Kisii, Kenya (CNN) -- On one Sunday each month Pastor Lawrence Omambia, the lead preacher at the Community of Christ church in Kisii, Kenya, shows off his gift -- healing and exorcism.
During the deliverance ceremony he paces through the simple brick and tin church listening to the mumbles and shouts of prayer.
He walks swiftly to a worshiper and thrusts his hands on the supplicant's head. "I command evil spirits to come out now in the name of Jesus," he repeatedly shouts in Kiswahili.
His assistant hovers nearby with a tiny bottle of olive oil to smear on the site of offending aches and pains.
From early morning the faithful trickle into his church on the outskirts of town, coming from across the district hoping this Christian pastor can exorcise their pagan demons.
"They come for prayers to be released from the powers of witchcraft," says Omambia, who was excommunicated from the Catholic church more than a decade ago for emphasizing the occult. "Some are possessed by these demonic spirits, so they come forward for prayers to get healed."
The pastor says he can heal cancer, epilepsy and possession and says that the power from his hands is like electric currents from Jesus.
Of course it isn't all that unusual for a pastor to claim healing powers. Witness the blow-dried televangelists of America and elsewhere, who often advertise their dramatic healing powers in infomercials.
But in western Kenya the belief in the supernatural is far deeper, and the line between Christianity and the occult is thin at best.
Many here believe that witches, night-runners brandishing flaming torches and evil spirits populate the night.
And lynch mobs often attack accused witches. A particularly gruesome incident occurred near Kisii in late May. Fifteen people, mostly elderly women, were murdered in a witch-hunt.
Villagers say that more than 100 people gathered machetes and knives and stormed the village of Kegogi after midnight. They believed that the witches operated out of a school and compiled lists of those that they would curse. Five months ago, another five women were killed in similar circumstances.
Omambia says witches should be sent to jail, not killed. That he, a Pentecostal preacher, believes in witches, rankles some more traditional Christians.
The Bible seems pretty clear about people who practice the Occult: "For all who do these things are an abomination to the Lord"- Deuteronomy 18:9-12. But many Christians and pastors in Western Kenya believe in a complex mix of scripture and local traditions.
"Witches are there," says the pastor, "but what we do here is more powerful than witchcraft."
Omambia wears a somber suit when he battles the occult. He is small in stature, but he has piercing obsidian eyes. His sermons are of the fire-and-brimstone variety, but the content contains core Christian values like "love thy neighbor" and faith in Jesus.
It is his deliverance ceremony that shows a different side of faith.
Despite the theatrical nature of the ceremony, the Community of Christ Church doesn't charge for the laying on of hands, unheard of at the myriad prosperity-style churches and pastors that populate Nairobi, Kenya's capital.
"This is not a business," says Omambia. "It is impossible to buy a gift from god."
Kisii is a largely poor and rural part of Kenya. His church does take collection, but the flock normally can only afford to give coins, although his followers did contribute enough to build the church structure from scratch.
Word of Pastor Lawrence's perceived powers has spread. Seventh Day Adventists, Catholics and Muslims send him photographs of themselves or their families to seek help.
"I pray over the picture," said Omambia. "Even if they are not with us physically, we believe they are with us in the picture."
He says he has helped people who send their photos to cure marital problems, asthma and possession -- and even get visas to the United States.
And his followers say he is the real deal.
"I had problems. I was sick," says Nora Buto, who believes a curse caused pregnancy complications. "I came here and he prayed on me like he was praying on other people. I got healed."
After the deliverance ceremony she gave birth to a healthy baby boy. She christened him Lawrence Pastor.


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Another successful Burns' Lunch was held in chapel on Sunday January 20, at which £99 was raised for chapel funds. The photos below give a flavour of the Scottish-themed event which was enjoyed by 23 chapel members and two very well behaved dogs.
Many thanks to Nicky and Mike for preparing the food, Morag for guiding them on what to do, David Wykes for his stirling mashing of 'tatties' and 'neeps' and for everyone else who helped to set out the room, serve the dishes and clear up afterwards.
Special thanks are due to Stuart Fraser who greatly added to the proceedings by addressing the haggis with a recitation of the famous Burns' poem, shown below.
The poem was written by Burns to celebrate his appreciation of the Haggis.
As a result Burns and Haggis have been forever linked.This particular poem is always the first item on the programme of Burns' suppers. The haggis is generally carried in on a silver salver at the start of the proceedings.
As it is brought to the table a piper plays a suitable, rousing accompaniment. One of the invited artistes then recites the poem before the theatrical cutting of the haggis with the ceremonial knife.


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Rock (en inglés: Rock Precinct) es un distrito electoral ubicado en el condado de Hardin en el estado estadounidense de Illinois. En el Censo de 2010 tenía una población de 514 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 3,37 personas por km².

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Rock se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, Rock tiene una superficie total de 152.33 km², de la cual 146.06 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (4.12%) 6.27 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 514 personas residiendo en Rock. La densidad de población era de 3,37 hab./km². De los 514 habitantes, Rock estaba compuesto por el 97.08% blancos, el 0.19% eran afroamericanos, el 0.19% eran amerindios, el 1.36% eran asiáticos, el 0.97% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 0.19% eran de otras razas y el 0% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 1.17% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Station Malling is een station in Malling in de Deense gemeente Aarhus. Het station ligt aan de lijn Århus - Hov. Sinds 2012 wordt het station bediend door de treindienst van Aarhus Nærbane.

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Not having any rocks to crack or baskets to weave (two important activities on Ibo), I decided to go back to the fort. I took the back-route through the village of reed, mud and stone huts, enjoying the shade cast by the mango trees; it was only nine in the morning but it was already hot. A man with a wheelbarrow appeared.
"I can take Misses to the fort in this," he said and gestured to the wheelbarrow.
I did my best 'surprised/amused' "Eeeeeeesh!" noise and swung my head round in the customary manner (this gesture is as typical here as the shrug is in France), hoping to communicate something along the lines of "You've gotta be kidding!", though for a moment I did wonder how the others would react if I turned up in a wheelbarrow… I was reminded of one of Mia Couto's stories in Vozes Anoitecidas when the eccentric Goan insists on riding through the bush perched perilously on the back of a bicycle peddled by his man servant as if it were still 1910 and the bicycle was a sedan chair.
