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City Of Hamilton Highlights 2021 Progress
News Release: HAMILTON, Bermuda – The Management of the City of Hamilton wishes to publicly thank our team of just over 100 staff members who worked tirelessly throughout 2021 to ensure that Hamilton – one of the smallest cities in the world – remains spotless, vibrant and efficiently run.
City CEO Dwayne Caines said: "2021 was a year which demonstrated our adaptability and resiliency as an organization. The pandemic brought many challenges, but I am very proud to say that we never compromised on servicing the needs of the City."
2021 saw much progress made throughout the City as detailed below:
"In June, the City released its audited financials which is a testament to our commitment to operate with fiscal prudence and engage in transparent processes," said Mr. Caines. "The audited financials showed that the City currently has no debt, despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly lowered our revenue streams for 2020. Additionally, in 2011, the Corporation obtained a $10.6 million loan to finance the construction of its Works Depot on Laffan Street. The loan was repaid in full by March 2020."
Stewards of the Environment
In February, the City completed a major solar power installation on Front Street. 78 panels were installed which, it is anticipated, will save the City more than $30,000 a year on electricity costs and cut down on fossil fuel emissions.
This year the City also invested in wastewater upgrades. The City has purchased two fine-mesh screening machines which will be installed at the Front Street Wastewater Treatment Plant early next year and will remove approximately 40 per cent of suspended solids from the City's wastewater. It will also lead to a significant reduction in the amount of macro and micro plastics entering the ocean at the South Shore outfall.
In November, the City publicly highlighted our Street Furniture Programme where felled trees are repurposed (in-house) into City street furniture. Over the last five years, the City of Hamilton has saved tens of thousands of dollars in lumber and labour costs through this programme and helped to lessen our environmental impact.
Helping the Community
Mr Caines said: "The City of Hamilton has a legacy of giving back to the community – whether it be through monetary donations to charities, through the provision of manpower at no-cost or via the reduction of rental rates for City venues. COVID-19 has really hit our island hard – from the City businesses, to our charities and to the average family just trying to get by. That's why we have, as much as we can, focused a lot of our energy and resources this year on giving back to the community which we serve."
Throughout 2021, the City made monetary donations to Focus Counselling, Teen Haven, the Anglican Cathedral's Feeding Programme and Tomorrow's Voices. For two days in November, City staff donated their time and skills to fix playground equipment at two of the City's nursery schools.
In April, the City provided masks for the unsheltered population to prevent against the spread of COVID-19 and in July we announced that we would be extending our successful Extra Duty Police Officer Programme to help keep Hamilton safe.
In May, in an effort to bring added vibrancy to Hamilton and alleviate financial strain on visual and performance artists caused by COVID-19, the City announced it would waive busker fees for 2021. Only a week later, the City decreased the rental rates for some of the City's popular rental venues, to help reduce the financial strains faced by residents, community groups, small businesses and local charities caused by COVID-19. The hourly rental rates for Bermuda's parks were reduced by more than 50 percent.
In 2021, the City provided the Perot Post Office and Bull's Head Car Park as COVID-19 testing locations and Pier 6 as a vaccination centre.
In December, the City launched its Cycle Theft Awareness Campaign to help combat instances of bike theft in the City and installed new CCTV systems at City Hall car park.
The City also continues to assist with the fabrication of alfresco dining structures for struggling City eateries, in response to COVID-19 guidelines.
Making Hamilton a Vibrant City
Mr Caines said: "Our organizational vision at the City is to be a democratically elected, vibrant, safe and clean city focused on economic growth and livability. One of the ways we work to achieve that is through our events and marketing initiatives which bring people to the City, thus assisting City businesses and stimulating the local economy. For example, our most recent drive-in Christmas movie event generated $60,000 for City businesses which we know via the receipts we collected as an entry 'fee' for the films. We also held a successful, COVID-safe Scavenger Hunt across two days in August which received huge support from the public and local City businesses.
"This year, our events and marketing team also facilitated the placement of the delicious pop-up food concessions you see around Hamilton, as well as launching various Christmas campaigns (such as the City's Christmas Window Decorating Contest; Rockin' Around the City Tree; the 12 Days of Giving social media giveaway initiative; and the 3 For Free parking initiative) aimed at fostering the island's festive spirit and bringing shoppers into Hamilton.
"The team also manages the VIVID public art initiative which enjoyed a new addition in Victoria Park earlier this year – an interactive piece by Bermudian artist Katie Ewles."
Throughout 2021 the City has also made significant strides in improving parking management in the City to ensure equal parking opportunities, as well as cracking down on abandoned vehicles in the City.
During 2021 the City's Town Crier conducted almost 100 FREE Discover Hamilton Town Crier tours and the City relaunched its City e-newsletter to connect residents with our news, events and updates.
"One of the goals of our Strategic Plan is to 'create beautiful places and spaces' and one of the ways we do this is through a continual assessment of our assets," said Mr. Caines. "In 2021 we were able to take on several capital projects including the full renovation of the Victoria Street bathrooms, a major upgrade to Albuoy's Point and a refurbishment of Washington Lane. We also improved street lighting, traffic light systems and sidewalks throughout the City to ensure we stay up-to-date with international standards. Victoria Park Bandstand (the only remaining structure like it in the world) also recently underwent a major facelift – it's first since 2007, and Pier 6 is currently undergoing a major renovation to transform it into a premier event space."
Celebrating our Heritage and our People
On July 2, The City officially designated the area on which the City Hall building and grounds rest as 'Freedom Square'. Freedom Square is a formally sanctioned safe space for people to express themselves regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and national origin. The City's hope is that it will create a pathway for Bermuda's civil rights history to be recognized and celebrated. The City has installed five QR codes along Freedom Square which, when swiped over with a phone or tablet, link to brief informative videos about that location and its historical significance.
In October, the City was honoured to be able to present Bermuda's Olympic Gold Medalist Flora Duffy with the 'Keys to the City' during a special presentation ceremony for her on the steps of City Hall.
Investing in Our Staff
Our Human Resources Department continues to provide relevant, quality staff training and growth development opportunities within the organization.
In 2021 all staff received training in CyberSecurity and Privacy and almost all Managers received Mental Health Training via BHB.
"At the City of Hamilton, our value is in our people," said Mr. Caines. "We have a tremendous team here at the City and I'm personally grateful for every one of them. I am excited to see what we can achieve together in 2022."
BPS: 'We Anticipate About 7,000 Were in Attendance Today, Assisted By a Nice Breakthrough in The Weather'
Minister Neither Confirms or Denies Prison Officers Working 300 Hours of Overtime Per Month at Taxpayers Expense
Bermudians in UK Reminder: Bermuda Government Reception For Students Tomorrow, Dec 2
Bermuda Tech Week 2019 to Celebrate Innovation & Explore Growth Opportunities
Transport Minister Extends Condolences as Bermuda Mourns Passing of a Young Man
Alternate Bus Routes Due to Partial Closure of Reid Street
DPT: Buses Back In Service On Back To School Day
Minister of Economic Development on BEDC's Loan Guarantee Programme
Solar Power Generation at Dockyard to Produce 500 KW & Reduce Consumption


