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Drone warfare and the heady cocktail of might and right
Although inefficient and unethical, drone warfare is a key element of US military power. Its negative impact also affects the psychology of American citizens and leaders.
Ellie Violet Bramley
It is not a complicated equation that links drone warfare to upsurges in the numbers of extremist recruits in the areas targeted - tribal areas of Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia - and beyond. Much has been made of the negative mental and emotional impact of President Obama's unmanned drones in these areas. Fewer column inches have been given to the impact that such technologically advanced, computer game-like warfare might be having on those ordering it, and those carrying it out.
After early promises of engagement with the Muslim world, Obama has served up such an abundant platter of drone attacks, that his initial statements look like gazpacho next to the roasting he is now giving some regions of the Muslim world. As the lid is being lifted higher and higher on this open secret, the level of public concern is escalating, and figures such as Christof Heyns, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, summary or arbitrary executions, have spoken publicly about the way such attacks encourage other states to flout long-established human rights standards.
It is in no small part his "kill list", and the massively upped-anti of his drone campaign, that led Foreign Policy magazine to call Obama "George W. Bush on steroids" and Pankaj Mishra, writing in the Guardian, to call Obama's, "the cruellest political hoax of our times," when referring to his blind-siding many, with his liberal, multi-cultural credentials, into thinking the hawkishness of the previous government's foreign policy would be a thing of the past. A report by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism states that 2,300 people, including hundreds of civilians, many of them children, were killed by US drone strikes in Pakistan from 2004 until August 2011. Where the Bush administration deployed some 43 drones between 2004 and January 2009, 171 drones were deployed under Obama in the period between January 2009 and December 2010.
I feel confident that many would join me in saying they don't think Obama is an inherently immoral man, a vengeful killer. So what is going on? In a recent article in The New Statesman, Martha Gill looks to neuroscience for an explanation of the change in Obama: "according to neuroscientists, the main psychological effect of giving someone a load of power is that it makes them less empathetic. The further they climb, the smaller and fuzzier everyone looks below." Gill continues:
"A recent experiment illustrates the point. A Northwestern University psychologist called Adam Galinsky asked a group of participants to recall past experiences where they had felt powerful, and a second group to remember feeling powerless. Primed with these feelings, they were asked to draw the letter E on their foreheads. The "powerful" group drew the letter from their own perspective – backwards when seen by someone else. The "less powerful" group tended to draw the letter from the point of view of an observer."
Galinksy's research went on to compare the effect that power has on the brain to the de-inhibiting influence of alcohol. Whilst the phrase 'power-drunk' was found to be not entirely accurate, to some extent we do have a drunk at the wheel.
Whilst this conclusion is compelling and logical, let us not be tempted to give Obama a 'get out of escalating drone warfare scot free card' by seeing it as a neuro-scientific inevitability. Though it should perhaps dampen any surprise we might feel that this "man of intellectual passion and well-articulated self-doubt" now hosts "Terror Tuesdays" in the Oval Office, choosing which al-Qaida suspect to pick off next and what merits an acceptable level of collateral civilian damage, it shouldn't affect bids to hold him to account, or bids to prevent the continuing escalation of the campaign.
The problem runs deeper than the walls of the Oval Office, however. The military personnel operating these killing machines are nowhere near the Yemeni, Pakistani, Somali or other stomping grounds of their Al Qaida suspect targets. Far from being able to see the whites of their victim's eyes, they are some 8,000 miles from the people they are killing. The mechanisms of drone warfare exacerbate the existing sense of detachment; drones are making warfare into a computer game and its victims into the game's pixilated characters. As George Monbiot puts it, "these power-damaged people have been granted the chance to fulfil one of humankind's abiding fantasies: to vaporise their enemies, as if with a curse or a prayer, effortlessly and from a safe distance." Two specific victims were 16-year-old, Tariq Aziz and his 12-year-old cousin, Waheed Khan. Ironically, three days before his death in a drone attack, Tariq Aziz had met human rights lawyer, and director of Reprieve, Clive Stafford-Smith at a jirga, a traditional forum for discussing and resolving disputes, convened to find ways of bringing the truth about drones to the west.
Whilst it would be naïve to think that proximity to horror would have a moralizing effect on all military personnel – thinking here of the face to face atrocities committed at places such as Abu Ghraib and Bagram – it is sensible to think that without the at-the-time-of-attack invincibility that drone technology lends, there would be more second-thoughts before triggers were pulled. George Monbiot uses an ironic source, "a remarkably candid assessment published by the UK's Ministry of Defence" to outline this point. The report: "citing the German military theorist Carl von Clausewitz… warns that the brutality of war seldom escalates to its absolute form, partly because of the risk faced by one's own forces." Lack of risk entails minimal restraint and contributes to equating power with corruption.
The US, albeit waning on the international stage, is still uniquely powerful. Its power, and arguably especially its military power has, in many respects, corrupted it. Add to this the fear of losing this power, with the emergence of rapidly developing rivals, and the cocktail becomes all the more toxic. What we see happening in the person of Obama (himself affected by the insecurity of it being an election year), on an individual level, we can use to try to understand – but in no way condone - the psyche of the US military that is responsible for carrying out the campaign, albeit under orders.
George Monbiot, writing in The Guardian earlier this year, stated scathingly, "those now dispensing judgment from on high are not gods, though they must feel like it. The people striking mortals down with drones are doubtless as capable as anyone else of self-deception, denial and cognitive illusions. More so, perhaps, as the eminent fictions of the Bush years and the growing delusions of the current president suggest."
The war for hearts and minds is being lost on all sides of this conflict. There is no shortage of insightful commentary on the way in which the 'war on terror' has created, rather than staunched, fresh threats for the US, its people, and its interests. On American soil, hearts and minds - many of which have already been affected by years of corrupting and inaccurate propaganda - are also being lost to the heady and dangerous cocktail that has power divorced from reciprocity as its key-note, and a fear of its loss as its seasoning.
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When (and How) You Can Find Out Baby's Sex
Learning baby's sex is a major pregnancy milestone. Here's when you can expect to hear the big news, and how.
ByKorin Miller
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If you've decided to find out baby's sex during your pregnancy, the news probably can't come soon enough. After all, it's a huge moment in your prenatal experience, when you can envision life as the parent of a little boy or girl. While it used to be that learning baby's sex was reserved for the anatomy scan around 18 to 21 weeks of pregnancy, there are now some options that allow you to get that exciting news even sooner. So exactly when can you find out the sex of baby—and how? We're answering all your questions. Read on for the full lowdown.
Sex vs. gender
What determines the sex of a baby?
How to determine sex of baby
When can you find out the gender of baby?
First and foremost, it's important to distinguish between sex and gender. Baby's sex is determined by their reproductive organs, chromosomes, hormones, etc. Gender, on the other hand, is not predetermined. "Everyone's gender is unique to them and can be independent of their chromosomal complement," explains Mark P. Leondires, MD, medical director at Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut. He elaborates: "For example, someone who is born with the chromosome complement 46XY may identify as male, non-binary or female."
Ready to get a quick biology lesson? It's all about the chromosomes, baby! Leondires explains: "Chromosome complement is what determines the sex of a baby. Most people have 46 chromosomes. People who are born with ovaries have two X chromosomes (46XX), and people who are born with testes have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome (46XY)." An egg has one X chromosome, so it's the complementary sperm that'll either contribute an X or Y chromosome. So if you're wondering which parent determines the sex of baby, the answer is dad.
If you're chomping at the bit (and stressing about baby names!), you may want to find out the sex of your little one—you know, before they make their grand entrance into the world. Nowadays, there are many tests that determine baby's sex. Here are the many ways you can get this intel—and how long you'll need to wait to get your answer.
1. Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT), also called cell-free DNA testing, is a blood test that's designed to look for chromosomal abnormalities and conditions in baby, including Down syndrome, trisomy 13 and trisomy 18, says Maura Quinlan, MD, MPH, an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. The test analyzes a sample of your blood, looking at tiny fragments of fetal DNA that are released from the placenta into your bloodstream. While the primary purpose of NIPT is to screen for chromosomal abnormalities, Quinlan says, since the test looks at fetal DNA, it also gives parents the opportunity to find out baby's sex. If it detects a Y chromosome, you're carrying a boy; if not, you're expecting a girl.
What's the accuracy in sex determination of baby? NIPT is 95 to 97 percent accurate, but it isn't entirely fool-proof, so "there is always a risk of getting it wrong," says Jonathan Schaffir, MD, an ob-gyn at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. Since NIPT is non-invasive, there's no risk to you or baby. Cost is generally the biggest drawback of this test, since some insurances don't cover it, Quinlan says.
When can you tell the sex of baby? The test is most reliable starting at 10 weeks of pregnancy, Schaffir says, and results usually take about 10 days.
2. Chorionic Villus Sampling
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS) is a test used to diagnose certain chromosomal abnormalities (like Down syndrome) and genetic problems (like cystic fibrosis) in baby. It can be done one of two ways: By inserting a thin plastic tube through your cervix (known as a transcervical CVS) or a needle through your belly (a transabdominal CVS) to reach the placenta and gather a small sample of placental tissue to test. Your doctor will use ultrasound images to help guide the tube or needle to the best spot for sampling. Like NIPT, CVS looks for genetic abnormalities, but it can also reveal baby's sex through its testing of cells from the placenta.
What's the accuracy in sex determination of baby? CVS is close to 99 percent accurate at predicting baby's sex. That said, it is invasive and comes with a small risk of miscarriage (approximatelyone in 100 women, with transcervical CVS having a higher risk), so this really isn't recommended for sex determinationalone, says Christine Greves, MD, an ob-gyn at the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies in Orlando, Florida. It's also not a test that's used very often anymore, given that noninvasive prenatal testing can accurately predict genetic issues, she adds. However, if you're already having CVS to detect genetic problems in baby, you can find out whether you're having a boy or girl in the process.
When you can tell the sex of baby? CVS can be done starting at 10 weeks of pregnancy. After the test is performed, the sample is placed in a dish and sent off to a lab, and it can take about two weeks to get the test results.
3. Amniocentesis
Amniocentesis (you may hear it referred to as an "amnio") is a diagnostic test that's usually done between 15 and 20 weeks of pregnancy. To do the test, a technician will insert a very thin needle into your amniotic sac to draw a little amniotic fluid. That fluid, which contains cells that baby has shed, is then analyzed to look for genetic abnormalities.
What's the accuracy in sex determination of baby? "Amnio is considered the 'gold standard' for determining information from fetal DNA, including gender, because it's nearly 100 percent accurate," Schaffir says. "However, it is invasive, so there's a small amount of pain involved and there is a risk of causing infection or bleeding within the pregnancy sac that could at worst cause miscarriage." Because of this, amnio is not recommended if you're just trying to find out baby's sex, given that the test does pose some risk to baby, Quinlan says.
When can you tell the sex of baby? Amniocentesis is typically performed as early as 15 weeks of pregnancy, and results usually take between seven to 10 days, Schaffir says.
4. Ultrasound
Baby's external genitals are fully formed by about 14 weeks of gestation, so technically an ultrasound done anytime after that could help determine baby's sex, Schaffir says. But since all of their anatomical development isn't complete until around 18 to 20 weeks, that's usually when the anatomy scan is performed. Unless your little one's position makes it hard to see, your ultrasound technician can provide a visual confirmation of baby's sex.
What's the accuracy in sex determination of baby? "Accuracy is around 97 to 99 percent, depending on the skill of the sonographer and the position of the fetus," Schaffir says. "So, again, there is a risk of getting it wrong."
When you can you tell the sex of baby? The results are instant—you can find out baby's sex in real time during your ultrasound appointment. Plus, the ultrasound poses no risk to you or baby.
5. IVF
It's possible to determine the sex of a potential baby before an embryo is transferred during IVF (in vintro fertilitzation). According to the Mayo Clinic, preimplantation genetic testing involves examining an embryo for any possible genetic abnormalities or birth defects. At this time, the chromosome pairing (XX or XY) can also be identified to indicate sex. Preimplantation genetic testing can also be used for sex selection during IVF; that means that parents specifically seek out an XX chromosome pairing for a girl or an XY chromosome pairing for a boy, notes CNY Fertility.
What's the accuracy in sex determination of baby? Since an XX or XY is actively identified, accuracy is almost 100 percent, according to CNY Fertility.
When you can you tell the sex of baby? In this scenario, the embryo's chromosomes are evaluated in anticipation of it being transfered into a mom's uterus—so sex determination actually happens before pregnancy.
6. Home Gender Predictor Test Kit
You may have spotted these kits at your local drugstore and wondered what they were all about. First and foremost, while they're often labeled and marketed as "gender predictors," they're actually used to determine baby's sex. However, they vary, both in how they work and how accurate they are. Some test urine while others test blood. But across the board, they're not sanctioned by any major medical organization.
What's the accuracy in sex determination of baby? There are some tests out there that claim to determine sex based on maternal urine, but they're very unreliable, Schaffir says. Others have you collect a blood sample and mail it in for a DNA test. "Since these are mailed to laboratories of uncertain reputation that may or may not have gone through the certification process needed to prove their reliability, the results may or may not be accurate," he says. "I'd say it's better to go through a lab recommended by your prenatal care provider." Quinlan agrees: "They're not FDA-approved. I wouldn't rely on the results."
When can you tell the sex of baby? How quickly you can get results varies based on what kind of predictor test kit you use, but some, like the "SneakPeek Early Gender DNA Test," promise to give you results in less than 72 hours after you place your order. Remember, these aren't FDA-approved and it's hard to say how reliable they actually are.
In general, doctors say the anatomy scan and non-invasive prenatal testing are the best, most reliable and safest options for determining baby's sex. If you're not sure what you want to do, talk to your doctor, who'll be able to guide you.
Again, sex and gender are different things. Eventually, children will begin to develop their own gender identity; this is a person's inner sense of how they identify themselves—male, female or neither. "We see that many children become more aware of gender identity as early as 2 to 3 years of age," says Leondires.
Finding out the sex of baby can be a wonderful moment. Talk to your doctor to decide which test for sex determination is right for you. Of course, you can also choose to wait it out for a big delivery day surprise.
About the experts:
Christine Greves, MD, is an ob-gyn at the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies in Orlando, Florida.
Mark P. Leondires, MD, is an ob-gyn and reproductive endocrinologist and the founder and medical director of Reproductive Medicine Associates of Connecticut (RMA of CT). He is also the founder of Gay Parents To Be (GPTB), a family building resource for the LGBTQ+ community and a founder at Gays with Kids (GWK). He earned his medical degree from the University of Vermont in Burlington.
Jonathan Schaffir, MD, is an ob-gyn at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Maura Quinlan, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
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This joyous, large jar is beautifully handmade and hand-painted in a Tuscan village, famed for their ceramic production. The generous size of the jar plays host to an equally generous assortment of individually-wrapped biscotti, almond macaroons, and chocolate covered biscotti. This gift is sure to become a family heirloom.
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Q & A: Hot Sardines Talk Jazz Influences
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The Hot Sardines are a contemporary jazz band, paying a visit to Davidson College's Duke Family Performance Hall in February. Drawing on rich traditions of jazz from the swinging stages of New York, Paris, and New Orleans, the classically trained Hot Sardines put fresh twists on old standards like "Comes Love" and "It Had to Be You." Other songs like "Here You Are Again" and "Gramercy Sunset" are the product of the band itself, combining the musical force of lead singer Elizabeth Bougerol and bandleader Evan Palazzo. Bougerol, a native speaker, often croons in French, with songs like "Petite Fleur" and "La Fille Aux Cheveux Roux."
We asked Elizabeth a few questions about their innovative work:
Elizabeth Bougerol. Photo by Aidan Grant.
Would you consider your work a revival or an expansion of the jazz tradition?
Anyone who's ever covered a jazz song is doing both, even if they don't acknowledge it as such — you don't have to throw out everything that's come before to create something new.
With which older jazz artists do you most identify?
Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Harry Connick, Jr.
Do you think there is an essential crossover between the American and French jazz scenes?
They're fused at the root. You can't talk about New Orleans jazz without talking about the 19th-century European music French settlers brought with them, and the ways these sounds blended with African rhythms and spirituals and the blues to create the beginnings of dixieland. And later on, without the French, we might never have heard of Sidney Bechet or Josephine Baker, who found a more appreciative audience and a much richer creative environment in France, and in turn, gypsy jazz like Django Reinhardt's Quintette of the Hot Club of France influenced the American jazz scene, with lasting effects to both countries' musical landscapes.
Do you hope to inspire future generations to carry on the jazz tradition?
This is music that connects people — and the next generation instinctively gets that. We can only hope that some notes we play might connect with a budding musical mind, because we can't wait to see what they'll do with these 80- and 100-year-old songs.
Video: The Hot Sardines – I Wanna Be Like You
Traveling across the country and the world, the Hot Sardines will stop by Davidson on February 12th in the Duke Family Performance Hall. For more information, click here.


