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Železniční trať Tel Aviv-Rišon le-Cijon nebo jen železniční trať do Rišon le-Cijon (:  מסילת הרכבת לראשון לציון, mesilat ha-rakevet le-Rišon le-Cijon) je železniční trať v Izraeli, která vede z Tel Avivu přes město Lod do města Rišon le-Cijon. Fyzicky i historicky samostatným traťovým úsekem je pouze krátká část mezi železniční stanicí Be'er Ja'akov a koncovou železniční stanicí Rišon le-Cijon ha-Rišonim. Ostatní úseky patří jiným tratím.

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Vznikla počátkem 21. století jako krátká boční větev vybíhající ze starší železniční trati Tel Aviv-Aškelon. S tou má společnou trasu z Tel Avivu až do železniční stanice Be'er Ja'akov, na jejímž západním okraji odbočuje k severozápadu podél silnice číslo 431 dálničního typu.  Při ní vede do zatím jediné a konečné stanice Rišon le-Cijon ha-Rišonim ve městě Rišon le-Cijon, která byla otevřena roku 2003.  Výhledově se plánuje její protažení k západu, kde by se napojila na zatím rovněž jen plánovaný úsek pobřežní železniční tratě jižně od Tel Avivu (nový přímý úsek Tel Aviv-Ašdod).

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V současnosti jsou na železniční trati Tel Aviv-Rišon le-Cijon následující stanice:
 železniční stanice Tel Aviv Savidor merkaz (společná pro více tratí)
 železniční stanice Tel Aviv ha-Šalom (společná pro více tratí)
 železniční stanice Tel Aviv ha-Hagana (společná pro více tratí)
odbočuje železniční trať Tel Aviv - Rišon le-Cijon Moše Dajan a železniční trať Tel Aviv-Modi'in
 železniční stanice Kfar Chabad
 železniční stanice Lod Ganej Aviv
připojuje se východní železniční trať
 železniční stanice Lod
odbočuje železniční trať Tel Aviv-Jeruzalém
 železniční stanice Be'er Ja'akov
odbočuje z železniční trati Tel Aviv-Aškelon
 železniční stanice Rišon le-Cijon ha-Rišonim

Poznámka: uvedený seznam zachycuje jen fyzickou posloupnost stanic na trase mezi Tel Avivem a Rišon le-Cijon bez ohledu na faktické pojíždění jednotlivých spojů

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Tel Aviv – Rišon le-Cijon
Železniční tratě otevřené v roce 2003


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The Oldfather Group of Ocean Atlantic Sotheby's International Realty will host two open house events this weekend, both in the highly sought after Grande at Canal Pointe community in Rehoboth Beach.
Now, let's take a look at the two coastal properties we'll be featuring this Sunday.
Located at 20013 Newry Drive, the first Grande at Canal Pointe showcased home this weekend is a three-bedroom, two-bathroom condo that offers spectacular views of the pool and the community pond, as well as a front row seat for some of coastal Delaware's memorable sunsets.
Other features of the home include hardwood flooring throughout, vaulted ceilings and a comfortable kitchen with stainless steel appliances, as well as granite countertops, a new washer and driver and a soaking tub and shower in the master bathroom.
The Grande at Canal Pointe offers a wide range of amenities, including two clubhouses, two swimming pools, a fitness center and tennis and basketball courts.
Stop by and see the Oldfather Group's Craig Shellenberger this Sunday, May 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at this fabulous southern Delaware property.
Located at 37590 Worcester Drive in Rehoboth Beach, the second coastal property open for viewing this weekend is a four bedroom, three bathroom contemporary home on a premium wooded site.
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There's also a covered deck on the property, offering plenty of room for outdoor entertaining during coastal Delaware's warm weather season.
This home will be open on Sunday, May 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., so be sure to stop by and have a look. Your host is the Oldfather Group's Kari Shellenberger.


Trump. Brexit. Climate change. It's only two weeks into 2019 and we've already had spiders falling from the sky.
It's understandable to crave a little bit of self-care, a trend clearly reflected in our Internet histories. Search results for "wellness" has almost doubled over the past 10 years, with a particularly noticeable spike in February 2017.
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These are just a few of the frankly bizarre wellness practices mentioned in a recent Times article, which has gone viral for all the wrong best reasons.
Not all of the suggestions made in the article are too wild (think: green smoothies and blue-light blocking shades), but others make Goop's hormone-regulating jade eggs sound vaguely plausible. Take, for example, nail beds, quartz crystals, and salt lamps said to absorb radioactivity.
One person recalls going barefoot to receive electrons from the Earth.
Another respondent reports waking up extra early to ensure he has time to rehydrate, meditate, and, erm, re-charge with his HumanCharger before heading off to work. These sleek-looking devices promise to increase energy levels and mood and prevent jet lag by channeling a bright light through your ears, straight to the light-sensitive areas of the brain. It receives mixed reviews on Amazon and the science is murky at best, as one Guardian reviewer puts it. Experts suggest it works just as well as a placebo.
But, worryingly, some of the suggestions included in the piece go beyond pointless examples of pseudoscience. Some can be actively harmful. For example, consuming activated charcoal, which may bind with certain medications, including anti-depressants (not to mention nausea and constipation).
Perhaps one of the least advisable pieces of advice included in the article is Sun-staring. A 30-year-old business consultant explains how she frequently goes to Hyde Park, takes off her shoes, and stares directly into the Sun.
"I Sun-stare because the UV rays aren't harmful to my retina the first hour after sunrise, and it resets my circadian rhythms and helps me fall asleep later in the day," she says.
Maybe but it will also damage your retinas. UV rays may be less intense earlier in the day, but that does not make it safe to look directly at the Sun. In fact, the average person may be exposed to more UV radiation in the early morning and late afternoon because the Sun is lower in the sky.
Each to their own and do whatever works for you etcetera, but there are plenty of other ways to boost your zen with a little more scientific validity. And maybe skip the Sun-gazing.


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Polkawallet makes it easier for validators and nominal ators to make their contributions, by making the charts more intuitive and having a detailed history of each validators, for better analysis and research.
Polkawallet will follow in Polkadot footsteps and continue to expand the cross-chain ecosystem, which is a module for the near future. It will quickly integrate suitable cross-chain applications, and we believe that it will be a colorful page. Cross-chain asset exchange is just a side application.


(01-06-2015, 09:49 PM)Don Wrote: No easy answers.
What do you say to someone who feels trapped in a situation where there isn't really any fussing, fighting or any outward signs of trouble... but they confide in you that they realize if they stay, and stay faithful to their vows then they will never experience love ever again? When asked about the option to leave they say there really isn't one. Religious baggage for 1, children involved for 2, and the quote from the spouse was, "We can't afford to live together so there is no way we can afford to live apart."... and as previously stated, no fussing, fighting or infidelity. So, they are stuck in a legal, loveless co-habitation type existence.
I have nothing, no words of wisdom, no sage advice.
On the serious side, that IS hard to deal with.
Then I think of the history of arranged marriages and marriages of duty... I think of mail order brides... Uck... I often wonder how they made it all work.
I often wonder how half siblings and cousins from the Bible made it work! Phew!


