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SCOTUS Rules 40-Foot 'Peace Cross' Can Remain on State Property in Maryland
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Supporters of the memorial cross in Bladensburg, Md., gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., February 27, 2019.	 (Lawrence Hurley/Reuters)
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a 40-foot "peace cross" commemorating the men from a suburban Maryland town who died in World War I can remain on state property.
Writing for the 7–2 majority, Justice Samuel Alito held that the cross did not violate the Constitution's establishment clause, as was alleged by the plaintiffs, a group of humanists who argued the war monument represented a state endorsement of Christianity.
"The Religion Clauses of the Constitution aim to foster a society in which people of all beliefs can live together harmoniously, and the presence of the Bladensburg Cross on the land where it has stood for so many years is fully consistent with that aim," Alito wrote. "The cross is undoubtedly a Christian symbol, but that fact should not blind us to everything else that the Bladensburg Cross has come to represent. . . . For all these reasons, the Cross does not offend the Constitution."
Liberal justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor dissented while conservatives Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas jointly concurred. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote his own concurrence.
The cross was initially built on private land by members of the Bladensburg, Md. community in 1925 to commemorate the 49 Prince George's County natives who died in World War I. The state took over the property, which is situated next to a major intersection, in 1961 and has since spent $117,000 to maintain it.
The American Humanist Association sued in 2014 to have the cross taken down. A three-judge panel then ruled in 2017 that the cross's presence on state land violated the establishment clause, which codified the separation between church and state.
Attorneys for the American legion, which initially funded the cross's construction, argued that the cross's removal would lead to the destruction of hundreds of religious war memorials currently situated on public land across the country.
"This is a landmark victory for religious freedom. The days of illegitimately weaponizing the Establishment Clause and attacking religious symbols in public are over," said Kelly Shackelford, President, CEO, and Chief Counsel to First Liberty, which represented the American Legion. "Our Founders would have been appalled at this attempt to make the government hostile to our religious heritage, history, and symbols. The attempted perversion of our Constitution is now over, and every American now has more freedom than they have had in decades, with a government no longer hostile to people or expressions of faith."
While conservative groups celebrated the ruling, they expressed concern that the opinion did not more clearly delineate the establishment clause's limitations.
"Today, the Supreme Court delivered a much-needed win for the Peace Cross and similar memorials. In no way do such memorials violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment," the Family Research Council said in a statement.
"However, this decision leaves in place the tangled confusion of past Establishment Clause opinions, which are currently being used to remove religious messages, signs, and symbols from public squares around our country," the statement continued. "These issues will continue to arise, and we are thankful for those on the bench who point this out. Further, this case reveals the incredible importance of judges and justices on the bench who view the Constitution as originalists."
Jack Crowe is a news writer at National Review Online.	@JackRCrowe
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Trump Defends China Tariffs & Protectionism In Latest Twitter Video
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President Donald Trump took to Twitter today, again, to directly address the American public. The POTUS posted a short video to his official Twitter page defending the tariffs his administration has imposed on China, praising his protectionist policies.
Trump's video message has also been published by the White House on YouTube.
"For many years countries have been taking total advantage of the United States on trade," Trump began.
The president then went on to praise his administration's accomplishments, claiming to have managed to transform the image of the United States. The U.S., according to President Trump, is no longer viewed as being soft.
"We've made a deal with Mexico which is a fair deal, not the deal that we lived with, where we were losing hundreds of billions of dollars a year," Trump praised his revamping of NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), which he has been a critic of.
"We're working on other trade deals, but the big one is China because for a long period of time China has taken advantage of our country," is how President Trump began describing China, a country that he is waging an economic war against.
According to Trump, China is not to blame for "taking advantage" of the United States. It is, in fact, former American leaders, previous administrations, that have allowed that to happen in the first place. The Trump administration, the POTUS said, does not want to allow "$375 billion in trade deficits," and has addressed the issue by imposing tariffs on Chinese goods.
"We don't want that. Not fair, not right. So, we've placed massive tariffs on China, and the tariffs have really had a positive impact."
Trump then went on to praise his administration for "creating jobs like never before," seemingly tying job growth to tariffs on China.
"It's very important that China opens its markets to our farmers and everybody else, 'cause right now they're closed, largely, and yet our markets are open to them," Trump said, and then went on to elaborate on his claims by pointing out that China has to pay a tax of 2.5 percent when exporting a car into the United States, while the United States has to pay a tax of 25 percent while exporting a car into China.
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"We're changing things, and we're changing them fast," President Trump concluded.
But, not everyone is happy with Donald Trump's protectionism. In fact, experts, politicians, economists, Republicans, Democrats, citizens, journalists, businesses, and international trade organizations have all criticized Trump's economic policies, but the president has refused to budge, displaying remarkable consistency.
For instance, in an interview with Bloomberg, the WTO (World Trade Organization — the largest intergovernmental free trade body in the world) head addressed Trump's threat of U.S. exit, warning that such maneuvers could cause the world economy to descend into chaos.
Influential Republican donors, the Koch brothers, recently launched a multi-year, multi-million dollar campaign in an effort to counter and combat Donald Trump's trade policies, protectionism, and tariffs, according to CNBC.