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The office is centrally located between S. Dixie Highway and Federal Highway (US-1) at the intersection of S.W. 18th Street. We are in the brown building called One Royal Palm Place building. We are on the left side of the first floor in Suite 110.
Take Exit 42 Hillsboro Boulevard (East), drive approx. 0.7 miles.
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We are located on the first floor, to the left of the lobby, in Suite 110.
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News story 1: The Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) cover story regarding several patients treated at the Institute of Neurological Recovery in Boca Raton, Florida with perispinal etanercept following stroke, by Nicole Brochu, entitled "Boca doctor gives stroke survivors new shot at mobility, independence".
News story 2: The Daily Dunklin Democrat story about two friends from the same Missouri town who each improved after perispinal etanercept treatment, entitled "Neighbors: Local women talk stroke recovery".
News story 3: "Sunday Night" (Australia) National News Story, "The New Stroke Treatment That's Changing Lives".
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The abstract and link to the full text of the published, peer-reviewed article, written by multiple INR physicians, including Nancy Kim MD and Edward Tobinick MD, entitled "Selective TNF Inhibition for chronic stroke and traumatic brain injury: an observational study involving 629 consecutive patients treated with perispinal etanercept." CNS Drugs, 2012. 26(12): p. 1051-70.
The abstract and link to the full text (PDF) of the published, peer-reviewed article, entitled "Rapid cognitive improvement in Alzheimer's disease following perispinal etanercept administration." J Neuroinflammation, 2008. 5: p. 2, written by Edward Tobinick MD and Hyman Gross MD.
The full text PDF of the peer-reviewed, published article entitled, "Perispinal Etanercept for Post-Stroke Neurological and Cognitive Dysfunction: Scientific Rationale and Current Evidence." by Tracey Ignatowski, Robert Spengler, Krishnan Dhandapani, Hedy Folkersma, Roger Butterworth, and Edward Tobinick, CNS Drugs, 2014, published May 27, 2014.
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Did you believe me when I told you that I went on a major crafting binge? Well the hits are still coming!
I saw on a blog (forgive me, I read 652, so I don't remember which one), these little margarita favor bags. Then, I was at Pat Catan's craft store and saw these ADORABLE mini margarita glasses and this super cute bottle, so I decided to make this little favor!
You could totally use this as a gift for a friend that just needs a drink, a bridal shower, a fiesta/Cinco de Mayo favor or a bachelorette party.


