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Alstom delivers Citadis tram to Caen la Mer in France
Alstom has delivered the first in a series of 23 Citadis X05 trams for the urban community of Caen la Mer in France.
USQ, Austrak and Laing O'Rourke partner for railway sleeper research
The University of Southern Queensland (USQ) in Australia has partnered with Austrak and Laing O'Rourke to develop composite technology that can serve as an alternative to timber in railway sleepers and bridge transoms.
Network Rail completes £200m upgrades at Derby station, UK
UK Network Rail has completed £200m modernisation works at Derby station as part of the Midland Main Line Upgrade programme.
Texas Central selects Salini Impregilo for high-speed train project
Texas Central has selected Italian engineering firm Salini Impregilo to lead the civil construction consortium to build the North Texas-Houston high-speed rail project's passenger line.
Dysten Integrates Tourist Information and Parking Guidance System
Szczyrk Mountain Resort is one of the biggest ski resorts in Poland. With 40km of ski trails, Szczyrk unquestionably sets the Polish record for the longest slopes. The intensive expansion of ski trails and chairlifts attracted a growing number of skiers and snowboarders, leading to an increasing amount of complaints pertaining to traffic congestion.
WYJ2 Bearing Press-Fitting Machine
WY J2 Bearing Press-Fitting Machine is mainly used for non-axle box rolling bearing press fitting of railway EMU, passenger cars, light rails and metros.
350W Fully Encapsulated RIA12 Railway DC-DC converters
ABSOPULSE Electronics has recently added the RWR 350-P600 series to its line of fully encapsulated RIA12 railway quality DC-DC converters.
Mechan Sets Fundraising Goal To Mark Half Century
Rail maintenance equipment specialist, Mechan, is embarking on a charity mission to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The Sheffield-based manufacturer has pledged to raise at least £5,000 for the city's Children's Hospital to mark this milestone in its development.
Bel Power Solutions Releases Connector for RCM DC-DC Converters for Railways
Bel Power Solutions and Protection has announced an extension to the RCM Series, 150W to 1,000W chassis-mount DC-DC converters, with an optional pluggable connector version.
Asset Lifecycle Management Solutions for Railways
Passenger and freight rolling stock operators are aware of the implications of asset failures.
ARTC V/TI Monitor Trial Results and Analysis
A growing method for evaluation of track conditions is to use autonomous measurement systems. This allows for "train path free" measurement, meaning that a standard revenue vehicle is used to obtain the measurement. This is greatly preferred to using a non-revenue vehicle which consumes track time.
CBTC Connectivity Solutions
The overall performance of a rail rapid transit system depends largely on the performance of the automatic train control (ATC) system employed. A communication-based train control (CBTC) system is devised by adding modern communication technologies to the ATC concept.
Modern Wheel Detection and Axle Counting
Growing conurbations, increasing car park prices and not least rising fuel prices are pushing trams and underground railways increasingly to the forefront of urban and suburban rail transportation infrastructures.
TetraFlex for Rail and Metro Communications
Simplifying advanced communications for Public Transport. Meet the increased demands on safety and operational efficiency within large public transport systems with the TetraFlex TETRA radio infrastructure.


Manager can't speak highly enough of Tyler Forbes
Boss speaks to the media after win over Yeovil Town
Graham Alexander praised his team's effort and hard work as they picked up their first away win in seven games at Huish Park this afternoon.
The manager reserved special praise for youngster Tyler Forbes though, who made his professional debut for the Club only four days after losing his Mother.
Alexander handed Martin Paterson his first start in Fleetwood colours having joined on-loan from Huddersfield Town on Thursday afternoon.
Jeff Hughes' late header sealed all three points for Fleetwood in a tight game in Somerset, which maintained the Cod Army's good start to the season.
After the game, the manager said: "We had to work hard for it but I thought the lads' attitude today was superb. We competed for every ball on the pitch which gave us a base to go on and win it.
"It was great to score near the end and really pleasing to get the victory.
"Yeovil gave it a right good go and produced chances as well. It was a tough game.
"I thought we could have had a little bit more quality when we got into good positions going forward.
"I'm pleased with how every single one of our players competed for every ball, and we have to have that as a basement every single week.
"Pato was given the opportunity to play as a centre forward today and he did that well. He's a fantastic competitor and leads the line well."
And Forbes, who joined Town from Preston North End in the summer, was handed his first start at right back.
Alexander added: "Tyler's had an unbelievably tough week. His Mother passed away on Tuesday and we had it in our minds whether we'd play him today, but he didn't want to take a day off and he trained every day because he wanted to make his Mother proud.
"His Dad travelled down today to see him make his debut, and I can't speak highly enough of that because it takes massive heart to come in and make your league debut."


SEC charges two companies and their principals with misleading investors in more than a dozen oil and gas securities offerings
Sep 24th '21
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Thomas Powell and Stefan Toth, and their entities, Resolute Capital Partners LTD LLC and Homebound Resources LLC, with making material misrepresentations and omissions in connection with more than a dozen unregistered oil and gas securities offerings. Powell and Toth were also charged with acting as unregistered brokers. All respondents have agreed to settle the SEC action.
According to the SEC's order, between 2016 and 2019, the respondents and salespeople acting on their behalf sold debt and equity securities to retail investors in unregistered offerings based on working interests in oil and gas wells. The order finds that the respondents made material misstatements and omitted material facts in both debt and equity offerings. In particular, the respondents provided insufficiently supported projections of future oil production, made statements about potential tax benefits that were unavailable to certain investors, overstated cash reserves, and made incomplete disclosures regarding potential uses of investor funds, including the amount of funds that would be used for payments to prior debt and equity investors. The order further finds that the respondents should have known that their statements and omissions were materially misleading.
"Today's settlements provide important protections for investors, including prohibiting the respondents from participating in any oil and gas offerings for two years and requiring an independent compliance consultant to review policies, procedures, and offering materials for any further offerings for three years," said Carolyn M. Welshhans, Enforcement Division Associate Director. "Investors are entitled to materially accurate disclosures so they can make informed investment decisions."
The SEC's order finds that the respondents violated the antifraud provisions and the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, and further that Powell and Toth acted as unregistered brokers. Without admitting or denying the SEC's findings, the respondents agreed to a cease and desist order and to undertakings that, among other requirements, prohibit them from participating in any unregistered oil and gas related offerings for two years, require them to post a referenced link to the SEC's order on all of their websites for three years, and require an independent compliance consultant for a period of three years. Powell and Toth also consented to collateral and penny stock bars and investment company prohibitions, with a right to apply for re-entry after two years. Finally, Resolute Capital and Homebound Resources each agreed to pay a civil penalty of $225,000, and Powell and Toth each agreed to pay a civil penalty of $75,000.
The SEC's investigation was conducted by Brian Fitzsimons and Brian Vann with assistance from Joshua Braunstein, James Smith, Dean Conway, Jan Folena, Donald Furlano, and Deborah Russell. The investigation was supervised by Brian O. Quinn and Ms. Welshhans. The SEC appreciates the assistance of the Nevada Securities Division, the Securities Division of the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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Home » ACCUSED ROBBER CITES 'TEMPORARY LINSANITY'
ACCUSED ROBBER CITES 'TEMPORARY LINSANITY'
February 15, 2012 by Andy Smith
NEW YORK — A man claims "temporary Linsanity" led him to rob a Queens diner.
As New York was celebrating after Knicks player Jeremy Lin sunk a game-winning 3-pointer against the Toronto Raptors Tuesday night, a man with "Linsanity" was committing a robbery in Queens.
"Linsanity," the popular phrase coined amid Lin's highly praised performance during the team's 6-game winning streak, is certainly a real thing, according to 36-year-old Bryan Hazer. Hazer is accused of walking into the popular restaurant Larry's and demanding cash at gunpoint. According to Hazer's lawyers, he was unaware of what he was doing, as Lin's fateful shot with less than a second to go made Hazer "snap."
"After screaming for the cash, he kept on mumbling things about the game to himself," said one bystander, who asked not to be named. "He kept on saying stuff like '27 points' and '11 assists … a career high.' It was weird."
While Linsanity has not been recognized by medical professionals as anything but a harmless phrase, Hazer's lawyers plan to present a strong case for its dangers and potential impact on sports fans. A
statement by the lawyers was released soon after Hazer's arrest.
"It was tied at 87," the statement said. "No one thought he would just go for the three. It was Linsane, and we believe our client is not responsible for his actions due to these circumstances. Mr. Hazer is
an upstanding young man with a bright future, and it would be a shame for something out of his control to ruin his life."
