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Consolação é um distrito da região central do município de São Paulo e uma das regiões históricas e culturais mais importantes do município.

Compreende parte do bairro de Vila Buarque, onde está sediada a Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, o teatro da Universidade de São Paulo (TUSP) e o Centro Universitário Maria Antônia; parte do bairro de Cerqueira César, onde está o Colégio São Luís.  Também estão dentro do distrito os bairros nobres de Higienópolis e do Pacaembu, tradicionais redutos intelectuais e de famílias descendentes dos grandes cafeicultores do início do século XX onde estão situadas a Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie e a Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado

O distrito é atendido pela linhas 2-Verde (Estação Consolação) do Metrô de São Paulo e 4-Amarela (Estações Paulista e Higienópolis-Mackenzie) da ViaQuatro. Futuramente também será atendido pela Linha 6-Laranja, com a construção da Estação Higienópolis–Mackenzie e Estação Angélica-Pacaembu.

Formação
Um dos distritos da cidade de São Paulo, é composto pelos bairros da Consolação, Higienópolis, Vila Buarque e Pacaembu. Seu desenvolvimento se deu a partir do Caminho de Pinheiros ou Caminho de Sorocaba, a atual Rua da Consolação, principal via do bairro. Região distante da cidade, havia na época plantações de hortaliças e frutas e foi só por volta de 1779 que um pequeno povoado começou a habitar a região. Eram os devotos de Nossa Senhora da Consolação, que construíram em taipa de pilão uma capela para a santa. A igreja transformou-se na Paróquia Nossa Senhora da Consolação, fundada em 1798. Foi a construção da igreja que trouxe mais moradores para o logradouro que, graças à sua recém-adquirida importância, ganhou atenção do governo da cidade, que construiu ali vias e ruas, possibilitando e facilitando o acesso. Como estava à margem do Caminho de Pinheiros, utilizado pelos condutores de tropas que iam do Largo da Memória a Pinheiros para fechar acordos com negociantes de cidades como Itu e Sorocaba, tem significado histórico para a construção do bairro e da cidade.

Após a construção da igreja, foi criada em 1855 a Irmandade de Nossa Senhora da Consolação e São João Batista, ano em que uma epidemia de cólera atingiu a região. Com o objetivo de "amparar os morféticos que em grande número vagavam pela Província", a instituição garantiu à igreja um novo significado. Havia, também, cuidado com outras doenças. A ação da Irmandade presenteou-lhe com uma doação da Santa Casa de Misericórdia: um prédio e a prerrogativa de tratar os doentes acometidos pelo mal de Hansen. O aumento de doentes e a iniciativa de tratamento da Irmandade garantiu o crescimento populacional e consequente urbanização da região.

Foi o surto de cólera que fez surgir o Cemitério da Consolação, inaugurado em 1858, pois fez-se necessário enterrar as vítimas fatais. A Câmara Municipal escolheu o endereço por estar afastado da população também foi fundamental para a consolidação do bairro. É lá que estão enterrados nomes como Ramos de Azevedo, Oswald de Andrade, Monteiro Lobato e o próprio Caetano de Campos.

Em 1870, com uma população aproximada de 3,5 mil habitantes, a Igreja da Consolação foi elevada a sede da paróquia. Em 23 de março do mesmo ano, o bairro passou a ser denominado distrito. Nas redondezas, instalaram-se famílias abastadas da cidade, que construíram grandes chácaras e surgiram bairros como Higienópolis e Santa Cecília. O surgimento da Avenida Paulista em 1891 também conferiu à Consolação importância, dada a proximidade das duas áreas. A partir de então, o bairro popularizou-se entre os moradores da cidade e ganhou destaque na vida noturna, social e cultural de São Paulo.

O que há no distrito

 Arquidiocese de São Paulo
 Cemitério da Consolação
 Cemitério do Araçá
 USP Maria Antônia
 Teatro da USP
 Cine Belas Artes
 Colégio Rio Branco
 Colégio São Luís
 Colégio Sion
 Escola de Teatro Wolf Maia
 Espaço Itaú de Cinema
 Estádio do Pacaembu
 FAAP
 Faculdade das Américas
 Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo
 Higienópolis
 Hospital Samaritano de São Paulo
 Hospital Santa Isabel
 Iate Clube de Santos
 Igreja da Consolação
 Igreja Santa Teresinha do Menino Jesus
 Igreja São Luís Gonzaga
 Parque Buenos Aires
 Parque Augusta
 Praça Rotary
 Praça Universidade Mackenzie
 PUC Consolação - (Campus Consolação)
 Santa Casa de Misericórdia
 São Paulo Athletic Club
 Sesc Consolação
 Shopping Center 3
 Shopping Frei Caneca
 Shopping Pátio Higienópolis
 Teatro Anchieta
 Teatro Folha
 Teatro Nair Bello
 Universidade Mackenzie

Localização

Limites
 Norte: Rua Doutor Veiga Filho, Rua Jaguaribe (não as inclui).
 Leste: Rua Amaral Gurgel/Elevado Presidente João Goulart, Rua João Guimarães Rosa/Praça Roosevelt, Ligação Leste-Oeste.
 Sul: Rua Avanhandava, Rua Frei Caneca (inclui).
 Sudoeste: Avenida Paulista, Rua da Consolação, Viaduto Okuhara Koei, Avenida Doutor Arnaldo.
 Oeste: Rua Cardoso de Almeida, Rua Almirante Pereira Guimarães, Praça Wendell Wilkie, Avenida Arnolfo Azevedo, Praça Charles Miller, Avenida Pacaembu.

Ver também
 Lista de distritos de São Paulo
 População dos distritos de São Paulo (Censo 2010)
 Área territorial dos distritos de São Paulo (IBGE)
 Telecomunicações em São Paulo

Ligações externas
 Prefeitura Regional da Sé
 SAMORCC - Sociedade dos Amigos e Moradores do Bairro Cerqueira César
 Jornal dos Bairros - O Cerqueira César
 Associação Paulista Viva
 Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

Atrações turísticas da cidade de São Paulo


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La province d'Anvers  est une province de Belgique située en Région flamande.

Elle est située au nord de la Belgique et est placée sous la tutelle de la Région flamande. C'est la plus peuplée des dix provinces du Royaume avec  en 2019. Elle tient son nom de la principale ville, qui en est aussi le chef-lieu : Anvers.

La province pourrait être rebaptisée « Midden-Brabant », en français « Brabant-Central ». Cette thèse est soutenue par la majorité gouvernementale emmenée par la N-VA, le CD&V et l'Open VLD. Ce changement de nom servirait d'une part, à éviter de confondre la ville d'Anvers et la province, et d'autre part suivre la logique du programme du gouvernement flamand. En effet selon l'accord gouvernemental de Flandre, les villes de Gand et d'Anvers peuvent désormais s'affranchir de la tutelle provinciale grâce à leurs nouveaux rôles métropolitains.

Héraldique

Renseignements divers
 Capitale provinciale : Anvers (Antwerpen)
 Langue officielle : néerlandais
 Superficie :
 Point culminant : Beerzelberg ()
 Principaux cours d'eau : l'Escaut, le Rupel, la Grande Nèthe, la Petite Nèthe
 Population :  (le )
 Densité de population :  habitants au km²
 Trois arrondissements administratifs :
 Anvers (Antwerpen)
 Malines (Mechelen)
 Turnhout

Histoire

Origines et période française

Le territoire de la province d'Anvers trouve ses source dans l'ancien duché de Brabant qui était initialement un État féodal issu du démembrement de la Basse-Lotharingie en 1106 et intégré au Saint-Empire romain germanique. Il fut partagé de fait en 1581 et en droit en 1648 : le nord devint une des entités des Provinces-Unies et le sud resta dans le Saint-Empire jusqu'en 1794.

Après l'échec de la première annexion française des États de Belgique en 1792, la France révolutionnaire annexe officiellement les Pays-Bas autrichiens, dot fait alors partie Anvers, le  lors de la seconde annexion française des États de Belgique. L'ancien duché de Brabant est alors séparé en deux départements de la Première République française : le département de la Dyle (du nom de la rivière éponyme), autour de Bruxelles et le département des Deux-Nèthes, autour d'Anvers (du nom des rivières Grande Nèthe et Petite Nèthe).