Organized in 1884 as N.C. Teachers Assembly in the White Sulphur Springs Hotel. Building was one mile northwest.
Location. 35° 29.554′ N, 82° 59.246′ W. Marker is in Waynesville, North Carolina, in Haywood County. Marker is on Depot Street (State Highway 1247) near Montgomery Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waynesville NC 28786, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Old Time Music (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battle House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Martin's Surrender (approx. half a mile away); Museum Of N.C. Handicrafts (approx. half a mile away); Thomas's Resting Place (approx. 0.6 miles away); Waynesville Engagement (approx. 0.9 miles away); Plott Hound (approx. 1.8 miles away); Turpin's Chapel - Maple Grove United Methodist Church (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waynesville.
More. Search the internet for N.C. Education Association.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on April 8, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 611 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.


Discussion in 'AV Receivers & Amplifiers' started by masimo72, Jan 21, 2008.
My friend you are in the speaker forum. It is better to post your question in the amplifier and integrated receiver section.
PS: as your system is only a two chanel system you have to ask yourself if you want to go all the mileage and get yourself a home cinema amplifier that can drive 5 or 7 speakers and a subwoofer.
moved to the amp and receiver forum.
Question Do I need a pre-amp?
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It is arguable whether or not emerald is actually the hardest to obtain ore in the game. It is the biggest ore in the game being approximately 75% bigger than raw magnetite and 125% - 150% bigger than normal raw ores such as iron, steel, crystal, and coal.
The present invention relates to a magnetite-based sintered ore wherein magnetite fine ore, which has low reducibility and is thus not currently used among iron ores used as a main raw material in steelmaking processes, is improved to have excellent reducibility, and to a method of producing same.
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Ore ships on the Great Lakes could not rely on compasses to plot their position or course because of the magnetite they carried. Before the advent of global positioning satellites transporting iron ore was a riskier endeavor.
The Kudremukh Iron Ore Company: a history of magnetite usage in India Though magnetite has no presence on the Indian scene today, the same hasn't always been the case. KIOCL Ltd had been allotted mines in Kudremukh, Karnataka and mined magnetite ore from here for 25 years, with a Pelletisation facility at Mangalore, around 100 kms from the mines.
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Carrum Downs ist ein Stadtteil der australischen Metropole Melbourne. Er befindet sich ca. 34 km südöstlich des Stadtzentrums und hatte im Jahr 2016 etwa 20.700 Einwohner.

Geschichte
Vor Ankunft der Europäer war die Gegend von Aborigines besiedelt, die sie Karrum Karrum (Bumerang) nannten. Der Name bezieht sich wahrscheinlich auf den schmalen Sandstreifen, der vom Oliver's Hill aus betrachtet an die Form eines Bumerangs erinnert. Zu jener Zeit bestand das Gebiet hauptsächlich aus sumpfigem Marschland.

In den Jahren 1865–66 bereiste T. E. Rawlinson das Gebiet. Die einzige europäische Besiedlung, die er vermerkte, war eine Fischerhütte im heutigen Aspendale. Bereits im Dezember 1865 wurde das Land in einer ersten Auktion in Melbourne an mehrere Investoren verkauft. Vornehmlich entwickelte sich zunächst nur das Fischerdorf Mordialloc, auch, weil die Gouverneursverwaltung sich zurückhielt und keine Sträflinge für die Trockenlegung des Sumpfs bereitstellen wollte.

1909 eröffnete das Postamt von Carrum Downs. Während der Weltwirtschaftskrise unterhielt die gemeinnützige Organisation Brotherhood of St. Laurence eine Einrichtung, um notleidenden Familien in der Gegend zu helfen. Nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs sollte der Stadtteil zunächst in eine Art Sun City, also eine Siedlung für Senioren, umgewandelt werden.

In den 1980er und 1990er Jahren wurde das Gebiet neu erschlossen. Aufgrund günstiger Preise und der Nähe zu Frankston zogen viele Familien in das Gebiet.