Most recently, as the Inquisitr reported, Walmart joined hundreds of U.S. companies who have testified in hearings hosted by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, writing a formal letter to Robert Lighthizer, arguing that Trump's tariffs on China will force price hikes, harm American consumers, and the American economy as a whole.
Deaf to warnings, President Trump continues to wage economic wars, threatening tariffs, and pulling out of international trade agreements, while praising his administration's work.
According to a recent Bloomberg analysis, President Trump's unpopularity is unprecedented, given the strength of the U.S. economy. Unemployment is near the lowest since the 1960s, wages are on the rise, the stock market is hitting record numbers, and the U.S. economy is "on a roll," according to Bloomberg.
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But, the economic boom the United States is experiencing under President Trump has little to do with tariffs. It is, in fact, the trade war Trump has been escalating with China that is threatening to devastate the American economy, according to Director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy David Wessel, who argued in an essay published on the Brookings Institution's official website that Trump's "assaults" at other countries and free trade organizations are threatening to harm the United States and disrupt the world economy.
Today, The Atlantic pointed out the similarities and the differences between the trade war President Trump is escalating with China and the U.S.-USSR Cold War. According to The Atlantic, the dispute between China and the United States is taking the world into unknown territory.
In a column for The Hill, senior political analyst at ECR Research and ICC Consultants Andy Langenkamp observed that President Trump may dilute his protectionism ahead of this fall's midterms but concluded that the commander in chief will inevitably remain faithful to his protectionist ideals.


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The Generation Girls were another set of dolls that represented high school students. Their back story is that they all met at New York's International High School. Each doll had a distinct personality and came with accessories to match her hobbies and ambitions. The dolls are a little slimmer than the Barbie's of that time, more like the slim figure of Teen Skipper. The other dolls were Barbie (of course), Chelsie, Tori, Lara and Ana. Later two more were added Mari and a "Generation Boy" Blaine. Several playsets were released for these dolls but as far as I know none were sold in Australia. I've included a link to the Barbie Wiki which details the characters of the Generation Girls (and Boy).
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mourners bid a final farewell on Monday, Dec. 2, to veteran operator and industry leader Joseph "Joey" Cirruzzo Sr., who died Nov. 27 at age 75 after a battle with cancer.
Cirruzzo's casket was surrounded with floral bouquets from family and limousine operator's from across the globe. In addition to flowers, three memorial vestments were donated to Catholic churches in remembrance of Joey — one white, one gold and one purple. They were displayed at his viewing and have been donated to the Catholic Church.
Joey for years told this writer that Dav El CEO and NLA board director Scott Solombrino would do his eulogy. Joey also had a contingency plan. "If Scott can't do it, you will need to," he told me. Solombrino's flight from Boston was cancelled the morning of Joey's funeral. He was devastated not to be able to attend. Scott, who is also a Catholic, believed in the same funeral ritual that Joey did. He was beside himself when he couldn't get into New York.
Graveside, Joey was buried in the family plot. Joey's companion, Kathy, stood solemnly as her cousin carried out yet another wish of Joey's. He began singing Frank Sinatra's "My Way." As the crowd laid roses on his casket there was not a dry eye in the crowd.
After the service, the funeral procession wound through the streets of Staten Island. The cars paused to stop in front of Joey's home where the undertaker laid a yellow rose on the doorstep. At the window, stood Joey's beloved Snowgirl who also had one final chance to say goodbye to her best friend. Snowgirl will soon join Joey as she too has been diagnosed with liver cancer, and has been given only a short while to live.
Family and friends headed to Nucci's Restaurant for a funeral luncheon. Joey had picked the menu: An appetizer of eggplant rottolini as well as clams casino, mussels' casino and a stuffed mushroom. It was followed by the pasta course which was ziti with vodka sauce. On the table appeared a huge dish of calamari with two sauces, oyster and primavera. Five courses of main dishes were given to those in attendance. From fish to chicken, the dishes were overwhelming. The final course was dessert of Joey's favorite bread pudding.
TerriAnn Gladden from Corporate Sedan was very melancholy as she sat alone at the bar. "I am taking a moment to remember Joey. He ate here and loved this place. I know he is probably watching us. I can feel his presence."


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Hello ( by the way, Joy picked the title, as she spent her weekend cleaning green marker off her white wall 😂). I'm sure your toddlers and young kids have resumed their third term of school in Nigeria. There will be new challenges coming up for them during this term and one of the things they will be teaching them is Writing.
Now please, do yourself a favour: encourage your child to write and make marks. Don't force or expect your child to make legible marks (like alphabets or numbers) if they are below the age of 4/5. Try to encourage letting Writing be as something fun to do.
The most important thing to teach is the Pincer Grip (putting your thumb, index and middle fingers together to pinch an object). Even if your child is a Leftie (left-handed), please don't let them change him (schools in Nigeria like to "correct" lefties, which is wrong). Simply encourage the child by pushing the slate or paper or box to the top left of the desk, away from their body. Right-handers people write away from their bodies, left-handed people write towards their bodies, their bodies get in the way so slide that paper away from their bodies to the top left corner of the desk. And children don't really show a dominant hand till maybe 3 to 5 so don't stress if they still use both hands to scribble.