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The hating game is a classic, and it's not just for exes. It's also for the guys, too. If you're the type of guy who's averse to letting go of a past relationship, this book is for you. Joshua Templeman and Lucy Hutton are both quick-witted, funny, and self-deprecating. They hate each other, but they're also a great pair of comedy pals.
The Hating Game is based on a novel by Sally Thorne, released in August 2016. The movie's release date is December 10th, 2021. It will be available on several streaming services, including DIRECTV, iTunes, Vudu, and MTV. Regardless of your streaming platform, you can enjoy "The Hating Game" at home. It's currently available on Amazon and Microsoft, but you'll have to pay to watch it.
The Hating Game is now available for pre-order on iTunes, and it will probably be available to rent on Amazon Video, Google Play, and other streaming services in the coming weeks. It may not play at your local multiplex, but you can catch it online! You can also watch it on your phone or tablet. Just remember to watch it responsibly. And don't make it a habit to get hysterical and upset about it. The book isn't for everyone, and you should not be too sensitive about it.
The Hating Game is an upcoming movie that will open in select theaters on December 10th and will be available on VOD starting December 10. The film is 103 minutes long, and is rated R for some language and sexual content. For a quick review of the novel, read the ARC on Amazon. It's a fun and engrossing read. It's an entertaining, well-written read that is sure to keep you interested from start to finish.
The Hating Game is based on the book of the same name by the same author. It follows a cold-eyed young woman named Lucy Hutton and a handsome boy named Josh Templeton. Both characters are in love with each other, but it's unclear if they'll be able to get along. The hating game has a romantic ending, but it doesn't really have much else.
The Hating Game is an upcoming movie that will be released on Amazon Prime in 2022. It's already available on Amazon, but it will be released in theaters on December 10th, 2021. In a way, it's a classic romcom because it's about office romances and their consequences. And while the film's plot isn't perfect, the two leads make it a worthy watch.
The Hating Game is based on a best-selling novel by Sally Thorne. Despite the title, this movie plays like a book. Its main characters are a couple that falls in love and loses their feelings for each other. The two women start dating in a relationship and eventually fall in love, but they don't realize that their relationship is in jeopardy. They find each other in the same room and become friends.
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July 2, 2015	/ Art + Art History	/ 0 comment / By Juan Brizuela
The following Master of Fine Arts candidates have been admitted into research.art.dialogue, an alternative school at the arts organization Cannonball:
Colette Alhabahbeh-Mello
Jonatas Chimen Dias
Danielle Damas
Michael Gray
Guido Mena
Sterling Rex Rook
Brittni Winkler
They will be entering this summer.
research.art.dialogue (r.a.d) is an alternative school open to everyone. It draws from a long tradition of informal but rigorous pedagogical initiatives. A non-degree granting program, it offers a number of courses and seminars by a distinguished faculty of practitioners in the cultural fields and the social sciences. It is driven by an effort to develop a broad knowledge base for participants interested in working outside traditional disciplinary boundaries. r.a.d is funded, in part, by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. (Source: Cannonball)
Cannonball is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3), arts organization dedicated to supporting artists, innovative forms of cultural production, and education to advance critical discourse and understanding of contemporary art practice. Based in downtown Miami, Florida, Cannonball's artist-centric values are mirrored in its experimental programs, resources, and opportunities that respond to the needs of today's artists and reflect our efforts to better understand the nuances and textures of South Florida.
The featured image is provided courtesy of Cannonball and includes Brian Holmes presenting the course Massively Invisible Objects in research.art.dialogue.
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Half of 2017 has come and gone, and so it brings one of my favorite posts of the year counting down the best and worst films of the year. And also a preview of what the second half brings.
*I'm yet to see either War for the Planet of the Apes or Spiderman Homecoming that's why they're not included here.
I understand that a lot of people enjoyed this one….just didn't do it for me. It felt lifeless and lacking any sort of urgency.
I didn't hate Fist Fight I guess, it had some funny moments just not something that I'd want to sit through again.
Coming from someone who actually enjoys the other ones, this one was a joke. What a mess of a movie.
With a title like "The Bye Bye Man" what could go wrong??
Logan was so dark and gritty making a departure from the usual comic book movie. I loved it.
I thoroughly enjoyed both of these, and while I must acknowledge that I think Wonder Woman was a better film, I'm way too in love with the Guardians not to include them.
Get-Out is a horror masterpiece that is interweaved beautifully by first time director Jordan Peele.
Baby Driver isn't just my favorite movie of this year it's my favorite of the past 5 years. I can't stop myself from going to the theater to see this again and again, and I fall in love with it more each time.
What are some favorite/least favorite movies of the year?
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Q: Fitting model with NaN values in the features I would know if there is a method for fitting a model even some features contains some NaN values.
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    Feature1    Feature2    Feature3    Feature4    Feature5
0   0.1         NaN         0.3         NaN         4.0
1   4.0         6.0         6.6         99.0        2.0
2   11.0        15.0        2.2         3.3         NaN
3   1.0         6.0         2.0         2.5         4.0
4   5.0         11.2        NaN         3.0         NaN

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model = LogisticRegression()
model.fit(X_train, y_train)

Error ValueError: Input contains NaN, infinity or a value too large for dtype('float64').

A: Usually, tree-based classifiers can handle NaNs as they just split the dataset based on the feature values. Of course, it also depends on how the algorithm is implemented.
I am not sure about sklearn but if you really want to classify them while preserving the NaN values, your best choice is to use XGBoost. It is not on sklearn but there are very good libraries and they are easy to use as well. It is also one of the most powerful classifiers, so you should definitely try it!
https://xgboost.readthedocs.io/en/latest/python/python_intro.html

A: You can use a SimpleImputer() to replace nan by the mean value, or a constant prior to fitting the model. Have a look at the documentation to find the correct strategy that work for your usecase.
In your case if you want to have still have nan value and take them out of the equation, you can simply replace nan by 0 using SimpleImputer(strategy='constant', fill_value=0)
As follows:
from sklearn.impute import SimpleImputer
from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression

model = make_pipeline(
    SimpleImputer(strategy='constant', fill_value=0),
    LinearRegression()
)
model.fit(X, y)

Note: I am using here a pipeline to all the steps in one go.