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Stadtteil von Melbourne
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Plaque: Bunhill burial ground - 3 & 4
{On the pier to the left of the entrance:}
This burial ground of the nonconformists known anciently as Bunhill in the Fields was enclosed with a brick wall at the sole charge of the City of London in the Mayoralty of Sir John Lawrence knight Anno Domini 1665 and afterwards the gates hereof were built and finished in the mayoralty of Sir Thomas Bludworth knight Anno Domini 1666.
This burial ground was badly damaged during the war of 1939 - 45. Restoration undertaken by the Corporation of London in 1964 included the laying out of part of the ground as a public garden.
{On the pier to the right of the entrance:}
At the time of the closing of this ground in 1852 more than 120,000 bodies had been interred therein. In the year 1867 it was committed by Act of Parliament to the care of the Corporation of London and having by them been planted and restored for public resort, it was opened by the Rt. Honrl. James Clarke Lawrence MP, Lord Mayor on the 14th of October 1869.
Charles Reed Esq MP Chairman of the Committee for the Preservation of this ground.
It would be nice if the two Lord Mayor Lawrences were related but we can't confirm. The wall and gates erected in 1665-6 are not those we see today. These we imagine were installed as part of the 1869 garden restoration, along with these 5 inscribed piers.
Site: Bunhill burial ground (4 memorials)
EC1, City Road
The 5 piers on the City Road boundary each carry a golden inscription. We list them here south to north.
There is a common misapprehension that the three Cromwells named on these piers are the sons of Oliver but according to the 1897 book 'The House of Cromwell', they are his great-grandsons, via his son Henry (1628 - 1674) and Henry's son, Major Henry (1658 - 1711) and his wife Hannah Hewling. A fourth brother, Thomas Cromwell (1699 - c.1750), is also buried here but doesn't get a mention on the piers.
Historical Trinkets gives a good history of this burial ground, together with photos of many of the tombs. As well as the names given on the piers we understand the following were also buried here: Richard Price (see scientific life assurance), Thomas Newcomen, Susanna Wesley, grandfather of J. R. R. Tolkien and Thomas Bayes, originator of inverse probability theory.
Note the Quaker Bunhill Fields Burial Ground is nearby but not the same place.
Bunhill burial ground - 3 & 4
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James Clarke Lawrence
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Bunhill burial ground - 1
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Training Better Bystanders to Make College Campuses Safer
Home Homepage 2019, Featured, February Training Better Bystanders to Make College Campuses Safer
The #MeToo era has been one of renewed activism for women's rights and for the rights of victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment after decades-long accusations have surfaced. College campuses have been no exception. A couple of years before the newest movement took off, Montgomery College started offering evidence-based trainings for students on how to help reduce violence against women and make communities safer. The MC team delivered 31 trainings to roughly 575 students during summer and fall of 2018 alone.
Dr. Bess Vincent
The Bringing in the Bystander training is based on the one developed by the University of New Hampshire. Eight MC employees went through the training in February of 2015 and adapted it to a two-year college setting to present it to students. One of them was Bess Vincent, assistant administrative dean at the College. "The 90-minute training focuses on developing skills to deescalate violence, mostly in cases of sexual assault and violence against women, but can include any kind of unacceptable behavior," Vincent said.
About 40 employees have since taken the training and now lead the prevention workshops, which seek to establish a community of responsibility to teach bystanders how to intervene safely and effectively in cases where sexual assault may be occurring or where there may be risk. "We can all probably can think of a story or two in which we saw something happen and we didn't do anything about it. It's not that you didn't want to, it's that maybe that you didn't know what to do in that moment," Vincent said. "We know that people are far more likely to do something if they've witnessed it happening before and they know what to do, so part of the training is simply about thinking what their options are.
There is a spectrum of actions people can take, and it's important to acknowledge what those middle pieces are
The workshops walk students through a series of examples such as a date rape at a party, bullying, harassment at the workplace, and domestic violence. "There is a spectrum of actions people can take," Vincent said, "and it's important to acknowledge what those middle pieces are. We tend to think, 'I will either do nothing or I'm going to confront you.' Neither is very helpful in changing the culture."
She makes clear that even though the training focuses mostly on men as perpetrators and women as victims, that is not always the case, nor are they always heterosexual: "This spans gender and sexual identity."
Her data shows the training has proven results of students becoming more aware and knowledgeable, which is why it is referred to as evidence-based. "This program has shown and demonstrated that students learn skills to be prosocial bystanders by completing the training. They're surveyed and there are knowledge-based changes," she said.
Faculty members who are interested in having trainers offer the workshop in their class can contact her at angela.dawson@montgomerycollege.edu.
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Justia Regulation Tracker Department Of Commerce International Trade Administration North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews: Notice of Withdrawal of Panel Review, 74272-74273 [07-6240]
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews: Notice of Withdrawal of Panel Review, 74272-74273 [07-6240]
Download as PDF 74272 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 249 / Monday, December 31, 2007 / Notices section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rates for the companies listed above will be the rates established in the final results of this review, except if the rate is less than 0.5 percent and, therefore, de minimis, the cash deposit will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent final results in which that manufacturer or exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in these reviews, a prior review, or the original less-thanfair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent final results for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) if neither the exporter nor the manufacturer is a firm covered in this or any previous review or the LTFV conducted by the Department, the cash deposit rate will be 38.72 percent, the ''all-others'' rate established in the LTFV. See Amended Final Determination. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Verification The Department intends to conduct sales verifications after these preliminary results for Ispat, Tata, and JSW. Notification to Importers sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES This notice serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. These preliminary results of review are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: December 19, 2007. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7–25397 Filed 12–28–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:08 Dec 28, 2007 Jkt 214001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–821–802] Extension of Time to Submit Comments Concerning the Initialed Draft Amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (''the Department'') and the Russian Federation's Federal Atomic Energy Agency (''Rosatom'') have initialed a draft amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation (''Suspension Agreement''). See Initialed Draft Amendment to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation; Request for Comment, 72 FR 68124 (December 4, 2007) (''Draft Amendment''). On December 20, 2007, Power Resources, Inc. (''PRI'') and Crow Butte Resources, Inc (''CBR''), U.S. producers of uranium concentrates, requested a one-week extension to the comment period outlined in the Draft Amendment. The Department is granting this request in full. AGENCY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally C. Gannon at (202) 482–0162, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 30, 1992, the Department suspended the antidumping duty investigation involving uranium from Russia on the basis of an agreement by its government to restrict the volume of direct or indirect exports to the United States in order to prevent the suppression or undercutting of price levels of U.S. domestic uranium. See Antidumping; Uranium from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; Suspension of Investigations and Amendment of Preliminary Determinations, 57 FR 49220 (October 30, 1992). The Suspension Agreement was subsequently amended, by agreement of both governments, on March 11, 1994, October 3, 1996, and May 7, 1997. See, respectively, Amendment to Agreement PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation, 59 FR 15373 (April 1, 1994); Amendments to the Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation, 61 FR 56665 (November 4, 1996); and Amendment to Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation, 62 FR 37879 (July 15, 1997). On July 31, 1998, the Department notified interested parties of an administrative change with respect to the Suspension Agreement. See Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the Russian Federation, 63 FR 40879 (July 31, 1998). On November 27, 2007, the Department and Rosatom initialed a new draft amendment to the Suspension Agreement. Extension Request The Department provided parties with thirty days from the publication date of the Draft Amendment in the Federal Register to submit comments on the proposed amendment. The Draft Amendment published in the Federal Register on December 4, 2007, and, therefore, comments were due on January 3, 2008. On December 20, 2007, PRI and CBR requested a one-week extension to the deadline for submitting comments on the proposed amendment. PRI and CBR stated in their submission that the complexity of the Suspension Agreement and Draft Amendment, coupled with the December holiday, necessitate additional time for PRI and CBR to review and analyze the Draft Amendment and submit meaningful comments. For the reasons stated in PRI's and CBR's submission, the Department is granting this request in full. The comments on the Draft Amendment are now due on January 10, 2008. Dated: December 21, 2007. David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E7–25390 Filed 12–28–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews: Notice of Withdrawal of Panel Review NAFTA Secretariat, United States Section, International Trade AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\31DEN1.SGM 31DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 249 / Monday, December 31, 2007 / Notices Administration, Department of Commerce. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE On December 20, 2007, a Notice of Withdrawal of Request for Panel Review of the Changed Circumstances Review and the Complaint regarding Gray Portland Cement and Clinker from Mexico was filed on behalf of Holcim Apasco, S.A. de C.V. and Cementos Apasco, S.A. de C.V. (Secretariat File No. USA–MEX–2007–1904–02). ACTION: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Withdrawal of the Request for Panel Review and the Complaint, the panel review is terminated as of December 20, 2007. A panel has not been appointed to this panel review. Pursuant to Rule 71(2) of the Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 Binational Panel Review, this panel review is terminated. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caratina L. Alston, United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite 2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–5438. Chapter 19 of the North American Free-Trade Agreement (''Agreement'') establishes a mechanism to replace domestic judicial review of final determinations in antidumping and countervailing duty cases involving imports from a NAFTA country with review by independent binational panels. When a Request for Panel Review is filed, a panel is established to act in place of national courts to review expeditiously the final determination to determine whether it conforms with the antidumping or countervailing duty law of the country that made the determination. Under Article 1904 of the Agreement, which came into force on January 1, 1994, the Government of the United States, the Government of Canada and the Government of Mexico established Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews (''Rules''). These Rules were published in the Federal Register on February 23, 1994 (59 FR 8686). The panel review in this matter was requested and terminated pursuant to these Rules. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: December 20, 2007. Caratina L. Alston, United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat. [FR Doc. 07–6240 Filed 12–28–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–GT–M VerDate Aug<31>2005 20:08 Dec 28, 2007 Jkt 214001 International Trade Administration Notice of Allocation of Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) on the Import of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics for Calendar Year 2008 December 21, 2007. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. ACTION: Notice of allocation of 2008 worsted wool fabric tariff rate quota. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) has determined the allocation for Calendar Year 2008 of imports of certain worsted wool fabrics under tariff rate quotas established by Title V of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (Public Law No. 106–200), as amended by the Trade Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–210) and the Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004 (Public law 108–249), and the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Public Law 109– 280). The companies that are being provided an allocation are listed below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Carrigg, Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, (202) 482–2573. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BACKGROUND: Title V of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 as amended by the Trade Act of 2002, the Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004 and the Pension Protection Act of 2006, creates two tariff rate quotas, providing for temporary reductions in the import duties on two categories of worsted wool fabrics suitable for use in making suits, suittype jackets, or trousers. For worsted wool fabric with average fiber diameters greater than 18.5 microns (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) heading 9902.51.11), the reduction in duty is limited to 5,500,000 square meters in 2008. For worsted wool fabric with average fiber diameters of 18.5 microns or less (HTSUS heading 9902.51.15), the reduction is limited to 5,000,000 square meters in 2008. The Miscellaneous Trade Act of 2004 requires the President to ensure that such fabrics are fairly allocated to persons (including firms, corporations, or other legal entities) who cut and sew men's and boys' worsted wool suits and suit-like jackets and trousers in the United States and who apply for an allocation based on the amount of such suits cut and sewn during the prior calendar year. Presidential Proclamation 7383, of December 1, 2000, authorized the Secretary of Commerce to allocate PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 74273 the quantity of worsted wool fabric imports under the tariff rate quotas. The Miscellaneous Trade Act also authorized Commerce to allocate a new HTS category, HTS 9902.51.16. This HTS refers to worsted wool fabric with average fiber diameter of 18.5 microns or less. The amendment further provides that HTS 9902.51.16 is for the benefit of persons (including firms, corporations, or other legal entities) who weave worsted wool fabric in the United States. For HTS 9902.51.16, the reduction in duty is limited to 2,000,000 square meters in 2008. On January 22, 2001 the Department published interim regulations establishing procedures for applying for, and determining, such allocations (66 FR6459, 15 CFR 335). These interim regulations were adopted, without change, as a final rule published on October 24, 2005 (70 FR 61363). On September 5, 2007, the Department published a notice in the Federal Register (72 FR 50934) soliciting applications for an allocation of the 2008 tariff rate quotas with a closing date of October 5, 2007. The Department received timely applications for the HTS 9902.51.11 tariff rate quota from 9 firms. The Department received timely applications for the HTS 9902.51.15 tariff rate quota from 14 firms. The Department received timely applications for the HTS 9902.51.16 tariff rate quota from 1 firm. All applicants were determined eligible for an allocation. Most applicants submitted data on a business confidential basis. As allocations to firms were determined on the basis of this data, the Department considers individual firm allocations to be business confidential. FIRMS THAT RECEIVED ALLOCATIONS FIRMS THAT RECEIVED ALLOCATIONS: HTS 9902.51.11, FABRICS, OF WORSTED WOOL, WITH AVERAGE FIBER DIAMETER GREATER THAN 18.5 MICRON, CERTIFIED BY THE IMPORTER AS SUITABLE FOR USE IN MAKING SUITS, SUITTYPE JACKETS, OR TROUSERS (PROVIDED FOR IN SUBHEADING 5112.11.60 AND 5112.19.95). Amount allocated: 5,500,000 square meters. Companies Receiving Allocation: Adrian Jules LTD-Rochester, NY Hartmarx Corporation—Chicago, IL Hugo Boss Cleveland, Inc-Brooklyn, OH JA Apparel Corp.—New York, NY John H. Daniel Co.—Knoxville, TN Majer Brands Company, Inc.-Old Forge, PA Saint Laurie Ltd—New York, NY Sewell Clothing Company, Inc.—Bremen, GA The Tom James Co.—Franklin, TN E:\FR\FM\31DEN1.SGM 31DEN1
International Trade Administration
[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 249 (Monday, December 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74272-74273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-6240]
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Article 1904
Binational Panel Reviews: Notice of Withdrawal of Panel Review
AGENCY: NAFTA Secretariat, United States Section, International Trade
[[Page 74273]]
Administration, Department of Commerce.
ACTION: On December 20, 2007, a Notice of Withdrawal of Request for
Panel Review of the Changed Circumstances Review and the Complaint
regarding Gray Portland Cement and Clinker from Mexico was filed on
behalf of Holcim Apasco, S.A. de C.V. and Cementos Apasco, S.A. de C.V.
(Secretariat File No. USA-MEX-2007-1904-02).
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Withdrawal of the Request for Panel Review and
the Complaint, the panel review is terminated as of December 20, 2007.
A panel has not been appointed to this panel review. Pursuant to Rule
71(2) of the Rules of Procedure for Article 1904 Binational Panel
Review, this panel review is terminated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caratina L. Alston, United States
Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite 2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue,
Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482-5438.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 19 of the North American Free-Trade
Agreement (``Agreement'') establishes a mechanism to replace domestic
judicial review of final determinations in antidumping and
countervailing duty cases involving imports from a NAFTA country with
review by independent binational panels. When a Request for Panel
Review is filed, a panel is established to act in place of national
courts to review expeditiously the final determination to determine
whether it conforms with the antidumping or countervailing duty law of
the country that made the determination.
Under Article 1904 of the Agreement, which came into force on
January 1, 1994, the Government of the United States, the Government of
Canada and the Government of Mexico established Rules of Procedure for
Article 1904 Binational Panel Reviews (``Rules''). These Rules were
published in the Federal Register on February 23, 1994 (59 FR 8686).
The panel review in this matter was requested and terminated pursuant
to these Rules.
Dated: December 20, 2007.
Caratina L. Alston,
United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 07-6240 Filed 12-28-07; 8:45 am]
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Hey, Cool Cats, today's the last day of the Beach Party Blogathon. However, if you still plan to come to the party, Kristina from Speakeasy will be doing a final wrap-up post tomorrow and will include your post then.
In the meantime, be sure to check out these posts from today!
Bubblegum Aesthetics compares the 1991 and 2015 versions of Point Blank.
Laura's Miscellaneous Musings watches 1963's Beach Party for the first time.
Dell on Movies relishes in the unintentionally hilarious Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961).
The Wonderful World of Cinema explores Italian Neorealism with Stromboli (1950).
Film Grimoire tells us not to expect too much from Orca (1977).
Cinema Monolith waxes nostalgic about the California vibe with Malibu Beach (1978).
Speakeasy dreams of a tropical vacation in Elvis' Blue Hawaii (1961).
The Filmatelist runs wild with Billy Wilder and Some Like it Hot (1959).
A Shroud of Thoughts can't help but like Beach Blanket Bingo (1965).
A Classic Movie Blog shares the odd but musical The Beach Girls and the Monster (1965).
Portraits by Jenni examines the haunting and beautifully filmed Whale Rider (2002).
Remember: If you post later this evening, don't fret! Kristina at Speakeasy can include your fab piece in the wrap-up post tomorrow.
All good parties must come to an end…. Day 5 of The Beach Party Blogathon! hosted by Ruth from Silver Screenings and Kristina from Speakeasy!
SOME LIKE IT HOT is one of my favorite films. I'm a Jack Lemmon fan and he is outstanding in this film. I love it. I also like BELL BOOK AND CANDLE. Kim Novak is an interesting personality and she's an animal lover. She took Pywacket home with her with the filming was finished. I don't know a lot about the stars or the older films/hollywood but I've watched these two over and over again.
I didn't realize Kim Novak adopted Pywacket. That's a great story.
Yes, I agree re: Jack Lemmon in Some Like it Hot. That film never gets old, does it?