There are a ton of good brands (always go for Non-Toxic, like Reeves or Crayola etc) out there so all I will say is, avoid those really cheap N200 crayons as they are awful and don't release colours smoothly and are hard to use. Also look at triangular-shaped crayons (Melissa & Doug is the brand I see a lot in Lagos supermarkets. A lot of American Montessori and Waldorf schools use crayon rocks. Here's a great tip: arrange the crayons in matching coloured containers, to help teach Colours better. We used our Stacking Cups for this.
An oldie but goodie! I love the vintage look of children writing with a slate. A slate (chalkboard) and some coloured chalks are very encouraging to kids. Endless possibilities! It's also one of the more affordable options out there. Get a small-sized one that can sit on their laps with comfort. Even better, DIY it: Crafties, in Ikeja, sells chalkboard paints so any piece of smooth wood becomes a slate.
Love, love this method! It's so easy and Montessori encourages the use of natural objects. And it is the most affordable way to practise writing. All you need is a wooden box (no lid) or even a tray (a deep one). Pour some sand in it (I recommend play sand, sold in most supermarkets and art stores in Lagos, Abuja, etc) or beach sand. Beach sand is fine to the touch and relatively cleaner than construction sand (but you can always sift it). Just a little will do. Print some flashcards of giant letters for your child to copy and you're done.
Please use washable Markers (or you too will be repainting white walls yellow, to discourage your creative toddler from decorating your wall with a green marker). You can get the board pretty much anywhere and I believe AB Artworld has a sweet deal on washable markers (which are not very common), they've got branches nationwide too. My only issue with this method is, those magnetic boards do fall apart and markers do dry out eventually. But they are nice.
If your child is older and already using a pencil but struggling a bit, try using a hair band to attach the pencil to their hand, like below.
And if your child is a left-hander, put the paper on their left and encourage them to not hold the pencil at the point touching the paper, but move it higher (about 1″ higher), so they can see what they're writing. Also, they should use their right hand to stabilise themselves (and right-handers should do vice-versa).
So that's it! I hope this was helpful. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment, we'll answer them and don't forget to share this with your friends. Have a great week ahead, stay blessed.
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Great read and I support all you have said.
I still don't get why schools termed as a learning place is basically now a place where the proprietor is trying to keep up with the Jones's.
We have seen Nursery schools award grade positions to 3 year-olds and it's appalling. As to your concerns about finding a good school with structured play, there are a few we have seen. But the proprietors always say "Nigerian parents want grades and competition". Which is quite sad. All the best in your search, we've seen one or two schools around Lekki-Ajah axis that I feel are good at structured play. Don't stop searching for the best for your child and we have several posts planned for explaining Structured Play so parents can do it themselves. Thanks.


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Neighbouring towns are Cala Figuera and Cala Llombards. Bordering Son Mojer is the hamlet of Cala Santanyí, with its bay, beautiful beach and turquoise waters. This bay can be reached on foot in a few minutes.
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Disciplines Sociology Gender
Maneuvers The International Politics of Militarizing Women's Lives
by Cynthia Enloe (Author)
American Culture Globalization Gender Inequality
Illustrations: 14 b/w photographs
About the Book From Our Blog About the Author Reviews Table of Contents Related Books
Maneuvers takes readers on a global tour of the sprawling process called "militarization." With her incisive verve and moxie, eminent feminist Cynthia Enloe shows that the people who become militarized are not just the obvious ones—executives and factory floor workers who make fighter planes, land mines, and intercontinental missiles. They are also the employees of food companies, toy companies, clothing companies, film studios, stock brokerages, and advertising agencies. Militarization is never gender-neutral, Enloe claims: It is a personal and political transformation that relies on ideas about femininity and masculinity. Films that equate action with war, condoms that are designed with a camouflage pattern, fashions that celebrate brass buttons and epaulettes, tomato soup that contains pasta shaped like Star Wars weapons—all of these contribute to militaristic values that mold our culture in both war and peace.
Presenting new and groundbreaking material that builds on Enloe's acclaimed work in Does Khaki Become You? and Bananas, Beaches, and Bases, Maneuvers takes an international look at the politics of masculinity, nationalism, and globalization. Enloe ranges widely from Japan to Korea, Serbia, Kosovo, Rwanda, Britain, Israel, the United States, and many points in between. She covers a broad variety of subjects: gays in the military, the history of "camp followers," the politics of women who have sexually serviced male soldiers, married life in the military, military nurses, and the recruitment of women into the military. One chapter titled "When Soldiers Rape" explores the many facets of the issue in countries such as Chile, the Philippines, Okinawa, Rwanda, and the United States.
Enloe outlines the dilemmas feminists around the globe face in trying to craft theories and strategies that support militarized women, locally and internationally, without unwittingly being militarized themselves. She explores the complicated militarized experiences of women as prostitutes, as rape victims, as mothers, as wives, as nurses, and as feminist activists, and she uncovers the "maneuvers" that military officials and their civilian supporters have made in order to ensure that each of these groups of women feel special and separate.
Cynthia Enloe on Feminism and the Military-Industrial Complex
What kind of difference does it make to have women leading the defense industry? On WBEZ's Worldview, reporter Julian Hayda interviews Cynthia Enloe, renowned for her work on feminist international relations and …
Cynthia Enloe is Professor of Government at Clark University and author of The Morning After: Sexual Politics at the End of the Cold War (California, 1993), Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics (California, 1990) and Does Khaki Become You? (1988).