The guy with the wheelbarrow looked disappointed with my response or perhaps he was just trying to work out whether the muzungo had a nervous twitch or was in fact mad (I'm still not confident in my ability to judge the 'Eeeeesh!' and it isn't exactly a discreet gesture if you do get it wrong).
Bundles of thatching material (?) outside a house.
Anyway, I eventually arrived (on my own two feet) at the fort. Sulemao and the others were surprised to see me and I explained all about the weather situation. Sulemao nodded vigorously and said that it was much better that I'd decided to stay.
"You should only go to sea when absolutely necessary," he said, and proceeded to tell me a long story about how he had been ship wrecked once whilst on the way to another island.
"I swam for 45 minutes until the tide went out and then we all walked home. I said I'd never go to sea again."
I sat down next to him and before I could tell him what I'd like to make, he had deposited a load of hoops in front of me and about fifty silver squares.
"Put them all together," he told me and handed me a pair of pliers. And so for the following seven hours I sat painstakingly wired a bracelet together. This was my first experience of making chains and chain mail and it was as utterly repetitive and fiddly as I had expected but I did enjoy it in a peculiar way. The constant burble of kimwani combined with the repetition of the work made for a rather therapeutic atmosphere. Occasionally, they switched into Portuguese to ask me something.
Another new creation.
Sulemao tried on my glasses and we had the conventional chat comparing our descriptions (funny, how glasses-wearers always do this, no matter where they are from in the world). The cheerful silver smith with the club foot interrupted us to declare that he was going to America to meet Obama (I believe this was wishful thinking).
Sulemao then began complaining about the battery he had taken out of his phone.
"Made in China," he said in a thick kimwani accent. "I don't get it. How can it be made in china if the phone was made somewhere else. These chinese, always rip you off."
As he began licking the battery, I tried to explain that the separate parts would have come from different countries but I don't think he was listening.
"Does it have any energy?" I asked, as he licked the battery again.
"Yep!" he said, with a grin.
Cadria got me to talk to her mum on the phone at one point, which was entertaining. And we made plans for me to go to her house on Sunday to see her cooking with dried, green mango which looks like bits of old leather and smells faintly of olives.
At lunch time, they all disappeared off to mosque, leaving me holding the fort… literally.
"You're responsible now!" cackled the silver smith with the club foot.
I ran out of silver hoops and nearly fell asleep in the sun watching the bee eaters flying from the Indian Almond and back. Their gait is astonishingly delicate and they barely flap their wings, seeming to rely instead on the wind and thermal currents. As a result, their flight has a kind of fragility to it, almost like a paper plane.
A view I'll miss; light through the leaves of the Indian Almond tree.
That afternoon, Sulemao showed me how they melt silver and make ingots, pouring the hot metal into a mold cut into a piece of green palm wood.
At around four, Cadria turned up with the beautiful peacock capulana that I had been admiring for so many days.
"I have nothing else to give you, so I give you this." I could hardly believe it, I was so touched, and told her I would think very hard about what to give her in return. Nothing seems good enough.
I walked with Sulemao back through the town. He taught me some words in kimwani – road – barrabarra and baobab – lamba.
When we arrived back at Miti Miwiri, he suddenly launched into an anecdote about the woman who used to live in the house (Sulemao was born on the island and has lived here since independence in 1975).
"She used to sit at that very window and she had someone who she employed to go and bring her the mangoes which fell from the tree in front of the house. Whenever anyone else picked them up, this fellow would go running to her and tell her they were stealing her mangoes. She'd always call out then, "Are you the son of Cadril?". If you said yes, she would let you take the mango home."
Then he paused, "You must come over for dinner. Next Monday, I will tell my wife and you can come and cook with her during the day and see how it is done here."
I thanked him profusely and we shook hands (I was going for the Mozambican handshake but perhaps he thought I was being frightfully European). He beamed at me and then turned and headed on up the hill.
I wonder how on earth I can thank these people for their generosity.
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I really like Sylvia Plath. I love her poetry--it's so honest and real. Even more than that, I love reading her journals. In her journals, she sounds like any other young college girl. Her concerns are/were my concerns--boys, school, clothes, and her appearance. Yet, you most often hear about Sylvia Plath the depressed artist. While she was this, she also had bouts of normalcy that masked the pain.
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I really enjoyed reading this book. I think that the author did a fantastic job of pulling together various sources to write a detailed description of Sylvia's month in New York. I really like the organization of the narrative--Winder covers the first week before covering Plath's life before the guest editor position, the carries through to the aftermath of the month in New York. She uses a lot of quotations from Sylvia's fellow editors, most of whom could not imagine that Sylvia's life would turn out as it did. Why? Because she seemed so much like them. I like the extra features that Winder includes in the book, such as the text boxes that cover in more detail an aspect of Plath's life, such as talking about Plath's love of paper dolls as evidence of her love of fashion, or the chapter entitled "A Dictionary of Adolescence," which defines some important parts of Sylvia's life.
All in all, I think that this is a great book for anyone who is interested in learning more about Sylvia Plath or for anyone who really enjoys The Bell Jar.
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iii. Students and parents shall, at the time of admission, furnish an affidavit to the effect that the students shall not indulge in ragging.
SCMS is a secular institution and hence does not allow religious practices of any particular caste or religion within the Campus.


The Katherine Mansfield Society's annual postgraduate conference brings together emerging modernist scholars to present and discuss new research on Katherine Mansfield, as well as her contemporaries. We are delighted to announce that the conference will be introduced by Professor Elleke Boehmer, Professor of World Literature in English at the University of Oxford and Director of the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH).
Click here to download more information: poster and call for papers.
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As Indonesia continues to stress and develop a burgeoning tech scene, Indosat Ooredoo one of Indonesia's largest telecos, is investing in the country's digital education infrastructure.
