Workbenches with screw-driven vises are a fairly modern invention. For more than 2,000 years, woodworkers built complex and beautiful pieces of furniture using simpler benches that relied on pegs, wedges and the human body to grip the work. While it is easy to dismiss these ancient benches as obsolete, they are - at most - misunderstood.
This book is about this journey into the past and takes the reader from Pompeii, which features the oldest image of a Western bench, to a Roman fort in Germany to inspect the oldest surviving workbench and finally to his shop in Kentucky, where Chris Schwarz recreated three historical workbenches and dozens of early jigs.
Even if you have no plans to build an early workbench, Ingenious Mechanicks is filled with newly rediscovered ideas you can put to work on your modern bench. You can make an incredibly versatile shaving station for your bench using four small pieces of wood. You can create a hard-gripping face vise with a notch and some softwood wedges. You can make the best planing stop ever with a stick of oak and some rusty nails.
Ingenious Mechanics is 160 pages and printed in full color on beautiful coated paper. The binding is sewn to last for generations. The pages are surrounded by heavy hardbound boards that are covered in cotton cloth. And the whole book is wrapped in a heavy matte-coated dust jacket. Like all Lost Art Press books, Ingenious Mechanicks is produced and printed entirely in the United States.


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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has again extended hands of fellowship to the Federal University of Technology, Owerri through its Research and Development Office headed by Mr Ephraim C. Nwokenneya who on Monday, May 6, 2019, led a team of officers to the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Francis Chukwuemeka Eze.
Speaking through the Director, Research and Development, Mr Nwokenneya, the Commission's Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Umar Danbatta described NCC as an agency of the Federal Government responsible for regulating communications in Nigeria. He maintained that the indispensable nature of communications in the world today, cannot be over-emphasized especially with regards to employment as well as in mobile telecommunications while stressing the need to partner with the University in the area of research and development.
He told the Vice-Chancellor that his office would be sending research proposals to the University on a yearly basis for a period of five years which would be subjected to the University Evaluation Committee for evaluation as the 2017/2018 research agreement has just ended. Said he, that his office has concluded all arrangements to forward the 2019 research proposal to the University while expecting the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to be signed, come May 15, 2019, and hoped that the agreement would also help to open further frontiers of avenue to both establishments.
Responding, the Vice-Chancellor expressed delight to the officials for their visit. He described the University as a premier University, East of the Niger that has continued to win laurels both at the national and international scene. He expressed optimism that the synergy between FUTO and NCC will be likened to that of a viable seed thrown on a fertile soil following the inclusion of the School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT) to the programme of the University with courses on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, adding that the arrangement would attain its desired objective for the benefit of both parties.
The Vice-Chancellor finally thanked them for their previous cooperation and generosity to the University especially in the donations of laptops, whiteboards and projectors to the University.
Messrs. Chimezie Amadi, the Principal Manager, Research and Development and Kelechi Nwankwo of Research and Development Office, NCC accompanied the Director to FUTO. All the Principal Officers of the University were also present.

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Jim Glaser Law Gives $5,000 Back to Essential Workers and Restaurants in Boston and Across Massachusetts
May 14, 2020 Jim Glaser Law
May 2020 – Jim Glaser Law recently launched a social media giveaway campaign honoring essential workers in Boston and throughout Massachusetts during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Massachusetts personal injury law firm with offices in Sharon and Cambridge is giving away $5,000 in the form of $50 gift cards from locally-owned restaurants to 100 essential workers.
Supporting Essential Workers and Local Restaurants
In order to participate, fill out our form to nominate a Massachusetts essential worker who you feel deserves a chance to win a $50 gift card. All of the winners will receive a gift card to a locally-owned restaurant of their choice.
Founder and managing partner, Jim Glaser, has seen the impact COVID-19 has had on families and small businesses across his home state of Massachusetts and wanted to find a way to support both. Ranging from healthcare workers to delivery drivers, bank tellers, and police officers, among many others, Glaser feels grateful to have the opportunity to give back to those who have sacrificed so much for their communities.
"This pandemic has affected us all so deeply and I knew I wanted to do something not just to say thanks to the people who are keeping our communities safe, but also to support all the local restaurants that make our communities home," said Jim Glaser.
A Longtime Advocate for Massachusetts Workers
Jim Glaser Law has a notable history of serving injured workers across the state of Massachusetts and has helped countless individuals and their families through the legal process after suffering an injury or illness on the job.
As a fierce advocate for workplace safety and workers' rights, Jim Glaser is deeply committed to helping workers across Massachusetts, especially during the tremendous challenges brought by the COVID-19 crisis.
"The people of Massachusetts are incredibly hard workers and it has been especially inspiring to see our essential workers in Boston and across the state work so hard to protect us all and keep our communities going," Jim Glaser said.
Help Jim Glaser Law support local essential workers and restaurants by nominating an essential worker today.
For media inquiries, contact Taylor Campbell at taylor@whitehardt.com.


Tesla Mannequin three avoids collisions; Quick response of the driving force or automated braking system?
Automakers have but to excellent the semi-autonomous driving options and security techniques that include them, however this clip might merely present that Tesla did a superb job with the Mannequin's automated emergency braking three.
The video under begins by exhibiting a grey mannequin three ready at a crimson mild when out of nowhere, a black Chevrolet sedan involves view after having turned on a crimson mild.
The Chevrolet initially struck a white Audi A4 shifting in the other way to the Tesla earlier than slipping on the street and sliding into the van of a tradesman and overturning it.
Nonetheless, regardless of all of the chaos, chances are you'll discover that the three mannequin has stopped nearly instantly. It might have been the driving force who braked the brakes that saved the day, however because the response time is extremely brief, it's fairly attainable that it was the anti-collision system that triggered the shock by detecting chaos. within the entrance.


Use of a Navicon is a web design trend that forces us to take a look at navigation menus, their place in design and role in user experience. Although the concept does not diminish its significance and importance of navigation, it can provide designers and developers with more creative freedom.
Navicons vary depending on the project, though the majority gives preferences to the more stylish, simple, mobile-inspired three-line icon that looks sleek and subtle in almost every environment. The small icon can be used to hide both small and complex, content-heavy menus.
Enhanced by extra dynamic features for accompanying opening process or tiny catching effects, the primitive glyph can improve the design. What is more, not only can it be equally applied to various types of navigation — clearly conveying the message — but also helps to solve issues in terms of responsiveness and facilitate integration with mobile websites.
The list below consists of fresh examples of website designs that make a choice in favor of hidden menus paired with navigation icon.
In this example, we see a great image background and parallax effect. The menu icon is coated in the right corner of hero header and it opens a very detailed navigation menu to other sections.
With a trendy hero image placed on the header section and a witty slogan, nothing should distract user attention from this appealing and powerful tandem. Hidden navigation is an ideal solution that unobtrusively shifts emphasis from navigation to complex background.
Chapoleone counts on a splendid photo background that exudes an image of luxury and exquisiteness. Here comprehensive navigation will destroy the whole impact, so slide out menu hidden behind a small glyph placed in the upper left corner fits like a glove.
Maecia entices any rubberneck into the project with its alluring dynamic and sophisticated background. In order to not let online visitors get confused and lost, the home page includes a hidden navigation that opens on the first click of the mouse.
We are Empire shows that the minimalist design based on a classic coloring and plenty of white space can look fantastic and intriguing. Here, hidden navigation is a perfect match that finishes off the whole look.
A gorgeous circular retro style logotype catches the eye from the first seconds, dragging all the attention on itself. The navicon is ideally blends with the environment, so it is hard to find it right away, though after several seconds it finally strikes the eye.
Intelart has a fantastic dark front page that boasts of an ideal contrast between background and foreground. Here, the seamless hamburger button that marks the upper right corner ideally echoes with the logotype and typography, pleasantly revealing a sophisticated photo-based navigation.
Monograph features a navicon that does not look at all like a habitual three horizontal stripes button, though such interesting realization helps it to become an integral part of the environment, ideally matching the composition.
Although the primary navigation takes its rightful place that is in the header, however, the team wisely hides the secondary navigation. The latter lets explore the project through categories, saving lots of space and giving extra room for showcasing spectacular photo.
Michael Villeneuve opts for a more simplistic feel that undoubtedly plays into its hands. Combining together nifty contour graphics, visually-appealing tiny animations, and clean solid color backdrop enables to create an amazing and unique user experience.
Exit Film is based on a centered layout that is considered to be a fresh whiff in the web design trends. The hamburger button occupies a central position and stays in perfect harmony with an unorthodox page setup.
Here, the navicon is aimed to complement the whole design as well as strengthen the impression. Featuring well-crafted hockey steaks that excellently echo with the logotype, the button fits into the home page and makes its important contribution.
Online audiences certainly won't suffer from the absence of the primary navigation and won't feel sad and boring mainly thanks to picturesque photos, demonstrated through the full-screen image slider. The hidden menu is an excellent choice.
Though the utilization of hamburger button lets you become a part of the mainstream, yet you can always resort to the time-proven way of hiding menu under a simple drag-to-use panel. Tannbach uses such a solution. Nevertheless, it does not lack in interactivity or exquisite. The front page looks matchless due to spectacular photo background skillfully marked by some dynamic navigation elements.
Cofa Media attracts users with its intriguing video background that depicts the workflow of the agency. A slightly elongated hamburger button subtly uncovers the main navigation that takes up the whole screen for better user experience.
Alt_Cph14 has one of a kind look that certainly captures the attention. The digital-inspired design spiced up with some matching glitch effects, and distinctive blue monochrome backdrop creates a vivid impression. The simple and primitive hamburger button goes perfectly well with the whole theme.
Ball&Claw shows off an exquisite interior bolstered by refined graphics, subtle typography and classy color scheme. The navicon is perfectly tuned with the home page design, giving its touch of elegance.
Getting rid of all visuals from the front page enables the copy to shine off, occupying a leading position. The tagline certainly has a massive visual weight in such an unremarkable environment. The menu icon serves as a subtle compliment.
Sam Dallyn capably directs users' attention to its portfolio pieces. The grid style, centered layout certainly does its job perfectly well, stressing the visuals enormously. Everything looks refined and sophisticated, even tiny hamburger button that is barely noticeable on the left sidebar closely corresponds to the design line.
The front page is neatly split into two sections that are activated by mouse click and charged with animated controls. The hamburger button, which provides online readers with a solid and contrast panel, stays slightly invisible for a naked eye, yet quite essential for the whole composition.
Demodern has a distinctive and eye-catching navicon that stands in a sharp contrast to the video backdrop thanks to a black canvas. Moreover, it has a lovely geometric nature that lets the menu neatly match the home page design and provide users with an excellent readability.
Navicons perfectly complement and enrich different website designs. Whether it is a portfolio, where the aim is to focus attention on the work, or regular company website, where the copy holds the reign, it certainly occupies a particular niche.
While the ubiquitous "Hamburger" icon is being adopted more and more frequently, I find it a little too minimalistic. I think it could be improved upon a bit more without losing it's usefulness. Perhaps making it a bit more visually descriptive by adding a couple of sub-lines to it. Of the examples given I tend to prefer its use with the word, " Menu" and that of La Ligne Rouge's site.
I think the "Hamburger" is still quite ugly, although it's gaining popular familiarity with the concept of a menu.
Whn possible, I then to use the three vertical dots icon. The advantages are that it's slimmer and less "blocky", fits well a square and a round button, and reminds of the horizontal three dots of ellipsis – which mean "there's more", and that's perfect for the task.
What about a menu that is 3 parallel horizontal bars but with varying lengths. Giving the menu that slightly distinctive look?
Top bar is full length, middle is 1/4 shorter and bottom (3rd bar) is 1/4 shorter than 2nd. Making it only 1/2 wide.
Does that give it too much semblance to a filter? Especially if the lines are justified left and/or right.