Hazer, a dock worker and lifelong Knicks fan, has shown no previous inclination toward crime, according to friends. Best friend and confidant Greg Curtis stands by Hazer.
"Look, this isn't [Bryan's] fault," Curtis said. "This whole thing is affecting all of us. Just earlier, I was feeling some major Lindigestion. It's terrifying."
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So, what are we supposed to do, arrest Jerry Lin for starting Linsanity? I think the guy who committed the crime should get psychological help, but shouldnt blame it on someone else.
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"Party" school hosts first presidential debate
Artair Rogers, second row, third from the right, is a junior Public Policy Major at Ole Miss.
Editor's Note: Artair Rogers is a student intern for the William Winter Institute from Guntown, MS. He is a junior Public Policy Leadership major in the Trent Lott Leadership Institute and the Honors College. On campus, Artair is involved with the Associated Student Body, Ole Miss Ambassadors, and the Columns Society. Artair shares his thoughts on why Ole Miss is the perfect place to host Friday's first presidential debate.
Artair Rogers
Junior, University of Mississippi
With this presidential debate, we as students are more aware of the issues that are facing our country and our own demographic. Many articles present a link between racial tensions and the unique history of our university. As an African-American student, I have the utmost respect for the struggle of James Meredith; he helped pave the way for me to attend this university.
However, I believe that we should also focus on what students have been able to obtain because of James Meredith's achievement. Because of James Meredith and other pioneers at this university, I am currently a junior in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and the Trent Lott Leadership Institute.
My story is becoming more common among African-American students at the university. Our entire student body has advanced. Yes, we still have problems, but again, I reiterate that there is progress. The measure of progress may be hard to define, but I feel that we have an administration and a group of student leaders who are more than ready to take our university to the next level in all aspects.
This is why we are having this debate. I feel that Ole Miss is in the middle of a breakthrough, and this debate symbolizes that.
Filed under: Barack Obama • John McCain • Race in America • Raw Politics • youth vote
There they go again
Republican Political Consultant
Though it sounds secretive and glamorous, debate prep is magnificently unpleasant for everybody involved. The candidates have gripped and grinned their way through a savage jungle of fund raisers, powerful local idiots, soggy state-fair corn dogs and rabid, preening reporters just to get to the debates, a dangerous pinnacle where one slipup could cost the election.
The campaign staffs are equally exhausted and by now more than a little frustrated with the candidate they have come to both love and hate. Put them all in a room together in what are often poorly planned prep sessions, and you have the perfect recipe for disaster: the staffers discover great catharsis in firing increasingly nasty "prep" questions at the candidates, who in turn become more and more itchy under fire until finally exploding with a gusher of recriminations at their staffs for failing to prepare them for so many impossible questions.
Good debate prep is designed to build up, not tear down, the candidate's confidence. The first trick is to practice with a stand-in who has memorized the opposing candidate's likely answers. This is far easier than it sounds.
Filed under: Barack Obama • John McCain • Raw Politics
Behind the scenes at the United Nations
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Richard Roth | Bio
CNN Sr. United Nations Correspondent
Do you think you are a good multitasker? I wish you could try your luck at the annual UN General Assembly debate in New York.
Hundreds of world leaders cram into the aging building and talk. And talk. And shake hands. And hold press conferences. And sign treaties.
The problem? These Presidents and Prime Ministers do it all at the same time 'round the clock. And then later complain about their message not getting out. FULL POST
Filed under: Global 360° • United Nations
Taser death
New Yorker Inman Morales is surrounded by New York police officers before he was tasered and then fell to his death.
Gabriel Falcon
AC360° Writer
The police use of tasers to subdue a suspect is controversial. There have been incidents in the past where the jolt of electricity has led to death. However, police departments continue to say stun guns are an effective and safe alternative to lethal force.
But was it absolutely necessary to stun an emotionally disturbed man in New York this week? The video is disturbing, and it speaks volumes to what happened in Brooklyn yesterday. You can watch it here, but be warned the tape is extremely graphic, depicting a man's final moments alive.
Inman Morales stands naked atop a security gate some ten feet above the sidewalk. He appears unstable, screaming at officers on the scene. Earlier, the mother of Morales reportedly called 911 because her son had become violent and threatening. After eluding police in the building and on the fire-escape, Morales stood perched on the security gate. He was holding what appeared to be a long light bulb tube.
This is what happens next: Police say a lieutenant ordered an officer standing on the sidewalk to taser Morales. After the gun is fired, Morales appears to freeze, standing still before falling head-first onto the ground. His head hits the pavement. One witness called it a death plunge. Morales died a few hours later at the hospital.
In a statement released today, the NYPD said the guidelines for the use of taser guns were violated and that the officers involved in the fatal confrontation have been placed on modified assignment and re-assigned. You can read the entire statement here.
Filed under: Crime & Punishment • Gabe Falcon
McCain suspends democracy
Rehearsals for Friday's presidential debate between Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama at the University of Mississippi.
Katrina vanden Heuvel | Bio
AC360° Contributor
Editor, The Nation
Lincoln ran for office in 1864, when there was a good chance he wouldn't have a country to lead. FDR ran for office in the middle of the largest conflict in human history–twice. We can have a debate this Friday.
Instead, McCain is going to "suspend" the democratic process? And this from a man who prides himself on his Commander-in-Chief skills? How is calling quits amid a crisis as severe as 9/11, in human security terms, a measure of his leadership strength?
Bush and McCain, linked again at the hip, are telling this nation,which seeks confidence and hope: You have nothing to fear but the end of fear itself. McCain has bailed out from the responsibilities demanded of a presidential candidate who claims to be a leader. Bush looked like the dog in that never-to-be-forgotten National Lampoon cover with dog, gun pointed at his head. Propped up at single digit ratings delivering a speech, the worst president in our history was sent out there to scare Americans and prop up a man he smeared two election cycles ago.
Filed under: Barack Obama • John McCain • Katrina vanden Heuvel • Raw Politics
A new day in Washington
Dana Bash | Bio
CNN Congressional Correspondent
As McCain walked up the stairs to his Russell office, I tried to ask him a question. He refused and very emphatically said as he kept walking, "I mean it. You'll have to excuse me. I'm serious...Thank you very much."
A senior aide looked at me and joked, "It's not like the old days, Dana."
Filed under: Dana Bash • John McCain • Raw Politics
Another onlooker ejected
O.J. Simpson is on trial for robbery and kidnapping charges nearly a year after police arrested him in Las Vegas, Nevada. Prosecutors say Simpson and five other men stormed into a Las Vegas hotel room last September 13 to recover sports memorabilia that Simpson said belonged to him. They say at least two men with Simpson had guns as they robbed two sports memorabilia dealers. The following dispatches come from our Paul Vercammen covering the trial.
Paul Vercammen
CNN Senior Producer
10:54AM PT
A middle-aged man was ejected from the courtroom in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping trial after he took a step toward the witness stand.
Courtroom Marshals said the man in the gallery walked up and said I have a question.
While being escorted in handcuffs to the elevator, the man said "yes, I realize now I crossed the line."
He is the second person in the gallery ejected from the courtroom since the trial began.
On deck to testify is Simpson's former manager, Mike Gilbert. Gilbert has dealt in Simpson memorabilia and his name has come up occasionally in testimony.
Simpson and Gilbert have had a falling out. Gilbert wrote the damning book, "How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder: The Shocking Inside Story of Violence, Loyalty, Regret and Remorse."
In the book, Gilbert alleged that a a groggy Simpson, high on marijuana, confessed to killing his ex-wife after he was acquitted. He also claims that he helped his former friend wiggle out of the murder charges by suggesting how to bloat his hands so they wouldn't fit the notorious bloody gloves.
None of this will come in at the trial, though, because Judge Jackie Glass has not be allowing testimony about Simpson's previous criminal and civil trials at the armed robbery trial.
Filed under: Crime & Punishment • O.J. Simpson Trial • Paul Vercammen
The talker and the doer
Editor's Note: Leslie Sanchez is a former adviser to President Bush and CEO of Impacto Group, which specializes in market research about women and Hispanics for its corporate and nonprofit clients.
Leslie Sanchez | Bio
CNN Political Contributor
Republican Strategist
As the dust settles on today's White House meeting, the next item on the agenda is the matter of Friday's presidential debate.
John McCain wants it postponed so that he and other Senators can focus on the proposed $700 billion bailout of U.S. financial markets. Barack Obama, who says a President has to be able to multi-task, wants to go ahead as planned.
