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Police reload at funeral, Duduza, 1985
Police shootings, Funeral service, Political violence, Apartheid, Political history--South Africa, Beyond the Barricades
Policemen reload their guns after firing at mourners during the funeral for the young activists killed in the "grenade incident" in Duduza township, Transvaal (now Gauteng), July 1985. Deaths followed funerals with sad predictability.
Carte de l'Afrique méridionale au pays entre la ligne Cap de Bonne Espérance et l'Isle de Madagascar
Slaves -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope -- History., Farm ownership -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope -- History., Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800., Africa, Southern -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
The details regarding Elizabeth, Nicolas Visscher's widow, are drawn from Gallica, Bibliothèque Nationale de France: http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b7759505j.notice. See also: Atlas nouveau … by Guillaume de L'Isle (Amsterdam: Covens & Mortier, 1730); R.V. Tooley, Collectors' guide to maps of the African continent and Southern Africa (London: Carta Press, 1969), p. 120; Norwich's maps of Africa : an illustrated and annotated carto-bibliography (Norwich, Vt. : Terra Nova Press, 1997), map 180 (note)., The inset of the Cape of Good Hope is of particular importance. It indicates the presence of slaves on Robben Island ("daar de Slaven in de Ketting loopen"). It also gives "extensive detailed and fairly accurate topographical information ... together with the names of owners of farms and plots of that period. Amongst these are de Beer, Swart Pieter, Martin de Smit, Roelof Pasman, Gerrit Kloeton, and the French Huguenot settlement. These place names add considerably to the knowledge of the history of the ... Cape of Good Hope"--Norwich's Maps of Africa, p. 203., Three insets: "Élévation du Port et Mont Table au Cap de Bonne Espérance" (5 x 11 cm); "Plan du Port et Mont Table au Cap de Bonne Espérance" (10 x 11 cm); "[Cabo de Bona Esperanca]" (13 x 23 cm)., Text primarily in French. The inset of the Cape is also in Dutch with some Portuguese notations., Restored and hinged between acid-free boards.
Woman holding tea in a kitchen, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Cape Town (South Africa)--History, ,
A woman holds a cup of tea and poses for a picture in the kitchen of a home in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city.
Language transcriptions and translations of ǂKhomani San Brody Archive, Elsie and Petrus Vaalbooi, Rietfontein
Vaalbooi, Elsie, Khomani (African people)--History, Khomani (African people)--Social life and customs, ,
Elsie Vaalbooi and Nigel Crawhall in a conversation discussing local history, with particular reference to a time during World War II where there was contact with German prisoners of war
Maintaining contact with the outside world
Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002, Telecommunication--Angola, Bailundo (Huambo, Angola)--Social conditions,
A satellite dish in Bailundo in the Huambo Province of Angola enable União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) to maintain contact with the outside world.
Group of young children eating ice-cream on the stairs, District Six, Cape Town, South Africa
A group of young boys and girls sit and eat ice-cream on the steps leading up to adjacent homes in District Six, Cape Town in the 1970's prior to the state orchestrated forced removals to locations further from the city. Their mothers appear in the background holding babies.
g//abake
KhoeSan languages -- African languages--History
Sound recording by Ernst Westphal., Additional notes on tape box: Recording (on one side) at Kuntaan xuree. Side 2 still blank., Samples of g//abake; Recording made 53 miles from Francistown, 16 May 1961;, Tape numbered 1.1, 2
Visual Arts Group workshop sign, Zolani Centre
Community Arts Project (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Community arts projects--South Africa--Cape Town--History, Art--Study and teaching--South Africa--Cape Town
Visual Arts Group workshop sign painted by Isaac Makeleni.
Release of political prisoners
Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Political prisoners--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Men--South Africa,
Political prisoners on their release from Robben Island prison, accompanied by prison personnel, Cape Town Harbour.
The latest civilising impulse...
African languages - History
Typed notes, with handdrawn maps.
Mixed economy--Morocco--History--Maps, Morocco--History--Maps, ,
Economic map of Morocco showing cities and towns where copper, manganese, molybdenum, iron, petroleum, tin, antimony, phosphate, coal, lead, zinc, and hydrocarbon are distributed. Also shows roads, railways and railways under construction, rivers and pans, places for animal and plant products, olives, palms, and forests. Some colours. Scale 1.500.000
The nudes of the Vesalian 'Epitome'.
Human anatomy--History--16th century, Anatomy, Artistic, Vesalius, Andreas, 1514-1564.
The nudes of the Vesalian 'Epitome'. Unpublished paper.
Save the Press campaign, UCT
Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, University of Cape Town--Students, Youths--South Africa, Universities and colleges--South Africa,
Save the Press' campaign meeting in the Beattie Lecture Theatre at the University of Cape Town (UCT)., circa 1980s
Language map : draft, Map item #3
San (African people)--Languages, San languages--History, Africa, Southern--Maps,
A draft map showing the distribution of N|uu, !Kung and Khoekhoegowab languages throughout Southern Africa. [Scale included]
Gemsbok Park Bush
Sound recording by Ernst Westphal.
Theatre class, Chapel Street
Community Arts Project (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, Community arts projects--South Africa--Cape Town--History, Theater--Study and teaching--South Africa--Cape Town,
Theatre class at the Community Arts Project, Chapel Street.
Westphal: Not all Bushmen are Bushmen
San languages - History
Westphal: Not all Bushmen are Bushmen. Typescript of paper.
Election protest, Cape Town
Apartheid--South Africa, South Africa--Politics and government--1978-1989, South Africa--History--1961-1994, Demonstrations--South Africa, Political activists--South Africa, Signs and signboards--South Africa, Men--South Africa,
Election protest in Cape Town. Signs read, "Don't vote for WAGGIE" and "One vote, one government", Mitchell's Plein, Cape Town., circa 1980s
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ANC refugees, South Africa, 1994
Apartheid--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal, Refugees--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal, History--Political aspects--South Africa--KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa)--Social conditions, Best of Marinovich
A family carry their belongings home after months in a refugee camp for African National Congress (ANC) supporting families from the Sonkombo area from which they had fled months earlier because of attacks by rival Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). Sonkombo, KwaZulu-Natal, 1994.


