I visited Belgrade back in 2006 and was surprised by the fun, buzzing city that I found. Now, I want to return as soon as possible with kids after reading this great guide to the best things to do in Belgrade with kids courtesy of Cristin Kelly from Between Roots and Wings who has uncovered all the best places to visit with your own kids on your trip to Belgrade. What are you waiting for?
At the confluence of the Danube and Sava rivers lies Belgrade, Serbia, a city whose history is an epic of strife and occupation, but whose recent era has seen a race forward in terms of culture, dining and nightlife.
It turns out it's also fantastically kid friendly, a revelation which came as a surprise, even to my Belgradian husband. Between the impressive number of attractions for young people and the affordability of Serbia, we felt spoiled on our three week trip with our 2 and a half year old daughter.
If you're travelling Europe with children and are seeking out a budget friendly option, Belgrade is a good choice. Below you will find what to do in Belgrade with kids and how to get around Belgrade. Try out these options which should be more than enough to keep you immersed in culture, nature, and play for a few days or longer.
Any Belgrade travel guide will surely send you to send you straight to Kalemegden, the historic fortress overlooking the confluence of the two rivers. Adults find plenty to enjoy about Kalemegdan, but it can be a wonderland for children, too. You might easily dedicate a couple of days for the park and all it holds.
The most unique – and awesome – feature of Kalemegdan Park are endless old tunnels and ruins for aspiring knights and princesses to explore with their imaginations in full gear. Bring a picnic and let the kids transport themselves back in time.
A small amusement park with rides and bumper cars – one part vintage fair, one part intro shot to a horror movie, it's worth braving the classic rides for a dollar or less.
If you only have a day to spend in Belgrade with your family, this is certainly your one stop. There is no fee for park entry, but some of the attractions do charge.
While there are no attractions especially for children on the main pedestrian walkway, it's just a nice place to visit in Belgrade for the whole family to stroll and soak up the culture of the city. The vibe is happy and easygoing, and there are plenty of places to shop or stop for snacks or ice cream.
On the weekend, we found a balloon twister making works of art for the equivalent of a dollar or so, along with an array of street musicians. Walk to the end, and you can cross the street into Kalemegdan Park.
5km from city center, Topciderski Park is a large, natural expanse in the midst of an urban neighborhood, with gardens, a small lake, and wooded areas and one of the top things to see in Belgrade with kids. Most kids won't find the old palace – now the Museum of the First Serbian Uprising – terribly exciting, but gather out front for a horse drawn carriage ride around the park.
The on site restaurant is nice, and with an outdoor playground next to a deck for dining, a perfect spot for a family meal.
In the center of the city, next to St. Marks Church is lovely Tašmajdan Park. Its two playgrounds are especially good for under 5s. There is plenty of open grass and benches by the fountain for a picnic, or choose one of the several cafes in the park, though they felt more welcoming to business lunchers than rambunctious children.
It also features a small, privately owned amusement park with several jumping castles and slides, plus rides and games. The attractions all show their age, but that was no deterrent to my child who managed hours of entertainment, and ended up exhausted after a few dozen rounds on the bounce house.
Payment for the amusement park is only in cash.
A peninsula on the Sava River, Ada is a sprawling recreational area where Belgradians go to play. You will find a number of picnic spots, as well as sporting areas, and there is a beach for swimming, though if you live somewhere with ocean beaches, you may not find its rocky sand the most appealing option (we passed).
Our choice was to take the motorised train that runs around the park every half hour or so, and settle ourselves at one of the open air restaurants with a play area for children. We chose a cafe called Sunset, where we could park ourselves at a table, and our daughter played meters away in an enclosed playground.
On the weekends, they even had two very kind staff members minding the young patrons, and offering them arts and crafts activities.
It's a local crowd, but most of our wait staff spoke English. The food is fairly typical Eastern European fare, with some imported beers and wines on offer.
I insisted on multiple trips to Sunset at Ada because it was such a relaxing way to spend a few hours, having a few drinks and food, and watching our little traveler play nearby.
A lot of the activities that we loved in Belgrade were outdoors, but for days when it's too cold, rainy – or too hot, as it was some days on our visit – indoor play centres were our saving grace when looking for things to do in Belgrade with kids.
In Old Belgrade, the new Stadion Mall (which actually has a stadium on its roof) hosts Dreamland, a huge, colourful play centre with climbing structures, trampolines, a sports court, cars, and a large dedicated room for toddlers.
The cafe serves food, coffees and even wine. The staff were so friendly and engaged, and after a couple of visits, they were greeting our daughter by name.
On the other side of the river in New Belgrade, Delta City Mall is home to Circus play centre with a gigantic climbing structure and rides, plus a restaurant for snacks and drinks.
In the basement of the Sava Centre, there is a smaller play area with a couple of climbing structures, a child-safe flying fox, ball pit and toys. A dedicated staff member is available to help mind the children, should you want to have a break to sit in the cafe.
All of the play centres cost around the equivalent of $3 – $4 for unlimited play, with food, drink and extra rides an additional cost. Make sure that all members of your family have socks.
Though not specifically a "children's" destination, we loved dining with our daughter at Frans restaurant. Considered one of Belgrade's best and most established restaurants, the traditional Serbian meals are a little more expensive than most of the other places we dined, but still very reasonable by Australian standards with mains in the neighborhood of $15USD.
A kid's menu is also offered. The children in our party were made to feel more than welcome, and no one batted an eye when they took to running around the large garden. Full of quirky decorations and interesting architectural details, the garden is straight from a fairy tale. I would recommend a reservation, and ask to sit outside if you are dining in Belgrade with children.
When we visited, we catered our trip to a toddler, however, there are a few attractions that weren't right for her demographic, but are well suited to older kids in primary and above.
Located within Kalemegdan Park, the Military Museum covers military history from the earliest days of Belgrade through to present day. Though most of the displays are written in Serbian, young combatants will still love looking at the collections of swords, knives, battle axes, rifles, cannons, tanks and military paraphernalia.
Note – the Military Museum is closed on Mondays.
In 1991, Crown Prince Alexander and his family entered Serbia for the first time. His family had been living in exile since 1941, and Prince Alexander was born in a hotel room in England which was declared Yugoslav territory by Winston Churchill.
In 2001, the family moved into the Royal Palace in Belgrade, and recently, they have opened the grounds for guided tours. Available on weekends between April and October, the tours must be booked in advance, and you may be asked to provide copies of the passports of all members of your party. We requested an English speaking tour, and ended up with a private guide.
The tour includes the Royal and White palaces and the beautiful Royal Chapel, and is a fascinating walk through modern Serbian history. You may even be lucky enough to meet a member of the Royal family – meeting HRH Crown Princess Katherine was certainly the unexpected highlight our our trip (more on that meeting here).
There is no native son that Serbia claims more proudly than pioneering engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla. The Nikola Tesla Museum, located in central Belgrade, celebrates the genius work he did in the realm of electrical energy and the magnetic field.
Young visitors may find the highly textual displays a bit cumbersome to take in, but they will love getting a science lesson from the guides who conduct (literally!) regular demonstrations about the principles Tesla worked on.
Our little one did find the demonstrations too scary, so I'd recommend this museum only for the older kids.
Note – the Nikola Tesla Museum is closed on Mondays.
To help you find the best place to stay in Belgrade we've listed a few hotels we recommend below.
Life Design Hotel – a great location for exploring central attractions. The hotel has quadruple rooms which are great for families, as well as free WiFi and an onsite day spa, fitness center, restaurant and bar. Click here to see the latest prices.
Hotel Nevski – offering fabulous 2 bedroom apartments for families with onsite dining and plenty more options nearby. The apartments are centrally located making for an ideal base. Click here to see the latest prices.
Lazar Lux Apartments – super affordable apartments for families with both studios and 1 bedrooms available. The complex also offers shuttle service making transport easy. Click here to see the latest prices.
Belgrade's trams and trolleys can be a very efficient way of getting around the central attractions in the city and is an especially fun mode of transport for kids.
As many of the maps are in Cyrillic, it's a good idea to plan your trip ahead. Additional information on using Belgrade's public transport can be found here.
For convenience, and because they are fairly inexpensive, we tend to prefer taking taxis or hired cars, and our favorite option is CAR:GO. Similar to Uber, download the CAR:GO app and register your Paypal account. You can then request a driver to your location, and the fare is charged to your account.
We found the CAR:GO cars to be far nicer than Belgrade taxis, the price to be comparable or better, and the drivers exceedingly friendly. All of our drivers spoke good English, and were very welcoming of children.
The CAR:GO mascot is a teddy bear, and the drivers almost always had one in their car that they let our daughter hold. There were a couple of occasions when a driver was not available, but given the choice, we'd always take a CAR:GO car over a taxi.
While Belgrade may be growing its reputation as a nightlife destination, we found it a great spot for families, as well. Enjoy Europe without breaking your budget in the city on two rivers.
You can read more of Cristin's adventures at Between Roots and Wings and like her on Facebook.
What are you favourite things to do in Belgrade with kids?
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Cristin Kelly is an American living in Sydney, Australia with her husband and young "AusSerbMerican" daughter. She blogs about expat life, parenting, Sydney, and travel at Between Roots and Wings. You can also find her on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
Oh wow that's horrible. Sorry you had to deal with that.
There are so many lovely things to do in Belgrade and in the rest of Serbia! We are going back regularly and never were disappointed.
Some of our favourite places in include Novi Sad, Petrovaradin (Fortress), Sremski Karlovci, the Derdap National Park, the Rajkova Pecina Cave, and Zlatibor.
Thanks for all the extra ideas!
Serbia is located in Southeast of Europe.
It is a big difference.
I am glad your had a lovely time in our beautiful country !
Yes I Ana it is. The comments are a little harsh but unfortunately most people don't learn about Europe and especially not Serbia. At my sons school somewhere in Sydney Australia. Sadly, people think Serbians are muslims. I always have to explain where it is located and what religion we are! I agree with you but we are not here to educate the world!