The chattering class has decreed McCain's actions a stunt, and foretold from their klieg-lit perch that McCain will cave. I wouldn't be so sure.
Even history's greatest debaters took time to prepare, and any trial lawyer will tell you that the focus required to go before a jury is profoundly intense. Even for candidates who've each debated on many occasions, it would be a difficult task to shift focus from something like the financial rescue to a televised debate.
From the "good-government" standpoint– McCain is probably right to concentrate his energies on legislation of such consequence. McCain's campaign describes him as putting his personal and emotional energies fully into the complexities of the bailout. He cannot, he says, participate in the intricacies of legislative draftsmanship by telephone – and we know he doesn't use e-mail.
Obama, aided in no small measure by the national media, will place tremendous pressure on McCain to take part in Friday's debate. Perhaps Team Obama sees a tactical advantage in taking on a tired, unfocused adversary.
From McCain's standpoint, there will be a debate, Oxford or not. It'll take place on the floor of the United States Senate, and will focus on probably the most significant legislation to come before Congress in a generation. It's there, he hopes, America will see the difference between a rookie "talker" and an experienced "doer."
Filed under: Barack Obama • John McCain • Leslie Sanchez • Raw Politics
It's getting ugly in Pakistan
Reza Sayah | BIO
CNN Islamabad Correspondent
It's getting ugly in Pakistan.
Last week a massive suicide truck bomb killed more than 50 and destroyed the Islamabad Marriott. Extremists are getting more aggressive and sophisticated than ever. Instead of working together against militants, U.S. and Pakistani troops are firing shots and accusation at one another.
On Thursday the Pentagon said Pakistani troops opened fire on a U.S. chopper flying in Afghan airspace near the Pakistani border. The Pakistani Army said they fired at the chopper because it violated Pakistani airspace. The chopper fired back, they said. Washington and Islamabad are supposed to be partners in the fight against extremists. It doesn't take a military genius to know partners don't shoot at one another.
The Pentagon called the incident a misunderstanding, but what's clear is escalating tension between Washington and Islamabad and rising anti-Americanism among average Pakistanis because of incidents like this.
Filed under: Global 360° • Pakistan • Reza Sayah
We need a debate now
Paul Begala
Democratic Strategist
Despite John McCain's announcement that he is suspending his campaign, chances are there will be a debate Friday night at Ole Miss. And with all the challenges and changes facing the American people, a good partisan debate may be the thing we need most.
The dirty little secret is that debates are not as difficult as some may think. The issues to be discussed are usually pretty predictable: good moderators (and Friday night's debate will be moderated by a very good one, the estimable Jim Lehrer of PBS) don't play gotcha.
Both candidates are intelligent and articulate. They can work on an economic bailout plan in Washington, then fly to Mississippi for the debate. But they'd better come ready to disagree.
The job for each candidate in the debate will be to focus on the issues where he can draw strong, clear distinctions between his ideas and values and his opponent's.


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Berlin on the Brink: The Blockade, the Airlift, and the Early Cold War
University Press of Kentucky
10.5810/kentucky/9780813136134.001.0001
History, European Modern History
No place symbolizes the Cold War more than Berlin. This book examines the "Berlin question" from its origin in wartime plans for the occupation of Germany through the Paris Council of Foreign ... More
No place symbolizes the Cold War more than Berlin. This book examines the "Berlin question" from its origin in wartime plans for the occupation of Germany through the Paris Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in 1949. Tracing the blockade's origins, it explains why British and American planners during the Second World War neglected Western access to postwar Berlin and why Western officials did little to reduce Berlin's vulnerability as Cold War tensions increased. Standard accounts mistakenly emphasize an early decision to rely on an airlift to defeat the blockade. Leaders did not sit down, weigh alternatives, and choose "airlift" as the course of action that would resolve the crisis on their terms. No one at first believed the airlift could defeat the blockade; its inevitable failure would confront the Western powers with a choice between withdrawing from Berlin and starting a war. The airlift's unexpected success transformed the crisis, confronting the Soviets with the choice between war and retreat. The Western powers found it harder to concert policy during the crisis than standard accounts acknowledge. The study traces diplomatic negotiations at all levels, from Berlin to the United Nations, examines the crisis's effects on the 1948 US presidential election, and traces how the blockade affected US debates over the custody and use of atomic weapons.Less
Berlin on the Brink : The Blockade, the Airlift, and the Early Cold War
No place symbolizes the Cold War more than Berlin. This book examines the "Berlin question" from its origin in wartime plans for the occupation of Germany through the Paris Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in 1949. Tracing the blockade's origins, it explains why British and American planners during the Second World War neglected Western access to postwar Berlin and why Western officials did little to reduce Berlin's vulnerability as Cold War tensions increased. Standard accounts mistakenly emphasize an early decision to rely on an airlift to defeat the blockade. Leaders did not sit down, weigh alternatives, and choose "airlift" as the course of action that would resolve the crisis on their terms. No one at first believed the airlift could defeat the blockade; its inevitable failure would confront the Western powers with a choice between withdrawing from Berlin and starting a war. The airlift's unexpected success transformed the crisis, confronting the Soviets with the choice between war and retreat. The Western powers found it harder to concert policy during the crisis than standard accounts acknowledge. The study traces diplomatic negotiations at all levels, from Berlin to the United Nations, examines the crisis's effects on the 1948 US presidential election, and traces how the blockade affected US debates over the custody and use of atomic weapons.
Keywords: Berlin Blockade, Berlin Airlift, Cold War, Council of Foreign Ministers, occupation of Germany, Soviet Union, United Nations, Western powers
The Christmas Truce: Myth, Memory, and the First World War
Terri Blom Crocker
The 1914 Christmas truce, when enemy soldiers met, fraternized, and even played football in No Man's Land during the first year of the First World War, is commonly perceived as a manifestation of the ... More
The 1914 Christmas truce, when enemy soldiers met, fraternized, and even played football in No Man's Land during the first year of the First World War, is commonly perceived as a manifestation of the anger that soldiers felt toward the meaningless war that they had been tricked into fighting. Contemporaneous sources, however, show that the truce was not an act of defiance; rather, it arose from the professionalism of the soldiers involved, the conditions of static trench warfare, foul weather on the Western Front, the absence of major battles, and memories of traditional celebrations of Christmas. The truce, in short, was caused by rain, mud, curiosity, lack of personal animosity toward the enemy, and homesickness, rather than by frustration and rebellion. No soldiers were punished for their participation in the 1914 truce, and no troops refused to fire on their enemies afterward. Newspapers published accounts of the armistice openly, and many regimental histories later featured the event prominently. An examination of references to the truce over the past century reveals the myths that have defined it and contrasts those myths with the words and actions of participants in the armistice. By examining the support the soldiers felt for the war, as well as their willingness to return to fighting after Christmas 1914 ended, the book argues that the Christmas truce, which would seem to confirm the dominant view of the First World War, instead challenges the war's popular narrative.Less
The Christmas Truce : Myth, Memory, and the First World War
The 1914 Christmas truce, when enemy soldiers met, fraternized, and even played football in No Man's Land during the first year of the First World War, is commonly perceived as a manifestation of the anger that soldiers felt toward the meaningless war that they had been tricked into fighting. Contemporaneous sources, however, show that the truce was not an act of defiance; rather, it arose from the professionalism of the soldiers involved, the conditions of static trench warfare, foul weather on the Western Front, the absence of major battles, and memories of traditional celebrations of Christmas. The truce, in short, was caused by rain, mud, curiosity, lack of personal animosity toward the enemy, and homesickness, rather than by frustration and rebellion. No soldiers were punished for their participation in the 1914 truce, and no troops refused to fire on their enemies afterward. Newspapers published accounts of the armistice openly, and many regimental histories later featured the event prominently. An examination of references to the truce over the past century reveals the myths that have defined it and contrasts those myths with the words and actions of participants in the armistice. By examining the support the soldiers felt for the war, as well as their willingness to return to fighting after Christmas 1914 ended, the book argues that the Christmas truce, which would seem to confirm the dominant view of the First World War, instead challenges the war's popular narrative.