En 1810, lors de l'annexion du royaume de Hollande au Premier Empire, le département est agrandi de l'arrondissement de Bréda.

Période néerlandaise

Après la chute de Napoléon Bonaparte lors de la bataille de Waterloo le , le Premier Empire est définitivement démembré et un nouvel État est créé par le congrès de Vienne la même année : le royaume uni des Pays-Bas. Celui-ci se compose alors de dix-sept provinces : les neuf provinces de l'ancienne république des Provinces-Unies et huit autres, créées par la loi fondamentale du  dont les deux anciens départements français.
Ceux-ci sont transposés tels quels en :
 La province néerlandaise d'Anvers, l'ancien département des Deux-Nèthes à l'exception de l'arrondissement de Bréda qui en fut détaché pour être intégré à la province de Brabant-Septentrional.
 La province du Brabant-Méridional, l'ancien département de la Dyle, partie sud de l'ancien duché de Brabant.

Période belge

À la suite de la révolution belge et de la proclamation d'indépendance du nouveau royaume de Belgique le , le province devint l'actuelle province d'Anvers, bordant le sud de la frontière entre la Belgique et les Pays-Bas.

La province et la ville tiennent une place importante dans la guerre entre la Belgique et les Pays-Bas. En effet, elle fut prise dès le  par les troupes de volontaires révolutionnaires belges. Le , la ville fut bombardée le général néerlandais David Chassé. Après la Campagne des Dix-Jours et la défaite des troupes de Guillaume II d'Orange-Nassau face à la coalition belgo-française, les néerlandais laissèrent une garnison dans la citadelle d'Anvers, ce qui entraina le retour des français et le siège de la ville du 15 novembre au  par l'Armée du Nord du maréchal Étienne Maurice Gérard.

Le , les communes de Zwijndrecht et Burcht furent détachées de la province de Flandre-Orientale pour être intégrées à la province d'Anvers.

Liste des gouverneurs de la province

Département français des Deux-Nèthes

Royaume uni des Pays-Bas

Belgique
 1830 - 1831 : comte François de Robiano (catholique)
 1831 : Jean-François Tielemans (libéral)
 1831 - 1832 : Charles Rogier (libéral)
 1834 - 1840 : Charles Rogier (libéral)
 1840 - 1844 : Henri de Brouckère (libéral)
 1844 - 1845 : Jules Malou (catholique)
 1845 - 1862 : Théodore Teichmann (catholique)
 1862 - 1887 : chevalier Edward Pycke d'Ideghem (libéral)
 1887 - 1888 : Charles du Bois de Vroylande (catholique)
 1889 - 1900 : baron Edward Osy de Zegwaart (catholique)
 1900 - 1907 : baron Fredegand Cogels (catholique)
 1907 - 1908 : comte Louis de Brouchoven de Bergeyck (catholique)
 1908 - 1912 : comte Ferdinand de Baillet-Latour (catholique)
 1912 - 1923 : baron Gaston van de Werve et de Schilde (catholique)
 1923 - 1945 : baron Georges Holvoet (catholique)
 1946 - 1966 : Richard Declerck (socialiste)
 1967 - 1993 : Andries Kinsbergen (libéral)
 1993 - 2008 : Camille Paulus (libéral)
 2008 - ... : Cathy Berx (catholique)

Commandants militaire

 1834 - 1837 : général Albert Prisse
 1837 - 1842 : Jean de Looz-Corswarem
 ...
 1967 - 1970 : colonel BEM P. Verbruggen
 1970 - 1973 : colonel D. Lismont
 1974 - 1977 : colonel BEM J. Tijgat, Ir
 1977 - 1978 : colonel BEM J. De Mild, Ir
 1978 - 1982 : colonel Avi W. De Permantier
 1982 - 1987 : colonel BEM T. Snoeck
 1987 - 1990 : colonel A. Versavel
 1990 - 1995 : colonel BEM F. Jacobs
 1995 - 1997 : colonel BEM W. Claeyssens, Ir
 1997 - 1999 : colonel aviateur H. Van Raemdonck
 1999 - 2001 : colonel aviateur B. Naudts
 2001 - 2003 : général-major B. Jacobs
 2003 - 2005 : colonel BEM M. de Wilde
 2005 - 2007 : capitaine de vaisseau M. van de Wal
 2007 - 2009 : colonel BEM J. de Kimpe
 2009 - 2014 : colonel BEM Dirk Verhaegen
 2014 - aujourd'hui : colonel BEM P. Haccuria

Les 69 communes et villes de la province d'Anvers

Les numéros des communes correspondent à leur emplacement sur la carte qui utilise l'ordre alphabétique des noms en néerlandais.

Particularité
Baerle-Duc (4) est une enclave en territoire néerlandais.

Arrondissement et Districts Provinciaux

 Arrondissement d'Anvers (Antwerpen)
 District provincial d'Anvers (Antwerpen)
 District provincial de Boom
 District provincial de Kapellen
 Arrondissement de Malines (Mechelen)
 District provincial de Malines (Mechelen)
 District provincial de Lierre (Lier)
 Arrondissement de Turnhout
 District provincial de Turnhout
 District provincial de Herentals

Arrondissement judiciaire
La province d'Anvers ne comprend qu'un seul arrondissement judiciaire, celui de Gand compétent également sur la province de Limbourg. Les arrondissements judiciaires d'Anvers, Hasselt, Malines, Tongres et Turnhout ont été fusionnés en un seul arrondissement judiciaire

Population par arrondissement

Population de droit au premier janvier de chaque année:

Graphique exprimé en milliers

Sécurité et secours

Police
Pour les services de police, la province est divisée en 25 zones de police:

Pompiers

En ce qui concerne les pompiers, la province est divisée en 5 zones de secours:
 Anvers-Zwijndrecht
 Campine
 Rand
 Rivierenland
 Toxandrie

Protection civile
La province d'Anvers abrite la caserne de la protection civile belge pour la Région flamande à Brasschaat.

Sport

Symboles

Les armoiries d'Anvers sont une combinaison des armes du marquisat d'Anvers, de la seigneurie de Malines et de la ville de Turnhout.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Article connexe
 Liste des monuments historiques de la province d'Anvers

