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Mehdi _Hasan
Stephanie Grisham Is a Perfect Fit as Trump's Press Secretary — Because She's a Proven Liar
There don't ever seem to be any consequences for Trump advisers who tell lies or break the law.
June 26 2019, 7:07 p.m.
Stephanie Grisham, spokesperson for first lady Melania Trump and current designate to be White House press secretary, at the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn on June 21, 2019.
Photo: Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Meet the new White House press secretary. Same as the old White House press secretary.
Stephanie Grisham, who replaced Sarah Huckabee Sanders this week, has served as communications director to Melania Trump since March 2017 and previously worked on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
She also happens to be a demonstrable liar.
Don't take my word for it. Listen to her own boss, the first lady.
In June 2018, Melania Trump took a flight to McAllen, Texas, to visit migrant kids in detention, as her husband had separated the children from their parents at the border. She boarded the plane wearing an army-green jacket with the words "I really don't care. Do U?" written in stark white letters on the back.
As CNN's Chris Cillizza later noted, the first lady's attire "set off a media circus. Was she trying to send a message to President Donald Trump about his border policies? A message to the media about how they covered her? Democrats who openly wondered how she could be married to her husband?"
Yet Grisham issued a blanket denial. "It's a jacket," she told reporters. "There was no hidden message."
Got that? No hidden message.
The first lady's communications director was even more defiant on social media. "Today's visit w the children in Texas impacted @FLOTUS greatly," she tweeted. "If media would spend their time & energy on her actions & efforts to help kids – rather than speculate & focus on her wardrobe – we could get so much accomplished on behalf of children. #SheCares #ItsJustAJacket."
Today's visit w the children in Texas impacted @flotus greatly. If media would spend their time & energy on her actions & efforts to help kids - rather than speculate & focus on her wardrobe - we could get so much accomplished on behalf of children. #SheCares #ItsJustAJacket
— Stephanie Grisham (@StephGrisham45) June 21, 2018
In October, however, just four months later, Melania Trump casually admitted that the jacket "was kind of a message, yes." Speaking to ABC News, she said she wore it "for the people and for the left-wing media who are criticizing me. And I want to show them that I don't care."
Melania Trump tells @TomLlamasABC she wore the 'I really don't care' jacket "for the people and for the left-wing media who are criticizing me. And I want to show them that I don't care." #MelaniaTrump https://t.co/EqEyfZkJvZ pic.twitter.com/2EWeCKB0de
— ABC News (@ABC) October 13, 2018
Why does a not-so-coded message on the first lady's jacket matter? It doesn't. What matters is that Grisham was willing to so brazenly lie about such a trivial issue — and has never acknowledged it or apologized.
She did the same thing in July 2018, after Trump falsely claimed that he had arrived in the U.K. on June 23, 2016, the day of the Brexit referendum, and had predicted the outcome of the vote. In fact, the president had arrived in the country the day after the referendum, on June 24. Yet as my colleague Rob Mackey noted, Grisham made "the striking decision to deny objective reality in defense of Trump's delusion of grandeur." She insisted to a BBC reporter that up is down, hot is cold, black is white.
He did. It actually is true. I was there. June 23. https://t.co/5xrbSks1Xd
— Stephanie Grisham (@StephGrisham45) July 13, 2018
Grisham, then, is the perfect appointment to an administration of pathological liars. The White House is ground zero for gaslighting; for the telling of lies big and small. (And remember: If they're willing to lie about jackets or dates, why wouldn't they lie about, say, the threat from Iran?)
Serial dishonesty is not the only issue. This is also an administration that has repeatedly tried to limit access for the press as a whole, while attacking and demonizing individual reporters. Here, too, Grisham has experience.
In 2016, as spokesperson for Republicans in the Arizona House of Representatives, she helped implement a draconian GOP policy banning local reporters who "would not consent to extensive background checks" from the floor of the state legislature. As the Washington Post reported earlier this week:
Reporters quickly came to suspect the policy was, in fact, specifically designed to retaliate against [Arizona reporter Hank] Stephenson, whose reporting had revealed how Republican House Speaker David Gowan used state-owned vehicles to travel thousands of miles while running for Congress, and ultimately forced the lawmaker to return more than $12,000 to the state. Under the new rules, reporters would be barred from the floor for violent felony convictions such as assault and rape — as well as, oddly, misdemeanor trespassing. Stephenson, perhaps not coincidentally, had pleaded guilty to misdemeanor trespassing in 2014 after an incident at a bar in rural Arizona.
"As soon as we looked at it, we knew this was just a way to get rid of me," Stephenson told the Post.
So Grisham fits right into this kakistocratic administration. Her cavalier disregard for the truth is matched by her equally cavalier disregard for the law. In September 2018, Grisham was reprimanded by the Office of Special Counsel for violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits White House employees from engaging in party-political activities.
Rather than fire her, Trump decided to promote her. And why wouldn't he? There don't seem to be any consequences for Trump advisers who tell lies or break the law.
Take Grisham's two predecessors. Sean Spicer began his tenure in office, on his first full day as White House press secretary, telling what still stands as one of the most absurd lies of the entire Trump presidency: "This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period."
Upon leaving the White House in July 2017, however, Spicer was invited on stage at the Emmys. He joined Harvard University's Institute of Politics as a visiting fellow. In February, he was hired as a special correspondent for syndicated newsmagazine show "Extra."
There don't seem to be any consequences for Trump advisers who tell lies or break the law.
Consequences? What consequences?
Sanders, his successor, spent her two years as White House press secretary telling lie after lie after lie. Special counsel Robert Mueller even documented her dishonesty in his report.
Sanders was also in the vanguard of the president's relentless assault on the media, helping to smear CNN's Jim Acosta and calling for the firing of American Urban Radio Network's April Ryan, among other attacks. She ended her tenure by going more than 100 days without an on-camera briefing for reporters — a record for any White House press secretary.
And yet, she was rewarded this week with a farewell drinks party organized and attended by … White House reporters!
"The correspondents huddled to grab selfies with Sanders," reported the Columbia Journalism Review.
What's worse? The ongoing war on the press — and on objective reality! — by Trump and his various press secretaries? Or the ongoing and shameless complicity of some members of the press in that effort?
Mehdi Hasan[email protected]theintercept.com@mehdirhasan


Facebook is scrapping the long-standing rule mandating users to share photos of everything they cook, according to a company statement. "In the beginning, we thought it would be fun to force people to share photos of whatever pretty dinner item they had lovingly made," said founder Mark Zuckerberg. "In fact, I played with the idea of calling the social networking site 'Foodbook,' since we really wanted the emphasis to be on cooking, but there were just too many o's." Seven years and 495 trillion photos of everything from pasta carbonara to braised ostrich in wine sauce later, Facebook users are finally free to keep their pearls of culinary inventiveness to themselves. Social media analysts says this will give people the opportunity to share things that are more interesting, anything from photos of themselves in a bar, to blurry images of a man singing on a stage.