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Last year, Tesla and the state of Virginia found themselves in a protracted legal battle over whether or not the company was able to sell its Model S sedan direct to the public.
Originally Virginia had rejected Tesla's bid to be able to sell cars themselves in the state; which did sit all that well with Tesla, who responded with a lawsuit of their own.
In the end, Tesla struck a deal in late September with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and the Virginia Automobile Dealers Association to allow Tesla to sell their EV direct in just one store in the state.
Tesla's only presence in the state had been a small gallery store in Tysons Corner, near Washington, D.C.
And it appears Tesla really likes the town, as the Washington Post reported that last Thursday the Georgelas Group (a Tyson area developer) submitted zoning plans to Fairfax County to redevelop a warehouse at 8500 Tyco Road into a "vehicle sales, rental, and ancillary service establishment" requiring a special exception.
The Post reports that the county planning commission has not yet scheduled a hearing on the proposal.
Washington Post, hat tip to George!
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So, people that dont work for Tesla will be selling the cars there?
It's direct, so I'd assume by Tesla employees.
I live in Virginia for a retro state that still living in the middle age is a good thing. I guess it will be a Tesla service and sales, we have Rockville in Maryland but is getting too busy for the Washington beltway area, a lot of Teslas here.
The title should read: Tesla plans first (and only) Direct Sales Mega Store in Virginia.
I agree. A dealership is a franchise, that sells another company's good and services. This in no way is a dealership. Still a direct sell…and happy that it is!
Bad choice and bad news.
They should have put the new store in the Capital in Richmond Virginia in that are already Tesla stores in DC which is only like less then 20 miles from this location. In fact there is this one place in my area that would be good for a Tesla store in that it has a Lexus, Porsche dealer along with a BMW, Vovo and other over priced luxury car dealers along this one mile section of highway in my area.
Tyson's Corner is a fantastic location. If you ever drive west on the Toll Road and see the expansive growth of the "beltway bandits" and T.C. is just east of that expanse, you know that this spot is just about perfect. The amount of wealth within a 20 miles radius of this is enormous. Farfax County is the #3 richest income per-capita in the country. And Louden County is not far away and is the #1.
This warehouse looks horrible – hopefully they will tastefully decorate the metal walls.
Those numbers are from Wikipedia on a Median household income basis.
As you can see we are a very Conservative state we don't like Taxes.
It's not perfect, but a pragmatic start. At least someone living in Virginia is now "allowed" to buy one.
Hopefully in 5 years the debate in Virginia will shift to why is this car company restricted to one store, which might be an easier debate to win by then, especially if gen 3 sales are going well.
So hard to do business in America. Fancy that, an American company with made-in-America products forbidden to sell in America.
Looking at the big picture, there is no negative impact. The car still gets sold, sales tax still gets paid, the local stores/service centers still hire local folks. Jobs are created, none lost.
The only worried people are the existing dealerships. They might lose their jobs but new ones are created at the same time. So as a citizen and consumer, why should I care about that? I like that the new service jobs created will be honest and don't bug me to do a "fuel injector cleaning" when my car is less than a year old. Good riddance, I say.


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Former Fitger's Brewhouse owner and brewer start craft beer think tank
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Bev-Craft team from L to R: Paul Christensen, Dave Hoops, Tim Nelson, Brad Nelson // Photo via bev-craft.com
It seemed only a matter of time before former Fitger's Brewhouse brewer Dave Hoops and former Fitger's Brewhouse owner Tim Nelson jumped back into the beer industry.
Today, the longtime business associates announced the launch of a craft beer think tank called Bev-Craft. The business will serve as an incubator and consulting firm to breweries, using a "four-pronged approach that encompasses development assistance, brewhouse planning, recipe formulation, ingredient selection, brand creation, and sales strategy."
The company is spearheaded by CEO and director of development, Tim Nelson, who co-founded Fitger's Brewhouse with current owner Rod Raymond, now one of Minnesota's oldest craft breweries and most-decorated brewpubs. Dave Hoops, who was brewmaster of Fitger's Brewhouse for 17 years and wrote the Deep Thoughts with Dave Hoops column for The Growler, has been tapped to lead brewery operations for Bev-Craft.
Sales programs are headed by Paul Christensen, who has years of experience with sales, marketing and managing food-related businesses he owned in Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin. Christensen last worked in the brewery at Fitger's Brewhouse where he cut his teeth in beer culture and its production.
Brad Nelson, the director of brands, is the former marketing manager at Just Take Action, which owns the family of restaurants that includes Fitger's, where he was charged with beer and restaurant brand development, overseeing the marketing department, and creating events for Fitger's Brewhouse, Burrito Union, Redstar Lounge, Tycoon's Alehouse & Eatery, Zenith Rathskeller, and Endion Station Public House.
Currently Bev-Craft clients include breweries in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Stay tuned for more details on Bev-Craft.
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Many argue that the way to breathe when running is to breathe through your nose and blow it through your mouth. But actually, air must be able to enter the lungs through both. When running, many muscles of the body work hard and require high oxygen intake, so that oxygen drawn through the nose alone will not suffice. A good breathing technique encourages us to use the diaphragm or stomach – not with the chest. Breathing using the chest is low breathing and does not support the need for oxygen intake. Breathing with the diaphragm helps you draw more air and can prevent side stitches. Exhale in full so that more carbon dioxide is wasted and the next breath will be even deeper.
Here's how: Make sure your shoulders are in a relaxed position but not bent. Inhale through your mouth, stretch your stomach and at the same time tighten and push with the diaphragm. This will give the lungs more room to grow and attract more oxygen. You will feel your stomach expand – not the chest.
Gently exhale and draw by mouth. You can practice this breathing technique by lying on your back and paying attention to your stomach movements while breathing. Your stomach will go up and down along with each breath. If only your chest moves, your breathing is still not deep.
Continue to practice while lying down and memorize this technique to practice when running. Other useful tips: Try to breathe every 3 steps and exhale every 2 steps.
If you are a beginner runner, run at a speed where you can still breathe without difficulty. Use 'test talk' to find out your natural pace. Natural pace is when you can say one full sentence without panting. This speed is also known as conversational pace. Reduce speed or walk when you feel out of breath. Feeling relaxed and controlling speed can usually help eliminate respiratory problems.


