This project is a multi-purpose building with educational function that has different spaces such as English language training classrooms, administrative offices, internet area, library, audio-visual classrooms, bookstore, cafeteria, and etc.
?MUH SHOOU? originally means the last fruit left by farmers on the tree with the special intention of sharing it with animals in nature so as to pray for the harvest of the coming year. That?s just where the name of MUH SHOOU XIXI comes.
In Tel Aviv\'s bustling Nachlat Binyamin district, home to a historic street market and arts fair, a regal dusky pink building rises above.
The project is located in the Karst region of Slovenia, where the climate is Mediterranean and the landscape rocky and dry, covered only by endless stretches of vine and pine tree forests.
If you feel like your stuff is out of control ? or if you have that one closet that you never want to open ? the KonMari method could help. The post The KonMari Method: How to Get Your Home More Organized than Ever appeared first on Freshome.com.
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King Bill is a love letter to Fitzroy. King Bill is a collage of Fitzroy?s built history, its textures, its forms, its order and its chaos.


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Corporate Treasurers Assess Impact of European Money-Market Fund Reform
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Corporate treasurers are taking stock of their cash holdings in preparation for new European Union money-market fund rules.
The Council of the European Union, one of the EU's main decision-making bodies, on Tuesday approved reforms that impose stricter liquidity requirements and limit redemptions on money-market funds.
Investors and corporations view these funds as an alternative to cash because, like a bank deposit, they can be quickly converted to cash. Around €1.2 trillion ($1.33 trillion) is currently invested in European money-market funds, according to the Institutional Money Market Funds Association.
"We are at the moment looking at it and are preparing the board," said Fiona Rose, group treasurer at Burberry Group PLC. The British luxury fashion firm has "hundreds of millions of pounds" invested in money-market funds, Ms. Rose said during a conference of the Association of Corporate Treasurers in Manchester, U.K.
The legislation is expected to be published in the EU's statute book towards the end of the second quarter, and would go into effect in 2018 or 2019.
Similar reforms in the U.S. triggered hundreds of billions of dollars in outflows from certain types of funds as finance chiefs and corporate treasurers overhauled how they invested their cash.
Burberry has not yet decided whether to make changes to its money-market fund investments, Ms. Rose said. The firm has used these funds "for many years", she said, but could also opt to invest some of that money in other products.
"We will have to look at where to deposit our cash," she added.
The new rules prescribe mandatory liquidity fees as well as redemption hurdles, or so called gates. These additional fees, in combination with the European Central Bank's negative interest rate policy, are expected to make so called constant net asset value funds less attractive.
"While there is concern about the fees and the gates, they do offer protection to investors," said Burberry's Fiona Rose.
Pearson PLC, the education company, invests around 90% of its available cash in money-market funds, including sterling and U.S. dollar funds, said Sunil Boorman, assistant treasurer. The company looks to its asset managers – around seven to eight – to provide guidance, Mr. Boorman said.
"This new piece of regulation will potentially affect us," he said.
Companies that want to keep their cash in constant net asset value funds despite the new fees and structural changes will need to seek board approval to alter their investment mandates, said Jane Lowe, Secretary General of the Institutional Money Market Funds Association.
Mr. Boorman said the liquidity fees and the redemption hurdles could make Pearson seek alternatives forms of investment. "We are keeping an eye out about what is going to happen," he said.
Pearson could take some money out of the funds, he said. The firm, which in January issued a profit warning, is trying to improve its balance sheet.
"It will very much depend on whether there is a better use for that cash," Mr. Boorman said. "It is important the board is comfortable with the changes we make," he said.
The changes in Europe are expected to be less dramatic than the reforms that came into effect in the U.S. in October 2016 because the liquidity fees and redemption hurdles apply to all money-market funds in Europe.
The U.S. rules triggered a rush of cash from prime funds -- money-market funds that invest primarily in corporate debt securities -- into U.S. treasury and government funds, which are not subject to liquidity fees and redemption hurdles.
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Australia: The testing ground for Silicon Valley's stranger features
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There's a very good reason why we're Silicon Valley's testing ground. It's because we can handle it…or they don't respect us.
We're colloquially known as the lucky country, but in the minds of Silicon Valley, we're just the choice monkey they poke with a needle. As Fortune smugly chuckled back in 2015, "if a product flops in the outback and no one hears about it, did it really happen?"
Get bent, Fortune. We don't all live in the outback. We all live in the cities…with bush league internet. We don't ride kangaroos to work, we roll eyes on trains while we wait for a video to buffer in 140p. Nevertheless, when the dorks of Facebook's ilk want to subtly tweak their product, it lands here first.
I don't want to single out Zuckerberg, but his mob has form in this regard. Back in 2016, they trialled their nonsense plot to start video with autoplaying sound. Sadly, we could handle it, so the rest of the world had to suffer too. In 2017, Messenger tested inbox ads. We endured, they expanded. Wind the clock forward to November 2017, and Facebook wanted our nudes to fight revenge porn. Why us, Facebook. Why?
There are numerous more examples. Some positive. Some not so much.
McCafe made its debut in Melbourne back in 1993. The US was the 13th country to endure it.
The Tesla Powerwall arrived here in 2015.
Similarly, the agriculture-based (time stealing) mobile app Farmville 2 planted its questionable roots in our turf.
Well, it's because we don't matter. According to Tinder co-founder Sean Rad, we're the testing ground, because we're "far away from everywhere". Adding smugness to the already salted wound, he planted, "…if you are going to leave Australia it's a big deal."
Dick. More to that point, TechCrunch recently slammed us in the wake of Spotify's latest trial, "Australia's smaller market means any lost revenue will be relatively small."
You know what I think it is? As a nation, we like to think that we're a durable people. We're not complainers, we just get on with doing the same with less. It's a complete fiction, though, as a walk through every comment box will prove that to not be true, but our noble suffering is our national superego. It's who we want to be seen as. Someone who can handle it.
Why else would we live in a place full of venomous snakes and unreasonable heat?
Do your worst, Silicon Valley.
The tone-deaf coverage of Phil Spector's passing