Indosat Ooredoo has pledged US$1 million to support teachers, build infrastructure and improve the education process in 65 schools participating in the Hasri Ainun Habibie ORBIT Foundation and the CREATE CyberSchool from CREATE Foundation.
The five-year-long program is called 'Indonesia Belajar' (Indonesia is learning) and equips each school with tablets preloaded with education tools. Furthermore, the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia will train 500 teachers to help them integrate the new technology into their classrooms.
"This is in line with the Ministry's strategic goal to strengthen the roles of teachers, parents and education institution staff in an integrated education ecosystem. We appreciate Indosat Ooredoo's commitment. We hope that Indonesia's education world keeps on improving and is able to boost Indonesia's competitive advantage globally," said Anies Baswedan, the Minister of Education and Culture.
CREATE CyberSchool is a cloud-based education platform from the Indonesian think tank CREATE Foundation, which was founded in 2004.
Founder and Head Trustee at CREATE Ilham Habibie is also a member on the board at the Hasri Ainun Habibie ORBIT Foundation.
He is the first son of former Indonesian president and aeronautical engineering expert BJ Habibie, who succeeded his father's work in developing and manufacturing N-250 airplanes through state-owned Indonesian Aerospace (Dirgantara Indonesia).
CREATE has a heavy emphasis on science and technology in schools making a telco giant partnership logical.
"By supporting the roll out of the CREATE CyberSchool both students and teachers will enjoy the benefits of the Foundation's innovative educational software, enhancing educational processes at the same time," said Alexander Rusli, President Director and CEO 0f Indosat Ooredoo, in an official statement.
Ooredoo Group is a communications giant headquarted in Doha, Qatar. On November 19th, Indosat, already an Ooredoo operator, adopted the brand. During the change, Indosat Ooredoo also launched a business strategy with the goal to enhance accessibility.


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Philippines Morning News For November 5
By Stella-maris Ewudolu on November 5, 2018
'Hot' money net inflow shrinks, but 10-month outflow much smaller
SHORT-TERM investments made by international players continued to flow out of the country in the first weeks of October, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.
Growth likely picked up to 6.3% in Q3—Moody's
The Philippine economy likely grew 6.3 percent in the third quarter, faster than 6 percent in the second quarter, on the back of sustained investment and strong domestic demand, Moody's Analytics said in a report over the weekend.
Hong Kong nonprofit raises $2M for Philippines' poorest
The people of Hong Kong are widely known for their generosity.
China builds weather stations in West Philippine Sea
China has started operating weather stations on its artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang.
6.0-magnitude quake hits Philippines
An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted the Philippines' Lanao del Norte province on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
— Gulf News
GSIS allots P11-B loan for typhoon victims
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has allotted P11 billion in emergency loan for its members affected by Typhoon Ompong and Tropical Depression Karding.
DOF sees inflation easing to 6.5 percent in October
The Department of Finance (DOF) estimated that inflation likely slowed down last month following the decrease in retail costs of Filipinos' staple food.
The economic costs of corruption in PH
The recent $200 million Customs debacle may be just a tip of the iceberg.
'Paltry wage hike will lead to unrest'
THE country's biggest labor group on Sunday warned that the meager P25 wage hike expected to be announced by the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) today would "break industrial peace" and trigger widespread discontent among workers.
Typhoon Rosita's damage to agriculture reaches ₱1.82-B
Typhoon Rosita proved to be costly for the country, with over ₱1.82 billion in damage.
With mobile app, pharmacy logbooks to go digital by 2020
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will begin implementing a policy requiring pharmacies nationwide to use a mobile application that will digitize logbooks by 2020.
Farm performance likely worse in Q3 — estimates
FARM PRODUCTION likely weighed on overall economic performance last quarter, according to the government's agriculture chief and one economist who both said last week that they expect worse performance from the sector when the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reports data on Wednesday.
3 Pinoys to be feted for bridging Japan-PH ties
The Japanese government on Saturday announced it will confer decoration to three Filipinos who made their mark in bridging Japan-Philippines relations.
P175-B South Railway project to start Q2 2019
Construction of the P175-billion Philippine National Railways South Railways project, a 639-kilometer standard gauge railway line from Manila to Matnog, Sorsogon, and a component of the PNR Luzon System program, will finally push through next year.
US firms offering LNG supply to PH
Several American gas-producing companies are offering liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply to the Philippines as the country contemplates a technology reset process for its gas market.
First PH 'landport' to open Monday
The country's first intermodal terminal will be open to commuters on Monday, in time for the onset of the holiday season.
PhilHealth tops GOCC subsidies list for September at P5.30 billion
SUBSIDIES REMITTED by the national government to state-run firms surged in September, going largely to health care, banking, and irrigation arms of the government.
Government starts cracking whip vs SRP violators
Starting this Friday, the government will start imposing sanctions on rice traders and retailers who do not comply with the implementation of the suggested retail price (SRP) rule for the Filipinos' main staple.
CDC, SBMA sign pact to boost Chinese skills
Two free ports in Central Luzon had signed a memorandum of understanding with Confucius Institute to sharpen their Chinese communication and cultural skills in attracting more investors and tourists from China.
Lower prices of basic goods to be felt this month – Pernia
Consumers should start to feel the effects of government efforts to bring down the prices of basic commodities starting this month, an economic manager said Sunday.
— ABS-CBN News (video)
AIRASIA PHILIPPINES PASSES MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SAFETY AUDIT
Manila-based AirAsia Philippines has passed a major international safety audit, the International Air Transport Association Operation Safety Audit (IOSA), that covers more than 1060 separate parameters.
— Airline Ratings
BSP puts up center for financial inclusion
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has established an advocacy and learning center as part of its commitment to financial inclusion.
Philippines largely compliant with exchange of info standards — DOF
The Philippines has been cited for its compliance with internationally agreed standards on the exchange of information on request (EOIR), according to the Department of Finance (DOF).
Senate bills seek to give gov't workers more benefits
Government employees toiling in the wee hours or working in dangerous places may soon receive more benefits under two bills in the Senate.
— Philippine Daily Inquirer
PSE to seek guidance from profit data
THE stock market will seek direction from listed companies' earnings data that are scheduled to be released this week, analysts said.