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From lost pets to waste management, San Antonio, Texas, has announced seven city challenges it's asking tech startups, entrepreneurs and students to solve.
The city released new details about the challenges on Friday that are part of a 16-week residency program called Civic Tech San Antonio (CivTechSA) that will have tech startups work inside departments to prototype modern solutions for various issues.
These include tech solutions for stray pet notifications, transit payments, airport navigation, applying for low-income utility assistance, tools to improve navigation in the city's Alamodome convention center, design a small business resource portal, and engineer a digital operations system for the city's waste management.
CivTechSA Program Manger Joyce Deuley, said San Antonio's Innovation Office launched the program in November to foster innovative IT solutions and promote digital education.
"It's just about creating opportunities for the tech community to collaborate more directly with the city, to streamline the RFP process for entrepreneurs and tech startups, and ultimately, to build a tech talent pipeline here in San Antonio," Deuley said.
The program, Deuley said, draws a good share of its inspiration from San Francisco's Startup in Residence (STiR) that has startup teams develop apps, data tools and smart city technologies through its own 16-week program. Yet while STiR is geared toward entrepreneurs, CivTechSA opens the challenges to the academic community, as well.
Deuley said that the challenges allow the entire community an opportunity to engage with city decision makers on the projects, as opposed to just entrepreneurs.
The city reports that a challenge-focused webinar will be held on Wednesday and a link to the request for proposals will go live on Friday.
More details about how to apply, along with a complete list of the challenges, can be found on the CivTechSA website and city's LinkedIn blog post announcement.


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David Peden heads the firm's Construction Section. He has extensive experience in litigation and arbitration of construction, insurance, surety and commercial issues.
David frequently represents owners, lenders, general contractors, subcontractors, and design professionals in claims; disputes; arbitration and litigation; contract documents; mediation services; commercial, industrial, offshore, multi-family, and surety trials and appeals of contractual disputes; supply contracts; deceptive trade practices; and breach of warranty. His industrial construction experience includes disputes related to pipelines on and offshore, storage facilities, vessel failures, turbines, jack up rigs, cogeneration plants, welding, delays, insurance claims, man power efficiency, and equipment failures. His commercial construction experience includes design and construction defects, extra work and acceleration claims, and multi-party case management and trials.
Mr. Peden served as Chair of the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section (2006-07). He is listed as one of America's leading lawyers in construction law and construction: alternative dispute resolution by Chambers USA, is listed as a recommended construction lawyer by The Legal 500 since 2010, and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law, since 2004. He was named the Best Lawyers' 2012 Houston Construction Law "Lawyer of the Year." Mr. Peden was also named one of the state's leading lawyers in the Construction practice area by Who's Who Legal: Texas 2008. He has been selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers in Construction Litigation since 2003 and Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition for the State of Texas in construction litigation since 2009.
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David received his J.D. from The University of Texas School of Law and his B.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
Porter Hedges LLP handles construction matters in the commercial, industrial, energy and infrastructure sectors in the state of Texas. David Peden achieved a significant victory for Bilfinger in an international arbitration case centering on the construction of an iron ore processing facility; the client, as contractor, had its contract unlawfully terminated for alleged delays, and subsequently successfully awarded $30m after a two-week hearing. John Hawkins supported on this matter, and also represented HOK, the designers behind the University of Texas' facilities, in litigation with the university over alleged design flaws. Heather Hatfield was active on this matter. Amy Wolfshohl and Nick Simms are other notable names.
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Now follow following steps to configure minion1, minion2 and minion3 .
Update the following line in /etc/sysconfig/flanneld to connect to the respective master(via flannel service): :: FLANNEL_ETCD="http://10.3.3.171:2379"
Update KUBE_MASTER in /etc/kubernetes/config to Kubernetes master API server for connection: :: KUBE_MASTER="--master=http://10.3.13.171:8080"
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The year in tech: 2014's 13 biggest fails, flops, and faux pas
For these companies, it was just the worst of times.
By Ian Paul
Contributor, PCWorld	 Dec 31, 2014 3:30 am PST
The unlucky 13
Yes, there was plenty to get excited about in 2014, but not all the tech news from the past twelve months was good. This year we saw Bitcoin's biggest early star disappear, Facebook manipulate its users, Amazon enter the smartphone market with a resounding thud, and many, many more facepalm-worthy moments. These are the 13 biggest tech flops and fails of 2014.
Michael Bay's CES meltdown
Arguably the first tech fail of the year, director of the Transformers movie franchise Michael Bay was at the Consumer Electronics Show in January to kick-off a promotional team-up with Samsung for its UHD TV. Bay—accustomed as he wasn't to public speaking—walked off the stage after a teleprompter meltdown forced him to improvise a speech. It was painful to watch.
Bitcoin's growing pains
The world of Bitcoin was turned on its head in January when Mt. Gox, once the largest Bitcoin exchange, mysteriously ceased operations. By February, the company had filed for bankruptcy and claimed it had lost 850,000 Bitcoins (nearly $500 million at the time) and a little more than $27 million in cash. And that was only the first of two major firestorms for Bitcoin. In March, Newsweek reported it had discovered the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious creator of Bitcoin. Newsweek's report was, and still is, highly disputed.
But those Bitcoin controversies haven't hurt the crypto-currency in the long run. During 2014, several major companies started to accept Bitcoin, including Dish TV, Microsoft, and PayPal (kind of).
Uber gets nasty
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Some companies try to improve bad press reports by improving their behavior, while others think about upping the stakes with intimidation tactics and dirty tricks. Emil Michael, senior vice president of business for ride-sharing service Uber, landed in hot water after he suggested Uber could dig up dirt on unfriendly journalists to run smear campaigns against them. Needless to say that didn't go over well with the press—and things got worse when Uber was accused of accessing user data for at least one BuzzFeed journalist.
The misdeeds didn't end there. Several Uber drivers were arrested in 2014 for raping and assaulting their passengers. Delhi, India banned Uber after one such incident.
#GamerGate
This infamous hashtag started off as a campaign of hate against one female game developer and quickly devolved into violent threats against even more women, including game critic Anita Sarkeesian, Felicia Day, and developer Brianna Wu.
Although supporters of the movement claimed #gamergate was about improving ethics in gaming journalism, it did anything but. Turns out threats of rape and decapitation against non-journalists don't encourage those who report on the gaming industry to stop having purportedly close relationships with the companies and people they cover.
The iCloud hack/'The Fappening'
It wasn't really a hack and it covered more than just iCloud, but when nude pictures of starlets such as Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, and Kate Upton hit the Internet it set off a firestorm. Occurring around the height of #gamergate's misogyny and just days before discussions about the propriety of publishing ISIS decapitation photos, there was scant public tolerance for hackers' stealing celebrities' personal photos.
Lawrence led the charge: The Hunger Games star refused to apologize for the photos—standard procedure for these kinds of "scandals" previously—and called the leak a "sex crime."
Snapchat forever
Snapchat rose to fame by allowing users to share images that self-destructed after a set period of time. The service was inevitably used for nude selfies and other naughty pics, which also inevitably backfired after 90,000 Snapchat photos surfaced online in October. The leak wasn't from Snapchat itself, but a third-party service called SnapSaved that allowed you to save Snapchat photos—defeating the entire purpose of using Snapchat as advertised in the first place.
Public property at a good price
A few enterprising companies thought they could make money by throwing good sense out the window and violating the basic concepts of public property. One such company was Monkey Parking, which tried to create a platform where people could sell street parking spots to each other.
The company first rolled out in San Francisco in May, but the city didn't like the idea of selling the rights to asphalt and concrete that was put in place with taxpayer dollars. Monkey Parking pulled out of San Francisco in July after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from the city.
Facebook gets emotional
If there's one thing Facebook users hate more than having their privacy violated, it's having their news feeds turned into a laboratory experiment. Facebook caught heat in June after reports surfaced the company adjusted the news feeds of 689,000 users to see whether the changes could make people feel happier or sadder. Even creepier, the experiment fell within the bounds of Facebook's privacy policy.
We'll all just playthings for Zuck.
Amazon's Fire Phone flames out
After raising expectations of an Amazon-branded smartphone for at least three years, the online retailer finally introduced the Fire Phone in July… but it quickly fell flat thanks to middling specs, a high price, and a gimmicky UI that had more hype than substance. The Fire Phone began life selling for $650 unsubsidized, but by November that contract-free price had fallen all the way to $199. Amazon was also forced to take a $170 write-down, largely due to unsold Fire Phones, in October.
Despite a frosty reception to the Fire Phone, Amazon hasn't given up and plans to keep on trying to crack the smartphone market.
Aereo goes under
It seemed like the perfect plan: Rely on a legal loophole to push broadcast television into the present by bringing it online. But the broadcasters didn't like Aereo's approach, which filled warehouses with coin-sized antennas (pictured at left), then rented digital access to those antennas to people who used them to view and record broadcast channels on the Internet. Lawsuits dogged Aereo in nearly every state where it tried to do business. The company was ultimately undone when the Supreme Court ruled against its business practices in June. Five months later, Aereo announced plans to file for bankruptcy.
Google Barge runs aground
They sailed into the harbors of San Francisco and Portland, Maine under a cloud of mystery in 2013. But it didn't take long for news hounds to figure out that Google was planning something with two barges on opposite sides of the country. Google eventually gave up the goods and said the barges would be floating product showrooms. By August, however, the East Coast barge was headed for the scrap heap, and the West Coast craft currently sits unused in Stockton, California. A report in The Wall Street Journal in November revealed the barges were ultimately scuttled over fire safety concerns.
Fitbit Force recall
Before Android Wear and Apple Watch came onto the scene, activity trackers were the biggest wearable gadgets on the market, and none were bigger than Fitbit's. But the company hit a stumbling block in late 2013 when reports surfaced of severe allergic reactions to its well-received Fitbit Force. FitBit recalled the Force in February, 2014, halting production completely, with a vow to return to market with a similarly deluxe model sans dermal irritations.
FitBit's Force follow-up, the Charge, appeared in October—long after Android Wear demonstrated how smart watches can do everything an activity tracker can do and more.
Anonaboot
When the Anonabox Kickstarter project appeared in October it appeared to be a great solution for those weary of being pawns in NSA surveillance programs. Similar to other community projects, the $51 Anonabox was a device that could plug into your router and move all Internet traffic through the anonymizing Tor network.
But days after it appeared on Kickstarter, Anonabox was pulled from the crowd-funding site for misleading backers who had already pledged nearly $600,000 to the project. Anonabox resurfaced on Indiegogo in November. While that campaign's still ongoing, it's raised a much more modest sum after the brouhaha.
Ian is an independent writer based in Israel who has never met a tech subject he didn't like. He primarily covers Windows, PC and gaming hardware, video and music streaming services, social networks, and browsers. When he's not covering the news he's working on how-to tips for PC users, or tuning his eGPU setup.