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Understanding East Hampton,NY Sewer Pipe Lining Costs and Benefits
Homeowners who encounter plumbing issues both indoors and outdoors can benefit from trenchless repair technologies such as pipe lining and pipe bursting. Costs associated with trenchless pipe lining are affected by the following factors. Also, we outline five benefits of East Hampton,NY sewer pipe lining.
However, if no surprises occur during a trenchless East Hampton,NY sewer pipe lining project, the original cracked sewer pipe repair cost often holds up.
The need to replace an entire sewer pipe is no longer necessary when it cracks. You can line it faster. Trenchless East Hampton,NY pipe bursting still offers a fast solution for cracked clay pipes.
The epoxy material used in East Hampton,NY trenchless sewer pipe lining is a high-quality material. It's a material used at construction sites and to repair damage caused by earthquakes.
Besides being water-resistant, epoxy is also heat- and chemical-resistant. Pipe cracks are repaired with a solution for residential plumbing systems. Additionally, it prolongs the pipe's life. Trenchless East Hampton,NY pipe bursting is the next option if additional damage occurs to the plumbing pipe.
To schedule East Hampton,NY sewer pipe lining service, contact Long Island Water and Sewer Main at 800-479-5325. We service East Hampton and Suffolk County in New York too. To see a full list of our services, including Suffolk County trenchless pipe bursting visit our website. Plus, request a quote or contact us online.
The Town of East Hampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, at the eastern end of the South Shore of Long Island. It is the easternmost town in the state of New York. At the time of the 2020 United States census, it had a total population of 28,385.
This area had been inhabited for thousands of years by wandering tribes of indigenous peoples. At the time of European contact, East Hampton was home to the Pequot people, part of the culture that also occupied territory on the northern side of Long Island Sound, in what is now Connecticut of southern New England. They belong to the large Algonquian-speaking language family. Bands on Long Island were identified by their geographic locations. The historical people known to the colonists as the Montaukett, who were Pequot, controlled most of the territory at the east end of Long Island.
Indians inhabiting the western part of Long Island were part of the Lenape nation, whose language is also in the Algonquian family. Their territory extended to lower New York, western Connecticut and the mid-Atlantic coastal areas into New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Their bands were also known by the names of their geographic locations but did not constitute distinct peoples.
In the late-17th century Chief Wyandanch of the Montaukett negotiated with English colonists for the land in the East Hampton area. The differing concepts held by the Montaukett and English about land and its use contributed to the Montaukett losing most of their lands over the ensuing centuries. Wyandanch's elder brother, the grand sachem Poggaticut, sold an island to English colonist Lion Gardiner for "a large black dog, some powder and shot, and a few Dutch blankets." The next trade involved the land extending from present-day Southampton to the foot of the bluffs, at what is now Hither Hills State Park, for 24 hatchets, 24 coats, 20 looking glasses and 100 muxes.
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When you have a note-taking application that's free across platforms, an easy way to curate content with it is welcome. Late to arrive or not, Microsoft has released OneNote Clipper for Chrome. OneNote Clipper easily allows you to save anything from the Web to OneNote with a click. All your captured notes are added to your OneNote Quick Notes.
It was earlier released as a bookmarklet you could drag to your favorites bar, but now exists as a fully-fledged extension. It brings the same functionality, so you can remove the bookmarklet if installed and go with the new extension. Those on other browsers can continue using the bookmarklet until an extension comes along.
According to Microsoft, the reception to the original bookmarklet was positive.
A dedicated Chrome extension is a more finished option. It also frees up browser real-estate for many who don't like to keep the bookmarks toolbar open to access bookmarklets.
Microsoft is hoping an easier shortcut to their note-taking app will boost usage. OneNote has many fans and with some recent updates like Camera Scan it has gotten even better. Meanwhile Evernote has its Web Clipper, Google is thinking of debuting Google Stars (their planned take on bookmarking the Web), and Springpad has shuttered. Personal web curation is a productive space and Microsoft has made a small improvement.
Do you use Microsoft OneNote? Try the OneNote Clipper and tell us if it's something you will always recommend to note-takers.
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Making this an extension is a good step, and it works well. However, it's pretty limited. You can only take an image of your web page in png format. That's it. You can't select a part of the page, or text. I prefer OneNote, but the Evernote clipper has way more functionality. Microsoft has some catching up to do on this one.
Yes, it is improved now and hopeful of more nice touches to come.


The Ability: Phaser Spinal Lance is a unique forward-facing phaser, and is much more powerful than any standard weapon in-game. When used effectively, this is a devastating weapon, but players must watch out for the massive weapon power drain it causes. Its recharge time fits with the low turn rate of the only ship that has this weapon: the Federation Dreadnought Cruiser.
It fires a 0.06 kilometer cylinder within a 45 degree targeting arc.
Game Description The Dreadnought Cruiser's Phaser Spinal Lance is a devastating weapon. Built into the entire structure, or "spine", of the hull, this weapon cannot be removed. The weapon fires a single massive phaser beam that is so massive and devastating that it typically pierces multiple targets - if they happened to be lined up. The Spinal Lance is not an array, and thus can only fire in a very narrow arc directly in front of the ship. However, if the saucer section is separated from the ship, the weapon can fire in multiple directions (at slight penalty to damage dealt). This massive weapon has a very long cooldown time, and is not affected by Bridge Officer powers like Overload, Fire at Will, or Subsystems Targeting.
Additional Information These consoles (below) can increase damage of a players Phaser Lance.
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Just arriving from the Island of Sodor are the Bachmann N Scale Troublesome Trucks! Ready for all kinds of railroad adventures with Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends, Troublesome Trucks No.1 and No. 2 are fully decorated complete with faces and names.