Cynthia Enloe won the Howard Zinn Lifetime Achievement in Peace Studies Award from the Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA).
"Enloe blends a sharp analytical eye with an attention to real people's lives. She examines the structural forces that militarize our lives, but does not overlook the role of the individual in either advancing or resisting militarization."—Jennifer Turpin, coeditor of The Women and War Reader
"One of the most impressive things about this book is its breadth, and the way in which Enloe runs her thread through so many different issues, so many different women's stories and experiences."—Sandra Whitworth, author of Feminism and International Relations
"Cynthia Enloe here rethinks the global militarization of women's lives that she first confronted in her now-classic Does Khaki Become You? With her customary insight, sensitivity, and eloquence, Enloe helps us to see the connections among diverse groups of women in every corner of the world. If her unravelling of the process of militarization can make frightening reading, at the same time she holds out hope by showing that demilitarization, like its opposite, comes about through concrete acts and decisions."—Leila J. Rupp, author of Worlds of Women
1 How Do They Militarize a Can of Soup?
2 The Laundress, the Soldier, and the State
3 The Prostitute, the Colonel, and the Nationalist
4 When Soldiers Rape
5 If a Woman Is "Married to the Military,"
Who Is the Husband?
6 Nursing the Military: The Imperfect Management
of Respectability
7 Filling the Ranks: Militarizing Women as Mothers,
Soldiers, Feminists, and Fashion Designers
Conclusion: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Susan Bordo, M. Cristina Alcalde, Ellen Rosenman
Families in America
Susan L. Brown
Bananas, Beaches and Bases
Cynthia Enloe
Philip N. Cohen
On Becoming a Teen Mom
Mary Patrice Erdmans, Timothy Black
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Why was Christ chosen out of the people? Speak, my heart, for heart-thoughts are best. Was it not that He might be able to be our brother, in the blest tie of kindred blood? Oh, what relationship there is between Christ and the believer! The believer can say, "I have a Brother in heaven. I may be poor, but I have a Brother who is rich and is a King, and will He allow me to be in want while He is on His throne? Oh, no! He loves me; He is my Brother."
Believer, wear this blessed thought, like a necklace of diamonds, around the neck of your memory; put it, as a golden ring, on the finger of recollection, and use it as the King's own seal, stamping the petitions of your faith with confidence of success. He is a brother born for adversity--treat Him as such.
Christ was also chosen out of the people that He might know our wants and sympathize with us. "Who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin."1 In all our sorrows we have His sympathy. Temptation, pain, disappointment, weakness, weariness, poverty--He knows them all, for He has felt all.
Remember this, Christian, and let it comfort you. However difficult and painful your road, it is marked by the footsteps of your Savior; and even when you reach the dark valley of the shadow of death and the deep waters of the swelling Jordan, you will find His footprints there. Wherever we go, in every place, He has been our forerunner; each burden we have to carry has once been laid on the shoulders of Immanuel.
Take courage! Royal feet have left a blood-red track upon the road and consecrated the thorny path forever.


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Authors: Blank, Jessica
Synopsis: A powerful coming-of-age novel about a seventeen-year-old girl who joins a radical environmental movement in the Pacific Northwest.
Ever since her older brother Andy died, Alison's life has been just as dark as her home in Tacoma, Washington.
Her mom is in perpetual mourning, her father ran out on them, and after hanging out with Andy's hard-partying friends for a year, Alison's reputation is trashed. She planned on taking the path of least resistance during her senior year--hanging out with her punk rocker boyfriend and trying not to flunk out of school--until a massive fight with her mother pushes her over the edge, and she runs away.
At first, joining a group of radical environmentalists who are occupying a Washington State forest is just about having a place to crash. But the ancient woods prove to be as vibrant and welcoming as they are vulnerable, and for the first time, Alison realizes that she might be more powerful than she thought. As tensions in the forest mount and confrontations with authorities get physical, Alison has to decide whether she's willing to put her own life on the line to fight for what she believes in.
In this stunning literary work, Jessica Blank uses the anti-establishment and radical mood of the 1990s to show a girl grappling to find the strength and courage to do what's right . . . for the world . . . and for herself.


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Evergreen Devonish leads Britain at gathering speed
Sprinter and closet artist is fresh from running a personal best as he steps up to European Cup captaincy
Michael Phillips in Munich
Fri 22 Jun 2007 20.39 EDT
It was nine years since Marlon Devonish had run a personal best time for the 100 metres so, when it happened in Oslo last week, it did not matter that he was third behind the world record-holder, Asafa Powell; he was off on a lap of honour.
"I saw the clock show 10.08 and Asafa was already halfway around the track waving to the crowd," says Devonish. "I thought, 'I am going to do the same.' It had been a long wait for me to break my 100m best. I jogged around and it was quite funny. At the end of it I thought to myself 'you idiot' but who cares?"
Making statements is out of character for one of the longest-serving members of the British team and the captain at the European Cup, which starts today.
