text:
Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) was the military wing of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), a militant African nationalist organisation that participated in the Rhodesian Bush War against white minority rule of Rhodesia (modern Zimbabwe).

Operations

ZANLA was formed in 1965 in Tanzania, although until the early 1970s ZANLA was based in camps around Lusaka, Zambia. Until 1972 ZANLA was led by the nationalist leader Herbert Chitepo. He was followed by Josiah Tongogara from 1973 until his death in 1979; by then ZANLA had an estimated 25,500 combatants. With the war drawing to a close, commands fell to Robert Mugabe, previously ZANU's number two leader after Tongogara and head of the movement's political wing.

Until about 1971, ZANLA's strategy was based on direct confrontation with the Rhodesian Security Forces. From 1972 onwards, ZANLA adopted the Maoist guerrilla tactics that had been used with success by the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO): infiltrating combatants into the country, politicising the peasantry and participating in 'hit-and-run' ambush operations. ZANLA was supported by China, which supplied arms and provided advisors to train the cadres. As Mugabe had described himself in an interview as a "Marxist–Leninist-Mao Zedong Thought" supporter, which enraged the Kremlin, Soviet support went exclusively to the rival Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA).

The ZANU was organized along Maoist lines, being conceived as a vanguard party that would guide the masses towards the revolution, and the party did not tolerate any sort of critical thinking or dissent within its ranks. The South African historian Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni noted that far from being the conforming to the popular stereotype of "freedom-fighters", the ZANLA was a rigidly hierarchical organization whose cadres were expected to unconditionally obey orders, and which regularly conducted purges to liquidate any cadres who differed even in the slightest from the party line. The party's principal spokesman Edson Zvobgo wrote that the "ZANU Idea" was the "gun idea", namely that violence was the best solution to any problem, and that the ZANU cadres should embrace the "gun idea" of ruthlessly seeking to gun down all enemies of the party. The ZANLA gloried the gun as a symbol of power and of "cleaning up the rot" as the purges to liquidate cadres who showed insufficient willingness to embrace the party line wholeheartedly were known. The ZANU leadership ruled via fear, and Ndlovu-Gatsheni described "violent disciplinary measures" and the execution of those cadres who differed from the party line as routine and normal.

ZANLA's close association with the FRELIMO helped it after Mozambican independence in 1975. From about 1972, ZANLA had operated from Tete Province in northern Portuguese Mozambique, which was FRELIMO-controlled, and, after Mozambican independence, ZANLA was permitted to open additional training and supply camps along the Rhodesian-Mozambican border. This greatly assisted the recruitment and training of cadres.

Nhari mutiny and aftermath
In 1974, the ZANLA was shaken by the so-called "Nhari mutiny" when Thomas Nhari and several cadres objected to the party's tactics; Nhari and the rest were convicted by a kangaroo court of mutiny and executed, despite the "court" ruling that they should only be demoted. After the "Nhari mutiny", the ZANU become consumed with an "obsession" to purge its ranks of "sell-outs and counter-revolutionaries", and executions of ZANLA members by their colleagues become the norm. At its camps for training cadres in Mozambique and Zambia, all new ZANLA cadres were publicly beaten by their officers until they lose control of their bowels to determine if they were "sell-outs" to the revolution and huge pit structures called chikaribotso were dug for holding prisoners as many of the cadres did not pass the test to see if they were loyal to the revolution. For the party, Gukurahundi, a Shona word which literally means "the early rain which washes away the chaff before the spring rains", which is perhaps best translated as "total annihilation", was its ideal for conducting politics. Many of the idealistic Shona young men and women who joined the ZANLA to fight against the minority government of Rhodesia were greatly disillusioned once they reached the training camps in Mozambique and Zambia, discovering that the ZANLA were far from being the romantic freedom-fighters that they had imagined.

Rivalry with ZIPRA
Beside their overall political ideologies, the main differences between the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA), the armed wing of the pro-Soviet Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), and ZANLA were that:
ZANLA drew its recruits mostly from Shona-speaking ethnic groups.
ZANLA followed a strategy of politicisation of the peasant population (inspired by the Maoist teachings of "people's war").
After about 1972, ZANLA introduced combatants into the country for long-term campaigns of guerrilla fighting, while ZIPRA was designed to be used as a conventional armed force: entering the country, striking and pulling back to its bases in Zambia and Angola.

During the late 1970s, the predominantly Shona tribe ZANLA fighters were deployed in the Matabeleland and Midlands provinces, areas where the predominantly Ndebele ZIPRA mostly operated. There were a lot of clashes between the two forces. ZANLA fighters were well known for their savagery when it came to dealing with Ndebele civilians who were usually taken into what were called overnight bases and forced to sing songs in Shona denouncing ZAPU and its leader Joshua Nkomo. These ZANLA cadres had a love for chicken and a local staple food known as Sadza. Each time they came to a Ndebele homestead, given their lack of the Ndebele language, they would simply demand in Shona: "ndipe sadza nehuku" (Give me sadza with chicken) hence the local Ndebele derogatory nickname for them "oSadza nehuku". They were known as well for saying "Down with Nkomo" most of the time, hence another Matebele name for them became "opasi".

1980 election and aftermath
Following the 1980 general election large portions of ZANLA were integrated into the new Zimbabwe National Army. Those who served as the ZANLA elite in exile became the new elite in Zimbabwe, enjoying far greater benefits and perks than did those who had actually fought the Rhodesian Army in the field during the 1970s.

References

Further reading

History of Zimbabwe
National liberation armies
Guerrilla organizations
Military wings of socialist parties
Rebel groups in Zimbabwe
Defunct organizations designated as terrorist in Africa
Communist terrorism
ZANU–PF
Military units and formations established in 1965
1965 establishments in Rhodesia
Military units and formations disestablished in 1980
1980 disestablishments in Zimbabwe


text:
Fulvia est une femme romaine qui a vécu pendant le règne de l'Empereur romain Tibère. Elle était l'épouse de Saturninus, un amicus de Tibère. On la confond parfois avec Fulvie, la femme de Marc Antoine, décédée avant le début du Principat.

Fulvia se convertit au judaïsme à travers les enseignements d'un escroc Juif réfugié à Rome qui la persuade d'envoyer de l'or et de la pourpre au Temple de Jérusalem pour détourner ensuite ces contributions à son seul profit. Saturninus dénonce les fraudeurs à l'Empereur Tibère qui bannit les Juifs de Rome (en 19 ap. J.-C.).

Notes et références

Personnalité de l'Empire romain

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


A physical examination has low sensitivity in the detection of small abdominal aortic aneurysms (29-61% for abdominal aortic aneurysms 3.0-3.9 cm in diameter), but has a sensitivity of 76-82% in the detection those abdominal aortic aneurysms that are 5.0 cm or larger that may warrant repair. It is easier to detect a pulsatile mass in thin patients and those who do not have tense abdomens. Contrary to popular belief, gentle palpation of abdominal aortic aneurysms is safe and does not precipitate a rupture.
Flank ecchymosis (Grey Turner sign) may be present in cases of ruptured aneurysms due to retroperitoneal hemorrhage.
A pulsating or non-pulsating abdominal mass may be palpable.
The presence of an abdominal bruit is nonspecific for a nonruptured aneurysm and can be present in cases of visceral or renal arterial stenosis .
"1.In patients with the clinical triad of abdominal and/or back pain, a pulsatile abdominal mass, and hypotension, immediate surgical evaluation is indicated.(Level of Evidence: B)"
"2.In patients with symptomatic aortic aneurysms, repair is indicated regardless of diameter. (Level of Evidence: C) "
This page was last edited 13:05, 1 November 2016 by vishal devarkonda. Based on work by charlesmichaelgibson@gmail.com, Vendhan Ramanujam, William Patrick, Michael Maddaleni, Hardik Patel, Charmaine Patel and Varun Kumar and wikidoc users WikiBot and Anjelica Montemayor.


text:
CORONA DEL MAR PROPERTIES – A SUCCESS STORY
By Colleen HowesJune 23, 2015Customer Success Stories, Interesting OC News
"Never quit, show up on time, tell the truth, never be attached to the outcome of the situation and do what's right even when no one is looking". These are the principles of Wayne Smith, owner of Corona del Mar Properties. Smith, a Southern California native grew up in Lakewood California and started his first business at the age of 5 by emptying trash in his neighborhood for $.25 each. From the age of 13 Smith wanted to be a realtor and was inspired by his mentor Steve Waters, a former football player. He was a successful realtor for over 24 years and was ranked #1 top realtor by the State of California National Association of Realtors. Just before the recession, in January of 2008 Smith had the opportunity to purchase Corona del Mar Properties. After home sales had almost completely halted, he made the decision to focus on property management. That decision along with a lot of hard work, networking, giving back to the Community and investing into his business is what carried him through the recession and last year the company saw sales exceeding $25 million.
Smith has just launched another division of his company, Corona del Mar Escrow Services, and he is increasing the number of agents within his company. He hopes to see his specialized representatives in every city in Orange County within the next 5-10 years and he wants to see each agent making over $250,000 annually. This entrepreneurial spirit has proven to be the defining factor contributing to the success of his real estate company. When asked what advice he would give to other entrepreneurs, Smith said "you have to have blind faith, stay focused on your business plan, be consistent, and not be afraid to work hard"
SABP Reprographics has been printing fliers, stationery, envelopes, business cards, postcards, and facilitating direct mailing for Corona del Mar Properties since 2012. It has been a pleasure working with Wayne and his staff and we are very grateful for their support. SABP is looking forward to seeing the success story continue for many years to come. Well done Mr. Smith!