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Oceans Ventured: Winning the Cold War at Sea
By John F. Lehman
Read by John McLain
John F. Lehman Tantor Audio 9780393254259
When Ronald Reagan took office in January 1981, the United States and NATO were losing the Cold War. The USSR had superiority in conventional weapons and manpower in Europe, and had embarked on a massive program to gain naval preeminence. But Reagan already had a plan to end the Cold War without armed conflict. Reagan led a bipartisan Congress to restore American command of the seas by building the navy back to six hundred major ships and fifteen aircraft carriers. He adopted a bold new strategy to deploy the growing fleet to northern waters around the periphery of the Soviet Union and demonstrate that the NATO fleet could sink Soviet submarines, defeat Soviet bomber and missile forces, and strike aggressively deep into the Soviet homeland if the USSR attacked NATO in Central Europe. New technology in radars, sensors, and electronic warfare made ghosts of American submarines and surface fleets. The United States proved that it could effectively operate carriers and aircraft in the ice and storms of Arctic waters, which no other navy had attempted. The Soviets, suffocated by this naval strategy, were forced to bankrupt their economy trying to keep pace. Shortly thereafter the Berlin Wall fell, and the USSR disbanded.
When Ronald Reagan took office in January 1981, the United States and NATO were losing the Cold War. The USSR had superiority in conventional weapons and manpower in Europe, and had embarked on a massive program to gain naval preeminence. But Reagan already had a plan to end the Cold War without armed conflict.
Reagan led a bipartisan Congress to restore American command of the seas by building the navy back to six hundred major ships and fifteen aircraft carriers. He adopted a bold new strategy to deploy the growing fleet to northern waters around the periphery of the Soviet Union and demonstrate that the NATO fleet could sink Soviet submarines, defeat Soviet bomber and missile forces, and strike aggressively deep into the Soviet homeland if the USSR attacked NATO in Central Europe. New technology in radars, sensors, and electronic warfare made ghosts of American submarines and surface fleets. The United States proved that it could effectively operate carriers and aircraft in the ice and storms of Arctic waters, which no other navy had attempted. The Soviets, suffocated by this naval strategy, were forced to bankrupt their economy trying to keep pace. Shortly thereafter the Berlin Wall fell, and the USSR disbanded.
"John Lehman has given us another naval classic in Oceans Ventured – the incredible story of the Navy's central role in winning the Cold War. Based upon meticulous research and newly declassified documents, Lehman's fresh account has the grip of a well-crafted adventure novel. His perspective is uniquely authoritative: he was a key architect of American strategy, a crucial figure in its execution, and an active participant as a qualified naval aviator. A must-read." —Senator John McCain
Author Bio: John F. Lehman
John F. Lehman is an American investment banker and writer who served as Secretary of the Navy in the Ronald Reagan administration, where he promoted the creation of a 600-ship Navy. From 2003 to 2004 he was a member of the 9/11 Commission.
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The cover image, by Philip Castle, of Yve Louis' new collection The Yellow Dress features a beautiful woman in a form-fitting dress who stretches her arms before an open French window. The overall colour is yellow as befits the title. The contents of the book are divided into five sections: "The Red Scarf", "The Blue Stole", "The Black Kimono", "The Green Hood" and "The Yellow Dress".
She sifts the flour-white days.
portrait children gild the walls.
The woman going about her daily chores represents a border separating the lived life from that of the imagination. Although total gratification can never be hers, she can imagine the "other lives" and the "portrait children". Here, as elsewhere in the collection, thought and imagination are both mental and physical energies. And this poem is no exception in that its persona dwells in the past and what might have been.
the yellow Corolla against the world.
last week the bitten-orange coast of Fleurieu.
hills' deep flow and sandbar trickle . . .
river becoming sea, becoming sky.
the eye writing in the hyphens.
in bushland, a movement of air . . .
by the white fire in his eyes, his soul bird . . .
and so Alva's "painted story" continues.
the secret number of infinity . . .
These poems celebrate those rare moments when we catch a glimpse of a world from which all labels have been unpeeled. The poems enter and possess you quietly and are filled with splendid moments of spiritual lucidity. They transport us into a place that is majestic, boundless and unknown.
and, for millennia, involved countless thousands of initiates.
both death and ongoing life.
and from which all depart.
Louis need not doubt. The "poem at its source" is the point at which meaning becomes clear, the language sings. The poems in "The Yellow Dress" are shot silk, lined with hand-spun ever-shifting gauze. There is not a single weak line in the book - every page, every stanza, offers marvels of observation. The language resonates, even while it disconnects and interrogates its own chaos. This is a poet much concerned with the unease of life, with the difficulty in making true communication.


Creating a western style living room is a fairly simple task that many people use to create a comfortable space for the family. When you go western, the home has an added level of comfort and sophistication that isn't felt with other home designs. And, thanks to the abundance of great western living room decor, it is easy to create the perfect room that matches your every need.
Silhouette decals of cowboys are great to add to the wall. There are decals available in all sizes and shapes with various designs, giving every homeowner the chance to find a decor that matches their personality and needs. You can find rustic furniture pieces to add to the house to further enhance the western look and style that you want.
So many people want to keep up with modern times and trends and designs. However, some people want their own look and their own creation. They decorate their home in the styles they love. Nothing is as dramatic and fulfilling as a great western look in the house. Besides, once you go western, there are tons of modern decorations that still have the charm and the style that you crave and want for your home.
How much will it cost to go western with your decorations? The amount of money that you spend on western decor is like any other decor that you buy and the costs are affected by numerous actors. This includes the decorations that you want to add, the brands that you choose, the place of purchase, etc. Rest assured it is easy to browse through the options to find the decor that you like that doesn't max out the budget.


Moments of panic are a part and parcel of our lives these days. Not one of us can even dare to deny that there are certain moments when we do have our insecure moments. Even though there are some people who refuse to accept the fact, the truth is that every human being has some sort of insecurity built in that does come forth in some way or the other.
Well, actually, there is no need to feel ashamed of the fact that one does feel insecure and unsafe even at home. With the pressures of our times, there are some incidents that are beyond one's control. So, just to combat these moments of insecurity and uncertainties in life there are first class high tech gadgets known as CCTV camera or closed-circuit televisions. These are excellent innovations that are meant to safeguard our lives with sharp eyes of the camera prying on to every little thing that takes place. You can visit buffalosecurity.com.au/service/cctv to get the best info about CCTV camera system.
These security gadgets are certainly quite essential necessities that bring in comfort to our lives even without directly appearing so. Well, actually these closed circuit television systems are available with a set of two, three, four or more cameras that are connected to a monitor that is installed somewhere within the interiors where the user can secretly watch every little thing that goes on outside.
Many people have now started to get used to the idea of having these gadgets installed at their homes, offices and other commercial establishments. The dependability on these gadgets to provide full proof of all incidents even during times of certain untoward incidents cannot be denied.


The public space in the Netherlands ranges from shopping centres, museums and town halls to squares, parks and national landscapes. That space should be safe, whole and clean, on account of its public accessibility. These are the basic qualities, but the public space is also a cultural statement. In this domain the Netherlands can show what it is proud of and which values it upholds. These designs for public buildings display that cultural élan well, but do we still feel such zeal when we look at our public buildings today?


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Charles Roberts Ingersoll (* 16. September 1821 in New Haven, Connecticut; † 25. Januar 1903 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1873 bis 1877 Gouverneur des US-Bundesstaates Connecticut. Er war Mitglied der Demokratischen Partei.

Frühe Jahre und politischer Aufstieg
Charles Ingersoll war der Sohn des Kongressabgeordneten Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll und Bruder von Colin M. Ingersoll, der ebenfalls Kongressabgeordneter für Connecticut war. Er graduierte 1840 an der Yale University, studierte anschließend Jura und bekam dann 1844 seine Zulassung als Anwalt. Schließlich praktizierte er in der Anwaltskanzlei seines Vaters und war auch Direktor der New Haven Colony Historical Society. Ingersoll entschloss sich 1846 in die Politik zu gehen, wo er als Clerk in Connecticuts Parlament tätig war. In diese Stellung wurde er dann auch noch 1856, 1857, 1866, sowie 1871 wiedergewählt.

