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China offers free fuel to farmers, fishermen in Sri Lanka
-Top NewsAsia News November 29, 2022 November 29, 2022
China also wants to facilitate the export of the species from Sri Lanka to China…reports Asian Lite News
Over 12,32,749 farmers will be provided with fuel and over 3,796 fishing vessels in Sri Lanka.
"The 10.6 million litres of diesel donation by #China will be provided free of cost to:1232,749 farmers for harvesting 342,266 hectares paddy fields across in Maha season 2022/23 (20L/hectare). 2all the 3,796 fishing vessels below 40 feet in (1,000L/vessel)," the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka tweeted. As per a recent report by Geo-Politik, China has been extensively taking interest in Sri Lanka as the report revealed that the communist nation is investing in the sea-cucumber farms in Sri Lanka, that has the capability of boosting exercise performance and have anti-fatigue effects.
China also wants to facilitate the export of the species from Sri Lanka to China.
However, there have been reports of protests by the local farmers saying that these aquaculture projects are likely to have an adverse impact on their livelihood, the local marine ecology and the land, reported Geo-politik.
The world knows that there are no bounds to Chinese ambitions, but their pursuit of becoming the most powerful in the world is likely to cause tremendous harm to vulnerable countries such as Sri Lanka.
Investment in cucumber farms
China is investing in the sea cucumber farms in Sri Lanka, that has the capability of boosting exercise performance and have anti-fatigue effects.
China want to facilitate the export of the species from Sri Lanka to China. The Chinese joint venture company, Gui Lan (Pvt) Ltd had already established an artificial breeding production facility (hatchery) in Jaffna's coastal village of Ariyalai as far back as 2016 to provide juvenile cucumber stock to support further production, reported Geo-politik. While the climate in Sri Lanka is quite suitable for sea cucumber production, there can be catastrophic consequences for the local marine ecology if large-scale production is undertaken.
There have been reports of protests by the local farmers saying that these aquaculture projects are likely to have an adverse impact on their livelihood, the local marine ecology and the land, reported Geo-politik.
In 2021 alone, Sri Lanka exported about 336 tons of sea cucumbers with China being the biggest importer. The Sri Lankan government is undoubtedly willing to give into the Chinese pressure as currently, it would do anything to stabilize its battered economy. The Sri Lankan government is therefore welcoming all Chinese investment in the production of sea cucumber with open arms.
In June of 2022, the Cabinet approved a proposal for a large-scale commercial sea cucumber project spanning 5000 acres in the Jaffna, Mannar, Kilinochchi and Batticaloa districts in the northern and eastern regions of Sri Lanka.
In some of these places, the designated areas for sea cucumber farming have been fenced off, restricting access to some of the adjoining land and adversely affecting the only means of livelihood of the local fishermen, reported Geo-politik.
The National Aquaculture Development Authority under the Ministry of Fisheries in the leading authority on the issue, facilitating such exploitation to take place.
Pungudutivu, the region where the farm is being proposed is very close to Nainativu, one of the three islands which have been cleared for the Chinese renewable energy projects. The Chinese, in this fashion, use their influence to further expand their interests at the cost of other countries.
It is worth asking why the Chinese insist so vehemently on acquiring sea cucumbers, with so much money being pumped into other countries for their production. Are they living in the hope of becoming a superior race with ultra-human capabilities of longer lifespans and young and tireless bodies?
The country, quite possibly also has aspirations to produce the best high-performing athletes in the world, merely to prove its superiority, reported Geo-politik.
Sea cucumbers are known for improving 'exhaustive swimming time, increasing fore limb grip strength, reducing metabolite accumulation, relieving muscle injury, enhancing muscle glycogen and energy metabolism.'
Other reports also suggest that sea cucumbers are highly used in Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCM) that claim to cure impotence, constipation, frequent urination, joint pain, and increasing longevity.
Sea cucumbers are barrel-shaped Holothuroidea that are a part of a larger animal group called Echinoderms which also include starfish and sea urchins. These creatures survive in the ocean, inhabiting either the shallow or the deep end.
The species is not only used in the production of TCM but is also considered a delicacy in China. It is in high demand in the international market with China being one of the major buyers, making it one of the most expensive seafood items sold globally, reported Geo-politik.
The world knows that there are no bounds to Chinese ambitions, but their pursuit of becoming the most powerful in the world is likely to cause tremendous harm to vulnerable countries such as Sri Lanka. (ANI)
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Astros Links: Rodriguez, Wade, Mills
By Tim Dierkes | November 28, 2011 at 6:07pm CDT
Ed Wade's tenure as Astros GM lasted four years and a few months, as his dismissal was announced last night. David Gottfried will serve as interim GM. New Astros president and CEO George Postolos described the team's criteria for their next GM in a statement last night:
"We are searching for a candidate who has the knowledge, skills and experience to build a winner and a strong commitment to player development in order to sustain success. Our goal is to consistently compete for a championship, and we know the first step towards that goal is to develop one of the top farm systems in baseball. We will hire the best candidate available to achieve our goal."
That's a pretty standard-issue statement. Here are today's Astros links…
The Astros don't expect to hire a new GM before the Winter Meetings begin next Monday, according to MLB.com's Brian McTaggart.
There's a "decent-sized" market for Wandy Rodriguez if the next Astros GM wants to move him, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (on Twitter).
Wade was informed by owner Jim Crane and Postolos Wednesday morning that he wouldn't return, he told MLB.com's Brian McTaggart. The Astros will be paying him through 2013. Wade expressed disappointment he won't be able to see the rebuilding project through to the end. He added, "We were able to acquire Randy Wolf, LaTroy Hawkins and Jose Valverde and several other players, who, in different economic circumstances, we could have retained and could have been more successful at the big league level. The last couple of years in the economic environment we were in, we were in position of being mandated to trade iconic players — Berkman and Oswalt in 2010 and then young All-Stars in Bourn and Pence and [Jeff] Keppinger, who was a solid piece to our club."
Wade indicated he wants to find a new job in baseball quickly, saying, "I haven't had a lot of down time and I'm not looking for down time."
Wade "inched the franchise back toward respectability," in the opinion of Richard Justice of the Houston Chronicle.
One "really smart executive" estimated that the Astros will take four to seven years to become respectable again, writes ESPN's Buster Olney.
The Astros will choose their new GM before clarifying the status of manager Brad Mills, hears SI's Jon Heyman (Twitter link). Mills is not a candidate to return to Boston as their next manager, tweets Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald.
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Inspired by a true story, Everybody's Talking About Jamie is the new hit musical for today.
Bianca del Rio will join the cast from 6th May to 29th June (EXCLUDING 5th - 8th June). Faye Tozer will join the cast from 6th May to 3rd August.
Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn't quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. He is going to be a sensation.
Sixteen: the edge of possibility. Time to make your dreams come true.
An exciting new British musical, Everybody's Talking About Jamie tells the story of teenager Jamie and his secret desire to become a fabulous drag queen. When a teacher asks her year 11 class what they want to be when they're older, Jamie admits he wants to be a performer but is told to get his head out of the clouds and get real. His adoring mother, Margaret, however has always had Jamie's back and presents him with a pair of red high-heels. This is the catalyst that Jamie needed to be his true self and come out of the closet with his drag character, Mimi Me!
The songs of Everybody's Talking About Jamie hit the highs of recognisable, energetic pop tracks but also have the emotional depths of an iconic piece of musical theatre. There's more than a few songs that you can strut your stuff to for weeks after seeing the show!
Facing down school bully, Dean, Jamie finds support in his friends, family and drag community, helping him to step confidently into the world as his true self. The uplifting message of self-acceptance has touched the hearts of London audiences and the positive representation of both gay and muslim characters has been highly praised too. It's a musical about loving yourself and learning that you are beautiful, inside and outside, no matter what you wear.
The show's premise is based on a BBC Three documentary called Jamie: Drag Queen at 16, following Jamie Campbell and his journey.
The show's music was created by Dan Gillespie Sells, formerly of the indie-pop band The Feeling.
In true Jamie style, the real Jamie Campbell arrived at the London press night for the musical in a dress adorned with the show's artwork.
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Trump Admin Using Pandemic To Weaken Environmental Rules
While we're busy trying not to die of Coronavirus, Trump's coal/oil-friendly EPA is suspending environmental rules. REALLY.
By Common Dreams — March 28, 2020
The Environmental Protection Agency, headed by former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, announced on Thursday a sweeping and indefinite suspension of environmental rules amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic, a move green groups warned gives the fossil fuel industry a "green light to pollute with impunity."
Under the new policy (pdf), which the EPA insisted is temporary while providing no timeframe, big polluters will effectively be trusted to regulate themselves and will not be punished for failing to comply with reporting rules and other requirements. The order—applied retroactively beginning March 13, 2020—requests that companies "act responsibly" to avoid violations.
"EPA is committed to protecting human health and the environment, but recognizes challenges resulting from efforts to protect workers and the public from COVID-19 may directly impact the ability of regulated facilities to meet all federal regulatory requirements," Wheeler said in a statement. "This temporary policy is designed to provide enforcement discretion under the current, extraordinary conditions, while ensuring facility operations continue to protect human health and the environment."
Critics, such as youth climate leader Greta Thunberg, accused the Trump administration of exploiting the coronavirus crisis to advance its longstanding goal of drastically rolling back environmental protections.
"The EPA uses this global pandemic to create loopholes for destroying the environment," tweeted Thunberg. "This is a schoolbook example for what we need to start looking out for."
Cynthia Giles, former head of the EPA's Office of Enforcement under the Obama administration, told The Hill that the new policy is "essentially a nationwide waiver of environmental rules for the indefinite future."
"It tells companies across the country that they will not face enforcement even if they emit unlawful air and water pollution in violation of environmental laws, so long as they claim that those failures are in some way 'caused' by the virus pandemic," said Giles. "And it allows them an out on monitoring too, so we may never know how bad the violating pollution was."
Holy crap this is insane: The Trump administration just waived enforcement of the EPA's environmental rules during the coronavirus pandemic for the indefinite future. Obama's EPA enforcement chief strongly condemned it as an abdication of duty https://t.co/5JLDjeZb5K pic.twitter.com/mTgoiCDyxP
— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) March 27, 2020
The EPA's order, for which the oil industry aggressively lobbied, represents the latest effort by the Trump administration to usethe coronavirus pandemic to advance right-wing policies that would likely not be permitted—or would at least face greater scrutiny—under normal circumstances.
As Common Dreams reported last week, the White House is advancing an assault on public-sector unions, xenophobic border policies, and other objectives amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has officially infected more than 85,000 people in the United States as of Friday morning.
"Outrageous," tweeted Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, in response to the EPA's new policy. "Suspending all environmental regulations indefinitely? This has nothing to do with coronavirus. This has everything to do with protecting Big Business."
Republished from Common Dreams (Jake Johnson, staff writer) under a Creative Commons License.
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Examination of religious identity metastereotypes when defying its relevant source through out-group helping
Marek Palasinski, Kyoung Ok Seol
In this article we address a deficit in research on indirect and direct sources of threat to metastereotypes in strategic out-group helping. In Study 1 (N = 70), where the source of threat to participants' own religious identities was directly relevant, offers of help were made only if the available forms of help were pertinent to negating the negative religious stereotypes or if such offers could put the stereotypes in a favorable light. This pattern also held in Study 2 (N = 97), where the source of threat to participants' religious identities was peripheral and therefore indirect. Taken together, it appeared that it was less likely to be the directness of sources of threat to metastereotypes as the possibility of meaningfully rebutting the negative stereotype or presenting it in favorable terms that had importance in strategic out-group helping.
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Salaam Remi made his debut performance as an artist on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday. The super-producer behind hits for Amy Winehouse and Nas was joined by Akon while performing the title track off his album One: In the Chamber. Akon held down vocals, while Salaam played the electric upright bass.
The project, which also features Ne-Yo, Estelle, and Jordin Sparks, is nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the Grammys. Digital copies are now available on iTunes, with a physical release scheduled for March 24.
Just before the holidays, Akon released his Konkrete Jungle mixtape to iTunes featuring collaborations with E-40 and Yo Gotti.
Watch them come together for the late-night set.