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Park Jae-kyung (; born 15 February 1984) is a South Korean professional golfer currently playing on the Korean Tour.

Early life and amateur golf career
Park was born into a golfing family. His grand-uncle Park Myeong-chul served as the 3rd and 4th President of the KPGA, and was a South Korean representative for the World Cup from 1956 to 1959.

His father's elder brother, his father, and his own elder brother are all KPGA tour professionals.

Unsurprisingly, Park was exposed to golf from a young age and his childhood was filled with golf clubs instead of toys. It was in 6th grade that Park decided that he would pursue a golfing career.

Professional career
Park became a member of the KPGA in 2003, first as a professional on 29 April, then as a tour professional on 29 August. He made his Korean Tour debut in 2004.

Park completed his mandatory military service obligations from 2008 to 2010. Park came in third place in his first competition after military service, the 8th KPGA Academy Tour.

Since then he has participated in the Korean Tour and Korean Challenge Tour.

References

External links

South Korean male golfers
Golfers from Seoul
1984 births
Living people

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The boy is accused of driving erratically, eluding police and damaging a Paramus police car.
A 17-year-old boy from Ridgewood is facing a number of charges after he was accused of driving erratically, eluding police and damaging a Paramus police car early Tuesday morning.
At 1:15 a.m., an officer attempted to stop a driver who was driving as if he had an impairment or medical condition, said Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann. The officer followed the car onto Route 208 south, where the driver traveled at a slow speed after his tire blew out from hitting the curb. The driver eventually began driving at 20 mph on the rim with no rubber left, Ackermann said.
The driver, later identified as the 17-year-old boy, was stopped by Glen Rock and Paramus police in the parking lot of Garden State Plaza in Paramus.
The driver faces charges of eluding police with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest as well a number of traffic summonses. The summonses include reckless driving, driving without a license, failure to stop or yield, improper use of left lane, disregard of a stop sign, failure to enter a highway properly, failure to maintain lamps, failure to possess registration and insurance cards, obstructed windshield and improper license plates.
Paramus also is filing charges after the teen allegedly damaged one of the borough's vehicles and for violations that happened within the borough.
The teen was released into his mother's custody, pending an appearance in juvenile court.


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Nokia X2-05 is an entry-level mobile phone running on the Nokia Series 40 operating system. It was announced on October 11, 2011 and was released two months later. The phone was available in Black, Silver, White and Bright Red, and came with a stereo headset and a MicroUSB cable. The suggested price was €46 before taxes and excluding subsidies (SIM-free).

Features
Nokia X2-05 is focussed on music: it has support for a wide range of audio formats, such as MP3, MP4, AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB. The handset has a built-in 106phon loudspeaker and includes an FM radio with a speakerphone option and a possibility to record radio transmissions. The phone can be connected via USB either via Nokia PC Suite, or act as a USB mass storage device. The device supports Bluetooth v2.1, including A2DP and EDR profiles.

Software
The X2-05 comes with an audio player, Nokia Browser 1.0, which uses compression technology, e-mail, instant messaging, Facebook and Twitter client apps, and supports Java for third-party applications, which can be downloaded from the Nokia Store (Opera Store as of July 2015).

Nokia Life Tools 1.7 was included on devices made for Chinese, Indonesian, Indian, and Nigerian markets.

Devices for the Chinese market included Mobile QQ (an instant messaging program popular in China) and a Chinese dictionary.

MSN Messenger IM functionality may not work, because Microsoft shut down the .NET Messaging Service in favour of Skype. Alternative instant messaging services are supported via Java (J2ME) apps.

References

External links
http://mobiles.sulekha.com/nokia_x2-05_mobile.htm
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_x2_05-4242.php

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Mobile phones introduced in 2011