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Fennell, Tom and Danylo Hawaleshka. "Morin Inquiry Revelations". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 04 March 2016, Historica Canada. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/morin-inquiry-revelations. Accessed 22 January 2020.
Fennell, T.,, & Hawaleshka, D., Morin Inquiry Revelations (2016). In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/morin-inquiry-revelations
Fennell, Tom, and Danylo Hawaleshka, "Morin Inquiry Revelations". In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published March 17, 2003; Last Edited March 04, 2016. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/morin-inquiry-revelations
Fennell, Tom, and Danylo Hawaleshka . The Canadian Encyclopedia, s.v. "Morin Inquiry Revelations", Last Edited March 04, 2016, https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/morin-inquiry-revelations
Morin Inquiry Revelations
Article by Tom Fennell, Danylo Hawaleshka
Published Online March 17, 2003
Last Edited December 16, 2013
Ken Jessop leaned forward in the witness stand, stared across the courtroom at the man he once fervently believed had killed his sister - and apologized. For Jessop and Guy Paul Morin, that public admission was a cathartic moment in the grim legal odyssey that began on Oct.
Ken Jessop leaned forward in the witness stand, stared across the courtroom at the man he once fervently believed had killed his sister - and apologized. For Jessop and Guy Paul Morin, that public admission was a cathartic moment in the grim legal odyssey that began on Oct. 3, 1984, the day nine-year-old Christine Jessop was abducted from her home in Queensville, Ont., north of Toronto. Her murdered body was found three months later in a wooded area 50 km to the east. To support the case against their neighbor, Ken and his mother, Janet Jessop, now say, police pressured them to change their accounts of when they arrived home that day - evidence that helped convict Morin in 1992, six years after he had been acquitted at an earlier trial. Jessop, who testified last week at a Toronto inquiry examining the circumstances of Morin's wrongful conviction, said police convinced his family that their neighbor, who was finally exonerated by DNA evidence in 1995, was a "demon." Throughout his emotion-charged remarks, it was clear that Jessop is now determined to set the record straight - regardless of the consequences. "Frankly, I don't give a damn if I'm charged," he said. "I want the truth to come out."
The astonishing revelations at the Morin inquiry - chaired by former Quebec Appeal Court Judge Fred Kaufman - have called into question the integrity of the Ontario justice system. In addition to the Jessops' testimony, the inquiry has heard that faulty work by scientists at the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto likely contributed to the wrongful conviction. Then there was the evidence of the jailhouse informants, one a sexual offender, the other a petty criminal classified as a pathological liar, who claimed in exchange for lighter sentences that they heard Morin confess to the killing. Prosecutors involved in the case have also been heavily criticized over their handling of the investigation, with one Crown lawyer breaking down in tears on the stand.
To restore faith in the system, says Bruce Durno, president of the Criminal Lawyers' Association, the government must not only act on Kaufman's recommendations, expected later this year, but launch a separate investigation into the forensic centre. "It is absolutely clear that false evidence was presented," said Durno. "Steps have to be taken to make sure it does not happen again." Legal experts across Ontario do not intend to drop the issue when the inquiry concludes. Maclean's has learned that a letter is now being widely circulated among criminal lawyers asking them to submit the names of any clients they believe may have been convicted on the basis of suspect evidence produced by the centre. As well, the Criminal Lawyers' Association says that the provincial attorney general's ministry must launch an independent inquiry into its own operations.
Some of the most dramatic moments in the Morin inquiry came earlier this month, when Janet and Ken Jessop alleged that two veteran Durham regional police detectives, Bernie Fitzpatrick and John Shephard, convinced them to alter their original versions of events. The Jessops originally told the detectives that they arrived home at 4:10 p.m. - and that Christine was not there. Her bicycle was lying on the ground and her jacket was on a coat peg that was beyond the little girl's reach. But Morin could not have made it home from work before 4:14. In order to convince the court that he had enough time to kidnap and murder Christine, the Jessops changed their story to say they arrived home at 4:35.
To convince them to go along, the Jessops say, the police told them that Morin was a serial killer and would soon be charged in the murder of another child. When pressed by one of Morin's lawyers, James Lockyer, to explain why she lied when she knew in her heart Morin could not have committed the murder, Janet Jessop said she simply trusted the police. "Anything anybody told you, you would almost take as gospel because you wanted to find an answer," she replied. "You get so confused. You get angry."
But while Janet Jessop remained relatively calm at the inquiry, her son seemed overwhelmed. The stocky 28-year-old, who was only 14 when the murder occurred, repeatedly broke down in tears on the witness stand as he described how the police kept up the pressure to stick to the 4:35 story. "I'm sorry, Paul," said Jessop. "We thought we were doing the right thing, what the police told us to do. I'm telling the truth for the record so the truth can come out of all this." Morin, who met privately with Jessop after the apology, appeared deeply moved by the admission. Through most of the inquiry, he has remained stoical, even good-natured. "It's all quite astonishing," said Morin. "Jessop finally admitted that with the brainwashing of the police, he was led astray."
Whether or not Fitzpatrick, Shephard and the Jessops will face criminal charges is uncertain. Janet Jessop testified at the inquiry under the protection of the Canada Evidence Act, and the statements she made cannot be used against her. Her son, however, received no such immunity. Legal experts say that, while authorities may be reluctant to proceed against the Jessops - who were deeply traumatized by Christine's death - there may be room to lay criminal charges in other areas. With that possibility clearly in mind, lawyers representing the detectives, who have since retired, tried to force Jessop to admit that his accusations were designed to minimize his own role while laying the blame at the feet of police.
Testimony into the operations of the Centre of Forensic Sciences in Toronto was equally damning. Crown prosecutors at the 1986 and 1992 trials relied heavily on matching four hairs and 12 microscopic fibres found on Christine's clothing to the interior of Morin's Honda. But an anonymous letter sent to the inquiry by a staff member at the centre said that in 1986 scientists knew the samples were contaminated by other fibres - a fact that was not revealed to the defence at either of the trials. Compounding the problem is the fact that the centre has since lost the hair-and-fibre evidence, thereby preventing any re-examination.
In response to the letter and other evidence, Ontario's chief coroner, Dr. James Young, has launched an investigation into cases handled by Norman Erickson, who headed the centre's hair-and-fibre section, and Stephanie Nyznyk, the technician who worked on the case. Young says the review committee - comprising one technician and two external experts from the United States - is looking at up to 50 as-yet unnamed cases involving hair-and-fibre analysis between 1983 and 1987 to determine if anyone else has been wrongly convicted.
The chief coroner also insisted that laboratory procedures are more stringent than they once were. "We're partly the victim of some fairly sensational headlines," Young said. "We're talking about one area of the centre and one case years ago." But legal experts believe that, as a result of the Morin fiasco, it may become harder to convince juries to accept testimony from experts - such as those from the forensic centre - in future trials. "This is not what we thought we were getting," observed Ron Delisle, a former provincial court judge who now teaches law at Queen's University in Kingston. "It adds a great dose of cynicism. To hear this come out is particularly damning."
Lost in the bitter exchanges at the inquiry is the fact that Christine's killer remains at large. The Metropolitan Toronto Police force took over the investigation in 1995 - and inherited a list of more than 360 suspects. They are now being traced as part of an "aggressive, ongoing investigation," says Det. Sgt. Neale Tweedy, head of the nine-man group that is searching for the killer. The team has also identified further suspects, and is trying to match a DNA profile from the semen stain on the girl's underwear to the genetic fingerprints of known criminals. (Ken Jessop became a suspect when it was revealed in 1990 that he had sexually molested Christine with two other boys. But an analysis of his DNA has cleared him of any involvement in the crime.)
Morin, meanwhile, is determined to get on with his life. He now lives in Mississauga, just west of Toronto, with his wife, Allison, whom he met while he was in prison and she worked as a civilian clerk for the Metropolitan Toronto Police. They were married following his exoneration, and Morin now works as a self-employed handyman. He has just finished rebuilding a piano and hopes to make a career of refurbishing the instruments. For a man who was robbed of more than 10 years of his life, he remains remarkably philosophical. "Some of the recommendations will become law," Morin predicted last week of Kaufman's final report. "Hopefully, this will never happen to anyone else." His bitter story may go a long way towards ensuring that it does not.
Maclean's July 1, 1997
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Storm hosting USA National Team in exhibition game April 26 at KeyArena
Originally published February 22, 2018 at 4:11 pm Updated February 22, 2018 at 5:17 pm
The U.S. will play an exhibition game against an international opponent.
Seattle Times staff
Hosted by the Seattle Storm, the USA Basketball Women's National Team, in preparations for the 2018 FIBA World Cup of Basketball, will conduct a three-day training camp in Seattle that will culminate with an April 26 exhibition game at KeyArena against an international opponent yet to be announced.
"Seattle continues to be a premier destination for marquee sporting events, and we could not be more excited to welcome the USA Basketball Women's National Team to the Pacific Northwest," said Alisha Valavanis, Seattle Storm president and general manager.
Tickets for the game, which will tip off at 7 p.m., are already on sale to Storm season-ticket holders and will be available to the public at StormBasketball.com beginning March 20 at 10 a.m.
The 2018-20 USA Basketball Women's National Team pool currently features 28 athletes, including three Storm players (Sue Bird, Jewell Loyd and Breanna Stewart) and former UW star Kelsey Plum of the Las Vegas Aces.
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power and the tethering of one to another.
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the soaring mind outstripped the tethered heart.
her arms tethered the knife slicing away at alan's wasted breasts.
one color. the banners and winds. the ritual objects and tethered animals.
language, untethering of thought, which wanders blindly among surfaces.
dis/semination crosses the tethering of virtuals, reddened, present.
tethered in nothing, present or absent.
worlds disappear, tethered to exhausted signs.
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I am passionate about tutoring and helping students better understand the subjects I really enjoy studying. Students are sometimes intimidated by numbers and too many calculations, so I am trying to approach problems from several different perspectives and teach the students to do the same. I try to focus on concepts and connecting different topics rather than just to solving specific problems.
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Health City Cayman Tourism partner to promote Medical Travel
The Caribbean's newest healthcare facility is venturing into a new partnership to strengthen its identity as the region's premier destination for world-class healthcare and medical tourism.
Barbados tourism returns to growth path
Barbados' tourism sector has begun to show signs of growth. In 2014 long stay visitor arrivals increased for the first time in two years.
Karolin Troubetzkoy been appointed Chairman of CAST
Prominent Caribbean hotelier Karolin Troubetzkoy has been appointed Chairman of the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST).
UK Takes Next Step in Dealing With Major Space Weather Events
A new report published this week lets the British public have a voice in deciding what the next steps should be in preparing the UK to deal with major space weather events such as solar storms.
Haitian Carnival Tragedy: At Least 16 Dead
At least 16 people were killed after a power line struck one of the floats during the annual festivities in Haiti.
Qatar Airways to participate in the Third Edition of the Air Cargo Africa Exhibition
Qatar Airways Cargo will be participating in the third Air Cargo Africa exhibition, where the cargo carrier will have an opportunity to showcase its expanding services and its latest developments such as Pharma Express.
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This weekend, one of the more lavish celebrity parties took place not in LA but in paradise; the official wedding celebrations of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.
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A student of "A" Level at Iqra University decides to approach the court for seeking compensation amount of Rs. 2.5 million from university management against wasting his time and amount of hefty fee for studies.
CTO SG Hugh Riley presents the State of the Industry Report
The CTO secretary general presented the State of the Industry Report 2014 at a news conference at the CTO HQ in Barbados on Tuesday 10 February.
CTO reports record tourist arrivals and earnings for the Caribbean in 2014
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YES. I believe that the United States is not only I do hope you see the point here, which, appar- ready, but in desperate need of a woman as presi- ently, was not clearly made in the column.—Ed. dent. Women who have been elected for many public offices, including U.S. and state senators and representatives, governors, mayors, etc., have consistently demonstrated their abilities to handle complex issues in a competent and intelligent manner.
In the hands of rich, politically powerful men, our country has become engaged in conflicts that could have been better handled diplomatically.
NO. The founding fathers solved this problem.