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U2 The Joshua Tree Tour 2019 - Melbourne Second Show - Saturday 16 November
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It's been 9 long years since U2 graced the shores of Australia. We've missed out on many tours in the past, and now it's our turn to experience The Joshua Tree Tour Down Under!
To date, there has been a second show announced for Sydney, but not Melbourne. We want our second show! The demand is there!
Melbourne (Marvel Stadium) has a capacity of 53,359 and SOLD OUT within 1 week.
Sydney (SCG) has a capacity of 46,000, and sold out a little quicker than Melbourne, BUT Melbourne had an additional 7,359 tickets to sell.
Thousands of U2 fans worldwide are wanting, and waiting for the second Melbourne show to be announced. The DEMAND is there, the venue has been booked, so what is the delay, LIVE NATION?!
WE WANT OUR SECOND MELBOURNE SHOW!! (please)


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Over the last years the complete holiday costs around 900e-1100e pp, incl house, food for the week, skipass and travels. If you eat out (for example during lunch on the piste, or dinners) and if you want to rent gear, it will cost more, but you can do it frugal and stay within the 800e.
Food and drinks €100-150 per person/week. We're normally cooking dinner together and eating out once this week, if we're doing fancy it can easily be made more expensive. Lunch can taken from the home, or be bought on the piste.
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Logos Explained: Top 10 Logos in the World
written by Leon Fresh
What do some of the world's best logos have in common, and what can we learn from them? This article explores and explains some of the finest and most renowned logos in the world. A countdown to the most highly rated logo.
This top 10 list is created according to statistical research indicating the most favourable logos in the world. So without further ado, let's discover why…
The Atari logo is an intriguing letterform mark that hides a deep meaning. Atari's rise to fame was their game Pong. The logo was designed with that in mind, and the two side pieces of the 'A' mark represent two opposing game players, with the center line of the Pong court in the middle.
Moral: There might be a nice typographical approach to a logo that also makes it symbolic of its history, give this a try and you might make an ordinary logo to something very clever and memorable.
McDonald's letterform mark is one of the most recognized logo in the world. The identity was formed from an idea of the golden arches that the fast food chain had at the time at their establishment. The 'M' mark is clear, powerful and easily seen from a long distance.
The arches in the 'M' can also appear as rainbows, which symbolize joy and good times. Great feeling to convey in a fast food brand.
The typeface has an almost comic book appeal to it. This relates feelings of fantasy and notions of childhood, which also happens to be one of their top target market.
Moral: Look around your client's surroundings to get some ideas of what might make a great and consistent logo for them. In fact, BP's most recent and great logo was made this way, after surveying one of their old shops they had found a symbol that looked like what they have now.
Mickey is synonymous with Hollywood and Disney, and the feeling of childhood dreams and cartoons. What makes this pictorial mark so strikingly powerful is the fact that Mickey is a hugely successful, unique and renowned cartoon design. The simplicity of the design greatly helps as people tend to remember things easier when they are simple.
Moral: When trying to make a memorable identity, always question the possibility of just let simplicity take over instead of thinking too complex.
Major League Baseball has a pictorial mark which aims to capture a moment of excitement. Alike the logo for NBA, the colours used are from the American flag. While this isn't entirely original, it also conveys the message across well. It is symbolic of American culture and thus is highly memorable.
It features a baseball player in the midst of hitting a baseball. This captures an exciting moment in the game and the feelings that comes with it. That of course, is one of the best feelings one can possibly associate with an identity.
Moral: Look out for cliffhanger moments in the brand you are designing for. It might bring about great feelings of excitement.
Adidas has a clever abstract mark that uses the bars to represent progression and accomplishing the challenges and rigours of life. The bars when seen from a distance, can be interpreted as a mountain, further reinforcing the previous notion. From a short distance, they can also look like statistical bars and the progression of success in a graph.
The typeface has an elegant and contemporary feel about it, which is relevant to their target market, though I find it not visually consistent with their mark.
Moral: Logos can be more memorable if they are visually challenging your wits. In this case, the Adidas logo can be a range of different things should you choose to look at it that way.
Ah, Nike. A logo so ridiculously good that it was designed for a ridiculous price of $35!
It's great in so many regards and conveys deep meanings within the simple abstract mark. A swoosh like this can bring about a multitude of different emotions such as speed, direction, progress, correct tick – the right choice, and much much more. Not bad for a single tick huh?
The tagline is also ridiculously good. "Just Do It" reinforces the logo's exact visual representations to the degree of awesomeness. Oh by the way, ironically this line was coined after a prisoner's execution in response to requesting his last words!
The typeface has a strong and dominant character and its in italics to further emphasize the feeling of speed.
Moral: Look out for different/double meanings a symbol or tagline can convey. Just do it!
Puma's wordmark is great not only because it is conveying the authority, speed and dexterity of a large cat, its composition makes it really interesting. It seems as if the cat were jumping across tall skyscrapers.
The typeface used further establishes the authority and dominance the company has. All-in-all a very consistent and clever logo.
Moral: Reconsider your logo's composition. There might be a more innovative and intriguing way to convey it.
MTV's logo has a few interesting aspects about it. The most important is that it's actually designed so that the 'M' is interchangeable with other styles of M's. This is relative to the music industry, which is always changing. It's a successful design in that sense because as new trends and new generations come along, the logo will still remain great in the future.
The typeface of the 'TV' happens to be reminiscent of signatures that rock stars give out, further associating the music industry.
Moral: Some brands have to always revolutionize their logo when a new generation or trend comes along. It is always good to plan for this in the logo design.
Coca-Cola's ribbon type is actually perfect for its brand. The flow of the script typography can be symbolic of the liquid flowing and/or the feeling of celebration and presents, which is tied to ribbons. The colour Red reinforces those said notions, as it brings a feeling of celebration and energy. Very memorable of an identity because of those facts.
The typeface used also have a retro look to them, bringing feelings of the 70′s and grooviness to your mind.
Moral: If ribbons can associate so well with soft drinks, there's got to be a ridiculously good association with what you're designing for too!
It's all about the brainstorm.
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World Wildlife Fund, a simple Pictorial mark. Like most pictorial marks, it doesn't have deep meanings within but what it lacks, it makes up for in terms of being a national symbol of China and evoking the emotions of people.
Its symbolism also associates warm, adorable, innocent feelings you get from seeing Panda bears to the company.
The usability is great, scalable to small sizes and the ability to be used in the form of stamps can be very handy. Black and white makes for a visually impacting logo, what better way to convey that impact than Pandas?
Moral: Sometimes it's perfectly fine to design a literal pictorial mark and not think outside the box. Just as long as it does the job and conveys the message and symbol associated well.
Did I miss anything and have anything to add? Which of these do you think is the most impactful/inspiring/life-changing? Feel free to share your ideas!
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Listen to Andrew Israeli (Head Madrich on NCSY Kollel) teaches us a valuable lesson from Parshat Behar about how much more we can gain during the Shemitah year by taking less.
Listen to Bari Mitzman (NY, WC, CE & EuroICE) teach us from Parshat Emor on how to not let life pass you by and to take advantage to connect and appreciate.
What does it mean to be holy? Alicia Aquino, Canada NCSY, explains from this week's parsha, how to become holy and how it allows you to go above and beyond!
What was the slavery all about in Egypt? How did the Israelites have faith that they were going to be saved? Rabbi Marchuck, Director of NCSY Alumni, shares with us what it means to believe G-d can save us at any moment.
What does it mean to be a member of a community? Moshe Kurtz, New England NCSY, teaches us from the Metzora, the importance of being part of a community and to be giving to others.
Why should we take our speech so seriously? Shlomo Mandel, Associate City Director of Toronto NCSY, shares with us how special speech is and the power it has on our interactions with other people.
How did Nadav and Avihu create the foreign fire? How did they let themselves get to such a low level? Eitan Ungar, New Jersey NCSY, tells us how they got to such a low level and relates it back to us on how we can stay connected.
What does Moses, Vayikra and a small letter have to do with being humble? Listen to this dvar torah by Ayelet Prero (Midwest, Michlelet and National NCSY) and find out!
What does it mean to look at the big picture? Devora Weinstock (New England & Upstate NCSY) teaches us from Parshat Pekudei the importance of taking a step back and seeing the big picture of the mishkan.
What makes a great dad? Rabbi Dave Felsenthal (Director of OU NextGen) explains that we can learn how to be a great parent from the "Not So Famous Dad" in this weeks parsha, Parshat Vayakhel.