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Boneless chicken pieces simmered in traditional curry sauce. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free. Vegan.
Seasonal mix vegetables cooked in a creamy tikka masala sauce. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free. Vegetarian.
Local fresh green kale, ginger, and onion fried with spiced chickpea batter. Vegetarian. Gluten free. Vegan.
Thinly sliced artichoke heart fried with spiced chickpea batte. Vegetarian. Vegan.
Grated potato patties mixed with onion and spices and deep fried. Served with house chutney. Vegetarian. Gluten free. Vegan.
Samosa mashed and topped with lentil waffles, yogurt, mint and tamarind chutney.
Steamed dumplings stuffed with sauteed cabbage, green onion, soya and spices. Vegetarian. Vegan.
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Steamed dumplings stuffed with ground chicken, onions and spices.
Roasted chicken with mixed greens, tomatoes, onions and house dressing. Gluten free.
A delicate medley of basil, sweet tomatoes, ripe avocado, cucumber, and mozzarella cheese tossed together in a light basil dressing. Gluten free.
Cucumber, onions, and tomatoes tossed with lemon chat dressing. Gluten free. Vegan.
Combination of apricot fruit and white chicken in a coconut curry sauce. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
Chicken and potatoes simmered in an aromatic onion and tomato base sauce. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
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Chicken cooked in a coconut curry sauce. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
Chicken and fresh baby spinach cooked in a tomato curry sauce. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
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Tendered lamb cooked in a rich creamy fenugreek sauce. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
A signature house dish made with tender lamb cooked in a tangy mango pickle gravy sauce. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
Tender lamb cooked in a coconut curry sauce. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
Tender lamb cooked with cashew and raisins in a light creamy curry sauce. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
Tender lamb and fresh vegetables cooked in an onion based curry sauce. Vegetarian. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
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A classic kashmiri dish made with tendered lamb slow cooked in aromatic tomato and saffron based sauce. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
Tendered lamb marinated with ginger, garlic and spices and roasted in our traditional clay oven. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
Half chicken marinated with ginger, garlic, yogurt, mustard and spices and roasted in our traditional clay oven. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
Chicken breast marinated with turmeric and spices and roasted in our traditional clay oven. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
Chicken breast marinated with fresh mint, garlic and spices roasted in our traditional clay oven. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
Salmon fillets marinated with garlic, mustard, curry powder and spices roasted in our traditional clay oven. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
Jumbo prawns marinated with mint, garlic, ginger and spices roasted in our traditional clay oven. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free.
Seasonal local farm vegetables marinated with ginger, garlic, turmeric and chat masala and roasted in our traditional clay oven. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free. Vegetarian. Vegan.
Cauliflower, green peas and potatoes cooked in onion and tomato based curry sauce. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free. Vegan. Vegetarian.
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Okra and potato cooked with onion gravy and aromatic Indian spices. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free. Vegan. Vegetarian.
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Oven roasted eggplant cooked in creamy yogurt and ginger sauce with fresh tomatoes, peas, herbs and spice. Served with your choice of white or brown rice. Gluten free. Vegetarian.
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Eggplant and potatoes cooked in a nepalese curry sauce. Vegetarian. Vegan. Gluten free.
Organic mustard greens and potatoes sauteed in olive oil with cumin seeds. Vegan. Gluten free.
Organic cabbage, carrots and green peas sauteed in coconut oil with a pinch of turmeric and cumin seeds. Vegetarian. Vegan. Gluten free.
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Unleavened flat bread with cheese.
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Traditional Indian tandoori bread. Vegetarian.
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Served with 2 veggie curry, lentil soup, basmati rice, nan bread, green salad, mango chutney, rice pudding and papadum. Vegetarian.
Served with a choice of chicken or lamb curry, lentil soup, basmati rice, nan bread, green salad, mango chutney, rice pudding and papadum.
Cubes of chicken marinated with yogurt ginger, garlic, turmeric and herbs, roasted in tandoori oven;simmered with tikka masala sauce, rolled with romaine lettuce in a naan bread.
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Our veterinarians' high level of expertise and our practice's fully equipped surgical suite allows us to perform the vast majority of surgical procedures that your pet may require - from cruciate repairs, fracture repairs, amputations, desexing, lump removals, exploratory laporotomies, caesareans, biopsies, wound stitch-ups, removal of intestinal foreign bodies - the list is endless!
Neutering your pet is a surgical procedure that prevents them from being able to reproduce. In male pets it is referred to as castration; and in female pets as spaying.
This is the most frequent surgery performed by our vets, and generally only requires a day stay in the clinic.
The most common age to desex your pet is at 6 months, however we are happy to assess each patient on a case by case basis.
Prevention of testicular cancer and prostate disease in males.
Prevention of pyometra (infection of the uterus) and mammary tumours (breast cancer) in females.
Stopping the "heat" cycle in females if done before or at 6 months of age.
Being less prone to escape & wander, especially in males!
No. Your pet will retain their pre-operation personality. Desexing prevents the developement of scondary sexual characteristics, so you may notice you pet seems to calm easier, or seem less aggressive toward other people or animals. Thats because these are hormonally driven behaviours.
No. It is actually more beneficial for her NOT to have any puppies or kittens before being spayed.Her risk of developing breast cancer increases if she is allowed to go through even one heat cycle.


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All News 13:55 October 13, 2016
The following is the second summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Thursday.
BOK slashes 2017 growth outlook to 2.8 pct: BOK chief
SEOUL -- South Korea's central bank said Thursday it has revised down its growth outlook for next year for Asia's fourth-largest economy to 2.8 percent from the 2.9 percent forecast three months earlier.
The outlook is lower than the government's estimate that the local economy could reach the 3 percent range next year.
Still, Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol said South Korea will not have difficulties in achieving 2.7 percent economic growth this year.
(LEAD) Samsung begins exchanges, refunds of Galaxy Note 7 in S. Korea
(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 6-7)
SEOUL -- Owners of the Galaxy Note 7 in South Korea on Thursday started getting refunds or swapping their phones for another smartphone, two days after Samsung Electronics Co. decided to discontinue the device over safety concerns.
Consumers who have a Note 7 in their possession must visit stores where they bought the devices to get a refund or exchange.
The refunds and exchanges in South Korea will be completed by the end of this year, according to local mobile carriers.
U.S. envoy calls for making outside information available to N. Koreans
SEOUL -- A top U.S. official on the North's human rights Thursday stressed the need to get North Koreans to gain greater access to outside information as the move will help them recognize the reality of their regime.
"The success of the (North Korean) regime in maintaining controls and suppressing its population is very much related to its ability to control media and access to information," Ambassador Robert King told a forum on North Korea's human rights.
(LEAD) Seoul's JCS chief meets U.S. counterpart over N.K. threats
(ATTN: ADDS Haney's comment and his past trip to Seoul in 5-6 paras)
SEOUL -- South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman Gen. Lee Sun-jin discussed ways to bolster deterrence against North Korean threats with top U.S. commanders, Seoul's military said Thursday.
Lee met with Adm. Cecil D. Haney, commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) on Wednesday (U.S. time), to discuss the allies' joint efforts to counter increasing provocations by the North, the JCS said in a statement. He also inspected U.S. strategic assets such as the B-2 stealth bomber and the B-52 strategic bomber.
S. Korean stocks down on large cap losses
SEOUL -- South Korean shares traded sharply lower late Thursday morning as institutions turned to selling after remaining net buyers for three consecutive sessions.
The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) lost 14.32 points, or 0.70 percent, to 2,019.41 as of 11:20 a.m.
Most large caps were in negative terrain.
(2nd LD) 3 S. Koreans shot to death in Philippines
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, throughout with updated info)
SEOUL -- Three South Koreans have been shot to death in the Philippines, a foreign ministry official said Thursday.
The three -- two male, one female -- were found dead Tuesday with gunshot wounds in their heads, according to the official. Their bodies were found in a sugar cane field in Bacolor, a small city of around 30,000 people.
One victim was found with his feet bound with tape, and the female body lying nearby had tied hands, he said. They have all been confirmed as South Korean nationals in their 40s and 50s. Earlier the nationality of one victim needed to be confirmed.