The Inclusive Class: 7 Things for Parents to Do Before the School Year Ends!
7 Things for Parents to Do Before the School Year Ends!
The end of the school year can make you feel like you've reached the end of a long marathon. However, before you cross the finish line, take these steps to ensure a smooth start after summer break!
1. Find out who your child's teacher will be for the next school year before the summer break.
2. Meet with next year's teacher, preferably before the current school year ends. Introduce your child and ask for a tour of the classroom. (If your child is new to the school, ask if you can see the rest of the building. Don't forget to check out the playground!) You might also be able to meet with new support staff as well.
3. Bring a camera during your meeting and ask to take photos of the new classroom, teacher and surroundings.
4. Ask if any of your child's friends will be in the same class. Try to maintain friendships through the summer break.
5. There are many books and computer applications for children that tell social stories. Provide your child with social stories that model appropriate behavior at school and with other children.
6. Create a "Transition Book" for your child. This is a book about your child's new teacher and class. You can use the photos you took during your meeting at the school. Look at the book regularly to help your child become familiar with the new environment.
7. Once school has started, check-in with your child's new teacher on a regular basis to see if the transition has been successful.


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Harare/Brussels 11 January 2002
Since the intensification of Zimbabwe's political, economic and humanitarian crisis following defeat of a government-sponsored constitution in a national referendum nearly two years ago, the International Crisis Group (ICG) has documented the escalation of state-sponsored violence and erosion of the rule of law. ICG has called for robust action by the international community, especially Zimbabwe's neighbours and partners in the regional Southern African Development Community (SADC). As the March presidential election draws nearer, and state violence, intimidation and rigging intensify, action by South Africa and its SADC partners becomes more urgent. Zimbabwe's neighbours have a major opportunity to respond more forcefully to the growing crisis at a Summit in Malawi on 13-14 January 2002 and its aftermath. This briefing paper updates the regional dimensions of the crisis, and analyses SADC's policy options, with a special emphasis on its most powerful member, South Africa.1
Nelson Mandela came to the presidency in South Africa proclaiming, "human rights will be the light that guides our foreign policy".2 His successor, Thabo Mbeki, called for an African Renaissance and an end to the dictatorships that have disfigured the continent's political landscape. Their principles have been severely tested in the context of the regional response to the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe. The quiet diplomacy pursued by South Africa and SADC for the past eighteen months has failed to influence President Mugabe's government while the region has been tarred with an image of violence, instability and abandonment of the rule of law.
The economic and political turmoil in South Africa's northern neighbour threatens the credibility of the embryonic New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD), an agenda for renewal crafted by Mbeki, Nigeria's President Obasanjo, Algeria's President Bouteflika, and Senegal's President Wade, among others as a vehicle for a new relationship between Africa and the world.3 While NEPAD seeks to promote Africa's full integration into the world economy, the Zimbabwe crisis is further marginalising the continent, producing a decline in investment, confidence in local currencies, and tourism. The regional southern African economy is threatened further by an influx of refugees from Zimbabwe.
President Mugabe's policies contradict still tentative trends elsewhere in southern Africa toward political and economic liberalisation. Though not without major difficulty and controversy, there is slow and painful movement toward democracy in the region. South Africa's post-apartheid democratic transformation – including President Mandela's voluntary retirement in 1999 – has been a beacon for societies struggling for freedom around the world. Zambia's President Chiluba allowed elections to proceed without him in late December 2001 after a decade in office. Presidents dos Santos of Angola, Nujoma of Namibia, Muluzi of Malawi, and Chissano of Mozambique have all indicated that they will respect constitutional limits and not stand for re-election.
In contrast, Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU-PF, is answering the charge that it is not upholding the rule of law by creating new, more partisan laws to which it will adhere. One Zimbabwean legal
expert told ICG: "These laws represent a fundamental assault on the rule of law. In South Africa, apartheid was supported by an edifice of laws that contravened basic rights. In Zimbabwe, there are no longer checks and balances now that the Supreme Court is making decisions based on support for the government rather than on whether the laws are constitutional".4
The regime is also emasculating the pillars of independent opposition: media, civil society organisations, student groups, labour and any other constituency from which ZANU-PF might conceivably face a challenge. No critical public meeting, statement or action can occur without facing at least harassment. Under pending government-proposed legislation, labour will not be allowed to strike or demonstrate. Universities are expelling students identified as activists. ZANU-PF has analysed the civil society tactics used elsewhere in pro-democracy struggles and is systematically outlawing all of them. Moreover, the government's measures appear to have a reach beyond the spring 2002 elections. They indicate a ruling party mentality that is digging in for a marathon, not trying simply to win a short sprint.
Beyond Zimbabwe's borders, the dominant trend in southern Africa is toward greater respect for constitutions and the rule of law. Institutions – governmental and non-governmental – that can strengthen democracy are gaining maturity throughout the region.5 Though the parties that assumed power at independence remain dominant, the growth of civil society and opposition parties ensures greater respect for democratic processes and norms. Economic reform efforts have become central to most southern African governments. Beyond any policy difference, however, argues a South African academic, "the so-called 'Zimbabwe Crisis' is essentially the failure of a kleptocratic elite to respond constructively to a generalised economic crisis. It is, in other words, a reflection of the atrophy within the ruling ZANU-PF".6
NEPAD commits African leaders to self-police their continent to maintain good governance and responsible economic policies but Zimbabwe is the high profile exception that could undermine the initiative's credibility in its infancy. SADC is the international body with the most potential direct influence over its troubled member, on whose difficulties its mid-January 2002 summit in Malawi will focus. SADC policy is at a crossroads. Either member states can continue sending mixed signals to Mugabe veering from strong public criticism to solidarity,7 or they can set minimum conditions for the spring election based on SADC's own standards and use their leverage to enforce them. The decision could make the difference three months from now between a reforming Zimbabwe and a chaotic one. This will not necessarily be the region's last chance to avert disaster but it could be its best.
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In the late 1990s, a senior leader at the company's largest customer said, "We like the industrial material you produce and your operating process. Can you build a new facility and operate it just for us? We'll lease you land right on our property and you can ship your materials to us on a conveyor belt." At the time, the company was a small, scrappy business eager to prove the viability of its innovative and environmentally sound operating process that met Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards.
Management eagerly agreed and retained a well-known industrial construction firm to build the facility. Now, management was in a hurry – so when the construction firm proposed using a new method to lay the pilings of the plant's foundation, management agreed despite the deep misgivings of its own engineering staff. The engineers were right. A few years after the plant's start-up, the facility began to buckle and settle. This caused operational difficulties and production shortfalls. The rising operating costs burned a hole in the company's P&L. In comparison, the company's other four production facilities ran like Swiss watches, consistently delivering on production and operating targets and generating strong cash flow.
When the plant was just 13 years old, a new management team commissioned an engineering study to identify a long-term solution to solve the plant's problems and enable it to achieve an expected lifespan of 50-60 years. Based on the study's results, the company announced an $85 million capital refurbishment effort. Ultimately, this project required more than two years to complete, overran the budget by 50% (to $125 million) and did not materially improve production levels or lower operating costs.
As a result, the company's chief operating officer and VP of manufacturing operations were forced to resign two weeks before quarter end. In the resignation announcement, the company couldn't comment on quarterly results but appropriately positioned the resignations as an opportunity to streamline management and strengthen its focus on operations excellence.
Quarter-end came soon enough and results were not good. Given the shortfall's magnitude, following the usual practice of releasing quarterly production volumes one week after quarter end would lead to questions that couldn't be answered until earnings were issued two weeks later, creating a prolonged period of uncertainty. Accordingly, the company accelerated its earnings release by two weeks in lieu of separately announcing quarterly production volumes.
Investor reaction was swift and negative. Management's credibility was damaged given the perceived failure of the capital improvement effort. Even worse, the company could not definitively announce a solution or costs since it was still testing new approaches to fixing the plant's problems. Compounding the situation, customers and competitors were idling or shuttering plants due to deteriorating industry conditions. The stock dropped more than 15% on the day of earnings and nearly another 20% over the next week.
To address investor concerns, company management conducted a series of calls with top investors and certain activists immediately after earnings. The following week, the IRO and CEO went on the road to meet key investors. These actions helped reinforce the company's commitment to transparency and kept the lines of communication open as it dealt with activists agitating for change at the company.