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Luxembourg - General Elections
General Elections in Luxembourg, a round up just days before the vote
02/06/2009 - D-7
452 candidates from 8 political parties are running for the general elections on 7th June. The country's 3 main parties – the Christian Social Party (PCS/CVS), the Socialist Workers' Party (POSL/LSAP) and the Democratic Party (PD/DP) – are counting on the popularity of their leading candidates – outgoing Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, Jean Asselborn and Claude Meisch respectively – to take the electoral campaign forwards. On 7th June, Luxembourgers are also being called to elect their 6 MEPs.
The Christian Social Party, in power since the end of the Second World War – except for the five years between 1974 and 1979 when the government was led by the Democratic Party - is campaigning on its results as head of the government coalition. The programme recalls that 200 million euros have been injected into the economy to fund infrastructure projects (including 135 million for roadworks) and highlights the 160 projects in support of craftsmen.
Outgoing Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, in office since 1995, is leading the Christian Social Party in the South constituency. The question of the Head of State's future, as five years ago, is the focus of the campaign. Many political observers mention that Jean-Claude Juncker might be tempted by a European position. To one journalist from the German weekly Der Spiegel which on 28th May wanted to know whether he was interested in the presidency of the European Commission or the position of President of the European Council (which will be created as soon as the Lisbon Treaty is ratified), the Prime Minister of Luxembourg declared: "First and foremost I am campaigning at present to be elected Prime Minister of Luxembourg. Secondly we have to wait and see if the Irish accept the Lisbon Treaty. Third a campaign is not undertaken to obtain such positions but one is appointed by others. And finally my political instinct tells me that after the recent squabbles some of my European colleagues would not like the idea of appointing me to this sort of post."
Entitled "the Red Line", the Socialist Workers' Party programme (POSL/LSAP), member of the outgoing government coalition, is focused on defence and the enhancement of the principles of the social State, fairness and solidarity. "The Socialist Workers' Party is not the enemy of the banks and believes that Luxembourg's financial position is important," stresses its leader, Jean Asselborn, who also thinks "that tomorrow's economy will be social or it will not." "Our results are rather satisfactory. Notably in the areas of education, immigration policy, public transport and environment," insists Jean Asselborn, who adds, "the country needs socialist ideas."
As tradition has it the Socialist Workers' Party has given the greatest share on its lists to many local representatives (burgermeisters, aldermen and community councillors). "Proximity to the field is very important," says Jean Asselborn, former burgermeister of Steinfort. "We are a united party, more united than ever in 30 years of existence," indicates party leader Alex Bodry.
The Democratic Party is demanding a recovery plan for industry and craftsmen. Paul Helminger (PD/DP) burgermeister of the town of Luxembourg has criticized Jean-Claude Juncker's government for not having taken the correct steps during the international economic crisis and for not having a vision for the future. According to Paul Helminger, the transformation of the financial market in Luxembourg is vital for its survival.
Action for Democracy and Justice for Pensions (ADR) has focused its programme, amongst others, on social cohesion. The party is against dual nationality. "One nationality, the Luxembourg nationality, is the goal for integration in our country," says its leader Roby Mehlen. The party is demanding that the Luxembourg language be included in the Constitution and that it becomes an obligatory subject in secondary education. These measures are all the more important because in Roby Mehlen's opinion over 40% of the Luxembourg population are foreigners (36.9% according to Eurostat) and 44% of the working population are non-residents. "This unique situation in Europe is a real challenge to social cohesion," he maintains.
The Greng-Greens programme focus on three ideas: ecology, economy and education. The ecologists hope to see education and research oriented more towards environmental issues. To revive the financial sector they want to develop green and socially responsible investment funds (SRI). Dei Greng-Greens believe that heavy deficit will weigh the State budget down until 2010 and as a result they are not promising any reductions in taxes, qualified as an irresponsible measure and a solution of facility. "I warn all of those who are promising tax reductions over the next five years. Because tax breaks will result in an even greater reduction of the State's funding ability and it will increase debts. And so social structures will pay the price," declared François Bausch, president of the parliamentary group Dei Greng-Greens and alderman of the town of Luxembourg.
Dei Lenk-the Left (G) has set five priorities. Firstly the party is demanding a rise in the minimum salary so that this is above the poverty line. It is requesting better protection for employees in the event of economic dismissals, greater taxation on profits, on major fortunes and major salaries to fund public services, massive investment in social housing (construction of 2,000 houses/year including 10% of social housing) and finally a reduction in working hours down to 35 hours/week.
Ali Ruckert's Communist Party (KPL/PCL) highlights the creation of jobs and the extension of workers' rights. It wants to establish a State bank that will not speculate and which will support SME's.
Finally the Citizens' List (Biergerlëscht, B), an anti-establishment party which is running as the representative of the 44% of Luxembourgers who voted "no" to the referendum on the European Constitution organised on 10th July 2005; above all it wants to retain the seat occupied by its leader Aly Jaerling, former ADR member and now an independent.
The Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce published the results for the legislature 2004-2009. It welcomed the progress achieved in terms of the country's progress and the diversification of the economy but it recalls that impediments to the good running of the economy remain, notably because of the rigidity of the labour laws. Hence Luxembourg fell from 5th to 12th position between 2008-2009 in the ranking undertaken annually by the International Institute for Managing Development (IMD). The Chamber of Commerce is pleased with progress made in terms of research and innovation but stresses that the reforms started in support of vocational training and primary education are not clear enough. Finally it regrets that reductions in State spending have been delayed because of the economic crisis.
The National Council of Women of Luxembourg regrets that two parties - Ali Ruckert's Communist Party (KPL/PCL) and Aly Jaerling's Citizens' List (Biergerlëscht, B) - retained none of the 62 proposals in support of women that it had put forward for their electoral programmes. The Christian Social Party retained 7, Dei Greng-The Greens, 8, the Democratic Party, 9, the Socialist Workers' Party, 13 and Dei Lenk-The Left, 14.
Nearly half of the candidates running in the general elections accepted to answer 38 questions to establish their profile on the site http://smartvote.lu launched by a team of researchers of the University of Luxembourg to help voters decide which party or candidate they felt closest to. "During the analysis of the previous general elections on 13th June 2004, we saw that the electoral programmes were only taken into account by 6% to 7% of the electorate. This is very slight," indicates Raphael Kies, a political science researcher.
Voters tend to vote according to the feeling parties and above all the candidates convey or to how close they feel to the latter. Hence five years ago half of the electorate mixed their vote and chose individual candidates rather than political parties. In Luxembourg each voter has a number of votes equal to the number of MPs to elect in their constituency. The voter can attribute one vote to each of the candidates on the same list but also they can vote for candidates from two or several different lists and even make "a dual vote" i.e. vote twice (maximum) for one of the candidates on a list. Finally he is free to mix the last two types of voting for example by using the dual vote on several candidates on several different lists.
According to most political analysts the general elections on 7th June next will probably lead to the re-election of the Christian Social Party/Socialist Workers' Party. It remains to be seen whether Jean-Claude Juncker will be the next Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy or not.

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The Leaders, Executive Council, Officers, and Members of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) extend congratulations once again to the Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Hubert A. Minnis and the Free National Movement (FNM) on winning the 2017 General Elections. The DNA looks forward to working with the current administration to restore our nation to the economic and social prosperity that we are accustomed to as Bahamians in this great Commonwealth.
1. Bring into force the Freedom of Information Act within the first 60 days of office. The DNA also invites the current Minnis administration to consult our organisation with respect to the DNA's Right to Information Bill as a source and guidance for amendments to the said Act.
2. Draft, consult and table a Fiscal Responsibility Bill in Parliament within the first 120 days of office.
3. Draft, consult and table a Whistle blower's Bill in Parliament within the first 120 days of office.
4. Prepare and issue a white paper on National Procurement within the first 90 days of office to be consulted with by relevant stakeholders for effective implementation by fiscal year 2018/19.
5. Within the first 90 days of office, prepare and release a white paper on the establishment of the office of the Ombudsman, wherein the said entity will serve as a watchdog of the government on behalf of the Bahamian people.
6. Within the first 120 days of office, strengthen and enforce the Public Disclosure Act and create and enforce a Code of Conduct Act for Public Officials.
7. Prepare and issue a white paper within the first 90 days of office to limit the term of the PM to two terms, limit the powers of the Prime Minister, create a recall system for non-performing Members of Parliament and to set fixed dates for national and local elections.
8. Within the first 120 days of office, prepare and release a white paper on electoral reform inclusive of matters relating to electoral finance reforms, automation of the electoral process and voting participation by the Bahamian diaspora.
9. Within the first 120 days of office, prepare and release a white paper on the introduction of Local Government to New Providence inclusive of the strengthening and empowerment of the current system of Local Government in the Family Islands.
10. Within the first 90 days of office, prepare and release a white paper on Public Sector Reform. The DNA is also prepared to sit in consultation with the current administration and its agents to discuss the particulars of our white paper released regarding the same.
While the DNA recognizes the constraints that the government may be under in the Attorney General's Office and Ministry of Finance among others to accommodate the DNA's 10-point request, the DNA proposes request for proposals be sent out for Public Private Partnerships to expedite the same as well as to embrace the vast professional expertise within the Bahamian public. The fundamental question is not whether we can afford to bring about these much needed reforms, but whether we can afford not to implement these long overdue initiatives at this critical juncture in our nation's history.
As concerned citizens in our Commonwealth committed to advancing a stable democracy that is both transparent and accountable, we in the DNA look forward to a positive collaboration with this current administration in government to the benefit of the Bahamian people and those who have chosen to make The Bahamas their home.