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Publication - Independent report
Children looked after by local authorities: legal framework
Children and Families Directorate
Children and families, Education
This report describes key aspects of the law as it applies throughout a child's journey through public care and supervision.
132 page PDF
Footnotes for Kinship care
Footnotes for Introduction
2 Children and parents, responsibilities and rights
Footnotes for Children and parents, responsibilities and rights
3 Becoming looked after
Footnotes for Becoming looked after
4 Local authorities' legal duties towards children looked after
Footnotes for Local authorities' legal duties towards looked after children
5 Throughcare
Footnotes for Throughcare
6 Kinship care
7 Roles and responsibilities of other agencies
Footnotes for Roles and responsibilities of other agencies
Footnote for Health care
Footnotes for Education
10 Children with disabilities
Footnotes for Children with disabilities
11 Pathways through local authority care
Footnotes for Pathways through local authority care
12 Leaving care
Footnotes for Leaving care
13 Monitoring performance
Footnotes for Monitoring performance
14 Managing information
Footnotes for Managing information
15 Rights to appeal
Footnotes for Rights to appeal
16 Overview of the framework
Footnotes for Overview of the framework
Appendix 1 - Relevant legislation and guidance
Appendix 2 - European Convention of Human Rights
Appendix 3 - References
1 Sutherland (1999), pp 160-162
2 C(S)A 1995, section 7 and section 11
4 The Scottish Executive (2004) Family Matters: Improving Family Law in Scotland, section 4 - Contact between children and wider family (Edinburgh, HMSO)
5 C(S)A 1995, section 93(1)
6 Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985, section 1(1)(d); this may apply to, for example, a step-parent without parental responsibilities and rights or a parent's cohabitee
7 C(S)A 1995, section 5
8 Norrie (2004) p 19
10 C(S)A 1995, section 5(2)
11 C(S)A 1995, s45; children's hearing Rules (Scotland)1996, rule 7 - notification of children's hearings to relevant persons … rule 18(b) - notification of statement of grounds of referral
12 C(S)A 1995, s 65; children's hearings (Scotland) Rules, rule 11 - representation for the purposes of assisting … relevant persons; C(S)A 1995, s92 - entitlement to legal aid
13 C(S)A 1995, section 51
14 The Arrangements to Look After Children (Scotland) 1996, Regulation 7(d)
15 Norrie (2004) p 88 (Scottish SW Legislation - Annotation to C(S)A 1995 - C198.11)
16 C(S)A 1995, s93(2)(b)(c)
17 JS and TK v MN and Principal Reporter Inner House, Court of Session 8 February 2002
18 (Jamieson p82, quoting Kennedy v H 1988 SLT 586)
19 C(S)A 1995, s11(3)(i)
20 C(S)A 1995, s17(3)(d)
21 C(S)A 1995, s15(1)
22 The Scottish Executive (2002) Growing Support; A Review of Support to Vulnerable Families with Young Children, Chapter 3, Working with extended families - paragraphs 65-71
23 Fostering of Children (Scotland) Regulations 1996, regulations, 3 and 12
24 C(S)A 1995, section 26(1)(a)(ii) and (iii)
25 Fostering of Children (Scotland) Regulations 1996, regulation 14
26 ibid, regulation 15
27 Children (Scotland) Act 1995 Regulations and Guidance Volume 2 Children Looked After by Local Authorities, Chapter 2, paragraph 117, p 69
28 Children Act 1989, section 23(3) (also excludes relatives in whose favour a residence order had been in force prior to the child having been looked after)
29 Children Act 1989, section 23(6)
30 Placement of Children with Parents etc. Regulations 1991
31 Children (Scotland) Act 1995 Regulations and Guidance Volume 2 Children Looked After by Local Authorities, Chapter 3, paragraph 35-37, p 52
32 C(S)A 1995, section 17(1)(a)
33 The Arrangements to Look After Children (Scotland) 1996, Regulation 18
35 Triseliotis, J., Borland, M. and Hill, M. (1999) Fostering Good Relations: A Study of Foster Care and Foster Carers in Scotland Social Work Research Findings No. 34 The Scottish Executive
36 R (L and Others) v Manchester City Council; R (R and Anor) v Manchester City Council 2001 WL 1476308 Applications for judicial review were made on behalf of several children by their guardians ad litem as 'litigation friends', challenging the legality of a local authority's policy to pay short-term foster carers who were friends or relatives of the children concerned at a much lower rate than non related foster carers. When providing financial assistance to carers the local authority treated looked after children which it placed with friends or relatives in the same way as children in need living with friends and relatives, not placed by the local authority. This entailed a framework of discretionary payments to a specified yearly maximum per child, with a preference for one-off grants rather than weekly maintenance allowances. The local authority justified that policy as ensuring that payments to carers who were friends or relatives did not act as a disincentive to apply for residence orders on financial grounds alone. The claimants argued that the policy was irrational and breached the children's Article 8 and 14 rights under the European Convention of Human Rights. The children in these cases had similar needs to other children looked after by the local authority because of poor parental care and needed more than subsistence care to allow them to recover. The policy created a financial 'underclass of children who did not get the level of support which a rational policy would provide and whose foster carers would be under financial pressure to go out to work.
37 The Council's standing orders did not provide delegated authority for officials to impose the policy without involvement of elected members, and the local authority would have to either agree a new policy at Social Services Committee or ratify the existing one
38 MC or V, Petitioner v South Lanarkshire Council 30th January 2004 (Scottish Opinions February 2004)
39 In considering whether the local authority's decision amounted to discriminatory treatment of relative carers to the extent of breaching Article 14, the court applied the Michalak test established in an English Court of Appeal case ( London Borough of Wandsworth v. Michalak 2002 WL 226161, per Lord Justice Brooke at paragraph 20). It asked whether the facts of the case fell within the ambit of one or more of the Convention rights and held that there was potential for engagement of Article 8 in this case, which merited testing at a full hearing. If a Convention right was engaged, was there different treatment as respects that right between the petitioner and other persons put forward for comparison, in this case 'foster carers'? The claimant argued that she had been treated differently because she was related to the children, and unfairly as she received much less than would be paid to foster carers. The Council argued that link carer's allowances could be paid to people who were unrelated to children and the higher payments to foster carers were made not because they were unrelated but because they were part of a statutory scheme. The court concluded that this was arguable and would also have merited a hearing. The claimant's case failed on the third question; were the chosen comparator group, foster carers, in an analogous situation? The court held that the claimant would not be able to establish that unrelated foster carers were an analogous comparator group, because of significant differences between a link carer and a foster carer; the link carer scheme was for temporary care where there was already an established relationship or family tie and foster care provided for 'a long-term substitute arrangement for a child's family life'; family carers may be entitled to state benefits, where foster carers are not; statutory regulations regarding fostering did not apply to the link carer's scheme. The state has a wide margin of appreciation in relation to social and economic policy and the court was required to apply a restrictive interpretation of comparator groups in these circumstances. The fourth element of the Michalak test was also one that should be tested at a hearing had the case not failed on the third element of the test. If different treatment between two analogous groups could be established does that difference have an objective and reasonable justification, pursue a legitimate aim, and did the differential treatment bear a reasonable relationship of proportionality to the aim sought. This is essentially the human rights tests of necessity and proportionality. The court also acknowledged that ECHR jurisprudence gives a margin of appreciation to state contracting parties in the area of discrimination and the courts should defer to the decisions of the state provided these are reasonable.
40 Farrell v Farrell 1990 SCLR 717 in which a sheriff held that he was entitled to regard an outer house decision as highly persuasive only