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Google Partners Form Cloud Alliance
A group of seven Google partners this week formed an alliance that plans to work closely on helping customers to add different third-party business applications that run with Google Apps.
The Cloud Alliance for Google Apps claims it represents the most heavily deployed applications in the Google Apps Marketplace and appears to be looking to leverage its combined strength to jointly try to reach enterprise customers through outreach and ensuring interoperability where it makes sense.
Members of the alliance include Cloud Sherpas, Expensify, Insightly, Okta, RunMyProcess, SmartSheet and Spanning. Heading up the group is David Politis, chairman of Cloud Alliance and a vice president at Cloud Sherpas. Politis told me this is not a Cloud Sherpas effort, nor is Google involved.
"We believe there is an opportunity to improve the selection experience for end users and admins of Google Apps," Politis said. "As they go into the marketplace, it can be quite a process to evaluate, install, purchase, un-install and test different apps to figure out which ones to accept. We've taken the best of breed applications, we've created this alliance to go out and make that process easier for end users and administrators."
Each member will host a webinar starting Nov. 16 and running through March 14 on how to enhance Google Apps. Politis said over time, the group will add more members but first wanted to start out with a manageable number.
"I believe this alliance will evolve quite a bit," Politis said. "This ecosystem is still figuring out where it's going to go and it's still evolving."
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Nepal Cannot Fight Coronavirus Alone
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Kathmandu needs the support of bigger, wealthier, and more developed countries, even as the pandemic wrecks havoc across the world.
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai for The Diplomat
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Compared to other South Asian countries, the spread of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, in the Himalayan nation Nepal has been relatively modest to date. The first instance of the virus was reported in the country on January 24, and the second case in the third week of March. Soon after the second case was reported, the Nepal government enacted a week-long lockdown across the country. Kathmandu is operating under the reality that if the virus spreads, Nepal may not be equipped to handle it. The first lockdown expired on March 30 and has been extended.
As the number of coronavirus cases gradually increases, it's clear the government has made some mistakes. When the virus was spreading rapidly in other countries, Nepal did not impose travel restrictions. Meanwhile, visitors to Nepal did not all strictly follow government requests that they self-quarantine for 14 days and the government did little to follow up with travelers to ensure compliance. A ban on international flights was only imposed in the third week of March and subsequently the border with India was closed.
If case numbers swell, observers say it would be very difficult for Nepal to fight the coronavirus alone due to its limited resources and fragile healthcare system. The Nepali healthcare system is not fully prepared to deal with a large-scale pandemic that is straining healthcare systems even in developed countries.
Local governments in Nepal, which have a key role in contact tracing and treatment, are facing a serious resource crunch and have been slow to act.
Nepal only recently adopted a federal system. The previous centralized structures have crumbled, but new effective mechanisms are not all in place. There is a lack of coordination among the three tiers of government: federal, provincial, and local. According to Dr. Sushil Nath Pyakurel, former director general of the Department of Health Services under the Ministry of Health and Population, there was a robust chain of command from center to the grassroots, which was broken after the country adopted the federal structure two years ago.
"First, the federal government has failed to properly manage human resources. The adjustment of civil servants has not been completed even in over three years; there is either over- or under-staffing. Second, management of logistics and infrastructure has been faulty. Third, there is lack of effective coordination and information sharing-system among three-tier of government," he said.
There are not sufficient resources and manpower for the massive testing and treatment of people that may be needed. Testing facilities are concentrated in Kathmandu valley, with a capacity to test just 30-40 people in a single day. To date, only about a thousand people have been tested. That said, the government has started to set up testing labs in other regions of the country. Still, there is a lack of sufficient manpower and logistics for testing. There is not a specific agency to deal with the pandemic, such as the Centers for Disease Control that exist in some countries, nor has Nepal done any long-term planning to deal with a pandemic.
When last time Nepal faced a serious crisis — the earthquake of 2015 — the international community rushed to offer support. But with this crisis, the powerful and well-resourced countries that had previously assisted Nepal in its hour of need are themselves facing the same crisis. They are not in the same position to offer assistance. Nevertheless, some countries — such as the United States and Germany — have announced monetary assistance to Nepal to fight the coronavirus. However, Nepal desperately needs further support for basic needs such as testing kits, personal protective equipments (PPE), and other medicines.
Donations from China's Sichuan province and the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu include different kinds of masks, thermometers, chloroquine phosphate tablets, protective clothing, and portable ventilators weighing 1.1 tons, according to Chinese media. Similarly, donations from the Alibaba Foundation and Jack Ma Foundation include 100,200 N95 masks and 20,064 test kits weighing 1.4 tons, according to media. The Nepal government has also purchased relevant goods from China.
India, so far, has not announced any medical assistance but media reports say that Delhi is ready to send a rapid response team to Nepal. According to The Hindu, "Army medical teams and two Indian Navy ships were on standby to provide required assistance to friendly countries in the neighborhood." In 2015, after the earthquake, India was the first country to send rescue teams followed by China, the United States, and others. In this crisis, India is not in a position to send largescale medical logistics and equipment because of its own domestic needs.
In the past, big countries used to compete in providing assistance to Nepal; this crisis is different in that all countries are facing their own domestic troubles too. For example, in 2015 India and China competed with each other to announce ever bigger assistance packages. To date, the United States has announced it would provide $1.8 million to fight the coronavirus in Nepal. Earlier, the United States provided some personal protective equipment. Germany has announced that it is enhancing its existing health program in Nepal with an extra 1 million euro grant to respond to emergency situations related to COVID-19.
Due to an open border, there is a need for strong collaboration between Nepal and India to fight the coronavirus. Approximately 1 million Nepali migrant workers are in India. Due to the the 21-day lockdown enacted by the Indian government, Nepali migrant workers are returning to Nepal and hundreds are stranded along the border area. The Nepal government has decided to allow them to return with the condition that they live in quarantine for 14 days. However, some of those who returned in the past are violating the isolation directive. Due to the open border, it is very difficult to restrict the movement of people.
Similarly, Nepal is heavily dependent on India for essential supplies, including medicines. If lockdown in India results in the interruption of supply chains, Nepal will obviously face difficulties.
Regional organizations such as the South Asian Association for Regional Coordination (SAARC) and the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) are arguably in a position to coordinate and provide support to member countries. But both organizations are now almost obsolete.
On March 15, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video conference with SAARC members proposing a common strategy to fight the coronavirus. In the same meeting, Modi proposed the establishment of a fund to help support countries in their fight with the virus, but the move has not progressed far enough. Other countries have announced that they would contribute to the SAARC fund, but Pakistan held back. Lately, Pakistan has proposed to keep the COVID-19 emergency find under the SAARC Secretary General, but other member countries have not reacted to the proposal. Sar far, BIMSTEC has not taken any measures to collectively fight the coronavirus.
Small developing countries like Nepal, hamstrung by resource constrains and fragile healthcare systems, cannot fight the coronavirus alone. Bigger, wealthier, and more developed countries, despite their own constraints, and regional organizations are in a position to lend support to smaller countries.
Kamal Dev Bhattarai is Kathmandu-based writer and journalist.
Coronavirus and Nepal
COVID-19 in South Asia
Nepal's Mountain Tourism Industry Is Struggling for Breath
By Arun Budhathoki
As COVID-19 cases sweep through Nepal's mountain villages and base camps, expeditions have been called off, hitting the mountaineering and trekking industry hard.
Nepal Volunteers Become Local Heroes During Virus Pandemic
Formed in the wake of Nepal's devastating 2015 earthquake, the RNA-16 volunteer group has once more stepped up in a time of crisis.
Nepal Cancels Spring Mountain Climbing Season Due to Virus
Even before the closure, expedition operators in Nepal had said cancellations for the spring climbing season had been pouring in.
Without Vaccine Equity, the World Could Remain Stuck in Pandemic Limbo
By Niha Dagia
On the cusp of a triumph over the coronavirus, the world snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.


Fun and bouncy counting books can be hard to find as some of the authors and illustrators take themselves way too seriously – but rest assured Guinea Pig Party is not one of those books! The guinea pigs are individual little characters that help to bring the story to life, and all the little things they do at the party are things that children do so it should help them to connect with the story really well.
This is one of the better counting books for children – although of course, like most of the counting books for children, it counts down from 10 to 1 rather than counting up from 1 to 10. A fun little read and a great first introduction to numbers for preschoolers, in a totally fun and engaging story that also manages to squeeze in some great rhymes as well!


