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First, the Administration court in Khartoum dismissed a case that would have prohibited the Sudanese government from demolishing at least 25 churches in the Khartoum area. In a June 13, 2016 letter from the Executive Corporation for the Protection of Government Lands, Environment, Roads and Demolition of Irregularities of Khartoum State the names and locations of 25 church buildings marked for demolition were revealed, claiming that the churches were built on land zoned for other use. Christian leaders, however, believe the decision was part of a greater systematic campaign to crackdown on Christianity across Sudan.
The Sudanese government has repeatedly oppressed the Christian community by interfering with their land and places of worship. For example, in 2014 officials made a statement that no new churches could be built inSudan. Additionally, in 2012, the Ministry of Endowment canceled the democratically elected committee that had been in place since 1902 to oversee church property, and appointed a corrupt committee that sold most of the church's land. The Administration court issued a decision in February 2015 ruling that the ministry has no right to appoint this committee and the elected committee had the legal power to deal with church land. Unfortunately, the Sudanese government has not implemented the court’s decision and has allowed the corrupt committee to remain in power.
And now the illegitimate committee intends to sell off the church land after demolition of the buildings in order to reap a profit. In February 2017, the committee was ready to move forward with their plans but the churches filed | {
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been attempting to take over the school for months.
All but one of the school’s staff members have been released from police custody, but more NISS interference at the school is expected.
The persecution of Christians in Sudan prompted the U.S. State Department to designate Sudan as a “country of particular concern,” or CPC, under the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) since 1999. In the 2015 report on religious freedom, which was released last year, the department wrote:
The government of Sudan, led by President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, continues to engage in systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of freedom of religion or belief. These violations are the result of President Bashir’s policies of Islamization and Arabization. The government of Sudan prosecutes persons accused of apostasy, imposes a restrictive interpretation of Shari’ahThe present invention relates in general to DC power supply circuits and components therefor, and is particularly directed to a high resolution digital diode emulator (DDE) for a DC-DC converter. At each inductor current (IL) cycle, a digital counter counts a high frequency clock signal from the turn-off time of the gate of a first pass element of the converter""s output switching circuit until the gate of a second pass element is turned off. The contents of the digital counter are latched in memory, and incremented or decremented at the next IL cycle depending upon whether diode emulation has occurred in the current cycle too early or too late. The gate of a second pass element is turned off when the contents of the counter match the modified | {
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2007, 64% of the Medicare beneficiaries that were affected by the “donut hole” were women."
Even if the House passes the bill, Senator Reid has said the Senate will not take it up. Still anti-choice Republicans are using this as a way to unleash their attacks on reproductive rights both in the states and through various measures contained within the health reform law. Regardless of what happens tomorrow, this seems to be the opening song to a painful performance of attacks on women's health in 2011.in as they sear on the grill. But then they're put right back in the pool of marinade to latch on to the flavors anew.
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The scheme to convince the American people that jobs are created by the rich was conceived during the Reagan administration by USC economist, Art Laffer. His name is quite appropriate, because the rich have been falling out laughing all the way to the bank every since. Even many Republicans were absolutely shocked when the American people fell for such a transparent scam. George Bush Sr. called it "voodoo economics," because the scam was, literally, predicated on the assumption that the American people were so gullible, undereducated, and dumb, that they could reintroduce Santa Claus back into our lives - and the amazing part was, it worked.
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That was an eye-opener for the corporate community and their political cronies. The mere fact that theyMicroorganisms in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected on marsupials and rodents from Santa Catarina, Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul states, Brazil.
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Farming Stories from the Scottish Borders
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This book is about the generations of people who have made the farms we know today. Engaging, enjoyable and informative, the author uses various family experiences to take the reader through three centuries of change in the countryside, including two farming revolutions.
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This book is about the generations of people who have made the farms we know today. Engaging, enjoyable and informative, the author uses various family experiences to take the reader through three centuries of change in the countryside, including two farming revolutions. Connections are made with people both in and outside of agriculture. Farming issues, past and present, are illustrated by recounting the lives of country people from farm worker to estate owner.
Focussing on the Scottish Borders but reflecting livesacross the UK, these tales give historically factual accounts of real life people and their ups and downs in dealing with the forces of nature, the varying states of economic depression that swept through the countryside, and the everyday conflicts that arise in family life.
Based on painstaking research and many interviews, as well as the author’s own personal experience of a lifetime in farming, Farming Stories from the Scottish Borders tells of the struggle against adversity and the human story behind modern farming ways. It will appeal to anyone who has an interest in the history of the countryside and the people who live and work in it and particularly those with a nostalgia for the ‘old days’.
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before embarking on a career as an agricultural research scientist. He has written a number of popular books on the lives of farming people and a social history (including A Kindly Winter, A Living from the Edinburgh Countryside, and Newlands) and also has a number of academic books to his name. He is Emeritus Professor of Agriculture, University of Edinburgh and Accreditation Chair of the British Society of Animal Science.
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she has waived any right of rescission (Dkt. No. 63). According to the certificate of satisfaction attached to Thomas's status report, by August 30, 2006, Dawson had fully satisfied her loan obligation to Thomas. On April 29, 2008, the same day on which Thomas filed his status report, the debtor filed a notice of election to rescind, advising the court that she sold her house on June 13, 2006, and further stating that approximately $50,000 was placed into escrow by the settlement company pending the resolution of this adversary proceeding (Dkt. No. 64). The debtor likewise filed a statement of attorney fees, specifying that she wishes to have those fees paid from the aforementioned escrow account.
On May 15, 2008, apparently surprised by Thomas's assertion that the loan hadthe court's registry so that it may be distributed according to the court's April 9, 2008 order.
Thomas opposes Dawson's motion to compel on several grounds. First, Thomas contends that he is already in compliance with the order, observing that the April 9, 2008 order did not require segregation of funds. Second, Thomas notes that, in consultation with Dawson's son, Thomas discounted the pay off amount of the note by approximately 15% and, upon satisfaction of that reduced amount through the sale proceeds, Thomas ultimately recorded a release of the deed of trust. Thomas contends that this constituted a settlement of the dispute, although he acknowledges that Dawson refused to sign a release of her claims in this proceeding in exchange for a release of the deed of trust. | {
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RIGHTS DESPITE THE SALE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY
Section 1635(f) of 15 U.S.C. provides that "[a]n obligor's right of rescission shall *18 expire three years after the date of consummation of the transaction or upon the sale of the property, whichever occurs first. ..." Relying on this language, Thomas contends that Dawson's sale of her property has extinguished her right to invoke TILA's rescission remedy in this proceeding. As explained in more detail below, the court concludes that Dawson timely exercised her right to rescission by the filing and prosecution of this adversary proceeding, and she did not waive or extinguish that right by selling her house prior to the court's issuing a decision. Furthermore, because Dawson's right to damages survives regardless of whether her right to rescission hasbank's title on foreclosure, Congress may well have chosen to circumscribe that risk, while permitting recoupment damages regardless of the date a collection action may be brought. See Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System, Annual Report to Congress on Truth in Lending for the Year 1971, p. 19 (Jan. 3, 1972); National Commission on Consumer Finance, Consumer *22 Credit in the United States 189-190 (Dec. 1972).
This makes sense. In a foreclosure sale context, a mortgage that remains subject to rescission could result in a cloud on the purchaser's title. Section 1635(f) provides assurances that the bank can sell the property at foreclosure without there being a risk of rescission clouding the purchaser's title, a risk that could depress the amount that might be bid at the foreclosure | {
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consumer to rescind after selling his residence would cloud property titles and inhibit transactions. See Federal Reserve Board, Annual Report to Congress on Truth in Lending for the Year 1972, reprinted in 119 Cong.Rec. 4596, 4597 (1983) (discussing the policies behind § 1635(f)). Terminating the right to rescind when the consumer irrevocably agrees to sell his property fulfills this policy better than terminating the right upon the actual conveyance. Allowing consumers to rescind or attempt to rescind after entering such a contract implicates the rights of the purchaser and his financing agency and could produce needless litigation and other difficulties. Although Hefferman may have concealed the attempted rescission from the Malcolms, or informed them of her intentions but assuaged their doubts by paying the lenders in full atGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.
Jeffrey Tambor, the Emmy-winning star of the Amazon web series "Transparent," said on Sunday he did not see how he could return to the show next season after a second person leveled allegations of sexual harassment against him.
Actress Trace Lysette accused Tambor last week of making sexually charged remarks to her during their work together on the groundbreaking comedy series about a transgender character, as well as acting inappropriately during one alleged incident that “got physical.”
Jeffrey Tambor arrives at the "Transparent" special screening in Los Angeles in April, 2017. Willy Sanjuan / AP
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an exorcist will pick up at once if he opens himself to it. There were plenty of echoes in this room: the joys and sorrows and bumps and grinds of ordinary existence lingering in the air, in the brickwork, like the unstilled vibrations of a sound that had passed outside the range of human hearing.
But the ghost of Ginny Parris refused to come on down.
She was there. On some level, in some form, I was aware of a presence in the room. Diffuse and weak and scattered, it hung in the ether like Morse code, discontinuous but replete with meaning: a dot of misery here, a dash of fear and confusion there, and way over here an incongruous flash-silence-flash of hope. I went on playing, a little encouraged.gaze fixed on the front door of the house. Absolutely motionless, his arms at his sides, he was a darker stain on the fabric of the night.
"Asmodeus," I murmured.
As though he'd heard me, he raised his head and looked up at my window. I couldn't see his eyes but I could feel his stare like a physical pressure against the surface of my skin.
I kicked off my shoes, shrugged my greatcoat on and walked back down to the front hall, taking care to make no sound as I passed Pen's room. I unlocked the street door, feeling the skin between my shoulder blades prickle even though I knew rationally that the door—as a physical barrier—made no difference to whether or not Asmodeus could enter the house. It was | {
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there. Tonight. About an hour ago. I'd have to be pretty fucking dense not to get it, wouldn't I?"
A pause.
"Look. Look at this," Trudie said. She held out her hand, which was shaking visibly. "An hour. It just won't stop." She took a deep breath and stood. Her hand fell to her side again, the fingers flexing and clenching. "Principled resignations," she said, shaking her head somberly. "They look really bad on your CV, don't they? Nobody likes a quitter. Especially a holier-than-thou quitter."
I took a step toward her, but the hand came up again like a shot, warding me off. She didn't want any consolation that I could offer, even though it looked as though the tears were starting again.
"You're still wrong," she said, "and Mulbridge isThese days, former city councillor Sarah Doucette enjoys hanging out in her backyard garden with her two chickens, Milly and Roxy.
Since retiring as councillor for Parkdale—High Park in 2018 after two terms, Doucette has rejoined the board of Friends of High Park Zoo. She volunteers for Stone Soup Network, which matches products and services donated by businesses to people in the community who need them most. She’s taking the summer off before looking for work.
Like other former city councillors contacted by the Star recently, there is much she misses about life at city hall, in Doucette’s case after choosing not to run for a third time after Premier Doug Ford’s government slashed the size of council to 25 wards from a planned 47.
“It took me till the end | {
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tall and gangly as a teenager, with the attendant emotional outbursts.
The job application process is months long, expensive and funded by the applicant and their supporters. It requires knocking on thousands of doors to win votes, to be greeted warmly or snubbed and sometimes lectured on the ways in which the city is going to hell in a handbasket.
And yet, every election season produces a new crop of hopefuls and a new crop of retirees — some of whom, like Doucette, have chosen to leave the job, and some of whom are pushed out by voters.
In 2018, with the province downsizing the number of city wards, more councillors than usual began packing up their bags the day after the election. We checked in with some of them tofind out what life has been like since leaving 100 Queen St. W.
The number one occupation for former councillors seems to be consulting — there is no shortage of public organizations and private firms happy to hire former city councillors. However, they must tread carefully — under city rules former councillors are not allowed to lobby current councillors or city staff for one year after their departure.
Josh Colle, who stepped down as the councillor for Eglinton-Lawrence in July 2018 to let his dad Mike Colle run (he won), and was once chair of the TTC, is now senior vice-president, infrastructure advisory, Ernst & Young.
Sidewalk Labs, the Google sister company behind the Quayside project, hired Mary-Margaret McMahon as director of community for the controversial project. McMahon is an advocate | {
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of councillors serving two terms only. She retired from city council in 2018 after representing Beach and East York residents for eight years.
Norm Kelly, who served Scarborough for 33 years municipally and who was an MP for one term, said he did some consulting with Hill+Knowlton in the months following his departure from city hall after he lost Ward 22 (Scarborough-Agincourt) to Councillor Jim Karygiannis.
Kelly has also been appointed senior fellow at the Global Cities Institute at the University of Toronto and executive adviser to the World Council on City Data.
He spent part of the past few months going through 175 boxes of paper he accumulated in office, winnowing it down to 20.
He’s closed the side-business he used to run, selling merchandise branded with slogans like “6Dad,” afterhe became an international internet sensation for defending Drake on Twitter in his dispute with American rapper Meek Mill. Kelly grew his Twitter following to more than 700,000 as a result.
These days he’s focused on family — he and his wife have five grandchildren — and to reading and gardening.
“I tell you I never knew that there were so many weeds in this world,” said Kelly.
In January, Neethan Shan took up the role of executive director of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations after losing Scarborough—Rouge Park by the slimmest of margins.
He misses being able to advocate at council for under-represented communities in Scarborough, and he feels that with larger wards and fewer councillors, these groups will be even less represented.
Shan won his seat under the 44-ward system | {
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Custom «The Concept and Practice of Jihad and the Exploitation of Weaknesses in Terrorist Organizations» Essay Paper
Custom «The Concept and Practice of Jihad and the Exploitation of Weaknesses in Terrorist Organizations» Essay Paper essay
Introduction
Being an Islamic religious term, the word “jihad” has a long history and quite a complex set of meanings. It is familiar to everyone in the abstract meaning of 'the holy war'. However, some contemporary Muslim scholars tend to emphasize the peaceful nature of the concept. This paper reveals the connotations of the term “jihad” on the basis of analysis of its historical development. It also studies its exploitation as a possible weakness of terrorist organizations. The issues raised in the paper include the meaning of jihad, its evolution, types, and aspects of its declaration.A conclusion is made that the use of jihad by terrorist organizations is a sin in the context of Islam, and this fact must be used by anti-terrorist movements worldwide.
Jihad and Its Meaning
The meaning of jihad, which is “the holy war”, is familiar to everyone. Such definition became widespread as a result of the Crusades (Cook, 2005, p. 1). A lot of contemporary Muslim scholars, on the other hand, tend to emphasize the peaceful side of the time and its peaceful purpose – spiritual struggle. The contradiction lies in the fact that the concept of jihad is based on the subjective perception of the individual, the leader. The term 'jihad' was historically developed and influenced by the context of time and place.