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Hooray for the red, white and blue! Americans will be celebrating Independence Day soon and especially enjoy dazzling displays of fireworks. Did you know that our tradition of using fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July began in 1777? One year after the Declaration of Independence was signed, 13 rockets were shot off in Philadelphia honoring our original 13 states.
Unfortunately, each year individuals purchase illegal fireworks or use them illegally or carelessly causing serious and even disabling accidents. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports in 2014 that 11 people were killed in accidents involving fireworks during the 30-day period around the Fourth of July and several of these were innocent bystanders. An additional 7,000 people were injured by fireworks and treated in emergency rooms.
Injuries caused by fireworks very often involve burns, especially to the fingers and hands, head, face and eyes. Because of the explosive force of pyrotechnics, injuries often are very serious resulting in permanent loss of limbs, fingers and even eyesight.
Federal law prohibits the sale of the most hazardous types of fireworks to consumers. These include cherry bombs, M-80's and aerial bombs.
In Florida, the law differentiates between selling and using fireworks. If you are purchasing fireworks for a private display, be sure to check with the vendor as to which products are legal for individual use with or without a permit. Many products are illegal for use by individuals in our state such as bottle rockets, mortars and Roman candles.
Those allowed for consumer use include "glow worms," sparklers and others that give off smoke when lit. You'll find a list of approved fireworks at the State Fire Marshal's website.
Using illegal fireworks can be costly: Violators are subject to a fine of up to $1,000 and up to a year in prison.
Only buy fireworks that are legal for use.
Keep a water bucket and working hose nearby.
Get rid of any flammable objects at your location.
Sparklers are not for children to use alone - the chemicals can reach 1,200°!
If a firework fails, don't try to relight it. Douse the area with water.
Call 911 immediately for any fireworks-related injury.
KidsHealth.org has lots of helpful information on fireworks for parents.
The Law Offices of Diana Santa Maria, P.A. has extensive experience in representing victims who have been injured by fireworks or any other type of premises liability injury. You may be eligible for compensation if the accident was due to someone's negligence. Please call us for a free consultation. Attorneys Diana Santa Maria and Laura D. Dolin, personal injury attorneys in Fort Lauderdale, will fight to get you the compensation that you and your family deserve. You can reach us at (954) 434-1077 or contact us via the website.


text:
Home > Book of the Week / History / LGBTQIA studies
R. B. Parkinson on Same-Sex Desire in the British Museum
Published date August 13, 2013
The following post is by R. B. Parkinson, author of A Little Gay History: Desire and Diversity Across the World:
My own academic research concerns Ancient Egyptian poetry from around 1800 BCE and because some of these works deal with same-sex desire, and because I am gay, I had worked a little on how to identify such desire in ancient poems. And so, when the British Museum was approached to help with a LGBT history trail several years ago, I volunteered for this, and this project led to me writing A Little Gay History.
The book is arranged chronologically and covers some 11,000 years. Exploring the British Museum's wide ranging collection was an exciting challenge for me and the contributing authors Kate Smith and Max Carocci, and it would have been utterly impossible without the support of so many helpful specialist colleagues across the whole museum. It is a small book for a vast subject, but we wanted to provide an authoritative and accessible introduction to an often overlooked (and often contested) aspect of world history. The book is of course not a political tract, although the subject is very much in the news at the moment. It simply states some historical facts as we see them, and we hope it will remind all readers of how varied human desire has been across world cultures.
Some of the museum objects chose themselves, such the stunning Warren cup, showing two pairs of Roman men making energetic love. I also wanted to include a full range of different types of art, including literature and film. For me, a particularly influential author was E. M. Forster—an important figure in my own coming out. His quietly subversive and ironic style offers a way of challenging assumptions about sexuality that I find very appealing (and very "queer"). And of course, a climactic scene of his explicitly gay novel, Maurice (1914), takes place in the British Museum. The novel has a happy ending, and for me this was extremely important, since all too often in modern works of art, same sex desire has ended unhappily. In the book, Maurice and the game keeper Alec finally realize they are in love as they wander through the galleries: one location in this scene, between two huge Assyrian Bulls from Khorsabad, has always seemed to me the most romantic spot in the entire museum. The setting in the British Museum underlines Maurice's realization that "there always have been people like me and there always will be" and this goes to the heart of any LGBT history project.
The novel was masterfully filmed by Merchant Ivory Productions in 1987, and thanks to the generosity and support of director James Ivory the book includes several stills and photographs of the film being shot on location in the Egyptian gallery—a perfect image to show how a museum can be a stage for love. For me personally, Maurice is the greatest of all gay films, but it is also a wonderful romance of any kind: if one takes a long view (as one has to, working in a museum), one realizes that love and romance resist categorization and stereotypes. And there is nothing stereotypical about the film, just pure Forsterian romance on a grand scale that quietly and heroically insists on the right for equality in love.
Perhaps the hardest choice we had to make for the book was what final object should represent the present time. We wanted something modern and inclusive, and in the end we went for the contemporary visitor—a reminder that we are all (regardless of our sexualities) part of this ongoing history. And so we took a photograph of a group of visitors looking at the bronze bust of the emperor Hadrian. This image allowed me to lead into the epilogue about Marguerite Yourcenar's great novel Memoirs of Hadrian (1951), written in French and translated into English by her American life-partner Grace Frick. This fictional autobiography is a poetic meditation on life, and it is also intensely "queer" beneath its cool classical style. It offers a version of ancient history different from the official accounts, and tries to recreate the emperor's life (and loves) from within. It is a masterly example of how history can be written from a non-normative perspective. It is also in part—like Maurice and Alec together—the result of a visit to the British Museum; Yourcenar had visited the museum as a child and considered this to have helped shape her historical imagination. And that is exactly what we hope the objects in the book will do: make people realise that the past is not necessarily 'heterosexual', and that LGBT people are integral parts of world history. No LGBT person should feel alone or marginal.
Categories:Book of the WeekHistoryLGBTQIA studies
Tags:A Little Gay HistoryBritish MuseumR. B. Parkinson
Business / Economics / History
Thomas Hockenhull on the Ten Coins That Changed the World
New Book Tuesday
New Book Tuesday: A Little Gay History, Al Qaeda's Strategy and More!
A Little Gay History
Book Giveaway / Book of the Week / History / LGBTQIA studies
Book Giveaway!: A Little Gay History: Desire and Diversity Across the World
Art and Architecture / Book of the Week / History / LGBTQIA studies
Images from A Little Gay History
Author Interview / Book of the Week / History / LGBTQIA studies
Interview with R. B. Parkinson, author of A Little Gay History
Author Post/Op-Ed / Book of the Week / Food and Culinary Studies / Health
What History Can Tell Us About Food Allergy — Matthew Smith
Animal Studies / Book Excerpt / Book of the Week / Environmental Studies / Food and Culinary Studies / History
Read the Introduction of Animal Oppression and Human Violence


As a dish, it originated (allegedly) in Hainan in the far south of China but somehow it skipped across Vietnam to become Singapore and Malaysia's equivalent of Sunday lunch. Unlike so many dishes that travel around the world, the core recipe seems to have remained the same; poached chicken with rice, two sauces and vegetable crudités.
Rub the chicken all over with the salt and set aside for an hour. Rinse the chicken well, inside and out, and season again with salt.
Stuff the chicken with the ginger slices and the spring onions and cover with water in a large pan. Bring the pan to boil over a high heat, then immediately turn the heat to a low simmer. Cook for 10 minutes more and remove from the heat. Allow to cool for 30 minutes then using a sharp knife and fork, carefully cut the breasts away from the bone. It doesn't matter if they look a little underdone, they'll finish cooking later. Bring the pan back to the simmer for another 20 minutes. This can all be done in advance, as can making the chilli sauce.
To make the chilli sauce, simply whizz the ingredients in a blender until smooth and bright red.
To cook the rice, gently sauté the garlic and ginger for 5-10 minutes, add the rice and stir until coated, add the chicken broth, bring to the boil, stir, cover and cook as gently as possible for 15 minutes or until the rice is done. Meanwhile, return the chicken breasts to the chicken pot and bring back up to temperature.
Remove and cut or pull the meat off the legs and carcass. In Malaysia they serve it skin-on but I've always pulled it off and returned it to the pot with the bones for further stock making.
Slice the breast meat as neatly as possible and arrange on a platter with the leg meat. Garnish with half the fried shallots, a finely chopped spring onion and a little chopped coriander. Cover with foil to keep warm.
To serve the rice the traditional way, spoon into a pudding bowl, press down and invert onto a plate. Garnish with the rest of the fried shallots. Serve the chicken rice with chilli sauce, soy sauce/sesame combo, cucumber slices and crudités. Traditionally it would all be served with a bowl of the broth but I've always cooked the chicken bones for another hour and used it for another meal the next day. You can have too much of a good thing.


Here is the main window of the program which can be run in the background while showing the USB icon in the tray. Pressing F9 disconnects the USB device every time I've tried.
I wonder if its possible to write a FARR plugin that can automatically call up USBDeview in the background to eject a USB drive. For example, I bring up FARR and type "eject <USB Device>" to automatically disconnect the device. In fact, I don't mind even if USBdeview is not involved as long as I can eject the device without seeing thr first window above.
I would like such a FARR plugin or alias as well!
Another great idea for a FARR plugin!
Nirsoft, Sysinternals, and a few others.. gotta love these tools Power users must know about these tools!
Only problem with Nirsoft is that I couldn't find a way to donate Even sent a mail about it, but didn't get a reply, so maybe it's the ultimate in giveaway freeware.
untested but something along this line will work as an alias. just change the path to USBDeview and the icons..
and paste this in the "results" section.
you're welcome, TucknDar. it's just a rehash of my own eject alias which i use to eject CD drives.
You may also want to check USB Disk Ejector. Command line added for coolness.
"A program that allows you to quickly remove USB devices in Windows. It was originally designed to remove only USB pen drives but will now eject any USB device. It can be run as a non-visual command line program or a normal gui program. Its very useful if you have a USB flash/pen drive, especially if you use a menu such as PStart or the Portable Apps launcher."
people should make a zip with a proper .alias file and the helper exe (USBDeview.exe) for things like this they want to share, it will make it easier for people to download and install.
Somehow, it doesn't quite work for me. I added the alias, but running the command after bringing up FARR does nothing.
I also noticed that USBDeView can eject any USB device, not just mass storage ones. Hitting disconnect all ended up disconnecting my usb tv tuner and mouse as well.
By the way, is there any way of reconnecting a device after ejecting it without having to pull it out of the USB port and replugging it back in?
Nice program, but it doesn't stop the dreaded "The device cannot be stopped right now..." message from appearing on my computer. Haven't tried the command line options though.
Great idea for a FARR plugin! It would be great if when typing "eject " FARR lists all devices in the results list for the user to choose from. Some filters would also be useful. For example, I have a usb tv card that I never ever want to eject so it would make sense if I could exclude that.
Ok, this is a bit weird, but it seems that on my system USBDEVIEW actually lists the wrong drive letter for my usb portable. Did you check to see if this might be the case for you too?
You should search the forum... this program was mentioned before.
Try with Unlocker (http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/) first to unlock any file/process handles and then eject the device.
I tried it and it couldn't eject a usb hard drive when its contents was displayed in Freecommander. So eject is not guaranteed after all. Too bad.
Is such an utility really necessary ? Aren't FAT32 storage devices optimized for quick removal by default ? I just unplug mine as soon as any writing operation is complete. Any of you NTFS formatting drives?
I can only answer for me, and I'm paranoid, hehe.
Why yes, all of my usb drives that are over 4GB are NTFS formatted...and I get this problem in *many* cases when I want to remove my portable drives from systems. So this is a godsend.
Sounds like a somewhat dangerous utility - the reason you get the "can't be removed right now" message in the first place, is because some application is "using" the drive. Granted, most of the time it might just be a thread that has it's current working folder on the drive for some reason, which is pretty harmless, but other times you could risk filesystem corruption.
I wonder if such a "forcibly eject" application is actually any safer than simply unplugging the device?
USBDeview has a "Safe To Unplug" column. See USBDeview page and scroll down for the "USBDeview Columns Description" section.
Is there a way to have a FARR shortcut that will automatically unlock using Unlocker and then eject the USB device?
In USBDeview, I can just locate the USB 2.0 Mass storage device and hit F9 eject. The FARR alias only allows me to eject a single drive and that too doesn't work My current solution has been to place a shortcut to USBDeView in my start menu, call it up with FARR each time, use the arrow keys to navigate to the device and then press F9.
and call that from Farr?
That way, if something shifts your drive letters around you'll still stop the external drive.