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How Many Jews Died in the German Concentration Camps?
CARL O. NORDLING
It is well known that the majority of those who were interned in the German concentration camps during part of the Second World War did not return to their homes after liberation. Most of these people were Jewish. It has been a common belief that about 6 million Jews died in these camps, intentionally killed in accordance with a grand program for the physical extermination of the entire Jewish population of Europe. Most laymen presume that this was proven by the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg in 1946. The International Court did not prove anything of the sort, however, and historians who have dealt with contemporary German or Jewish history have long since modified this description in various degrees.
Recently, new light has been shed on Jewish population loss in the Second World War by the German Walter N. Sanning in his book The Dissolution of East European Jewry. This is an investigation of twentieth-century Jewish demography and migration, done with carefulness and objectivity. It is based on more than 50 publications containing statistical population data on Jews in various countries, including migrations, fertility, mortality etc. Sanning's most quoted source is, however, Gerald Reitlinger's book The Final Solution, written in the 1950's. (One could say with some justice that Reitlinger laid the foundation for Sanning's work.) The great majority of statistical data used by Sanning is taken from the American Jewish Year Book (various issues), the Encyclopaedia Judaica (1971) and the Universal Jewish Encyclopedia (1943). As far as I can judge, Sanning's sources appear to be the best ones obtainable.
It has been said of Sanning's work that "not one in a thousand undergraduates could find fault with it" and that "only a few more graduates would be competent to identify its flaws and to convincingly question its credibility." [1] If that be the case, I feel more or less obliged to comment. I have spent three decades working professionally with the same kind of demographic complexes and processes, and therefore I regard myself as one of the few who would be competent to identify at least the grosser flaws and mistakes in a work of this kind. After a careful reading of Sanning's book, however, I have found no mistake or misconstruction of a type that would change its conclusions to any appreciable degree. Nor am I aware of any other serious criticism of Sanning's results or methods in the eight years that have elapsed since his book first appeared in German (as Die Auflösung des osteuropäischen Judentums ). As a general appraisal, I would say that as far as the book deals with Jewish population losses within the German sphere of influence, it is the most reliable investigation done in the entire post-war period. This does not mean, of course, that it is guaranteed to be faultless, nor that it answers the question of how many Jews died in the German concentration camps.
Although nobody has been able to discover any faults, the book may of course contain such. Therefore, other methods should be used to check the reliability of the significant figures. Fortunately, I possess statistical material that lends itself to a check of some of Sanning's results. Furthermore, Sanning's and my own material, taken together and compared with still a few other pieces of statistical information, might enable us to form a fairly reliable answer to the question posed in the title of this article.
The statistical material at my disposal consists of data concerning 722 identified European Jews from the German sphere of influence. The biographies of all these 722 are to be found in the Encyclopaedia Judaica, and they can be regarded as a representative sample of Jews of a certain level of culture in the late 1930's. Persons of old age are overrepresented in the group, however, and none of the 722 was born later than 1909 (according to the principle of selection that I decided upon). This should be kept in mind, since it appears that emigration was much less frequent among those born before 1880 than among the younger people. And, of course, mortality was much higher among the older group than among the rest of the population. It is also significant that a great number of distinguished Jews had already emigrated before 1938 and were therefore unable to take part in the more general emigration that seems to have occurred in the years 1939 to 1941. Distinguished Jews presumably had more foreign contacts and perhaps realized the danger of impending persecutions earlier than others. Therefore, my group of identified Jews of 1938 probably includes a relatively high proportion of persons who were prone to stay where they were, even under adverse conditions. A statistical survey of the fates of all these 722 Jews has been published in The Journal of Historical Review, Vol. 10, no. 2.
Sanning has used the year 1939 as oneof his "stop lines, " and for this year he has found 5,044,000 Jews present in the area under consideration. [2] By means of a series of complex calculations he is able to demonstrate that no less than about 2,200,000 Jews emigrated from the area in the period between the German attacks on Poland and on the Soviet Union (i.e. 1939-41). In other words, 44% of the Jewish population in what became the German sphere of influence would have left the danger zone before the real danger materialized. Although this figure took me by surprise, I cannot find that Sanning has erred on this point. Comparison with the group of 722 identified Jews shows that among them 33% (of those present in 1939) emigrated before the end of 1941. (See Table 1.)
The cause of the difference between 44% and 33% is easily explained by considering the special make-up of my sample group. For instance, if we look at the identified Jews born 1880-1909 and consider the whole period from 1938 to 1944, we find that no less than 51% emigrated. Those born after 1909 (i.e. about half the population) may have been even more prone to emigrate. Besides, Jews who were not renowned or in the public sector certainly had possibilities (in many cases) to change their ethnic affiliation and (in some cases) even their names and identities. By such means ordinary Jews could slip away more easily than well-known people.
Evidently, we have to consider Sanning's number of 2,847,000 Jews present in the German sphere of influence in June 1941 as the best estimate so far (certainly with margins of error). This figure will therefore be used as the base for the following comparison. With the aid of Table 1, we are now going to compare the percentages of certain significant subgroups.
Fortunately for our purposes, the bureaucratic Germans carefully registered and numbered the detainees in the Auschwitz concentration camp and in the Theresienstadt ghetto. While the latter was solely inhabited by Jews, the former had a mixed clientele consisting of various persecuted groups of people, such as Gypsies, conscientious objectors, homosexuals, vagrants, political adversaries and hard-boiled felons. Since it is commonly held that the Jews were by far the largest group, we will assume here that they made up 60% of all Auschwitz detainees. This granted, we find that 8.6% of all the available Jews (the "basic" group) were registered, sooner or later, in the Auschwitz camp. In many cases this happened after a previous stay at Theresienstadt. The corresponding figure for the group of identified Jews is 8.5%. Pending the arbitrariness of the above-mentioned figure of 60%, no statistically significant difference can possibly be exposed in this case. According to the Encyclopaedia Judaica, 65% of the Auschwitz detainees were eventually recorded as having died within the camp, and another 20% are supposed to have died after transfer to satellite camps or during the final evacuation of the camp proper (i.e. Auschwitz and Birkenau). The total number of missing Auschwitz detainees would thus be 207, 000, or 7.3% of the "basic" number. This may be compared with the confirmed proportion of 7.6% missing out of the "basic" number of identified Jews. (See Table 1.)
From the book on Theresienstadt by H.G. Adler we learn that 141,000 were registered as inhabitants, or internees, of this German-created Jewish town in Bohemia. [3] This number equals 5.0% of the "basic" number, which corresponds perfectly with the fact that 5.0% of the identified Jews (of 1941) were also brought to Theresienstadt. The majority of the internees of this ghetto, however, were sent to Auschwitz (and are thus included in the above mentioned number of registered prisoners). This fate befell only a fourth of the identified inhabitants of the ghetto probably because these contained a higher proportion of so-called "prominent" Jews who were exempt from being moved to other camps. (All the Danish Jews were for some reason placed in this category.) The group of identified Jews also suffered a much lower death rate than the rest (31% each as against 63% among the ghetto remainers in each case). It follows that the percentage of survivors was much higher in the case of the identified Jews than among the inhabitants in general.
There is hardly any reason to contest the accuracy of the camp registration numbers quoted above. If they are correct, it follows that the "basic" number of 2,847,000 Jews present in June 1941 must also be fairly accurate. This is so because we know from the sample of identified persons what percentages of camp detainees are to be expected, and we have found percentages that fit in with these expectations.
Those who died in Auschwitz and Theresienstadt represent a little less than half the total loss in all the German concentration camps as far as the identified Jews are concerned. As for the Jewish population in general, the total number of camp deaths would be contained within Sanning's category "Jews missing in the German sphere of influence." This number of "missing" turns out to be 304,000, according to Sanning's primary method of calculating. As a check, Sanning has used another method as well. This secondary calculation results in a number of 330,000 missing out of a "basic" number of 2,738,000 (within a somewhat narrower sphere of influence). The primary number of "missing" represents 10.7% of the "basic" number, the secondary 12.1% of the "basic" number. These percentages should be compared with 12.3% missing due to other causes than normal mortality among the group of identified Jews. At the first glance, this looks like a rather good agreement. But due to the coarse statistical methods used by Sanning, these figures can have "no claim to absolute certainty" - to use Sanning's own words. He says that the available data on population size, migration, flight and deportation, fertility and mortality rates, mixed marriages and assimilation tendencies are often so vague that a slight variation in the calculation procedure might well change the result by several hundreds of thousands of persons in the "missing" category. Therefore, what Sanning really has achieved is only to show that the number of missing Jews at the end of the war in the German sphere must have been between, say, 150,000 and 500,000. The lower figure can be ruled out immediately on account of the number of registered deaths in Auschwitz and Theresienstadt. The best estimate seems to be the assumption that these deaths amounted to about 51% of all Jews missing from German concentration camps, in accordance with the proportion among the groups of identified Jews. This would mean approximately 470,000 missing altogether from the camps. Since about 50,000 would have died "naturally, " according to the normal mortality rate, there would be some 420,000 "missing" from a statistical point of view. This is 14.7% of the "basic" number to be compared with 12.3% in the case of the identified Jews.