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WeR1's Client SGX-Listed Sasseur REIT Wins Top IR Award For Second Consecutive Year
Singapore Exchange ("SGX") Mainboard-listed Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust ("Sasseur REIT"), a client of investor relations ("IR") specialist WeR1 Consultants Pte Ltd ("WeR1"), has been named Platinum winner for IR at the Asia Pacific Best of the Breeds REITs Awards™ 2020. This is the second consecutive year that Sasseur REIT has secured top IR ranking, having won the Gold award in 2019.
Sasseur REIT, which has been a retained client of WeR1 since 2019, secured a total of three awards at the annual event this week. The other two are Platinum Awards for Best Retail REIT and for Best CEO – also for the second year running. All 2019 and 2020 awards received by Sasseur REIT are for REITS under U$1 billion in market value.
The Platinum IR award cited Sasseur REIT's prompt and informative communication of information to stakeholders, media and the community. Listed in March 2018, Sasseur REIT continues to report its financial performance on a quarterly basis. It has maintained a high level of engagement through regular virtual briefings even after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sasseur REIT closed its four retail outlet malls in China for several weeks in the early days of the pandemic. The closures coincided with falls in global stock markets in March 2020 and concerns about how retail REITs may be impacted by health concerns and changes to shopping trends.
After the release of Sasseur REIT's Q1 2020 results, WeR1 worked with the management team to explain how it aligned the interests of mall owner, merchants and REIT holders. This mitigated the impact of the temporary mall closures on various stakeholders.
WeR1 worked closely with management to engage sell-side and buy-side (including remisiers serving retail investors) on Sasseur REIT's unique 'A x 1+N x DT' formula which enshrines Sasseur REIT's commitment to refresh mall concepts regularly to keep attracting foot traffic.
KGI Securities issued a fresh research report with an Outperform call, raising the number of sell-side coverage of the REIT to five. WeR1 also organised a virtual briefing between Sasseur REIT's management and over 20 KGI brokers on 15 July 2020, as well as a webinar with Phillip Securities which attracted over 100 participants.
As a result of the efforts to explain the decisive response to the pandemic, Sasseur REIT received significant media coverage in 2020.
Bloomberg ran a commentary which mentioned how Sasseur REIT managed the landlord-tenant relationship differently. The Edge of Singapore carried an in-depth piece on this subject based on interviews with management. The coverage followed a prominent interview in 2019 of Sasseur's founder and Chairman Mr Vito Xu who was featured in the "In Good Company" column of The Straits Times of Singapore.
Anthony Ang, CEO of Sasseur REIT, said: "We were very happy to receive the significant coverage, as well as the awards for the second consecutive year; Sasseur REIT has been working hard to achieve a swift recovery once lockdown measures in China were lifted, and a strong media strategy gave Sasseur REIT's investors and analysts renewed confidence in our recovery."
"We are also pleased to have WeR1 working alongside us to ensure our key differentiators were clearly and swiftly communicated, going the extra mile to offer strong media angles that were in-depth and engaging."
Mr Lai Kwok Kin, Managing Director of WeR1, said: "The COVID-19 presented challenges as well as opportunities to position Sasseur REIT positively to the media and investment community. We are honoured to support the excellent and committed management team of Sasseur REIT, and are elated by successive awards they have secured."
About WeR1 Consultants
WeR1 Consultants is a pan-Asian communications specialist in Investor Relations, Tech PR, Crisis Communications and Litigation PR based in Singapore. Our service is distinguished by a high level of strategy led by senior consultants with decades of experience in media, capital markets and communications. For more information on WeR1, please visit https://wer1.net/
About Sasseur REIT
Sasseur REIT is the first outlet mall REIT listed in Asia. Sasseur REIT offers investors with the unique opportunity to invest in the fast-growing retail outlet mall sector in the People's Republic of China (the "PRC") through its initial portfolio of four quality retail outlet mall assets strategically located in fast-growing cities in China such as Chongqing, Kunming and Hefei, with a net lettable area of 312,844 square metres.
Sasseur REIT is established with the investment strategy of investing principally, directly or indirectly, in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate which is used primarily for retail outlet mall purposes, as well as real estate-related assets in relation to the foregoing, with an initial focus on Asia. For more information on Sasseur REIT, please visit https://www.sasseurreit.com
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Lupus Pictures
Lupus Pictures ("Werewolves from the East"), based in Prague in the Czech Republic, has been a major producer of upscale spanking films from 2002 to 2012. Formerly called Rigid East, which released its first film in 1997, the company is known for its high production values, elaborate plots, and use of authentic period costumes, settings and props. Their videos are known for portraying especially severe punishments (typically canings). Their original name, Rigid East, was probably a mistranslation, intended to mean "Strict East". (Their subtitles are also poorly translated into broken English and are often unintentionally humorous as a result.)
1 Film categories
2 Genre stories, homages and parodies
3 Content and format
3.1 Piracy
4 Closure in 2013
6 Videos available for free online viewing
Film categories[edit]
Their films fall into three main categories: contemporary stories, historical period piece tales, and fantasy. A number of period films set during the Stalinist era, such as Comrade Balcar and the Red Reformatory and Stalin series, also have a strong anti-Communist political message and/or satire. Stalin II and Stalin III are based on real events and also show the influence of the brutal Women in Prison films of the seventies.
Fantasy stories based on folklore with supernatural elements include Fairy Tale, Fairy Tale 2: The Magic Purse, And for You I Will Come as Well, The Warlock's Revenge, and The Girl Next Door.
In addition, they have recently created a "Lupus Dreams" series of mostly short fantasy-based films. So far, this series includes A Reasonable Explanation, And it's Gonna Get Worse..., Wasted Money, The Cell, Uncle, and Ponygirl.
Genre stories, homages and parodies[edit]
Lupus is probably best known for its multi-volume From the Headmaster's Study series which is set in a girls' school in the 1900s. All of these films feature pretty schoolgirls in quaint period costumes who inevitably get strapped to a special punishment bench for painfully severe canings. (Actresses who work for Lupus must be able to endure at least 40 hard cane strokes.)
Lupus also occasionally delves into comedy, such as My Unfair Lady, a spoof of the popular 1964 musical My Fair Lady. The Curse of Sir Frederick, featuring three loosely-related tales from different time periods, is inspired by the British horror anthology films of the 1960s and 70s from Amicus.
The Red Reformatory, Reform School and Detention House series are derived from the popular women-in-prison genre. Hostel Lupus is based on the controversial series of Hostel horror films about abduction and torture. Inception remakes the science fiction film of the same name. The futuristic science fiction story, The Noise, is inspired by George Orwell's novel 1984 (which was largely a veiled critique of the abuses of Stalinism). And the magical folklore tale, And for You I Will Come as Well, pays homage to the Angel of Death character from Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal.
Content and format[edit]
Lupus produces films with mostly M/F and some F/F corporal punishment scenarios with a heavy, almost exclusive, emphasis on canings. The films are all in Czech, with English subtitles. Their DVDs are produced with NTSC format on one side and a PAL version on the reverse.
Four of their movies feature American spanking actress Niki Flynn, the first Western performer to shoot with them. Exchange Student was, in fact, Flynn's acting debut. She also helped dispel some of the urban legends about Lupus – namely that the Czech actresses were starving and desperate and would do anything for a crust of bread, including taking a hard caning. (In reality, most of their performers are inexperienced Czech models drawn from local talent agencies as well as the BDSM community.) Adele Haze, another popular Western actress, has also appeared in two of their films (Garden Party and Red Reformatory: Old Friends, with Flynn).
Piracy[edit]
In 2002 the Florida-based company Raven Hill Studios released two Rigid East videos under new titles: Czech Brutal - A Night of Beating and Czech Brutal 2 - Ruining his Bad Girl's Rear. These were unauthorized copies of Neighbour and Cane on Nail and have since been removed from Raven Hill's catalog.
Closure in 2013[edit]
The company's last original release was Dreams in 2012. In 2013 Lupus announced that they were shutting down production and moving on to "other things".
Remasters of vintage titles and compilation discs appeared for sale on their website as late as 2015. The future of the site and the availability of the Lupus catalog is unknown at this time.
Selected filmography[edit]
...And for You I Will Come as Well
Black Velvet (photos)
Cane on Nail
The Christmas Quiet
Comrade Balcar: The Game
Comrade Balcar: The Informer
The Curse of Sir Frederick (photos)
German photo (c. 1920s) used as a set decoration in A New Job.
Detention House
Detention House 2
Detention House 3: Internal Affairs
Detention House 4: Psycho
Dreams (2012)
Exchange Student (Niki Flynn), preview
Fairy Tale 2: The Magic Purse (photos)
The Family Silver (photos)
From the Headmaster's Study: Anarchy
From the Headmaster's Study: A Note for Absence
From the Headmaster's Study: Crime & Punishment (Niki Flynn)
From the Headmaster's Study: The Globus
From the Headmaster's Study: Immodesty
From the Headmaster's Study: The Inspection
From the Headmaster's Study: Katecheta
From the Headmaster's Study: Nightmare
From the Headmaster's Study: Pater Familias
From the Headmaster's Study: The Peacock Lady
From the Headmaster's Study: Unbridled Youth
Garden Party (Adele Haze)
The Great Role
The Great Expectations
Hidden Camera 2: The Client
Hostel Lupus (based on the Hostel horror films)
Kidnapping of The Butcher's Daughter
The Last Case of Dr. Freud
Legend of Lenny The Tough
Master Executioner (set in the Middle Ages), photos
The Mirror of Soul
My Unfair Lady
A New Job (paddling image)
The Perfect Care
Ponygirl (pony play)
The Recognition of the Great Marquis (i.e., Marquis de Sade)
Red Reformatory: Old Friends (Adele Haze, Niki Flynn)
Red Reformatory: Teddy Bear
Reform School
Reform School 2
Rigid Father (part 1 & 2)
Room #34 (video clip)
Soul of Honor
Stalin (video clip: schoolgirl caned)
Stalin II (Niki Flynn), caning video clip
Stalin III (Niki Flynn)
Tales From The Sin District: The Cathouse
Tales From The Sin District: Close Encounters
Teacher's Exam Meeting
Too Many Fathers
Vote For The E.U.
The Warlock's Revenge (video clip)
Wild Party, vols. I-III
Videos available for free online viewing[edit]
A list from the spanking videos on the Internet page with embedded weblinks for each title.
A New Job (31 min.)
Crime and Punishment (43 min.)
The Family Silver (entire punishment sequence, 18 min.)
Friday the 13th (47 min.)
Garden Party (35 min.) Adele Haze
The Girl Next Door (24 min.)
The Great Expectations (40 min.)
The Great Role (45 min.)
The Hidden Camera 2 (39 min.)
And for You I Will Come as Well (33 min.)
Karen and Otto (36 min.)
The Kidnapping of the Butcher's Daughter (46 mn.)
The Legend of Lenny the Tough (24 min.)
The Master Executioner (26 min.)
The Minimalist (23 mn.)
The Noise (preview clip)
My Unfair Lady (28 min.)
Ponygirl (11min.)
The Recognition of The Great Marquis (38 mn.)
Santa (paddle & cane punishment scene)
Snatch (16 min.), softcore sex and CP
Tales of the Sin District: Close Encounters (27 min.)
Teacher's Exam Meeting (preview clip)
Too Many Fathers (30 min.)
Two Faced (29 min.)
Wild Party II (35 min.)
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Q: Two columns in two rows with Bootstrap I am trying to learn Bootstrap grid more. I am trying to get two columns in two rows in the middle of my page.
So it should look like this:

Here is what I got so far:

  <link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />

        Text 1

        Text 2

        Text 3

        Text 4

But my elements are not in place where I want them.