Keywords: Christmas truce, First World War, Memory studies, Trenches, Western Front, Fraternization, Conventional narrative, Soldiers' correspondence
Hitlers Rival: Ernst Thälmann in Myth and Memory
Russel Lemmons
Throughout the 1920s, German politician and activist Ernst Thälmann was the leader of the largest Communist Party organization outside the Soviet Union. Thälmann was the most prominent left-wing ... More
Throughout the 1920s, German politician and activist Ernst Thälmann was the leader of the largest Communist Party organization outside the Soviet Union. Thälmann was the most prominent left-wing politician in the country's 1932 election and ran third in the presidential race after Hitler and von Hindenberg. After the Nazi Party's victory in that contest, Thälmann was imprisoned and held in solitary confinement for eleven years before being executed at Buchenwald concentration camp in 1944 at the Führer's direct orders. Hitler's Rival examines how the Communist Party gradually transformed Thälmann into a fallen mythic hero, building a cult that became one of their most important propaganda tools in central Europe. Author Russel Lemmons analyzes the party intelligentsia's methods, demonstrating how they used various media to manipulate public memory and exploring the surprising ways in which they incorporated Christian themes into their messages. Examining the facts as well as the propaganda, this volume separates the intriguing true biography of the cult figure from the fantastic myth that was created around him.Less
Hitlers Rival : Ernst Thälmann in Myth and Memory
Throughout the 1920s, German politician and activist Ernst Thälmann was the leader of the largest Communist Party organization outside the Soviet Union. Thälmann was the most prominent left-wing politician in the country's 1932 election and ran third in the presidential race after Hitler and von Hindenberg. After the Nazi Party's victory in that contest, Thälmann was imprisoned and held in solitary confinement for eleven years before being executed at Buchenwald concentration camp in 1944 at the Führer's direct orders. Hitler's Rival examines how the Communist Party gradually transformed Thälmann into a fallen mythic hero, building a cult that became one of their most important propaganda tools in central Europe. Author Russel Lemmons analyzes the party intelligentsia's methods, demonstrating how they used various media to manipulate public memory and exploring the surprising ways in which they incorporated Christian themes into their messages. Examining the facts as well as the propaganda, this volume separates the intriguing true biography of the cult figure from the fantastic myth that was created around him.
Keywords: Hitler, Nazi, Thälmann, Germany, Myth, Communism
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World War I on the Minnesota Home Front
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The Great War broke out in Europe in 1914 and raged for more than two years before the United States joined in 1917. On June 5 of that year, all men between the ages of 21 and 30 were required to sign up for the draft and in December the first of 17,000 troops from Minnesota shipped out.
On the home front, Minnesotans had to deal with shortages of metals and other resources diverted to war efforts, like shipbuilding in Duluth. There were also shortages of foods such as wheat, meats, sugar and fats as food was shipped overseas to support the troops and beleaguered Europeans. Minnesotans, along with all Americans, were asked to produce as much of their own food as possible, preserve garden bounty, reduce food waste and eat less meat, wheat and sugar.
Both youth and adults participated in other means of supporting the war including patriotic events such as parades and rallies, fundraising through the purchase of Liberty Bonds, and supporting the American Red Cross. Minnesotans were touched by the war as family members and friends left to serve, as they received letters and news from loved ones, and as they mourned those who died.
Minnesotans of German descent, who were the largest ethnic minority group in the state at the time, were required to register as alien enemies and carry their registration card with them at all times. Many people were concerned that, because of the German Americans' ethnic heritage, they would side with the enemy power.
World War I home front, Duluth, Minnesota
Red Cross parade in 1918, Slayton, Minnesota
Junior Red Cross Class at the High School during World War I, Mankato, Minnesota
Neighborhoods of Duluth: West Duluth, World War I Victory Garden, Duluth, Minnesota
World War I home front, paper drive, Duluth, Minnesota
Kolynos Tooth Powder cardboard container, Dayton's Bluff Pharmacy, St. Paul, Minnesota
Registration of German Alien Enemies, General Rules and Regulations
Registration Affidavit of Alien Enemy John Hummel, Stillwater, Minnesota
Oliver Jackson's letter home during World War I
World War I soldier's funeral, Blue Earth County, Minnesota
In the World War 1917, 1918, 1919 Becker County, Minnesota
Swords and Plowshares playbill
Discussion Questions & Activities
When you look at the individual items, use the zoom-in tool to view details in the images or more easily read the documents.
1. Why do you think children and youth show up in so many of the images in this set? Based on these images, describe some of the ways the war might have affected the lives of children of the time.
2. There are numerous historical images of World War I-related parades in MDL. Look at the 2 images we have included in this set and think about the role of parades in a community - especially during war time. Since the years 1916-1918 were well before radio, television, and the internet, how do you think parades and community events like this helped keep people informed, involved and inspired?
3. Why was a "special wartime container" used for the tooth powder?
4. Using the listing of WWI service members from Becker County (at least page 13), describe some of the similarities and differences between the individuals and their service.
5. Based on the items in this set, what similarities or differences do you see with how Minnesotans today interact with the country's current military and military efforts?
6. Read the regulations (at least page 3) for alien enemy registration and the Registration Affidavit of John Hummel. At the time of World War I, Germans were the largest ethnic minority group in Minnesota. What were German residents required to do? How do you think this would have effected their daily lives or their relationships with their communities? Are you aware of other examples in the U.S. of alienation of targeted groups while we are at war?
7. Think about the images of the African American men on the train, the Native American man rejected from service (from the Becker County document, p. 13), and the German man registered as an alien enemy. What do they tell you about attitudes toward people of different races and ethnicities at the time?
8. What does the Swords and Plowshares playbill tell us about the attitude of Minnesotans toward war after the end of World War I?
9. One of the items in the set is a letter from a soldier to his family back home. Imagine yourselves as a family during World War I writing letters to your soldier on the front. Using what you observed in this set of resources, along with other knowledge, what sorts of news and daily activities might a mother, father and siblings report on in such letters?
eLibrary Minnesota Resources (for Minnesota residents)
1. "World War I." Britannica School. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2016. Web. 24 May. 2016.
2. "World War I." Student Resources in Context. Web. 24 May 2016.
3. "WORLD WAR I (1914-1918)." African American Almanac. Ed. Brigham Narins. 10th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2009. Student Resources in Context. Web. 24 May 2016.
Additional Resources for Research
1. "Anti-German nativism, 1917-1919," MNopedia, Minnesota Historical Society. 7 April 2016. Web. 19 May 2016.
2. Eighmey, Rae Katharine. "Food will win the war: Minnesota conservation efforts, 1917-1918." Minnesota History, Minnesota Historical Society. 59.7: 272-286. Web. 19 May 2016.
3. "Home Before the Leaves Fall: The Great War, 1914-1918," WWIOnline. Web. 19 May 2016.
4. "Liberty gardens: 1917-1919," MNopedia, Minnesota Historical Society. 20 April 2016. Web. 19 May 2016.
5. National WWI Museum and Memorial online exhibitions. National WWI Museum. Web. 19 May 2016.
6. "Patriotic Labor: America during World War I online exhibit," Digital Public Library of America. Web. 19 May 2016
7. "Sixteenth Battalion, Minnesota Home Guard," MNopedia, Minnesota Historical Society. 20 April 2016. Web. 19 May 2016.
8. "Women on the World War I home front," Mnodpedia, Minnesota Historical Society. 20 April 2016. Web. 19 May 2016.
9. World War I and the American Red Cross. American Red Cross. Web. 19 May 2016.
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Think Like a Historian
Observe a Primary Source Item and Record Your Thoughts
What is happening in the photograph or letter, diary, etc.? What just happened, or what is about to happen?
Describe the people you see in the image. How do they relate to each other and to the photographer? If there are no people in the image, what is the subject of the photograph?
Describe where the photo was taken. Were they inside, outside, somewhere identifiable? Was the location an urban area, suburban, or rural?
Look for details that show when the photo was taken – time of day, season, and year. Do the people in the photograph look different than people today? How are their clothing, shoes, and hair styles different? Also look for differences in things like transportation, housing, equipment, and general infrastructure.
Think about the Creator, Audience, Context, Relationships
What is the author/creator's point of view? What was the author's purpose?
Who is the intended audience for this primary source material?
Explain how the source tells its story.
What was happening locally, regionally, or nationally when this primary source material was created?
How does this item relate to other content in this Primary Source Set and/or the rest of the Minnesota Digital Library collection? Compare and contrast two resources.
Finally, using the clues you have observed, try to figure out why the source was created. By asking these questions, you have begun to understand the what, who, where, when and why of the primary source material – and ultimately, the story it tells.
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An Artist Incubating Chicken Eggs Is No Joke. But Is It Art?
World News, Arts
by Scott Simon
7:39am Apr 01, 2017
French artist Abraham Poincheval sits over real chicken eggs until they hatch at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris.