It may perhaps contribute to the check if something could be said about the number of survivors from the concentration camps. One man who should have known the number of Jewish detainees in the camps was SS leader Heinrich Himmler. Fortunately, a certain Jewish representative was in the position to interview him on this matter as late as April 1945. This was Mr. Norbert Masur from Sweden, who went to negotiate with Himmler about a possible liberation of imprisoned Jews. During these talks Himmler mentioned the number of Jews still alive in some of the camps: 25,000 in Theresienstadt, 20,000 in Ravensbrück, from 20,000 to 30,000 in Mauthausen, 50,000 in Bergen-Belsen and 6, 000 in Buchenwald. Later information indicates that some of the figures were too high, and that the Buchenwald number was far too low. The sum was probably fairly correct. But Himmler intimated that 150, 000 Auschwitz Jews should also be counted among the survivors. According to the SS leader, these would have been alive in the camp until its evacuation. This may be fairly true, but apparently Himmler had no count of survivors after the evacuation, and he seems to have had no ideaof what had happened to the evacuees. We know from other sources that only a minority of them survived the transport in open railroad cars in the bitterly cold winter, perhaps about 30,000 to 50,000. Then there were many other camps with Jewish detainees, not mentioned by Himmler, and it seems reasonable to assume some 30,000 or 40,000 survivors among them. That would mean around about 200,000 Jewish survivors from all the German concentration camps. A total mortality of 70% among the Jewish detainees would follow from these assumptions. This is a very high figure from other points of view. The mortality in the corresponding group of identified Jews was "only" 75%, although they were much older than inmates in general and should have been much more prone to die under the conditions. Perhaps we have estimated somewhat too high a number of deaths and/or a little too low a number of survivors, after all.
In any case, the number of Jews missing in the German sphere turns out to be very far from the "established" figure of six million. Shouldn't we expect some cardinal error in the whole reasoning just because of this great discrepancy? Certainly, some further checking seems required. But first, let us remember that we have considered here only the number of Jews who died in the German concentration camps, not all the European Jews who died in the war. Among the 5,500,000 Jews in the Soviet sphere (in 1941) more than one million died, according to Sanning's investigation. These deaths include both "normal" victims of the war and victims of German and Soviet persecution. Secondly, the Jewish "basic" population of about 2, 850, 000 couldn't possibly have suffered a loss of something like six million. This figure should have been discarded long ago, especially since Reitlinger proved it to be unrealistic nearly 40 years ago. The reasonable question to ask is rather this: In view of the proclaimed anti-Semitic policy of the National Socialists and Hitler's talk about Ausrottung, how could more than two million escape deportation? What about the famous German efficiency?
Part of the answer comes from Himmler himself, who said to Mr. Masur: "I have left 450, 000 Jews in Hungary" - as if he had done it out of humanity. (The real reason probably was lack of transport facilities at the time when Hungary came under direct German rule.) Romania never came under direct German rule, and consequently very few Romanian Jews were deported to German camps. The Romanian government pursued an anti-Semitic policy of its own, and Hitler was satisfied with that. More than half a million of the "basic" number were Romanian Jews. Much the same conditions prevailed in Italy, France, Croatia and Slovakia, and the Gestapo had to be content, in most cases, with shipments of non-naturalized Jews from these countries. Naturalized Jews in Belgium, Bulgaria and Finland seem to have been entirely exempt from deportation. In Poland, hundreds of thousands of Jews were allowed to stay in the city ghettos (until they revolted as in Warsaw 1943). Most of the Jews in Denmark escaped the planned deportation by fleeing over the Sound to Sweden - and the German Army and Navy did virtually nothing to prevent them.
The fate of the non-deported Jews was often very miserable, especially in the case of Poland, and it certainly deserves a special study.
Another problem that would deserve a special study from a statistical point of view is the alleged system of transporting old Jews incapable of work to camps in the East with the sole intention of killing them immediately upon arrival. It would be unavailing to look for such cases in the registers, since the allegation requires that the murder took place without any notice taken of the names and identities of the victims. All that can be said here is that the alleged practice could hardly have been responsible for any large number of deaths. If that had been the case, there would certainly have been many more than 32 missing after Auschwitz among all the identified Jews reported by the Encyclopaedia Judaica. And, since a quarterof the identified Jews sent to Auschwitz were aged 65-80, we would probably have seen several cases of "killed on arrival" in their biographical notices. Instead, we find two rather unexpected examples. The Encyclopaedia Judaica reports of Gisi Fleischmann (47) that she was "killed on arrival," and of Raymond Lambert (49), "gassed upon arrival." On the other hand, it says that e.g. Béla Bernstein (76) "died" in Auschwitz and Eduard Duckesz (76) "perished" within the camp. It is not even certain that the Encyclopaedia is to be relied on in the case of Fleischmann, since later information reports her as deported to Birkenau (Auschwitz) in August and murdered about 18 October (Martin Gilbert in his book The Holocaust, 1986).
Our general conclusion must be that the question posed in this article's title cannot be answered with any precision as long as we have recourse only to the above-mentioned sources. The general magnitude was certainly half a million, but the actual number of Jews who died in the German concentration camps might well have been as low as 300,000 or as high as 600,000. In order to establish a more precise answer to the question, more sample investigations should be accomplished. Any Jewish society, club, school class or small community might constitute such a sample, if only all or most of its members could be traced through the war. The study of a sufficient number of such samples would probably answer the above question and a number of other questions as well.
I shall finish this article by referring to just one small sample group of deported Jews from the Holocaust literature:
Albert Düssel taken to Auschwitz, later to Neuengamme, died there 1945
Mrs "van Daan" taken to Auschwitz, later to Buchenwald, died there 1945
Peter "van Daan" taken to Auschwitz, later to Mauthausen, died there 1945
Margot Frank taken to Auschwitz, later to Belsen, died there 1945
Anne Frank taken to Auschwitz, later to Belsen, died there 1945
Mrs Frank taken to Auschwitz, later to Belsen, died there 1945
Mr "van Daan" taken to Auschwitz, last seen there in 1945
Mr Frank taken to Auschwitz, survived in camp hospital.
This gives some idea of what can be achieved by means of the study of samples of known individuals.
Adler, H.G.: Theresienstadt, 1941-1945. Tübingen, 1960
Encyclopaedia Judaica. Jerusalem, 1972.
Sanning, W.N.: The Dissolution of Eastern European Jewry. Costa Mesa, California, 1990.
Masur, Norbert: En jude talar med Himmler. Stockholm, 1945.
Statistical Data Concerning Jewish Population in German Controlled Area Compared to the Corresponding Figures For a Sample of Identified Jews in Same Area
TOTAL JEWISH POPULATION
IDENTIFIED PERSONS
Present 1939
(Source: Sanning)
Present Jan. 1939
(Source: Enc. Judaica )
Emigrated 1939-41
= 2,847
Present December 1941
Jews registered at Auschwitz
(assuming that 60% of all registered were Jewish)
Deported to Auschwitz
Missing in May 1945
(85% of all according to Enc. Judaica )
Survived Auschwitz
Registered at Theresienstadt
(Source: H.G. Adler)
Deported to Theresienstadt
Forwarded from Theresienstadt
Died in Theresienstadt.
Survived Theresienstadt
= 19.5
Survived Theresienst.
Missing after deport. to Concentration camps
Missing not due to emigration or normal mortality
Missing not due to normal mortality (72-20)
Alive in conc. camps April 1945 according to Himmler
(Source: N. Masur)
Alive in conc. camps May 1945
Note: All figures refer to Jews living in the countries under German control in June 1941.
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Kindergarteners, from left, Bryson Bosley, Anna Blizzard, Raelynn Gribble (blue, center), and Mason Bucci make their way through a guantlet of bubbles as they head to the buses at dismissal on the last day of school at Hampstead Elementary School Friday, June 15, 2018.
Carroll County Public Schools announced Friday that the last day of school will be Tuesday, June 18, 2019.
Schools will release students two hours and 45 minutes early that day, four days later than the originally planned upon final day.
During the 2018-19 school year, schools were closed for inclement weather six days out of the year, two more than the four built into the calendar.
The Board of Education voted in February to extend the school year past the June 14 planned final day for students — Maryland law requires a 180-day school year for students — but opted to wait to announce the final day until the school system could be reasonably sure there would be no further need for inclement weather days.
Pre-kindergarten students' last day will be will be Monday, June 17. The last duty day for teachers and instructional assistants will be Wednesday, June 19.