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the Islamic state.
The first factor can also be attributed to the conditions of the first type of jihad, considering its spiritual side. According to Don McCurry (2001), better understanding of the reasons for the call to jihad requires understanding of the philosophy of the Muslim world. Thus, Islamic law divides the world into Muslim and non-Muslim areas: Dar al-Islam, the house of Islam and Dar-al-Harb, the house of war. The territory of Dar-al-Islam is the Islamic state and home to the Muslim Ummah, administered by Shariah. The territory of Dar al-Harb includes all other states with two groups of people living in it: Ahl al-Kitab (People of the Book) and “mushriks” (polytheists). According to the Quran, People of the Book include Christians, Jews, and Sabeans (Indians). According toMuslim people.
Comparing the forms of jihad, it is possible to make a conclusion that they are closely connected with each other. They have a relationship, which represents some type of radial circles. The first of these circles is jihad by the heart, which is based on adherence to principles of faith. It is intended to protect spiritual world of an individual, built accordingly to Islam rules. In this way Muslim identity is formed.
The second circle, jihad by the tongue, is based on the established Muslim identity. It is manifested by the mission, the fight of convicting words. Here it is appropriate to recall the establishment of Muhammad as the Islamic prophet, who began to preach only after he completed the formation of his individuality called for a special | {
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service. Having been secretly preaching for several years, Muhammad formed the basis of the future Muslim community, after which the mission took on a new form of public proclamation of the divine will (Al-Buti, 1996).
Once the identity is formed and the first group of like-minded people united in a single faith appears, the third circle is formed – jihad by the hand. The purpose of this type of Islamic jihad is to protect the newly formed Islamic society by means of regulating social relations within the Muslim through Shariah. A rather interesting fact is the first perception of Muslim society, the Ummah, which was originally defined not by religious belonging, but by territorial one, as it is evidenced by the Medina Charter (Constitution of Medina). According to itsNow connected to the Harlem River through the Harlem River Ship Canal, Spuyten Duyvil Creek once wrapped around Marble Hill–instead of cutting through it. While Manhattan giveth, The Bronx taketh away, and now Marble Hill is physically attached to the Bronx mainland.
Some of the original masonry arches remain
Constructed from 1837-48, New York’s oldest surviving bridge has carried water from the Croton Aqueduct as well as pedestrians. A renovation in the late 1920s saw many of the bridge’s masonry arches become replaced with a single steel arch. It’s been closed to pedestrians since the 1970s, with an expected reopening later this year.
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McLeod Dillon is pleased to announce Nurse of the Year - Melissa English, RN, and Medical Surgical Tech of the Year - Karen Love, MST. Tracey Campbell, RN, received the Patient's Choice Award, and Remona McBride, MST, received the Medical Surgical Tech Patient's Choice Award. The "Rookie" of the Year is awarded to a nurse that has been employed at McLeod Dillon less than one year. Brittany Shelley, RN, is the recipient of the "Rookie" of the Year award. All honorees were recognized during a s...
(Dillon, SC) – On May 5, 2016, Todd Davis, Mayor, City of Dillon, signed a proclamation proclaiming May 6-12 Nurses Week in Dillon.
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joins the American Nurses Association to celebrate National Nurses' Week, which is held each year May 6 through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. McLeod is proud to recognize its more than 1,900 nurses for the quality care they provide seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Nearly 100 participants filled the streets of Dillon, SC, participating in the McLeod Dillon Fitness Challenge 5K Run/Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run in recognition of the McLeod Health 110 year celebration on Saturday, April 30, 2016. The races took place at the City of Dillon Wellness Center.
The top overall winners in the male division: 1st place - Frankie Humphrey, 2nd place – Heath Fore, and 3rd place – Robbie McLendon. The top overall winners inIf the recruits accept the assignment, they are diverted from the academy and - to protect their identities - into a separate training program run by the NYPD's Intelligence Unit. They are given a cover name and cover story, and are assigned to follow leads about potential terror threats in or around the city.
The NYPD refuses to say how many of the undercover officers have been deployed or describe their tactics. But the 2006 trial of Shahawar Matin Siraj - convicted of plotting to blow up the Herald Square subway station in Manhattan - gave rare glimpses into how the department investigates Islamic extremists.
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speak Arabic and Urdu. He said training lasted only a few weeks in 2002 before he got an apartment in Brooklyn and began attending a mosque there as a "walking camera" for his police handlers.
"I was told to act like a civilian - hang out in the neighborhood, gather information," he testified.
The witness recounted how he met Siraj at an Islamic bookstore near the mosque. He claimed that the defendant advocated jihad against the United States for its support of Israel and argued that targeting both countries for suicide bombings was justified.
Siraj declared in December 2002 that, "The mission was not complete on 9/11 because it did not hit Wall Street," the witness said.
Pressed on cross-examination about his own beliefs, the undercover officer expressed dismay at Siraj's brandBarber, a former aide to Giffords, won her seat in a special election in June following a shooting the year before in Tucson at a “Congress On Your Corner” event. Giffords, then in her third term as a congresswoman, was shot in the head. She later left Congress to focus on her recovery and endorsed Barber as her successor.
Barber also was wounded in the leg and cheek during the shooting; six others were killed.
As of Saturday, Barber led McSally by 1,402-vote margin with more than 285,000 ballots cast.
Democrats maintain a slight lead in each of the two additional House races that remain too close to call. A third unresolved House race in Louisiana will pit two Republican incumbents against each other in a December 8 run-off election.
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Arrests could come as early as this week in the alleged rape of six Spanish tourists in Acapulco, the lead investigator in the case told CNN on Wednesday.
Mexican authorities have identified the suspects and are monitoring them, said Marcos Juarez. Fifty investigators were working the case.
The six women were among 14 people victimized by hooded gunmen who burst into a beach bungalow in the resort town before dawn Monday. There are seven suspects between the ages of 20 and 30, Juarez said.
In addition to the rapes, the men stole cell phones, iPads and tennis shoes from the victims, investigators said.
Investigators believe that the victims bought drugs from one or more of the suspects a day or two earlier, and that the victims knew the suspects, Juarez | {
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said.
Seven men who were with the group were tied up with cell phone cables and bikini straps while the gunmen assaulted the six women, officials said.
A seventh woman, a Mexican, was spared because of her nationality, Guerrero state Attorney General Martha Garzon said in a radio interview.
"She has said that she identified herself to the men and asked them not to rape her," Garzon told Radio Formula. "And they told her that she had 'passed the test' by being Mexican, and from that point they don't touch her."
The gunmen's motive was robbery and "to have some fun," as they saw it, Garzon said. They do not appear to be a part of organized crime, officials said.
Military checkpoints have been set up to apprehend the suspects.
As they sift throughevidence, investigators have cordoned off the area around the bungalow, which is in an open area of Playa Encantada that has limited security in Playa Encantada.
Last year, the city of Acapulco attracted half a million tourists -- most of them Mexicans.
Mexico's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Spanish tourists received consular aid after the incident.
The U.S. State Department says "resort areas and tourist destinations in Mexico generally do not see the levels of drug-related violence and crime reported in the border region and in areas along major trafficking routes."
But the agency adds that resort city bars, including those in Acapulco, can be "havens for drug dealers and petty criminals." | {
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A 92-year-old Scottish pensioner who lives in Halifax says it's a "disgrace" that United Kingdom state pensions don't receive annual increases in Canada and many other countries.
Depending on where a U.K. expatriate settles, the pension may be indexed, leading to increases in value each year to keep up with the rising cost of living.
Some of the countries where the pensions are indexed include most of Europe, the U.S., the Philippines and Barbados, according to a U.K. state pension website.
However, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, among others, are some of the prominent Commonwealth countries where the pensions don't see an annual bump.
People can begin collecting the pension at 65.
"How could the British people put up with this? It's a violation of contract," said Robert Rodger, 92, aretired Dalhousie University professor who has been collecting the pension since 1991.
144,000 U.K. pensioners in Canada affected
Every 28 days, Rodger gets about 117 pounds — around $200 Cdn — although the Canadian value fluctuates because of currency changes.
The frozen pension affects about 144,000 U.K. pensioners living in Canada, says the Canadian Alliance of British Pensioners, a group advocating for indexed pensions.
With his pension from Dalhousie, the money from the U.K. pension won't make or break Rodger. For him, the issue is fairness.
Rodger's U.K. pension stems from about 15 years serving in the Second World War, post-war military service and teaching, before he left Scotland to work in Australia. He came to Canada in 1968.
'It doesn't make sense'
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also include climate controlled indoor pool and the Gulf facing, state of the art fitness center and sauna. Three levels of parking available.
This unit allows monthly rentals Nov 1 - Mar 15.
A notification for all guests: A 'No Smoking' policy was adopted at the Board of Directors meeting on Friday, September 18, 2015. This policy went into effect January 1, 2016 and will also include a prohibition on e-cigarettes. Smoking will be prohibited in all outdoor common areas such as the pool and hot tub decks, parking garage, 1st floor east and west passageways, and the 3 boardwalks to the beach. Smoking will also be prohibited in enclosed common areas such as elevators, 2nd floor office and conference room, elevator lobbies, public restrooms, fitness center, and indoor poolarea in accordance with The City of Gulf Shores Clean Air Ordinance 1478. As of January 1, 2018, the Lighthouse Board of Directors has also included all south-side Gulf front balconies in the restricted areas prohibiting smoking.
There are outdoor designated smoking areas on the east and west ends of the building under the parking deck ramps. Smoking within the units and balconies will be at the discretion of the owner (all Kaiser Realty by Wyndham Vacation Rental units are non-smoking units). Signs were posted to advise guests of the policy prior to the New Year. Please advise your guests prior to their arrival that Lighthouse is a 'No Smoking' building.
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Hotels in Paris 15th within easy reach of the exciting trade fairs at Parc des Expositions include Hotel Beaugrenelle Tour Eiffel, one of the best hotels for business visitors or for those planning a relaxing holiday or break.
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Current exhibitions Louvre Paris offer you the choice between two shows that draw on the Louvre's world-famous store of the very finest artworks, and, when you stay at Hotel Beaugrenelle Tour Eiffel, you're within easy reach of the Louvre, one of the world's greatest art museums.
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Agricultural show Paris 2014 is one of the highlights of the year in the French capital, bringing all the joys of the countryside into town, and within easy reachThe present invention relates to a Diesel smoke meter which measures an amount of carbon contained in exhaust gases of the Diesel engine to find a density of black smoke.
In view of resource conservation as well as public safety, it is necessary to detect black smoke discharged from the Diesel engine to maintain the combustion of the engine in an optimum condition. It has been eagerly desired to develop a compact smoke meter which is high in precision and is suitably mounted on a vehicle.
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The course is set along Costa Rica’s tropical Pacific coastline but weaves at times into the Talamancas, a coastal mountain range in the Southwest corner of the country. You’ll finish near the border of Panama in a serene fishing village that until recently was only accessible by boat.
Terrain: jungle and rainforest trails, mountain trail and single track across ridge lines, highlands and coastal ranges; beaches, rocky outcroppings and reefs, river and estuary crossings, and ends in Corcovado National Park, one of the premier rainforest experiences in the world as well as a Unesco World Heritage site. Much, much more. It really defies description!
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In the United States, all debtors are not created equal.
The depth of that inequality emerged after the crash of 2008 capsized the American dream. As billions of dollars worth of “promises” suddenly came due, it was quite obvious that the standards of enforcement for the captains of finance differed greatly from those applied to a multitude of drowning deckhands desperately clinging for life as their American dreams went underwater.
The biggest debtors were, according to the biggest debtors, simply too big to sink.
Almost immediately, bankruptcy took down the United States’ fourth-largest bank – Lehman Brothers – amid a swirling mess of subprime securities. And a staggering list of financial institutions teetered on the brink of collapse and insolvency. But Uncle Sam rushed to “lend a helping hand” | {
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to the people who placed the risky bets that caused the crash in the first place. He even helped “stabilize” the predatory debt sharks who had hedged against their own risky bets because they saw the crash coming.
On the other hand, “average” Americans went begging while the government’s massive bailout sustained AIG, Bank of America and, it seemed, nearly every other bank, fund and investment house under the sun. That’s because the biggest debtors were, according to the biggest debtors, simply too big to sink. This dichotomy left “average” debtors gasping for air as liquidity was siphoned off for the well-connected sharks swimming in their own well-protected tank. Because their unpayable promises were the foundation of the entire financialized system, they – and they alone – got Unclethe decades-long financialization of the economy was already complete. And the government’s acquiescence was a fait accompli.
But the perfect storm of wealth removal generated by the housing bubble and subprime economy wasn’t just the result of 30 years of financial deregulation. It was also because, as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) detailed in its report on financialization, the broadly based economy of “things” had been relentlessly replaced by the narrowly beneficial economy of credit (also known as debt). In that economy, deal-making increasingly reinforces the wealth of deal makers at the expense of GDP and at the expense of income-challenged debtors. Those debtors, in turn, are ever more reliant upon credit (also known as debt) to bridge the gap between income and the “middle-class” lifestyle.
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procedures for filling out MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) in places of employment. Participants will be trained on recognition and safe handling as well as use and storage of controlled products used at the workplace.
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Bold arts festival in Deptford celebrates getting old
An arts festival will give a voice to older people, exploring stories and exploding stereotypes of the 10million people aged over 65 in the UK.
Bold will run nationwide – in Bradford, Stockton on Tees and Deptford – from September 16 to 27 with a range of performances, events and workshops for and by older people with the aim of looking beyond the label ‘old age’.
Inspired by the The Albany’s Meet Me at the Albany weekly events for older folk, Deptford will host the London leg with 10 shows across the 11 days.
Home Sweet Home between September 23 and 27, which is a heart-warming theatre show with live singing and dancing that is based on the true stories taken from interviews with | {
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UH-Manoa he was also president of the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii and editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper, Ka Leo. Takai was a state representative for 20 years and a lieutenant colonel in the Hawaii Army National Guard.
He died last year at age 49 after a bout with pancreatic cancer.
“He loved serving,” Caldwell said at the ceremony, adding that he recalled going to seminars Takai gave on getting elected to public office. “(He) was passionate about connecting with people. That’s what made him so, so successful.”
“Sometimes life is unfair, and Mark left us way too early,” Caldwell said. “But I know one thing: Naming this complex after Mark is the absolute right, pono thing to do.”
The Takai family, City Council members, representatives from the state LegislatureDenver's George Karl named NBA Coach of the Year
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- George Karl, who has been an NBA coach for 25 seasons, has been voted the NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins.
Karl, who turns 62 Sunday, received 62 first-place votes and 404 points in a vote of writers and broadcasters who cover the NBA. Miami's Erik Spoelstra was second in the voting with 190 points and New York's Mike Woodson (127) was third.