Gouverneur von Connecticut
Ingersoll gewann 1873 die Gouverneursnominierung der Demokraten und wurde dann im selben Jahr zum Gouverneur von Connecticut gewählt. Er wurde 1874 sowie 1875 wiedergewählt. Während seiner Amtszeit wurde eine Verfassungsänderung verabschiedet, die die Amtsperiode des Gouverneurs auf zwei Jahre verlängerte. Ferner musste der Staat eine Finanzdepression über sich ergehen lassen, die sechs Jahre lang andauerte. Hartford, das mit New Haven die Mithauptstadt bildete, wurde schließlich als einzige gesetzliche Hauptstadt auserwählt. Ingersoll entschied sich, danach nicht noch einmal als Gouverneur zu kandidieren, und verließ im Januar 1877 das Amt.

Weiterer Lebenslauf
Er setzte seine Tätigkeit als Anwalt fort, verhandelte Fälle auf staatlicher und bundesstaatlicher Ebene sowie vor dem Supreme Court. Ferner war er auch ein Begründer, sowie Vizepräsident der staatlichen Anwaltskammer (State Bar Association).

Charles Ingersoll verstarb am 25. Januar 1903 und wurde auf dem New Haven Grove Street Cemetery beigesetzt. Er war mit Virginia Gregory verheiratet. Das Paar hatte sechs gemeinsame Kinder.

Literatur
 Robert Sobel, John Raimo (Hrsg.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Band 1. Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 Bände.
 Biographical Encyclopaedia of Connecticut and Rhode Island of the Nineteenth Century. Metropolitan Publishing and Engraving, New York, 1881, S. 105–107.

Weblinks
 Charles Ingersoll in der National Governors Association (englisch)
 The Political Graveyard (englisch)

Gouverneur (Connecticut)
Mitglied der Demokratischen Partei (Vereinigte Staaten)
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Jupiter/Uranus and "strange sky sightings"
In the news today:
The Pentagon Tuesday said it was trying to determine if a missile was launched Monday off the coast of Southern California and who might have launched it.
Spokesmen for the Navy, Air Force, Defense Department and North American Aerospace Defense Command said they were looking into a video posted on the CBS News website that appears to show a rocket or some other object shooting up into the sky and leaving a large contrail over the Pacific Ocean.
The video was shot by a CBS affiliate KCBS' helicopter, the station said Tuesday.
"Nobody within the Department of Defense that we've reached out to has been able to explain what this contrail is, where it came from," Pentagon spokesman Col. Dave Lapan said. "So far, we've come up empty with any explanation."
This just one of a series of weird events that have happened in the sky over the past year. Astrologically, we have had a conjunction of Uranus (ruling the sky, and also strange events) conjunct Jupiter (amplifying those strange events) since April and May of 2010 that has coincided with these weird events which include:
UFOs flying over Manhattan that ultimately turned out to be party balloons that had escaped from a private event in October.
A home-grown satellite made of an Iphone and a camera attached to a weather balloon was launched into space from Brooklyn in October.
In April A was launched from Florida in a mysterious mission that has still not been revealed.
A very odd-looking "comet" named Hartley 2 recently photographed looks more like a vehicle, prompting Richard Hoagland and others to postulate that the comet is an ancient spaceship.
Jupiter and Uranus are well within range of their conjunction. This planetary combination is associated with unusual events as well as scientific breakthroughs and space travel.
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Test Chamber – Why The Free-To-Play Plants Vs. Zombies: Heroes Is Worth A Look
Ever since the original Plants vs. Zombies game launched in 2009, the series has expanded far beyond its humble tower defense roots. The Garden Warfare series took the franchise to the third-person shooter genre, and now Plants vs. Zombies: Heroes pushes the IP into the realm of collectible card games.
The base of Plants vs. Zombies: Heroes is a free-to-play PvP collectible card game along the lines of Hearthstone. Unlike many other games inspired by Hearthstone, Heroes features asymmetry that takes place at the mechanics and turn-based level.
Join Daniel Tack and me as we take a look at Plants vs. Zombies: Heroes. We play a match as zombies before turning the tables and taking control of the plants.
The Sports Desk – Sports Games & The Nintendo Switch
Nintendo recently announced more details about its next major platform, the Nintendo Switch (formerly known as the NX). Excitement is higher than usual for your average console – being able to seamlessly play high-quality games at home or away is an attractive feature.
What does this mean for sports games and those of us who play them? From what we currently know about the system (scroll down for the official reveal video), I have questions about how the Switch may handle sports titles.
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Get Ready For Our 25-Hour Extra Life Streaming Extravaganza!
Autumn is a special time for the gaming community, where an event known as Extra Life brings together gamers everywhere to raise money for children's hospitals. This year Game Informer will be live streaming dozens of fun games for 25 hours from 8am to 8am CT November 5th-6th on our Twitch and Youtube channels to raise money for Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare.
Last year our incredible community raised over $38,000, setting a new record for all of us and propelling us to push even further. It was an amazing experience for everyone involved (even those editors tortured by ghost peppers) and we can't wait to do it again.
We have a mountain of gaming items to auction off, including limited edition systems, figurines, controllers, and full games. Seriously, we have a lot of games to give away. More than all other years combined. We're also going to be playing some really great games and throwing in shocking surprises and revelations along the way. If you'd like to help raise some money for the kids, you can join Team Game Informer right now and start asking for donations, and when the stream kicks off head to our donation page to be eligible for some awesome rewards . So come hang out with us on Nov. 5th and let's do some good. For the kids!
Beyond Brown Notes – The Sounds Of South Park
The children of South Park have changed their game for The Fractured But Whole, and the soundtrack has changed along with it. Whereas Stick of Truth looked to games like Skyrim and the soundtracks of the Lord of the Rings films, Fractured But Whole is looking toward the super hero genre. It is also expanding how much music and how many sound effects are part of the game by a huge degree.
Nicholas Bonardi is the lead audio designer for South Park: The Fractured But Whole, leading a team that works closely with long time South Park composer, Jamie Dunlap, to craft the sound of the game. For Stick of Truth, Obsidian mostly pulled music directly from the show, and worked with Dunlap to fill in the gap. Here Dunlap, as well as Bonardi and the rest of the sound team, are crafting more original sound.
Replay – The Saboteur
The loss of United Front Games this week reminded us of another successful open-world developer that left us too soon. Pandemic Studios, the team behind Star Wars Battlefront and Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, closed its doors in February 2009, as part of a massive 1,500-person layoff at Electronic Arts. Pandemic has 228 employees at the time of the closure The studio's last game was The Saboteur, a generally well received open-world game that breathed new life into video games' exploration of World War II.
This open world game used a stylish neo-noir aesthetic to paint Nazi-controlled regions, making them look like cold and oppressed places. When a zone was freed, the color came back to it and the people too to the streets again. We explore the opening moments of this unique open-world game, and find ourselves amazed by the small touches; mostly those dealing with cows.
Our second segment takes a look back at one of the earliest western games, something we thought was appropriate with Red Dead Redemption 2 being revealed earlier this week.
Ten Monster Hunters To Play While You Wait For Pokémon Sun & Moon
Pokémon has become a household name in the 20 years since its release, sparking one cultural phenomenon after another. As the release date for the Generation VII looms ever closer it can be difficult to contain the excitement to new monsters to search for far and wide. With over 279 million units sold, it's no wonder that other developers have followed suit. While some of the worst ones were blatant cash grabs, others didn't get released in time or outside of Japan. These games may not be exactly the same as Pokémon, but they add a little spice to the already amazing formula, sometimes even improving upon it.
The Order: 1886's Developers Reflect On Failings And Potential Future For The Series
On this week's full episode of The Game Informer Show podcast, Ben Hanson spoke with Ready at Dawn co-founders Ru Weerasuriya and Andrea Pessino about the new direction for the studio behind Daxter, the God of War games on PSP, and PlayStation 4's The Order: 1886. We wanted to post the interview separately to let more people hear the duo's insightful thoughts on the modern state of game development. Three years ago we posted this full look at the history of the studio, so you can think of this interview as a continuation of that discussion. As discussed in our review, The Order: 1886 ended up having some real highs and lows, so it makes for an interesting discussion with Weerasuriya and Pessino about what the final days of development and dealing with the mixed reaction was like for the team.
Check out the interview below to learn more about what it takes to run a large, independent studio after releasing a game like The Order: 1886.
Funny To A Point – Top Ten Edition
No matter who you are or where your interests lie, everyone loves a good Top Ten list – a fact that's decuply true for gamers. Join me this week as I delve deep into the appeal of the venerable Top Ten list and provide my own Top Ten Funnies To A Point. Funny To A Points. Funny To Points(?). Top Ten Of These Dumb Columns.
Top Ten lists were created a long time ago, and are still just as popular today. Gamers especially flock to the Top Ten format; based on my own analysis, I approximate that Top Ten lists constitute nearly 87% of all games journalism.* The mighty Top Ten is one of G.I.'s longest-running features, and aside from a dedicated list in every issue, the rankings invade countless features and sidebars, including our yearly roundup of the Top Ten moments, disappointments, developers, and dorks (who could forget the dorks?). Top Ten lists will continue to be popular until the sun engulfs the earth, which will probably be commemorated with a list of the Top Ten Calming Mantras To Repeat While Bursting Into Flames.
Our Battlefield 1 Stream Is Now Live
Update: The stream is now live! Check out the video at the bottom of this story, or by clicking over to Twitch or YouTube.
Original Story:
Though early enlisters have been fighting the good fight for most of the week, tomorrow is when the true Battlefield 1 invasion starts.
The Secrets Behind South Park's Pain-Staking Animation
Before joining Ubisoft as a senior animator for South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Lucas Walker spent six years working on the show itself at South Park Studios. As one of the primary liaisons between the game and the show, Walker helped make sure that The Fractured But Whole looks as authentic as possible. However, the show has a brutal animation process that is hard to emulate in the game. During our conversation with Walker, he talked about why The Fractured But Whole was so challenging to animate and how close Stick of Truth actually got to emulating the show's aesthetic.


