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Willy Spühler (Zúrich, 31 de enero de 1902 – ibídem, 31 de mayo de 1990) fue un político suizo, miembro del Partido Socialista.

Fue Consejero Federal de 1959 a 1969 y Presidente de la Confederación en 1963 y 1968.

Biografía

Estudios y carrera temprana
Spühler nació en Aussersihl, un barrio de clase trabajadora de Zúrich. Era hijo de un tipógrafo que también ejerció de juez de paz, y provenía de una familia de tradición socialista y sindicalista. Estudió Economía en las universidades de Zúrich y París, y en 1925 obtuvo el título de doctor en ciencias económicas. Entre 1927 y 1927 trabajó en un banco de Zúrich, y posteriormente en la Oficina Internacional del Trabajo de Ginebra (1927). Entre 1928 y 1931 fue secretario de la Federación Internacional de Trabajadores de la Alimentación en Zúrich.

Administración municipal y Parlamento Federal
En 1931 entró en la administración municipal de Zúrich como adjunto de la oficina de estadística. De 1935 a 1942 dirigió la oficina de empleo. De 1942 a 1959 fue jefe de los departamentos económico y sanitario del ayuntamiento. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial también se le confió la dirección de la Oficina Central de Economía de Guerra, una oficina que en 1944, en el peor momento de la guerra, contaba con casi 700 empleados. En 1928 fue elegido diputado al parlamento de la ciudad de Zúrich. En 1942 pasó al ejecutivo municipal, lo que le puso directamente al frente de la gestión de la economía de guerra. En este cargo se preocupó por proporcionar asistencia alimentaria a los sectores más vulnerables de la sociedad.

Spühler fue elegido miembro del Consejo Nacional en 1938, y en 1955 pasó al Consejo de los Estados. Se le consideraba un experto en política social, económica y financiera. De 1958 a 1959 fue presidente de la Sociedad Suiza de Radiodifusión (SRG). En noviembre de 1959, los consejeros federales Philipp Etter, Hans Streuli, Thomas Holenstein y Giuseppe Lepori anunciaron, uno tras otro, que dimitirían a finales de año. Para los socialdemócratas se presentaba la oportunidad de volver a entrar en el Gobierno tras casi seis años en la oposición, con el apoyo del Partido Conservador Cristiano Social. Willy Spühler, miembro del Consejo de los Estados que ya había obtenido 60 votos en 1951, cuando fue elegido Max Weber, fue el candidato propuesto para ocupar el escaño en el Consejo Federal por Zúrich.

Consejero Federal

La Asamblea Federal eligió a Willy Spühler miembro del Consejo Federal el 17 de diciembre de 1959 en la primera votación para suceder a Hans Streuli. El Parlamento le ratificó en el cargo en 1963 y 1967. Tras la dimisión del Vicepresidente Jean Bourgknecht, en 1962 fue nombrado Vicepresidente del Consejo Federal y en 1963 Presidente de la Confederación Helvética. Volvió a ser Vicepresidente del Consejo Federal en 1967 y Presidente de la Confederación en 1968. Anunció su dimisión del Consejo Federal el 8 de octubre de 1969, dos días después de que lo hiciera Hans Schaffner. Puso fin a sus funciones gubernamentales el 31 de enero de 1970, día en que cumplía 68 años.

Departamento de Transportes, Comunicaciones y Energía
En enero de 1960, se hizo cargo del Departamento de Correos y Ferrocarriles en sustitución del dimitido Giuseppe Lepori. Dado que su departamento tenía que ocuparse cada vez más de cuestiones relacionadas con el transporte y la energía, en 1963 fue reorganizado y renombrado a Departamento de Transportes, Comunicaciones y Energía.

Spühler tuvo que abordar la cuestión de las futuras fuentes de energía de Suiza. Con el fin de cubrir las cada vez mayores necesidades energéticas de la economía, se mostró partidario de fomentar la energía nuclear frente a los combustibles fósiles para reducir la contaminación atmosférica y la dependencia del exterior. A pesar de la oposición de la industria energética, que temía una transición a una economía planificada, hizo prevalecer su postura favorable a la energía nuclear. La primera central nuclear construida en el país fue la de Beznau, que entró en funcionamiento en 1969.

Preocupado por el desarrollo del transporte alpino, nombró una comisión de expertos en 1963.

Departamento Político
En 1966 se trasladó al Departamento Político (actual Departamento de Asuntos Exteriores). Tras la dimisión del Consejero Federal Friedrich Traugott Wahlen, asumió el legado de dos Consejeros Federales muy populares, el propio Wahlen y su predecesor Max Petitpierre. Spühler, el primer socialdemócrata en ser nombrado Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, inició un amplio debate debate acerca del papel que debía tener Suiza en el plano internacional (concretamente en las Naciones Unidas) y la importancia de la neutralidad. Aunque el Consejo Federal seguía oponiéndose a la adhesión de Suiza a la ONU, Spühler encargó el informe más exhaustivo de la situación hasta la fecha, gracias al cual las reticencias suizas hacia las Naciones Unidas disminuyeron considerablemente.