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Antique Shell Prints and Maps.
U.S. Japan Expedition Conchology Plate IV. Two colored lithographs, of the front and of the back of a scallop shell. Japanese writing on the inside of the shell. From Perry's expedition to open commercial relations with Japan.
1843 Shell. Hand colored lithograph of Nautalis fossil from Endicott of New York.
1820 Hand color copper engraving featured in Conchology showing the Abalone (Genus Haliotis) in six figures. Plate V.
C.1830 Sowerby Antique hand colored steel engraving showing four views of the Helicina major.
C.1830 Sowerby Antique hand colored steel engraving showing eight images of both the Pileolus plicatus and the Pileolus laevis.
C.1825 G.B. Sowerby antique hand colored engraving titled Fissurella III which shows several types of keyhole limpets. Text page included.
C.1825 G.B. Sowerby antique hand colored engraving titled Fissurella IV which shows large and small limpets in various colors. Text page included.
C.1825 Antique hand colored engraving titled Fissurella V, with text page included.
C.1825 Hand colored engraving titled Fissurella VI which shows several images of different colored limpets. Text page included.
C.1825 G.B. Sowerby hand colored engraving titled Fissurella VII which shows various shapes and sizes of limpets. Text page included.
C.1825 George B. Sowerby hand colored engraving showing the Conus in Pl. 9, otherwise known as sea snail. Text page included.
C.1825 George B. Sowerby hand colored engraving showing Conus in Pl. 8 in various colors. Text included.
C.1825 George B. Sowerby hand colored engraving showing the Conus, Pl. 2 in various shades of brown. Text included.
C.1825 George B. Sowerby hand colored engraving showing the Conus, Pl. 10 which is also the colorful sea snail. Text included.
C.1825 George B. Sowerby hand colored engraving showing the Conus, Pl. 11, otherwise known as the sea snail. Text page included.
C.1825 George B. Sowerby hand colored engraving showing the Conus, Pl. 12. Text included.
C.1825 George B. Sowerby hand colored engraving showing Conus 14 in assorted shapes, commonly known as the sea snail.
C.1825 George B. Sowerby hand colored engraving showing the Conus 16 in several images.
C.1825 George B. Sowerby hand colored engraving showing the Conus 18. Text included.
C.1825 George B. Sowerby hand colored engraving showing Conus 20, with text included.
C.1825 George B. Sowerby hand colored engraving showing Conus 21 with text included.
C.1825 George B. Sowerby hand colored engraving showing Conus 22, with text included.
C.1825 George B. Sowerby hand colored engraving showing Conus XXIV, with text page included.
1833 Hand colored steel engraving showing four views of the Tornatella flammea, Tornatella nitidula and the Tornatella sulcata.
C.1833 Hand colored engraving showing the Chiton in several images. Chitons are small to large marine molluscs.
1820 Copper engraving showing the Phoenicopterus Ruber which is the Flamingo, as well as other marine artifacts. Shown are also sea ears and pipes, Pholas, which is a taxonomic genus of marine bivalve molluscs, pilotfish and the Pinnal. Plate CCCXCII. By R. Scott & Allardice.
1833 Hand colored steel engraving showing five views of the Clausilia Macascarensis, Clausilia torticollis, and Clausilia labiata Oliv.
C.1833 Hand colored engraving showing the Chiton family of molluscs inseven images. Engraved by G.B.S. Jun exc.
C.1830 Sowerby hand colored steel engraving showing images of the Navicella elliptica, Lam., Navicella test. Jun., Operculum Nav. ellipticae, and Neritina Altavillensis nob.
C.1830 hand colored engraving showing images of the clam sheel, Cumingia mutica, Cumingia trigonularis, Cumingia lamellosa, and Cumingia coarctata.
C.1850 Hand colored lithograph showing the the front cover of a song sheet called Shells of Ocean, written and inscribed to P. Fraser, Esqr. Published by Lee & Walker, Philadelphia.
C.1830 Sowerby hand colored steel engraving showing four images of the Amphidesma variegatum and the Amphidesma reticulatum.
C.1839 Sowerby hand colored steel engraving showing figures of the Greusia gregarea.
Sowerby hand colored lithograph showing Molluscs called the Tellina Squamulosa, Geomelania Jamaicensis, Panopea Japonica, Sanguinolaria Tellinoides, and the Thraacia Magnifica. Jonas.
1853 Hand colored steel engraving published by Whittaker & Co., London which shows fourteen figures of various mulloscs.
1833 Hand colored steel engraving published by Whittaker & Co., London showing ten figures of assorted seashells, part of the Mollusca family.
1834 Hand colored steel engraving published by Whittaker & Co., London showing five figures of the Mollusca series.
1843 Endicott hand colored lithograph showing Plate 14 shell images. New York.
1843 Endicott hand colored lithograph showing shell images on Plate 26.
1798 Copper engraving from the Conchology Genus Patella page showing ten images.


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LPGA Removes 'female at birth' clause From constitution
LPGA players have voted to allow transgender players to compete on tour in response to a lawsuit filed by Lana Lawless, who had a sex change operation five years ago. Lawless filed the federal lawsuit in San Francisco in October claiming the "female at birth" requirement violated California's civil rights law.
The LPGA players voted to remove the "female at birth" requirement from the tour's constitution at a year-end meeting at the LPGA Tour Championship, Commissioner Michael Whan said.
"We don't need to comment on this because it's a dead issue," Cristie Kerr said Wednesday. "She can compete if she can qualify. We certainly don't want to discriminate against anybody; that's not what the LPGA is about. And if she can qualify, she'll be able to play. We're like the last sports organization to do it; it's just we've never really had to look at it before."
The steps will be taken in the coming weeks to make the change to the constitution.


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This Director's Reaction To Not Getting An Oscar Nomination Is Amazing
"I was a victim of my instincts," the Force Majeure director told BuzzFeed News. "I wanted to win, and my emotions took over."
Adam B. Vary
Of the many surprising developments in Thursday's announcement of the 87th Academy Award nominations, one that was a bit lost in the shuffle was the absence of the Swedish film Force Majeure from the Best Foreign Language Film category.
The film is a darkly comic character study that follows a family at a ski resort after an avalanche almost overtakes them, and the father figure (Johannes Bah Kuhnke) flees instead of helping to protect his wife and children.
It's among the most acclaimed foreign films of the year, it was on the nine-film Oscars short list for Best Foreign Language Film, and it was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes.
Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty Images
(This is Kuhnke with producer Erik Hemmendorff and writer-director Ruben Östlund at the Globes on Sunday.)
So when the Oscar nominations were announced on Thursday morning, Hemmendorff and Östlund decided to record their reactions to the nominations.
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They did it from their hotel room at the Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York.
At first as they watched, they shared the same thoughts a lot of people have been feeling this awards season.
And they were so distracted when fellow foreign language film Ida earned a Best Cinematography nomination that they completely missed the "Dick Poop" moment.
With a second nomination, they were convinced Ida was a lock to win. The idea they wouldn't be nominated seemed to have not entered their thinking at all.
Finally, their category arrived.
Ida, Leviathan, Tangerines, and Timbuktu were all announced as nominees.
And… then… Force Majeure didn't make the cut.
At first, they hugged it out.
But then Östlund walked off camera, and things appeared to go south, quickly.
Hemmendorff was obviously upset.
But then it sounds like Östlund starts crying in the background.
He gets louder.
And louder.
And then the video ends with Östlund erupting in a primal wail of grief…
…just like the main character in Force Majeure.
"Yeah, definitely, we tried to do something like imitating a scene in Force Majeure," Östlund told BuzzFeed News on the phone on Friday. "I was a victim of my instincts. I wanted to win, and my emotions took over."
But the director would not actually cop to whether his reaction was completely genuine, either. "You want me to tell you if it's fake or not," he said, laughing. "And of course I don't want to tell you!"
Östlund did admit that he and Hemmendorff expected to be nominated. "The kind of attention we had from the U.S. press and U.S. audience, I think we were quite sure," he said. "I mean, we were very disappointed that we didn't get it."
Their decision to film their reactions to the nominations was meant as an homage to their Swedish filmmaking colleague Patrik Eriksson's 2008 film An Extraordinary Study in Human Degradation, which Eriksson shot entirely from his cell phone camera. "We think those kinds of situations are hilarious at the same time they are human," Östlund said. "You can [have] sympathy for someone who is in it."
"I can tell you that the Oscar nominations and things like that are a possibility to get your film out to a wider audience," Östlund continued. "And what do you do when you're not nominated? … Showing that you are dealing with something like that I think is interesting."
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// Copyright 2016 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

package org.chromium.chrome.browser.payments;

import org.chromium.payments.mojom.PaymentItem;
import org.chromium.payments.mojom.PaymentMethodData;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