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French bakery immediately became a popular place for visitors in Tirana as well as Albanians themselves. Located in (Ibrahim Rugova street), in the heart of the center of Tirana (ex- Bloc) French Bread celebrates 17 years of quality service with a special taste of French food.
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The Guardian/UK
Poorer Nations Hit with 'Exorbitant' Consultancy Fees for Carbon Offset Projects
Reese Erlich
A woman sits on her land near the river. The Nepalese government subsidises farmers to install equipment that turns animal and human waste into methane cooking fuel, using less firewood. (Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the Guardian)
The UN-certified scheme that allows developed nations to pay for carbon reductions abroad instead of making domestic cuts has come under fire for paying high fees to consultants from rich countries.
The Guardian has learned that the Nepalese government has so far paid a Norwegian company €150,000 to verify a greenhouse gas reduction programme for which it is seeking carbon credits. That sum would pay for 340 of the small-scale carbon cutting projects the government is trying to set up.
Seperately, the conservation charity WWF pays €20,000 (£16,000) per verification visit for a smaller project using the same technology, but under a different scheme.
Kyle Ash, a Greenpeace official in Washington DC called the fees "exorbitant" and questioned the entire UN-administered cap and trade system. "It doesn't seem like a good investment especially when there are other ways to reduce emissions," he said.
"We need to restrict global warming pollution [in industrialised countries]," he said. "And we need to finance clean development in third world countries. But the two things aren't connected."
Stein Jensen, a spokesman for the Oslo-based consulting company used by the Nepalese government, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), said that there is such competition to provide consultancy services that the fees reflect the market rate. He added: "for small projects the transaction costs are high."
The UN says verification is necessary to ensure that schemes attracting carbon credits really do lead to reductions in CO2, but it has currently approved only 33 companies worldwide to evaluate carbon offset projects.
Samir Thapa, an official with the Nepalese government's Alternative Energy Promotion Centre, said the demand for evaluators outstrips the number of companies available. "You may have to wait to validate your project for six months or one year," he said. "Economically, that's not very viable for the project, especially in terms of smaller projects like ours."
The Nepalese government has been working since 2006 to receive UN certification to sell carbon offsets for two biogas projects. The government subsidises farmers to install equipment that turns animal and human waste into methane cooking fuel. Under the scheme, local people will use less firewood and other fuels, thereby reducing carbon emissions.
The government paid DNV €150,000 (£123,000) for initial site visits and related services. It will have to pay €50,000 (£41,000) for subsequent annual visits. Nepal hopes to complete the UN-administered certification process by the end of this year and ultimately wants to build 200,000 biogas installations. It expects to earn $400,000 (£259,000) per year in carbon credits.
The biogas equipment currently costs $575 (£372) per household, a significant sum for farmers earning under $1,500 (£971) per year. The government offers partial subsidies, but farmers must spend some of their savings and take out microcredit loans to pay for the rest.
Villager Sabitri Dairi said the scheme had brought environmental benefits. "It's harmful to the forest and the environment to cut firewood down. There could be landslides and floods."
WWF helped finance the biogas for people in Badreni, a village in the south of the country near Chitwan national park. In a project separate from the Nepalese government's, WWF hopes to raise $1m for a microcredit fund by participating in the voluntary carbon offset market. Voluntary credits are not recognised by the UN as meeting a country's carbon reduction goals under the Kyoto protocol. But participants such as WWF must go through a similar validation and verification process as those who do.
WWF will get credit for each tonne of carbon not produced as a result of using biogas. It sells the credits to the Zurich-based NGO Myclimate, which in turn provides offsets to individuals, airlines and other European companies seeking to reduce their carbon footprints.
Thomas Finsterwald, project manager with Myclimate, admitted that the high fees make "it difficult to do small projects." He said inspection fees might eat up 40% of income for some other projects. "This is really a problem."
© 2010 Guardian News and Media Limited
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David was born on the 18 May 1936 in Darlington, the elder of two sons. His father was a tool maker, and his mother a commercial artist, decorating ceramics. His younger brother John, emigrated to Australia in the early 90s. David's father was a Londoner, and during the war they lived in London. During the blitz David and brother John, were taken by their mother to Lincolnshire. However they didn't like it, and soon returned to London. The family lived in Harrow, and David remembered seeing the docks in London ablaze. He also remembered the buzz bombs being dropped on London, and during his spare time collected pieces of shrapnel. After the war the family returned to Darlington, and then moved to Newton Aycliffe.
After leaving school David went to college in Darlington. He had a keen enquiring scientific mind, and as a child constructed his own radio set, so it is probably not surprising that he began work in the design office at Ferguson's radio manufacturers in Spennymoor. It was here that he met Marian, who worked in the factory as a radio calibrator. David did National Service with the RAF in Lincolnshire, where he was responsible for looking after the RAF radio transmitters. Everything in the station had to be kept spotless, so they came up with the idea of tying towels around their feet so whenever they went anywhere in the building, the floor would be polished to a high sheen.
Marian and David were married in 1958 in Kirk Merrington, and in 1963 David got his electronics certificate. It was in the early 60s that David and Marian moved to Cumbria, initially to Whitehaven, so David could work as an instrument technician in Sellafield. It was a work colleague that suggested David apply for a job with the new ITV station that was starting in Carlisle, Border TV. So in 1963 the family relocated to Carlisle. David's first job with Border TV was as a camera man. He then moved into video control ultimately becoming an outside broadcast supervisor until he retired in 1995.
As well as working for Border TV, David created his own pirate TV station. He built a spot scanner out of bits and pieces and would broadcast simple images to a friend living in Newcastle. This pioneering endeavour was brought to an end when a neighbour, who worked for Customs & Excise knocked on his door, and said "I know what you're doing, you'd better take it down."
For the past 59 years, David has been very happily married to Marian. Their son Michael was born in 1960, and their daughter Claire in 1965. David instilled in Michael a great love of the mountains. There were three keys to David's life, family, fell walking & astronomy. Fell walking & astronomy for David weren't hobbies, but ways of life. David was a keen fell walker, and was a National Park Warden for 37 years. Because of his mountaineering expertise, David was called upon to assist with the search for wreckage and personal belonging following the downing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie. David was assigned to Strathclyde Police as a mountain guide supervisor, to assist them as they swept the mountainside for evidence.
His other great passion was astronomy. He was a very serious amateur astronomer, constructing his own telescope & observatory in his back garden. In 1968 he was elected into the British Astronomical Association. But probably the greatest honour, was being made a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He was invited to join this august organization because of the significant contribution he made, particularly in the study of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights. David received worldwide acknowledge for the work he did. He got his first magnometer, which detects changes in the earth's magnetic field, from Sweden, but felt he could do a far better job, and made his own. His design was even used by NASA for a while.
In Carlisle David was the founder member of the Border Astronomical Society. He used the local media to ask if anyone was interested in forming an astronomical society for the city and got a good response. They originally met at Morton Community Centre. About 1979 David was offered a 16" telescope mirror from a member of the Scottish Astronomical group, Harry Clough. This led to the building of Trinity School Observatory as a member who taught physics there and ran an astronomy club persuaded the Education dept. to purchase the mirror. The school paid for the building and the work was done by Technical College students over a ten year period. Border Astronomical Society (which is open to all) moved there in 1986 and is still thriving 46 years after its founding. The city would not have a public observatory if David had not founded Border Astronomical Society. Although retired, David wasn't one for sitting around watching TV, he always had to be doing something, and keeping himself active, both mentally and physically.
David is also grandfather to Harriet, Alexander, Talia & Gabriel. They remember how he would share his love of astronomy with them, showing them the observatory he built in his back garden, and looking at the stars together. David passed away on the 14 January, aged 80.


