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Profile: Gary Schmitt
Positions that Gary Schmitt has held:
Executive Director, Project for the New American Century
Executive Director, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Gary Schmitt was a participant or observer in the following events:
February 19, 1998: Neoconservative Group Calls on US to Help Overthrow Hussein
The Committee for Peace and Security in the Gulf (CPSG), a bipartisan group made up largely of foreign policy specialists, sends an "Open Letter to the President" calling for President Clinton to use the US military to help Iraqi opposition groups overthrow Saddam Hussein and replace him with a US-friendly government. US law forbids such an operation. The group is led by, among others, former Representative Stephen Solarz (D-NY) and prominent Bush adviser Richard Perle, a former assistant secretary of defense.
Largely Neoconservative in Makeup - Many of its co-signers will become the core of the Bush administration's neoconservative-driven national security apparatus. These co-signers include Elliott Abrams, Richard Armitage, John Bolton, Stephen Bryen, Douglas Feith, Frank Gaffney, Fred Ikle, Robert Kagan, Zalmay Khalilzad, William Kristol, Michael Ledeen, Bernard Lewis, Peter Rodman, Donald Rumsfeld, Gary Schmitt, Max Singer, Casper Weinberger, Paul Wolfowitz, David Wurmser, and Dov Zakheim. [CNN, 2/20/1998; Middle East Policy Council, 6/2004] The CPSG is closely affiliated with both the neoconservative Project for the New American Century (PNAC—see June 3, 1997 and January 26, 1998) and the neoconservative American Enterprise Institute (AEI), both of which boast Perle as a powerful and influential member. Jim Lobe of the Project Against the Present Danger later learns that the CPSG is funded in large part by a sizable grant from the right-wing Bradley Foundation, a key funding source for both the PNAC and the AEI. According to Counterpunch's Kurt Nimmo, the plan for overthrowing Iraq later adopted by the Bush administration, and currently advocated by the CPSG, will be echoed in the PNAC's September 2000 document, "Rebuilding America's Defenses" (see September 2000). [CounterPunch, 11/19/2002]
Advocates Supporting Iraq-Based Insurgency - The letter reads in part: "Despite his defeat in the Gulf War, continuing sanctions, and the determined effort of UN inspectors to root out and destroy his weapons of mass destruction, Saddam Hussein has been able to develop biological and chemical munitions.… This poses a danger to our friends, our allies, and to our nation.… In view of Saddam Hussein's refusal to grant UN inspectors the right to conduct unfettered inspections of those sites where he is suspected of storing his still significant arsenal of chemical and biological munitions and his apparent determination never to relinquish his weapons of mass destruction, we call upon President Clinton to adopt and implement a plan of action designed to finally and fully resolve this utterly unacceptable threat to our most vital national interests." The plan is almost identical to the "End Game" scenario proposed in 1993 (see November 1993) and carried out, without success, in 1995 (see March 1995). It is also virtually identical to the "Downing Plan," released later in 1998 (see Late 1998). In 2004, then-Defense Intelligence Agency official Patrick Lang will observe, "The letter was remarkable in that it adopted some of the very formulations that would later be used by Vice President [Dick] Cheney and other current administration officials to justify the preventive war in Iraq that commenced on March 20, 2003" (see March 19, 2003). The CPSG advocates:
US support for Ahmed Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress (INC—see 1992-1996) as the provisional government to replace Hussein's dictatorship;
Funding the INC with seized Iraqi assets, designating areas in the north and south as INC-controlled zones, and lifting sanctions in those areas;
Providing any ground assault by INC forces (see October 31, 1998) with a "systematic air campaign" by US forces;
Prepositioning US ground force equipment "so that, as a last resort, we have the capacity to protect and assist the anti-Saddam forces in the northern and southern parts of Iraq";
Bringing Hussein before an international tribunal on war crimes charges.
Carrying out these actions, Solarz says, would completely eliminate the threat of weapons of mass destruction that he claims Iraq owns. [Abrams et al., 2/19/1998; CNN, 2/20/1998; Middle East Policy Council, 6/2004]
Entity Tags: Richard Burt, Richard Armitage, Richard Perle, Richard ("Dick") Cheney, Paula J. Dobriansky, Peter Rosenblatt, Project for the New American Century, Richard V. Allen, Peter Rodman, Robert A. Pastor, Saddam Hussein, Robert Kagan, William Jefferson ("Bill") Clinton, William Kristol, Zalmay M. Khalilzad, William B. Clark, Sven F. Kraemer, Stephen Solarz, Roger Robinson, Paul Wolfowitz, Stephen Bryen, Robert C. McFarlane, Michael Ledeen, Patrick Lang, Fred C. Ikle, Dov S. Zakheim, Elliott Abrams, Frank Carlucci, Douglas Feith, Frank Gaffney, Donald Rumsfeld, Committee for Peace and Security in the Gulf, American Enterprise Institute, Ahmed Chalabi, Max Singer, David Wurmser, Bernard Lewis, Caspar Weinberger, Gary Schmitt, Kurt Nimmo, Leon Wienseltier, Martin Peretz, Joshua Muravchik, Frederick L. Lewis, John R. Bolton, Jeffrey T. Bergner, Helmut Sonnenfeldt, Jarvis Lynch, Jeffrey Gedmin, Jim Lobe, Iraqi National Congress
September 11, 1998: PNAC Calls on Clinton To Take 'Decisive Action' Against Milosevic
The Project for a New American Century publishes an open letter to President Clinton urging him put an end to diplomatic efforts attempting to resolve the situation in the Balkans. Instead, they argue, he should take "decisive action" against the Serbs. The US must "distance itself from Milosevic and actively support in every way possible his replacement by a democratic government committed to ending ethnic violence," the group writes. [Century, 9/11/1998]
Entity Tags: William Pfaff, Peter Rodman, Peter Kovler, Paula J. Dobriansky, Richard Armitage, Richard Perle, Robert Kagan, Seth Cropsey, William Kristol, Zalmay M. Khalilzad, William Howard Taft IV, Paul Wolfowitz, Wayne Owens, Stephen Solarz, Nina Bang-Jensen, Morton H. Halperin, Elliott Abrams, Ed Turner, Frank Carlucci, Dov S. Zakheim, David Epstein, Bruce Jackson, Dennis DeConcini, Morton I. Abramowitz, Gary Schmitt, Helmut Sonnenfeldt, Lane Kirkland, John R. Bolton, George Biddle, Mark P. Lagon, Jeffrey T. Bergner, John Heffernan, James R. Hooper, Jeane Kirkpatrick