Devonish is 31 but, since reaching what looked like a peak in Athens in 2004, when he ran the third leg of Britain's sprint-relay triumph at the Olympic Games, he has progressed with some of the best performances of his career. He has achieved them quietly and unexpectedly, which is Marlon Devonish all over.
Last summer he won the 100m and 200m double at the AAA Championships in Manchester and his Oslo mark will make him the quickest Briton over 100m this year, even though the time has not yet been ratified because Devonish was later disqualified from the A sprint because he had already run in the B race. It does not matter. Devonish has set his stall out for the summer and he will be looking for more success here this weekend.
A 200m runner by trade, who deals brilliantly with the tough bends, Devonish is now thinking of concentrating on the 100m at the World Championships.
It is understandable. "There are four or five guys out there running 19.66 for the 200m and I have to think where I have the best chance of medalling," says Devonish, whose best for the distance is 20.19. "I am holding back judgment on whether I am going to do the 100m or 200m [at the World Championships]. In the 100 I am not far away from that infamous sub-10. This weekend is a serious step to see where things are going."
He is running the 200m tomorrow, with Craig Pickering taking the 100m slot today as Britain pit their wits against tough opposition from Germany, Russia and France among others in the Olympic Stadium where the men won the cup the last time it was held here in 1997.
But, if any of the younger members of the team needs his advice - even Pickering, perhaps, who at 20 is making his senior debut - Devonish will be there. "It is an honour to be captain," he says. "I am very proud. I may say a few words at the team meeting but I will try to speak to people individually and see where I can help."
A private person, Devonish is already planning for life after athletics. Log on to his website - www.marlondevonish.co.uk - and his future sits before you. He is hoping to develop an impressive sideline as an artist, a talent he nurtured at school and one even friends did not know about until they visited his apartment in Berkshire.
"When I moved in five or six years ago, I wanted some art and it was very expensive," says Devonish. "I have an A at GCSE in the subject, so I thought I would buy some canvas, experiment, paint an abstract and see what happens.
"It looked all right to me. A few friends came over and asked me where I got that from and who did that. I explained to them. But after about half an hour of chatting I got out the paints to prove that I did it. A friend said I should try to sell them and it is something I am looking to do after my athletics career, though I have sold one or two already."
For now, though, Devonshire is focused on earning cup points in the relay today and in the 200m tomorrow. Pickering has a fine chance of winning the 100m while Tim Benjamin will aim to do the same in the 400m, having been selected despite running half a second slower than Andrew Steele of Trafford this summer.
Experience was the key to the selection of Benjamin, who is advised by Colin Jackson, Britain's former 110m hurdles world record holder. "Colin expects a lot from you but he does not say," says Benjamin. "You know in his eyes if it was not good enough."


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Q: Unable to start DB console service I'm using Oracle 11g database in a Windows environment. I've installed Oracle database software only, but now I'm in need of enterprise manager. Initially I tried to start them using the below commands.
C:\>set ORACLE_UNQNAME=testdb

C:\>emctl status dbconsole

This didn't work as my service for DB console was not up. Then, I tried starting the service which showed up the following error.

Can anyone please help me in resolving this error?

A: Make sure you're running the CMD window "As Administrator".
You will also need to set the ORACLE_SID variable.
 set ORACLE_SID=MyOracleSID
 emctl start dbconsole

It should provide a more detailed error message at this point, if it does fail.

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Mahogany front door and double glazed side panel. Wall light and telephone point. Understairs store.
Mahogany surround with tiled inset and hearth (no working fire). Television point.
Range of high and low level fitted units including cooker and fridgefreezer. Ceramic tiled walls and floor.
Plumbed for washing machine and ceramic tiled floor. Storage cupboard off. Door to shower room and rear.
Walk in open shower, toilet and wash hand basin. Fully tiled walls and floor.
Located to front. Build in wardrobe.
Coloured bath, toilet and wash hand basin. Fully tiled floor. Electric shower and fitted screen over bath.
Enclosed south facing rear garden and patio area with panoramic views over Carlingford Lough, Newry city and Camlough mountain. Outside light and watertap. Fuel store / Boiler house. Featured paved area to front with tarmacadam driveway and parking area with double gates.
This spacious two reception, three bedroom semi-detached dwelling is situated in this low density residential development close to Newry city, local schools and recreational amenities.
The property has been lovingly maintained over the years, is presented in very good decorative order and offers ideal family accommodation with the attraction of large south facing rear gardens offers panoramic views of Carlingford Lough, Newry city and Camlough mountain.
This sale should be of interest to a wide range of discerning purchasers with early internal inspection recommended as keen interest is anticipated.
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NI window cleaner calls Childline after being "disgusted" by condition baby living in
In Northern Ireland, 268 referrals related to child abuse have been made by the NSPCC's Helpline since lockdown measures were first introduced
Sarah Scott-BEL
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A window cleaner in Northern Ireland raised the alarm after being "disgusted" by the condition of a house he witnessed a baby living in.
The man, known only as Stephen, called Childline after becoming concerned for the welfare of the baby in the home while cleaning the windows.
He said there was a pile of dog excrement on a dog training mat covered in mould and added that a colleague reported a stench of urine and faeces when collecting payment.
Stephen had just started working as a window cleaner in Northern Ireland when he was sent to the house and said he noticed the outside of the house was in "disarray".
