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eThekwini Municipality / Resource Centre / Newsletters / Excitement Builds Ahead of 2022 Commonwealth Games Host City Announcement
Excitement Builds Ahead of 2022 Commonwealth Games Host City Announcement
In less than 24-hours South Africans will know if Durban has been chosen to host the Commonwealth Games in 2022, after the 71 nations of the Commonwealth Games Federation cast their vote in New Zealand at 6am South African time.
To capture the mood of our people, reflect our passion for sports and show that our youth are behind these Games, about 1 500 pupils will converge at the George Campbell High School sports field tomorrow morning, 2 September 2015. They will watch the announcement being broadcast live from Auckland.
"We hope that the pupils who will be watching the announcement live will be inspired and look forward to the 2022 Games, should Durban be awarded to host the Games," said Speaker Logie Naidoo.
Municipal Manager, Sibusiso Sithole, said the City will build on the experience of hosting the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
"We hosted a few games during the World Cup which were successful. With the Commonwealth Games, most of the sporting codes will be played here in Durban," he said.
The Games, said Sithole, will be historic for the City. "Durban is hosting the Games on behalf of South Africa and Africa. We pray that everyone, South Africans and the whole of Africa will be behind us," he added.
Staging the Commonwealth Games in Durban will have far reaching benefits for South Africa and the African continent, with regards to sports development, nurturing local talent and economic growth.
Investment in infrastructure for the Games is expected to contribute to the lasting benefits of the host city. The added exposure to global markets will also provide opportunities to attract and enhance tourism and foreign direct investment. In total, the 2022 Commonwealth Games is expected to deliver up to R20 billion in output to the economy, translating into an estimated R11 billion Gross Domestic Product growth.
The City's concept for the Games features a compact venue plan centred around the sporting precinct of the iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium and adjacent coastline. Other identified venues for the games includes the award winning Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, Durban Exhibition Centre complex; Kings Park Rugby Stadium, the University of KwaZulu-Natal Indoor Sports Centre, Rachel Finlayson Pool, New Beach, Queensmead Hockey Stadium, Collegians Bowling Club and Cascades Mountain Bike Park in Pietermaritzburg.
Most of these facilities (80%) are within a 2.5kilometre radius.
The City leadership is confident that the opportunity to host the Games in 2022 will accelerate infrastructure development and refurbishment of sports facilities in the City which will form part of the City's sustainable sports development programmes, which will in turn improve the lives of underprivileged children and adults in various communities.
The Announcement will be televised live on SuperSport 4 and 10, SABC TV 2 (Morning Live), ENCA and ANN7 from 6am.
For more information members of the media can contact Gugu Sisilana on 031 311 4855 or email: gugu.mbonambi@durban.gov.za or Princess Nkabane on 031 311 4818 or princess.nkabane@durban.gov.za