Buchanan of Leny burial enclosure with adjacent burial ground situated on a hillock at the confluence of the Eas Gobhain and Garbe Usige. Set to the S of Callander close by to the former Callander & Oban Railway Line, now a cycling path, 2004. The enclosure would appear to be 18th century as the earliest memorial plaques date from 1724. The burial ground seems to date from the 19th century as indicated by the gravestones. The site is bounded by mature oak trees and can prove to be inacccessbile at times as the surrounding land is liable to flood. Of good local interest.
The rectangular-plan burial enclosure is situated to the NW of the site with the burial ground surrounding it to the W, S and E. As well as the trees which bounder the site there is cast-iron fence running around the periphery. The enclosure is entered through a round arched entrance with a cast-iron gate situated to the S. A finial above the entrance reads 'The Buchanan Chapel 1214'. It is reputed that a chapel once stood here but was re-sited due to a shift in the course of the river. It is possible that early fabric from the chapel is incorporated in the walls to the enclosure.
There are 20 gravemarkers or memorial stones to the enclosure, with many of the inscriptions only being partly legible. Of these are a series of 4 sandstone wall mounted plaques to the W, N and E dating from 1724. That to the N face reads 'The bell tolleth to the famelie of Bochastel at 19 boots of lenth upon both the syd vals ' WB, IB, 1724. Also to the N wall is a granite plaque erected in 1995 dedicated to Dugald Buchanan. The inscription reads 'Gaelic poet, teacher, evangelist ' This monument marks his resting place and commemorates his gifts of inspired language and sacred song by which the literature of his native highlands has ben enriched'.
To the surrounding burial ground are a number of 19th and 20th century gravestones with some contained within 3 railed enclosures.
Random rubble with smeared pointing, triangular copes.
The burial ground is the resting place of the ancient family of the Buchanans of Leny. The Statistical Account of 1794 states that Alexander II in 1237 gave the charter of Leney to the Buchanan family (for further information see Leny House list description). The Buchanan connection with Leny House and Leny Estate seems to have ended in the early/earlier 20th century when the estate was sold. The burial ground, however, appears to still be in use there are inscriptions on gravestones dating from the 21st century. There is a further resting place for the Buchanan family at Leny House Walled Garden, (see separate listing).


The Conference is held at Frist Campus Center at Princeton University. Below is the facade of the center that is across Washington Road from Ivy Lane.
For GPS directions to Frist Campus Center – Princeton Community Works use: 5 Ivy Lane Princeton, NJ 08542. This is the lot across the street from the center.
Downtown – There are 3 major parking garages in downtown Princeton. The Spring Street garage, behind the library, is a municipal garage and charges $6.50 for 4 to 5 hours (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.). The other two, one on Hulfish Street and the other on Chambers Street, charge a $3.00 flat fee when entering after 4:00 p.m. and leaving before 7 a.m. Note it is a bit of a walk to Frist Campus Center, so allow ample time.
Street Parking – There is parking on Prospect Avenue, but all the spaces are metered. You can pay by credit card, coin or dollars – but these spaces are expensive, and the town will ticket you if the meter runs out.
University Parking – There is also free parking in several of the University parking lots. There will be large electronic street signs at the intersection of Washington Road and Faculty Road – and at the intersection of Washington Road and Prospect Avenue. The message on these signs will advise: "to parking in lots 4, 5, 25 and 14" with directional arrows". Attendees should then follow the detour signs to the lots along Ivy Lane.
A map in PDF is available here for download to help find these location: Princeton Parking Maps.
Public Bus Transportation: The 606 bus that leaves the Foxmoor shopping center in Hamilton at 3:27 pm and travels through Trenton, follows Rt. 206 from Princeton Pike in Lawrence Twp. and arrives at Palmer Square at 4:43 pm. For a return trip, the bus leaves Palmer Square at 9:52 pm. arriving at Foxmoor at 10:50 pm. The bus will pick up and discharge passengers at Washington and Nassau Streets. The Frist Center is a short walk down Washington Street. Visit NJ Transit's website.
FROM the center of Princeton: Nassau Street to Washington Road. Turn left onto Ivy Lane. See Parking instructions above.
FROM Route 1: Exit Route 1 for Princeton onto Washington Road. Follow Washington Road to second traffic light. Turn right onto Ivy Lane. See parking instructions above.


text:
import { Component, OnInit } from "@angular/core";
import data from "../../../assets/data/ipranges.json";

@Component({
  selector: "app-home",
  templateUrl: "./azureIpRange.component.html",
  styleUrls: ["./azureIpRange.component.scss"],
})
export class AzureIpRangeComponent implements OnInit {
  tableData: any = [];

  constructor() {}

  ngOnInit() {
    this.tableData = data;
  }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Grow your crystal collection with our crystal vial kit! This kit contains three vials of crystals and a storage bag. The vials are citrine, rainbow fluorite, and selenite. Each of these crystals can be used in a wide variety of ways during your practice.


text:
Q: add css property if element is displayed I have a menu that is shown on certain pages (using wordpress here). To make sure this menu doesn't overlap the content I've added a padding to the content wrap. What I now need is for this padding to only be in effect on pages displaying the menu element (#toc_container).
Is this possible using css or using some other trick?

A: Quick JS-solution:
Vanilla
var menu = document.getElementById("toc_container");
var body = document.body;
if (menu !== null) {
    body.style.paddingTop = menu.clientHeight + "px";
}

jQuery
var $menu = $("#toc_container");
var $body = $("body");
if ($menu.length > 0) {
    $body.css('padding-top', $menu.outerHeight(true));
}

This checks for menu's existence and adds a padding equal to the menu's height if so.

A: Got help from a friend and added the following. Worked as a charm :)
if (document.getElementById("toc_container"))
{
    sheet = document.styleSheets[0];
    if (sheet.insertRule) sheet.insertRule(".x-container {padding-right: 250px}", sheet.cssRules.length);
    else  if (sheet.addRule) sheet.addRule(".x-container",  "padding-right: 250px");
};

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Espousing freedom of speech, and practising censorship
April 3, 2016	Panorama 0 Views
Have you noticed how people you are eager to meet often prove to be disillusioning? Perhaps anticipation builds up huge expectations but they end up less than they originally seemed. Rather than their perceived star qualities it's their faults and flaws you notice. Consequently, heroes end up with feet of clay.
That happened to me last weekend. I'm writing about it today more out of disappointment than criticism but also because the story could strike a chord with you.
Three weeks ago I was invited to moderate the gala finale of the India Today Conclave with Amal Clooney. The combination of a high-flying internationally acclaimed lawyer and the wife of Hollywood's leading star was irresistible. I accepted with alacrity. Now let me not mislead you. There's no doubt Clooney is striking. Though painfully thin she has a presence. I wouldn't call her beautiful but she is undoubtedly attractive. There's something about her that makes you want to look again and again.
Additionally, she is soft-spoken, charming and even coy. When she talks about George – and she does it only occasionally and quite reluctantly – there's a winning bashfulness. It's almost as if she can't believe he's her husband!
Sadly, there is also another side to Amal Clooney. A side that contradicts the freedom of speech she espouses. And it diminishes her.
Clooney's formal speech to the Conclave was about this topical subject. She spoke about her famous clients, Nasheed, former president of The Maldives; Al Jazeera's former chief of bureau in Egypt, Mohamed Fahmy; and an Azerbaijani journalist languishing in jail Khadija Ismayilova. Though she didn't say so, Amal Clooney emerged as the protector of their liberty and, perhaps, their best hope for justice. As she spoke the audience warmed to this self-presentation.
Alas, how different is the reality hidden under the surface which the audience was unaware of. Amal Clooney, though speaking to a television channel conclave, had forbidden the live broadcast of her speech as well as the question and answer session that followed. She also insisted that nothing could be broadcast afterwards without her clearance. That includes the right to edit whatever she was asked or said. In the end nothing of her speech was broadcast and only approximately six minutes of her 30-minute Q&A was permitted to be shown.
This was the extent to which Amal Clooney 'censored' the channel that hosted her. Of course, she had a contract that permitted this. So it was her prerogative to exercise these rights and the channel, no doubt, was short-sighted in agreeing to such terms. But the incongruity of a human rights lawyer, who champions freedom of speech, insisting on rigidly restricting the broadcast of what she said was, for me, more damaging than anything else.
The bizarre part is that if Clooney's speech and Q&A had been broadcast in full – live or afterwards – it would only have added to her image because she handled both with considerable aplomb.
Now, instead of recalling with delight what is probably a once-in-a-life-time experience I feel disillusioned. I didn't know what to expect of her but it certainly wasn't this. Who would have believed Amal Clooney, of all people, would twist Voltaire's dictum into 'I will fight to the death to ensure you can't broadcast what I have said unless you let me edit it'?
I guess you could say Amal Clooney preaches freedom of speech but, at least in her own case, practises something closer to censorship.
(HT Media)
Previous The only ones who remain will be Didi supporters
Next Meet the home-grown guardians of Odisha's Olive Ridley turtles
The age of crowdsourced archives
The other Bronte
Future lies in young India's hands
How milk could be carcinogenic
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi Some years ago a Not-for profit Government Organisation (NGO) was asked by …