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"I went back months later and I was cleaning the double patio doors," he said.
"I noticed that there was a pile of dog excrement on a dog training mat and it was covered in mould so it must have been there a while. Knowing that there was a baby in the house who would be about crawling age and who could easily get it and maybe put it in her mouth, I was disgusted by this.
"The lad who collects the money also said that when the parents open the door to pay him the stench of urine and faeces is so bad. I'd heard of Childline so I called them and they told me about the NSPCC Helpline which gives advice to adults.
"The Helpline advisor asked me if I thought that the child was in any immediate danger. I said that I didn't think she was in danger overnight. They said that they would look into it for me and I was happy with the way they handled the call.
"As soon as I came off I was really emotional. I felt relieved and like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I am really glad I called and that I can hopefully make a difference to that baby's life."
Concerns about child abuse have soared since national lockdown measures were first introduced, the NSPCC has found – with the monthly average number of contacts in the UK to the charity's Helpline on the issue increasing by 43%.
The NSPCC has analysed its data from April to November and has found that the level of concern about emotional abuse, neglect, and physical abuse remain well above the pre-pandemic average.
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Since April, the Helpline has received 31,359 contacts across the UK from adults anxious about child abuse or neglect, referring half (50%) of these on to external agencies like the police and social services to take further action.
In Northern Ireland, 268 referrals relating to child abuse have been made by the NSPCC's Helpline since lockdown measures were first introduced, with the monthly average rising slightly since April – from 32 to 34.
As the festive period fast approaches, the NSPCC has issued the findings as a warning that Christmas can be a very difficult time for children suffering abuse and neglect, and the impact of the Coronavirus could put even more children at risk.
Joanne McDonnell, Service Head at NSPCC Helpline Belfast, said: "These figures highlight the increase in the number of adults reaching out with concerns about the welfare of children since the first national lockdown began.
"It's no secret that this Christmas is going to be a very different one and for thousands of children, being stuck at home for the holidays will be a terrifying thought. At the NSPCC, we know how important it is that people have the opportunity to speak up when they think a child is at risk of abuse and neglect. Our helpline for adults and Childline will be open every day over the festive period."
To help protect children stuck at home in environments that are not safe, the charity is urging the public to search "NSPCC" and donate £20 via it's Here for Children Christmas appeal page.
As well as urging the public to be extra vigilant during the Christmas holidays, the NSPCC is urging the Government to ensure children and families can get the help they need in the short and long term.
The charity's team of professionals working on its helpline for concerned adults and the dedicated volunteer counsellors at Childline will all play a vital role in being here for children this Christmas.
Adults concerned about a child can contact the NSPCC helpline seven days a week throughout the festive period on 0808 800 5000, or email help@nspcc.org.uk
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Lesotho: Southern Africa's 'water engine'
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Lesotho exports water to South Africa at the same time as it imports the bottled product from its larger neighbour – and rural communities are forced to drink from unprotected sources
Although Lesotho is a regional water supplier, years of political and institutional incompetence and mismanagement have left citizens in rural and peri-urban areas without access to clean and safe drinking water. Many of the country's citizens living in rural areas still draw drinking water from unprotected springs and wells, while those in peri-urban communities where piped water systems do exist, experience frequent water scarcity.
This, despite the fact that the country annually exports an estimated 780 million cubic metres of clean water to neighbouring South Africa under the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) programme – a bi-national project entered into by the two countries in 1986.
The first phase of this agreement saw water transferred to South Africa to address shortages there, contributing some 3% of Lesotho's GDP as well as generating hydroelectric power for the kingdom. "The project was developed as the least-cost option to secure water for more than 12 million people in the dry Gauteng Province, which generates more than 40% of South Africa's GDP," says a 2016 World Bank report.
The second phase, the 163.5m high Polihali Dam, is expected to start transferring water to South Africa towards the end of 2025. However, Refiloe Tlali, the chief executive officer of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), expects the collection of water into the dam to take place as early as 2023.
Lesotho's King Letsie lll and South African President Jacob Zuma launch phase ll of the LHWP at Polihali, Lesotho, 2014
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Meanwhile, 16-year-old Kabelo Mabusa, who lives in Ha-Rajoko, a small rural village at Mazenod, 20 km from the capital Maseru and which grapples with sporadic, acute water shortages, is forced to draw water from an unprotected well. He scoops the last cupfuls to fill up a bucket he is taking home.
"This is the only option we have," Mabusa says as he draws muddy water from the well. "We use water drawn from this well for drinking and washing clothes." The lower the well gets the filthier the water becomes, but he and his family, and indeed the village, use it nonetheless.
The open well is located in a deep gorge with a stream that runs to the village's small river. The gorge separates the village from the urban parts of Mazenod, where a reliable piped water system supplies industrial and domestic water drawn from the newly built Metolong Dam.
The Metolong Dam was initiated to supply bulk industrial and domestic water to Maseru and the lowland towns of Roma, Mazenod, Morija and Teyateyaneng. Together, they receive a daily average of 75,000 cubic metres of treated water for domestic and industrial use.
