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Amid climate change concern, GM rolls out big new Chevy SUVs
Friday, December 6, 2019, Vol. 43, No. 49
MILFORD, Mich. (AP) — Global concerns about climate change are not stopping General Motors from making large SUVs for U.S. drivers.
GM on Tuesday rolled out the next generation of its big truck-based SUVs with more space and features. They're also heavier with only a small improvement in gas mileage.
The 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban will come out in the middle of next year. They'll be longer and weigh more, because customer research showed a need for more interior space.
"People wanted a greater ability to haul families and their cargo, so that was the baseline that set our decision-making process," said Dwight Schoenefeld, lead development engineer on the SUVs.
But Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign, a Washington environmental group, said GM and other automakers spend billions on advertising to convince people to buy the thirsty and highly profitable trucks and SUVs.
"GM claims that they are merely meeting consumer demand for gigantic vehicles, but most consumers don't use their pickups and SUVs for lumber and machinery but to haul lattes home from Starbucks," he said.
The length of the Tahoe will grow nearly 7 inches (18 centimeters) to almost 211 inches (536 centimeters). The Suburban gains just over an inch (2.5 centimeters) in length to nearly 226 inches (676 centimeters). The extra length, though, enabled engineers to raise the Tahoe's cargo space behind the third row by 67% to 25.5 cubic feet (0.72 cubic meters). Suburban rear cargo space rose about 5% to 41 cubic feet (1.2 cubic meters).
Both also will have more legroom in the third-row seats, making them more comfortable for adults, GM said.
The Suburban and Tahoe also get a raft of new features including standard automatic emergency braking and a 10-inch touch screen. A new air suspension with optional magnetic ride control improved the handling and ride, GM said.
All of the features, though will add 50 to 200 pounds (23 to 91 kilos), depending on options, to the SUVs.
Yet even with the additions, mileage will get "incrementally" better, Schoenefeld said. GM said it doesn't have government-certified mileage numbers yet. All versions will have 10-speed automatic transmissions, more efficient than the current six-speed gearboxes. GM will offer a 355 horsepower 5.3-liter V8, a 420 horsepower 6.2-liter V8 or a more efficient 277-horsepower, six-cylinder 3-liter diesel engine.
The new SUVs, unveiled Tuesday night at an arena in Detroit, also will get stop-start technology that shuts off the engine at stop lights, and the engines will be able to run on as few as two cylinders to save fuel.
Currently, the GM SUVs are among the least-efficient new passenger vehicles on the road, and the mileage hasn't improved much in the past decade. For instance, a two-wheel-drive Tahoe in 2010 with a 5.3-Liter V8 engine and six-speed transmission got 15 miles per gallon in the city and 21 on the highway, according to the fueleconomy.gov website. The 2020 version of a two-wheel-drive Tahoe with the same engine and transmission got the same city mileage but improved by one mpg on the highway.
Edmunds.com analyst Jessica Caldwell said climate change may be a concern for some buyers of truck-based SUVs, but it's not the biggest factor. Most big SUV buyers, she said, need space and towing capacity.
"As long as fuel prices remain relatively low, buyers are less likely to go out of their way to seek alternatives," she said. Edmunds provides content to The Associated Press.
The overwhelming majority of climate scientists, organizations of professional scientists and peer reviewed research show that heat-trapping gases from burning coal, oil and gas are causing the climate to change with worsening weather extremes, rising seas and changes in ocean chemistry. The Nobel prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the U.S. National Climate Assessment calculate that nearly all the warming — nearly 2 degrees (1.1 degrees Celsius) globally since the late 1800s — is from greenhouse gases. The five hottest years on record are the last five years with this year on pace to be the second warmest, after 2016, according to U.S. science agencies.
Transportation accounts for 23% of global heat-trapping carbon emissions, the Panel on Climate Change found in a 2014 report.
U.S. government fuel economy standards haven't forced mileage of truck-based SUVs to improve very much, said John German, a senior fellow with the International Council on Clean Transportation. Big trucks only have to improve about 1.5% per year from 2017 through 2021, versus about 4% for cars, he said.
Under the regulations, which are likely to be frozen by the Trump administration at 2020 levels, GM doesn't have to hit 1.5% for every truck model because they are weighted by sales numbers and can be offset with improvements in other areas, he said.
GM, Caldwell said, has dominated the non-luxury big SUV segment over the years with entries from Chevrolet and GMC, which will introduce its versions later. U.S. sales of big SUVs shot up in 2016 and have stayed above an annual pace of 340,000 per year ever since.
GM also has promised 20 fully electric vehicles globally by 2023. But it also has been criticized for siding with the Trump administration in a fight with California over the state setting its own emissions and fuel economy standards.
David Koenig in Dallas and Seth Borenstein in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.


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James Stewart Polshek: "Very Few People Understand Architectural Practice In This Day And Age"
With the publication of his new book Build, Memory, 84-year-old architect James Stewart Polshek talks to Co.Design about how the public misunderstands architecture, the problem with architectural monographs, and more.
By Shaunacy Ferro 1 minute Read
After a prestigious, nearly six-decade career in architecture, James Stewart Polshek, 84, didn't feel compelled to write a traditional architecture book. The genre, he says tends to fall into two categories: "For old folks, there are memoirs; for younger architects, it is a monograph–pretty much a marketing device."
Architecture is part of everybody's lives.
However Polshek slants it, Build, Memory (the title is a nod to Nabokov's memoir) mixes a little bit of both approaches. The architect calls the photo-heavy tome designed by Pentagram's Paula Scher "a work of graphic nonfiction," and asserts that it is "a book that is really written for people that know only what they read in the newspapers about architecture. Very few people understand architectural practice in this day and age," Polshek tells Co.Design.
Perhaps so, though that may not be the audience the book draws. Build, Memory provides a detailed, contextual history of each of Polshek's prestigious major works–but it's a hefty introduction for the architecturally naive readers Polshek aims to educate. The anecdotes are conversational and punctuated by a plenty of images and diagrams, but those unfamiliar to architecture are unlikely to slog through a 500-page dissection of the highlights of Polshek's career.
If you're a fan, you'll undoubtedly get insights into Polshek's process. "Architecture is part of everybody's lives. You don't have to be a user of the building–you can be a passerby," he says. The way the light reflects off the building, how the materials look and feel, whether the design creates or reduces anxiety–all these considerations touch the lives of the people around and within the structure. It is the architect's "singular responsibility" to improve conditions, he explains.
Polshek is known for work that tries to be humanizing and people-centric, and for adding a modern element to the traditional–as he did with Carnegie Hall and The Brooklyn Museum. That said, Polshek does not carry a signature style from project to project. His best-known buildings include the Clinton Presidential Center and the American Museum of Natural History's Rose Center for Earth and Space.
Get the book for $60 here.
Shaunacy Ferro is a Brooklyn-based writer covering architecture, urban design and the sciences. She's on a lifelong quest for the perfect donut

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Great new video for Woodkid's first single "Iron" and features Agyness Deyn. Woodkid is the musical project of music video/commercial auteur Yoann Lemoine. His debut 6-track "Iron" EP is out now on Green United Music.