Lien externe

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There's not a lot to do in Fairmount. So what you can do is take a 30 minute drive over to Cartersville and check out the Tellus Science Museum. They have a mining exhibit, planetarium shows and gravity wells. Perfect for kids. You can bring your lunch, or eat at the cafe inside the museum. They also have an outdoor picnic area.
Dawsonville is about 32 miles from Ellijay and is about a 45 minute drive.
There are 4 hotels in Dawsonville. 3 of them are less than $100. The 4th one is the Amicalola Falls Lodge which has an onsite restaurant. If you like the bed and breakfasts, there are 2 in Dawsonville. Len Foote Hike Inn and Racers Retreat Bed and Breakfast. For specialty lodging try the Paradise Valley Resort. They have plenty of things to enjoy right onsite.
You wont go hungry in Dawsonville. You'll find every kind of food you can think of. One place to try is Big D's BBQ. You'll love their ribs. For breakfast you can go to Papa's Place. They have all your breakfast favorites in large portions. The Blue Bicycle is another good place to go. Get a burger and some fries, or try their amazing quiche.
While you're in Dawsonville you should go to Amicalola Falls State Park. Take the appalachian trail hike to go see the falls. Check out Burt's Farm and take a look at the pumpkin patch. They have more pumpkins than you can imagine. Of course you can't go to Dawsonville without going to the Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. Any racing fan will love the racing history.
Blairsville is about 39 miles from Ellijay and is just over a 45 minute drive.
Blairsville has 3 affordable hotels to stay at. They also have some bed and breakfasts. If that's what you're looking for try Your Home in the Woods Bed and Breakfast. Then there's Misty Mountain Inn and Cottages or Moonlight Manor B & B for a great mountain stay. You can also find plenty of specialty lodging and vacation rentals to choose from.
Another great place to be for satisfying your taste buds. Plenty of restaurants in Blairsville. Go to Nani's Restaurant any try the cuban sandwich and some clam chowder. Then there's Jim's Smokin' Que for brisket, sweet potato fries and slaw. Do you need another choice? Saw Mill Place is another place to go for a great plate of food and some amazing biscuits.
If you want to enjoy the mountains, go to Brasstown Bald Mountain. If you go up to the top, you'll be at the highest point in the state of Georgia. Do you like mountain lakes? Then go to Vogel State Park. There are a lot of things to do there. Take the hiking trails over to the waterfall. Go swimming in the lake, or coast along the water in a paddle boat or a kayak.
Dahlonega is about 39 miles from Ellijay and is just under an hour drive.
There are plenty of places to stay in Dahlonega. There are 8 different bed and breakfasts to choose from. Like the Mtn Laural Creek Inn and Spa. Or you can get a cabin at the Cavender Creek Cabins Resort. Perfect for a relaxing mountain getaway. You'll also find 8 different hotels in the $100 a night range and plenty of vacation rentals to pick from.
Dahlonega is full of choices. Try Shenanigans Restaurant and Irish Pub. They have plenty of great things on the menu, but you need to try the fish and chips or either the shepherd's pie. Or head over to the Bourbon Street Grille for some brunch or some jambalaya. If seafood is what you're looking for, then you don't want to miss the Back Porch Oyster Bar.
There's gold in them there hills! While you're in Dahlonega, you've got to try to find some gold. Take a tour of the Consolidated Gold Mine and get a good look at what the miners use to go through. Don't forget to try your own hand at panning for gold. Go visit the Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site. Learn more about the history of the Georgia gold rush.
Are there any towns near Ellijay Ga that you like the best? If so, which one?


Arsene Wenger says whether or not Arsenal finish above Tottenham in the Premier League has become important for the first time.
Sitting 14 points ahead of their rivals, Spurs will be sure of finishing above the Gunners if they win Sunday's derby at White Hart Lane, having failed to do so in 20 years.
Arsenal fans have long enjoyed celebrating the day their club confirm the day they finish above their city rivals in the league, naming it 'St Totteringham's Day'.
While Mauricio Pochettino dismissed the celebration as 'silly', Wenger admits that his side's failing to overtake them is significant.
"When you finish 20 years above them it was not important, and suddenly now it becomes important," he told reporters.
"I think yes, it matters. Of course we want to be stronger than Spurs, we want to be stronger than anybody."
Tottenham confirmed they will move from White Hart Lane to Wembley next season while a new stadium is built, and Wenger says they are in for a rough transition.
"[It will be] very difficult, much more you can imagine," he said. "First of all, you face financial restrictions, which we did [moving from Highbury to Emirates Stadium]. Overall, it might be less in future because you have more income.
"Secondly, because you don't feel at home like you were before. And you need to recreate a kind of history to feel comfortable and to feel like you play at home. I would say it can take two years [to feel at home]."


The iconic symbol for longevity and fortune "cranes" and the auspicious and prosperous "waves" are the key design themes in this series. The approach is to combine two well-known Japanese cultural elements together to create the work of art that expresses auspiciousness, wisdom, elegance and happiness spiritually. These original works all carry a distinct style and aura that can only be found in By Leona.
Cranes are common symbols and themes in the folklore of East Asia. The crane or tsuru is a mystical creature and is believed to live for a thousand years. As such, in Japanese, Chinese and Korean culture, cranes represent not only good fortune but also longevity. In addition, the Japanese refer to the crane as the "bird of happiness". As cranes are monogamous, they are often used in wedding decor and embroidered in formal wedding costumes in Japan.
While in Chinese mythology, the deities and immortals are often portrayed to fly and travel from one place to another by riding cranes. The soaring spirits and physical beauty of cranes also show an abundance of grace and elegance.
The common scenery of ocean and rivers across Japan have inspired an extensive amount of arts depicting waves and streams of water flow. Waves are visually represented in different forms of speed and intensity to express different qualities of emotions such as happiness, elegance and endurance. By Leona has carefully matched a selection of waveforms with cranes to convey the messages of hope and good wishes.


Plump, ripe figs, Manchego cheese, prosciutto, and pistachios are tossed with argula and a fig preserve vinaigrette in this summery Fresh Fig Salad.
Whisk together olive oil, fig preserves, vinegar, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 1 week. Serve over arugula, prosciutto slices, fresh fig halves, and shaved Manchego cheese. Sprinkle with toasted chopped pistachios.


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Multiple tabs on Chrome slow down your computer? Google may soon have a solution
1 min read . Updated: 29 Oct 2022, 10:12 AM IST Livemint
Google Chrome will allow users to snooze tabs that are not in use
Google Chrome's memory saver mode will hibernate tabs that the user has not touched in a while. We all know that opening multiple tabs in Chrome consumes a lot of memory, slowing down the computer.
Google is reportedly working on a new tool that will allow Chrome users to snooze unused tabs. This will help free up memory on your computer to use for other applications. Android Police reports that a new Performance page has been in the settings menu in Chrome's latest Canary build by a Reddit user. The build contains toggles for two new features - Memory Saver and Energy Saver mode.
The memory saver mode will hibernate tabs that the user has not touched in a while. We all know that opening multiple tabs in Chrome consumes a lot of memory, slowing down the computer. With the new Google Chrome feature, users will be able to snooze tabs that are not in use.
When a user revisits a snoozed tab, they will see a pop-up revealing how much RAM has been freed for other tasks. Sharing a screenshot for the Memory Saver mode, the report explains that the inactive tabs will reactivate when a user visits them again. "You can toggle Memory Saver on or off, and define exceptions for websites which should never be snoozed, like YouTube if you use it for ambient music, or a live game score tracker," the report says.
The Battery Saver mode, on the other hand, will allow users to turn off the high refresh rate features and visual effects, enabling them to extend their device's battery life. With the feature, users will be able to limit background activities.
As mentioned above, the changes are currently available on Chrome Canary. The features are expected to make it to the stable channel soon and may soon become available across platforms in the future.
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Gods Own Children Foundation administers and manages a Mega Children's Residential Facility named Puloly Children's Village , for War affected Children of the Vanni.	This Children's Facility is situated in Ubhayakathirgamam in Puloly South in Vadamaradchi.
Sewing Centre (In Sangarapillai Road, Manipay) was inaugurated, on the 14th of December 2008.
Sewing Centre (Sri Pathmanathan Illam,Manthigai,Puloly) was inaugurated, on the 6th June 2009.
There was a dire need to ensure that the War affected Children go to school without further delay. While International NGO's assisted IDP Children to go to school by providing school supplies and school bags, there was a large vacuum that was needed to be filled by other organizations supported by civic conscious individuals , companies and associations.
The art exhibition was held on the 7th and 8th September 2008 at the Illam Kalaignar Manram Hall, Nallur, Jaffna. The Art Exhibition in Colombo was held on 30th September 2008 and 1st October 2008 at the St. Pauls Milagiriya Church Hall, Colombo 04. All the children from all the GOC Schools participated in the art exhibition organized by the Gods Own Children Foundation in both Jaffna and Colombo.
PDIP (Princess Diana Institute of Peace), A Think Tank on Post-Conflict, Economic and Gender issues has awarded Gods Own Children, a Sri Lankan NGO based in the war-ravaged Jaffna Peninsula, in the Northern part of Sri Lanka , a Merit Award for its Management Excellence.
GOCF recently facilitated the visit to Jaffna of a Nationally Renowned Optician to conduct Free Eye Camps in Jaffna. Free Eye Camps were conducted in Nallur , Manipay and Point Pedro. The Opticians brought the Latest Electronic Eye Testing Equipment to Jaffna and tested the vision of disadvantaged people including children.