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Musicality Workshops for Tango Dancers 2009 by TanguerIN
MUSICALITY WORKSHOPS FOR TANGO DANCERS
with Ivo and Nadia
28 September, Monday
7.00 pm - 10.00 pm - traditional tango
30 September, Wednesday
7.00 pm - 10.00 pm - contemporary tango (nuevo and electronico)
Location: The Czech/Slovak Club, 15 Krakra St., Sofia
Price: 20 lv. per workshop
Note: Each workshop is 180 min. long with a 15 min. break in the middle
The aim of these workshops is to present the specifics of argentine tango as a musical genre, as it is played today at the milongas around the world - from the orchestras before and during the Golden Age of tango to the electronic tango which has grown in polularity during the last decade.
The workshops will be led by Ivo and Nadia, founders of TanguerIN Studio, for whom the dancing of tango is unthinkable without knowing and loving the music. Long-time tango music collector and DJ, Ivo often gives similar workshops in Bulgaria and Switzerland.
The idea behind these workshops is that in tango dancing apart from the connection within the couple there is another very important connection - between the dance movement and the music that is being played. In the context of the improvised dance, such as the authentic argentine tango, knowing the music and the interpretations of the various orchestras is of extreme importance if one is to feel the inner magic and beauty of tango and to use the body as a musical instrument with which to "play" the music.
The workshops cover the following topics:
- the characteristics of the rhythm and the melody of argentine tango and the difference between the rhythmical base and the melodic rhythm
- the role of the various instruments
- the differences in the interpretation and the arrangements of the famous orchestras
- getting to know the form and the structure of tango music and how to predict the music in the case of unknown pieces.
- applying all of the above in the dance, using various figures corresponding to specific rhythmical or melodic elements and to the style of the various orchestras; how to do this improvising while dancing to known or unknown pieces.
It is not necessary to sign-up with a partner, although it is always appreciated if you bring someone along :-). During the workshops we will work individually and in couples and we will, of course, change partners.
It is not necessary to have any theoretical musical knowledge, the workshops are for people with no musical education. However, it is necessary that you already dance tango (min. 3 months experience). In general, the more experienced dancers will profit more from the material covered, however, we recommend the workshops to everyone who loves the music of argentine tango, wants to learn more about it and to enrich their dance with new ideas and figures.
We hope to make you enjoy dancing tango!
WE HOPE TO MAKE YOU LOVE TANGO MUSIC EVER MORE!
Legendary bandoneonist Rodolfo Mederos comes to Sofia
TanguerIN and Jazz+ present:
Legendary argentinean bandoneonist
Rodolfo Mederos
in a tango concert with
RODOLFO MEDEROS TRIO
and tango dancers
Natalia Games and Gabriel Angio (Buenos Aires)
Sofia, Bulgaria Concert Hall, 17 November 2009, 7.30 pm
Bandoneonist, composer and arranger Rodolfo Mederos is a natural musician in every sense of the word. His forceful personality has produced a profound effect on tango, developing a style fraught with popular essence and emotion. In the mid-70's, after working with such giants of tango music as Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Pugliese, he has decided to look for his own style. It was through his desire to search through other rhythms that he has managed to place himself as one of the most prominent figures of today's tango music.
As a performer, Rodolfo Mederos expresses a deep-felt musicality and conquers the audience with the emotional insightfulness of his interpretations. From every single note that he strikes, he draws a myriad of deep roots and good taste, typical for the greatest of artists. He is also an acclaimed composer and arranger, covering the whole range from popular to symphonic pieces for different instrumental groups. And throughout the years he has carved out a career as teacher and writer of texts on bandoneon as well as tango composition and orchestration, contributing to the formation of many of today's bandoneonists. All this makes Rodolfo Mederos a cornerstone, a quintessential figure of current tango.
"...the bandoneon has the ability to affect human existence with melancholy. One thing is to put sorrow into words; another is to feel the sorrow", says Rodolfo Mederos. "No other instrument has ever been able to express that language, that feeling."
With his trio including Armando De La Vega (guitar) and Sergio Rivas (double bass), Rodolfo Mederos will perform his virtuosic and yet emotionally intimate interpretations of classic tango pieces.
The trio will be joined on stage by the Argentinean tango dancers Natalia Games and Gabriel Angio, renowned for the dynamism of their dance and their breathtaking elegance. Their names are well known to tango lovers in Buenos Aires and around the globe. They have danced on almost every important stage in the world as part of the legendary company TangoX2 and have been invited as maestros to the biggest tango festivals. Since 2001 they direct and tour with their own tango company, Plan B.
On 17th of November through the music of Rodolfo Mederos trio and the dance of Natalia and Gabriel the audience will feel the meaning of maestro Mederos' words: "I firmly believe that a true artistic workpiece should always touch the spirit... It should always try to move the depths of our souls, at times violently."
Tickets are sold by Ticket Plus nework (http://ticketplus.bg) and at the Bulgaria Concert Hall box office on 1 Aksakov St. in Sofia.
Rodolfo Mederos official site: http://rodolfomederos.com.ar
Natalia Games and Gabriel Angio official site: http://gabrielangio.com
Argentine maestros Natalia Games and Gabriel Angio teach workshops in Sofia
TanguerIN Studio presents:
SPECIAL TANGO WORKSHOPS BY NATALIA GAMES AND GABRIEL ANGIO (BUENOS AIRES)
Workshop schedule and topics
16 NOVEMBER, MONDAY
Т1 - Tango Fundamentals: Structure of tango, role of the partners, essential vocabulary. (Beginners)
8.45 pm - 10.15 pm
TMV1 - Tango, Milonga & Vals 1: Fundamentals of the 3 dance forms of the Argentine tango. Technique, musicality and playful vocabulary. (Intermediate/Advanced)
18 NOVEMBER, WEDNESDAY
T2 - Natalia and Gabriel's Favorites: Daring and playful experimentations with the masters. (Advanced)
TMV2 - Tango, Milonga & Vals 2 (continuation class from TMW1): Advance technique and musicality. Intriguing figures such as "enrosques" in vals, and "vaivenes" in milonga. (Intermediate/Advanced)
Location: All workshops will take place at the Czech Club Ballroom, on 15 Krakra St., Sofia.
Price: 25 lv. per workshop per person until 31st October, 30 lv./workshop/person after that
Language: All classes will be taught in English, additional explanations in Spanish are possible
Registration and payment: Registration starts from 1st September and will be strictly with a partner. NEW! It is possible that two followers register with one leader, counting as 1 couple, if they agree to work together as a group. Places are limited to 15 couples per class. Registration can be made by email on info[at]tanguerin[dot]com, however, it will be valid only upon receipt of payment within 5 days. Payment in cash can be made during any events by TanguerIN (classes, milongas etc.) For payment by bank transfer, please, contact us by mail and we will send you detailed instructions.
Information about the maestros:
Natalia Games and Gabriel Angio belong to the group of the world-class tango couples, who have marked the development of argentine tango in the last two decades. They started their joint professional career as tango dancers in 1991. In 1992 they were invited to dance in one of the most famous tango companies of all times, Tango x 2 for which they worked 5 years. During this period they performed in almost every big theater in the world as part of the shows Homenaje a Gardel, Perfumes de Tango and Una noche de Tango. In 2001 they formed their own dance company, "Plan B", with which they produced two shows - "Tango Under Construction" in 2001 and "Plan B Tango" in 2004. All these years, whether in a milonga or on a theatre stage, their performances have always been characterized by high professionalism, dynamism and breathtaking elegance.
Natalia and Gabriel are of that rare breed of tango dancers who are equally renowned as performers and teachers. In their classes they teach the style of dancing emblematic for the porteños, starting with the legacy of their own masters (legends such as Antonio Todaro, Pepito Avellaneda, Mingo Pugliese, Lampazo and others), then adding their own "new generation" flavor to show you the secrets of tango as it is danced today in the milongas of Buenos Aires. For many years they have been giving regular classes in famous Buenos Aires milongas such as Parakultural, Gricel, Club Almagro, Salon Canning etc., inspiring and teaching many of today's young argentine tango stars.
Few are the countries where Natalia and Gabriel have not yet worked as guest teachers or dancers, and there is hardly a major tango festival in the world on which they have not been invited. The festivals of Berlin, Lausanne, Sitges, Bologna, Miami, Oslo, Paris, London, Stockholm, Genova, Tel-Aviv, Sidney and many others have featured the maestros in the past years. They have also received numerous invitations from important non-tango events. Those include the World Dance Festival in Tokyo, where in 2003 they have danced for an audience of some 10,000 people in Nippon Budokan, the Classic Open Air 2002 in Berlin, where they performed with the Deutches Filmorchester Babelsberg, a special demonstration to Mikhail Baryshnikov in 2003, to name but a few.
Following its practice to bring tango dancers of international reputation to Bulgaria, TanguerIN Studio invited Gabriel and Natalia to give 4 classes for tango dancers from different levels in Sofia from 16 to 18 November 2009. Undoubtedly, their visit will allow tango fans in Bulgaria to experience the art and teaching of maestros that have contributed to the shaping of today's argentine tango.
Visit Natalia and Gabriel's website here
See video of Natalia and Gabriel dancing here
TanguerIN accepts registrations for the 6th edition of the International Istanbul Tango Festival
For a fourth year in a row TanguerIN is the official parther and representative for Bulgaria of the International Istanbul Tango Festival. The 6th edition of the festival will take place between 2 and 5 July 2009 and will feature classes and shows by 5 internetionally acclaimed argentinean tango couples, live performances of 2 tango orchestras, 4 milongas in famous historical locations in Istanbul with tango DJs from all over the world including TanguerIN's DJ Ivo. Detailed information about participating artists, schedule of events and prices can be found on the festival's website www.istanbultangofestival.com. Tango lovers from Bulgaria can register through TanguerIN for the classes of the festival with 5% discount.
Avant-garde tango group Astillero live in Sofia
For those who love the contemporary forms of tango music, Messechina Music organizes 2 concerts of the Argentine tango group Astillero in Sofia on 20 and 21 April at the Central Military Club.
Astillero opens the challenge with its music. This rock-solid group starts tango out to a completely new vision, rough and violent, according to the times we live in. Astillero is a tango formation that has nothing to do with the "tango" of our collective conciousness.
The orchestra, even though it is composed of classical instruments associated with tango, is revolutionary. It is the first sextet in the history of tango formed by two bandoneons, violin, cello, double bass and piano. And there's more: they only play their own new compositions. They have a repertoire of new tangos, instrumentals and songs, generating their own identity, inextricably linked with modern life. The sounds of Astillero are the sounds of Buenos Aires today and the way they play the music refects the unbalance of this city in which we are inmersed. It kicks, breaks, hurts, moves. The new lyrics add their weight in this rawness. A rough but tender voice, that cares and tears at the same time. But the concept does not end there, but keeps on developing by means of video images perfectly designed to join this hecatomb of sound. Impacting in shapes and colors projected over the players, completing the dynamic of the music. An innovative proposal, original, different, to enjoy the new wave of tango : Tango de Ruptura.
The members, although young, have an important history among the genre. Their experience and research as musicians has led them to a fundamental teaching duty which is carried in different institutions (School of Popular music of Avellaneda, Conservatory of Styles Argentino Galván, National Academy of Tango, in between others) and for the last two years, in the Orlando Goñi School, created by themselves and other young tango musicians.
Since the conception of Astillero the group has earned international recongition thanks to diverse tours. In Europe they are well known and called back every year to take part in diferent events. This year, for instance, the Orchestra has been selected out from 900 groups from all over the world to be part of the prestigious « Womex », Music World Festival.
The activities of the orchestra go on and its music is gaining ground. The solid esthetic of Astillero attracts new groups as old masters. This is reflected in their compositions that pose a completely new approach to the genre. So much so that in November the new album « Sin descanso en Bratislava (Glosas fuera de tiempo) » will be released, including a very special guest Master Leopoldo Federico.
More information can be found on the special event website from where you cana also download photos and where you can listen to Astillero's music:
www.messechina-music.com/astillero/
You can listen to Astillero's music on the websites of the group:
www.astillerotango.com.ar
www.myspace.com/orquestaastillero
You can see videos from Astillero's concerts on:
www.youtube.com/latorredemarfil
You can buy tickets for the concerts in Sofia from Eventim.bg, more details here:
www.eventim.bg/portal/bg/muzika/jazz/stillero/51562/
Workshops with dancers from Gustavo Russo's show Tango Seduccion
WORKSHOPS WITH 2 TANGO COUPLES FROM BUENOS AIRES
members of Gustavo Russo's TANGO SEDUCCION
Sofia, 6 April, 2009
19:00 - 20:30 - class for beginners and intertmediates taught by ARIEL PEREZ & ESTHER GARABALI (Buenos Aires)
20:45 - 22:15 - class for intermediates and advanced taught by CRISTIAN CISNEROS & VIRGINIA PORRINO (Buenos Aires)
Price: 20 lv. (10 Eur) per person per class
Location: The Czech Club ballroom, 15 Krakra St., Sofia
More information about the teaching dancers:
CRISTIAN CISNEROS & VIRGINIA PORRINO
Cristian and Virginia are world renowned tango dancers, famous for their classical style of tango. They have performed in many show such as "El Querandi", "Sabor a Tango", "Cafe Tortoni" etc. Cristian and Virginia have toured extensively in Argentina and the rest of the world, demonstrating their ability in famous theatres such as the "National Cervantes", "Astral" and "President Alvear". They have performed on TV programmed such as "Argentissima", "La Noche con Amigos" and "El Gran Debut". Between 2003 and 2007 they were part of the famous show "Forever Tango" and since 2000 they are part of the cast of TANGO SEDUCCION.
ARIEL PEREZ & ESTHER GARABALI
During their tango dancing career, Ariel and Esther have danced with first class artists around the world - in South America with Julio Iglesias, in the United States with Atilio Stampone's Orchestra. They have also been part of the cast of "Argentina Tango Review" presented in the United States and "Historias de Tango" and "Tango Venus" presented around Japan. They were also a part of the Mariano Mores Orchestra show. In Argentina they have danced in renowned shows like "La Ventana", "Cano 14", "Michelangelo" and "La Esquina de Carlos Gardel". In 2002 they joined the cast of TANGO SEDUCCION.
Gustavo Russo's show Tango Sedcucion on tour in Bulgaria
Dingo Music presents:
Gustavo Russo's TANGO SEDUCCION
The Dance Sensation from Buenos Aires
2 April, 7.00 pm, DKS, Varna
3 April, 7.00 pm, DKS "Vassil Levski", Veliko Tarnovo
4 April, 7.00 pm, Bourgas Opera, Bourgas
5 April, 7.00 pm, Dohodno Zdanie, Russe
7 and 8 April, 7.00 pm, NDK, Hall 1, Sofia
Tickets are available at the box offices of DKS Varna, DKS Veliko Tarnovo, Bourgas Opera, Dohodno Zdanie Rousse, NDK Sofia, in the networks of Ticketplus.bg, Eventim.bg and Ticketstream.bg (including online), at Piccadilly Supermarkets and Office 1 Superstore.
TanguerIN Studio is an official partner of this event.
Pictures from the show...
Video trailer...
Tango Recreo will have its second edition in May 2009
Luis Mendez and Gaby Gonzalez
The popular retreat event Tango Recreo, organized by TanguerIN which combines tango dance classes and recreational entertainment in the mountains will have its second edition in May 2009. Tango Recreo a three day immersion into the emotions of the argentine tango amidst the beautiful nature of Bulgaria. The aim is to relax from the stress and the tension of the big city and to enjoy the tranquility, the clean air and the energy of the nature indulging in the beauty of the dance and the music. Three days in which the nature will merge with our inner energy, released through tango, helping us to improve our movements and communication during the dance, to be more creative and natural and to sense better the music and our partner. Three days in which we will learn new things, develop what we already know, experiment with the music and the dance and have fun.
Tango recreo 2009 will take place between 22 and 24 May in Borovec, one of the most beautiful Bulgarian mountain resorts located in Rila mountains, just 80 km from Sofia. Our special guests and teachers during this period will be Luis Méndez & Gabriela González, dancers and maestros from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who will teach a total of 6 classes for different levels and will perform a show during one of the eventings. For more information about the event and how to register visit www.tangorecreo.com.
Intensive Course for Tango DJs (musicalizadores)
Nikolay Shmirgela Gallery Workshop
30 Parensov St., Sofia
Lecturer: Ivo Parushev (aka DJ Ivo, DJ tanguerin)
Price: 30 lv.
Schedule of classes:
24 January 2009 (Saturday) - 5.30 pm - 8.00 pm
25 January 2009 (Sunday) - 3.30 pm - 6.00 pm
The course draws upon:
- the lecturer's vast experience as tango DJ and collector of tango music,
- many years of studying the method and personal style of famous Buenos Aires DJs
- the behavour and needs of tango dancers from different tango communities all over the world
Who should attend this workshop:
- current and prospective dj's and "musicalizadores" of milongas and practicas;
- current and wannabe tango teachers and milonga organizers;
- tango music lovers, musicians and people interested in the history of tango music;
- tango music collectors;
- all tango aficionados who want to learn more about the music and the culture of the milonga.
Workshop curriculum:
1. What is special about the music for milongas.
2. Traditional tango orchestras playing music suitable for milongas, the main characteristics of the style of the most popular orchestras.
3. Periods in the history of tango music and how to use music from each of them.
4. What is alternative tango, tango nuevo, neotango, electronic tango and their use in milongas.
5. Creating and maintaining/updating a collection of tango music for milongas - sources, must-have albums/pieces, "hits" etc.
6. Codes, customs and unwritten rules in selecting music for milongas, the principle of the tanda and the cortina etc.
7. Tanda formats, mixing traditional genres for the traditional mionga (tango, vals, milonga) as well as other less widely used genres (candombe, foxtrot, chacarera etc.).
8. Contemporary and alternative approaches to the musical format of the milonga.
9. Format and quality of the music.
10. Building a playlist, combining orchestras and styles, ready playlist vs. compiling "on the go".
11. Creating and controlling the mood and the energy of the milonga, taste and preferences of the dancers.
12. Managing different types of milongas (regular, special, thematic, festival, milongas with shows/live music, marathons etc.).
12. Technical aspects of providing music for milongas - sound equipment, accessories, software etc.
Practical part:
Each participant will be given the opportunity to apply the knowledge obtained during the course by DJ-ing for one night at La Milonguita milonga, which takes place every Friday in Twins Club in Sofia. Moreover, this assignment will be paid (proportionally to the number of people attending the milonga) and thus each participant will be able to practice in real time and at the same get back some of the money paid for the course.
Workshops with argentinean maestros Celine Ruiz and Damian Rosenthal
TanguerIN Studio proudly presents:
Tango classes
with world-famous tango maestros
CÉLINE RUIZ & DAMIÁN ROSENTHAL
in Sofia
Class program:
30 January (Friday)
CLASS 1: 7.00 pm - 8.30 pm - leading and disassociation in tango (all levels)
CLASS 2: 8.45 pm - 10.15 pm - boleos, structure and application for men and women (intermediate/advanced)
31 January (Starurday)
CLASS 3: 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm - milonga (all levels)
CLASS 4: 3.45 pm - 5.15 pm - combination of movements out of axis: colgadas-volcadas (intermediate/advanced)
1 February (Sunday)
CLASS 6: 11.00 am - 12.30 am - different dynamic in the embrace: open/close/out-of-axis (advanced) ... ATTENTION! CHANGE IN THE TIME OF CLASS 6 !!!!!!! ...
CLASS 5: 12.45 am - 2.15 pm - tango nuevo sequence for the dance floor (intermediate)
Location for all classes: The Czech Club Hall, Krakra St. No15, Sofia
All classes will be taught in English
Registration in couples.
Price per person for one class:
1-3 classes - 36 BGN/18 EUR
> 3 classes - 32 BGN/16 EUR
SPECIAL MILONGA WITH SHOW BY CELINE AND DAMIAN:
La Mionguita
Twins Club
NDK (National Palace of Culture), west side, 2nd level, enter from outside
1 Bulgaria Sq.
9 pm - 2 am
DJ Mala
Entrance 12 BGN