Get ready to deep dive into the key concepts of ecology and discover how organisms behave, evolve and interact with their physical and biological environments.
This course is for you if you have a scientist's mind combined with a love of nature, animals, plants and ecosystems. You will be fascinated by life science and how it underpins our understanding of the natural world and conservation. You might aspire to work in conservation, research, agriculture, or even conservation communication.
Or you might not yet know which career path you want to take and be excited about exploring the wide range of careers open to ecologists and conservationists.
The first year of your Ecology and Conservation degree is all about developing your field skills and theoretical knowledge to give you a solid grounding in the fundamentals of ecology. You will undertake a range of modules which will see you exploring biodiversity and taxonomy as well as evolution which will enable you to explore the processes which have driven the diversity of life on Earth. Alongside this you will also consider the challenges facing ecologists today and think about solutions to some of these problems from an interdisciplinary perspective by studying alongside students from the School of Environmental Sciences. Finally you will also undertake a module based around a programme of field trips exploring some of the wonderful habitats and landscapes found across East Anglia.
You will graduate with an excellent grounding in Ecology and Conservation, ready to apply your skills to this increasingly important field of science.
All teaching in the School of Biological Sciences is research led. This means that you benefit from the teaching expertise of nearly 50 enthusiastic academic staff, who ensure that the most recent scientific advances and new ideas are incorporated into all our courses. This makes for engaging programmes that our students love.
You will learn through lectures, seminars and workshops geared towards helping you understand the theory and concepts behind evolution, behaviour, ecological services, processes and conservation. You will spend time in the laboratory developing techniques to explore ecology, from microbes and parasites to model organisms. You will also learn through fieldwork where you'll perfect practical field skills and survey techniques. You will meet and learn from working ecologists from key partner organisations to develop practical conservation skills to complement your academic studies.
You will conduct your own unique research projects in your third year – and you're in the ideal place to do so. Our research environment was rated 100% internationally excellent at the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) for Biological Sciences.
You'll also get the chance to attend regular seminars and workshops exploring the latest research in Ecology. These are often conducted by world-leading scientists and are organised by The Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation (CEEC) – one of the largest groups of ecologists and evolutionary biologists in Europe. They regularly feature scientists from UEA, the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS).
You can also work with the broader CEEC community in developing your third year research project.
During this course you will develop your skills and knowledge through a range of activities from field-based surveys through lab practicals to lectures. You will be assessed on your learning and progress on this course through a range of methods which may include the presentation of your own taxonomy collection, creating social media articles, group presentations, writing executive reports for clients, as well as the more formal course tests, exams and assessed practical work. Ecology with conservation has a strong emphasis on coursework and practical reporting, preparing you for the workplace after you graduate.
We also offer BSc Ecology and Conservation with a Year Abroad. On this course you have the chance to spend your third year studying at a university in Australasia, North America or Europe. You will then return to UEA to complete the final year of your degree. This is a fantastic opportunity to experience a new culture, see new ecological problems and solutions first hand and make connections with partner universities across the world.
You will graduate as a skilled ecologist ready to take advantage of East Anglia's wealth of varied habitats, or range further afield. Either way, you'll be able to use what you have learned at UEA to make a real difference.
You could go on to a career in many different areas – from ecological research, agriculture and horticulture to environmental management, consultancy and conservation. You might also consider education or science communication and engagement. Many of our students progress to postgraduate study.
You'll normally be expected pay 50% towards the cost of any optional field trips selected from the range of residential field courses within the schools of biological science or environmental sciences. All Ecologists are expected to have suitable field clothes including walking boots and waterproofs.
Striking a balance between societal development, economic growth and environmental conservation has proven challenging and contentious at many scales. The concept of `sustainability' was coined to denote processes aiming to achieve this balance. This module introduces sustainable development, and examines why sustainability is so difficult to achieve, bringing together social and ecological dimensions. It also explores sustainability from an ecological perspective, introducing a range of concepts relevant to the structure and functioning of the biosphere and topics ranging from landscape and population ecology, to behavioural ecology, molecular ecology, and biodiversity conservation from single ornisms to the entire biomes. This module is assessed by coursework and an examination.
Note that you may select no more than 20 credits of Level 5 modules to enrol on during your Stage 3 studies.
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An Account of the Most Important and Interesting Religious Events: Which ...
By John Warner Barber
25. Molina, Vol. 3. Disput. 16. page 1768. " Priests may kill the laity, to preserve their goods."
26. Francis Xavier Fegeli, Quest. Prac. Pars. 4. Cap. 1. Quest. 7. Num. 8. page 285. " It is not mortal sin for parents to wish the death of their children_nor to desire the death of any one who troubles the church, because considerable good is the direct and immediate object."
27. Dicastillo, Lib. 2. Tract. 1. Disput. 10. Dub. 1. Num, 15. page 290. " If a man becomes a nuisance to society, the son may lawfully kill his father."
28. Escobar, Theolog. Moral. Vol. 4. Lib. 31. Sec. 2. Precept 4. Prob. 5. page 239. " Children are obliged to denounce their parents or relations who are guilty of heresy, although they know that they will be burnt. They may refuse them all nourishment, and permit them to die with hunger-or may kill them as enemies, who violate the rights of humanity."
29. Gobatus, Op. Moral. Vol. 2. Pars. 2. Tract. 5. Cap. 9. Sec. 8. page 328. "A son who inherits great wealth by the death of his father may rejoice that when he was intoxicated he murdered his father."— Persons may innocently desire to be drunk, if from their inebriation any great good will arise." [According to this doctrine, any man may innocently intoxicate himself, expressly to murder his father for his wealth !]
30. Casnedi, Cris. Theolog. Vol. 5. Disput. 13. Sec. 3. Num. 169. page 438. "I may rejoice in the death of my father, on account of the riches which I obtain by it." Num. 170, "We should become familiar with this doctrine, for it is useful to all who desire property, which can be obtained only by the death of another, especially secular offices and ecclesiastical dignițies."
31. Busembaum et Lacroix, Theolog. Moral. Vol. 1. page 295. " In all the above cases, where a man has a right to kill any person, another may do it for him if affection moves the murderer." Page 163. " To avoid a great spiritual or temporal evil, a person may commit suicide."
55. PERSECUTIONS IN CHINA AND JAPAN. Ar the commencement of the sixteenth century, three Italian missionaries, namely, Roger the Neapolitan, Pasis of Bologna, and Matthew Ricci of Mazerata, entered China with a view of establishing Christianity there. In order to succeed in this iinportant commission, they had previously made the Chinese language their constant study.
The zeal displayed by these missionaries in the dis
charge of their duty was very great; but Roger and Pasis in a few years returning to Europe, the whole labour devolved upon Ricci. The perseverance of Ricci was proportioned to the ardous task he had undertaken. Though disposed to indulge his converts as far as possible, he disliked many of their ceremonies, which seemed idolatrous. At length, after eighteen years' la-, bour and reflection, he thought it most advisable to tolerate all those customs which were obtained by the laws of the empire, but strictly enjoined his converts to omit the rest; and thus, by not. resisting too much the external ceremonies of the country, he succeeded in bringing over many to the truth. In 1630, however, . this tranquillity was disturbed by the arrival of some new missionaries; who, being unacquainted with the Chinese customs, manners, and language, and with the principles of Ricci's toleration, were astonished when they saw Christian converts fall prostrate before Confucius and the tables of their ancestors, and loudly censured the proceedings as idolatrous.
This occasioned a warm controversy; and, not coming to any agreement, the new missionaries wrote an account of the affair to the pope, and the society for the propagation of the Christian faith. The society soon pronounced that the ceremonies were idolatrous and intolerable, which sentence was confirmed by the pope. In this they were exeusable, the matter having been misrepresented to them; for the enemies of Ricci had declared the halls in which the ceremonies were performed to be temples, and the ceremonies themselves the sacrifices to idols.
The sentence was sent over to China, where it was received with great contempt, and matters remained in the same state for some time. At length a true repres sentation was sent over, explaining that the Chinese customs and ceremonies alluded to were entirely free from idolatry, but merely political, and tending only to the peace and welfare of the empire. The pope, finding that he had not weighed the affair with due consis deration, sought to extricate himself from the difficulty
in which he had been so precipitately entangled, and therefore referred the representation to the inquisition, which reversed the sentence immediately.
The Christian church, notwithstanding these divisions, flourished in China till the death of the first Tartar emperor, whose successor Càng-hi, was a minor. During his minority, the regents and nobles conspired to crush the Christian religion. The execution of this design was accordingly begun with expedition, and carried on with severity, so that every Christian teacherin China, as well as those who professed the faith, was surprised at the suddenness of the event. John Adam Schall, a German ecclesiastic, and one of the principals of the mission, was thrown into a dungeon, and narrowly escaped with his life, being then in the seventy-fourth year of his age.
In 1665, the ensuing year, the ministers of state published the following decree :-1st. That the Christian doctrines were false. 2d. That they were dangerous to the interests of the empire. 3d. That they should not be preached under pain of death. The result of this was a most furious persecution, in which some were put to death, many ruined, and all in some measure oppressed. Previous to this, the Christians had suffered partially ; but the decree being general, the persecution now spread its ravages over the whole empire, wherever its objects were scattered.
Four years after, the young emperor was declared of age; and one of the first acts of his reign was to stop this persecution.
The first introduction of Christianity into the empire of Japan took place in 1552, when some Portuguese missionaries commenced their endeavours to make converts to the light of the gospel, and met with such success as amply compensated their labours. They continued to augment the number of their converts till 1616, when, being accused of having formed a plan to subvert the government and dethrone the emperor, great jealousies arose, and subsisted till 1622, when the court commenced a dreadful persecution against both
foreign and native Christians. Such was the rage of this persecution, that during the first four years 20,570 Christians were massacred. Death was the consequence of a public avowal of their faith, and their churches were shut up by order of government. Many, on a discovery of their religion, by spies and informers, suffered martyrdom with great heroism. The persecution continued many years, when the remnant of the innumerable Christians with which Japan abounded, to the number of 37,000 souls, retired to the town and castle of Siniabara, in the island of Xinio, where they determined to make a stand, to continue in their faith, and to defend themselves to the very last extremity. To this place the Japanese army followed them, and laid siege to the place. The Christians defended themselves with great bravery, and held out against the besiegers three months, but were at length compelled to surrender, when men, women, and children, were indiscriminately murdered; and Christianity from that time ceased in Japan.
This event took place on the 12th of April, 1638, since which time no Christians but the Dutch have been allowed to land in the empire, and even they are obliged to conduct themselves with the greatest precaution, to submit to the most rigorous treatment, and to carry on their commerce with the utmost circumspection.
56. ATTEMPT OF THE MAHOMETANS TO SUBDUE
EUROPE. CONSTANTINOPLE, after having been for many ages an imperial Christian city, was invested, in 1453, by the Turks, under Mahomet II.,* whose army consisted of 300,000 men, and, after a siege of six weeks, it fell into the hands of the infidels ; and the Turks have, to this day, retained possession of it. t They no sooner found
* He was the ninth of the Ottoman race, and subdued all Greece.
+ About fifteen years before this fatal event took place, the city
themselves masters of it, than they began to exercise on the inhabitants the most unremitting barbarities, destroying them by every method of ingenious cruelty. Some they roasted alive on spits, others they starved, some they flayed alive, and left them in that horrid manner to perish ; many were sawn asunder, and others torn to pieces by horses. Three days and nights was the city given to spoil, in which time the soldiers were licensed to commit every enormity. The body of the emperor being found among the slain, Mahomet commanded his head to be stuck on a spear, and carried round the town for the mockery of the soldiers.
About the year 1521, Solyman II. took Belgrade from the Christians. Two years after, he, with a fleet of 450 ships, and an army of 300,000 nien, attacked Rhodes, then defended by the knights of Jerusalem. These heroes resisted the infidels till all their fortifications were levelled with the ground, their provisions exhausted, and their ammunition spent; when, finding no succours from the Christian princes, they surrendered, the siege having lasted about six months, in which the Turks suffered prodigiously, no less than 30,000 of them having died of the bloody flux. After this, Solyman retook Buda from the Christians, and treated those who were found there with great cruelty.
Mad with conquest, Solyman now proceeded westward to Vienna, glutting himself with slaughter on his march, and vainly hoping in a short time to lay all
had yielded the liberties of its church to the pope of Rome. A manifest want of patriotism was evidenced in the inhabitants, who, instead of bringing forth their treasures to the public service and defence of the place, buried them in vast heaps ; insomuch, that when Mahomet, suspecting the case, commanded the earth to be dug up, and found immense hoards, he exclaimed, " How was it that this place lacked ammunition and fortification, amidst such abundance of riches ?" The Turks found a crucifix in the great church of St. Sophia, on the head of which they wrote, " This is the God of the Christians," and then carried it with a trumpet around the city, and exposed it to the contempt of the soldiers, wbo were commanded lo spit upon it. 'Thus did the superstition of Rome afford a triumph to the enemics of the cross.