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Multiple types of trailers from reefers to flatbeds, from dumpers to lowboys and goosenecks.
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Becoming a Sports Agent (Coursera)
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Descripción de "Becoming a Sports Agent (Coursera)"
An immersive experience in the world of sports that will take students through the four stages of a professional athlete's career. Utilizing lectures, guest speakers, reading assignments and hypothetical walkthroughs, students will learn how the best sports agents manage clients at each of these four stages. This course will provide each student with the skills necessary to guide an athlete through the difficult decisions that can make or lose the athlete millions of dollars, as well as affect their public image and career.
Walking through the four stages of an athlete's career, we will provide a broad scope of the landscape of amateur and professional sports so that you can avoid the pitfalls and traps that so many have fallen into in the past; not to mention, bringing you updates throughout the course regarding the rapidly changing sports world that we live in today. Analyzing the best practices in the management of the superstar athletes with whom Professor Carfagna, Professor Volante and their expert guests have worked, we will show you how to manage the career of any professional athlete who might seek your guidance at any stage of his or her professional career.
Module 1: Introduction to Agents and the Collective Bargaining Agreements of the MLB, NFL and NBA
An introduction to the duties of an agent; the "Rep K" that controls the player-agent relationship; and an analysis of the collective bargaining agreements that govern the three major leagues in the US — including how a professional athlete achieves free agency in each major league and how players can be punished for improper behavior on and off the field.
Module 2: Recruiting and Managing Clients
An introduction on how to approach recruiting clients, how to build an agency, and how to manage clients once they have signed a representation agreement; an analysis of the effect of professional sports on youth sports, and vice versa. The optional videos look at the fiduciary duties an agent owes his client.
Module 3: Early Stages of Professionalism and Selecting an Agency
How the best high school baseball player in the U.S. in 2013, Clint Frazier, went about selecting his management team; the way Major League Baseball teams handle their minor leaguers; and what it takes for any of them to reach the Majors. In this Lesson, we will also study how an agent can build an agency from the ground up, and represent professional athletes through their progression to their peak earning years. Finally, a look into the beginning of LeBron James' career with his personal attorney, up to "The Decision."
Module 4: Representing the Peak Professional Athlete Pt. I
Protecting the publicity rights of athletes while monetizing and maximizing their brands through product endorsement and license agreements. We will analyze the history of publicity rights and how to market your clients image effectively.
Module 5: Representing the Peak Professional Athlete Pt. II
Rebuilding the reputation of athletes who have damaged their brands. How a financial advisor can help a player manage income streams to maintain their lifestyle post-retirement. Also, we will discuss whether LeBron James made the right long-term branding decision by returning to Cleveland, and where his brand will go from here.
Module 6: Income Protection and Life After Retirement
Protecting an athlete's income through insurance policies; an analysis of the on-going concussion epidemic in contact sports; and how an athlete can best prepare for life after retirement.
Module 7: Life Cycle of Individual Sports, the Longest Career Trajectory Pt. I
An introduction to the world of golf and tennis athletes who have enjoyed the longest careers in sports. Insider experts' look into how an athlete can diversify his or her brand. Also, the Commissioner of the LPGA will discuss the ins and outs of the ladies' tour.
Module 8: Life Cycle of Individual Sports, the Longest Career Trajectory Pt. II
An introduction to the world of golf and tennis athletes who have enjoyed longest careers in sports. Insider experts' look into how an athlete can diversify his or her brand. How an agent can best protect his or her athlete in endorsement agreements through appropriately drafted suitability and morals clauses.
Module 9: Representing the Professional Footballer Pt. I
An in-depth look into the life of a footballer, from the youth squad to the first team and after retirement. How to handle a player deciding whether or not to continue their career following a series of injuries. How to handle the career of the next young David Beckham, from loans to transfers to bumper contracts and more — how to monetize the brand of your footballer, while ensuring their focus with success on the pitch.
Module 10: Representing the Professional Footballer Pt. II
Module 11: Representing the Professional Footballer Pt. III
An in-depth look into the operations of football club AFC Bournemouth with chairman Jeff Mostyn — Jeff will also describe his roles with the FA Council. An analysis of the contract clauses in football, in particular release clauses, buyout clauses and sell-on clauses, and a brief glimpse into third-party ownership and how a transfer works. Finally, a look at the most influential agents in Europe and how they have come to be successful.
Especificaciones: Becoming a Sports Agent (Coursera)
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Ronda Pilipinas 2015 chooses Bulacan as starting line for Luzon championship race
By: PPAO
CITY OF MALOLOS – The organizers of Ronda Pilipinas 2015 has chosen the Provincial Capitol Grounds as starting line for the flag off ceremonies of its biggest national cycling stage race covering over 2015 kilometers through Luzon and Visayas.
Qualifying race in Visayas and Luzon were held last February 11-13 and 16-17 respectively to allow as many individual riders to suit up and aspire to be part of the Championship Round of 8 Stages of racing in Luzon on February 22-27, 2015.
The Luzon Championship Round Stage Four, which will be held on February 24, 2015, is a 199-kilometer lap starting at Bulacan Provincial Capitol and concluding at Tarlac Provicial Capitol.
Gov. Wilhelmino M. Sy-Alvarado said the Provincial Government of Bulacan has allowed the pass thru of Ronda Pilipinas 2015 along the national roads of the province including City of Malolos, Calumpit, Pulilan, Baliwag, San Rafael, San Ildefonso and San Miguel.
Alvarado is also inviting the Bulakenyos to watch and cheer the riders as they pedal in their locality.
Aside from allowing the pass thru, Alvarado gave directives to the local government units and departments concerned to give an all-out support and to ensure a manageable, orderly and peaceful conduct of the said sports event in the province.
Ronda Pilipinas 2015 Project Director Jaideep "Moe" Chulani said over 100 veteran and up-and-coming bikers will vie for the P1 million peso Individual Champion's prize; P500,000 for the second placer; P250,000 for the third placer and other grand prizes for the Best Junior, Under-23, Climber (King of the Mountain) and Sprinter.
The race is presented by LBC and other major sponsors that aim to build a biking community and discover and develop new and young Filipino talented riders to compete and be trained for its national team. It also aims to promote what is best and most fun in the country.
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Home Machinery John Deere Hit With Another "Right To Repair" Lawsuit
John Deere Hit With Another "Right To Repair" Lawsuit
The so-called "Right to Repair" movement, which is pushing legislation at all levels of government, is based on the false narrative that equipment end users are denied the ability to repair and maintain their own equipment. The truth is, unlike the consumer electronics sector and other industries targeted by right to repair proponents, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and authorized distributors of heavy equipment already make diagnostic tools, parts and repair manuals available to their customers. However, a false perception remains that farmers and other end users are prevented from making necessary repairs to their tractors.
In President Biden's executive order from last summer "promoting competition in the American economy," he encouraged the Federal Trade Commission to address "unfair anticompetitive restrictions on third-party repair or self-repair of items, such as the restrictions imposed by powerful manufacturers that prevent farmers from repairing their own equipment." Presidential candidates, U.S. senators and representatives, members of the Canadian Parliament and state lawmakers have all repeated similar claims.
With state legislatures reconvening and mandates being proposed in both Washington, D.C., and Ottawa, OEMs and equipment distributors must go on offense and be clear in pointing out that customers already can repair their own equipment. What they are prohibited from doing is modifying their equipment, particularly to circumvent important safety and environmental controls.
AED views government-mandated right to repair policies as a solution in search of a problem. Accordingly, the industry must be persistent in its efforts to educate customers about the misinformation surrounding right to repair and to highlight the information, tools and parts that are readily available to customers. If not, right to repair advocates will continue to shape the narrative and win the public relations battle.
C & B Operations LLC, a John Deere agricultural equipment dealer with 37 locations across South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, has taken a particularly proactive strategy to inform and educate its customers about their rights when it comes to repairing their equipment.
"We support the right to repair," says Jack Gerhardt, Vice President of Aftermarket Strategy & Support for C & B. C & B makes service manuals and tools available and fully supports a customer's right to operate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair their equipment.
If equipment customers already have the right to repair, then what are proponents of government mandates pursuing? "'Right to Repair' is misleading," Gerhardt explains. "The legislation is really proposing the right to modify." "Call it what it is," Peter Burwell, C & B's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, says with conviction. "It's really the right to modify – and that needs a deeper discussion. There is more to this legislation than right to repair."
Elaborating on that sentiment, Andy Brehm, deputy general counsel for C & B, says, "Customers have every right to repair equipment, but there are concerns about them making modifications that could be dangerous." C & B does not support the right to compromise safety, manufacturer warranties or compliance with EPA emissions standards.
Proponents of right to repair are really seeking unfettered access to onboard software and source code, efforts that C & B, AED and the broader industry vehemently reject. The only reason customers need access to the source code is to enable them to modify safety and environmental protections on the equipment to improve performance. "Even the dealers can't change the codes," Burwell explains.
The unintended consequences of equipment modifications are significant. Overriding safety features could put operators and bystanders at risk of injury. "Road speed [can be] increased," Gerhardt states. "Steering [can be] compromised." He points out that most of today's equipment features drive-by-wire technology rather than mechanical linkages. When systems are related, there could be unintended consequences from customer-made modifications.
Furthermore, overriding emissions controls and safety systems could have legal consequences, and it's unclear how right to repair legislation may impact legal liability for dealers. "It's a risk," Burwell sums up.
Right to repair mandates can also trigger a financial impact for manufacturers and dealers. "Some states call for access to proprietary codes," Gerhardt says. If manufacturers are forced to share them, he believes it will result in the loss of competitive advantage. Similarly, he thinks dealers could lose their competitive advantage under this legislation. "Minnesota legislation [that was proposed] a few years ago would require dealers to sell parts to anyone at dealer cost. It's killing the dealer. Why would we inventory parts [if we have to sell them at cost]?" He contends that having to allocate space for inventory and time to handle parts would become untenable if dealers were forced to sell parts at cost.
As policymakers continue to pursue a one-size-fits-all approach by treating heavy equipment the same as consumer products, such as cell phones and tablets, it's imperative that dealers inform their customers about their right to repair, rendering legislation unnecessary. To that end, C & B has embarked on an education campaign to provide information to customers while opposing the broader legislative efforts.
Communication is key. C & B has a section of its website dedicated to assisting its customers perform "do-it-yourself repairs." Resources include C & B Central, a free online platform where customers can quickly access detailed schematics and parts information including pricing and availability. Furthermore, C & B directs customers to manuals and publications provided by John Deere [www.deerequipment.com/parts/operatingmanuals].
C & B also informs its customers of the opportunity to access Customer Service Advisor, a fee-based annual subscription that allows customers to take advantage of the same software platform used by certified John Deere dealers, and to purchase of specialized tooling identical to that used by its own technicians.
"People are not eliminated from the repair market," he said, noting that over-the-counter parts sales have gone up 3 percent since 2017. "Today, 62 percent of our parts are sold over the counter; it's the majority of our business," demonstrating that both individual owners and independent shops are repairing equipment. "The remaining 38 percent of parts sales go toward warranty repairs, internal reconditioning of traded equipment and dealer-provided repair, maintenance and upgrades of customer-owned equipment."
It's imperative that dealers communicate to customers their right to repair and inform them of resources available. Notifying customers of their rights could help curtail the growing momentum for legislation. "There needs to be conversations to build an understanding," Burwell asserts, adding, "We want to be a voice in the discussion." C & B is confident that its strategy of honesty and candor with customers and policymakers, its ever-expanding offering of self-repair tools and proactive communication will help defeat this misnamed, dangerous and extreme legislative effort.
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Apex Oil specializes in transportation, storage and wholesale distribution of petroleum and petroleum-derivative products. Apex Oil maintains storage and distribution capacity throughout the US including the East Coast, Gulf Coast, Midwest, and California, including service to international destinations.
We provide integrated terminal use, storage, and transportation services for distributors and marketers of light refined petroleum products, heavy refined petroleum products, crude oil, and other energy products. We are leaders in the storage and transport of several types of gasoline and of diesel fuel, heating oil and jet fuel. We also operate services for heavy refined petroleum products such as residual fuel oils and asphalt.
To apply for credit, please download and complete all of the following forms. They can be emailed to Laura Seymour or faxed to 314-889-0299.
Along with your application please send a copy of your most recent year-end audited, reviewed or compiled financials to include an auditor's report, balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement and notes. Please also forward your most recent interim financials if available.
Security is a top concern in the operation and continuing maintenance of our terminal facilities. Before we can provide your firm access to our terminal facilities, we require execution of this Contractor Access Agreement.
Customers, carriers, contractors and vendors may be required to participate in the federally mandated Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program.
Many of our terminals provide water access for ships or barges. For marine shipments, please be aware of the following Marine Provisions covering U.S. delivery and loading.
Please be aware of the following General Terms and Conditions covering petroleum products purchase and sales.
All completed Agreement Forms can be emailed to Dianna Owens or faxed to 314-854-8539.