1999: Neoconservative Philosopher: Intelligence Provides a Means to Policy Ends, by Necessity Steeped in Deception
Gary Schmitt. [Source: Think Progress (.org)]Prominent neoconservative Abram Shulsky, who worked under former Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson (see Early 1970s), joins fellow neoconservative Gary Schmitt, the founder of the Project for the New American Century (PNAC - see January 26, 1998), in penning an essay called "Leo Strauss and the World of Intelligence." Both are Strauss proteges, having studied under him at the University of Chicago. Strauss is considered an intellectual guiding light for neoconservative philosophy. Strauss, as Shulsky and Schmitt write, believed that all intelligence work essentially boils down to deception and counterdeception, as much with the governments and citizenry an intelligence agency ostensibly serves as with an enemy government or organization. Strauss viewed intelligence as a means for policymakers to attain and justify policy goals, not to describe the realities of the world. Intelligence is "the art of deception," Strauss taught. Shulsky will go on to implement Strauss's views in his work with the Office of Special Plans (see September 2002). [Middle East Policy Council, 6/2004]
Entity Tags: Henry ("Scoop") Jackson, Gary Schmitt, University of Chicago, Abram Shulsky, Leo Strauss, Office of Special Plans, Project for the New American Century
September 2000: Neoconservative Think Tank Writes 'Blueprint' for 'Global Pax Americana'
People involved in the 2000 PNAC report (from top left): Vice President Cheney, Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, Cheney Chief of Staff I. Lewis Libby, Undersecretary of State John Bolton, Undersecretary of Defense Dov Zakheim, and author Eliot Cohen. [Source: Public domain]The neoconservative think tank Project for the New American Century writes a "blueprint" for the "creation of a 'global Pax Americana'" (see June 3, 1997). The document, titled Rebuilding America's Defenses: Strategies, Forces and Resources for a New Century, was written for the George W. Bush team even before the 2000 presidential election. It was written for future Vice President Cheney, future Defense Secretary Rumsfeld, future Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, Florida Governor and Bush's brother Jeb Bush, and Cheney's future chief of staff Lewis Libby. [Project for the New American Century, 9/2000, pp. iv and 51 ]
Plans to Overthrow Iraqi Government - The report calls itself a "blueprint for maintaining global US preeminence, precluding the rise of a great power rival, and shaping the international security order in line with American principles and interests." The plan shows that the Bush team intends to take military control of Persian Gulf oil whether or not Saddam Hussein was in power and should retain control of the region even if there is no threat. It says: "The United States has for decades sought to play a more permanent role in Gulf regional security. While the unresolved conflict with Iraq provides the immediate justification, the need for a substantial American force presence in the Gulf transcends the issue of the regime of Saddam Hussein." The report calls for the control of space through a new "US Space Forces," the political control of the internet, the subversion of any growth in political power of even close allies, and advocates "regime change" in China, North Korea, Libya, Syria, Iran and other countries. It also mentions that "advanced forms of biological warfare that can 'target' specific genotypes may transform biological warfare from the realm of terror to a politically useful tool" (see February 7, 2003). [Project for the New American Century, 9/2000 ; Sunday Herald (Glasgow), 9/7/2002]
Greater Need for US Role in Persian Gulf - PNAC states further: "The United States has for decades sought to play a more permanent role in Gulf regional security. While the unresolved conflict with Iraq provides the immediate justification, the need for a substantial American force presence in the Gulf transcends the issue of the regime of Saddam Hussein."
'US Space Forces,' Control of Internet, Subversion of Allies - PNAC calls for the control of space through a new "US Space Forces," the political control of the Internet, and the subversion of any growth in political power of even close allies, and advocates "regime change" in China, North Korea, Libya, Syria, Iran, and other countries.
Bioweapons Targeting Specific Genotypes 'Useful' - It also mentions that "advanced forms of biological warfare that can 'target" specific genotypes may transform biological warfare from the realm of terror to a politically useful tool."
'A New Pearl Harbor' - However, PNAC complains that thes changes are likely to take a long time, "absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event—like a new Pearl Harbor." [Los Angeles Times, 1/12/2003]
Bush Will Claim a 'Humble' Foreign Policy Stance - One month later during a presidential debate with Al Gore, Bush will assert that he wants a "humble" foreign policy in the Middle East and says he is against toppling Saddam Hussein in Iraq because it smacks of "nation building" (see October 11, 2000). Around the same time, Cheney will similarly defend Bush's position of maintaining President Clinton's policy not to attack Iraq, asserting that the US should not act as though "we were an imperialist power, willy-nilly moving into capitals in that part of the world, taking down governments." [Washington Post, 1/12/2002] Author Craig Unger will later comment, "Only a few people who had read the papers put forth by the Project for a New American Century might have guessed a far more radical policy had been developed." [Salon, 3/15/2004] A British member of Parliament will later say of the PNAC report, "This is a blueprint for US world domination—a new world order of their making. These are the thought processes of fantasist Americans who want to control the world." [Sunday Herald (Glasgow), 9/7/2002] Both PNAC and its strategy plan for Bush are almost virtually ignored by the media until a few weeks before the start of the Iraq war (see February-March 20, 2003).