Jagjit Singh was an Indian music artist who performed composing, singing and writing music. Also known as the Ghazal King, he dedicated his life to write Ghazals. He composed them artistically and gave them a different music. He invented his own style and inspired masses. Along with his wife Chitra Singh who was also a music composer, made music which reached several heights. He has held the record for the largest selling album of all the time for the album 'Sarja' (1991). He has worked with many legendary artists and also became one.
He was born to Sardar Aman Singh Dhiman and Sardarni Bachchan Kaur on 8th February 1941. They named him Jagmohan Singh Dhiman which he modified later. His schooling and college happened from Khalsa High school and Sri Ganganagar Government College respectively in Rajasthan. He obtained an Arts degree from DAV College of Arts in Jalandhar, Punjab. He also post graduated in History from Kurukshetra University in Haryana.
During these years of education, he performed on stage for local festive occasions. He was drawn towards music and developed a passion for it. His parents saw the talent in him and encouraged him to pursue music although they initially wanted him to become an engineer. He was a student of great musicians such as Pandit Chaganlal Sharma and Ustad Jamaal Khan from whom he learned various styles of Hindustani music. Later he moved to Bombay for getting better opportunities to showcase his talent.
His life was moving smoothly until he lost his son Vivek in a car accident in 1990. His wife and he were diagnosed by deep depression due to the tragedy. This also affected the musician's career and his wife completely lost the singing vibe. But this hardly ruined his voice and he recovered to give even better pieces of work.
After he came to Bombay like any other artist, he struggled in his beginning years. It started off with jingles for small advertisements. The years of struggles kind off smoothened when he found his lady love Chitra Dutta who was also a raw artist at that time. They got married in the year 1969. They had a son who they named Vivek.
The couple tried a duet titled 'Unforgettable' and released it in 1967. Surprisingly the album was an instant hit and turned them into the new stars. Though the genre of Ghazals was dominated by Pakistani Muslim artists at that time, Jagjit Singh along with his wife still made a big place in the department. The singer was getting famous day by day by his new way of writing the ghazals. He started writing them in a simple poetic manner with uncomplicated western tunes. The crowd largely like this new way of presenting them. All of these achievements got him the title of 'Ghazal King'.
In 1961, he started undertaking music projects at the All India Radio (AIR) in Jalandhar. There he composed some classical music for the station. That was just the start and more to go. His greatest achievements are listed down below.
The duo of Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh when got the fame and wealth, they started organising concerts around the globe. Their performances in 'Live in Concert at Wembley' (1979) and 'Come Alive' (1979) and 'Shiv Kumar Batalvi – Birha Da Sultan' (1978) became famous worldwide.
Jagjit gave his contribution in the album 'The Latest' in 1980 with his song 'Woh Kaagaz Ki Kashti…Woh Barish ka Paani'. It is still remembered by people in memory of the singer. Followed by his album called 'Ecstasies' in 1984 his career was blooming.
The playback singing for him started with films such as 'Prem Geet' in 1981, Arth, Saath Saath in 1982. This gave him opportunity on small screen serial 'Mirza Ghalib' which was an adaption of the poet Mirza Ghalib's life. He also worked for 'Kahkashan' TV serial in 1991.
'Beyond Time' was India's first digitally recorded album which was composed by Jagjit Singh.
He sang in multiple languages and got projects for the same. His next hit was with the veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar for the album Sarja in 1991. It was in Urdu language. It sold millions of copies and became the largest selling album.
He gave his voice for the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Nayi Disha (1999) and Samvedna (2000). His close relations with the parliament and talent got him a chance to sing Bahadur Shah Zafar's ghazal 'Lagta Nahin Hai Dil Mera' in the Central hall of Parliament Of India on 10th May 2007.
The term of his fame brought him several awards for his scores. The first one was Sahitya Academi Award in 1998 for his compositions in 'Mirza Ghalib'. In the same year, he received Lata Mangeshkar Samman. In 1999, Dayawati Modi Award was awarded to him. 2003 was a flourishing year for him as he was honoured with Padma Bhushan and also Doctor of Letters by Kurukshetra University of which he was a former student. He got the Teacher's Lifetime Award in 2006. After a six year gap, he was awarded with Rajasthan Ratna which was accepted by his wife on his behalf.
Apart from awards, Jagjit Singh's work was recognised by Google and dedicated a Doodle to him on his 72nd Birth Anniversary in 2013. His biography titled 'Beyond Time' was released by Ashrani Mathur in 2013. Then a documentary based on his life was made with the name 'Kagaz Ki Khasti'. It was directed by Brahmanand S Singh which you can watch on Amazon Prime. He endeavoured in projects such as Bombay Hospital, St. Mary's School and CRY to help the needy.
Jagjit Singh died on 10th October 2011 due to brain haemorrhage. He was in coma for two weeks but lost due to the chronic disease. He may have left for the heavenly abode but he made revolutionary progress in the art of writing ghazals. This musician has received many tributes even after his death.