A blogger comes with a shelf life. And, when the said blogger's chosen topic is either humor or shock, that shelf life only becomes shorter. With more serious consequences beyond.
In other words, stop reading.


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SS: the month-long planetary alignment continues near xena the priestess planet as well as the incoming mega-comet see the starmap below .. this alignment is leading up to a month long mega-eclipse next month that will begin with a solar eclipse on 01 june 2011 .
PLANETARY TRIANGLE: Another day, another alignment of planets. "This morning, May 14th, the 'planetary triangle' created by Venus, Jupiter and Mercury adorned the eastern sky behind my nearby mosque," reports Shahrin Ahmad, who snapped this picture from his rooftop observatory of Sri Damansara, Malaysia: "I was lucky to have a clear sky today during the hazy season in Kuala Lumpur," Ahmad. (As daily readers know, we predicted that May 14th would be a lucky day–another accurate forecast from spaceweather.com.) This planetary triangle is part of the Great Morning Sky Show of May 2011. Every day this month begins with a shape-shifting arrangement of bright planets in the eastern sky. One day it's a line, then a trapezoid, then a triangle. What will tomorrow's geometry be? To find out, set your alarm for dawn.
The Maya made daytime observations of Venus. Venus had a psychological effect upon the Maya and other Mesoamerican cultures, it has been shown that the Maya were timing some of their wars based on the stationary points of Venus and Jupiter.