Entity Tags: Robert Kagan, Robert Martinage, Richard ("Dick") Cheney, Robert Killebrew, Peter Rodman, Project for the New American Century, Roger Barnett, Paula J. Dobriansky, Saddam Hussein, William Jefferson ("Bill") Clinton, Steve Forbes, Zalmay M. Khalilzad, William J. Bennett, William Kristol, Paul Wolfowitz, Vin Weber, Stephen A. Cambone, Steve Rosen, Thomas Donnelly, Norman Podhoretz, Phil Meilinger, Midge Decter, Donald Kagan, Donald Rumsfeld, Dov S. Zakheim, Devon Gaffney Cross, Aaron Friedberg, Abram Shulsky, Michael Vickers, Dan Quayle, Eliot A. Cohen, Dan Goure, Alvin Bernstein, Barry Watts, David Epstein, Elliott Abrams, Frank Gaffney, John Ellis ("Jeb") Bush, James Lasswell, Lewis ("Scooter") Libby, Mark P. Lagon, Mackubin Owens, Francis Fukuyama, Henry S. Rowen, Gary Schmitt, Fred C. Ikle, Frederick Kagan, David Fautua, Hasam Amin, George Weigel
Timeline Tags: Complete 911 Timeline, Events Leading to Iraq Invasion, 9/11 Timeline, Neoconservative Influence
September 24, 2001: Neoconservative Columnists Advocate Overthrow of Hussein as Part of a 'Larger War' to Reestablish US 'Dominance' in Middle East
In an op-ed column for the neoconservative Weekly Standard, writers Thomas Donnelly and Gary Schmitt state that the US's enemies "want to push the United States out of the Middle East. Our response must be to prevent that." Donnelly and Schmitt, members of the Project for the New American Century think tank (PNAC—see January 26, 1998 and September 2000), say that such an effort "will require more than a vague, unfocused 'war on terrorism.'… Last week's strikes represent a new and more complex phase of this war. But this is not a new war. This is a 'theater war' in the classic sense. Neither [O]sama bin Laden nor Saddam [Hussein] cares much about America's role in Europe or East Asia. They want us out of their region."
Reasserting Dominance in Middle East - The US can win this "struggle for power in the Persian Gulf" by "reasserting our role as the region's dominant power; as the guarantor of regional security; and as the protector of Israel, moderate Arab regimes, and the economic interests of the industrialized world." Donnelly and Schmitt trace the US's problems in the region back to the decision not to overthrow Hussein in 1991 (see January 16, 1991 and After). "As Saddam has crawled back from defeat," they write, "bin Laden has grown increasingly bold. Meanwhile, our regional allies have begun to hedge their bets, not only with the terrorists and Iraq, but with Iran as well." The US should focus on routing both bin Laden and Hussein from the region, they say. It is unclear if Hussein was involved in the 9/11 attacks, they say, though they assert that Hussein was "implicated in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing (see February 26, 1993 and October 2000).… But as with bin Laden, we have long known that Saddam is our enemy, and that he would strike us as hard as he could. And if we have learned anything at all from [the] past week, it is that adopting a defensive posture risks attacks with unacceptable consequences. The only reasonable course when faced with such foes is to preempt and to strike first." Overthrowing Hussein "is the key to restoring our regional dominance and preventing our enemies from achieving their war aims.… When Bush administration officials speak of 'ending' regimes that participate in the war against America, they must mean Saddam Hussein's Iraq" (see Before January 20, 2001).
Cowing Other Nations, Restoring 'Global Credibility' - Overthrowing the Iraqi government will also cow Iran, Syria, and other regional threats, the authors say, and "will restore the global credibility tarnished in the Clinton years. Both our friends and our enemies will be watching to see if we pass this test." Although attacking Afghanistan is not necessary, toppling the Saddam regime will not be difficult in a military sense, and "the larger challenge will be occupying Iraq after the fighting is over."
Surpluses Will Pay for Effort - The so-called "lockboxes"—Social Security funds and others—previously kept from being spent on other government programs are, the authors write, "yesterday's news," but the sharp increases in defense spending that this war effort will require will not be difficult to fund: "given the surpluses that exist, there is no impediment to such increases." [Weekly Standard, 9/24/2001]
Entity Tags: Thomas Donnelly, Gary Schmitt, Weekly Standard, Project for the New American Century


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Resources;
using SharpDX.Direct3D;
using SharpDX.Direct3D11;
using SharpDX.DXGI;

namespace SharpDX.Toolkit.Graphics
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Provides methods to retrieve and manipulate graphics adapters. This is the equivalent to <see cref="Adapter1"/>.
    /// </summary>
    /// <msdn-id>ff471329</msdn-id>
    /// <unmanaged>IDXGIAdapter1</unmanaged>
    /// <unmanaged-short>IDXGIAdapter1</unmanaged-short>
    public class GraphicsAdapter : Component
    {
        private static readonly object staticLock = new object();
        private static bool isInitialized = false;
        private static DisposeCollector staticCollector;
        private static GraphicsAdapter[] adapters;
        private static GraphicsAdapter defaultAdapter;
        private static Factory1 defaultFactory;
        private readonly Adapter1 adapter;
        private readonly int adapterOrdinal;

        private readonly GraphicsOutput[] outputs1;

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GraphicsAdapter" /> class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="adapterOrdinal">The adapter ordinal.</param>
        private GraphicsAdapter(int adapterOrdinal)
        {
            this.adapterOrdinal = adapterOrdinal;
            adapter = ToDispose(defaultFactory.GetAdapter1(adapterOrdinal));
            Description = adapter.Description1;
            var outputs = adapter.Outputs;

            outputs1 = new GraphicsOutput[outputs.Length];
            for (var i = 0; i < outputs.Length; i++)
                outputs1[i] = ToDispose(new GraphicsOutput(outputs[i]));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes the GraphicsAdapter. On Desktop and WinRT, this is done statically.
        /// </summary>
        public static void Initialize()
        {
            lock(staticLock)
            {
                if (!isInitialized)
                {
#if DIRECTX11_1
            using (var factory = new Factory1()) Initialize(factory.QueryInterface<Factory2>());
#else
                    Initialize(new Factory1());
#endif
                    isInitialized = true;
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Perform a <see cref="Dispose"/> and <see cref="Initialize"/> to re-initialize all adapters informations.
        /// </summary>
        public static void Reset()
        {
            lock(staticLock)
            {
                Dispose();
                Initialize();
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Dispose all statically cached value by this instance.
        /// </summary>
        public new static void Dispose()
        {
            lock(staticLock)
            {
                Utilities.Dispose(ref staticCollector);
                adapters = null;
                defaultAdapter = null;
                isInitialized = false;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes all adapters with the specified factory.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="factory1">The factory1.</param>
        internal static void Initialize(Factory1 factory1)
        {
            if (staticCollector != null)
            {
                staticCollector.Dispose();
            }

            staticCollector = new DisposeCollector();
            defaultFactory = factory1;
            staticCollector.Collect(defaultFactory);

            int countAdapters = defaultFactory.GetAdapterCount1();
            var adapterList = new List<GraphicsAdapter>();
            for (int i = 0; i < countAdapters; i++)
            {
                var adapter = new GraphicsAdapter(i);
                staticCollector.Collect(adapter);
                adapterList.Add(adapter);
            }

            defaultAdapter = adapterList.Count > 0 ? adapterList[0] : null;
            adapters = adapterList.ToArray();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Collection of available adapters on the system.