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Baron Bálint Balassi de Kékkő et Gyarmat (, ; 20 October 155430 May 1594) was a Hungarian Renaissance lyric poet. He wrote mostly in Hungarian, but was also proficient in eight more languages: Latin, Italian, German, Polish, Turkish, Slovak, Croatian and Romanian.  He is the founder of modern Hungarian lyric and erotic poetry.

Life
Balassi was born at Zólyom in the Captaincy of Cisdanubia and Mining Towns in the Kingdom of Hungary (today Zvolen, Slovakia). He was educated by the reformer Péter Bornemisza and by his mother, the highly gifted Protestant zealot, Anna Sulyok.

His first work was a translation of Michael Bock's Wurlzgertlein für die krancken Seelen, (published in Kraków), to comfort his father while in Polish exile. On his father's rehabilitation, Bálint accompanied him to court, and was also present at the coronation diet in Pressburg (today's Bratislava), capital of Royal Hungary in 1572. He then joined the army and fought the Turks as an officer in the fortress of Eger in North-Eastern Hungary. Here he fell violently in love with Anna Losonczi, the daughter of the captain of Temesvár, and evidently, from his verses, his love was not unrequited. But after the death of her first husband she gave her hand to Kristóf Ungnád.

Naturally Balassi only began to realize how much he loved Anna when he had lost her. He pursued her with gifts and verses, but she remained true to her pique and to her marriage vows, and he could only enshrine her memory in immortal verse.

In 1574 Bálint was sent to the camp of Gáspár Bekes to assist him against Stephen Báthory; but his troops were encountered and scattered on the way there, and he himself was wounded and taken prisoner. His not very rigorous captivity lasted for two years, during which he accompanied Báthory where the latter was crowned as King of Poland. He returned to Hungary soon after the death of his father, János Balassi.

In 1584 he married his cousin, Krisztina Dobó, the daughter of the valiant commandant, István Dobó of Eger. This became the cause of many of his subsequent misfortunes. His wife's greedy relatives nearly ruined him by legal processes, and when in 1586 he turned Catholic to escape their persecutions they slandered him, saying that he and his son had embraced Islam. His desertion of his wife and legal troubles were followed by some years of uncertainty, but in 1589 he was invited to Poland to serve there in the impending war with Turkey. This did not take place and after a spell in the Jesuit College of Braunsberg, Balassi, somewhat disappointed, returned to Hungary in 1591. In the 15 years war he joined the Army, and died at the siege of Esztergom-Víziváros the same year as the result of a severe leg wound caused by a cannonball. He is buried in Hybe in today's Slovakia.

Balassi's poems fall into four divisions: hymns, patriotic and martial songs, original love poems, and adaptations from the Latin and German. They are all most original, exceedingly objective and so excellent in point of style that it is difficult even to imagine him a contemporary of Sebestyén Tinódi Lantos and Péter Ilosvay. But his erotics are his best productions. They circulated in manuscript for generations and were never printed until 1874, when Farkas Deák discovered a perfect copy of them in the Radványi library. For beauty, feeling and transporting passion. there is nothing like them in Magyar literature until we come to the age of Mihály Csokonai Vitéz and Sándor Petőfi. Balassi was also the inventor of the strophe which goes by his name. It consists of nine lines a a b c c b d d b, or three rhyming pairs alternating with the rhyming third, sixth and ninth lines.

Family tree
The family tree of the Balassi family:

Literary award
The Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award is an annual Hungarian literary award founded by Pal Molnar in 1997, and presented to an outstanding Hungarian poet, and to a foreign poet for excellence in translation of Hungarian literature, including the works of Balassi.