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Ionising and non-ionising radiation
:: Ionising and non-ionising radiation
Ionising radiation at high doses causes cancer in humans: only a few cancer types have never been related to ionising radiation. This has been known for decades, and excellent summaries of the scientific literature are available. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) recently classified X-rays, g-rays and neutrons as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1). This is irrespective of the different patterns of energy release and penetrating power of the different types of ionising radiation. Energy at high levels may lead to cellular and DNA damage followed by cell killing, whereas at lower doses it may lead to mutations increasing the risk of cancer. The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) issues recommendations for radiological protection based on the existing scientific literature.
High-dose ionising radiation is used in medicine to treat cancer. These types of exposures are at present outside the scope of the European Code Against Cancer. However, much of our evidence on the effects of ionising radiation on humans is derived from such uses, and from the atomic bomb survivors at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The main source of radiation to the human population comes from the natural background, both terrestrial and cosmic, whilst the man-made sources, such as atmospheric nuclear testing, nuclear accidents (e.g. Chernobyl) and nuclear power production, which cause the most public concern, cause only very little exposure (Table 9).
The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) estimates the population risk of dying from cancer after an acute dose of 1000 mSv is about 9% for men and 13% for women. The estimates could be reduced by 50% for chronic exposures. The worldwide average annual effective dose is 2.4 mSv. The lifetime exposure of the population to all sources of ionising radiation was estimated by the National Radiological Protection Board to account for 1% of all fatal cancers in the UK.(http://www.nrpb.org/radiationtopics/risks/cancer risk.htm – 22 November 2002). Only 1% of this risk is ascribed to the small doses from man-made radiation.
For the purpose of the European Code Against Cancer, this review concentrates on the possible effects of the natural background radiation, terrestrial (in the form of radon gas) and cosmic radiation, as it is possible to control exposure to both. Furthermore, we assess the cancer risk related to the Chernobyl accident and that among nuclear workers and people living near nuclear installations. Diagnostic radiation is of concern for the population groups undergoing examinations, be it screening of healthy individuals with mammography or computed tomography (CT) scans for lung cancer or when there is a suspicion of thyroid disease. Screening with low-dose CT for lung cancer is reported to give an effective dose of between 0.2 and 1 mSv. Using the risk factor of 5% per 1 Sv (ICRP 60), this would imply one to five radiation induced fatal cancers per 100.000 examinations. Mammography screening for breast cancer typically gives an absorbed average glandular dose of 3 mGy. It has been estimated in Sweden that among women aged 50–69 years, with a reduction in breast cancer mortality due to a mammographic screening programme of 25%, that 560 deaths from breast cancer would be avoided. It is estimated that the effect of the radiation would be to induce between 1 and 5 fatal breast cancers per 100.000 examinations. Although the collective dose from diagnostics to the population is small relative to natural radiation, benefit analyses should be performed to avoid unnecessary exposure.
Non-ionising radiation from sources such as power lines, electrical equipment, mobile phones and solar radiation raise public concern as to a possible carcinogenic effect. The ICNIRP (International Commission on Non-ionising Radiation Protection) issues guidelines for limiting exposure, and the German "Stralenschutzkommission" and the UK NRPB recently published reviews assessing the health risks. The evidence on power lines and mobile phones are dealt with in this section, whereas solar radiation is dealt with separately.


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Q: work around for z-index needing to be above and below a div at the same time I have a footer and a horizontally scrolling div that features a custom scrollbar that is situated at the bottom of the screen. In order for the scrollbar to be situated at the bottom of the screen, my horizontally scrolling div has to be 100vh, but when it's 100vh it is placed on top of the footer and the footer isn't clickable. When I raise my footer above my horizontally scrolling div, the custom scrollbar is no longer clickable because it is below the footer. Is there any workaround for this? Unsure if the z-index could somehow be two places at once? Sounds impossible..
JSFiddle showing the issue: (in this current setup the scrollbar is not clickable... remove the z-index on the .footer and it becomes clickable but then the footer is no longer clickable...)
https://jsfiddle.net/pas3wqf2/
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    ::-webkit-scrollbar {
    height: 10px;
    }

    /* Track */
    ::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
    background: transparent;
    }

    /* Handle */
    ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
    background: black;
    border-radius: 25px;
    }

    #horizontalcontainer {
    z-index: 0;
    position: fixed;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    }

    #scrolling-wrapper {
    overflow-x: auto;
    overflow-y: hidden;
    white-space: nowrap;
    text-align: center;
    margin: 0 auto;
    height: 100vh;
    width: 100vw;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    -ms-overflow-style: none;
    top: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    }

    .videocard1 {
    padding-left: 27%;
    padding-right: 2.5%;
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    width: 46.5%;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    }

    .videocard {
    padding-right: 2.5%;
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    width: 46.5%;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    }

    .videocardlast {
    padding-right: 27%;
    display: inline-block;
    position: relative;
    width: 46.5%;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    }

    .footer {
    position: fixed;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    z-index: 100000;
    }

    .footer>li {
    margin-bottom: 2%;
    display: inline-block;
    }

    .footer>li>a {
    display: inline-block;
    font-family: neue-haas-grotesk-text, sans-serif;
    color: #7e7e7e;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-style: normal;
    list-style: none;
    text-align: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 11px;
    }

    .footer>li>a:hover {
    color: black;
    }

    .span {
    font-family: neue-haas-grotesk-text, sans-serif;
    color: #7e7e7e;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-style: normal;
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    text-align: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 11px;
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Thanks!

A: You can keep your footer with a z-index above the horizontalcontainer, but set your footer to rest slightly above the horizontalcontainer. It was set to have a bottom of 0, but if you move it up slightly to around 6px, both will work:

::-webkit-scrollbar {
  height: 10px;
}

/* Track */

 ::-webkit-scrollbar-track {
  background: transparent;
}

/* Handle */

 ::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
  background: black;
  border-radius: 25px;
}

#horizontalcontainer {
  z-index: 0;
  position: fixed;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}

#scrolling-wrapper {
  overflow-x: auto;
  overflow-y: hidden;
  white-space: nowrap;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 auto;
  height: 100vh;
  width: 100vw;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  -ms-overflow-style: none;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
}

.videocard1 {
  padding-left: 27%;
  padding-right: 2.5%;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  width: 46.5%;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.videocard {
  padding-right: 2.5%;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  width: 46.5%;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.videocardlast {
  padding-right: 27%;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  width: 46.5%;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.footer {
  position: fixed;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 6px;
  width: 100%;
  text-align: center;
  z-index: 1;
}

.footer>li {
  margin-bottom: 2%;
  display: inline-block;
}

.footer>li>a {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: neue-haas-grotesk-text, sans-serif;
  color: #7e7e7e;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  list-style: none;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 11px;
}

.footer>li>a:hover {
  color: black;
}

.span {
  font-family: neue-haas-grotesk-text, sans-serif;
  color: #7e7e7e;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: normal;
  list-style: none;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 11px;
  user-select: none;
}

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A: I would suggest adding a margin-top: -10px to the bring .footer up because the scrollbar is 10px.

A: Since .footer have 100% and higher z-index this is the expected behavior.
With your markup you can solve that with:

*

*Setting bottom property of .footer to be above the scroll: bottom: 1em

*Omit 100% width and change left property to be calc(100% - 100px) (which cause the footer hide just portion from scroll).

I would go with 1.

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gstreamer-plugins-bad. Can we please have that in F7?
they do, folks won't have a qt plugin.
Copy to Bastien, 'cuz he built g-p-good 10.6 in Koji recently.
I'll try and do it tomorrow if ajax doesn't beat me to it.
Gha, need to update gstreamer core as well.
F-7 when that's done? Thanks.
Also, I see koji has grown gstreamer-0.10.14-2.fc8; should that propagate to F7?
upgrade F7 to .14 and have it be on the same ver. as Rawhide. Or it may not.
the past 2 weeks), and will push gstreamer-plugins-good 0.10.13 to the build soon.
gstreamer-plugins-base is out of updates-testing.
> gstreamer-plugins-base is out of updates-testing.
the current) then this is a _BAD_ idea.
gstreamer-plugins-good-0.10.6-1.fc7 has been pushed to the Fedora 7 testing repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
pushing it to stable? If not can this be pushed please?
gstreamer-plugins-good-0.10.6-1.fc7 has been pushed to the Fedora 7 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.