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Chicago's environmental sensor network is getting an upgrade
Charlie Catlett, director of the Urban Center for Computation and Data at the University of Chicago (University of Chicago)
Written by Ryan Johnston
Jan 28, 2021 | STATESCOOP
A network of 130 environmental sensors placed around Chicago over the last four years is only starting to scratch the surface of how internet-connected devices can improve a city's efficiency and safety from natural disasters, the lead researcher behind the effort said Wednesday.
Charlie Catlett, a senior computer scientist at the U.S. Energy Department's Argonne National Laboratory, said that the network — called the "Array of Things" — will be upgraded this year with internet-connected "nodes" detecting air quality, traffic patterns and noise that are 200 times more powerful than the devices currently installed around Chicago, setting the city up to analyze data in new ways.
"We think that this edge computing, making a city smarter, is not just about what we can sense today, but it's about building the underlying infrastructure we'll need as better sensors become available," Catlett said during a webinar hosted by the Austin Smart City Alliance.
The array launched in 2016 as a joint project between the Argonne lab and the University of Chicago, funded mostly by a $3.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Since then, Catlett has led the placement of roughly 130 sensors around the city to measure dozens of factors, including temperature, barometric pressure, light, vibration, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, ozone and ambient noise levels. The sensors also use video analytics to count pedestrians and cars.
Chicago officials had planned to expand the number of sensors to 150 last year, until those installations were derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Catlett said he's currently working with the city to plan the data sets that will be collected by the new nodes.
The new nodes will make use of software-defined networking, allowing Catlett and his team to transmit a new program to the sensors rather than having to put up a new device to take a new type of measurement, like the number of people wearing masks on a given sidewalk, he said. Several dozen sensors scheduled to be installed around O'Hare International Airport, he said, could be programmed to create a computer model that would allow officials to test incentives for taking public transit into the city.
Catlett said he's also planning to install nodes at railroad crossings throughout Chicago to measure how long gates take to rise and close and how much congestion is caused by passing trains. A 2017 study by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency of Planning found that waiting at railroad crossings cost Chicagoans $58 million annually; Catlett said the data will help inform city officials which crossings are the most dangerous for drivers and which cause the greatest delays.
But the benefits of the new nodes might not be realized for years. Biological sensors for sewers to automatically detect the presence of opioids or diseases like COVID-19 won't be available for at least a year, Catlett said, but laying the groundwork for new technology now can help fight future pandemics.
Chicago, environmental sensors, Smart Cities


New Jersey has released the Online Gambling revenue report for the first time ever. The report is for the whole casino industry, but it now include internet gambling. As a numbers guy, I find these type of reports very fascinating. This revenue report breaks it down by casino, so you can see the actual caino win amount, the drop, the slots and table game payout % and even the amount of revenue from rooms and food/beverage.
The $8.4 million ($8,368,837) in revenue is since the birth of New Jersey online gambling which started real money gambling on November 26. The December 2013 revenue amount is $7.4M ($7,388,672). The gaming revenue report is provided by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) and includes the land based casino numbers along with internet gaming.
** Golden Nugget information is lower than it should be due to the fact they did not receive internet gaming approval until December 13th.


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Libérez Jimmy (Slipp Jimmy fri) est un film d'animation norvégien réalisé par Christopher Nielsen, sorti en 2006.

Synopsis
Odd, Gaz et Flea, trois losers patentés, se laissent convaincre par leur ami Roy Arnie, de l'aider à s'occuper de son cirque miteux. La star de sa ménagerie est un éléphant toxicomane nommé Jimmy. Roy insiste sur le soin à lui prodiguer et les cachets à lui donner. Précisément, un raté dans l'administration de sa dose quotidienne provoque un incident lors d'une représentation et la fuite de l'animal.

Les quatre amis partent à la recherche de Jimmy. Mais ils ne sont pas les seuls à s'y intéresser. Un groupe d'activistes illuminés ému par le triste sort de l'éléphant, se met en tête de le libérer et d'en faire la mascotte de leur combat pour la libération des animaux. De dangereux mafieux lapons sont, eux, sur les dents car une de leurs cargaisons de drogue a mystérieusement disparu. Enfin, des chasseurs du dimanche sont en quête d'un trophée qui satisfera leur leader, une armoire à glace irascible.

Fiche technique
 Titre : Libérez Jimmy
 Titre original : Slipp Jimmy fri
 Réalisation : Christopher Nielsen
 Scénario : Christopher Nielsen et Simon Pegg (version britannique)
 Production : Häkon Gundersen et Lars Andreas Hellebust
 Musique : Simon Boswell
 Montage : Alastair Reid
 Décors : Mikael Holmberg
 Pays : ,  et
 Format : couleurs - 1,85:1 - Dolby Digital - 35 mm
 Genre : animation, comédie
 Durée : 86 minutes
 Date de sortie :  (Norvège)

Distribution
Voix de la version anglaise :
 Woody Harrelson : Roy Arnie
 Simon Pegg : Odd
 Phil Daniels : Gaz
  : Flea
 Kyle MacLachlan : Marius
 Samantha Morton : Sonia
 Jim Broadbent : Stromowskij
 Emilia Fox : Bettina
 Kris Marshall : Erik
 Lisa Maxwell : Lise
 James Cosmo : HudMaSpecs
 Douglas Henshall : Eddie
 David Tennant : Hamish
 Russell Barr : George
 Steve Pemberton : Mattis
 Reece Shearsmith : Ante
 Mark Gatiss : Jakki
 William Hope : Harvey

Distinctions
 Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy 2007 : Cristal du long métrage.

