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different from those of her acknowledged standards, la He can not suppose, that, for his sake, she can dispense with her lawa
ca may sit in judgment on the qualifications of private nembers, claiming an
alliance with her, much more should she be guarded in the admission of candidates for office. It is the business of the offiders of the Church to preside in her administration ; to guide her children in the way of peace and righteousness; and, in a word, to susi tain the high and honourable ends for which a standing minig try has been established in the world. By the very act of setting apart an individual to the diseharge of the ministerial functions, the Church affixes her seal to his commission, and becomes responsible for his teaching! She is exhorted, therefore, to" try the spirits,' to lay hands suddenly on no man,' to beware of " wolves in sheeps' clothing," to keep herself pure in this matter, lest she bespartakers of other men's sins.es As the Church' does not obtrude her opinions "upon any, no individual has a right to obtrude his opinions upon hert. Be sides, unless she maintain a uniformity of sentiment in her public functionaries, she may abandon the idea of a separate existence altogether, and prepare for speedy dissolution. A house divided against itself cannot stand.", Now nothing can be conceived better adapted to secure the end desired; than a confession. By this symbol, the Church gives an account of her own sentiments, and tests the sentiments of others. 9 Its language is generally precise, pointed, determinate ; for, having been drawn up with a reference to all shades and varieties of opinion, its phraseology is discriminating, and not to be misunderstood: should there be a doubt about the meatting of the language, in any case, it may be easily removed by a reference to the time when it was compiled, and the ascertained opinion of the compilers.
V. A Confession of Faith is necessary for the maintenance and regulation of Christian Fellowship in the Church. It is the bond of communion among those who have adopted itp.If it is 'inquired, how it régulates the Church, in the differetit departments of her communion, we would reply to the inquiry, by simply resolving Christian fellowship into its constituent parts. Communion implies Co-operations, op striving together" for a common object, that object being the faith of the Gospel." (Phil. i:27) Nothing is more dedential to com munion, than a united effort and appearance inspke truth. How, then, tan the Church strive together for the faith of the Gospel, imless the members understandin Nibat the faithbon.
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sists ? - How can they act together, if they do not think to. gether on all those subjects about which they profess to feel an anxious concern? How can the idea of communion be realised at all, if each is striving for his own views and principles, and not for those which are peculiar to the religious society with which he is connected ? Again, communion consists in the administration and reception of the Word. (Eph. iv. 8-11, 12, 13.) Ministers and people, therefore, should agree as to the general system of opinions which the one is to teach, and the other to believe, to edification. Without a full understanding on this point, the former may inculcate, as sound doctrine, what may be regarded, by the latter, as dan. gerous and deadly error. Many, indeed, may come within the scope of the pastoral ministration, who are inadequate to form a correct estimate of the opinions of their teacher ; but the true members of the Church, over which he presides, ought to have some security against his introducing opinions at variance with sound doctrine : and, is it not obvious, that without a written creed, this mutual understanding of what the one shall teach, and the other shall believe with the heart unto salvation, cannot be maintained ? In the next place, in order to communion, there needs to be a joint observance and participation of the Sacraments. Now, what these sacraments are, it is for the confession of the Church to state and to explain. In order to their right observance, it is not enough that the external symbols be employed; there must be a coincidence of views, in reference to their meaning and significance. Communion in the sacraments implies not only unity of sentiment, but of affection. Both are necessary, indeed, to their devout and profitable observance. Communion of hearts is the chief design of these most interesting ordinances; but, in order to this, there must be corresponding views, in reference to their nature and design, Between two individuals, one of whom, for instance, is what is generally called a Calvinist, and the other an Arian or Socinian, there can be nothing common in the sacraments but the outward signs. There may be the appearance of communion between them, but nothing more. Fellow-communicants are regarded, by the world, as of the same, or kindred sentiments, and do they not owe it to one another, and the Church, to employ some standard of opinion, by which it may be proved, whether or not they recognise the same great principles of faith? Again, communion implies agreement in divine worship. The worship of the Divine Being may be said to be the more immediate
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fellowship. In order to this, the same means and ordinances must be attended; and, in all acts of worship, these members must be joined together in the same mind and judgment. They must be one in all their prayers and praises and confessions, before the throne of God. If disunion is to be avoided, on any occasion, it is surely to be deprecated in those solemn exercises of adoration, in which we bow before the awful Ma. jesty of Heaven. Calvinists and Arians cannot join in the sande petitions; they do not acknowledge the same Mediator; they do not worship the same God. The confession of the Church is, therefore, necessary, to regulate her members in those exercises which render the assembling of themselves together a fellowship of saints. Lastly :That fellowship of God's people, for which we contend, implies communion in the exercise of discipline ; to regulate which, a confession must be agreed to by all the members of the household of faith. In common with all other societies, the Church has power to take strict cognizance of those who may offend; and thus maintain the order established in her, by her glorious Head. Her discipline is her protection against enemies without, and false friends within : it is the bulwark and defence of all her institutions. This discipline, however, cannot be dispensed at random, but by rule; and, before enteriug the society for whose welfare it may be designed, every one should be acquainted with its rules, and with the consequences of their violation. Now, as in the former cases a general recognition of Scripture will not suffice to attain the ends of discipline, as many may refer to the Scrip: tures as a test of universal application, who, at the same time that they refuse to acknowledge it, are chargeable with a vio. lation of its most important rules. The confession of the Church must, therefore, be so plain and pointed, as to guard against all innovation, no less in practice than in doctrine. ?
VI. The Confessions of the different sections of the Church exhibit the great principles that are held in common by them all. True Christians, of all denominations, are, unliappily, too prone to fix attention on the points on which they differ, rather than on those in which they are agreed. How comforting and strengthening the thought, however, should it be found, on the review of each other's sentiments, that, after all, they are, on many things, substantially agreed. This agreement, when it really exists, must lay the basis of mutual contidence and regard. How delightful to every true believer is the consideration, that the same sublime and animating ptinciples that actuate himself, are recognised by the servants of Christ, in other denominations; and that they are silently forming the character, and influencing the destinies, of thousands, at home, and in distant lands, Especially, when com mon principles are impugned," and common enemies assail, must uniformity in their different symbols prepare the way for mutual vindication and defence. Suppose one portion of the Church, of kindred principles, be assailed by violence, and that the others are spectators of its sufferings,-can they look tamely on, 'while the enemy comes in like a flood against it, and threatens to carry the work of devastation against other portions of the heritage of God? Is not the persecution of one Church, a solemn pre-intimation, to all others, to make provision against the evil day, which may not be very far dis. tant from themselves ? Are they not called, in such a case, to stand up, and play the men," for all the cities of their God? Are they not bound to unite for the defence of common principles, and repel the fury of the conmon foe? The Protestant Churches have long borne testimony against Antichrist, and successfully defied his power. How much soever they have differed on certain portions of their testimony, they have maintained a perfect harmony in their remonstrances and protestations against the tyranny and usurpation of the apos. tate Church of Rome. By their confession, at the Reformation, they raised a standard, around which to marshal the armies of Israel to the help of the Lord against the mighty; and if ever there was a period when they should unfurl the old banner, and wave it loftily,--if ever it were needful to cry aloud-and spare not to combine, in one grand effort of attack against the encroachments of that formidable power, that has so long oppressed the bodies and the souls of men,-the present is such a period, when the Papacy is waxing fiercer, and vainly thinking to establish, on the ruins of our common Protestantism, the fabric of its long-lost splendour. Let the Churches of the Reformation return to their first principles, and iet not the adversary have cause to upbraid them any longer with those dissensions that have hitherto prevented them from lifting a full, a fearless; and a united Testimony to the truth. *Having thus noticed various considerations, to which many others might be added, evincing the necessity of creeds and confessions of faith, we may proceed, in the second place, to notice some difficulties and objections, with a view to obviate and answer then su And, - It is objected, that the employment or adoption of a con. fossion interferesi very materially, with the right of private judgment,--binding all who subscribe it to its several articles, as though they were the infallible dictates of Inspiration. To which it is replied :-That the use of creeds and confessions may be defended, without any interference with the free and independent
exercise of the intellectual powers, in matters of religion. For does not a creed imply the exercise of private judgment, in a social capacity ? May not a number of persons agree to a series of fixed opinions, without any exerting an undue influence over the others ? And, is not that kind of association especially to be commended, whose object is the maintenance of religious truth? Are we to deny to a society the rights of an individual ? Or, is the shield of toleration, which protects and guarantees to every member of a religious community the rights of conscience, to be removed, when all the members are of the same mind and judgment ? No instrument has been employed, in modern times, so powerfully as the press, whether for good or evil; and is the Church precluded from availing itself of the advantages of printing, in making known her statements, and holding forth her testimony to the world ? May she not lawfully employ whatever mode she pleases, by which to exhibit and inculcate her distinguishing views of doctrine, and of all other matters pertaining to her administration ? Besides, if a society of Christians have attained the mind of the Spirit on any point of doetrine, (and to deny that the possibility of their attaining it were to unsettle the foundation of all truth,) may they not make known authoritatively, to all within their jurisdiction, the result of their deliberations. It was in the exercise of this authority, that the Synod at Jerusalem agreed to impose or "lay upon" their Gentile brethren in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia, the " cessary things" specified in their communication. (Acts, XV. 28, &c.) That their decrees (dogmata kekrimena,) were agreeable to the mind of the Holy Ghost, is evident from other parts of the Sacred writings : and has not the Church the war. rant still to say of every article she can establish by a referenoe to the Word, even as the Apostles at Jerusalem said of their decrees, " It seemed good to the Holy Ghost and to us 2" Again. No Church, however intolerant, imposes its own views on others. In its public documents, it adduces certain passages of Scripture in support of such opinions as it maintains, leaving every man to judge whether these texts have been legitimately applied. No man is compelled to embrace its sentiments; no man hindered to maintain his own. · Neither " is it pretended," to use the words of an old writer on this