/**
 * The interface that a payment app implements. A payment app can get its data from Chrome autofill,
 * Android Pay, or third party apps.
 */
public interface PaymentApp {
    /**
     * The interface for the requester of instruments.
     */
    public interface InstrumentsCallback {
        /**
         * Called by this app to provide a list of instruments asynchronously.
         *
         * @param app         The calling app.
         * @param instruments The instruments from this app.
         */
        void onInstrumentsReady(PaymentApp app, List<PaymentInstrument> instruments);
    }

    /**
     * Provides a list of all payment instruments in this app. For example, this can be all credit
     * cards for the current profile. Can return null or empty list, e.g., if user has no locally
     * stored credit cards.
     *
     * @param methodDataMap    The map from methods to method specific data. The data contains such
     *                         information as whether the app should be invoked in test or
     *                         production mode, merchant identifier, or a public key.
     * @param origin           The origin of this merchant.
     * @param iframeOrigin     The origin of the iframe that invoked PaymentRequest. Same as origin
     *                         if PaymentRequest was not invoked from inside an iframe.
     * @param certificateChain The site certificate chain of the merchant. Null for localhost and
     *                         file on disk, which are secure origins without SSL.
     * @param total            The total amount that can be used to filter out instruments with
     *                         insufficient funds.
     * @param callback         The object that will receive the list of instruments.
     */
    void getInstruments(Map<String, PaymentMethodData> methodDataMap, String origin,
            String iframeOrigin, @Nullable byte[][] certificateChain, PaymentItem total,
            InstrumentsCallback callback);

    /**
     * Returns a list of all payment method names that this app supports. For example, ["visa",
     * "mastercard", "basic-card"] in basic card payments. Should return a list of at least one
     * method name. https://w3c.github.io/webpayments-methods-card/#method-id
     *
     * @return The list of all payment method names that this app supports.
     */
    Set<String> getAppMethodNames();

    /**
     * Checks whether the app can support the payment methods when the method-specific data is taken
     * into account.
     *
     * @param methodDataMap A mapping from the payment methods supported by this app to the
     *                      corresponding method-specific data. Should not be null.
     * @return True if the given methods are supported when the method-specific data is taken into
     *         account.
     */
    boolean supportsMethodsAndData(Map<String, PaymentMethodData> methodDataMap);

    /**
     * Returns the identifier for this payment app to be saved in user preferences. For example,
     * this can be "autofill", "https://android.com/pay", or "com.example.app.ExamplePaymentApp".
     *
     * @return The identifier for this payment app.
     */
    String getAppIdentifier();
}

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- Related degree from an accredited institution of higher learning.
- Experience with large scale resort projects.
- Experience with US and Overseas buildings.
- Strong understanding of drawings and specs integration.
- Understanding of fast-track multiple-phased document releases.
- Understanding of interior architectural design.
- Comfort working with designers and mentoring junior staff.
- Experience with current drawing software Revit and AutoCAD.
- Working knowledge of relevant building codes.
To apply: Submit your resume, portfolio and salary requirements to email.
- Professional Degree in Architecture (M.Arch or B.Arch).
- 3-5 years professional experience, including Project Management and Construction Administration experience.
- Professional experience using Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino and the full Adobe suite.
- Experience in all phases of project development, SD-CA.
- Currently a resident of the greater New York City area and available to start by mid-November.
- Strong communication skills and a positive, collaborative approach to architecture.
To apply, send to email with subject line "Project Architect 2016". E-mail should include one PDF document (at no more than 5MB) with your name in the file name. PDF should include cover letter, resume (please indicate software experience), brief portfolio, and references with contact info. Applications in other formats will not be reviewed.