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Film norvégien sorti en 2006
Film britannique sorti en 2006
Film danois sorti en 2006
Film d'animation norvégien
Film d'animation britannique
Film d'animation danois
Comédie norvégienne
Comédie britannique
Comédie danoise
Film sur le cirque
Film récompensé au Festival du film d'animation d'Annecy
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Film en anglais
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Film sur la protection animale

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C Variables, Constants and Literals
In this tutorial, you will learn about variables and rules for naming a variable. You will also learn about different literals in C programming and how to create constants.
In programming, a variable is a container (storage area) to hold data.
To indicate the storage area, each variable should be given a unique name (identifier). Variable names are just the symbolic representation of a memory location. For example:
int playerScore = 95;
Here, playerScore is a variable of int type. Here, the variable is assigned an integer value 95.
The value of a variable can be changed, hence the name variable.
char ch = 'a';
ch = 'l';
Rules for naming a variable
A variable name can have only letters (both uppercase and lowercase letters), digits and underscore.
The first letter of a variable should be either a letter or an underscore.
There is no rule on how long a variable name (identifier) can be. However, you may run into problems in some compilers if the variable name is longer than 31 characters.
Note: You should always try to give meaningful names to variables. For example: firstName is a better variable name than fn.
C is a strongly typed language. This means that the variable type cannot be changed once it is declared. For example:
int number = 5;      // integer variable
number = 5.5;        // error
double number;       // error
Here, the type of number variable is int. You cannot assign a floating-point (decimal) value 5.5 to this variable. Also, you cannot redefine the data type of the variable to double. By the way, to store the decimal values in C, you need to declare its type to either double or float.
Visit this page to learn more about different types of data a variable can store.
Literals are data used for representing fixed values. They can be used directly in the code. For example: 1, 2.5, 'c' etc.
Here, 1, 2.5 and 'c' are literals. Why? You cannot assign different values to these terms.
1. Integers
An integer is a numeric literal(associated with numbers) without any fractional or exponential part. There are three types of integer literals in C programming:
decimal (base 10)
octal (base 8)
hexadecimal (base 16)
Decimal: 0, -9, 22 etc
Octal: 021, 077, 033 etc
Hexadecimal: 0x7f, 0x2a, 0x521 etc
In C programming, octal starts with a 0, and hexadecimal starts with a 0x.
2. Floating-point Literals
A floating-point literal is a numeric literal that has either a fractional form or an exponent form. For example:
-0.22E-5
Note: E-5 = 10-5
3. Characters
A character literal is created by enclosing a single character inside single quotation marks. For example: 'a', 'm', 'F', '2', '}' etc.
4. Escape Sequences
Sometimes, it is necessary to use characters that cannot be typed or has special meaning in C programming. For example: newline(enter), tab, question mark etc.
In order to use these characters, escape sequences are used.
Escape Sequences
\b Backspace
\f Form feed
\n Newline
\r Return
\t Horizontal tab
\v Vertical tab
\\ Backslash
\' Single quotation mark
\" Double quotation mark
\? Question mark
\0 Null character
For example: \n is used for a newline. The backslash \ causes escape from the normal way the characters are handled by the compiler.
5. String Literals
A string literal is a sequence of characters enclosed in double-quote marks. For example:
"good"                  //string constant
""                     //null string constant
"      "               //string constant of six white space
"x"                    //string constant having a single character.
"Earth is round\n"         //prints string with a newline
If you want to define a variable whose value cannot be changed, you can use the const keyword. This will create a constant. For example,
const double PI = 3.14;
Notice, we have added keyword const.
Here, PI is a symbolic constant; its value cannot be changed.
PI = 2.9; //Error
You can also define a constant using the #define preprocessor directive. We will learn about it in C Macros tutorial.
C Datatypes
C Program to Find the Size of int, float, double and char
C Program to Find the Frequency of Characters in a String
C Program to Remove all Characters in a String Except Alphabets
C Program to Convert Octal Number to Decimal and vice-versa
Naming a Variable
Floating-point Numbers


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Pat Summerall: How a Man of Such Few Words Left a Lasting Impact
Athlete, Sportscaster, Humanitarian and Ambassador are just a few of the many words used to describe Pat Summerall after his death on April 16, 2013. Best known for his 20+ years broadcasting the NFL with John Madden, Pat Summerall could describe an epic sports moment in just a handful of words. For example, one of his most famous calls, "Montana…Rice…Touchdown" paints a perfect picture of the game in just three words. At no time did the brevity of his comments diminish their meaning. I grew up watching and listening to Pat Summerall broadcast football games. He will forever in my mind be known as the voice of football.
So often announcers are more concerned about their Shtick then the game they were broadcasting. Pat Summerall was different. This morning on ESPN radio, I heard a quote from John Madden stating that Pat Summerall would walk into every broadcast booth empty handed, no notes, no preset lines, no talking points, he would simply let the game unfold and tell the story as it was, not as he wanted it to be. Every word in every broadcast was meaningful, there was no minutia. What you heard from Pat Summerall were the facts of the game with no added distractions.
It is funny how these comparisons work, but as I look at Pat Summerall's broadcasting style and the meaning and impact it left, it truly reminds me of how we at Altman & Associates view estate planning. We believe in working closely with our clients. The story that is told in their estate planning documents is representative only of the facts that they provide, rather than the addition of any ancillary facts or minutia. Often, we have clients present to us previous estate plans that display voluminous trusts and wills sometimes eclipsing 90 or 100 pages. Do they understand the picture painted in these documents? The answer often times is no. Our goal is to effectuate the wishes of our clients in a clear succinct manner often times producing wills and trusts that range from 18-25 pages. Just like Pat Summerall, we aim to provide a clear understanding of the plan to our clients with no added distractions.
Since his retirement, Pat Summerall's voice and broadcasting style have been missed. However, his lasting impact will continue both in broadcasting and outside in the business world. The lessons learned from his style of communication can be utilized by many. Clear succinct communication is a lost art. Whether directly or indirectly, the legacy of clear succinct communication left behind by Pat Summerall will live on through the manner in which we prepare our estate planning materials here at Altman & Associates.
Thank you, Pat Summerall, for showing us the power of clear communication without the need for glitz, glamour, or minutia.
– Adam Abramowitz, Esq.
IRS Announces Closures Due to Furloughs
Irrevocable Trusts Facing Higher Tax Liability in 2013


The Interlocal - Singapore - Scholars estimate that China's birth policy will be fully liberalized this year.
Scholars estimate that China's birth policy will be fully liberalized this year.
China's fertility rate is low, causing negative population growth concerns. The interviewed scholars estimate that China's birth policy will be fully liberalized this year, laying the foundation for the future policy of encouraging birth. The Green Paper on Population and Labor issued by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Social Science Literature Publishing House on Thursday (3rd) warned that China's negative population growth is "impossible" and that China may first experience negative population growth in 2027.


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Smartphones cause drooping jowls and 'tech-neck' wrinkles in 18-39 year-olds
Dermatologists are blaming smartphones and tablets for causing sagging skin and wrinkles in younger generations, including a wrinkling condition dubbed "tech neck".
The latest ailment to result from modern technology can be found mostly in people aged 18 to 39 who own an average of three devices.
Tech neck refers to a specific crease just above the collar bone that is caused by repeated bending of the neck to look at the screen of a portable device.
"The problem of wrinkles and sagging of the jowls and neck used to begin in late middle age but, in the last 10 years, because of 'tech neck', it has become a problem for a generation of younger women," said Dr Christopher Rowland Payne, a consultant dermatologist at The London Clinic.
"Neck skin is exposed to sun every day because of low neckline, especially in women, but people are less inclined to think of protecting their necks than their faces.
"This is bad news for neck skin as it starts off finer and sun thins it further. Finer skin wrinkles more readily and the fat of the neck may sag."
The research was commissioned by Yves St Laurent and has been published at the same time as the cosmetics giant releases a face and neck cream to remedy the condition. YSL claims the product improves skin firmness by 13% in a single application.
Tech-related health problems
Cell phones have long been associated with various health conditions and even some serious illnesses.
Research conducted by the Swedish Hardell group found that mobile phone use has been linked to specific types of brain tumour, while a recent study published in Surgery Technology International found that heavy use causes back problems.
Smartphone use has also been blamed for bad posture Dr Ken Hansraj
"As the head tilts forward the forces seen by the neck surges to 27 pounds at 15 degrees, 40 pounds at 30 degrees, 49 pounds at 45 degrees and 60 pounds at 60 degrees," said Kenneth Hansraj, a back surgeon and author of the study.
Hansraj warned that chronic screen-staring could "deteriorate the back and neck muscles to the point of needing surgery".
The latest tech-neck malady is believed to have come about in the last 10 years directly as a result of the rise of mobile phones.
The first ever cream specifically designed to combat a smartphone-related condition does not come cheaply, setting consumers back £65.
"Many women I treat accept their wrinkles and fine lines but what they cannot accept is their new facial expressions," said dermatologist Dr Thierry Michaud, who works on the YSL Skin Science team.
"Inappropriate expressions are due to a loss of facial volumes - sagging skin, less defined contours, creased neck."
Mobile Phone and Tablet Use Causes \'Structural Changes\' in the Brain
iPhones are like comfort blankets and owners struggle mentally without them nearby
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Kevin Henderson Attorney at Law provides excellent legal services for families in and around Williamson County, Texas. My experienced staff and I guide your through the qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) process and deliver dependable results to secure retirement benefits. My goal is to get the best possible outcome for you promptly and professionally.
A qualified domestic relations order is an order that needs to be included in a divorce agreement or final decree to establish a right to receive direct payment of retirement benefits from a retirement plan. The QDRO establishes your ex-spouse's or your soon-to-be-ex-spouse's legal right to receive a designated percentage of your qualified retirement plan account balance or benefit payments.
Without a QDRO, the plan administrator may not be aware of a divorce or a former spouse's right to any of the plan benefits. The plan might pay all benefits to the individual participating in the plan, not the former spouse, even if there is a marital settlement agreement or judgment of dissolution.
If the individual participating in the plan dies after the divorce without a QDRO, it is possible that the former spouse will receive no money from the plan. The qualified domestic relations order can also prevent future lawsuits.
How can I get a QDRO?
Many variables affect what constitutes a valid QDRO in various situations. That is why it is extremely important to seek the help of an experienced family attorney in Georgetown, TX for assistance to ensure your future right to receive retirement benefits.
What is an alternate payee?
An alternate payee is someone who receives retirement benefits, but who was not originally named in the plan as the participant. The alternate payee is usually the ex-spouse of the retirement plan participant. An alternate payee can also be a plan participant's spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent.
In general, the alternate payee receives all or a portion of the plan participant's benefits under a retirement plan. Specific court documents, such as a qualified domestic relations order, may be required to ensure the alternate payee's rights, so seek the advice of a board-certified family law attorney to review your situation.
My staff and I at Kevin Henderson Attorney at Law have extensive experience developing qualified domestic relations orders to fit various plan administrators' requirements. Offering consultations to discuss your case, I am board certified and offer reliable legal representation. Call me at 512.887.1996 to make an appointment, or contact my office online.