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Kmeny a klany v arabském Maghribu
[Tribes and Clans in the Arab Maghrib]
Gombár, Eduard
subjects: political science and international relations
paperback, 228 pp., 1. edition
This monograph follows up the author's book entitled "Tribes and Clans in Arabic Politics (Prague, Karolinum Press, 2004). In five chapters, the author analyses the political influence of tribal, clan, city and country elites in the countries of Arabic Maghrib (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania). Quadhdhafi's elite "inner circle" was formed by members of privileged Libyan tribes. In Tunisia, Burgib's authoritative presidential system, supported by the country elite from the Monastir region, was replaced by new elite related to the family of President Ben Ali. Algeria is an example of a country where, during a war of liberation, the traditional city elites were replaced by revolutionary country elites, which formed the core of the Algerian army. For the Moroccan political system, the strong political and religious authority of the king plays the key role, as it was traditionally supported by the Berber tribal elites of the Moroccan army. In Mauritania, the elite of the "white Mauris" assumed a strong position. The politically relevant elites of Arabic Maghrib, however, are more and more confronted with the pressure of the democratic process.

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I grew up eating salad every night before dinner. Now, we're not talking fancy salads that are ever present on menus now. We had as basic as basic can be- iceberg lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, maybe carrots and bottled dressing. Those were the salads we ate right after my mom passed away (I was a youngster, 8) so this was what my dad and I threw together in her absence (prior that we had great salads-she was a faaaabulous cook). Then slowly but surely, our salads began to evolve. I realized how boring and nutritionally void iceberg lettuce was so we switched to romaine and spinach. Gold star! Then we started adding different fruits and vegetables (strawberries, grilled vegetables, jicama). A+! Then we started adding nuts and seeds. Double gold star! and so on and so forth…..
Place torn butter lettuce, mixed baby greens, diced dates, toasted pumpkin seeds chives and sliced radishes in a large bowl.
In a smaller bowl mix together the olive oil, lemon juice (start with 1 you can always add more), honey, pinch of salt and pepper and the dried oregano. Whisk to combine and pour over the greens.
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1. On March 15, 1916, the steamer Tubantia, belonging to the incorporated company Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd, left Amsterdam with South America as its destination. It had eighty passengers on board; the crew was composed of two hundred and eighty persons. According to the manifest the cargo contained no explosives.
At 6:15 p.m. the steamer was in the open sea and steered for the light-ship Maas.
The vessel was sufficiently illuminated; beside the prescribed lights of position two are lamps illuminated the name "Tubantia, Amsterdam" on the planking and two other arc lamps illuminated the name on the plate.
Furthermore, the illuminated plate had been raised between the two funnels and all the lights on the bridge and those in the cabins were lit as far as possible.
At 9:59 p.m. the vessel passed the light-ship Maas. The weather is indicated as follows: misty horizon, visibility from four to five marine miles, gentle east-north-east wind, choppy sea. The speed of the vessel maintained up to the moment of the explosion was from nine to ten marine miles.
2. At 2 a.m. the captain ordered everything prepared for casting anchor near the Nord-Hinder. At 2:15 the sounding was made. The captain went to the map room in order to control the sounding.
The fourth officer Van Leuven was on the port bridge near the telegraph, the first officer Vreugdenhil was at starboard occupied with giving his orders to the machine room. At 2:20 the fourth officer Van Leuven suddenly observed a streak in the water, approaching the vessel in a direct line at about six points. He thought that it was the wake of a torpedo and a moment before the explosion he cried: "Look there!" Immediately afterward the explosion took place.
The same observation of a white thin streak moving with great rapidity in the direction of the vessel was made by the lookout-man, P. Groot. He claims that he immediately recognized it as the wake of a torpedo, a phenomenon that he says he has seen repeatedly during the practice of launching torpedoes. He announced to the first officer immediately after the explosion that the vessel had been hit by a torpedo of which he had seen the wake moving toward the ship.
The exclamation: "Look there!", was also heard by the first officer Vreugdenhil and the third officer De Vos, as well as by the captain, Wijtsma, who was in the map room on the bridge, the doors of the room being open.
It must be conceded to the agent of the German Government that the depositions of the witnesses do not agree on all points, and also that in different cross-examinations of the same witnesses a certain amplification may be noted in the addition of details. But neither this experience, which is frequent, nor the general consideration that in observations of this kind [p487] examples of autosuggestion are easily found, can, according to the opinion of the Commission of Inquiry, detract from their value. The depositions of the witnesses are clear and positive, they do not contradict each other, and what some say they saw is confirmed in a manner worthy of belief by what others heard immediately after the catastrophe.
3. According to the concurring depositions of the fourth mechanic Wouters and of Koger, who was in charge of the bunkers, the shock was terrible and caused the whole ship to tremble. Wouters, who was on guard in the engine room, had gone with Koger to the upper coal bunker at starboard in order to open the hatchway which was blocked by coal. He claims that he saw a faint light followed by a powerful detonation. A stream of water entered and drenched the two men, who rescued themselves through the hatchway, which they succeeded in opening after a great effort.
4. The ship sank at 6:53 a.m. The place of the wreck was fixed at 51° 48' 40" north latitude and 2° 50' 15" east longitude.
5. In several boats of the Tubantia there was found a certain number of scraps of metal which have been recognized as being parts of a torpedo.
Boats No. 15 and 20 were picked up on March 16 by the steamer Batavier III and were towed to Rotterdam, where they were anchored with the Batavier III at its customary wharf at Boompjes. One or two days later they were towed by the Brinio II to Schiehaven. There Captain Bustraan examined them and found among the fragments a piece of bronze which was recognized as forming part of a 45 centimetre torpedo (a piece of the Schwartzkopf compressed air chamber).
On April 1 and 12, 1916, two other boats of the Tubantia were found, No. 23 floating near Terschelling, and No. 17 cast ashore at Callandsoog. In these two boats there were found among other things two scraps of copper on which the number 2033 was impressed. As appears from the declaration of the Chief of the German Admiralty of May 11, 1916, these scraps have been recognized as being fragments of the bronze torpedo C 45/91 No. 2033.
The two boats No. 23 and 17 were immediately placed under guard.
The bronze torpedo C 45/91 No. 2033 was part of the armament of the submarine U. B. 13.
6. From the depositions of the officers and sailors of the Tubantia, according to which they saw the wake of the torpedo immediately before the explosion, and from the fact that the fragments of torpedo No. 2033 belonging to the armament of the U. B. 13, were found in the boats of the Tubantia, it appears that the U. B. 13 launched the torpedo which caused the explosion on board the Tubantia.
The agent of the German Government claims, on the other hand, that the submarine U. B. 13 was during the critical night from March 15 to March 16, 1916, at 3:35 a.m. at 51° 52' north latitude and 2° 23' east longitude, that is, [p488] a distance, of 12 marine miles from the position which the light-ship Nord-Hinder had at the time, and that it launched a torpedo against a boat which bore no light except at the head of the mast.
This assertion is based upon an entry in the logbook of the U. B. 13, an entry which, however, can be produced only in the form of a non-authentic copy. The route card, signed by the commander of the U. B. 13, which presents details agreeing with these statements, is in existence, to be sure, but the original of the commander's report was destroyed with the majority of the documents relative to the submarine war, in part during the retreat from Flanders, in part during the revolution. The German Government is, therefore, not able to furnish authentic proof showing the contradiction of dates and the indication of the place with date and place of the sinking of the Tubantia.
Furthermore, these contradictions would hardly be conclusive.
According to the depositions of the officers of the Tubantia, the explosion took place at 2:20 a.m. This indication is given by astronomical time. Captain Witjsma has deposed that when he arrived in the open sea the clocks were regulated according to astronomical time, as is usually done in the Dutch merchant fleet. The entry in the copy of the logbook is based on Central European time. The difference is not so considerable that it might not be ascribed to errors on one side or the other in observations or annotations.
The difference between the indications of place is more considerable. The Tubantia was sunk at 51° 48' 40" north latitude and 2° 50' 15" east longitude. This calculation, made at the time of the examination of the wreck, cannot be subject to any doubt. According to the annotations in the copy of the logbook, in agreement with the route card, the unilluminated vessel was torpedoed at 51° 52' north latitude and 2° 23' east longitude.
Apart from certain difficulties inherent in a determination of location demanding such great precision, the experiences of the war show that the possibility of errors in navigation is by no means excluded.