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those which are ESTABLISHED state (better known as the accept queue).
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South Florida restaurateur Bob Haupert waited years for a certain property in Downtown Hollywood to become available. Given the success of his latest venture, Hollywood Hoagies, it was well worth the wait.
"On day one I expected maybe 15 people would come," said Haupert, who opened Hollywood Hoagies on July 15. "I came out of the kitchen and the line was out the door. And it never stopped."
Haupert, a Downtown Hollywood resident for more than 30 years, had long had his eye on the property at 1920 Tyler Street, behind Bank of America, when he happened to drive by the site one day.
"I saw a 'for rent' sign being installed in the window; and I turned around and came back," he recalled. "I knew it would be a good spot, and it is!"
In addition to being "the only guy on Tyler Street with a restaurant" in an area full of offices, Haupert cited major development projects in the historic Downtown arts, music and entertainment district as a benefit to his business.
But it's the "good service, good food, good price" that keeps customers coming back, he said.
Hollywood Hoagies promises "More than just the best hoagies," and it delivers on that promise.
Besides the variety of cold and hot and hoagies from the Original Italian to sausage and peppers, the extensive menu features overstuffed New York deli-style sandwiches (corned beef, pastrami, turkey breast, brisket), as well as po' boy sandwiches (fried oyster, shrimp, catfish, soft-shell crab), Philly cheese steaks, Cuban specialties, wraps, empanadas, salads, soups and daily specials. Meats are roasted fresh daily in-house. You can even order a 6-foot party sub.
Hollywood Hoagies also serves breakfast, including omelets, bagels with a variety of spreads, a Nova platter, prosciutto and egg on an English muffin, a $5 breakfast combo (egg, ham and cheese on a Kaiser roll and a large coffee or tea) and more. Other Hollywood Hoagies offerings are Cuban pastries, Dr. Brown's soda, Cuban coffee, and hot and cold specialty coffee drinks.
Haupert, who was the district manager for the Food Emporium, a gourmet supermarket chain in his native New York, also owns a Starbucks and a sub shop in the Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, and a deli in Turnberry.
But the new business in his Downtown Hollywood neighborhood holds a special place in Haupert's heart.
"I love being here. It's not work to me," he said. "I love my customers. I have the best customers here in Hollywood."
Hollywood Hoagies opens at 8 am daily except Sunday and closes at 5 pm Monday - Friday and 4 pm on Saturday. Delivery, takeout service and online ordering at Toasttab.com are available.
For more information, call 954-534-7841 or visit Facebook.com/HollywoodHoagies.
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Slaughter or slander? Notes on the Albert Meltzer-George Woodcock conflict
London anarchist Albert Meltzer was a longstanding critic of non-revolutionary and 'intellectual' trends described as 'new anarchism' or 'militant liberalism' (depending on your point of view). Part of this was his conflict with the Canadian writer George Woodcock. I want to examine that conflict and when and how it arose in particular.
Mayday and Anarchism : Remembrance and Resistance From Haymarket to Now
This pamphlet shows the history of Mayday, and the differing ways in which Anarchists have responded…
Fellow Worker : Barry Pateman reviews Cole, Struthers, and Zimmer, Wobblies of the World
Formed in June 1905 at a Chicago conference, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) immediately set out to break up the existing American labour landscape.
A tribute to David Nicoll (1859-1919)
In March 2019 it's a hundred years since the death of David Nicoll, anarchist speaker, writer, editor, poet and activist.
A beautiful idea: history of the Freedom Press anarchists by Rob Ray [Book review]
A review of Rob Ray's 2018 history of Freedom Press taken from KSL: the Bulletin of the Kate…
Portrait of the artist as a wanted man: Philip Ruff's search for Peter the Painter
Review of a 2018 book telling the story behind the Siege of Sidney Street, and telling the story of…
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist by Alexander Berkman, annotated and introduced by Jessica Moran and Barry Pateman [Book review]
Review of the annotated and expanded edition of Berkman's classic Prison Memoirs,…
Leaflet protesting the execution of members of the Tallion group
Information about nine anarchist members of the Tallion anti-Franco resistance group who were…
Peter the Painter (Janis Zhaklis) and the siege of Sidney Street
In October 2003 the Latvian press carried a number of articles about the Latvian anarchist Janis…
Left of the Left: my memories of Sam Dolgoff [Book review]
Sam Dolgoff was an American anarchist and wobbly (member of the Industrial Workers of the World). He…
The Spanish Revolution 70 years later
An outline of the social revolution which exploded at the start of the Spanish Civil War, touching on how it happened and how it was crushed, as well as its significance for anarchists.
Mat Kavanagh and the History of Anarchism
Thoughts on Mat Kavanagh's writing, what he's trying to do with it and what it means for anarchist history


