CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Every quilt has a story to tell.
Karen Martin wanted to provide the quilts with an audience, so to speak, while raising some money to benefit Menno Haven Retirement Communities in Chambersburg.
Martin, president of the Menno Haven Auxiliary, worked with the auxiliary to organize the Quilt Show and Sale Friday and Saturday at Chambersburg Mennonite Church. The show featured more than 80 pieces. Two quilt appraisers were on hand to provide appraisals for a fee.
"I am fascinated by quilts. I thought people would like to show (their quilts) to more than just family in their own homes. This event gave them a venue to do that," Martin said.
Quilter Whrelda Pittman, 79, who lives at Menno Haven, showed her knotted coverlet Historical Happenings. The evening news inspired Pittman to begin the piece in 1961. Pittman said she held her daughter Alice as she watched coverage of the Algerian riots.
"I saw a mother holding her child on her hip, racing across the street. You could hear gunfire and there were dead bodies on the street. I thought about how safe we were, me and Alice, and I took it from there," she said.
Pittman said she likes history and she had an abundance of "impractical material" for quilting, including silk, corduroy, knits, flannel and velvet.
"I decided to make a 'crazy quilt' of everything that interested me. I skipped a lot of things," Pittman said.
Embroidered patches on the coverlet document events spanning from 1961 to 1976, and include President John F. Kennedy's inauguration and assassination, the marriage of Princess Ann and Mark Phillips, and the first Apollo flight.
Appraiser Dawn Heefner of the Philadelphia area called the piece a "fabulous historical textile" and noted that the backing of the blocks was crafted mostly using Pittman's daughter Alice's diapers. Heefner estimated the value of the coverlet at $1,800.
Heefner said a number of the quilts she appraised at the event were antiques.
"In a lot of cases, people wanted help finding out thing they didn't know about their quilts. They wanted to learn the value of them, to learn how to take care of them. We gave advice on what to do with them," she said.
Heefner said Pennsylvania has "probably the richest quilting heritage in the entire country." She noted that the Franklin County area is set apart in quilting for its quilters' abilities to use rudimentary materials to create beautiful pieces.
"They are very skilled at making 'quilts of necessity,' at making amazing things out of bits and pieces," Heefner said.
Chambersburg residents Joan Smith, 75, and her daughter-in-law Carol Smith, 39, attended the show. Carol Smith said she particularly liked "Dahlia," a cream-and-rose-colored hand-quilted and machine-pieced quilt submitted by Vesta Martin.
Joan Smith said she preferred pieces that were embroidered and appliqud.
"I appreciate the hard work," she said. "Some of these are absolutely gorgeous."
Auxiliary member Laurie Mason of Chambersburg purchased a 108-inch-by-98-inch white quilt top hand-appliqud with a purple and green heart of roses.
"I chose it because of the pattern and the colors," Mason said. "Someone from Menno Haven will quilt it."
Laurie Mason's husband, Rod Mason, president and chief executive officer of Menno Haven, said the event was a "phenomenal success." Nearly 300 people attended the show and Martin said the group raised "several thousand" dollars.