It was Karl's first Coach of the Year Award, which is formally known as the Red Auerbach Trophy .
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in the NBA," Karl said in a statement Wednesday. "There are probably seven or eight guys who are deserving of it and another 10 or 15 other coaches who have done a great job and aren't getting any recognition."
The Nuggets were 57-25 this past season, which was the third-best record in the NBA Western Conference. However, Denver was eliminated by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs.
Karl previously coached at Cleveland, Golden State, Seattle and Milwaukee. He took over in Denver prior to the 2004-05 season and is 423-257 since then. His overall coaching record is 1,131-756. The win total is sixth-most in NBA history.
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Supplier
Supplier may refer to:
Manufacturer, uses tools and labour to make things for sale
Processor (manufacturing), converts a product from one form to another
Packager (manufacturing), encloses products for distribution, storage, sale, and use
Distributor (business), the middleman between the manufacturer and retailer
Wholesaler, sells goods or merchandise to retailers
Franchised dealership, local franchised distribution
Drug dealer, supplies illegal drugs
Merchant, a professional dealing with trade
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Supply chain
Supply network
Supply chain network
Supply (disambiguation)
Vendor (supply chain)processes, the residuum or other asphaltic material is circulated through a furnace for heating to coking temperature and then delivered to the coke drum where a coke product as well as the more useful products form from the thermal cracking of the heated heavy hydrocarbons. The overhead of the coke drum is quenched and circulated to a combination or fractionating tower for separation of the overhead into gas, gas oil, fuel oil, naphtha and the like. When the coke drum is filled with coke, a mechanical process of removing the coke from the coke drum is begun. Generally during the process of removing the coke from the coke drum, the circulation of the heated heavy hydrocarbon is switched to a second coke drum which fills with coke as | {
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September 13, 2016
An upcoming Melissa McCarthy film by Warner Brothers is looking for several extra actors. The casting directors are seeking locals to apply for a handful of featured roles and a few recurring roles for multi days booking as well as extras.
Melissa McCarthy is working on this project along with her husband, Ben Falcone. The duo also made paired appearances in Tammy and The Boss. In ‘Life of Party’, other cast members include Gillian Jacobs, Molly Gordon, Maya Rudolf, Debby Ryan , Jessi Enis and Jacki Weaver.
May 26, 2016
Pairing big brawn with light-hearted laughter!
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart join forces for the up and coming new action packed comedy, Central Intelligence. “Saving the world takes a little Hart and a big Johnson.”
Thean hour more on the roads than they did last year.
The
good news, however, is that Chicago is not ranked first again for worst traffic
congestion in the nation.
This
past year, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the Texas
Transportation Institute, every driver spent about 21 minutes a day in
traffic.
The
survey also found Washington had worse traffic than Chicago, which came in at
No. 2, followed by Los Angeles, Houston, New York and San Francisco. Last in
the list, at No. 15, was Detroit.
Despite
drivers not feeling the improvement, “our numbers take into account all freeways and major
arterial streets,” said David L. Schrank, associate research scientist at the
Texas Transportation Institute. Schrank, who contributed to the study, said, “[The
study] might include the worst or the best roads.”
Talking about solutions to traffic problems in Chicago, Emily Tapia-Lopez,
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Brian Walton's news and commentary on the St. Louis Cardinals (TM) and their minor league system
Feast or famine: The 2010 Cardinals increased run-scoring
Looking at when the 2010 St. Louis Cardinals’ offense scored their runs indicates an increased number of blowouts compared to 2009.
During a Monday in which Mark McGwire’s return as hitting coach of the St. Louis Cardinals for 2011 was announced, there was a Twitter-driven backlash against those critical of the coach and his inconsistent 2010 offense.
Cited was the truth that the Cardinals scored more runs than in 2009 in a year during which offense was down across the game. The reality for the Cardinals was a meager increase of six runs scored over 162 games, or up 0.8 percent. However, it was more impressive when putTemples
A province of temples, old teak houses and stunning wood-carvings, Lampang basks in the slow life
Unlike neighbouring Chiang Mai, Lampang province has little in the way of fancy resorts or stylish restaurants to entice sybarites and well-heeled visitors. Small as it is peaceful, this northern province is a haven for culture buffs and disciples of the slow life. Rich in cultural heritage and proud of its glory days, Lampang is a destination that cries out to be discovered.
“Lampang has a reputation as a quiet northern town,” says my local guide as we make our way to Baan Sao Nak. “In fact, Lampang is very rich. The province earned a fortune from the teak and tobacco industries in bygone days. But the rich mostly left to live in big | {
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cities like Chiang Mai and Bangkok. Stroll or cycle through the city and you’ll be amazed by the heritage buildings, the old wooden houses and temples.”
In fact, Lampang was first to enjoy much of the progress that came from Bangkok, the capital, to Thailand’s North. The railway, for example, arrived at Lampang in 1915 and the service to the North ended here for almost 10 years before extending to Chiang Mai through the Khun Tan Tunnel. The Bank of Thailand also opened a branch here to attract business in the North. The Public Relations Department built a television broadcasting station in Lampang, making the province a gateway of information.
The province also boasted a thriving tobacco business and was for decades the centre of the teak industry – asevidenced by the lumbering elephants at its Thai Elephant Conservation Centre.
Baan Sao Nak, the “house of many pillars”, offers a picture of the wealth of Lampang’s teak barons. Built in 1895 by rich and respected Burmese log trader, Maung Chan Ong, the traditional wood house boasts 116 square teak pillars. It served as the family home for decades before being turned into a local museum. The entire house is furnished with mildly interesting Burmese and Thai antiques and pays testament to the lavish life of Lampang.
“When the British were commissioned to export the teak from Thailand in the 19th century, they brought the Burmese along to look after their business,” says the guide. “Some of the Burmese were master loggers, and earned a fortune. They married local women, | {
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built lavish mansions like Baan Sao Nak, contributed to Buddhism and made merit.”
Two kilometres south of Baan Sao Nak is Wat Srichum, the largest Burmese-style temple in Thailand. Home to a pagoda and chapel hall, the temple was built by a rich Burmese teak trader towards the end of the 19th century. Legend has it that U Maung Gyi, or the “big boss” as the Burmese tycoon was known, brought the finest carpenters from Mandalay in Central Myanmar to build the main viharn (ordination hall). Teak carvings and decorations of delicately and exquisitely engraved woodwork reflect the craftsmanship of these masters.
“The walls, ceiling and wooden pillars are traditionally lacquered and covered with gold leaves,” says the local guide, directing my attention to the interior walls.
Surrounded by a wallto the Burmese influence.
From Wat Lai Hin, we head to Wat Pongsanuk on the bank of Wang River. Built in 1886 by the Shan-speaking community in Lampang, the temple won Unesco’s Award of Merit 2008 for restoration. Although it lost much of its character during the renovation, the small, open-sided building stands on a mound is one of the few remaining local examples of original Lanna-style temple architecture. To get an idea of what it was like previously, look at the carved wooden gateway at the entrance to the north stairway.
For the history buff, a trip to Lampang is not complete without a visit to Wat Phra That Lampang Luang. Perched on the expansive mound, the visitor has quite a climb up the Naga stairway to reach the | {
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main entrance – which is inspired by the arched gateway of Wat Lai Hin. It’s worth checking out for fine plaster designs.
The main viharn houses a bronze Buddha statue called the Phra Chao Lan Thong. At the end of the viharn is a golden pagoda in Lanna architectural style containing a Holy Relic of Lord Buddha.
“Wat Phra That Lampang Luang draws visitors for the golden pagoda,” says the guide. “But the temple also has beautiful murals on wooden walls and these are said to be the oldest in the North.”
The murals tell the tales of Jataka through paintings of serpents, elephants and Lord Buddha as well as the stories of Ramayana and some Lanna folktales.
Despite its size and provincial mien, Lampang in many ways maintains a slow LannaLot is a rock formation in the sea off the southwest coast of Bali. Pura Tanah Lot is overall a temple on a rock formation in the sea of Bali. And that makes this temple so special!
Then why do not you might wonder: the temple was already there when Tanah Lot was still attached to the mainland? No! One Dang Hyang Nirartha claims to have built the temple when Tanah Lot was already an island. According to him, Tanah Lot was a sacred place to be worshiped from the Balinese sea gods. It is one of the seven sea temples on the south coast of Bali. From any sea temple is to see another sea temple.
Tanah Lotis located abouttwentykilometers from Denpasar, capital of #Bali.
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Luang Prabang province has won an Award of Merit, one of 12 announced last week under the 2015 Unesco Asia-Pacific Heritage Award scheme.
According to the official announcement published on http://www.UnescoBKK.org on September 1, 12 winning projects in five countries, – India, China, Laos, Australia and Thailand – have been recognised in this year’s Heritage Awards.
A panel of international conservation experts met in June to review 36 entries from across the Asia-Pacific region.
The Cangdong Heritage Education Centre, Kaiping City, Guangdong province, and Pingyao Courtyard House, Shanxi province in China as well as Baan Luang Rajamaitri, Muang district, Chantaburi province in Thailand, also received the Award of Merit.
Conservation of the Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple in Kerala, India, received the Award of Excellence in this year’s Unesco Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritagemost iconic heritage places.
The Unesco Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation programme recognises the efforts |of private individuals and organisations that have successfully |restored and conserved structures and buildings of heritage value in the region. Earlier this year, the Luang Prabang World Heritage Site scooped “Best City” in the Wanderlust Travel Awards 2015, with Bagan in Myanmar taking second place and Stockholm in Sweden coming in third.
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A St. Croix County jury last week convicted a Hudson, Wis., man accused of spending the 2015 Labor Day holiday on a crime spree.
Alex James Kranz, 24, was convicted of burglary, three counts of felony theft and two misdemeanors -- theft and criminal property damage -- after a four-day trial. Jurors returned the verdict after deliberating for more than three hours.
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Kranz was accused of burglarizing a Hudson man's storage unit that contained 29 guns valued at more than $20,000 between Sept. 5-7, 2015. He was also accused of stealing property from the same man's cabin in North Hudson.
Kranz is additionally charged in connection with the Sept. 7, 2015, armed robbery of the Hudson Holiday Store. Prosecutors claim he used the same knife stolen from thegrabbed her until Mason pulled him off.
Mason said he then went to the storage unit and saw the door’s handle and locking mechanism destroyed.
“I got a real bad feeling in my stomach that something wasn’t right,” he said.
Inspection of the unit revealed all 27 of the guns he kept in a locked safe inside were gone, along with two more guns, ammo and other items. Prosecutors displayed photos of apparent pry marks found on the gun safe.
He later identified a tube from the Zombie Hunter gun as being pictured in the photo of Kranz asleep on the floor.
Mason then drove to the North Hudson cabin, which he said he found in “disarray.”
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with. Video games from inside the cabin had been moved outside.
An ax belonging to Mason’s son was missing, as was a Bowie knife stored in the cabin, he said. A Ford Mustang he left parked there also appeared to have been pried on, Mason testified.
Witness testimony
On Thursday, Gleason was called by prosecutors to testify.
St. Croix County Circuit Court Judge Scott Needham informed the court of Gleason’s immunity deal prior to admitting in front of the jury that he had also been charged in the case.
Gleason testified that he had been friends with Kranz since middle school and that Kranz had been a groomsman in his wedding.
Pent-up rage over living arrangements with his in-laws -- mixed with methamphetamine he consumed -- led Gleason to the storage unit, where hethere are signs that the general mood is shifting. Some have grown more somber, and others have turned to drastic measures.
Following protests on Saturday, a middle-aged man dowsed himself with a flammable liquid and then set himself on fire. He was admitted to a hospital with severe burns. Before setting himself ablaze, he had read out a letter outlining the financial difficulties he faces. The case has shocked the nation and underscored some protesters' concerns.
"I believe, to really be successful, we also need to address the big topics that shape our society," one young demonstrator said, adding, "It starts with a dialogue on the Israeli occupation, on the priorities of this country, which only spends money on the military and only talks about security, the military, rockets and | {
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On Saturday, Nov. 2, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez moves up from middleweight to light heavyweight to challenge WBO 175-pound champion Sergey Kovalev. An Alvarez victory would net him a fourth world title in four different weight classes.
Why Alvarez decided to try and make history instead of remaining at middleweight and clean out the division to become the undisputed champion has left some puzzled.
There's the highly lucrative clash with rival and IBF titlist Gennadiy Golovkin. They fight on the same platform, DAZN, and should be an easy fight to make. However, Alvarez has remained steadfast in his refusal to battle "GGG" one more time. He feels that he has already beaten Golovkin twice, so a third fight would be pointless for him at this stage of his career.
There is alsoan intriguing option in fellow champion, WBO titleholder Demetrius Andrade.
Andrade is undefeated in 28 fights (28-0, 17 KOs) and is a two-division world champion. While he doesn't quite carry the name recognition of Golovkin and Kovalev, the Rhode Island native is regarded by some pundits as the best overall fighter in the division. Even though he's called out Alvarez and Golovkin over the past year, he has been unable to land fights with either due to his slick style and the lack of a big-name opponent on his resume.
On a media conference call to promote the Kovalev fight, Alvarez didn't hold back when asked why he hasn't answered Andrade's call.
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said. "Maybe he's a good fighter, but he's a boring fighter, and at the end of the day, when there's a boring fight, people are going to blame me. I like fights where there's action, where people can enjoy a good show. That's very important for me. But also he doesn't represent a challenge for me, as well, because he hasn't fought against anybody."
The 31-year-old Andrade won the vacant WBO title by sending Walter Kautondokwa to the canvas four times to win a lopsided decision. He's fought two times in 2019: a 12th-round TKO victory over Artur Akavov and dominant unanimous decision win against Maciej Sulęcki.
Andrade currently doesn't have a fight scheduled.in the jersey pulled out a gun and demanded Carvajal’s wallet, and Carvajal froze. While he was still “frozen,” Carvajal “heard a clicking like the gun being adjusted.” The man pulled the gun up to Carvajal, pointed it right at him, and said, “I said now.” Carvajal dropped his lunch bag, immediately reached for his wallet, pulled it out, and handed it to the man. The man grabbed Carvajal’s wallet, ran towards the back of the hotel, and left in a dark-colored Ford Explorer.