Aussie nun who angered Duterte leaves the Philippines
An Australian nun who angered President Rodrigo Duterte by joining anti-government rallies has left the Philippines after a long battle against her deportation.
— The Straits Times
Philippines brings back ancient trade practice to move forward
In a bid to enliven economic activity in the border areas with Malaysia, the Philippines has taken a step back from its trading history with its neighbours and brought an ancient trading practice.
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A great idea for a journal issue, but forgettable in this format.
LOST CLASSICS
by Michael Ondaatje ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 28, 2001
Margaret Atwood, Russell Banks, Ondaatje, and many, many others remember favorite books the rest of us have supposedly forgotten. When editors of the Canadian literary journal Brick sat down on a rainy afternoon and thought of asking their long-time contributors to tell them "the story of a book loved and lost, books that had been overlooked or under-read, that had been stolen and never retrieved, or that were long out of print," one imagines them envisioning an outcome similar to what happened on another rainy evening long ago when Byron and the Shelleys challenged each other to a ghost story. What results this time is no Frankenstein. The 70-odd short reminiscences of mostly obscure works, while at times touching, are largely self-serving and do not resonate from one vignette to the next. The pieces are too short to yield useful theoretical musings on the memories of reading—which is especially unfortunate since such a forum would be the perfect opportunity to study some well-known writers as readers. While the concept is enticing, its execution leaves something to be desired.
Pub Date: Aug. 28, 2001
Publisher: Anchor
Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 15, 2001
Categories: GENERAL NONFICTION
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THE CAT'S TABLE
DIVISADERO
by E.T.A. Hoffmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1996
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Publisher: Harcourt
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THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING
by E.T.A. Hoffmann ; adapted by Natalie Andrewson ; illustrated by Natalie Andrewson
by E.T.A. Hoffmann & illustrated by Julie Paschkis
by Charlayne Hunter-Gault ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 1, 1992
From the national correspondent for PBS's MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour: a moving memoir of her youth in the Deep South and her role in desegregating the Univ. of Georgia. The eldest daughter of an army chaplain, Hunter-Gault was born in what she calls the ``first of many places that I would call `my place' ''—the small village of Due West, tucked away in a remote little corner of South Carolina. While her father served in Korea, Hunter-Gault and her mother moved first to Covington, Georgia, and then to Atlanta. In ``L.A.'' (lovely Atlanta), surrounded by her loving family and a close-knit black community, the author enjoyed a happy childhood participating in activities at church and at school, where her intellectual and leadership abilities soon were noticed by both faculty and peers. In high school, Hunter-Gault found herself studying the ``comic-strip character Brenda Starr as I might have studied a journalism textbook, had there been one.'' Determined to be a journalist, she applied to several colleges—all outside of Georgia, for ``to discourage the possibility that a black student would even think of applying to one of those white schools, the state provided money for black students'' to study out of state. Accepted at Michigan's Wayne State, the author was encouraged by local civil-rights leaders to apply, along with another classmate, to the Univ. of Georgia as well. Her application became a test of changing racial attitudes, as well as of the growing strength of the civil-rights movement in the South, and Gault became a national figure as she braved an onslaught of hostilities and harassment to become the first black woman to attend the university. A remarkably generous, fair-minded account of overcoming some of the biggest, and most intractable, obstacles ever deployed by southern racists. (Photographs—not seen.)
Pub Date: Nov. 1, 1992
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1992
Categories: GENERAL NONFICTION | BIOGRAPHY & MEMOIR
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by Charlayne Hunter-Gault
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Adamawa Speaker Appeals Nullification Of Senatorial Ticket
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The Speaker of Adamawa State House of Assembly, Aminu Iya Abbas, has asked the Court of Appeal to set aside a judgement of the Federal High Court voiding his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the State's Central Senatorial election.
The Speaker whose ticket was voided on November 28 last year by the Federal High Court, had early in December instituted an appeal, asking the Yola Division of the Court of Appeal to upturn the trial court's verdict.
Iya Abbas had prayed the appellate court to allow his appeal, nullify the judgement of the lower court and restore him as the duly elected candidate of the PDP for the central Adamawa district.
He is also asking the appellate court to strike out the originating summons filed before the trial court by the 2nd respondent in the appeal, Ibrahim Mustapha who had instituted the High Court case that nullified his ticket.
Newsextra24 recalls that the Speaker's ticket was invalidated over the participation of Dr Auwal Tukur in the May 2022 senatorial primary of the PDP which Iya Abbas won.
The trial court had ruled that Auwal Tukur incorrectly participated in the exercise, as he did not resign his appointment as the Chairman of Governing Council of the Adamawa State University(ADSU) Mubi.
In his related appeal, Auwal Tukur, through his counsel Eyitayo Jegede, asked the Appeal Court to vacate the orders made by the lower court on the case.
The Court of Appeal presided by Justice Habeeb Abiru, responded during its Thursday sitting by reserving judgement for a date to be communicated to the parties in the case.
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Architecture of the Islamic West North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula, 700–1800 Jonathan M. Bloom
320 pages: 267 x 216mm
281 color + b-w illus.
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An authoritative survey situating some of the Western world's most renowned buildings within a millennium of Islamic history
Some of the most outstanding examples of world architecture, such as the Mosque of Córdoba, the ceiling of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, the Giralda tower in Seville, and the Alhambra Palace in Granada, belong to the Western Islamic tradition. This architectural style flourished for over a thousand years along the southern and western shores of the Mediterranean—between Tunisia and Spain—from the 8th century through the 19th, blending new ideas with local building practices from across the region.
Jonathan M. Bloom's Architecture of the Islamic West introduces readers to the full scope of this vibrant tradition, presenting both famous and little-known buildings in six countries in North Africa and southern Europe. It is richly illustrated with photographs, specially commissioned architectural plans, and historical documents. The result is a personally guided tour of Islamic architecture led by one of the finest scholars in the field and a powerful testament to Muslim cultural achievement.