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How does Trump's stance on Cuba differ from Obama's?
Obama administration were in the midst of restoring diplomatic relation with Cuba. Towards the last months of his presidency, he visited the nation.
How does Donald Trump's policy regarding Cuba differ from Barack Obama's either in actions or in stated policies?
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The main difference in policy seems to stem from the US embargo on Cuba. Some info on the embargo from Wikipedia:
The United States currently imposes a commercial, economic, and financial embargo against Cuba. The United States first imposed an embargo on the sale of arms to Cuba on March 14, 1958, during the Fulgencio Batista regime. Again on October 19, 1960 (almost two years after the Cuban Revolution had led to the deposition of the Batista regime) the U.S. placed an embargo on exports to Cuba except for food and medicine after Cuba nationalized American-owned Cuban oil refineries without compensation and as a response to Cuba's role in the Cuban missile crisis. On February 7, 1962 the embargo was extended to include almost all exports.
As of 2018, the Cuban embargo is enforced mainly through six statutes: the Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917, the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Cuban Assets Control Regulations of 1963, the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992, the Helms–Burton Act of 1996, and the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. The stated purpose of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 is to maintain sanctions on Cuba as long as the Cuban government refuses to move toward "democratization and greater respect for human rights".
Obama campaigned on and worked toward lifting the trade embargo, from the New York Times, dated October 2016:
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Friday moved to cement his administration's historic opening with Cuba by issuing a sweeping directive that will last beyond his presidency, setting forth a new United States policy to lift the Cold War trade embargo and end a half-century of clandestine plotting against Cuba's government.
Trump has opposed this long before Obama became president. In 2016, the Miami Herald reposted an editorial Trump wrote in that paper back in 1999. In it, Trump argues against lifting the embargo.
I'm not going to quote the entire column, but the last paragraph speaks volumes, remember that Trump is the author of this editorial in the Miami Herald of June 25, 1999:
Yes, the embargo is costly. If I formed a joint venture with European partners, I would make millions of dollars. But I'd rather lose those millions than lose my self-respect. I would rather take a financial hit than become a financial backer of one of the world's most-brutal dictators, a man who was once willing to aid in the destruction of my country. To me the embargo question is no question at all. Of course, we should keep the embargo in place. We should keep it until Castro is gone.
At the time, Trump also sat down with Chris Matthews of MSNBC. I will quote part of the transcript as listed on factba.se:
Chris Matthews: Let's talk about the commander-in-chief's job, which is to many people the most important job of the presidency when we're in a war. In our lifetime, we've had a lot of wars. I'm going to ask you -- I know this is -- oh, the people at National Public Radio will say this is unsophisticated, but I want to ask you the simple question: Did you support these military campaigns when you were thinking about them at the time and in retrospect? Or don't you? Was the Bay of Pigs a good idea?
Donald Trump: I think it was, but I think Kennedy let everybody down very seriously. I think that you wouldn't have had a Fidel Castro had Kennedy done the bombing.
Chris Matthews: Gone all the way with air cover?
Donald Trump: Well, I would have done it. I mean, at the time, I would have done it. In retrospect, obviously...
Chris Matthews: With the flag flying?
Donald Trump: He should even gone further than that.
Chris Matthews: You would have gone with the flag flying, supporting the Cubans?
Donald Trump: I would have supported the Cubans. They would have had a free Cuba right now, and we wouldn't have gone through many, many years of Fidel Castro.
The embargo still isn't of the table for Trump. Only a few months ago, President Trump tweeted:
If Cuban Troops and Militia do not immediately CEASE military and other operations for the purpose of causing death and destruction to the Constitution of Venezuela, a full and complete....
....embargo, together with highest-level sanctions, will be placed on the island of Cuba. Hopefully, all Cuban soldiers will promptly and peacefully return to their island!
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From kindergarten to ninth grades, she went to Worthington Christian Schools.
She also attended Thomas Worthington High School for a short time and dropped out to go to Los Angeles, California with her mom (after her divorce).
She also went to a Jewish Community Center for learning acting.
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Blake Mycoskie (2007-2009) – After splitting from Ian, she started dating entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist, Blake Mycoskie in 2007. They were together for 2 years before calling it quits in 2009.
Matthew Cooke (2012-2016) – In March 2012, she started dating writer-director, Matthew Cooke. Via Instagram, Matthew and Maggie announced their engagement on February 18, 2015. But, this relationship also saw an end and they separated in January 2016. Matthew was approx 11 years her senior.
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Band – Radiohead
Actress – Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett
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She really admires England and people over there especially the poet William Shakespeare. She self proclaims herself as Anglophile. She also had a pen friend in the Lake District area of England.
Her mother has been her inspiration, and her best friend. She was more like a sister with her mom.
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As I was making 'THE YOUTH WILL REMAIN RESTLESS,' I painted several different versions of the same phrases thus I decided to make a companion piece a.k.a. 'MIND RIOT.' My only regret is that most of the neon words I painted ombre from pink to orange-red, but they will not photograph as such… c'est la vie. Nonetheless, this zine still one of my favorites + each cover is written by hand. Limited edition of 100.
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"Twilight of heaven Kashmir"
Shahrukh Mehboob
Time is the incessantly ongoing activity of the heavenly bodies in motion. It takes the minor and the major incidents of humans in its fold, blanketing them with the dust and dreary darkness into mass grave of oblivion under the inexplicably pervading law of nature. India's war in Occupied Jammu & Kashmir stretches over seventy-two long years. It has been fought by an occupational force of over seven hundred thousand troops which are seven times the maximum number of troops deployed at any time by the Soviet Union or US-Nato in Afghanistan. The region has been violently disputed by India and Pakistan since their 1947 partition, which created Pakistan as the Muslim counterpart to Hindu-majority India.
"History is neither for excuses nor for revenge"
From many years, every Friday, there is a protest and war intermingled between Indian troops and people of Jammu Kashmir. In past 27 year, 40,000 innocent Kashmiri people have been brutally murdered by the Indian Army troops which means four people died daily. Responsibility for mass murder and genocide by Indian Hindus who are as brutal as Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany. Hindus are turning India into an international pariah, tearing apart its social fabric and erodes its ability to cling on to Kashmir.
This Conflict is 72-year-old when partition of subcontinent took place. The partition was on piece of papers and the leader of Muslims Mr. Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Sardar Vallahbhai Patel of Hindus were both struggling to separate majority Muslims and Hindu provinces through plebiscite. In Sub continent there were three major states; Junagarh, Kashmir and Hyderabad, which were gall bladder to Sardar Patel but the biggest problem was Hyderabad (Muslim Majority state) because it was in the heart of India and he was not willing to give Muslim majority state to Pakistan because of geographical and security reasons. He maintained that if Hyderabad was going with Pakistan it would be "Cancer in the belly of India". He was not willing to take Kashmir in India but Kashmiri Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi were not yearning to give Kashmir to Pakistan.
Mahatma Gandhi wanted to prove two nation theory wrong by taking majority Muslim state into India to prove a peaceful secular state. Later on, in 1940s Sheikh Abdullah, a Kashmiri leader and friend of Jawaharlal Nehru was willing to unite with India but Raja Hari Singh, the ruling maharaja was not in favour of India, because of Heist of power so he sent STAND STILL Agreement to both Pakistan and India in which he stated that both countries shall continue their previous arrangement until there is no solution of Jammu Kashmir and both countries signed that agreement.
Afterwards, on dispute of Instrument of Accession, Pakistani militant group attacked Jammu Kashmir. Raja Hari Singh was helpless so he asked the help from India and India on certain terms and conditions agreed to help and first war in 1948 was fought between two countries. United Nation jumped into the matter and asked to both the countries to pull back their forces as India will remain their forces in short list to maintain the peace in valley. It wasn't settled until a 1949 cease-fire brokered by the United Nations and a resolution calling for a referendum, or plebiscite, allowing Kashmiris to decide their future for themselves. India has never implemented this resolution. Instead, India has maintained what amounts to an occupying army in Kashmir, cultivating more resentment amongst the locals than fertile agricultural products. Modern Indian founders, Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi both had Kashmiri roots, which partially explains India's attachment to the region. To India, +"Kashmir for the Kashmiris" means nothing. Indian leaders' standard line is that Kashmir is "an integral part" of India.
In 1965, India and Pakistan fought their second of the three major wars since 1947 over Kashmir. The United States was largely to blame for setting the stage for war. The cease-fire three weeks later was not substantial beyond a demand that both sides put down their arms and a pledge to send international observers to Kashmir. Pakistan renewed its call for a referendum by Kashmir's mostly Muslim population of 5 million to decide the region's future, in accordance with 1949 UN resolution. India continued to resist conducting such a plebiscite
From past 72 years both the countries are at dagger drawn situation as India is unwilling to have a plebiscite in Jammu Kashmir to determine the wishes people. The strained relationship between the two countries has caused a huge loss in past 72 years, in which fundamental rights, freedom and every other right of Jammu Kashmir people has been denied.
In recent days' Indian ruthless government deiced Article 370 and 35-A from Indian Constitution. It is now evident that Modi and his BJP-RSS cohort, a 'final solution' for Kashmir (through demographic transformation) and hostility towards Pakistan. They are not merely electoral artifices but they are part of their supremacist vision of a Hindu India that is to be ruthlessly realized. Pakistan has had to adjust quickly to this ugly reality.
No doubt time is great healer but the worst master also. What we as humans are suffering today is part of the nemeses our sins and abuses of the Divine gifts have invoked. The human history under the Law of Nature never forgives rather it keeps the "truth" afloat for the posterity through infinity. This devastating history and present situation is the outcome of our negligent and non-performance of foreign policy makers and leaders. The new leadership may be good at giving statements but is unable to deliver because of old play cards. To resolve "Kashmir Issue" leadership has to make our country's social economic structure more stable otherwise, we are going to lose a great war which is against ourselves in our own country. Despite all the handicap of the present regime in Pakistan, their firm and immediate response on the early diplomatic front is commendable. Similarly, suspension of diplomatic relations to a lower level and termination of trade was also very effective. Approaching to the UN and human rights organizations and the initiative to raise Kashmir issue in the UN Security Council show the boldness of Pakistan Government.
It is so tragic to note that like the Palestine-Israeli conflict, the conflict over Kashmir remains unresolved and like the Palestine-Israeli conflict, it is the source, and perhaps the key, to peace in region far greater than the territory in dispute.
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After my seven day trip to Iceland, from 16-22 September, here's my first published photo from the trip. After sleeping inside the rental car in Keflavik (the plane arrived at 1am), I decided to head to Kirkujfell next day. I had seen this mountain so many times on 500px and other galleries, and yet it still kept me fascinated every single time with its singular shape, frequently adorned by beautiful waterfalls. As soon as I arrived I could feel my heart racing with the excitement, and I rushed to the spot and photographed it from many angles until it was absolutely dark. Finally headed to the car, parked right before the path to the waterfalls, to grab something to eat, and waited on the inside for sleep to come. The sky had been partially filled with clouds, as it usually happens in Iceland, and I was nowhere near from thinking about watching an Aurora Borealis/Northern Light during my whole trip (due to their rarity), let alone seeing it on the first day!
It all happened very quickly, and started with my girlfriend's scream, "AURORA!". We rushed to the outside, and time suddenly stopped while I glanced at the sky, feeling mesmerized with the light dance spectacle right in front of me. Then a thought instinctively appeared amidst the emotional rush, "my camera! Where is it?!". Chaos ensued, and in 2 minutes I was ready to start shooting. There was the option of returning to the waterfall spot, but it would take too much time (minutes are precious, as Auroras can dissapear in seconds), so I ended up going to the beach right by the mountain and started shooting.
It's not easy to photograph this type of scene. ISO needs to be at 1600-3200 and the lens set at maximum aperture, to maximize exposure. Shutter speed is usually between 10-30 seconds, and longer than 30 seconds will create small star trails, instead of the more aesthetically pleasant star single points. Focus needs to be manual and preferentially set at infinity (even though the infinity mark on many lenses doesn't actually correspond to infinity). I decided to use the reflection of the water to create a point of anchorage to the Northern Lights, and the Kirkujfell mountain was just perfect for this. Everything is usually almost pitch black, except when the Aurora is extremely strong, and to avoid loosing too much time guessing the composition in such dark conditions, having to wait for the end of the whole 30 second exposure, I decided to make shorter test shots at very high ISOs (12800), and then fine tune composition.
Post-processing these photos is much more about noise reduction and sharpening control than adjusting color and other settings, as the Aurora color and intensity is already captivating enough on its own.
Apart from a 5 minute Aurora in Jokulsarlon, I didn't see it again during my trip, which made this night even more unique and remarkable. Definitely one of the most beautiful things I've ever witnessed.