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Reconsidering Marx
Is it a good time to reconsider the philosophy of Karl Marx? Of course, this may seem counterintuitive. After all, wasn't Karl Marx responsible for the failed Communist systems in the former USSR, Red China, North Korea, etc? Well yes, and no. He was a philosopher living in London who wrote the Communist Manifesto, to be sure. But according to Terry Eagleton, professor at the University of Lancaster in England, blaming Karl Marx for these repressive communist regimes would be a bit like blaming Jesus Christ for the Inquisition!
Marx's greatest contribution was his critique of capitalism. He recognized that capitalism has been an incredibly successful system in many respects. It essentially brought the West out of the feudal system and created an unprecedented high standard of living. He credits the great capitalists of the 19th century for their success. Nevertheless, he points out, this economic success tends to come at a price. Affluence for some comes at the expense of poverty and exploitation of others. As he witnessed capitalist London in the middle of the 19 century, he questioned whether it was a fair system. As Eagleton notes Marx's concerns: "Equality for some meant inequality for others, and freedom for some brought oppression and unhappiness for many. The system's voracious pursuit of power and profit had turned foreign nations into enslaved colonies, and human beings into the playthings of economic forces beyond their control. It had blighted the planet with pollution and mass starvation, and scarred it with atrocious wars."
It's easy to dismiss Marx as the father of a failed ideology, and that may be correct. We don't hear much talk of resurrecting Communism these days. Yet, without question, Marx's contributions to the critiques of capitalism still ring true 168 years after the publication of The Communist Manifesto.
As we consider the world today, we see unprecedented progress in many areas of industry and commerce. Yet, we continue to see corporations shutting down production in western nations to shift the work to third world countries where they can exploit the low wages and where they can operate without strict environmental laws. We see a world where our planet is becoming polluted and our climate is drastically changing. We see 50 million people in the US, the richest country in the world, without medical insurance. We see the richest one percent of the population controlling an enormous percentage of the wealth. We see the poor around the world living with substandard sanitation and inadequate nutrition.
Karl Marx was right in his criticism of the capitalist system. The free market may be good for business, but it has no conscience. He could see this in the squalid conditions in London. We continue to witness how unparalleled wealth among some is only possible through scarcity and poverty among others. Our capitalist system requires that we spill blood for oil to keep feeding our economic system. The workers, on whose back the economy is based, are often disposable and exploited.
We can see it here in Mexico. We may be living comfortably, benefitting from the wealth the capitalist system has produced. But our comfort and affluence here is based on others living with unreasonably low wages and scarcity. Socialism might have become a dirty word, but Marx's aphorism, "From each according to his ability, to each according to his need," may be more relevant now than ever.
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Michigan State's Gabe Brown rediscovers shooting touch in crucial win over Nebraska
Matt Charboneau
Lincoln, Neb. —You could understand if Gabe Brown was feeling a little bit gun shy.
Entering Thursday's game at Nebraska, Michigan State's sophomore forward had been having a hard time putting the ball in the basket. In the previous three games, Brown was just 1-for-11 shooting and hadn't made a single 3-pointer.
But even though the ball wasn't dropping, the ever-confident Brown said his belief in himself never wavered.
"Oh no," he insisted after Michigan State's 86-65 victory over Nebraska. "I'm still going to believe in my shot until the end of my basketball career. Always."
Brown finally cashed in on that confidence against the Cornhuskers as the dam finally broke. Brown scored a career-high 17 points while 5-for-8 from 3-point range, also a career best.
"It was really positive for him," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. "I thought we moved the ball pretty good, we got him the ball, he was ready to shoot and he made some shots. He even made a couple drives. I was really happy with him. They're not an easy team to guard, those guards are very quick, and I thought that even Gabe did a decent job in that."
It was more of what the Spartans had been expecting from Brown, who had scored in double figures in three straight Big Ten games before beginning his slump back in late January against Northwestern. In the six games leading into Nebraska, he'd been held scoreless three times and made just two 3-pointers on 11 attempts.
He battled the flu during part of that stretch, but Brown wasn't using it as an excuse.
"It played a factor for just a tiny bit, but the last couple of games it did not play a factor," Brown said. "It was just that I didn't come to play. That's the one thing that I need to do all the time. I have to come to play, come to play for my teammates, the coaches the fans, everybody."
He was doing that against the Cornhuskers as Michigan State opened the game going 4-for-17 while digging itself into a six-point hole.
That's when Brown started to get going. He nailed two straight 3-pointers to help spark a 14-2 run for the Spartans that gave them a lead they would not relinquish. Brown hit two more 3s later in the first half as the Spartans hit three straight to head to the locker room with a three-point lead.
Brown nailed another from long range in the second half as he was among five players that scored in double figures as both Kyle Ahrens and Aaron Henry had big games, as well. Ahrens played nearly 22 minutes while scoring 14 points and grabbing seven rebounds as Henry scored 13 points, grabbed nine rebounds and handed out five assists.
"I feel like I had my hand all over the game," Henry said. "Defensively as well as rebounding, assists scoring the ball. This was me just being the player that my team needs me to be."
It's exactly what the Spartans (18-9, 10-6 Big Ten) have been counting on from the likes of Brown and Henry while the performance from Ahrens can be an added bonus if his health holds up down the stretch.
"It was it was big for Gabe, it was big for Kyle, it was big for Aaron," Izzo said. "All three of those guys were the difference in us winning or losing."
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They could be the difference moving forward, as well. Winning a third straight Big Ten championship is a long shot at this point, but there will be no room for error if the Spartans expect to keep the pressure on. They host Iowa on Tuesday before back-to-back road games with Maryland and Penn State then close at home against Ohio State.
After that, it's tournament time when Brown and company will need to be at their best. On Thursday night at Nebraska, there was a glimpse of what things could be like for Michigan State if they are.
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However, pause for a minute and the intricacies of what it takes to pay — the mechanics that underpin the billions of payments across millions of terminals, far-flung across the globe — might seem staggering.
Consider how, in each terminal, a cryptographic key is in place — one that, in turn, creates a unique cryptographic key each and every time a cryptographic transaction occurs. Those keys are needed to render the card data unreadable and usable. And the keys themselves? Voluminous. To the tunes of millions of keys, tied to devices and terminals, they cross sales channels — through resellers — and are used by end customers, such as merchants.
Think then of key management as the "key to the key." It is no easy task when the keys must be injected onto terminals, as well as managed and tracked — in essence, finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. Get the process wrong, and the terminal is rendered unable to process payments and, by extension, the merchant loses sales.
In an interview with PYMNTS, executives from strategic market partners GEOBRIDGE and POS Portal delved into the intricacies of key management — a field where scale, accuracy and speed are paramount in a world in which digital transactions are gaining traction. The two companies tackle the complexities of managing keys on a global scale, as POS Portal works to deploy keys across terminals before they reach resellers or end merchants.
And it's no cookie-cutter process. POS Portal takes point of interaction (POI) devices and configures them to the specifications demanded by various stakeholders in the payments space. Those stakeholders range from acquirers to processors to ISOs. That configuration from POS Portal, in tandem with GEOBRIDGE's KeyBRIDGE platform, is essential — and so is its monitoring — before the devices are shipped into the channel.
The executives who spoke to PYMNTS noted that POS Portal — as a long-standing GEOBRIDGE customer — continues to expand upon newer and more efficient streamlined services, by collaborating with GEOBRIDGE to extend KeyBRIDGE as the centralized key management platform that anchors the operation.
Gone are the days when a POS device might be outfitted with a single encryption key needed for debit transactions. Now, with the emergence of things like point-to-point encryption, POS devices are increasingly being fitted with as many as 10 encryption key slots.
The permutations are staggering. Consider the fact that, as POS Portal Senior Product Engineer Brandon Audisio said, there are base derivation keys that can be utilized and injected on any certified terminal. All told, POS Portal leverages GEOBRIDGE technology to manage cryptographic keys for all major acquirers across the industry. The sense of scale and management required becomes quickly apparent, if not daunting. The KeyBRIDGE platform, GEOBRIDGE's enterprise key management system, tracks unique keys. PYMNTS learned that KeyBRIDGE can track granular information, including manufacturer, model, and physical serial number — everything, right down to the specific key slots to which any of those keys were sent.
This extended functionality is made possible, in part, through GEOBRIDGE's (ARCK™) secure RESTful API that helps ensure keys are delivered in a secure environment.
All of this, by the way, takes place against a backdrop where regulations are only getting stricter. From an audit perspective, POS Portal must prove that it placed a unique key into every single device that goes out the door.
So, with scale comes considerable customization, but also — critically — the need for speed. The executives from both companies told PYMNTS that haste without waste is top of mind. That point — quick turnarounds — was emphasized by POS Portal's VP of Client Solutions Evamarie K. Ghiggeri.
To avoid the possibility of mistakes or confusion in configuration, POS Portal's Drawbridge program leverages API calls made through the KeyBRIDGE appliance. This systematic verification process ensures that any one of the 500 million-plus configurations is confirmed before a device is ever shipped.
Working in tandem, he said, the two companies leverage technology to ensure hardware will work the way it's supposed to when it gets there — and, crucially, before it ever ships out.