I had such fun with the first mandarin painting from a top view point, that after I completed that one, I started immediately a second one. I made this one a little more challenging of a composition. I like having some items fall off the edge, so to speak, I think it gives the impression of the larger world around me than just what I am focusing on at any given moment.
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Lagos government collaborates with industries on curriculum, 21st century learning
By Ngozi Adobi
31 October 2019 | 1:36 am
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In aligning school curriculum with 21st century realities, Lagos State government has assured of using technology platforms to teach, assess, test and reinforce learning in conjunction with the private sector and development partners.
It also announced plans to collaborate with industry; Federal Government and academia in updating the school's curriculum to reflect current and future industry needs, as well as positively influence and reshape the present educational system in the State.Already, in its bid to invest in the education of children and young adults, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the rehabilitation of 60 public schools across the state.
Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo at an interactive session with staff of the ministry said the move would herald a new vista of hope at repositioning education in the state.
"These Schools, 10 from each of the six education districts, are part of the effort and impact- driven activities in kick-starting transformation in the sector aimed at improving standard and quality of education as well as education management in Lagos State.The commissioner said the rehabilitation may not take-off until all due processes, including procurement, are fully completed and strictly adhered to by all parties involved.
She added that the present administration has resolved to introduce measures aimed at addressing three broad critical issues affecting education in the state; the need to upgrade the teaching profession, the curriculum and school infrastructure, adding that government will ensure that public schools in the state are made number one nationally and must compete globally with much-needed skills, while preparing for the jobs of tomorrow. She enthused that the government is desirous of promoting knowledge transfer and co-creating workable and functional models for taking the sector to an admirable heights.
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Shamshera director Karan Malhotra calls Ranbir Kapoor 'curious, childlike', breaks down the film's trailer
Ranbir Kapoor is the flavour of this month, or should we say this year? The actor returns to the screen after a long break with two mega productions — Yash Raj Films' Shamshera and Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra. The trailer of Shamshera was launched recently, which presented Ranbir in a double role. In an interview, film's director Karan Malhotra breaks down the trailer and explains its most important scenes. He also talks about the bond he has with his Shamshera actor, and has a special message for him as Ranbir and wife Alia Bhatt announce their pregnancy.
Karan, who has directed Hrithik Roshan in Agneepath earlier, presented a new facet of Ranbir as an actor in Shamshera, a dacoit drama set in pre-Independence India. "Directing Ranbir was a very new experience and enriching experience as he is a new-age actor. He is an actor who internalises a lot, you see that in all of his performances. He is not a loud actor, he is not out there, but my cinema is exactly that. He has really worked hard in imbibing my sensibilities into his performance and give it his best. Once, I went into his van and told him that I need to talk to him, to which he asked, 'tu daantne toh nahi aayaa mujhe? (have you come to scold me?)'. I said 'no', but in Shamshera, I needed a 'sixer' from him in every shot."
But if Ranbir is not the loud actor that a dacoit drama would otherwise need, why cast him? Karan says that Ranbir brings in freshness that is unexpected. "Ranbir brings in the freshness to Shamshera that an actor rarely brings these days. What is unique about Shamshera, and why the trailer has been received well, is because Ranbir is not an usual suspect for a film like this. For example, you would not think of Hrithik Roshan for Agneepath at that time, you wouldn't think of Rishi Kapoor as Rauf Lala (in Agneepath) at that time or think of Sanjay (Dutt) to be a villain at that time. So, I think, I enjoy those challenges, and for me, it is almost a pattern that I repeat, otherwise a film would not have a kind of newness and discovery, where would that come from?"
Karan believes with Ranbir in the cast, Shamshera is more contemporary. "Because Ranbir is a new generation actor, so when he enters into my world, he makes it new. He gives it a new twist, he makes it more contemporary despite of the film being set in a different era. So, that is of great value to a filmmaker like me," Karan adds.
The filmmaker also shared that Shamshera wasn't exactly easy on Ranbir, because, "it is not Ranbir's world". He shares, "I am very thankful to Ranbir for sticking with it as it was not an easy film for him. He could easily opt out of it saying, 'yeh mera world nahi hai'. I followed my instinct and he really made it his world and really went all in. There were two Ranbirs on set, one was before action and one was after action, and we could see the divide very clearly. He played Shamshera with utmost madness and played Balli with even more madness."
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Aletopelta coombsi ("Coombs vandrande sköld") är en art av dinosaurier som tillhör släktet Aletopelta, en ankylosaurid vars fossil hittades i södra Kalifornien. Släktnamnet är en sammansättning av de grekiska termerna αλετες/aletes, som betyder 'vandrande', och πελτε/pelte, som betyder 'sköld'. Detta släktnamn föreslogs av Ben Creisler. Uppenbarligen "vandrade" djurets dästa kroppshydda då det flöt ut till havs och bildade ett korallrev i miniatyr efter att ha sjunkit till bottnen. Creisler tog också hänsyn till att fyndplatsen, som finns på en rörlig platta, befann sig någonstans mittemot mittpartiet av Mexiko vid den tiden dinosaurien dog under havsytan. Denna platta har sålunda vandrat norrut medan den bar med sig exemplaret. Artnamnet hedrar vertebratpaleontologen Walter P Coombs, Jr för sitt grundläggande arbete om ankylosaurier och hans år av forskning, vilket har inspirerat många vetenskapsmän, såväl entusiaster som professionella paleontologer.

Fyndet
Man har inte hittat många rester efter dinosaurier i San Diego, endast ett par hadrosaurier. Dock hittades Aletopelta våren år 1987 vid ett vägarbete i ett marint sediment, tillsammans med ostron, ammoniter, krabbor, fiskar och hajtänder. Det hittades i den 70 miljoner år gamla Point Loma-formationen, vilken avlagrades på havsbottnen under yngre krita (övre campanian) nära det som idag är Carlsbad, Kalifornien. Dinosaurien antogs från början vara en nodosaurid av Tom Demere, anförande paleontolog vid San Diego Natural History Museum, och beskrevs senare av Demere och Coombs. De var övertygade om att fossilet var mer likt nodosauridernas än ankylosauridernas. Detta motsades dock av Jim I. Kirkland (anförande paleontolog i Utah) och Tracy L. Ford. De genomförde en bättre preparation av fossilet samt studerade material efter insamlade ankylosaurier i USA och Kanada. Efter ett år (år 1996) beskrev de om exemplaret och drog slutsatsen att det var en ankylosaurid.

Kroppsbyggnad
Aletopelta var en medelstor ankylosaurid som uppskattas ha varit runt 4 meter lång. Den är känd från ett fragmentariskt skelett som nu förvaras på San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, Kalifornien. Skelettet, som tillhörde en individ i tidigt vuxet stadium, består av lårben, skenben, vadben, ej kompletta delar av ett skulderblad, överarmsben, armbågsben, höger och vänster ischium, ryggkotor, brutna revben, delar av ett kroppspansar över bäckengördeln plus åtminstone 60 fritt liggande pansarplåtar och 8 tänder. Pansaret består tjocka, ihåliga, tält-lika lappar och taggar på skuldrorna, lågkölade plattor på sidorna, ett mosaikmönster av månghörnade knappar som täckte hela bäckenregionen samt ihåliga plattor tvärsöver ryggen (T L Ford och J I Kirkland, 2001).