…I can feel my body tense up.
Maybe you have a friend whose health is shaky. Maybe they drink too much, or use drugs. Maybe they're so busy taking care of their families than they neglect their own needs. Maybe they're healthy as a horse, but something strange has happened.
No one wants to hear a lecture about their health. "Stubborn, not incompetent" is the way I describe a lot of people I know. And yeah, I could describe myself that way, too.
"Do you have that effect on people? You keep them all jolly?" demands one character in The Big Chill. The friends are gathered for the funeral of one of their group who committed suicide. All of them are dissecting Alex' last days and years, speculating on how they could've stopped him from taking his own life. Guilt? Sure. Ego? Probably. Selfishness? Absolutely. And why not?
Our friends are part of us. They represent the best – and occasionally the worst – in us. They remind us of who we are and where we've come from. They are there for us when we need them, even if we think we don't.
So if a friend is sick, we want to help. If they're doing things that are bad for them, we want to make them to stop it.
Saying "I'm worried about you" is often met with "Don't be – I'm fine." That kind of rejection is hard to hear. But what is said next is important.
I think I'll give this a try. How about you?
Having lost 12 friends or family members in the last 4 months, I totally understand the hyper-sensitivity when those comments are heard. After the death of my mother in November, and having had to deal with a huge amount of negativity, I made the decision to live in joy and chose to not allow negativity to be part of living. Therefore, I have chosen to actively pray when worry comes up and turn the worry to active concern. This means that I do what you suggest, Victoria, in letting them know I am concerned, and ask whether they need anything, and for what can I pray, and think positively for them. What is it that they need at the time? Sometimes this question opens a floodgate and allows my being able to be a sounding board and encourager to get them to actively pursuing health care. This has worked with 3 people who are now under doctor's care and actually following the medical advice.
I'm so sorry to hear that you've experienced so much loss, especially in such a short amount of time.
We can only do what we can do: reach out, express our love and concern, and do what is asked of us. Good for you for doing just that.