Stephane de Sakutin / AFP/Getty Images
An artist is sitting on a chair in a Paris art museum over a dozen chicken eggs until they hatch. This is not an April Fools' joke.
"I will, broadly speaking, become a chicken," says Abraham Poincheval, a French performance artist who has recently also had himself encased inside a bear, where he ate worms and beetles, and then inside a limestone rock, where he thought, slept and slurped soup.
This time, Abraham Poincheval is sealed inside a glass "vivarium," where he sits on a small seat slightly above the eggs to incubate them, like a mother hen, for 21 to 26 days. To raise his body temperature, the artist has robed himself in a blanket and says he'll eat a lot of ginger. He's told interviewers that sitting on eggs to hatch them, "interests me because it raises the question of metamorphosis and gender."
But R. Michael Hulet, an associate professor of animal science at Penn State University, finds this art piece inhumane. He told Time magazine that humans can't maintain a temperature high enough to hatch healthy chicks.
"It's a welfare situation," he says. "I think that life is more important than some of those things that are called art."
I don't bring up Abraham Poincheval's project to rail against performance art. John Cage spent time in a soundproof chamber at Harvard in 1951; he got inspired to compose, if that's quite the word, a piece called "4'33" " in which a pianist gets ready to play, but stays silent for 4 minutes and 33 seconds. You really hear dimensions in the quiet.
I wish I had seen Allan Kaprow's 1960s installation, Yard, where people were invited to crawl and jump over a jumble of rubber tires. "The line between art and life should be kept as fluid, and perhaps indistinct, as possible," he said.
And there is much to offend many in the lyrics the art collective Pussy Riot sang when they burst into a Moscow cathedral to perform their "Punk Prayer," which ends with, "Virgin birth-Giver of God, drive away Putin!" But you can also admire the spirit and courage of women who knew they would be jailed for their art.
I am stumped to see much performance or art in a man who sits on eggs that may never hatch. Motherhood, and chickenhood, for that matter, is more than just sitting on eggs. Abraham Poincheval says he wants to inhabit objects. But I like to think the joy of art is to share what you do with an audience so that they can inhabit other lives, ideas and dreams. There are lots of ways to get people to stare; the art is in helping them to feel.
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What you Missed at The Guilds
Posted by Nalip on February 10, 2017
(Image courtesy of VOA Indonesia)
In the midst of awards season, it can be difficult to keep up with the abundance of nominations and recipients. Receiving a Guild award in Hollywood is a great honor and recipients deserve recognition. With that being said, we wanted to highlight some of those who went home victorious and some of the most talked about topics at this year's most celebrated awards ceremonies.
Last week kicked off with the 28th annual Producers Guild Awards (PGA). The PGA's Darryl F. Zanuck Award for top feature film is known to be a "great barometer for Oscar's best picture winner," according to Deadline, which went to "La La Land" this year. There is no doubt the musical-comedy will win at least some of its 14 Oscar nominations and this may just reinforce it's Best Picture win. See the full list of winners here.
After the PGA's, the 23rd Screen Actor Guild (SAG) awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in LA. With the push for inclusion on everyone's mind, Taylor Schilling and Jackie Cruz made sure to acknowledge how a diverse cast can create amazing content during their acceptance speech for the cast of "Orange is the New Black." OITNB won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for the third consecutive year, ruling out contenders such as "The Big Bang Theory" and "Blackish."
In a pleasantly shocking win, "Stranger Things," the Netflix original series that had everyone talking last summer, won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a TV Drama Series, edging out "Game of Thrones" and the acclaimed HBO drama "Westworld." The young cast's excitement definitely brought smiles to the room. Check out the full list of winners here.
The week ended with the 69th Directors Guild of America Awards (DGA). Once again, "La La Land" took the top award. Director Damien Chazelle won Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film, beating out the directors of "Arrival," "Lion," "Manchester by the Sea" and "Moonlight." However, the most talked about subject of the night was not Chazelle's win, but America's current political climate.
Several speakers throughout the night referenced or declared their disdain for President Trump's immigration ban. Alejandro G. Iñárritu joked about how Denis Villeneuve ("Arrival") just made him worry about the status of his work visa, and then went on to discuss the importance of telling compeling human stories. Others spoke about the importance of diversity regardless of status.
"I would not personally be standing in this room, on this stage, I wouldn't be here at all, if not for immigrants," said DGA President Paris Barclay at the award ceremony.
There's much debate going on in Hollywood over whether or not award recipients and speakers should use these stages to discuss their political point of view. Regardless of what an individual's political view may be, one important thread of thought is common throughout these discussions and that is more inclusion.


University departments announce measures to reduce the impact of strikes on students
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With the news that staff strikes could continue for longer than planned if a solution is not found, some departments at the University of Bristol have begun to announce measures to mitigate the potential impact on students.
Measures announced so far have included extending coursework deadlines and modifying content in future assessments, although not all departments have announced such action.
Related article: Everything you need to know about the upcoming strike action
An essay deadline for third-year History students has been pushed back from Tuesday 6th March to Monday 12th March to give students more time to contact staff members while talks are underway to potentially push back the dissertation deadline if action continues. The Department of History have also said there is a group in charge of assessing the impact of the strikes on degrees and assessments.
An email to third-year History students reads: 'In light of UCU industrial action, the Faculty of Arts is now starting to adjust essay deadlines to help mitigate the impact of strike action' and that 'and similar changes are being made to summative assessment deadlines across the Faculty.'
Here, 6 staff members at the University of Bristol tell Epigram why they are striking.
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Joe Jones, the President of History Society, told Epigram: 'I think it is worth noting that the University admin staff are putting in a lot of work to find the best option for students in light of the industrial action that is taking place over the next few weeks. I think a six-day extension for History 3rd Year's upcoming essay is very fair and reasonable.
'I'm sure that, should the strike action continue, they will put every effort into ensuring that the impact on students is minimised for future assessments too. The department are doing all they can, and any further issues can be raised with Jonny or Sarah, our Third Year Reps.'
Second- year English students have also received an essay extension from the 8th March to the 12th of March.
Meanwhile, second-year Theatre students have been told future assessments in one unit will be modified to reflect the content they have been taught, removing content missed due to strike action.
An email was sent to all students in the School of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience saying that while 'there will be no general extensions to coursework deadlines', students can request an extension if they feel their 'ability to submit coursework has been affected by the industrial action.'
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Students in the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies have been told that the decision whether assessments will be modified will be taken 'after the strike is over' and that 'any impact on student work, progress, and classification of degrees that arises from the strike will be considered on a unit-by-unit basis by the board of examiners to ensure that students are not disadvantages by the strike'.
The University of Bristol have said that strike action will not be counted as extenuating circumstances: 'If any courses are affected by strike action we will address this on a unit-by-unit basis, not via individual extenuating circumstances claims'.
The University adds: 'At the moment we expect all assessments and exams scheduled after Easter to take place as planned', although UCU have warned strikes could continue into the exam period if no solution is found by UUK.
This article will be updated as more information is released.
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"The divine frequencies of worship carry God's full ability into our present moment." —Len Mink
As Len sings and teaches around the globe, he brings the fresh authentic presence of God wherever he goes and ushers in spontaneous praise, deep worship with life-changing breakthrough. He has become a beloved worship leader all over the world.
Len has authored his long-awaited book, "The Supernatural Power of Music, a Quantum Leap Into Worship." This dynamic work is packed with layers of revelation. Len studies the relationship between music, the world of science, and the realm of the Spirit. Prepare to be uplifted and transported into a whole new level of awareness of faith, music, and quantum physics!
He has also served as the lead worshiper for Kenneth Copeland meetings worldwide for decades.
His beautiful voice brings healing and peace of Jesus to millions around the world. Len has produced and recorded over 30 albums of contemporary Christian music as well as several beautiful hymns projects.
Len also has a powerful ministry to children through his Gospel Duck series. These dynamic tools are designed to empower children with the Word of God and a strong self-image.
Len & Cathy have their own daily television program on the TCT television network. The program, called "Len & Cathy," is seen in 173 countries, and on DIRECTV channel 377, Friday evenings at 7:30 am CST & 3:30 am CST.
At 21, Len began his television career with his own weekly, prime-time television production and was the featured soloist in thirty-two concerts with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He made multiple appearances singing on The Tonight Show, Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, and many others.
Despite his successful career in show business, Len felt empty. In 1971, the Holy Spirit began to move at his CBS television studio in Cincinnati. Ken Bagwell, Arthur Blessitt, and Father Tom Turnbull were instrumental in bringing Len into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that filled that void and plunged him into a new life of genuine excitement and peace.