What Determines if my Car is Totaled in a Boston Car Accident?
Most lawsuits deal with injuries sustained in car accidents. However, some accidents can cause an awful lot of property damage too. Imagine you've had your new car for just a few months. You've only made a few payments on it. It's new and shiny – it still has that new car smell.
On your way home from work, a car comes barreling toward you, going the wrong way. They hit you head on. You manage to survive with just minor injuries. Your car, however, takes the brunt of the impact. You're sure it's totaled. The insurance company disagrees.
Rather than give you money to purchase a new car, the insurance company insists that your car can be repaired. They tell you that it's going to take about a month or two to fix your car. In the meantime, you've got to pay for a rental car. This ends up costing you a couple thousand dollars.
If you think your car should have been declared totaled, you may need to contact a Boston car accident attorney.
As much as you may love your car, even you know when it's time to let go. If your car isn't worth repairing, it should be deemed totaled. This will allow you to get a replacement vehicle. Sure, you're not going to get as much as it cost to get the car. You'll probably have to suffer some sort of a loss. But it'll be enough to pay your car loan off or buy a replacement vehicle.
The general rule is that if it's going to cost at least 70% of the value of your car to fix, it should be totaled out. This rule applies to older cars and relative new cars.
Let's assume you have a ten (10) year old car worth $4,000. Your mechanic tells you it's going to cost $3,000 to fix your car. This is more than 70%. Therefore, the insurance company will declare your car totaled.
Let's instead look at someone with a new car. It's worth $30,000. They still owe $26,000 on the car. It'll cost $15,000 to fix the car. This is less than 70%. So, instead of replacing the car, the insurance company will insist you repair it.
Neither of these situations is ideal. $4,000 won't buy much of a car. And, who wants to hear that their new car will take months to be fixed?
What Do You Do if You Still Owe on Your Car Loan?
You can run into trouble if your car is totaled but it doesn't cover your car loan. With newer cars, a lot of people don't realize they lose a lot of their value when they drive off the dealer lot. Some people say this can be as much as $5,000. Some say it's more.
So, if you owe more on your car loan than the insurance pays, you're going to still owe some money. Unless you have gap insurance, you'll be personally responsible for this debt. If you do have gap insurance, it'll cover the rest of your loan. However, it won't give you any cash to put toward a new car.
It can be a Catch-22. You don't want to get a car back that needs thousands in repairs. However, you don't want to lose your car and be left with nothing either. That's why there are car accident lawyers in Boston.
How Can a Boston Car Accident Lawyer Help?
Let's say your car was totaled. You now have no money in your pocket and no car to drive. What do you do? Well, you can call a Boston car accident lawyer. He can file a claim against the other driver for any out of pocket expenses you incur.
Other than an insurance deductible, there is no reason you should have to pay out of pocket for what was someone else's fault. Your lawyer will make sure the other driver is held accountable.
Call and schedule your initial consultation today. You can sit down with an attorney and have him review your case. Ask any questions you may have. Your lawyer will give you an idea of what your case may be worth.
The consultation is free and you pay nothing until you settle your case. The other driver will have attorneys working for him and so should you.
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French post-war society had to face the consequences of a mass death experienced on an unprecedented scale. Reintegrating the demobilized soldiers into civil society also constituted a major challenge in the immediate context of the post-war economic reconversion, which resulted in the birth of an original mass movement, the veterans' movement. Beyond the return of the men, dismantling the wartime representations which had pervaded the whole society proved a long process which would not end until the mid-twenties.
5 Conclusion: A successful cultural Demobilization?
Hardly any feeling was so prevalent throughout French society in the wake of the November 1918 armistice as the desire to resume pre-war life. This, however, was doomed to prove illusory, so massive was the death toll and the cultural impact of the conflict. Commemorating the dead, organizing the demobilization, and dismantling the bellicose representations that had been forged during the four years of total warfare remained crucial stakes for French society into the mid-1920s.
The human cost of the First World War proved particularly high for France. While military mobilization had resulted in the raising of more than 8 million men, losses amounted to 1.4 million dead, approximately 3.5 percent of the pre-war population. This proportion – unmatched among the West-European belligerents – explains the ghostly presence of the war that pervaded the French society throughout the interwar period. No less than 2.5 million people had lost a father or a husband. But even this grimly impressive figure fails to capture the numerical significance of the bereaved. Taking into account those who were mourning a son, a brother, or a member of their close relationship circle, it is also the case that French society as a whole was a mourning society. Moreover, the Spanish flu pandemic, in 1918 and 1919, had resulted in approximately 450,000 dead. The fact that this fact was largely neglected in French collective memory tells much about the cultural centrality of war death, whose specificities contributed to making the mourning process highly problematic. All throughout the interwar period, it was hardly possible for the French to escape the grim presence of the Great War. The reminders of the massacre were everywhere to be found in the collective, as well as in the individual experiences. War remained present not only in the profusion of commemorative traces, but also in the daily lives of 760,000 orphans, 600,000 widows and 1.2 million disabled. A common feeling experienced by these different categories of war victims was a sense of social exclusion. This was grievously felt by many war orphans at the end of the war who were unable to take part in the collective rejoicing of the rest of the society in that they revived their grief. In the same vein, the wearing of mourning clothes, a practice still in force in all social classes in France at the time, was felt by some of those who were mourning as a way of setting them apart from the rest of the community. Such a feeling of exclusion also applied to the 1.4 million refugees who had fled from the German armies. Subject to marginalization during the war itself, they were most the anxious to return home, even to the most devastated areas. For many of them, the return to a normal life would not occur until many years had passed, after reconstruction that would last a decade.
Demobilizing 5 million men was a highly complex operation. Contrary to their British and Italian counterparts, the French authorities had not really anticipated the operation and it was not until December 1918 that a sub-secretary of state for demobilization was set up. The operation was carried out in two main phases, the first between December 1918 and April 1919 (2.5 million men), the second between July and September 1919 (2 million men). The political culture propagated since 1870 by the Third Republic was already well established and for the most part these soldiers considered themselves first and foremost citizens in arms. From the moment the armistice was signed, they considered the war to be over and they pushed very hard not to be released immediately. Following the British example was tempting for the authorities, which favored the release of professionals who were most in need in the post-war economy. However, they could not overlook a feeling that was deeply rooted in French republican principles and that was widely held in the civilian population. Demobilization was therefore organized according to a fundamentally egalitarian principle. The order of release was mainly determined by the time spent in the army, the number of dependent children also being taken into account. This measure did not entirely meet expectations, and vandalism was commonly practiced in the trains driving the men to their reveals: in early 1919, about 13,000 broken windows and 400 damaged doors were reported monthly. Though, if compared to the mutinies of British soldiers in Calais and Folkestone, demobilization in the French army can be deemed a rather smooth process.