Referenser

Webbkällor
 DinoData (inloggning krävs, gratis)
 Engelska Wikipedia
 Miners Gem's & Minerals

Externa länkar
 Illustration vid Dinosaurier-Web

Ankylosaurider
Aletopelta

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The years long legal battle waged by PetroSaudi to hang on to the hundreds of millions they funnelled out from the 1MDB heist (in return for their role acting as a front for Jho Low and Najib) has crashed into a wall with a definitive ruling in Los Angeles earlier this month.
On 14th October Judge Dale Fischer, a veteran of 1MDB asset seizures brought by the Department of Justice in the United States, finally ruled that the California Court was satisfied with the case brought by prosecutors to prove that £340 million that has been frozen in the account of the London lawyers Clyde & Co had been purloined from 1MDB.
Fischer issued a warrant for the arrest of those assets on the same day. According to the court papers the warrant in fact only relates to any money that the UK authorities might potentially decide to release back to PetroSaudi and its sole current shareholder Tarek Obaid, because the US government recognises that currently the cash is under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, which is already questioning the legitimacy of the horde.
The development is a harsh blow for the Saudi national and Swiss resident Tarek Obaid, and indeed any of his conspirators still hoping for rewards. Both Obaid and the former PetroSaudi director Patrick Mahony are being examined on criminal charges in Switzerland and are wanted in Malaysia.
Obaid has spent millions trying to keep his hands on the money which Sarawak Report was the first to report had been funnelled into his personal and business accounts from a so-called joint venture with 1MDB fronted by PetroSaudi and a Saudi Prince, Turki bin Abdullah. The latter is now in jail on domestic corruption charges. The total stolen was $1.83 billion, just over a billion, of which went to Jho Low and the rest to PetroSaudi.
PetroSaudi invested much of this money into a purported oil drilling venture off the coast of Venezuela. However, again this project was soon mired in allegations of fraud and kickbacks to officials. A preposterously favourable contract worth half a million dollars a day was drawn up on behalf of two clapped out drill ships purchased by PetroSaudi, which proved to be non-functioning and unable to extract oil as promised.
However, when the Venezuelan authorities moved to prosecute the officials responsible for the fraud and to freeze the money owed to PetroSaudi under the fraudulent contracts Obaid and his legal team (financed by their 1MDB loot) countered in the UK courts, demanding that a Portuguese Bank honour so-called Letters of Credit whereby the Venezuelans had promised to pay whether or not PetroSaudi delivered on the contract.
In a massive triumph for Tarek Obaid the UK courts had found in favour of PetroSaudi after Appeal Court judges expressed their view that there had been lack of sufficient evidence brought of a deliberate fraud.
The $340 million was therefore transferred from the Portuguese bank into PetroSaudi's client account with the legal firm Clyde & Co and the previously overdrawn Tarek Obaid (prior to 1MDB) suddenly looked on the brink of turning into one of the big winners from the heist – not only 'exonerated' but a man with hundreds of millions of dollars heading towards his bank account.
However, the situation was to unravel. The law firm proved uncomfortable about releasing such sums into their client's own account until the blatant issues of fraud were resolved. Meanwhile, legal authorities around the world pounced to retrieve this last major remaining chunk of cash identifiable as proceeds from 1MDB.
Malaysia has put in its own claim to the cash and the US started its proceedings in the California court. The first two hasty asset seizure requests by US prosecutors were, according to Judge Fischer, inadequate to convince the court that there was sufficient evidence that this money repaid on behalf of Venezuela by a Portuguese bank in London could be traced to the theft from 1MDB.
However, the actions stayed the process and kept the money locked up. After a third attempt Judge Fischer has at last accepted that the prosecution evidence (long since publicised by Sarawak Report) is now sufficiently water-tight to issue a warrant for the seizure:
"The Court finds that – after four tries – the government has stated sufficient facts to support a reasonable belief that it will be able to prevail and established probable cause for arrest of the res. [asset]
There is no question that the TAC [civil forfeiture complaint] adequately traces the 1MDB funds through to the purchase of the drillship Neptune Discoverer by PetroSaudi Oil Services Ltd. (PSOSL) and to PSOSL's guarantees associated with the related drilling project. The government has now also successfully linked the Neptune Discoverer [second drill ship] with the Saturn by alleging that $13 million in proceeds from the Neptune Discoverer project were directly used to purchase the Saturn."
The judge therefore issued a simultaneous warrant that will mean that should any of the cash be released by the UK court following deliberations the US will move to seize it before it can be returned to Obaid
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED pursuant to Supplemental Rule G(3)(c) of the Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims and Asset Forfeiture Actions (the "Supplemental Rules"), to arrest and seize any portions of the Defendant Assets that have been or may be released by the High Court of Justice.
Over the past year all this money has been removed from Obaid's lawyers under the purview of the London High Court, pending the various moves to confiscate. The court has nonetheless released considerable sums to help Tarek fight his legal battles – not something that a common thief tends to be allowed when seeking funding for their own defence, say out of the proceeds of burglary or robbery.
This is perhaps of no surprise to jaded Malaysians. The 1MDB saga has given them many opportunities to view the unequal process of the law (particularly now in Kuala Lumpur) when it comes to the kindly treatment of those who have stolen hundreds of millions or billions, compared to what is meted out mere common crooks.
However, despite the considerable tolerance that has been shown to Tarek Obaid and his company PetroSaudi, it is clear his options have narrowed and the chances of him laying hands on the rest of Malaysia's 1MDB money are now almost nil.
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Figli di Idwal Foel, nel 942, alla morte del padre, sarebbero dovuti succedere al trono del Gwynedd. Ma Hiwell Dda del Deheubarth ne approfittò per invadere il Gwynedd e spodestare i giovani principi. Alla morte di Hiwell, nel 950, Iago e Ieuaf sconfissero i suoi figli nella battaglia di Nant Carno e li scacciarono dal Gwynedd.

Dopo una serie di raid effettuati da ambo le parti, le due dinastie si scontrarono nella battaglia di Llanrwst, dove la progenie di Howell fu sconfitta e respinta a Ceredigion. A questo punto sorsero contrasti tra Iago e Ieuaf, che fu fatto prigioniero dal fratello (969). Iago regnò fino al 979, quando fu fatto prigioniero dal figlio di Ieuaf, Hywel, che prese il potere.