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Rules of the Senate of Canada
Chapter Fifteen: Attendance, Leaves of Absence, Suspensions and Declarations
Duty to attend the Senate
15-1. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) and elsewhere in these Rules, every Senator shall comply with the command of the Sovereign to attend to the Senate when it is in session for the purposes of advising and assisting in the affairs of Canada, laying aside all difficulties and excuses to do so.
Rule 15-2(3): Absence obligatory
Failure to attend two sessions
15-1. (2) If any Senator fails to attend the Senate for two consecutive sessions of Parliament, the Clerk shall report this to the Senate. The Senate shall consider and determine as soon as possible whether the Senator's seat should be declared vacant because of the failure to attend.
Constitution Act, 1867, sections 31 and 33
Deductions from sessional allowance
15-1. (3) Subject to any terms and conditions set out in law or provided by the Senate, the deduction made from a Senator's sessional allowance under subsection 57(1) of the Parliament of Canada Act is increased to $250 for each sitting day that the Senator does not attend, unless the absence was:
(a) for public or official business;
(b) due to illness; or
(c) one of the twenty-one personal leave days per session.
Parliament of Canada Act, sections 57 and 59
Senators Attendance Policy
Senate Sessional Allowance (Deductions for Non-attendance) Regulations
Leaves of Absence and Suspensions
Authorized leaves and suspensions
15-2. (1) The Senate may order a leave of absence for or the suspension of a Senator where, in its judgment, there is sufficient cause.
Leaves of absence – preventive measure
15-2. (2) When a leave of absence is granted, it is solely to protect the dignity and reputation of the Senate and public trust and confidence in Parliament.
Absence obligatory
15-2. (3) Except as provided in subsection (4), a Senator on leave of absence or under suspension shall not attend any sitting of the Senate or its committees.
Avoiding disqualification
15-2. (4) To avoid disqualification, a Senator who is on leave of absence or under suspension for more than a full session may attend the Senate once every session, provided that:
(a) the Senator shall send to the Clerk a signed notice indicating an intention to attend;
(b) the Clerk shall table the notice; and
(c) the Senator may then attend, but only on the sixth day the Senate sits after the notice was tabled by the Clerk.
Constitution Act, 1867, section 31
Deduction if suspended
15-3. (1) While a Senator is under suspension:
(a) the sessional allowance otherwise payable to the Senator shall be reduced by the amount remaining after any deductions required by any Act of Parliament; and
(b) the Senator shall not be entitled, except as provided in subsection (2), to the use of any Senate resources allocated for the purpose of carrying out the Senator's parliamentary functions, including funds, goods, services and premises as well as any entitlements for moving, transportation, travel and telecommunications.
Senate Sessional Allowance (Suspension) Regulations
15-3. (2) Upon application of the suspended Senator, the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration may make Senate resources available for use by the suspended Senator. For greater certainty, this provision does not include the suspended Senator's sessional allowance.
Deductions restored
15-3. (3) A Senator who is under suspension because of a conviction for a criminal offence in proceedings by indictment that is subsequently overturned shall be paid the amount of any deduction made under paragraph (1)(a), without interest and without regard to any duty of the member to mitigate.
Suspension of Allowances
15-3. (4) Where a finding of guilt is made against a Senator who has been charged with a criminal offence that was prosecuted by indictment, the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration may order the withholding of the payable portion of the sessional allowance of the Senator in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) as if the Senator were suspended.
Notice of charge
15-4. (1) At the first opportunity after a Senator is charged with a criminal offence for which the Senator may be prosecuted by indictment, either:
(a) the Senator shall notify the Senate by a signed written notice that is delivered to the Clerk of the Senate, who shall table it; or
(b) the Speaker shall table such proof of the charge as the court may provide.
Leave of absence for accused Senator
15-4. (2) When notice is given under subsection (1), the Senator charged is granted a leave of absence from the time the notice is tabled and is considered to be on public business during this leave of absence.
Duration of leave of absence
15-4. (3) The leave of absence remains in force until the earlier of the following:
(a) the charge of the criminal offence is withdrawn;
(b) the proceedings related to it are stayed;
(c) the charge is proceeded with in summary conviction proceedings; or
(d) the Senator is acquitted, convicted or discharged.
Leave of absence reinstated
15-4. (4) The leave of absence is reinstated if stayed proceedings are reinstituted.
Presumption of innocence
15-4. (5) For greater certainty, the Senate affirms the right of a Senator charged with a criminal offence to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal. No intent to comment on or pass judgment with respect to a Senator shall be imputed to the Senate because of the operation of this rule.
Senate resources in case of leave of absence
15-4. (6) If a Senator is granted a leave of absence under subsection (2), the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration may, as it considers appropriate in the circumstances, suspend that Senator's right to the use of some or all of the Senate resources otherwise made available for the carrying out of the Senator's parliamentary functions, including funds, goods, services, premises, moving, transportation, travel and telecommunications expenses.
Suspension of Senator
15-5. (1) A Senator who has been found guilty of a criminal offence in proceedings by indictment and who is given a sentence other than a discharge is suspended from the Senate as of the time of the sentence.
Duration of suspension
15-5. (2) The suspension continues in force until the earlier of the following:
(a) the finding of guilt is overturned on appeal;
(b) the sentence is replaced by a discharge on appeal; or
(c) the Senate determines whether or not the place of the Senator shall become vacant by reason of that conviction.
Constitution Act 1867, sections 31 and 33
Report of conviction
15-5. (3) Upon being informed that a Senator has been convicted while in office of a criminal offence in proceedings by indictment, the Clerk of the Senate shall obtain and lay upon the table a certificate or such other proof of the conviction as the court makes available.
Renewal of Declaration of Qualification
15-6. (1) Every Senator shall file with the Clerk a renewed Declaration of Qualification within the first 20 sitting days of the first session of each Parliament. The declaration shall be in the form prescribed in the fifth schedule of the Constitution Act, 1867.
Constitution Act, 1867, fifth schedule
Tabling of declarations by Clerk
15-6. (2) After the expiry of the 20 days, the Clerk shall table a list of the Senators who have filed the renewed declaration.
Declaration of private interest
15-7. (1) When a Senator makes a declaration of private interest pursuant to the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators, or retracts such a declaration:
(a) the Speaker shall cause the declaration or retraction, if made in the Senate, to be recorded in the Journals of the Senate; and
(b) the Clerk shall cause the declaration or retraction to be recorded in the Journals of the Senate if it is made in committee and the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators allows the declaration or retraction to be published in the minutes of proceedings of the committee.
Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators, section 12
Restrictions if declaration of interest
15-7. (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), when a Senator has made a declaration of private interest on a matter, the declaration, until retracted, shall be valid for all subsequent proceedings on the matter, whether in the Senate or in committee, and the Senator:
(a) shall not participate in debate or vote on that matter in the Senate, but may abstain; and
(b) shall withdraw from committee meetings during any proceedings on that matter.
Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators, sections 13 and 14
If declaration made in camera
15-7. (3) If a declaration of private interest, or a retraction of such a declaration, is made in committee, but cannot be published in the minutes of proceedings under the Ethics and Conflict of Interest Code for Senators, the declaration or retraction is valid only for the meeting at which it was made. Unless authorization under the code to publish the declaration or retraction is subsequently given, the Senator shall repeat the declaration or retraction at the first possible opportunity.