        /// </summary>
        public static GraphicsAdapter[] Adapters
        {
            get
            {
                lock(staticLock)
                {
                    Initialize();
                    return adapters;
                }
            }

        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the default adapter. This property can be <c>null</c>.
        /// </summary>
        public static GraphicsAdapter Default
        {
            get
            {
                lock (staticLock)
                {
                    Initialize();
                    return defaultAdapter;
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the <see cref="Factory1"/> used by all GraphicsAdapter.
        /// </summary>
        public static Factory1 Factory
        {
            get
            {
                lock (staticLock)
                {
                    Initialize();
                    return defaultFactory;
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the number of <see cref="GraphicsOutput"/> attached to this <see cref="GraphicsAdapter"/>.
        /// </summary>
        public int OutputsCount { get { return outputs1.Length; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the description for this adapter.
        /// </summary>
        public readonly AdapterDescription1 Description;

        /// <summary>
        /// Default PixelFormat used.
        /// </summary>
        public readonly PixelFormat DefaultFormat = PixelFormat.R8G8B8A8.UNorm;

        /// <summary>
        /// Determines if this instance of GraphicsAdapter is the default adapter.
        /// </summary>
        public bool IsDefaultAdapter { get { return adapterOrdinal == 0; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the current display mode.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value>The current display mode.</value>
        [Obsolete("Use 'GetOutputAt' method to get specific output and retrieve needed information from it.")]
        public DisplayMode CurrentDisplayMode { get { return outputs1[0].CurrentDisplayMode; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// Returns a collection of supported display modes for the current adapter.
        /// </summary>
        [Obsolete("Use 'GetOutputAt' method to get specific output and retrieve needed information from it.")]
        public DisplayMode[] SupportedDisplayModes { get { return outputs1[0].SupportedDisplayModes; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// Retrieves bounds of the desktop coordinates.
        /// </summary>
        /// <msdn-id>bb173068</msdn-id>
        /// <unmanaged>RECT DesktopCoordinates</unmanaged>
        /// <unmanaged-short>RECT DesktopCoordinates</unmanaged-short>
        [Obsolete("Use 'GetOutputAt' method to get specific output and retrieve needed information from it.")]
        public Rectangle DesktopBounds { get { return outputs1[0].DesktopBounds; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// Retrieves the handle of the monitor associated with the Microsoft Direct3D object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <msdn-id>bb173068</msdn-id>
        /// <unmanaged>HMONITOR Monitor</unmanaged>
        /// <unmanaged-short>HMONITOR Monitor</unmanaged-short>
        [Obsolete("Use 'GetOutputAt' method to get specific output and retrieve needed information from it.")]
        public IntPtr MonitorHandle { get { return outputs1[0].MonitorHandle; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// <see cref="Adapter1"/> casting operator.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="from">Source for the.</param>
        public static implicit operator Adapter1(GraphicsAdapter from)
        {
            return from.adapter;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// <see cref="Adapter1"/> casting operator.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="from">Source for the.</param>
        public static implicit operator Factory1(GraphicsAdapter from)
        {
            return Factory;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the <see cref="GraphicsOutput"/> attached to this adapter at the specified index.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="index">The index of the output to get.</param>
        /// <returns>The <see cref="GraphicsOutput"/> at the specified <paramref name="index"/>.</returns>
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Dakin taking in pets displaced by virus, urging owners to be prepared
April 21, 2020 | Danielle Eaton
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Sampa, whose owner recently passed due to the coronavirus, was taken in by the Dakin Humane Society and recently found a new home.
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SPRINGFIELD – In recent weeks, the Dakin Humane Society in Springfield has taken in animals whose owners have fallen ill due to the coronavirus. Now, the shelter is urging people to have a plan in place for their pets, should they fall ill as well.
Executive Director Carmine DiCenso said Dakin has always had a program to provide for pets whose owners might be hospitalized or in a domestic violence situation. DiCenso said while the shelter provides temporary shelter and resources for those in particular situations, this program should serve as a "last option." The program, he said, "aims to keep people and animals together."
"We'd much rather people keep their animals. The best option for an animal is to be in their house," he said.
As of April 14, DiCenso said Dakin had taken in a total of six animals whose owners had gotten sick from the coronavirus. One home, however, had multiple animals, he said. While the ultimate goal of the program is to reunite the animal with their owner, DiCenso said the owners of two animals they had taken in had, unfortunately, died of the virus while their pets were in Dakin's care.
While the research is still varied as to whether pets can be carriers of the coronavirus, DiCenso said the staff at Dakin is taking precautions and recommendations put forth both by the CDC and the American Animal Hospital Associations (AAHA). He said because it's unknown if pets could be carriers, they're treating all incoming animals who have been in contact with the virus as though they could be positive.
"Most things point to technically they could carry it on their fur, [but] since we don't know the best way to approach it is as they are," he said.
When an animal whose owner has been diagnosed with coronavirus arrives at Dakin, DiCenso said they are placed in isolation for 14 days. During that time, staff are assigned to take care of the animal's health and enrichment. He said each time staff entered the isolated area with the animal, they "would be wearing protective gear."
He said while he thinks "it's probably realistic" that Dakin will end up taking more animals displaced due to the virus, their resources are limited. "There's only so many we take in," he said.
This, he said, is why it is important to have a plan in place in case of an emergency illness. Some ways to plan for an emergency illness include:
Having enough food for a month in advance
Having a month's supply of medication
Having written instructions visible for food and medication
Have contact information for the pet's vet visible and ready
Have a plan with a friend or neighbor to take care of a pet in the event of an emergency
DiCenso said one way to notify people that there are pets living in a home in case of an emergency, is to purchase a window sticker that notifies first responders how many pets are living in the home. This, he said, will allow first responders to contact the proper authority such as animal control or Dakin.
DiCenso also emphasized the importance of pets having collars with the proper identification tags, so that they may be returned should they go missing. "It's not unlikely that an animal could get loose," he said.
