from Bonanza with the fake Western adventure-type music. A map of Europe is superimposed over a shot of the cowboy riding his horse. Is he riding his horse through Europe? Each of the women is introduced based on her native country, but I'm not going to cover them individually yet. Just know that there are three from Germany, two from Sweden, four from the Czech Republic, two from the Netherlands, and three from Italy. The cowboy gazes out over Europe, and then I totally called it that this was a Bonanza rip-off, because the map burns up at the end. Paul the Butler welcomes us to the next Joe Millionaire as the music ends with a flourish.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12Next
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1950
|
__label__cc
| 0.565019
| 0.434981
|
US: 40 Years In Wilderness
Mrs. Obote: Impeach Uganda’s President
Trust the Republicans to Show You Christian C
A Man Of No Class: Congressman Allen West
WHY WE DON’T WANT MORE “TRUMPISM” POLITICS
Dr. Joyce WatfordSeptember 04,2016
Dr. Joyce Watford, an Educator and a Descendant of American Slaves
When the 2017 Presidential hopeful, Donald Trump, was carving a niche around his life-passions, over the last fifty years or so, most of us little people were passively unconcerned. After all, we thought we knew who he was—a predatory, corporate businessman; an economic opportunist; a pop-culture entertainer; a carpe-diem kind of hedonist; and an evolving game-changer when it came down to traditional core values, such as marriage and family, a give-back kind of guy—as in philanthropy, altruism, magnanimity, humanitarian, my brothers’ keeper kind of guy (like Jimmy Carter), multiculturalism, pluralism, racial diversity, pro-human and civil rights, etc., to mention a few of the cohesive, traditional core values that have undergone drastic changes over the last fifty years—all within Donald Trump’s lifetime.
And, so,” what of it?” we may think. Change was all around us, then; and we all were caught up in it, one way or the other. Most of us did not think about how dangerous change could be and what it could make us into, going forward—evolving and growing. The operative words here are “going forward”—evolving and growing—not devolving and regressing, which also denote change.
So what happened to Donald Trump on the roads he traveled that brought him to this place where he now finds himself? Did he make a detour somewhere along the way or a wrong “right” turn (or was it an “alt-right” turn?) that landed him some place where he isn’t supposed to be?
That’s right—some place where he isn’t supposed to be! Yet, here he is! And he is asking for black votes now to get him into the White House, after a Black man has Blackanized it for eight years. After that kind of come-down, “what does any of us have to lose?” he arrogantly asks. So why not him who can make the White House white and “right” again, while making the country great again! That’s a win-win! You get two for one! Hurray! So get to the polls, people, and vote for Donald Trump! He is our last hope—he is our great white Savior!
And let’s just take this thought a notch further—whom has Donald Trump ever saved in his fifty years of wielding power in his “wheelings and dealings”? Has he been wheeling and dealing to save black folks too over his seventy years on the planet? Note that the question alludes to “black folks,” and not “black folk,” because the term, “black folks,” denotes pluralism or diversity in the black race, while the term, “black folk,” denotes a monolithic, singular, black race. Just wanted to throw that out there because I am not sure whether Trump was trying to save me over the last fifty years or so, but missed me somehow, because I wasn’t in the right black group (black folks or black folk) and therefore did not get saved!
Well, at any rate, let’s give the devil his due! If he were concerned about black people and the state of their race affairs over the last fifty years or so, when he reached out or outreached to black voters a few weeks ago, why did he not know that black folk lost their black schools and that black educators (except for a token few) lost their jobs in their black schools (as well as in the white schools too) in the white supremacy backlash to lawful desegregation/integration over fifty years ago? And, guess what—the demographic prediction for black educators by 2020 will be less than 16% in the entire country!
Someone needs to tell Trump that our black schools were closed down and/or taken over by white educators, all the way from K thru higher education, after segregated and unequal public schooling was outlawed. The only schools left, designated, however,only on paper, for black people are our HBCUs (and all of them are struggling and on the brink of closing because of racist under-funding by state and federal governments), but they too have also been taken over by whites. All of our so-called black designated schools, across the board, became job mills for whites—a trend which forced black educators out of the education profession and/or into racially adverse, hostile, predominantly white, academic settings, where their academic survival and economic livelihood were placed under social control (and were, as expected, commonly marginalized and cut short) by the dominant group. Yes! This is the unspoken truths of what happened (and are still happening!) to black educators and black schools in the post-Civil Rights Era, when Jim Crow, racial segregation, and racial discrimination in public schools were not supposed to be tolerated, or so we were told! Public schools declared themselves in writing, “Equal Opportunity Employers”! We know now, in the aftermath, that such written declarations were only for the Feds and the grants that would be forthcoming, and had nothing to do with the spirit of equal and fair employment. The same incompatible spirit between white supremacy culture and the law also extended to matters of housing, voting, and abolishing poverty and economic exclusion so that, as of today, an underground racist, white supremacy backlash has risen to the surface, as virile as ever in the past (or more so than ever) in the lifetime of most of us. Some of us have learned that “race-less and colorblind” are code words for New Jim Crow—unfair, unjust, unequal business as of old. The Same Old! The Same Old!
Ergo, then, to Donald Trump’s denouncement of our black schools being “no good”—the question is “which/what black schools is he talking about and who is to blame if they are ‘no good’?” Certainly, not black people who often cannot even work in their remaining HBCUs, whose existence still hobbles along solely because they are Land-Grant institutions, earmarked for federal funds, and whose existence continues, locally, only for the purpose of defrauding the federal government and continuing the cover-up of deception that those schools still operate under their original mission to uplift the race! However, it was our HBCUs, even under legal Jim Crow, that gave us such great luminaries, the likes of Frederick Douglass, George Washington Carver, Booker T. Washington, Mary McCloud Bethune, W.E.B. DuBois, Thurgood Marshall, Kwame Nkrumah, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Muhammad Ali, and an endless list of other greats like them, whose education began in HBCUs, during legal Jim Crow! Thus, if HBCUs are “no good” today, it is not because of black people (or black educators) but because of what racist, white supremacy backlash did to them under a fierce, covert, underground, white resistance movement, intending purposefully to deceive the world (and dupe black people again) by pretending to be in compliance with desegregation/integration civil rights laws when, in actuality, they never intended to be.
Today, many black students cannot even get into an HBCU or an HWCU, for that matter. Instead, they are forced into community colleges which originated to supplant and/or usurp the original mission of HBCUs, with and/or under white racial dominance, just as HBCUs were in the first evolutionary stage of their development. Thus, the seeds of social control over black lives were replanted and nurtured in the same field of separate and unequal education opportunities and in the same place where Jim Crow was reborn and became the New Jim Crow, while most of us were basking in our newly gained civil rights of desegregation/integration and were then (and still are now) too eager to send our young into enemy camps for education to serve them well for the rest of their life! Perhaps, the misguided reason behind such an uncouth move could have been related to an obsessive desire to assimilate and finally become one with the white race, without understanding that the only assimilation the black race is going to get from the white race (the culturally dominant group) is an assimilation of white supremacy indoctrination.
Complete assimilation—which is both cultural and racial—and which bestows upon us our natural American birthright, the same as all whites have, allowing them to drop their ethnic tag (such as Irish American or French American or African American) and become just “American” is not available to us because of our skin color. Our skin color has kept us (and keeps us) from melting in the American “melting pot,” the way all white people, based on skin color, can melt into one race of people in the “melting pot.” For that reason, no matter how much we try to assimilate or want to be assimilated, full, bonafide assimilation will not happen withoutthe bestowal of our American birthright which will naturally carry with it all the rights and privileges that our birth-country has to offer, as it did for all other hyphenated-Americans who, at one time, were English- or British-American, Italian-American, German-American, Scottish-American, etc. When they dropped their European tags, identifying them as ethnics, who were not all-the-way Americans, as the British-Americans were, the other ethnic Americans then became full-fledged, red-bloodied Americans, the same as the British-Americans. But they had to drop their ethnic tag first!
Some of us already know that we are not (and never have been) a hyphenated-American because our Slave Ancestors were the first real Americans, making their descendants, of course, no less American. Some of us may argue that our Slave ancestors were Africans. The counter argument is that they were indigenous to a specific place before they entered into the belly (the womb) of the Slave ships and the Middle Passage (the birth canal), where they emerged, stripped of everything they had known before, including the bloodlines that flowed through their veins, which would never again be just African, but would become a deliberate mixture of all the bloodlines of those inhabiting the so-called New World. Therefore, the first step in achieving the odyssey in claiming our natural birthright is having our government recognize our cultural (and subsequent biological) births by documenting them into the supreme governing documents of the land. These documents will specify us as a unique race of people, bred and born on American soil, by, of, and for America, unlike any other racial group in the country, then and now.
The records will acknowledge both of the real (true) birth names of the unique race of people, whose sole existence was for the sustainability of America’s first industry—its Slave Industry, from which unprecedented wealth and power flowed, for centuries, and which also continue to stabilize and sustain the status of the country in the world, even as we speak, today. The real, true, birth names must be written in as “American/America’s Slaves” and “Descendants of American/America’s Slaves.” Whenever the official documentation happens, all of the secrecy and hypocrisy can be lifted from around America’s Institution of Slavery and the perpetual denial and subsequent historic, systemic deprivations their descendants have ever known can be redressed and remedied. Then finally our long overdue racial equality and tolerance will no longer be elusive, and closure can then begin to end the unfinished business and/or legacy of American Slavery.
However, none of the above scenario will happen if we do not help it to happen. Knowledge of who we are as a people is power in the hands of the people. Seize the power and create the outcome we all have deserved longer than we have been a country. Knowledge is our weapon and it is up to us to use it to fight for us. We won’t beg, because we don’t have to, when we have the power to persuade. We can begin to use our power of persuasion by telling our story far and wide and by hammering it home, in how we collectively vote in the upcoming Presidential election. Just a word to the wise from history—Harriet Tubman was obstructed too by “divide and conquer.” She learned how not to be stopped by it. We can learn a lot from her, and other American Slaves and their descendants who walked the very same paths, nearly five centuries ago, which we are still walking, today. That, of course, is not said as a failure to acknowledge that we have made some important inroads and have traveled farther ahead than our ancestors and more recent revolutionaires and/or revolutionaries/revolutionists, but we still collectively have a long way to go, for none of us have reached the Promise Land, yet, that Dr. King promised we would get to.
With that said, let’s think ahead, and get back to Trump and “Trumpism” politics.
Once Trump is in Office, will he put the death nail into the coffin of the remaining HBCUs, by considering them “no good” and superfluous, allowing him then to appoint a Supreme Court Justice to balance out the extremist right-wing Republican vote to get rid of the existing HBCUs, based on a ruling that they are no longer needed in a “race-less, colorblind” society where black students, with all other students, can now go to HWCUs, which are community colleges and traditional four-year-and-beyond-HWCUs (because HBCUs are “no good” and are beyond their sustainability)?
How will Trump handle the black “racial quagmire” with the black vote when he becomes the President of the United States of America, a job for which he has no prior experience, except that he is a racist, privileged, white man who thinks he can have the top job in the free world, if he wants it, even as an apprentice President of the free world, with no prior learning or experience for the job beforehand? What mega corporation would hire a novice or neophyte CEO to lead the company on the assumption that he can learn the CEO’s job as he goes along? Now, if that were to happen, then the rational conclusion for all of us is that our country and the corporate business world have fallen off the cliff into a big wide sea of insanity!
Finally, let us, please, be prudent about our choices and to be cognizant of the ethical and moral dilemmas accompanying our choices—mandating the importance of trusting ourselves and having self-discipline because the dilemmas confronting us are bigger than our individual selves. To paraphrase a very significant poem, entitled, “If,” written in 1865, by Rudyard Kipling, a poet from India, whose wise counsel was as follows: If those around us are losing their heads and blaming it on us; if we can trust ourselves when everyone else doubts us, without retaliating against our doubters; if we can bear to hear our truths twisted by smaller individuals than ourselves in order to trap and bring us down; or if we can watch all the things we gave our life to , being broken by haters, and then stoop and build them up again with sheer will; and then hold on when there is nothing left except the will to hold on—the Earth can be ours and everything in it—and which is more, we will have proven ourselves strong and decent human beings, my friends, who will rise again after every fall!
Yet, we cannot afford to fall off the cliff into a sea of insanity with Trump and “Trumpism” politics. “Trumpism” politics is one of homogeneity and cultural regression. Therefore, we cannot afford and/or tolerate what the great white Savior Trump is offering. Stand up, be strong, and say “Pass,” when your vote is asked for.
Trumpism politics
operative words going forward
evolving and growing
not devolving and regressing
right or alt-right turn
Blackanized
great white Savior
black folks vs black folk
black schools
HWCUs
job mills for white educators
black educators forced out of educational careers
death of HBCUs under Trump
knowledge and persuasive power as weapons
Descendants of American Slaves
natural birthright long overdue
the road to racial and economic equality and tolerance
white power and privileges
apprentice President of the free world
Bakari Kitwana On White Kids And Hip-Hop
De Blasio's And Bratton's Broken Windows And The Lynching Of Eric Gardner
New York's AG Schneiderman and Coalition Oppose Trump Cuts to Low Energy Assistance Program
Rangel Again Calls For U.S. Normalization Of Relations With Cuba
Supreme Court Judge Michalek Pleads Guilty and Consultant Pigeon Indicted
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1951
|
__label__wiki
| 0.728029
| 0.728029
|
SBM Bank (India) Envisions An Expansion Of 16 Branches By The Year 2022
With new strategies around converting Non-Performing Assets to create growth, SBM (India) discuss their plans to double its presence in the world’s third largest economy (India).
1554964639_01jstq_cropped_30_.png
by Bhaktvatsal Sharma
With an intent to disrupt one of the biggest economies in the world, the State Bank of Mauritius is keen to expand its footprint in India. In an interview with BW Businessworld, Andrew Bainbridge, Group CEO, SBM shares their strategies and growth plans in India.
How do you envision the economic activity shaping up in India? SBM Bank is the first foreign Indian bank that has received a license to operate in the WOS mode.
India is growing to become the third largest economy in the world. We expect India to witness strong economic growth in 2019, after emerging as the fastest growing major economy in the world in recent years. Better demand conditions, capacity expansion from growing investments in infrastructure, continuing positive effects of reform policies and improved credit offtake, especially in the services sector, will sustain the robust GDP growth.
The strong ties and excellent diplomatic relations shared between Mauritius and India and which span several decades have been the driving force for establishing our presence in the Indian sub-continent in 1994. We currently have four branches across the country, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ramachandrapuram which previously operated as branches of SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd.
SBM is the first foreign institution to obtain a license from the Reserve Bank of India to set up a universal banking business in India through a Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) and recently we celebrated the formal opening of SBM Bank (India) Limited by the Honourable Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius.
Our transition to a full-fledged banking service in India will offer us a better reach and presence in the Indian market. Moreover, this enables the Bank to build a robust franchise in a well-diversified manner and build capability with a mix of domestic and offshore products available to resident individuals and companies.
It further strengthens our capabilities for financing trade and investment flows along the India-Africa corridor and our emergence as a key financial player in the region, building on our presence in India, Africa and across the Indian Ocean region.
We have aspirations and ambitions to build a strong financial institution in the country. The building blocks, the enablers and the structures, should be in place in the next couple of months. We will gradually accelerate business. We also wish to make banking more convenient to our customers and will take a modular approach in terms of technology and digital offerings.
Please elaborate on SBM Bank India’s expansion plan and how do you see the bank in the next five years?
SBM Bank (India) Limited plans to double its network by setting up four new branches by the end of March 2020 and increase this to around 16 in the next two years.