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If you ask me, there is actually actually a single method to slim down and keep slim. A healthy and balanced lifestyle! That suggests a great deal of physical exercise, healthy and balanced consuming and also a lot of relaxation. Obviously folks always exist, which pester you along with wonder tablets, with which you may find this simply and rapidly reduce weight. Capsules with acai berry, fresh tea extraction and also capsaicin have all been in the spotlight. There is actually currently a new magic slendering representative with the special title: Garcinia cambogia extract!
Certainly I was very curious about this fat loss product as well as I started investigating. After reviewing this post additional hints you could make a decision yourself whether Garcinia cambogia extract deserves it or otherwise! Garcinia cambogia extract is really Latin for guttree plant. That is actually approximated that there are in between 50 as well as 300 alternatives of the plant. Initially, the Garcinia cambogia extract arises from the humid woodlands of Africa, yet these are right now primarily grown in South East Asia. The plant itself increases really little by little and blossoms 2 or even 3 times a year. Off the blossoms the fruit products emerge that are everything about.
The fruits look like little pumpkins. They may be red, yellowish or green in color. The skin layer from the fruit could be approximately 1.5 centimeters dense. Under the shell you will definitely find up to 8 seed furs that are incredibly juicy. The preference is actually slightly acidic as well as can be compared with lychee. In Oriental food, this flavor is actually referred to as tamarind and used in soup or chutney. Garcinia cambogia extract acquired its own first name in the 90s. A number of studies had actually wrapped up that the active substance HCA creates weight reduction in animals.
Regrettably, the recognition of Garcinia Cambogia rapidly declined, after a significant research was published in the Diary of the American Medical Organization in 1998, which specified that the weight management product possessed no impact on folks (source ). In the observing years many studies showed up on Garcinia Cambogia, with different conclusions. The recognition therefore decreased substantially, till a couple of years ago PHYSICIAN Oz acquired involved and his praise expressed for this cure all!
Dr. Oz is actually the speaker of among the biggest and also ideal looked at wellness display in The U.S.A. and also is actually co-produced by Oprah Winfrey. Each are recognized for their sincere and also excellent quality plans. He will certainly not only throw out his online reputation, due to the fact that he is likewise an instructor at Columbia University in New York. This university is actually positioned as variety 4 worldwide. That was actually for that reason certainly not peculiar that after the program regarding Garcinia Cambogia, the purchase burst! Also Europe received sky coming from this therefore the buzz emerged around Garcinia Cambogia.
The drug that is actually everything about the fruit is HCA, or even Hydroxy Citric Acid. You can locate this substance in the shell! Thus if you only eat the flesh, you acquire all type of minerals and vitamins, yet rarely the active component HCA. Specific chemicals in the liver reason carbohydrates to become converted into excess fat. This body fat is actually stored in the fatty tissue cells. If this takes why not try this out place regularly, the big tissues will definitely grow as well as come to be obese.
HCA blocks the chemicals that turn carbohydrates into body fats. Carbohydrates are actually then transformed straight right into electricity therefore fat deposits storing is blocked. Garcinia Cambogia may therefore be seen as a real fat blocker! All these beneficial impacts can easily ensure that you can easily accomplish 2 to 3 times faster end results, however only if you likewise consume healthy and exercise adequately, points out PHYSICIAN Chen.
Along with end results achieved it meant certainly not shed so much body weight, yet a lesser fatty tissue versus muscular tissue mass. This is actually a crucial simple fact, since people typically keep their outcomes on a scale, while the fat amount is really a lot more essential. Considering that muscles are actually a lot bigger in comparison to fat, it is actually feasible that when you use Garcinia Cambogia you rarely burn fat, yet you do have a fitter physical body and you could likewise find this in the mirror and also can see your waistline.
All in all very excellent. Could this certainly not be actually the excellent slendering representative, which we all have been actually expecting for so long, or even perform our team oversee one thing? Although Garcinia Cambogia is so organic, it performs not mean that when it is utilized incorrectly, it does certainly not have any kind of consequences. Just in case of improper use Garcinia Cambogia, all kinds of uncomfortable adverse effects can easily take place. The various bad experiences that can be located on the web show verification of this.
That is possible that the fatty tissue blockers are actually not absorbed adequately consequently find yourself directly in the bowels. Undigested meals is going to provide gas and result in bloating. Because body fat is blocked, a sizable component of fat could stay in the stomach. Too much body fat in the tummy can lead to queasiness as well as eventually puking. Just when the body fats have vanished off the belly will certainly the nausea vanish.
Considering that even more fat is launched, there is actually more odds of fats that continue to float frantically via your body. This may lead to unmanageable looseness of the bowels, which of course may be extremely uncomfortable sometimes. The vitamins A, D, E and K are fat-soluble vitamins. Since Garcinia Cambogia are fatty tissue blockers, these vitamins will certainly also be less capable to do their work. This may minimize your resistance, struggle with night loss of sight or brittle bones.
There are supplements that contain a quite low amount of HCA. There is actually also a scenario along with 0% HCA. That is actually suggested to use a supplement that contains at least 60 percent HCA as well as does certainly not be made up totally from calcium sodiums. Likewise check whether blood potassium (K) and also/ or magnesium mineral (Milligrams) appears. If the product possesses a reduced lactone content, it is additionally beneficial. The appropriate dose is actually 1.5 grams of sheer Garcinia Cambogia each day, topped 3 times. If your supplement contains 60% HCA, at that point you will need to take 3 times 0.8 or even 0.9 grams at once.
This implies that the supplement is absolute best taken 30 to 60 moments before each food. As an example, HCA possesses the amount of time to do its job just before all kinds of other nutrients get there. Even though HCA is so natural, that can easily hinder the effects from medication. In the event that of more helpful hints doubt, always contact the family doctor or a phytotherapist first. Although the documentation for the procedure of HCA is certainly not rich, that does not imply that this could possibly certainly not work for you. Garcinia cambogia extract may be a terrific means to get a healthier fat deposits amount, but at that point it must be utilized in a proper way.
Performed you understand that research study has revealed that 2 out of 3 people after a diet plan, swiftly back to old body weight? That is actually consequently crucial to make healthy and balanced modifications in your lifestyle, which you can easily sustain throughout your lifestyle, without the yo-yo effect still having a chance.


In today's competitive environment of Law Firm marketing, having a great website presence along with social media campaigns isn't always enough. Reinforcing your firm's success with a strategically planned out Pay-Per-Click campaign will not only widen your brand but will also brings immediate business to your law firm.
Pay-Per-Click campaigns are complicated. Having strong, relevant Keywords are the foundation of Pay-Per-Click Advertising. Let's use Bankruptcy law as an example. A Bankruptcy lawyer in Atlanta might use Keywords or Keyword Phrases like, "Atlanta Bankruptcy Lawyer". When a perspective client does an online search, they often use specific search terms to help narrow down the selection. Using broad Keywords like, "Atlanta Lawyer" will quickly eat up a budget with clicks that are basically worthless.
One of the most attractive benefits of Pay-Per-Click advertising is you only pay when a potential client clicks on your advertisement. If the appropriate keywords are selected for your practice area and you have creative, well thought out ads, the potential for having a very successful and profitable campaign are highly likely. Throw in a great landing page with great information and a direct call to action and your success ratio will soar.
Pay-Per-Click advertising for law firms is competitive and isn't inexpensive. But if all the right steps are taken and you have a competent person or agency that understands Pay-Per-Click advertising for law firm, it can be one of the most rewarding mediums to advertise on.
Why quality score is important. As mentioned above, having strong relevant keywords and keyword phrases are a key component to a successful campaign. Having well written ads that also have your primary keyword included can help tremendously. By having these two factors you can increase the quality score of your keyword. The higher the quality score, the lower the cost per click is for the keyword. Another factor that is often overlooked is not having a quality landing page linked to your ads. Often law firms will simply create an ad and link it directly to the front page of their website. Having a landing page that directly provides information related to your keyword increases quality score as well as the likely hood of having an engagement / conversion with the prospective client.
These are just a few of the criteria that need to be implemented into your Pay-Per-Click campaign, but there are many other factors that can greatly affect the cost as well as the success rate of your campaign.