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Glorious Tradition of Sacrifices
Azad, Bhagath Singh, Indian Freedom Struggle, Sacrifices
Sandeep Pandey
The freedom struggle of this country witnessed a band of youth inspired by a zeal willing to put their lives at stake. Number of them were arrested, tried in court and executed by the British. Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqullah Khan, Thakur Roshan Singh, Rajendra Nath Lahiri, Shivaram Rajguru, Sukhdev Thapar, Jatindra Nath Das are common household names in India of revolutionaries who sacrificed their lives. Most of them were hanged. Chandrashekhar Azad shot himself dead to escape arrest and Jatindra Nath Das died after a 63 day hunger strike inside Lahore prison, where Bhagat Singh also fasted with him, for better living conditions for political prisoners.
Post-independence, Potti Sreeramulu, a freedom fighter, died after fasting for 58 days in Chennai for a separate Andhra state for Telugu speaking people in 1952. Even though this demand had popular support, the reason why Jawaharlal Nehru government eventually agreed to it, Potti Sreeramulu's effort was an individual decision.
Probably one of the most epic fasts in recent times is the one by Irom Sharmila, who fasted for 16 long years in Manipur, while being force fed, demanding repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act. Her decision to go on fast and to withdraw was again individual. Fortunately, she survived the long ordeal.
All the above mentioned revolutionaries had staked their lives for a greater cause. Today, we are witnessing a similar phenomenon among saints for the conservation of river Ganga. Most of these are associated with Matri Sadan Ashram in Haridwar. 60 fasts unto death have been organised by this Ashram so far, in which two saints, Swami Nigmanand and Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand, who was earlier known as Professor G.D. Agrawal at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, died after fasting for 115 and 112 days, respectively, in 2011 and 2018. Brahmachari Atmabodhanand is currently sitting on fast for over 190 days and is going to give up water on 3rd May, 2019. Baba Nagnath had died in 2014 in Varanasi after 114 days of fast for the same demand. Swami Gokulanand, who sat on the first fast against illegal mining in Ganga in 1998 along with Swami Nigmanand on behalf of Matri Sadan was murdered in 2003. The head of Matri Sadan, Swami Shivanand, who has himself fasted against illegal mining in the past, has taken a decision that one saint after another will sit on fast until the demand of Professor G.D. Agrawal to let Ganga flow uninterrupted and clean is met by the government. While the Manmohan Singh government had agreed to some demands of Professor G.D. Agrawal when he fasted five times, the present government has chosen to ignore the sacrifices of saints.
It is a pity that most of the people who put their lives at stake were not able to generate enough mass support for themselves. That is the reason they died while fasting. They received very limited support from society even though the cause that they espoused for was public and would benefit the society at large. Except for Mahatma Gandhi and Anna Hazare, whose fasts attracted public attention and people were moved by them, most of the people who fasted unto death received a very feeble response from society. In fact, the society was cruelly insensitive towards them.
However, these fasts have proved that when there is darkness everywhere, when people and organisations are willing to make compromises for petty gains or are soaked in corruption and when most of the society is either submissive or afraid of authorities, there are people who come out, take a stand and face the repressive regimes. They become the hope for society and continue to inspire generations. They are icons of struggle against injustice and uphold values of truth, integrity, simplicity and adherence to universal principles for the benefit of the entire human race.
The above mentioned people who gave up their lives were the most intelligent, committed and finest human beings of our society. Their untimely demise was society's loss. This is irrespective of the fact that the great souls who made the highest sacrifice never bothered about their own lives. But what is most unfortunate is that whereas nobody expected any mercy from the governments of the day, even the larger society didn't do enough to save their lives. We are all guilty in this.
The society will always remember them for their ideals. These martyrs will continue to inspire new idealists. They will probably be never enough in number to change the society for the better but will remind the lesser mortals like us that there are higher ideals to live for. We must not keep ourselves tied up in smaller things as to lose the sight of a bigger objective of a humane society, much less bother ourselves with unscrupulous things. If we cannot do any good for the society, we must not at least cause harm to it. This is the least we can learn from these great souls who gave up their lives for our cause.
(Sandeep Pandey is a social activist, Magsaysay Award recipient, Ph.D. from the University of California, and has taught at several prominent educational institutions in the country.)
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University of Georgia Cooperative Extension's Walk Georgia program will host its fifth annual Walk Georgia Night with the Hawks on Saturday, Feb. 20.
Walk Georgia, which empowers and encourages Georgians to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives, will partner with the Atlanta Hawks to offer discounted tickets to the Atlanta Hawks game against the Milwaukee Bucks.
In addition to admission, Walk Georgia Night tickets include early entrance, VIP pregame activities and a T-shirt. The first 45 people to check in at the event will also have the chance to high-five Hawks players during halftime. The event will be held at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, and begins at 5 p.m., two and a half hours before tipoff.
This year, as a part of Walk Georgia Night pre-game activities, Walk Georgia will recognize the winner of the inaugural Power Up for 30-Walk Georgia Classroom Activity Contest.
The 30 day contest, co-sponsored by Walk Georgia and Georgia SHAPE's Power Up for 30, encourages Georgia classrooms to compete against one another for the most time spent exercising as a classroom.
"Highlighting the innovative ways that Power Up for 30 schools are increasing physical activity during the school day allows us to reward teachers for their commitment to school wellness," said Kelly Cornett, physical activity and school health specialist at the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Power Up for 30 is Georgia Governor Nathan Deal's statewide initiative to provide elementary schools with the training, resources and support necessary to integrate at least 30 minutes of physical activity into the school day.
Through this partnership, which includes the Atlanta Hawks, UGA and the Office of Governor Nathan Deal, Walk Georgia hopes to motivate more educators to incorporate physical activity into their daily routine.
According to 2013 statistics by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the obesity rate is over 30 percent for Georgia adults and is almost 13 percent for Georgia adolescents.
The Walk Georgia program was created in 2008 to address the concern of Georgia's high rates of obesity. Their partnership with the Atlanta Hawks began in 2011 as a way to highlight the benefits of being active to both kids and adults.
"We love partnering with the Atlanta Hawks to offer a family-friendly, VIP event for people who are interested in getting active while supporting the Hawks," said Walk Georgia Director Maria Bowie.
For more information or to purchase tickets to the event, log on to walkgeorgia.org/events.
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The call of the astroidians
They've got a yen, and will not be denied. This trip will be longer than my previous visits, because this time they've set aside a deli section for me to fill.
As usual when I leave for Asteroid * , I leave you with a glimpse of a treasure so great and full of mysteries, that worlds of study are mere bits of dust upon its surface.
How to survive an American luxury hotel
Some days there is too much news. So today's column will instead, contemplate that peculiar instrument of temptation and torture, the "coffee/tea maker"—finishing this long meal of words with a brisk mention of that other item "featured" in hotel guest-rooms: the refrigerator.
Your correspondent, a citizen of the world, flying into the USA from Australia, recently stayed in a hotel that bills itself as "luxury", though it stoops to offer conference deals to the likes of me, which is why this survival guide exists.
On arriving after an interminable (patience, reader! venting necessary, but this won't be a complete blow-out) plebe-class journey (a large part of it taken up with the big Q: how can an airline legally sell a full-fare ticket to a seat that only a person with one leg can use with any degree of stoicism, the other space under the seat in front being entirely taken up with a metal box stuffed with something useful to something, but not a passenger) err, upon arrival, then three more hours' travel . . .
. . . (finally!) the check-in to The Hotel was efficient, the room pleasantly large and unmusty, the bed firm, the sheets crisp and white; and the shower was hot and beautifully full-strength on the muscles. The robe was roomy enough for the person who must have broken the scale at the unbelievable number it was stuck on, but the scale was only a curiosity to play on after the shower – the Great Necessity at This Point being, of course: that first cup of tea, followed by another with a pile of pre-conference work that had to be faced.
The coffee/tea maker wasn't the plug-in jug that is common to even the commonest of Australian overnight stops. Nor was there a generosity of tea. Only two small one-cup tea bags. The bags, branded "F______ Hotels & Resorts" have airs—one green and one black tea with descriptions including "Jasmine Butterfly #1: Premium early season China green tea - May jasmine blossoms impart an expansive floral bouquet on this premium quality Fujian Province green tea".
And there was not milk, again something that every Australian hotel, motel, and even b & b considers as necessary as sheets. Little pots of non-dairy creamer substitute substituted for the cream for coffee, though the coffee offered has airs (two filter-packets of it, each big enough to make a several-cup pot of coffee).
The real surprise was the maker itself. It took your correspondent 45 foggy minutes to figure out how it worked, because it was impossible to believe the truth. A tea drinker is supposed to drink tea made from water boiled and filtered through the plastic basket that is impregnated with the oils and acids of coffee grounds. The result is a tea made—if one would— with water that tastes as if it's taken from a tumbling stream run down a back flight of apartment stairs lit at night with the sounds of drunks kicking fighting tomcats. Not that I tasted the water. The smell of the plastic basket was enough.
Oils and acids
find homes in
plastics,
while steel is hard
and mean.
Coffee, ground,
finds plastic sound
& luxuriantly welcoming.
The hotel makes a big deal about tea, and it's not alone. It, like many in cities across America, has "English" teas in its lounge. But if you order tea there, the thought of being offered milk with tea (or even lemon) is as much a part of this hotel's tradition as serving their martinis with a twist of blubber. It isn't even just the English who have milk with their tea. A large part of the civilised world makes milky tea, and it's from them that the English learned refreshment. But even if one drinks green tea, fragrant and golden, the expansive bouquet is best tickled up only with a mix of other tea, for instance, and never with the smell of armpits, old socks, cat spray or the maker that could never be a result of intelligent design. A plastic coffee/tea maker is a plastic coffee or tea maker — and as much an abomination as non-dairy dairy.
Better by far, if a hotel makes a pretense of accommodating the wonts of those from distant shores, as travellers sometimes are: a simple water boiler and instant coffee, or in a luxury dive, a coffee maker and a humble boiling coil, if it pleases the Management. The present state of tea-making expectations vs. reality in American hotels is Ironic, too, since tea has become insufferably precious now there, with tea shops and emporiums (an emporium is a shop which sells premium packaging with some stuff inside) popping up in all cities with any luxury to them. Prices for little bags of tea prove there is always a new field to plough when it comes to people with too much money and no sense. The New Yorker bears ads for an electric jug (so much more efficient than kettles on the stove, but curiously UnAmerican) that heats water to (oh, my thermometer!) precisely X degrees (no more nor less, as demanded by your Phoo Er is Human, which is Divine-brand tea, tip-picked [only the first 2 mm of each violet-tinged leaf] between 2:35 and 4:79 a.m., on the 3d night of the crescent moon when the barometer is at x, windspeed x, in the province of ..., a tea that that is cured for ten years at moisture levels monitored by …) with an exactitude that Phileas Fogg would approve, if he were a pretentious food bore.