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Marine Institute Singers on a high note after Workplace Choir of the Year Win
Congratulations to our Marine Institute Singers who won the Workplace Choir of the Year, in the National Concert Hall, Dublin, on Sunday night. Runner up was 'Ultrasounds', Cork University Maternity Hospital, Cork. The other finalists were –
• 'Scrubs' Cork University Hospital
• 'Beaumont Hospital Staff Choir', Beaumont Hospital, Dublin
• 'Bon Secours Hospital Workplace Choir', Bon Secours Health System Ltd, Cork
• 'A & L Goodbody Solicitors Choir' A & L Goodbody Solicitors, Dublin
• 'Tallaght Hospital Staff Choir', Tallaght Hospital, Dublin
• 'SSE Airs', SSE Airtricity Ltd, Dublin
The Competition, an initiative of HM1 Arts in association RTÉ lyric fm, Workplace Choir of the Year works with employers and organisations throughout Ireland to establish competition-standard choirs within the workplace and to motivate employees to work together in an enjoyable and engaging way.
The Marine Institute Singers were commended for their clarity of diction and tone quality throughout their performances of Kiitkem Sudamest Mariat and Goodnight My Angel receiving a standing ovation from the filled to capacity National Concert Hall.
The Marine Institute Singers burst onto the Galway choral scene in 2013 by winning the inaugural 'ChoirFactor' workplace choir competition in the Radisson Hotel. Directed by Carmel Dooley, the choir was formed specifically for the event and buoyed by this success continued to sing together and develop their sound and repertoire.
The choir won the new competitor category at the Mayo International Choral Festival in 2014 and have participated in numerous local choral events including singing with Cois Claddaigh and are establishing a reputation as one of the freshest, exciting sounding choirs to have emerged from Galway in recent years.
Since winning Choir Factor 2013 the Marine Institute Singers have since participated in numerous events. Their inaugural concert in June of this year was a sell-out success and most recently they shared a concert platform with the Boeing Employees Choir from Washington USA, in St. Nicholas Church, Galway.
The judging panel included Dr. Ryan Molloy, Music Lecturer at Maynooth University, Gail Henry, radio producer at RTÉ Lyric FM and Lesley Bishop, choral and chamber music manager of the RTÉ Philharmonic Choir, and RTE Cór na nÓg.
"The Marine Institute Singers are thrilled with their success in winning the National Workplace Choir Competition. Their hard work and dedication throughout the year as a choir has really paid off," says Carmel Dooley.
Dr. Peter Heffernan, CEO of the Marine Institute added, "Congratulations to each of the Marine Institute Singers, who have made us all very proud by winning the Workplace Choir of the Year final against very strong competition. Sincere thanks also to Carmel Dooley, choir director, for her inspiration and steering the choir to success"
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2006 Norwegian National Championships - Retrospective: Third Division
It was a triumphant Voyage of Discovery from the Jolster Musikklag Band in the Third Division as they took the honours against their rivals.
The top three prize winners await the announcement of the final results
The third contest to take place on the Friday was appropriately enough, the Third Division, which started at around the same time as the Elite Section in the Peer Gynt Hall. Unfortunately that meant that we had to rely on one of the friendly, but informed members of the press pack with us to pass on their judgements on the 12 performances, as we were tied up elsewhere.
The reports came back to us thick and fast though, and in general agreement with what the judges Rune Bergmann and Geir Ulseth made. The contest itself was played out in the �open' so to speak, with the judges perched on a table at the back of the sloping auditorium. Each of the bands took to the stage during which time the compere (who had the ability to crack a good Norwegian joke it seemed between every performance) read out their potted biographies. As we have said before, it made for a warm and welcoming atmosphere, and one which the full hall (there were not too many seats available throughout) certainly enjoyed.
The eventual winners were declared as Jolster Musikklag directed by Arvid Anthum, just a point ahead of Gjesdal Brass Band conducted by Christian Tenfjord, who were in turn three points ahead of Rong Brass led by Reid Gilje.
The standard of the performances, especially the top two was very high indeed, and it was nice to report that this year the own choices made were chosen with the bands capabilities rather than ambitions very much in mind.
The winners Jolster picked �Voyage of Discovery' (as did the winners of the Fourth Section, but under slightly different circumstances), and even though a number of bands in the UK are complaining that it is perhaps a touch too difficult for them, it certainly didn't sound as such here. This was a powerful and detailed account from a band to be fair should have been playing in a higher division. That is not their fault of course, but it did make the judges choice very much easier by what was on show here. It was a very good account indeed, and wouldn't have been out of place with some of the best bands in the UK who are to tackle it next month.
The same could also be said of the runners up, Gjesdal Brass Band, who picked �Festivity' by Leslie Condon and produced a well balanced and very detailed account under the talented Mr Tenfjord. Once more it made the judges job considerably easier as they displayed a fine bass led sound and some cracking individual contributions. Second place was well deserved.
Behind the top two came Rong Brass directed by Eikanger's Reid Gilje with a lovely sense of understated control in their performance of �Purcell Variations' by Kenneth Downie. This was the best of the rest, and although it didn't have the security of technique of the top two performances it was nevertheless a fine account and brought their quality bass quartet the prize as best section.
Fourth spot was taken by Laksevag Musikkforening conducted by Tom Brevik, who is something of a father figure here in Norway (although he still sports hair the colour of a raven's wing). He first won the Elite Section as a conductor way back in 1980, and although he is no longer in the mainstream battling it out for the very top awards, his class and sense of musicality has not been diminished. Their �Land of the Long White Cloud' had its up and downs for certain, but it was also so broadly set out that the music flowed as it should.
Michael Antrobus was having a busy weekend for sure (he took three bands all told), but he made sure Hasle Brass were on decent form with their performance of �Land of the Long White Cloud' which as was shown with Laksevag is a piece that must be approached with care and attention. Thankfully for the most part they did and as a result they picked up 5th place.
The final podium place was taken by Musikkorpset Gjallarhorn directed by the very talented Espen Westbye, who is usually seen and heard playing brilliantly on soprano with Stavanger. The combination chose to play �Excalibur' by Jan van der Roost, a piece that takes some playing in the best of hands, and although they tired towards the end it was nonetheless a effort with much to commend, with the bands euph player taking the individual award as best player in the contest.
Behind the top six places the standard did start to vary, but there were plenty of decent efforts that found a favourable response with the audience if not the judges.
Fagernes Musikkorps and Gjorvik ByBrass came in seventh and eighth with varying performances of �The Plantagenets', which interestingly fell foul of much the same mistakes of style and technique. The rising fanfares at the beginning caught solo players out, whilst the dislocated style in much of the rest of the piece was at times over accentuated so that the flow was lost. Perhaps the piece was a bit too much for them both, but they also both got close to conquering it too.
It is always nice to hear Dean Goffin's �Rhapsody in Brass', but it is a piece that although now over 60 years of age has the ability to shoot down it potential victims in flames, much like Stuker dive bombers did to allied tanks in the Libyan desert where it was composed in the Second World War. This time Austrheim/Lindas Musikklag suffered a few too many causalities and had to be content with 9th place.
Skui Brassband under Henrik Dalhaug took 10th place with a slightly under-whelming performance of �Renaissance' by Peter Graham that came and went without making much of an impression, whilst Nes Musikkforening under Andres Halla possibly picked too ambitious a choice with Stephen Bulla's �Firestorm' that may have appeared to have been a good choice on paper but wasn't come the contest stage. Band and MD got their fingers burnt here.
Finally, Skodje Ungdomskorps under Gary McPhee whose performance of �Endeavour' by Philip Sparke possibly deserved higher than it came for both the effort and endeavour of the performers and for the fact that the MD allowed the music to flow even when the technical obstacles were taking a few too many victims.
Iwan Fox