A collaborative animation by Blu and David Ellis, produced by studio cromie, music by Roberto Lange, and made at the Fame festival, 2009. Found at YouTube from notblu.
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ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M2: First Impressions
by PTB December 12, 2018
written by PTB December 12, 2018
Not even a year after its predecessor was released, the ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M2 is already hitting the shelves this Christmas season. ASUS heralded its arrival with teasers, piquing the curiosity of their fans. Today we've taken the M2 on a quick spin to see what makes the M2 a better version of the Max.
Aesthetically speaking, there are a lot of noticeable changes in terms of design. The M2 sports a notch and a highly reflective polycarbonate back panel: far from the M1's smudge-proof back and notch-less display. Its overall look feels more premium. There is a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and it still uses the same Micro USB charging port as the M1. So far, there's only one color variant available for the Max Pro M2, which is an indeterminate shade of blue that has a cool reflective effect.
The Max Pro M2 has a 6-inch LCD touchscreen with a 1080 x 2340 px screen resolution and a pixel density of 420ppi. This means that the display can produce crystal clear images and sharp text. It also has a 19.5:9 aspect ratio, perfect for shooting stories on Instagram and Facebook.
Colors produced by the M2's display are a little bit on the warm side, and it has a Night Light mode which turns the screen into an amber-like hue to help users read better under dim lighting.
One of the key selling points of the Max Pro M2 is its AI-powered dual rear camera. Just like the Zenfone 5Z, its AI enhancements are already present when you're in Auto Mode. In the local camera app alone, there are noticeable upgrades from the M1. For example, there's now a Pro Mode that allows you to manually adjust the settings for color balance, exposure value, shutter speed, and focus. It has a 13MP+5MP dual rear camera and a 13MP front camera for taking amazing selfies with.
The Max series boasts two key highlights: better performance, and better battery life. When it comes to performance, the M2 is powered by a Snapdragon 660 chipset with an Adreno 512 GPU. This means the M2 can run a sizeable amount of games, except for those with heavy graphics requirements. I tried running Hello Neighbor and the device only managed to run the opening cutscene before the game crashed entirely. However, with other games such as Mobile Legends and Tacticool (which has adjustable fps settings), the Max Pro M2 performed well. The 4GB RAM allows you to do a bit of multitasking, though I wouldn't advice running another game in the background as it causes the device to slow down.
Other features such as the fingerprint sensor works significantly better and is much more reliable than its predecessor. There's also a face detection feature that you can use to unlock the device and I'm really impressed a how quickly it enrolls and recognizes face data.
Finally, the M2's battery capacity is just simply amazing. At normal use, the Max Pro M2 can last up to two whole days! And even after pulling long hours of gaming, the M2 still has enough charge left for other tasks. Another plus for this phone is its quick charge feature: despite its 5,000mAh battery, it only takes a little under two hours to get from 0% to 100%.
All in all, the ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M2 is one powerful device. Given its strides in terms of specs and performance, it really is a step-up from the Max Pro M1. There's no word yet regarding its pricing, so stay tuned here in Pinoy Tech Blog for updates!
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25.09.2017: MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX PREVIEW Round 15 of 20 Kuala Lumpur, 29 September - 1 October 2017
MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX PREVIEW Round 15 of 20
Kuala Lumpur, 29 September - 1 October 2017
Having been one of the pioneers of Formula 1 in the Far East after joining the calendar in 1999, the Malaysian Grand Prix runs for the last time this weekend.
This year's tyre nominations are one step softer than last year, with the P Zero White Medium, P Zero Yellow soft and P Zero Red supersoft selected: the same combination last seen in Italy.
The Sepang track underwent some significant changes in 2016, being entirely resurfaced to remove many of the bumps that were formerly a key characteristic of the circuit, originally built on a swamp.
However, the tropical and humid weather, with regular monsoon-like downpours in the afternoon, remains a notable feature.
THE CIRCUIT FROM A TYRE POINT OF VIEW
- The resurfacing also reduced the high level of asphalt roughness Sepang was noted for, helping make a softer tyre choice possible.
- With the new asphalt now being a year old, the ageing process may have given it different characteristics to last year.
- The new asphalt also means that the camber and lines of some corners are now faster than in the past.
- Malaysia's tropical weather makes use of the wet weather tyres quite likely.
- When it's dry, track temperatures are high, leading to thermal degradation. At 59 degrees, last year was the highest track temperature seen all season.
- Two stops won last year, but tactics were also influenced by virtual safety cars.
THE THREE NOMINATED COMPOUNDS
MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR RACING
"The Malaysian Grand Prix we saw last year was somewhat different to previous seasons, thanks to its return to an autumn slot and the comprehensive resurfacing work that took place in 2016.
This also had the result of improving drainage: an important aspect at a circuit where it can rain so heavily and frequently.
However, the characteristics of new asphalt can change from one year to the next, so it will be interesting to see what the effect of this is. This year we are bringing the softest selection of tyres ever seen in Malaysia, which we expect to result in even faster lap times, with the supersoft used there for the first time.
Consequently, all previous strategy calculations will have to be adjusted, making the work done in free practice particularly important".
- Supersoft tyres come to Malaysia for the first time.
- Following all the work last year, there are no major modifications to Sepang this year.
- Pirelli celebrated to more championships recently: Audi claimed its ninth title with Pirelli on a Blancpain GT Series by winning the sprint championship, while Italy's Tamara Molinaro took the Ladies Trophy on the European Rally Championship.
SEPANG INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT MINIMUM STARTING PRESSURES (SLICKS)
21.5 psi (front) | 18.0 psi (rear)
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-3.25° (front) | -1.75° (rear)
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Kommunalvalen i Sverige 2002 genomfördes söndagen den 15 september 2002. Vid detta val valdes kommunfullmäktige för mandatperioden 2002–2006 i samtliga 289 kommuner. Val hölls också till kommunfullmäktige i den blivande Knivsta kommun, som utbröts ur Uppsala kommun den 1 januari 2003.

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 SPI Välfärden, 73 platser
 Sverigedemokraterna, 49 platser
 Norrbottens sjukvårdsparti, 27 platser
 Sjöbopartiet, 13 platser
 Kommunistiska partiet, 11 platser
 Ölandspartiet, 6 platser
 Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna, 5 platser
 Sveriges kommunistiska parti, 5 platser
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 Skånepartiet, 3 platser

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I haven't officially retire, that happen on the 30th of March (which happen to be Good Friday). I only work 3 days a week currently until the end of March. During my time off, when I am finish with my honey do list and cures, I am busy taking our 2 dogs out for a walk. I usually have my Nikon camera with me, so I take random shots with my iPhone or DLSR camera. The following are pictures are from February 2nd to 10th. Next week is the start of the Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year starts the 14th and goes to the 21st of February. I will be covering 3rd shift those days, so my co-worker Juan can take off (Juan works in China as L2 Support also).
It will be a power pack Wednesday. First, it is the Chinese New Year "The Year of the Dog" (1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, and 2018 are also known as Dogs), and anyone born in an Earth Dog year will be communicative, serious, and responsible in the workplace (that would explain my son Daniel personality). Second, it is Valentine's Day, the feast of Saint Valentine. I am off the hook this year. My wife (Michele) told me we do not have to exchange gifts for Valentine's Day, because we need to cut our expenses for retirement and beside we do not need one day of the year to express our love for each other. But I know, if do not get her any thing, then I will be in the dog house. Third and most important, it is Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent ("Memento, homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris." – "Remember, man, that thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return."). I am giving up soda (Dr. Pepper), chocolate, and donuts.
The first picture is a sculpture of a Spider Lily. The artist Susan Pascal Beran created the sculpture of the Spider Lily in full bloom. The sculpture is behind the New Bern Convention Center facing the Trent River. It moves as gracefully as the living flowers do in the breezes off the Trent and Neuse rivers. It stands 29 feet tall. The Spider Lily is an unique flower with a red starburst flower atop a single stalk. It is said that they bloom two weeks after the first good fall rain.
My other picture were of sun rise and sets (what can I say I love sun rise and sets) and wild life in my backyard or the trails.