While the ultimate goal is to reunite the pet with their owner, should that not be possible, DiCenso said the animal would either go into a foster home or be placed up for adoption. A small dog named Sampa whose owner had passed away, found a new home on April 15.
DiCenso said the pandemic demonstrates how important animals truly are to people. He described a scenario in which a pet owner had been hospitalized for three days, and when he woke up "his first concern was his dog."
"The bond between people and animals is so important. Animals are really there to help comfort them," he said. "Helping animals is helping people.
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Dum Dum Girls Break Out of Their Surf-Pop Formula -- Barely -- at Great American Music Hall
Dum Dum Girls Crocodiles Oct. 4, 2011 Great American Music Hall Better than: Best Coast -- sometimes, anyway. The problem with reverb-drenched, girl-group-derived, shoegaze-descended guitar pop is that it's as limited as a vegan's view of bacon. You get…
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The Vaselines Mock Each Other's Sexual Performance at Great American Music Hall
The VaselinesDum Dum GirlsOctober 20, 2010@ Great American Music HallBetter than: Your significant other making fun of your performance in bed.If the whole music thing doesn't work out, the Vaselines could make a killing at stand-up comedy. Last night at…
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CD Review: Best Coast - 'Crazy For You'
If the onslaught hasn't already started, expect to be hearing a lot about Best Coast in the coming months. Bethany Cosentino (formerly of Los Angeles tribal-psych outfit Pocahaunted, who are playing tonight at the Rickshaw Stop) has put together a pretty…
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The Dum Dum Girls sound like the Ronettes — that is, if the classic '60s girl group time-traveled to the '90s to make music with scuzzy beach-punks. The L.A. band's latest album, I Will Be, brandishes fuzzy bass, surf-garage riffs,…
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Police investigate after CCTV footage shows man threatening to kill staff at a security camera
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Police have been investigating after footage showed a man threatening staff at the security camera installed in his home.
Key points:Police say a surveillance camera installed outside the house in the Northern Territory was broken into earlier this monthVideo footage shows a man, who is understood to be in his 60s, threatening staff in the housePolice say they are looking for a male and are looking to speak to his familyThe man was in his 50s, police say.
He broke into the security cameras' unit, located outside the property, and the video footage shows the man threatening the staff inside the unit.
"Police have been notified that there was a break-in and an offender has been arrested," Northern Territory Police said in a statement.
"This was a crime of passion, and it is likely that this offender has now been charged."
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A security camera in the family home, which was not targeted, was broken in earlier this year.
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Even if the Detroit Red Wings are not playing in them, the NHL's outdoor games remain special. These heavily promoted events are more than just two- or three-point contests in the middle of a draining NHL schedule; they present an opportunity for the game to return to its roots.
Winter Classic and Stadium Series games feel more like one-game playoff series. Neither team wants to lose in the spotlight – there's a lot of pride at stake. Plus, it allows the players to take a trip down memory lane to the ponds they grew up skating on once winter rolled around.
In fact, it's pretty similar to those all-important pick-up/shinny games. Outside in the elements and all that matters is this one game.
So which of Detroit's four* outdoor games was the best? Let's look back at the handful of times the Red Wings were chosen to compete in the Winter Classic or other outdoor contests.
Even though the Red Wings made this one a game in the end, Toronto dominated pretty handily. Jared Coreau got the surprise start in net for Detroit after a December Jimmy Howard injury and Petr Mrazek's failure to lock down the starting job.
Anthony Mantha's tying goal late in regulation was an exhilarating moment, but just one of the few times the Red Wings were in the spotlight. In the end, this game represented Detroit's playoff-streak-busting season well: Somewhat competitive, tough to watch at times, and not enough firepower to win.
In all honesty, the alumni game was more exciting to watch, with the likes of Steve Yzerman, Joe Sakic, Darren McCarty, Claude Lemieux, and other rivalry players once again donning their teams' jerseys. The Stadium Series game was fun, but not the center-stage contest that the two teams had previously competed in. And those games were indoors.
Colorado took the old-timers match, but the Red Wings avenged their predecessors in the second game. Tomas Tatar, Gustav Nyquist, and Justin Abdelkader scored in a back-and-forth game before Brad Richards' last-minute goal and Darren Helm's empty-netter sealed the victory.
If the Red Wings had won this game, it would have been No. 1 on this list. Unfortunately, this was during a time when the team wasn't faring well. Jonathan Bernier outdueled his present netminding partner Jimmy Howard in a 3-2 win for the Maple Leafs.
Detroit amassed 43 shots on Bernier, compared to only the 26 Howard had to face. Daniel Alfredsson scored in the first period and Justin Abdelkader knotted the game at two with just over five minutes to go in the third. Unfortunately for the Red Wings, Toronto's Tyler Bozak's shootout goal in the third round helped the Leafs walk off with a victory in Hockeytown.
Back when the Winter Classic had more selling power as a recently created spectacle, the Red Wings traveled to Wrigley Field to take on their Original Six rival. Detroit had just captured the 2008 Stanley Cup and the Blackhawks were a young team on the rise. It was the Chris Chelios Chili Bowl, with the game being played in the heart of college football bowl season.
Chicago took a commanding 3-1 lead, but the Red Wings stormed back to take the game 6-4. Detroit took the lead on a Pavel Datsyuk breakaway goal that left Cristobal Huet tangled up in the crease watching the puck slowly pass him by and into the net. Mikael Samuelsson, Jiri Hudler (twice), Brian Rafalski, and Brett Lebda also tallied for Detroit, with veteran outdoorsman Ty Conklin earning the win in net.
Always creative, Jack Adams arranged an exhibition game in a Marquette prison yard in 1954. That's right – Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, and Terry Sawchuk suited up for a game against some of Michigan's most dangerous felons.
Jack Adams, right, and Ted Lindsay, left, toured the Marquette prison before the Red Wings arrived for their contest.
It was reported that Detroit won the contest 5-2, though the actual score likely differed according to those who attended or participated in the game, with the Red Wings scoring much more than five goals.
You can argue that this game toughened up Hockeytown's heroes – they'd win the next two Stanley Cups, and could have won a few more if Adams hadn't broken up the band through a series of bad trades.