7. According to the indications contained in the copy of the logbook of the U. B. 13, the latter torpedoed on March 16 a steamer of about 2000 to 3000 tons which, save for a light on its mast, bore no light at all, and not the Tubantia which without contradiction was sufficiently illuminated. One would be inclined to explain this error by the fog which according to the wit-nesses was so dense that some boats could no longer perceive the lights of the Tubantia, and that it was necessary to sound the bell for fear of a collision. But it will be objected with good reason that at the moment in question, that is to say, immediately before the explosion, the captain estimated the visibility at four marine miles. Nevertheless, it is not absolutely excluded that perhaps the lower part of the vessel might have been hidden by one of those [p489] intermittent fogs so frequent in the North Sea, so that only the light on the mast was visible.
But rejecting this hypothesis and admitting that an error of the captain of the U. B. 13 is not impossible, the Commission can not consider this fact as decisive proof that the Tubantia was not torpedoed. It must take account of the possibility that the Commander of the U. B. 13 may have acted in violation of the instructions and orders of his superiors and against the intentions and decisions of the German Government.
It is true that the indications of the logbook are confirmed to a certain degree by the depositions of the witness Dehmel. He believes that he remembers that in the critical night a vessel of medium size and entirely without lights was torpedoed, and he denies in this connection that at this time, or in general as long as he was a sailor on board the IT. B. 13, a large vessel sufficiently lighted was torpedoed. But the manner in which this witness has attempted to offer his testimony in favor of a foreign government, is not likely to inspire the necessary confidence. Moreover, he has served a term in prison.
8. According to the brief of the German Government, the torpedo C 45/91 No. 2033 had already been launched by the submarine 13 (Commander, the Naval Lieutenant Neumann) on March 6, 1916, at 4:43 p.m., against an English destroyer about three miles north-east of the light-ship Nord-Hinder; the shot missed its mark. The brief is based upon an annotation in the logbook and upon the extract of the list of torpedoes employed. The Naval Lieutenant Neumann who commanded the U. B. 13 on March 6, 1916, has confirmed this annotation and has declared that he would consider an error or a change of number on the torpedo as almost impossible. Since there is no indication that the torpedo No. 2033 was recovered, the agent of the German Government concludes that the Tubantia could have been hit by this same torpedo on March 16,1916, if as the result of a mechanical fault the torpedo launched on March 6 did not sink but continued to float and was struck in this state by the Tubantia. The agent of the Dutch Government replies that a torpedo launched on March 6, at 4:43 p.m., three miles north-east of the light-ship Nord-Hinder could not have been found on March 16 between midnight and 4 a.m. in the neighborhood where the Tubantia foundered, but that it would have reached by that time a distance of at least 19 marine miles from the point of the disaster. This assertion is based upon the reports of the expert of the Dutch Government, Dr. van der Stok, Director of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Meteorology. His report and the declarations that he has made before the Commission are based on the fact, established by numerous observations and measurements, to the effect that on the Dutch coast there is a progressive movement of the surface water in the direction of north and north-east. While taking account of the effect of periodical tidal currents, he estimates that as a result of this progressive [p490] movement a torpedo launched near the light-ship Nord-Hinder and remaining afloat would have been borne in a northerly direction to a great distance from the place of the wreck.
The expert of the German Government, Professor Dr. Mecking, has claimed that in spite of the existence of the progressive movement of the water, experiments have shown that floating bodies have moved in a direction against the progressive current. He has denied that the calculations of Dr. van der Stok are conclusive in the present case, because the method applied by him does not show the accuracy of the methods of modern oceanographic science. According to him, these observations would have had to be much more numerous and they would have had to be made at the precise depth where the torpedo floated.
Professor Mecking is of the opinion that account would have to be taken not only of the influence of the current upon the floating body, but above all of the influence of the wind; this latter influence, he says, would be considerable.
The Commission has been unable to arrive at the conviction that calculations of this nature could be conclusive and could furnish proof for an object of concrete observation, and it believes that in spite of the most minute observations of currents and winds it will not be possible to find a torpedo which has been launched and has remained afloat for ten days at the point where it ought to be according to the calculations.
The Commission cannot, consequently, decide that it is impossible that a floating torpedo struck the Tubantia at the point where this vessel sank.
9. The assertion whereby the Tubantia was struck by a floating torpedo is combatted by the agent of the Dutch Government; he affirms that, in view of the size and form of the hole, the Tubantia was not struck at the water line but two or three meters below it. According to the report of the diver, the hole extends in its entire breadth as far as the planking of the surface which was torn away for several feet. The maximum size of the hole is 12 meters. The hole terminates in an angle at the foot of the "T" of the word Amsterdam. The bridge, the base and the interior bulkhead of the lower lateral bunker B were torn away to a great extent. In the ceiling of the upper lateral bunker C, and consequently, in the upper bridge there was a large-hole.
The expert of the German Government Techel, doctor of engineering hon. causa, in oral explanations, has observed that it follows from experiences in the German Navy that when a torpedo moving at a normal depth explodes, the damage ceases near the water line. It has been possible to determine this damage in the case of a torpedo which burst about a meter under the water line. It follows that a torpedo floating at a slight depth can have only comparatively insignificant effects upward. The expert believes that the explosion took place about a meter under the water line. According to him this version is corroborated by the fact that fragments of bronze were found [p491] in four boats and that, consequently, still other fragments, that is a comparatively large number, struck above the water line.
The Commission does not deem it possible to fix the point where the explosion of the torpedo took place by judging only by the size and form of the hole. Nevertheless, in view of the size of the hole and the importance of the damage within the ship, it seems to the Commission more likely that the explosion of the torpedo took place several meters below the water line.
10. The thesis developed by the agent of the German Government according to which the Tubantia was struck by a floating torpedo, a thesis based on the indication of No. 2033 in the list of torpedoes that had been launched, is disputed by the agent of the Dutch Government, who opposes it with the possibility of an error. In truth, it must be admitted that such an error could easily be made, given the fact that this number had to be transcribed several times. The supposition that the error would have been found during the inspection of the torpedoes at Kiel and that then a claim would have been made upon the commander of the U. B. 13 is hardly compatible with the difficulties and exigencies of the war. It may be readily understood that errors could creep into the registers of torpedoes that had been launched.
However this may be, the fact that the same torpedo number is found in the list of torpedoes launched and on the torpedo fragments found in the boats of the Tubantia is not of sufficient importance to invalidate the depositions made by the officers and sailors of the said vessel.
11. In the last place, the Commission has had to consider the possibility of the torpedoing of the Tubantia by a vessel belonging to a power hostile to Germany.
Several witnesses relate that some hours after the catastrophe of the Tubantia the occupants of the life boats perceived a group of lights in the direction opposite that of the light-ship Nord-Hinder. Since the submarines belonging to the flotilla stationed at Zeebrugge had no search-lights on board, the presence of a non-German vessel of war must be concluded.
However, this fact can in no way justify the suspicion that some would wish to deduce therefrom. It is not at all surprising that after the explosion a non-German vessel of war should have approached the place of the disaster and should have desired to throw its search-lights about in the vicinity.
12. After weighing all the proofs, the Commission has reached the conviction that the Tubantia was sunk on March 16, 1916, by the explosion of a torpedo launched by a German submarine. The question of determining whether the torpedoing took place knowingly or as the result of an error of the commander of the submarine must remain in suspense. It has not been possible to determine that the loss of the Tubantia was caused by striking a torpedo that had remained afloat. Although it cannot be denied that a certain number of indications militate in favor of the latter possibility, the Commission, after examining them conscientiously and comparing them with the other proofs, cannot recognize that these indications are conclusive and have the force of proof.
No indication permitting the assumption of any other cause for the loss of the Tubantia could be produced.
Done at The Hague, in the Palace of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, on January 27,1922.