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    public static void eprt_tml(int ptcn_id)
    {
        DataTable tml_tbl = DBclass.TruyVanTraVeTable1("select course_id, vname, vcontent from testimonial where contact_id='" + ptcn_id + "'");
        string course_name = DBclass.TruyVanTraVeGiaTri("select vname from course where id='"+tml_tbl.Rows[0]["course_id"]+"'");
        DataTable ptcn_tbl = DBclass.TruyVanTraVeTable1("select first_name, last_name, salutation_id, title from contact where id='"+ptcn_id+"'");
        string ptcn_name = ptcn_tbl.Rows[0]["last_name"].ToString() + " " + ptcn_tbl.Rows[0]["first_name"].ToString();
        DocX g_document;

        try
        {

            // Store a global reference to the loaded document.
            g_document = DocX.Load(@"D:\Project\CRM1\tml\tml_tpt.docx");
            /*
             * The template 'InvoiceTemplate.docx' does exist,
             * so lets use it to create an invoice for a factitious company
             * called "The Happy Builder" and store a global reference it.
             */
            g_document = crt_from_tpl(DocX.Load(@"D:\Project\CRM1\tml\tml_tpt.docx"), course_name, tml_tbl.Rows[0]["vname"].ToString(), tml_tbl.Rows[0]["vcontent"].ToString(), ptcn_name, ptcn_tbl.Rows[0]["title"].ToString());
            // Save all changes made to this template as Invoice_The_Happy_Builder.docx (We don't want to replace InvoiceTemplate.docx).
            g_document.SaveAs(@"D:\Project\CRM1\tml\Invoice_The_Happy_Builder.docx");
        }

            // The template 'InvoiceTemplate.docx' does not exist, so create it.
        catch (FileNotFoundException)
        {

        }

    }

    //Create tml from template
    [System.Web.Services.WebMethod]
    private static DocX crt_from_tpl(DocX template, string course_name, string vname, string vcontent, string ptcn_name, string ptcn_title)
    {
        template.AddCustomProperty(new CustomProperty("static_title", "Ứng Dụng Thực Tiễn Thành Công"));
        template.AddCustomProperty(new CustomProperty("tmlname", vname));
        template.AddCustomProperty(new CustomProperty("tmlcontent", vcontent));
        template.AddCustomProperty(new CustomProperty("ptcnname", ptcn_name));
        template.AddCustomProperty(new CustomProperty("ptcntitle", ptcn_title));
        template.AddCustomProperty(new CustomProperty("coursename", course_name));
        return template;
    }

How can I resolve it?

A: Add these two lines to your code just before saving the document..
g_document.ReplaceText(@"
","");
g_document.ReplaceText(@"
","");

Note: It will just remove the html tages, but without adding any formatting.

A: Open your HTML file with Word, click on "Save as" and choose "Word document" under "File type".

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Do you currently feel like your fitness is plateauing? In other words, are you in a bit of a workout rut? Don't worry if you are; many fitness fans often feel like this and find that their fitness can very easily plateau.
I sometimes feel like I'm not improving at all and that my weight loss starts to level off. It can be very demotivating for anyone, even all of the professional athletes.


Apple tart is one of these well-known traditional French desserts. There are so many ways to make a delicious French apple tart. There is the famous Tarte Tatin (an upside-down tart), and the well-known apple tart from the region of Normandy (a regular apple tart with a creamy filling), and everything in-between. Today, I am sharing my recipe of French apple tart. It is lighter than a tart from Normandy as it does not contain cream, which showcases the apples. It has a sweet underlying taste of almond, that is SO delicious! The best part: it is very easy to make! The perfect dessert to enjoy these Fall apples!
Delicious and light French Apple Tart. Very easy to make!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Enroll the puff pastry to fit the pan. Sprinkle with almond flour to cover the entire surface.
Peel the apples and cut in thin slices. Squeeze lemon juice on the apples. Arrange apples on the tart. Tip: using a food processor will allow you to make very thin apple slices.
With a pastry brush, cover the apples with egg yolk. Sprinkle raw cane sugar all over the apples.
Bake in oven for 35 minutes. Let it cool down. Enjoy it warm or cold. It is delicious with vanilla ice cream on the side!
A special note to my French readers: In the this recipe, I replaced the French "poudre d'amande" by almond flour as it is impossible to find "poudre d'amande" in the US. Almond Flour is the closest equivalent to "poudre d'amande", the difference being that the grind is thinner.


In 2011, a British-educated businesswoman from Myanmar approached David with a proposal for a school in Mandalay. Given the potential opportunities of Myanmar's international education sector, David agreed to offer his assistance.
"Delivering British Education and Training with a Local Touch"


The Health Promotion Department, participating in the FAQT project, is one of the departments of the Institute of Public Health.
The Institute of Public Health in the Faculty of Healthcare is the former Cracow School of Public Health, a name which has become engrained in the memory of many people, as it was the first school of public health in Poland. Around 370 trainees study Public Health.
The Faculty of Health Care as a part of Jagiellonian University is a center of education for related health professionals. Apart from educational activities it conducts scientific research and consultancy to support the health care environment in Poland. The Faculty is organized into 2 institutes: The Institute of Nursing and Institute of Public Health.
The old Jagiellonian University, with its centuries-old tradition, is also a young and innovative school. It consists on 13 faculties. In the year 2000, the Jagiellonian University was placed at the first position in the ranking prepared by the Youth Educational Monthly Perspektywy, and in 2002 was placed at the first position in the rankings prepared by prestigious weeklies Polityka and Wprost.


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namespace app\models;

use Yii;
use yii\helpers\ArrayHelper;

/**
 * This is the model class for table "authors".
 *
 * @property integer $id
 * @property string $firstname
 * @property string $lastname
 */
class Authors extends \yii\db\ActiveRecord {
    const FIELD_ID = 'id';
    const FIELD_FIRSTNAME = 'firstname';
    const FIELD_LASTNAME = 'lastname';
    const FULLNAME = 'fullName';

    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public static function tableName() {
        return 'authors';
    }

    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function rules() {
        return [
            [[self::FIELD_FIRSTNAME, self::FIELD_LASTNAME], 'string', 'max' => 50]
        ];
    }

    /**
     * @inheritdoc
     */
    public function attributeLabels() {
        return [
            self::FIELD_ID => 'ID',
            self::FIELD_FIRSTNAME => 'Firstname',
            self::FIELD_LASTNAME => 'Lastname',
        ];
    }

    public function getFullName () {
        return $this->firstname . ' ' . $this->lastname;
    }

    public static function getAuthorsList () {
        return ArrayHelper::map(Authors::find()->all(),  Authors::FIELD_ID, Authors::FIELD_FIRSTNAME . ' ' . Authors::FIELD_LASTNAME);
    }
}

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Energy storage is considered a key technology for successful realization of renewable energies and electrification of the powertrain. This review discusses the lithium ion battery as the leading electrochemical storage technology, focusing on its main components, namely electrode(s) as active and electrolyte as inactive materials. State-of-the-art (SOTA) cathode and anode materials are reviewed, emphasizing viable approaches towards advancement of the overall performance and reliability of lithium ion batteries; however, existing challenges are not neglected. Liquid aprotic electrolytes for lithium ion batteries comprise a lithium ion conducting salt, a mixture of solvents and various additives. Due to its complexity and its role in a given cell chemistry, electrolyte, besides the cathode materials, is identified as most susceptible, as well as the most promising, component for further improvement of lithium ion batteries. The working principle of the most important commercial electrolyte additives is also discussed. With regard to new applications and new cell chemistries, e.g., operation at high temperature and high voltage, further improvements of both active and inactive materials are inevitable. In this regard, theoretical support by means of modeling, calculation and simulation approaches can be very helpful to ex ante pre-select and identify the aforementioned components suitable for a given cell chemistry as well as to understand degradation phenomena at the electrolyte/electrode interface. This overview highlights the advantages and limitations of SOTA lithium battery systems, aiming to encourage researchers to carry forward and strengthen the research towards advanced lithium ion batteries, tailored for specific applications.