See also

Balassi Institute
Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award
Pal Molnar, founder of the Balint Balassi Memorial Sword Award

References

External links
 Homepage of Balassi Sword www.balassi.eu

Hungarian male poets
Hungarian erotica writers
Hungarian nobility
1554 births
1594 deaths
People from Zvolen
16th-century Hungarian poets


An update for winter of the utility style coat in a dark khaki Italian wool-cashmere blend with longer length and full sleeve. The cocoon shape looks great cinched at the waist with heels or loose with trainers for a more relaxed feel. Large pockets make it perfect for travel.


As the leaders of the G8 nations met in Northern Ireland for their annual global summit, 17-18 June, the "Advancing trade" item on the agenda seemed to take something of a back seat, in the mainstream press at least, overshadowed by urgent international security and taxation issues.
Prior to the summit, however, an announcement was made on the launch of negotiations (ambitiously set to conclude by the end of 2014) on a landmark trade deal between the European Union and the USA - with, apparently, the promise of jobs by the million in Europe, and billions of Euros of potential benefit to the EU, US and beyond.
From a British perspective, it all puts a very interesting spin on the whole argument over whether the UK should turn its back on the EU.
Meanwhile, forecasts on the global economic situation have not been especially upbeat of late. According to the International Business Times, in June the World Bank cut its global economic growth outlook for 2013, citing "slower-than-expected expansion in China, India and Brazil", and a "stubborn contraction in Europe", although the world economy was forecast to be "less volatile". The Bank is quoted as predicting 2.2% growth in the world economy for 2013, down from the 2.3% growth recorded last year, and revised downwards from its own initial forecast of 2.4% in January.
Figures for the EU make disappointingly gloomy reading, too, with the European Commission Spring Forecast figures released in March predicting a "return to growth in the second half of 2013", to result in a contraction of 2013 annual GDP of 0.1% within the EU and of 0.4% in the Euro area. Searching for the positives, the same Spring Forecast does predict economic activity in 2014 to expand by 1.4% in the EU and by 1.2% in the Euro area.
the right sectors and niches. In his report in this issue on the offset printing equipment sector, Tim Sheahan cites recently published data from Smithers Pira detailing a sharp growth forecast of 68.3% for global digital print volumes by 2018, taking about 10% of market share from traditional offset in 10 years.
As with all business areas in this economically sluggish era, it's the innovators, the market-savvy and the fleet of foot who will survive and thrive.


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The IAGA Long Service Medal honors outstanding long term service to the IAGA community in technical or managerial positions.
The Shen Kuo Award acknowledges outstanding scientists whose activities and achievements include fields of research covered by IAGA.
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There are few towns or villages in Britain that do not have a public memorial to commemorate those who died in the First World War; a sobering testament to the scale of the loss involved in the conflict. In Britain, around six million men were mobilised, and of those just over 700,000, or 11.5%, were killed. Over half a million men who served in the British army have no known graves.
There are more than 100,000 war memorials in the UK. They take many forms, including cenotaphs, plaques and gardens. Each one represents the stories of a generation of British people at a time of horror, loss and grief.
Here are five memorials that tell a story of the people and their war.
The Lewisham War Memorial is partly dedicated to the men of the 11th Lewisham Battalion who were killed in the war. The 11th was formed in 1915 as part of Kitchener's recruitment drive, which saw almost two and a half million civilian 'Tommies' enthusiastically join up. The first Lewisham recruits signed up in May 1915 after a meeting at the local skating rink, and then did the rounds of local cinemas, theatres and concert halls to encourage new volunteers.
'In spite of the damping influence of the weather, enthusiasm was great, the men marching briskly to such tunes as 'The Girl I Left Behind Me' and 'Auld Lang Syne'. By the time the second half of the Battalion moved off, the crowds had increased tremendously, much of the route being lined with the children from the schools of the district… Gifts of cigarettes and 'Khaki Testaments' were distributed to the troops who were in fine fettle'.
From The History of the 11th (Lewisham) Battalion, Captain RO Russell MC.
The Lewisham Battalion left for the Western Front in December 2015. Of the three thousand men of the battalion who went off to war, 1,812 were killed or wounded.
Bradford War Memorial was unveiled in front of a crowd of around 40,000 people on 1 July 1922, the sixth anniversary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The choice of date was particularly poignant as there were a high proportion of casualties from the Bradford 'Pals' Battalions during the battle. Pals Battalions ensured that friends, relatives, workmates and communities who signed up together could serve together. This gave new battalions a morale boost, but when heavy casualties were suffered, the impact on communities was severe.
On 1 July 1916, 2,000 men from the Bradford Pals Battalions took part in an attack on the village of Serre, the most northern point of the Somme offensive. Around 1,770 were killed or wounded during the failed attack, many of whom had been hit by shrapnel and bullets even before they were able to get to their start positions.
In recent years, Shorne Parish Church has compiled much information about the 21 men commemorated on its memorial, including contemporary obituaries from the local newspaper, the Gravesend Reporter. One man, Private W Accleton left 'a sorrowing wife and four children'. Gunner Frederick Baker was killed the same day as another soldier from his battery and they are buried side by side.
Lance Corporal Griffin's mother received word of her son's death by letter, 'Your son was killed yesterday by a shell, which burst at his billet, his death being absolutely instantaneous. The loss is deeply felt by the whole company, as he was one of the nicest and most reliable of men. You have our most heartfelt sympathy in your great loss. The funeral took place on the same afternoon'.
Edward Caller died of wounds received in France on 28 August 1915, aged 23. His brother died in hospital in Salonika on 19 November 1918, eight days after the armistice had been signed.
The Union flag veiling the memorial was then removed and holy water sprinkled on it. There was a minute's silence followed by the sounding of the Last Post. A muffled peal of the church bells rang. Finally, relatives and friends of the dead men laid floral tributes on the memorial; an action to be repeated for the next 96 years.
From The Cenotaph by Charlotte Mew.
This memorial now commemorates 23 men from the parish who were killed during the conflict, but the names of three brothers were missing from the roll call for over 90 years.
Herbert Goldspink, aged 20, was killed in action in Flanders on 26 September 1915. His brothers, Arthur, 23, and Charles, 25, were killed on the same day, 19 July 1916, during the Battle of the Somme. It isn't known why the names were originally missed from the memorial; it was only after the Goldspink's ancestors began researching their family tree that the omission came to light. The brothers names were added in 2008, finally joining those of two of their cousins who are also commemorated on the memorial.
All over the country, communities are taking on the research and conservation of their local war memorials. You too can get involved in researching, recording, protecting and looking after the war memorials you care about.
Visit our web pages to find out how you can get involved.
Read more blogs about the First World War.
I had the privilege to visit a WWI cemetery in northern France a few years back. It was so well kept, a place where soldiers from both the UK and US were buried. It was quite moving to visit.
A worthy read. It is always good to remember how we have gotten so far.


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Patrick Guérette (March 17, 1918 – November 21, 1997) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1960 to 1967 as member of the Liberal party.

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Today TreeHugger announced their third annual Best of Green Awards in the Fashion and Beauty. I'm excited that my friend, Jessa Blades of Blades Natural Beauty, was named "best green makeup artist."
She has been acknowledged along side other green heavy hitters including Patagonia (best U.S.-based casual brand), Weleda (best personal care line), and Monique Pean (best eco-jewelry designer who I wrote about last month).
It's exciting that Jessa is getting recognized not only for using natural and organic products, but for educating people about the harmful chemicals that are in many of the products people use every day.


Germany's Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control said 1,050 owners of a Tesla Model S will be forced to forgo a 2,000 euro electric auto subsidy because the value of their vehicles had surpassed an eligibility threshold.
The federal office for economic affairs and export control said only vehicles costing €60,000 or less qualified for Germany's "environmental bonus", meant to encourage the purchase of electric cars.
Tesla in response to prosecution claims that the cars basic value of 60 thousand euros was offered not only to buy, but shipped to customers.
The program was created to boost sales of plug-in hybrid and battery vehicles. According to authorities, Tesla deliberately understated the base price of the Model S to match the requirements of the program.
Tesla will appeal the decision and will cover the cost of the bonus until the situation is resolved, the US automaker said on Wednesday in an emailed statement.
Engineering research and consulting firm Munro & Associates has recently revealed that it has completed its teardown and analysis of Tesla's Model 3 electric vehicle. A Model S 75D, the lowest-priced option, is now listed for 72,000 euros on Tesla's website.
"Talks with Tesla unfortunately did not lead to a solution", according to the government office's statement, which added that the goal had been to avoid hurting customers.