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Cork Orchestral Society
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Ficino Ensemble
Curtis Auditorium
CIT Cork School of Music
Thu 9 February 2017 - 8:00 pm
€20 | €15 (members) | €10 (concessionary members) | €5 (students)
Ficino Ensemble was formed by Nathan Sherman in 2012 as a flexible chamber music group that performs all the great music for small ensembles, ranging from string trios to works written for larger groups. For our concert, five esteemed soloists from this exciting new ensemble perform works by Brahms, Rozca and Glass.
Milkos Rozsa (1907-1995) | String Trio, Op.1
Philip Glass (born 1937) | String Quartet No.3, "Mishima"
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) | Clarinet Quintet
€20 (Standard) | €15 (COS member) | €10 (COS concessionary member) | €5 (Student)
Online booking is not closed. Tickets can still be purchased at the venue prior to the concert. Box Office opens at 7:15 p.m.
Ficino Ensemble's aim is to perform works that appeal to a discerning audience whilst championing lesser known works that deserve to be appreciated. To date, they been invited to play for President Michael D. Higgins, Howth Chamber Music Series, Music in Kilkenny Series, Hugh Lane Sundays@Noon Series and the Irish Georgian Society, and their concerts have been described as exciting and intimate with a high calibre of ensemble playing. The members of the group are recognized in Ireland and abroad as soloists and chamber musicians.
The Musicians:
Mia Cooper studied at the Royal Northern College of Music with Yossi Zivoni and has been involved in a wide variety of music making in the ten years since. She was principal first violin of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for five years, and also regularly plays and records with London's chamber orchestras and ensembles, including the Fibonacci Sequence, Barbican Trio, Brodsky Quartet, Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Academy of St Martin-in the-Fields. Mia has been a guest leader of the CBSO, and BBC National Orchestra of Wales and before moving to Dublin, spent three summers leading the St Endellion Orchestra.
Mia teaches violin at the Royal Irish Academy of Music. She was appointed leader of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in 2006.
Lynda O'Connor is one of the leading Irish violinists of her generation. Showing early promise, she made her début appearance at the National Concert Hall, Dublin when she was just four years old. In demand as a chamber musician Lynda has collaborated with such wonderful artists as Michael Collins, Richard Watkins, Barry Douglas, Chee Yun Kim, Andreas Diaz, Nobuko Imai, Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin and Dr. Carol Leone. In 2012 she launched the 'Belisama piano trio' with cellist Ailbhe McDonagh and pianist Orla McDonagh. Lynda enjoys all genres of music and in September 2013 joined the world-renowned Trio Elatha. They fuse traditional Irish folk music with a classical flavor. They look forward to making their first album later this year. In demand as an orchestral artist and leader, Lynda has performed with all the Irish orchestras including the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Camerata Ireland, The Wexford Opera Orchestra, as well as other groups throughout Ireland, Europe and the USA.
A native of the USA, Nathan Sherman (viola) has been based in Ireland since 1999, and studied at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with Elizabeth Csibi and John Lynch, where he graduated in 2005. Since that time, he has enjoyed an adventurous career both as a performer and as a teacher. He was a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra for several years, which offered him the opportunity to work with some of the world's leading conductors and soloists. Nathan went on to study with Paul Silverthorne at the Royal Academy of Music London, and with Ashan Pillai at the Escuela Superior de Musica Catalunya in Barcelona. He has toured extensively throughout Europe, China, Kazhakstan, and the USA, and has played at some of the world's finest concert halls with the EUYO, European Union Chamber Orchestra, and Camerata Ireland.
As a soloist he has given recitals throughout Ireland and the UK, and is especially interested in contemporary composers. He has performed solo works by Ligeti and Schnittke, and in 2006 premiered Ian Wilson's Apparitions with the Royal Irish Academy of Music Percussion Ensemble in Brooklyn College, New York. He is currently working with Kevin O'Connell on a work for solo viola which will be performed in 2015. At home in Ireland, he is in demand as an orchestral player, and regularly plays with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra and Camerata Ireland. His love of baroque music led him to do an intensive baroque course with Monica Hugget, and he has since performed with the Irish Baroque Orchestra and Camerata Kilkenny. His main passion is chamber music, and he is the founder of the Ficino Ensemble.
Nathan plays on a viola made by Joseph Curtin and is grateful to Music Network for funding his Gary Leahy bow.
Irish cellist, Ailbhe McDonagh, performs throughout Ireland and internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY, and the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin, Ireland, she studied with world-renowned cellists Steven Doane, Nora Gilleese, Aisling Drury-Byrne and William Butt. McDonagh gave her debut recital with celebrated Irish pianist John O'Conor at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland. Over the last ten years, she has performed throughout Europe, Asia and the USA and has appeared as a concerto soloist numerous times all over Ireland and abroad. Performances include concerts at Carnegie Hall, the Yale Norfolk Festival, Schleswig Holstein Music Festival, Great Irish Houses Festival, for the Irish President at Aras an Uachtarain and on Irish national television and radio. She has recently formed a new duo, The McDonagh Sisters with pianist Orla McDonagh. Keenly interested in contemporary music, McDonagh collaborates with several composers and other artists worldwide, most recently recording a CD of contemporary music for Bridge Records in New York.
A composer and arranger in her own right, she has had several piano compositions published for the RIAM Local Centre Examinations. McDonagh joined the cello faculty of the RIAM in 2010. Upcoming engagements include performances with her new piano trio The Belisama Trio and a tour of Ireland with her classical/traditional crossover group, Trio Elatha along with other solo recitals. McDonagh's debut CD called "It's a Cello Thing" was released on 27th April 2012 and was named "CD of the Week" on RTE Lyric FM.
Macdara Ó Seireadáin (clarinet) is a native of Dublin,and a First class Honours graduate of both Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover and the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where he studied with Johannes Peitz and John Finucane respectively and was also awarded the Briscoe Cup by the Royal Irish Academy of Music for outstanding student of the year in 2008. Already a multiple prizewinner both internationally and in the Feis Ceoil, in October 2010 Macdara was unanimously awarded first prize in the inaugural Irish Freemasons Young Musician of the Year competition and went on to perform with John O' Conor at his celebrity concert in the NCH in April 2011. In 2013, on the personal invitation of Gustav Kuhn, Macdara recently joined the orchestra of the Tiroler Festspiel Erl, Austria, as principal clarinet.
As soloist he has performed with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, RTÉ Concert Orchestra and Kammerorchester Uelzen and frequently performs as an orchestral musician with both of the RTÉ orchestras as well as the Deutsche Kammerphilharmie Bremen, Camerata Ireland, Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel, Crash Ensemble and the Hannover Staatsoper. A keen chamber musician he has performed with the Apollon Musagete Quartet, John O'Conor, Ailish Tynan, Sharon Kam, Tara Erraught and Martina Filjak and has given concerts and masterclasses in Europe, North America and China. He is also a founder member of the Hannover based Magenta clarinet ensemble, with whom he regularly performs throughout Germany. Upcoming plans include a collaboration with a film studio in India, which will include recitals in Boston, Chennai and Bangalore. Macdara wishes to publicly acknowledge the generous financial support of the Arts Council who awarded him a Travel and Training Bursary in both 2010 and 2011 and also that of the Bank of Ireland who selected him as a Millennium Scholar in 2008.
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Behind the Scenes at the September 11 San Angelo Water System Crash
City Crews Fix Water Main Leak Sept. 2018. Cosatx photo.
By Daniel Valenzuela | Sep. 25, 2018 12:01 pm
OPINION — On Sept. 11, the City of San Angelo experienced a significant water main break that was especially troublesome to locate and repair because of its isolated location. Two water towers were depleted, causing the water system in south San Angelo to quickly lose pressure. This loss in pressure necessitated the issuance of a citywide boil-water notice as a measure to keep citizens safe from potential water contaminants.
Through the whole ordeal, employees from the City's Water Utilities and Operations departments worked closely together to quickly make the necessary repairs, while ensuring all citizens still had access to water in their homes. They worked long hours away from family in what can only be described as difficult, swamp-like conditions, while at the same time working to re-pressurize the water system.
Once the system was pressurized, samples could be taken and tested to ensure the safety of our water. These samples were submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for its approval to lift the boil-water requirement. All of this was completed by Sept. 13.
Considering all these challenges, this was a quick turnaround on the repairs and a speedy return to normal operations.
Needless to say, we are very proud of the staff and their performance.
What I found most troubling were those individuals in our community who were quick to place blame on these very workers – somehow faulting them for this water main break. I can assure you all cities across the country are faced with similar circumstances at one time or another. No municipality can guarantee its water system will never experience a significant water leak.