Which are the major areas and sectors you are planning to focus on?
SBM Bank (India) will emphasize on the mid-market segment comprising mid-corporates and higher end SMEs, trade finance, capital markets, wealth management and remittances. One of the key focus areas of SBM Bank India will be to build up a robust liability franchise.
How about hiring plans to manage the expansion?
With our expansion plan, we will surely have people to manage the key operations but we will use technology to our advantage. Our intent is to be a lean bank with automation, efficiency, and agility as key cornerstones.
How are you planning to meet the capital requirements?
The minimum capital requirement for starting the WOS is Rs 500 crore which has already been infused. Depending on the needs of the business, we may infuse more capital in the future. Further, we can also raise Tier II capital at a later stage if required.
We see Internationalisation as the key pillar in SBM’s vision - and your goal to project SBM as the regional Bank in the Indian Ocean and Africa region – can you elaborate on this.
From the internationalisation perspective, the conversion of our Indian operations to a WOS will reinforce our capabilities for financing trade and investment flows along the India-Africa corridor and our emergence as a key financial player in the region, building on our reinforced presence in India, Africa, and the Indian Ocean region.
Also, entities having an India-Africa presence or business will benefit from the scale advantages of banking with SBM across multiple geographies.
I would like to highlight that in less than one year, SBM Bank (Kenya) has grown inorganically from a Tier-3 player to a strong Tier-2 bank, operating around 60 branches and serving more than 200,000 customers. This is an indicator of our growth potential.
How is the trade corridor between India – Mauritius and Africa expanding and what is the role of SBM in this?
Experts state that Africa is characterized by a major financing gap in respect of trade and infrastructure. With the African continent expected to undergo a phase of sustained expansion, the trade and infrastructure requirements are expected to grow accordingly. India is well-positioned to be one of the main supply countries for Africa. For its part, Mauritius can leverage its excellent diplomatic and economic relations with India and Africa to serve as a bridge between these two regions through its buoyant international financial center. Being present in all these geographies, SBM aims to become a key player along the Asia-Africa corridor.
What is your overall take on NPA across the industry? How are you prepared to tackle such a situation going forward?
We remain fundamentally optimistic about India. The Indian economy will continue to witness robust growth, underpinned by good demand. India has made good progress in developing an institutional framework with IBC. It has begun to change the creditor’s and borrower’s behaviour. Payment discipline has also improved on account of the IBC framework, credit bureaus, and strong collection mechanisms. These are positive factors which will boost foreign investors interest.
state bank of Mauritius
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1952
|
__label__wiki
| 0.759118
| 0.759118
|
Programs Baseball Basketball
Maine Info History Register
Bowl-A-Thon 2019
Maine/
Bowl-A-Thon 2019/
From humble beginnings ...
Camp Friendship (CF) began in 1973 as a committee of concerned neighbors working to raise funds to send children in need to summer camp. CF has evolved into a distinguished and vital community institution.
Exploring new vistas...
The programs that CF currently offers have developed from the organization's mission to anticipate and provide for young people's needs as they face the challenges of growing into adulthood within an urban community, in a rapidly changing world. This has meant an increased role as a "surrogate parenting network," supporting working parents by providing their children with quality educational and recreational programs. CF challenges young people to expect excellence from themselves in every aspect of their lives, while reinforcing their role as important members of an extended community.
CF recognized early on that sending young people to summer camp was not enough to make lasting improvements in their quality of life. To address this issue, in 1976, CF began its first after school program, initially as recreational activities designed to build character through team sports. In 1980, CF assessed its young peoples’ need for academic support and began its after school tutoring, homework help and academic advocacy programs.
A new standard in community service emerges...
In 1985, after a long period of renting whatever community spaces were available, CF was able to purchase and renovate its current site at 339 – 8th Street in Park Slope. At the same time, CF faced its greatest challenge: that its ability to meet the expanding needs of its constituency could no longer be met by staff alone. CF reached out to its young peoples' parents and other concerned community members and made a call for volunteers.
Today, many of CF's after school educational and recreational programs are supported, as a whole or in part, by trained parents, youth and community volunteers; please consider joining this dedicated group of individuals! CF has grown into an institution that truly reflects the collective efforts of an entire community cooperating to serve the needs of its young people.
To all those who have supported our youth programs in the past and to all who continue to support our programs through volunteering and donations -- -- the children served, and our Board of Directors, gratefully offer their thanks.
339 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215 • 718-965-3695
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1955
|
__label__cc
| 0.516726
| 0.483274
|
Stories from Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Lloyd James Johnson (Obituary ~ 01/12/16)
LLOYD JAMES JOHNSON, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas, was born July 10, 1925 in Compton, Arkansas, a son of Webb and Ethel (Richardson) Johnson. He departed this life Sunday, January 10, 2016 in Berryville, at the age of 90 years. Lloyd was a World War II Veteran inducted into the Army at the age of 18 in 1943 and served until the war ended in 1945. ...
Mildred Jane Morris (Obituary ~ 01/12/16)
MILDRED JANE MORRIS, a resident of Green Forest, Arkansas, was born November 13, 1926 in Alpena, Arkansas, a daughter of Hugh Wilson and Lena Alice (Reynolds) Wise. She departed this life Wednesday, January 06, 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 89 years...
Generation whine (Column ~ 01/12/16)
Many people in my mother's generation like to point out how today's 20-somethings feel entitled for no reason. As a 20-something, I agree that my peers have an unreal sense of entitlement. I've seen it firsthand. My ex-boyfriend racked up $60,000 in student loans and constantly complained about how "the system" had lied to him. ...
Cold feet (Column ~ 01/12/16)
It's time again for my annual declaration: I hate winter. OK, so lately it's more like a daily declaration, especially with last weekend's cold temperatures. As I write this, I'm actually mostly warm and comfortable in my office, except that my feet are freezing. And they've been freezing for approximately six weeks...
Local students honored at College of the Ozarks (State News ~ 01/12/16)
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. -- Drew McCall of Berryville and Ashleigh Pharis of Green Forest were named to the College of the Ozarks fall 2015 Dean's List. Both students are Berryville High School graduates. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must maintain a 3.6 minimum grade point average during the semester and carry at least 15 credit hours...
ES student on Henderson honor roll (State News ~ 01/12/16)
ARKADELPHIA -- John H. Van Woy of Eureka Springs has been named to the honor roll for the fall 2015 semester at Henderson State University. To be named to the honor roll, a student must have received at least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester...
Local students on Drury Dean's List (State News ~ 01/12/16)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Inga Nordgren of Eureka Springs and Mackenzie Hickman of Holiday Island have been named to the Dean's List at Drury University for the fall 2015 semester. To be included on the Dean's List, a student much have earned a grade point average of 3.6 or greater on a 4-point scale while carrying a full-time course load of 12 or more semester hours at Drury...
Local students honored at Arkansas Tech (State News ~ 01/12/16)
RUSSELLVILLE -- Several Carroll County students have been named to the Dean's List for undergraduate students for the fall 2015 semester at Arkansas Tech University. A student must achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher and complete at least 12 hours of college-level coursework to be named to the Dean's List...
Then and Now: Jan. 12, 2016 (Local News ~ 01/12/16)
There was a time when the Berryville Square was round. Or to be more accurate, an octagon. This week's "Then" picture is an aerial view of the park looking east. The picture was made sometime between 1910 and 1938.
Senior center preparing for Senior Olympics (Local News ~ 01/12/16)
The Carroll County Senior Activity & Wellness Center will soon be accepting applications for the annual Northwest Arkansas Senior Games. The games will be held in April. Carla Mann, director of the senior center, said anyone older than 50 can compete. Mann noted that participants don't have to live in Carroll County or visit the senior center to compete in the games; when applying, she said, participants can choose a senior center to compete for...
Berryville girl reported missing since Dec. 30 (Local News ~ 01/12/16)
A Berryville girl has been reported missing. According to the National Center for Missing for Missing & Exploited Children, 17-year-old Julia Gatlin has been missing since Dec. 30, 2015. Gatlin is a white female with blonde hair and blue eyes; she has brown highlights in her hair and a black "X" tattooed on her fingers. She is 5'6 and weighs 145 pounds...
Primary comes early for Arkansas voters (Local News ~ 01/12/16)
Voters in Carroll County and across Arkansas will be heading to the polls a little earlier in the year than they are accustomed to for the 2016 preferential primary and non-partisan general election. Polls will be open on March 1 throughout the county...
More cold weather in county forecast (Local News ~ 01/12/16)
This past weekend's cold, wet weather won't be the last Carroll County experiences this winter. Pete Snyder, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Tulsa, said Monday that temperatures will warm up early in the week before dropping on Friday. On Friday, Snyder said, the low temperature is expected to drop to 28 degrees...
Winter padding (Local News ~ 01/12/16)
The winter weather means that birds, like this cardinal, have plumped up for the cold. This male cardinal, along with a sparrow, tufted titmouse and red-cockaded woodpecker were among the birds observed during a photography session on Sunday. (Photo by David Bell/Carroll County News)...
Time for a change (High School Sports ~ 01/12/16)
In a time when most players were getting better, for reasons we didn't know at the time, Ken Griffey Jr. was getting worse. Griffey was one of many baseball players to play through the steroid age of baseball, and unlike many of his fellow ballplayers, Griffey stayed away from steroids and as a result was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Players such as Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire remain a number of votes short to qualify for the Hall of Fame...
Surveying the damage: Road foreman estimates $350K needed for repairs (Local News ~ 01/12/16)
Preliminary estimates are around $350,000 to repair damage to roads and bridges in Carroll County caused by heavy rains and flooding two weeks ago, county road foreman Devoe Woodworth said Monday. Woodworth and Nick Samac, director of the Carroll County Office of Emergency Management, inspected damage around the county with representatives from the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management on Monday...
Highlanders stay perfect in conference (High School Sports ~ 01/12/16)
The Eureka Springs Highlanders remain perfect in conference after a 59-45 victory over the Mountainburg Dragons. The Highlanders saw a different look defensively than what they have been seeing in past games, as the Dragons guarded both Reggie Sanchez and Dalton Kesner man-to-man. The Dragons also played a triangle defense, something Eureka Springs coach Brian Rambo expects to see more of as the season progresses...
Berryville's Turner makes impact in return to lineup (High School Sports ~ 01/12/16)
BERRYVILLE -- Timmond Turner did not play in Berryville's first 13 games of the season. In his first game back against Lincoln on Tuesday, it only took him 1:23 to get his first basket of the game in a 67-44 home victory. The Bobcats led 15-0 with 2:02 remaining in the first quarter thanks to seven first-quarter points by Brady Smith...
Green Forest improving despite loss (High School Sports ~ 01/12/16)
All a coach can ask for is effort and hustle for four quarters of play. Despite a 45-42 loss to Mountain View, that is what Green Forest basketball coach Brandon Stone got from his team Friday night. "They showed a lot of improvement," Stone said. "They got after it for all four quarters, start to finish. The entire game I saw a lot more effort, a lot more hustle than I have all year. It was a great game to be a part of."...
Eureka comes up short in comeback (High School Sports ~ 01/12/16)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- It was jubilation for all the wrong reasons Friday night at Highlander Arena when the Union Christian Academy Eagles defeated the Eureka Springs Highlanders 43-41, marking the first conference loss for Eureka Springs. With 2:30 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Eagles made a basket to go ahead 39-33, but Eureka Springs' Reggie Sanchez came back with a layup on the other end of the floor to trim the lead to four. ...
Berryville suffers tough home defeat in overtime (High School Sports ~ 01/12/16)
Seth Helmlinger scored 35 of Berryville's 65 points Friday night, but that wasn't enough as the Gravette Lions defeated Berryville, 67-65 in overtime. Down by as much as 11 points in the fourth quarter, the Bobcats fought back to take a one-point lead in the closing seconds. Cole Parton made one of two foul shots to put Berryville ahead by two, but the Lions made a basket in the closing seconds to put the game in overtime...
Sandra Norris (Obituary ~ 01/12/16)
SANDRA NORRIS, a resident of Green Forest, Arkansas, was born November 30, 1943 in Blue Eye, Arkansas, a daughter of Willis and Anthrea (Landon) Cary. She departed this life Saturday, January 09, 2016 in her home with family by her side in Green Forest, at the age of 72 years...
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1960
|
__label__cc
| 0.535639
| 0.464361
|
US Supreme Court Decisions On-Line> Volume 403 > MCKEIVER V. PENNSYLVANIA, 403 U. S. 528 (1971)
MCKEIVER V. PENNSYLVANIA, 403 U. S. 528 (1971)
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania, 403 U.S. 528 (1971)
McKeiver v. Pennsylvania
Argued December 10, 1970
Decided June 21, 1971*
The requests of appellants in No. 322 for a jury trial were denied, and they were adjudged juvenile delinquents under Pennsylvania law. The State Supreme Court, while recognizing the applicability to juveniles of certain due process procedural safeguards, held that there is no constitutional right to a jury trial in juvenile court. Appellants argue for a right to a jury trial because they were tried in proceedings "substantially similar to a criminal trial," and note that the press is generally present at the trial, and that members of the public also enter the courtroom. Petitioners in No. 128 were adjudged juvenile delinquents in North Carolina, where their jury trial requests were denied, and in proceedings where the general public was excluded.
Held: A trial by jury is not constitutionally required in the adjudicative phase of a state juvenile court delinquency proceeding. Pp. 403 U. S. 540-551, 403 U. S. 553-556.
No. 322, 438 Pa. 339, 265 A.2d 350, and No. 128, 275 N.C. 517, 169 S.E.2d 879, affirmed.
MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN joined by THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. JUSTICE STEWART, and MR. JUSTICE WHITE, concluded that:
1. The applicable due process standard in juvenile proceedings is fundamental fairness, as developed by In re Gault, 387 U. S. 1, and In re Winship, 397 U. S. 358, which emphasized factfinding procedures, but, in our legal system, the jury is not a necessary component of accurate factfinding. P. 403 U. S. 543.
2. Despite disappointments, failures, and shortcomings in the juvenile court procedure, a jury trial is not constitutionally required in a juvenile court's adjudicative stage. Pp. 403 U. S. 545-550.
(a) The Court has not heretofore ruled that all rights constitutionally assured to an adult accused are to be imposed in a juvenile proceeding. P. 403 U. S. 545.
(b) Compelling a jury trial might remake the proceeding into a fully adversary process, and effectively end the idealistic prospect of an intimate, informal protective proceeding. P. 403 U. S. 545.
(c) Imposing a jury trial on the juvenile court system would not remedy the system's defects, and would not greatly strengthen the factfinding function. P. 403 U. S. 547. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
(d) The States should be free to experiment to achieve the high promise of the juvenile court concept, and they may install a jury system; or a juvenile court judge may use an advisory jury in a particular case. P. 403 U. S. 547.
(e) Many States, by statute or judicial decision, deny a juvenile a right to jury trial, and the great majority that have faced that issue since Gault, supra, and Duncan v. Louisiana, 391 U. S. 145, have concluded that the considerations involved in those cases do not compel trial by jury in juvenile court. Pp. 403 U. S. 548-549.
(f) Jury trial would entail delay, formality, and clamor of the adversary system, and possibly a public trial. P. 403 U. S. 550.
(g) Equating the adjudicative phase of the juvenile proceeding with a criminal trial ignores the aspects of fairness, concern, sympathy, and paternal attention inherent in the juvenile court system. P. 403 U. S. 550.
MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN concluded that:
Due process in juvenile delinquency proceedings, which are not "criminal prosecutions," does not require the States to provide jury trials on demand so long as some other aspect of the process adequately protects the interests that Sixth Amendment jury trials are intended to serve. In the juvenile context, those interests may be adequately protected by allowing accused individuals to bring the community's attention to bear upon their trials. Since Pennsylvania has no statutory bar to public juvenile trials, and since no claim is made that members of the public were excluded over appellants' objections, the judgment in No. 322 should be affirmed. Pp. 403 U. S. 553-556.
MR. JUSTICE HARLAN concurred in the judgments in these cases on the ground that criminal jury trials are not constitutionally required of the States, either by the Sixth Amendment or by due process. P. 403 U. S. 557.
BLACKMUN, J., announced the Court's judgments and delivered an opinion in which BURGER, C.J.,and STEWART and WHITE, JJ., joined. WHITE, J., filed a concurring opinion, post, p. 403 U. S. 551. BRENNAN, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment in No. 322 and dissenting in No. 128, post, p. 403 U. S. 553. HARLAN, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgments, post, p. 403 U. S. 557. DOUGLAS, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which BLACK and MARSHALL, JJ., joined, post, p. 403 U. S. 557. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1962
|
__label__cc
| 0.699697
| 0.300303
|
In Christianity, wine is used in a sacred rite called the Eucharist, which originates in the Gospel account of the Last Supper (Gospel of Luke 22:19) describing Jesus sharing bread and wine with his disciples and commanding them to "do this in remembrance of me." Beliefs about the nature of the Eucharist vary among denominations (see Eucharistic theologies contrasted).
Wine (originally an acronym for "Wine Is Not an Emulator") is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, macOS, & BSD. Instead of simulating internal Windows logic like a virtual machine or emulator, Wine translates Windows API calls into POSIX calls on-the-fly, eliminating the performance and memory penalties of other methods and allowing you to cleanly integrate Windows applications into your desktop.
The word diet first appeared in English in the 13th century. Its original meaning was the same as in modern English, “habitually taken food and drink.” But diet was used in another sense too in the Middle and early modern English periods to mean “way of living.” This is, in fact, the original meaning of diet’s Greek ancestor diaita, which is derived from the verb diaitasthan, meaning “to lead one’s life.” In Greek, diaita, had already come to be used more specifically for a way of living prescribed by a physician, a diet, or other regimen.
Food aid can benefit people suffering from a shortage of food. It can be used to improve peoples' lives in the short term, so that a society can increase its standard of living to the point that food aid is no longer required.[130] Conversely, badly managed food aid can create problems by disrupting local markets, depressing crop prices, and discouraging food production. Sometimes a cycle of food aid dependence can develop.[131] Its provision, or threatened withdrawal, is sometimes used as a political tool to influence the policies of the destination country, a strategy known as food politics. Sometimes, food aid provisions will require certain types of food be purchased from certain sellers, and food aid can be misused to enhance the markets of donor countries.[132] International efforts to distribute food to the neediest countries are often coordinated by the World Food Programme.[133]
Wine cellars, or wine rooms, if they are above-ground, are places designed specifically for the storage and aging of wine. Fine restaurants and some private homes have wine cellars. In an active wine cellar, temperature and humidity are maintained by a climate-control system. Passive wine cellars are not climate-controlled, and so must be carefully located. Because wine is a natural, perishable food product, all types—including red, white, sparkling, and fortified—can spoil when exposed to heat, light, vibration or fluctuations in temperature and humidity. When properly stored, wines can maintain their quality and in some cases improve in aroma, flavor, and complexity as they age. Some wine experts contend that the optimal temperature for aging wine is 13 °C (55 °F),[140] others 15 °C (59 °F).[141]
Texture plays a crucial role in the enjoyment of eating foods. Contrasts in textures, such as something crunchy in an otherwise smooth dish, may increase the appeal of eating it. Common examples include adding granola to yogurt, adding croutons to a salad or soup, and toasting bread to enhance its crunchiness for a smooth topping, such as jam or butter.[82]
Wine refrigerators offer a smaller alternative to wine cellars and are available in capacities ranging from small, 16-bottle units to furniture-quality pieces that can contain 400 bottles. Wine refrigerators are not ideal for aging, but rather serve to chill wine to the proper temperature for drinking. These refrigerators keep the humidity low (usually under 50%), below the optimal humidity of 50% to 70%. Lower humidity levels can dry out corks over time, allowing oxygen to enter the bottle, which reduces the wine's quality through oxidation.[142] While some types of alcohol are sometimes stored in freezer, such as vodka, it is not possible to safely freeze wine in the bottle, as there is insufficient room for it to expand as it freezes and the bottle will usually crack. Certain shapes of bottle may allow the cork to be pushed out by the ice, but if the bottle is frozen on its side, the wine in the narrower neck will invariably freeze first, preventing this.
In December 2007, 37 countries faced food crises, and 20 had imposed some sort of food-price controls. In China, the price of pork jumped 58% in 2007. In the 1980s and 1990s, farm subsidies and support programs allowed major grain exporting countries to hold large surpluses, which could be tapped during food shortages to keep prices down. However, new trade policies had made agricultural production much more responsive to market demands, putting global food reserves at their lowest since 1983.[121]
Food is traded and marketed on a global basis. The variety and availability of food is no longer restricted by the diversity of locally grown food or the limitations of the local growing season.[110] Between 1961 and 1999, there was a 400% increase in worldwide food exports.[111] Some countries are now economically dependent on food exports, which in some cases account for over 80% of all exports.[112]
Quick and easy gluten-free dinner recipes also happen to be incredibly delicious. Try one of these mouthwatering gluten-free recipes for dinner, or make ahead for lunches during your busy week. Each recipe relies on protein, vegetables, and grains that all are gluten-free, but even if you don't have a gluten sensitivity or diagnosed issue, this recipe collection is a great source for tasty, comforting recipes you can make for the whole family. Be sure to read labels carefully; sometimes gluten hides in unexpected places.
While many foods can be eaten raw, many also undergo some form of preparation for reasons of safety, palatability, texture, or flavor. At the simplest level this may involve washing, cutting, trimming, or adding other foods or ingredients, such as spices. It may also involve mixing, heating or cooling, pressure cooking, fermentation, or combination with other food. In a home, most food preparation takes place in a kitchen. Some preparation is done to enhance the taste or aesthetic appeal; other preparation may help to preserve the food; others may be involved in cultural identity. A meal is made up of food which is prepared to be eaten at a specific time and place.[83]
"Seasonal" here refers to the times of year when the harvest or the flavour of a given type food is at its peak. This is usually the time when the item is harvested, with some exceptions; an example being sweet potatoes which are best eaten quite a while after harvest. It also appeals to people who prefer a low carbon diet that reduces the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from food consumption (Food miles).
“Natural foods” are often assumed to be foods that are not processed, or do not contain any food additives, or do not contain particular additives such as hormones, antibiotics, sweeteners, food colors, or flavorings that were not originally in the food.[40] In fact, many people (63%) when surveyed showed a preference for products labeled "natural" compared to the unmarked counterparts, based on the common belief (86% of polled consumers) that the term "natural" indicated that the food does not contain any artificial ingredients.[41] The terms are variously used and misused on labels and in advertisements.[42]
Cooking or cookery is the art, technology, science and craft of preparing food for consumption. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, from grilling food over an open fire to using electric stoves, to baking in various types of ovens, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions and trends. The ways or types of cooking also depend on the skill and type of training an individual cook has. Cooking is done both by people in their own dwellings and by professional cooks and chefs in restaurants and other food establishments. Cooking can also occur through chemical reactions without the presence of heat, such as in ceviche, a traditional Latin American dish where fish is cooked with the acids in lemon or lime juice.
Certain exceptions to the ban on alcohol apply. Alcohol derived from a source other than the grape (or its byproducts) and the date[115] is allowed in "very small quantities" (loosely defined as a quantity that does not cause intoxication) under the Sunni Hanafi madhab, for specific purposes (such as medicines), where the goal is not intoxication. However, modern Hanafi scholars regard alcohol consumption as totally forbidden.[116]
Communication between the Old World and the New World in the Columbian Exchange influenced the history of cooking. The movement of foods across the Atlantic, from the New World, such as potatoes, tomatoes, maize, beans, bell pepper, chili pepper, vanilla, pumpkin, cassava, avocado, peanut, pecan, cashew, pineapple, blueberry, sunflower, chocolate, gourds, and squash, had a profound effect on Old World cooking. The movement of foods across the Atlantic, from the Old World, such as cattle, sheep, pigs, wheat, oats, barley, rice, apples, pears, peas, chickpeas, green beans, mustard, and carrots, similarly changed New World cooking.[11]
The term "cooking" encompasses a vast range of methods, tools, and combinations of ingredients to improve the flavor or digestibility of food. Cooking technique, known as culinary art, generally requires the selection, measurement, and combining of ingredients in an ordered procedure in an effort to achieve the desired result. Constraints on success include the variability of ingredients, ambient conditions, tools, and the skill of the individual cook.[86] The diversity of cooking worldwide is a reflection of the myriad nutritional, aesthetic, agricultural, economic, cultural, and religious considerations that affect it.[87]
^ Luke, Kim. "Evidence That Human Ancestors Used Fire One Million Years Ago". Retrieved 27 October 2013. An international team led by the University of Toronto and Hebrew University has identified the earliest known evidence of the use of fire by human ancestors. Microscopic traces of wood ash, alongside animal bones and stone tools, were found in a layer dated to one million years ago
Cooking often involves water, frequently present in other liquids, which is both added in order to immerse the substances being cooked (typically water, stock or wine), and released from the foods themselves. A favorite method of adding flavor to dishes is to save the liquid for use in other recipes. Liquids are so important to cooking that the name of the cooking method used is often based on how the liquid is combined with the food, as in steaming, simmering, boiling, braising and blanching. Heating liquid in an open container results in rapidly increased evaporation, which concentrates the remaining flavor and ingredients – this is a critical component of both stewing and sauce making.
Most wines are sold in glass bottles and sealed with corks (50% of which come from Portugal).[136] An increasing number of wine producers have been using alternative closures such as screwcaps and synthetic plastic "corks". Although alternative closures are less expensive and prevent cork taint, they have been blamed for such problems as excessive reduction.[137]
In a human epidemiological analysis by Richard Doll and Richard Peto in 1981, diet was estimated to cause a large percentage of cancers.[31] Studies suggest that around 32% of cancer deaths may be avoidable by changes to the diet.[32] Some of these cancers may be caused by carcinogens in food generated during the cooking process, although it is often difficult to identify the specific components in diet that serve to increase cancer risk. Many foods, such as beef steak and broccoli, contain low concentrations of both carcinogens and anticarcinogens.[33]
Dry (non-sweet) white wine is the most common, derived from the complete fermentation of the wort. Sweet wines are produced when the fermentation is interrupted before all the grape sugars are converted into alcohol. Sparkling wines, which are mostly white wines, are produced by not allowing carbon dioxide from the fermentation to escape during fermentation, which takes place in the bottle rather than in the barrel.
^ Hornsey, Ian (2003). A History of Beer and Brewing. Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-85404-630-0. ...mead was known in Europe long before wine, although archaeological evidence of it is rather ambiguous. This is principally because the confirmed presence of beeswax or certain types of pollen ... is only indicative of the presence of honey (which could have been used for sweetening some other drink) – not necessarily of the production of mead.
Vintage wines are generally bottled in a single batch so that each bottle will have a similar taste. Climate's impact on the character of a wine can be significant enough to cause different vintages from the same vineyard to vary dramatically in flavor and quality.[85] Thus, vintage wines are produced to be individually characteristic of the particular vintage and to serve as the flagship wines of the producer. Superior vintages from reputable producers and regions will often command much higher prices than their average ones. Some vintage wines (e.g. Brunello), are only made in better-than-average years.
Since 1999, our domain brokerage team has completed some of the most chart topping and expensive sales in the industry: Sex.com for 13m USD, dudu.com for 1m USD, kaffee.de for 100,000 EUR, and many many more. We will assign you a personal domain broker who will initiate negotiations with potential buyers on your behalf. Customers always remain confidential. Guaranteed!
Ultimate Indo-European origin of the word is the subject of continued debate. Some scholars have noted the similarities between the words for wine in Indo-European languages (e.g. Armenian gini, Latin vinum, Ancient Greek οἶνος, Russian вино [vʲɪˈno]), Kartvelian (e.g. Georgian ღვინო [ɣvinɔ]), and Semitic (*wayn; Hebrew יין [jaiin]), pointing to the possibility of a common origin of the word denoting "wine" in these language families.[50] The Georgian word goes back to Proto-Kartvelian *ɣwino-,[51] which is either a borrowing from Proto-Indo-European[51][52][53][54][55][56] or the lexeme was specifically borrowed from Proto-Armenian *ɣʷeinyo-, whence Armenian gini.[57][58][59][60][51] An alternate hypothesis by Fähnrich supposes *ɣwino- a native Kartvelian word derived from the verbal root *ɣun- ('to bend').[61] See *ɣwino- for more. All these theories place the origin of the word in the same geographical location, Trans-Caucasia, that has been established based on archeological and biomolecular studies as the origin of viticulture.
Baking, grilling or broiling food, especially starchy foods, until a toasted crust is formed generates significant concentrations of acrylamide, a known carcinogen from animal studies; its potential to cause cancer in humans at normal exposures is uncertain.[37] Public health authorities recommend reducing the risk by avoiding overly browning starchy foods or meats when frying, baking, toasting or roasting them.[37]
Currently, the European Union, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and many other countries require producers to obtain special certification in order to market food as organic within their borders. In the context of these regulations, organic food is produced in a way that complies with organic standards set by regional organizations, national governments and international organizations. Although the produce of kitchen gardens may be organic, selling food with an organic label is regulated by governmental food safety authorities, such as the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) or European Commission (EC).[46]
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1965
|
__label__wiki
| 0.568994
| 0.568994
|
Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. And one of the situations where that aphorism is absolutely true is when it comes to vaccines. I feel very strongly about this topic, so strongly that I will feed the trolls even when I shouldn't and have unfriended people on Facebook who refuse to vaccinate their children.
No one dies from autism (or whatever anti-vaxxers are currently concerned about). But people die from preventable diseases that have been eradicated by vaccines all the time. Tens of thousands of people die from seasonal influenza each year. During the Spanish flu epidemic in 1918, 50-100 million people died from a strain of H1N1 - the same strain that reemerged in 2009 (the "Swine flu"). And other conditions we are vaccinated for, like the measles or diptheria, are far deadlier.
One of the most debilitating conditions for which we can vaccinate is poliomyelitis, or polio. People who survived polio went on to have a variety of complications, ranging from mobility limitations and muscle weakness to paralysis and severe difficulty breathing. Yesterday, Jennings Brown for Gizmodo published a story about 3 polio survivors who use an apparatus called an iron lung that helps them breathe. Two of them use the iron lung while they sleep, so they don't stop breathing in the night. One of them uses the iron lung nearly all the time.
The stories these 3 told were heart-breaking:
When [Martha] Lillard was a child, polio was every parent’s worst nightmare. The worst polio outbreak year in US history took place in 1952, a year before Lillard was infected. There were about 58,000 reported cases. Out of all the cases, 21,269 were paralyzed and 3,145 died.
Children under the age of five are especially susceptible. In the 1940s and 1950s, hospitals across the country were filled with rows of iron lungs that kept victims alive. Lillard recalls being in rooms packed with metal tubes—especially when there were storms and all the men, women, adults, and children would be moved to the same room so nurses could manually operate the iron lungs if the power went out. “The period of time that it took the nurse to get out of the chair, it seemed like forever because you weren’t breathing,” Lillard said. “You just laid there and you could feel your heart beating and it was just terrifying. The only noise that you can make when you can’t breathe is clicking your tongue. And that whole dark room just sounded like a big room full of chickens just cluck-cluck-clucking. All the nurses were saying, ‘Just a second, you’ll be breathing in just a second.’”