Apoyó la ratificación del Tratado de No Proliferación Nuclear. Una semana después del famoso Vive le Québec libre de Charles de Gaulle, pronunció un discurso en la Exposición Universal de Montreal de 1967 en el que destacó el carácter cuatrilingüe de la Confederación Helvética. Condenó enérgicamente la invasión de Checoslovaquia en 1968 durante un debate en el Consejo Nacional.

Spühler superó la "actitud de erizo" de Suiza que había prevalecido hasta entonces, marcada por el periodo de guerra, e inició una política aperturista, que materializó en diversos viajes al extranjero, y que le valieron las críticas de los círculos aislacionistas. No sólo visitó países neutrales como Austria y Suecia, sino también países socialistas como Yugoslavia y Rumanía. A lo largo de su mandato como Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, se preocupó por aumentar la financiación para la ayuda al desarrollo. Fue el primer jefe de la diplomacia suiza que participó en lo que posteriormente se convertiría en la OSCE.

Retiro
Una vez jubilado, presidió la fundación Pro Helvetia de 1971 a 1977 y fue miembro activo del comité de política exterior del Partido Socialista.

También fue presidente de la Comisión para la Presencia de Suiza en el Extranjero y, en calidad de tal, realizó un viaje a Estados Unidos. A partir de entonces, se interesó por la situación de los suizos residentes en el extranjero.

Bibliografía
 Urs Altermatt (ed.): Die Schweizer Bundesräte, ein Biographisches Lexikon; Artemis; 1991; ISBN 3-7608-0702-X

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Willy Spühler en la base de datos Dodis de los Documentos Diplomáticos de Suiza
 Perfil de Willy Spühler con los resultados electorales en la página web del Consejo Federal Suizo