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Dr. Jane Siegel has a book about children of women in prison on the way. It is Disrupted Childhoods: Children of Women in Prison with Rutgers University Press.
Millions of children in the United States have a parent who is incarcerated and a growing number of these nurturers are mothers. Disrupted Childhoods explores the issues that arise from a mother's confinement and provides first-person accounts of the experiences of children with moms behind bars. Jane A. Siegel offers a perspective that recognizes differences over the long course of a family's interaction with the criminal justice system.
Presenting an unparalleled view into the children's lives both before and after their mothers are imprisoned, this book reveals the many challenges they face from the moment such a critical caregiver is arrested to the time she returns home from prison. Based on interviews with nearly seventy youngsters and their mothers conducted at different points of their parent's involvement in the process, the rich qualitative data of Disrupted Childhoods vividly reveals the lived experiences of prisoners' children, telling their stories in their own words. Siegel places the mother's incarceration in context with other aspects of the youths' experiences, including their family life and social worlds, and provides a unique opportunity to hear the voices of a group that has been largely silent until now.
Click here for more information about the book.
Dr. Drew Humphries' research on women, violence, and the media was presented at the American Society of Criminology in November 2010 and a portion of it will be included in an article on women and crime to be published in Rutgers Alumni Magazine.
Dr. Gail Caputo presented two papers at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Shoplifting work: A Feminine perspective details how how women shoplifters talk about the crime in gender terms and Creative Financial Enterprises in a Deviant Urban Economy describes how women drug users are versatile and adaptive in the variety of deviant criminal ways they earn money.
Dr. Coe's Research on Camden Housing
Nine students are researching the experiences of residents living near an abandoned house ("abando") in the Cramer Hill neighborhood of Camden, to gain a better sense of the costs that result from not doing anything about the abandoned house and to help Camden Churches Organized for People raise awareness in their advocacy work around this issue. Students have done a block survey, drawn a map and taken photos; gone to the Camden County Historical Society to look for the archival and historical information about their particular houses; requested police, public works, and fire department records about their houses; and conducted ethnographic interviews with neighbors. They have become more familiar with the city and are impressed with the persistence and hard work of Camden residents. They wish that they were fluent in Spanish so that they could talk to all the residents of their blocks.
Some initial findings are:
There is a continuum of abandonment, from houses recently abandoned which look like they could be moved into, to houses which are a pile of rubble from a fire long ago or abandoned seventeen years ago.
Some blocks are very connected to one another, in which people know one another well and take care of one another; others are more anonymous or even have conflicts between neighbors.
Residents' strong emotions about a nearby abandoned house are often connected to other kinds of injustice that they feel, such as anger at the city government which they feel ignores them and mis-uses the little money it has.
Some residents would like to buy the abandoned house on their block, but are thwarted by the bureaucracy of the process
Kudos to the undergraduate and graduate students in Professor Dan Howard's Public Safety in North Camden course, whose hard work this year has helped forge stronger ties with the community and led to improvements in the neighborhoods of North Camden. Students in this unique course, which was supported by the Chancellor's Office of Civic Engagement, worked together with the community through the District Council Collaborative Board for North Camden and Angel Osorio of the Camden County Prosecutor's Office to identify and address issues in North Camden neighborhoods that can affect the quality of life and potentially contribute to fear of crime. After doing research on quality-of-life issues that affect neighborhood safety, the students identified projects to implement that targeted a lack of street lighting as well as conditions in alleyways and graffiti removal. Assisted by both the Camden Police Department, the RUPD and several community residents, they've made considerable progress, getting long darkened street lights relit, painting over graffiti covered walls and removing – literally – tons of trash from alleyways.
Students found the course to be an unusual learning experience that benefited both the community and them in many ways, some of them unexpected, as Dustin Dariano, a criminal justice major noted: "What we didn't expect was that in working with the citizens and organizations in the community that the biggest difference would be made in the lives of the students," referring to the common sentiment that the students learned a great deal about research while gaining practical experience in working with government entities. "This journey with Lt. Howard has been an experience I will never forget. This course has taught me more about the inner-workings of politics and government than any other course I have ever had to take simply because the experience has been hands on," said Gina Blevins, a student in the graduate Criminal Justice and Public Administration programs. Indeed, students learned a lot about working with various stakeholders, figuring out how to accomplish their goals even when confronted by many challenges. Angelica Torres, an undergraduate criminal justice student, remarked that "being able to work with the prosecutor's office, the Camden police department, the DCCB and the residents has shown me that anything can be done, no matter how many obstacles are placed in your way."
This unique class received some favorable media attention earlier this year. In February, it was featured in an article in the Philadelphia Inquire, which in turn apparently inspired at least one blogger, who applauded Rutgers for this partnership with the community.
On April 2, 9 and 16, Professor Howard and the students will be out in the community painting over graffiti, helping residents install porch lights on their houses to help light up the neighborhood, and cleaning up the streets. They'll be working with community members, who will also be planting trees and cleaning up North Gate Park, and would love to have some help from students. If you'd like to join in, contact the department.
Summer and Fall 2011 Registration
Click here for the full schedule of summer courses.
This summer, the department is offering 15 courses, including some required courses, such as Methods and Techniques of Social Research; Cultural Anthropology; Introduction to Sociology; Race and Ethnicity; Poor, Minorities and Justice; and Police and Policing. A graduate course, Criminology, is also offered. This is a great way to complete some requirements if you're not sure how you'll fit them into your schedule during the regular academic year. We're also offering several interesting elective courses, including one that's back in our line-up after an absence of several years. Dance of the African Diaspora (070:344) combines a traditional lecture and discussion format with hands-on training in various forms of African-American dance. Professor Hazzard-Donald teaches this unique course, bringing to it her training as both a sociologist and a dancer. Students interested in getting some practical experience and connecting with criminal justice professionals can also register for an internship in criminal justice over the summer (202:404).
Registration for fall courses begins April 3. Click here for the complete schedule of courses.
For more written guidance about course selections, please see theSociology Advising Page and Criminal Justice Advising Page.
The department recommends that students see their faculty advisor before registering for courses. Check the list of advising assignments. If your name is not listed, contact Sherry Pisacano in the departmental office (405-7 Cooper street; 856 225-6470).
Dr. Drew Humphries popular course on Drugs and Society will again expose students to drug dealing at the street level and from there the question of how illicit drugs got into the world. It concludes with a foray into drug policy and finishes up with treatment, which requires student to attend an AA or NA meeting.