How exciting Laure! I'm very lucky to live in a Craftsman bungalow, and everyday I see these principles applied in action in my home and pinch myself every day.
If I were asked to say what is at once the most important production of Art and the thing most to be longed for, I should answer, A beautiful House; and if I were further asked to name the production next in importance and the thing next to be longed for, I should answer, A beautiful Book. To enjoy good houses and good books in self-respect and decent comfort, seems to me to be the pleasurable end towards which all societies of human beings ought now to struggle.
Oh Rowena--What an amazing quote. so dignified and simple and TRUE! i want to see pictures of your house!
Yes to craftsmans! They are so warm and beautiful at the same time, and LA has such great examples of them too.
All the best in the interior design class!
I would like to hear more about the extension program.


All professional events have one thing in common, i.e. networking. Irrespective of the duration of attending an professional event, they do network with others, share ideas, get trained on certain skill sets, learn new mechanisms in addressing different issues that arise on a daily basis, adapting oneself to new work habitats and different protocols and more.
Here are 10 interesting professional events would sound or look like. And, there are a number of events in India that keep happening every now and then to help people network, learn and disrupt.
IIM is a top level business school that is hosting a conference focused on " Strategies for management success" where speakers from major companies like Google, Uber, KPMG, Cognizant, Disney studios and more would attend. People participating in this conference scheduled for November 28, 2015 will have an opportunity to network with the key people. So, hurry up and book your passes now.
This event focuses more on leadership and people having decision making powers like the supervisors, CEO's and managers must attend. The event is scheduled for November 5, 2015, so book your tickets today.
It's a sales event and is meant for all those executive class people like the sales managers, entrepreneurs, CEO's where you can learn different sales techniques, closing a sale, networking and more. If you can book your ticket today, you may also get a good 60% off. The sales summit is scheduled for December 10, 2015.
IIM is a top level business school that is hosting a conference focused on " Strategies for management success " where speakers from major companies like Google, Uber, KPMG, Cognizant, Disney studios and more would attend. People participating in this conference will have an opportunity to network with key people. So, hurry up and book your passes now. The event is scheduled for November 21, 2015.
If you are one of those individuals inspired by cyber security working in a security environment at a government entity or a private organization, then this is for you. Ground zero is scheduled from November 5-6, 2015. So, go ahead and book your passes now.
This program is focused on a national level dealing with network forensics, and other forms of high-level security. Decision-making people and senior security executives should attend this event happening from November 19-20, 2015. While the tickets last, go ahead and book yours now.
If you are one of those who are keen on learning more about BIGData or your line of work requires working on it, then this event is for you. It's scheduled for November 25, 2015 and since this doesn't happen too often, book your tickets today before they are gone.
At the end of each event, every participant has a different approach and reasoning for his attendance and they take home a new learning which is prime to their interest that may vary with everyone attending. Not all may have grasped the entire show, but one thing everyone likes towards the end is people are always on the lookout for goodies to take home. While they may not always remember the purpose of visit to the event, they will however, remember by the goodie they get usually at the end.