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Citgo 6: Imprisoned oil executives still pawns in US-Venezuela standoff
Jorge Toledo sounds tired. He's been held for four years, one of six former executives of Venezuela's US-based oil refining company CITGO convicted of corruption.
The sounds of prison life echo as he greets his wife, Carmen.
"Hola mi vida. I wanted to talk to you a little bit," he says.
These calls are his only link to the outside world and his family back in the United States.
Besides Toledo, the "CITGO 6" include Venezuelan-born American citizens Gustavo Cárdenas, José Luis Zambrano, Tomeu Vadell and Alirio José Zambran, as well as permanent US resident José Ángel Pereira.
They have become pawns in the long-running confrontation between the United States and the Venezuelan regime of embattled President Nicolas Maduro, a CNN investigation has found. US government and private efforts to win their release have come to nothing, and they now face a fifth year incarcerated.
Toledo's health has suffered during four years of deprivation, both his family and lawyers say.
"When he left here he was 176 pounds, an active marathon runner and an athlete, and he went all the way down to about 120 pounds in the first 10 months. At that point we were allowed to start bringing them food," says his son Carlos Añez.
"The first time I saw him on camera, I broke down in tears," Añez says. "It's been very difficult for everybody. I can't even begin to comprehend what he's gone through."
The family's nightmare began just before Thanksgiving in 2017.
Toledo was relaxing at home in Houston on a Saturday evening, when he received an urgent message summoning him to a meeting in Caracas. A private jet owned by CITGO would take him and his colleagues to Venezuela the following day.
The group of men that would become known as the CITGO Six flew to Caracas the next day.
Toledo texted Carmen on the third day of their trip. "Right now, we are going to PDVSA [the Venezuelan state oil company] because they called us to have a new meeting, and then we will go back to the US."
A few hours later, all six were in custody. And in a nationally televised news conference a day later, Maduro suggested their fate was already decided.
"These people were born in Venezuela, they are Venezuelan, and will be judged as corrupt, thieves and traitors to the homeland," he said.
"My blood boils when I think about them, they are cheaters and the full weight of the law must fall on them."
Maduro's purge
Gen. Manuel Christopher Figuera was a member of Maduro's inner circle when the CITGO 6 were arrested.
He had a lengthy career with Venezuelan security services, having served 12 years under Maduro's predecessor Hugo Chavez, before becoming deputy director of the military counterintelligence (known as DGCIM) in 2007, head of Strategic Center for Security and Protection of the Homeland, and then head of the nation's intelligence agency, SEBIN, in 2018.
The US Treasury Department sanctioned him in February 2019 for being part of Maduro's intelligence apparatus, which it alleged "has suppressed democracy, including through torture." But he later broke ranks with Maduro and supported opposition leader Juan Guaido in a failed attempted to overthrow the government.
Christopher Figuera denies the allegations he committed abuses but says he feels "guilty" for the role he played within the regime. Now in the US, he says the order for the arrest of the CITGO 6 came straight from Maduro.
"The general in charge of the investigation, Ramon Balza Liotta, consulted me in a few matters in order not to commit any excesses," Christopher Figuera told CNN.
"I asked him several times, where is the arrest warrant? And he told me there was no arrest warrant, it was a direct order given by Maduro."
But why would Maduro want to imprison six executives of the profitable US subsidiary of the country's state oil producer and arguably its most important company, PDVSA, and risk further poisoning relations with the US?
The military officer who arrested them, Gen. Balza Liotta, said Venezuelan authorities had received information about alleged embezzlement committed by the oil executives from intelligence sources in the United States, according to court transcripts reviewed by CNN. No evidence supporting his claim was ever presented in trial, those transcripts show and defense lawyers also say.
The government also claimed the six had been involved in an illicit project to refinance CITGO's debt. Maduro himself spoke of "an illegal, unconstitutional and criminal way to make commercial deals without the due authorization from the highest authorities in Venezuela."
But documents obtained by CNN show that the board of CITGO's parent company explicitly authorized negotiations. Venezuela's then-Foreign Minister and current Vice President Delcy Rodriguez was among the documents' signatories.
All the CITGO 6 pleaded not guilty to the accusations in the closed-door trial that finally began in August 2020, nearly three years after they were detained. But on November 26, 2020, five of the six were sentenced to eight years and ten months. Jorge Pereira received 13 years.
Former regime insiders say Maduro needed scapegoats as Venezuela's economy collapsed in a tide of corruption and mismanagement of PDVSA and the oil industry. The arrests of the CITGO 6, among other oil executives, provided the regime with such targets as anti-government protests escalated in 2017.
In the largest of those protests, named 'the mother of all marches,' on April 19, 2017 at least three people were killed.
Maduro was starting to feel the heat, says Christopher Figuera.
"There was a lot of pressure on Maduro in 2017," he told CNN.
Americans made an obvious target for the regime, especially after then-US President Donald Trump escalated sanctions against PDVSA in 2017. From that moment on, CITGO was unable to repatriate much of the proceeds from sales in the US market, cutting Venezuela off from a critical source of revenue.
Rafael Ramirez, a former PDVSA head who also served as Venezuela's Foreign Minister and UN envoy, believes Maduro has always suffered from not having the authority of his predecessor, Chavez, despite being his hand-picked political heir.
Maduro gutted PDVSA of people associated with Chavez, using allegations of corruption, points out Ramirez. "[Maduro] fired ministers, some of the great figures of 'Chavismo,' and carried on attacking them, accusing them, forcing them into exile. And the shock policy was accusing them of corruption," he says.
At the time, Venezuela's Prosecutor General William Saab said: "They're saying this is all part of an internal struggle. What internal struggle? This is corruption, corruption of the rottenest kind."
CNN has reached out to the Venezuelan government for comment but has not heard back.
Since 2017, 15 CITGO or PDVSA employees have been arrested on corruption charges without any real investigation, according to Venezuelan NGO Foro Penal. It was an extensive purge — reaching the highest levels.
Nelson Martinez, who ran PDVSA, was arrested nine days after the CITGO 6 and died in prison a year later. Former Oil Minister Eulogio del Pino was arrested alongside Martinez. Del Pino had been replaced as oil minister days before his arrest by Gen. Manuel Quevedo, who had no prior experience in the oil sector.
The CITGO 6 were victims of the same purge, says Ramirez, who resigned from his government post one week after their arrest and fled into exile. "The order to detain them and the way it happened is an instruction by Maduro to sow terror, to generate fear," he says.
"Maduro's government is sustained by a balance of internal forces," Ramirez explains. "In the face of Maduro's failures in the management of PDVSA, the military exerted pressure to take over the industry."
Pawns in a larger battle
For four years, the CITGO 6 have been used as bargaining chips by the Venezuelan government, a CNN investigation has found.
They were released into house arrest in December 2019, only to be sent back to prison two months later, after Trump welcomed Guaido, the opposition leader, to the White House.They were moved to house arrest a second time, in May 2021, in what then-Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza called a goodwill "gesture" towards the new administration of US President Joe Biden. Five months after that, they were sent back to prison again, after the extradition of Colombian businessman and alleged Maduro financier, Alex Saab, to the United States.
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson has been navigating this political minefield to secure the freedom of the CITGO 6, acting as what he describes as an informal intermediary between Caracas and Washington.
"It seems they have been used as bargaining chips," Richardson says, after spending more than a year negotiating with the Maduro government. "They deserve to come home."
"From what I know of these men, they're good people," he adds.
Richardson believes there's a small window of opportunity for the Biden administration to try to negotiate with the Venezuelan president. The US and Venezuela have been at odds since the Obama administration, when sanctions against some within the regime were first introduced. It was the last time Washington had an ambassador physically in Caracas. The relationship deteriorated further when Trump introduced sanctions against Maduro and some of his closest allies.
"Maduro was very unhappy with the Trump administration policy of sanctions so the atmosphere in my first visit was not good, even though I've known Maduro for some time," Richardson says. "They don't want any further sanctions, they want sanctions lifted."
The lack of any official diplomatic relations between the US and the Maduro regime makes progress more difficult.
"What I've tried to convince the Maduro government (of) is that soft diplomacy, personal diplomacy, humanitarian acts, pave the way for political progress," Richardson says.
"The relationship has been so poor, in the last four to eight years that I'm the one that's talking to the men as well as the US government," he adds. "The US government doesn't talk to them."
The families of some of the CITGO 6 feel that more can be done, and that the Biden administration has let them down. The imprisoned executives themselves have lamented the stalled negotiations, according to their families.
"There's been a lot of missed opportunities and we really need the help of top leadership to understand what's being done," says Cristina Vadell, daughter of Tomeu Vadell. "It's been an ambiguous policy with the administration."
"This tug of war is just too much," says her sister Veronica.
Añez, Toledo's son, is also exasperated with the lack of progress.
"They've had plenty of time to review their foreign policy, make changes, and it seems like foreign policy and politics are more important than Americans to the administration so far," he says.
"Until they decide to put those differences aside and talk to the Venezuelan Government my dad will continue to remain in prison."
The US State Department has said that it continues to press for their release.
"We continue to seek the unconditional release of Jorge Toledo, Gustavo Cardenas, José Pereira, Tomeu Vadell, José Luis Zambrano, and Alirio Zambrano from prison in Venezuela," the State Department said. "Nicolás Maduro has the power to release them — and all US nationals who are wrongfully detained in Venezuela. We urge him to allow them to return to their families in the United States."
Jorge Toledo's once successful and comfortable life has now become a struggle to survive.
He and the other executives are being held in crowded cells, with no windows, their lawyers say. The Venezuelan prison authorities provide almost nothing, and it's the families of the CITGO 6 who have to deliver food, water, medicine and any other basic items they might need.
On his last call, Toledo left a message.
"One thing I wanted to ask is that, for the weekend, I'm going to need a bar of soap."
CNN's Jennifer Hansler contributed to this report.
Source by www.cnn.com
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Adervielle-Pouchergues est une commune française située dans le sud-est du département des Hautes-Pyrénées, en région Occitanie. Sur le plan historique et culturel, la commune est dans le pays d'Aure, constitué de la vallée de la Neste (en aval de Sarrancolin), de la vallée d'Aure (en amont de Sarrancolin) et de la vallée du Louron (confluente à Arreau).

Exposée à un climat de montagne, elle est drainée par la Neste du Louron et par divers autres petits cours d'eau. La commune possède un patrimoine naturel remarquable composé de sept zones naturelles d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique.

Adervielle-Pouchergues est une commune rurale qui compte  en , après avoir connu une forte hausse de la population depuis 1968. Ses habitants sont appelés les Aderguois ou  Aderguoises.

Géographie

Localisation

La commune d'Adervielle-Pouchergues se trouve dans le département des Hautes-Pyrénées, en région Occitanie.

Elle se situe à  à vol d'oiseau de Tarbes, préfecture du département, à  de Bagnères-de-Bigorre, sous-préfecture, et à  de Capvern, bureau centralisateur du canton de Neste, Aure et Louron dont dépend la commune depuis 2015 pour les élections départementales.
La commune fait en outre partie du bassin de vie d'Arreau.

Les communes les plus proches sont :
Armenteule (), Estarvielle (), Génos (), Vielle-Louron (), Cazaux-Fréchet-Anéran-Camors (), Loudervielle (), Mont (), Avajan ().