Rabbi Warren Stone has served as rabbi of Temple Emanuel since 1988. He received his BA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University and Rabbinic Ordination and an honorary Doctorate of Divinity from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He has a D. Min. in Religion and Psychotherapy from Andover Newton Theological School and training from the Jung Institute in Zurich.
Rabbi Stone is known nationally for his leadership on Religion and the Environment. He has led delegations on environmental issues to the Congress and White House and has served on many boards, including the Global Advisory Committee for Earthday, the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, the Washington Board of Rabbis, where he served as past President and ARZA/ World Union. He served as Vice President of the Interfaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington, a member of the board of the United Nations Association and on the Board of the New Orchestra of Washington. In March of 2015 Rabbi Stone was chosen by the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat to serve as Faith and Climate International leader for their new UN Climate Neutral Now initiative.
Rabbi serves as Co-Chair of the National Religion Coalition on Creation Care and founding chair of the Central Conference of American Rabbis' Committee on the Environment. Rabbi Stone represented many national Jewish organizations as a UN delegate at the Conference on Climate Change in Kyoto, Japan in 1997 and in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2009, where he blew the Shofar and led interfaith programs and prayer vigils. His abstract, "Climate Change Beyond Diplomacy: Thinking Outside the Box," was presented at the International Congress of Scientists in Copenhagen. In 2012 he spoke at the Vatican's Pontifical University in Rome as a guest of the State Department and White House and served as a G20 World Religious Delegate at a conference on Faith and Sustainability in Seoul, Korea.
Rabbi Stone's articles have appeared in many publications, including the Washington Jewish Week, Reform Judaism, Central Conference of American Rabbis Journal, The Jerusalem Post, Grist and many international news sources. His article, "A Jewish Response to Climate Change," was published in The Climate Institute's book, Sudden and Disruptive Climate Change, and he writes a blog called "climaterabbi" at climaterabbi.wordpress.com.
Rabbi Stone is married to Elaine Stone, an attorney at Covington and Burling. They live in Bethesda, Maryland and have three children—Nomi, Lia and Zach.
We are delighted to announce that Lindsay Kanter has accepted the position of Cantor at Temple Emanuel following the retirement of Cantor Rosalie Boxt. Concluding a nationwide search, the installation of Cantor Lindsay was unanimously approved by the Search Committee and by the Board of Trustees. She is an outstanding individual who brings great enthusiasm, depth of musical and pastoral experience, as well as warmth and ruach to meet our sacred community's needs.
Lindsay was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music in May 2017. She served as the Cantorial Intern at Central Synagogue in New York, and has held positions as Cantorial Intern at Temple Israel Reform Congregation of Staten Island, NY and as Cantorial Soloist at Congregation Solel in Highland Park, IL. She also served as Chaplain Intern, providing pastoral care at Mount Sinai-Roosevelt Hospital in New York. Lindsay has tutored b'nai mitzvah students, directed youth and adult choirs, taught children and adults, and is an award winning composer, having recently won the Kol Emet commission prize from Beth Emet the Free Synagogue in Evanston, IL. Lindsay has a Master of Arts in Vocal Pedagogy, a Master of Sacred Music, and has supplemented her studies with Business Administration and Clinical Pastoral Education.
We welcome Cantor Lindsay, her husband David, and daughter Zoheret to our community.