So how to survive the cruel disappointment, how to break the spiral of depression that can result from being forced to live in primitive conditions of deprivation when surrounded by so much wealth, including a jumbo bathrobe and assorted citrus-scented toiletries? It's a cruel truth luxury has many meanings — one person thinking that this hotel's suited and hatted bag-carriers mark it out as luxury, while I suspect that many of us who are tea drinkers are more comfortable carrying our own, and would carry a camel's-worth if we could only have our cups of tea in bed. The lack of the means to restore the dead, to provide comfort upon waking in a strange room at 5:30 a.m., or having a quiet escape and a cuppa alone in one's room in the middle of a conference, is sorely felt. I haven't even mentioned the biscuits (cookies) that most Australian hotels still also provide, making a stay in even the worst hotel something that makes you feel at least a bit good, like when you've just given blood (where you always get a cuppa–strong, white and sweet—and two bikkies). Another thing about making it oneself, by oneself. To each, one's taste provided for. I like my tea strong enough to walk on, with only enough milk to make it opaque. Others like theirs weak as a screaming brat's mother's request to her child to be considerate.
Tea at will. Tea in private. Tea in bed. If Americans met it, they might also redefine necessity, like this cruise-chooser. " This is going to sound silly, but it might be that the deciding factor between a cruise on either Celebrity Eclipse or P&O Azura in summer 2010 might come down to in-cabin tea & coffee making."
That is a pick-me-up that no expensive bottle of water, even if it's from an island, can bring. But enough of tragedy. Now for succour. Look in the refrigerator, and have a laugh. I didn't until the next morning.
As early as anything opened, I left the hotel. Shaking with withdrawal, I found a local market where I bought four egg-sized plums to have instead of four cups of tea at various times of the day and night. I ate one, and opened the fridge to store the rest. You probably already know that the fridge was so packed with bottles and other things to sell, that the plums had to be balanced between bottle necks. There wasn't room to do even that.
As for the fridge, here's some tips, gleaned from some well-oiled experts in the lounge, when I asked them if they'd hit this in their rooms.
(general laughter)
"All hotels do that now."
"Don't touch anything in there! If anyone sees your fingerprints the bottles, that's the same as eating or drinking the stuff. You'll be charged for anything you move."
"I always ring ahead and tell them I'm diabetic."
Oh, and there's another way to survive all this luxury. Again, I prescribe laughter. Open the In Room Dining Service Menu. I purchased mine so I couldn't be accused of stealing it.
For your delectation, have a taste of these crumpets:
"Anna, the Duchess of Bedford … experienced a 'sinking feeling' in the late afternoon."
– from The Origin of Afternoon Tea
"Honey BBQ Bacon, Honey BBQ Link, Apple Cinnamon Mini Muffins And Two Waffles"
– from Breakfast To Go, Business Dogs on the Go, Dog's Delight (they get their own page, which includes Movie Snacks)
Fwah! Rosie has woken from the dead. She's howling!
If only the Duchess of Bedford, or the CEO of this Luxury hotel & resort chain could have seen Rosie's pride at finding her own Dog's Delight one morning — a roo paw of distinguished vintage. What, Rosie? Well, I'll pass on your question about the Movie Snacks. We notice "lollipop" and "banana biscotti" but the only thing to go with sheepdog trials is lamb tails and …. Hello, hello? Sorry, Rosie. I think he experienced a sinking feeling.
Labels: hotels resorts luxury tea coffee, snobbery, tea/coffee makers
Washed up but still together – The coralline around the dead man's fingers
Two seaweeds, nowadays more properly known as macroalgae
The coralline (I'm not game to say which species) is brittle and has been bashed on its way to this between-tide resting place on the beach. But the Codium fragile is floppy and as fun as its common name, much more fun and inspiring than the more proper (imposed 'common'?) name, branched velvet weed. Yes, it is velvety, but that's like telling a child with new rubber boots that a puddle is a meeting of declivities in a road-surface. Velvet ignores the potential of the codium fragile (which isn't as fragile as all that), for as soon as a normal person picks up this seaweed as a freshly sea-disgorged clump (inevitably finding it as limp, bouncy, and boneless as a rubber chicken) the healthy impulse is first, to waggle it so that its fingers flop around – and then to throw the hand in some unsuspecting innocent's face.
Seriously now, recommended reading:
The Intertidal Rocky Shore by J Floor Anthoni, Seafriends
– Informative, passionate, and excellent pictures, too
Macroalgae: Prime Facts by Dr Alan Millar, Principal Research Scientist, Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, NSW Department of Primary Industries, June 2009
– Beautifully communicative –"With few exceptions, macroalgae are strictly benthic plants; that is they are always attached to the seabed or a solid substratum such as …" – and also a life-preserver to those of us willing but unable to identify –"The Australian continent hosts the richest marine macroalgal flora in the world with some 3000 species documented. The southern coast of Australia has about 1200 of these species."
Slug's feast
Banksia details
At every stage, at every age, every part of a banksia is beautiful.
Gorgeous fabrics
Season's remains:
A phasmid's elytron-wing
Saudi Kingdom bans "Day of Love"
As reported today by David Randall in The Independent,
"The Saudi Interior Ministry said the kingdom has banned all demonstrations because they contradict Islamic laws and social values."
– Saudi Arabia bans all marches as mass protest is planned for Friday
Read the official Saudi announcement, in the regime-controlled Arab News: Kingdom Bans Demonstrations
Now, when news-gathering is both imperative and a danger-filled adventure of confusion, Randall's claim that the Saudi regime's move "comes before a ' day of rage ' threatened for this Friday by opponents of the regime" must be another laughably wrong translation.
The Friday demos must be for a Day of Love, for how else could Abdullah be The People's King, as Bloomberg's Business Week as well as many other news reports in the Arab News (which covered the return of the king with "RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah's return home sparked celebrations among Saudis and expatriates alike. The nation's capital became the site of an impromptu festival…") have assured us nervous oil addicts?
"The contrast between Libya and Saudi Arabia on Feb. 23 couldn't have been more striking … King Abdullah returned from three months of medical treatment abroad laden with gifts for his subjects. Abdullah, known as the people's king, announced $36 billion worth of new jobless benefits, education and housing subsidies, and debt write-offs. The government even unveiled a new sports channel."
– Glen Cary and Joseph Carroll, Calm in Saudi Arabia: Generous benefits and a popular king help stabilize the oil-rich kingdom
Of course, a little persuasion-power doesn't hurt, as they state, so reassuringly:
"Observers like Peter Zeihan, of geopolitical consultants Stratfor, are betting that Saudi Arabia will escape the turmoil. 'Odds are the Saudis would hold on because they have much better social control in the form of policing powers, and they are better able to insulate the minority group that might like to see a change from events in the outside world,' he says."
Three days ago, Peter Coy was a bit more conditional in his certainty, saying in his Bloomberg column, Saudi Arabia Must Keep Pumping Oil to Buy Stability. Coy calls the ruler a Gradualist Reformer, and says,
"The Saudi kingdom … is ringed by revolts in Bahrain, Yemen, and Oman. It is undemocratic, inegalitarian, and economically sluggish. It has high youth unemployment (30 percent in 2009) and a disgruntled Shiite population in its oil-rich Eastern Province. Investors are getting nervous … The kingdom is staging elections for the first time this year, but they are only for members of city councils, and only men can vote. The likely successors to King Abdullah are considered less reform-minded than he is."
However, Coy ends the column on an uplifting note, focussed on what matters:
"Saudi Aramco may outlast the family that took it over."
As this is Women's History Month, an aside:
"Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women."
– Kemal Atatürk
The contrast between women couldn't be more striking
"Gianna Bern, a former BP (BP) crude trader now at Brookshire Research and Advisory, puts it this way: "The real concern is that if we see these sorts of disturbances spread to Saudi Arabia or Iran, then we're going to see turmoil in energy markets go to another level, an unprecedented level."
Calm Speaks Volumes
"There are no more borders for ideas," Mai Yamani, an anthropologist who is a daughter of former Saudi Oil Minister Ahmed Zaki Yamani, told Bloomberg TV on Feb. 28."
Must Keep Pumping Oil
Labels: democracy, energy markets, human rights, oil
Borders bust is bonanza 4 sum, and not in gift cards
"Kasowitz Benson Reaps Borders's Bankruptcy Cash; More Firms on the Case"
How green are my wings
Gaddafi has tried, but he can't ruin the colour green.
Gum Leaf Katydid - Torbia viridissima
Even the elytra are green-veined.
See the Chew family's charming, informative, and extensively illustrated page about these katydids, complete with pictures and an account of egg-laying, here. It is part of their always fascinating Brisbane Insects site.
I'd never seen a katydid this large, but found the one above on a forest path–and like sometime revolutions, another one just moments and metres away.
"Me object, your honour."
"Us Australians can be very clever."
– James O'Loghlin, "one of the most popular stand-up comedians in Australia … a former lawyer and radio broadcaster", speaking in the current TV ad as the presenter of The New Inventors from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Us Australians are everywhere
"Us australians can be idiots some time's it aint there fault its ip blocked …"
"Do you think us australians are weird?"
"Do you think us Australians are smug?"
"Only us Australians can be that sarcastic"
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IDB and Mali sign US $44 million agreement to supply water to 8.5 million people
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Jeddah, 7th March, 2016 (WAM) – The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the Republic of Mali have signed a US $44 million agreement for Phase II of the Kabala Water Project. The project is expected to provide drinking water and improve living conditions for 8.5 million people in and around Bamako.
The agreement was signed by IDB's Acting President, Dr. Ahmet Tiktik and Mali's Minister for Energy and Water, Mr. Mamadou Frankaly Keita, at IDB headquarters in Jeddah.
Once completed, the project will greatly reduce the outbreaks of cholera and other water-borne diseases. The overall project will improve water access in and around Bamako City from 60.25 per cent in 2013 to 75 per cent in 2020, and later to 80 per cent.
"This project is very important for the people of Mali," said Dr. Tiktik. "IDB will work together with the Government of Mali to expedite implementation."
The Acting President told the Malian delegation that IDB is "their institution", and will do everything possible to support its member countries.
Dr. Tiktik led the IDB delegation to Brussels in 2013 for an international donor conference that mobilized ?3.25 billion to rebuild Mali.
Prior to signing the Phase II agreement, Mr. Keita and Mali's Minister of Equipment and Transport, Mr. Mamadou Hachim Koumare, visited IDB's Vice President of Operations, Dr. Mansur Muhtar, to review IDB projects in Mali.
Dr. Muhtar noted that IDB understands Mali's priorities and assured the delegation that the Bank is prepared to support the government's development efforts. He said that apart from providing financing for various projects, IDB would work with other countries through the Reverse Linkage Initiative to address some of Mali's challenges in the area of capacity building.
"IDB has been a strategic partner and has never left Mali, no matter the circumstance," said Mr. Koumare. "That is why we are here to express our appreciation and see how we can strengthen our cooperation. The aim of our visit is to finalize discussion on the construction of Modibo Keita International Airport and propose new infrastructure projects for the consideration of the Bank. We would also like to invite IDB to participate in the technical and financial partners meeting on transport infrastructure for the reconstruction of northern Mali, to be held in Bamako from 24-25 March 2016."
The Republic of Mali joined IDB in 1978. Since then, IDB has financed several development projects totaling US $950 million.
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In addition, English and American Studies is largely taught in English in the Bachelor of Arts programme (both as a major and as a minor) and as part of the teacher training programmes.
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In addition to these 15 PhD programmes which include taught courses, the University also offers the opportunity to earn a research-only doctorate. This is possible in all disciplines represented at the University of Augsburg. Depending on the supervisor, it is usually possible to undertake a research PhD entirely in the English language, regardless of the field.