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Seth Anandram Jaipuria School was stablished exactly three years ago in the city of Lucknow with an intent to impart quality education 'the Group' is known for. Within this short span of time, the school has several noteworthy achievements to its credit and has also won numerous awards. In its very first year 2016 the school became the proud recipient of an International Video Making Contest organised by the University of Radom in Poland in which we won distinction. In keeping with the times
Seth Anandram Jaipuria School was stablished exactly three years ago in the city of Lucknow with an intent to impart quality education 'the Group' is known for. Within this short span of time, the school has several noteworthy achievements to its credit and has also won numerous awards. In its very first year 2016 the school became the proud recipient of an International Video Making Contest organised by the University of Radom in Poland in which we won distinction. In keeping with the times, we at Seth Anandram Jaipuria School felt that teaching today, can no longer be what it was in the past, simply because students today learn very differently to how they did earlier. Technology today impacts the way we eat, live, work and travel. It is imperative that it used optimally in how we teach and learn too. We embraced technology and within a year our school became the only Microsoft certified school in the city. This distinction has now been earned for two years in a row and the number of Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts (MIEE's) our school has grown from two to thirteen. This certification has connected the school staff and students globally through Skype sessions, virtual field trips and numerous international events and contests. The use of digital tools of O365 like Sway, Forms, One Note Gamification (Minecraft education edition, Kodu, Hour of Code etc) and many more has increased and opened up new prospects and led to the development of several skills. website:- Jaipuria.edu.in/lucknow.
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Scholars who believe in the False History of India are a Dying Breed
Sri Nandanandana dasa (Stephen Knapp)
Now that India has been free for a number of decades from British rule, researchers, historians, and archeologists can all begin to take a new look at the true history of India. We can have a more unbiased view of the numerous new findings that keep cropping up that give an increasingly accurate understanding of how ancient and how advanced was the Indian Vedic civilization. Now more than ever there is a serious lack of support and opposing evidence for the theories that were made popular by the British, such as the Aryan Invasion Theory, or that it was the invading Muslims who gave India the great contributions to Indian art, music, or even architecture with the construction of such buildings as the Taj Mahal, Delhi's Red Fort, Kutab Minar, and other buildings throughout India. With the newer and more accurate historical findings, many of these ideas are falling apart like a house of cards.
Let us remember that the Aryan Invasion Theory, which was developed only within the last 200 years by the British and German Sanskritists and Indologists, presents the idea that the Vedic Aryans were not from India but invaded India from outside around 1500 BC or so. This, along with giving credit to other invaders for India's distinguished achievements, such as its great buildings and other cultural developments, was a work of false history and propaganda to help justify the continued rule of the British over Indians, since the Indians themselves were supposed to have invaded India thousands of years earlier. Indians were, after all, to be dominated so the British could continue to rape the land of its natural resources. Yet, some of these ideas remain the hypothesis for which all of Indian history is based, at least among those still influenced by what's left of the British form of indoctrination.
However, these days there is much more evidence being presented by newer, younger and bolder researchers that show the falsity of these antiquated ideas. Furthermore, there are also more questions that are no longer answered by the old beliefs about India's history and the Aryan Invasion Theory. The theories of the old scholars are being overturned.
We also see that new students of archeology and history are hesitant to accept these ideas in the face of the newer findings and evidence that keep being discovered, such as the latest discovery that ancient Indian civilization could date back to 9,000 years ago (January, 2002).
I've even talked to some students who are informed about the truth of Indian history and archeology who confronted their professors about the outdated inaccuracies and overtly misleading information that they were teaching in schools and universities. One professor admitted that it was wrong, but she had to teach it because it was in the book the college was using and that's what she had to teach.
I've even had friends discuss with educated Muslims the idea of the Taj Mahal not being built by the Muslim invaders but only capturing it, and they readily agreed that anyone who really knew their history would admit this was the case. There was no argument with this. India had the mathematics (Shulba Shastras) and architectural treatises and abilities, along with knowledgeable craftsmen, to have built such structures, while the invading Muslims did not bring such knowledge and facility. In fact, the chronicle of Al Biruni, who accompanied Mahmoud Ghazni, relates the surprise and awe of the Muslim invaders to see such buildings. Thus, they had to have already been in existence.
It is interesting that the common laypersons are quicker to see the logic in the new research findings and in considering these new architectural discoveries than the academic scholars. The academicians who cling to such ideas tend not to write more books justifying what they teach, but seem to spend more time on trying to debunk, criticize or discredit the new findings or theories that seem more relevant and able to answer or put to rest the age-old questions. Just a few of these questions include: Where is the pre-Aryan language that existed if the people of India were not part of the Vedic culture? What existed in India before the Vedic culture, if it was brought by invaders? If the Vedic Aryans invaded the Indus region after 1500 BC, then how is it that the Vedas glorify the greatness of the Sarasvati River which is known to have dried up no later than 1800 BC? How did the Vedic Aryans know of the Sarasvati River at all, unless they were already there and a part of the advanced Vedic culture from thousands of years ago? How is it that Arabic and European countries were able to make advancements in mathematics only after they learned the numeric system that originated in India, now called the Arabic numerals, with its unique symbol of zero? Why, when we seriously look at the way the area of India, the Middle East and Europe developed, it appears that the advanced nature of society came from India rather than from outside and then back into it? When we read in the Puranas of the advanced organizational nature of the Vedic cities and their fabulous palaces and buildings such as in Dwaraka as found in the Bhagavat Purana, why should we think that India had no amazing structures before the Muslim invaders entered the country? Should we think that ancient Indians only lived in forests and tents? That's what it seems many academicians would have us believe. Anyway, these and other questions have not and cannot be answered by the old ideas on India's history such as the Aryan Invasion Theory.
So it is unfortunate that many of these academics still hold on to these ideas as the basis of their views. I was writing to one linguist in Australia who was opposing my presentations on Indian history and wanted me to admit the validity of his concepts. He was completely one-sided and very defensive. I didn't understand why until I realized he was defending himself personally. I stopped writing when it became obvious that the basis of his arguments came down to the Aryan Invasion Theory. The reason why some of these academics take this so personally is that they have the most to lose. The basis of their job, or their own identity, and their value to society and the whole basis of everything they thought they knew about history becomes threatened if it is proved that what they have been teaching is false. Nonetheless, on what substantial evidence did that linguist base his idea of history? Most of it is all circumstantial, and for a time the idea of the Aryan origins was changing with great rapidity at every new discovery, as it still does. Thus, there is no reason why they should not take a good look at the alternative suggestions and new evidence that is being presented lately, and which show that things could not have happened their way.
The fact of the matter is, unfortunately, and as we can plainly see, much historical analysis is but a big ego trip; theories and opinions meant to do little more than support the premise of the superiority of one culture over another. There is a need to take a new look at reason and cultural development without this sort of interference of ego.
Now more than ever before truth is prevailing, and the corruption of the British and Muslim theories and stories that have been put forth to demean India and the Indian race and its Vedic culture, is being recognized on an increasing scale. For this reason, the academics that still cling to such theories as the Aryan invasion are a dying breed. Maybe then we can be free from their closed-minded prejudice that came from the theories and attempted validations meant to do nothing but support the premise of the superiority of the European and Caucasian races over the darker skinned Indian people.
Eventually, truth prevails. And after a few hundred years of ideas that were purposely contrived to demean the culture and history of India, we are now learning that the truth is quite different, and India was more advanced than the old British theories give it credit. And we can see that these old theories are falling by the way side.
The threat to the Aryan Invasion Theory is coming as a surprise only to those who have not kept up with, or outrightly rejected, all the new evidence that is continually being uncovered, and all the new questions that cannot be substantiated by such concepts as the Aryan Invasion Theory. Thus, it is a revolution that is going in like a needle and out like a plow to propose that the Aryan Invasion is but a fictional account, and that the Muslims who invaded India merely captured the major monuments of India without really building them.
So these proposals for rejecting the European conception of history are no different than the archeological evidence that was presented in Drutakarma's and Sadaputa's book on "Forbidden Archeology." Some people will accept it, or even applaud it, but many will call it preposterous. Of course, when their whole identity, their occupation of teaching, and their whole value system is being threatened, naturally they have no other option than to disagree or discredit. Many examples of people being discredited for their newer findings have already been presented in "Forbidden Archeology." And it is a real shame that true understanding is thrown out when it does not mix with the theories of the establishment. Their bias is there from the beginning.
As time goes on, more and more evidence will accumulate to show the truth of India's Vedic history. As the evidence mounts, the old theories will slip away and anyone still clinging to such ideas as the Aryan invasion or the false history of India's architectural structures will only look foolish. It is taking some time to reveal this truth, but out of all the cultures of the world, it is India that has best withstood the tests of time and remains the oldest living culture in the world. And this is not due to remaining dependent on the views of outsiders who think they know India's culture and history better than Indians, or those who still are influenced by the stories of India from invaders and dominators who disliked or even despised India and its people. Now is the time for those of us connected with, or who appreciate, India's historical and Vedic culture to work to reveal the true and advanced nature of India, which was already in existence before the credits of its wonders were attempted to be taken by outsiders.
Q: In term so modern scientific reasoning, it can be explained that matter or substance is essentially mankind and all the material worlds. Gravity, which is related to matter is essentially the power of God. Gravity is omnipotent, omnipresent and omnivalent. So in my scientific opinion, I believe, that God and gravitation are synonymous. Could you comment?
A: The Vedic opinion, although also scientific, is slightly different. The Vedic science operates under opposite paradigm from the modern science: it is God-centered, whereas the modern science tries to explain away God. If we are to judge by the results, the modern science tends to aggravate the problems rather than to solve them.
Mankind, or human being, is composed not only of matter (body) as you say but also of an immaterial substance (jiva, sometimes called "soul", but this term is not precisely defined in Western philosophies/theologies). This substance is us, or "I", whereas the material body we call "ours". To understand their difference is the first step in Vedic education.
Yes, gravitation is a power of God and thus it is different from God. According to the Vedic view, sakti (energy) and saktiman (source of energy) are both different and non-different. Example often given is that of milk: milk is the energy of cow, thus in one sense it is non-different from cow; in other sense it is not the cow. Milk depends on the cow - there is no milk without a cow but there are cows without milk. So shakti is subordinate to its source.
Gravitation is one of the energies of God. If we speak about the law of gravitation, then there must naturally be a lawmaker. To claim that something appears by chance or out of nothing is unscientific. It cannot be demonstrated or proven. In this case the lawmaker is God Himself, the Supreme Person (Purusottama).
Bhagavata Purana (Srimad Bhagavatam) 3.13.42:
O Lord, for the residential purposes of all inhabitants, both moving and nonmoving, this earth is Your wife, and You are the supreme father. We offer our respectful obeisances unto You, along with mother earth, in whom You have invested Your own potency, just as an expert sacrificer puts fire in the arani wood.
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The so-called law of gravitation which sustains the planets is described herein as the potency of the Lord. This potency is invested by the Lord in the way that an expert sacrificial brahmana puts fire in the arani wood by the potency of Vedic mantras. By this arrangement the world becomes habitable for both the moving and nonmoving creatures. The conditioned souls, who are residents of the material world, are put in the womb of mother earth in the same way the seed of a child is put by the father in the womb of the mother. This conception of the Lord and the earth as father and mother is explained in Bhagavad-gita (14.4). Conditioned souls are devoted to the motherland in which they take their birth, but they do not know their father. The mother is not independent in producing children. Similarly, material nature cannot produce living creatures unless in contact with the supreme father, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Srimad-Bhagavatam teaches us to offer obeisances unto the mother along with the Father, the Supreme Lord, because it is the Father only who impregnates the mother with all energies for the sustenance and maintenance of all living beings, both moving and nonmoving.
This particular energy, gravitation, belongs to a form of the Lord called Sankarsana.
SB 4.24.35:
My dear Lord, You are the origin of the subtle material ingredients, the master of all integration as well as the master of all disintegration, the predominating Deity named Sankarsana, and the master of all intelligence, known as the predominating Deity Pradyumna. Therefore, I offer my respectful obeisances unto You.
The whole universe is maintained by the integrating power of the Supreme Lord, who is known in that capacity by the name Sankarsana. The material scientists may have discovered the law of gravity, which maintains the integration of objects within the material energy, yet the master of all integration can create devastation by the disintegrating blazing fire emanating from His mouth. A description of this can be found in the Eleventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gita, wherein the universal form of the Lord is described. The master of integration is also the destroyer of this world by virtue of His disintegrating energy. Sankarsana is the master of integration and disintegration, whereas Pradyumna, another feature of Lord Vasudeva, is responsible for universal growth and maintenance. The word suksmaya is significant because within this gross material body there are subtle material bodies - namely mind, intelligence and ego. The Lord in His different features (Vasudeva, Aniruddha, Pradyumna and Sankarsana) maintains both the gross and subtle material elements of this world. As mentioned in Bhagavad-gita, the gross material elements are earth, water, fire, air and ether, and the subtle material elements are mind, intelligence and ego. All of them are controlled by the Supreme Personality of Godhead as Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and Aniruddha, and this will be further explained in the following verse.
Names of Romani tribes such as the Machavaya, the Lovari, the Churari, the Gitanoes, the Rudari, the Manush are distinctly Sanskrit based.
The Roma are a distinct ethnic minority, distinguished at least by Rom blood and the Romani, or Romanes, language, whose origins began on the Indian subcontinent over one thousand years ago. No one knows for certain why the original Roma began their great wandering from India to Europe and beyond, but they have dispersed worldwide, despite persecution and oppression through the centuries.
There have been several great migrations, or diaspora, in Romani history. The first was the initial dispersal from India about a thousand years ago. Some scholars suggest there may have been several migrations from India. The second great migration, known as the Aresajipe, was from southwest Asia into Europe in the 14th century. The third migration was from Europe to the Americas in the 19th and early 20th centuries after the abolition of Romani slavery in Europe in 1856-1864. Some scholars contend there is a great migration occurring today since the fall of the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe.
The Romani language is of Indo-Aryan origin and has many spoken dialects, but the root language is ancient Punjabi, or Hindi. The spoken Romani language is varied, but all dialects contain some common words in use by all Roma. Based on language, Roma are divided into three populations. They are the Domari of the Middle East and Eastern Europe (the Dom), the Lomarvren of Central Europe (the Lom), and the Romani of Western Europe (the Rom). There is no universal written Romani language in use by all Roma. However, the codification of a constructed, standardized dialect is currently in progress by members of the Linguistic Commission of the International Romani Union.
There are four Rom "tribes", or nations (natsiya), of Roma: the Kalderash, the Machavaya, the Lovari, and the Churari. Other groups include the Gitanoes (Calé), the Sinti, the Rudari, the Manush, the Boyash, the Ungaritza, the Luri, the Bashalde, the Romungro, and the Xoraxai. The first European descriptions of the Roma upon their entering Europe emphasized their dark skin and black hair. Through integration with Europeans over the centuries, Roma today can also be found with light skin and hair.
The spoked-wheel image represents a sixteen-spoked chakra, adopted at the First World Romani Congress in London in 1971 as the international Romani symbol. The chakra is a link to the Roma's Indian origins (the 24-spoked Ashok Chakra is in the center of the national flag of India, the Tiranga) and represents movement and the original Creation. The green and blue flag with a red chakra in the center was adopted as the Romani flag, as well as the motto "Opre Roma" (Roma Arise). The song "Gelem, gelem," also known as "Djelem, djelem" and "Opre Roma," was selected as the Romani anthem. April 8 was proclaimed International Romani Day. There have been four World Romani Congresses to date. Among the chief goals of these meetings are the standardization of the Romanes language, reparations from World War II, improvements in civil rights and education, preserving Romani culture, and international recognition of the Roma as a national minority of Indian origin. Among the chief Roma organisations, the International Romani Union has consultative status to the United Nations Social and Economic Council.
The Romani people have been known by many names, including Gypsies (or Gipsies), Tsigani, Tzigane, Cigano, Zigeuner, and others. Most Roma have always referred to themselves by their tribal names, or as Rom or Roma, meaning "Man" or "People." (Rom, Roma, Romani, and Romaniya should not be confused with the country of Romania, or the city of Rome. These names have separate, distinct etymological origins and are not related.) The use of Rom, Roma, Romani, or the double "r" spelling, is preferred in all official communications and legal documents. In response to the recommendations put forth by Roma associations, the Council of Europe has approved the use of "Rroma (Gypsies)" in its official documents (CLRAE Recommendation 11 - June 1995). The trend is to eliminate the use of derogatory, pejorative and offensive names, such as Gypsies, and to be given proper respect by the use of the self-appelation of Roma, or Rroma.
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For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now it's up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. In a town where the living have to learn to deal with those who are supposed to be dead, Officer Cypress must solve a brutal murder, and everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.
Buckaroo, Oregon has given birth to sixteen of the vilest serial killers in the world. An obsessed FBI profiler investigating the town has suddenly gone missing, and now an NSA Agent must work with the notorious serial killer Edward "Nailbiter" Warren to find his friend and solve the mystery of "Where do serial killers come from?" "If Josh died I wish he'd leave NAILBITER to me in his will so I co
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Meanwhile, back at the White House, advance preparations are surely underway for a possible visit from Duterte. Known for his coarse language and porcine attitude toward women – I'm talking about Duterte – the Philippine leader is an unyielding dictator who has ordered the killing of thousands of suspected drug dealers without due process. He also has threatened journalists with assassination. So there's that.
Charitably, one could say that Trump's approach to foreign relations is unique and, in his case, bipolar. One day he's a tough hombre, the next he's purring like a kitten. One can imagine, nonetheless, that his negotiator's impulse could lead him to think that talking to one's enemies is a better first course than firing missiles at them, members of the Islamic State excepted.
Yet, there are consequences and collateral damage to such gestures. The reason presidents generally don't engage such characters is because to do so grants them legitimacy. Suddenly, a dictator who murders his opponents is positioned as equal to the leader of the free world. In the process, the president compromises leverage that could be used to greater effect as a reward for good behavior, such as the release of three Americans now being held by North Korea. Simply put, it's a big deal to be recognized and shown respect by the president of the United States.
Meeting with Kim without significant concessions would seem to be a slap in the face to South Korea. Inviting the likes of Duterte to the People's House sullies the integrity of the edifice and all that it symbolizes, as well as the men and women who have served there with dignity.
We'll see how Trump's latest gamble plays out, but one is reminded of George W. Bush's brush with Vladimir Putin's soul – an example of seeing oneself in the other. If Trump, who often speaks admirably of strongmen, looks into Duterte's eyes – and someday, perhaps, Kim's – he may, indeed, see himself. The troubling question is whether this would be the result of projection or recognition.
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Light grill or preheat oven to 500 degrees Farenheit. Fill a bowl with water, ice and juice from half the lemon. Trim artichokes by pulling off rough outer leaves. Trim bottoms and tops. Use kitchen shears to snip off any pointy ends of leaves. Halve artichokes lengthwise. As you finish, put into bowl of lemon water.
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Gigi Gorgeous On What Pride Month Means To Her
Liz Raiss talks to Gigi about politics, positivity, and keeping some things personal
Liz Raiss 06/02/2017
In 2017, Gigi Gorgeous has been busy: Between attending awards shows and hosting Beautycon Festival, the social media star has found her profile as a young role model for the LGBTQ community rising fast. She's just come off the release of her documentary, This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous, which documented the rise of her YouTube popularity alongside her very public gender transition. Her honesty and openness has only further expanded her fan base. In the middle of her whirlwind schedule, I talked to Gigi about sharing her story, the politics of positivity, and her personal definition of pride.
After the release of the documentary, do you feel increased pressure to share your life, or to act as a representative for certain communities?
Gigi Gorgeous: I'm a voice for my community, but that doesn't come with pressure. I speak from experience. I'm not a politician, I'm not here to prove anybody wrong, but I am here to change the world and share my story. Sometimes I feel pressure to share because I have shared so much in the past. I've learned that you have the ability to take your time when it comes to sharing things. I never share things unless I'm ready to, or I feel ready to let everyone into my personal life. I've learned lessons along the way.
How do you know when you're ready to share a personal part of your life with your followers?
Gorgeous: I definitely talk to my friends and my family. My girlfriend is a huge influence on what I go through. I'm a very open person, and I'm a talker. If I'm going through something, I love to talk it out, especially career-wise.
What is your personal definition of "pride?"
Gorgeous: I definitely think my definition of pride has changed over the years, as I've found myself. I've done a lot of soul-searching to find the true me. To me, "pride" means being completely authentic with who you are and what you stand for, whether it be [about] being gay, or coming out as transgender, or whatever. I think it's beautiful when people can be authentic.
Do you remember when you first became aware of pride?
Gorgeous: Toronto is very, very open with [its] Pride Parade. When I was 15 or 16, I went with my best friend and my manager at the time. We got together and we just walked the streets. We didn't have any specific party to go to. We just wanted to be involved with that energy and that vibe of anything that had to do with pride. I just wanted to be around these people.
And what about since then?
Gorgeous: I try to do it as much as I can. This year, I'm really excited to be hosting a pool party in L.A., so all my friends can come.
Do you have any tips for allies who want to participate in pride events or Pride Month?
Gorgeous: I think the No. 1 tip that I have for people who aren't part of the LGBTQ community is to come out and support. Be an ally, be there. Even if it's just to have fun, it's really important to show up. It's an important time of the year, especially in 2017.
How has 2017 affected you or your friends?
Gorgeous: People have really strong opinions about the new government, and it's really sad, what's going on. It's more important now than ever to stay on the positive. Pride is even more important now, to give a show of support and get everyone involved.
What's your favorite part about Pride Month?
Gorgeous: I love the energy that comes with pride. I love seeing everybody dress up. I love seeing all of my friends. It's like a reunion of sorts. And it's a global thing, it's so special that it's celebrated in so many countries around the world. And it's something I'm so proud to be a part of. And I'm working Pride Month this year, so I'm a part of it in a capacity I haven't been before and that makes me really proud.