A: Here is the solution in a fiddle: Solution 1
Now for the explanation of the problem:
First you need to set specific columns. Keep in mind that Bootstrap has a grid of 12. So your maximum can be 12 at all time. However, you don't need to have the columns fill the entire grid.
You can use something called offset which allows you to put empty space in your elements. Having the class class="col-md-5 col-lg-5 col-sm-5 offset-1" gives you a column with a value of 5 so you can actually position 2 columns and have space on the side.
I would suggest to go through the Bootstrap grid and play around in order to get a familiar feeling on how to manipulate it.
The style sheet margin-left:25px; margin-top:25px; gives you the space on the top and on the side of the columns themselves.

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In the space between two o'clock and safe and sound, the ideal smell of me is masked in cream cheese smeared eyebrows. The baby I thought would be sweet is bigger and more violent than I want her to be. The other one, thank god for him.
Who says you are what you eat?
Am I nothing today and yesterday?
Am I impatience and knotted hair?
She says help yourself to the fruit in the fridge or the yogurt. Says this is the most rested she's felt in a long time. I am supposed to be generous and glad to help out a woman who didn't mean to be a mother.
remind her there is also only one of me.
On those grey days where you just don't want to get out of bed, I think to myself, dark room, dark walls, and try to get myself back to sleep. I don't want to get up, I don't want to do anything that involves other people. I want to sleep and sleep and give back to my body. Give back to my mind and just let it dream all day. Those grey days, the ones where the sky is even lovelier than yesterday, the birds only sing in harmony, and the lawn mower is taking the day off, that's when me and me find one another after being separated, seemingly all the way from birth, and we hold hands with the idea that We Are Enough. I am enough. To get out of bed to even prepare a cup of soup would be a tragedy. To lean over the edge of the warmth and safety and potential imminent back ache to pick up the tissue that had been left there over night would be a disservice. For those grey days are not grey in colour, but in feel. In texture. In one world where ideas and solutions can't multiply fast enough. It's the in between, the place where my mind and body go to have a lie down; a rest. It's the place where no other colour is invited because it would just ruin everything. It's that.
So on those grey days, I sleep.