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Caitlyn Jenner's MAC Lipstick is Here (and Made for a Good Cause)
Fernando Jorges 2015 Jewelry Campaign
Marina Bay Sands Hosts Taiwanese Drama Stars
Cementing Singapore's Marina Bay Sands as the go-to venue for glamorous sojourns and rendezvous, the stars and crew of the hotly anticipated new Taiwanese drama, "In Time With You", filmed at the iconic hotel for several key scenes. This caused ripples of excitement among local fans of the show's leading actors, Ariel Lin, Chen Bo Lin and Wang Yang Ming.
"We were approached by the producers for access to Marina Bay Sands, because they felt that our property offered a perfect backdrop for the crucial development of the story between the lead characters in the show," a Marina Bay Sands spokesperson said.
"This is the very first drama production from Taiwan filmed at Marina Bay Sands. We're confident the show will do well and help boost the profile of Marina Bay Sands in our key Chinese markets."
To date, Marina Bay Sands has been featured in several shows such as the Korean drama "Spy MyungWol", the Softbank commercial featuring Japanese mega-boyband SMAP, National Geographic's "Megastructures" and Discovery Channel's "Build it Bigger".
Ariel Lin and Wang Yang Ming
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AXN Kicks Off the Open Auditions for Asia's Got Talent at Marina Bay Sands
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Jan Jubaal Wasiński
Born in 1983. He is a graduate of the College of Theatre and Film Techniques in Łódź. In 2009 he graduated with honours from the Department of Graphics and Painting within the Academy of Fine Arts in Łodź. He studied at the Studio of Painting run by Prof. Ryszard Hunger, with complementary studies in the Studio of Screen Printing Techniques run by Prof. Andrzej Smoczyński. He has received awards from many artistic competitions. In 2007 he received a scholarship from the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. He has had a few solo shows and participated in over 30 group shows in Poland and abroad. Since 2012 he has been an assistant professor in the Studio of Painting and Drawing run by Prof. J. Chrabąszcz, at the Department of Fabric and Clothing within the academy that he graduated from. He works in the media of painting, graphics, drawing and installation art.
Janek Wasiński's works are characterised by an expression of gesture and lively, sometimes bright colours. It is figurative painting. Even in the paintings from his last years of studies one could see his interest in sacred themes (Lent Series, 2006). The biblical motifs, godly figures and saints were contrasted with elements of folk art and animals which gain symbolic meaning. The works evoke associations with folk spirituality, in which the accounts from canon texts are mixed with legends and pagan sorceries. Monsters and beasts which appear in medieval beast books or in the paintings by Hieronymus Bosch are revived in the imagination of this contemporary artist. Jan Wasiński in his works suggests that good and beauty cannot be distinguished without the existence of evil and ugliness, brightness cannot exist without the sphere of shadow. This dark sphere of faith and the human psyche attracts him more. The evil which lives under the sun…
In the painting The Pacification of the Congregation of Sisters of the Bethany Family presented during the Artistic Meetings "Aspects" in 2008, the artist began to reflect over the relationships between official church teaching rooted for centuries in Polish society, paranormal phenomena such as miracles and possessions, and the media, in particular tabloids which hunt for sensations. The painting refers to the media madness which broke out after news concerning a "heresy" in the Congregation of Sisters of the Bethany Family. Legends about alleged sexual practices in the nunnery and the tales by the mother superior about her visions of dragons and demons added to the flavour. Jan Wasiński showed his own version of the story. The left section of the painting which was divided into two parts was taken up by "besieged" sisters and a priest,gathered behind a closed door. On the other side were the representatives of the authorities and antiterrorist brigade ready to force the door. Both groups look at each other through an eyehole. One group rebelled against the rule, the other wanted to bring order to the situation. A found item – a plastic eye, attracts one's attention in the painting.
Found objects (objects trouvé) used by surrealists appear also in other paintings by Wasiński. The painting The defeater of the devil was inspired by a tragic event in Włocławek. The artist recalls: "One morning I was woken up by news on the radio which went more or less like this: a man called the police station and said that in his room there is a corpse of a devil which he and his wife had killed. It turned out that there was no devil, but the corpse of a 4-year old girl Ania, who was the daughter of their neighbours and who had stayed with them for the night. The man during his arrest and a day after, still stated that he killed a devil." The painting which referred to this horrifying event was divided by the artist into three parts. The largest presents a scene inspired by the presentations of St. George's and Archangel Michael's fights with the dragon, smaller quarters show an axe attached to the painting and a child holding a green rat by hand. The scene is made more contemporary by the use of wallpaper in the background and the outfit – the track suit trousers and slippers of the "defeater". Contemporary pathologies, laid over medieval iconography create a scary image of the world seemingly lay, deprived of spirituality, but at the same time, full of dark secrets and cruelty.
Destructive powers lurk not only in our brains but also in our bodies and are very real and tangible. The series Virus-Demons is filled with creatures as if they were taken from medieval beast books. The demons of which we are very afraid, are cancers and viruses. With horror we take in information about the new mutation of tuberculosis. Listening to the news we are afraid of attacks of bird or pig flu or lurking salmonella bacteria or herpes viruses. Not even to mention the almost certain death sentence – HIV. These viruses – made possible to photograph only by enlargement, the artist paints on large scale canvas. Sometimes these are only viruses and bacteria, another times the artist confronts scholarly knowledge with biblical motifs, just like in the paintings The Tree of Life, The Tree of the Knowledge and serigraphs entitled Adam and Eve. The bodies of the first people are not entirely human. Eve will give birth to a rat in a while, Adam in place of a heart has some strange green object implanted. The artist seems to ask about the consequences of a fusion between the seemingly estranged worlds of biology and technology.
In one of the later works - Mask of Living Death (serigraphy, paper masks) he referred to the icons of death which exist in the consciousness of humankind. The artist made masks of Hitler, Kim Jong Il, Bin Laden, Lech Kaczyński and Jesus Christ, which viewers could put on. By joining together in one work the images of dictators, terrorists, criminals and Jesus the artist makes us aware that what connects these figures is the aura of death – the criminal, the martyred, the tragic, well known to people on all continents.
Janek Wasiński also aptly draws. In black and white sketches he freezes the gestures, facial expressions and situations with which he builds narrations and painting compositions. Despite the dark themes of his work, which reveal what we would prefer not to think about for our own comfort, Jan Jubaal Wasiński is a cheerful, positive man. His other passion, next to visual arts is music, especially roots, reggae, dub and other Jamaican sounds. The artist collects old vinyl disks, experiments with music as a DJ / Selector (under a nickname Jubaal) during club events.
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the ability to produce offspring frequently and in large numbers. In demography, the physiological ability to reproduce, as opposed to fertility.
(fē-kŭn'di-tē), Avoid the incorrect form fecundability.
The ability to produce live offspring.
1. in demography, the physiological ability to reproduce, as opposed to fertility.
2. ability to produce offspring rapidly and in large numbers.
1. The quality or power of producing abundantly; fruitfulness or fertility.
2. Productive or creative power: fecundity of the mind.
the ability to produce offspring, especially in large numbers and rapidly; fertility. fecund [fek′ənd, fē′kənd] , adj.
the numbers of young produced by an organism during the course of its life.
Compare FERTILITY (3). See REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL.
as found in the Booroola strain of merino sheep; causes increased ovulation rate.
Q. What is the connection between alcoholism & male fertility? If a guy drank heavily for many years, then stayed sober for many years, would his ability to impregnate a woman disappear, or be at all diminished, as a result of his years as a hard-core alcoholic? In other words, would he not have to worry about using any birth control because in his situation it was rendered unnecessary due to the negative effects of long-term drinking? And would such bad effects, if indeed they had kicked in, have been canceled out by a long period of sobriety after the drinking years?
Q. Can cystic fibrosis patients have children? My boyfriend has cystic fibrosis, and currently he's treated with many medications but usually healthy (other than pneumonia from hospitalization from time to time). I heard that men with cystic fibrosis can't have children - is that true? Is there anything he can do about it?
A. WE ARE A HEALTHY COUPLE BUT MY WIFE NEVER GET PREGNANT IN 20 YEARS OF RELATIONSHIP.
I'M SO SORRY ABOUT MY ENGLISH, I'M LEARNING.
Q. Do women with cystic fibrosis have difficult pregnancy? My wife has cystic fibrosis, and after 3 year of marriage we decided we want a baby. I know that men with cystic fibrosis are usually infertile and can't have children- is that the case also for women with cystic fibrosis? Is the pregnancy in women with cystic fibrosis more problematic? Is it dangerous?
A. Before you attempt a pregnancy, you should consult her doctor to make sure she can tolerate it, because very severe disease can make the pregnancy dangerous for her. If her disease isn't so severe, usually there are no special problems.