Carvajal ran to the front of the hotel and told Paige Norsworthy, the assistant general manager of the hotel, that he had been robbed at gunpoint; Norsworthy then got in his car and attempted to follow the Ford Explorer. Norsworthy caught up with the | {
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afraid because he assumed that Rhodes was a hotel guest who was coming to ask him a question. However, once Rhodes pulled out the gun, Carvajal froze; he testified that he felt like he was in danger because he thought that he was going to be killed. Carvajal described the gun to police as a black semiautomatic pistol. He believed that the gun was capable of discharging, even though the gun was never discharged. When Carvajal was asked if the gun looked like a toy gun, he said, “Absolutely not,” and relied on his experience in the military for the comparison. Carvajal testified that he heard Rhodes adjust the gun, Carvajal was asked whether the sound was like a toy gun, to which he replied, “Absolutely not. Ita poor deposition capability within through-holes is formed thereon by an atmospheric pressure CVD using monosilane and oxygen. The silicon oxide film 18 is grown to a large thickness, as shown in FIG. 1C, and involves an air void 19 within a small space between interconnects 13 due to the overhang of the silicon oxide film 18 itself. The resultant interconnects 13 have a smaller parasitic capacitance due to the air void 19.
In the technique as described above, however, it is generally difficult to control the parasitic capacitance with reproducibility due to the uncontrollable geometry of the air voids 19 which depend on the geometry of the interconnects 13 and therefore involve variation of the shape and size. The uncontrollable parasitic capacitance retards the optimum design for the | {
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dielectric film and insulated from one another by a second air gap.
The present invention also provides a method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprising the steps of:
iterating a plurality of times the steps of forming a first interlevel dielectric film overlying a semiconductor substrate, and forming interconnects, disposed within a carbon film, on the first interlevel dielectric film, a top surface of the carbon film being substantially flush with a top surface of the interconnects;
forming a second interlevel dielectric film on top the interconnect and top the first carbon film;
forming a bore in the second interlevel dielectric film having a bottom reaching a top surface of one of the carbon films; and removing at least the one of carbon films through the bore to form an air gapbetween corresponding the interconnects.
The present invention provides another method for fabricating a semiconductor device comprising:
iterating a plurality of times the steps of forming a first interlevel dielectric film overlying a semiconductor substrate, forming interconnects on the interlevel dielectric film, selectively etching the first interlevel dielectric film by using the interconnects as a mask, embedding the interconnects with a carbon film having a top surf ace which is flush with a top surface of the interconnects;
forming a second interlevel dielectric film on top the interconnects and top the carbon film;
forming a bore in the second interlevel dielectric film having a bottom reaching a top surface of the top carbon film; and removing the carbon films through the bore to form an air gap between the interconnects.
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Portuguese police and Europol have seized funds worth €70,000 ($77,200) in what they describe as one of the most advanced counterfeiting operations ever seen.
€1.3 million in fake notes sold since 2017
As Brazilian daily news outlet Sputnik and others reported on Sept. 10, law enforcement succeeded in bringing down the ring, which sold fake notes on the dark web in return for Bitcoin (BTC).
In action since 2017, the operation created €1.3 million ($1.44 million) in fake money. The leader, from Portugal, was found and extradited from Colombia this week.
According to police, the notes were some of the best-quality forgeries they had encountered, bearing features such as watermarks and holograms.
“Often they are only detected when entering bank deposits. In terms of normal trade, they are bank notes that pass quitebe a consequence of the following paradoxical phenomena: before the melt-water film is formed, the friction of ice is high and a large frictional heating occur which may result in the melting of the ice. If a thin (nanometer) water film would form, the friction becomes low which results in small frictional heating and the freezing of the water film. This suggests a region in sliding speed where a thin (nanometer) surface layer of the ice may be in a mixed state with small ice-like and water-like domains, which fluctuate rapidly in space and time. Alternatively, and more likely, heat-softening of the ice may occur resulting in a thin, statistically homogeneous (in the lateral direction) layer of disordered ice, with a shear strength which decreases continuously as the | {
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the jazzy swingin' 'Believe In Love'... [More…]
Transient Californian threesome Plush comin' up with what would be their biggest classic back in 1982. This with their cover version of René & Angela's 'Free And Easy' with mixing work courtesy of Tee Scott... [More…]
Patti Austin back to the forefront, thus bringin' us into midtempo R&B/Soul territories with the soothing 'Hope Has Arrived'. The leading single from the OST of the forthcoming graphic novel and film, 'Spirit Of The Pharaoh' with remixing work courtesy of Nigel Lowis... [More…]people set structures ablaze at Canais and Diques, two other dam construction sites, said Santana.
"On Monday, as a precautionary security measure, all activities were suspended at the construction site," said Santana, suggesting that "vandals" might be trying to derail salary renegotiation under way.
The state-owned Norte Energia hired CCBM to build the dam, which is set to be the world's third largest when it has been completed. Between 12,000 and 13,000 workers at the site on two shifts, Santana said.
The incidents broke out after CCBM proposed a seven percent wage hike to the workers in an area where the inflation rate is at 30 percent, said Xingu Vivo, a non-governmental group opposing the dam.
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accords signed in June when people occupied the Pimental area for three weeks.
Indigenous groups fear the dam across the Xingu River, a tributary of the Amazon, will harm their way of life. Environmentalists have warned of deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions and irreparable damage to the ecosystem.
The dam is expected to flood some 500 square kilometers (200 square miles) along the Xingu and displace 16,000 people, according to the government, although some NGOs put the number at 40,000 displaced.
The natives want their lands demarcated and non-indigenous people removed from them, as well as a better healthcare system and access to drinking water.
Expected to produce 11,000 megawatts of electricity, the dam would be the third biggest in the world, after China's Three Gorges facility and Brazil's Itaipu Dam in theJohn Kerry has been a superb public servant, beginning with his heroic service in Vietnam and extending through a 28-year career in the Senate and a productive four-year stint as secretary of state. He is as qualified as anyone in U.S. history to serve as president of the United States. Yet, he should not run for president in 2020.
Joe Biden is a wise and decent soul, someone committed to making this a better country. In his 36 years in the Senate and eight as vice president for Barack Obama, he too has demonstrated the character and qualifications to be an excellent president. He, too, should not run in 2020.
Sen. Bernie Sanders has provided a powerful voice for the otherwise voiceless. He should not run in 2020. The same | {
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what came before him from what will come after him. He is a ridiculous figure, but the fact that he was elected demonstrates the bankruptcy of that previous era.
Hillary Clinton — former first lady, former senator and secretary of state, and also clearly well-qualified to be president — embodied that previous era, which is largely why she lost. She is also a reminder that nobody is owed the presidency or a nomination.
Through incompetence, ignorance and no small degree of malevolence, Trump is hastening the destruction of that previous world. Alliances, networks and understandings that had stood for decades are falling apart, quickly, but the truth is that all that was fated by time to crumble anyway. Wiser leadership would attempt to manage that decline while building replacements, butLast week, anchor Tanu Sharma had a minor disagreement with her seniors in the newsroom, followed which she sent a sms to her departmental head saying that she is resigning. Her decision was confirmed with her. Thereafter, her decision to resign communicated by her through sms and confirmed by her, was forwarded to HR. HR proceeded to accept her resignation. They also informed her by mail that her decision to resign has been accepted, and she should meet them for relieving formalities. She came to the office and submitted her I-card, etc. and the matter was amicably closed. On Sunday morning she started sending some very demeaning and vicious messages to her seniors and in one message threatened to harm herself. As soon as it came to our | {
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knowledge HR and admin considered it and found it appropriate and necessary to report the matter to the police immediately. We also requested them to immediately send their people to her house to verify and ensure that no harm comes to her. In the meanwhile she stood on the road outside the building and tried to consume something, security and HR staff strived to stop her, and rushed her to the nearby hospital immediately. Doctors have informed us that she is safe and have advised that she needs psychiatric counseling.Login / Sign Up
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It has been revealed that for Terrence Malick's new romantic drama Song to Song, the famously experimental director has cut Christian Bale, Haley Bennett, Benicio del Toro, Trevante Rhodes and Boyd Holbrook's performances from the film. | {
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ST. LOUIS — The angry, divisive fight over public symbols of the Confederacy has swept through Columbia, S.C., Birmingham, Ala., and New Orleans. This week, the debate made its way some 600 miles north, up the Mississippi River, to St. Louis, the home of a Confederate memorial many residents did not know was in their midst.
Here in a graceful public park stands this city’s own grand monument to the Confederacy, a 32-foot-tall granite column adorned with an angel and bronze sculpture of a stoic group of figures. It rises in a thicket of trees, next to a trail teeming with runners, bicyclists and wanderers.
Many residents said that until very recently, they had no idea that the 103-year-old memorial honored Confederate soldiers.
“Not till they started making all that hooplastill pays the bank something every month: the
principal on his loan. But that's not really a cost: he's getting equity
in his home. He's putting money into a piggy bank.
If he ever sold his house, he'd get all that money back, and the
amount of money he spent on living in the house would be close to zero.
If anything, he would probably turn a profit.
(If the Palo Alto real estate market suddenly tanked, that home
equity wouldn't be worth as much and Zuckerberg would be taking a net
loss.)
Zuckerberg gets such a nice rate because he took an "adjustable rate," which means the bank can crank it up if it wants.
Bloomberg says
the average rate for a 30-year fixed low is 3.56 percent. Meanwhile,
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TorrentFreak continues to crawl through YouHaveDownloaded, a database of IPs that have been logged by a BitTorrent-spying tool run by some folks in Russia. They've already revealed the downloading habits of the RIAA and DHS as well as the behavior detected at Nicholas Sarkozy's official residence, and now they're publishing stats on the US House of Representatives.
The House, of course, has been mired in Internet controversy since Rep Lamar Smith introduced his Stop Online Piracy Act, which establishes a regime of national censorship in the name of fighting copyright infringement. So it is with some amusement that TorrentFreak points out that more than 800 of the IP addresses assigned to the House of Reps were involved in copyright infringement over BitTorrent, according to the YHD database. There's aPoll
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FRANKFORT - Under a Kentucky Supreme Court ruling issued Friday, the legislative district lines drawn in 2002 will remain in place until the General Assembly passes a new plan that meets constitutional muster.
LOUISVILLE – The former vice-president of National Respiratory Services, LLC (NRS) has pled guilty in United States District Court before Chief Judge Joseph H. McKinley Jr., to charges of misbranding and altering drugs and to committing health care fraud announced David J. Hale, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.
FRANKFORT - With a lawsuit currently pending in Franklin Circuit Court over the redistricting of state House and Senate districts, the filing deadline for those races was supposed to be at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
FRANKFORT – Attorney General Jack Conway and his Office of Special Prosecutions | {
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announced that a Hardin County jury has issued a unanimous verdict of death for Michael St. Clair after being convicted on capital kidnapping and other charges in connection with 1991 abduction and murder of Frank Brady.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - A former Bullitt Central teacher who admitted to having sexual contact with a student will not be getting out of prison early.
Bullitt Circuit Judge Rodney Burress overruled a request for shock probation on Thursday for Tim Lands.
Lands entered a guilty plea for sexual abuse seven months ago and was sentenced to three years in prison. He must also be listed on the sex offender registry for the next 20 years.Battling legal challenges at every turn, daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel are in talks about combining forces, according to multiple media outlets.
Citing people familiar with the situation, Bloomberg reported that merger talks have been going on for some time, but a deal could still fall apart.
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Representatives from the companies declined comment when reached by ESPN.
DraftKings and FanDuel have faced opposition in several states, with regulators saying that their products amount to illegal gambling. In March, the companies agreed to ban New York residents from entering their online games.
While they battle regulators, the companies also battle each other, dumping millions of dollars into advertising. | {
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COVID-19 Hits ALICE Families Hard
The ALICE Recovery Fund (#ALICErecovery) was established by United Way of Northern New Jersey in partnership with United Way of Hunterdon County to address emerging needs of ALICE® (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) households and those in poverty in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The state of emergency created by the spread of the coronavirus is exposing critical shortcomings in our economy, health care system, and public education. No one is immune to its direct or indirect effects, but ALICE families are particularly vulnerable to hardship from both illness and economic disruption. These households struggled to afford the basics even before COVID-19 hit.
Across our six counties, 30 percent of households are ALICE and in poverty and United WayHOUSTON, TX, March 29, 2018, – Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired all distribution rights to the eagerly awaited new retrofuturistic series that relaunches Japan’s most legendary cyberpop heroine, Cutie Honey Universe, for the Spring 2018 Simulcast season in the following territories: the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland, South Africa, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Nordics, Spain, Portugal and Central and South America.
Based on the groundbreaking franchise that launched the “magical girl” genre and produced as part of the 50th anniversary commemorating the work of anime and manga wunderkind Go Nagai (Devilman Crybaby), Cutie Honey Universe follows Honey Kisaragi, an amazingly humanlike and fashion conscious android with the unique ability to transform her body into a wide range of outrageous yet stylish disguises, each of which comes | {
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the industry’s most diverse libraries of top trending and classic titles. Offering thousands of hours of content across both traditional and digital platforms, Sentai is dedicated to bringing captivating stories and iconic characters directly from Japan. With hit series that include MADE IN ABYSS, Land of the Lustrous, Big O, and Akame ga Kill!, Sentai’s catalog continues to grow with new favorites like Sword Oratoria: Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side, Princess Principal, and FLIP FLAPPERS, as well as classic anime series such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes. For more information, visit www.sentaifilmworks.com.Ernie and Bert: Bert says that he and Ernie are looking at the "Mysterious Nose-Snatcher." Ernie, disagreeing, walks closer and closer to the camera to see. His face begins to black out the screen...but when he moves back into view, his nose is missing! (First: Episode 0005) | {
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Three strangers saved her and her friend’s life — and two of them died in doing so.
On Friday, 16-year-old Destinee Mangum and her 17-year-old Muslim friend, who was wearing a hijab, were on a Portland, Oregon, light-rail train when a man — now identified as 35-year-old Jeremy Joseph Christian — yelled what police described as “hate speech toward a variety of ethnicities and religions.” Mangum and her friend moved away from the man, fearing for their lives.
Strangers intervened, telling the man he couldn’t disrespect the girls like that. What started as an argument suddenly turned violent, however, as Christian allegedly began stabbing people.
Ricky John Best, a 53-year-old military veteran, and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, a 23-year-old who graduated from Reed College last year, died as a result of theirdone about that incident. On his Facebook page, he appeared to support Nazis and Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, according to CBS News.
The attack is particularly awful as it comes during the beginning of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month.
More broadly, it’s just the latest act in what seems like a wave of hate crimes following President Donald Trump’s election in November. Trump condemned the Portland attack on Twitter, but his racist, Islamophobic, and anti-immigrant rhetoric on the campaign trail has been widely criticized as a reason for a potential uptick in such bigoted acts.