Locational patterns of residential building activity in Windsor, Ontario : 1961 and 1971.
Dept. of Geography. Paper copy at Leddy Library: Theses & Major Papers - Basement, West Bldg. / Call Number: Thesis1974 .D39. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 40-07, page: . Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1974.
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Ich will eine kleine (wahre) Geschichte erzählen, wie ich das erste Mal 1994 mit Sphynxkatzen in Kontakt kam und mich in sie verliebte...Es war einen Tag vor meiner Abreise aus Los Angeles als ich einen Anruf von Leslie bekam, "Oh du musst vorbei kommen, ich habe eine Überraschung für dich." Ich wunderte mich was es wohl sei und fragte, "hat es 4 Beine, oder hat es 4 Räder?" Ich wusste nämlich, Leslie hatte zwei Leidenschaften, Sportwagen und diese nackten mexikanischen Hunde mit dem unaussprechlichen Namen. "Okay Leslie, für die Räder komme ich, für die Hunde nicht, dafür habe ich zu wenig Zeit." Leslie sehr eindringlich "Aber wenn du nicht kommst, vermisst du ein ganz entscheidendes Ereignis in deinem Leben." Nachdem ich die vielen Meilen bis zu ihrem Haus gefahren war, sah ich kleine nackte vierbeinige Baby's. Leslie bat mich ruhig zu bleiben und mich zu setzen, dann sagte sie "das sind Katzen, keine Welpen...KITTEN !" Ungläubig nahm ich zwei von ihnen in meinen Arm. Ich war sofort total fasziniert und fortan infiziert mit dem "Sphynxbazillus." Diese sehr warmen und weichen Geschöpfe verzauberten mich umgehend mit ihrem Charme und nur Leute die das Glück hatten eine Sphynx für eine Weile zu halten, können das verstehen. Es dauerte zwei weitere Jahre bis ich endlich meine erste Sphynx bekam, eine Blacktortie, die Farbe die ich am meisten mag. Es war der Beginn einer wundervollen Liebesgeschichte die bis heute anhält, ja eher noch stärker geworden ist. Sphynxen bringen soviel Erfüllung und Freude in dein Leben und Katzenliebhabern entgeht wirklich viel, wenn sie nie eine Sphynx besessen haben.
I would like to tell you a little (true) story about how I came into contact with Sphynx cats for the very first time—it was in 1994—and how I ended up falling in love with them. It was the last day before I left <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Los Angeles when Leslie called, "Oh you must come! I have a big surprise for you!" I wondered what it was and asked, "Has it got 4 legs or 4 wheels?" This was because I knew that Leslie had two passions, sports cars and those naked Mexican dogs with the unspeakable name. "Okay Leslie, I'll come if it's wheels but not for the dogs because I have no more time left." Leslie very pointedly said, "But if you don't come, you will miss something that could be a very decisive event in your life." After I drove all the way to her home, I saw little four-legged bald babies. Leslie asked me to be quiet and sit down, and then she said, "These are cats, not puppies...KITTENS!"
I picked up two of them and was immediately very fascinated and henceforth infected by the "Sphynx bug." These very warm and soft little "somethings" enchanted me completely with their charm, and only people who are lucky enough to hold a Sphynx for a while will understand what I mean. It took 2 years till I got my own Sphynx, a black tortie, the color I love most. This was the beginning of a wonderful love story, because a Sphynx brings so much satisfaction to your life, and cat lovers will miss out on a great deal if they never own a Sphynx.