Shortly after that, Len was shocked to be diagnosed with a terminal blood disease. A fan came to the hospital and brought him Kathryn Kuhlman's book "I Believe in Miracles." Len found out that healing is God's will. As he began to praise God and rejoice he was miraculously healed. And his doctors gave him a clean bill of health, finding no further trace of the blood disease. Len later had the honor of singing in many of Miss Kulhman's meetings.
Since then, Len has appeared on many Christian television productions: The Believer's Voice of Victory, The 700 Club, TBN, and many more. He also co-hosts The Road Show on the Oasis Radio Network. Len has ministered with Kenneth & Gloria Copeland, Kenneth Hagin, James Robison, Lester Sumrall, Charles Capps, Andrew Wommack, Reinhard Bonnke, Creflo Dollar, Morris Cerullo, Bill Winston, Jerry Savelle, Jesse Duplantis, Keith Moore, Billye Brim, and many more.
Len holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Sacred Music from Life Christian University.
He also is a long-time member of The Tribe of Judah motorcycle ministry, reaching bikers and outlaw gangs in rallies, prisons, and meetings across the U.S. and abroad.
Len really enjoys his Harley Road King given to him by many ministry friends, the Lord loves to bless his children.
The Supernatural Power of Music
A QUANTUM LEAP INTO WORSHIP
After many discussions with Len Mink on this subject (which certainly whetted my appetite), the eagerly awaited time has arrived and I am more than ready to read this book!
— Annette Capps
"Leading Psalmists for decades. He has put heart and soul into every page! It is a must read!"
— Cathy Mink
"Len's book has given me a deeper understanding of just how incredibly vast our God is and the deep wonder of how He created this world. Frequency is in us and every living creature. I am more accountable for what I put into my body and the words I speak. It is life-changing!"
— Rebecca Eubanks


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Play Me, Neil; Copyrights at O'Leaver's tonight…
Category: Blog — @ 5:57 pm July 24, 2008
I tried to get an interview with Neil Diamond in support of tonight's show at the Qwest Center. Omaha being a songwriters' town, and Diamond now releasing two albums of stripped-down singer/songwriter fare produced by Rick Rubin, the interview would have been a natural. It would have been a chance for Diamond to talk about the thought-process behind his new album and why he's decided to go in a more subtle, less bombastic direction. But there was no convincing his publicist. Neil isn't doing interviews, he said. And think about it, why should he? He certainly doesn't need a story in an Omaha alt-weekly (or one of indie music's most-read online resources) to sell tickets to the great unwashed masses, who could give two shits about how he and Rick worked through the arrangements on, say, acoustic waltz "Act Like a Man" off the new album. In fact, those ticket buyers don't even want to hear "Act Like a Man" or any of the new material. No, they want the Big Stuff. They want "Cherry Cherry" and "Forever in Blue Jeans" and, by God, "Sweet friggin' Caroline." And something tells me that's exactly what they're going to get. But they're going to have to sit through some of the new stuff whether they like it or not, or at least wait until the new stuff comes on before they grab a smoke or a hot dog or return that phone call. Once you've gone Vegas, Neil, there's no turning back. Still, Home Before Dark did chart at No. 1 on Billboard…
I'm not going to Neil. Instead, I've got an interview tonight at eight. And maybe afterward, I might drop by O'Leaver's, where The Copyrights, The Fonzarellies and The Killigans will be kickin' it for just $5 (starting at 9:30 p.m.). Also tonight, Chairlift and Talkin' Mountain are opening for Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti at Slowdown Jr. $8, 9 p.m.


Ex-ISA detainee sees need for Act but urges changes
Nur Asyiqin Mohamad Salleh and Rachel Chang
Businessman Ho Kwon Ping has called for limits to Singapore's Internal Security Act (ISA), under which people can be detained without trial if they are deemed to pose a threat to national security.
The one-time political detainee also called for the phasing out of caning, and the introduction of a period of national service (NS) for new male citizens and Singaporean women.
In a lecture yesterday on security and sustainability, he said Singapore must evolve to keep up with changing social values.
"A willingness to change with the times... can prevent the intellectual rigidity that weakens the sustainability of our society as a dynamic and evolving culture," he said in the third of five public lectures as the Institute of Policy Studies' first S R Nathan Fellow.
A former journalist, the 63-year-old was detained under the ISA in 1977 for writing articles with a pro-communist slant.
But yesterday, he held back from calling for the Act's abolition.
Instead, he suggested reducing the initial detention period to one year - down from the current two - and putting in more rigorous checks and balances for the subsequent periods.
As Islamic radicalism casts a pall over the world today, Singapore needs to find a balance between the Government's power to meet some threats and the space that civil society needs to express its views without fear of detention, he said.
In fact, preventive detention - once heavily criticised - has become "grudgingly accepted" by Western governments as they struggle with the terrorist threat, he said. And calls to abolish it have been watered down to calls to ensure that unconstrained power is not abused.
"What must not change is the constant awareness that any people who surrender too many extraordinary powers to any government do so at their own peril," Mr Ho cautioned.
In the hour-long dialogue after his lecture, he was pressed on the issue by Mr Chew Kheng Chuan, the chairman of theatre company The Substation. Mr Chew was detained in 1987 under the ISA for involvement in a Marxist conspiracy against the Government.
Charging that the ISA had been "absolutely abused" in Singapore's history, he said he was taken aback by Mr Ho's defence of the Act. He argued that the power of preventive detention is too "seductive" for any government to resist exploiting.
Mr Ho said the issue is an emotional one for "victims" like Mr Chew and himself, but he believes preventive detention is needed to counter certain security threats that exist today.
"The removal of the power of preventive detention could lead to more dangers, so my biggest concern is how to prevent a government from using this power for its own survival rather than for the survival of society," he said.
During the lecture, he also urged a widening of the fairways when it comes to racial and religious issues - long the most taboo of topics in Singapore.
"Societal security requires us to eventually discuss openly the most sensitive issues of race and religion, even at the risk of causing controversy overseas, or bordering into communal politics at home," he said, adding that sensitive issues are desensitised when brought into the open in responsible discussion.
He noted as well how the fault lines between long-time citizens and new arrivals might be displacing old ones of race and religion.
Touching on resentment against new male citizens who do not have to undergo NS, he suggested that those of reservist liability age go for a three-month programme to learn some NS skills.
In addition, the conscription of women must be considered seriously, to maintain Singapore's military readiness, as the pool of young men shrinks, he said.
His lecture, he hoped, would start the ball rolling in terms of the direction that Singapore should take.
"Fundamental issues concerning society and what values we stand for take longer to unfold and resolve," he said.
In the audience of about 160 was sociology student Foo Jia Xin, 21, who said Mr Ho's theme of needing to develop a more mature society resonated with her.
"The topics he discusses make me realise there are so many aspects of society that still have way to go. And we have a part to play, and we can't just sit back and say: 'I can't do anything, it's beyond me'."
This article was first published on February 6, 2015.
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Who is Kam Chancellor
American football strong safety, Kam Chancellor plays for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was named to his first Pro Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks in 2011 and helped his team to win in Super Bowl XLVII, defeating Denver Broncos.
Early Life (Childhood)
He started his football career with the Virginia Tech University, and the Seahawks drafted him in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft
On 1st of August, 2017, he agreed on a three year $36 million contract extension with $25 million guaranteed with the Seahawks. On November 18, the news comes that Chancellor would miss the rest of the season due to the suffering from a neck injury in Week 10. His recent contracts have hiked up his networth to staggering $14 million.
Kam Chancellor has not mentioned about his affair, girlfriend, dating history, or relationship. He bought for his mother a new Lexus and a house, which were things she never had.
NETWORTH And ACHIEVEMENT
He won several accolades with the Seahawks which include disallowing the least points scored by an opponent and catching interceptions. Also, he was a pro-bowler for four years.
Any kind of rumor or controversy has not affected his professional career.
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International & Bilateral Partners
SMS works with corporates to reach both their charitable objectives through Corporate Social Responsibility and their diversity objectives within their core business, integrating gender into their internal policies and practices to create a safe and productive working place.