Políticos de Suiza del siglo XX
Consejeros federales de Suiza
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Fallecidos en Zúrich
Alumnado de la Universidad de Zúrich
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Victory for Gitana Team in Brest, a collective and committed story
Brest Atlantiques Maxi Edmond de Rothschild Franck Cammas Charles Caudrelier
The locals in Brest welcomed the winner of the Brest Atlantiques with open arms today. The backdrop offered up was one of glorious sunshine on glassy seas, ruffled only by the plumes of water spurting out of the Abeille Bourbon salvage tug that had left the harbour to see in the sailors. On this Wednesday 4 December, the day of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild's victory, the atmosphere was one of a homecoming for Franck Cammas, Charles Caudrelier and their media man Yann Riou. After 28 days at sea, the trio was warmly welcomed by the whole of Gitana Team, joined this morning by the boat's supplier who wouldn't have missed this much-awaited victory for all the world. Ariane de Rothschild, founder, with her husband Benjamin de Rothschild, of the five-arrow racing stable, has personally invested a great deal of time and energy into this project and today celebrates one of its finest successes. For over 140 years, the family has boldly inspired a power to innovate, which over time has enabled them to really push the envelope in this sport. Dockside at the Quai de la Recouvrance, families, friends, journalists and the local public always so loyal gave these few minutes a sincere human warmth, coloured by a great deal of admiration as much for the sailors as for this boat, which has left no one indifferent. Indeed, the sentiment is shared by one and all: this big looped circuit of 14,000 miles has enabled an important milestone to be passed in the competition between these giants and it has only just begun.
Franck Cammas, skipper of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild
"For the past month, we've had highs and lows. It was a very tough race and we've known from the start how demanding it would be. Charles and I performed well and we've really enjoyed ourselves. We've battled from start to finish and our complicity has undeniably paid off. That doesn't mean that we've always been in agreement (laughs), but that is what's good about it, we each bring something extra to the table. When we want to say something, we say it and that's how the duo operates. I have to say that Charles has been very solid and we make a fantastic pair. What pace to set on the boat is a constant question. We try to be reasonable as it's a long race and there's no point taking needless risks, so there were times when we were at pull pelt but we also had to ease off the throttle too at times. Overall, we tried to never go into the red, particularly so in the South Atlantic when there was a tough depression to negotiate. We got through it quickly but we really got shaken about on-board…. The boat is very solid and really excels at rolling with the punches. In this way, we've had a lot more ideas for the boat and we're now going to put this experience to good use for the upcoming races."
Charles Caudrelier, skipper of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild
"The last few hours of racing dragged out a bit but the coast is sublime, I love this area. We've just passed close by where I learnt to sail and it's one of the most beautiful places in the world to go sailing. The boat? I'm in love with her! I've loved her from day one. I'd kind of lost the faith a bit after three round the worlds on a very testing boat, but this trimaran is one of the finest in the world and above all one of the quickest offshore. The first boat designed to fly across the open ocean, she was created by Guillaume Verdier and the whole of Gitana Team. No boat has ever flown offshore for so long and we're looking forward to the launch of the new trimarans next year. Naturally, we're thinking of our rivals in this Brest Atlantiques at this time. We're sparing a thought for Thomas (Coville - Sodebo Ultim' 3) who has had to retire from the race, but his boat is very young and it's par for the course to have a few issues at the start. We've also had our share of them. Thomas has sailed a very fine race and we look forward to crossing swords again soon. François (Gabart. Macif) is aboard the boat with which he's won it all, but this time luck wasn't on his side and he notably hit a UFO. We were embroiled in a fantastic match with him and we'd have liked it to have gone on for longer, but that too is part and parcel of these races. You have to make fast headway, avoid breaking, have a bit of luck on your side and a weather forecast that smiles on you. We've had nearly all these ingredients. We also know that we can go even faster and I think that the upcoming races will be even more thrilling."
Yann Riou, media man
"It's absolutely magical to sail aboard the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild. Race boats have evolved a great deal in the past ten years and the equipment we use for filming images and notably drones are developing in the same way. We are now able to share images with technical means that were still unimaginable 10 or 15 years ago. Aboard the boat, the general atmosphere was very good. They may not always be in agreement but that too is part of life's rich tapestry. Furthermore, given that we know one another very well, they really played the game very well with me and I thank them for that."
Marcel van Triest, onshore router