Having survived the «death of rhetoric» (R. BARTHES 1985: 115), metaphor has become the centre of intensive research by philosophers of language and linguists in the twentieth cen-tury. Nowadays it is widely accepted that metaphor is not reducible to «a sort of happy extra trick with words» (I. A. RICHARDS  1964: 90), but is rather said to be a funda-mental principle of linguistic creativity with an invaluable cognitive function and heuristic potential. Topos or rather commonplace has, in contrast, a predominantly negative connota-tion in everyday and scientific language. Topos, which originally designated the place where to find the arguments for a speech, has become the cliché, the worn out phrase, or the stereotype. Nevertheless, there are numerous critical studies focusing on topoi in their heu-ristic and argumentative function.
Aristotle's Art of Rhetoric is one of the first and most important 'textbooks' for speech production. Following Aristotle, the purpose of rhetorical speech consists in persuading by argumentation. In this respect he defines rhetoric as «the faculty of discovering the possible means of persuasion in reference to any subject whatever.» (Rhetoric I, 1355b/14,2). Now, persuasion presupposes – as any perlocutionary act – that the utterances have been under-stood by the audience, in short: it presupposes (text) comprehension. When analysing the first three phases of rhetoric – heuresis, taxis and lexis – two features in particular stand out on account of the role they in argumentation: topos and metaphor, which are treated in the heuresis and the lexis.


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Tian ist der Familienname folgender Personen:

 Tian Atong, chinesischer Schneider
 Tian Ba, chinesischer Philosoph aus der Zeit der Streitenden Reiche
 Tian Bingyi (* 1963), chinesischer Badmintonspieler
 Tian Chengping (* 1945), chinesischer Politiker (Volksrepublik China), Minister für Arbeit und soziale Absicherung
 Dominique Tian (* 1959), französischer Politiker
 Tian Fengshan (* 1940), chinesischer Politiker (Volksrepublik China), Minister für Land und Ressourcen
 Tian Gang (* 1958), chinesischer Mathematiker
 Tian Han (1898–1968), chinesischer Schriftsteller und Urheber des Textes zur Nationalhymne der Volksrepublik China
 Tian Houwei (* 1992), chinesischer Badmintonspieler
 Tian Jia (* 1981), chinesische Beachvolleyballspielerin
 Jing Tian-Zörner (* 1963), deutsche Tischtennisspielerin
 Tian Jiyun (* 1929), chinesischer Politiker
 Tian Kai († 199), chinesischer Offizier