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Insider Buying Report: Wiit SpA (WIIT:IM)
Wiit SpA
WIIT:IM
Multiple purchases from CEO
Strong Q3 results
Insider Brief, Technology, Europe
CEOs have deeper insight into their own companies' operations than any outside analysts or fund managers could ever hope to obtain. If these insiders are buying company stock, investors should take note.
Here, we are going to highlight some interesting insider buying at Wiit SpA (WIIT:IM). Wiit is an Italian provider of IT services that helps medium-sized and large-scale businesses with cloud, cybersecurity, and business continuity solutions. It is listed on the Borsa Italiana and currently has a market capitalization of €423 million.
Wiit: Insider buying
Our records show that, so far this month, CEO Alessandro Cozzi has purchased stock three times. On 4 January, the insider acquired 753 shares at a price of €165.16 per share. Then, on 6 January, he purchased another 300 shares at a price of €164.00 per share. These purchases come after the insider sold a large number of put options on the stock in September and October last year. Investors sell puts on stocks they would like to own and believe are currently undervalued.
Top-level insider
This insider buying activity is significant because Cozzi is the founder and majority shareholder of Wiit Group. Early in the 2000s, he launched the company with the goal of creating an all-Italian high-level player in the outsourcing business and he has guided its growth up to now. This means that he is likely to have an excellent understanding of the business, and its future growth prospects. The fact that he made several purchases already this month suggests that he is confident about the future.
Wiit posted an excellent set of third-quarter results in November. For the nine months to 30 September, adjusted consolidated revenues were €34.8 million, up by 47.3% on the same period last year, driven by organic growth, a focus on higher added-value services, increasing cross-selling on customers of acquirees, consolidation of acquirees, and a continually expanding cloud services market.
Meanwhile, consolidated adjusted EBITDA was €12.4 million, up 30.3% on the same period in 2019, thanks to the concentration on cloud services, the degree of optimisation of process and operating services organisation, cost synergies, and the ongoing improvement in the margin of acquirees.
The company said that given the recurring nature of its revenues, it expected no significant repercussions from Covid-19 on the 2020 operating and financial performance. It also advised that it was very satisfied with the acquisition of MyLoc – which marks its first step expanding outside Italy – in terms of both growth and cost synergies.
On the back of this update, we see the insider buying here as bullish.
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Ema's first novel, Pravus, was originally released January 2008 with an Ebook publisher, StudioEBookshelf.com, before her path collided with Tate Publishing where Pravus was re-released as her Paperback, Hardcover debut in 2011. She is currently working on the sequel to Pravus as well as a new novel.
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Betty Before X (Hardcover)
By Ilyasah Shabazz, Renée Watson
Paperback (December 31st, 2018): $7.99
CD-Audio (January 2nd, 2018): $29.99
*A New York Public Library Best Children's Book of 2018!*
*A Washington Post Best Children's Book of 2018*
*A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2018*
In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty's house doesn't quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can't shake the feeling that her mother doesn't want her. Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. The singing, the preaching, the speeches from guest activists like Paul Robeson and Thurgood Marshall stir African Americans in her community to stand up for their rights. Betty quickly finds confidence and purpose in volunteering for the Housewives League, an organization that supports black-owned businesses. Soon, the American civil rights icon we now know as Dr. Betty Shabazz is born.
Inspired by Betty's real life--but expanded upon and fictionalized through collaboration with novelist Renée Watson--Ilyasah Shabazz illuminates four poignant years in her mother's childhood with this book, painting an inspiring portrait of a girl overcoming the challenges of self-acceptance and belonging that will resonate with young readers today.
Backmatter included. This title has Common Core connections.
Ilyasah Shabazz, third daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz, is an educator, activist, motivational speaker, and author of multiple award-winning publications, including her books, Betty Before X and X: A Novel. She is also an active advocacy worker and an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.
Renée Watson is the New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor Book, and Coretta Scott King Award-winning author of Piecing Me Together, This Side of Home, What Momma Left Me, and Betty Before X, co-written with Ilyasah Shabazz, as well as two acclaimed picture books: A Place Where Hurricanes Happen and Harlem's Little Blackbird, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. She is the founder of I, Too, Arts Collective, a nonprofit committed to nurturing underrepresented voices in the creative arts, and currently lives in New York City.
www.reneewatson.net; @reneewauthor
*A CSMCL Best Book of 2018*
*A 2019 NCSS Notable Social Studies Book for Young People*
*An Amelia Bloomer List Feminist Literature Selection*
"...this moving fictional account of the early life of the late civil rights leader and widow of Malcolm X draws on the recollections of family and friends. The result is a heart-rending imagining of Shabazz's personal challenges as well as a rare, intimate look at the complex roots of the American civil rights movement. A personal, political and powerful imagining of the early life of the late activist." —Kirkus starred review
"...absorbing...History comes alive in this illuminating portrayal of the early life of this civil rights activist..." —Publishers Weekly starred review
"An excellent work of historical fiction that will illuminate and spark discussion."—School Library Journal starred review
"The lessons from Betty's life are abundant: forgiveness, gratitude for life's blessings, and planting seeds for the future. Her response to hardship and injustice is timeless."—Booklist
"Set mostly in the black neighborhoods of 1940s Detroit, this affecting novel covers Betty's life from age eleven...to just before the start of high school... The authors tell Betty's story in an engaging and accessible first-person voice; they manage to portray Betty as a relatable pre-teen who likes to dance to Billy Eckstine records and read Ebony magazine even as they lay the groundwork for the remarkable woman she will grow up to be." —The Horn Book
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Publication Date: January 2nd, 2018
Juvenile Fiction / Biographical / United States
Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / African American & Black
Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
Juvenile Fiction / Social Themes / Activism & Social Justice