SMS work on diversity in the workplace goals include
Crafting internal gender policies to meet client needs
Training workshops on sexual harassment in the workplace
Sitting on corporate Internal Complaints Committees
Some of SMS'S recent corporate partners and clients
The following are
Hero Honda (2wheelers), Jamshedpur
OERLIKON BALZERS COATING INDIA LTD. in Jamshedpur
INTERNATIONAL AND BILATERAL PARTNERS
SMS has a long history of working with international partners who are committed to poverty elevations, gender equality, governance, environment protection and migrant labours. These include international foundations working in India, development sector agencies, and a range of bilateral and diplomatic agencies.
Some of Oue Doners :
Caritas India
Caritas India, founded in 1962, is the official development arm (registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI 1860 (the Punjab Amendment Act 1957) of the Catholic Churches in India. The word Caritas originates from Latin, which means, Love in Action. The name connotes the efforts to bring Compassion and Love to Humanity. Caritas India is a member of Caritas confederation of more than 160 member organizations working in nearly 200 countries, making it the second largest humanitarian network in the world.
Steered by the Gospel principles of love and compassion, and rooted in the commitment for inalienable human rights and social justice, Caritas India has worked in a mission mode, to alleviate human suffering. It believes that there is a close relationship between poverty and the denial of human rights and fundamental freedom, where lack of human rights and fundamental freedom can be both a cause and consequence of poverty. Since its inception, Caritas India has been unique in its strategic responsiveness to emerging social challenges in international and national levels by engaging with social researchers, proponents and the policy makers.
FREND- Tata trust
Enabling rural Indian women's access to technology, FREND empowers them with access to information, skill development and livelihood opportunities. Having trained nearly 24 million beneficiaries through our 68,000-plus Internet Saathi network, we are now working towards generating livelihoods for these budding Saathi entrepreneurs.
GAATW
The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) is a network of non-governmental organisations from all regions of the world, who share a deep concern for the women, children and men whose human rights have been violated by the criminal practice of human trafficking.
GAATW is committed to work for changes in the political, economic, social and legal systems and structures which contribute to the persistence of trafficking in persons and other human rights violations in the context of migratory movements for diverse purposes, including security of labour and livelihood. In particular, GAATW addresses the diverse issues arising from the trafficking in persons as currently defined in the Palermo Protocol. Within this framework, it addresses the core aspects of trafficking in persons: forced labour and services in all sectors of the formal and informal economy as well as the public and private organisation of work. Furthermore, GAATW promotes and defends the rights and safety of all migrants and their families against the threats of an increasingly globalised and informal labour market.
Pacs India
From 2009-2016, the Poorest Areas Civil Society (PACS) programme worked in seven of India's poorest States to help socially excluded communities to claim their rights and entitlements more effectively. In total, PACS worked with 225 Civil Society Organisation (CSO) partners, covering 90 districts, 517 blocks, 22,404 villages and 23,206 Community Based Organisations (CBOs).
Key themes :
Whilst the overarching aim of the PACS programme was to address social exclusion, PACS projects focused on two main key themes:
Access to sustainable livelihoods - helping socially excluded communities to improve their livelihoods through access to the MGNREGA employment scheme, land and forest rights, inclusive livelihood models and skills training.
Rights to basic services - supporting socially excluded communities to access various government education and health and nutrition schemes.
PHIA Foundation
Established in 2005 as a Public Trust, Phia Foundation is a charity registered under Indian Trusts Act 1882 that works to tackle poverty across India. Our team, partners and networks strive to use their knowledge and expertise in sustainable development to empower communities, challenge discrimination and end poverty in India's poorest and most marginalized communities.
Phia Foundation believes in promoting equality, dignity and social justice so that everyone regardless of gender, caste, class, ethnicity, religion, colour, culture and physical abilities can live a life free from poverty, exclusion and discrimination.
Phia Foundation pins hopes on the sea change in the way they look at the things where the people of all castes, categories and creeds can lead a life without poverty, exclusion and discrimination. Each of the citizen irrespective of and men and women, rich and poor in the ideal society must have access to the rights, justice and dignity.
Plan India
ABOUT PLAN INDIA
Plan India is a nationally registered not for profit organisation striving to advance children's rights and equality for girls, thus creating a lasting impact in the lives of vulnerable and excluded children and their communities.
Since 1979, Plan India and its partners have improved the lives of millions of children and young people by enabling them access to protection, quality education and healthcare services, a healthy environment, livelihood opportunities and participation in decisions which affect their lives.
Plan India is a member of the Plan International Federation, an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children's rights and equality for girls. Plan International is active in more than 70 countries.
SMS conducts Training programming with the support of various government agencies. These projects have addressed a range of issues from sex-selection to the practice of commercial surrogacy.
SMS also serves as a member to government committees and agencies working on issues of violence against women:
Member of SMIC on PC & PNDT, Jharkhand.
Member of advisory committee Sakhi Kendra, (OSC) ,Jamshedpur.
GARV (Girls Aspiration for Rights & Values)
Internet Saathi Programme (Digital Literacy)
Single Women Empowerment through Land, Property Campaign
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SAG Awards 2022: 5 Shocking Snubs That Deserved Better
The Screen Actors Guild Awards 2022 nominations were announced on January 12 but many fan favorites and critically-acclaimed performances didn't make the list.
The nominations were announced via Instagram Live by Vanessa Hudgens and Rosario Dawson. Some of the shows and films that earned a nomination include HBO's Succession, Korean drama Squid Game and House of Gucci.
While many great TV and film projects got their dues, there were a couple of popular roles that were snubbed big time.
Here are some of the biggest snubs of the SAG Awards 2022.
1. Kristen Stewart In 'Spencer'
Kristen Stewart's performance as the late Princess Diana was riveting in Pablo Larraín's Spencer.
The movie, which focuses on Diana's unraveling over the course of three days, showcased Stewart's ability to disappear into a role and captivate the audience.
The movie became one of the most talked-about films of 2021, thanks to Stewart's amazing performance. Shockingly, she didn't get nominated.
2. Selena Gomez In 'Only Murders In The Building'
Over in the TV category, Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora in Hulu's Only Murders in the Building also got snubbed.
The popstar's return to television found her investigating a murder mystery in a fancy New York apartment. Paired with comedy veterans Steve Martin and Martin Short, the young star held her own and impressed both the critics and viewers.
The show, however, received several nominations and both Martin and Short received noms for male actor in a comedy series.
3. Issa Rae In 'Insecure'
Insecure | Instagram
Another SAG nomination snub that deserved to be in the spotlight is Issa Rae's Insecure.
Throughout its five-season run, the HBO series never got love from the SAG Awards. The comedy show, which was also created by Issa Rae, tells the story of two modern-day black women who are dealing with their own insecurities and navigating their everyday lives.
While it may not have gotten any nods from SAG, it did pick up 8 Emmy nominations from the Emmys back in 2020.
4. Leonardo DiCaprio In 'Don't Look Up'
Almost all of Leonardo DiCaprio's films make him a shoo-in to be an award nominee. However, this time, he didn't quite get the validation that he deserved.
DiCaprio in Don't Look Up gave the viewers an anxious astronomer trying to save the world. While his acting was undoubtedly impressive and the movie had a positive reception, Leo was snubbed by the voting committee.
5. The Cast Of 'West Side Story'
West Side Story | Instagram
Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed musical West Side Story received major praise from other award-giving bodies. It got 11 Critics Choice Awards nominations and won Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress in the Golden Globes.
However, despite its accolades and outstanding cast ensemble, it only got one nomination from SAG, which went to Ariana DeBose for her supporting role.


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By Rich Zeoli March 5, 2015 at 5:48 pm
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3:04 New York Times: Iran is helping in the fight against ISIS.
3:33 Rich talks to Alexandra Samuels, a student at the University of Texas, who wrote a story in USA Today about a fraternity that was not punished for an off-campus border patrol party.
3:45 Rich talks to CBS 3 Meteorologist Kate Bilo about today's snow and the forecast for the weekend.
4:00 Rich talks with Dr. Mazz about a rise in the amount of heroin overdoses, why people shake hands and whether or not we should go back to the moon.
4:30 Hillary Clinton criticized the Bush White House in 2007 for using private email and hiding email correspondence.
4:46 Rich talks to author Kirk Honeycutt about his book, John Hughes: A Life in Film.
5:04 A cop is in trouble for some posts he's written on his Facebook page.
5:25 Not clearing snow and ice off of your car could be dangerous.
5:35 A garbage collector has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for picking up trash too early in the morning.
5:42 Supreme Court Justices John Roberts and Anthony Kennedy will cast the deciding votes in the upcoming ruling on the Affordable Care Act.


Trademark Registration Eligibility, Laws & Regulations
Camila 27th January 2021
Imagine the logos of well-known companies, such as Apple, Starbucks, or McDonald's.