Sur le plan historique et culturel, Adervielle-Pouchergues fait partie du pays de la vallée d'Aure ou pays d'Aure, constitué de la vallée de la Neste (en aval de Sarrancolin), de la vallée d'Aure (en amont de Sarrancolin) et de la vallée du Louron (confluente à Arreau).

Adervielle-Pouchergues est limitrophe de sept autres communes, dont Cazaux-Fréchet-Anéran-Camors au nord-est sur moins de .

Paysages et relief

Hydrographie
La commune est dans le bassin versant de la Garonne, au sein du bassin hydrographique Adour-Garonne. Elle est drainée par la Neste du Louron, L'Arrieu, le ruisseau de la Mède, le ruisseau de Playstrou et par divers petits cours d'eau, constituant un réseau hydrographique de  de longueur totale.

La Neste du Louron, d'une longueur totale de , prend sa source dans la commune de Loudenvielle et s'écoule du sud vers le nord. Il traverse la commune et se jette dans la Neste à Arreau, après avoir traversé .

Climat
Le climat d'Adervielle-Pouchergues est atypique de par sa position géographique, au centre des pyrénées.

Selon la classification de Köppen, le climat d'Adervielle-Pouchergues présente des caractéristiques montagnardes, continentales et océaniques. Les variations entre l'hiver et l'été peuvent être extrêmes. Les hivers sont habituellement très froids, avec des records extrêmes à –33 °C, cependant, des températures de 26 °C ont déjà été observées en plein mois de décembre. Les intersaisons (avril/mai, septembre/octobre), varient beaucoup entre le froid et le chaud d'une année à l'autre. L'été est agréable et doux, mais lorsque le vent de Sud souffle, les températures s'élèvent rapidement et deviennent même caniculaires (record à 43 °C).

Milieux naturels et biodiversité

Zones naturelles d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique

L'inventaire des zones naturelles d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique (ZNIEFF) a pour objectif de réaliser une couverture des zones les plus intéressantes sur le plan écologique, essentiellement dans la perspective d'améliorer la connaissance du patrimoine naturel national et de fournir aux différents décideurs un outil d'aide à la prise en compte de l'environnement dans l'aménagement du territoire.
Quatre ZNIEFF de  sont recensées sur la commune
 le « bassin versant du Haut-Louron » (), couvrant  dont deux dans la Haute-Garonne et six dans les Hautes-Pyrénées ;
 la « Haute vallée d'Aure en rive droite, de Barroude au Col d´Azet » (), couvrant  du département ;
 « la Neste du Louron et ses affluents » (), couvrant  du département ;
 le « massif entre les Nestes d'Aure et du Louron » (), couvrant  du département ;
et trois ZNIEFF de
 les « Garonne amont, Pique et Neste » (), couvrant  dont 42 dans la Haute-Garonne et 70 dans les Hautes-Pyrénées ;
 la « Haute vallée d'Aure » (), couvrant  du département ;
 la « vallée du Louron » (), couvrant  dont six dans la Haute-Garonne et 24 dans les Hautes-Pyrénées.

Urbanisme

Typologie
Adervielle-Pouchergues est une commune rurale, car elle fait partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.
La commune est en outre hors attraction des villes.

Occupation des sols
L'occupation des sols de la commune, telle qu'elle ressort de la base de données européenne d'occupation biophysique des sols Corine Land Cover (CLC), est marquée par l'importance des forêts et milieux semi-naturels (88,8 % en 2018), une proportion identique à celle de 1990 (88,8 %). La répartition détaillée en 2018 est la suivante :
milieux à végétation arbustive et/ou herbacée (61,7 %), forêts (27,1 %), prairies (8,4 %), zones urbanisées (2,8 %).

L'IGN met par ailleurs à disposition un outil en ligne permettant de comparer l'évolution dans le temps de l'occupation des sols de la commune (ou de territoires à des échelles différentes). Plusieurs époques sont accessibles sous forme de cartes ou photos aériennes : la carte de Cassini (), la carte d'état-major (1820-1866) et la période actuelle (1950 à aujourd'hui).

Voies de communication et transports

Cette commune est desservie par la route départementale .

Risques majeurs
Le territoire de la commune d'Adervielle-Pouchergues est vulnérable à différents aléas naturels : météorologiques (tempête, orage, neige, grand froid, canicule ou sécheresse), inondations, feux de forêts, mouvements de terrains, avalanche  et séisme (sismicité moyenne). Il est également exposé à un risque particulier : le risque de radon. Un site publié par le BRGM permet d'évaluer simplement et rapidement les risques d'un bien localisé soit par son adresse soit par le numéro de sa parcelle.

Risques naturels
Certaines parties du territoire communal sont susceptibles d'être affectées par le risque d'inondation par débordement de cours d'eau, notamment la Neste du Louron. La cartographie des zones inondables en ex-Midi-Pyrénées réalisée dans le cadre du  Contrat de plan État-région, visant à informer les citoyens et les décideurs sur le risque d'inondation, est accessible sur le site de la DREAL Occitanie. La commune a été reconnue en état de catastrophe naturelle au titre des dommages causés par les inondations et coulées de boue survenues en 1982, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009 et 2012.

Adervielle-Pouchergues est exposée au risque de feu de forêt. Un plan départemental de protection des forêts contre les incendies a été approuvé par arrêté préfectoral le  pour la période 2020-2029. Le précédent couvrait la période 2007-2017. L'emploi du feu est régi par deux types de réglementations. D'abord le code forestier et l'arrêté préfectoral du , qui réglementent l'emploi du feu à moins de  des espaces naturels combustibles sur l'ensemble du département. Ensuite celle établie dans le cadre de la lutte contre la pollution de l'air, qui interdit le brûlage des déchets verts des particuliers. L'écobuage est quant à lui réglementé dans le cadre de commissions locales d'écobuage (CLE)

Les mouvements de terrains susceptibles de se produire sur la commune sont des mouvements de sols liés à la présence d'argile et des tassements différentiels.

Le retrait-gonflement des sols argileux est susceptible d'engendrer des dommages importants aux bâtiments en cas d'alternance de périodes de sécheresse et de pluie. La totalité de la commune est en aléa faible (44,5 % au niveau départemental et 48,5 % au niveau national). Sur les  dénombrés sur la commune en 2019, aucun n'est en aléa moyen ou fort, à comparer aux 75 % au niveau départemental et 54 % au niveau national. Une cartographie de l'exposition du territoire national au retrait gonflement des sols argileux est disponible sur le site du BRGM.

Par ailleurs, afin de mieux appréhender le risque d'affaissement de terrain, l'inventaire national des cavités souterraines permet de localiser celles situées sur la commune.

Concernant les mouvements de terrains, la commune a été reconnue en état de catastrophe naturelle au titre des dommages causés par des mouvements de terrain en 1999.

La commune est exposée aux risques d'avalanche. Les habitants exposés à ce risque doivent se renseigner, en mairie, de l'existence d'un plan de prévention des risques avalanches (PPRA). Le cas échéant, identifier les mesures applicables à l'habitation, identifier, au sein de l'habitation, la pièce avec la façade la moins exposée à l'aléa pouvant faire office, au besoin, de zone de confinement et équiper cette pièce avec un kit de situation d'urgence.

Risque particulier
Dans plusieurs parties du territoire national, le radon, accumulé dans certains logements ou autres locaux, peut constituer une source significative d'exposition de la population aux rayonnements ionisants. Certaines communes du département sont concernées par le risque radon à un niveau plus ou moins élevé. Selon la classification de 2018, la commune d'Adervielle-Pouchergues est classée en zone 3, à savoir zone à potentiel radon significatif.

Toponymie

On trouvera les principales informations dans le Dictionnaire toponymique des communes des Hautes-Pyrénées de Michel Grosclaude et Jean-François Le Nail qui rapporte les dénominations historiques des villages :

Adervielle
Le nom de la localité est attesté sous la forme [de] Adirvilla, latin (1387, pouillé du Comminges).

Nom de personne germanique Ader et gascon vièla « domaine rural, village ».

occitan : Adervièla.

Pouchergues
Le nom de la localité est attesté sous les formes De Porcingias, de Porcinguis, latin (1387, pouillé du Comminges) ; Pouchergues en Loron (1678, registres paroissiaux).

Du gascon porcinglas (latin porcilia) « lieux où on élève les porcs ».

occitan : Pochergues.

Histoire

Les communes d'Adervielle et de Pouchergues fusionnent en 1988 sous le nom d'Adervielle-Pouchergues, Pouchergues conservant le statut de commune associée.

Politique et administration

Tendances politiques et résultats

Le résultat de l'élection présidentielle de 2012 dans cette commune est le suivant :

Le résultat de l'élection présidentielle de 2017 dans cette commune est le suivant :

Liste des maires

Rattachements administratifs et électoraux

Historique administratif

Intercommunalité
Adervielle-Pouchergues fait partie de la communauté de communes Aure Louron, créée au , qui réunit 47 communes.

Services publics

Population et société

Démographie

Évolution démographique

Enseignement

La commune dépend de l'académie de Toulouse. Elle ne dispose plus d'école en 2019.

Économie

Emploi

En 2018, la population âgée de  s'élève à , parmi lesquelles on compte 79,1 % d'actifs (72,1 % ayant un emploi et 7 % de chômeurs) et 20,9 % d'inactifs. Depuis 2008, le taux de chômage communal (au sens du recensement) des  est inférieur à celui de la France et du département.