The M4.5 billion (about $330,890,085) project has seen the construction of tertiary pipelines, including the installation of branches and take-offs at certain points along the pipeline to enable future distribution of potable water to surrounding communities. But Mabusa and fellow residents at Ha-Rajoko remain without clean water and continue to share a well with their livestock. During rainy season, human waste from upstream is washed into this, their sole water source.
"We used to have the luxury of a borehole here, even though it was not a reliable source of water … We had to queue for hours to get water, or else wake up very early in the morning," Mabusa says. However, the borehole taps no longer work.
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Water and Sewerage Company (WASCO) chief executive officer Lehlohonolo Manamolela acknowledges the "mammoth challenges" that remain in ensuring local communities receive supplies of clean water as per international standards. Unprecedented migration to urban centres and "limited financial resources" were the major problems, Manamolela told Africa in Fact. WASCO is a state-owned enterprise, with 100% government ownership.
"We have plans at hand to broaden supply, but due to the scary increase in the numbers of people making up peri-urban communities, by the time we secure resources, the number of people in need of water has usually escalated," said Manamolela. He indicated the company was "doing its utmost" to persuade government to increase WASCO's budget to enable the company to meet the growing demand for water.
Meanwhile, improving citizens' access to clean water remains a government aim. On September 13, 2017, Minister of Water Samonyane Ntsekele launched the construction of a reservoir to service the water needs of around 11,949 people living in Ha Makhalanyane, about 22 km south of Maseru, and neighbouring villages. At the event, Ntsekele said the government was committed to extending the clean water supply to all urban, peri-urban and rural communities across the country.
An elderly 73-year-old resident in neighbouring Ha Motloheloa, Tefelo Ramataboee, told Africa in Fact his community had been elated to receive clean drinking water. It had always "irked" him that Lesotho was the "water engine" of the southern Africa region, selling water to South Africa, while its own people did not have enough water. He added that he hoped similar projects would bring water to the entire country.
But the status quo remains. Most of Lesotho's water still goes to South Africa, either piped or in bottles that are sold in that country's main supermarkets – and also in branches of the same supermarket chains in Lesotho. Water is one of Lesotho's seven main imports – the others include poultry products, mutton, beef, vegetables and fruit. Lesotho imports M69.3 million (about $5,097,656) worth of bottled water a year.
According to the LHDA's water-sale exports report of June 2017, the country received some M837.7 million ($59.43 million) in royalties from water and electricity exports to South Africa in 2016 alone. Yet M63.9 million ($4.53 million), or 7.63% of that total, was spent on importing the same water in bottled form.
According to local economic commentators, bottled water imports also expose Lesotho's nascent producers to stiff competition from well-off South African companies. Disgruntled by this situation, a local body, the Home of Aggressive Entrepreneurs Lesotho, in 2016 began calling on the ministry of small business development to ban the import of certain foodstuffs, including water.
The then minister, Selibe Mochoboroane, said he would heed the call, but did not make any substantial changes before he was removed from the ministry and Lesotho's 2015-17 coalition government collapsed before its plan to ban the procurement of South African bottled water could be put into effect.
Mochoboroane had gone on record as saying that, "the Basotho produced bottled water of their own", and that the country needed to "explore ways of reducing water imports from South Africa". Chalane Phori, the incumbent minister under the new government told Africa in Fact that the ministry was at "an advanced stage and making meaningful progress towards" defending local producers from foreign competition.
In his two months in office, Phori said he had already met with water bottlers and their stakeholder associations and they were currently drafting laws to regulate operations. He added that government was "profiling companies" in a bid to begin controlling water imports into Lesotho.
However, Phori highlighted the need for a bureau of standards to meet commercial, health and other requirements, as there was presently no such institution in the country. "I have already taken this matter up with the ministry of trade to fast track the establishment of a bureau of standards in Lesotho," he said. "We cannot be a country that produces water and at the same time imports water. If there is no law to this effect, then it is my responsibility to ensure that the law is enacted."
As things stand, Lesotho possesses abundant water resources, far above national requirement. According to a Water Technology report, Lesotho's total water consumption is about 2m³/s (cubic metres per second), while the total availability of water is about 150m³/s. Most of this water flows untapped down the Senqu/Orange River through South Africa and into the Atlantic Ocean.
A 2017 Future Directions International report calls for a re-evaluation of the Lesotho and South Africa agreement. "Many Lesotho citizens," it says, "lack the same fresh water security guarantees that their own government effectively provides to the citizens of its larger neighbour".
Sechaba Mokhethi
Sechaba Mokhethi is a co-founder of MNN Centre for Investigative Journalism in Lesotho and a freelance journalist. He is Lesotho correspondent for South Africa-based African Independent and for The Southern Times (Namibia). He also contributes stories for IDN IndepthNews, a flagship of International Press Syndicate. Deputy secretary general for the Media Institute of Southern Africa-Lesotho, he holds a BA degree in political science and public administration from the National University of Lesotho.
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The East India Company Act 1793 is also known as the Charter Act of 1793. It was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which renewed the charter issued to the British East India Company, and continued the Company's rule in India.
In contrast with legislation concerning British India proposed in the preceding two decades, the 1793 Act "passed with minimal trouble". The Act made only fairly minimal changes to either the system of government in India or British oversight of the Company's activities. Most importantly, the Company's trade monopoly was continued for a further 20 years.