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6 September: You are invited to the launch of Vauxhall History PLUS a Vauxhall Gardens Walk
1 September 2016 · Vauxhall History ·
2.30pm sharp: Guided history walk 'The Heyday of Vauxhall Gardens'; meet at Starbucks, Vauxhall Station (see below)
6.45 for 7pm: Vauxhallhistory.org launch get-together, Tate South Lambeth Library, 180 South Lambeth Road
Join readers and writers of Vauxhall History (especially if you're new here). All are welcome at a social evening to celebrate the official launch of the online archive vauxhallhistory.org, which is supported by The Vauxhall Society. This is a get-together for anyone interested in Vauxhall Past.
DAVID COKE, author of Vauxhall Gardens: A History, who will tell us about the first three Vauxhall bridges (today's is the fourth) and a treasure trove of 1815 Vauxhall Bridge Company share certificates that has just come to light.
ALEX WERNER, Head of History Collections at the Museum of London, who'll take us back to Victorian times when the Vauxhall manufacturer Doulton & Company turned from making sewer pipes to fine-art pottery, along the way making of Vauxhall a centre for creative artists, potters and sculptors.
NAOMI CLIFFORD, whose real-life Regency mystery The Disappearance of Maria Glynn has just been published by Pen & Sword History. She is also the author, as Naomi Lourie Klein of These Were Our Sons: Stories from Stockwell War Memorial.
Your Mistress of Ceremonies is Edith Holtham, Chairwoman of our hosts for the evening, the Friends of Tate South Lambeth Library. Both library and The Tate Gallery are the gift of a Victorian resident of Streatham, the sugar magnate Sir Henry Tate. Both are the work of the architect Sidney Smith. Edith's account of Lambeth Council's long history of trying to do away with TSL, a vital community resource, is vauxhallhistory.org's September feature.
Refreshments available.
A contribution of £5 to The Friends of the Tate South Lambeth Library is welcomed.
PLEASE RSVP to info@vauxhallhistory.org
Also, on the afternoon of Tuesday 6 September: David Coke, co-author with Alan Borg of Vauxhall Gardens: A History will lead a vauxhallhistory.org guided walk, 'The Heyday of Vauxhall Gardens'. September marked the end of the season for this world-famous open-air attraction.
Kick-off for this walk (an hour or so long) is 2.30pm sharp, meet a bit earlier outside Starbucks, Vauxhall Station.
A contribution of £5 to The Vauxhall Society is welcomed.
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10 years ago in aviation now seems like an eternity. The numerous airline mergers and acquisitions, new aircraft models released, security regulations imposed, and various other incidents have seemed to clear our memory of one of the most tragic Pre-9/11 air crashes. I'm writing about this rather unusual topic because today, July 25th, 2010 is exactly 10 years from the day when the Air France Concorde crashed on takeoff outside Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
While the crash of the supersonic airliner that could fly at twice the speed of sound has faded into the distant past of most flyers today, it's an event that remains vivid in my memory. As a 7-year old visiting Europe for the first time, I didn't fully understand the enormous distance separating the two continents but I did understand how we were going to get home on that hot summer afternoon in Paris. Let me explain.
My family was about to return home from a two-week vacation visiting the highlights of southern England and northern France, and we had already endured a lengthy 7 hour flight from Newark – London on the powerful wide-body DC-10 airplane. I remember jokingly discussing the possibility of using frequent flier miles to pay for the quick but expensive trip home on the Concorde, but those thoughts vanished. In hopes of a bit more entertainment for the flight home, my older brother researched the aircraft that was scheduled to fly us home from Paris. The originally scheduled aircraft that was supposed to operate the flight was the brand new 777-200 aircraft which had just been delivered to Continental only a couple months earlier at the turn of the century. The entertaining advantage on the 777 was that everyone on the plane would have their own television to watch movies and play games, a concept that revolutionized in-flight entertainment 10 years ago.
To our disappointment the Continental aircraft that was waiting at the gate to take us back home was a DC-10. The equipment swap which took place in Newark a day earlier eventually turned out to be the source of crash which was according to investigators, the result of a titanium strip falling off the DC-10 onto the runway. After several years of investigation, French authorities concluded that a piece of titanium metal fell off the Continental plane which my family was flying home on, and then the metal caused the tire on the Concorde to explode. Once the tire exploded, the pieces of tire were ingested, which immediately started a fire in the Concorde's engines, leaving the Concorde with no thrust and a tragic crash resulted.
My most striking memory is when we taxied to the runway past the Air France Concorde that day, I remember seeing the passengers climb the stairs from the tarmac onto the plane, self assured that they would be safe and sound in New York just 3 hours later. When my family did arrive safely 8 hours later at Newark Airport on-board the Continental DC-10, we learned about the crash and were completely confused and astonished knowing that such a tragic event had happened just minutes after we left France. In total, 109 passengers died on-board and 4 others on the ground. The crash also lead to the eventual end of the Concorde service as new maintenance requirements became too expensive for Air France and British Airways, combined with reduced passenger traffic due to the 9/11 attacks. Today a ceremony in Paris was held to honor the victims of the crash at the crash site in Gonesse, France. The two Continental mechanics who were responsible for installing the titanium strip are currently under manslaughter charges, and the ruling on the case will be determined in December later this year.
Concorde was an excursion charter, not headed to NY.
oops, never mind, it was an excursion charter headed to NY, according to Wikipedia. I recalled it wasn't a regular scheduled flight, didn't realize it was going to NY.
Oh how time flies. I miss the concorde.
Yes, you're right it was a charter to NY. Although seeing that the flight was a charter it explains why I saw the passengers climbing stairs to board the flight on the apron rather than through a conventional gate closer to the terminal.
The entertaining advantage on the 777 was that everyone on the plane would have their own television to watch movies and play games, a concept that revolutionized in-flight entertainment 10 years ago.
Um, it was closer to 20 years ago when it revolutionised in-flight entertainment for Singapore Airlines, Swissair and so on.
Perhaps you mean for US travellers on US airlines?
Unfortunately I believe that you are misunderstanding the in-flight entertainment described in my post. While the first personal LCD TV's in each seat were introduced about 20 years ago, they were simply monitors projecting movies in replacement of CRT/projector TV's. The revolutionary in-flight entertainment that I am referring to is known as AVOD (Audio/Video On Demand), which was first released by Panasonic for installation in aircraft in 1998. The first Continental 777's were delivered in the same year with personal TV's equipped with AVOD 1.0.


In 2007, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Music by Bristol University and, in 2008, was made an OBE in The Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Jennifer is recognised as the world authority on the organ works of Olivier Messiaen, with whom she worked extensively and became his organist of choice. Her world première recording of his last masterpiece for organ, Livre du Saint Sacrement, had exceptional international success, winning a Grand Prix du Disque. In 1995, Jennifer opened the Messiaen Festival at l'Eglise de la Sainte Trinité, Paris, where his complete organ works were performed and recorded.


Discussion in 'Film and Vintage Forum' started by twosday, Sep 6, 2018.
I recently just purchased a Chinon CM5 and bought two A76 batteries for it. I tried putting the batteries in different ways but the LED next to the viewfinders don't light up. I'm not sure if this is because I got the wrong battery, I put it in wrong, or the light meter is just broken.
Hello and WELCOME ( hint, hint) to the forum. This is from page 5 of the manual.
And this is from page 7.
yeah no luck. I've read the whole manual.
Sounds like you need to send it in for an estimate for service.
Clean the battery contacts with some isopropyl alcohol or similar, otherwise it needs further diagnosis.
Took it to a shop and light meter is too expensive to fix. I have decided to use a external light meter instead.
Sorry to hear that. An good external lightmeter will likely be better than the original internal meter. Get a lightmeter by a manufacturer having a good reputation building lightmeters. Also, there are very few old lightmeters (1930-1980's) that I would trust to provide accurate metering so be sure to research the lighmeter before buying.


Cool, crisp, revitalizing iced tea and lemonade have always been my most cherished summertime libations, and I'm craving them even more so now that I have a bun in the oven! Formidable opponents for their cocktail counterparts, I found some fabulous summer "mocktails" that will please even the pickiest of palates. Enjoy!


I want to talk about responsibility. But not the kind of responsibility that means showing up on time, or doing things you said you would do. Nay. I speak of taking responsibility for the conditions and circumstances with which you are living right now.
It is a bitter pill to swallow. Pushing all the messy society-imposed body image issues aside (that's a whole different blog post!), anything you like or dislike about where you are right now is a direct result of the choices you have made.
But I didn't choose to be overweight!
The choices you made, sunshine. But self-awareness is the first step. Then there is discomfort. Then, finally, the decision to change. This is when the biggest offense occurs: people say they want to lose weight, even complain that they are not, but then refuse to change the choices they make day to day. Their actions are not in line with their goals.
We make an average of 35,000 decisions a day (says the internet somewhere) and many of those choices regard our health to some extent. Yes, that is a lot of decision-making, and this is why willpower is finite.
This is why it breaks my heart to see people invest in their health when they are unwilling, nay, not ready to take responsibility for the choices they make on a daily basis. No personal trainer with client success stories has ever waved a magic wand and shredded 8 body fat percentage points off their client. No.
For change to happen, the client has to do the work.
Terrifying and liberating. Terrifying If you're not ready to come out from behind the b.s. reasons you tell yourself ABC fitness program doesn't work. But if you are really and truly ready to embrace responsibility and quit hiding behind excuses, it is the most exciting thing to know that you are in control, baby!
Change won't happen overnight but know that you are empowered, and your choices DO have an effect on your body. You're no longer a victim of circumstance. You're a warrior goddess on a mission. It is with this mindset that you can accept the advice that is given to you and take action.
If you're on a fitness journey and not making the progress you'd like to see, I implore you to take a hard look at your day. If you're on a program, do you hit every workout? Do you follow the diet plan to a T? If not, why?
Are your actions, even the most minute ones, in line with what you want?