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Reggae Shhh!
This has got to be one of the most obscure LPs we've shared at electricjive. We came across the recording through a record-dealer but all our research to get more information has resulted in dead-ends. If you do have any information at all on this release please let us know.
Based on the loose ends and suggestions to date it appears that Zorro Five were a South African studio band consisting of both white and black musicians. The record was produced by Peter Thwaites and issued on the South African label Brigadiers in 1970. A single from the LP Reggae Shhh b/w Reggae Meadowlands was issued in the UK on Decca and became an underground hit on the mod/skinhead scene. It was issued in Italy in a picture sleeve and covered by Italian singer Rafaella Carra with a version entitled Reggae RRR.
The music is an eclectic mix of mostly instrumental organ and guitar led funk and reggae. Until we get some better detail we can only speculate about a studio band listening to late sixties reggae hit via LM Redio or on imports from the UK. Who knows where this story leads.
But it does provide an update to our ongoing exploration of recorded reggae in South Africa. See our earlier posts.
Labels: reggae, zorro five
dabulamanzi Sunday, July 18, 2010
Knock knock, anybody home?
I know its the holiday season in the north but we share one of the deepest South African reggae & funk LPs and ZERO comments?
OK its obscure but how do you like it?
Alkis Giamalis Monday, July 19, 2010
I am stuck with it.
Dacks Friday, July 23, 2010
Loving it. Not every track is gold, but this is a first rate curiosity that more groove lovers should know about.
Anonymous Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Woah! Yes! The 4th track is a cover of Donovan's There is a Mountain, also covered by the Allman Brother's Band on their legendary Eat A Peach album. Difficult to say which is better because both have as much musical quality! Strange enough, the 9th track doesn't seem to have as much to do with that song as the title might imply. Misprint on the sleeve maybe? If only the original artists were together...
The first track is of an outstanding quality too, love love love it!
Anonymous Monday, September 06, 2010
Hmm I think it's just been tagged wrongly guys! The first track is Reggae Shhh, not Jump Up - Turn Around. Whatever the sleeve might say! Might explain the 'First There Is A Mountain' song too!
Quality release whatever the names of the songs are though! Thanks (:
Anonymous Saturday, May 07, 2011
This is an amazing discovery - reminds me of the Mohawks' classic Champ album - very funky and super tight organ-led instrumentals with strong reggae touches. However, the tags are all over the place - 1 should be Reggae Shh, 11 is Reggae Meadowlands, 8 is clearly Elizabethan Reggae, while 5 should be First There Is A Mountain - can anyone help with the complete listing?
I've worked it out - correct listing is the reverse of that on the record - ie:
1 Reggae Shhh
2 Barcarolle
3 Molelo
4 First There is A Mountain
5 Rebel Rouser
6 The Exit Song
7 Plastic Iron
8 Elizabethan Reggae
9 Good Books
10 Red Turnip
11 Reggae Meadowlands
12 Jump Up - Turn Around
matt Sunday, June 26, 2011
According to the History of Contemporary Music of South Africa (Chilvers, Jasiukowicz, 1994. Toga Publishing) this album is credited to Zane Cronje who also wrote the funky soundtrack to the film
Glenda Snakedancer
Anonymous Tuesday, May 29, 2012
My mind is blown that you found and uploaded this record! "Reggae Meadowlands" is my favorite song of all time -- I found the 45 at a "charity shop" in a small town in Britain, many years ago, I suppose donated by the parents of a skinhead boy who moved out and left all his records behind.
I even converted a section from "Reggae Meadowlands" to be the ringtone on my phone, and whenever it rings it turns heads! I've gotten hundreds of comments from people asking me to get a copy of my ringtone for their own phone, but I keep it exclusively for myself! When they ask who performed it, and I say "Zorro Five," no one ever has any idea what I'm talking about, but they're jealous that I have "the best ringtone in the world."
I have always been curious as to who the "Zorro Five" were, or what country they came from; I had baselessly presumed that they were a white reggae band from England in '69-'70, as the production doesn't sound Jamaican, but who else was making reggae-rhythm records back in that era aside from Jamaica and (to a much smaller degree) England? It never occurred to me that they might be South African. Wild!
And yes, I can confirm that the track listing is reversed in your mp3 version -- what you list as the 11th track, "Barcarolle," is actually the second track ("Reggae Meadowlands"), and the first track is in reality "Reggae Shhh!" and not "Jump Up - Turn Around" as listed. Just invert the order and it will be correct.
Anyway, to have the entire album by the group is my dream come true. Thank you!
Anonymous Monday, December 02, 2013
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Any ideas on how best to use these guys?
Looks to me like the Rangers start, move in, attack, switch, and the Ravagers go in the next turn. Or the Ravagers pull out, switch to Rangers and the Rangers can shoot from range later.
The low-ish range on the Rangers and the higher move on the Ravagers makes it a tough call, IMO. I kind of feel like the Ravagers will generally be more useful.
Honestly, In a lot of games you're fine never swapping them from the ranged side. It's so much easier to maintain height/not be in range of their attacks.
Basically you just want to dump pump spells onto these guys and then use 'Hunt At Dawn' to double tap units from afar. In both Arlinn and Kiora squads these guys are super nuts.
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Having an argument do these guys get two attacks or attack each figure within range?
EDIT: So going to reword since I was hoping for a quick answer, but since the game is over I will be more specific.
My brother had the kessig rangers in his army. He believed he got to attack each figure in range + one more attack as the card says for the first attack each turn you may attack an additional time. So he argued it is his first attack against that figure so he may attack and get another first attack against the next figure and so on. When I had first read the card I thought it was double attack and the one other game I had played abiut a week ago we treated it as double attack. We got an outside third party who said it was double attack as third party argued the other way seemed too powerful. Did we play it right? Or did we cheat my brother? Btw he won anyway, so he wasn't cheated too much.
It looks like one of them may attack one additional time. If ranged. Not both. It says choose one.
Yeah, it just gives one of them double attack for the turn. I can see where it would be misunderstood, but at least in Heroscape, for example, powers will always specifically state if they can continue attacking until a certain condition is met (like not inflicting a wound). Here the condition is just the first attack of the turn, the figure is less important.
Thank you two for the answer.