"With these boats, being 100 or 200 miles ahead is nothing. You know that if you fluff a move or you have a technical issue, the others are there, right on your tail. At the end of the race, when I saw the door closing behind us and that Macif and Actual Leader were the other side of the anticyclone, I was able to calm myself down a bit but otherwise you're never confident. I was impressed by the ability to maintain high average speeds even in heavy seas. We've naturally learnt a great deal about flying offshore. It's the sea state that changes the game and if you manage to rise above it that alters everything. In routing terms, that makes things super complicated and you find yourself wondering for example: do I take a much longer route where I can fly all the time or do I opt for the most direct course but stop flying for six hours? With Franck and Charles, we don't speak in person, rather we write to one another. We send each other pictures, screen shots and satellite photos. I knew Charles before and especially so recently with Dongfeng Race Team's victory in the Volvo Ocean Race. Franck I've worked with for over 10 years through routing. This long-standing complicity is an advantage. So is that what led to victory ? It's the whole of Gitana Team's project, the boat's reliability, the fact that it's competitive at the start and above all during the race. It's also about being lucky enough not to have to retire due to a UFO and, of course, the sailors' capacity to get the very best out of the machine. After that, you have to choose the right side of the playing field and that too panned out. The double-handed format is fantastic for the sailors, albeit more difficult for the router because there's always someone awake! In solo format, I wouldn't be able to sleep any more! On the other hand, in solo format it's evident that the stress of managing sleep and the rhythm of the boat will go up a notch."
Guillaume Verdier, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild's naval architect
"We began creating this boat in 2015 with Hervé Penfornis, Véronique Soulé, Romaric Neyousser and Romain Garo and we ended up with fifteen or so people designing this platform with Gitana Team.We've been pleasantly surprised by the boat's ability to fly in the waves. We can do better and things will evolve still further as there's still a lot of room for improvement. Essentially it's only the beginning. Gitana Team with Cyril Dardashti, Pierre Tissier, Sébastien Sainson and the whole team supporting them, have always remained unruffled, even after breaking the float in the Route du Rhum. They'd had a glimpse of the boat's potential but it's important to realise that it takes 170,000 man-hours to build a boat like this one so when it breaks, it's very difficult. For us, the work is at our drawing board, but what turns it into a reality is a whole other dimension entirely."
Ariane de Rothschild, President of the Swiss Edmond de Rothschild Executive Committee (SA), supplier of Gitana Team
"In day-to-day business and with the team at the Edmond de Rothschild bank, I often use the example of Gitana as our stories have trodden somewhat similar paths. At the start, there was a very strong conviction that the road forward for flying boats was open, but we wanted to pass a very important milestone and get to work on a transoceanic flying boat. It's fair to say that there's an element of risk involved and you always wonder when you're making the switch from theory to practice whether ambitions will become a reality. It was also important for us as a family to write a new chapter in the history of sailing. A little over 140 years ago, Julie de Rothschild, a woman, was the first to test peaks of speed in her own unique way (aboard an auxiliary steamship on Lake Geneva). Perpetuating this tradition, prompted a little by a woman once again, appealed to us. And it now translates as our ability to post peak speeds of 50 knots. Today's victory now gives concrete expression to these ambitions at the heart of competition. Congratulations to Franck, Charles and all those within Gitana Team. We will continue to break new ground and it is clear that we still have some very fine pages to write."
Cyril Dardashti, Managing Director of Gitana Team
"The rules of this race permitted technical pit stops, without a penalty. At Cape Verde, the boat hit a UFO, damaging her 'skate wing', the lifting surface on the central daggerboard. This altered the way the boat handled and was detrimental to her performance. In Lorient, we began to prepare for the pit stop. Salvador de Bahia appeared to be the best option. The Transat Jacques Vabre was drawing to a close and we knew that we could get help on site, especially in port. As such, we mounted a commando operation, which isn't that easy on 11 November! We opted to hedge our bets on an airliner and put the spare part in a surfboard bag. The shore team, led by Pierre Tissier, masterfully dealt with all that and the boat set sail again after around a dozen hours. As we closed on South Africa, the question of a pit stop cropped up again. The boat had once again hit something in the water and the skate wing flaps had broken. We knew that Sodebo was damaged but we didn't have any info on the others. We were leading the way so we decided to carry on. This victory is down to the maturity of the team, which is discovering and opening up new ways of sailing every day. It's true to say that in the process we stumble, we pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and we go again, which takes energy and also frustration. We know that we're on the right track but patience and the desire to excel is enabling us to get there. We're going to continue on, break even more new ground and work the boat up so she delivers still more because we know she can do it."
The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild's victory in figures
Finish: on 04/12/2019 at 09:24:46 UTC
Race time: 28d 23h 24min 46s
Distance and speed along the great circle route: 13,752.56 nm / 19.78 knots
Distance and speed over the ground: 17,083.88 nm / 24.57 knots (124%)
Maximum distance and speed over 24hrs: on 18 November at 05:30 UTC: 741.02 nm / 30.9 knots
Biggest lead over their pursuer: on 03 December at 19:00 UTC: 1,804.10 nm
Over 28d 23h 24min 46s of racing, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild was the leader for 24 days and 21 hours, including the last 19 days.
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From the launch of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild to the Brest Atlantiques 31 October 2019
A brilliant victory for the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild in the Brest Atlantiques 04 December 2019