La commune est hors attraction des villes. Elle compte  en 2018, contre 42 en 2013 et 44 en 2008. Le nombre d'actifs ayant un emploi résidant dans la commune est de 62, soit un indicateur de concentration d'emploi de 40,5 % et un taux d'activité parmi les 15 ans ou plus de 64,2 %.

Sur ces 62 actifs de 15 ans ou plus ayant un emploi, 12 travaillent dans la commune, soit 19 % des habitants. Pour se rendre au travail, 93,5 % des habitants utilisent un véhicule personnel ou de fonction à quatre roues, 4,8 % s'y rendent en deux-roues, à vélo ou à pied et 1,6 % n'ont pas besoin de transport (travail au domicile).

Culture locale et patrimoine

Lieux et monuments

 Église Saint-Étienne d'Adervielle,  ;
 Église romane Saint-Laurent de Pouchergues du , modifiée aux  ;
 Chapelle Saint-Éloi d'Adervielle, .
 Lavoirs.

Personnalités liées à la commune

Héraldique

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

Articles connexes
 Liste des communes des Hautes-Pyrénées

Liens externes

 Adervielle-Pouchergues sur le site de l'Institut géographique national (archive)

Notes et références

Notes et cartes
 Notes

 Cartes

Références

Site de l'Insee

Autres sources

Commune dans les Hautes-Pyrénées
Commune dans l'arrondissement de Bagnères-de-Bigorre
Commune touristique en France