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'Make or break time': Black business owners counting on Small Business Saturday
By TYLER FENWICK
Sandy Crain is owner of Neonapi, an online boutique store. (Photo provided)
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Sandy Crain decided to take a leap of faith about a month ago. She had been saving money from her job at a factory in Greenfield and got to the point where she felt comfortable enough to quit and dedicate her time to Neonapi, her online boutique store.
Neonapi had been more like a hobby for years, but Crain is now in the same position as so many other Black small business owners: She's trying to get people to spend money during a pandemic that has led to mass job loss and economic uncertainty.
Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28 could be the boost many need.
One of the biggest letdowns for Black small business owners has been the cancellation of in-person vendor events. Many small businesses don't have a physical location and rely on online sales, but owners also depend on vendor events to have more of the traditional interaction with potential customers.
Andrea Jenkins, owner of Harmonious Insights, said she would normally be at anywhere from six to eight vendor events around the holidays, but that's not possible right now.
Jenkins started Harmonious Insights in 2018 and said there would probably be more interest in her self-care business — where people can by sage, incense sticks and yoni eggs — because of all the stress 2020 has caused, but she hasn't had enough opportunities to introduce her products to customers.
Jenkins said vendor events are also important because it's an opportunity for her to talk to people about their specific self-care needs. As a licensed social worker and therapist, she knows how to figure out what might be causing stress and can then make a suggestion.
"I don't have that opportunity to individualize," Jenkins said.
For some small Black-owned businesses, Small Business Saturday could be "make or break time," she said, as owners contemplate the viability of their business.
Katina Washington, who started the S.H.E. Event eight years ago to help Black business owners promote their products, said Small Business Saturday will be especially important now that health departments have started implementing more restrictions amid rising COVID-19 case numbers and positivity rates.
Washington recently launched the S.H.E. Marketplace online, where buyers can sift through products from vendors. There isn't a firm plan yet, but Washington said she would look at ways to promote the businesses on the marketplace for Small Business Saturday.
While some small business owners have another job that they consider to be their main source of income — or at least supplement the income from their business — Washington said she's heard from other owners who are starting to wonder if they should give up and move on.
A successful Small Business Saturday could save some businesses.
"It could definitely be a revitalizing thing and keep a lot of people in business," Washington said.
Contact staff writer Tyler Fenwick at 317-762-7853. Follow him on Twitter @Ty_Fenwick.
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Q: Does continuity on a union of compact sets imply overall local boundedness? Suppose $(F_{n})$ is a sequence of compact sets in $\mathbb{R}^{N}$ with $N\geq1$, and $f:\mathbb{R}^{N}\to(-\infty,\infty)$ is a function whose restriction to each $F_{n}$ is continuous. Can we say that for all $x\in A=\cup_{n\geq1}F_{n}$ there exists an open set $V$ in $\mathbb{R}^{N}$ that contains $x$ and such that $f$ is bounded on $V\cap A$?

A: No.  For example, with $N=1$
you might have $F_0 = \{0\}$ and $F_n = \{1/n\}$ for $n \ge 1$, with $f = n$ on $F_n$.
There is no open set $V$ containing $0$ such that $f$ is bounded on $V \cap A$.