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Youth Justice Domestic and Family Violence Strategy and support programs
Fourth Action Plan actions
Respect, listen and respond to the diverse lived experience and knowledge of women and their children affected by violence
11 Deliver policies and services to address the disproportionate impact of violence on particular groups.
Improve support and service system responses
16 Enable workforces to provide trauma-informed support with a focus on safety and recovery to victims and survivors of domestic, family and sexual violence.
18 Improve access to and embed trauma-informed support for perpetrators of domestic, family and sexual violence to prevent reoffending and promote rehabilitation and treatment.
The Youth Domestic and Family Violence Strategy 2019 – 2022 (the Strategy) is a coordinated approach to addressing the needs of young people who commit, or who are victims of, domestic and family violence, and come into contact with the Youth Justice system.
Support programs for young people sentenced to a supervised court order for domestic and family violence offences include evidence-based and trauma-informed individualised support and a range of criminogenic interventions guided by a comprehensive practice framework.
What have we achieved so far?
The Youth Domestic and Family Violence Strategy 2019 – 2022 is the first comprehensive strategy in NSW that addresses the specific needs of young people committing, or experiencing, domestic and family violence The Strategy has provided the direction for YJNSW to achieve:
targeted training for YJNSW staff to raise awareness of youth DFV via e-Learning platform;
internal communication platform via YJNSW DFV intranet site for YJNSW staff to keep updated with latest Strategy news DFV resources and research;
collaboration with cross government reviews to promote the need for supports for young people, including adolescents who use violence; and,
training for clinical staff to develop and deliver a pilot Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), an evidence-based and trauma-informed response to self-harm behaviours, aggression, and domestic and family violence, in Reiby Youth Justice Centre for girls and young women to improve emotional regulation, interpersonal skills, mindfulness and distress tolerance.
Throughout the four-year strategy (2019 to 2022), Youth Justice NSW will:
improve workforce capacity through delivering culturally appropriate training packages to staff;
increase early intervention options for eligible young people who commit DFV offences and contribute to improving existing options. Review current program delivery and investigate a range of potential behavioural interventions to use with young people, including programmatic options for addressing gendered attitudes in adolescent DFV;
report on service availability and eligibility issues, recommending how to deliver more effective court-based support for young people;
report on young people's understanding of Apprehended Domestic Violence Orders, bail conditions and court processes, with recommendations for action;
produce a discussion paper for stakeholders, identifying best-practice safety planning measures for young people who use violence in the home and potential safety planning tools that could be implemented for young people and their families; and,
improve access to psychologists or specialist family counsellors for referral of young people who use violence in the home, and/or are victims of domestic and family violence.
What difference will we make?
The Strategy aims to reduce youth domestic and family violence by:
increasing awareness of this form of violence;
developing an expert and well-supported workforce; and,
ensuring that effective and evidence-based interventions and programs are being delivered to young people who come into contact with Youth Justice.


Military hero Tom Garrison is an expert in high intensity emergency situations. But after years of military service, all he wants to do is hide from the world. When single mom Jenna Atkins bangs on his door in the middle of the night begging for his help for her sick young son, Tom can't ignore it. He flies Jenna and her son to an emergency center that can help the sick child, but can he just walk away? Despite his efforts, Jenna and Brian capture his heart—just as he captures theirs. Both Jenna and Tom have battled life's surprises and been touched by tragedy.. Can they overcome the past to open their hearts to love again?
Reaching back and securing his hands at the nape of his neck, he watched as the millions of stars that had dotted the blue-black sky just a half hour ago blinked out one by one in the morning light.
He didn't want to be alone for this moment, but it was more than that.
He wanted to be with Jenna. Climbing into his truck, he headed over to the Jenna's. There was a light on downstairs in the den, which Tag hoped meant someone was awake at the Atkins farm. Jenna had said that she had a lot of sewing to catch up on. Maybe she'd gotten up early to get started before Brian woke up. With any luck, she'd be awake.
Anticipation rolled through him. Within seconds Jenna came bursting out of the front door onto the porch. Despite the porch's shadows, he could see from the light filtering out from the den window that it was her. A smile immediately hit his face, but then he saw the panic in her eyes when she came down the porch steps.
His stomach clenched as the quiet peace he'd been feeling during the drive over shifted into concern. Had something happened? Was that really why she was up so early?
The truck ground to a halt in front of the house. Her bare feet were already crossing the yard as he turned off the engine and climbed out.
Jenna's hair was rumpled, and her eyes showed fatigue, as if she'd been up all night working after the exhausting day they'd had. But there was no fear or worry or distress written there. The troubled lines that normally creased her forehead were gone. It was clear she was glad to see him.
"I hardly slept at all last night. I tried, but I managed only a few hours," he said.
He stared at her for a few moments, just taking her in completely.
Her shoulders slumped—just slightly, but enough for him to know she was bracing herself.
The smile she gave him transformed her whole face and made it impossible for Tag to breathe. She was beautiful, but he wondered how long it had been since she'd heard those words from someone.
Jenna chuckled as she slowly moved toward him. "Sometimes I forget..." Her expression was a mixture of nervousness and resolve.
Taking a deep breath, as if she was searching for courage, she looked away and then back at him again. Even in the darkness, her eyes sought him out and her beauty stole his breath away.
"You're a woman," he said.