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97th Anniversary of Fatima Apparitions: Russia-Ukraine-Consecration…
CT News Fatima, Russia, pope francis, ukraine, consecration 48 Comments
Holy Father, The World Needs Your Intervention!
Consecrate Russia as Our Lady Requested
Russia and the United States, both armed with nuclear weapons, are engaged in a growing conflict over events in Ukraine. Now is the time to honor Our Lady's request for Russia's consecration to Her Immaculate Heart in order to bring peace to the whole world.
As Our Lady promised at Fatima: "If My requests are granted, many souls will be saved and there will be peace."
Most Holy Father:
Nearly one hundred years ago the Mother of God appeared to three shepherd children at Fatima, Portugal and told them Heaven's plan for peace: "I shall come to ask for the consecration of Russia to My Immaculate Heart, and the Communion of reparation on the First Saturdays. If My requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated."
Some have heeded Our Lady's request for the First Saturday devotion, but the Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart remains undone. By this Open Letter we petition Your Holiness for the Consecration of Russia. The urgency and absolute necessity of this act cannot be overstated, as we hope to demonstrate to Your Holiness. Click here to read entire Open Letter from Fatima Center
On this, the 97th anniversary of the first Fatima apparition, we should pray especially for the situation in Ukraine and for the graces needed for the Pope to obey God's wishes for the Consecration of Russia, as revealed through Our Lady of Fatima. Let's pray, too, that Fr Gruner's Open Letter bears fruit. If it can bring forward the glorious day when the Consecration will be performed, that is, perhaps, about all we can expect at this stage in the Fatima-prophesied "diabolical disorientation" afflicting the upper hierarchy.
Happy Feast Day to all our bloggers. Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us
greatpretender51
Not to be a wet blanket regarding Fr. Gruner's angst over the Ukraine, but perhaps he should have read these 2 articles about this "crisis" before trying to get some leverage out of it:
http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/17927-ukraine-unraveling-the-planned-chaos
http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/item/18207-imf-bailout-for-ukraine-and-a-new-world-currency
I was also surprised that Father refers to JPII as "Blessed," writing several days after the "canonization"! Oops! Anyone doing any proofreading over at the Fatima Center?
That said (I'm through nitpicking now, Editor), it is certainly paramount that Pope Francis perform the Consecration of Russia. However, reality tells us that the very same forces that are arrayed against the normalization of the SSPX are also arrayed against this Papal act. In fact, we may conclude without too much of a stretch that is was these same forces who "convinced" the Pope to "entrust" the World to Mary last October 13 rather than to perform a "Consecration."
Whoever performs the Consecration will be martyred, and Pope Francis doesn't strike me as the sort of man who has any desire for martyrdom. But that martyrdom will mean the end of the Masonic occupation of the Church, the conversion of Russia, the release of the Third Secret, and the beginning of the "period of peace."
Great Pretender,
I think it's very obvious that Russia is behind the unrest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27369980
They are stoking the fires and spreading their errors, as Our Lady foretold.
bonnie menezes
The novus ordo " church" is Not Catholic, neither do any of the groups after Vatican 2 Council like sspx… have the life of the One, Holy Catholic Apostolic Church. Read Mystici Corporis encyclical. So only a TRUE Pope can consecrate Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and this will be done but too too late after the Chastisement. Untill then let us dot deny the Catholic Religion but profess it and practice it, and leave the rest in the hands of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She alone can help us and restore the Reign of Her Divine Son and Catholic Monarchy. WE MUST PRAY, FOR PRAYER CAN CHANGE HEARTS AND MINDS; TRUST JESUS AND MARY AND ST JOSEPH and Catholic POPES PRIOR TO 1958 and the SAINTS ONLY.
Editor: this is the position of those who are termed "sedevacantists" – it is not the position of this blog. We reject the above thesis out of hand. Pope Francis, proving to be one of the worst ever pontiffs in the history of the Church, is, nevertheless, a true pope as were all the popes since Vatican II. Please, Bonnie, do not continue with this propaganda, as all such future posts will be deleted. If you would like me to email you some articles disproving the sedevacantist position, I will do so, but cannot enter into any discussion by email. If you wish to email me to request the essays, I will email them to you, with my good wishes. End of.
Please note, I would ask bloggers not to respond to Bonnie's post. The difference between a terrorist and a sedevacantist is that you can negotiate with the terrorist. The old ones are the best 😀
I've read both your links but don't see anything that changes my mind about the Russian pitch for Ukraine. The west is definitely flailing around and likely to do all it can to stop Russia taking more land and if that can be done by saving the Ukraine economy, they'll do it, but the fact is that Putin has overseen the annexation of Crimea and he is very likely also overseeing the show of "people power" in the organising of the referenda and uprisings on the streets. Just because there are political motives and so on doesn't change the fact that Russia is being aggressive. I think the Consecration of Russia is ever more urgent and I hope Fr Gruner's letter has an effect.
However, I am very disappointed that Fr Gruner called John Paul II "blessed". I can remember the petition organised by The Remnant to stop the beatification, yet they also refer to "Blessed" JP II. I presume now they will all call him "Saint".
That is very disappointing about "Blessed" John Paul. I think Father Gruner thinks he has to tread a fine line to get the Fatima message across in the Vatican.
Michaela and Josephine,
The point of those two Great American articles was this: it's all about the money. Specifically, about tightening the control of money by the New World Order and the devaluation of national currencies. We may be distracted by the spectacles put on for public consumption, but when you lift the rug and look underneath, there is something else going on. In my opinion, Father Gruner is absolutely correct to keep hammering away at the Pope to perform the Consecration, but he should also know better than to use the Ukraine sideshow as a basis for a renewed urgency. The only urgency the Pope should need is that he, and several of his predecessors, are disobeying the request of Heaven. That's not a very good place to be for a Vicar of Christ on earth…
I've been hearing from a Ukrainian friend that her mother, a doctor, earns pennies, in stark contrast to the high salaries enjoyed by medical staff here and in the USA. So, of course, "it's all about the money" in one sense.
But I'm surprised that you appear to be saying that Fr Gruner has got it wrong and that although Russia is an aggressive nation, the Ukraine crisis is a mere "sideshow". At least one traditional priest told me fairly recently that he is watching developments in the Ukraine with a very worried eye, conscious of the Fatima Message. He's actually got two eyes, so I don't know why he said that 😯
I'm afraid, taking Our Lady's concerns about the spread of Russia's errors, I, too, sit up when the Russian President as much as goes to his front door to bring in his morning bread and milk. I would expect Fr Gruner to be no less vigilant. Does the Kremlin have a front door?
Seriously, though, and with respect, I think it is a simplification too far to conflate the whole thing to the machinations of the "new world order" gurus. Our Lady didn't mention them. She did mention Russia and so I'm not inclined to think that Fr Gruner has got it wrong by his vigilance in watching political developments involving that aggressive Government.
I do agree that emphasis should be put on the disobedience of successive popes (at least two of them "canonised saints" – yeah right…) who had the authority and the power to obey Our Lady's (and thus God's) request for the Consecration of Russia long ago, no matter what the state of politics appears to be. Not so long ago we had the pseudo-Fatima brigade extolling the virtues of Russia as a now democratic and peaceful nation. Yes, about as democratic and peaceful as the USA under Obama, no offence intended, GP! Recent developments in the Crimea/Ukraine have put that "peaceful and democratic" Russia to rest. Now back to the Real Russia.
Anyway, today's a great day to storm Heaven with pleas for special graces for Pope Francis to see the gravity of the situation, which, whatever the underlying political and economic causes of the Ukraine crisis, has been highlighted, big time, by Russia's involvement in that part of the world.
We will now all stand and sing hymn number 24… 😀
Happy Feast Day
Madame Editor,
A propos the open letter from Fr. Grüner about the growing tension in Ukraine, and his renewed appeal for the Consecration of Russia, I see that the SSPX web site is carrying a link to the letter and to an online petition form here:
http://www.sspx.co.uk/page_latest_news.htm
Leprechaun,
Many thanks for the link to the petition – I have now signed it.
Also, in case anyone misses it, enjoy the Catholic Truth recording of the Fatima hymn which is on our website homepage, now reproduced here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnhR797T9XM
Happy Feast day everyone!
Where did you find that wonderful organist? He or she is superb!
Petrus,
Yes, he is a wonderful organist. Unfortunately he is very expensive – wiped us out!
As you will see, folks, if you click through to the original YouTube page, we thank both Peter (organist) and Rebecca (singer) for their time and talents.
Clue: Petrus / Peter…. 😀
That reminds me of an old joke, Editor, the answer to which I cannot post, but here is the question:
"Why did JS Bach have so many children?"
GP,
I had to Google your question in order to find the answer so I am very glad that you didn't post the answer here. Thanks for that.
Was there not a motion put before the European Parliament by an American lawyer and a Euro MP for the consecration to be carried out?
I wonder what happened to it.
I have e-mailed Monica Tomassini at info@fatima.it quoting the names of the two sponsors of the motion on October 23rd 2012 and asking her to provide me with an update of the outcome.
When it arrives, I will post it here for all to read.
Thanks. Well done.
I am pleased to have received a reply from M/s Tomassini about the motion put before the European Parliament for the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate heart of Mary.
This is what she says:
You'll be happy to know that the European Parliament recognized the motion objective as being correct.
Now a new phase has started in which the EU parliament petition Office has to evaluate the motion's content by submitting it to the internal Petitions Commission.
Let's pray for a positive outcome from the commission.
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Associazione Madonna di Fatima Onlus
So there you have it. Amen to that.
Happy Feast – I love that beautiful hymn, beautifully sung!
I forgot to say "happy feast day" in my posts above, and I will listen to the hymn now.
Please can everyone who blogs here – if they are not doing them already – consider starting the First Five Saturday devotion and continue doing it until Russia is consecrated. Sr Lucia did them right up until she died. Certainly, the Pope and Bishops must consecrate Russia, but with the Fatima message, we must also do our bit, and Sister Lucia has told us that many souls will be saved through this devotion. Also, please get others to do this devotion as well. A blessed feast day of Our Lady of Fatima to all of you. If you want to tune into the webcam and join in the international rosary at Fatima tonight, the link is here:- http://www.santuario-fatima.pt/portal/index.php?id=14924
Westminster Fly,
Many thanks for that push for us all to make the First Five Saturdays and to spread this devotion. This is the best possible day on which to make that resolution.
How do people who refuse to attend the NO Mass practice the Five First Saturdays?
The one I normally go to when I am able has the Devotion to the Divine Mercy, albeit at 2.00 pm to allow the far travelled priests time to get back home to say vigil Masses.
What is the situation again for those who have no "devotion" to this Devotion?
Or do the SSPX have the FFSs?
When Our Lady asked for the First Five Saturdays, there WAS no NO Mass, so you can take it that we make the First Five Saturdays by attending the traditional Latin Mass provided by the SSPX who, of course, promote this devotion.
In the magnificent "The Whole Truth About Fatima" trilogy by Frere Michel de la Saint Trinite, it says this:-
3. THE COMMUNION OF REPARATION ON THE FIRST SATURDAYS
The Communion of reparation, of course, is the most important act of the devotion of reparation. All the other acts centre around it. To understand its meaning and significance, it must be considered in relation with the miraculous Communion of autumn 1916; already this communion was completely oriented to the idea of reparation,thanks to the words of the Angel. The Communion of reparation must also be considered in relation to the Communion on the nine First Fridays of the month, requested by the Sacred Heart at Paray-le-Monial.
Someone might object: to receive Communion on the first Saturday of five consecutive months is almost impossible for many of the faithful, who have no Mass in their parish on that day… Such is the question Father Gonçalves, Lucy's confessor, put to her in a letter of May 29, 1930:
«If one cannot fulfil all the conditions on a Saturday, can it be done on Sunday? People in the country, for example, will not be able very often, because they live quite far away…»
Our Lord gave the answer to Sister Lucy during the night of May 29-30, 1930: «The practice of this devotion will be equally acceptable on the Sunday following the first Saturday when My priests, for a just cause, allow it to souls.» Thus not only the Communion, but also the recitation of the Rosary and meditation on the mysteries can be transferred to Sunday, for just motives of which priests are left the judges. It is easy to ask for this permission in confession. Note once again the Catholic, ecclesial character of the message of Fatima. It is to His priests, and not to the individual conscience, that Jesus gives the responsibility of granting this additional concession.
After so many concessions, who could still claim that he was unable to fulfil the requests of the Virgin Mary? END OF QUOTE.
Note, Our Lord said here that the Communion can be transferred to the Sunday 'for a just cause'. Our Lord also states that it must be allowed by a priest, so I suggest that you put this matter to a priest. I guess the answer will depend very much on which priest you see!
Re: the Confession, from the same source, Sr Lucia states :- ""My Jesus! Many souls find it difficult to confess on Saturday. Will You allow a confession within eight days to be valid?"
– "Yes. It can even be made later on, provided that the souls are in the state of grace when they receive Me on the first Saturday, and that they had the intention of making reparation to the Sacred Heart of Mary."
– "My Jesus! And those who forget to form this intention?"
– "They can form it at the next confession, taking advantage of their first opportunity to go to confession."
Hope this is of help.
I can't thank you enough for that post. I have tried and tried to make the First Five Saturdays and something always prevents me from doing all five. I am about to have another try, but if I fail again, I will speak to my priest.
After reading Editor`s reply to my post of 10.27am I re-read my own and I realise I may not have made it plain enough what I actually wished to know.
While I appreciate that, as Ed says, there were no NO Masses when Our Lady asked for the devotion of the Five First Saturdays there is no doubt that She knew there would be such Masses in the future which, I would assume, would be part of the diabolical disorientation She talked about.
There is a problem though which I would like someone to explain.
Just a few weeks ago there was a discussion regarding the attendance or non-attendance of the NO Masses and there was a suggestion that it was preferable to stay at home instead and read the bible and say the rosary, etc.
I admitted that I do attend them, having no TLM within a radius of 50 miles, as the alternative would be to stop attending church altogether. To me, that would be the end of the line and there is no saying how it would eventually pan out.
I also attend, when I can, the First Saturday devotions in the only church in the diocese (Galloway) that hosts them. There is obviously the NO Mass, exposition of The Blessed Sacrament, The Divine Mercy devotions, rosary and benediction and confessions.
If I had taken the advice to stop attending the NO Masses, as some people seem to have done, how could I have fulfilled our Lady`s request for the First Saturday devotions?
Or am I wasting my time in going?
How also can anyone who gives up going to the NO Masses fulfil their Easter duties, receive ashes, go to confessions, visit exposition
or even attend baptisms, weddings or funerals?
It`s like telling someone who complains about the odour from a farmer`s field to just hold their breath until they are a couple of miles away.
If Our Lady only wishes Her FFSs to be celebrated at TLMs then I`m
afraid we`re going to be in for a longer haul than we all thought, considering that these Masses, especially in Scotland are few and far between.
Hi Frankier,
I didn't see the earlier thread you referred to, and obviously cannot speak for anyone else on this blog, so what I am about to write is my opinion only. I'm sure many will disagree with me, but there you have it. I don't think you are wasting your time going, and would strongly urge you to continue. If your dispositions, desires and intentions are right, then I'm sure you will receive graces. It's not your fault you can't get to a TLM, and God only expects us to do the best under the circumstances we find ourselves in.