text:
Radio Electromagnetic Spectrum Frequency Bands
This chart shows the relative positions of the most common frequency bands, and is not to scale.
ELF = Extremely Low Frequency
VF = Voice Frequency
VLF = Very Low Frequency
LF = Low Frequency
MF = Medium Frequency
HF = High Frequency
VHF = Very High Frequency
UHF = Ultra High Frequency
SHF = Super High Frequency
EHF = Extremely High Frequency
If you do a search on the origin of the designations for the various frequency bands, what you will find that nobody really knows. I have seen some pretty bogus explanations for how the band designation came to be, but I seriously doubt that the letters were assigned in order to confuse the enemy during WWII, or that "X" band was named for "cross," like in the cross hairs of precision targeting radars.
There is some logic in the upper and lower frequencies of the bands, however. The "3x10n" frequencies derive from wavelength in meters. Recalling that the speed of light in air is 300,000 km/s, that means a 1 meter wavelength translates to a frequency of 300 MHz, 10 meters is 30 MHz, 100 meters is 3 MHz, etc.
At some point, some wise soul decided that it was time to start over at a single digit for L-band at 1 GHz. The new regions are in octaves, except for 3 GHz, to 8 GHz. If anyone knows why 12.5, 18, and 26.5 GHz band edges were chosen, I would appreciate your letting me know.
Regarding the Ku, K, and Ka bands, supposedly K was named after the German word for "short," as in shortwave - Kurz. Ku is supposedly for K-under and Ka is supposedly K-above. That, of course, is inconsistent since since the K, if is derives from Kurz in wavelength, so K-under would be a lower (lesser) wavelength (hence higher frequency) and K-above would be a longer (greater) wavelength (hence lower frequency). Mostly likely, the certain origins are buried with their progenitors.
High Level Divisions in Frequency Band Designations:
Extremely low-frequency (ELF) band: 30 Hz to 300 Hz (10 megameter down to 1 megameter)
Voice-frequency (VF) band: 300 Hz to 3 kHz (1 megameter to 100 kilometer)
Very low-frequency (VLF) band: 3 kHz to 30 kHz (100 km to 10 km)
Low-frequency (LF) band: 30 kHz to 300 kHz (10 km to 1 km)
Medium-frequency (MF) band: 300 kHz to 3 MHz (1 km to 100 m)
High-frequency (HF) band: 3 MHz to 30 MHz (100 m to 10 m)
Very high-frequency (VHF) band: 30 MHz to 300 MHz (10 m down to 1 m)
Ultra high-frequency (UHF) band: 300 MHz to 3 GHz (1 m to 10 cm)
Super high-frequency (SHF) band: 3 GHz to 30 GHz (1 cm to 1 cm)
Extremely high-frequency (EHF) band: 30 GHz to 300 GHz (1 cm down to 1 mm)
Widely Accepted Lettered Frequency Band Designations:
L band: 1 GHz to 2 GHz (30 cm to 15 cm)
S band: 2 GHz to 4 GHz (15 cm to 7.5 cm)
C band: 4 GHz to 8 GHz (7.5 cm to 3.75 cm)
X band: 8 GHz to 12 GHz (3.75 cm to 2.5 cm )
Ku band: 12 GHz to 18 GHz (2.5 cm to 1.67 cm)
K band: 18 GHz to 26.5 GHz (1.67 cm to 1.13 cm)
Ka band: 26.5 GHz to 40 GHz (1.13 cm to 7.5 mm)
Q band: 32 GHz to 50 GHz (9.38 mm to 6 mm)
U band: 40 GHz to 60 GHz (7.5 mm to 5 mm)
V band: 50 GHz to 75 GHz (6 mm to 4 mm)
W band: 75 GHz to 100 GHz (4 mm to 3.33 mm)
Alternate Lettered Frequency Band (UHF, SHF, EHF) Designations:
L band: 1.12 GHz to 1.7 GHz (26.8 cm to 17.6 cm)
LS band: 1.7 GHz to 2.6 GHz (17.6 cm to 11.5 cm)
S band: 2.6 GHz to 3.95 GHz (11.5 cm to 7.59 cm)
C (G) band: 3.95 GHz to 5.85 GHz (7.59 cm to 5.13 cm)
XN (J, XC) band: 5.85 GHz to 8.2 GHz (5.13 cm to 3.66 cm)
XB (H, BL) band: 7.05 GHz to 10 GHz (4.26 cm to 3 cm)
X band: 8.2 GHz to 12.4 GHz (3.66 cm to 2.42 cm)
Ku (P) band: 12.4 GHz to 18 GHz (2.42 cm to 1.67 cm)
V (R, Ka) band: 26.5 GHz to 40 GHz (1.13 cm to 7.5 mm)
Q (V) band: 33 GHz to 50 GHz (9.09 mm to 6 mm)
M (W) band: 50 GHz to 75 GHz (6 mm to 4 mm)
E (Y) band: 60 GHz to 90 GHz (5 mm to 3.33 mm)
F (N) band: 90 GHz to 140 GHz (3.33 mm to 2.14 mm)
G (A) band: 140 GHz to 220 GHz (2.14 mm to 1.36 mm)
R band: 220 GHz to 325 GHz (1.36 mm to 0.923 mm)
Subdivided Lettered Frequency Band (VHF, UHF, SHF, EHF) Designations:
A band: 100 MHz to 250 MHz (3 m to 1.2 m)
B band: 250 MHz to 500 MHz (1.2 m to 60 cm)
C band: 500 MHz to 1 GHz (60 cm to 30 cm)
D band: 1 GHz to 2 GHz (30 cm to 15 cm)
E band: 2 GHz to 3 GHz (15 cm to 10 cm)
F band: 3 GHz to 4 GHz (10 cm to 7.5 cm)
G band: 4 GHz to 6 GHz (7.5 cm to 5 cm)
H band: 6 GHz to 8 GHz (5 cm to 3.75 cm)
I band: 8 GHz to 10 GHz (3.75 cm to 3 cm)
J band: 10 GHz to 20 GHz (3 cm to 1.5 cm)
K band: 20 GHz to 40 GHz (1.5 cm to 7.5 mm)
L band: 40 GHz to 60 GHz (7.5 mm to 5 mm)
M band: 60 GHz to 100 GHz (5 mm to 3 mm)
Commercial Broadcast Bands:
Longwave Radio: 150 – 290 kHz
AM Radio: 550 – 1640 kHz (1.640 MHz) (107 Channels, 10-kHz separation)
International Radio: 3 – 30 MHz
Shortwave Radio: 5.95 – 26.1 MHz (8 bands)
VHF Television (channels 2 – 4): 54 – 72 MHz
FM Radio: 88 – 108 MHz
VHF Television (channels 7 – 13): 174 – 216 MHz
UHF Television (channels 14 – 83): 470 – 890 MHz
Posted February 22, 2018 (update)