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Batley War Memorial and the War Memorial Fund
Posted on November 1, 2020 | Leave a comment
It is one of Batley's most iconic sites. The soldier in the Memorial Gardens looking down solemnly over the names of Batley's Fallen. But the design, and location, of the town's War Memorial could have been totally different. And, it may come as a surprise, the town commemorated its Great War Fallen with far more than this Memorial. Here's the story about the debates which went on in Batley about a suitable form of remembrance.
The Batley War Memorial Figure – Photo by Jane Roberts
The Great War officially ended on 28 June 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. It was over a year later, on 9 August 1920, when Batley Borough's General Purposes Committee resolved that "a representative Committee be appointed to consider and report to a public meeting on the question of the provision of some suitable War Memorial for this Borough."
The War Memorial Committee was initially made up of the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors, who were able to add others as deemed appropriate. In addition to these Borough worthies, those involved in the War Memorial Committee, and its offshoots, eventually comprised of representatives from each of the following organisations:
Borough Magistrates;
Co-opted Members of the Library Committee;
Co-opted Members of the Education Committee;
Co-opted Members of the Technical School Committee;
Chamber of Commerce;
Chamber of Trade;
Committee of the Batley & District Hospital;
Batley Workingmen's Club;
Soothill Workingmen's Club:
Batley Co-operative Society Ltd.;
Batley Paxton Society;
Temperance Society, Batley;
Trades & Friendly Club, Batley;
Carlinghow Workingmen's Club;
Liberal Club, Batley;
Liberal Club, Staincliffe;
Conservative Club, Batley;
United Irish League Club, Batley;
St John Ambulance Association, Batley Division;
Batley Cricket, Athletic and Football. Club;
Independent Labour Party, Batley Branch;
Primrose League, Batley;
Women's Liberal Association, Batley;
Co-operative Women's Guild, Batley;
Teachers Association, Batley Branch;
Independent Labour Party Women's Branch;
P.M.E. Batley (Hanover Street Church);
British Women's Temperance Association (BWTA), Batley Branch;
BWTA Staincliffe Branch;
BWTA Hanging Heaton Branch;
Batley Old Band;
Batley Nursing Service;
Batley Ex-Servicemen's Social Club; and
Batley Branch British Legion.
At the War Memorial Committee Meeting on 11 October 1920, three resolutions were passed:
That they should recommend to a public meeting that a suitable monument be erected in the Borough as one way in which to perpetuate the memory of those from Batley who fell in the War;
That it should also be recommended that a portion of any War Memorial Fund should be go towards the extension of Batley & District Hospital. Alongside this, that a Sub-Committee be appointed to consider and report upon the amount of pensions being paid to widows and other dependents of the men from the Borough who fell in the Great War; and
That subscribers to any arising War Memorial Fund should be allowed to earmark their subscriptions to any one or more of the selected schemes.
Batley War Memorial in Winter – Photo by Jane Roberts
The pension aspect was considered further in January 1922. In this meeting the War Memorial Sub-Committee decided in view of the increased amount of State pensions payable to War widows and War dependents, and the decrease in the cost of living, the Batley war Memorial Scheme should be confined to raising subscriptions to erect a suitable monument. The main Committee accepted this recommendation and, as a result, the establishment of a larger benevolent fund was deferred. Essentially this meant it was scrapped.
The War Memorial Committee then appointed another Sub-Committee to prepare and consider plans for the erection of the War Memorial.
On 20 February 1922 this War Memorial Sub-Committee discussed the siting of the Memorial. One suggestion was part of Batley Parish Church Yard. However it was felt a new Memorial inappropriate for an old church yard. The two remaining options were the park, adjoining Bradford Road; or the Market Place, because of its accessibility. Objections to the latter were raised on the grounds that the market would be too crowded. As an alternative, another portion of the Market Estate was proposed – the open ground at the top of the Market Hill. The Committee voted on the two options, and overwhelming decision was Market Hill. The Borough Surveyor had the task of preparing a rough layout in time for the next meeting.
The Sub-Committee reconvened on 6 March 1922 for further discussions, based on the layout drawn up by the Borough Surveyor. Some did not like the proximity of the Memorial to the police station. Others still argued for a more central market position. But the top of the Market Hill won the day, with the lay-out approved to put forward for main committee sign-off.
The Borough Engineer was asked to obtain sketch models for the Monument and a walled enclosure on the Market Hill site, with the design of the Monument left to the discretion of the artists. A cost of £1,500 was set as part of the design specifications.
The Borough Engineer brought 16 submitted designs to the 15 May 1922 meeting. Two designs were selected – one by Messrs. Wright and Sons Limited of Bradford; and the other by Messrs. R.L Bolton and Son of Cheltenham. The Committee also wanted a third design in the form of another Cross, so the decision was taken to ask Messrs. Kelly of Bradford and Messrs. Scott of Dewsbury to resubmit designs so one of these crosses could also be considered. The rough minutes of the meeting contained rudimentary doodles of the designs. I have reproduced these below. Yes, my sketches are bad. But in my defence they are very good replicas of those in the draft minutes!
Copies of the War Memorial Sub-Committee Memorial Doodles (and I'm still not convinced the bottom one was a design or absent-minded doodling) – by Jane Roberts
Now thoughts turned to names on the Memorial. The Town Clerk was asked to compile a nucleus list consisting of name, rank and unit. This could then be circulated amongst churches, clubs etc, and checked with information from official bodies like the War Pensions Department and Post Office. Once this nucleus list was established, it would be publicly available for consultation in the Town Hall and library, and advertised in the local papers.
June 1922 came and went. The War Memorial Sub-Committee failed to reach a design decision. More designs had come in. More were sought. And the Town Clerk and Borough Surveyor were instructed to obtain photographs of monuments already erected in other towns.
These photographs were presented on the 30 August 1922 War Memorial Sub-Committee meeting. Finally two designs were settled on. As in May it was the design by Bradford's Messrs Wright and Sons Ltd, at a cost of £2,000. This was a figure on a pedestal. However, the Sub-Committee decided to ask this firm to submit an alternative design for the figure. The second design selected was by Mr L.T. Moore of London. This was a tall pillar on a plinth surmounted by a Cross. Lions were depicted on the sketch, and the Sub-Committee wanted an amended design without the lions.
The Memorial site and designs now went before the full War Memorial Committee on 8 September 1922. They overwhelmingly concurred that the Market Estate site was preferable to the park, 20 votes to 4, with one abstention. But the designs attracted more debate.
The Borough Surveyor outlined the design of Messrs Wright and Sons Ltd. In a pose symbolic of attendance at a funeral, a bronze soldier stood on a Bolton Wood Stone pedestal. But some were dissatisfied with a soldier. Alternate suggestions bandied about included a Winged Figure for Victory. Another suggestion was for a Sailor, a Soldier and an Airman; and taking this combined services theme a step further, a single symbolic figure representing all three services was mooted. But the line was held. This bronze soldier was the design decided upon by the Sub-Committee, and it was this design which the full Committee had to consider.
Mr L. T. Moore's design was similarly debated by the Committee. Rather than lions surrounding the cross, could it not be the figure from the first design, came the suggestion? It was confirmed that the Sub-Committee agreed that the lions be removed. The War Memorial Committee choice here was therefore the cross with or without figures.
Finally it came to a vote. With 23 in favour against nil, and two abstentions, Messers Wright & Sons Ltd Soldier design was the one chosen at Sub-Committee stage for Batley's War Memorial.
The next step was the approval of these decisions by the General Purposes Committee of the Town Council (28 September 1922), and sign-off by the Town Council itself (5 October). Both passed as stood – the Market Hill area of the Market Estate, and Messers Wright & Sons Ltd were confirmed. Preparations were now taken to enclose and lay out a portion of the Market Estate for the Monument, and to inform the people of Batley.
The town's meeting took place on 30 November 1922. Even here there was a last-ditch unsuccessful attempt to force a reconsideration of the the Market Estate location for the Memorial. But the plans were finally signed off here, with only three dissentients.
The town's meeting also saw the newly-elected Mayor, Councillor Hamilton Crothers, formally launch the Mayor's Fund-Raising Appeal to pay for the Memorial. At the meeting it was announced that an initial £750 had been donated equally by Messrs G. & J. Stubley, Messrs J., T. & J. Taylor Ltd, and Mrs Adeline Stubley. By 1 August 1923 the Mayor's Appeal stood at £2,248 7s and 6d, with donations coming in from across the town, way in excess of the amount needed.
Batley War Memorial in Summer – Photo by Jane Roberts
In parallel to the fund-raising appeal, collecting the names of the Fallen moved onto the next phase. In February 1923 forms were issued to householders in the Borough asking for the particulars of any relative who was killed or whose death was certified as due to wounds received, or disease contracted in the War. In addition to this house-to-house canvass, names were obtained through the War Pensions Department, Clubs, Institutes, Religious bodies etc. Information poured in, on officially distributive pro formas, in various books placed in the municipal buildings, and by post. Multiple clubs, organisations and churches also submitted names. All this information was used to produce lists, with numerous corrections and iterations leading to multiple versions and refinements. A format of the list was also published in order to receive further names, or any corrections (including spellings). This was an enormous task, in a time when information had to be cross-checked, compared, collated, sorted and organised manually – then typewritten.
By August 1923 a satisfactory draft list showing rank, name, regiment and date of death was produced. This list – 782 names in total – was forwarded to the chosen contractor, Messrs Wright and Sons Ltd of Bradford, for them to prepare the twelve bronze tablets for the Memorial. These tablets would include the men's Christian and surnames, organised in alphabetical surname order.
Three of the War Memorial Name Tablets – Photo by Jane Roberts
On 6 September 1923 the Sub-Committee responsible for the unveiling of the War Memorial met formally for the first time. They had not long to make arrangements for the event, which they set for 27 October 1923. In terms of who would perform the unveiling, the Sub-Committee tasked the Mayor with approaching either Field Marshal Earl Haig, Admiral Earl Beatty, General Ian Hamilton or General Harrington, G.O.C. Northern Command
General Sir Ian Hamilton, commander at Gallipoli, had retired from the Army in 1920. But he subsequently took a keen interest in the work of the British Legion, and he was in great demand as a speaker for veteran organisations. Despite the very short notice he agreed to perform the unveiling of Batley's War Memorial.
And yet, even at this late stage, there had been no decision as to the War Memorial inscription. Those discussions continued during September. By early October the sculptors finally received confirmation that the inscription would be:
In grateful memory of the men of this town who fell in the Great War 1914- 1918.
Batley War Memorial Inscription – Photo by Jane Roberts
The War Memorial unveiling ceremony commenced at 3pm on 27 October 1923. General Hamilton, in his short address, said it was not enough to raise a memorial to the nearly 800 dead. The people must take their part to prevent the world entering upon another period of war, and to save their children from suffering as they themselves had suffered. The inscription on the War Memorial today, shows this hope did not come to pass.
At the wreath-laying ceremony which followed the unveiling, nearly one hundred relatives of the fallen men laid flowers at the foot of the Memorial.
Batley finally had its War Memorial.
Unveiling of Batley War Memorial
So what of the other proposals for the Mayor's War Memorial Fund? As explained earlier, there were originally three:
The now fulfilled erection of a monument;
The augmenting of the pensions received by widows and other dependents of men from the Borough who fell – an aim which was quickly dropped; and
Contributing to the Batley Hospital Extension scheme.
From 1924 onwards the move was made to ensure that the surplus of the Mayor's Appeal Fund be devoted to the urgently needed hospital extension "in such a manner as to help perpetuate the memory of those who fell in the Great War."
In fact, the Mayor's War Memorial Appeal Fund had been so well-supported by the folk of Batley that £750 was duly handed to the Board of Batley Hospital on 30 April 1926. And there was still a surplus available. Around £100 of this was earmarked for a suitable Memorial Plaque for the hospital to commemorate the gift from the War Memorial Fund. It was mooted that this could possibly be in the new entrance hall of the hospital, but the final decision as to location would be for the Hospital Board. This £136 surplus was still under discussion in 1934.
In 1935 it was resolved at last. A Memorial plaque would definitely be erected. Two choices for wording were considered. The final decision was:
To assist
in perpetuating the memory
of the men of Batley
who fell in the Great War 1914-1918
whose names are recorded on
the town's War Memorial
the sum of £862 was given
from the War Memorial Fund
towards the cost of the extension
of this Hospital
begun 1924, completed 1928.
There was one other tangible form of remembrance. In 1925 the War Memorial Committee decided to seek tenders for a Memorial Tablet Frame containing the names of Batley's Fallen. Despite these tenders being commissioned and received in 1925, nothing happened for almost another ten years. Finally in 1935 another set of tenders were requested. The specification decided upon was for two English Oak Mural Tablets, encasing behind glass parchment scrolls containing the names of the 782 fallen. These were to be displayed inside Batley Library. The 1935 tender request was quite specific that this was to be English Oak. Perhaps this was a throwback to 1925 when one of the aborted tenders, from Harry Senior, cabinet maker of Daisy Hill, Dewsbury, showing an astounding lack of awareness, stated his quote was for frames of PRIME QUALITY AUSTRIAN OAK ! (And yes, his quote did have this phrase in capital letters).
Messrs. Osborn Hoyle Ltd, Engravers, Die Sinkers and Stamp Makers of 17 Bond Street, Dewsbury finally won the tender, at a cost of £14 4s for the frames, and £7 10s for the 12 parchment scrolls and glass. There was also an additional cost of supplying and fixing 108 bronze letters on the oak frames, amounting to £4 1s 1d. This work was all complete by August 1935. This firm also won the contract for the Hospital Memorial plaque.