Earlier in May, Sean Urbanski, who’s white, stabbed and killed Richard Collins, who’s black, at the University of Maryland. And before that, there were reports of mosques being burned, violent attacks against Indians, and a | {
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in the tennis industry and is currently the owner of Mountain View Tennis Club in Dalton, Georgia. Fred began his tennis-teaching career at what was then Dalton Junior College Continuing Education Department. He later taught full-time for Cobb County Parks and Recreations Department in Marietta, Georgia and spent 15 years as director of tennis at Sunset Hills Country Club in Carrollton, Georgia.of the ugliest brawls in Canada have been waged over who's sorrier, travelers should be wary of such niceties, notes another Canadian apologist: "Sometimes we're actually expressing our sympathy for your shortcomings ."
2. Lakes and 'Cottage Country'
Canada has more lakes than any other country -- about 3 million. The province of Ontario alone contains about a third of the world's freshwater , spread over 250,000 lakes.
No surprise that "heading up to the lake" is more than just a favorite national phrase.
It's Canada's sacred version of lighting out for the territory -- but with cottages furnished with Muskoka chairs, Kevlar canoes and competing Gordon Lightfoot and loon mating call soundtracks.
Recently, Ontario's prime lake district, Muskoka , got the nod from National Geographic Traveler as the top summer destination -- | {
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Much of it filmed off the coast of Halifax.
And where in the world was Morgan Freeman's shack in "Unforgiven"? Just up the road from Calgary in the Drumheller Valley -- a moonscape-ish backcountry that's also passed for Egypt, Persia, Armenia and East Africa in several film and TV productions.
4. Air
In a recent national air quality study by the World Health Organization, Canada placed third for the cleanest air on the planet
Until the first and second placers (Estonia and Mauritius) are covered in CNN Travel's "better than anywhere else" series, we direct your breath to Canadian cities -- which average a relatively pristine 13 micrograms of PM10 particles per cubic meter.
5. Humor
Canadians are hilarious -- sometimes even intentionally -- as a disproportionate number of comic heavyweights like Jim Carrey,gritty, cheesy, polyglycerol polyricinoleate-y one.
7. Ski country
Sitting across the border from Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Vermont would be intimidating to most countries hawking their own powdery slopes.
Not Canada, which boasts some of the best reasons to haul your skis or snowboard a little farther north.
In the West, there's Lake Louise, plunked right in gorgeous Banff National Park, and a ring of powder havens throughout eastern British Columbia. Whistler Blackcomb is one of the world's leading ski resorts, getting a "best in North America" nod from SKI Magazine last year.
In the East, there's Quebec's beer-commercial-fun Laurentians -- where après-ski needs no translation.
Heli-skiing? That all started in the Canadian Bugaboos, which remains one of the best places to do it.
8. Nation branding
No national symbol is as ubiquitous as Canada's maple | {
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Three things defined the post-Cold War world. The first was U.S. power. The second was the rise of China as the center of global industrial growth based on low wages. The third was the re-emergence of Europe as a massive, integrated economic power. Meanwhile, Russia, the main remnant of the Soviet Union, reeled while Japan shifted to a dramatically different economic mode.
The post-Cold War world had two phases. The first lasted from Dec. 31, 1991, until Sept. 11, 2001. The second lasted from 9/11 until now.
The initial phase of the post-Cold War world was built on two assumptions. The first assumption was that the United States was the dominant political and military power but that such power was less significant than before, since economics was the new focus.The second phase still revolved around the three Great Powers — the United States, China and Europe — but involved a major shift in the worldview of the United States, which then assumed that pre-eminence included the power to reshape the Islamic world through military action while China and Europe single-mindedly focused on economic matters.
The Three Pillars of the International System
In this new era, Europe is reeling economically and is divided politically. The idea of Europe codified in Maastricht no longer defines Europe. Like the Japanese economic miracle before it, the Chinese economic miracle is drawing to a close and Beijing is beginning to examine its military options. The United States is withdrawing from Afghanistan and reconsidering the relationship between global pre-eminence and global omnipotence. Nothing is as | {
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it was in 1991.
Europe primarily defined itself as an economic power, with sovereignty largely retained by its members but shaped by the rule of the European Union. Europe tried to have it all: economic integration and individual states. But now this untenable idea has reached its end and Europe is fragmenting. One region, including Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, has low unemployment. The other region on the periphery has high or extraordinarily high unemployment.
Germany wants to retain the European Union to protect German trade interests and because Berlin properly fears the political consequences of a fragmented Europe. But as the creditor of last resort, Germany also wants to control the economic behavior of the EU nation-states. Berlin does not want to let off the European states byThe BTN Group, publishers of Business Travel News, Travel Procurement and The Beat, has selected twelve companies to compete for the Business Travel Innovator Awards at the 5th Annual Innovate, the conference for the advancement of business travel.
Shep CEO and Co-founder Daniel Senyard was honored among 15 other leaders in the corporate travel space for his contributions to the evolution of modern business travel through Shep, an employee-focused open booking tool for business travel. Shep's mission is to bring low touch travel management to the unmanaged.
Shep Founder and CEO, Daniel Senyard will join Travel Tech Con 2018 as a judge in San Francisco this June. Senyard will join other leaders and innovators in the travel technology space for three days of pitches, demos, and collaboration surrounding the future | {
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of travel.
Ellen Keszler, former President of Travelocity Business, will join Shep's board of directors. Keszler will advise our Austin-based startup on best practices and strategies when offering business travel solutions to small to medium-sized businesses.
This is the story of how luck, networking, preparation and being at the right place at the right time got me onstage at SXSW with no notice, to pitch Steve Huffman, the CEO of Reddit and co-founder of Hipmunk.
Shep was selected to participate in MassChallenge Texas’ 2018 accelerator program. The company was one of over 520 startups to apply for the four-month accelerator located in Austin, Texas, and will join 84 other startups from across the state and around the world.
Texas Venture Labs accepted Shep into its Startup Accelerator program after applying with theirbusiness plan, investor pitch deck, and logo. Shep had to undergo interviews and to pitch their startups before being chosen by students for acceptance into the program.
Complai, the Austin-based makers of Shep, announced that the company had closed a $1.4 million seed funding round led by Moonshots Capital with participation from the Capital Factory, an Austin-based accelerator, and fund.
Shep was ranked as one of the 50 Austin Startups to watch in 2018 by Built in Austin. The annual list features startups less than five years old, but are poised to make significant impacts on the growing and changing tech community in Austin. | {
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History
The castle today
The Castle of Haut-Koenigsbourg was built in a strategic location, on a rocky promontory, high above the Upper Rhine valley at an altitude of more than 700 meters. This site was ideal for observing the main routes in the region and provided a great defensive position for the fortress.The first castle, calleddates back to aprox. 1147. The fortress changed its name to(which in German means "royal castle") about 10 years later. Successive powers used the castle from the Middle Ages until the Thirty Years' War.After the castle was destroyed in 1462 in a siege let by a coalition of forces of the cities of Colmar, Strasbourg, and Basel, the Habsburg emperor Frederick III handed the castle to the Counts of Tierstein. They rebuilt and enlarged it,installing a defensive system suited to the new artillery of the time.During the Thirty Years War, the castle was burnt to the ground by Swedish forces and it was left abandoned for two hundred years. In 1862, the ruins were classified as a historical monument and, three years later, they were bought by the nearby town of Selestat. A restoration project was decided on but, in 1871 following the Franco Prussian War, Alsace region was annexed to Germany. As a consequence, in 1899 the citizens of Selestat granted the castle to the German emperor Wilhelm II.The Emperor was eager to underline the fact that Alsace was German territory once more. He therefore decided to undertake a complete restoration of the castle. Work started in 1900; eight years later | {
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on May 13, 1908 the restored(as it was named at the time) was inaugurated in the presence of the Emperor.After World War I, the French state took over the castle in accordance with the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. The building is now fully restored and it is a major tourist attraction in the region with more than 500.000 visitors every year. The Castle of Haut-Koenigsbourg is an accurate image of what a mountain fortress looked like in the Middle Ages.ethnographic case study (1996 to 2000) of Northside
High School. The name is a pseudonym given to a Canadian high school
with a large student population from Hong Kong. Following the book
abstract, it deals with the multitude of ways in which teachers and
students thought about, responded to, and negotiated the issues and
dilemmas that arose in this multicultural environment. The insights
they derived from their experiences of working across linguistic,
cultural, and racial differences are the essence of this text.
The book is divided into two parts, the first titled ''Dilemmas of
Speech and Silence'' and the second '' Dilemmas of Discrimination''.
Although specific in many ways, the content extrapolates to issues
generally present in English-speaking schools that serve a population
of students whose first language is not English. Each chapter contains
four components as follows: an excerpt from | {
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the ethnographic study, an
analytic commentary on the ethnographic texts, a pedagogical
discussion, and lastly, suggestions for further reflection and
discussion.
The book also includes three separate and important appendices. In
Appendix A, Goldstein includes a play she has written called ''Hong
Kong, Canada''. The inspiration for the play and some of its words
come from the ethnographic study itself. Appendix B is titled
''Critical Education Ethnography in Postmodern Times'' and deals with
the details of the ethnographic study, the research team, and the
theories involved in developing the study. Appendix C is titled
''Developing Oral Presentation Skills'' and deals with a workshop
given by Judith Ngan, one of the research assistants in the
project. Finally, there is a short but important prologue that deals
with the author's choice of language, encompassing racial, ethnic and
linguistic descriptors.
CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Bilingual Life and LanguageChoice at
Northside. This chapter starts with a description of the school, its
reputation for excellence and a shift to a linguistically diverse
student body. Following a 1995 review of the school, the district
decided to provide ''a major focus on oral [English] language
development'' (p. 6). This introductory chapter shows how, after a
change in linguistic policy in Toronto schools, teachers and
administrators were faced with the almost impossible task of fostering
institutional English learning while maintaining the multilingualism
of the student body.
The chapter includes a detailed description of the Cantonese-speaking
student population and a theoretical discussion of language choice.
Here Goldstein explains the impetus for undertaking the ethnographic
study, which was to understand the linguistic choices of the teachers
and students and their effect on academic success. She describes her
theoretical affiliations as a mixture of anthropological research
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sociolinguistics. The concepts of
''cultural capital'', as put forth by Bourdieu (1993), are mentioned
as a basis for some of the discussions in the book. Overall, the
ethnographic study found that, although the use of Cantonese helped
students achieve success, it contributed to linguistic and academic
dilemmas for the students as well as for teachers.
CHAPTER 2: Accepting and Legitimizing Multilingualism. This chapter
deals with the positive as well as negative consequences of an open
linguistic policy in the classroom. It focuses on the way a math
teacher, Mrs. Lo, used English, Cantonese and Mandarin in her
classroom. It initially details the positive outcomes of students who
were allowed to communicate in their first languages in order to
resolve difficult math problems in small groups. The chapter includes
excerpts of interviews where the teacher explains her use of Language:
English while presentingmaterials (''center stage''); Cantonese or
Mandarin on a one-to-one basis when students encountered difficulties
(''shared stage''); and Cantonese or Mandarin while providing academic
and personal advice to students beyond classroom hours
(''off-stage''). The author explains that the teacher's use of these
three languages is a reflection of her various roles as a teacher,
helper and ''counselor''. As she points out, the more recent views on
the connections between collaborative learning and race relations
informed Mrs. Lo's creative use of space and languages.
In ''Pedagogical Discussion: on linguistic accommodation'', Goldstein
discusses negative consequences of linguistic accommodations. She
agrees with the value of fostering multilingualism in the classroom,
but suggests that teachers provide a frank discussion of linguistic
practices in the classroom before each semester, in order to deal with
issues of exclusion and resentment.
In ''Further Reflection and Discussion'' Goldstein refers readers to
her play | {
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''Hong Kong, Canada'' and suggests reflection exercises based
on the themes presented. She creates activities that explore concepts
such as ''private'' and ''public'' spaces. More importantly, she
brings to the fore the pedagogical and theatrical practices put forth
by Augusto Boal (1979).
CHAPTER 3: Promoting and Legitimizing English. This chapter is
dedicated to issues regarding the pedagogical approach of Mrs. Anne
Yee, a teacher who promoted English monolingualism in her
classroom. It starts with an excerpt from an interview with the
teacher, who implemented the policy primarily as a way of providing
her ESOL (English as a Second or Other Language) students with more
opportunities to practice English. Goldstein points out that the
''maximum exposure argument'' has been articulated before and is
reinforced by the media and academic discourses. In addition, the
teacher's defense of her policy enlists the concept of ''articulation
flexibility'',as in the speaking component of language as the only
parameter for proficiency. This view of language learning also
disregards any variations between language learners. In her critical
discussion of this teacher's pedagogical approach, Goldstein offers
the more recent advances on theories of language learning, where the
learning is instilled as a result of the construction of social
identities and ''investment'' in this complex social process.
In the section ''Pedagogical Discussion: Learning from the American
'Ebonics' debate'', Goldstein provides parallels between Northside and
the Oakland School Board decision to use African American English to
help students achieve oral and written proficiency in Standard
English. She reviews the ideas put forth by educators regarding this
issue, as well as how the decision was misinterpreted by mainstream
media. Goldstein then relates her own experience in an English-only
program at the University of Manitoba, in | {
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which she was forced to
uphold a policy of linguistic coercion, with negative or opposite
effects. Later, she adds excerpts of interviews with English teachers
involved in the Ebonics debate as a means of fostering discussion. In
the section ''For Further Reflection and Discussion'' Goldstein
integrates her analysis with activities based on the play. She brings
together ideas and remarks by antiracist thinker Beverly Daniel Tatum.
CHAPTER 4: Responding to Silence. This chapter, written by Goldstein
and research assistant Gordon Pon, deals with the issue of silence in
the multilingual classroom. It integrates interviews with a Cantonese-
speaking student and a Canadian-born student of Indo-Caribbean
ancestry. It focuses on the ways in which students in Mrs. Yee's
English class dealt with silence and the concept of the stereotype of
''model minority'' assigned to Asians. The text provides insight into
the Canadian-born students'the idea of standard versus non-standard,
dialectal variation, and linguistic discrimination.
CHAPTER 5: Resisting the Anti-Immigrant Discourses and Linguicism. In
this chapter Goldstein recounts the journey of a young
Chinese-Canadian artist named Evelyn Yeung, who participated in a
transforming art class at Northside. The art teacher, Ms. Edgars, had
required that students produce journal entries about their visual
work. Evelyn decided to produce a work called ''Journey to
Acceptance'', and this chapter traces her self-discovery by presenting
excerpts of interviews, journal entries and artistic texts. In the
commentary section, Goldstein analyzes the student's final reflection
piece as a pedagogical project. She brings to the fore ideas by
Cummings (1996), who argues that the negotiation of identities at
school is central to student learning. In her critical analysis,
Goldstein draws not only from Cummings' work on language and power but
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work on language subordination
processes as well as the cultural theorist Homi Bhabha's metaphor of
''third space''.