They are all registered trademarks, which means that their business owners register their trademarks with government agencies.
However, it is not always necessary to register a logo or brand to be considered a trademark.
Unregistered trademarks are trademarks that have not been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office USPTO or any government trademark office.
However, unregistered trademark owners have legal rights in the region where they operate.
They are sometimes called common law trademarks because they are protected by state unfair competition laws.
However, there are tons of advantages of having your brand, business, logo or even a website registered with a trademark.
Companies must stand out in the market.
Bold names and eye-catching logos can help consumers differentiate your company's products or services from competitors.
In the Internet age, when companies across the country compete with each other to sell their products online, brands become more and more important.
That's why having your brand registered with a trademark allows you to stay one step ahead of your competitors.
Article Chapters
What makes a company eligible for trademark registration?
Trademark Law in the United States
Is federal trademark registration beneficial?
Legal concerns regarding registering the domain names
Correct use of the trademark
The core of legal protection of trademarks
Registration of trademark licenses for various business entities
Any word, name, device or combination of symbols, equipment or combinations used by a person to distinguish other people's products and services and to indicate the source of the products and services, even if the source is unknown.
Symbols or equipment contain three-dimensional marks, including product pictures; non-visual signs containing sounds and smells; moving signs; colors or color combinations; and repeated patterns.
Trademark laws require manufacturers or distributors to use words, phrases, symbols, product shapes, or logos to distinguish their products from those produced or sold by other manufacturers.
Service marks used to refer to services rather than products are also subject to the Trademark Law.
According to the common law of the United States, certain trademark rights stem only from the use of the trademark.
However, for the best trademark protection, it is almost always a good idea to register your trademark with the federal government or the state government.
National registered trademarks must bear the ® symbol.
Unregistered trademarks must be marked as "tm", and unregistered service marks must be marked as "sm".
It is important to note that trademark registration is not required.
You can obtain common law trademark rights by using trademarks, names or logos in businesses in the community.
However, you can also register a trademark nationwide.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is the federal agency accountable for dispensing and upholding trademarks.
It is true that registration is a bureaucratic process to some extent, with almost no subscriptions, accounts and hassle.
But the federal registry has many advantages.
You need to have a web address or uniform resource locator (URL) for someone to view your website.
Your URL is usually associated with your company name or certain functions it performs.
Of course, this is not necessary.
Many people make a living by buying domain names and expect someone to be interested in URLs and sell them at high prices.
It is not enough to determine whether the domain name is available for registration.
Companies should consider conducting trademark searches with experienced lawyers or use online trademark services to determine whether the choice of domain names will bring opportunities for trademark infringement.
Please note that although you may have never heard of a company in your country, recognised companies in the region may claim infringement lawsuits since the Internet is almost everywhere in the world.
If the hosting company is threatened by legal proceedings, it can sue you or your company for losses caused by the violation.
Similarly, you may be directly liable to the owner of the original intellectual property, which means you may have participated in multiple corporate litigations.
Even a registered trademark can lose its distinctiveness due to its widespread use.
If the designation has become a generic concept, that is, it has acquired the character of a common one and cannot serve to individualize the activities of a certain manufacturer, then legal protection is not provided to it.
To prevent this from happening, you must adhere to the following rules:
The trademark should be used in conjunction with the legal protection mark ® confirming its official registration. In foreign countries, the TM symbol is also widespread, which indicates that an application for a trademark has already been filed, but it has not yet been registered.
When developing a designation, it is recommended to use techniques that make it stronger, that is, to increase its distinctiveness.
The trademark must be used exactly as it was registered. Making changes "weakens" it.
Clear guidelines for the correct use of the trademark and corporate identity need to be developed for distributors and suppliers.
The essence of legal protection of a trademark is to provide its owner with the possibility of unlimited use of the mark, excluding all other persons from the number of users.
The trademark right is absolute.
No one except the authorised person may use the sign.
Any use of the mark by others without the consent of the copyright holder constitutes an offense. It should be remembered that the validity of the right to a trademark is limited to:
The list of goods indicated in the certificate
The territory of the country of registration
The period for which this trademark is registered.
A license agreement for the use of a trademark has obvious advantages for all business participants involved in signing it.
A trademark license agreement protects the rights of both parties.
However, at times, a brand fee may seem unreasonable or overpriced to some entrepreneur.
It should be remembered that the use of a trademark without the consent of the copyright holder is prosecuted by the laws of each country.
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Supergirl's Chyler Leigh comes out.
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The actor, who plays Supergirl's sister Alex Danvers, has issued a heartfelt personal message on the website Creating Change about how her character's coming out story resonated with her own life.
The website, which Leigh helped create with her husband Nathan West, seeks to provide "encouragement and inspiration to help you become the change you want to see in the world."
"When I was told that my character was to come out in season 2, a flurry of thoughts and emotions flew through and around me because of the responsibility I personally felt to authentically represent Alex's journey. What I didn't realize was how the scene where she finally confessed her truth would leap off the pages of the script and genuinely become a variation of my own. IRL," Leigh wrote.
"My heart felt like it was going to beat out of my chest each take we filmed, every time presenting another opportunity to get those honest words out of my mouth," she continued, while also inviting readers to relive Alex's coming out scene from Season 2.
Alex Danvers comes out, Supergirl Season 2.
"Though they don't exactly match my personal dialogue, the heart behind it surely did. From the director, the press, the media, the cast, and the fans, I'm still told that it was the most realistic coming out scene they'd ever witnessed. And to steal from Alex's words, that's because there's some truth to what she said about me."
"Here's the kicker though," she continued. "Since that episode aired, I was told from dear friends (and even avid watchers of Supergirl) that they would no longer watch the show because of the fact that Alex's journey took a turn from their less than acceptable beliefs. Soon after, they began to distance themselves and eventually my family and I were outcast, marking the loss of many folks we loved.
With co-star Melissa Benoist
"However, after the initial sting, I don't hold a grudge towards the negative response, because as I said, we all have had a hard time in one way or another with acceptance (whatever the subject may be) whether towards ourselves or others.
"It's been a long and lonely road for both my husband and myself but I can whole-heartedly say that after all these years, he and I are still discovering the depths of ourselves and each other, but throughout our journey we've learned to be proud of who we are, no matter the cost," she concluded.
Leigh, 38, played Lexie Grey in ABC's Grey's Anatomy and has three children with her husband Nathan West.
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Last updated: 4 August 2020
Registration: N166KM
Location: Medford, NJ - United States of America
Departure airport: VAY
Destination airport:
On July 5, 1997, at 2025 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182B, N166KM, was destroyed during a forced landing and subsequent fire at the South Jersey Regional Airport (VAY), Medford, New Jersey. The certificated commercial pilot and two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight that originated at VAY, at 2015. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
In a telephone interview, the pilot reported that he took off from VAY, about 2000, and flew three traffic patterns. After the third traffic pattern, he landed the airplane, shut down the engine, and waited for three hot air balloons to cross over the airport. The balloons departed the area and the pilot restarted the engine and flew a fourth pattern. When describing the performance of the airplane, the pilot said:
"It was running great. Everything sounded normal and looked normal. About half way down on final I heard something between a bang and a thump. I don't know where it came from. The aircraft tried to nose up - started to pitch up, so I pushed the nose down. I didn't touch the throttle because I didn't want it to pitch up. I lost some altitude in a critical spot [and] struck the nose gear on the end of the runway. We went skidding down the runway on the nose. There were sparks and then out and out flames. I yelled for everyone to get out and within 2 minutes [the plane] was completely gone."
A witness on the airport was watching N166KM through binoculars. Her son was a passenger on the airplane. In a telephone interview the witness reported:
"After they waited for the balloons, they did a fourth pattern. They were coming in on final when I heard a 'pow' noise - a loud 'pop'. After the 'pop', the plane came down like someone dropping a ball. I saw flames coming out of the cowlings while it was still in the air. The airplane touched down and the [nose] wheel popped back. The airplane slid for a short ways on the nose with the tail up in the air. Then the flames came from underneath and around the cabin."
The witness reported that the three occupants climbed from the airplane uninjured and that the airplane was consumed by fire in less than 2 minutes.
Examination of the wreckage by an Federal Aviation Administration Inspector revealed:
"Flames consumed the aircraft within approximately 2-3 minutes completely destroying the aircraft and engine leaving this inspector with an aircraft and engine of ashes."
PROBABLE CAUSE:An inflight engine fire of undetermined origin.