Jonathan M. Bloom was the Norma Jean Calderwood University Professor of Islamic and Asian Art at Boston College and the Hamad bin Khalifa Endowed Chair of Islamic Art at Virginia Commonwealth University.
"For more than a millennium, as this richly illustrated volume affirms, Islamic architectural styles prospered around the western and southern Mediterranean - from the Alhambra to the Cappella Palatina."—Apollo Magazine
"[A] thorough and well-researched book, which draws attention to the fascinating histories of a variety of different Muslim peoples, as well as to the architectural history of regions across the Islamic West…Engaging and informative...Bloom persuasively suggests that the transmission of architectural knowledge, ideas, and motifs was a great deal more complex than scholars previously thought."—Lydia Ann Jesudason, Aspectus [Journal of Visual Culture, University of York]
"A confident and accurate book that could only be accomplished by a mature scholar...Far more than this, it is a book of someone whose enthusiasm for his subject is as strong as his ability to use a broad knowledge of Islamic and European art to focus it."—Nancy Steinhardt, Orientations
Eloquent Bodies
Jacqueline E. Jung
Building the Caliphate
Jennifer A. Pruitt
Michel Racine
David Cannadine
Sussex: West
Elizabeth Williamson
James Bettley
The Sistine Chapel - Paradise in Rome
Ulrich Pfisterer
Simon Bradley
Durham Cathedral
Make a Joyful Noise
Gary M. Radke
George Frederick Bodley and the Later Gothic Revival in Britain and America
Worldly Gurus and Spiritual Kings
Tamara I. Sears
The Ancestors of Christ Windows at Canterbury Cathedral
. Weaver
The Making of Assisi
Donal Cooper
Imperial Gothic
G. A. Bremner
Orsanmichele and the History and Preservation of the Civic Monument
Carl Brandon Strehlke
The Synagogues of Britain and Ireland
Sharman Kadish
The Architecture of the Scottish Medieval Church, 1100-1560
Richard Fawcett
The Eighteenth-Century Church in Britain
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Ok thsi might sound like a stupid question but I have a task that I need to do.
I'm using a web shop provider that is about to cease it service and I have some 4000 pictures on that site that I need to retrieve.
They can offer me a file with links to all the pictures but that is pretty much it.
I'm trying to create a command file to fetch the pictures, rename, and store them on a local disk.
Is is possible to do using FileZilla ?
Normally, I use this excellent program only to upload HTML scripts for my website.
Any tip is very much appreciated!
Re: Is it possible to download pictures from HTML links ?
FileZilla cannot transfer using the command line. Furthermore, FileZilla doesn't support HTTP(S), which is probably the kind of URL that list contains.
What you need is a download manager that can crawl the HTML or raw text link list and download the extracted URLs. I don't use mainstream browsers so I really do not have any recommendations, sorry.
Ok ! Thank you for the quick reply.
I have got the URLS in a text document - so I will proceed to create a script to download the pictures and another to rename the once stored locally.
My download manager (FDM) can import and process URL lists in text format. But I'm using the 3.x version. No idea if the current 5.x can do that, too.
For the command line, aria2, wget, curl.


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Finally, I have made it to Paris for Fashion Week. Today, two blockbuster shows will take place, Chanel this morning and Valentino this afternoon. For those, who are at home, here is your chance to follow everything real time via app or livestream here on Sandra's Closet.
You can discover the Chanel S/S 2016 Ready-to-Wear show on the House's new fashion mobile application. Fully implicated in the digital world, the Chanel has revised its app, already adopted by two million users. Developed in thirteen different languages, the Chanel Fashion application is free to download and available for iOS and Android mobile phones.
Below, you can watch the Valentino live this afternoon. Enjoy!
When I saw today's pictures of the Valentino F/W 2015 show, I was really sad that I had to skip Paris Fashion Week due to other events. What an amazing finale at Valentino! Zoolander's Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson took over the runway in a headline-grabbing stunt to announce the decision to make 'Zoolander 2' which will open in theaters in the U.S. on February 12, 2016.
The two Hollywood stars reprised their roles as male models Derek Zoolander and Hansel, immortalized in the hugely popular 2001 movie. And I have to say, they did a great job for this real-life runway walk-off.
The Valentino F/W 2015 was also stunning, rich fabrics, amazing craftsmanship, big drama – it included everything we love about the Maison. But again, the finale topped off everything!
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My look: Jacquard jacket, cady top, leather mini skirt, Swarovski crystal-embellished fringed leather clutch and crystal embellished biker boots, all by Miu Miu. Rockstud Rouge crystal acetate sunglasses by Valentino and diamond ring by Vainard Fine Jewellery.
… where I ran into Sofia Coppola.
From left to right clockwise: at the Louis Vuitton show, Hermès invite with my fringed Miu Miu bag, Miu Miu invite and me running to the Moncler Gamme Rouge show at Grand Palais.
Paris Fashion Week was awesome, filled with many magical moments that I will share with you constantly during the next weeks. Here you see me running from one show to another at the corner of Rue de Castiglione and Rue du Faubourg Saint- Honoré wearing the season's optical trend. Aren't graphic stripes so much fun?!
My look: Mixed-stitch V-neck cardigan and matching drop waist skirt, both by Prabal Gurung, bow collar blouse by Saint Laurent, silk scarf by Alexander McQueen, crystal embellished biker boots by Miu Miu and tweed multicolored beaded fringe bag by Chanel.
Be part of Paris Fashion Week and watch the Valentino F/W 2014 runway show live here on Sandra's Closet. Here is your front row invite, enjoy!
The last evening of Paris Fashion Week, Veuve Clicquot hosted a toast-worthy event with its Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award 2013, held at the iconic Place Vendôme. The room was filled with amazing women and it was a true pleasure listening to their passions and inspirations.
For 2013, Veuve Clicquot recognized the achievements and contributions of such inspirational businesswomen as Hélène Boulet-Supau, Co-director of the e-commerce site Sarenza (France).
Bea Petri (Swiss winner, Schminkbar) framed by Christelle Huwiler (PR Manager at Moët Hennessy Suisse S.A.) to the right and me to the left.