The polio vaccine nearly eradicated cases in the United States. There are still cases in parts of the world where vaccines are not readily available. The article comments that if one infected person were to visit Orange County, California, where many parents are opting out of vaccination, we could have a polio epidemic in the US for the first time in decades.
New iron lungs haven't been manufactured in many years, and new parts aren't available any longer either. In the article, the author observes that these 3 polio survivors are fortunate to have mechanically oriented people in their lives who have fixed and maintained their iron lungs. Iron lung users who were unable to find people with these skills died as a result.
The most important message in this article, spoken by experts as well as the 3 survivors is vaccinate:
But another thing they all had in common is a desire for the next generations to know about them so we’ll realize how fortunate we are to have vaccines. “When children inquire what happened to me, I tell them the nerve wires that tell my muscles what to do were damaged by a virus,” Mona [Randoloph] said. “And ask them if they have had their vaccine to prevent this. No one has ever argued with me.”
[Paul] Alexander told me that if he had kids he would have made sure they were vaccinated. “Now, my worst thought is that polio’s come back,” he said. “If there’s so many people who’ve not been—children, especially—have not been vaccinated... I don’t even want to think about it.”
Lillard is heartbroken when she meets anti-vaccine activists. “Of course, I’m concerned about any place where there’s no vaccine,” she said. “I think it’s criminal that they don’t have it for other people and I would just do anything to prevent somebody from having to go through what I have. I mean, my mother, if she had the vaccine available, I would have had it in a heartbeat.”
by Sara at 12:03 PM
Labels: physical health, science
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1970
|
__label__wiki
| 0.802045
| 0.802045
|
Download My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox Episode 14
Home > My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox > Download My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox Ep 14 English Subbed
More my girlfriend is a nine-tailed fox downloads
Download My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox Episode 1 1:05:00 High Definition
Download My Girlfriend is a Nine-Tailed Fox Episode 10 1:04:00 High Definition
When A Man Loves
Han Tae Sang (Song Seung Hun) is a gangster with a painful past. He is the trusty under-man and the one who is caught up in the whirlwind of love. He married Baek Sung Joo (Chae Jung Ahn), the ex-wife of his old mob boss after the boss died.
He later meets and falls in love with Seo Mi Do (Shin Se Kyung) who is a poor but hardworking young woman. Meanwhile, Lee Jae Hee (Yun Woo Jin) is a confident young m......
Cinderella's Sister
Eun-Ju (Moon Geun-Young), who lost her father many years ago, finally gets a new family when her mother remarries. Although things seem to have turn better for the cynical Eun-Ju, she immediately faces problems when she meets her new step-sister Hyo-Seon (Seo Woo). Hyo-Seon with her bright character is the apple in her father's eyes and the clear favorite in the house. Furthermore, Eun-Ju's mother also seems to have fal......
This drama tell the story of a man who is in the face of death does everything he can in his last days to help a woman whose life he ruined.......
K-POP-The Ultimate Audition
This drama is about the story that surrounding the idol stars.Kang Woo Hyun (Park Yoo Hwan) is a leader of the group M2 captivates fans with his killing smile. Ji Seung Yeon (Go Eun Ah) dreams of turning into a legend of the hip-hop. she has to dress up like a man to join a men’s idol group. Kang Chang Min (Kevin) thinks that the world turns around it, and dreams of being a soloist of ballads. Ri Ah (Kim Eun Jung) is ......
In the time of enlightenment, a battle between a sword and a gun has started.
Based in the time of enlightenment of 17th-century Joseon, This drama tells the story of Joseon's last swordsman named Park Yoon Kang who grabs a gun ditching his sword and grows to become the era's hero. Park Yoon Kang is the illegitimate son of the best swordsman in Joseon. After his father and sister get killed, he trades swo......
Incarnation of Money
A drama based on law about money, love and passion.
Bok Jae In (Hwang Jung Eum) plays the daughter of a loan shark and ‘knows nothing but money’. She then eventually becomes the president of a savings bank with her pragmatic and a strong work ethic personality. Meanwhile, Lee Cha Don (Kang Ji Hwan) knows of her past and is in debt to her. He then happens to be locked up in a psychiatric hospital on a ......
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1979
|
__label__wiki
| 0.813653
| 0.813653
|
Home / News & Events / Singapore’s Chinese Opera Company Breaks Into South American Market in World Tour
Singapore’s Chinese Opera Company Breaks Into South American Market in World Tour
The Chinese Theatre Circle (CTC), Singapore’s leading professional Chinese opera company, will participate in the 5th International Theatre Festival from 3 – 11 August held in Belo Horizonte to celebrate Brazil’s 500th anniversary. CTC will be the only Chinese opera company featured in the Festival. This will also be the first time Singapore’s chinese opera breaks into the South American market, and it is made possible by the National Arts Council (NAC).
The 24-member crew will perform a Cantonese opera extravaganza, comprising four famous excerpts “The Patriotic Princess”, “Joy at the Imperial Garden”, “Picking the Jade Bracelet”, and “Meeting at the West Lake” from Madam White Snake on 3-4 Aug. They will then proceed to perform a full length Cantonese opera A Costly Impulse on 6-7 Aug.
One of the pieces “Meeting at the West Lake” will be performed in English. This will be the first time CTC performs a Chinese opera in English overseas. In conjunction with the Festival, CTC will conduct a pedagogical programme on 7 Aug, based on the theme “The Playwrighting Process”. They will talk and demonstrate the skills involved in translating Chinese opera works into English. A Chinese opera excerpt in English will be performed during the session.
The pedagogical programme aims to give performing arts professionals in Brazil the opportunity to be exposed to overseas works and to establish contacts with overseas theatre practitioners.
After the Brazil trip, CTC will embark on another world trip to Germany, France, Belgium, USA and China from 20 August – 23 September. Highlights of the world tour include signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association L’Opera Cantonnais En Europe (the umbrella organisation for Cantonese opera groups in Europe). This will be conducted at the Singapore Embassy in Paris on 28 Aug in the presence of HE Mr. T Jasudasen, Singapore’s Ambassador to France. Other tour highlights include a performance in the Europe International Cantonese Opera Festival in Antwerp, Belgium and the inaugural performance of “Madam White Snake” in English in China (PRC).
The two world tours are supported and funded by the NAC International Touring Grant. Established in 1981, CTC is active in promoting the art of Chinese opera, dance and music locally and overseas. To date, it has staged more than 2000 performances in Singapore and 18 countries and territories including Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, Turkey and the USA. Its signature opera “A Costly Impulse” was recorded live in Beijing in 1993 and subsequently broadcast nationwide to more than 700 million people. The Company was last awarded the Excellence for Singapore Award in 1997 for its efforts in promoting Chinese opera in Asia and in the world.
More information on Chinese Theatre Circle and the touring circuit is attached as follows:
Annex1: Schedule of CTC’s world Tour
Annex2: Participating Tour Members
Annex3: Synopsis of works to be performed
Annex4: Synopsis of CTC
Mr Leslie Wong, Chairman,
Chinese Theatre Circle,
DID:3234862,
HP: 96302886,
E-mail: Leslie@ctcopera.com.sg
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1982
|
__label__wiki
| 0.81966
| 0.81966
|
TwitterLinkedInFlickrYouTube
JOIN CUMU
ABOUT CUMU
CUMU MEMBERS
Dr. Emily Janke to Receive the 2018 Barbara A. Holland Award
By CUMU|2018-10-15T12:49:15-04:00October 15, 2018|CUMU News|
The Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) has created a new award that recognizes the growing need for research-informed leadership in higher education. Today, CUMU announced that Emily Janke, Ph.D., is the first recipient of the Barbara A. Holland Scholar-Administrator Award.
Dr. Janke will be honored with an award presentation on October 23 at the 2018 CUMU Annual Conference in Chicago.
The Holland Award is a CUMU member-nominated, member-led initiative. In recent years, CUMU initiatives revealed many leadership decisions and campus strategies are being informed by rigorous research that leads to effective and replicable strategies. The Barbara A. Holland Scholar-Administrator Award honors mid-career scholar-administrators whose leadership and intellectual voice is leading to new strategic directions relevant to current challenges in higher education. Holland Scholars are distinguished by an integrated record of administrative leadership and high-impact scholarship that has shaped ideas and actions within and beyond their institution.
“The award honors Barbara’s leadership, intellectual voice, and deep commitment to supporting the urban mission of the CUMU membership,” said Dr. Valerie Holton, Executive Editor of CUMU’s Metropolitan Universities journal. “Dr. Janke’s approach to leadership shows the strength of integrating inquiry with leadership. Through that approach, she has been able to imagine and animate innovative, evidence-based solutions to the persistent and emerging challenges facing urban and metropolitan universities and their communities.”
Dr. Janke serves as director of the Institute for Community and Economic Engagement (ICEE) at UNC Greensboro (UNCG) and is an associate professor in the Peace and Conflict Studies department. As Director of ICEE, Dr. Janke connects and convenes scholar-administrators from UNCG and other institutions to address community-identified priorities through partnerships. Her scholar-administrative work focuses on multiple aspects of community engagement, community-university partnerships, and institutional culture and change strategies.
“I am honored to receive the inaugural Holland Award in recognition of my work,” said Dr. Janke. “Dr. Holland has not only led by example, but also created space for a larger community of scholar-administrators to boldly pursue unusual career paths—weaving administrative and scholarly leadership into whole cloth.”
Dr. Janke studied higher education at The Pennsylvania State University (Ph.D.) and environmental geography at Colgate University (B.A.). Additionally, she participated in Colgate University’s Environmental Studies Program at University of Wollongong in Australia and Colgate University’s Peace Studies Program at University of Bradford in England.
Dr. Janke was nominated by Dr. Terri Shelton, Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement at UNCG. In her nomination letter, Dr. Shelton noted, “Dr. Janke brings a rigor to this work that is reflective of her scholarship. Her knowledge of national and international history of effective engagement coupled with her own writings and investigations provide a rich scholarly lens from which to drive this work.”
Dr. Tom George, Chancellor of University of Missouri–St. Louis, serves as president of the CUMU executive committee. “Dr. Janke’s scholarly approach to administrative leadership and collaboration is evident in her work at UNCG and is an example of the type of high-impact scholarship that is happening across the CUMU membership to support our collective urban-serving mission.”
“At UNCG, community engagement is embedded and embraced across our campus,” said Dr. Frank Gilliam, Jr., Chancellor, UNC Greensboro. “We are thrilled that Dr. Janke has received this well-earned recognition. As a scholar-administrator, she is a leader, creating institutional change and furthering our public-serving civic mission to not only transform our students, but to create new knowledge and help build a strong, vibrant community and region.”
Founded in 1989, the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) is the longest-running and largest organization committed to serving and connecting North America’s urban and metropolitan universities and their partners. CUMU focuses on strengthening institutions that are developing new responses to the pressing educational, economic, and social issues of the day. Learn more at cumuonline.org and follow CUMU on Twitter.
About UNC Greensboro
UNC Greensboro, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is 1 of only 50 doctoral institutions recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for both higher research activity and community engagement. Founded in 1891 and one of the original three UNC system institutions, UNC Greensboro is one of the most diverse universities in the state with 20,000+ students, and 2,700+ faculty and staff members representing 90+ nationalities. With 17 Division I athletic teams, 85 undergraduate degrees in over 125 areas of study, as well as 74 master’s and 32 doctoral programs, UNC Greensboro is consistently recognized nationally among the top universities for academic excellence and value, with noted strengths in health and wellness, visual and performing arts, nursing, education, and more. For additional information, please visit uncg.edu and follow UNCG on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About the Author: CUMU
CUMU News
Metropolitan Universities Journal
Tweets by MetropolitanU
CUMU Annual Conference Updates
Metropolitan Universities Journal Updates
Coalition News & Updates
info@cumuonline.org
Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252
© 2017 COALITION OF URBAN AND METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITIES (CUMU). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1983
|
__label__wiki
| 0.692255
| 0.692255
|
KITA Honors Dassault with France-Korea Business Award
VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY, France, Oct 17, 2018 - Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) announced that it was presented with the France-Korea Business Award by the Korea International Trade Association. The award recognizes Dassault Systèmes’ commitment to innovation and job creation initiatives in Korea that are helping to transform the country’s economy.
The award ceremony took place during the France-Korea Business Leaders Summit in Paris in the presence of Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea. The summit, hosted by the Korea International Trade Association and MEDEF International, assembled 200 people from government and industry in both countries to showcase successful examples of economic collaboration and explore future opportunities.
“We are honored to receive this award from the Korea International Trade Association in the presence of other members of the French-Korean business community,” said Florence Verzelen, Executive Vice President, Industry Solutions, Field Marketing, Global Affairs, Dassault Systèmes. “Korea has been the source of influential designers, thinkers, and innovators, and is home to many of the world’s most successful industrial companies. We are proud to play a role in ushering in an Industry Renaissance in Korea. The 3DEXPERIENCE platform can impact and empower innovators at every level – from students to established corporations.
“With offices in Seoul since 1997 and hundreds of employees, Dassault Systèmes closely collaborates with industrial, academic and research networks in Korea to support digital transformation across the country. Its digital applications are used by 11,000 Korean industrial companies such as Doosan Infracore, Hynix, Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hyundai Motor Company, KAI, LG Electronics, POSCO, Samsung Display, Samsung Electronics, and STX.
Dassault Systèmes is also actively involved in startup initiatives where its 3DEXPERIENCE platform can be used for discovering and nurturing young talent who can contribute to sustainable innovation in Korea. These include collaborations with InnoDesign on the 3DEXPERIENCE Lab dedicated to nurturing disruptive projects, and on the “Design 2020” project to train and support the leaders of the next generation of design. The company has also engaged in academic collaborations with Sogang University to accelerate the development of mobility assistive robots, and the Haedong Idea Factory at the Seoul National University’s College of Engineering to cultivate student entrepreneurship.
In parallel, Dassault Systèmes supports a number of local social initiatives by offering 3D design training as part of vocational programs to help talent join or re-enter the Korean workforce with skills that are sought after by today’s industry.
“France has a strong position in basic research and source technology. It is very likely that trade and investment will continue to expand as a cooperative partner,” said Youngju Kim, chairman of the Korea International Trade Association. “In addition, Dassault Systèmes’ world-class technology for Industry and Smart City solutions will be more active in Korea’s industrial sector and startups.”
About Dassault Systèmes
Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, provides business and people with virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovations. Its world-leading solutions transform the way products are designed, produced, and supported. Dassault Systèmes’ collaborative solutions foster social innovation, expanding possibilities for the virtual world to improve the real world. The group brings value to over 220, 000 customers of all sizes, in all industries, in more than 140 countries. For more information, visit www.3ds.com.
3DEXPERIENCEDassault SystèmesDigital TransformationFrance-Korea Business AwardIndustry RenaissanceKITA
« 3D Systems Releases ProJet MJP 2500 IC for Investment Casting Wax Patterns
Theorem Releases NX to 3D PDF Publisher v21.2 »
Autodesk to Fund $100 Million for Software and Hardware 3D Printing companies
March 1, 2012: AspenTech Acquires SolidSim Engineering GmbH
Feb 21, 2013: Vero Software Appoints Peter Marton General Manager of its Surfcam, Inc. Subsidiary
BatchProcess 2 Product Review
Stratasys, Eckhart Join to Accelerate 3D Printing Adoption for Factory Tools in NA
March 14, 2018, 0 comments
Apr 26: Trial for AutoCAD 2011 now available for download.
Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology, Pt 3
Oct 10, 2013: AVEVA Announces Speakers and Sponsors for AVEVA World Summit 2013
October 10, 2013, 0 comments
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1985
|
__label__wiki
| 0.588951
| 0.588951
|
« Of Sisters and Clones: An Interview with Jessica Rath
The Shape of Cheese and Chicken McNuggets »
Five-Cent Redemption
Among the five documentary shorts nominated for an Oscar this year is Redemption, a thirty-five minute film about New York City’s “canners”: the men, women, and children who collect bottles and cans from the city’s streets for their five-cent cash redemption value.
IMAGE: Walter collecting cans and bottles from a public wastebin; screenshot from Redemption’s trailer.
If you live in New York, you’re almost guaranteed to see a canner every day, dragging an overstuffed shopping trolley in the cycling lane or balancing two bulging plastic sacks on a stick held across their shoulders. If you sleep with your windows open, you may even wake up to the sound of someone going through the rubbish and recycling bags you’ve set out for collection, before they are scooped up by the city’s Sanitation trucks — but that is likely to be the limit of your interaction with canners and their trade.
IMAGE: Canning with a stick-equipped trolley; screenshot from Redemption’s trailer.
IMAGE: A canner waiting for the redemption centre to open; screenshot from Redemption’s trailer.
Intrigued by the existence of this overlooked community, Redemption‘s directors, John Alpert and Matthew O’Neill, set out to answer the question, “What is the world of these people?”
To a certain extent, they succeed. We meet a cross-section of canners, from Walter, a sixty-year-old Vietnam War veteran and alcoholic who sees the world in terms of its redemption value, from a 250-can coffee from Starbucks to a 100-million-can townhouse, to Susan, who tells us she has a science degree and received an IBM’s Winner’s Circle Award for computer sales in 1990, but is now “helping keep the city clean” while topping up her Social Security. Some of the canners in the documentary are homeless, but most are not, and the majority used to have “normal” jobs, in restaurants, domestic service, or Chinatown sweatshops.
IMAGE: Nuve collecting cans and bottles with her young son; screenshot from Redemption’s trailer.
In Sunnyside, Queens, Nuve supports four children on her canning work, sending the three eldest to school before she starts making the rounds with her youngest. Then there is Charles, a Rastafarian who used to be a line cook at Houlihan’s; a Guatemalan couple who spend six months of the year growing corn outside Quetzaltenango and the rest canning in New York; Mr. John, a homeless canner from Osaka; and Lilly, a Chinese woman who cuts Mr. John’s hair and shaves his beard in return for his help guarding her trolley-full of cans while she goes back to the tiny one-bedroom flat she shares with seven others for a few hours’ sleep.
IMAGE: Mr. John before his haircut; screenshot from Redemption’s trailer.
By following the canners as they go about their daily rounds, the film captures their long hours and exposure to the elements, their friendships and occasional fights (as when a much faster-working Chinese woman goes through a prime pile of rubbish on what Susan considers to be her street), and the reactions they elicit from fellow New Yorkers: annoyance from supermarket redemption center owners, some building superintendents, and cyclists; practised avoidance from everyone else.
The result is an engaging portrait of an extremely hard-working subsection (there are an estimated 5,000 canners working today) of New York City’s population. What the film is missing, frustratingly, are the kinds of things an edible geographer might want to know about canning — the details that might help us understand its spatial, economic, and cultural logic.
IMAGE: Susan in a fight with a Chinese canner; screenshot from Redemption’s trailer.
There are tantalising hints: Susan, the former IBM saleswoman, talks about a particular neighbourhood as being well-off, but does that translate into more cans to be redeemed, or fewer? Are there parts of the city with disproportionately high on-street bottle and can consumption, translating into richer pickings at the corner rubbish bins? Which buildings are less diligent about their separation, making it worth going through the regular trash as well as the bags of recyclables? In other words, what could we learn about New York City by seeing it through a canner’s eyes?
Meanwhile, the question of territory is also only briefly alluded to during Susan’s fight, but it must be a constant source of tension given that almost every canner in the movie complains about the ever-growing numbers of people who are trying to make a living on five-cent redemptions. In a follow-up article in New York Magazine, O’Neill, the documentary’s co-director, explains that “The black homeless men and the Chinese grandmas really don’t get along”:
Twenty years ago, the canning population was mostly homeless people collecting just enough to get high or buy a small bottle of vodka, but now “they’re getting out-hustled by the Chinese grandmas, because Chinese grandmas work really hard.”
IMAGE: At the Pathmark redemption centre; screenshot from Redemption’s trailer.
According to Sure We Can, a non-profit bottle redemption center in Bushwick, some canners work twenty-hour days and earn more than $300 per week, while others only can on weekends or in good weather, in order to top up their benefits or make some pocket money. Mapping the patterns that their different routes make in both time and space would surely yield some fascinating insights, as would an anthropological look at the negotiations that go on as new canners establish routes and ambitious (or desperate) canners try to expand their territory.
IMAGE: Susan and her haul; still via Indiewire.
The geography of redemption centres is another fraught issue that is barely touched on in the film. Theoretically, anywhere that sells cans or bottles with a redemption value must accept them back and provide the refund. In practice, some supermarkets have set up “reverse vending machines” in their lobby, but strictly control how many bottles or cans they accept back from any one individual, in order to discourage canners with towering trolley-loads from setting up camp. For the most part, canners convert their findings into cash at one of a few dedicated redemption centres — in the film, these include the Lower East Side Pathmark, which was flooded during Hurricane Sandy and has since closed.
At one point during the documentary, several canners congregate near an abandoned lot and await the arrival of a painted-over Penske van, whose Chinese crew hand out cash, load the truck with sacks of cans, and drive off. Although it is not explained, this is an example of the layer of middlemen with private trucks that is built into the canning economy, taking advantage of the lack of redemption centers in Manhattan by offering the canners three or four cents per item, instead of a nickel, and then redeeming the consolidated load themselves.
Sometimes a redemption centre owner will organise a truck pick-up himself: this 2006 New York Times article about the “King of Canners,” Eugene Gadsden, explains that, after the 29th Street redemption centre closed, Gadsden organised a group of canners to persuade Eldar Rakhamimov, a Russian immigrant who owns a redemption center in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, to drive over to Manhattan twice a week to collect their harvest at four cents a bottle.
IMAGE: Negotiating the streets with a fully-loaded trolley; screenshot from Redemption’s trailer.
That the opportunity to “can” exists at all in New York is due to the state’s Bottle Bill, enacted as part of environmental conservation legislation in 1982. Only eleven states in the U.S. have some kind of container deposit legislation, which occasionally leads to some cross-border shenanigans: a recent Los Angeles Times article pointed out that California’s 2011 redemption rate for plastic containers was an impressive but technically impossible 104 percent, and blamed “crafty entrepreneurs” driving “semi-trailers full of cans from Nevada or Arizona.”
Bottle Bills are usually promoted as an incentive to encourage the public to recycle more and throw away less. Various studies have shown that they do increase recycling rates dramatically: the United States’ overall beverage container recycling rate is estimated at thirty-three percent, while states with container deposit laws have an average rate of seventy percent. As watching a documentary like Redemption makes clear, however, a lot of this extra recycling and sorting is not being done by the consumers of canned or bottled beverages; instead, the state has outsourced its acts of environmental virtue, at far below minimum wage ($2.50 an hour at best, by my rough calculations), to some of its most marginalised populations.
IMAGE: Lilly and her trolley; still via Indiewire.
Financial incentives to recycle bottles and cans don’t always work this way: in Germany, my friends and hosts have always been religious about returning bottles to the shop to claim their “Pfand,” and I, who have never pursued a single cent of redemption value in California or New York, have happily followed their lead. Of course, in Germany, the standard deposit amount is €0.25, which is quite a bit more than a nickel.
In a story published on Narratively in November 2012, Laura Shin reports that in 2010, State Senator Liz Krueger proposed a five-cent increase to New York’s redemption value, “but, two years later, Krueger’s bill is still awaiting a vote.” Interestingly, Shin also quotes Sure We Can’s co-founder, Ana M. Martinez de Luco, who says that the canners oppose increasing the fee out of a fear that ten cents is enough to motivate consumers into redeeming their cans and bottles themselves:
They said, “When a family sees that they can get a dollar by collecting ten ten-cent bottles, they will put out fewer bags. People, for five cents, they don’t really care, but with ten-cent deposits, canners will have less to pick up. Even restaurants will start to keep the cans.”
As always, the design of incentives is a tricky business indeed.
In the end, Redemption raises many more questions than it answers — but perhaps that is all it needed to do. You can watch the trailer below; the film is currently screening with other Oscar-nominated shorts, so check your local listings.
[Found via Grub Street New York.]
Kaleberg
Posted March 3, 2013 at 9:24 pm | Permalink
There used to be a 2 cent deposit on small bottles and a 5 cent deposit on larger ones. These vanished in the 70s when they introduced thinner, harder to recycle bottles. They were restored in the 80s when people got tired of having all those bottles flopping around in the streets. Still, the deposits should have gone up to 10 and 25 cents respectively, to keep up with inflation.
Reminds me of a similar documentary about canners in Vancouver, or binners as we call them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sGyq5l-dfI
(Full length and freely available on YouTube, worth the watch although it is an hour long.)
Posted February 24, 2013 at 10:18 pm | Permalink
I have been researching this topic since 2009 to start a doc. I’m a little heartbroken. I want to see it to see how much it matches up to my experiences pictures and notes for the past 4 years. At least the story is officially out
Your questions and observations are fascinating. I am glad to know this film was made. There ia regular canner on our block, an elderly lady with spinal curvature. She seems to have a relationship with the various public and private sanitation workers who collect on the block. Also, she is incredibly good-natured (a ready smile) given the nature of her work.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1990
|
__label__wiki
| 0.806489
| 0.806489
|
The World Sinks Except Japan 日本以外全部沉没 is insane (and cheap)
Minori Kawasaki's The World Sinks Except Japan 日本以外全部沉没 is the parody of last year's Japanese blockbuster, Japan Sinks! 日本沉没 (aka The Sinking of Japan), which I recently reviewed. Definitely more lo-fi and audacious than the latter, watching The World Sinks Except Japan reinforced my opinion that there's no one crazier than the Japanese!
Unlike Japan Sinks!, which is rumoured to be the most expensive Japanese film ever made, The World Sinks Except Japan is a B movie (perhaps it's more accurate to categorize it as a Z movie...) that's so horribly bad that you'll either feel offended, or you'll laugh in disbelief at what you see on screen. It was similar to the experience I had when watching Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.
At the beginning of the film, an American woman (the wife of one of the protagonists) slides into her bathtub for a blissful bath, protagonist's voiceover explains that America had sunken. Later in the film, there's a shot of a waiter dropping Chinese food into the sea, voiceover explains that China had sunken. Shot of woman accidentally dropping baguette into the sea too, bye bye France too. The entire world ends up sinking EXCEPT Japan, everyone has to move to Japan, English ceases to be the global language, everyone is forced to learn Japanese, the Japanese people become the most powerful people in the world while the 12.5 million non-Japanese refugees are left homeless (the economy collapsed so much that US$5000 was worth 500 yen), a Gaijin Attack Team (GAT) special force was formed to police the unruly foreigners.
Things become crazier, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis (note: like the book it is based on, there are numerous real-life figures in the film, just that their real names aren't used), have to perform tricks in a bar for money.
A Tom Cruise-like Hollywood superstar, Jerry Cruising, is forced to perform as an extra in Ultraman/ Godzilla-type shows as one of the foreigners who got trampled by the monster (to the audience's delight). American female celebrities are degraded to working as prostitutes (or act in hardcore porn). The leaders of South Korea and China follow the Japanese Prime Minister like lapdogs, the Bill Clinton-like US president selfishly saves his own skin by taking off onboard Air Force One, leaving his fellow citizens behind at the sinking American continent. After addressing the survivors via live TV (while groping the sexy air stewardesses), he breaks into a patriotic song about his hometown in Kentucky.
And then, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il makes a late appearance too, but I will not reveal his exact role in the movie :D
Over at nursing homes, Americans were hired so that old Japanese World War 2 vets could throw stuff at them and ride them around as horses, all these to avenge Hiroshima.
I really don't think there's much I can say about this film, except the fact that I don't think I've seen that many non-Japanese people speaking Japanese in a Japanese films (... some of them spoke Japanese better than English). Technically, this is a horrifyingly bad film, long expository dialogue, student film-like production values, wooden acting, cheap-sounding sound effects, bad special effects, my sister couldn't believe what she was seeing when she was watching the film with me, I couldn't either. When the film ended, I thought my mind had just been destroyed.
A must-watch. What I witnessed is beyond anything you people could imagine.
Would love to hear from anyone else who had seen the film too.
(image source: http://bbs.tiexue.net)
Twitch's report about The World Sinks Except Japan
Kaiju Shakedown's entry about The World Sinks Except Japan
Film review at 10 000 Bullets.
Tags: japan sinks, japan, movie, film, review, sinking of japan, the world sinks except japan, arnold schwarzenegger, hollywood, bruce willis, bill clinton, politics, political, satire
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1991
|
__label__wiki
| 0.802284
| 0.802284
|
Rick Orman is mad as hell, and he's not going to take it any more.
The PC Party, according to Orman, has strayed from its founding principles. It doesn't handle itself the way it should. It needs saving. And Rick, after 18 years away from politics, is just the man for the job - or, so says Rick.
But who IS this Rick Orman?
A Getty loyalist, Orman was a cabinet minister in the Getty PC governments of the late 80s and early 90s. When Getty was ousted as leader, Orman ran in the subsequent campaign to replace his old mentor, and finished third behind Ralph Klein and Nancy Betkowski, whom he endorsed over Klein (Betkowski went on to contest & win the Liberal Leadership and served as Leader of the Opposition under her new married name, Nancy MacBeth). Getting out of politics after his leadership loss, Orman (who married a daughter of one of Alberta's wealthiest families) went into the energy sector, where he founded several companies and did business both domestically and internationally.
Rick takes a lot of offence over the sort of management he's seen from the PCs in recent years. So much so, in fact, that in listening to him speak you'd think he's running to be leader of an opposition party. The royalty change? Terrible idea. Deficit spending? Unacceptable, regardless of circumstance. Not keeping up with the Heritage Trust Fund? Brutal decision. He suggests intimidation of doctors is taking place. He's sure that the government is passing land use bills because they want to steal your land. And the band plays on...
Rick's campaign has been wrought with difficulties, however. He launched his campaign website prematurely, with large sections sitting empty. His social media approach was largely panned at the outset. His well-publicized reluctance to participate in public forums, calling them a "waste of time". His campaign's email foibles resulting in an automatic lock-down by Shaw's servers, and the subsequent tone-deaf response from his spokesman, who simultaneously exposed his candidate to characterizations of "elitist" and "unable to get his calls returned from major party supporters and donors". Rank-and-file party members are criticizing the Orman campaign's targeting of specific ethnic communities. Not helping matters is the fact that, for all his insistence that the 5 other candidates be held accountable for the fiscal performance of their governments, he hasn't yet been able to explain why he shouldn't be held accountable for the performance of the Getty government, which (while he was in cabinet) doubled the provincial debt and ultimately built the mess that Ralph Klein needed a chainsaw to cut his way out of in the 90s.