I believe the Oak Memorial Tablets are now in Batley Town Hall. But does anyone recall seeing the bronze Memorial Plaque in Batley Hospital, or know what became of it since the hospital's closure? It did briefly resurface back in 2014, but I've not found out what happened after that. I've not noticed it in Batley Town Hall, but since researching the War Memorial history I've been unable to go down to check. It may be it is still in storage somewhere. I really do hope it can go on display once more at some point. After all, it is part of our town's history, and it is a tribute to our ancestors' efforts to commemorate our town's Great War Fallen in perpetuity.
Batley Hospital Plaque, on Display at Dewsbury Town Hall in around 2014/15 – Photo donated and permission granted to use in this blog
Finally, this Remembrance Sunday will not be like others because of the pandemic restrictions. If you have not been able to buy your usual poppy locally this year, and do feel able to donate to the Royal British Legion, here is the link to the Poppy Appeal 2020.
Batley War Memorial in Autumn – Photo by Jane Roberts
• For more information about those on the War Memorial see Batley's Roll of Honour;
• I am gradually uploading mini-biographies for the St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church parishioners on the One-Place Study section of my website.
Posted in 20th Century, Batley, Kirklees, Remembrance, Remembrance Sunday, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, Yorkshire
Tagged Batley, Local History, Remembrance, Remembrance Sunday, The Great War, War Memorial, WW1, Yorkshire
For Some Their War Was Not Over
Posted on November 15, 2019 | 4 comments
Armistice Day 2019, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, marked the centenary of the first two-minute silence. The tradition of holding a silence to remember the dead began a year after World War One ended. But for many wounded ex-servicemen their personal battle was not over when the guns ceased firing. Not even a year on as the country paused to reflect.
As the country fell silent at 11am on Monday, I attended a Project Bugle graveside wreath-laying ceremony for St Mary of the Angel's man Sergeant Joseph Edward Munns of the 12th King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). He was awarded the Military Medal (formally announced in The London Gazette of 13 September 1918) for saving the life of an officer trapped under the debris of a burning building whilst seriously wounded himself – wounds which resulted in a badly damaged right arm and the amputation of his right foot. He died at Prescot Hospital on 7 January 1921, age 32, and is buried in Batley Cemetery. Because he died before the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cut-off point of 31 August 1921 he has a CWGC headstone and is commemorated on their Debt of Honour database.
Project Bugle Wreath-Laying Ceremony for Sgt Joseph Edward Munns – Photo by Jane Roberts
Whilst in the cemetery I also visited the grave of another St Mary's man, Gunner James Delaney. He was my mum's uncle, married to my nana's sister. My mum never knew him, but according to her family he was a lovely man. I have a photograph of him and on the back is written the fact that he died of injuries he received during the Great War. He died on 27 January 1928 so was not eligible for an official CWGC headstone. He features on no database of the dead. He is not recalled on any War Memorial. He is but one of so many others whose deaths occurred years after the end of the War, but whose lives were cut short as a result of the injuries and health issues directly attributable to it. They are casualties as much as those who died whilst the war raged. They are the forgotten casualties.
James' headstone reflects his sacrifice, bearing his rank and Regimental details.
James Delaney's Headstone – Photo by Jane Roberts
Here is his story.
James Delaney was born in Batley on 9 July 1895, the son of Dublin-born John Delaney and his wife Ann McLouglin, who hailed from Dumfries in Scotland. The family were associated with St Mary of the Angels RC church in Batley, where James was baptised. His older siblings included Sarah Ann, William, John Edward and Charles Emmett. From the 1881 to 1911 censuses the family lived in the Courts off Taylor Street in Batley. In the 1911 census it was 4 Court, 2 Taylor Street, with James now working as a cloth finisher. This was his abode and occupation when he attested in Batley on 9 December 1915, age 20.
He was mobilised on 28 December 1915 and the following day posted to 1B Reserve Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (RFA) at Forest Row Camp in East Sussex, assigned Service Number 111921. His Company Conduct Sheet whilst at Forest Row shows only two offences. He was absent from 6.30pm parade on 9 May 1916. Then he overstayed his leave from midnight on 28 May 1916 until 4pm on 30 May 1916. For this latter offence he was deprived two day's pay and sentenced to the humiliation of Field Punishment No.2., shackled in irons and liable to undertake menial and heavy labour. But these were relatively minor misdemeanours and overall his military character was described as very good.
On 15 July 1916 Gunner Delaney was posted to France, joining the 'A' Battery of the 80th Brigade RFA on 24 July, part of the 17th Divisional Artillery. Their Unit War Diary refers to reinforcements of men and horses being allotted that day, whilst in camp at Dernancourt. The RFA operated the army's medium calibre guns and howitzers. These mobile guns were horse-drawn, and deployed close to the front line.
James joined his unit in the midst of the Battle of the Somme. The Unit War Diary notes total casualties for July, (killed, wounded and from sickness) was 5 officers, 124 other ranks, and 32 horses. These rates explain the need for reinforcements.
On 1 August 1916 they moved to the Montauban area, where James saw action until the 20 August when the Brigade was withdrawn. Days later the news came through the Brigade was being broken up to supply guns and personnel to other Brigades in the Division. James was deployed to 'A' Battery in the 78th Brigade. His first full month in action had seen much lower losses than in July, with only two other ranks killed and 16 wounded.
September was spent with his new unit. His final days at the beginning of October 1916 saw them operating in the Hebuterne area, with the guns primarily employed in wire cutting. However, James was back on home soil on 11 October 1916, with 5C Reserve Brigade.
His Casualty sheet and Medical History forms are not among his surviving service records, so the specific reason for his return home is unclear. However, he was back on the Western Front on 30 May 1917, joining the 24th Divisional Ammunition Column (DAC) on 12 June 1917 in Belgium. DACs were responsible for transporting all ammunition and artillery as well as small arms for the Division, taking it as far forward as possible for collection by batteries and infantry brigades. This made them targets for enemy guns and aircraft. They also provided reinforcements of men for the RFA. James was once more in action in another infamous battle – 3rd Ypres, better known as Passchendaele.
But yet again his stint did not last long and he was once more back in England on 21 July 1917. From notes on his service records it is clear this was as a result of injury or illness as he now spent time in 3rd Northern General Hospital, Sheffield. There are no more details as to the specific problem at this point in time.
Following his discharge from hospital he re-joined 5C Reserve Brigade at Charlton Park on 8 September 1917. But it is clear he never re-gained his health. He was compulsorily transferred to the Royal Engineers in June 1918, serving with the Tyne Electrical Engineers at Haslar Barracks, Gosport. His new rank was Pioneer, and new Service Number 365987.
Suffering from the painful condition of neuritis, this disorder is defined as inflammation of the nerves. It can be caused by injury, infection or autoimmune disease. In addition to pain, symptoms include tenderness, impaired sensation, numbness or hypersensitivity, weakened strength and diminished reflexes. Maybe this was the legacy of the injuries which necessitated his earlier hospital stay. His resulting health category of B3 meant he was only fit for sedentary work. As a result, he was only capable of undertaking HQ Fatigues work.
James' condition was serious enough to lead to his discharge on 1 October 1918. After serving for two years and 278 days he was no longer deemed fit for military service. He was awarded a conditional pension of 11s per week, to be reviewed after 52 weeks. This pension continued beyond this date, over the years mainly set at 12s per week with his disability estimated at 30 per cent.
He returned home to Batley and towards the end of 1919 married 19-year-old Ethel Rhodes. The couple settled at 18 Brearley Street, Mount Pleasant, Batley, with James back at his old job as a worsted cloth finisher. The couple had no children. In brittle health after the tolls of the war, Ethel became his carer as well as his wife. It was a role she made her job for others after James' death.
James Delaney and Wife Ethel Rhodes
James died on 27 January 1928 as a result of cardiac failure, myocardial disease and rheumatoid arthritis. He was only 32. He died with Ethel by his bedside not at home in Batley, but in the East Lancashire Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Park Lane, in the Higher Broughton area of Salford.
This was an establishment for disabled servicemen opened under the auspices of the East Lancashire Branch of the British Red Cross Society. With a massive influx of wounded men returning home to ad-hoc care facilities, in the summer of 1916 the organisation – along with the Mayor of Manchester and the Earl of Derby – was involved in the launch of a public appeal to raise money to provide suitable accommodation in which they could be cared for. By the end of September 1916, and after only one month, £22,841 was raised. The fund hit the £75,000 mark by February 1917, an amazing amount for a cash-strapped war-torn society. The appeal was so successful it enabled the provision of not one but five homes which, by 1921, provided in excess of 100 beds. One of these still provides care for ex-service personnel today.
Two of the private houses purchased to provide these facilities were on Park Lane, and both were still in operation in 1929. Miss A.E. Tasker was the sister in charge of Palm House, whilst Miss M. Tracy was the matron at Broughton House. Neither James' death certificate or the newspaper notices by his wife, parents and siblings indicate in which home he died. He was buried in Batley cemetery on 31 January 1928.
Ethel was understandably devastated after her husband's death. Her mother, Edith, was instrumental in helping her through this intensely difficult period, when at one period in particular Ethel felt she had no reason to carry on. She did eventually re-build her life and married Fred Armitage in 1931. Ethel never had children. She died on 8 November 1958 and chose to be buried alongside James.
As a footnote to this story, the one surviving former East Lancashire home for Disabled Servicemen is Broughton House. More details about its history, current work and future plans are here. It includes information about how you can help support the continuing work of the charity, because funds are needed throughout the year, not just in the period leading up to Armistice Day.
24th Divisional Ammunition Column (DAC) Unit War Diary WO 95/2198/3;
78th Brigade Royal Field Artillery Unit War Diary WO 95/1991/3;
1929 Kelly's Directory of Manchester, Salford and Suburbs;
1881 to 1911 England and Wales censuses;
Batley Cemetery burial records;
Batley News – 13 July 1918 and 4 February 1928;
Batley Reporter and Guardian – 12 July 1918 and 4 February 1928;
Broughton House website https://www.broughtonhouse.com/
Burnley News – 9 November 1921;
Commonwealth War Graves Commission;
GRO Death Certificate for James Delaney
Manchester Evening News – 30 September 1916;
The London Gazette 13 September 1918;
The Long, Long Trail website https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/
The Western Front Association Pension Record Index Card and Ledgers;
WO 363 War Office: Soldiers' Documents, First World War 'Burnt Documents.'
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Remembered by Families in Batley Cemetery; Remembered by the CWGC Elsewhere
This is the first of my posts in the run up to Remembrance Sunday.
The work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is familiar to many. They care for cemeteries and memorials in 23,000 locations across 154 countries, ensuring the 1.7 million people from Commonwealth forces who lost their lives as a result of the two world wars are never forgotten.
Batley cemetery contains CWGC 66 burials. Predominantly these plots have standard CWGC headstones, but there are also some Private Memorials where families chose to erect their own headstone on a war grave. All are listed on the CWGC website.[1]
Unsurprisingly some families who had loved ones commemorated elsewhere by the CWGC, chose also to include their names on family headstones in home cemeteries. This is not exclusively confined to those military personnel with no known graves. These are not classed as war graves. The service person is not buried there. So they are entirely distinct from CWGC recognised Private Memorials.
These inscriptions would provide a focal point close to home for families of service personnel with no known grave, or buried far from home. They are a visible sign of love, acknowledgement and family remembrance.
These headstones can prove invaluable for researchers in terms of family and service details. But, as they are not war graves, they are not recorded by the CWGC. So it is a case of seeking them out.
Here are four I spotted in Batley cemetery.
Able Seaman Farrar Hill, killed on 31 January 1918[2] when his submarine, HMS E/50, was lost in the North Sea. It is believed to have struck a mine near the South Dogger Light Vessel. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. But he is remembered on the Hill family headstone.
Farrar Hill – family headstone
Pte Robert Hirst, 6th Bn King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. He was killed in action on 24 September 1915 and has no known grave. His name appears on The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. His family have included his name on a relatively new headstone in Batley cemetery.
Robert Hirst's relatively new headstone
Rifleman Edward Leonard, 1st/8th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment, killed in action on 2 July 1916 and commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. His sister Annie, a munitions worker at the Barnbow factory at Garforth, Leeds, died on 21 July 1916 from picric acid poisoning – the same day as the Leonard family received news Edward was missing. His and Annie's name appear on the headstone.
The Leonard family headstone
Pte Albert Smith of the 2nd/5th Bn Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment died of wounds on 27 May 1918. He is buried in Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt, France but he is also included on his family headstone.
The Smith family headstone – including Albert Smith
So, even for those service men and women commemorated on CWGC memorials and in cemeteries elsewhere, do not discount information provided on family headstones closer to home.
The Royal British Legion launched its 2015 Poppy Appeal on 22 October. This is their link: http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/
Commonwealth War Graves Commission website – http://www.cwgc.org/
"St Mary of the Angels War Memorial" – Jane Roberts
Photos – Jane Roberts
Royal British Legion – http://www.britishlegion.org.uk/
[1] http://www.cwgc.org/
[2] Some sources indicate the submarine was lost "on or around 1 February 1918", but 31 January is the CWGC date
Posted in Ancestry, Batley, CWGC, Family History, Poppy Appeal, Remembrance, Remembrance Sunday, Royal British Legion, WW1
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