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Let the Sunshine In. The University of Arizona's Department of French and Italian Studies is hosting a special screening of the 2017 romantic drama directed by Claire Denis (Beau Travail, 35 Shots of Rum). This French film tells of a battle of the sexes, centering on a 50-something Parisian artist played by Juliette Binoche. It won the SACD (Authors Society) Award at the Cannes Film Festival. This screening is part of the Tournées Film Festival, and will be introduced by Ania Wroblewski. 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. At the Integrated Learning Center on the UA Campus, 1500 E. University Blvd., Bldg. 70, Room 130. Free and open to the public.
Valentine's Day at the Planetarium. It's a night of romance among the stars! The UA Flandrau Science Center is hosting a special "Lovers In The Sky" planetarium show, telling the timeless tales found in the constellations. Love stories include the tales of Queen Cassiopeia and Cepheus, Andromeda and the hero Perseus and more. This "celestial love story" will be followed by a laser light show with Beatles' music. "Lovers In The Sky" shows at 6 and 8 p.m., "Laser Beatles" shows at 7 and 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14. 1601 E. University Blvd. $16 for the first show, $3 for any additional.
The Song of Names. Starring Tim Roth and Clive Owen, this film tells of a man haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his best friend, a virtuoso violinist who vanished shortly before a 1951 concert. Thirty-five years later, the man finds out his friend may still be alive, and embarks on a massive search to find him. Of course, a film about a violinist wouldn't be complete without a spectacular score, this one by Oscar-winning composer Howard Shore. The Loft Cinema begins screening this film on Friday, Feb. 14. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd.
KES. In a desolate Northern England town, a 15-year-old miner's son forms a close bond with a wild falcon for a spiritual escape from his dead-end life. As part of their Staff Selects, the Loft Cinema is screening this 1969 film that was named one of the 10 best British films of the century by the British Film Institute. Part of both the "British New Wave" and "Kitchen Sink Realism" film movements, KES remains a groundbreaking coming-of-age film featuring real locations and nonprofessional actors. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd. $8.
Scream Blacula Scream. Part of the Black Renaissance Film Series, The Screening Room is showing a classic "Blaxploitation" film from 1973. A follow-up to the iconic Blacula, Scream Blacula Scream is a prime example of the cheesy blaxploitation horror films of the '70s: goofy special effects, over-the-top blood spurts, hilarious acting, and murky atmosphere. The film stars the great William Marshall as Blacula, the doomed vampire former Prince Mamuwalde. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17. 127 E. Congress St. $7.
Medicine for Melancholy (Free screening). The Loft Cinema is screening the debut feature film from Barry Jenkins, who would later direct the acclaimed Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk. A swirling odyssey of sepia tones, Medicine for Melancholy follows two young people whose one-night stand turns into a 24-hour journey through San Francisco. Between bike rides and underground dance parties, they grapple with "popular culture and black identity amid a rapidly gentrifying San Francisco." This independent film was produced on a budget of $15,000, over the course of 15 days with a cast of only two. This free screening is presented by Barrio Brewing. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19. 3233 E. Speedway Blvd.
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Meaning … When you see a half-filled glass of water, you may either say, "The glass is half-filled." or 'The glass is half-empty." It depends upon your mental make-up. In the same way, when the sky is filled with a light golden hue, you may say that it is the evening setting in, or the morning setting in. In case of evening, the Sun just buries itself under the horizon splashing an orange light all over the sky. In the same way, when the dawn arrives, the Sun just begins to emerge from the horizon, causing identical coloration of the sky. In different realms of human life on earth, similar ambiguities confront him all too often.
As we all know, human civilization is constantly evolving becoming more and more sophisticated as the years go by. Mankind has become incredibly enriched by knowledge, nobleness, creativity, and humane tendencies. Countless bright and benevolent minds have contributed to this evolution. When we look back, we feel humbled by the great gift of these great men and women in bringing us to this stage of enlightenment.
In the next breath, we feel somewhat uncomfortable thinking how our descendants living on this earth a thousand years from now will feel about our primitive state of science, arts, culture, religion etc. Just as the way, we fail to comprehend how humans lived and thrived in the Stone Age, and the Copper Age, and the Bronze Age, with no smart phones, no cars, no hospitals, no jet flights etc., our descendants will have a hearty laugh thinking that we didn't know the cure for cancer, and how we struggled to set foot on moon. Standing on a certain point of time, and looking back is as disconcerting as looking to posterity. The travel of time brings us all such confusion.
Therefore, it will be wise not to think of ourselves as heroes who have made great strides. Similarly, humans will do well not to assume themselves to some sort f solar myth.
Meaning .. Inventors have a propensity to think about their own invention as the first milestone of a long road of astounding inventions to come in future. They think so, because they get thrilled by the new vistas their own work opens up paving the way for far more thrilling inventions to come in the times ahead. Thus, a sense of 'permanent childhood' remains in the minds of great scientists and philosophers. They think they are just children, beginning their path of knowing the unknown. So, if someone asks the author what was the most exciting new knowledge added in the nineteenth century, he would say that it was the poem of nonsense written by Mr. Edward Spear titled 'The Dong with the Luminous Nose'. The author dares to say so, because the style, content, and the thought behind the poem, although pure vulgar, was original, at least. On the contrary, the inventions we see are just improvements or additions to whatever knowledge that already existed. It is to be noted here that Mr. Spear wrote many such short poems that were pure nonsense, but greatly hilarious.
Meeting … The author concedes that there were great writers like Aristophanes, Rabelais and Sterne who really wrote some very absorbing essays, but these were also nonsense, though in a different way. These eminent writers resorted to satire while des cribbing the work of eminent scientists and philosophers of their times. Such satire was both intelligent and creative. For example, a creative nonsense artist could draw the moustache of Kaiser, which, as it is, were quite conspicuous and impressive. The artist could make the moustache longer and longer and make his viewers derive great fun out of such nonsense. The artist could even think of the venerable Archbishop of Canterbury having such an over-sized moustache. Such a thought is absurd, but genuinely hilarious.
The author feels that only in his times, people could quickly discern that such imaginative art meant nothing at all. They were just some harmless nonsense. Mr. Lear wrote about the Jumblies who had blue hands and green heads. Such creatures never existed, nor would they exist in future. Yet, Lear created them and wrote about the lands in which they lived.
The author cites the book of John Bunyan titled 'The Trial of the Christian and Faithful'. It was published in the seventeenth century. If the story of 'Alice in Wonderland', where a knave has been tried for his misdeeds, would have been published around the same time, it could have created very unpalatable consequences. Readers would have seen a parallel between the knave's trial with the more serious trial mentioned in Bunyan's book, and concluded that the State Prosecutor had been mocked by the Knave's trial story. All these point to the inability of the reading public to appreciate genuine and harmless humour. If the nonsensical poem The 'Dong with the Luminous Nose' would have been written around this time, the readers would have mistakenly ascribed it to the honourable Oliver Cornwell.
Meaning .. Mr. Lear is credited to be the foremost proponent of the role of nonsense in human life. This is because he was born before and had earned a lot of praise for his promotion of nonsense in his writings. Lewis Carroll (real name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) was also famous for her nonsense poems. In real life, he was a serious, academic person who commanded a lot of respect. He was particular about minor details, and was known to be hostile to art and culture. Lewis Carroll had two facets of personality, one serious, and the other dealing with fantasy and nonsense. People ascribe such divergence to his hidden desire for an escape. Perhaps, he wanted to escape into an world that was odd, chaotic, and had no set rules. He loved to think of a place where some humans had three legs, and apples grew in orange trees.