In the pedagogical discussion (''On Rejecting Linguicism''), the
author draws largely on the work and strategies established by the art
teacher. Here, she reflects on what educators can learn from the
antiracist stance of this teacher at Northside. She purports that
teachers need to develop their own critical literacy skills and
recognize the discriminatory discourses facing students. The concept
of critical literacy as developed by Brazilian educator Paulo Freire
(1970) is crucial in this discussion. Under ''Further Reflection and
Discussion'', Goldstein reflects on the work of Tatum (1997) and the
concept of identity. She devises activities in which students explore
the different cultural images of language identities that are
presented in the media. Other activities also connect with the play,
in discussing racial and linguistic tensionsin the school.
CHAPTER 6: Oral Presentations, Accent Discrimination and Linguistic
Privilege. In this chapter, Goldstein calls attention to the emphasis
given to the display of strong English oral presentation skills at the
school. The chapter begins with a play written by Asian student
Timothy Chiu called ''No pain, no gain''. The play dramatizes the
challenges of organizing oral presentations in a second language, and
the disappointment of giving a performance that does not live up to
the presenter and his family's expectation of excellence. The
assignment is part of a workshop conducted by Mrs. Yee, the English
teacher who wanted to provide more opportunities for the Asian
students to use English.
In the commentary section (''Speaking with Different Accents''), the
author utilizes the student's play to explore the issues that arise
when students speak in different accents and teachers must evaluate
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who speak English as a second language. Again, Goldstein
reminds us of the idea of ''cultural capital'' as put forth by Pierre
Bourdieu in discussing the students' ability to access knowledge. She
also uses Lippi-Green's concepts of mutual responsibility in the act
of communication as well as the ''myth of the non-accent''.
The pedagogical discussion (''Anti-Discrimination Education in
Multilingual Schools'') explores ways teachers might respond to issues
related to accent discrimination and linguistic privilege. Finally,
the chapter includes ideas given by Judith Ngan in preparing an oral
presentation. It brings to the fore ideas by Gee (1996) who emphasizes
that students learn school ''discourses'', not language.
CHAPTER 7: Challenging Linguistic Inequities in Multilingual School
Communities. In this chapter, Goldstein starts with an excerpt of the
play in which the idea of ''opening and closing doors'' is used to
exemplify the conflicts involvedin language policies. In this short
conclusion, the author summarizes the different ways in which the
assumptions behind the established language policy for the school
district (which defended multilingualism) were both embraced and
contested by teachers and students.
In the section titled ''Challenging Linguistic Inequities in
Multilingual School Communities'' the author discusses some
pedagogical approaches that support student multilingualism. Following
sociolinguists Heller and Martin-Jones, she looks at approaches in
terms of whether or not they encourage the use of languages other than
English in the ''center stage'' or ''off-stage'' of the classroom
floor. In the section titled ''From 'What Is' to 'What it Could Be''',
the author argues for the possibility of a language policy in which
both teacher and student multilingualism is supported. In the final
section of this chapter (''Pedagogical Discussions: Promoting
Multilingual and English Learning Activities''), the author discusses
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for pedagogical purposes. The title
Goldstein's book is perhaps the best summary of its contents. There
one will find topics related to teaching and learning in a
multilingual school, where language choices, risks derived from those
choices, and dilemmas that often affect students and teachers are
discussed. In the critical evaluation that follows I will refer to the
very few shortcomings of the book and also point to its many merits.
The organization of the book has its advantages and its disadvantages.
There is some repetitiveness between the excerpts, the interviews and
the commentary sections. The many metalinguistic references to
different parts of the text can be a bit distracting. However, the
inclusion of a preface about language choice is a very wise decision
by the author. I especially liked the discussion of the word
''oriental'' and her decision to leavediscussion. Minor misspellings of the name 'Coelho'
are found throughout the text and once in the bibliography.
Most of these comments are minor problems in face of the innovative
organization and approach of the book. It presents us with what the
author calls a ''hybrid ethnographic text'' which combines insights
from ethnographic study with pedagogical discussions for educators
working in multilingual schools. Overall, this book should be
mandatory reading in pedagogy and diversity classes as ancillary
material and a source of discussion of linguistic policies.
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ABOUT THE REVIEWER
Fernanda L. Ferreira is an Assistant Professorat Bridgewater State
College where she teaches Spanish, Portuguese and linguistics courses.
Her areas of expertise are Spanish and Portuguese sociolinguistics,
theories of creolization, and language contact varieties. She is
presently working on the sociolinguistic profiles and proficiency
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moon is feminine apparently stems from the perceived connection between moon cycles and menstruation.
In Lord of the Rings, however, people (and Elves, and Dwarves, and Hobbits) consistently refer to the sun as "she" or "her", and to the moon as "he" or "him". I doubt that Tolkien was making a statement about gender equality, but I haven't the foggiest idea as to why he chose to reverse the most common traditional gender assignments for the sun and moon. Does he say anything about this in his writing?
A:
It seems that in germanic languages, notably German, the sun/moon genders are "reversed" like that, as sumelic commented.
Die Sonne (sun, female)
Der Mond (moon, male)
In other words, your assumption that male sun / female moon is somehow "general rule" doesn'thave been thinking of most when deciding how Westron worked (the language that is always "translated" into English) is Anglo-Saxon.
In Anglo-Saxon, sunne (from which the Modern English word sun is derived) is feminine, and mona (from which the Modern English word moon is derived) is masculine.
In keeping with Tolkien's idea that the LOTR should be an alternative folklore for the English-speaking peoples, and in his general use of language (e.g. calling the world "Middle Earth", as the Angles and Saxons did), he has Westron being a predecessor of English, and so feminine sun and masculine moon is the obvious choice.
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BUILDING a superhero from scratch is noisy and hazardous. "Let's find a place where it's quieter!" The man shouting was Kevin Feige, the president of production for Marvel Studios, the Hollywood start-up that takes flight on May 2 with its first film, "Iron Man." Feige was walking, carefully, through one of the film's massive Playa Vista sets where a whirling metal saw was kicking up a cascade of bright orange sparks.
Once in a quieter corridor, Feige gushed about its special effects, but then said the greatest asset of the film is a hero with weakness hard-wired into his psyche. "That's what makes Marvel characters special, they are people who become heroes but also have flaws and they struggle with them," he said. "Look, the costumes can easily beGoodman decided to take a flier on this new "comic book" craze. The venture hardly looked like the stuff of history -- the pragmatic Goodman had a fairly low opinion of his newsstand products. "Fans," Goodman once said, "are not interested in quality."
Still, that first issue produced two lasting characters, the Human Torch and Namor the Sub-Mariner, and they were soon followed by patriotic World War II creation Captain America. But it wasn't until the 1960s that Marvel seized on an identity that really mattered in American pop culture. That's when Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and the other creators in the self-styled "House of Ideas" gave the world its first soapy superheroes, masked men who saved the world but somehow lost the girl, bounced their rent | {
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check and hid out from the police. Kirby's art, meanwhile, was so kinetic and surreal that Superman, over at rival DC Comics, instantly seemed like a caped Pat Boone, stiff and slow to understand the new rhythm.
For decades, none of Marvel's New York-based success story really mattered to Hollywood. Then in the late 1990s a new Marvel boss, Avi Arad, made it his crusade to get his company's classic heroes on the silver screen. The breakthrough came in the 2000 Fox film "X-Men," which was deeply loyal to the comic book and starred Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. Its success started a cinematic windfall for all those old Lee, Kirby and Ditko characters, who were belatedly ideal for a moviegoing public in love withconfidence'
THE Beverly Hills office of Marvel Studios has been quite the scene in recent months. One afternoon you might see Robert Downey Jr., the star of "Iron Man," another time it might be Edward Norton, who gets green this June in "The Incredible Hulk." Edge of U2 has dropped by too, working on the music for Tony-winner Julie Taymor's planned Broadway musical of "Spider-Man."
The bright and tidy office has a gleaming statue of the Silver Surfer in its lobby, and in a rear room, behind a locked door, there's a giant "life-size" image of the new Hulk, who will make his first major appearance this week at ShoWest, the Las Vegas gathering of movie exhibitors. Another wall at the Marvel office is covered with storyboards for the film, | {
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including an arctic fight scene between the unjolly green giant and a killer whale. That scene didn't make it into the film, but maybe it can inspire the ride designers working on that $1 billion Marvel theme park that was announced in March by the Al Ahli Group in the United Arab Emirates.
"All of this, it's a time of amazing confluence for us," said Maisel, a former protégé of uber-agent Michael S. Ovitz who also made a career stop at Disney and served as president of Livent Inc., the theatrical production company. Maisel came to Marvel in 2004. Feige, a USC School of Cinema-Television grad, had already been there for four years by then and had worked on the "X-Men" and "Spider-Man" franchises.
The two aspire to take Marvelfilm will be a do-over of sorts -- Ang Lee's dour "Hulk" was released by Universal in 2003 and didn't energize audiences or critics (its second week U.S. box office plummeted 70%). The studio has also announced Edgar Wright ("Shaun of the Dead") will direct "Ant-Man," a character that dates to 1962 but has gnat-sized name recognition with the public.
Rob Moore, vice chairman of Paramount Pictures, said that doesn't matter. Marvel has 5,000 characters in its library, and history has shown they don't need to be household names to click; New Line Cinema, for example, made three successful "Blade" films based on an especially obscure Marvel character.
"Only Pixar has the sort of streak going that Marvel has right now. . . . the stories, both the ones people | {
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earlier.
"I tell people the seminal film that's responsible for everything that has happened was 'Batman & Robin,' " he said, referring to Joel Schumacher's infamously bloated 1997 film for Warners Bros. that nearly put the entire sub-genre on ice. "If it hadn't been so bad, things wouldn't have gotten so good."
It was Marvel executive Arad, once a toy designer in Israel, who came to town with the idea of making "serious" comic-book films and putting them in the hands of grown-up fans of 1960s Marvel, such as director Sam Raimi, who had a mural of Spider-Man on his bedroom wall as a kid. Now, the "serious" approach is standard; just look at "Batman Begins," "300" and "Sin City." Marvel is keeping pace -- "Iron Man" may be abouta guy with a red metal suit, but it stars three Oscar nominees (Downey, Terrence Howard and Jeff Bridges) as well as one winner ( Gwyneth Paltrow). A decade ago, that would have been shocking; now it's barely noted.
At the Playa Vista set late last year, "Iron Man" director Jon Favreau repeated the mantra that audiences relate best to conflicted heroes. "That's where the story and the character is," he said, "but this film has amazing toys too, believe me."
The story is of Tony Stark, a narcissistic weapons tycoon who enjoys women, booze and the sound of lucrative explosions. But while in Afghanistan (updated from the 1960s comic book, when it was Vietnam), Stark is wounded, kidnapped and forced to design a weapon for the enemies of America. | {
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He makes a battle suit that not only helps him escape, it's a life-support system for a coronary injury.
On the set, Downey, looking muscular and especially sly with a new goatee, made no bones about everyone involved hoping a franchise -- and, by extension, a mainstay studio -- is being born.
"There's a lot to the story and the character, and the approach now is no longer, 'Oh, here's a comic book, this should be mindless,' " he said. "This is fun, but we're also taking it seriously."
"That's quite a painting," someone says in "Woman in Gold" on first glimpsing Gustav Klimt's celebrated "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I," and anyone seeing the artwork in person during its brief visit to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art or atdiversity" the prompt inspired in the submissions, she tells Guy Raz, contest curator and host of NPR's TED Radio Hour.
"Reading the entries felt a little like a treasure hunt — I couldn't wait to see what object they were going to bury inside the story for their characters to find," she says. "In most cases, the 'found' objects did not have a huge dollar value — any value they had was reflective of the character's secret desires, or the product of some human relationship."
There were two finalists this round, apart from the winner: Picked Clean by Manuel Gonzales and Chipsby Kristina Riggle.
Ben Jahn, the winner of Round 11, received a 2010 National Endowment for the Arts grant in fiction to begin the novel he's currently working on.
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Ben Jahn, the winner of Round 11, received a 2010 National Endowment for the Arts grant in fiction to begin the novel he's currently working on.
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"They represent two very different takes on the prompt, but each is marvelously dramatic and packs an unbelievable amount of characterization and suspense into the three-minute word allotment," Russell says.
In the end, there is only one winner: Ben Jahn for his submission, Reborn.
"Ben Jahn's use of language, the specificity of his details, just blew me away. It was indelible and unforgettable and really chilling," Russell says.
Jahn's story is set at the "Reborn Convention," where adults shop in the "high fluorescence of toyland" for baby dolls. A "sky blue onesie" catches the eye of themale narrator. Jahn had been researching doll shopping for a novel he's writing. "There's something inherently creepy about dolls, to me anyway," says Jahn, who grew up with four sisters.
Jahn, of Richmond, Calif., is an English teacher. He says his earliest inspiration came from his father, who was not a writer but tried to win a chainsaw by writing a radio jingle.
"I loved watching him toil over language. I didn't know people wrote and tried to achieve something in writing," he says. "I liked the effect it had on me, and decided I wanted to try to do that for others." | {
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for me to say publicly that the MP who lunged at me was Sir Michael Fallon.
At the time, I was a 29-year-old junior political reporter at the Daily Mail. He was a Conservative backbencher in his 50s and, as a member of the Treasury select committee and a former minister under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, a useful contact to take out for lunch. As a political journalist, I went out for lunch with MPs as often as three times a week. It was part of the job. But, over the hundreds of these encounters over my 14 years in the lobby, this was the only time an MP crossed the line – and that is why I remember it so vividly.
We ate at Quirinale, an upmarket yetAs speculation mounts that the Syrian army is preparing for a Russia-backed "anti-terror operation" in Idlib, dubbed by one army officer as "the final battle," video has emerged of a convoy of Syrian Army troops heading towards the frontline.
As they passed through Maar Shahour village in Hama Governorate, soldiers rode on top of lorries carrying tanks, artillery and armored personnel carriers.
One army officer said his troops were ready for the "final battle" against militants in Idlib province.
This clip comes as Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warned/asked the West not to intervene:
"I hope our Western partners will not give in to (rebel) provocations and will not obstruct an anti-terror operation" in Idlib, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference with his Saudi counterpart Adel al-Jubeir in Moscow.
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month Syrian and Russian air attacks and shelling began targeting al-Qaeda held Idlib in what is likely a prelude to a full-scale ground offensive.
The "rebel" coalition in control of this major "final holdout" is but the latest incarnation of al-Qaeda, calling itself Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and has held the province, the capital city of which is Idlib city, since a successful Western and Gulf ally sponsored attack on the area in 2015.
The Russian MoD spokesman specifically identified HTS as the group planning to stage a chemical attack to blame in on Assad's forces.