Celebrating trailblazing winners from 9 countries (France, UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Finland, Holland, Canada, Germany and Australia) around the world, the celebration went on the next day at Reims, the capital of Champagne, nestled in this region, amidst the champagne vineyards.
The Widow Clicquot spent her life on these lands, taking the reins of the champagne company after her husband's early passing in 1805. As the "original businesswoman," she brilliantly built Veuve Clicquot into a champagne brand of international renown and success. Respectfully referred to by her peers as "La Grande Dame de la Champagne," she has inspired subsequent businesswomen for generations.
Originally intended as a homage to Veuve Clicquot when it was first conceived forty-one years ago, the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award has since grown both in scope and size.
Delphine Arnault and Inés Sastre with me to the left.
Drinking champagne and meeting the most amazing women in such a beautiful ambiance – the perfect night to finish off Paris Fashion Week!
And here I go again… I landed this morning in Paris to attend the Isabel Marant for H&M launch party. I am super excited. Do you remember the Versace for H&M (2011) and the Maison Martin Margiela with H&M (2012) events in NYC?! Always superlatives… follow me on instagram (@sandrascloset) for live updates.


The standing figure which graces this exceptional gold coin of the late 7th century AD represents the Umayyad caliph, 'Abd al-Malik'ibn Marwan (d. AD 705). Robed in elaborate clothing, his hand on the hilt of an enormous sheathed sword and with a head covering (or long hair) which falls to his shoulders, the figure radiates authority and energy. 'Abd al-Malik reunited the Caliphate in AD 692 after a civil war, undertaking far-reaching repairs that created a centralised bureaucratic state and eventually established a single Islamic currency. He was also responsible for one of Islam's greatest monuments, the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.
It has been suggested that 'Abd al-Malik created the 'Standing Caliph' figure in response to a solidus coin issued in Constantinople by his great rival, the Byzantine emperor Justinian II. Recent research, however, has questioned this interpretation. It is not the display of imperial regalia that impresses the viewer of the dinar, but rather the distinct modesty of the caliph's attire. Above all, he lacks a crown, the defining symbol of Late Antique royal facade. Around the margin is the Islamic profession of faith, the shahada, and on the other side of the coin (the reverse) is a standard on steps and an Arabic legend.
A few years after the first issue of the 'Standing Caliph' type, 'Abd al-Malik abolished figural coinage altogether in favour of inscription coinage, most of them derived from the holy scripture of Islam, the Qur'an. The new coinage bore no reference to the caliphal presence at all.


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LG Gram 15: Is It Good for Business?
By Brett Nuckles, Contributing Writer March 23, 2016 10:57 pm EST
The Gram 15 is less than half as heavy as rival laptops. / Credit: Jeremy Lips
The trouble with superportable laptops is that they don't typically afford enough screen space for serious work. That's the beauty of the LG Gram 15, which happens to be the single lightest 15-inch laptop we've ever laid our hands on.
How light is it? At just 2.16 lbs., it weighs less than half as much as competing notebooks like the 5-lb. Asus ZenBook Pro UX501VW and the 4.37-lb. Dell XPS 14. That's a big perk for commuters who need to lug their laptop between home and the office.
The notebook's big 15.6-inch display is gorgeous and, more important, big enough to work on. Tasks like editing large spreadsheets or documents and multitasking with two windows side by side are much more comfortable on a screen this size than on 13-inchers like Dell's https://www.businessnewsdaily.com or Apple's MacBook Air, both of which weigh more than the larger Gram 15.
We were also pleasantly surprised by the notebook's processing power, which is more than sufficient for heavy productivity. The Gram 15 is equipped with respectable hardware, including a 6th-generation Intel Core i5 processor with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of solid-state-drive (SSD) storage. It ranked below rival thin-and-light systems on our benchmark performance tests, but only by a little.
Of course, you'll have to make a few concessions for a notebook this light and portable. The keyboard is on the shallow side, which makes this system a questionable pick if typing is a big part of your job. And, on the whole, the Gram 15 feels pretty flimsy, with noticeable flex in both the lid and the keyboard deck.
The Gram 15's battery life was also disappointing; it lasted just 6 hours and 2 minutes on our battery test, which simulates continuous Web browsing over Wi-Fi. That's quite a bit shorter than the https://www.businessnewsdaily.com's mark of 8 hours, as well as the HP Spectre x360's time of 8 hours and 27 minutes. The Dell XPS 15 is an even better pick for people who work away from their desk; that machine ran for an impressive 10 hours and 26 minutes on the same battery test.
Check back for a full review of the LG Gram 15 very soon, or check out our picks for the best work laptops currently on the market.
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Brett Nuckles
A former Ohio newspaper man, Brett Nuckles fled the Midwest in 2013. He now lives in Seattle, where he spends his days tinkering with smartphones, tablets and computers. He loves to think about the intersection of technology and productivity, and how to get the most out of new gadgets and apps. He's also a big fan of vegetarian food and digital painting. In his off hours he spends most of his time drawing and painting sci-fi/fantasy scenes on his PC with his trusty Wacom stylus in hand.
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Delivering multiple benefits with manure management
October 25, 2018 Categories: Environmental - Opinion Piece
The management and treatment of manures and slurries from livestock production is becoming an increasing issue around the world. The potential of manure to cause environmental harm and contribute to climate change when not correctly stored, handled or applied is significant. However, manures and slurries also represent a valuable resource and can return valuable crop nutrients to farmland in a way which does not rely on energy-intensive industrial processing.
In the European Union some 1.4 billion tonnes of manure is produced each year, the majority of which needs management ranging from simple, low cost methods – such as appropriate storage – to complex techniques such separation or anaerobic digestion (AD). However, estimates suggest that less than 10 per cent of the EU's manure is currently actively managed.1
In many countries there are environmental restrictions on the application of manures to land, meaning that farms must have sufficient storage capacity for manure which cannot be applied directly to land. As up to 90 per cent of pig and cattle slurry is water, reducing the water content is an effective way to reduce the required storage capacity. Furthermore, being able to store manure so that it can be applied when the nutrients it contains will be of maximum benefit is good agricultural practice and can help to maintain or improve crop yields, as well as reducing potential odours and gaseous emissions during application.