 Tian Mengxu (* 1989), chinesischer Langstreckenläufer
 Tian Pengfei (* 1987), chinesischer Snookerspieler
 Tian Pian, chinesischer Philosoph aus der Zeit der Streitenden Reiche
 Tian Qing (Wirtschaftswissenschaftlerin) (* 1963), chinesische Wirtschaftswissenschaftlerin
 Tian Qing (* 1986), chinesische Badmintonspielerin
 Tian Ran (* 1994), chinesische Tennisspielerin
 Tian Tao (* 1994), chinesischer Gewichtheber

 Tian Ye (* 1982), chinesischer Biathlet und früherer Skilangläufer
 Tian Ye (Mathematiker), chinesischer Mathematiker
 Tian Zhandong (* 1983), chinesischer Skispringer und Nordischer Kombinierer
 Tian Zhuangzhuang (* 1952), chinesischer Regisseur
 Tian Zifang, chinesischer Philosoph aus der Zeit der Streitenden Reiche
 Valerie Tian (* 1989), kanadische Schauspielerin
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 Tian Feng, Figur aus Luo Guanzhongs Roman "Die Geschichte der Drei Reiche"

Tian heißen zwei vegetarische Restaurants:
 Restaurant Tian in Wien unter Küchenchef Paul Ivic (ein Michelinstern)
 Restaurant Tian in München unter Küchenchef Viktor Gerhardinger (ein Michelinstern)


This time around Straight Talk examines the fuel systems that are inBraunAbility wheelchair vans. It should go without saying, there is NO room for compromise when it comes to your fuel system. It's one of the most vital systems of any automobile, so it makes sense to ask how the other manufacturers of wheelchair vans-integrate a vehicle's fuel system AFTER they take it apart to lower the floor.
BraunAbility makes a significant investment in our fuel systems, as you'll see in the latest Straight Talk. Why do we go to such great lengths and expense to design and build a fuel system for our wheelchair vans this way - especially when many consumers assume that all vehicles are essentially the same? Because there's simply no room for compromises when it comes to safety. Maybe a better question is -- why doesn't everyone go to the same lengths as BraunAbility?? Simply put, no one takes customer safety more seriously than we do.


This is officially the longest go kart trak in the world and an absolute monster of a circuit - it just goes on forever! As wide as the M25, a banked corner and every possible type of bend you could wish for: not to be missed.
These guys started the karting revolution going back in the 1980's so they know everything there is to know and more besides. Grands Prix, Endurance racing, Iron Man races - they do the lot and at very reasonable prices. Go there.
Follow the A66 through Middlsebrough until you reach the Nissan Garage roundabout where you take the third exit southbound. At the next roundabout take the first exit left into South Bank Road and the circuit will be on your left.