The soldiers being demobilized were also deeply concerned about their return to civil life. What reception would they get from civilians who, they thought, would misunderstand their wartime experience? How would they reintegrate into a daily life that they had left for several years? Reassuming a civil identity involved several delicate steps which involved reengaging with civil society as well as interacting with other demobilized men. Even the return of the fathers to their individual intimate spheres was at times very difficult for the children who were sometimes unable to recognize their fathers, many of whom had changed physically or morally.
Returning to work was also a key moment that in many cases proved difficult. Frequently, the mobilized had been replaced. A law was passed in November 1918 obliging employers to re-hire their mobilized employees, but it was rendered largely ineffective by administrative restrictions. The veterans were therefore particularly affected by the unemployment crisis provoked by the post-war economic reconversion. True, after the armistice, many war factories complied with the government appeal to dismiss the female workers they had hired since 1914. These measures failed, however, to solve the unemployment levels being experienced by the veterans. Such a situation challenged the very basis of the moral economy of gratitude, a concept encompassing all the procedures through which civilians show their gratitude to veterans for the sacrifices endured. Contrary to this objective, the difficulties of the economic situation contributed to sharpen in the veteran community a feeling that they were misunderstood and underappreciated in the wider society. This was an important driving factor in the powerful wave of social protest that developed during the spring of 1919, mainly as a reaction against inflated food prices and insufficient wages. The role of the veterans was particularly prominent in the large demonstrations, which had apparent success in in cities such as Perpignan and Marseille. One should nevertheless notice that the veteran protests of did not assume a separate form but merged with a more pervasive social discontent, triggered by the economic reconversion and the laying off of thousands of war workers. The failure of the great strike of May 1920 marked the apex, but also the reflux, of this wave of protests.
Whatever the veterans' own perceptions may have been, the civilians shared a similar attitude to theirs', within the context of the moral economy of gratitude. In his investiture speech at the Chamber of Deputies on 20 November 1917, Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929) proclaimed that: "they have rights over us". This statement was often repeated during this time and appropriately captures the general state of mind in the wake of the armistice. The urge to express gratitude found an outlet in an intense ritual activity between 1918 and the early 1920s: victory celebrations, festivals for the returned regiments and gratitude festivals were organized at national as well as local levels. For the sole department of Puy-de-Dôme, no less than 321 peace and victory festivals were organized between May and December 1919. These rites of reincorporation symbolically reunified communities separated by the war by staging an idealized return of the mobilized. Whereas in reality demobilization had only very gradually freed individuals from their wartime obligations, the rites enacted a collective return, symmetrical to the mobilization of 1914.
The French moved en masse to attend military celebrations held in garrison towns. The largest of these celebrations occurred in Paris on 14 July 1919, with participants coming from all over the country. On that day, the capital city's population grew from 2 to 4 million. The celebration featured a great military parade passing under the Arc de Triomph symbolizing the homecoming of the troops on a national level. The very symbolism of all these rituals, and the massive affluence they provoked, suggests that representing the demobilization as a collective experience was crucial. In a sense, ritualizing the demobilization was a way to exorcize the anxieties triggered by the uncertainties of peace time.
Despite their reintegration into civil society, many veterans considered their war-time experiences as part and parcel of their specific identities. This contributed to the birth of the veterans' movement, a new mass movement in French society. This broad grouping would gather up to half of the 6.5 million formerly mobilized. A galaxy of innumerable organizations, the movement was dominated by two large associations, the Union Fédérale des mutilés (UF) and the Union Nationale des Combattants (UNC). The UF had its origins in a coming together during the war of a number of local associations working to meet the new needs of disabled veterans. At its climax, in the early 1930s, its membership would amount to 800,000. The actions of the great law Professor René Cassin (1887-1976) at its head contributed to make the UF a very reliable partner for the state authorities. Cassin's role proved paramount in the elaboration of a new kind of legislation aimed at protecting the rights of the war victims. The drafting of a law of 31 March 1919 on this subject illustrates the decisive part played by the veterans' movement as a forerunner of the Welfare State in France. Conversely, the UNC resulted from a national initiative. It benefited from powerful sponsors (it even received permission from the government to promote itself in the barracks), and its inception in March 1919 provoked government concerns about the challenges veterans could constitute for public order. More right-wing than the UF, the UNC would soon emerge as the largest association of the veterans' movement, with up to 900,000 members. The development of this unprecedented mass movement responded to a double need. On the one hand, it was about defending the specific interests of ex-servicemen, especially when they had been hurt or maimed in battle. From this point of view, veterans associations proved immediately effective. The military pensions act, adopted by Parliament on 31 March 1919, was indeed particularly liberal in comparison with the legislation previously in force. On the other hand, veterans were understood to be the bearers of a specific set of values related to their wartime experiences that needed promotion. Maintaining the memory of their fallen comrades was at the core of these values and was a central message of the veterans' movement. Pacifism was another value increasing in prominence over the years, but the denunciation of war did not challenge the righteousness of the sacrifices made during the Great War for the country's defense. The new pacifism was actually a "patriotic pacifism". By contrast, veterans assumed that the Great War had been waged against war. Any return to it would have meant the negation of their experience and of the sacrifices of their comrades. This idea would come to be the core of the "civil religion" for which veterans would become the priests on every 11 November throughout the interwar period, at the 36,000 war memorials held throughout the country.
The part played by the veterans in the radicalization of French politics during the 1930s has been a controversial topic for historians, particularly because of the anti-parliamentarianism they often promoted. However, this was essentially a rhetorical anti-parliamentarianism which did not intersect with the anti-republicanism also being professed during this time by nationalist groups. Similarly, the paramilitary character assumed from the mid-twenties onward by the newly formed leagues (ligues) stood in sharp contrast to the veterans' self-representation. No more than 1 percent of them took part in the Croix-de-Feu, a league founded by Colonel François de La Rocque (1885-1946) whose ideology rested on martial values. In the same vein, when the president of the UNC took part in the riotous demonstration on 6 February 1934, which tried to storm the Chamber of Deputies, he was quickly relieved of his responsibilities within the movement.