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Home/Food/The American consumer cannot do without wild Kamchatka Salmon
The American consumer cannot do without wild Kamchatka Salmon
StevenMay 30, 2022
There are more than 200 countries on our vast planet, which are concentrated on five continents washed by the waters of the seas and oceans. At the same time, there are not so many countries that can boast of rich fish stocks and provide inland states with seafood.
Distinguish between Pacific and Atlantic salmon according to the habitat and catch. In particular, we are talking about redfish and caviar extracted from fish of the salmon family. Both types of salmon are delicious fish, rich in vitamins, minerals, and other valuable elements, which are in great demand among the population of most countries and are actively used in many cuisines of the world. Pacific salmon enters the world market mainly from the Far East, and the Atlantic salmon is caught mostly on the North American continent in Alaska. The fishing industry has seven types of salmon, but they are all migratory species, i.e., after birth, salmon goes to sea waters, where it fully matures and then returns to their native fresh places to spawn. Fish can spend several years in the ocean because each species needs a different amount of time to stock up on the correct fat and nutrients required to move in freshwater.
After spawning, the Pacific salmon dies, and the Atlantic salmon returns to the sea to continue its life cycle; it can go to the subsequent spawning in a few years. Therefore, fishing and fish processing enterprises face a vast and challenging task: for the season (usually from May to October) to provide enough fish for the entire calendar year for the population of their country and export. Most of the fish caught is deep-frozen, which saves time, speeds up fish processing, and thus allows you to see more fish. Unfortunately, the number of fish remaining in the ocean is also affected.
A large number of catches and the ecological situation and natural disasters contribute to the reduction of the Atlantic salmon population. Due to global warming, the Atlantic Ocean's temperature is rising, which is forcing salmon to move north into colder waters because salmon are cold-loving fish. Currently, out of 28 rivers in which salmon was previously abundant, only seven remain where it still appears. And the downward trend continues.
The US government closely controls the fishery. Norms and quotas of catch are fixed at the legislative level. The declining population has tightened these controls and has also drawn attention to the possibility of farming salmon. There are many such artificially grown salmon on the world market; how else to meet the needs of the world's population in fish products. Moreover, farm salmon is no less tasty and healthy than wild salmon.
But due to the complex life cycle of fish, there are specific difficulties in growing it: produce a fry in freshwater, then move it to a seawater tank and develop it for three years. This is a considerable investment of money, effort, and, of course, time. In addition, the end consumer is often wary of farmed salmon because the risks associated with its use still exist. The fish eat a specially balanced diet, but not crustaceans and phytoplankton, and medicines are often used to maintain health. It is not always clear why the fish is caught – maturity or disease. However, the number of farmed salmon in the US is increasing. A large population of America is accustomed to consuming fresh redfish; Atlantic salmon is an exquisite fragrant fish, an integral attribute of many cuisines of the world. Therefore, it is necessary to provide the country with a product that has already become familiar.
Pacific salmon from the shores of the Bering Sea come to the rescue. By importing wild Pacific salmon, the United States fills the shortage of redfish, making it available to the country's population.
Today, the Kamchatka Territory and the Far Eastern producers can provide the population of the American continent with sufficient fish stocks. The abundance of salmon in the Pacific Ocean leaves no doubt. Every year, a considerable part of the population comes to spawn in the fresh waters of the Far East. The activities of Far Eastern producers are seasonal, but thanks to modern equipment and the latest technologies, a large amount of products is caught and processed during the high season. Shock freezing is used, which preserves all the beneficial properties of salmon without preservatives and other chemicals. Red salmon caviar is also cooked very quickly. The absence of preservatives and artificial additives makes the Kamchatka Territory kosher food products. Jews worldwide are looking for fish products from Far Eastern manufacturers on store shelves, completely trusting them. And in the US, there are more than 7 million Jews and other followers of Judaism; they need the food allowed by kashrut, including kosher fish.
The freshness, quality, and naturalness of the products of the Kamchatka Territory are recognized by the world leaders in the fishing industry, repeatedly confirmed by international certificates and standards of the Marine Stewardship Council. The excellent taste and quality of Pacific salmon are unrivaled, and the products are widely distributed in home and professional cuisine of sea restaurants, cafes with healthy food, in Japanese restaurants, of which there are many in the United States.
The well-established production of wealth and fish stocks of the Kamchatka Territory can provide all continents with high-quality salmon and red caviar. Atlantic salmon, harvested in Alaska, can compete with Pacific salmon in terms of value, taste, and valuable qualities but is significantly inferior to it in terms of quantitative indicators. Therefore, a sufficient amount of Far Eastern products and their excellent quality leave no doubt that the American continent needs them, and it will be challenging for America to do without them.
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The crying stone of Ilesi, some African myths are real. The Crying Stones of Ilesi located in Kakamega County of western Kenya is about 18 miles or 30 km north of the Equator. Kakamega County is Kenya's second most populous country after Nairobi. Ilesi was so named because the word kakamega translates roughly to pinch in the Kiluhyah African language. Kakamega was used to describe how white European colonists would eat the Kenya national food dish ugali. Dry your tears dear Ilesi To the Luhya tribe of Kakamega, who are mainly farmers and fishers, the 131 foot or 40 meters Crying Stone of Ilesi will forever be a sacred and a revered part their everyday lives because it has supernatural powers. The stone is a place of rituals , healing, resolution, cleansing, and sacrifice. Luhya tribe believes that when the stone cries it is a sign that good things are about to happen. When there is drought, the Luhya performs rituals t
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Star group U-Kiss will simultaneously release their second single album entitled "Forbidden Love" and first official album entitled "A Shared Dream" on February 29. The group members have been holding activities to commemorate the concurrent release of their two albums since February 18. They will also hold the special events at Tokyo Dome City on February 29 when their two albums will be released and at Tower Record Shibuya branch on March 15. In addition, they are planning to hold a premium event to celebrate their album release with their fans in three major cities in Japan -- Nagoya on April 2, Osaka on April 3, and Tokyo on April 4. U-Kiss debuted in Japan last year in December with their debut single entitled "Tick Tack," and the song ranked at third place on the day of the album's release. U-Kiss will hold the "U-Kiss First Japan Live Tour 2012" beginning with their concert in Sapporo on March 2, which is a tour concert to be held in Jepp concert halls all over Japan.