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One has purple hair, and one still sees brunette in the mirror, even though that's not exactly accurate!
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Throughout writing this blog, I have continually referred to the "Canonical Five" - Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly as being the victims most ripperologists agree were killed by Jack the Ripper.
However, this is a fairly modern assessment and many other investigators would suggest that the actual murders he committed over the course of 1888 and the following three years, could be as staggeringly high as 12.
In fact, it is rather strange to think that although we often imagine Mary Ann Nichols to the be the first of the victims, the people of Whitechapel actually believed her to be the third at the time, following on from the stabbing murders of Martha Tabram and Emma Smith.
In 1888, these killings are mentioned, but to keep things in the realm of the familiar, the story does not begin until the night of the Nichols slaying, and concludes with the morning of the Kelly murder. With the death of Mary Jane Kelly, we often imagine a sigh of relief being heard across the East End, but in truth, there would be a further five killings in and around the district before the murders finally stopped.
In fact, there may have been another serial killer operating in London at the same time, and he, just like the Ripper, would never be caught.
In one of the later chapters of the book, Gina and Aaron, who have taken to walking alongside the north bank of the Thames, find themselves stumbling out of the home of one mystery and inadvertently into another.
On the morning of October 2nd, 1888, a builder working on the construction of the new Scotland Yard headquarters, made a grisly discovery. In the foundations of the building, tucked away in a closed vault and wrapped in paper and petticoats, he found the dismembered remains of a woman's torso.
Police eventually matched the torso to a right arm and shoulder that had been found on the banks of the Thames in September of the same year. The police had not bothered investigating this initial find as (like so much concerned with the crimes of that year) it was dismissed as a prank by medical students. Police would later locate a left thigh near the scene of the construction site, but the remaining limbs and head were never found.
The case was strikingly similar to another discovery which had occurred in May of 1887, when fishermen on the Thames found a bundle of cloths floating in the water. Upon hauling it aboard, they were horrified to realise it contained the torso of a woman.
Over the following two months, limbs were found washed up along the shoreline of the river. Yet again, no head was ever found.
It would be 1889 before another discovery was made. On June 4th 1889, just as the people of London were beginning to hope that the murders and mutilations that had blighted their city had come to an end, another torso was found washed up on the edge of the Thames, while more remains were discovered near Chelsea.
On September 10th of the same year, on the first anniversary of the murder of Annie Chapman, another torso was discovered. Not in the Thames this time, but in the heart of Whitechapel. It had been left under a railway bridge on Pinchin Street and bloodied clothing was discovered in nearby Batty Street.
All four of these murders demonstrated a similar level of medical skill. It often seemed as if the wounds had been tourniqueted to prevent excessive blood loss and some knowledge of surgical amputation was evident.
Years previously, in 1884, 1874 and 1873, similar finds were washed up along the Thames. Nobody was ever arrested for these crimes and only one of these women was ever identified - a prostitute from the East End.
With this flurry of violent crimes over a relatively brief space of time, it is easy to understand just how difficult it must have been to know where one cycle of violence began and another ended. The inclusion of the Thames Torso Murders in my novel was one way to help demonstrate that nobody at the time could have known who was responsible for which crime.
It also helped to highlight another theme of my book. These unidentified women became a symbol of neglect and how in a city like London, it was possible to become so utterly forgotten that even your body would lose your identity.
It seems we tread the same flags; although mainly a blogger I sometimes write fiction and the subject is endlessly, appallingly fascinating. I always had Joseph Barnett as the man myself. Access, motive (Not that any detective ever has cared a jot whether a killer has a motive or not) and opportunity combined with a familiarity to all of the victims. Oh, and a roll of knives on him for his work. It's only Joe... probably the last thought any of them had. Good luck with the work and I hope you solve the trunk case!.


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"SELF-ish is a narrative drawn from an international life, beginning with some early glimpses out at the world by a girl in a boy's body. Chloe Schwenke was raised as Stephen in a Marine Corps family, and was sent off at age fourteen to "man-up" at a military academy. Later--and still embodied as a man--she ventured abroad to work in some of the roughest regions of Africa, the Gaza Strip, Turkey, and many other locales. Her far-flung global journey was matched in intensity by an inner identity and spiritual struggle and the associated ravages of depression, before she came to the revelation of being a transgender woman. At a time when many Americans are just waking up to the reality of the transgender phenomenon, this portrayal of Chloe's life, her challenging gender transition, and her many accomplishments and adventures along the way (including being among the first three transgender political appointees in U.S. history, under President Obama), creates a poignant story of authenticity, self-discovery, and the meaning of gender set against a fascinating international backdrop" -- From Amazon.com.
I was fortunate enough be meet Chloe, so this book had special significance to me whilst reading it. The book gives a deep and honest insight into the pain and triumphs of this beautiuful woman. It is even better at a book reading by Chloe. It is well worth reading to gain insight and empathy for those who struggle with gender issues in today's' world.


74-5705. Upgrading of single terminal in county; cost. The committee may require the board of county commissioners of any county in which there is located only one outlet or terminal to upgrade such outlet or terminal at the expense of such county.
History: L. 1970, ch. 343, § 4; July 1.


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Loaded on April 19, 2018 published in Criminal Legal News May, 2018, page 29
Filed under: Criminal Prosecution, War on Drugs. Location: Texas.
In 2017, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg changed an office policy by stopping the prosecution of thousands of trace drug cases from the Houston, Texas area. In doing so, Ogg fulfilled promises made during her unsuccessful 2014 campaign and her successful bid for the office in 2016.
Ogg already had a policy of pursuing trace drug cases as a ticketed misdemeanor, not a felony, as had been the previous district attorney's policy. In justifying the policy change, she said the 2,000 to 4,000 trace amount cases generated each year, typically crack pipes containing a residue of cocaine, were wasting police officers' time and clogging the courts. Now they won't be prosecuted at all.
However, the true reason for declining to prosecute these types of cases has nothing to do with court congestion. Instead, Ogg is reportedly worried about police officer safety. The extremely dangerous narcotic fentanyl has become more common in Houston. It is so powerful that it can cause inadvertent overdoses in police simply by handling the drug while field testing. Police started to seek support in stopping the use of field test kits. Ogg's solution was to stop prosecuting trace cases. Larger amounts of drugs are now sent to the crime lab for testing.
Unlike previous efforts to reform the prosecution of trace cases in Houston, this one is not being opposed by police unions, even if their support is somewhat tepid. Ray Hunt, president of the Houston Police Officers' Union, said they were "not going to make a big deal out of it" so long as "people who break into cars, which we believe are the big crack users" are "hammered" and "not given slaps on the hand" when they are caught.
Sources: chron.com, injusticetoday.com
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MOSCOW, may 24 — RIA Novosti. Turkish ancient city Bargylia, located 30 kilometers from Bodrum, on sale for a little more than eight million dollars, according to ATOR.
Today in the city, with a history spanning two and a half thousand years, ruins of the amphitheater, the baths, the Acropolis and an abandoned monastery. Bargylia is in private ownership since 1927 and during that time not once was exposed to attacks of "black archeologists": due to the lack of protection was also stolen an ancient mosaic.
One of the owners of land, 87-year-old Husein Ucpinar, told Turkish media that the owners have spent many years trying to sell the land, as he is not able to defend the city.
Hoping to complete a deal soon, they recently reduced the cost more than one million dollars.
At the eye-watering price of 35 million lira ($8.3 million), the 2,500-year-old site contains an acropolis, an odeon, a church, a cemetery, and some city walls still standing.
Despite the fact that the land under the city is in private ownership, Bargylia has the status of "archaeological monument of the first class". This means that we cannot build a hotel or some other tourist site. However, Turkey does not rule out the possibility that the new owner can try to change the status to create in this place a resort or a Park under the open sky.


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I have a friend who is a cook. She says god made her a cook because she was vain about her hands. They are now always nicked up from little cuts and even have some big scars. I think god makes impatient people gardeners, because it is a way to slow us down. You can't rush a garden. Though I, like you, like to jump in and get things moving. Let me know how you do with the slow gardening process. I need some tips. "Vestal" is an amazing plant.
Wow, looks like you've got some room to roam there! How nice, an unplanted area to do with what you wish, without any guilt about ripping out the previous-owner stuff. It took me years to get around to starting to remake what was here before - I won't claim extreme patience, more like lack of time, confusion and laziness. I don't know that what I'll put in will look better, probably not actually, but at least it will be more "me." Your plans sound good - that's too much monoculture (lavender) for an area that could be such a stunning border, with so much more color, texture, and height variation. Will be so fun to see what you come up with!!!