Policy:
This is normally where I'd write about the candidate's policies. Rick, however, doesn't have policies. According to his website: "Policies hatched by a small group of people, who remain nameless behind closed doors, are no way to make laws that affect everyone". Instead, Orman offers "Vision Statements", in which he makes commitments (which read a WHOLE lot like those awful, top-down, secretly-constructed-by-shadowy-figures Policies, to this blogger's eye) and is careful to link them back to the PC Party Principles (where the "fiscal responsibility" principle was during his time in the Getty cabinet isn't immediately clear - perhaps it was on vacation?)
Among those commitments:
◦Re-focus government to support new business development, international trade, labour market planning, innovation in skills training and updating, research, product innovation and new technologies to enhance environment protection.
◦Repeal the Alberta Land Stewardship Act (Bill 36) Act , which needlessly sterilizes resources that generate economic growth for large and small communities throughout the province and undermines the property rights of Albertans.
◦Full disclosure of findings of Health Quality Council’s investigation into allegations of wrongdoing. Confirmed cases will be handed over to appropriate authorities for immediate action. Will appoint a Judicial Inquiry if there is reasonable doubt surrounding the thoroughness of the investigation by the Health Quality Council.
◦Negotiation of a new five-year agreement with teachers.
◦Reverse the province’s recent decision to move all lottery revenues into the General Revenue Fund. Rick will restore the Lottery Fund to its original purpose, which included funding for community enhancement projects. Rick will also support increasing the portion of lottery funds allocated to community enhancement projects and arts and culture by $100 million next April 1, 2012.
◦25% reduction in Cabinet.
◦Initiate a review of the 191 government agencies to assess continuing need.
◦In consultation with First Nations and Metis, establish a Premier’s Task Force to identify and remove barriers that are preventing the full, active and meaningful participation of First Nations and Metis in Alberta’s economy.
◦Within ninety days of being elected Premier, Rick will engage post-secondary officials in discussions to determine the most effective approach for implementing a $25,000 Alberta tax credit for graduating students from Alberta post-secondary institutions who choose to remain and work in Alberta.
The Long & Short Of It:
Rick Orman is going to have to have sold an absolute TONNE of memberships to see his name carried forward to a second ballot. Not because of his ideas, or his background. Not because of his campaign, per se. It's because he's the only candidate who has essentially declared war on the current iteration of the PC Party. It's as though he's saying "Things are all screwed up, and every one of you is to blame for enabling these jerks". Needless to say, that tactic isn't going to win Rick a lot of love from existing members. So, if someone's going to carry Rick to victory, it simply HAS to be the people to whom he's sold memberships over the past 6 months.
Rick represents change, all right - but is it progress? Or a trip back to the Getty days?
Rick Orman campaign website
Calgary Herald profile and video for Rick Orman
Posted by Enlightened Savage at 6:00 p.m.
joannis said...
You definitely DO mistake leadership for policy wonk, but history doesn't back you up. Ralph Klein didn't know the difference between a policy and a fence-post but he changed everything through his assistant with a machete, Rod Love.
Ronald Reagan likewise, neither could bog himself down by policy, but once elected President, everything changed, as you expected.
Don't damn a whole cabinet under Getty, least of all one of its most capable. He's not sleazy like Mar, and he doesn't pretend to be liberal like Morton. Policy? Let's just be grateful that he doesn't have like Redford the Joe Clark "Canadian Energy Policy" which intends to have a larger government than Orwell and one with a new Regulation on every sentence. And yes, Horner is sameness, Kowalski sameness - which is an awful thought. Orman speaks well, with humour, zest, and more closely resembles what we liked about Peter Lougheed than anybody since. Orman and Griffiths are the ones that would bring some fresh humanity into government and who aren't driven by some ideology, whether country bumpkin slasher like Kowalski, or "Joe Clark's Revenge" Redford. Like real leaders, yes, Orman in a moment gets to the heart of the issues - that's what Alberta needs - Real Leadership and not one just on paper.
Sep. 14, 2011, 10:14:00 a.m.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1995
|
__label__wiki
| 0.599842
| 0.599842
|
Conference_programme: 14.2 - Harmonisation of classroom acoustics standards in Europe
Lecture: Regulation of school acoustic design in the UK: recent revision of Building and School Premises Regulations and their application
Author(s): Shield Bridget, Richardson Russell
Problems of noise in educational establishments have been recognised for over a century. In the UK guidance on the acoustic design of schools has been available since the 1930s, initially contained within text books and subsequently in British Standards and Codes of Practice relating to sound insulation, and in guidance documents (Building Bulletins) issued by the government department responsible for education. Nevertheless, problems of noise and excessive reverberation in classrooms and other school spaces continued to cause problems for pupils and teachers throughout the 20th century. For this reason, in 2003, the acoustic design of schools became subject to legislation incorporated into the Building Regulations for England and Wales and School Premises Regulations. New school designs had to meet criteria for noise, reverberation and sound insulation which were specified in the publication Building Bulletin 93 (BB93). The legislation, and BB93, were revised in 2015, requiring cooperation between acousticians, architects, and the Department of Education. This paper will give a brief overview of previous standards, in particular BB93 (2003), and will summarise changes which were introduced in the latest version of BB93. The political problems that had to be surmounted, and the consequent lobbying of the UK Parliament, in order to proceed with the revision of BB93 will be briefly described. There is currently concern that compliance with the revised regulations is not being adequately monitored; schools are again being built which may not meet the regulations and which will have acoustic conditions that are unsuitable for teaching and learning. The paper will therefore conclude by examining the application of, and adherence to, the latest version of BB93. \n\n
Download the full paper
Name: Prof Bridget Shield
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line1999
|
__label__wiki
| 0.773907
| 0.773907
|
If You Believe You Can Do It,The “How” Will Come - Exceptional People Magazine
Home > Empowerment > If You Believe You Can Do It,
The “How” Will Come
If You Believe You Can Do It,
John Raye Smith
You’d never know it today, but John Raye Smith, the polished and successful former Washington DC television anchor, grew up dirt poor in the rural south. Picking cotton hour after hour, row after row, year after year, Smith didn’t get much of an education either.
What he did get, however, was time to think. So much time, in fact, that he says he was able to discover a deep knowledge of himself – and of his dreams. Working in the scorching heat of Louisiana from dusk until dawn, he learned that the body is the servant of the mind, and that he could actually control his future if he controlled his mind.
While his brain transcended the monotony of hard labor, his eyes saw a lot of chickens scratching in their pens. Smith decided that he wasn’t going to do that. Instead, he decided he would soar like an eagle and fly after his dreams. He got a degree in horticulture at Southern University in Baton Rouge, married the girl next door, and eventually ended up in the Pacific Northwest.
In Oregon and Washington State, Smith held a number of jobs including high school chemistry teacher and farming advisor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Despite his lack of journalism training, he was offered a job as a television reporter in Seattle. He grew a lucrative career as a news anchor for the next 12 years, all the way to Washington DC.
When his outside activities rubbed his employers the wrong way, his news anchor contract was terminated. He was well known by now, but couldn’t get hired anywhere. After foreclosing on his million dollar home, he realized that true freedom didn’t come from a job; freedom came from entrepreneurship. Dr. Joe Dudley gave him the chance to work for himself, and Smith sold Dudley Products for the next 30 years.
Over the years, John Raye Smith learned that selling – and service to his community – were the keys to his success and to the success of others. By then he’d started Majestic Eagles, a support organization for black entrepreneurs. He’d also started the country’s first black-owned and operated federal credit union, even though he knew nothing about that industry.
By his 65th birthday, Smith had learned that worrying about “how” to accomplish something would hold anyone back from success. The key, he knew, was in believing in yourself. This mindset was instrumental when he was diagnosed with colon cancer – and proceeded to beat it.
Today, Smith is healthy, happy, and still married to Rosie, the girl next door. He is a fount of practical information and inspirational words for anyone who wants to break from the yoke of a paycheck job.
To read John Raye Smith’s interview, subscribe today.
EmpowermentExtraordinary ProfilesInspiration
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line2000
|
__label__cc
| 0.531845
| 0.468155
|
A Brief History of the Mississippi River
September 13 2012 | New Orleans
Ahhhh, the mighty Mississippi...
To some, the Mississippi River is nothing more than a brown slice of water separating the east bank from the west bank of New Orleans. Its a reason to pay a toll. To others, its been a way of life for hundreds of years, a winding soul that ushered in a dawning country atop its tumultuous current. Nevertheless, regardless of one's perception, this body of water tout's an irrefutably significant history - A history that defines this region, and this country, for better or for worse, to heck or high flood water.
Spanning over 2,348 miles, the Mississippi is the second longest river in the United States, and it's drainage area, approximately 1,250,000 square miles, is the third largest in the world. The water rises in Minnesota and runs south, inevitably flowing in to the Gulf of Mexico. For this very reason, as riverboats were developed to navigate the insistent currents, the Mississippi became arguably the most important vein of transportation in North America.
The first Europeans to ever set eyes on the river were Hernando De Soto and his group of explorers in 1541. In 1682, a Frenchman by the name of Robert de La Salle reached the mouth of the Mississippi and claimed the entire valley in the name of France. The western portion was eventually purchased by the United States in 1803, resulting in the largest real estate transaction in human history - The Louisiana Purchase.
The Mississippi River system would go on to forge the settlement of central United States. In the early 1800's, steamboats would provide the necessary transportation to move goods and travelers along the river. In January 1812, the steamboat New Orleans reached its namesake city after a four-month voyage on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from Pittsburgh. The voyage marked the beginning of commercial steam navigation on inland rivers and led to revolutionary economic and cultural change. The river had eventually become such a vital aspect of industry that during the Civil War, control of the waterway was a major strategic objective of the Union forces.
Today, many, many years since Mark Twain wrote stories of his extensive voyages aboard riverboat steamers, the Mississippi River still meanders its way through our country, continually providing transportation, and distribution of goods to, and from the United States. The Port of New Orleans alone serves as the 6th largest port in the United States, with the collective ports of South Louisiana boasting the 9th overall ranking in the world.
So, as an exercise in humility, the next time you happen to stand on the banks of this mighty river, take a moment to quietly applaud its muddy waters, and recognize the rich contribution that's made it an artery to the very heart of this great nation of ours. Better yet, why not take a cruise along the Mississippi on one of the last remaining steamships in operation! ? Check out the links below and tell 'em the guys at 'Experience New Orleans' sent ya!
Steamboat Natchez: http://www.steamboatnatchez.com/
Creole Queen: http://www.creolequeen.com/
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line2001
|
__label__wiki
| 0.93924
| 0.93924
|
Home / English / Pajtim Statovci’s new novel: The Story of a Queer Albanian Refugee Who Insists on Self-Invention
Pajtim Statovci’s new novel: The Story of a Queer Albanian Refugee Who Insists on Self-Invention
By Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker
At the start of “Crossing” (Pantheon), Pajtim Statovci’s second novel, a twenty-two-year-old man, dressed in denim shorts and a padded bra—“a man who cannot be a woman but who can sometimes look like a woman”—throws himself in front of traffic on a street in Rome in 1998. We later learn that his name is Bujar, that he is Albanian, and that his desire to die stems not from anxiety about his gender identity—the novel subjects the very idea of identity to caustic interrogation—but from the isolation and humiliations that he has faced as a refugee from the turmoil in the Balkans. As he searches for a stretch of road where cars pick up speed, he meditates on the waste of his youthful promise, and on a sense of shame so strong that it drives him to scrub the stains of other people’s urine and excrement from public bathrooms so that no one will think he left them. “This is not my life, these days are not mine,” he says to himself. He has become “a ghost living at the edge of my shadows.”
Statovci was widely praised for his first novel, “My Cat Yugoslavia,” which was published in 2014, when he was twenty-four. The book was striking for its juxtaposition of wildly heterogeneous styles, intertwining the life story of a young woman in an unhappy marriage in Kosovo with that of her son, Bekim, a student in Helsinki. Statovci, like Bekim, immigrated to Finland as a child, but the book was hardly autofiction: its most remarkable character is a sexy and abusive talking cat, with whom Bekim lives for months in an increasingly untenable ménage.
“Crossing” has none of its predecessor’s surreal whimsy, but it, too, proceeds along dual narrative paths that appear in alternating sections. (Both novels were translated, from the Finnish, by David Hackston.) Both threads are narrated by Bujar. In one, he recounts his adolescence in Tirana, as Albania plunges into chaos after the fall of the Communist dictatorship. Food lines stretch outside churches and mosques; Bujar watches for human traffickers who snatch children from the streets. This social dissolution mirrors the dissolution of Bujar’s family: his father dies of cancer; his mother becomes bedridden; his sister disappears. Bujar spends most of his time with a neighbor boy, Agim, with whom he has an intense, ambiguously romantic relationship that will haunt the rest of his life.
Much of the novel’s emotional force comes from its depiction of Agim, a bright, ambitious boy who is savagely beaten by his father for dressing in his mother’s clothes. Statovci has said that he has no interest in creating characters who are tormented by their sexuality, and the familiar narratives of queer life are mostly absent from his novels: no one comes out, and even characters who are raised in conservative cultures and subjected to brutal homophobia, like Agim, often display a comfort with their bodies and their impulses. (When Bujar tells Agim he looks like a girl, Agim stretches his arms out “like a satiated fox.”) The boys run away together, with a notion of reaching Italy. They get as far as downtown Tirana, where they’re soon selling stolen cigarettes by day and sleeping in public toilets by night. Eventually, they make their way to the seaside town of Durrës, where they create something like a home in a small attic and experiment with physical intimacy, though Bujar makes it clear to Agim that he doesn’t think of himself as gay. Finally, they load their few possessions into a rickety motorboat and set off across the Adriatic Sea, for Italy. Statovci’s writing in this scene has an affecting lyricism:
He pulled a compass out of his pocket, and as the boat headed west he pressed his hands against his forehead and began letting out a series of strange whimpering sounds—he was sobbing—and I held out my hand to him and he took it. Then he pulled out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter, and we sat next to each other on the bench, beneath the silky black sky and the bright white moon, and lit our cigarettes, and for a while we didn’t say a word, for enslaved by the darkness we could barely see each other, we simply glided forward, at times he kept hold of the rudder, at times I did so, and together we broke the sound of the quiet night and the gently rushing sea, its surface like a freshly lacquered floor.
Six years separate this scene from the book’s second narrative strand, which picks up after Bujar’s suicide attempt. The adult Bujar is difficult to square with the adolescent. He wanders Europe alone, spending time in Berlin, Madrid, and Helsinki; in each city, he invents a new name, a new nationality, a new history. When he arrived in Italy, we learn, he claimed asylum on the basis of persecution as a homosexual in Albania. But he asserts minority status for purely strategic ends, and his relationships reflect a fluid sexuality. He has sex with women and with men; sometimes he wears women’s clothing. He is capable of shocking cruelty and violence, and his continual lying has devastating consequences.
On the rare occasions when he thinks of his past, what he describes seems inconsistent with earlier scenes. He speaks of having been obsessed with studying, for instance, and of starving himself, and of the violence of his father, whom we have seen treat him only lovingly. The name Bujar sometimes disappears for dozens of pages, and it can feel as though he has become a different character entirely, or that any stable identity has dissolved. (The recurring reference to folktales that Bujar heard as a child provides the only link to his past.) The result is not the kind of unreliability that the modern novel has accustomed us to but, rather, something close to a void of character: Bujar becomes a hollow man, the ghost he feels himself to be in the book’s first scene.