As an Army veteran, I know what it is to raise my right hand and swear to defend and protect this country, much like our police officers and firefighters swear to protect this fine city. So I value and have great appreciation for these officers and firefighters. However, often, these are the only City employees who receive strong support from our community.
Our non-civil service employees deserve as much support and appreciation. As evidenced by the events of Sept. 11-13, where would we be without these dedicated and loyal employees? Without water, that's where.
These hard-working staff members are humble and do their jobs quietly without much notice or recognition. Many of them would shy away from the notion of being called more important than any other group of employees, but during this episode they were definitely the most important servants to this community!
The City often recognizes and applauds the effort of its first-responders in the police and fire departments, but rarely are the non-civil servant employees who are also first-responders recognized. These are the same groups of employees who quickly and efficiently came to the aide of this community to ensure that no one would go without water. During storms, these same staff members are the first to respond to set up barriers at dangerous intersections, to clear hazardous debris from streets, to make immediate repairs to damaged infrastructure to restore services, and to even guide stranded motorist to safety.
For those who were critical of our public servants in Water Utilities and Operations, it's my sincere hope you will express appreciation to these staff members – pat them on the back and tell them, "Job well done!"
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Early Eskimos on the islands worked on the ice and sea and had a culture with elaborate whale hunting ceremonies.
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Diomede is located on the west coast of Little Diomede Island in the Bering Straits, 135 miles northwest of Nome. It is only 2.5 miles from Big Diomede Island, Russia, and the international boundary lies between the two islands. Diomede is located in the Cape Nome Recording District. The area encompasses 2.8 sq. miles of land and 0.0 sq. miles of water.
Early Eskimos on the islands worked on the ice and sea and had a culture with elaborate whale hunting ceremonies. They traded with both continents. The islands were named in 1728 by Vitus Bering in honor of Saint Diomede. The 1880 Census counted 40 people, all Ingalikmiut Eskimos, in the village of "Inalet." When the Iron Curtain was formed, Big Diomede became a Soviet military base, and all Native residents were moved to mainland Russia. During World War II, Little Diomede residents who strayed into Soviet waters were taken captive.
The city was incorporated in 1970. Some residents are interested in relocating the village, due to the rocky slopes, harsh storms, lack of useable land for housing construction, and inability to construct a water/sewer system, landfill, or airport.
A federally-recognized tribe is located in the community — the Native Village of Diomede. Diomede is a traditional Ingalikmiut Eskimo village with a subsistence lifestyle. Seal, polar bear, blue crab, and whale meat are the preferred foods. Mainland Natives come to Diomede to hunt polar bears. Seal and walrus hides are used to make parkas, hats, mukluks, furs, and skins for trade. The sale and importation of alcohol is banned in the village.
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"Third Crusade" 820th Anniversary Series: Richard the Lionheart Leaves the Middle East "Holy Land," Ending the "Third Crusade" October 9, 2012
Posted by rwf1954 in Acre, crusades, history, Jerusalem, medieval period, Middle Ages, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, the crusades, third crusade.
Tags: Acre, Crusades, Jerusalem, medieval history, Middle Ages, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, Third Crusade
(This is the final post following 820th anniversary highlights of what history now calls the "Third Crusade." My novel, The Swords of Faith, tells the story of this legendary clash between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin.)
820 years ago today, Richard the Lionheart left the eastern Mediterranean, effectively ending the "Third Crusade." Saladin had his spies focused on Richard; Saladin was not going to relax until the English king, a lethal and effective warrior for the enemy faith, was confirmed leaving the area. He understood—Richard needed to clear up unresolved debts and issues before leaving, including securing the release of William of Preaux who had saved Richard from capture by pretending to be Richard about a year before. But Saladin was still relieved to get word that Richard was confirmed gone.
Richard departed to a well-crafted ceremony, as anyone who knew him would expect. A red carpet stretched out to the ships in the harbor at Acre. He offered a prayer, and a promise to return. (He would not be able to keep the promise. Both Richard and his celebrated Muslim opponent Saladin would be dead before the end of the decade, Saladin within a year.)
Both Richard and Saladin lamented the results of the conflict and considered their efforts to be failures. But both could claim some success. Richard had not taken Jerusalem, but had left behind a viable western Christian state when western Christians had been holding on by a thin thread before his arrival. Saladin did not expel the western Christians, but he had taken on the onslaughts from three European monarchs and sent them all away without giving up Jerusalem (in the case of Frederick Barbarossa, the German emperor never arrived). And the peace agreement by all reasonable measures, certainly when measured by the tone of the times, was a just and reasonable one, religiously tolerant, perhaps ahead of its time. Did it come about only after both opponents were depleted of energy and resources, so unable to force a battlefield resolution? Yes, certainly. Did the agreement last? No. But considering that "the Crusades" are commonly recalled as a mark against religious harmony, it is worth taking some satisfaction from the fact that arguably the most famous crusade, with the most famous participant/opponents, ended this way. So this is where I will leave the "Third Crusade" 820th anniversary series.
I invite you to read The Swords of Faith, my novel about this period, dramatizing these events and within that drama exploring themes that still have striking relevance today.
There are links to every single one of the 820th anniversary posts concerning the "Third Crusade" here.
Previous 820th Anniversary Posts:
July 4th – The 820th Anniversary of the Launch of the "Third Crusade"
October 4th – Richard the Lionheart Sacks Messina
November 3rd – Queen Sibylla Dies
November 11th – Richard the Lionheart Signs a Treaty with King Tancred of Sicily
November 15th – Queen Isabella's Marriage to Humphrey of Toron is Annulled
November 19th – Archbishop of Canterbury Dies
November 24th – Conrad of Montferrat Marries Queen Isabella
December 25th – Richard the Lionheart Feasts at Christmas
December 31st – Shipwreck at Acre; Muslim Defenders Lose Resupply
January 5th – A Wall Comes Down, Presenting an Opportunity
January 20th – Frederick of Swabia Dies; Leopold of Austria Becomes Top-Ranked German Royalty at Acre
February 2nd – A Playful "Joust" Gets Out of Hand in Sicily
February 13th – Saladin's Forces Relieve the Garrison at Acre
March 3rd – Richard the Lionheart Settles the Alice Marriage Controversy—Sort Of
March 30th – Philip II Leaves Sicily; Berengeria Arrives
April 10th – Richard the Lionheart Leaves Sicily for "Outremer"
April 20th – Philip II of France Lands at Acre
April 22nd – Richard the Lionheart Lands at Rhodes After His Fleet Scatters
May 1st – Richard the Lionheart Leaves Rhodes to Rescue His Sister and Fiancée
May 8th – Richard the Lionheart and His Troops Storm Limassol
May 11th – Crusaders Opposed to Conrad Visit Richard the Lionheart on Cyprus
May 12th – Richard the Lionheart Marries Princess Berengeria
May 30th – Fighting Intensifies at Acre
June 5th – Richard Leaves Famagusta for the Eastern Mediterranean Coast/Saladin Moves his Camp
June 6th – Richard the Lionheart Refused Admittance to Tyre
June 8th – Richard the Lionheart Arrives at Acre
June 11th – Saladin's Relief Ship Sinks
June 25th – Conrad of Montferrat Leaves Acre; Saladin's Receives Reinforcements
July 12th – Acre Surrenders
July 31st – Philip II of France Makes a Promise and Leaves for Home
August 2nd – Envoys Discuss Acre Surrender Terms
August 11th – Date for the First Installment of the Acre Ransom Ends in Stalemate
August 20th – Richard the Lionheart Orders the Executions of the Acre Hostages
August 22nd – Richard the Lionheart Leaves Acre to Move South Toward Jerusalem
September 5th – Richard the Lionheart Meets with Saladin's Brother al-Adil
September 7th – Christian Forces Win the Battle of Arsuf
September 11th – Saladin Gives the Command to Dismantle Ascalon
Sepember 29th – Saladin's Troops Nearly Take Richard the Lionheart Prisoner
October 20th – Richard the Lionheart Proposes that His Sister Marry Saladin's Brother al-Adil
November 1st – Saladin Learns of the Death of his Nephew Taqi al-Din
November 8th – Al-Adil Hosts a Banquet for Richard the Lionheart
November 11th – Saladin's Council Discusses Recent Negotiations with Western Christian Factions
December 12th – Saladin Falls Back to Jerusalem
December 28th – Richard the Lionheart Moves Into the Judean Hills Unopposed
January 3rd – Richard the Lionheart Moves to Within Twelve Miles of Jerusalem
January 6th – Richard the Lionheart Orders a Retreat
January 20th – Richard the Lionheart Decides to Move on Ascalon
February 20th – Richard the Lionheart Arrives in Acre to Make Peace Between Christian Factions
March 20th – Al-Adil Brings Serious Peace Offer to Richard the Lionheart
April 5th – French Army Leaves the "Crusade" After Easter Feast
April 20th – Conrad of Montferrat Is Designated Undisputed King of Jerusalem
April 28th – Conrad of Montferrat Is Assassinated in Tyre
May 5th – Henry of Champagne Becomes the New King of Jerusalem Designate
May 23rd – Richard the Lionheart Takes Darum
June 7th – Western Christian Forces Start Out from Ascalon for Jerusalem
June 11th – Richard the Lionheart Arrives at Beit-Nuba; Saladin Waits in Jerusalem
June 24th – Richard the Lionheart's Forces Take a Huge Caravan Bringing Supplies to Saladin