In one avtar, Lewis Carroll would have revolted on seeing disorderly people doing odd things. In his second avtar, he would roam around in a fantasy world that had no rules, no norms, and no place for practicality. With such duality, he epitomized modern day nonsense. Alice lived in a wonderland that was so odd to conceive. It had a disproportionate number of crazy mathematicians. It is natural to conclude that the wonderland of Alice had people in disguise. A sane person like Professor or a Doctor would never have tolerated such nonsense and gone forward aggressively to unravel their true self.
Mr. Lear surely does not have such bizarre urge to escape, because he is full-fledged citizen of a world where the sense of reason is conspicuously absent. Mr. Lear's biography is not very well-known. This apart, Mr. Lear describes himself as a very normal person with normal ways.
'Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live,' is an entirely different type of poetry to that exhibited in 'Jabberwocky.' Carroll, with a sense of mathematical neatness, makes his whole poem a mosaic of new and mysterious words.
Meaning .. Lewis Carroll's Wonderland has strong intellectual undertones. On the contrary, Lear's treatment of nonsense has poetical and emotional moorings. Lewis Carroll relies on reason, but this can't be regarded as a strong element of contrast, because humans have treated reason more as a joke than as wisdom. The words Lear uses appear nonsensical, and the imagery of grotesque creatures he describes have remote connection to reason. Instead, they are meant to entertain, and amuse his readers. The jumblies he conceives live in far-off lands, and are really very funny creatures whose shapes can't be reasoned in any way. His poem, 'Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live,' is in sharp contrast with Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky.'' Lewis Carroll does not take much liberty with her selection of words. She uses new and mysterious words in her creations.
Meaning .. Lear is quite daring in his ways to twist words and introduce them at the middle of his sentences. This catches the readers off-guard. His lines, "For his aunt Jobiska said "Every one knows That a Pobble is better without his toes," are really unique in their construction. Lewis Carroll comes no where such creativity using nonsense as its bedrock.
Our claim that nonsense is a new literature (we might almost say a new sense) would be quite indefensible if nonsense were nothing more than a mere aesthetic fancy. Nothing sublimely artistic has ever arisen out of mere art, any more than anything essentially reasonable has ever arisen out of the pure reason. There must always be a rich moral soil for any great aesthetic growth. The principle of art for art's sake is a very good principle if it means that there is a vital distinction between the earth and the tree that has its roots in the earth; but it is a very bad principle if it means that the tree could grow just as well with its roots in the air.
Meaning …. The argument that nonsense writing is a new form of literature will not stand if it is shown that nonsense is nothing more than aesthetic fancy. No great literature has ever emerged out of pure art, just as no reasonable idea has been born out of pure reason. Aesthetic creativity proliferates only when it gets a morally fertile soil. The saying 'Art for Art's Sake' is valid only when we concede the difference between the earth and the tree that grows on it. Tree grows from the soil, but is very much different from it. Soil and tree are inseparable, but are quite distinct from one another.
Every great literature has always been allegorical–allegorical of some view of the whole universe. The 'Iliad' is only great because all life is a battle, the 'Odyssey' because all life is a journey, the Book of Job because all life is a riddle. There is one attitude in which we think that all existence is summed up in the word 'ghosts'; another, and somewhat better one, in which we think it is summed up in the words 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.' Even the vulgarest melodrama or detective story can be good if it expresses something of the delight in sinister possibilities–the healthy lust for darkness and terror which may come on us any night in walking down a dark lane. If, therefore, nonsense is really to be the literature of the future, it must have its own version of the Cosmos to offer; the world must not only be the tragic, romantic, and religious, it must be nonsensical also. And here we fancy that nonsense will, in a very unexpected way, come to the aid of the spiritual view of things. Religion has for centuries been trying to make men exult in the 'wonders' of creation, but it has forgotten that a thing cannot be completely wonderful so long as it remains sensible. So long as we regard a tree as an obvious thing, naturally and reasonably created for a giraffe to eat, we cannot properly wonder at it. It is when we consider it as a prodigious wave of the living soil sprawling up to the skies for no reason in particular that we take off our hats, to the astonishment of the park-keeper. Everything has in fact another side to it, like the moon, the patroness of nonsense. Viewed from that other side, a bird is a blossom broken loose from its chain of stalk, a man a quadruped begging on its hind legs, a house a gigantesque hat to cover a man from the sun, a chair an apparatus of four wooden legs for a cripple with only two.
Meaning … All great works of literature have been based on experiences that can be directly or indirectly related to real life experience. The 'Iliad' is straight from the battle field, and the Odyssey is on a homeward sea voyage. The Book of Job relates to life's riddles. When people sit down to imagine something out of this world, they conjure up Ghosts. Others think of plots such as 'A Mid-summer Night's Dream'. Detective stories and melodramas also can be entertaining too, because we rarely do come across devilish characters on the streets in dark nights.
Therefore, it can be argued that nonsense can be the backbone of future day literature if it can present the world in its form. There is always the place for nonsense-themed literature as an alternative to religious, romantic or tragic styles of literature. Time might come when nonsense can form an element of spiritual literature. After all, for propounding religious notions or stories, humans have mixed some doses of nonsense in to them. A perfectly sensible story can not grip the way religious stories do, because the latter are always mixed with certain elements of nonsense.
If we see the reason behind the trees is to provide fodder for the giraffes, we will stop wondering at the trees. Only when we learn to wonder at its vertical leap to the skies for no rational reason, do we realize how beautiful it is.
The moon, similarly might be a celestial body of dry barren rock, but it inspires so much nonsense in us.
Viewed from that other side, a bird is a blossom broken loose from its chain of stalk, a man a quadruped begging on its hind legs, a house a gigantesque hat to cover a man from the sun, a chair an apparatus of four wooden legs for a cripple with only two.
The use of the word 'nonsense' .. We in India seem to treat this word 'nonsense' as rude and derogatory. We use this word while angrily criticizing anybody. However, the native English speakers use it for describing something that does not or lacks sense. An argument, or a theory, or a story can be described as nonsense, if it too removed from fact or reason to be plausible.
In a similar manner, we treat the word 'stupid' as a coarse rebuke. The meaning is not this. 'Stupid' means something that utterly lacks brain or intelligence.
In this essay, Chesterton sings the praise of nonsense in literature. He says, nonsense adds beauty, imagination, and enjoyment to a literary piece. Without a dose of nonsense, literature will lose its charm, and wilL become dull.
Our Puranas, Mahabharat and Ramayana have a heavy mix of nonsense that makes them so very fascinating. Lord KrisHna lifts a whole mountain with his little finger, and Hanuman sets the whole Lanka ablaze with his burning tail are irrational, and impractical, but they make the text so very enjoyable. In the same way, James Bond films are replete with scenes that, in real life, can never happen. They don't rely on extraordinary fantasies like the Greek or Hindu mythological stories, but are contrived to appear gripping despite the rationality that underlines the plots.
So, the author argues, nonsense is essential and desirable for Art.
Sense behind the first paragraph … The human race is constantly evolving. Anthropological changes are happening slowly, but steadily. Similarly, arts, science and technology are also evolving continuously. When compared to our Stone Age ancestors, we might appear very advanced, but 1000 from now, our descendants might judge us to be very primitive and backward. Therefore, logically, we can be described both as advanced, when compared to Stone Age, and primitive in the eyes of our far-off descendants.
Another example .. A man in deep sleep gets up suddenly and finds that the outside light is faint, and the horizon is golden. He might get confused to determine if it is dawn, or dusk—whether Sun is rising or is setting.