This presents a difficulty, since novels, even when recounted by unreliable narrators, typically depend on the continuity of consciousness provided by memory, the prime source for the production of subjectivity that has been central to the modern novel. But Statovci’s refusal of the satisfactions of character is central to the book’s larger concerns. “Crossing,” in its rejection of fixed notions of identity, has a kind of kinship with recent books by other young queer writers, among them Andrea Lawlor’s “Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl,” with its joyfully shape-shifting hero/ine, and Akwaeke Emezi’s “Freshwater,” which features a protagonist who moves between genders, inhabited by the spirits of West African myth. It’s tempting to read these books as a repudiation of the essentialist queer politics dominant in the past two decades in America and Western Europe, which have made a conception of inborn sexuality and gender identity the basis for civil-rights activism. In fact, the works belong to a rival queer tradition, in which identity is seen as fluid, performative, and even, sometimes, playful—the tradition of Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando” and of the darker work of Jean Genet.
I thought of Genet often as I read Statovci’s novel; Bujar, in his voluptuous lying and his disruption of others’ lives, rivals any of Genet’s outlaws. But a more helpful antecedent may be another queer criminal: Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley. Late in Statovci’s novel, Bujar begins a relationship, in Helsinki, with a young trans woman, Tanja, a theology student from a wealthy family whom he meets in a gay bar. Bujar surprises himself by telling Tanja his real name and, eventually, a more or less true version of his past, offering us one of our only glimpses of his first years in Italy:
They decided when we ate and what we ate and when we had showers, and we were given strange people’s clothes to wear, shoes with someone else’s sweat in them, shirts yellowed at the armpits and trousers ripped at the crotch, and like prisoners we were allocated an area we were allowed to use, and the most laughable part of it is that, despite all this, I wanted nothing more than to be an Italian, I wished that by putting on their clothes I would change and become them, that the smell of the clothes I was given would become my scent, too, though all the while I hated them with all my heart.
This is Statovci’s writing at its best, longing and rage compressed in a single sentence at once sweepingly plangent and rooted in granular detail. Soon, Bujar and Tanja are living together. Tanja, unlike Statovci’s other characters, is tormented by her body—she doesn’t want to be touched or to be seen in public as a couple with Bujar. “She does everything like an Albanian wife,” Bujar says. He, in turn, adopts the gender stylings of his childhood, demanding that she consult him before spending large amounts of money, and insisting, despite her demurrals, on meeting her family. “I could say anything to her and always get the same answer, an apology and all the love that she has to give,” Bujar says.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line2006
|
__label__cc
| 0.562705
| 0.437295
|
%PM, %06 %909 %2018 %20:%Oct
Opinion: Kanye West might have been 'Sci-Fi' bodysnatched by a white nationalist
Kanye West is no stranger to controversy. His music talent assures him hall of fame status as a hip hop artist. His marriage to Kim Kardashian is a thing of pop culture legend. And boy does he like to spread his opinion. And his opinions are … well ...
You see - Kanye West loves Donald Trump. His wife does not but whatever. There it is. But now, some of you are saying - “Why is this controversial? Thirty million white people adore Donald Trump.” There being, the rub. Kanye West is a black man who grew up in Atlanta and Chicago with a middle class family. Now he’s a filthy rich hip hop artist. So, obviously - there aren’t too many black hip hop artists that are pro Trump. Why is that? Because many can make the strong case that the modern Republican party doesn’t give a rats ass about people of color. Which is why the crushing, overwhelming majority of black Americans vote against the Republican party and voted against Trump.
Now, Kanye West, rightfully so, responds, “Whatever. No one tells me what politician I can or can not support.” And he’s right. Of course, he is also the famous musician who stood up in front of millions of viewers and said, “George Bush doesn't care about black people” during a live fundraiser for victims of Hurricane Katrina. And he was right then too.
Which belabors the question why Kanye West thinks that George Bush doesn't care about black people but Donald Trump does. Jimmy Kimmel asked him this very question and West’s silence spoke volumes (Kimmel had to cut to commercial due to the silence). When Kimmel came back from commercial, West never bothers to respond and moves on to other topics. About three weeks later at a Chicago radio station West was asked the same question and came up with this:
“I feel that he (Trump) cares about the way black people feel about him. He would like for black people to like him like they did when he was cool in the rap songs and all this, and he will do the things that are necessary to make that happen because he’s got an ego like all the rest of us. He wants to be the greatest president and he knows that he can’t be the greatest president without the acceptance of the black community so that’s something he’s going to work towards.
Um, okay. So Kanye's answer is - Trump doesn’t really care about black people except for their value as a prop to help him gain more power. Well, um, yeah, I agree with you Kanye! Trump doesn’t give a rats ass about black folks except how he can exploit that relationship for personal gain. Which means he doesn’t care about black people!
Does West know this? Is Kanye trolling the world? Is this all a marketing scam to remain in the public eye? I mean, as long as he kicks the hornet's nest he sells more records? Or something?
Maybe. But his love for Trump does seem sincere.
But that’s not all. A few months ago he said this about slavery to the folks at TMZ, “you hear about slavery for 400 years. For 400 hundred years? That sounds like a choice. Like, you was there for 400 years with all ya’ll? (Kanye laughs at this point).”
Now, I don’t care how much of a “free thinker” you claim to be, laughing that slavery was a choice is just butt ass stupid. Thankfully, the entire internet beat him up until he backtracked the comment.
And then, just last week he stepped in it again and tweeted a picture of himself wearing a MAGA (Make America Great Again) hat and wrote:
“This represents good and American becoming whole again. We will no longer outsource to other countries. We build factories here in America and create jobs. We will provide jobs for all who are free from prisons as we abolish the 13th amendment. Message sent with love”
Ugh. So much to unpack.
First of all “America becoming whole again.” This is a fine idea. And all good folk should want this. Better said than done, but still.
“We will no longer outsource to other countries. We will build factories here in America and create jobs” This is a fine idea but Kayne West is as fucking nieve as a tiny baby if he thinks his buddy Donald Trump will build American factories.
Don’t get me wrong, I know that Donald Trumps has said over and over that he will bring factories back to the U.S. and nieve folks all across America screamed, “Trump, Trump, Trump!” It was a main platform for Trump in the campaign. MAGA = bring American jobs back!
But guess what?
Didn’t happen. Won’t happen. Not with Trump in charge.
The vast majority of Trump products are currently manufactured overseas in China, Bangladesh, Canada, Honduras, Germany, Taiwan, Mexico, Slovenia, South Korea and Vietnam. But mainly, in China.
Here is Jimmy Kimmel ordering a bunch of product from Trump.com and having a hard time finding anything made in the U.S. But he did find some illegal product that violated U.S. import laws. So, at least there’s that.
In fact, back in July, Trump hosted a White House event to promote American made products and, as you can imagine - the vast majority of Trump products could not be featured at his own event that he hosted to promote goods manufactured in the country where he’s the president.
How bullshit is that?
And you will still find millions of Trump supporting jobless factory workers from small towns all over the U.S. who have been financially devastated when a big corporation closed down the only manufacturing plant in town and moved it overseas to pay workers in Bangladesh ten cents per hour. These are the very same people that chant, “Lock her up! Lock her up!” about Hillary because of - I don’t know, something about her emails.
So, to be clear. If you approve of Trump because you think he’s the president that, as Kanye tweets, will, “Build factories here in the U.S. and create jobs” you’re only fooling yourself.
And finally we get to the last part of West’s tweet, “We will provide jobs for all who are free from prisons as we abolish the 13th amendment. Message sent with love.”
Abolish the 13th amendment? The, um, amendment that … you know - abolished slavery? West wants to get rid of that? WTF?
Well, as you can imagine - the internet went bonkers. Here is a rich, black man writing to abolish the amendment that got rid of slavery. Well, that kind of sounds like something a white, nationalist Nazi would write. You know?
Of course, West immediately corrected himself saying he “misspoke” and that he wants to “amend” not abolish the 13th amendment. Well, fair enough. This makes a bit more sense. His beef with the 13th amendment is with the “unless you are in prison” portion.
As you may or may not know the 13the amendment specifically says,
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
I added the bold, italic as emphiss. To clear up what he meant by the 13th amendment West later tweeted, “In order to make a freed man a slave all you have to do is convict them of a crime.” This, I feel, is a fair point. Kevin Dickinson writing for bigthink.com kind of agrees too in his very nice piece, Kayne West’s 13th amendment outburst was baffling, but worth considering.
A few points he brings up:
“Arizona's Tent City prison was infamous for its inhumane conditions. It was overcrowded, prisoners remained outdoors at all times in the Arizona heat, and many were forced to work in chain gangs for no compensation. Although closed last year, Tent City remained operational for more than two decades...”
He also talks about how enormous amounts of unreported rape happen behind bars and posits that this could be considered a form of sexual slavery especially if the prison guards know about it and don’t do anything to interfere. Well, the 8th amendment provides protection against cruel and unusual punishment. So, maybe it should all tie together and the 13th amendment could be revised slightly to end for profit prison slaves. Agree with it or not, it’s a fair point.
Of course, West doesn’t suggest out “how” the 13th amendment should be amended only that it should be. Which is fine. There are lawyers for that. But still I mean, that’s the whole point of the Constitution having amendments - so that it can evolve over time.
Okay. So, despite some of the crazy things Kanye has said in the past (and will say in the future), I’m giving him a pass on his 13th amendment tweet. I believe he honestly meant amend and not abolish.
But, Kanye - all that other “Trump is going to bring factory jobs back to the U.S.” - what bloody alternative universe do you live in, man?
Published in Opinion
%PM, %02 %875 %2018 %20:%Mar
The 90th annual Oscar Awards (will probably get it all wrong - again)
The 90th annual Motion Picture Academy Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, March 4th, with show host Jimmy Kimmel leading the way. Here is list of all the nominees. As someone who graduated from film school and freelanced in “the biz” on and off for twenty years, the Oscars once held a special place in my heart. I never cared for the glamor of it all, and “What are you wearing?” is the most vapid question I can think of. No, it was my pure love of cinema that drew me and forty million of my closest TV watching friends to Oscar night. And for a long time I believed that the Academy Awards always - got it right!
But now, “meh” - I don’t really care that much. Don’t get me wrong, I’ll watch them. And then, like so many years past, will be unable to recall who won best actor, best picture, best adapted screenplay in, like, three months.
Perhaps the failing memory of age is why I can’t remember recent Oscar winners. Perhaps it is the dumbed down formulaic construction of Hollywood movies that make them all mediocre and there for - quite forgettable. Maybe it’s a combination of both.
I used to think the Oscars would go to - you know - the actual best actor, actress or movie - in each category. Isn’t that the idea? It’s just not true though, Academy voters rarely vote for “the best” of anything. Instead they vote for their friends. They vote for sentimental reasons. They get too get caught up in politics and targeted marketing campaigns sway their minds. Many voters don’t even watch all the movies that are nominated despite getting free screener copies of all of them. Many older voters don’t “get” movies that young folks make. The Oscars is nothing more than a popularity contests where, occasionally, and quite by accident - voters select the best choice in any given category.
Do you know how many times movies win the “Best Screenplay” award because voters are like, “I should probably vote for this for Best Picture but I’m not going to so I’ll just give it a screenplay prize.”
Do you know how many times an actor loses for a performance that should have earned them an Oscar only to win the following year for a lesser performance because voters go, “Whoops. I really should have voted for him last year - guess I’ll just do it this year.”
About fifteen years ago, maybe longer, the Hollywood Reporter started a “Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot” column. Usually they would find four voting members of the Academy - an actor (or actress), a producer, a writer and a director. And, given total anonymity have the four voters say who they are voting for and why.
Here is this year’s, “Brutally Honest Oscar Ballot.” A few samples:
“Dunkirk looked great, but it was a little confusing, there wasn't enough of an emotional thread, and the drone of the airplane through the whole fucking movie just drove me crazy. For me it just didn't fully work.”
“... I grew to dislike Lady Bird because of its fucking social media campaign. They pounded the drum too much. They put a magnifying glass on everything — like, how they shot the scene at the airport in one take. They shot the scene at the airport in one take because they fucking stole it!” (“Stole it” means they didn’t have permission to shoot there and did it quickly before getting caught).
Talking about best director:
“Christopher Nolan got involved with a huge undertaking [Dunkirk], but he made a confusing film, so he failed. [Jordan Peele's] Get Out is well done, but let's not get carried away.”
And so on and so forth. To be honest, this one is a bit tame by previous standards. There is usually more swearing, racism, sexism, finger pointing and laughing at ridiculous nominations. I remember one year a long time ago a voter saying they flat out hate Jim Carrey and would never vote for him in anything he ever does. Ever. No matter what. Probably in reference to Man in the Moon, or Truman or Eternal Sunshine...
Um. Okay. But that kind of invalidates the idea that the Oscar goes to the “best of.” Sure, a lot of voting for a “best of” is subjective and your “best of” might be different than my “best of.” But much of it is objective. Consider this - who is the better actress - Meryl Streep or Paris Hilton?
You can argue subjectivity as much as you want but there is a quantifiable difference between the two and we know it. Now, if I were to ask you - who is the better actress - Tilda Swinton or Cate Blanchett - well, um … that’s a little more difficult. And now who gave a better performance - Tilda in movie A or Cate in movie B?
We are now arguing degrees of 1% and in that scenario, coming up with "who’s better" is, frankly, kind of silly. But that’s precisely what award shows do. Year after year. Sometimes Academy voters get it right. Often times they don’t. I don’t remember who else was nominated for Best Actress in 2010 and I don’t need to look it up because - I guarantee you that each and every one of them gave a better performance than Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side.
And it’s not because Sandra Bullock is incompetent. She’s not. She’s a very adequate actress. She has a lot of skill. She knows how to hit marks and find her light and says her lines. I certainly wouldn’t call her talented. Meryl Streep is talented. Sandra Bullock is adequate.
And Bullock should not be an Academy Award winning actress. But she is because she is very well liked amongst her peers. And when they saw their charming, lovely friend Sandra Bullock on the ballot, they overwhelmingly voted for her. Not because she gave the best performance of the year by an actress. No. They voted for her because they personally like her. A lot (and she really does seem to be a stand up person. I mean, did you even see her acceptance speech at the Razzie Awards for worst actress of the year?! You should). Anyway, her friends voted for her to win an Oscar because they universally thought, “When is dear Sandra ever going to get another chance?” Which means all the other great actress performances that year both nominated and un-nominated lost out to Hollywood nepotism.
So, while I moderately enjoy the much too long Oscar awards, and I’m occasionally surprised by a few excellent nominations and wins, I’m usually underwhelmed by the final result.
That being said, this year there really is no clear front runner. The Shape of Water has the most nominations and that usually means it will win the most awards. But the various end of the year movie awards shows have divided up the movies, actors, directors and screenwriters to multiple films and people.
There are also a lot of milestones to be seen at the Oscars this year:
The first woman to be nominated in the cinematography category - Rachel Morrison for Mudbound. (Although, hopefully Roger Deakins finally wins for Blade Runner 2049. Sorry Rachel).
The first transgender director to be nominated - Yance Ford for feature documentary Strong Island.
First black writer / director / producer to be nominated for all three in the same year - Jordan Peele for Get Out.
All great! Baby steps in the right direction!
And maybe this is the year where Academy voters honestly cast their vote without pride or prejudice. Maybe this is the year where they get it all right!
But I won't hold my breath. I’m now "Oscar cynical" enough to just expect that Academy voters will, you know - disappoint and get it wrong.
And I still do not fucking care what they are wearing.
Published in News & Information
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line2007
|
__label__wiki
| 0.792633
| 0.792633
|
기대 효과
무료 다운로드
블로그 & 앱 업데이트
뉴스 & 언론 보도
프레이즈북어플 과
Sorry, this entry is only available in 영어. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language.