Each year, the department confers the George Masterton Award (named for the department's first chair) on graduating seniors for outstanding academic achievement, significant contributions to the department and campus, and for intellectual promise. Congratulations to this year's Masterton recipients. Tamiko Cornish will receive the 2011 Masterton in Sociology while Dustin Dariano and Phil Leone are recipients of the 2011 Masterton Award in Criminal Justice. The awards will be presented at the Honors Convocation in May.
Dustin Dariano is a criminal justice major who also completed a minor in sociology after transferring here from Camden County College. He has been very active in his two years at Rutgers-Camden, including serving as the GAO Representative for the Rutgers- Camden Criminal Justice Organization. In that capacity, he chaired one of the largest student run events, called "Get-Wiff-It" and Strike out Cyber Bullying-The Tyler Clementi Charity Wiffle Ball tournament (see below). Dustin has also participated in two different experiential learning opportunities, first by interning as an investigator for the Camden County Public Defenders Office during summer 2010 and then by participating in the two-semester Public Safety in North Camden course, which he took as a graduate course as part of the Dual Degree program. Dustin also served as a teaching assistant for Professor Siegel last semester. This semester, he was the recipient of the Earl J. Evans Memorial Scholarship Spring 2011. Following graduation, Dustin plans to enroll in graduate school for a masters degree in criminal justice and public administration.
Phillip Leone is a criminal justice major who completed his degree at our first off-campus program in Mays Landing after receiving his associates degree from Atlantic Cape Community College. During his undergraduate studies at Rutgers, Phil consistently earned a position on the Dean's List, an especially notable achievement because he was also employed full-time as a sales representative for a local firm. He is currently employed as a security officer. During his final semester, Phil served as a teaching assistant for Professor King. Phil also had the opportunity to work in conjunction with local police and has applied some of the skills acquired from his classes in real-life situations. He has also volunteered his time with such organizations as the Food Bank of New Jersey, his local church, and also found the time to lifeguard at the shore during the summer. Family is a very important part of Phil's life and he contributes his time to support his family members. During whatever free time he has, Phil enjoys playing guitar, working out at the gym and working on his current project: restoring his truck. Phil's plan for the future is to continue his education with Rutgers and ultimately to work for the U.S. Secret Service.
Tamiko Cornish has completed her degree in Sociology and is currently assisting the New Jersey Department of Human Services. She has been accepted to the Rutgers School of Social Work's Masters degree program beginning in the fall. In her spare time, Tamiko is educating herself in sustainable living and learning to play the mandolin.
Graduate Program in Criminal Justice
The Masters program in Criminal Justice held its second annual event for the Urban Research Speaker Series, intended to bring graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, faculty, and researchers together in a collegial forum to discuss ideas and issues relevant to conducting criminal justice and related urban research in Camden. It is designed to make connections among researchers and to engage our students in urban research.
The spring event in the series featured Dr. Johnna Christian, Assistant Professor at the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers – Newark. Her talk is titled "Secondary Narratives in the Aftermath of Crime: Family Members' Relationships with Prisoners and the Implications for Prisoner Reentry". The research applies the storyline framework of the criminal event to the secondary narrative of prisoners' relationships with family members before and during incarceration, and their plans for life upon release from prison. Analyzing 29 in-depth interviews from thirteen inmate/family dyads and one inmate/family triad, she examines multiple views of the impact of incarceration and its consequences for the incarcerated individual, the family member, and their connections to each other. Dr Christian's work demonstrates that these relationships follow three distinct yet intersecting secondary narratives —disrupted, transforming, and precarious—characterized by different qualities of pre-incarceration relationships, impacts on family members' lives and plans for the future. Defining the characteristics of these narratives is important because each narrative has specific implications for the family member's willingness and capacity to support the offender both during the incarceration period and upon release from prison.
Thanks to Dr. Humphries and Dr. Siegel for arranging this exciting event.
Students News
Congratulations to our May Master of Arts recipients William J. Baskay, Gina S. Blevins, Ann F. Martinez, John McKinley-Campbell, Danielle Peterson, Veronica Lynn Sills, and Michael M. Verderame.
Support the CJO's Anti-Cyber Bullying Initiative! On Sunday, April 17, the Criminal Justice Organization is sponsoring The Tyler Clementi Charity Wiffle Ball Tournament, with proceeds to benefit anti-cyber bullying initiatives at Rutgers. Organize a team of 3-5 players to get in on the competition or just come out and join the Clementi family in cheering on the teams. The event starts in the morning at Rutgers-Camden Community Park and will run all day, ending with a social hour at Victor's Pub starting at 6:00. The championship game will be played under the lights at Campbell's Field! There'll be lots of other festivities, including a home run derby, dunk tank and deejay, so come join in and support a good cause as well as the students who have worked so hard to organize this event. Teams can register at the Impact Booth in the Campus Center. For more information, contact Dustin Dariano & Joshua Bauers at: dariano@camden.rutgers.edu or visit the Glory Days Sports website: www.glorydayssports.net and click the charity tab! Rain date: Saturday, April 23.
Annual Undergraduate Research Poster Session. The poster session is on April 27th. All students in criminal justice, sociology and anthropology are invited to attend and participate in this annual event. For further details, including how to register if you plan to make a presentation, click here.
Commencement. The university has complete information about graduation for graduating students. Rutgers–Camden will hold its commencement ceremony for Arts and Sciences at the Susquehanna Bank Center, located in the heart of the exciting Camden Waterfront, on May 19 at 6pm.
Regional Forum. On June 23, the department, together with the Center for Children and Childhood Studies and the Law School, will be co-sponsoring a regional forum on children and families of the incarcerated entitled Giving Voice to the Silent: Children and Families of the Incarcerated." The goal of the forum is to develop a series of recommendations that will guide and initiate a framework for future services, policy and research. Panels will include experts and practitioners who work or do research about this issue and will feature individuals who have themselves experienced the incarceration of a family member. On the evening of the conference, Professor Siegel will be signing copies of her forthcoming book, Disrupted Childhoods: Children of Women in Prison. Students are welcome to attend the forum and evening events. Anyone wishing to volunteer to help with the conference should contact Professor Siegel.
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In my version of Mythoss, I've created a kingdom called Hezar Afsana. It is basically an Arabian Nights-inspired desert kingdom populated by djinn, ifrit, stealthy assassins, wealthy merchants, traveling magi, and more. The ruler of this kingdom, and master of the powerful magical geniefolk thanks to the golden lamp he wields, is Lord Solomon.
As soon as I saw the Lord Veteris figure, I knew he would be the base for my Lord Solomon. The unique, metallic color on his armor was perfect for my desert kingdom's ruler and the master of the djinn. I did need to find a new head, however, since I didn't want to use the Gorgo or Gideon style heads that Veteris came with. I needed something unique and royal looking, which I found with a MOTU Light Hope head (thanks to Eric Zertuche for the hookup on that head). I repainted the head to match the armor, and also added some matching paint to a Warcraft sword. Obviously, he also has his magic lamp, which is from a MOTU Prahvus.
For my display, Lord Solomon sits on a large throne from a Mortal Kombat Shao Kahn and he is flanked by the djinn an ifrit that he has enslaved.