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Miami Heat is predicted to win against the Orlando Magic as per the latest Heat vs Magic Prediction and NBA Odds
Tonight at Amway Center Miami Heat will take on the Orlando Magic. It will be the last regular-season game for both teams. Miami Heat leads the Eastern Conference points table and they have clinched the Eastern Conference. Orlando Magic on the other hand will be ending their season's campaign at the bottom of the Eastern Conference points table.
For Magic, it will be a face-saver game as they will be looking for a respectable exit by defeating the leaders of the Eastern Conference. For Miami Heat, a win will extend their 6 games winning streak to 7 games. However, a defeat would lower their morale as they enter the playoffs.
Orlando Magic will be playing a host to Miami Heat tonight at Amway Center. As a host, they will be starting as home favorites.
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The Miami Heat are the leaders in the east with a 53-28 record. They had a close win against the Hawks in their last and prior to that game, they defeated the Hornets by a big margin.
In the last ten games, the Miami Heat won six games and have lost 4. They are currently on 6 games winning streak.
Their offensive rating dipped from 110.2 to 109.3 and their defense has taken a big hit in the absence of Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, their defensive rating increased from 107 to 112.5 in the last 10 games.
The Heat have shown their best performance on the court this season. The Heat will look to continue their solid performance and would be looking to get the better of the Magic.
Orlando Magic:
The Orlando Magic are currently going through a full rebuild. The Magic are currently on 1 game losing streak. They also suffered from injuries to some of their key players last season.
The Magic are ranked 28th in the league in offensive rating. They are ranked 29th in defensive rating. They are ranked 25th in turnovers per game, they commit 15.4 turnovers per game. It's been a real struggle so far. The Magic had a fighting performance in the loss against the Lakers.
They have shown glimpses of great potential and talent. The Magic are a very young team. Their young players have shown potential. They have had some impressive wins this season. They will only get better as they play a lot more.
Miami Heat and Orlando Magic have played a total of 129 head-to-head games in the regular season as of now. Of 129 games, Miami Heat has 73 games while the Orlando Magic has won 56 games.
In the last 5 games, it has been a complete sweep by Miami Heat. This season the two teams have met 3 times with Miami Heat winning all three games.
Tyler Herro: Herro is having a great bounce-back season. He is averaging 20.3 PPG, 5.2 RPG, and 3.7 APG off the bench. He is shooting 38.2% from three and he is attempting 6.8 3-pointers in a game.
Kyle Lowry: Kyle Lowry is still trying to fit into the new team and Heat culture can be seen in his turnovers per game as he is averaging 3.1 turnovers per game career-high, but his presence on the court and his leadership is all this team needs especially the young players. He is averaging 13.8 PPG, 4.4 RPG, and 7.9 APG this season.
Cole Anthony: He has improved significantly across all aspects from his rookie season. He is currently averaging 19.9 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 5.6 APG, and 0.8 SPG. He is shooting has also improved this season. He is shooting 42.9% from the field and 36.6% from three this season.
Franz Wagner: The rookie is having a great outing so far this season. He is averaging 14.1 PPG second in the team behind Cole Anthony. He is making a strong case for himself in the Rookie of the Year conversation. In the last 5 games he has been averaging 16.8 PPG and shooting 50.8% from the field and 46.7% from three.
The Miami Heat have a better roaster than the Orlando Magic. Both the teams have injury concerns but the Heat have shown that they can beat elite teams even without their best players. So the Miami Heat should get past the Orlando Magic on Friday on the road.


The Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq. (ADEA), prohibits discrimination by employers against, and harassment of, employees and applicants age 40 or older on the basis of age.
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court held that all state and local governments, regardless of how small, are "employers" bound by the ADEA, see Mount Lemmon Fire Department v. Guido, 586 U.S. ___ (2018).
In affirming an earlier 2017 decision of the 9th Circuit, the Supreme Court overruled the precedent set by four other federal circuits dating back to 1986, which held that the ADEA did not apply to small local governments with less than 20 employees.
Interestingly, the federal circuit courts' limited interpretation of the definition of "employer" in 29 U.S.C. 630(b) was inconsistent with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which has jurisdiction to investigate complaints of ADEA violations. The result was that the EEOC would investigate such complaints involving all local government employers, regardless of size, but employees of local governments with less than 20 employees were barred from seeking relief under the ADEA in federal courts.
What does this mean for Washington's small local governments?
Washington's Law Against Discrimination (WLAD), Chapter 49.60 RCW, also prohibits age-based discrimination against, and harassment of, employees and applicants age 40 or older. The WLAD authorizes the Washington Human Rights Commission (HRC) to investigate age-based employment discrimination complaints.
Unlike the federal ADEA, the definition of "employer" under the WLAD is limited to employers of at least eight employees, see RCW 49.60.040(11) and (19). This means that if a local government employer has less than eight employees, a person cannot make a complaint under WLAD to the HRC.
However, all local government employees, regardless of the size of the employer, have a state court cause of action for age-based discrimination as an unfair employment practice under RCW 49.44.090 (see Bennett v. Hardy (1990) 113 Wn.2d 912, 784 P.2d 1258). This is because the Washington Supreme Court found that the limited definition of "employer" under the WLAD in Chapter 49.60 RCW did not extend to the definition of "employer" for unfair employment practice claims under RCW 49.44.090.
Prior to Mount Lemmon, this meant that employees of local governments with less than eight employees had an unusual mix of potential venues to bring a claim. Such employees could ask the EEOC to investigate an age-based violation of the ADEA but could not reach the federal court under the ADEA. Meanwhile, the same employees could not ask the HRC to investigate an age-based violation of the WLAD, but they could reach state court under RCW 49.44.090.
Now, after the Mount Lemmon decision, all employees of local governments, regardless of size, have access to both state and federal courts to make claims of age-based employment discrimination under state and federal law.
Take away: Washington's small local governments are now liable in court for age-based employment discrimination under the ADEA. Due to rules of federal court procedure, if a person brings a state-based claim in state court, that person will likely be able to either add on the federal claim to the same state court case or just bring a separate action in federal court.
Have a comment about this blog post? Tell us about it in the comment form below or email me at sdoar@mrsc.org. If you have questions about this or other local government issues, please use our Ask MRSC form or call us at (206) 625-1300 or (800) 933-6772.
Sarah Doar joined MRSC in September 2018.