Time is running out for any 'false flag' as the "final battle" looms.and five runs batted in over the first two games of the series in which the Orioles outscored St. Louis by a 22-5 margin. It’s been a difficult year at the plate for the veteran shortstop, who will be 32 later this month and has hit only six homers in 438 plate appearances after clubbing 77 in his first three seasons in Baltimore.
Hardy expressed disappointment following the game and acknowledged he may have to play through some soreness in the immediate future. He injured the thumb while sliding into home plate during Saturday’s win but remained in the game.
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WND EXCLUSIVE
Trump: Obama rejected $50 million for birth records
'Born in Kenya?' Maybe. Or 'he said he was born in Kenya' to get aid
Bob Unruh joined WND in 2006 after nearly three decades with the Associated Press, as well as several Upper Midwest newspapers, where he covered everything from legislative battles and sports to tornadoes and homicidal survivalists. He is also a photographer whose scenic work has been used commercially.
He cited a biography distributed by Obama’s literary agent that said he was born in Kenya.
“I offered him a tremendous amount of money just to show. … I didn’t want to see his marks. I just wanted to see place of birth,” Trump said.
He continued: “Look, there were three things that could happen, and one of them did happen. Heforum as part of a proper evidentiary presentation, would raise serious questions about the authenticity of both the ‘short form’ and the ‘long form’ birth certificates of President Barack Hussein Obama that have been made public,” he wrote.
Moore, in an interview with WND in 2010, defended Lt. Col Terrence Lakin’s demand that Obama prove his eligibility as commander in chief as a condition of obeying deployment orders.
Lakin was stripped of his rank and removed from the military when he demanded to see evidence that Obama was a legitimate commander-in-chief of the military before carrying out deployment orders. He reasoned the orders would be illegal if Obama was not eligible to be president.
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one came.”
Among the many records the Obama camp has refused to release are the marriage license of his father (Barack Sr.) and mother (Stanley Ann Dunham), name change records (Barry Soetero to Barack Hussein Obama), adoption records, records of his and his mother’s repatriation as U.S. citizens from Indonesia, baptism records, Noelani Elementary School (Hawaii) records, Punahou School financial aid or school records, Occidental College financial aid records, Harvard Law School records, Columbia senior thesis, Columbia College records, record with Illinois State Bar Association, files from his terms as an Illinois state senator, his law client list, medical records and passport records.Someone else
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Discovering cells
Robert Hooke's diagrams of cork cells started a frenzy of activity that produced some beautiful first pictures of cells from all sorts of organisms. Here, Nobel prize winner, Sir Paul Nurse shares some of his favourites.
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Sir Paul Nurse
As is often the case in science, technology begets discovery. And that applies to the discovery of cells. Because it was the invention of the microscope in the early 17th century, probably in Holland, that led to the discovery of cells. That was by a scientist called Robert Hooke, who was working as the experimentalist for the Royal Society of London.
Now the Royal Society of London was really a gentlemen’s society ,and Hooke was hired to tinker around in the lab. Some of you may be aware of Hooke's | {
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(Mar.2002) (advising, with tongue planted firmly in cheek, "How to Lose an Appeal").
In engaging Korenbaum as lead appellate counsel, Brewington heeded these warnings. Korenbaum often serves as Brewington's appellate counsel, and has approximately 20 years of experience as a lawyer. After two years as an associate with a private firm, he served from 1990 to 1995 with the New York City Law Department. He then returned to private practice, spending some time as an associate with Brewington's firm. He opened his own practice in 2000, specializing in civil rights litigation. He has also served as a *304 professor of legal writing at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law for several years. Korenbaum Decl. ¶¶ 2-7, 11-12.
Korenbaum's offices are in the borough of Manhattan, within the Southern District, raisinghis appellate services were those a partner would normally perform, and that $350 is within the range of Eastern District hourly rates for partners. The County proposes that Korenbaum should receive $235 per hour, asserting that he functioned as a senior associate; the County further asserts, citing Cruz, that $235 is within the prevailing Eastern District range of rates for senior associates. See Cruz, 2008 WL 905351, at *23.
Korenbaum did not perform the tasks of a senior associate; rather, he was the principal drafter of Luca's appellate brief, as well as Luca's memorandum in opposition to the County's motion for a stay of the judgment pending appeal.[3] Korenbaum also argued the appeal. See Korenbaum Decl. ¶ 21. As lead appellate counsel, he had a level of responsibility that | {
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the plaintiff, Korenbaum prevailed upon the Second Circuit to reverse the district court and reinstate the jury's verdict. See Zellner v. Summerlin, 494 F.3d 344 (2d Cir.2007) (reversing district court's judgment). The scope of this victory attests to Korenbaum's appellate skills and supports the proposition that a reasonable paying client would seek him out and pay him a substantial fee to defend a favorable verdict on appeal.
In this case, Korenbaum achieved a total victory over his adversary on all the substantive issues raised by the County's appeal. The only issue resolved in the County's favorthe fee remandderived from *305 the intervening opinion in Simmons. The issuance of a Summary Order by the appellate court succinctly disposing of all the County's substantive claims is testament to Korenbaum's appellate skills.
TheDellaVolpe, 65, enters the election at a bit of an advantage. Democrats outnumber Republicans, 3,595 to 1,326. The key could be Ansonia's 4,775 independent voters.
"The tax situation is the issue," he said at an editorial board meeting at the Connecticut Post. "The mill rate went up because of state-mandated revaluation."
The state's stagnant economy helped decrease assessed home values by about 25 percent -- and more on the city's West Side, with its densely populated, multifamily homes from the early 1900s.
"Our $1.1 billion Grand List went down $300,000," DellaVolpe said.
Meanwhile, plans to turn at least part of the sprawling, nearly empty Ansonia Copper and Brass complex into an indoor sports center fizzled, while developing a section of Fountain Lake into an industrial park sputtered, at least temporarily.
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brighter days ahead.
The mayor points to the January sale of two buildings in the former Farrell Foundry complex to a Hamden developer, who expects to turn them into a combination of housing and retail.
"This is a key to revitalizing the downtown," he said.
Ideally, more people means more businesses downtown. But that could require better transportation.
"We need more train service (on the Waterbury Line)," he said. "This is something the four Valley mayors need to bring to the transportation commissioner."
DellaVolpe believes regionalization is a must. Combining wastewater treatment and schools with Derby would save both money, he said.
Cassetti, a 53-year-old former alderman, accuses DellaVolpe and Democrats of not being prepared for revaluation.
"Every city goes through revaluation," he said. "But not every city allows economic development to remain dormant likeIt is the task of pharmaceutical companies to develop potential medications, then market and sell them to patients. And in the halls of academia, scientists are making discoveries about human biology in health and disease. But bridging these two realms—transforming discoveries into effective therapies—has historically been a challenge because of the difficulty in attaining funding to do the expensive and arduous work of exploring the actual applicative potential of compounds.
With that in mind, the Weizmann Institute of Science is establishing the Dr. Barry Sherman Institute for Medicinal Chemistry—thanks to a major gift from the Sherman family of Toronto. It will fund innovative research on compounds that hold promise for becoming therapies for a range of human diseases and disorders, including autoimmune diseases, cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and infectious diseases.
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was a Canadian scientist, businessman and philanthropist. He received his BSc from the University of Toronto on scholarship in engineering physics, and an MSc and PhD on scholarships in astrophysics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He founded the generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Apotex in 1974 with a mission of improving access to medicines for patients worldwide. It became one of Canada’s leading generic drug companies, and provided more than $50 million in medicines to disaster zones in the last decade.
The Shermans were leading philanthropists in Canada, and also supported many causes in Israel. They supported the Weizmann Institute since the 1980s, where the majority of their support has been directed to research in alternative energy and biomedicine. In their memory, the foundation that bears their name continues toadvance their philanthropic goals. In the last year, the Sherman Foundation has also supported postdoctoral awards for women scientists through the Weizmann Institute, and the foundation, in partnership with Apotex, has committed to supporting clinical trials on ALS in Canada. | {
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The Western Bulldogs ignored the controversy of captain Katie Brennan's suspension to claim the AFLW premiership with a tight one-goal victory over Brisbane in the grand final at Princes Park in Melbourne.
The Bulldogs, who topped the ladder with a 5-2 record at the conclusion of the minor premiership, tamed the wet conditions to beat the Lions 4.3 (27) to 3.3 (21).
The Lions also went down in the inaugural AFLW grand final last year.
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The Bulldogs acting skipper Ellie Blackburn, who stood in for Brennan as skipper, said the grand final triumph meant so much to the club following the events of the build-up to the season decider.
"We got knocked down, we've had an interesting week but the girls, we're a family — we bloody love each other and thismeans the world to us," Blackburn told Channel Seven.
The Bulldogs' preparation was disrupted when their Brennan was banned following her sling tackle in the final week of the minor premiership, a decision which has seen her file proceedings with the Australian Human Rights Commission.
But the main concern of the Bulldogs on grand final day was the wet weather, as the constant rain did not allow for free-flowing play in the opening term.
The Bulldogs' Ellie Blackburn (L) contests for the ball alongside the Lions' Jamie Stanton. ( AAP: Hamish Blair )
It was little surprise only one goal was scored via the boot of the Lions' Sophie Conway.
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in the second quarter.
The Bulldogs levelled scores soon after half-time however, when Deanna Berry launched a long-range effort from just outside the 50, with the ball trickling through the goals for a major.
The minor premiers moved in front via a behind before a second goal came minutes later when Kirsten McLeod, who was named in place of the suspended Brennan, pounced on a loose ball and quickly stabbed it through to give her side a seven-point lead.
With less than 20 seconds until three-quarter time, the Bulldogs extended their advantage, with Monique Conti kicking a goal from a right-foot snap to set up a 3.2 (20) to 1.1 (7) scoreline at the final change.
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The Lions cut the Bulldogs' lead in the early stages of the fourth quarter when JessicaWuetschner was on target and a behind meant they trailed by just a goal, but the Bulldogs gave themselves breathing space with Emma Kearney slotting a major from a set shot.
Wuetschner kicked a second goal for the Lions but it proved to be too late, as the Bulldogs held on for victory.
Conti polled nine votes to win the best player award, beating Brisbane defender Kate Lutkins by one vote.
For Conti, it was a sweet victory, coming after she lost a WNBL grand final with Melbourne Boomers before joining up with the Bulldogs.
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something special," Conti told ABC.
"[It's] definitely overwhelming, it doesn't feel real at the moment, but I'm sure it will kick in later on.
"It's just an amazing feeling, just smiles and tears, lots of happy tears for everyone [on the Bulldogs].
"We can't ask for anything more."
The premiership win under coach Paul Groves came after a disappointing 2017 campaign, in which the Bulldogs were preseason favourites.
But they struggled throughout the season and won just two of their seven matches to place sixth out of eight teams on the ladder.
The triumph was welcomed by many of the Bulldogs' past and present stars from its men's squad, including retired captain Bob Murphy, who tweeted his delight about the win.
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The grand final victory comes two years after the Bulldogs won their first VFL/AFLHealth and wellbeing of Māori secondary school students in New Zealand: Trends between 2001, 2007 and 2012.
To describe the health status over time of Māori secondary school students in New Zealand compared to European students. Anonymous representative health surveys of New Zealand secondary school students were conducted in 2001, 2007 and 2012 (total n=27,306 including 5,747 Māori). Compared to 2001, Māori students in 2012 experienced improved health, family and school connections. However, considerable inequity persists with Māori students reporting poorer health, greater exposure to violence and socioeconomic adversity compared to European students. When controlling for socioeconomic deprivation, inequity was substantially reduced, although worse Māori health outcomes remained for general health, mental health, contraceptive use, healthy weight, substance use, access to healthcare and exposure to violence. There was some | {
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the holidays. As a result, CMLL usually held a "end of the year" supercard show on the first or second Friday of December in lieu of their normal Super Viernes show. 1955 was the first year where CMLL used the name "El Juicio Final" ("The Final Judgement") for their year-end supershow. Until 2000 the Jucio Final name was always used for the year end show, but since 2000 has at times been used for shows outside of December. It is no longer an annually recurring show, but instead held intermittently sometimes several years apart and not always in the same month of the year either. All Juicio Final shows have been held in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico which is CMLL's main venue, its "home".
Storylines
The 1992 Juiciosays a prayer as you sip, and after everyone has drunk, he begins to sing. He will sing or play an instrument at certain points during the ceremony and each song will take you down another path. The shaman will also assist those in need, blow ceremonial smoke around the area, and keep the energy contained within the circle of people who drank.
Ayahuasca is a very personal experience and when it takes over, you will want to enjoy your customized journey.
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screaming bloody murder and didn’t stop for the four hours it lasted. When he finally stopped, he was covered in sweat and tears and curled up in a fetal position under his blanket.
All the while, I was next to him and still able to enjoy my journey in full. His screams were not bothersome, but they served as a lesson to those around–ayahuasca is serious business and puts a mirror up to your soul.
The ceremony takes place at night, usually around 830pm, and it lasts from 4-6 hours. After everyone has drunk, the fire is blown out in the maloca (the ceremony hut) and there is complete darkness.
Body/Mind Preparation
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Appellant notified her insurance carrier in 2005 regarding the hurricane damage to her home. The carrier "eventually" notified Appellant of its insolvency, and Appellant "finally called FIGA" in 2008. Appellant received a service request status for her claim, but after a month's delay, FIGA notified her that she needed a "hurricane service request number" but there was not time to process the service request before the deadline. By letter dated May 16, 2008, FIGA notified Appellant that there was insufficient time to consider her claim. Appellant presented an affidavit from | {
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Seven reaps share of TV ad spend in weak market
The sick state of the television advertising market last year has been underlined by figures from industry group Free TV Australia, which show revenue shrank more than 4 per cent in the December half.
The capital-city TV ad market was hit the hardest as companies reined in their ad spending in response to weak consumer confidence and sluggish retail sales. Capital-city TV networks’ revenue fell 5.1 per cent in the December half, to $1.59 billion. The regional TV ad market slipped 2 per cent to $472.5 million. Across calendar 2011, the capital-city TV ad market was down 2.3 per cent.
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’s TV division was the best performer in a weak market, capturing 38.1 per cent of capital-city TV adNetherlands 'monster truck' crash kills three at show Published duration 29 September 2014
media caption "People were screaming in panic": An eyewitness describes what happened
Three people were killed when a "monster truck" ploughed into a crowd of onlookers at an annual motor show in the east of the Netherlands.
The third death was announced on Monday and five are critically ill in hospital, following the event in Haaksbergen in Overijssel province.
Video footage shows the modified pick-up with outsized tyres driving over a row of cars as part of the show, but then veering off course.
A boy, a man and a woman died.
Besides the five critically injured there are another 18 with lesser injuries, the Haaksbergen mayor's office said.
Helicopters helped ferry the injured to hospitals in three nearby towns.