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Church Building in Israel Set Ablaze
Unidentified arsonist guts bottom floors of Jerusalem ministry center.
ISTANBUL, November 4 (CDN) — An unidentified arsonist in Israel set fire to a Jerusalem church building that has long been a focal point for anti-Christian sentiment in a Jewish ultra-Orthodox-leaning neighborhood, church officials said.
On Friday (Oct. 29) shortly before 1 a.m., someone broke the basement windows of the Jerusalem Alliance Church Ministry Center and set fire to its bottom floors. An area resident noticed the fire and called the fire department, which arrived 20 minutes later and found the church basement engulfed in flames.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze, ventilated the smoke and left after inspecting the rest of the building, said Jack Sara, senior pastor of the church.
Smoke and the noise of the blaze had awakened 10 volunteer workers who were sleeping at the church's overnight facilities. The volunteers, who were visiting Israel from the United States and Denmark, went to a nearby hospital and were treated for smoke inhalation; they were released several hours later, church leaders said.
The church building sustained approximately $85,000 of smoke and fire damage. The fire largely gutted the basement and destroyed recent renovations.
Sara said he had difficulty understanding how the arsonist could have carried so much hate; whoever set the fire had to know people were inside the church, he said.
"He not only intended to burn a room but to kill people," Sara said. "Whoever did it intended to kill people."
According to Sara, fire investigators initially said the fire was accidental. Then they shifted and said the fire was arson, only to change back again to their original claim that it was accidental.
Although the Israeli press reported that investigators had not formally announced their findings, Sara said investigators told him the fire was "very suspicious." Contrary to some reports, he insisted that there were no candles lit in the basement when the fire broke out.
Sara said his church, which hosts several congregational groups including expatriates and both Arab Christians and Messianic Jews, routinely receives threats. Referring to Orthodox Jews, militant Palestinians and even some Orthodox Christian communities, Sara said he receives hatred "from all sides."
It is not unheard of for ultra-Orthodox extremists to burn churches or Bibles in Israel. Not far from the ministry center is the Narkiss Street Baptist Church. In 2007, the church was damaged in a fire believed to be set by ultra-Orthodox Jews. The church building had been rebuilt on the site of a church facility destroyed 25 years prior by anti-Christian groups.
Other recent anti-Christian attacks in Israel have included the bombing of a Messianic Jewish pastor's home that left his teenage son clinging to life, the disruption of religious services by mobs of protestors and assaults on members of groups deemed "missionaries" by far-right, Orthodox Jews.
The Alliance Church building was constructed roughly 100 years ago. Palestine Bible College was founded at the building.
In 1948, after Zionist leaders declared the establishment of the State of Israel, the church opened other buildings in the Old City of Jerusalem to serve Arab Christians hampered from attending religious services by newly established political realities. Since 1967, Sara said, the building has been used for many purposes.
Sara said his church will host a prayer meeting on Saturday (Nov. 6) to ask for protection of the congregation and for a blessing on its enemies.
In a statement provided to the press, Sara said he wanted the church building to be "a beacon of light reflecting God's love to all people."
"We will continue to serve the Holy Land residents from this place, proclaiming peace and justice for all human beings, declaring God's love for all of our neighbors, friends and enemies," he said.
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INDONESIA: NEW BUILDING SITE FOUND FOR BIBLE COLLEGE
Posted on May 13, 2009 by particularkev
Officials promise to buy previous campus site and issue permit for new site.
JAKARTA, May 11 (Compass Direct News) – Officials of the Arastamar School of Theology (SETIA) in Jakarta are considering the purchase of a new campus site after violent protests last July led to the eviction of 1,400 students and staff members.
Indonesian officials on May 1 inspected land for the new campus site and promised to issue a building permit. But SETIA would be required to obtain permission from potential neighbors in Bambu Apus district, East Jakarta, before the school could be built.
Since protests by neighbors of the original campus in Kampung Pulo, some 1,200 remaining staff members and students have moved to three separate emergency locations across Jakarta, in some cases living in leaking tents and holding classes under trees.
In mid-March, SETIA director Matheus Mangentang met with Fajar Panjaitan, assistant to the deputy governor of Jakarta, to discuss the governor's promise to provide an alternative campus.
At the meeting, the governor's office promised to purchase the original campus site but stipulated that the city would pay only for the land, not the buildings. The Jakarta official also promised to improve temporary accommodation for the students and issue a building permit for a new campus in a different location.
Deputy Gov. Prijanto, who has only a single name, initially suggested that SETIA move to an empty factory some 60 kilometers (37 miles) away in Cikarang, West Java, but Mangentang refused on the grounds that SETIA would be charged approximately 50 million rupiah (US$4,800) per month in service and security fees.
On Feb. 9 students had gathered in front of the presidential palace to protest the lack of adequate college facilities.
"We are asking the government to take responsibility for finding us a new campus," a representative of the student council identified only as Herdi told Compass.
About 450 students are living and studying at a Boy Scouts campground in Cibubur, another 250 are in a migrant's center in Kalimalang and the remaining 500 are in an abandoned West Jakarta mayoral office that lacks basic facilities such as adequate running water and toilets.
Machetes and Acid
Urged on by announcements from a mosque loudspeaker to "drive out the unwanted neighbor," hundreds of protestors shouting "Allahu-Akbar ["God is greater]" and brandishing machetes, sharpened bamboo and acid had forced the evacuation of staff and students from the SETIA campus in Kampung Pulo village on July 26- 27, following a misunderstanding between students and local residents. Attackers injured at least 20 students, some seriously.
Key among motives for the attack was that area Muslims felt "disturbed" by the presence of the Christian college. They wanted it to be moved to another area.
Following the evacuation, some students were temporarily billeted in church offices, while others slept in the lobby of Indonesia's parliament building. Officials then moved 600 female students to the BUPERTA Boy Scouts campground, where they were later joined by 100 male students. A further 400 male students were accommodated at a migrants' center in Bekasi, while 32 post-graduate students were accommodated in a housing complex in Kota Wisata, not far from the BUPERTA campground.
In October, camp managers asked students to vacate the campground for a Boy Scouts' event. Over 1,000 students from the campground and other locations then moved temporarily to an abandoned mayor's office in Jakarta, although 450 of those later returned to the campground.
When no attempts were made to begin renovations on the mayor's office, Mangentang himself hired bricklayers and carpenters to install more toilets, repair damaged ceilings on two floors of the building and erect partitions to create 13 classrooms. But the building still lacks many basic amenities, according to staff members. Students carry well water into the building in large plastic drums for showers, toilets, laundry and cooking.
Fauzi Bowo, governor of Jakarta, had originally promised the students that they could return to their original campus at the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. He then promised to find a site for a new campus and provide an official building permit. When these promises proved slow to materialize, Mangentang insisted that the governor's office shoulder costs for temporary accommodation.
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INDONESIA: THEOLOGY STUDENTS MOVE TO ABANDONED OFFICE
Evacuated after Muslim attack in July, Christians forced to leave campground.
JAKARTA, October 27 (Compass Direct News) – Over 1,000 students forced from the Arastamar Evangelical School of Theology (SETIA) in East Jakarta have now moved into an abandoned mayor's office in Jakarta after management at the Bumi Perkemahan Cibubur (BUPERTA) campground demanded that 700 students temporarily resident there had to leave by Oct. 14.
Urged on by announcements from a mosque loudspeaker to "drive out the unwanted neighbor," hundreds of protestors shouting "Allahu-Akbar ["God is greater]" and brandishing machetes, sharpened bamboo and acid had forced the evacuation of staff and students from the SETIA campus in Kampung Pulo village on July 26 and 27, following a misunderstanding between students and local residents. Attackers injured at least 20 students, some seriously.
Key among motives for the attack was that area Muslims felt "disturbed" by the presence of the Christian college. They want it to be moved to another area.
Following the evacuation, some students were temporarily billeted in church offices, while others slept in the lobby of Indonesia's parliament building. Officials then moved 600 female students to the BUPERTA campground, where they were later joined by 100 male students. A further 400 male students remained at a migrants' center in Bekasi, while 32 post-graduate students were accommodated in a housing complex in Kota Wisata, not far from the campground in Cibubur.
Campground manager Umar Lubis sent a letter to SETIA principal Matheus Mangentang on Oct. 6 ordering the students to vacate the premises in advance of a pan-Asian scouts jamboree scheduled at the facility for Oct. 18-27. Lubis sent a copy of the letter to Fauzi Bowo, the governor of Jakarta.
Mangentang initially protested, since the campground could accommodate up to 30,000 people and there would only be 300 participants in the jamboree. He also noted that despite an agreement reached in September, Bowo had failed to repair and extend bathroom facilities in an abandoned mayoral office in Jakarta offered for use by the staff and students.
When the council made no attempt to begin renovations on the mayor's office, Mangentang himself hired bricklayers and carpenters to install more toilets, repair damaged ceilings on two floors of the building and erect partitions to create 13 classrooms.
The students last week moved into the abandoned mayor's office. But the building still lacks many basic amenities, according to staff. Students carry well water into the building in large plastic drums for showers, toilets, laundry and cooking.
One staff member told Compass that the water was slimy to the touch and not suitable for showering.
Bowo had also promised Mangentang that the students could return to their original campus at the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. He then promised to find a site for a new campus and provide an official building permit, but at press time there was no evidence of action taken to fulfill these promises.
Mangentang has refused to cover costs for the campground, which now amount to some 580.7 million rupiah (US$58,418), on the grounds that since they were unfairly evicted from their campus, the governor's office should fund the cost of temporary relocation.
Cibubur campground officials had also charged SETIA 50,000 rupiah (US$5) per day for water. When Mangentang refused to pay this fee, officials restricted the water supply so that there was not sufficient water available for laundry and shower facilities for the students.
Bowo had committed to paying those bills but said he must first meet with the local House of Representatives to request funding for them and any other expenses that would be incurred by providing a new building site and campus for SETIA.
SETIA staff sought advice from the National Commission on Human Rights in Jakarta on Sept. 7. The commission then wrote to the superintendent of police in Jakarta, asking for a police escort to return the students safely to their campus, but the superintendent did not respond. Neither has any investigation been carried out against the residents who violently attacked staff and students in July.
Last year the Muslim extremist Islamic Defenders' Front demonstrated in front of the college, accusing it of having misapplied its permit.
Since 2007, protestors have held six demonstrations. On March 7, 2007, more than 200 Muslims set fire to construction workers' quarters in an effort to keep SETIA from adding a fifth dormitory.
Three days later, some 300 people gathered to protest the construction, demanding that the school close. They claimed it was disturbing area residents when students sang during their classes and that students were evangelizing people in the area.
Government officials have brokered talks between the conflicting parties, without success.
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