Merced County 4-H Youth Development Program would like to thank and recognize our volunteers dedication to youth in our community! As a 4-H Volunteer Leader, we would like to invite you to an evening at the theater! Please join us at Playhouse Merced on Thursday, January 21, 2010 to see the performance of "Always, Patsy Cline." We hope that you can attend.
WHAT: Merced County 4-H Leaders' Appreciation Night – Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
WHEN: Thursday, January 21, 2010. Program starts at 7:00 p.m., Play at 7:30 p.m.


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South China Sea Provocations & Meeting China Halfway
July 26, 2020 Joseph Gerson No New Cold War
US Navy guided missile cruiser and destroyers in the South China Sea
NEW YORK, Jul 22 2020 (IPS) – In the words of (ret.) Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, Secretary of Defense Colin Powell's Chief of Staff, the Trump Administration has been dangerously "poking China in the eye."
After sending aircraft carriers and destroyers to the precincts of the Taiwan Strait, last week the Pentagon dispatched two aircraft carrier strike groups – including escort cruisers and destroyers, 120 warplanes and 12,000 troops — to South China Sea waters claimed by China. China responded by deploying fighter jets to its near-by base on Woody Island and reminding the world of its anti-aircraft carrier missile capabilities.
Such a massive U.S. fleet has not been deployed to this intensely contested region since 2014. It is only the second time in two decades that such a bellicose show of force has been provocatively displayed in the Asia-Pacific.
This comes midst President Trump's efforts to deflect attention from his catastrophic Covid-19 failures by blaming and scapegoating China. We had Trump's "Wuhan virus" rebranding. On July 13, Secretary of State Pompeo issued a statement which appears to lay the legal foundations for war with China.
And, Chinese students and researchers in the United States have all been labeled as spies and potential spies. Ignoring the possible consequences or an unpredictable war, Trump appears to be pushing China to the brink, seeking a military incident that can be used to rally Americans around an actual wartime president and save his failing reelection campaign.
Two thousand five hundred years ago, the revered Greek historian Thucydides wrote his history of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. His analysis of the inevitable tensions between rising and declining powers which frequently – but not always – result in catastrophic war, became known as the Thucydides Trap.
In the South China Sea, President Trump is playing dangerously with the trap's trigger. Even as we decry Beijing's human rights abuses and provocative actions to create its version of the Monroe Doctrine in the South China Sea, we have an urgent responsibility to prevent war and to press for diplomatic initiatives to pull the two nuclear powers back from the brink.
COMPETING CLAIMS
The crisis has been brewing for decades. The South China Sea, portions of which are claimed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei extends across 1.3 million square miles of the western Pacific.
Its sea-bed is thought to contain up to 17.7 billion tons of crude oil (making it the world's fourth largest oil reserve), massive amounts of natural gas, and other minerals.
It also lies astride the sea lanes over which 40% of the world's trade transits, including fossil fuels that power the Chinese, Japanese and South Korean economies. Its waves lap against China's most vulnerable frontier – it's coastal economic powerhouse from Shanghai to Guangzhou.
Much like the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf throughout the second half of the 20th century, the South China Sea functions as the jugular vein of the world's most dynamic capitalist economies.
Were the Malacca Strait on the South China Sea's western perimeter or its other sea lines of communication to be blockaded, the region's economies would face disaster. The South China Sea can thus be understood as this century's geostrategic center of the struggle for world power.
In 1949 both China and Taiwan first laid their claims to the U-shaped so-called "nine dot line", consisting of roughly 80% of the entire South China Sea and its mineral-rich sea-beds.
By the late 1990s, with the Soviet Union consigned to memory and China's "reform and opening" well under way, geo-strategists in Washington began their obsession with managing or containing China's rise.
Given China's growing economic power and its proud legacy of being the world's most advanced and powerful nation for most of recorded history, they understood that the Middle Kingdom would inevitably test and challenge U.S. regional and global hegemony.
Taiwan, seen by China as a "renegade province" was the first and most obvious flashpoint. It took decades for the Pacific Ocean, an "American Lake" since the defeat of Japan in 1945, to once again become a focal point of great power tensions.
After Chinese leaders completed national boundary negotiations with their northern and western neighbors – excepting India – the South China Sea on its eastern and southern Pacific shores remained vulnerable. In addition to providing access to sea-bed riches the coast remained military fault line.
In the mid-19th century, in two "Opium Wars" fought to enforce British (and U.S.) rights to deluge the Middle Kingdom with addictive opium and thus rectify massive balance of payment inequalities, British naval and land forces invaded China from the coast, defeated China, and precipitated the subsequent collapse of the Qing Dynasty.
Then, beginning in 1895, Japan's invasions of China came from the sea.
Competing territorial claims lie at the ostensible core of South China Sea tensions. The oil-rich fishing waters around the Parcel Islands, claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam, are in the northern reaches of the South China Sea, just south of China's Hainan Island and its new and massive naval and air force bases.
To the south are the Spratly Islands, claimed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. And, close to the Philippines, in waters named the West Philippine Sea by many Filipinos, is the Scarborough Shoal, claimed by China, Taiwan and the Philippines.
As early as 1974, when international attention focused on U.S.-Chinese triangulation against the Soviets, China seized a Vietnamese garrison on a western Parcel Island and transformed it into a Chinese military base.
To the south, Fiery Cross, built on a rock in 1988, is the most important of China's Spratly Island bases. Its construction was followed by others at Subi and Mischief Reefs. And, with Coast Guard and naval deployments China has functionally seized the Scarborough Shoal from the Philippines.
U.S. RESPONSES
The U.S. is not a party to these territorial disputes, but the enemy of an enemy often serves as a friend. The U.S. became a colonizing Pacific power with its brutal turn of the 20th century conquests of the Philippines, Guam, Samoa, and its annexation of Hawaii – in large measure to gain privileged access to the potentially enormous China market.
Its Pacific empire was later expanded and consolidated with Japan's defeat in World War II. To preserve this imperial domain, the U.S. has since encouraged resistance to China's South China Sea territorial claims and has conducted provocative "freedom of navigation," naval and air forays in close proximity to the disputed islands. A record number were held in 2019, with Trump apparently on track to set another record in 2020.
Even before the Barack Obama – Hillary Clinton "Pivot to Asia," with its commitment to to deploy 60% of U.S. naval and airpower to the Pacific and Asia, President G.H.W. Bush began the U.S. Asia-Pacific build up to contain China's rise. To reinforce U.S. military power, Bush, Obama and the Pentagon have since focused on reinforcing U.S. alliances, arms sales and deliveries, along with their military bases that encircle much of China.
Despite Trump's disregard for the United States' Japanese and South Korean allies and his withdrawal from the Transpacific Partnership, which was designed to limit China's economic influence, the military build up continues apace.
U.S. military power still far exceeds that of China. Fueled by a military budget four time greater than Beijing's, a campaign to increase the size of the U.S. Navy, upgrade the Air Force, restore U.S. nuclear primacy, and maximize cyber warfare capabilities, the commitment to containing China includes numerous and often provocative joint military exercises, not the least of which are the "freedom of navigation" deployments.