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impossible. In fact this was one of the main reasons for the later aggressive expansions of the Japanese Empire.
In order to relieve the shortage of money and in an attempt to keep control of its national economy, the Japanese Empire established a series of modern and international banks, not all of which were succesful. The Yokohama Specie Bank was, among things due to its pivotal role in the financing of Japanese Operations in annexed Manchuria, specifically railways. The Yokohama Species Bank went on to have branches across the Pacific Ocean Area. In 1886 Yokohama Specie Bank was the first Japanese Agency offering services for foreign exchange and trade to open an office in San Francisco in the USA.(Eisuke Ono (Yoko Ono's father) is transferred to the YSB San
Beijing, DongCheng District
The lawful successors of the Yokohama Specie Bank are not willing to open their archives. Further, it is unlikely that documents survived to this day for the reason that between August 14th and 24th, 1945, the army ordered that all documents incriminatory to Japan, the emperor, the army, the air force and the navy or their personnel be destroyed.
In 1947, for this reason, Yokohama Specie Bank became The Bank Of Tokyo, Ltd, at first under close scrutiny of the American Occupiers, Victors of world war 2.
The Yokohama Specie Bank Branch in the Beijing Legations has some famous and equally historic counterparts. The first counterpart is the Yokohama Specie Bank Building at the worldfamous "Bund" of Shanghai, This famous building, now
This page was last updated: June 29, 2017
The Capital Hotel with its magnificient view of Tianan Men and the Forbidden City is located just East of QianMen and stands overlooking the entire city center.
been forced to modernize by events between the 2nd opium war (arrow war) and the abdication of Pu Yi.
North of this compound the Wall on the East Flank extends further as part of the former Palace of Prince Su (Su Wang Fu). In the early days of the Boxer Siege of 1900 AD, on the 1st of July, Japanese forces originating from the Japanese Legation compound on East Legation Street disrupted Chinese positions beyond Su Wang Fu initiating the Japanese role in the Defense of the Legations. After the 1900 AD War the redundant Superviscerate was annexed by the Japanese and made part of their Legation. The arched Gate seen today then became the main gate of the enlarged Japanese Legation.
The Japanese legation has long since been destroyed out of anger over Japanese War Crimes and other
Bronze Girl playing the Guzheng, a ancient asian snare instrument. In the backgrounds the Grey Wall barring any views of the Ministry of Public Security, the National Police Ministry. Several such Art Pieces adorn the middle section of the Road.
View of the Main Gate into Today's Beijing Municipal Government Compound (Guard pointing - stop that Camera).
Beijing Police on Leisure Time loitering at Zheng Yi Lu in the middle of Beijing Police, Security and City Government District. Are you feeling safe, or unsafe now ?
A Look through Zheng Yi Road's middle Park-like section from near its Northern entry from East Chang An (Eternal Peace) Avenue.
Zheng Yi Lu's collection of bronze and stone statues strangely illustrate the strange imbalance of this inner city street, torn between rushing traffic, stalled cars, and the green park-like lane running along its middle section with its readers, students, old men sleeping and the like (Photo-May 2005).
Although Zheng Yi and other Beijing Road's are increasingly clogged with Cars, off busy hours the Road still retains some of its Lane like charm to catch some afternoon rest in. Read a Book and Relax.
One of the first roads in Beijing to be adorned with bilingual street signs was Zheng Yi Road. Follow the signs and easily find your way.
One of Zheng Yi Road's Highlights, The Minsheng Bank, a Building in clearly recognizable Post Colonial European Style. It was once the site of the Yokohama Specie Bank and is one of the best preserved and most recognizable remnants of the Former Foreign Legation Quarter.
Some strange Birds may Cross your Path at Zheng Yi Road. This rare street peddler sells Dummy Chicken in name of the Year of the Rooster.
Schematic Map of the 1900 AD Legation Quarter and its defenses. Includes location of Main Legations and all of todays Legation Quarter historic remnants !
Hanlin Academy (Hanlin Yuan) Remnants on Zheng Yi Road
After passing the Walls of the former British Legation on the West Flank of Zheng Yi Road once comes to the site of a new and modern Ministery, constructed since the year 2002 AD. When gates are open one can still see the remnants of what are clearly historic buildings, resembling an old Temple of some sorts. This however is not an ancient Temple but the remnants of the former Hanlin Academy. The High School of Confucian Scholars who were in direct advisory roles to the Emperor.
British Legation Remnants on Zheng Yi Road
North of the arched Gate of the superviscerate and across from the Palace of Prince Su compound lies the Former British Legation stretched along the West Flank of Zheng Yi Lu.
The Legation was founded on June 20, 1861 AD, even while negotiations to end the Second Opium War (arrow war) where ongoing. The legation was established in a complex of buildings leased from an absentee descendant of the Kangxi emperor (r. 1662 AD -1722 AD) of the Ching Dynasty. It was the largest legation compound in the Beijing Legations, signifying the importance of Britain as most powerful colonial Empire, as well as its role as the leading agitator against the Chinese.
The Hanlin Academy was the depository of a large number of ancient books and scriptures, having a famous Library.
During the Boxer War the rebels allegedly set fire to a housing block, and later even the Hanlin Academy and the Mongol Market more to the South, in an attempt to smoke out the defenders of the British Legation. These attacks that took place on the night of June the 17Th and the 23rd of June 1900 AD consecutively, destroyed part of the compound. The British however, organized a fire brigade of volunteers, including wives, who fought the blaze under Chinese crossfire. The gathered force managed to put some of the fire out, preventing the spread of the fire to the British compound and
Yokohama Species Bank on Legations Street of Beijing
The Yokohama Specie Bank, Yokohama Shokin Ginko, was created in Japan in 1880 AD Fukuzawa en Okuma. It was designed as an instrument of Japanese Colonialism and Aggression and from its very beginnings was chartered by the Imperial Japanese government to act as agents overseas. The word Specie in the name of the Bank does not refer to cement but to the shortage of gold & silver, in other words, hard currency inside the Empire of Japan in the 19Th Century.
When Japan was violently forced by the american Navy to open its harbors for trade, one of the results was a net flow of silver and gold rapidly leaving the country. The Japanese Empire fell into desperate cash-shortage making the financing of industrial modernizations
View of the new Foreign Ministry at Chang An Avenue, constructed after 2002 AD and finished in 2005 AD. The Ministry Main Gate is another heavily guarded gate located on former West Legations Street. Once again it is strictly off limits to photography.
office just weeks before Yoko's birth in 1932 AD). The Bank would remain one of the Pillars and Emblems of the Japanese Empire untill World War 2 put an eventual end to its business.
After world war 2 the Yokohama Specie Bank was severely implicated in Japanese War Crimes during the past War. Among accusations made against them are that all posessions gathered from foreign citizens of overseas colonies (Singapore, Hong Kong, Dutch East-Indies, Phillippines, etc) were received and then cashed by the Yokohama Specie Bank, a fact for which it has neither apologized nor payed indemnities or damages.
There was another issue - the question of the relief fund raised by the Allied countries on behalf of their starved nationals in the Japanese camps in Asia. This fund amounted to 100 million Swiss Francs, which was received and managed by the Yokohama Specie Bank. The Money never arrived.
View of Zheng Yi Lu ending at Chan An Avenue. Further West behind Trees lies the Foreign Ministry after which the National Museum of History and TiananMen Square follow.
Appropriate White Marble Statue of an arduous Chinese Girl reading while trying to block out the Cities' Noise.
Modernizations in the green olympic city of Beijing. The 1st Solar Powered Public Toilet in Beijing at Zheng Yi Road.
View of the construction entrance of the new foreign Ministry awarding a rare glimpse of the Hanlin Academy remnants inside the Gate.
The Branch of Yokohama Specie Bank in Honolulu, Hawaii (USA).
10 Dollar Bills issued by the Yokohama Species Bank.
Branch of the Yokohama Species Bank in Shanghai (Historic Photo).
View of the Yokohama Species bank. To the left on Zheng Yi Road lies the Former Japanese Legation, to the right East legations Street.
the Shanghai Textile Holding Corporation is a seven-floor building on the Waterfront of Shanghai and was completed in the 1920s. It was built by architects P & T Architects Limited (Palmer and Turner). The other historic Branch of the Bank is the Yokohama Specie Bank at the corner of Merchant and Nuuanu in the historic center of Honolulu, Hawaii (USA). The Honolulu Branch with its terracotta step-up, is a favorite with tourists and locals alike. It was built in Honolulu in 1910 AD and has since been regarded as one of the finest buildings in the City.
Zheng Yi Lu nowadays is a larger Park-Like connecting street between QianMen Dong Dajie' in the South and Main Boulevard Dong Chang 'An ( East Eternal Peace ) Avenue in the North. Once part of the Rich and Elite European Foreign Legation Quarter. Move North on Zheng Yi Lu to find the next historic location in this street.
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,which accounts for its uniformed and heavily armed guards, the close circuit TV cameras and the occasional black limousine speeding rudely into the way of traffic at Zheng Yi Lu. Have a look at the Gate and armed guards. Then follow the Wall up north while studying the
impressive security measures. Don't go an make photos of the Gate as this is
explicitly forbidden and may very well land you in trouble.
Leadership of the Organization the Defense of The Legation Quarter during the summer of 1900 AD Boxer Siege fell to
Summer in Harbin Giclee Print
Bu, J.
Introduction to Zheng Yi Lu North Section
After passing up Zheng Yi Road from QianMen Dongdajie' and the former Hotel Des Wagons-Lits, Zheng Yi Lu comes to its intersection with Jiaomin Alley, the former Legations Street of the Colonial Era in China and Beijing. This is the location of what in the times of the Legations was the "south bridge" spanning the imperial
Canal. Here one can go in all directions, West into the Western stretch of the Legations Street where the American Embassy, the former Hong Kong Bank, Banque De L'Indo-Chine, Imbecks Hotel & Store, the Russo-Chinese bank
remnants and last but not least the Dutch Legation were located.
Turn East into East Legations Street to find among things the French Post Office, French Legation and the historic Roman Catholic Cathedral to the Legations. The Cathedral not only has its inspiring Gothic Architecture unique to China, but knows a long and interesting history. In between lie more sites with short stories !
North and up Zheng Yi Lu leads on to more Legations relics such as the former British and Japanese legations. After passing the remains of the Hanlin Academy and a new Modern Foreign Ministry, Zheng Yi Road leads up to the North Bridge, which tunneled underneath Chang An Avenue.
Superviscerate and Prince Su Palace on Zheng Yi Road
On the East Flank (right hand side) of Zheng Yi Road lies a large and heavily secured compound easily recognized by its impressive arched gate complete with red star, gold ornamentation and even some machine gun toting PLA Soldiers.
This was once the entrance into the Former Superviscerate of Instruction, a large compound between Zheng Yi Lu, Marco Polo Road and East legation Street (Dongjiaomin Lu) on which not much historic information can be found. It was part of the Imperial Qing Bureaucracy after the dwindling monarchy had
Senior British Administrator Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald (1852-1915 AD), who
was the Head of the British
(Imperial) Foreign Service and British Foreign Minister in Beijing at the Time.
An attempt was made to smoke out the and burn the defenders in the British Legation on the night of June the 17Th 1900AD.
The attempt was only partially succesful and did not force the british surrender.
After 1901 AD and the ending
Treaty of the "Boxer War", a barracks was added to the
Photo from Chancery Lane in the British Legation before Summer 1900 AD - Available from the National University of Australia !
historical and political issues and as far as is known today, nothing remains but the remoddeled gate with the gun toting guards.
Today the extensive grounds are occupied by the Ministry of Public Security, which
British Legation. For this purpose, the Palace Mansion of Prince Su across from St. Michael's Church on East Legation Street, which was burned down in the summer 1900's city battle, was made Legation property and converted.
preserving at least the South-East Corner of the Academy for later history. Many of the irreplacable books, original silk-bound volumes, went up in flames however. Many, if not most others were looted by various Europeans and americans hanging around and defending the Legations area. Some doubt remains on who really set the fire at the Hanlin Academy. Some have argued it wasn't the Boxers, others have argued it wasn't the Library but adnex buildings that burned.
Whichever way it may be, the remaining buildings exactly mark the line held inside the Hanlin Acedemy grounds by British Soldiers in the 1900 AD Boxer Siege. The other party, the boxers were located at the outer Wall of the Imperial City at the north side of Chang An Avenue. As can be seen, recently the site of this ancient and important historic relic, the Hanlin Academy, has been preserved inside the grounds of the new Foreign Ministry.
After passing the new Foreign Ministry Grounds Zheng Yi Road terminates at the former location of the "North Bridge", where the Imperial Canal tunneled underneath this ancient and vital city thoroughfare.
Here, turn left and west to walk to the National Museum of History (formerly) and the corner of Chang An Avenue and TianAnMen Square.
Head to the right and East down East Chang An Avenue to continue the tour of the Legations Quarter by finding former Customs Street (or Rue Marco Polo) south and across from famous Wanfujing Shopping Street and Oriental Plaza's Western Corner. Rue Hart with its last english language street-sign of the Legations is nearby.
If none of these options are to your liking, go down the stairs leading down into the pedestrian tunnel crossing underneath East Chang An Avenue. Across the street lie the Park of the Peoples Culture and Nanchizi Dajie', the location of the former Imperial Library Vault.
A subway station across the street gives quick and easy access to the entire city of Beijing.
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Map of The Beijing Legations Quarter in 1916 AD
Schematic Map of the 1916 AD Beijing Legation Quarter, between 1861 AD - and 1919 AD home of the Colonial Embassies in Beijing,
Map depicts the Former Legations Quarter including details of the Southern City Walls and Beijing's First Railway Station (QianMen) as well as the smaller TiananMen Square of 1916 AD. Further on this Map the Location of ALL Legations of Various European and other Colonial Nations plus Todays remaining remnants and sights of the Beijing (Former) Legation Quarter.
Short Summary of Streets in the Legations Quarter with their historic relevance is included !
Read More in the 11 Page Report on the Legations Quarter of Today.
1) Legations Quarter - Introduction / Main Menu
2) Legations Quarter 1900 AD Map
3) Zheng Yi Road - Former Canal Street
4) East Legations Street (Dongxiaomin Xiang)
5) West Legations Street (Xixiaomin Xiang)
6) Rue Hart (Taijichang Tautiao)
7) Beijing Police Museum