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About Maine OGT
Maine's Operation Game Thief (Maine OGT) program began in 1989 after Maine Commissioner Bill Vail traveled to Texas to research and learn about their program. Shortly after, Maine modeled Texas's successful program. Since then, most all of the United States and Canadian provinces have a similar program. Since its inception, over 8,000 calls of poaching have been received resulting in well over 2,500 convictions, and thousands of dollars paid in rewards to concerned citizens who reported suspected activity.
What is Operation Game Thief?
Operation Game Thief is a private 501c3, non-profit organization that works in cooperation with the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Maine Warden Service, Department of Marine Resources, Maine Marine Patrol, and Wildlife Crime Stoppers which pays rewards, if requested, to citizens who turn in poachers or to individuals unlawfully introducing non-native fish species to lakes, ponds and streams of Maine. To confidentially report acts of poaching, you can call toll-free within Maine at 1-800-253-7887 (1-800-ALERT-US). Out-of-state callers can call 1-207-287-6057. It is important to note that callers do not have to reveal their names or testify in court. Reward amounts vary based on the severity of the case but normally range from $100.00 to $1,000 for the most flagrant poaching cases. Rewards of up to $2,000 are paid for information that leads to the arrest or summons being issued to individuals unlawfully introducing non-native fish species into Maine's waters. All of the monies that support this program come from donations from concerned sportsmen, sportswomen and citizens.
Why is Operation Game Thief so important?
In the entire State of Maine, there are about 95 District Game Wardens & 40 Marine Patrol Officers, so our fish and wildlife need your eyes and ears to report known or suspected poaching violations. Poaching is a serious and costly crime. Poaching robs legitimate sportsmen and sportswomen of fish and game, robs our businesses and taxpayers of revenues generated by hunting and fishing and robs all of us who enjoy the beauty of the State of Maine of a valuable resource - our fish and wildlife resources. The illegal introduction of non-native fish species in Maine has become the "resource crime of the century" as the ramification of this unlawful act has had, and will have, disastrous effects on our Maine native fisheries.
Is Poaching Significant?
Yes, although no one knows exact figures, studies indicate that poachers may take at least as many game animals and fish as legitimate hunters and anglers take during legal seasons. Even if poachers take half that amount, the number is staggering. Threatened, endangered and non-game wildlife are also fair game to the poacher.
Calls on the OGT hotline (toll-free within Maine at 1-800-253-7887 (1-800-ALERT-US) are taken by a local county dispatch. All information about the poaching incident is taken and the caller is assigned a code number. The toll-free line is answered 24/7 365 days a year.
Law enforcement personnel evaluate the information; investigations are begun immediately and must follow the same rules and constitutional guidelines as any law enforcement investigation.
If a poacher is arrested or issued a summons on the basis of the information provided by a caller, a reward is authorized if asked for previously by the caller.
Rewards can be paid in cash and the pay-off is arranged to protect the anonymity of the caller.
Rewards will be paid only if the informant states that a reward is desired prior to any investigation. Actually, we've found that most fish and wildlife enthusiasts don't want the reward - they just want the criminals caught!
Maine Operation Game Thief's Wall of Shame. This traveling educational booth is used to help inform the public about Maine OGT.
Maine OGT Wall of Shame showing confiscated materials from poachers.


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Thread: Repair or repaint 2" grayish trim on outside of rear salon windows?
We have some minor damage to the grayish trim on the outside of the rear salon windows. The gray has been cleaned excessively in one spot and the paint? has been removed.
Does anyone have experience or suggestions on repairing the finish?
Re: Repair or repaint 2" grayish trim on outside of rear salon windows?
The original stuff (at least on mine) was a Tiflex branded acrylic ink (encre vinylique brillante), but I suspect anything similar will do. Thanks for the pointer as to what you use.
Anyone know the year/hull numbers when they moved from black to silver?
Having just redone my windows, I'm pretty sure that the failure was due to lack of scuffing of the PMMA combined with a very thin layer of the betaseal which doesn't allow enough movement to cope with the thermal expansion.
When we replaced our windshield and rebedded several other windows the yard used a high temperature engine paint (black). Aurora's advice is sound.
Thank everyone for the responses.
Google searching lead me to dickblick.com where I found the acrylic ink. The order number for the silverfish ink is.
There is also a video showing the viscosity of the ink products.
It appears that after masking off the area to be painted/inked a 2" foam brush would work to apply the thinnest ink which should not leave any brush marks. To make everything look good both windows would probably need painted as the original colors have faded. The real problem will be in masking and painting the area behind the helm station. This would also be a problem spray painting or air brushing.
It is awkward doing behind the helm, but it is possible, honest!
Let us know how the paint job went, I'd be interested to know. My decision to use the can paint was based on a very scientific experiment. I took a piece of 3/4" acrylic that I was using to replace my windows and painted it with eight different kinds of paint. Having let it dry, I then ran a screwdriver over it to see which one adhered the best and had dried hardest, hence my recommendation.
wow - 19mm? I thought mine (oem) were thick at 15mm. The privilege 'window manual' says 10mm which surprised me. Do you find your windows are very proud of the fibreglass surround?


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Kevin Curley hits out at charity relationships with corporates
22 November 2011 by John Plummer
Navca chief executive expresses concerns in final conference speech
Kevin Curley, chief executive, Navca
Kevin Curley used his final speech at Navca's annual conference yesterday to criticise the "strange and confused" relationships that have developed between charities and private companies.
Curley, who retires as chief executive of the local infrastructure organisation in March, said some voluntary sector partnerships with companies appeared to be at odds with their purposes of tackling disadvantage and discrimination.
He used the government's Work Programme, which involves about 300 voluntary organisations, as an example.
"Is this what an independent local voluntary sector should be doing?" said Curley. "Helping G4S and A4e to maximise their profits from welfare-to-work schemes? Do we really want our relationship with the state brokered for us by the private sector?"
Curley also said he was dismayed that the social care charity Turning Point and youth charity Catch22 had formed a consortium with Serco to build and run two new prisons.
He said it was right for voluntary organisations to provide rehabilitation services in prisons but "running prisons with the private sector on behalf of the state? Surely not. That doesn't fit with our values".
Curley said voluntary organisations had become muted by their increasingly close relationship with the state during his 40 years in local voluntary action. But he felt this closeness with state funders enabled them to achieve more.
"Sometimes we cannot always say what we mean," he said. "Sometimes we have to bite the bottom lip and stay quiet. But I firmly believe we achieve more at the table inside the town hall than if we stand outside the town hall banging on the door and waving a placard."
The theme of Navca's conference was localism and Curley said he welcomed the Localism Act, which became law last week. He urged voluntary organisations to use the act to express interest in taking over poorly-performing council services.
But he said there was a danger that private companies or national charities could win any subsequent procurement exercises.
In his keynote speech, David Tyler, chief executive of Community Matters, which represents grassroots community groups, described the act as "a big step in the right direction".
But he said any community groups that wanted to use the act to take over community assets faced three big challenges: process, finance and risk.
Tyler said the six-month timeframe gave organisations little time to mobilise support and that raising finance would be a huge problem for many organisations that were already struggling to pay for costs such as utility bills, which accounted for as much as 20 per cent of income in some cases.
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