July 1st – Saladin Holds a War Council in Jerusalem
July 4th – Richard the Lionheart Withdraws a Second Time Before Besieging Jerusalem
July 27th – Saladin Moves from Jerusalem to Attack Jaffa
July 31st – Richard Storms the Beaches at Jaffa with a Minimal Force
August 5th – Richard Defends Saladin's Counterattack at Jaffa with a Minimal Force
August 28th – Al-Adil's Courier Brings Saladin's "Final Offer" for a Peace Agreement
September 2nd – A Peace Agreement Between Christians and Muslims is Signed
September 5th – Saladin Leaves for Latrun After He Meets Hubert Walter (Not Richard the Lionheart) in Jerusalem
September 29th – Queen Berengeria and Richard's Sister Joan (Joanna) Leave for Europe
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"Third Crusade" 820th Anniversary Series: Saladin Moves from Jerusalem to Attack Jaffa July 27, 2012
Posted by rwf1954 in Acre, Ascalon, Beirut, crusades, history, Jaffa, Jerusalem, medieval period, Middle Ages, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, the crusades, third crusade.
Tags: Acre, Ascalon, Beirut, Crusades, Jaffa, Jerusalem, medieval history, Middle Ages, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, Third Crusade
(This post is the 60th of what will be approximately 70 posts following 820th anniversary highlights of what history now calls the "Third Crusade." My novel, The Swords of Faith, tells the story of this legendary clash between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin.)
820 years ago today, Saladin finally had an opportunity to seize the initiative and catch Richard the Lionheart by surprise. He moved on Richard's position at Jaffa. After breaking off his move toward Jerusalem, and unable to accept Saladin's peace terms that included yielding Ascalon, Richard decided he would leave the area without a peace agreement. He needed to clear up issues back in Europe, after which he could return to finish what he had started in the eastern Mediterranean. He quickly moved north to Acre, and decided to take Beirut with a lightning strike before he left. This would enable him to leave the entire eastern Mediterranean coast down to Egypt in Christian hands for his nephew Henry, King of Jerusalem. But while Richard was drawing up the details of his plan, Saladin saw an opportunity. Jaffa sat barely protected, not far from Saladin's position and his army in Jerusalem. He moved quickly and decisively to attack Jaffa. The lightly garrisoned city was overrun, and Saladin found himself involved with negotiations for terms to hand him the entire city.
"Third Crusade" 820th Anniversary Series: Henry of Champagne Becomes the New King of Jerusalem Designate May 5, 2012
Posted by rwf1954 in Acre, Ascalon, Conrad of Montferrat, crusades, Henry of Champagne, history, Jerusalem, medieval period, Middle Ages, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, the crusades, third crusade.
Tags: Acre, Ascalon, Conrad of Montferrat, Crusades, Henry of Champagne, Jerusalem, King of Jerusalem, medieval history, Middle Ages, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, Third Crusade
(This post is the 53rd of what will be approximately 70 posts following 820th anniversary highlights of what history now calls the "Third Crusade." My novel, The Swords of Faith, tells the story of this legendary clash between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin.)
The assassination of Conrad of Montferrat raised the question—who would now be King of Jerusalem? Within a month western Christians had gone from two candidates vying for the position to none. 820 years ago today, on May 5, 1192, the question was answered. Henry of Champagne and Conrad's widow Queen Isabella entered Acre, announcing their betrothal, effectively announcing that Henry of Champagne would be the next King of Jerusalem. As Conrad lay dying the week before, he had told Isabella to bar the door of their premises and only admit Richard the Lionheart or his agents (demonstrating that Conrad did not believe any conspiracy theories involving Richard concerning his assassination). She eventually opened the door for Henry of Champagne. Henry did not immediately embrace the suggestion. He missed France. He never had ambitions of becoming the King of Jerusalem. He wanted Richard's input. Richard liked the idea. Henry was respected by all the western Christians. Henry could assume the throne with a minimum of controversy and disruption. Richard promised to stay a little longer in Outremer to secure Henry's kingdom. Henry agreed. He and Isabella by all accounts had a short but affectionate marriage before Henry died in a fluke accident before the end of the decade.
To secure his nephew's kingdom, Richard turned again to negotiations. But Saladin was not inclined to soften his position. Ascalon was now an effective position for Richard. Saladin was not going to leave western Christians with Ascalon especially when it is fairly certain he knew how anxious Richard was to leave the area. (Saladin was known for extensive, active spy networks.) Richard would need to stay a little longer to help improve the position of his nephew's kingdom.
"Third Crusade" 820th Anniversary Series: Richard the Lionheart Leaves Acre to Move South Toward Jerusalem August 22, 2011
Posted by rwf1954 in Acre, crusades, history, medieval period, Middle Ages, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, the crusades, third crusade.
Tags: Acre, Crusades, medieval history, Middle Ages, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, Third Crusade
With the issue of the Acre prisoners resolved, lives coldly ended as part of a tactical calculation, Richard the Lionheart was now ready to move his forces south. On August 22nd, 820 years ago today, the western Christian forces started that move. Richard would take the long way, down the coast, and then move inland toward Jerusalem. Taking an inland route would have covered less distance, but Richard's forces would have been vulnerable to harassing attacks from Saladin's cavalry. Traveling along the coast allowed constant resupply from Richard's ships, which enjoyed complete naval superiority along the eastern Mediterranean coast. This was planned as a meticulous march south, organized so effectively that Christians with long histories in the area marveled at Richard's leadership. Even his Muslim opponents had to admit the effectiveness of the march. But this would be a difficult, slow march, under a brutal desert summer sun, with Saladin's cavalry hurling attacks at the formation at every opportunity. One infantry column marched next to the sea, with mounted knights and horses in the middle. Another column of infantry marched on the inside toward land. Despite the well-planned and implemented procession, the western Christians took many casualties in men and horses as they moved south toward their objective of Jerusalem. And the further south they got, the more determined Saladin seemed to be to provoke them into battle.
"Third Crusade" 820th Anniversary Series: Richard the Lionheart Orders the Executions of the Acre Hostages August 20, 2011
Posted by rwf1954 in Acre, Acre hostages, Acre ransom, crusades, history, medieval period, Middle Ages, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, the crusades, third crusade.
Tags: Acre, Acre hostages, Acre ransom, Crusades, killing of Acre Hostages, medieval history, Middle Ages, murder of Acre hostages, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, slaughter of Acre hostages, Third Crusade
820 years ago today, on the morning of August 20th, 1191, Richard Lionheart gave the order. The men who would carry out the order were chosen carefully, among them knights whose brethren had been executed at the orders of Saladin after the Battle of Hattin on July 4th, 1187. The execution site was set in plain view of Saladin's forces—Richard wanted them to see what he was doing. Perhaps he wanted to draw them into self-destructive assaults against a well-defended position. More likely, he wanted to demonstrate he was not to be trifled with, as he felt Saladin was doing with the incomplete fulfillment of the Acre terms of surrender. But on that morning, about 2700 prisoners, roped together, dressed in white, were lead out of Acre to the execution site and killed.
This atrocity is featured when historians speak of Christian abuses during the Crusades. It is not easy to defend supposedly chivalrous Richard the Lionheart for this brutal act. His supporters would say that if Acre had been taken by storm, the inhabitants would have been slaughtered. They would argue that Saladin had bluffed with the Acre hostages' lives by delaying fulfillment of the surrender terms. They would argue that Saladin set the tone by slaughtering Christian knights of the orders, the Templars and Hospitallers after the Battle of Hattin. (In Saladin's defense, Templars and Hospitallers were sworn to a never-ending battle with Saladin's forces. They were men who would be nearly impossible to enslave, or ransom, and certain to be on the battlefield again if ever released from captivity.) But by any standard, this act is hard to excuse. For Richard, this has to be considered a dark hour, an ugly side of an often heroic figure.
The act certainly infuriated Saladin. He had been merciful with captured western Christian soldiers before—this ended after the Acre executions. But in what can only be considered a sign of the times, or a sign of expediency, or both, this barbaric act did not prevent negotiations between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin's brother, al-Adil. However, before that phase of these events, there would be a major battlefield confrontation, a confrontation that would help create the legend of Richard the Lionheart, and put Muslim forces back on their heels.
"Third Crusade" 820th Anniversary Series: Date for the First Installment of the Acre Ransom Ends in Stalemate August 11, 2011
Posted by rwf1954 in Acre, Acre hostages, Acre ransom, crusades, history, medieval period, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, the crusades, third crusade.
Tags: Acre, Acre hostages, Acre ransom, Crusades, medieval history, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, Third Crusade
(This post is the 32nd of what will be approximately 70 posts following 820th anniversary highlights of what history now calls the "Third Crusade." My novel, The Swords of Faith, tells the story of this legendary clash between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin.)