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Galloway Township competes in solar challenge
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Hidden Creek Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township, got solar power and sold the solar renewable energy credits developed through a previous program one of the state-approved initiative. Atlantic City Electric has recently started a second program. Thursday May 7, 2015.
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Galloway Township will compete with six other communities statewide in a solar challenge run by a nonprofit.
In the Sustainable Jersey Solar Challenge, municipalities will compete for a range of awards up to $10,000, the sponsor said.
The other communities are all in North Jersey. They are Highland Park, Hoboken, Hopewell, Maplewood, Verona and Woodbridge.
From October 2016 through May 2017 the municipalities will promote the adoption of solar energy by their residents and businesses, and track the impact of their actions on the number of new local solar installations, according to Sustainable Jersey.
The communities will receive support from Sustainable Jersey and a company called EnergySage in developing and promoting the outreach campaign. Their progress in achieving signed contracts for solar installation will be followed on a web site.
EnergySage, with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy, developed a resource that allows consumers to online comparison-shop in a marketplace limited to vendors who meet a vetting criteria, according to Sustainable Jersey.
Sustainable Jersey is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that says it provides tools, training and financial incentives to support communities in developing sustainability programs. It also runs a certification program for municipalities and school districts.
Currently, 78 percent, or 438 of New Jersey's 565 municipalities are participating in the municipal certification program and 205 school districts and 511 schools are participating in the Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification program, the group said.
"Finding a contractor to install a still evolving solar technology, with a confusing array of incentives and financing options, has emerged as a significant barrier to the growth of solar energy," said Randall Solomon, co-director of Sustainable Jersey.
He said the challenge, funded by the Gardinier Environmental Fund, will provide a simple, cost effective way to engage homeowners and small businesses in adopting solar.
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Beeck ist ein Ortsteil der Mittelstadt Wegberg im Kreis Heinsberg im Bundesland Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Geografie