I am a cool person who loves doing music. I am a positive person and I love staying around positive people.
Why didn't you do business like your dad?
I am still a businessman; I am into show business. All my life, I always loved business but I fell in love with music when I started visiting the studios with my friends.
Did dad ever talk to you about your career path?
When I finished my secondary school, we had a conversation and I told him I wanted to study business and psychology. After university, he sat me down and wanted to know my plans. I told him I didn't intend to work in a company as well as my plans to set up a record company. He is very understanding.
Did dad tell you to pursue a master's degree too?
Apart from music, I love school a lot too; so, I don't need anyone to tell me to study. Next year, I plan to do my PhD. Education is important and one needs to learn every day. But for music, I would have been doing my PhD now.
How did your dad react when you told him you wanted to do music?
My dad was very positive about it, but he just wanted me to finish my studies and be sure I wanted to venture into music for the right reasons. We spoke about it extensively and he told me to conclude my studies before anything. At present, he now listens to my songs and makes sure I shoot the best videos. He calls me constantly to know if I have new songs and he demands to listen to them.
I have six siblings; we only have a girl. My sister does fashion and she is a lawyer as well. I also have a brother who works in the marine sector.
How do you describe your dad?
I think he is a very down-to-earth and friendly person. He is the type who makes sure that everyone around him is happy.
What are your fond memories as a growing kid?
I had an amazing upbringing. My dad was always there for his children regardless of his busy schedule. He likes to listen to people; so, whenever we had problems, we ran to him and he would give us the best solution.
He makes time for us as much as he can, but he is not always around. We understand that our dad is busy and he is doing everything he does for the good of the family.
Did you get preferential treatments in secondary school?
My teachers dealt with me seriously and my mum didn't help the situation. She came to the school and gave the teacher a go-ahead to discipline me once I misbehaved. Though they didn't encourage teachers to cane children in my secondary school, my case was different. She made sure that my teachers watched me closely.
Don't you feel the pressure to be as successful as your dad?
I feel this daily. If I don't feel like that, there is a problem. I want to be as successful as my dad and he has been like a motivator to all his children. I work hard because I believe that there is nothing you do in life that cannot bring you success. Despite doing music, I want to be very successful. Someday, I still plan to own a petrol station, a restaurant and venture into other businesses. I plan to help myself and empower people around me with these establishments.
Does he attend your shows?
He is very busy but he attended a few. He saw my performance on my brother's wedding. He has also watched my performance at Shina Peller's birthday this year. But when I am on stage, I don't look for him in the crowd. I am a different personality during a performance; I don't see anything.
Why didn't he attend your recent album listening party?
We didn't have enough time to plan the album listening party; so, he wasn't around at a time we did it. But he made sure he spoke to me that day; he made sure everything went well.
What is your dad's favourite track on the album?
My dad's favourite track on my album is a song titled 'Shakara' because he has an afrobeat dimension. The song is similar to Fela's music. He had listened to the songs on the album before its release. Whenever I record a new song, I make sure he hears it to get his opinion on it.
How did he react the first time he listened to your song?
When he listened to my song, he told me it was good but I could do better. Three years later, he is now in love with my music and dances to it. He even goes to watch me on YouTube. I have caught him many times checking me out online.
Can your dad sing as well?
He loves music a lot. I used to tease him that I felt he wanted to be a musician but settled for business. Apart from enjoying music, he loves dancing as well. I think he would have been a good dancer.
Does his have a favourite musician?
I know he likes King Sunny Ade a lot and obviously L.A.X too.
How did he discipline his children?
I am certain he has never used the cane on me, but I cannot speak for my siblings. Whenever you do something bad and my father speaks to you, his words can make you cry and emotional. He didn't need to use the cane to pass his message across to us.
Did he reward his children bountifully whenever he was impressed?
Whenever a child impressed him, he always pretended as if he didn't notice or mean much to him. However, he would still buy that particular child a gift.
Do you feel bad when people say you are riding on dad's fame?
I don't feel bad because, in life, you have to use your instrument in the best direction you can. We have people who use all the instruments they have at their disposal, yet they are unsuccessful. For me, it is how you use what you have to your advantage. My dad has given me a platform, which I have used well and he is proud of my achievement so far.
When I started out, most people didn't know I was an Afolabi. But it was not a deliberate effort; I just wanted to make a name for myself and get to the top of my chosen career regardless of my background. I am a private person naturally. If not music, I would be working in a company and staying a quiet life. I don't like attracting too much attention; I just try to get the job done.
I am not sure he has a favourite; he doesn't even eat a lot. He hardly finishes it, but I know he likes pounded yam and rice.
He is very fashionable and I think all his children inherited his fashion sense. If you look at him well, he likes to wear nice wristwatches and hand chains.
What's dad's secret to success?
He is a very good listener. He listens to people around him and he doesn't impose his decision on others. He hears what you have to say and take his decision. He doesn't sleep too. If you visit him at 1am, he will still be awake and it doesn't stop him from leaving the bed at 6am. He is very hard-working.
Was your dad receptive to your female friends while you were growing up?
I cannot remember coming home with girls when I was much younger. Even if I did, he would just laugh and probably tease me with it.
On my first day at the university at Manchester, England, he told me that he knew I was a smart kid and he would not ask me to read my books, but I should always differentiate a wife from a girlfriend. I didn't understand what he told me then until recently.
What are those things you've learnt from him?
My dad has taught me that regardless of your wealth, you must be humble and never stop to strive for excellence. Despite my father's success in business, he still wants me to do more.
What nickname do you call him?
We just call him dad at home, but I know his friends call him 'Afo Guarantor'; but I have never addressed him in that way.
How did he mark his recent 56th birthday?
He celebrated it in London, but I couldn't make it as I was booked for shows. My dad was not happy I didn't make it and he told me. My dad's birthday celebrations are always fun and we celebrate it mostly in London. Last year, we had a dinner together as a family in London.
Do you think your dad is fulfilled?
At his age, he has done a lot but he still wants to be the President of Nigeria someday and I hope his dream come true. He told us this on his birthday three years ago when we asked him what he wanted. I also know he wants to own a hotel and he is working towards that. Being a businessman, I feel he has more things to do.
However, I think he looks younger than his age because of the way he carries himself.
Will your dad be a good politician?
As the president, I am sure he will make great decisions for the nation and we need a businessman to help grow this country. But I don't think my father can cope with the stress that comes with being a politician.
How do you like your dad to be remembered?
He is already in a position where people would remember him a lot. He has done well as a businessman and he is kind at heart. I don't think he will change his personality anytime soon and I know he would be remembered as one who wanted everyone around him to be happy.
I don't like the fact that I can't spend huge time with him. Given a chance, that is the only thing I will change. In terms of closeness with my dad, I will score it 70 per cent. But whenever we have time to speak, we say a lot.
What has kept mum and dad together for years?
I think it is love. For a relationship to last for many years, there must be love and understanding.
What do you think can easily irritate him?
If you want him to get angry, all you need to do is to tell him lies. He gives people two chances. If you mess up once, he will give you another opportunity. If you mess up again, he forgets you. Similarly, if he asks you to do something for him too and you don't get it right twice, he might never ask you again. That is the type of person he is.
What turns him on about people?
Firstly, he loves people to have call credit on their phones. If he asks to use your phone and you don't have credit on it, he becomes furious. He feels like they might be an emergency at any time. He also doesn't like liars.
Does his name open doors for you?
It has both disadvantages and advantages. My dad's name brings me favours, but in the music industry, they feel I don't need to work or be called for shows since my dad is rich. But over the years, we've conquered this by making hit songs. Now, people know me for what I do.
My father has done a lot for me in my career; he supported me from the start. He made sure I shoot the best videos. Sometimes, when I did a video with my money and he felt the quality was low, he would sponsor another video. But at present, he thinks I am now making money from music.
Following your brother's recent marriage, has your dad asked about your marriage plans?
I can't be told I am the next person for marriage as I am still searching. My parents are not mounting pressure on me as well, but I am a family person; so, I will like to have my family too. But it will happen at the right time and my father understands this.
What are your dad's regrets?
Every man makes certain decisions and when they don't go as planned, regrets set in. While I don't know his regrets, I am sure he has some. But he should have overcome them and he would have made better decisions afterwards.
What is that thing he fears to do?
I think he doesn't like going near water; I have never seen my dad swimming.
Do you have similarities with your dad?
I sit the way he sits and we look alike a lot. Like my dad, I don't smile a lot too, but I am working on it. Most people don't understand him; they feel he doesn't smile with them because he doesn't like them. He wears a serious facial expression most times.
What does he still wish to achieve in business?
I know he wants to own a hotel and he is working towards that. Being a businessman, I feel he has more things to do.
He likes to see music channels and read newspapers a lot. He likes to travel, he plays golf and he likes to party too. I have been to the club with him once in America, but I left him (there) because I didn't feel comfortable.
He likes white and dark blue a lot.


text:
Q: What was the Atreides worldview? Appendix Ii of Dune notes an upsurge of galactic interest in the Zensunni belief system after the triumph of Paul and the Fremen. Which raises the question, what was he before he became a Zensunni? It clearly wasn't widely held or well known.
The first four novels make much of the difference between the Atreides' worldview and that of the Harkonnen, Fremen, etc. At one point in Children of Dune, Leto II even calls Paul out on having flawed 'Atreides' beliefs compared to his superior ones, fully identifying himself as a Fremen rather than an Atreides.
But I haven't been able to work out what exactly the Atreides believed, beyond a general sense of paternal noblesse oblige?

A: Paul Muad'Dib and the Atreides family in general seem to have no major religious affiliations. Paul has extensively studied (under the tutelage of Thufir Hawat) the text of the Orange Catholic Bible, a book which is described in the text as...

...contain[ing] elements of most ancient religions, including the Maometh
  Saari, Mahayana Christianity, Zensunni Catholicism and Buddislamic
  traditions

But there is no evidence that he has any belief in a personal God, rather his belief-system is quite adequately described in the text of the O.C Bible itself as being one of the agnostic rulers who should respect religion, even if they don't themselves believe in it;

"Men, finding no answers to the sunnan [the ten thousand religious
  questions from the Shari-ah] now apply their own reasoning. All men
  seek to be enlightened. Religion is but the most ancient and honorable
  way in which men have striven to make sense out of God's universe.
  Scientists seek the lawfulness of events. It is the task of Religion
  to fit man into this lawfulness."

You may wish to note that Paul has no problems with using religion for his own ends (his mother was after all a Bene Gesserit, a group whose main trade is designing religions to suit their needs), nor does he have any issue with impersonating a deity. He also has no problem whatsover with acts of blasphemy, all of which points to someone who has grown up without any major religious ideals:

"The Fremen have the word of Muad'Dib," Paul said. "There will be
  flowing water here open to the sky and green oases rich with good
  things. But we have the spice to think of, too. Thus, there will
  always be desert on Arrakis … and fierce winds, and trials to toughen
  a man. We Fremen have a saying: 'God created Arrakis to train the
  faithful.' One cannot go against the word of God."
The old Truthsayer, the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam, had her
  own view of the hidden meaning in Paul's words now. She glimpsed the
  jihad and said: "You cannot loose these people upon the universe!"

A: It is presumable that the Atreides, along with the rest of the ruling class, were agnostic adherents of the Orange Catholic Bible. You mentioned Appendix II in your question, and most of my answer draws from there.
Religion, like the other main forces in the Imperium, is also in a state of stagnation. The O.C. Bible was specifically made to defang religion in the wake of the Butlerian Jihad:

"We are here to remove a primary weapon from the hands of disputant
religions. That weapon -- the claim to possession of the one and only
revelation."

The Appendix lays out the dominant religious beliefs at the time of the Imperium. It doesn't rank them or even truly define what "dominant" means, but there's the O.C. Bible and then there's several "ancient teachings" found on specific planets. We must assume this means the O.C. Bible is followed everywhere besides those specific planets. The other two "religious beliefs" are the Bene Gesserit (who deny they are a religious order) and then the agnostic rulers:

The agnostic ruling class (including the Guild) for whom religion was
a kind of puppet show to amuse the populace and keep it docile, and
who believed essentially that all phenomena -- even religious
phenomena -- could be reduced to mechanical explanations

The Appendix goes on to later specifically state the opening of the O.C. Bible is an "obvious appeal to the agnostic rulers".
As a Great House, we have no reason to believe the Atreides were not followers of the O.C. Bible. In the Imperium, it's the default religion. Even if you don't buy it, you need to at least pretend to in order to rule.
As for Leto calling out Paul's flawed beliefs, that's a bit more complex. The series makes it clear that true religious belief is disruptive and powerful. The primary religion of the Imperium was designed to prevent more jihad. The Missionaria Protectiva infiltrated and maintained the pockets of non-O.C. religions, so the Bene Gesserit could use them when necessary.
Paul ends up using the Missionaria Protectiva to make himself messiah. As cited already in the answers, Paul tells the Reverend Mother about the Fremen saying, "God made Arrakis to train the faithful", and she grasps the horror of that statement - true believers finally unleashed into the universe.
But Paul is not a true believer himself. He knows he exploited their messianic beliefs, he does not want the jihad that follows, and ultimately ends up preaching heresy against his own religion. Leto is a true believer - he knows himself to be the messiah and commits himself to the terrible purpose.


text:
La Punta Lamet (3.504  - in francese Pointe du Lamet) è una montagna delle Alpi Graie (sottosezione Alpi di Lanzo e dell'Alta Moriana).

Caratteristiche

Si trova interamente in territorio francese, ma lungo lo spartiacque tra la val di Susa e la Maurienne; sovrasta il lago del Moncenisio, ed ha un suggestivo ghiacciaio pensile sul versante valsusino. La montagna è l'elevazione più alta della dorsale che collega il Rocciamelone con la Punta Roncia e chiude in sinistra idrografica la conca del Moncenisio.

Salita alla vetta
L'ininerario di salita più facile segue il lato sud della montagna. Salendo al Lago del Moncenisio si imbocca la stradina che porta alla cava utilizzata per la costruzione della diga. Si segue la stradina verso lAlpe Tour e poi si sale al Baracon de Chamois (2.700 m). Si continua a salire fino ad arrivare al vasto altopiano roccioso posto a quota 3.430 m. Infine si risale la breve cresta ovest.