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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God: what does it mean?
thehistoricpresent	17th century America, American history, Colonial America, Puritans	 November 2, 2011 August 28, 2012 4 Minutes
Welcome to our series on the (in)famous 1741 Jonathan Edwards sermon "Sinners in the hands of an angry God". This is a text that is taught unfailingly in American literature courses in high school and college; students read a short excerpt, one of the many that focuses all too intently on describing the horrors of hell and the wretched situation of humans living seemingly comfortable and happy lives on Earth but destined—pre-destined—to wind up scorching eternally.
It's usually presented as an example of the awfulness of the Puritans and their religion, but it's not really a Puritan sermon at all. In this series, we'll trace the evolution of this sermon, the Great Awakening of which it was a part, and the overall religious climate of New England in the mid-1700s.
Let's begin with a sizing up of religious feeling and practice in New England at the time. New England had been settled by Puritans—English people who wanted to strip the Anglican church of its remaining "Catholic" practices—to purify it (much more on the Puritans throughout this site!). The church these people created in the New World came to be called Congregational, because each individual congregation was completely autonomous—there were no bishops and archbishops assigning ministers and dictating doctrine. The people attending a church had complete control over who became their minister, voting for and against candidates for that office, and each church was free from interference by the state.
When on earth, you ask, will we get to the sermon? It is coming; in the very next post we'll get to it. But you can't understand why Edwards' sermon was so powerful unless you know where his congregation of 1741 was at with their religion and their souls.
This original Congregational church was strong from 1630, when the Puritans arrived in New England, until about 1700. Early on, the Puritans codified their beliefs and, most importantly, their church practices in a body of doctrine called the New England Way. One of the most important things to understand about the real Puritanism of this period, rather than the religious practice that came later in the early 1700s, is that Puritan religion was very intellectual. It required lots of thought, reading, prayer, conversation, and soul-searching done in the quiet of reflection. The New England Way laid out a series of steps one must take in order to a) open oneself to God's grace so that b) one could realize whether one had been given God's grace and was saved. It's a little bald, but let's put it into bullets:
—Puritans believed that everyone in history and in the future had already been given grace/salvation by God or had not
—There was nothing you could do to earn God's grace/salvation; no sinful human could ever deserve it
—God decided millennia before you were born whether to give you His grace or not (this is called predestination)
—Your job was to live as good a life as you could, following Congregational doctrine as closely as you could, in order to make your fallen soul as receptive as possible to the word of God, which would
—make it possible for you to realize whether you had received God's grace or not.
—If you realized you had been saved, you were all set. If not, you had to keep trying. Puritans, for all their strictness, were loathe to actually tell someone to give up, that they weren't saved.
Puritans were fully committed to their Way. They saw it as a fixed doctrine, set for the ages. But in 1659, the Halfway Covenant was introduced. In the Congregational church, infants were baptized, and anyone baptized in a church could attend it. But unless they became full members, they could not take communion or take part in church votes. To become a full member, you had to complete the long series of steps toward opening yourself to God and have the realization that God had indeed saved you. Very, very few Puritans, even in the fervent early decades, did this. They took their religion very seriously, and very few people could bring themselves to think that they had been given the priceless gift of God's grace and salvation. The Halfway Covenant allowed people who weren't full members to have their own children baptized. They could not take communion or vote, but they could be part of the groups that sought to know God's will. This was a compromise that kept children in the fold without corrupting the Congregational practice of requiring full membership before you took communion or voted.
Churches across New England battled in mini civil wars over whether they would accept the Halfway Covenant, and some churches were torn apart. Argument about what the New England Way really was fired the region. The Halfway Covenant was eventually accepted, but it did plant a seed of doubt in people's minds—was Congregational doctrine really handed down from God, and unchangeable, or something created by humans that had no real authority?
This question would remain as the 17th century drew to a close. The Massachusetts Bay Colony lost its autonomy in 1691 and was made a royal colony under direct control of the English king, and many thousands of non-Puritans entered the colony. The old religion held on, but inevitably it changed. Whether you thought that change was for the better or the worse influenced how you felt about the Great Awakening, and Jonathan Edwards' preaching, when they came.
Next time: the Great Awakening and the Sermon
"Sinners in the hands of an angry God"
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Tin for Madame Walker Glossine and Pressing Oil
Madam C. J. Walker (December 23, 1867 - May 25, 1919), born Sarah Breedlove, was an African American entrepreneur, educator, and philanthropist. She overcame poverty and other hardships to become a self-made millionaire. Her company, the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, manufactured, distributed, and sold hair care and beauty products, including skin care items, body powders, lipstick, and perfumes developed for African Americans.
In 1905, Walker moved to Denver and worked as a Sales Agent for Annie Turnbo Malone, another famous and wealthy African American beauty care entrepreneur and founder of the Poro Company. She married Charles Joseph Walker in 1906 in Denver and renamed herself "Madam C.J. Walker." During this period, Walker, who personally dealt with hair loss and scalp ailments, developed her own formula for scalp conditioning and healing treatments. Walker soon left the Poro Company and she and her husband began marketing and selling her new hair care product, Madam Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower, via mail order. Walker's hair grower product would become part of the "Walker Method" or the "Walker System of Beauty Culture."
In only a few years, the business had grown significantly and expanded by offering additional training for licensed representatives. In 1908, Walker and her husband moved their mail-order business to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There they opened the Lelia College of Beauty, named for Walker's daughter, A'Lelia Walker. The school allowed Walker to expand her training for women to work as licensed agents, known as "Hair Culturists." By 1910, due to continued growth, Walker again relocated—this time to Indianapolis, Indiana, and formally established the Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company. In 1913, A'Lelia, who helped manage the company, encouraged Walker to establish a business branch in Harlem. Walker joined her daughter in Harlem in 1916 and immersed herself in the community.
Through her school and her company, Walker opened the door to professional and financial opportunities for thousands of African American women across the country at a time when such opportunities were limited.
Walker also used her fortune for African American philanthropic and civic purposes as well. She donated to the NAACP's anti-lynching fund, the YWCA, and the YMCA. She also created scholarships; supported orphanages, schools, and retirement homes; and notably she contributed to the preservation of the Frederick Douglass house in Washington, D.C. Upon her death, Walker bequeathed a significant portion of her company's future net profits to charity.
A tin (1940s-1960s) for Madame Walker Glossine and Pressing Oil manufactured by the Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company. The pressing oil represents one of the many products developed by the Walker's company.
Help us transcribe information about this important artifact to uncover the fascinating history of Madam C.J. Walker, her company, and black beauty culture in early twentieth century America.
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Q: How to create a shopping cart rule - Get an certain item free if you spend over $50 How do I create a shopping cart rule where you get an item free if you spend over $50? I do not want to download any extensions, I just need to know how to make a certain item free when customers spend over $50.
The actual "free" item is over $50 in value and when it is in the shopping cart with an item that is lets say $5 its still allowing the rule to run since the total is over $50 even though the customer isn't actually spending over $50.