Finding solutions
These challenges led to the creation of the EU-funded EfficientHeat project in 2011, which looked at an 'Integrated and cost-effective solutions to reduce the volume of pig slurry; minimise pollutant emissions and process energy consumption'. The project, which was co-ordinated by HRS Sales and Product Development Director Arnold Kleijn, looked at how to improve the situation for pig producers in Spain, many of whom were reliant on off-site treatment plants to reduce the volume of slurry and manure produced.
By the time the project was concluded in 2013, not only had it cut treatment costs by 40 per cent, but it had also speeded up the treatment process, reduced energy consumption by 25 per cent, cut slurry volumes by 60 per cent and created potential revenue streams for farmers in terms of nutrients and potential biogas.
Arnold Kleijn explains: "We used evaporation because the thermal energy needed for evaporation can often be obtained from nearby combined heat and power plants at little or no cost. One of the keys to success was improving the scraping action in the evaporator and preventing the concentrated manure from sticking to the surfaces. This increases heat transfer rates two- to threefold, increasing efficiency and speeding up the evaporation process. By combining the various technologies, we reduced slurry volume by up to 60 per cent, resulting in less storage requirements and fewer tanker journeys."
Following the success of the EfficientHeat project, HRS Heat Exchangers continued to develop the technology to improve its efficiency and make it suitable for practical use on farms. We utilised our Unicus Series scraped-surface heat exchanger technology to provide the necessary evaporation and used acid dosing to reduce volatile ammonia in the process.
The first commercial HRS plant was commissioned in Spain and treats up to 12 tonnes and hour of pig manure from a number of nearby farms. The system has reduced volumes and therefore storage and treatment requirements, while the concentrated manure is returned to the farms for use as fertiliser. Since this first plant, we have been involved in four other plants which manage and concentrate digestate from anaerobic digestion plants using a very similar process.
1 Inventory of Manure Processing Activities in Europe, 2011. Available at http://agro-technology-atlas.eu/docs/21010_technical_report_I_inventory.pdf
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In approaching reverts and helping them to learn and practice their new religion, one must remember not to overwhelm them and allow them to take their time. Learning to pray, for example, is not something which is achieved overnight. One of the issues facing every Muslim community in contemporary times is how to interact with the brothers and sisters who have reverted to Islam. Most of them are from backgrounds which are significantly different from ours in terms of cultural traits and customs. How then should those who are born into Islam approach those who have reverted and maintain the unity and brotherhood which Allah desires and wishes to see become a reality?
The first step towards creating such unity and avoiding problems which result from cultural differences is to always focus, in one's heart and mind, on the commonalities which exist between all believers. For no matter how great any difference in cultural practices or traits may be, the commonality of the belief in One Infinite Creator of the universe will always overwhelm and submerge the former! Therefore, instead of looking at a revert and noticing how (s)he is different from oneself culturally and socially, one must remember the lofty principles that both parties share, namely the belief in Allah, who has created all human beings for one single goal regardless of whatever cultural influence exists. It is this unity in action amongst the believers of all races and ethnicities that Allah refers to when He says:
"And hold fast by the covenant of Allah all together, and be not disunited, and remember the favor of Allah on you when you were enemies; then He united your hearts, so by His favor you became brethren." (3:103)
Another question regarding proper relationships with reverts that must be observed is the question of how to approach them in terms of explaining Islamic obligations (Wajibaat) and what is allowed (Halal) and forbidden (Haram). Most reverts come from a religious background in which only a few obligations, if any, are imposed upon them. They pray when they want to, as opposed to five times a day, and at most fast only a few days a year, and even then not completely from sunrise to sunset, etc.
Therefore, in approaching reverts and helping them to learn and practice their new religion, one must remember not to overwhelm them and allow them to take their time. Learning to pray, for example, is not something which is achieved overnight. A new Muslim must be helped to learn such practices with ease and not feel overburdened. Allah Himself says: "No soul shall have imposed upon it a duty but to the extent of its capacity." (2:233)
Born Muslims and experienced reverts must recall the times when they were learning new things, and realize that it will take time for reverts to do the same. Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) has said something beautiful in this regard while speaking to one of his companions about the subject of guiding others:
"Verily, faith has ten degrees, like the steps of a ladder, which one climbs step by step. When you see someone who is at a lower step than yours, lift him up gently to yourself, and don't put a burden upon him which would strain him to the breaking point." (Lubb al-Lubab)
On the same note, if a new revert is seen doing something wrong, especially in terms of things which are forbidden, one must remember that the obligation of "enjoining good and forbidding evil", which would of course apply in this scenario, is to be performed while keeping in mind the personality of the person. For example, whereas one person may benefit from a firm, somewhat harsh reminder of his or her duties to Allah, another person may be turned away by such an approach and instead react more positively to a reminder put forth with compassion and a softer tone.
In the case of a revert then, one must remember that the revert has been living his or her life in the West and may have been involved in dating, drinking alcohol, eating non-Halal meat, etc. Such habits are not easy to give up, especially when a person has been practicing them for years on end. Therefore, if a Muslim were to approach such a new revert with a tone which is too harsh, the new revert may feel overwhelmed and overburdened, and may as a result (God forbid) turn away from Islam.
One should here remember the example of how Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) dealt with the issue of alcohol in his community through the guidance of Allah. Recognizing that the nature of man is weak, as we saw in the aforementioned verses, he knew that the people's hearts were weak and had developed an attachment to drinking. Therefore, rather than outright forbidding it totally from the beginning, which would have been too overwhelming for them, he eased them into the prohibition by first telling them of prohibitions in general (7:33), then forbidding it during times when prayer is to be performed (4:43), and then finally putting an absolute prohibition on it (2:219, 5:90).