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← >Meeting Minutes From Library Board's January 19th Meeting Contradicts What Was Said By Township Committee Members At Last Wednesday Night's Meeting
>Green Party To Rally In Solidarity In Trenton With Wisconsin Workers Friday →
>Looking At Both Sides
>by guest blogger Sean F. Byrnes, former Middletown Township Committeeman
Last week we saw the Township of Middletown enveloped in a dispute over the Township's effort to convince the Board of Trustees for the Library to turn over a significant share of its surplus to the Township Committee for budget relief purposes. Unfortunately, the manner in which the township chose to solicit these funds lacked tact. Although the township had previously made less threatening overtures to the Library in an effort to win the Board of Trustees' support for a funds transfer, when that effort failed, the Township pursued an aggressive campaign to convince the public that a transfer would be in their best interest. Spearheaded by new Committeeman Kevin Settembrino, this effort, whether intended or not, seemed rooted in tactics of intimidation and threats to de-municipalize the library and combine it with the County Library system. This effort also suggested that a failure of the Board of Trustees to abide by the wishes of the Township Committee would result in the loss of ten police officers, the layoff of a significant number of Township employees and, if you heard the comments at the Library Board of Trustees' meeting, an effort by Township Committee members to replace existing Board of Trustees members.
Based on the comments from Board of Trustees' members at their meeting on Tuesday, it would appear that the resolve of the Board of Trustees has not wilted in the face of these threats. Led by Randy Gabrielan, the Chairman of the Board, the Library challenged the assumptions, numbers and legal authority for the Township's demand for a funds transfer. Looking ahead, as a Township resident, I would hope that both sides could retreat from the current level of heated rhetoric and restart their discussions.
I think it would be in the interest of all taxpayers for the Township Committee and Library to continue their discussions. It might make more sense to have the Township Administrator meet with the Director of the Library to discuss how the Library might be able to assist the township in this time of budget crisis. From the Library's perspective, the Board has worked hard to build a reserve that could be used for future capital projects, and there is an understandable reluctance to use these funds to satisfy operating expenses for the Township. From the Township's perspective, the Library has a protected stream of revenue that is not subject to the same stresses and demands that the Township must face when health care costs increase, pensions become more expensive and the cost of doing business generally continues to go up. There may be opportunities for these two parties to cooperate in other ways that would provide relief to the Township without exhausting the reserves of the library.
There is no question that the Township finds itself in a perfect storm of budgetary constraints. To be fair, some of these strains are beyond its control. But the Township moved at a glacial pace over the last several years as this financial crisis approached. A quicker response to the approaching financial storm would have made the Library ask a smaller one. Accordingly, before the Library turns over any of its reserves to the Township, it would be nice to see an acknowledgment that a swifter response from the township in 2009 and 2010 would have avoided the seriousness of the budget crisis that the Township currently faces. The Township did lay off approximately 16 employees last year, but did so only mid-year. Other municipalities took action much sooner and in more dramatic fashion. The former Mayor's claims of 40 layoffs include retirements.
Other cost-saving measures were proposed over the last several years, but were rejected as too extreme. Unfortunately, as a result of the Township's failure to act, the Township Committee must now contemplate cuts that go far beyond those that were previously considered "extreme." Until the Township forms a subcommittee whose function is to focus on budget recommendations, track existing and anticipated debt, look for opportunities for consolidation and sharing of services and generally manage the Township's finances on a more regular basis, the Township will always be reacting to rather than planning for increased demands for Township resources.
Once again, in fairness, the unfortunate timing of the Township's reevaluation in 2009, just prior to a steep decrease in property values, set the Township up for a tax appeal nightmare in 2010 and 2011. (Of course, the township had mistakenly put off its reevaluation for approximately 14 years – had the township completed the reval when it should have, the steep drop in real estate prices would not have resulted in such a large number of tax appeals.) But regardless of the failure to conduct a timely revaluation, the Township has a legitimate reason to gripe, because when a resident or commercial property owner prevails on their tax appeal, the township must return to the taxpayer not only the municipal share of the taxes received from the taxpayer, but must also reimburse the taxpayer for the funds received by the School District during the year for which the tax appeal was filed. This reality is difficulty for some to believe, but true. And, in light of the fact that approximately two-thirds of the tax dollars go to school district activities, the Township ends up paying back the taxpayer for School District funds that the Township never received in its budget.
Consequently, the steady decrease in real estate value over the last couple of years has produced a field day for those filing tax appeals. The Township is now struggling to repay multi-year tax appeals that are probably worth nearly $4 million. Unfortunately, the Legislature has failed to assist municipalities facing this dilemma. Under the circumstances, given the unique circumstances facing municipalities, including picking up the tab for the Legislature's bungling of pension contributions for public workers, the Legislature should provide assistance to townships by creating opportunities for public entities to finance the tax appeals or extend their repayment terms. In several years, the Township will be through this unique period where tax appeal refunds are substantial and hopefully return to a more predictable budget cycle. The Township Committee took the first step in this direction in 2010 when it decided to conduct a reassessment. Even thought the reassessment cost $400,000 the savings achieved in 2011 from reduced tax appeal filings will be far greater.
The realities of the tax appeals as set forth above increase the pressure for some agreement with the Library. At the same time, the Library will see its share of funding decrease by more than 10 percent next year, due to the fact that its revenue stream is dependent solely upon property values. With a 1.3 billion drop in the total assessed real estate in the Township of Middletown, the Library's stream of revenue will be reduced considerably. Given this dynamic, it may make sense for the Township and Library to discuss mutual relief. In other words, the Township needs money now most desperately. The Library in the out years may need assistance as its funding stream declines. Perhaps assistance from the Library during the current year could be received in exchange for promises by the Township to return the favor several years down the road.
It might also make sense for the Library to consider some sort of partnership with the Arts Center. While the Arts Center has its own Board of Directors, this arrangement, as far as I know, is not routed in any legislative scheme. Indeed, the Township has effectively turned over the operation of the Arts Center to a non-profit corporation and the Board supervises these activities. Resident Jim Grenafege was the first person to suggest that the Library Board of Trustees might consider assimilating some of the Arts Center's operations into its activities. A casual review of the websites for these two entities suggests that there is some degree of overlap between the artistic and cultural offerings from these two bodies. Given that they both have buildings that are relatively new and both are focused on improving the education of the citizens of this Township when it comes to arts, literature and music, there may be some opportunity for the Library to assist in the operation of the Arts Center, including some of its expenses. It is exciting to contemplate what the far larger Library work force might be able to provide to the Arts Center when it comes to running the day to day events and offerings at the Arts Center.
At the end of the day, the current legislation when it comes to Library transfer to municipalities, amended in October of 2010, will likely allow some transfer to take place. From the Township's perspective, the amount of money to be transferred under the current legislative scheme will fall short of what the Township needs to avoid drastic reductions in personnel and services. However, somewhere within the circumstances discussed above, creative minds on both sides should be able to work out an arrangement that provides some additional relief for the Township, even if it may not be a direct transfer of funds of the magnitude the Township seeks. My hope would be that the time and energy on both sides be spent working toward that goal, rather than on blaming the other.
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11 responses to ">Looking At Both Sides"
>A fair and balanced viewpoint (with just a couple of political kidney punches that no one can blame you for).The Library Board has not adjusted to the "brave new world" municipalities around the state are in with regard to budgets. They have gotten so full of themselves that they declined to give back money under their surplus last year when they were asked nicely. They refused to consider taking over the Arts Center.Now they fail to note that the bill passed last October was likely a first step towards the state cutting the funding going to Libraries. I think we will see the entire Library under municipal control under new legislation sure to come soon.They also may have critically failed to understand the full weight of the budget crisis on the town. With three simple votes the taxpayers of Middletown get $1.1 million from Library for this years budget – and the Board slinks off to write their memoirs.Like Mr. Byrnes I hope it doesn't come to that, but the arrogance of the Library Board may mean that it will.
Middletown Mike
>It should be made clear that the new state law says that a library can keep as surplus 20% of its last audited budget in addition to any funds that have been earmarked for capital projects or endowments.Under this formula the Middletown Library is only mandated by the state to return ~ $200K of it's perceived surplus to the Township.
>But the Governor wanted much more…I guess you fail to realize that as well.After the elections in the Fall, I suspect that municipal libraries will see reduced budgets.
>No he didn't!the Governor conditionally vetoed the first draft of the bill stating that there wasn't enough protection given to libraries.It took at least 3 draftings before the governor would sign the legislation.You can look it up!
>What have local politicians or the League of Municipalities done to correct the refunding of tax appeal monies? Why shouldn't school systems be required to pay back monies when tax appeals are granted? Two other stumbling blocks our TC has been saddled with are the white elephants of the Swim Club and Arts Center. These were created by republican controlled TC's. About $9 million was spent on the Arts Center, it has been difficult to get a definitive number on the cost. I have heard they have a monthly electric bill of about $30K due to a flawed design. They charge for every program, the Library does not. The Arts Center has been an extraordinary expense to the Twp. The Swim Club was purchased even when a private group wanted to purchase it, rehabilitate it and include a restaurant. The Twp. moved ahead, bought the property and have been repairing it ever since. When the TC tells us it does not cost to much to rehab this facility I doubt they include the salaries of Twp. workers into the the cost. Prior TC's have made less than well thought business decisions we are now stuck with. The TC lamented that many of the programs the Library offers are duplicitous of those offered by Parks & Rec. So, eliminate them from P&R and let the Library continue to offer them to the residents for free.
>It would be so nice to take the politics out of the this and concentrate on doing what is right.The Township neglected it's fiscal responsibility during this economic crisis.They didn't heed the warnings of Sean Byrnes because of politics.I hope the TC and Library can move forward with mutual respect.Mayor Fiore has an opportunity to show the leadership his predecessor never exhibited.
>In November, Brightbill and Fiore may be history also !The town's people are fed up to death with the arrogance of both of them and Settembrino has certainly not impressed anyone either…. Massell only takes up space. Where do we begin with Scharfenberger….it would take hours to assess the sentiment that prevails against him today ! This is the way people view things today and it has little to do with partisan politics…it has to do with common sense and there's little of that displayed in government in Middletown currently.
>At the risk of sounding like a DHB, I need to say elections have consequences. When will the electorate vote for the person and not the political party?They did not choose wisely in Nov.
>WHO ARE THEY GOING TO "HOLDUP" NEXT YEAR ????Next thing that happens in this town the TC will wear holsters and bear arms. Have they lost their minds ??Better get their financial house in order and a forensic audit of this town is overdue ! Long overdue !
>The timing of the reevaluation was not"unfortunate" – it stemmed from the TC's own recalcitrance. Every mandate and order, federal or state,has been met with chest-thumping resistance by the "tough guys" on the TC. As they possess neither the money, intestinal fortitude nor the intelligence to wage such battles, we the taxpayers are doomed to pay for their arrogance. We are essentially the NJ version of the City of Yonkers in the 1980s-who pathetically fought school and housing integration till they became the nation's laughing stock.
>All this incompetence and defiance of the law is what this lawyer sees as "job security" !We could at least expect professionalism from Bernard Riley but this guy defies description.