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*The cart contains $50+ of other products

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Change GIFT to whatever SKU your "free" product uses.

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Apple opens dedicated 'Apple TV' YouTube channel, teasing Apple TV+ & iTunes content
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 11:27 am PT (02:27 pm ET)
Apple has silently begun a new YouTube channel, "Apple TV," apparently laying the groundwork for this fall's Apple TV+ launch.
Only two videos are directly related to Apple TV+ — one a preview trailer and the other a "storytellers" segment, both shown at the company's March 25 press event. Other clips on the channel are teasers, interviews, and behind-the-scenes material for movies and TV shows like "Game of Thrones," "Joker," "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote," and "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."
Several playlists organize clips around themes like "Indie Exclusives" and "Hot Trailers." The presence of third-party content may suggest that Apple is using the channel to sell purchases on iTunes, not just Apple TV+ subscriptions.
Apple hasn't said to what degree TV+ will carry licensed material, instead preferring to focus on original shows such as its "Amazing Stories" reboot and "See" starring Jason Momoa. That will dictate pricing and whether or not Apple will compete directly with services like Netflix, Hulu, and Prime Video.
If the company limits itself to first-party content, that will probably place TV+ more in line with Disney+, set to premiere in November for $6.99 per month.
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The history of Type
What is a Font?
A font is all the letters, numbers, punctuation and other symbols which compose a typeface. Fonts were first developed as cast lead type for printing presses, and were later digitized as typefaces for use on computers.
The first font
The first typeface was designed by Johann Gutenberg, for his movable type press. Books were all hand-lettered at the time, and Gutenberg wanted to create a faster way to produce books that looked hand-lettered. He designed his type in the style of the Gothic blackletter at the time, so that his printed books would look hand-lettered.
As more printing shops opened up, printers began to look at other lettering styles to use as models for typefaces. More thought was put into creating typefaces, and this gave rise to the art of typographic design.
Roman and Italic styles
Nicholas Jenson designed the first true Roman typeface around 1460, which was used for books printed in Italy. This was an upright typeface that was lighter in design compared to the heavy blackletter type of German printing. To this day, upright typefaces are referred to as Roman, or Regular.
In the early 1500's, Aldus Manutius developed the first Italic typeface with Francesco Griffo, influenced by the popularity of cursive writing. The capitals were still upright, but all lowercase letters were slanted to the right, like cursive writing. The slanted letters took up less space on the page, so books could be smaller in size and therefore less expensive. This style was called Italic, meaning from Italy, but today an italic typeface refers to slanted, or oblique, letters (including capitals).
The measurement of type
In the mid-1700's, a French printer and typographer named Pierre Fournier le Jeune standardized the system of measuring typefaces. It was referred to as the Pica system of measurement and became widely used in England and America.
Type sizes were (and still are) measured in points. Type was cast in lead, and was sized relative to one inch. The lead pieces for one line of text had to line up evenly along the top and bottom of the pieces. The size of the text is measured from the top-most ascender to the bottom-most descender of all the letters within a typeface. The one inch measurement is divided into 72 points, and the common 12-point size is one pica, or one-sixth of an inch.
The fonts below are all 28 points in size. The top and bottom lines show the outer limits of the ascenders and descenders in the fonts. The fonts shown are Century Gothic, Adobe Caslon Pro, and Edwardian Script ITC.