Lage
Beeck liegt östlich von Wegberg, ebenfalls zum größten Teil innerhalb des Grenzlandrings. Nördlich des Grenzlandrings erstreckt sich ein ausgedehntes Waldgebiet.

Gewässer
Der Beeckbach fließt von Moorshoven kommend südlich an der Ortschaft vorbei und mündet in Wegberg in die Schwalm.

Nachbarorte

Geschichte

Im Raum um Beeck siedelten bereits seit der jüngeren Steinzeit Menschen, dies ist durch urgeschichtliche Einzelfunde nachgewiesen. Die Ursprünge der geschlossenen Ortschaft Beeck sollen auf eine "Königshof" zurückgehen, womit meist eine herrscherliche Reisestation gemeint ist. Dies ist allerdings nicht nachgewiesen. Ein ritterlicher Sitz, der sich im ausgehenden Hochmittelalter nahe der Ortsmitte mit einer zweiteiligen Motte etablierte, wurde 1279 urkundlich erwähnt. Der Mottehügel, teilweise in den 1930er Jahren abgegraben, ist nahe dem Kirchturm von St. Vincentius einsehbar. Von dem Nachfolgerbau "Haus Beeck" aus der Barockzeit, stets in Privathand, existiert noch der Torflügel der Vorburg.

Beeck hatte im Laufe seiner Geschichte verschiedene Herren, noch heute erinnert die Straße Spanische Kall an die jahrhundertelange Grenze zwischen Geldern und Jülich. Als Lehen ging es zunächst um 1020 zur Herrschaft Wassenberg, später an den Herzog von Limburg, 1288 an den Hof zu Brabant. 1472 wechselte Beeck durch Heirat zu Jülich. Aus dieser Zeit der Jülicher Herrschaft trägt die Gemeinde Beeck ihr Wappen, das im oberen Teil den nach links gewandten Oberkörper eines schwarzen Löwen auf goldenen Grund hat. Um die Wende zum 19. Jahrhundert stand es unter französischer Herrschaft und fiel nach dem Wiener Kongress im Frühjahr 1815 an Preußen. Die preußische Verwaltung richtete 1816 die Bürgermeisterei Beeck ein, die dem Landkreis Erkelenz zugewiesen wurde. Auffällig und für Beeck ortsbildprägend sind, aus dieser Zeit einige Bauten im klassizistischen Stil.

1912 wurde durch Ferdinand Bernard Bartmann die Feinspinnerei Wegberg gegründet, die bis zu 500 Mitarbeiter beschäftigte und bis 1993 bestand. Am 1. Oktober 1935 wurde die verwaltungsrechtliche Selbstständigkeit der Zivilgemeinde aufgehoben und Beeck ein Bestandteil der Gemeinde Wegberg. Heute ist Beeck ein Stadtteil Wegbergs.

Religion

Die katholische Kirche im Ortskern ist St. Vincentius geweiht und wurde 1401 erbaut. Ein Erweiterungsbau mit dem neuen Hauptschiff und Chorraum wurde 1966 an Stelle der alten Schule fertiggestellt. Mit der Neugliederung der Kirchengemeinden im Bistum Aachen wurde die Pfarrgemeinde zum 31. Dezember 2012 aufgelöst und am 1. Januar 2013 als Filialgemeinde der neuen Kirchengemeinde St. Martin Wegberg eingegliedert.

Infrastruktur
Es existieren landwirtschaftliche Betriebe teilweise mit Pferdehaltung, eine Gärtnerei, ein Bauunternehmer, Installations- und Elektrobetriebe, Gaststätten mit Gastronomie, Pizzeria und Imbiss, Frisiersalone, eine Metzgerei eine Bäckerei sowie mehrere Gewerbe- und Kleingewerbebetriebe. Eine Arzt-, Augenarzt- und ein Zahnarztpraxis ist vorhanden.