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GALESL.weebly.com - Q & A: Help with International Accents, Page 4: Using IDEA - G. A. L. E. S. L.
First I go to the IDEA home page.
In the menu at the top, I click on "Dialects and Accents".
I look for the region that contains Iran: "Middle East" and click on it.
On the Middle East page, in the menu on the right, I look for "Iran" and click on it.
On the Iran page, there is a list of speakers, with country name and a number (Iran 1, Iran 2, Iran 3, etc). I click on Iran 1.
International Dialects of English Archive, the table of samples for Iran. I use the "Iran Three" link in the *left* column to get the MP3, and click on "Transcription" in the right column to read the text of what she says after the standardised passage.
At the top is a button marked "Play". I can click this to listen to the audio.
Below is biographical information about the speaker (age, gender, life history etc) and transcripts or links to what the speaker says.
I click "Play". IDEA has speakers do at least 2 things: first they read a standardized passage like "Comma gets a Cure" or "The Rainbow Passage"; then they talk about themselves and their knowledge of English. Sometimes the speaker will finish with a a short sample of their mother tongue.
Below the biographical information, there is a link to the standardized stories. Further down is a transcript of what speaker says about themselves.
IDEA: link to standardized passages & transcript of unscripted speech are circled in red.
I read the text as the speakers speaks, so that I really understand, and I become more familiar with their accent.
To become more familiar with the Iranian accent, I go back to the country page for Iran, click on another speaker and listen to them too.
IDEA's website & organization was updated in 2012 and is more user-friendly now.
In my short testing (using Iran as an example), the content is great. They have many speakers for the country, they used a long standardized passage and it's followed by a personal story (in case you get bored of hearing the same standardized passage over and over again).
I just wish they had the audio and all the text on the same page.
Next, I discuss using a similar site, the Speech Accent Archive.


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Glory for Me
Touch of Evil
Prayers for Bobby
Lou Criscuolo
Jesse Hoy
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Jason S. Gray
Ft. Wayne, Indiana, USA
Tori Spelling: I'm proud of my husband
After the cheating scandal that rocked their marriage, Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott have been working through their problems and it seems that they have succeeded in saving their relationship.
Last December, Dean admitted he had cheated on his wife and it crushed Tori. However, they decided to try and save their marriage. Hours of therapy seem to have helped and Tori now says she is proud of her husband and the progress he has made in dealing with his issues.
The actress wrote on her website: "Our family has been through a lot this last year. I'm happy and proud to say that we are doing really well, and that Dean and I are working very hard to make our relationship and our family better than ever.
"I'm proud of Dean for all of the hard work he's been doing on himself."


When one compiles history there is a natural tendency to abridge its content; reasonably so, this is because in the grand scheme of things it is just not important knowing that T. Roosevelt drank a gallon of coffee a day or that Thomas Jefferson had women problems in his youth. Yet even so these little trivialities allow one to pull history off of its pedestal and make it relevant to one's own life and world. Instead of viewing certain individuals as gods-among-men destined for greatness, of intellects and acts far superior than anything you or I could aspire for, we are able to view these figures in a more humanizing context.
Take for example the Abraham Lincoln mythos and it's easy to imagine him as more than a man – a sharp wit, debilitatingly honest, an orator in the stead of Cicero, the prairie boy who built houses, an intellect who saved the union. And if one looks to Lincoln only in these terms, the man quickly becomes an idea and not a reality; he becomes no different than the "Livestrong" or "WWJD" bracelets that sit on the wrist as a reminder of what we should do but feel as though we are powerless to actually accomplish. While we require the proverbial carrot-on-a-stick to guide us and move us forward, we also need the belief that it is within our reach. Without it we look to our bracelets, let out a sigh, and carry on slightly guiltier.
But what if we were able to tie together both the great virtues of the individual with the qualities that make him seem human? I fancy it could be the kind of inspiration we need to move forward and out of the debilitating shadows of the greats.
The historian Harold Holzer (who is working with Steven Spielberg on the upcoming biopic about the president starring Daniel Day-Lewis) has brought up before the contrast between the few Lincoln photographs we have and how he may have carried himself as a living, breathing human being. Because the photography of the era required its subjects to sit still as the film captured the light it was near-impossible to smile due to the muscles weakening and looking awkward (try it – hold a smile for two minutes without looking like you park your van in the school parking lot every day at 3:15). This is one of the reasons why Lincoln always looks stoic, dour, melancholic.
Holzer said that Lincoln was thought to have had some particular traits that are often lost in popular portrayals or caricatures of the president, and that a meticulous actor like Lewis might explore.
"When he told a story, it was almost childlike. Apparently he would turn from person to person to gauge their responses. And he was known to have hugged his knees to his chest in delight at his own stories. And to giggle when he laughed" [Underlining mine].
Being the cousin of Emperor Napoleon III of France, the prince's report back could easily throw the support of the European powers to the North or the South. To put this in context, the last time there was a revolution on American soil the colonists won only because France was willing to contribute its naval fleet to their side.
It's an embarrassing, uncomfortable mess.
Then Lincoln came up with a way to break the ice: he asked kindly after the health of his guest's father, Lucien Bonaparte. Unfortunately, the president's handlers had not briefed him well: Lucien was actually Prince Napoleon's uncle — and, worse, had been dead for more than 20 years. Swiftly corrected by the Frenchmen, Lincoln fumbled for more pleasantries: Had they had a pleasant journey? Wasn't the weather hot today? Napoleon, in heavily accented English, replied monosyllabically. At last, mercifully, the president began shaking everyone's hands again, allowing them to depart.
Nearly a half-century later the prince's own private journals would be printed and his impression of Lincoln is one in stark contrast than our own.
This man "without greatness nor very much knowledge" who would pull his knees to his chest and giggle would soon become one of the most revered Americans of all time.