Sr Lucia of Fatima could only attend the Novus Ordo, and continued to do so all her life, making the First Saturday devotion right up until she died, and she knew more about the diabolical disorientation than most – it was Our Lady who told her that it was going to happen! But Sr Lucia didn't sit in her cell and refuse point blank to attend the sacraments, nor did she make any effort to be transferred to a traditional community of nuns, which, I guess, she could have done. Her writings indicate that she felt she was in the place that God had called her to – the Coimbra Carmel.
Yes, it's true she was under obedience, but surely, if she truly believed that it would have been a sin for her to attend the Novus Ordo, or a source of bad example to others, being such an internationally well-known and revered figure, then I'm sure she would not have obeyed, or knowingly set a bad public example, or advised others to continue to attend the Novus Ordo.
I don't go to the Novus Ordo any more, I am fortunate that I can get to a TLM every Saturday and Sunday (and sometimes in the week) with relative ease. If there ever comes a day when that is not possible for whatever reason, I have thought about this, and if I can get to a reverent Novus Ordo Mass, said according to rubrics, and not some DIY freak show, then I think I would. The thought of cutting myself off from the sacraments completely is too frightening to contemplate. Others might feel strong enough to do that, but personally, I don't.
I'd like to address some of the points you make about Sister Lucia attending the novus ordo.
Firstly, as I've said elsewhere on this matter, she was bound by her vow of obedience and was not in a position to refuse to attend the new Mass. To argue that "if she truly believed that it would have been a sin for her to attend the Novus Ordo, or a source of bad example to others, being such an internationally well-known and revered figure, then I'm sure she would not have obeyed, or knowingly set a bad public example, or advised others to continue to attend the Novus Ordo." is to presume that she had that knowledge.
We do not know how much detail Our Lady gave Sister Lucia, of the crisis in the Church. It's only in recent years that I've heard the arguments about the objective sinfulness of attending a novus ordo Mass myself. In Carmel, there are no newspapers, and information from outside is restricted. The likelihood is that the Mass being celebrated at the Carmel was not of the "clown Mass" variety and, as a humble nun, Sister Lucia would attend in a spirit of faith and obedience.
It is a mistake, however, to see her attendance at the novus ordo as an endorsement of it. That would be akin to saying that she endorsed the silence of the Vatican on the Third Secret, and that she endorsed the Pope's failure to consecrate Russia. These failures were undoubtedly a source of much suffering for her, but she didn't "go public" with her concerns. That is not the Carmelite way, nor was it her duty or responsibility to make the Vatican act. Her task was to pass on the Message(s) faithfully. She did that and left the rest to God.
Sister Lucia's mission was to pass on the message she received from Our Lady, in its three parts. Her hidden life in Carmel prevented anything more, which is no doubt why she was drawn to it. Carmel is (or was) the strictest Order in the Church, the only Order established for the express purpose of allowing the nuns to be enclosed, with minimal contact with the outside world, in order to be "alone with Jesus". Every Carmelite has a plain black cross on her cell wall, because she is expected to be that figure on the cross, uniting her sufferings to that of Jesus in His Passion and Death.
We don't know how much Sister Lucia suffered by attending the new Mass but I do not believe her encouragement to make the First Saturdays equates to an endorsement of the new Mass. She knew, as we do, that God sees the heart and knows our intentions. She did what she was asked to do – pass on the message(s) from heaven and offer her life to God for her own sanctification (and remember, Carmelites are especially committed to praying and suffering for the souls of priests) – no Religious can achieve sanctification without obeying their Superiors.
One last thing; you say that Our Lady would know about the new Mass to come when she asked for the First Saturdays devotion, hence would have known about the new Mass, but we must always remember that although God knows the future, knows the decisions we will make, He always leaves us free to act, there is always the grace available to us to do the right thing. Hence, at that time, prior to the Council, it is at least doubtful that Our Lady would disclose future decisions and failures of the upper hierarchy to Sister Lucia (or anyone else).
In any event, Sister Lucia's mission was not to warn us against the new Mass. God sent us the SSPX to do that, as Our Lady promised at Quito: "pray that My son will send a prelate to restore the priesthood". Enter Archbishop Lefebvre. Which brings us full square back to the truth that there can be no question about it; the true worship desired and willed by God for us is the Traditional Latin Mass.
I see that Westminster Fly has replied to you, assuring you that you are not wasting your time by making the First Saturdays by attending the NO Mass. I don't think anyone – certainly not me – would suggest that you are wasting your time. Far from it. God sees the heart and knows your intention. I thought I had made that clear in my response, that if anyone is going to be held to account for the damage done to souls by the new Mass, for the confusion caused, it will be the clergy and hierarchy, especially the modern popes. I say that so routinely that I can't imagine that I haven't made that clear to you at some point in my responses.
My own position when asked about attending NO Masses is always that while I have reached a stage where I could not, in conscience, participate in a new Mass, beyond courtesy attendance at a wedding or funeral, I am reluctant to interfere in the conscience of another. Click here to read a thoroughly documented review of the novus ordo, it's origin, content, etc.
Having said that, I have to add that the new Mass is not just a harmless little service, Frankier, something that we can take or leave. Something that is OK if we can't find a TLM – we are talking about the true worship of God. No small thing.
We all need, therefore, to educate ourselves on the new Mass and then decide whether by attending it, we are pleasing God. The above link goes to one of several very good articles on the problems with the novus ordo which may help to clarify matters for you.
I have friends who find it a real tussle with their consciences because they do not want to attend the NO, but are afraid to stop for fear of their children abandoning the Mass-going habit. So, I completely understand your struggle.
I also fully appreciate your difficulty, living in the Diocese of Galloway – a spiritual desert to beat even the other spiritual deserts in Scotland. Frank Duff, founder of the Legion of Mary once told me that Aberdeen was the worst diocese in the entire world – he was pointing to a map of the world at the time, marked with places around the globe where Legion extension workers (I was working as a full time extension worker in Scotland at the time) and envoys were placed. When I reached Galloway, I remember thinking that here was a close second to Aberdeen. So, believe me, I do sympathise.
However, we do have people who travel from Ayrshire to our Mass every week in Glasgow. I do remember you saying that your work prevents that, and (if my memory is correct) that you don't drive, so depend on public transport. I don't mean to push you, but just for your information, there are people who attend the SSPX Mass in Edinburgh (1pm Sundays) travelling by public transport. There are always, too, Masses in either Glasgow or Edinburgh on Saturday mornings, 11.a.m. so we can usually make the First Saturdays, all other things being equal.
That's not to say that the above paragraph applies to you. I fully understand that family, work and transport problems can combine to make it impossible to make the journey from Galloway to either Edinburgh or Glasgow, but, generally speaking, Scotland is a small country and most of us can reach a TLM if determined to do so.
One more thing. When I wrote to each of the Scottish Bishops on publication of Summorum Pontificum, your Bishop, John Cunningham, was one of the few who replied (I think he was the only one who replied, in fact) and he replied to say that he found my letter interesting because he'd not had a single request for the old rite Mass from any parishioner in his diocese, so it may help a little if you write to him to say you really do wish to have this provision – if you can encourage others to say they would attend as well, then you may make him think, and he may feel forced to organise provision. I had a lady on the phone yesterday praising Bishop Cunningham as one of the better Scots Bishops, so this would be a test for him.
This response is already too long so I will say a few words about Sr Lucia and the new Mass in response to Westminster Fly.
Hello, anyone out there?
Yes, Frankier, I'm out here – how may I help you?
Happy feast day to everyone. It is a sorry state of affairs that Russia has still not been consecrated by the Pope and Bishops. They need reminding of the Fatima message, and, as you say Westminsterfly starting the First Five Saturdays and the Rosary.
Thanks, leprechaun, for your link, I too, have signed the petition.
I had a telephone call from a priest a short while ago telling me about this news story. Apparently, it made it into The Times.
Well, folks, for about two seconds I toyed with the idea of devoting a thread to it, but almost immediately I dismissed the idea on the grounds that this is just one more piece of 'Pope Francis nonsense' to underline the diabolical disorientation prophesied at Fatima, and the fact that, without a shadow of a doubt, it reaches right to the top, as Cardinal Ciappi warned is revealed in the Third Secret.
Truly, you couldn't make it up.
Mad!
I agree, it is totally mad.
I listened to the hymn – it was beautiful. Great organist, BTW!
Adam, Eve and ET. CTS was very open to the idea, and published a booklet in their Catholicism Explanations series by Guy Consolmagno SJ, of the Vatican Observatory. It said exactly the same things. It was mentioned in a post that I wrote for this blog on the theme of extraterrestrials:
http://catholictruthblog.com/2014/02/04/is-belief-in-extra-terrestrial-life-diabolical-alien-to-catholicism/
Oh well, at least Pope Francis has that good old Jesuit missionary spirit. But I am confused? Didn't Saint John Paul II apologise for the evangelisation of indigenous peoples? Why would our intelligent space friends be any different? They wouldn't, and forcing our religion on them as Pope Francis suggests is a form of cosmic cultural colonialism!
The obsession with extraterrestrial life in our society is the result of an existential crisis, a spiritual loneliness. The result of a spiritually sterile culture, atheistic materialism, scientism etc.. The Catholic Church is adapting Her theology, to what is thought to be science, but is really Godlessness.
Well said. It's beyond belief, literally, that any pope would give credence to the ET baloney of our times. As you say, it is not science, but Godlessness. With bells on…
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Its seems the Pope would be happy to baptise Martians. I suspect the same generosity would not be given the Pelagians however.
And they'll only get baptised if they promise never to follow that silly "fashion" of wanting to attend the TLM. Gimme strength!
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this Feast Day thread. Let's keep praying for the Consecration of Russia and the full disclosure of the Third Secret.
Since this is not exclusively a Feast Day thread, I'll leave it open for a bit longer, just in case Putin goes out to collect his milk and bread again… 😀
You sure can be but I like you anyway 😀
History is not my best subject but I seem to remember Our Lord asking in 1692 for France to be dedicated to his Sacred Heart. Subsequent appeals were made but nothing was done.
In the 1600's a Visitation nun, Saint Margaret Mary, had claimed that Jesus had requested that the King of France consecrate France to His Sacred Heart. The consecration had never been performed.
One hundred years later to the day, the then king of France was beheaded following the revolution.
I have heard mention of other instances where a one hundred year period of grace was given.
Our Lady made her appeal at Fatima in 1917, on May 13th, and in less than 3 years time we shall arrive at the end of another one hundred years – May 13th 2017.
There is no visible sign of pope Francis being about to heed Our Lady's 1917 appeal.
Do other bloggers have a view on whether May 13th 2017 will be of significance?
I often think about the 100th anniversary of Fatima and compare it to the 100th anniversary of Our Lord's request for the consecration of France to His Sacred Heart.
I definitely hold the opinion that if nothing has happened by then, that God will send us some kind of chastisement for the anniversary of the Fatima apparitions, and definitely some punishment for the pope.
I think this especially because Jesus told Sr Lucia that the pope would suffer the same fate as the King of France if he followed their example. He said "Tell my ministers that if they follow the example of the King of France they will follow him into misfortune." http://www.fatima.org/essentials/facts/rianjo.asp
It is frightening to think that we are so close to the anniversary.
Not necessarily Leprechaun . . . if the Consecration isn't done, and if any chastisement is going to happen 100 years to the day, it could equally be 100 years from June 13th 1929, when Our Lady revealed to Sr Lucia that 'the moment has come' for the consecration. Our Lady originally told Sr Lucia on July 13th 1917 "I shall come to ask for the consecration of Russia to My Immaculate Heart, and the Communion of Reparation on the First Saturdays", so it seems to me that this wasn't actually the formal request to do it, but an announcement that She would return to make the formal request, which happened on June 13th 1929.
The following is from The Whole Truth About Fatima by Frere Michel de la Sainte Trinite:-
THE REQUEST FOR THE CONSECRATION OF RUSSIA
«Then Our Lady said to me: "The moment has come when God asks the Holy Father to make, in union with all the bishops of the world, the consecration of Russia to My Immaculate Heart, promising to save it by this means."
«"So numerous are the souls which the justice of God condemns for sins committed against Me, that I come to ask for reparation. Sacrifice yourself for this intention and pray."
«I gave an account of this to my confessor, who ordered me to write what Our Lord willed to be done.»
LATER ON, OUR LORD COMPLAINS
«Later on, by means of an interior communication, Our Lord said to me, complaining: "They did not want to heed My request!… Like the King of France they will repent and do it, but it will be late. Russia will have already spread its errors throughout the world, provoking wars and persecutions against the Church: the Holy Father will have much to suffer."»
THE MOST PRECISE REQUEST. Let us point out right away that in 1930, in two letters to Father Gonçalves, Sister Lucy was to express in a slightly different manner the requests of Heaven, closely associating the devotion of reparation on the five first Saturdays of the month with the consecration of Russia:
«The good Lord promises to end the persecution in Russia, if the Holy Father will himself make a solemn act of reparation and consecration of Russia to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, as well as ordering all the bishops of the Catholic world to do the same. The Holy Father must then promise that upon the ending of this persecution he will approve and recommend the practice of the reparatory devotion already described.»
This is something I find myself discussing a lot, and my friends all think that the 100 years will date from 1929, as you say. However, I can't help thinking that it is more likely to be 1917 because that was when the apparitions began and also because things are just so bad that I can't imagine things going on like this for another 15 years. I'm not wishing a chastisement on us but it just seems unimaginable that things could go on like this for much longer.
I know what you mean, but for us 15 years is a long time. For God, it is nothing. The fact that this revelation wasn't released to the Pope and the hierarchy immediately, and was conveyed by Sr Lucia in the subsequent years, means that they wouldn't have been able to act upon it from 1917.
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So my partner and I just returned from a trip to Las Vegas. We spent three nights there in the company of some good friends, ones we don't get to see very often at all.
This last January, I decided to step out of my comfort zone and start volunteering with Ladies Learning Code. My first session as a mentor was in February, and I've now mentored at five over the last year.
At my current position, I work primarily in Joomla. In fact, I'd never worked in Joomla before this job.
It was a bit of a shock to the system, to put it mildly.
One of the constants I've found working in a tech field is the regular need to explain tech concepts. It's often surprising who stumbles on what concepts, and I've become sufficiently immersed that it's become easy to forget what even counts as a genuinely basic concept.
Take hosting a website as an example. I was recently reminded just how arcane the whole system of domains and servers and web files appears to those outside of that realm, as I stumbled through explaining the interrelationships to someone.
The last two years, I've participated in NaNoWriMo. For the uninitiated, NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, is an annual challenge to write 50,000 words of fiction over the month of November.