Note

Bibliografia
 Alpi Graie meridionali, Giulio Berutto e Lino Fornelli, CAI-TCI, Guida dei Monti d'Italia, 1980

Cartografia
 Cartografia ufficiale francese dell'IGN, consultabile on-line
 Istituto Geografico Centrale - Carta dei sentieri e dei rifugi scala 1:50.000 n. 2 Valli di Lanzo e Moncenisio

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Lamet
Lamet
Lamet


I've been watching you tube vids on how to cook them........I think they will make a great super bowl snack!
Rob 22 Try them raw. When I grab them I just squeeze the shell half's together and bite off the head(meat) then put the rest back to grow.
I cooked 2 batches.......The first batch I cooked a lil too long and the meats got rubbery........They cook quick like squid!
We did a bunch last fall. I tried to sautee them but put too many in the pan and by the time they alll popped yeah they were a little overcooked.
My favorite way so far is when I steamed them with some steamers altogether.
Damn, I had razors once and they were awesome, but I haven't been able to find them again since. At the supermarket I mean, not in the wild.
Damn, I had razorI'm leerys once and they were awesome, but I haven't been able to find them again since. At the supermarket I mean, not in the wild.
The Asian market in Worc has them all the time. I'd like to try them but I'm leery of buying shellfish from sources I'm unfamilar with.
I'd be interested to know what environmental factors forced the razor clam to evolve into it's odd elongated shape.
Razors go for big money and to high end restaurants. Another comm guy I am friendly with brings out about 40lbs of salt with him every time he digs for em. Usually ends up with 4 or 5 bushels per tide.
wish we had them (or I knew where they were) down here.


You won't find better Customer Service anywhere.
PTSOFT develops, markets, and supports a legacy ERP integrated software solution for distribution and manufacturing enterprises. The company is also a VAR for Rocket Software for its Unidata and Universe database and client software products. PTSOFT offers 25 years plus experience in software training/implementation/programming/support for ERP.
We are there for you anytime 24/7. Whether you have a systems related problem, a custom programming request or just want to talk. Contact us, we are ready to chat.
Click on the link for an overview of our ERP package.
PTSOFT's applications software is supported by a full suite of services that add ongoing value to our customers' software investment and support the mission critical business operations of users. Our software is currently used by Automotive Manufacturers as well as non-automotive manufacturers/distributors and includes integrated Bar Coding and EDI capabilities. We are certified with Ford, Chrysler, GM and others as well as with Honda with their current Blue Book requirements.


text:
Lice ubice je 158. epizoda serijala Malog rendžera obјavljena u Lunov magnus stripu #1004. Epizoda je premijerno u Srbiji objavljena 13. septembra 2022. Koštala je 270 dinara (2,2 €, 2,5 $). Epizoda je imala 94 strane. Izdavač јe bio Golkonda. Tiraž ove sveske bio je 3.000 primeraka. Ovo je nastavak epizode započete u LMS-1000, a nastavljena je u LMS-1008.

Originalna epizoda
Ova epizoda je premijerno objavljena u Italiji kao #158. pod nazivom Il volto dell'assasino u januaru 1977. godine. Nacrtao ju je Francesko Gamba i Kamilo Cufi, a scenario su napisali Dečio Kanzio i Tristano Toreli. Autor naslovne stranice je Luiđi Korteđi.

Kratak sadržaj
Poglavica Pajuta objašnjava Kitu i Frenkiju da ih već nekoliko godina napadaju Tevtonski konjanici iz prošlosti, koje predvodi Crni Zmaj. Crni Zmaj ih naziva nižim bićima koji ne zaslužuju da žive, navodeći želju Velikog majstora koji je odlučio da ih protera sa zemlje na kojoj žive da bi oslobodio životni prostore za Tevtonske sinove. Kit i Frenki kreću prema obližnjem vojnom utvrđenju Pit, kojim komanduje major Pejns. On im otkriva da su svi vojnici takođe nemačkog porekla, ali obećava pomoć protiv Tevtonskih konjanika. Sledećeg jutra Kit i Frenki zatiču potpuno prazno utvrđenje, nakon čega se pojavljuju Tevtonski konjanici predvođeni Crnim Zmajem, koji ih odvode u Crnu šumu, a potom u zamak u kome su smešteni tevtonski konjanici. Nakon što ih smeštaju u tamnicu, Kita i Frenkija izvode pred Velikog majstora tevtonskog reda. Potom stražari izvode indijanca, a Veliki majstor najavljuje žrtvovanje Ariju i arijevskoj rasi. Indijancu na čelo utisnu žig svastike, a potom muy odrube glavu. Kit potom saznaje da su tri glavne osobe među vitezovima profesor Hajndrik, major Pejsn i šerif Alemani sitija. Kita i Frenkija vražaju u ćeliju u kojoj Kit fingira sopstveno vešanje. Nakon što prevare stražara, Kit i Frenki beže iz ćelije. U pokušaju da nađu izlaz iz zamka, Kit ulazi u Polin apartman. Ona mu predlaže da ga sakrije iza zavese dok potrage ne prođe.

Preskočena epizoda u bivšoj Jugoslaviji
U bivšoj Jugoslaviji, ova epizoda (zajedno sa nastavcima) preskočena je u Lunov magnus stripu najverovatnije zbog nacističkih obeležja koja  se u njoj pojavljuju. Da je objavljena, pojavila bi se posle LMS331 Hitac u metu, koja je objavljena krajem 1978. godine.

Nastavak izlaženja LMS
Ovo je četvrta epizoda Lunov magnus stripa koja je objavljena posle 1993. godine, kada je serijal prestao da izlazi. Poslednja epizoda nosila je #997, a #998 nikada nije objavljen.

Repriza u Italiji
Ova epizoda reprizirana je u #79 serijala Il piccolo ranger koju u Italiji od 2012. godine reprizira izdavačka kuća If Edizione. Sve je izašla pod nazivom Il dragone nero/Il volto dell'assassino u 14. decembra 2018. godine. Naslovnu stranu je nacrtao Masimo Rotundo.  Koštala je 8 €.

Prethodna i naredna epizoda
Prethodna epizoda LMS Velikog Bleka nosila je naziv Stari traper (#1003), a naredna epizoda Julie pod nazivom Draga, najdraža prijateljica (#1005).

Fusnote

Стрип
Бонели
Италијански стрип
Мали ренџер
Кит Телер


This was the loaf that almost wasn't. I planned to make this bread with the assistance of my 17 year old daughter, but one thing led to another and before I knew it, I had to leave the house to teach a cooking class before we got around to mixing the dough. As I headed out the door, I suggested she familiarize herself with the instructions and if she felt confident enough, she could make the dough without me.
I arrived home a few hours later to a lovely bowl of rising dough and absolutely no signs of all the trouble my daughter had getting it to that state. As I gave her a proud mom hug, she started telling me how long it took to make, and how stressful the whole process was.... We laughed as she shared her story.
What hadn't occurred to me when I left for work that night was the fact that she had never used the new food processor. It's an awesome food processor, but it has many more parts than the old one - a couple of different sized work bowls, various disks, 3 different blades, a tall stem thing, a short stem thing, etc, etc. Anyway, when she thought she finally had it assembled properly, she couldn't figure out how to twist the lid on (the old lid twisted - the new lid just presses on). When she finally figured that out, the thing wouldn't turn on. So she changed a few parts and wrestled with the lid again and still it wouldn't work. When she finally did manage to get the machine to turn on, she said it only mixed "the top inch" of the ingredients. So after probably an hour of nothing but frustration, she ended up dumping everything onto the counter and kneaded it by hand. Incidentally, the only other bread making experience she had was once when she made this "no-knead" recipe. I was so pleased that she didn't quit in frustration.... that she "conquered the dough".
Then she told me that there was still one little problem with the dough - she had forgotten to add the salt. I made that same mistake many years ago and learned quickly that some things in this world are quite certain, including that fact that bread that has no salt = bread that has no flavor. So considering the fact that everything else had gone wrong up to that point, I didn't see any harm kneading the missing salt into the already prepared dough. By this time it was late and we were both tired so I put the dough in a zip-top bag and tossed it in the fridge overnight.
The next day we pulled the dough out of the fridge to allow it to come to room temperature for a couple hours before shaping and baking, but our kitchen was very busy that day and we never got around to it. So we deflated the dough and popped it back in the fridge for a second overnight stay.
Long story short, basically the same thing happened again on day 3, only this time, we had completely forgotten about the dough and it sat out on the counter until the end of the day when my husband said, "what's in this bag?" My daughter and I looked at each other and sighed. Back into the fridge it went for its 3rd overnight stay. By this time the dough had been so mishandled and abused, I honestly didn't know what was going to happen, but we were determined to bake that dough the next day, no matter what.
I'm happy to report the loaf not only baked up beautifully, it developed a delicate sourdough flavor as well. It was delightful and the family devoured it in a matter of hours.
In conclusion - you could probably do just about everything wrong and still end up with a divine loaf of this wonderful ricotta bread.
Since I wasn't home at the time, there are no photos of my daughter making the dough.
This is what the dough looked like after being mixed and kneaded by inexperienced hands, having the missing salt added after the dough was already made, spending the night in the fridge, warming and rising at room temp for several hours on day 2, another overnight stay in the fridge, all day at room temp on day 3, another overnight stay, and finally another couple of hours coming to room temp on day 4.
Got that? There will be a test at the end.
So here we are after what should have been a very short amount of time, but in actuality, we prolonged the process by 4 days. Either way, it is now time to have some fun. The dough is patted out into a rectangle. I like to teach my students to use a pastry cloth when working with bread dough. They're very user- friendly and they really cut down on the chances of incorporating too much flour into the dough. They help contain the mess too.
....she's checking the folding direction in the book (The Bread Bible).
See how nice that dough pulls away from the pastry cloth. Note there isn't a lot of excess flour sticking to the dough either.
Time to roll the dough tightly.
Then the dough is rolled into a log using gentle pressure with both hands.
Then ends are tucked under.
And the loaf is placed into a prepared loaf pan. The one we're using is an antique that was given to me years ago, but a light colored commercial or professional grade pan will give you excellent results.
...she's checking to make sure she did everything as directed.
One last step before baking - cover than pan and allow the dough to rise before slicing the top of the loaf lengthwise. Bake as directed.
And there you go - a stunning loaf of beautiful homemade bread. It was pure torture waiting for the loaf to cool so we could sample it, but when we did, we devoured almost the entire loaf. It disappeared at an alarming rate so when I noticed there was only an inch or so left, I hid it so I could get a daylight photo. I think it's safe to say we'll be making this bread again.