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City Travel – Pekhari Village, Great Himalayan National Park
July 30, 2014 · by The Delhi Walla · in Travel
The UNESCO heritage site.
Perched almost on the peak, this is a hamlet of gabled houses and fruity smells. Black and Yellow Grosbeaks whistle through apricot trees. Wild mongooses dart through cannabis bushes. The imperially slim men and women grow old working the slanting fields. And down the hill flows the sacred Tirthan river.
Today this timeless shell of 80 houses is cracking open, its people waking up to new possibilities.
At 2,170m, the far-flung Pekhari village in Kullu district in mountainous Himachal Pradesh is a gateway to the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP). In June 2014, at a special session in Doha, Qatar, it was included in the Unesco World Heritage list. On its website, the Paris-based agency describes the park as "part of the Himalaya biodiversity hotspot and includes twenty-five forest types along with a rich assemblage of fauna species, several of which are threatened".
Dense with pine and oak trees, these 90,540 hectares of beauty enjoy great variations in altitude, enabling hillsides and meadows to support a wide range of plants and creatures, including endangered species such as the red-headed vulture, the spotty skinned pheasant Western Tragopan and the snow leopard.
But self-contained Pekhari doesn't find wonder in the extraordinary. Lying within the park's ecozone, it wants to embrace the mundanely modern world.
It was only in 2011 that the secluded village got a road. Built under the prime minister's rural roads programme, the barely motorable track altered the settled way of life. The development in Qatar promises to accelerate the change.
"For people in and around Pekhari to take advantage of the opportunity offered by Unesco, they first need to be empowered," says Stephan Marchal, a Belgian who set up an ecotourism cooperative in June with the area's villagers to organize trekking tours. "They are vulnerable as individual agriculturalist families and may not have any control on the development in the ecozone." Mr Marchal, who has worked with development economist Jean Drèze in the Adivasi regions of Jharkhand, however adds: "Increased tourism may make the villagers aware that their land and culture are valuable. This park should be a part of their pride. Only respectful tourists will give them that feeling."
It was in a town a few miles away from this village that two distinguished men arrived to celebrate the Unesco moment. Sanjeeva Pandey, Himachal Pradesh's additional principal chief conservator of forest, had represented the state's claim for heritage status in Doha; Payson R. Stevens, an American environmental scientist, conservationist, and poet is one of the dedicated volunteers of a core group spread across India, the US and England that helped spearhead the park's World Heritage Site application.
Holding wild flowers, a delighted Mr Pandey, who was also the park's first director back in 1998, says: "We had been working for 14 years on this. It is like getting an Oscar in the movies." Gesturing towards the cloud-wrapped mountains behind him, he says: "It is India's seventh (natural) Unesco site (see below). Now no hanky-panky industries will be allowed to come up here. There will be prosperity of the fauna and flora for posterity."
As Mr Pandey presides over a hastily performed puja at a riverside shrine, Mr Stevens says, "Hopefully, the park's new tag will bring more Indian and international tourists to the region who may bring economic well-being to the locals."
The duo then set out to camp for the night in the park, leaving behind a nagging concern—will this unspoiled world become another Rohtang, the high mountain pass near the tourist-ravaged town of Manali where sightseers go to savour garbage-covered snow?
"Thoughtful, analytic planning is needed to avoid a Kullu-Manali tourist future," warns Mr Stevens. In a detailed response on email, he writes: "A scientific assessment of GHNP's carrying capacity, or the number of trekkers at any one period, needs to be determined to ensure that the pristine and delicate areas are not damaged by too many trekkers at any one time. Certain areas, like those where the Western Tragopan and other endangered species live and breed, may become off limits. Other areas that are more resilient could alternate between prime destinations within the park, such as certain thatches/meadows and forest hut areas." Mr Stevens says that this kind of planning is standard in all the national parks in the US, especially those with limited carrying capacity, like the Grand Canyon. He adds that the ecozone provides a buffer zone where tourists can have a wonderful cultural experience, and it offers plenty of great treks too.
In a dramatic coincidence, on the day following the park's admittance to the World Heritage club, Pekhari had 18 tourists camping just beyond an apple orchard — for the very first time. But it took more than the scenery to engage them. "The group was from Punjab," says Mr Marchal, whose cooperative hosted the visitors. "They complained that they cannot stand in the tents, that there is no television, no electricity to charge their mobile, and that the ground was dirty."
So far, the region has received trekkers whose fascination with Pekhari goes no further than taking a few photographs while starting the trail. The villagers are left alone to deal with the toys of the modern world — and that's not just about mobile phones, TV dish antennas or the fact that the traditional women's garment pattu is being replaced by the salwar suit. Three cement houses have come up in the past five years. A bus service started two years ago. Last year, the village got its first and only grocery shop. This April, a girl became the first resident to own a laptop.
"I want to be a professor of sociology," says 20-year-old Bhuma Devi, who got the laptop as a scholarship gift from her school for her performance in the class XII exams. A second-year college student, she commutes daily to a government institution in Banjar, a 2-hour bus ride from Pekhari.
Bhuma Devi's mother died a long time ago. The women of her mother's generation grew up in a world that had remained frozen for centuries. The villagers made their clothes from sheep wool. They wore handwoven sandals made from the dried grass of cannabis. Gunny sacks did the work of umbrellas on rainy days. If somebody fell ill, he had to be piggybacked and taken down the hill to the closest town with a pucca road, from where he would be driven to the government hospital in Banjar. Today, if villagers need urgent medical aid, they simply dial for the ambulance.
Pekhari hasn't erupted in joy over the Unesco news. Some villagers fear stricter curbs on entry to the hills, valleys and brooks that they consider their domain. For centuries they were free to wander around the hills to gather jadi-bootis (medicinal herbs) and wood, and to let their lambs and cows graze in the meadows. This freedom was curtailed in 1999, when the government formally declared the area a national park. Dozens of villages like Pekhari, economically reliant on the land incorporated into the park, suffered some loss of livelihood.
"It's very important to address their concerns," says Mr Stevens. "With approximately 16,000 inhabitants surrounding the park, sustainable tourism in the ecozone can only be built by developing quality home stays, treks and tours, cultural activities and the many craft and organic food products made by the local women. It is vital for locals to have a shared vision for the area's future."