820 ago today, the first installment of the Acre ransom was brought to Richard's representatives. But specific prisoners of rank were not produced, as Richard's representatives believed they had negotiated. Saladin's representatives asked for some of the Acre prisoners to be released, in exchange for the first installment. The Christian envoys declined, as all the terms of the first installment had not been met. They warned Saladin's representatives that the Acre hostages were in jeopardy if the terms of the first installment were not met completely. Saladin's representatives suggested some alternative approaches involving partially met terms and exchanges of hostages to assure mutual performances. It is unclear if those suggestions were passed on or not. Both sides left this contact unsatisfied. The first installment of the ransom was not paid. The Acre hostages were not released. The consequences would lead to one of the most controversial events of the "Third Crusade."
"Third Crusade" 820th Anniversary Series: Envoys Discuss Acre Surrender Terms August 2, 2011
(This post is the 31st of what will be approximately 70 posts following 820th anniversary highlights of what history now calls the "Third Crusade." My novel, The Swords of Faith, tells the story of this legendary clash between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin.)
It became quickly evident that the Acre surrender terms would be difficult to meet within a quick time frame. Envoys met to try to agree to some precise procedures for the terms to be met. Were the terms so overwhelmingly difficult that Saladin was put in an impossible position? Was Saladin deliberately stalling to hold Richard in Acre and delay any moves down the coast toward Jerusalem? The truth was probably somewhere in between. These are questions that arose at the time, and are still asked today. One aspect of the interaction is agreed by all—a mood of mutual suspicion infected the process. With trust lacking, ironing out the complex issues involved in the specifics of meeting the terms became difficult and prone to misunderstandings. 820 years ago today, an important meeting took place among envoys. They addressed details of payments of installments, precise identifications of requested prisoners and that some hostages had been transferred to Tyre. But this was no more than an intermediate step, and serious unresolved issues remained.
"Third Crusade" 820th Anniversary Series: Philip II of France Makes a Promise and Leaves for Home July 31, 2011
Posted by rwf1954 in Acre, Conrad of Montferrat, crusades, Guy of Lusignan, history, medieval period, Philip II of France, Richard the Lionheart, the crusades, third crusade, Tyre.
Tags: Acre, Conrad of Montferrat, Crusades, Guy of Lusignan, medieval history, Philip II of France, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, Third Crusade
Capturing Acre was a great victory for the western Christians, an ending to a bitter, ugly struggle. But it was only a first step toward accomplishing the aims of the Christian forces. It was now time to consolidate the victory and move south toward Jerusalem. But Richard the Lionheart would have to contend with a serious problem before moving on. Philip II of France had had enough of fighting in Outremer for Christianity. He announced he was going home. The Duke of Burgundy would stay behind with the large part of the French army not returning with Philip. On the one hand, this was fine with Richard, who would now take unambiguous command of the western Christian forces. But Philip might well decide to nibble away at Richard's holdings in France after his return. Richard needed to deal with that problem. 820 years ago today, Philip II of France took an oath that he would not attempt to take any of Richard's territories while Richard was still fighting for Christianity in the eastern Mediterranean. Philip then left Acre, sailing north. Before Philip left, an agreement was reached that Guy of Lusignan would rule as King of Jerusalem, but that Conrad of Montferrat would become king at Guy's death. This idea was not really acceptable to Conrad, but with Philip leaving, there was not much Conrad could do. We can question if Richard really thought Philip would keep his word. But he had to make the attempt. Philip II of France would leave for France on August 3rd from Tyre.
July 12th – "Third Crusade" 820th Anniversary Series: Acre Surrenders
"Third Crusade" 820th Anniversary Series: Acre Surrenders July 12, 2011
Posted by rwf1954 in Acre, Conrad of Montferrat, crusades, history, Leopold of Austria, medieval period, Philip II of France, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, the crusades, third crusade.
Tags: Acre, Conrad of Montferrat, Crusades, Leopold of Austria, medieval history, Philip II of France, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, Third Crusade
820 years ago today, Saladin's forces at Acre finally surrendered the city to western Christian forces on the basis of terms negotiated between al-Mashtuh inside Acre, and Richard the Lionheart. It was a bitter defeat for Saladin who had fought to hold on to the city for nearly two years. It was not a dramatic victory for Richard, in that his forces did not take the city by storm after many attempts to do so. Events ebbed and flowed over the days leading up to the surrender:
July 3rd: French forces breached the wall at Acre but could not take the city.
July 4th: Richard rejected surrender terms from the Acre garrison that he thought were too lenient for a surrender after such a long siege.
July 5th: Saladin could not get forces under his command to carry out an order to attack the Christian camp. (With Saladin's fragile coalition, this was not the last time he would face this problem.)
July 7th: A swimmer arrived with a last appeal from the defenders; if nothing could be done to relieve them, they would need to negotiate whatever terms were available.
July 11th: English/Pisan forces mounted an attack but could not take the city.
Saladin's first reaction was to disavow the terms of the surrender. He told the swimmer who had brought the news to prepare for a quick return trip through the surrounding waters to the trapped Acre garrison. But the western Christian banners were going up along the walls. And the agreement was made in Saladin's name.
Saladin cringed at the terms:
The city and everything in it including the ships in the harbor were surrendered to the Western Christian forces.
200,000 dinars were to be paid.
The Muslims were to release 1500 undesignated prisoners and 100 specifically identified prisoners.
10,000 dinars were to be paid to Conrad of Montferrat, and 4000 to Conrad's associates.
The "True Cross" taken by Saladin's forces at the Battle of Hattin in 1187 was also to be returned to the western Christians.
After the terms were met, Richard would release the 3000 Acre prisoners held by his forces.
Saladin knew these were extreme terms, potentially unfulfillable terms. The money was huge, and some of the requested prisoners were not even under Saladin's control. But he would need to try to honor these terms. The extremity of the terms would create consequences that would lead to one of the most controversial actions of the "Third Crusade."
With respect to those banners going up along the walls of Acre, one belonged to Leopold of Austria. He had his banner placed right next to those belonging to King Philip of France and King Richard. By Leopold's logic, he was a representative of the German Western Empire. Richard had the banner torn down and thrown into the moat. By Richard's logic, Leopold was a mere duke, offering little contribution to the victory achieved by the English and French kings. This action against Leopold's banner would result in serious consequences to Richard a few years later when he tried to return from the "Third Crusade" through territory controlled by Leopold of Austria.
"Third Crusade" 820th Anniversary Series: Conrad of Montferrat Leaves Acre; Saladin's Receives Reinforcements June 25, 2011
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Saladin continued to stave off defeat at Acre with every tactic he could devise to put into operation. Yes, the stalemate had shifted to favor his western Christian enemies, with attacks day after day against his forces. But Saladin had two reasons to hope. First, during the last week of June, reinforcements arrived from Egypt, from Mosul and from northern Syria. This gave Saladin more forces to execute one of his most successful tactics—when western Christians attacked Acre from the front, Muslim soldiers inside Acre pounded kettle drums, signaling Saladin's forces to attack the Christians from the rear. One of these attacks reached and overran the Christian camp, reducing Philip II of France, in command of the initial western Christian attack, to tears. Second, 820 years ago today, news arrived that Conrad had left Acre and returned to Tyre. This revealed serious dissension among Saladin's western Christian enemies. Would it be enough dissension to dilute the growing Christian strength? And if these small reasons to hope did not result in a victory for Saladin, perhaps they would result in favorable terms to end the hostilities there. Negotiations for terms between the Muslim Acre garrison and the western Christian attackers continued simultaneously with the fighting. The end of the stalemate seemed in sight—the question was how it would end, and how to manage that ending into the best possible advantage.
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Vic Mensa- "Shakedown '99" (Prod. Blended Babies)
Written by: Bodhi Stylo (@BodhiStylo)
Still hot from his recent Saturday Night Live performance alongside Kanye West and Sia, Vic Mensa is on a mission to let the world know that SAVEMONEY is here to stay. Producer team Blended Babies release "Shakedown '99", a precursor track before Mensa's explosive into the mainstream.
Before the critical acclaim of "INNANETAPE" SAVEMONEY's Vic Mensa hooked up with Blended Babies and recorded with them in Los Angeles to create melodically mellow track "Shakedown '99". Vic Mensa crooning is vibrantly visual, along with distortion of the guitar. This track has that "drive through the city without a care" vibe which I love most. The chrous line reads
"Ridin' round, gettin' high, like it's 1999
Nothin's wrong and nothin's right"
Vic isn't allowing problems to circumvent his everyday life and he's enjoying life to the fullest like it's 1999. Mensa had a productively phenomenal year in 2014 and you can expect him to go into overdrive for the 2015.