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OPINION — This is the golden age of political horoscopes — sophisticated projection systems designed to forecast the 2018 elections.
Whether primarily based on the generic ballot (voters currently prefer the Democrats by an 8-point margin) or detailed rundowns of individual races (roughly three dozen GOP-held seats are seriously imperiled), these forecasts all assume that no major external events will upend the political mood before Election Day.
But even before Russian meddling, the outside world — including the economy and unexpected scandals — was rarely respectful of the sanctity of the American electoral system.
For example, during the week before the 1956 elections, Israel (aided by Britain and France) invaded Egypt and seized the Suez Canal. And Soviet tanks rolled into Hungary to crush the popular uprising calling for the creationarea, after Montagut i Oix. This is reflected by the high amount of villages that belong to the municipality, which are mainly disperse and centered around a church. The only non-disperse villages are L'Hostalnou de Bianya (municipal capital), La Canya (most populated village) and Llocalou.
The climate from La Vall de Bianya is mediterranean with a certain continentality. It rains quite often throughout the year, but especially during spring (usual in all Garrotxa). Although temperatures are smooth, frost is common during winter, and during summer nights are fresh and pleasant.
Population
History
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Voyage would not be back for a fifth season.
Music
The series' main theme, "The Seaview Theme", was written by Paul Sawtell. A new darker, more serious theme composed by Jerry Goldsmith was introduced at the beginning of the second-season episode "Jonah and the Whale", but this was quickly replaced by the original version. A version of the Goldsmith suite re-orchestrated by Nelson Riddle was heard as incidental music in the episode "Escape From Venice", and the original Goldsmith suite was used as incidental music throughout the rest of the series. The series' main composer, supervisor and conductor was Lionel Newman, who for the second season composed a serious sounding score for when the episode credits (episode title/guests/writer/director) were shown just after the theme song, which would beLion.
One of the Three Symbols of Victory in the Fight against Disharmony.
From Buddhist Symbols in Tibetan Culture, by Loden Sherap Dagyab Rinpoche
Wisdom Publications, ISBN 0-86171-047-9. Click here to buy book at Amazon
Image made by Ida Made Tlaga in Sanur (Bali) around 1880.
The original is kept at the library of Leiden University. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
Karura is the name of a legendary bird
Karura flys in the four heavens over Mt. Shumisen
Eating dragons
Its wings shine with a golden color
Magical gems are at its head
Blazes from its mouth
Over 1,200 km. in size
Karyōbinga (Skt. = Kalavinka) 迦陵頻伽
Celestial beings who play music, dance, and fly through the air. They appear in many forms,
often with bird’s body and angelic head, and are sometimes associated with Amida Nyorai.
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murals, and temple decorations.
Japanese GIGAKU Masks of Karura
At the Tokyo National Museum
Gigaku 伎楽 = Masked theatrical performances.In Japan, Karura 迦楼羅 also refers to a gigakumen 伎楽面 (gigaku mask) representing the mythical bird and used in a gigaku bird dance that was performed during the 8th to 12th century.
From an Indian perspective, Garuda is the Hindu name for the constellationAquila and the Brahminy kite is considered to be the contemporary representation of Garuda.[1] Indonesia adopts a more stylistic approach to the Garuda’s depiction as its national symbol, where it depicts an eagle (being much larger than a kite).[2]
In Hinduism
In Hindu religion, Garuda is a lesser Hindudivinity, usually the mount (vahanam) of the God Vishnu. Garuda is depicted as having the golden body of a strong man with a whiteface, red wings, and an eagle’s beak and with a crown on his head. This ancient deity was said to be massive, large enough to block out the sun.
Garuda is known as the eternal sworn enemy of the Nāga serpent race and known for feeding exclusively on snakes, such behavior may have referred to the actual Short-toed Eagle of India. The image of Garuda is often used as the charm or amulet to protect the bearer from snake attack and its poison, since the king of birds is an implacable enemy and “devourer of serpent”. Garudi Vidya is the mantra against snake poison to remove all kinds of evil.[3]
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in the first book of the great epic Mahabharata.[4] According to the epic, when Garuda first burst forth from his egg, he appeared as a raging inferno equal to the cosmic conflagration that consumes the world at the end of every age. Frightened, the gods begged him for mercy. Garuda, hearing their plea, reduced himself in size and energy.
Garuda’s father was the creator-rishi Kasyapa. His mother was Vinata, whose sister was Kadru, the mother of serpents. One day, Vinata entered into and lost a foolish bet, as a result of which she became enslaved to her sister. Resolving to release his mother from this state of bondage, Garuda approached the serpents and asked them what it would take to purchase her freedom. Their reply was that Garuda wouldhave to bring them the elixir of immortality, also called amrita. It was a tall order. The amrita at that time found itself in the possession of the gods, who guarded it jealously, since it was the source of their immortality. They had ringed the elixir with a massive fire that covered the sky. They had blocked the way to the elixir with a fierce mechanical contraption of sharp rotating blades. And finally, they had stationed two gigantic poisonous snakes next to the elixir as deadly guardians.
Undaunted, Garuda hastened toward the abode of the gods intent on robbing them of their treasure. Knowing of his design, the gods met him in full battle-array. Garuda, however, defeated the entire host and scattered them in all directions. Taking the water | {
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of many rivers into his mouth, he extinguished the protective fire the gods had thrown up. Reducing his size, he crept past the rotating blades of their murderous machine. And finally, he mangled the two gigantic serpents they had posted as guards. Taking the elixir into his mouth without swallowing it, he launched again into the air and headed toward the eagerly waiting serpents. En route, he encountered Vishnu. Rather than fight, the two exchanged promises. Vishnu promised Garuda the gift of immortality even without drinking from the elixir, and Garuda promised to become Vishnu’s mount. Flying onward, he met Indra the god of the sky. Another exchange of promises occurred. Garuda promised that once he had delivered the elixir, thus fulfilling the request of the serpents, hewould make it possible for Indra to regain possession of the elixir and to take it back to the gods. Indra in turn promised Garuda the serpents as food.
At long last, Garuda alighted in front of the waiting serpents. Placing the elixir on the grass, and thereby liberating his mother Vinata from her servitude, he urged the serpents to perform their religious ablutions before consuming it. As they hurried off to do so, Indra swooped in to make off with the elixir. From that day onward, Garuda was the ally of the gods and the trusty mount of Vishnu, as well as the implacable enemy of snakes, upon whom he preyed at every opportunity.
Garuda, Belur, India
Descendents
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trail. This mellow yogin, an archetypal figure of the Tibetan plateau, is Shabkar Lama, Tsogdrug Rangdrol, author of The Flight of the Garuda.Shabkar Lama was the scion of a nomad family in a tribal area in the far northeast of the Tibetan ethnic region. In this area there were no aristocratic families ensconced in their hereditary castles producing tulkus for the local establishment monasteries in each generation. His tribal society was democratic and egalitarian. His wonderful life story reflects the humility of a beggar, the magnanimity of a saint without a shred of pretension or affectation, and the good humor and compassion of a man familiar with the hardship of life on the survival line. Lacking the advantages of a princely monastic education, he was a scholar nevertheless,but a scholar who wrote from experience, directly from his heart—he lived what he wrote and taught. Free of political and social bias, following the spirit of Dzogchen, he had no time for sectarian distinctions and took initiation and instruction from not only Nyingnn lanias but teachers of every school. It was this impartial ethos that was the foundation of the great nonsectarian revival in eastern Tibet in the nineteenth century. He heralded the great Khyentse Wangpo (i 820—92), Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813—99), Patrul Rinpoche (1808—87), and Mipam Jamyang Gyatso (i 846—1912), who were the figures most prominent in the full blooming of the eastern Tibetan renaissance.Shabkar Lama was born in Rebkong in Amdo in 1781. At this time the Gelugpa school dominated Amdo through its great | {
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monastic academies; but the Rebkong region, to the north of the Amnye Machen massif, was—and still is—renowned for its Nyingma yogin-tantrikas (ngagpas) guided by the Dzogchen tradition. They were respected for their total commitment and devotion, but with their unshorn hair and unkempt appearance, roaming throughout Tibet, they were also feared. Practicing ritual magic for villagers while on pilgrimage, they also taught Tantra and Dzogchen to those ready and willing to learn. Shabkar grew up in this ngagpa ambience, receiving transmission from several Nyingma masters before taking full ordination with a Gelugpa lama at the age of twenty. Thereafter the Dzogchen ethos of Rebkong remained his heart practice, indicated by the white and red shawl he wore, while his gelong ordination, the outward show, was indicated by thepatched lower robe. After ordination he was directed not to monastic discipline but to the lama who was to become his root guru and inspiration throughout his life, whose name was Ngakyi Wangpo.The Lord of Dharma Ngakyi Wangpo (1736—I 807) was a descendant of the Mongol prince Gushri Khan, and his extended family was the ruling family in an area south of Rebkong and the north of the Amnye Machen range. Ngakyi Wangpo was a secular leader and a married lama, a ngagpa. We may see this personage as a severe and uncompromising preceptor, like Marpa Dopa, Milarepa’s master; but Shabkar paints him only as the most gracious and compassionate of teachers. His principal gift to Shabkar was the initiation, transmission, and instruction upon the revealed cycle of | {
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The Wishfulfilling Union of Tamdrin (Hayagriva) and Dorje Pagmo (Vajravahari). This comprehensive cycle of theory and practice provided Shabkar with his personal buddha-deity (yidam)—the union of Hayagriva and Vajravarahi. It also gave him a manual of meditation and yoga practice that was to sustain him for the remainder of his life.After initiation Shabkar spent some time in retreat, practicing the preliminary techniques, the creative and fulfillment stages, and Dzogchen— Cutting Through and Immediate Crossing—according to the Wish-fulfilling Union of Tarndrin and Dode Pagmo, his lama’s chief practice and now his own. Then after spending more time with his lama, when he received all the initiations of his lineage, he entered a further period of rigorous retreat. In the middle of the Kokonor Lake, the vast Turquoise Blue Lakesacred to Avalokiteivara, is an island called Great God Heart of the Lake, Tsonying Mahadewa. Since no boat was permitted to sully the lake, the island could only be reached on foot by crossing the ice that covers the lake for a brief period each year. Yogins would provide themselves with a year’s provision and isolate themselves in the perfect solitude on the island at the center of the lake mandala. Shabkar remained there three years practicing the maha—, anu-, and ati- yogas of the Tamdrin-Pagmo cycle. During his sojourn on this island Shabkar wrote The Flight of the Garuda. It was an early work of his genius.Shabkar was known as an incarnation of Milarepa, Tibet’s great yogin and composer of divine songs extempore, and his lama, Ngakyi | {
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Wangpo, as an incarnation of Marpa the Translator, the patriarchal yogin. Milarepa’s talent in composing and singing mystical songs extempore was shared by Shabkar, and so was his propensity for the anchorite’s life. But the yogin from Rebkong in Amdo was also a wanderer, roaming on pilgrimage throughout the Tibetan heartland and beyond. Punctuating his pilgrimage with retreats in caves and hermitages, he visited Amnye Machen, Amdo’s sacred mountain; he performed the Tsari Rongkhor (the long circumambulation of the Tsari mountain); and he spent a year at Kang Rinpoche, on Mount Kailash. On his pilgrimage to Labchi, to the west of Mount Everest, it was said of him that wherever he traveled he left the people established in the Dharma, and wherever he stepped he converted “black:’ ortarnished, worldlings into “white,” or refined, practitioners. Thus he gained his sobriquet Shabkar (White Foot). During his pilgrimage, between retreats, he would continue his instruction at the feet of lamas of every school, particularly the Drugpa Kagyu, with which his own heterogenous brand of yogin-monk mix had a strong affinity. However he was also interested in the Kadampas (the school founded by Jowo Atisa and assimilated by the Gelugpas), and Je Tsongkhapa himself, whose great work, The Stages of tile Pat/i, received sustained attention from Shabkar.
Shabkar’s study and practice bore fruit in his own writing. He had the gift of speed writing. It was said that he could write a hundred pages daily. If so, he could have spent only a month or so to produce his thirteen | {
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volumes of writing, the chief of which concerned his principal practice, the TamdrinPagmo cycle. Other volumes treated the Kadampa School, bodhisattvahood, the Nyingma tantras, and Maflju~ri, demonstrating the wide purview of his scholarship. Shabkar’s rounded personality is evinced also by his meritorious works: the gift of a solid-gold butter lamp to the great monastery of Samye; the gilding of the superstructure of the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu; the construction of numerous monasteries and temples in his own Arndo homelands. No antisocial, cantankerous hermit, he had the bodhisattva’s ability to transform himself into a receptacle of offerings that he used for the good of all sentient beings.
Shabkar passed away in 1851 at the age of seventy-one. On the completion of a long discourse to his disciples, his spirit lefthis body while he still sat upright in lotus posture. So passed the carefree spirit of the “little anchorite” who, in many ways, both by example and in words, did more to feed the faith and support the spiritual needs of the common people than a multitude of tulkus on brocaded thrones. His spirit returned to inhabit another body, but it did so in the obscurity in which the original Shabkar spent much of his hfe. His lineage, however, proliferated. Trulshik Rinpoche of Thubten Choling in Solu, Nepal, is the principal contemporary practitioner of his lineage.
That, then, is the Shabkar Tsogdrug Rangdrol who wrote and sang The Flight of the Garuda. In his own judgment he was a simple, perspicacious mendicant without a care in the world. The | {
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confounded, and the bird came to represent the Bon spirit of fire. It is to be found, for example, in the upper left-hand corner of prayer flags. When the Sanskritic tradition of Buddhism became dominant in Tibet, both Khading and Khyung were assimilated into the Garuda. In the Vedic mythology of ancient Aryan India, it was Garuda who stole the nectar of immortality from lndra, the king of the gods, in much the same way as the cosmic bird Zu stole the Tablets of Destiny from the gods in Babylonian myth. In the later Indian context, Garuda became the vehicle of Vishnu, the lord of preservadon and order in the cosmos, and particularly Lord Krisna’s vehicle. Also, in the Pural2as and epics, as a fire spirit, Garuda featuresas the implacable enemy of the naga water spirits. In Tibetan Buddhist Tantra, Garuda represents the energy of fire that heals naga—related diseases, particularly cancer.
In the Great Perfection, Garuda is seen to represent the Dzogchen yogin. The nature of the bird is illuminated by the ancient Bon myth that relates how, at the beginning of time, the Khyung manifested spontaneously out of the cosmic egg as a fully mature being. The Garuda can transfer itself instantaneously from one place to another. From the tantric tradition is derived the image of the garuda’s wings beating in unison to demonstrate the unitary nature of duality, particularly the simultaneous arising of the gender principles of skillful means and perfect insight. Then from nature, observing the flight of the Tibetan eagle vulture, | {
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