Freschfield is a green technology company working on the creation of some of the most advanced green energy innovations in the World.
Freschfield's technology makes it possible, for the first time in history, to implement smart and sustainable energy systems throughout the entire exterior skin of a building.
Freschfield's technology integrates quantum physics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, which not only take care of the harvested energy, but also optimize the overall usage and maintenance of the buildings, transforming them into super-utilities where the daily needs for energy management of the residents are predicted, catered for, and optimized.
Freschfield's Smart Panels are an innovative technology of highly-efficient solar panels. The panels include a few versions, one of which is opaque & the other is transparent just like a window.
than traditional building materials and installations, providing energy-saving rebates, tax credits and government incentives.
than current solar panels. SmartSkinz harvest energy when and where conventional solar panels do not.
than current solar panel technology.
in low and no visible light conditions.
Designed specifically for commercial projects, Freschfield's SmartSkinz allow for architectural freedom and creativity for highly sustainable construction projects.
Freschfield's exclusive SmartSkinz eliminate 40% of carbon emissions that buildings push into our atmosphere.
SmartSkinz-integrated electronics provide a digital platform for optimal energy processing and wireless data communication.
Designed in conjunction with our energy-producing SmartSkinz, the unique attributes of bio-fiber produce power while maintaining a significant structural integrity.
are populated with our SmartSkinz and are turned into an intelligent space, capable of hosting our bots which will control the generated power. The energy that's produced could be stored and managed by a software that regulates the buildings' structure.
integrates quantum physics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, which not only take care of the harvested energy, but also optimize the overall usage and maintenance of the buildings, transforming them into super-utilities where the daily needs for energy management of the residents are predicted, catered for, and optimized.
in new & existing cities built with our SmartSkinz will mean phasing out of conventional power plants and not having to invest in such new plants. The air would no longer be polluted and the environment would become green again.
will reside in the smart buildings of the future, and these will have a deep impact in the way we work, live and think. It will become an essential component of all buildings of the future both on Earth and other planets.
High-Performance Building Platforms, we are ready to speak with you.


text:
Screening: Screening: In the Name of God
Tue, March 18, 2008 8:00 pm at Two Boots Pioneer Theater
(View all screenings »)
3rd i NY and Alwan for the Arts Collaborative Monthly Film & Video
Series presents
In the Name of God directed by Shoab Mansour/ Pakistan / 2007 / 170 mins / 35 mm / Urdu with English Subtitles
Tickets: $10 Adults / $6.50 Pioneer Members
This debut epic which won its director the Silver Pyramid award at the 2007 Cairo International Film Festival is about two brothers who are pop musicians in Lahore, one of whom gets radicalized under the influence of extremists, while the other goes to America and gets unlawfully detained after 9/11. It is also about Mary (Maryam), a British girl of Pakistani origin, who is brought to Pakistan by her father and married off against her will. With all the Bollywood elements of musical stars (Naseeruddin Shah); love and romance; politics, religion and intrigue, In the Name of God is a riveting complex plot that switches from Lahore to London, from Waziristan to Chicago with urgent pace dissecting relationship and sentiments, without losing grip on its multilayered narrative.
About 3rd I. 3rd I New York's monthly film and music salon designed
by local filmmakers and experimental DJs showcases the works of
independent filmmakers of South Asian descent and local djs,
musicians and electronica artists. Providing alternative forums for
South Asian filmmakers who often have few venues to showcase their
work not only increases their visibility, but also provides a social
forum for peers and audiences to participate in an ongoing
discussion.
Two Boots Pioneer Theater
155 East 3rd Street (at Avenue A)
http://www.twoboots.com/pioneer/


Payday Loans & Personal Loans in Frisco City, AL.
The population of Frisco City, AL in 2019 counting up to 1,212 people. More than 15% of employed adults in Alabama apply at least onse a year for a Payday Loans from $100 to $1,000. And as the time shows, more than 91 people, even with bad FICO credit score get approved for small-dollar loan.
Short-term Payday Loans up to $1,000 and long-term Personal Loans up to $15,000 in Frisco City, Alabama.


text:
Posts Tagged 'Joseph M. McCormick'
Indians Apply for Dickinson College Job
When looking through the Dickinson College archives for something else, the first paper I saw was a 1931 newspaper article announcing that Jim Thorpe had applied for the vacant head football coach position at that institution. Thorpe only wanted to coach there for a year because he was involved in business matters in the Oklahoma oil industry that were expected to occupy more of his time in the future. He was also negotiating with Mississippi A&M. Dickinson alum Gus Welch also applied for the position as did 50 others.
Neither of the Indians got the job as it was formally accepted by Joseph M. McCormick at the "D" banquet held on March 25th at the Molly Pitcher hotel. McCormick had been coaching at prep schools such as Mercersburg Academy and The Hill School. He had most recently coached at Roxbury School in Cheshire, CT. He led Dickinson's Red Devils to their best season in six years. Thorpe took a job digging the foundation for a new hospital in Los Angeles. There was some truth to Thorpe's story about the oil business, but it was in East Hawthorne, CA. The Jim Thorpe Petroleum Syndicate acquired 100 acres of land formerly owned by Gilbert Bessemyer. Jim was president of the syndicate and his cousin, Hawthorne's chief of police, was one of the directors. In late April, the Putnam City school district announced that Thorpe had been hired as director of athletics for the rural school district located five miles west of Oklahoma City. In late June, he went into the movies to play, not surprisingly, Indian parts. He had small roles in a number of films. He spent New Year's Day of 1932 watching the Rose Bowl, is first, as an Associate Press reporter.
Gus Welch became the head coach at Haskell Institute in 1933 after Lone Star Dietz departed for the NFL.
Tags:Joseph M. McCormick
Posted in Dickinson College, Football, Gus Welch, Jim Thorpe | Leave a Comment »


text:
Сольє () — муніципалітет у Франції, у регіоні Бургундія-Франш-Конте, департамент Кот-д'Ор
 Сольє () — муніципалітет у Франції, у регіоні Нормандія, департамент Кальвадос


Aviva has warned property investors that they should make sure they have adequate legal expenses insurance in case one of their lodgings is infiltrated by squatters.
Mike Colmans, underwriting manager at the company - which is the world's fifth largest insurance group - said that obtaining interim possession orders to get rid of unwanted residents can be "significantly costly".
However, getting the right type of cover is not enough to protect landlords from squatters on its own, he suggested, pointing out that some insurers will not pay out if they feel appropriate steps have not been taken to secure the property and stop people from entering in the first place.
"It is imperative that adequate measures are put in place to prevent squatters from entering and taking ownership, as it can be notoriously difficult to remove squatters," Mr Colmans commented.
LandlordZone recommends that property owners speak to their insurance providers when accommodation is going to be empty, as vacant lots generally attract higher premiums.