With the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) claimants unable to compete with China militarily, their primary means of asserting their territorial claims have been via diplomatic forums and the court of international public opinion.
Rooting their claims in the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea, they have pursued multilateral negotiations with China to create South China Sea codes of conduct, two of which have been agreed upon, but they have yet to be fully implemented. Encouraged by Washington, they also took their case to the U.N. Court of Permanent Arbitration where they prevailed.
Relying on its historical claims and the U.S. tradition of understanding international law being what those who have the power to enforce it say it is, China rejected the Arbitration Court's findings.
Reinforcing the economic leverage Beijing exercises over ASEAN nations which are economically dependent on China, the Communist Party's hardline newspaper The Global Times warned that those who persist in challenging China's claim should "mentally prepare for the sounds of cannons."
But, as the two imperial elephants struggle for geopolitical advantage, the Pacific ants remain steadfast in their claims and pursuit of diplomatic solutions.
MEETING CHINA HALFWAY
In his book Destined for War, former Assistant Secretary of Defense Graham Allison reminds us that while the Thucydides trap has often resulted in war, great power conflagrations have also been avoided. War with China is not inevitable.
A case in point was the 20th century U.S-Soviet contest for dominance. At the height of the Cold War, Swedish Prime Minister Olaf Palme convened elite figures from Europe, North America and the Soviet Union to prevent potentially omnicidal nuclear war.
Drawing on the truism that neither individuals nor nations can be secure unless their rivals simultaneously enjoy security they created the Common Security approach to diplomacy.
The Commission advised that we "must achieve security not against the adversary but together with him," recognizing that when nations develop and deploy new weapons and military doctrines to counter perceived threats, their actions are seen by their rivals as escalating threats. This, in turn, leads the newly threatened nation to respond in kind, resulting in a spiraling arms race and to increased dangers of deadly miscalculations.
The Commission went on to suggest diplomatic steps that in time resulted in the INF (Intermediate Nuclear Forces) Treaty that functionally ended the Cold War.
In this tradition, Lyle J. Goldstein, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College, has enumerated ten "cooperation spirals" in his landmark volume Meeting China Halfway: How to Defuse the Emerging US-China Rivalry. One of Goldstein's spirals of mutual and sequential diplomacy focuses on reducing tensions and stabilizing relations across the South China Sea.
He acknowledges that such negotiations will be difficult, will require patience, and could likely be improved upon. Most important is creating will on both sides of the Pacific to coexist despite our differences.
Clearly, and most urgently, those with influence on President Trump must press him to reverse course in the South China Sea, as he did with his "fire and fury" threat against North Korea. His aircraft carrier fleets must be recalled. "Freedom of Navigation" provocations must be halted.
And, it is past time to signal a U.S. commitment to pursue common security diplomacy with China and the nations of the Asia-Pacific.
Goldstein concedes that there might be better ways to meet China halfway in the South China Sea, but the mutual and sequential steps that he outlines provide a pathway that begins with small trust-building steps and which lead to coexistence that should be seriously considered, debated and improved upon. He recommends:
Step 1: The U.S. invites China to join the annual CARAT (Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training) exercises in Thailand. This modest step can provide a "bridge between the two powers." In response, China would propose a "regional antipiracy patrol", focused on the critically important Malacca Strait. This would provide a vehicle for "building trust and confidence."
Step 2: The U.S. proposes a Southeast Asia-Pacific Coast Guard Forum. With its Coast Guard focus, it will contribute to demilitarizing maritime security issues and improve the working relationships of U.S., Chinese and other regional leaders.
In response, China would invite ASEAN defense officials for annual tours of PLA (People Liberation Army) facilities, including Hainan Island. This would allow for greater transparency and trust building between China and its rival South China Sea claimants.
Step 3: The U.S. reduces its provocative surveillance activities along the Chinese coast and Hainan Island. The surveillance can be conducted from satellites and by other technical means, reducing the possibility of potentially dangerous military incidents as China takes military counter measures. (Serious incidents occurred in 2001, 2009 and 2014.)
In response, China would clarify its still ambiguous South China Sea territorial claims, making them consistent with the Law of the Sea. In doing so, "China's U-shaped line may continue to exist but in 'harmonized" form, to accord with greater peace and stability…."
Step 4: In response to China's concession of clarifying its SCS claims, the U.S., which until Pompeo's provocative July statement had remained neutral about the competing South China Sea claims, would "endorse' China's role as a claimant to the Spratley/Nansah Islands.
This would not be an endorsement of China's claims, but it suggests that China's claim is on a par with others' claims. China, in response would move to finally "operationalize its policy of 'joint development'" for South China Sea resources, with a 50-50 split serving as the basis.
Step 5: The U.S. ceases joint military operations with Vietnam, the only claimant nation that – given its long history of tensions with China – may wish to see the U.S. "embroiled in a confrontation with China." Beijing, in response, would cease military cooperation with the Philippines and Indonesia as a way to stabilize the region.
In 1964, before the U.S. and China were economically integrated and before cyber warfare could threaten the implosion of national infrastructures, U.S. intelligence reported that China was on the verge of testing its first nuclear warhead.
In response U.S. and Soviet leaders considered the possibility of joining together in a preemptive attack to derail Beijing' nuclear program. Wisely, President Johnson was led to reconsider and cancel what would have been a catastrophic war.
Eight years later, President Nixon was Mao Tse-Tung's guest in Beijing. A U.S.-China war must be averted. Peace and coexistence, despite our differences, are possible.
Dr. Joseph Gerson is President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security, Vice-President of the International Peace Bureau, and a board member of Massachusetts Peace Action. His books include Empire and the Bomb: How the U.S. Uses Nuclear Weapons to Dominate the World and With Hiroshima Eyes: Atomic War, Nuclear Extortion and Moral Imagination.
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Franklin Food Pantry Celebrated Volunteers
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The Pantry will celebrate the amazing contributions of its award-winning volunteers at the Volunteer Recognition Luncheon on Wednesday, September 28 at 11:30 AM at the Mount Street Farm in Franklin. Special attendees will include Representative Jeff Roy and Town Administrator Jamie Hellen.
The Pantry will bestow its 2021 President's Volunteer Service Award to three volunteers who served over 500 hours, one volunteer who served over 300 hours, and seven volunteers who served over 100 hours. This prestigious award was founded in 2003 by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation to honor individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the nation and inspires those around them to take action, too. Led by AmeriCorps and managed in partnership with Points of Light, this program allows Certifying Organizations to recognize their most exceptional volunteers.
Tina Powderly said, "We are so grateful that the community recognized the dedication and passion of The Pantry's volunteers with the Quest for the Best Gold Award! The Pantry simply could not serve all of the families that shop with us each week without the hard work and commitment of each one of our 125 volunteers. We can't think of a better reason to celebrate them this year!"
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