Indeed, various programmes are being developed by the Himachal Pradesh government, NGOs, and the villagers themselves to create alternative sources of economic well-being, according to the Great Himalayan National Park, an extensively detailed website sponsored by Friends of GHNP, a group co-founded by Mr Pandey and Mr Stevens.
These programmes are still a work in progress. In May, a group of 10 boys and girls from a neighbouring village ventured into the park to find rare herbs, though it is forbidden. "We spent six days in the jungle," says a shy 17-year-old group member who did not want to be named. "We were looking for Nagchattri jadi-booti that grows on the ground and is sold at 2,000 rupees per kg. Each of us carried a backpack stuffed with clothes, stoves, pressure cookers and our separate rations, of rice, atta and dal. We made our camps from tarpaulins, though sometimes we found night shelters in caves."
If the riches of the forest have been barred to villagers, their own little acres grow more crops now than they did decades ago. Thanks to fertilizers, new technologies and better access to markets, agriculture has moved beyond wheat and corn. Cherries are plucked in May. Ripened apricots fall from their trees in June. Pears and plums are harvested in July. October is for peaches. This year, the snowfall that continued till April has created anxieties about the apple season in August. Meanwhile, French beans and rajma (red kidney beans) are ready to be harvested. In winter, when all of Pekhari is cocooned in tandoor-heated homes, the daily dish is almost always rajma.
In the rainy months, the village's only road becomes impassable and the daily bus service takes a hit, forcing children to walk miles to their schools and colleges in big towns. On clearer days, a ramshackle Himachal Roadways bus leaves the village daily at 7.45am. It trundles down the hills, collecting students from other villages along sharp turnings and steep curves. Travelling alone, the little ones in uniform have laminated bus passes hanging from their necks.
Inevitably, Pekhari's increasing intimacy with the outer world is distancing it from home-grown legends, which are not on the radar of conservation efforts. Like most villages in Kullu, Pekhari has its own god. The temple of Lomash Rishi stands by a wheat field. The idol is usually taken out on festivals. One rainy afternoon, the hillside boomed with the sound of drums as the god's procession returned after accepting hospitality at the home of a grateful farmer, whose son had recovered from a prolonged illness. Nobody in that convoy knew the legends surrounding the deity, though one grey-haired farmer claimed to have met him in a dream.
"Lomash Rishi told me he had come to Pekhari from a mountain that is three days away," says Tikkan Ram. "He has long hair and his beard is white. But I'm not allowed to tell what we talked about."
The snake god too has a temple in the village. His story too is forgotten. The priest's son, Kuldip Thakur, has secular ambitions. He says, "Travellers are coming in increasing numbers since the beginning of this year and I'm thinking of opening a home stay."
That is already being tried by a few of the village's young men. Keshav Ram Thakur's newly renovated wooden cottage stands on the edge of a cliff, overlooking the Tirthan. "Until now, Manali and Shimla got the crowd, but now as more and more people will learn about our Unesco status, they will want to come here," he says. Mr Thakur's cottage is bare. The beds have no mattress. A smaller room is filled with a fresh harvest of garlic.
Mr Thakur's future guests will be pleased to know that this is not his family home. If it was, and if they were of a different caste, they would end up feeling like pariahs. Pekhari is peopled by the Thakur caste and those lower in the pyramid are not permitted inside the houses.
"I have made some close friendships here," says Priyanka Singh, a Delhi-based college student who is interning with a cooperative that trains the women in making jams and soaps. "Some of the girls invite me for tea but each time I visit them, they casually spread out a chair for me outside their homes, as if it is a better place to chat, though everyone is aware of the real reason."
The Delhi Walla stayed overnight at a villager's home (for 500 rupees) and was confined to the cramped guest room. When I tried to enter the drawing room, the host pleaded, "Please, not here."
Fiddling around with her laptop, Bhuma Devi offers no comment on her people's prejudices. Changing the topic, she says: "The Internet doesn't work here. I use my Acer (laptop) to watch films."
As a matter of fact, other than on TV, the only running image the people of Pekhari can see in their enclosed universe is of the Tirthan. Once, many years ago, a villager walking down a mud track slipped and fell into its waters, never to be found. Rushing down over the sheer slopes, the Tirthan is disciplined by the dam at Larji village, where an unannounced release of water caused the death of 24 picnicking students from Hyderabad in June. A minor tributary of the Beas river, it ends in the Arabian Sea.
Such a long expedition has rarely been made by a Pekhari native. Yet he will soon engage with the world as it comes in increasing strength to his land, a heritage to us all.
Where Pekhari Village, Near Gushaini, Take the overnight bus to Manali that starts from Himachal Pradesh Bhawan in Mandi House every evening; it will drop you the next morning at Aut, from where you can get a bus or cab for Gushani (booking is recommended for the bus)
A Village by the park
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Naushirvan · July 30, 2014 at 13:08:52 · →
The pictures are quite refreshing. I love Himachali villages that retain their traditional kathkuni architecture.This style makes houses and temples seem like cool, impregnable mountain fortresses (Age of Empires style).
However, it is quite disconcerting to note how the people of Himachal persist in ancient prejudices and taboos. It is quite hard to rid isolated communities of their deeply entrenched biases.In Himachal and Uttarakhand, local deotas, gurs(oracles) and their birs ( attendants) have often been used to perpetrate blatant injustices. The entire Mahasu belt ( Upper Shimla to Uttarkashi)was once in the stranglehold of Mahasu deota , his birs and oracles, who constituted the only 'court of law'(in the loosest sense) accessible to the poor villagers. I once attended a deota charade somewhere in Uttarkashi. The deota, through his gurs, made the most absurd pronouncements. 'His' decisions may best be termed travesties of justice.
Their influence has fortunately waned but isolated communities in Uttarakhand and Himachal continue to seek their help. The people deserve better.
Zee Ke · July 31, 2014 at 01:57:42 · →
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Sumit · July 31, 2014 at 11:40:32 · →
Hi Mayank,
Can you please provide information regarding the availability of some guest house or hotels etc in the pekhri area. Where can one stay during their visit to the same.
And how much days do you suggest one should plan for the visit?
The Delhi Walla · July 31, 2014 at 11:53:48 · →
This website may help: http://himalayanecotourism.com/
Your second query: Can't think of any answer. Depends on you.
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