text:
Energywire
Climatewire
E&E Daily
Greenwire
E&E News PM
<< Back To E&E Daily
'He could be a real dealmaker': Luján eyes energy's future
By George Cahlink | 06/15/2021 07:02 AM EDT
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) on Capitol Hill this month. Francis Chung/E&E News
A few summers ago, former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz was driving to his fly-fishing retreat when he found traffic stopped in the northern New Mexico village of Chama. It was the town's annual parade. He pulled over to watch the festivities and spotted a familiar face walking the route handing out candy — then-Rep. Ben Ray Luján.
"It was a most unusual place for us to engage in a deep discussion about DOE, labs and fly-fishing — all of which he is very enthusiastic about," Moniz recently told E&E News.
The chance meetup underscores a key trait that Luján, New Mexico's newest Democratic senator, brings to the chamber: He's a relentless politician eager to engage with anyone anywhere on energy issues, particularly those that affect his state's two massive Department of Energy laboratories, Sandia and Los Alamos.
"When I was secretary, Ben Ray Luján was a reliable ally for stewardship of this unparalleled resource. He'll do even more now as senator from New Mexico, home to both Los Alamos [which was in his congressional district] and Sandia, while realizing that their vitality is tied to that of the entire system," Moniz said.
Indeed, Luján, a former six-term House lawmaker with a penchant for bolo ties, has already shown his legislative chops in the Senate by rallying support for attaching a bipartisan provision to recently passed innovation legislation that would direct $17 billion in new spending for DOE labs over five years.
He did so despite opposition from one of the bill's main sponsors, Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), who argued such a carve-out would undermine the intention of the bill to dramatically increase the speed of technology deployment ( E&E Daily, May 17).
But the win on lab funding will likely prove far easier than the challenges Luján will face in making headway on his other energy and environmental goals, which he has worked on for nearly two decades — first as a state utilities regulator and then as a House Energy and Commerce Committee member.
Those challenges vary from creating a federal clean energy standard to preserving the lands around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico.
If he hopes to make progress on those issues, Luján will have to navigate the political realities of a 50-50 Senate and balance interests in a state known for its natural beauty, ancient heritage and energy production.
Jeanette Pablo, a resident senior energy fellow at the Clean Air Task Force who has worked with Luján on energy and climate change issues over the past decade, calls the senator a "progressive with an open door" who is willing to listen to both sides of an issue and try to find a middle ground, such as his proposal on a clean energy standard that seeks to straddle both moderate and liberal interests.
"He could be a real deal-maker if things progress with climate legislation," added Pablo.
Luján said his approach was honed as a regulator: He listened to all viewpoints, learned the policy and then used that information to guide his legislation.
"I like smart people to sit down around me and help me learn more and to better deliver for whatever that issue," said Luján, recalling meetings with actuaries and utilities experts before deciding rate cases.
Lawmakers, policymakers and advocates say Luján has the intelligence, drive and, perhaps most importantly, pragmatic style that could allow him to find openings on those issues. They say the combination of his significant experience and relative youth — he turned 49 last week — could allow him to have an impact on energy issues for years to come, a career trajectory similar to former New Mexico stalwarts Sens. Pete Domenici (R) and Jeff Bingaman (D).
"I think people recognize that he has that combination of policy smarts and an understanding of the politics of the situation. In order to get the policy right, you have to get the politics right," said Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), a former House colleague of Luján who proceeded him as head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).
How to handle an oil pause
Shortly after taking office, President Biden handed Luján his first political challenge as senator: the order calling for a pause on all new energy leases on federal lands.
The executive action was hailed by environmentalists as a crucial step toward a transition away from fossil fuels. But New Mexico officials warned it would lead to a loss of just over $700 million in federal drilling payments to the state. Those payments account for about a tenth of the state budget.
The response from Luján, who opposes a permanent ban, shows how he'll try to position himself to support the administration's climate goals without alienating his state's energy industry. He's pressed to end the pause and pleaded with the administration to focus on helping states and communities that stand to lose jobs and revenue under new energy transition policies.
Instead of traditional energy exploration, Luján argues that there must be "investments into these communities for job creation, job opportunity, workforce development, revenue replacement, and support for whatever" work replaces the energy jobs.
Luján introduced legislation in May, S. 1740, with Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) that would offer "energy transition payments" to soften the impact of a shift away from fossil fuels. Under the plan, the federal government would set a baseline for federal energy revenue payments to New Mexico, based on past data, and then require the government to cover any shortfalls if there are new limits on energy production ( E&E Daily, May 13).
The New Mexico Oil and Gas Association praised Luján for recognizing "the federal leasing pause disproportionately hurts states like New Mexico the most and undermines the energy leadership and security earned through safe, responsible production in our state and across the country." It said it wants to work with him toward a "low carbon, low emissions" future.
But his approach has not alienated greens either — thus far.
"He probably, more than any other legislator in the state, has seen the need to drive innovation, to protect us from the worst consequences of climate change," said Camilla Feibelman, director of the Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter in New Mexico.
She said he understands the need to move way from fossil fuels but wants it "done well and right."
Feibelman noted Luján holds a 97% lifetime rating from the League of Conservation Voters.
Not 'flashy,' but effective
While well-regarded by environmentalists, Luján only endorsed the Green New Deal after opting to run for the Senate.
He initially held off on backing the progressive plan that was not popular with House leaders but ended up doing so only after there was some talk he could face a Senate primary challenge from the left.
His support for the Green New Deal helped to quiet talk of a Democratic primary for the seat, and Luján had a clear path to the general election.
His signature environmental effort likewise is a balancing act: He aims for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, about two decades later than progressives have proposed in the Green New Deal.
Luján's federal clean energy standard legislation would require electricity sellers to increase the amount of clean energy they sell with a goal of achieving net-zero emissions by midcentury. It would create a market among sellers for trading clean energy credits to meet the goal rather than requiring new federal taxes or investments.
The legislation builds off a model he spearheaded for New Mexico as a state regulator as well as a recommendation from last year's report by the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, a panel he served on. He expects to again sponsor the CES bill with Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.), who introduced the Senate version of his House CES bill in 2019.
Aside from pushing for a CES, Luján has focused on expanding science and technology efforts at DOE laboratories aimed an accelerating the energy transition. For example, he won a provision in the Senate innovation bill to create a foundation at DOE that would make it easier for labs to leverage private-sector investments to jointly develop technologies like next-generation batteries.
"He has always really taken on the hard issues," said Jetta Wong, who worked with Luján as the director of DOE's first Office of Technology Transitions under the Obama administration. "He's doing the stuff that other people, one, don't understand, and two, don't really see as flashy."
Wong credits Luján with not only helping to secure the dollars needed for the office, but also working on complex legislation related to technology transfer and small businesses at DOE. She said some of his proposals made it into law as part of last year's Energy Act update.
Luján did not land on either the Senate's Energy and Natural Resources or Environment and Public Works committees, the panels most closely associated with energy and environment legislation in the chamber. Heinrich serves on ENR.
But Luján said he can continue to influence the ongoing energy debate from his current committee assignments, including a seat on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
"In the Biden administration, we are going to see a restoration of the role that science is going to play in our national policymaking," said Luján, noting that he is a member of the Commerce subcommittee that oversees the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
He also points to his role as chair of the Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband as a chance to weigh in on power grid resiliency and protection.
Seeking justice through conservation
Another priority for Luján is conservation, an issue he sees through the prism of environmental justice.
"Whether you are Black, Hispanic or Native American [in] all of the conversations surrounding infrastructure investments and energy, there needs to be a realization that the lack of environmental justice is leading to health care concerns in those communities and needs to be addressed," he said.
For years now, he has sought a permanent ban on drilling near the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, land long held as sacred by Native Americans.
Luján successfully passed House legislation last Congress for a one-year ban on mineral development around Chaco, but it stalled in the Senate. He'll try again this year with Heinrich, who backed last year's Senate version, and will benefit from having a strong Chaco ally in Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the former New Mexican lawmaker.
In addition, Luján is pushing environmental justice legislation related to Cold War-era nuclear testing in New Mexico.
He wants to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to cover more of his state's "downwinders" who were exposed to radioactive fallout during the tests as well Native American communities who were exposed to open pit uranium mining operations tied to weapons testing.
During the Obama years, Luján was also involved with successfully pressing the administration to preserve hundreds of thousands of acres of public land in the state, now known as the Rio Grande del Norte and Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks national monuments. Last Congress, he backed legislation that became law to protect wilderness areas within those monuments.
Demis Foster, the executive director of Conservation Voters New Mexico, said Luján would often pore over maps of the lands. She said he was "instrumental" in winning the monument designations. Crucially, she said, he would regularly try to pull Republican-learning conservationists into talks about preserving lands, believing that it needed not be a bipartisan issue.
"He understands how important it is for collaboration in these huge efforts," she said. "It's tough for people who are typically at odds to sit together and try to negotiate on something, and he was the one that really said you have to do it that way."
From the casino to the Senate
Luján was born into a political family as the youngest of four children of Ben Luján, a towering force in state politics. His father spent nearly 40 years as a state lawmaker, including the last 12 as speaker before his death in 2012.
Ben Ray Luján recalls wandering the statehouse halls as a child and still lives on his family's farm in Nambe, just north of Santa Fe.
Heinrich, who worked for Luján's father and has known the politician whom many simply call "Ben Ray" for two decades, said his New Mexican heritage is central to his political identity.
"He is the king of retail politics back home because he has such deep, long-standing relationships with so many people," said Heinrich. "He grew up watching how to advocate for people right in his own home. So he's really good at working with people and finding a path."
(Luján is often assumed to be related to the state's Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), but the two are not closely related. He said you have to go back several generations to find any shared ancestry.)
His powerful connection has been used as a weapon against him by political opponents.
When Luján sought an open seat on the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission in 2004, he had not finished college, and his only government experience was as deputy state treasurer, a post he had been appointed to a few years earlier.
Luján came to the commission as other states were beginning to develop renewable energy standards to move away from fossil fuels. He saw an opening for New Mexico to set its own regulatory rules for renewables, especially for solar energy, in a state that averages more than 250 days of sunshine per year.
Jason Marks, a fellow Democrat who served on the panel with Lujan, said the future senator was quick to reach out to and visit other states to learn about how they were moving ahead with their renewable energy standards. He said Luján was savvy enough to realize after a push to legislate a statewide standard failed that the best option would be to mandate it via the commission.
Marks said Luján spent a summer going to a judicial college in Nevada to learn about administrative law, a skill that would prove vital in moving a renewable fuel standard through the commission as its chair from 2005 to 2007.
"He didn't have a clue about administrative law when he got in, but he learned," said Marks, who called Luján a "great commissioner" whose leadership on a solar standard has helped make it the cheapest form of electricity in the state and spurred numerous solar projects. Luján eventually finished college in 2007.
The next year, he would win a House seat being vacated by then-Rep. Tom Udall, a Democrat who was making a bid for the Senate, but not before campaign opponents seized on his thin resume as a casino worker prior to joining the regulation commission.
Still, the attempt to label him a "blackjack dealer" without a college degree fell flat. As in his race for the commission, his family's familiar name helped him win what has become a reliably Democratic district in the state's northern tier.
In the House, Luján focused on science and energy issues from his seat on Energy and Commerce while developing a reputation for strong Democratic messaging and fundraising.
He broke into leadership when he won a race to helm the DCCC in 2016, making him the first Hispanic to lead the party's campaign arm. Democrats made modest gains in 2016, but the New Mexican became a party star after he helped lead them to the House majority in 2018.
Shortly after the election, Luján was appointed assistant speaker, the party's No. 4 leadership post, and was seen as a potential replacement someday for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
However, when Udall caught many by surprise in 2019 by deciding not to seek reelection, Luján cleared the Democratic field and won the general election by more than 5 percentage points.
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), a former state utilities regulator who served in the House with Luján and is now sponsoring abandoned well and mine cleanup legislation with him, says his background in leading a commission is well-suited for the Senate, where consensus-building is vital.
Cramer also said it doesn't hurt to have negotiated a rate case or two, adding "there is something to be said for the ability to dive deep on technical issues and regulations."
Top 10 lobbying spenders on energy, the environment
By Timothy Cama | 01/27/2023 06:42 AM EST
E&C Republicans elevate climate in subcommittee shakeup
By Jeremy Dillon | 01/26/2023 06:34 AM EST
A top Senate Republican promotes climate conspiracy theory
By Scott Waldman | 01/26/2023 06:31 AM EST
Manchin bill slaps back at Biden in EV tax credit fight
By Hannah Northey, David Ferris | 01/25/2023 06:18 AM EST
Republicans insist they have a climate plan
By Emma Dumain | 01/24/2023 06:12 AM EST
© POLITICO, LLC


What is the difference between category management and strategic sourcing?
This two-day strategic procurement workshop is a real opportunity, and a surprisingly rare one in a crowded training market, to genuinely uplift your strategic thinking capability in a professional procurement context. This programme has run successfully over 25 times across Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia since late 2013. Each time with updates & improvements.
• The difference between Category Management & Strategic Sourcing?
This workshop includes many examples of international thought leadership in the profession harvested from around the world, fused with established procurement theory and real-life examples from over 25 case studies during the two-day programme.
This masterclass is ideal for procurement managers looking to become more strategic in their perspective on our profession, for experienced category managers getting ready to move up, bright young things looking to learn quickly about procurement as well as seasoned procurement professionals getting ready for their next step.
Understand the true role of procurement for your organisation and how to align a more strategic approach that is right for you ... and the surprising link between procurement and marketing.
Air New Zealand, Asciano, Ballance ND, Bethanie Group, BHP Billiton, Bluescope, Bureau Veritas, CBA, Dept of Defence, Dept of Health NSW, DFAT, EMC, EY, Fisher & Paykel, Foxtel, Genea, Jemena, LGP NSW, Lindt, Monash University, Newcastle Bldg Society, Novartis, Nufarm, Oil Search, Parmalat, Petronas, Primary Care Network, PWC, Ramsay Health, Rheem, Rio Tinto, SITA, Sydney Catchment, Sydney Trains, TAL, TNT Australia, VIC Govt DEECD, Wilmar Sugar, Yan Coal ... and many others.