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Helmut Klotz (* 10. Februar 1935 in Oederan) ist ein deutscher Opernsänger (Tenor) und Chorleiter.

Leben
Helmut Klotz studierte an der Musikhochschule Dresden von 1954 bis 1960 Violoncello und Gesang. Er wirkte bereits 1958/59 als Cellist in der Staatskapelle Dresden, bevor er nach Abschluss des Studiums als Tenor an den Landesbühnen Sachsen in Radebeul engagiert wurde. 1961 ging er an das Opernhaus Leipzig. Zwischen 1977 und 1982 gastierte Klotz auch einige Male an der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, wie die in der Staatsbibliothek Berlin und im Berliner Landesarchiv gesammelten Besetzungszettel jener Jahre belegen (u. a. als Belmonte und Pedrillo in "Die Entführung aus dem Serail", Jaquino in "Fidelio", Tierhändler und Wirt in "Der Rosenkavalier" sowie als Jakob in der Kinderoper "Meister Röckle" von Joachim Werzlau).

Neben der Gestaltung zahlreicher Partien an der Oper trat er auch als Konzert- und Oratoriensänger auf, so in vielen Aufführungen mit dem Leipziger Thomanerchor und dem Dresdner Kreuzchor.

Als 1972 durch den Tod von Werner Sander die Chorleitung beim Leipziger Synagogalchor vakant wurde, wurde Helmut Klotz in diese Position berufen. 40 Jahre lang arbeitete er mit dem halbprofessionellen Chor als dessen Leiter, aber auch als Vorsänger, auf hohem künstlerischem Niveau. Unter der Leitung von Helmut Klotz trat der Leipziger Synagogalchor letztmals am 14. April 2012 bei einem Festkonzert im großen Saal des Leipziger Gewandhauses auf, Nachfolger von Klotz wurde der Sänger und Chordirigent Ludwig Böhme. Sowohl Klotz als auch der Chor wurden mehrfach ausgezeichnet.

In der Spielzeit 2011/12 stand Klotz in Christoph Willibald Glucks Oper "Iphigenie in Aulis" (in einer Inszenierung Peter Konwitschnys) im Vorspiel als Gluck noch einmal auf die Bühne der Oper Leipzig.

Auszeichnungen
 1981 Kunstpreis der DDR
 1985 Ernennung zum Kammersänger
 1998 Ehrenmedaille der Stadt Leipzig
 1998 Sächsischer Verdienstorden
 2000 Ehrenmitglied der Oper Leipzig
 2005 Großes Verdienstkreuz des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Literatur
  Horst Riedel: Stadtlexikon Leipzig von A bis Z. PROLEIPZIG, Leipzig 2005, ISBN 3-936508-03-8, S. 302.

Weblinks
 Helmut Klotz auf der Website des Leipziger Synagogalchores

Chorleiter
Tenor
Opernsänger
Kammersänger
Darstellender Künstler (Leipzig)
Träger des Großen Bundesverdienstkreuzes
Träger des Sächsischen Verdienstordens
Ehrenmitglied der Oper Leipzig
DDR-Bürger
Deutscher
Geboren 1935
Mann


In 1920, Ludwig von Mises proclaimed that all attempts to establish socialism would come to grief, for reasons of informational efficiency. At first, socialists and economists took Mises's argument seriously, but by the end of the Second World War, a consensus prevailed that Mises had been discredited. More recently, that consensus has been rapidly reversed: it is now widely agreed that 'Mises was right'. Yet the momentous implications of the Mises argument - for economics, politics, culture, and philosophy - remain largely unexplored. From Marx to Mises is a clear, penetrating exposition of the economic calculation debate, and a scrutiny of some of the broader issues it raises.