Die AVV-Buslinien 411 und 412 der WestVerkehr sowie die Linie 017 der NEW verbinden Beeck mit Wegberg, Erkelenz und Mönchengladbach, wobei die auf den Schülerverkehr ausgerichtete Verstärkerlinie 411 ausschließlich die Haltestelle Beeck Grundschule bedient. Abends und am Wochenende kann außerdem der MultiBus angefordert werden.

Die Gemeinschaftsgrundschule mit Turnhalle hat im südlichen Bereich von Beeck ihren Standort. Nicht weit von der Schule entfernt ist auch der Kath. Kindergarten angesiedelt. Insgesamt 3 Kinderspielplätze stehen den Kindern zur Verfügung.

Museen

Flachsmuseum

Das Beecker Flachsmuseum besteht seit 1982 und veranschaulicht die Flachsverarbeitung, die in der Vergangenheit eine große Bedeutung sowohl für die bäuerliche Wirtschaft, wie auch die Textilindustrie der Region hatte.

Trachtenmuseum
An der Kirche befindet sich das Museum für Europäische Volkstrachten. Beide Museen befinden sich in der Trägerschaft des Heimatvereins Wegberg-Beeck.

Sehenswürdigkeiten

 Kath. Kirche Beeck, Kirchplatz 9 als Denkmal Nr. 9
 Dorfkreuz, Auf dem Kirchplatz als Denkmal Nr. 10
 Hofanlage, An Haus Beeck 1 als Denkmal Nr. 11
 Hofanlage, Holtumer Straße 31 als Denkmal Nr. 12
 Wohnhaus, Kirchplatz 27 als Denkmal Nr. 13
 Wohnhaus, Kirchplatz 10 als Denkmal Nr. 14
 Wohnhaus, Kirchplatz 6 als Denkmal Nr. 15
 Wohnhaus, Kirchplatz 4 als Denkmal Nr. 16
 Wohnhaus, Kirchplatz 1 als Denkmal Nr. 17
 Trachtenmuseum, Kirchplatz 7 als Denkmal Nr. 18
 Wohnhaus, Kirchplatz 13 als Denkmal Nr. 19
 Wohnhaus, Prämienstraße 69 als Denkmal Nr. 20
 Wohnhaus, Prämienstraße 68 als Denkmal Nr. 21
 Wohnhaus, Prämienstraße 78 als Denkmal Nr. 22
 Wohnhaus, Prämienstraße 66 als Denkmal Nr. 23
 Flachsmuseum, Holtumer Straße 19 als Denkmal Nr. 153
 Wohnhaus-Kaplanei, Holtumer Straße 21 als Denkmal Nr. 157
 Wohnhaus, Holtumer Straße 12 als Denkmal Nr. 160
 Wohnhaus, Holtumer Straße 1 als Denkmal Nr. 164
 Ehemalige Bürgermeisterei, Holtumer Straße 10 als Denkmal Nr. 169
 Kirchplatz mit historischer Bebauung

Vereine
 Dorfgemeinschaft Beeck
 Heimatverein Wegberg-Beeck
 Jugendgruppe Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft St. Georg Stamm Beeck
 Kirchenchor "St. Vinzentius" Beeck
 Frauenchor "Donna musica"
 Frauengemeinschaft Beeck
 Kulturförderkreis Opus 512 e. V.
 St. Sebastianus Schützenbruderschaft Beeck e.V.
 FC Wegberg-Beeck
 Turn- und Spielverein Beeck 1971
 Hundesportverein Beeck 1971
 Freiwillige Feuerwehr Wegberg, Löschgruppe Moorshoven zuständig auch für die Ortschaft Beeck
 Schießsportfreunde Wegberg von 1997 e. V. Beeck

Regelmäßige Veranstaltungen
 Jährlich findet das historische Schützenfest der St. Sebastianus Bruderschaft zu Pfingsten statt. Das Schützenfest beginnt am Samstag mit dem Familienball und endet am Montag mit dem traditionellen Klompenball (Holzschuhball). Am Sonntag und Montag findet auf dem historischen Kirchplatz eine Parade der Bruderschaften statt.
 Pfarrfest der Pfarre Beeck und Wegberg im jährlichen Wechsel am Fronleichnamstag
 Bis zum Jahre 2013 war Beeck am letzten Septemberwochenende Schauplatz eines großen jährlichen Flachs- und Handwerkermarktes
 Seit 2018 gibt es einmal im Jahr einen Flachstag mit wechselndem Programm

Literatur
 Kulturführer Wegberg. Stadtmarketing-Team der Stadt Wegberg, Wegberg 2007, S. 75–84.

Weblinks

 Website der Stadt Wegberg
 Denkmale in der Stadt Wegberg
 Kirchen und Kapellen in der Stadt Wegberg

Einzelnachweise

Ort im Kreis Heinsberg
Ortsteil von Wegberg
Ehemalige Gemeinde (Kreis Heinsberg)

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The Security Scrutinizer with Howard Anderson
Keeping an eye on efforts to protect the privacy and security of personal healthcare information
Protecting the Average Joe's Records
VIPs Aren't the Only Ones Who Merit Privacy Protection Howard Anderson (ismg_editor) • December 12, 2011
So I was pleased to read that Penn State Hershey Medical Center recently fired a staff member for allegedly accessing former Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno's billing and registration records without permission.
The Patriot-News, the local newspaper that broke the story, reports that the breach was identified because Paterno's records were "put under an audit" to help prevent leaks.
The average Joe, and not just Joe Paterno, is worthy of privacy protection.
Paterno's medical records weren't accessed, and there is no indication the information the snooper accessed was shared with anyone else, the newspaper reports.
When a hospital is dealing with a VIP patient, it certainly makes sense to take extra precautions to protect their privacy. But the average Joe, and not just Joe Paterno, is worthy of top-notch privacy protection.
Sending a Strong Message
It's certainly good to see that Penn State Hershey Medical Center invoked what appears to be a zero tolerance policy when it comes to records snoopers. That sends a strong message to the entire staff about the importance of patient privacy.
As the new year approaches, it's a good time to resolve that your organization will scrutinize its HIPAA compliance efforts and take the important step of educating staff about the sanctions they'll face if they violation patients' trust.
Our Healthcare Information Security Today survey shows that improving regulatory compliance efforts is the top priority for the coming year. It also shows that audit logs and log management are the top technology investment for the year ahead. These are good indications that healthcare organizations intend to take steps to make sure records snoopers don't violate the privacy rights of the average Joe.
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Anderson is news editor of Information Security Media Group and was founding editor of HealthcareInfoSecurity and DataBreachToday. He has more than 40 years of journalism experience, with a focus on healthcare information technology issues. Before launching HealthcareInfoSecurity, he served as founding editor of Health Data Management magazine, where he worked for 17 years, and he served in leadership roles at several other healthcare magazines and newspapers.
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I've been wanting to remodel our guest bathroom for a long time so when I saw an old oak bathroom cabinet at a rummage sale for $3, I knew I had to have it. I didn't exactly what I wanted to do to upgrade the bathroom but I had a color scheme in mind and I started with dark brown and some vintage-style designer paper.
I found this bathroom cabinet at a rummage for $3! It was in almost perfect condition and I couldn't pass up this deal.
I took it apart and started sanding everything.
I want a dark brown and blue color scheme in the new bathroom so I started by painting the cabinet dark brown.
I thought about stenciling a pattern onto the back board of the cabinet but I found this designer paper for $5 at a local department store and I fell in love with all of the designs.
I picked three different designs from the designer paper and gave each shelf a decoupage makeover.
Here is the before and after. A plain, old, oak cabinet transformed into a stylish, new cabinet for our bathroom remodel!
Love the redo, so easy to do!
That was a fun project. It looks great!


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