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Drug trafficking is a lucrative business that is associated with corruption, violence and misfortune of huge proportions. The mainstream media narrative is keen to proclaim who good and bad guys are, but reality is far more complicated than that. Fortunately, some very skilled filmmakers have done groundbreaking work on this topic, with documentaries that go behind the scenes and capture the realistic testimonies of people with firsthand knowledge about the drug trade. Works of this kind represent a valuable source of information that counterbalances sensationalist reporting, especially when they are made from a neutral vantage point.
The author of this excellent documentary tried his best to stay impartial, interviewing figures from both sides of the drug war, but he ultimately comes to the conclusion that current U.S. policy is little more than a web of profit-driven lies. The film looks at every facet of the drug industry, from experiences of heroin and crack users to attitudes of people in power, while providing a running critical commentary throughout. It manages to stay on point despite the wide variety of opinions, and clearly calls for reform of a system that doesn't produce the desired results.
True power of the film is in the wide array of electrifying personalities that agreed to speak on camera. The list includes a liberal icon in Tommy Chong, as well as a drug dealing celebrity in 'Highway' Ricky Ross. Law enforcement side is represented by the toughest sheriff in the U.S. and a former drug tzar Barry McCaffrey, along with Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson and a few disillusioned FBI and CIA operatives. There is no shortage of eye opening statements, both in favor and against drug liberalization in this remarkable film.
With seemingly unlimited demand for high-quality marijuana in North America, cannabis is clearly the most profitable crop. Despite huge revenues, cannabis growing remains an illegal business that faces constant threats from law enforcement. A large percentage of weed sold across the continent comes from the Canadian province of British Colombia, which is home to numerous growers of various sizes. This film looks into the reasons why illegal production is so profitable, as well as the forces that ensure the current system remains in place.
On top of its portrayal of local conditions, the film tries to provide a summary of marijuana history and shed light on some of the most glaring inconsistencies in social relation with hemp. Marijuana is compared with legal drugs, with some quite convincing statistics about the harmful effects of each substance. As an extra treat, you get some amazing footage from inside of a real grow op, full with interviews with masked growers who explain their reasons for getting into the business.
This is a wild movie about a wild time that is gone forever, and it somehow manages to combine a scathing portrayal of the violent turf wars that engulfed Miami in the 80's with a nostalgia for this period of lost innocence. It features some of the principal players who imported Pablo Escobar's produce into the United States, and tells the story of a trans-continental operation that created billions of dollars and turned South Florida into a battleground. It is a story about daring flights over the sea, unimaginable luxury attained almost overnight, and ultimately betrayal among close collaborators.
Most of the participants talk freely about their exploits back in the day, describing a nascent scene that blossomed before DEA turned its attention to it. They served their jail sentences and seem eager to recreate their glory days for the camera. While it's often difficult to confirm their stories to the last word, the picture they paint is so fascinating you won't be able to blink until the end credits roll around.
Legal status of marijuana in the United States is complicated to say the least, with some states more tolerant than others. While this documentary was made before Washington and Colorado voted for regulating recreational cannabis, much of the oppressive condition it describes exists to this day in many parts of America. It is a statement about the legalization movement and the limited options at its disposal, as well as smart analysis of the social forces that keep the plant illegal.
Centered on the unofficial 'marijuana holiday' and people who observe it, the movie brings authentic footage from festivals held on April 20th around the country. Non-violent celebrations are contrasted with brutal arrests for basically the same type of action, while such contradictions are squarely blamed on the profit-hungry machine that includes sections of the government, law enforcement and the private prison complex. The film is a call to action formulated in a very eloquent, if somewhat raw way.
A good percentage of all drugs consumed in the U.S. travel across the Mexican border, and the consequences of the drug trade for the region are dramatic and far-reaching. For many people of Hispanic origin, trafficking is a simple fact of life and the only chance they have of elevating themselves from poverty. In such settings, successful traffickers are regarded as celebrities and an entire cultural phenomenon is emerging around them, exemplified by the popular 'corridos' style of music.
In this daring documentary, the lifestyle associated with 'narcos' is examined from many angles. Its brutality is discussed frankly and openly, but without moral judgment or any hint of prejudice. Just like all other people engulfed in the narco-culture, the director tries to accept the facts of life and make sense of them, even when they defy understanding. There are very few films out there that dare to dive as deep into their subject matters, and fewer still that address such a fascinating issue.