An internal audit is any audit completed by or on behalf of the company.
It verifies the application of the food safety plan, and its actual implementation.
To ensure the inspected systems are adequately designed to meet the requirements of the regulatory laws and standards that apply to your HACCP food safety Program i.e. has your company identified the correct things to do to meet the Standard.
Here is a generic Internal Audit report for a HACCP food safety program.


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School Qualifications: Vocational Pathway Awards
This provides ways to achieve NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3 and develop pathways that progress to further study, training and employment. The Vocational Pathways provide a framework for students to show how their learning and achievement is valued in the workplace by aligning learning to the skills needed for industry.
School leavers are identified from the Ministry of Education's ENROL system, while vocational pathway award is obtained from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
Table 1: School leavers with at least one Vocational Pathway Award, at any level (2017-2019)
No VP Award
VP Award
Percentage with VP Award
Female 50 63 61 22 23 9 30.6 26.7 12.9
Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 na na na
Māori 7 8 12 5 4 2 41.7 33.3 14.3
Pacific x x 6 x x 0 x x 0.0
Asian 9 7 x 0 1 x 0.0 12.5 x
MELAA x x 0 x x 0 x x na
Other 0 0 x 0 0 x na na x
European/Pākehā 38 50 51 19 20 8 33.3 28.6 13.6
Total 50 63 61 22 23 9 30.6 26.7 12.9
Table 2: Comparison Vocational Pathway data (2017-2019)
Marian College 50 63 61 22 23 9 30.6 26.7 12.9
Canterbury Region 4,566 4,934 6,073 2,703 2,325 1,414 37.2 32.0 18.9
Secondary (Year 9-15) 28,273 30,182 35,483 16,176 13,927 8,419 36.4 31.6 19.2
State: Integrated 4,679 4,849 5,799 2,725 2,274 1,349 36.8 31.9 18.9
Table 3: School leavers with a Vocational Pathway Award, at any level (2019)
Manufacturing and Technology
Total Leavers
Female 0 3 0 0 6 0 70
Male 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Māori 0 1 0 0 1 0 14
Pacific 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Asian x x x x x x x
MELAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other x x x x x x x
European/Pākehā 0 2 0 0 6 0 59
Total 0 3 0 0 6 0 70


This unique pocket watch has a rose gold plated case displaying Roman numerals around a viewing window. When opened, the watch shows a 17 jewel mechanical movement visible from the front and back. A chapter ring encircles the face with Roman numeral markings. The Greenwich logo sits at 6 o'clock showing the mark of true luxury.


A Chinese policeman guards between two stone lions in front of the Tiananmen Gate on March 1, 2013 in Beijing, China. The reshuffle will be completed at the first annual session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), which is scheduled to begin on March 5, and the first annual session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which will commence on March 3.
Czech's Jakub Janda soars through the air on on February 28, 2013 during the Large Hill Individual race of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships at the Ski Jumping stadium in Predazzo, northern Italy.
A Rebel sniper takes aim at government forces with his Dragunov SVD rifle from a house in the Syrian eastern city of Deir Ezzor, on February 28, 2013. The United States said it would for the first time provide direct aid to Syrian rebels, but not the arms they had hoped for, as well as $60 million in extra assistance to the political opposition.
A model is made up backstage prior to Belgian designer AF Vandevorst's Fall/Winter 2013-2014 ready to wear collection in Paris, Friday, March 1, 2013.
Chinese dancers perform a traditional dance during an event organised by the Chinese Consulate of the People's Republic of China and Indo-China Promotion Council, in Kolkata on March 1, 2013. The event was organised to create synergy which would not only benifit the two trading partners but also to foster peace development amont these two global giant emerging economies in Asia.
Two young children stand outside a house marked with black `Xs´ in the Bamburi area of the coastal city of Mombasa, on March 1, 2013. Locals dont know who is behind the attack but suspect a tribalist act to incite fear within the non-coastal tribes as election day nears. It was used in Kenya´s last elections to demarcate people who are not traditionally from respective areas.
A Pakistani boy plays in the waters of a polluted canal in Lahore on March 1, 2013.
Palestinian protesters throw stones towards Israeli troops during clashes in the old city of Hebron on March 1, 2013 following a protest demanding the reopening of Shuhada Street, the one-time heart of the city. Flanked by a handful of Jewish settlement enclaves, the Shuhada Street was partially closed off in 1994 after local settler Baruch Goldstein opened fire on Muslim worshippers at the city's Al-Ibrahimi mosque, killing 29 of them.
Raindrops hang on to Crocuses at Kew Gardens on March 1, 2013 in Kew, England. Today marks the first day of Spring, though the Met Office have said that temperatures are likely to be below average throughout March.
A Royal Australian Air Force FA-18 Super Hornet flies out of the sun at the first public day at the Australian International Airshow in Melbourne on March 1, 2013. 180,000 patrons are expected through the gates over the duration of the event staged at the Avalon Airfield some 80kms south-west of Melbourne.


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In the 4/16/09 WSJ "Currents" column, Gary Fields notes that data shows that "over the last 10 years, education costs have risen 5.91% annually, and health-care expenses have gone up 4.16% annually, while wages and income have risen only 3.7%." The CPI has risen 2.4% annually during that period.


I'm coming across something I haven't seen before. I need to monitor an application running on a AIX server. I have identified OID that needs to be monitored. While doing verification it was noticed the OID had changed.
How can monitor the OID if it changes like this? This server has not been rebooted and or the instance restarted either.
Its probably the application itself that has started a new process. do you need to simply know if the process is running or not, or need to track any of the process performance?
Just need to know if its running or not. I don't see how I'd be able to pull it off using SNMP due to how the app or apps work. Performing a GREP would yield the best result but I'm not too keen on running a script every 5 to 10 minutes.
What you can do is define a GET TABLE poller on the hrSWRunPath OID. That will get the path for all the processes. Don't keep the history for this poller. Define an alert on this custom node table poller for existence of this path. If you don't find the path, then the process is down. Its up otherwise.