Far from marking a clear-cut limit between wartime and peacetime, the armistice and the signing of the Versailles Treaty constituted the beginning of a blurred era during which the potent aspirations for a return to pre-war normalcy were deeply intertwined with the legacy of total warfare. The length of the conflict, the depth of the cultural and social mobilization to which it had given rise, implied that: "demobilizing the mind" would be a complex and lengthy process. Among the intellectuals, the academics were particularly reluctant to renounce representations they had actively contributed to forge. They did not resume professional contacts with their German peers until the mid-1920s and an undercurrent of defiance never vanished during the interwar period. Thus, many French physicists looked down at length on quantum physics as "German science". Others, notably in the literary milieus, sooner attempted to challenge the impact war had had on intellectual activity.
From a broader perspective, the mid-1920s can be considered as a major turning point. During the November 1919 general elections, the victory of the Bloc National demonstrated the prominence of representations inherited from the conflict. This newly formed coalition allowed the Right to take advantage of the large appeal of the notion of Union sacrée. The political climate was characterized by a shift in the pre-war political divisions. The militant Republican anticlericalism, which had profoundly marked the first forty years of the Third Republic, was left aside, as if the external enemy overshadowed the previous historical cleavages, which had at length opposed the two "Frances" that had emerged from the Revolution. The raising of the festival of Joan d'Arc (1412-1431) – a symbol of catholic patriotism and resistance to foreign invasion – to the rank of a national celebration in 1920, along with the Republican Bastille Day, was symbolical of this. On the contrary, the German enemy remained a paramount political representation. Returning to normalcy implied reconstructing the devastated areas and solving the huge debts accumulated to finance the war effort. Having Germany pay the reparations imposed by the Versailles Treaty was then a central issue for the public during this time and the firm policy set up by Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré (1860-1934) in this direction received strong popular support, including when it led to the military occupation of the Ruhr region in 1923, as a retaliation against Germany's delayed installment.
This persistent defiance towards the enemy had parallel implications in domestic politics. The condemnation in 1920 of Joseph Caillaux (1863-1944), a former Minister falsely accused of "defeatism" during the war, indicated the persistent suspicion that existed amongst many towards all kinds of anti-patriotic behavior. The 1919 spring and summer labor unrest, which was perceived by the state as a revolutionary danger fueled by an alien ideology – bolshevism – largely contributed to the victory of the Bloc National. The government reacted with great energy against the breaking out of a massive industrial protest in the spring of 1920.
This political mood profoundly changed in a very few years, as testified in the 1924 electoral campaign which ended up with the victory of a left-wing coalition – le Cartel des gauches. This marked the reactivation of the political fault lines that existed prior to 1914. For the first time since the war, the religious question and the Republic itself were at stake again. The figures of the internal enemy also faded away, illustrated by the reelection of Caillaux in the Lot. The new foreign policy set up by Aristide Briand (1862-1932) was justified by a spirit of conciliation with Germany which resulted in the welcoming of Germany at the League of Nations under the auspices of France, in 1926. Significantly, Briand became the object of a general worship by public opinion in the following years. True, the memory of the losses and destructions caused by the Great War remained paramount in this new cultural configuration, but they were henceforth given a different meaning. Promoting peace no longer implied denouncing a warlike enemy, but rather securing reconciliation.
By 1924-1925, the French had begun to realize that their wish to come back to the pre-war era could not be fulfilled. The perceived failure of the Ruhr occupation revealed that wartime means where henceforth unable to solve peacetime issues in the long term. By the same token, it cast a tragic doubt over the usefulness of the sacrifices made during the war and contributed to the further establishment of pacifism at the heart of French political attitudes in the interwar period.
Broadly speaking, the demobilization of French society can be deemed a successful process, as opposed to the Italian and German post-war experiences. As in Britain, the memory of the Great War did not result in major conflicts and political violence remained marginal. This should not obscure the fact that seeds of radicalization were not totally absent from French politics at the outset of the war. As the comparison with the Italian case shows, this did not remove from post-war societies the temptation to pursue extreme political solutions. In this regard, the reasons for France's relatively successful demobilization might lie in the history of the society's nationalization and modernization that occurred throughout the 19th century.
↑ See the article Dalisson, Rémi, Julien, Elise: Bereavement and Mourning, Commemoration and Cult of the Fallen (France), in: 1914-1918-online. International Encyclopedia of the First World War, ed. by Ute Daniel, Peter Gatrell, Oliver Janz, Heather Jones, Jennifer Keene, Alan Kramer, and Bill Nasson, issued by Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin 2014-10-08. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15463/ie1418.10378. Translated by: Serveau, Jocelyne (retrieved: 25 November 2015).
↑ Cabanes, Bruno: La Victoire endeuillée. La sortie de guerre des soldats français, 1918-1920, Paris 2004, pp. 277‑333.
↑ Pignot, Manon: Allons enfants de la patrie . Génération Grande Guerre, Paris 2012, p. 355.
↑ This concept has been defined by Cabanes, Bruno: La victoire endeuillée: la sortie de guerre des soldats français, 1918-1920, Paris 2004, pp. 354‑368.
↑ Fryszman, Aline: La Victoire triste? Espérances, déceptions et commémorations de la victoire dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme en sortie de guerre, 1918-1924, Paris 2009.
↑ Prost, Antoine: Les anciens Combattants et la société française, 1914-1939, Paris 1977.
↑ Horne, John: Demobilizing the Mind. France and the Legacy of the Great War, 1919-1939, in: French History and Civilization. Papers from the George Rudé Seminar 2 (2009), pp. 101‑119.
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Not Enough Jews Died
A friend of mine wrote the following letter to the editor in a New Jersey Jewish publication…
Proportionality - September 4, 2014
It may seem difficult advocating for Israel with the left-wing media storm giving cover to anti-Semitism/ anti-Zionism. There are too many facts on the Jewish side of the argument and few opponents will give us the time to make the arguments.
However, we can chip away at their weapons if we focus our argument. The bulk of anti-Israel invective is founded on the idea of "proportionality." The assumption that proportionality involves a rough equality of losses — or is violated when harm is caused to civilians — is superficial, and it has no foundation in international law.
The principle of proportionality represents a noble aspiration inscribed in the international laws of war to balance the claims of military necessity and humanitarian responsibility. At the same time, proportionality is, as Emory University law professor Laurie Blanc emphasizes, "a legal term with a specific legal meaning." It "forbids attacks in which the expected civilian casualties from the attack will be excessive in relation to the anticipated military advantage gained." Accordingly, "widely different numbers of civilian casualties between two sides in a conflict says nothing about the proportionality of particular attacks on specific targets."
Each Israeli counterattack may have hurt civilians, but in the overwhelming number of cases even those roughly equate to the intended harm the military targets posed to Israel. Hence, even here, anecdotal "proportionalism" actually exists, despite its dubious legal application. What the media is focused on is the totality of the casualties in relation to Jewish casualties. By that standard, every bombing mission in World War II by the United States and its allies would be a war crime. Or those critics would be happy with large scale Jewish casualties (reflecting a certain nostalgia for the Holocaust model of appreciating Jews as victims). It is a testament to Hashem's love of His people that He mercifully kept this to a minimum.
Focus on the targeting policy, which can be proved legitimate, and undercut people's ignorance around "proportionality."