We must therefore respond similarly to reverts and take a middle ground regarding such issues. On one hand, we should not simply say, "They're reverts, don't overwhelm them," and just allow them to freely sin without any consequences. However, on the other hand, we should also not be overbearing or speak to them in a tone which they cannot handle and make them feel that Islam is too difficult, for it says of itself: "Allah has endeared the faith to you and has beautified it in your hearts." (49:7)
Of course, such will not be the case if we make our new brothers and sisters feel suffocated and overwhelmed. We must therefore find a way in which we can speak freely with them and openly educate them about what is permissible and what is prohibited, but in a way that they will respond positively and not lose hope of the Mercy of Allah.
In conclusion, these are only a few of many steps which must be taken while approaching new reverts to Islam and helping them adjust to their new faith. It will be of utmost importance for all of us to reflect upon what we can do in this regard, for Islam itself is a religion for any and every human being, and with the coming of our Awaited Imam (may Allah hasten his reappearance), Islam will be a global religion, and the issue of reverts to the religion will surely be at the forefront.
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A line of graduates enter graduation ceremonies for Glendale High School on Tuesday, June 4, 2013.
The number of students dropping out of Glendale Unified high schools has declined significantly during the past four years, from 120 during the 2009-10 school year to 35 last year, according to a new report.
However, the number of graduates meeting requirements to enter the University of California and California State University systems is in need of some improvement, officials said.
Districtwide, the percentage of students meeting UC/CSU requirements climbed only 1%, edging up to 48.2%, according to a report presented to the Glendale Unified School Board Tuesday.
The districtwide graduation rate increased to 88.1% last school year, up from 85.5% three years earlier, the report states.
Looking at individual schools, Clark Magnet High School had the highest graduation rates, maintaining between 95.4% and 100% during the past four years, and there was only one dropout during that time.
Also, almost 79.7% of the graduating class at Clark met UC/CSU requirements.
The graduation rate at Crescenta Valley High School stayed between 93.8% and 95.7%, and there were no more than four dropouts in any year.
Consistently, almost 62% of Crescenta Valley graduates leave meeting the UC/CSU requirements.
Glendale High School has maintained a graduation rate of 88% the past four years, and the number of dropouts declined from 29 during the 2009-10 school year to 11 last year.
However, the percentage of students meeting UC/CSU requirements has declined, with last year coming in at 31% — the lowest in the past four years. The highest rate in the past four years was 38.2%.
The graduation rate at Hoover High maintained between 84.6% and 88.2%, while the number of dropouts went from 14 during the 2010-11 school year to only three last year.
The number of Hoover students who met UC/CSU requirements remained relatively low at 34.3%, with the school's all-time high during the past four years being only 34.5%.
The Verdugo Academy, which is an independent study school, also saw its dropout rate reduce from four to zero and the Daily Continuation High School reported its dropout percentage cut in half, from 32 in 2009-10 to 16 last school year.
Glendale Supt. Richard Sheehan said the lower dropout rates can be attributed to the growing number of programs the district has started that are geared to keeping students in school.
"We're doing a better job of catching kids prior to high school and getting them better services," he said.
Sheehan also said the district will look into why some schools have lower percentages of students who meet UC/CSU requirements, beginning with looking at the curriculum.
"Are we missing with one class? Are we missing with two classes? Are we missing in math, English-language arts, science, getting the kids electives?" he asked.
"Potentially it's an easy fix or it's a more complicated fix," he added.
Board member Christine Walters said school officials may want to look at when students get off track toward reaching UC/USC requirements.
"Are they on track through 11th grade?" she asked, adding that then when they know their college plans and they don't include a state public university, the students don't worry about meeting those requirements.
"At what point are they getting off track and how far off track — because it may be a choice," she said.
Sheehan added that the lower rates could be tied to graduates going to out-of-state schools.


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EU summit: Leaders stress unity on Rome anniversary
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Angela Merkel was among the 27 EU leaders to sign a declaration
European Union leaders have stressed the need for unity at a celebration in the Italian capital marking 60 years since the Treaty of Rome was signed.
Twenty-seven European Union countries, not including the UK, signed a new declaration to honour the 1957 treaty, which led to the bloc's foundation.
With Brexit looming, UK PM Theresa May is not attending the celebrations.
European Commission head, Jean-Claude Juncker, spoke of a new mood of optimism about the way forward.
"The atmosphere is now such that we can approach this with confidence," he said, referring to the future of the bloc as Britain leaves.
Mrs May plans to launch the Brexit process on Wednesday.
On the Capitoline Hill, where the six original states signed the Treaty of Rome on March 25 1957, the 27 leaders put their names to a declaration of unity.
"Prove today that you are the leaders of Europe, that you can care for this great legacy we inherited from the heroes of European integration 60 years ago," European Council President Donald Tusk said.
The declaration stresses unity in the bloc
The celebratory summit comes as the EU faces a range of challenges, including Brexit and the rise of populist parties.
Pro- and anti-EU protests are taking place in several member states. Thousands gathered for a march in London against Brexit; and in the Polish capital, Warsaw, thousands took to the streets to show solidarity with the EU.
But in Rome, the Eurosceptic Fratelli d'Italia party marched to highlight what it sees as trade inequities in the bloc. Rome is also expected to witness pro-EU demonstrations.
Security has been tightened across the Italian capital following Wednesday's terrorist attack in London.
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The French Foreign Ministry in Paris was lit up in EU colours for the celebrations
Pope Francis welcomed the leaders to the Vatican on the eve of the summit.
In a speech, he said that all bodies risk dying if they do not look ahead, and thus urged the EU to approach the future with renewed vigour.
He also warned against "false forms of security" promised by populists who want to wall themselves off, and instead urged greater solidarity.
The original Treaty of Rome launched the European Economic Community, the EU's forerunner.
It was signed by six countries: Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and West Germany.
The US was among those countries that sent congratulatory messages to EU leaders.
"Together we look forward to another 60 years and more of shared security and shared prosperity," read the White House statement.
President Donald Trump has more often been critical of the union, calling Brexit a "good thing", and predicting more countries will follow suit.
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In a new Declaration of Rome, the 27 countries are reaffirming their shared desire to continue with what is a greatly expanded and deepened union.
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And after a decade of crises and sense of growing threats at home and abroad, European leaders are looking for ways to reinvigorate their project, but struggling to find a united way forward.
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