• The Governor-General was granted extensive powers over the subordinate presidencies.
• The Governor-General's power of over-ruling his council was affirmed, and extended over the Governors of the subordinate presidencies.
• Senior officials were forbidden from leaving India without permission.
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I have a special fondness for books by Ernest Hemingway. Recently I went to the bookstore and found this wonderful copy of Ernest Hemingway's book, A Moveable Feast.
What makes this book so special is that it is a restored edition. In the book, there is a personal foreword by Ernest Hemingway's son, Patrick and an introduction by his grandson, Sean. There are a number of unpublished revealing experiences Hemingway had that are in this book and unbelievably, original hand written manuscripts as the author had intended to have published. It makes for a great read when you can get a peek into Hemingway's life.
If you aren't familiar with A Moveable Feast, the story is about Hemingway's early years in Paris as a struggling writer. At the time he was incredibly poor, driven by his writing and surrounded by the most amazing group of people.
It's hard to imagine that he was hanging out with the most famous people as they were all just getting started out in their own careers. Ezra Pound, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein and Joan Miro are just a few of the names thrown around in the book.
As a writer myself, I have a certain fascination with other writers beginnings. I want to know how they might have struggled, how they felt about their work and what drove them to continue on, especially when they were barely making ends meet.
There are so many moments in the book where Hemingway makes a statement that rings so true with me. One of the first moments where I felt a kinship to Hemingway was when he was describing being poor, his writing career and how it affected those closest to him. He said that the one who is doing what they love gets immense satisfaction from so much so that they don't feel the poverty. It is the family (in this case, his wife) who feels the poverty and suffers.
When I decided to write full-time, I did so because it was something I was so passionate about that I couldn't not write. It was a happy, obsessive draw that I couldn't peel myself away from. Because of my fibromyalgia, there weren't really other options for a career so it was a beautiful fit. Even so, my family suffered from a lack of two strong incomes. My husband carried the load without complaint and the kids accepted the situation. Thankfully, enough time has passed that we don't struggle like we once did. The guilt I have carried has been enormous though. It was my decisions that affected the family even if fibromyalgia played a role, it was still my choices that lead us down that path. My guilt had been heightened because I didn't feel the strain. I was in a place of pure happiness to be able to do what I love.
Another moment of clarity happened when I read that Hemingway felt that the best days were those where there were no problems except where to be happiest. The words that hit me the hardest was when he said that the only thing that would spoil a day was people. If you could keep from making appointments, each day had no limits. People were the limiters of happiness.
Maybe it sounds like a horrible thing to think, especially if you are a very social person. I love my alone time I think, a little too much. I want to create and explore and challenge my mind. I want my thoughts to flow free and unencumbered from the people in my presence. I felt a special tie to Hemingway when I realized that there was someone else out there that felt the same way.
I am now half-way through the book and will only read a little each night before bed. I am in love with this book and don't want it to end.
If you are looking for a good summer read, I highly recommend A Moveable Feast. It's simply wonderful.
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This book has been on my to-read list forever. I am going straight to my library's website from here to reserve a copy!
Please let me know what you thought of it after you read it.
There is such a thrill when you read a book and feel the connection.
I havbe never read anything by Hemmingway but of course I have heard of him……..
Hemmingway is a fascinating writer, and man. I confess, I've never been a great fan of his. I recognize its merits (how could you not?) but find the overall experience unfulfilling.
What writer do you find fascinating to read?


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Hulkenberg will partner 30-year-old Dane Kevin Magnussen.
Nico Hulkenberg will replace fellow German Mick Schumacher at Haas in 2023, the U.S. Formula One team announced Thursday.
"Hulkenberg (35), a Formula 1 veteran with 181 career starts and a 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans race winner with Porsche, makes his full-time return to the sport next year," Haas wrote in a statement released ahead of the final race of the season this weekend in Abu Dhabi.
Haas did not specify the length of the contract.
Hulkenberg drove for Williams, Force India, Sauber and Renault. He has not had a regular seat since leaving Renault in 2019 but was a Covid replacement for Racing Point/Aston Martin the last two seasons.
"I'm very happy to move into a full-time race seat with Haas F1 Team in 2023. I feel like I never really left Formula 1," said Hulkenberg.
His best championship finish was seventh in 2018. He holds the record for the most Formula 1 starts, 181, without a podium finish.
"The experience and knowledge base Nico brings to the team is clear to see," aid Haas director Guenther Steiner, praising Hulkenberg's "reputation as being a great qualifier and a solid, reliable racer,"
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The Saint Joseph's University Writing Center is free to all members of the SJU community. The undergraduate and graduate student writers who make up the staff can assist you in any stage of the writing process, from brainstorming to organizing and developing your ideas, to citing sources to proofreading. They work with students from across the university on a variety of assignments and individual and group projects: lab reports, business policy papers, poems, essays, research papers, dissertations, resumes, and personal statements for graduate school applications, among many others. You name it; they've helped writers write it. Students enrolled in online courses may take advantage of online tutorials, which are offered any time the Writing Center is open. For more information, including hours of operation, instructions on how to make an appointment, and directions for participating in an online tutoring session, please visit the SJU Writing Center website at sju.edu/writingcenter.
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