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In Our Time: triptych and other artworks by Sylvia Molloy (1914-2008)
22 August – 1 November 2020
Sylvia Molloy was an adventurous and well-known artist from England, who married in Burma (now Myanmar), escaped the Japanese invasion to live in South Africa before returning to England. After graduating from Durham with a degree in Art and English, she began teaching in St Asaph and met her husband-to-be in Cambridge. She joined him in Burma, where he was an Assistant District Officer, whose job took the newlyweds through the Shan States. Sylvia made sketches and paintings of local people. When the Japanese invaded in 1942, she left for India on the last RAF flight from the country and her husband joined her after an arduous trek. Their first son was born during the year they spent in India and their second when they came to the UK. After the war, they returned to newly-independent Burma only to flee again when terrorists assassinated the entire cabinet. Catching a ship to Durban they settled in Johannesburg, where they remained for sixteen years. Disgusted with Apartheid, the couple left South Africa and came to Letchworth Garden City in 1963. She exhibited at The Royal Academy, the Paris Salon, the Royal Australian Society of Arts as well as other galleries.
Gilli Austin – Escape to…
25 August – 11 October 2020 in The Arches
Acrylic painting has become a lifetime's passion for Gilli. This is her fifth solo show and the first since 2005. She has exhibited at the former museum in 2003 and returns to this new museum with an eclectic mix of highly detailed and expressive abstract and realism acrylics.
She has been exploring and observing what the word "escape" really means. Whether it be the companionship of loved ones, meditation or a walk in long grass! Escapism is good for the soul, mindfulness, emotions and for physical well-being. Something we mustn't take for granted in these testing times.
Four of the paintings on display today were created during lockdown.
Gilli is currently an active member of the Hitchin Art Hub, which showcases local artists in pop up art exhibitions, art market and charity fundraisers for the Hitchin community.
Rembrandt in Print
18 January – 2 August 2020
To launch Hertfordshire's Year of Culture, we hosted an exhibition from the Ashmolean Museum of prints by Rembrandt van Rijn, one of the greatest artists of all time. It consists of prints from their world-class collection of prints made by the artist, spanning much of his career from Leiden in the early 1630s to those made in Amsterdam in the 1650s. Many of the prints were given to the University of Oxford in 1855 by the collector Chambers Hall.
Born in Leiden in The Netherlands in 1606, Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam about 1631, where he became the greatest Dutch artist of all time. His popularity derives from his exceptional observational skills. The works include not only revealing self-portraits but also sensitive landscapes and tender religious subjects shown as everyday scenes.
Art Treasures from North Hertfordshire Museum
5 October 2019 – 5 January 2020
This exhibition, held in the main exhibition gallery, included works from the former Hitchin and Letchworth Museums. This was the first time that we were able to select works from the two collections to show as a single exhibition.
Krysia: new paintings
21 September – 24 November 2019 in The Arches
Krysia is a professional artist living in Bygrave, with a studio in Hitchin, who specialises in striking colourful portraits.
Krysia's paintings are original, bursting with a vivid imagination but balanced by the elegance of the line, bold colours and imbued with a certain poetic, Slavonic wistfulness, especially in the eyes, which makes her work very distinctive.
Blood and Bone: an amazing interactive exhibition
6 July – 22 September 2019
This sensory exhibition was designed specifically for family audiencesby Spacecadets Air Design.
Spacecadets have taken inspiration from human biology and the artworks are inspired by cells and organisms inside our bodies. Visitors could explore, listen to and touch a series of giant breathing tunnels and caves suggestive of body organs, blood cells and bone.
Vanessa Stone: A Slice of North Hertfordshire
6 July – 15 September 2019 in The Arches
Vanessa Stone is a cut paper and collage artist who uses bold colours and pared down compositions that are primarily inspired by English countryside and townscapes. All Vanessa's collages are cut by hand using a scalpel. She cuts shapes from the surface of paper, letting an image rise to the surface. This exhibition of nine collages is a personal response to places that resonate strongly with her experience of living in Letchworth for many years. They are pieces which evoke memories of childhood play, family walks and views of places on the way home from the school run – as well as works which celebrate the amazing architecture of the area.
23 February – 27 April 2019
This exhibition was an in-depth look at the work of John W Mills, a sculptor who has lived and worked in Hinxworth for many years. He is best known for his national commissions including 'The Women of World War II' monument in Whitehall, London and 'The National Firefighters Memorial 'at St Paul's Cathedral, London. He has also designed a number of Royal Mint coins including the D-Day 50 pence coin. Sculptures made from bronze, resin, terracotta and plaster will be on display and will include a model for The Women of World War II; Tommy, Charlie Chaplin and a self-portrait.
Born in 1933, John W Mills has dedicated his life to sculpture and design work with a career spanning over 60 years. He studied at Hammersmith School of Art and the Royal College of Art, eventually teaching art across the UK and the USA. His work has won awards from the Royal Society of British Sculptors and the Royal Society of Arts and has been exhibited in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia.
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EU: European Commission: Home Affairs (Security and Immigration) Director-General criticised
Home Affairs (Security and Immigration) Director-General criticised: 'European Commission does not endorse push-back policy' (Times of Malta, link):
"The European Commission should clarify its position about the Italy-Libya arrangement of automatically sending migrants back to where they came from, the UN refugee agency has said. "UNHCR's understanding is that the European Commission has not in fact endorsed the Italy-Libya push-back arrangement, but it is of course up to the Commission to clarify its own position," a UNHCR spokesman said.
"He was asked to react to comments made by the Commission's new director general for migration, Stefano Manservisi, who said the policy was found to be perfectly in conformity with EU law. But the UNHCR said it read the transcript of Mr Manservisi's comments and found what he said was vague and unspecific, while recognising that parts of the Italy-Libya agreement were as yet unknown."
See also: Editorial: Migrants: Case for exercise in transparency (Times of Malta, link)
UK: RESPONSE TO HUMAN RIGHTS JUDGMENTS
POLAND-GERMANY: Suspected Israeli spy subject to European Arrest Warrant (2)