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Dorift Șuteu (n. 28 septembrie 1887, Cașva – d. 23 decembrie  1965, Craiova) a fost un deputat în Marea Adunare Națională de la Alba Iulia, organismul legislativ reprezentativ al "tuturor românilor din Transilvania, Banat și Țara Ungurească", cel care a adoptat hotărârea privind Unirea Transilvaniei cu România, la 1 decembrie 1918.

Biografie
Dorift Șuteu, născut în localitatea Cașva, județul Mureș, a urmat studiile la Institutul Pedagogic din Arad și Facultatea de Teologie din Sibiu. Este numit preot și director de școală la Moșuni. În timpul Primului Război Mondial a fost preot militar. A fost de asemenea, membru al Consiliului Național Român al cercului electoral Târgu-Mureș. După anul 1918 a fost și profesor de religie în Tîrgu-Mureș, protopop onorific și membru pe viață al Despărțământului Târgu-Mureș al Astrei. Printre altele, a fost membru al P.N.R., al Partidului Poporului  și al Partidului Național Creștin, A decedat la Craiova la data de 23 decembrie 1965.

Activitatea politică
A fost ales ca delegat titular al cercului electoral Acățari, la Marea Adunare Națională de la Alba Iulia de la 1 decembrie 1918.

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Bibliografie
 Ioan I. Șerban, Dorin Giurgiu, Ionela Mircea, Nicolae Josan, Dicționarul personalităților Unirii. Trimișii românilor transilvăneni la Marea Adunare Națională de la Alba Iulia, Muzeul Național al Unirii, Alba Iulia, 2003, ISBN 973-8141-90-7
 Gelu Neamțu, Mircea Vaida-Voevod, 1 decembrie 1918. Mărturii ale participanților, vol. I-II, Editura Academiei Române, București, 2005, ISBN 973-27-1258-9 (vol. I); ISBN 973-27-1264-3 (vol. II)

Lectură suplimentară
 Daniela Comșa, Eugenia Glodariu, Maria M. Jude, Clujenii și Marea Unire, Muzeul Național Transilvania, Cluj-Napoca, 1998
 Florea Marin, Medicii și Marea Unire, Editura Tipomur, Târgu Mureș, 1993
 Silviu Borș, Alexiu Tatu, Bogdan Andriescu, (coord.), Participanți din localități sibiene la Marea Adunare Națională de la Alba Iulia din 1 decembrie 1918, Editura Armanis, Sibiu, 2015

Vezi și
 Lista delegaților la Marea Adunare Națională de la Alba Iulia

Legături externe
  Membrii de drept ai Marii Adunării Naționale de la Alba-Iulia din 1 decembrie 1918, lista publicată în "Gazeta Oficială", Sibiu, nr. 1, 1/14 decembrie 1918

Nașteri în 1887
Decese în 1965
Preoți români
Delegați la Marea Adunare Națională de la Alba Iulia


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In keeping with the spirit of Thanksgiving, I want to express my thanks to Cikgu and Joel for all the years of instruction and friendship. Thanks!
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