Hello Pal’s mission is to bring the world closer together by helping eliminate one of the key obstacles to mutual understanding between people – the language barrier. By creating a platform where it is easy to instantly interact with others around the world, and giving them the tools to communicate with each other in a joyful and fun way, we hope to do our part (however small) in fostering understanding and tolerance between all citizens of the world.
Hello Pal International Inc. (“HPI”) comprises an international team of people based in Hong Kong, China, Ukraine, and the US, and is a sister company to BrillKids Inc., creator of the multiple award-winning early childhood education program Little Reader.
KL Wong
Founder, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Hello Pal is the brainchild of KL Wong, who currently resides in Hangzhou, China. KL was born in Malaysia, studied and worked in the UK for 10 years, and worked in Hong Kong for 16 years. He graduated with a law degree from Cambridge University and started off his career as a lawyer with international law firm Clifford Chance in the UK and Hong Kong. He then worked in senior management positions at Chinadotcom Corporation (China internet portal) and Softbank International Investment (venture capital/private equity) before founding BrillKids shortly after the birth of his daughter Felicity.
KL is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, and has a working knowledge of Malay and French. He is currently learning Japanese and Korean. He can be contacted at KL(at)hellopal(dot)com.
Gunther Roehlig
Mr. Roehlig has more than 15 years of experience in the financial and investment industry. In particular, Mr. Roehlig has experience in restructuring, managing and financing junior public companies. Most recently, Mr. Roehlig served as the president of Terra Ventures Inc., which held a 10% stake in the high grade Roughrider uranium discovery owned by Hathor Exploration. In May 2011, Terra Ventures was acquired by Hathor Exploration – Hathor was then subsequently acquired by one of the world’s largest mining companies Rio Tinto in late 2011.
Robert McMorran
Mr. McMorran is a Certified Professional Accountant (CPA, CA). In July 1997 he founded Malaspina Consultants Inc., a private company that provides CFO, accounting and administrative support services to junior public companies. Mr. McMorran has held board and senior management positions with a number of public companies since 1991 and is a director and or CFO of a number of companies, including Encanto Potash Corp. and Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd
Dr. Sin Just (“SJ”) Wong
Dr. Wong possesses over 20 years of fund management and investment banking experience. He has held senior positions with a number of premier international investment banks including as Managing Director, Capital Markets of BNP Paribas Peregrine.
Dr. Wong founded E2-Capital Group and served as its Chairman and CEO from 2000 to 2008. E2-Capital Group is a financial services group specializing in investing, researching and providing fund raising services for small to middle market capitalized companies listed on Hong Kong and Singapore Stock Exchanges. In April 2008, E2-Capital Group was sold to Citic International Asset Management, the asset management arm of CITIC Group of Beijing.
Between May 2001 and May 2007 Dr. Wong was President and Chief Investment Officer of Softbank China Venture Investments Limited (“SCVI”). During that time, SCVI was managing a closed end fund focusing on private equity and listed investments in Greater China Region. Between May 2001 and Nov 2003, while SCVI was part of Softbank Corp in Japan, he also assisted Softbank Corp and Softbank Investments in managing approximately US$500m worth of investments in Greater China Region as the President of Softbank Investment.
Dr. Wong also served as Non-Executive Chairman of Westminster Travel Limited and SBI E2-Capital Holdings Limited, both of which were listed on Singapore Exchange Limited, Non-Executive Director of CSI Properties Limited, China.com Inc. and China Zenith Chemical Limited, all three being companies listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange, as well as Non-Executive Director of CDC Software Corporation Inc., a company listed on NASDAQ market in the USA and Non-Executive Director of Intelligent Edge Berhad, a company listed on BURSA Malaysia Stock Exchange.
Dr. Wong holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honors) degree from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London and was qualified with the Institute of Chartered Accountants, England and Wales in 1992 as a Chartered Accountant. He has received many honorary awards for his achievements. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in Business Management by York University in June 2008 for his lifetime achievements. He was awarded a Datukship (DIMP) by Sultan of Pahang, Malaysia in 2004 for his various charitable and social causes.
Our Team in Hong Kong
Executive Assistant & Accounting
Senior Graphic & Web Designer
General Assistant
Our Team in Ukraine
Chief Technology Officer, Developer Director
Documentation Writer, QA
Dmitry B
Senior Android Developer & C# Developer
Dmitry K
Administrative Assistant, QA
Dmitry T
Senior Objective-C & C# Developer
Evgen
QA Lead, Project Manager
Vice Director, Solutions Architect & Senior C# Developer
Our Global Marketing Team
France & French Belgium
Hyunjoo (지현주)
South America & Spain
Rapas
Callebe
Brazil & Portugal
General Inquiries & Support
Jobs: job(at)hellopal(dot)com
Hello Pal International Inc.
550 Denman Street, Suite 200
V6G 3H1
Telephone Number: 604 683-0911
Fax Number: 604 684-0642
Hello Pal Asia Limited
11F, Hollywood Centre
77-91 Queen’s Road West
Email Address: support@hellopal.com
SNS로 Hello Pal을 팔로우하세요.
사용규칙과 가이드
앱:
중국어프레이즈북
영어프레이즈북
일어프레이즈북
한국어프레이즈북
불어프레이즈북
스페인어프레이즈북
조금 더
FAQ & 도움
저작권 © 2019 Hello Pal
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line2010
|
__label__wiki
| 0.848543
| 0.848543
|
Home Research > Members > 1790-1820 > WATSON TAYLOR, George (?1770-1841)
WATSON TAYLOR, George (?1770-1841), of Cavendish Square, Mdx. and Erlestoke Park, nr. Devizes, Wilts.
Published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1790-1820, ed. R. Thorne, 1986
Available from Boydell and Brewer
Biography Detail
1790-1820 Constituencies
1790-1820 Parliaments
1790-1820 Surveys
NEWPORT I.O.W.
15 Apr. 1816 - 1818
EAST LOOE
1820 - Feb. 1826
1 Mar. 1826 - 1832
Family and Education
b. ?1770, 4th s. of George Watson of Saul’s River, Jamaica by Isabella, da. of Thomas Stevenson. educ. L. Inn 1788. m. 6 Mar. 1810, Anna Susanna, da. of Sir John Taylor, 1st Bt., of Lyssons, Jamaica, 4s. 1da. Took additional name of Taylor by royal lic. 19 June 1815, his w. having suc. her bro. Sir Simon Richard Brissett Taylor, 2nd Bt., 18 May 1815.
Commr. excise 1806-15; capt. Excise Office vols. 1806.
Watson Taylor was the son of a West India proprietor, his grandfather being John Watson of Overmains and Darnchester, Berwick. According to Thomas Raikes:1
At his outset in life he was a regular, independent man, with about £1,500 a year, and happy. At 45 years of age he inherits above £60,000 a year through the death of his wife’s brother Sir Simon Taylor.
By another account, he acquired £95,000 p.a. and was required to invest £700,000 in real property. He was described in 1816 as purchaser of the Marquess of Cholmondeley’s Houghton Hall estate for £350,000 and of ‘Mr Hope’s’ in Cavendish Square.2 In the same year he entered Parliament on the Worsley Holmes interest for Newport.
Watson Taylor’s patron was at that time desirous of returning nominees who supported government. In his first session he voted with ministers on the civil list, 24 May, and spoke twice; on 11 June he maintained, in opposition to Romilly’s motion, that Pierre Perrot was implicated in the isle of Bourbon insurrection, and on 19 June seconded Pallmer’s amendment to Wilberforce’s motion on slavery. He stated the case for the planters. On 16 Mar. 1824 he informed the House that he had laid out nearly £17,000 a year on his West Indian estates and treated his negroes well: ‘it was not his fault’ that he had come into the plantations. He again voted with government on 7 and 17 Feb. 1817 and on 9 May against Catholic relief. No vote of his is known in 1818, though he appeared on a government dinner list.3
In quest of an interest of his own, Watson Taylor had bought out (Sir) John Leach* at Seaford and was returned there unopposed in 1818. He took leaves of absence for illness on 25 Feb. 1819 and for urgent business on 31 Mar. His only known vote in that Parliament was with ministers, against Tierney’s censure motion, 18 May 1819. Seaford was not a safe investment and he next purchased the Erlestoke estate of Joshua Smith* near Devizes, though he did not secure his return there until 1826. The author of The Prodigal, a comedy (1820), he was ruined by the depreciation of West Indian property and by his own extravagance. ‘No man ever bought ridicule at so high a price’, commented Sir Robert Peel when his objets de vertu were sold in 1832. He died at Edinburgh, 6 June 1841, in his 71st year.4
Ref Volumes: 1790-1820
Author: R. G. Thorne
1. Raikes Jnl. i. 26.
2. Gent. Mag. (1816), ii. 364, 460.
3. Add. 38366, f. 135.
4. Raikes Jnl. loc. cit.; The Times, 12 June 1841.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line2012
|
__label__wiki
| 0.98714
| 0.98714
|
Vanderwiel aims for A-list draft status
By Jason Menard
Photo: Plymouth Whalers forward Danny Vanderwiel has so far seen limited action in his first year of NHL Draft eligibility (courtesy of Aaron Bell/OHL Images)
NHL’s Central Scouting may have ranked him as a C-level prospect in its early ratings, but has only served to motivate the Plymouth Whalers’ Danny Vanderwiel to prove that he’s more suited to the A-list.
“I look at is as motivation to try to step up my game and try to work my way up to a B ranking and possibly an A,” Vanderwiel explained. “It gives me motivation and drive to work every day at practice and perform in the game.
“I think personally I have the ability to play higher than a C-level skater.”
His coach, GM, and team president Mike Vellucci said he feels the ranking’s not reflective of the player that Vanderwiel is — and will become.
“I think it’s a low ranking too to be honest with you. Our guys don’t come out of the States, or wherever they’re from, with a lot of fanfare and being the number-one guys,” said Vellucci. “He had a try-out with the Top 40 of the U.S. program and did great. We felt fortunate to get him and I think he’s going to do some great things for us.
“He’s a big power forward, skates great, been injured a little bit and I think that’s put him behind the eight ball a little this year.”
While Vanderwiel does not believe his ranking is reflective of his ability, he said he understood why he is where he is.
“Last year, being in Plymouth, we had such a great team with a lot of older guys, so coming in as a 16-year-old on that team, it’s kind of hard to show how good you are,” he said. “With the amount of games I’ve played so far this year [due to injury] — I think I’ve only played six, so I think it’s a pretty fair representation so far from what scouts have seen.”
And don’t think he’s not looking and watching the other players on that list.
“I definitely compare myself to them,” he said. “I look at them and obviously there are guys like [the London Knights’] Max Domi that’s clearly an A skater, but I look at guys on there — especially guys that I know — and it’s a little competition for me to be as highly ranked as they are.”
The lower profile is all part and parcel of the Whalers’ way, explained Vellucci.
“You look at [Stefan] Noesen, he didn’t have a lot of opportunity his first year either — we break guys in slowly and make sure they understand the league and what we expect and then give them the opportunity to play.”
And the injury didn’t help. Vanderwiel was forced to sit out six games with what he termed, “an upper body injury.” Vanderwiel professed full health and his coach said the results are showing on the ice.
“Danny, just getting back from his injury where he was hit from behind, that put him back a bit,” Vellucci explained. “But he’s had a great first weekend back last weekend and hopefully he’ll have that again this weekend.”
Although Vanderwiel’s in the top NHL development league now, his start in hockey started modestly in the town of Island Lake, IL — with a population of just over 8,000 people (“it’s a really small town,” he said. “A really small community.”) His start not only began modestly but early.
“I got involved in hockey because I had some older cousins that played hockey. When I was about two years old, my parents said that I was really good on roller blades, so they figured why not put him on the ice?” he said. “Once I was on the ice, from there I just fell in love with the game. I played locally until I was about 12. Then I started traveling — I played for Chicago Mission for about two years and Team Illinois for two years.”
And that love of the game has continued to this day — it’s what motivates him each and every day and helps him deal with the pressures of having scouts and NHL team officials watch his every move.
“I put it all in the back of my head and try not to think about it,” Vanderwiel explained. “Everyone plays hockey for a reason — and that’s because they love playing the game. I just love playing the game and I go out there, have fun, and I’m going to keep playing until it’s not fun anymore.”
He’s also had some guidance through the draft process.
“Last year I went to high school with Tom Wilson every day, so I got a first-hand view of watching what a draft-eligible guy has to go through,” Vanderwiel said. “Especially Tom, being such a highly-ranked guy, going first round — I got to watch and see all the things he went through and all the pressures he had to go through and the ups and downs that he had to deal with.
“I kind of knew, coming into this season, what I had to deal with, but then again like I said I’m just going to put that all behind me and play my game.”
Vanderwiel played in 2011 with the U.S. Selects squad. He failed to make the cut for the national team, but he said the experience — especially for someone coming from such a small town — was memorable.
“That was a lot of fun — that was a great experience, just getting together with the guys who mostly didn’t make the Team for the U.S. national development program,” he explained. “That was a great experience playing against kids who are my age from all different countries around the world like Germany and the Czech and Slovak Republics; it was a great experience.
“I think that helped me because that gave me the confidence that even though I got cut from the national team, I still am in their sights.”
And while he measures himself against his fellow draft-eligible's on the CSS list, he said he didn’t do that in the international tournament.
“Not really, I just thought the coolest thing was that I was playing kids that lived in Germany! I thought that was really cool,” Vanderwiel said. “You don’t really think about it too much, especially being from the States and growing up in a small town, just playing kids from Germany was a really great experience.”
While Vanderwiel credits Wilson for his off-ice guidance, he said the Whalers’ franchise has been a phenomenal source of information and experience on the ice.
“This year, and with my development last year, I’m really pleased with the patience I have with the puck and my overall view of the game,” he said. “Just practicing with guys like Stefan Noesen or J.T. Miller — all the older guys, drafted guys, signed whomever it may be — the things you can learn and soak in from them. I referred to myself last year as The Sponge, I just soaked everything in and applied it to my game.
“This year it’s a lot better — I’m getting a lot more ice time. Last year I worried a lot about making mistakes; this year Vellucci told me to go out and play hockey and not to worry about mistakes, so I am. I’m just going out there, playing hockey and playing the game I love.”
That attention to detail is one of the reasons Vellucci feels his young forward will do well. “He’s such a good kid and such a smart hockey player who worries about everything — he was so focused on making the right plays, sometimes you can start thinking too much and hockey’s a reaction sport with anticipation,” he said. “He’s great at both of those things — he just has to play. If you’re working hard, you’re going to make mistakes — it’s just going to happen.”
Vellucci added that he feels Vanderwiel will improve his draft standing just by being himself and working on his game.
“He’s going to have to be physical, he’s going to have to get to the net, and he’s going to have to get some points,” he said. “But if he does what he’s capable of, he’ll get drafted and I think he’ll get drafted high.”
Vanderwiel, a Chicago Blackhawks fan who counts Pat Kane as his favourite NHL player, said he agreed — but he’s not going to overwhelm himself with thoughts of his draft year.
“I need to work on my puck skills — handling the puck. I think I have a pretty good shot. I just think I need to focus on playing my game, which is a physical, in-your-face type of game, and taking the puck hard on the net,” he said. “I need to focus on just playing my game and not making too many mistakes — just playing hockey and having fun.
“Yeah, it’s my draft year and it’s a big year for me, but I can’t really allow that to affect me. Just because it’s my draft year doesn’t mean it’s the only chance I have to make it, so I just play my game.”
Follow Jason Menard on Twitter via @jaycmenard
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0051.json.gz/line2013
|
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.