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Slave narratives and Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Anti-slavery writings were significant in the abolitionists' fight against slavery. Using books, newspapers, pamphlets, poetry, published sermons, and other forms of literature, abolitionists spread their message. David Walker's Appeal, William Lloyd Garrison's The Liberator, and Frederick Douglass' The North Star were among the most important abolitionist writings. And then there were the slave narratives -- personal accounts of what it was like to live in bondage. These would give northerers their closest look at slavery and provide an undeniable counter to the pro-slavery arguments and idyllic pictures of slavery described by slaveholders.
The slave narratives were immensely popular with the public. Frederick Douglass' Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass sold 30,000 copies between 1845 and 1860, William Wells Brown's Narrative went through four editions in its first year, and Solomon Northups' Twelve Years a Slave sold 27,000 copies during its first two years in print. Many narratives were translated into French, German, Dutch and Russian.
In addition to publishing their narratives, former slaves became anti-slavery lecturers and went on tour. They told their stories to audiences throughout the North and in Europe. Frederick Douglass was the most famous, but he was joined by others such as Sojourner Truth and William Wells Brown. Others, such as Ellen and William Craft -- a couple who had escaped together using ingenious disguises -- lectured but did not create a written narrative. For white audiences who had perhaps never seen an African American man or woman, the effects of these articulate people telling their stories was electrifying and won many to the abolitionist cause.
Some former slaves, such as Douglass and Brown, wrote their narratives themselves. But many were illiterate, and so dictated their stories to abolitionists.
The slave narratives provided the most powerful voices contradicting the slaveholders' favorable claims concerning slavery. By their very existence, the narratives demonstrated that African Americans were people with mastery of language and the ability to write their own history. The narratives told of the horrors of family separation, the sexual abuse of black women, and the inhuman workload. They told of free blacks being kidnapped and sold into slavery. They described the frequency and brutality of flogging and the severe living conditions of slave life. They also told exciting tales of escape, heroism, betrayal, and tragedy. The narratives captivated readers, portraying the fugitives as sympathetic, fascinating characters.
The narratives also gave Northerners a glimpse into the life of slave communities: the love between family members, the respect for elders, the bonds between friends. They described an enduring, truly African American culture, which was expressed through music, folktales, and religion. Then, as now, the narratives of ex-slaves provided the world with the closest look at the lives of enslaved African American men, women and children. They were the abolitionist movement's voice of reality.
Though the slave narratives were immensely popular, the anti-slavery document which would reach the broadest audience was written by a white woman named Harriet Beecher Stowe. Stowe was less threatening to white audiences than were black ex-slaves. Her anti-slavery message came in the form of a novel, which was even more accessible to a wide audience. It was called Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Stowe, though not an active abolitionist herself, had strong anti-slavery feelings. She had grown up in an abolitionist household and had harbored fugitive slaves. She had also spent time observing slavery first-hand on visits to Kentucky, across the river from her Cincinnati home. With the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850, Stowe decided to make a strong statement against the institution of slavery. She had been working as a freelance journalist to supplement her husband's small income and help support their six children. In June 1851 Stowe began publishing Uncle Tom's Cabin in serialized form in the National Era.
The response was enthusiastic, and people clamored for Stowe to publish the work in book form. It was risky business to write or publish an anti-slavery novel in those days, but after a great deal of effort she found a reluctant publisher. Only 5,000 copies of the first edition were printed. They were sold in two days. By the end of the first year, 300,000 copies had been sold in America alone; in England 200,000 copies were sold. The book was translated into numerous languages and was adapted for the theater in many different versions, which played to enthusiastic audiences throughout the world.
Uncle Tom's Cabin had a tremendous impact. The character Uncle Tom is an African American who retains his integrity and refuses to betray his fellow slaves at the cost of his life. His firm Christian principles in the face of his brutal treatment made him a hero to whites. In contrast, his tormenter Simon Legree, the Northern slave-dealer turned plantation owner, enraged them with his cruelty. Stowe convinced readers that the institution of slavery itself was evil, because it supported people like Legree and enslaved people like Uncle Tom. Because of her work, thousands rallied to the anti-slavery cause.
Southerners were outraged, and declared the work to be criminal, slanderous, and utterly false. A bookseller in Mobile, Alabama, was forced out of town for selling copies. Stowe received threatening letters and a package containing the dismembered ear of a black person. Southerners also reacted by writing their own novels. These depicted the happy lives of slaves, and often contrasted them with the miserable existences of Northern white workers.
Most black Americans responded enthusiastically to Uncle Tom's Cabin. Frederick Douglass was a friend of Stowe's; she had consulted him on some sections of the book, and he praised the book in his writings. Most black abolitionists saw it as a tremendous help to their cause. Some, however, opposed the book, seeing Uncle Tom's character as being too submissive and criticized Stowe for having her strongest black characters emigrate to Liberia.
It is ironic that the book which contributed most to the anti-slavery cause should have gained the reputation it has today as a racist work. Uncle Tom, though he defies white authority to save his fellow slaves, is the model of Christian humility. He is forgiving in the face of absolute brutality and suffers countless indignities with patience. Though this endeared him to whites and helped them see the evils of slavery, it also encouraged the image of the submissive, childlike black man -- an idea exaggerated in theatrical productions of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Many of these showed Uncle Tom as a groveling, subservient character, and included blackface mistrel shows between scenes.
Like most white writers of her day, Harriet Beecher Stowe could not escape the racism of the time. Because of this, her work has some serious flaws, which in turn have helped perpetuate damaging images of African Americans. However, the book, within its genre of romance, was enormously complex in character and in its plots. The book outraged the South, and in the long run, that is its significance.
• Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
• Incident in Troy, New York
• Ride for Liberty -- Fugitive Slaves
• David Blight on slave narratives and Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Cellist Heinrich Schiff delivers a transcendent performance of a cello concerto dedicated to him "in friendship" by Austria's great composer Friedrich Cerha (born 1926). Cerha's special combination of stylistic conviction and expressive diversity, much in evidence here, has been attributed to his intense involvement with the Second Vienna School (he is still best known for completing Act 3 of Berg's 'Lulu') . Under Peter Eötvös's direction the Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra explore the variegated textures of Cerha's concerto and also the rich colours of the Chamber Symphony in One Movement by Franz Schreker (1878-1934).
György Kurtág Jr., son of the great Hungarian composer, has long been developing his own electronic music. In this unusual project, fellow composer László Hortobágyi integrates Kurtág themes into his own arrangements in a recording that celebrates a long friendship. "This is," say the group members, "a Hortobágyi album about Kurtág," as well as "an invitation to discover a new sphere of music".
Europe's foremost exponents of early music perform two of the most important works of the central figure of 16th century Flemish polyphony, Orlando di Lasso. Inspired musicianship, interpretive imagination and ECM's fabled sound quality combine to make this the essential Lassus reference disc for now and for years to come.