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By Jim Lane
Director Sandi Simcha DuBowski examines the plight of gays and lesbians among Orthodox and Hasidic Jews, struggling to be themselves in a religious atmosphere that considers their sexual orientation "an abomination." DuBowski travels the world (New York, California, Israel, London) to interview a number of subjects of both sexes, who have coped with their situation in a variety of ways—some by burrowing deep into the closet (and doing their interviews in shadows under assumed names), some by resorting to a reluctant and conflicted celibacy, some (surprisingly few) by rejecting Judaism altogether. DuBowski's sympathies are clear, but he doesn't preach or condemn, preferring to find hope for a future reconciliation between the people he features and the rich, venerable traditions of their heritage.


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Jefferson City woman injured in Sunday crash
A Jefferson City woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning in Franklin County. by News Tribune Nov. 30 2020 @ 12:05am
A Jefferson City woman was injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning in Franklin County.
Missouri Highway Patrol reports show Malissa Jefferson, 27, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Travis Robbins, 32, of St. Louis.
The crash occurred at 5:47 a.m. Robbins was going eastbound on the westbound I-44 ramp from U.S. 50. When he began to merge onto 44, he struck the right side of a tractor trailer, driven by Tiffany Muzahem, 40, of Mississippi.
Jefferson and Robbins were treated for serious injuries. Muzahem had no reported injuries.


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Faulty exhaust fan to blame for overnight fire in Franklin Couty
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FRANKLIN COUNTY – A faulty exhaust fan is believed to be the cause of an attic fire that destroyed a home just north of the Riverdale Resort in Franklin County overnight. Fire units from the Franklin County Fire District and Cache County Fire District responded at approximately 12:30 a.m. to find the home's roof fully involved.
A husband and wife at 48600 North 1457 East were able to safely exit the home and there were no injuries reported.
"It is believed that an exhaust fan in the bathroom started arching and caused the fire," Franklin County Fire District Fire Marshall Scott Martin explains. "The structure had a low attic area and was covered with flammable material. We also had a strong wind from the east that caused the fire to spread quickly and took the roof off."
A water tender and two fire engines from the Cache County Fire District were called out to assist because the home was not near any fire hydrants. In all, approximately 30 firefighters were called out to assist on the fire and were on scene until about 6 a.m.
"The home is probably a total loss," Martin says. "I would estimate the total damage at $130,000."
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Lake Bell, Alan Tudyk, Ron Funches, JB Smoove, Jason Alexander, Wanda Sykes, Giancarlo Esposito, Natalie Morales, Jim Rash, Diedrich Bader, Tony Hale and Chris Meloni round out the cast of the animated series.
DC Universe has assembled a star-studded voice cast for its forthcoming Harley Quinn animated series.
The Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco will take on the title role in the 26-episode animated series that is due to launch in 2019. The actress, who is currently in production on the 12th and final season of CBS' Big Bang Theory, will also serve as an executive producer on the animated comedy via her Warner Bros. TV-based Yes, Norman Productions banner. Cuoco made the announcement Wednesday as part of the world premiere screening of DC Universe's Titans at New York Comic Con.
The project, described as an adult animated action-comedy, follows Harley as she breaks things off with the Joker and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal "queenpin" of Gotham City. The series will also feature Poison Ivy and a cast of heroes and villains — old and new — from the DC universe.
The voice cast also includes Lake Bell (Wet Hot American Summer), Alan Tudyk (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Ron Funches (Powerless), JB Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Jason Alexander (Seinfeld), Wanda Sykes (Black-ish), Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad), Natalie Morales (Bojack Horseman), Jim Rash (Community), Diedrich Bader (Veep), Tony Hale (Veep) and Chris Meloni (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit). Details about which characters the rest of the cast will voice were not immediately available.
Harley Quinn was most recently played by Margot Robbie in the Warner Bros. feature Suicide Squad. The actress was asked to voice the character on the DC Universe series and was unable to participate.
Powerless trio Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker and Dean Lorey are behind the show, which is based on characters from the DC Comics universe. NBC's Powerless was DC's first live-action scripted comedy series. With the Harley Quinn casting, Halpern, Schumacker and Lorey reunite with Powerless stars Tudyk and Funches.
DC Universe launched Sept. 15. The subscription service provides a mix of scripted originals as well as access to DC-themed TV, film and comic books. A premiere date for Harley Quinn has not been determined.


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…on a scale never seen before on Earth. But the network economy is not utopia. It is a unique phase of economic development much like adolescence–a thrilling, disorienting, and never-to-be repeated time. The planet can progress only once through the stage when it is first completely wrapped by networks of thought and interaction. We are now at that moment when a cloak of glass fibers and a halo of satellites are closing themselves around the globe to bring forth a seamless economic culture.


Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, today announces that it has entered into a committed credit facility of €500 million with certain credit relationship banks. This facility replaces a previous facility of the same amount which was scheduled to expire in October 2012.
The unsecured credit facility of €500 million is for a minumum term of 5 years and a maximum term of 7 years. In addition to this credit facility, DSM has a committed credit facility of €400 million (maturing in April 2013) as well as a commercial-paper program amounting to €1,500 million. DSM will use the commercial-paper program to a total of not more than €900 million. The agreements for the committed credit facilities neither have financial convenants nor material adverse changes clauses. The credit facilities and commercial-paper program are fully undrawn.
DSM is rated A3 by Moody's and A by Standard & Poor's, both with a stable outlook.


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Q: Calling variable functions with static variables Approach 1 would work, but Approach 2 would not - it whould result in a fatal error (Function name must be a string in...)
# Approach 1
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# Approach 2
self::$function and self::$function();

Isn't this a bit strange? I hope someone could explain.

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A: The syntax seems ambigous to me. Probably it is for PHP too. It would be more clean, and functional to either save the function name in a local variable:
static function method()
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Or use call_user_func():
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A: Why approach #1 works
It's an artifact of PHP's operator precedence.
$function = self::$function and $function();

is equivalent to
($function = self::$function) and $function();

which is of course equivalent to
$function = self::$function;
if ($function) $function();

The last line works fine because that's the syntax for variable functions.
Why approach #2 does not work
Because there's ambiguity, which the compiler resolves "the wrong way".
Consider this:
self::$function();

Does this mean that PHP should invoke a callback stored in the static property $function, or that it should invoke a static method whose name is the value of the variable $function?
PHP goes with the latter but there's no variable $function in scope, resulting first in a notice and then in an error ($function evaluates to null, which is not a string).

A: If you don't want to get into technical details of precedence and ambiguity, the short explanation is that self::$function() works according to the same logic as $obj->$method(); it tries to call the variable function $function() of self.

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The other week, my family (minus my husband) and I went to Rookie Bites Avenue in Marikina (technically it's in Pasig but Marikina Boundary) to have an ocular visit to a place where my niece's christening reception will be held. We were planning to have a dessert buffet, which, by the way, WTF Cakes and Baked Goodies also offers. Actually the place had just its soft-opening and has not yet formally launched.
As we entered Rookie Bites Avenue, (while we were welcomed by smiling staff), I noticed that the place is not big but neither small, which is perfect. When it comes to interior designs and physical set up, I was sort of "taken aback" because it was not like the other typical restaurants.
The mural, which is water surfing themed, is cool and pleasing to the eyes. It gives a relaxing feeling that makes you forget you are in Metro Manila.
A wakeboard and a bike are both creatively displayed inside; while the skateboard light fixture is also stunning.
I was really impressed by the interiors and I love the hip yet comfy vibe they got there.
After a quick ocular inspection, we decided to take a look at their menu and ordered some food. We had a Tinapasta, Chili Garlic Shrimp, Country Style Fried Chicken, and T-bone steak. We also tried their RB Wings and Pork Belly. As for the dessert, since they have only 3 in the menu, we tried them all.
The Tinapasta and the Chili Garlic Shrimp Pasta was served in a typical way and looks simple but when my Mom tried the Tinapasta (of course, I had some, too!) the flavor was something! The fish complemented the taste plus with a squeeze of a little bit of calamansi, it really tasted good.
As for the Chili Garlic Shrimp pasta, well, it was served in a simple plating also, but then again we were surprised at the "kick" of its spiciness! I'm sure my husband will love it especially that he is fond of spicy foods.
For the RB wings, a special sauce was used and it's not the usual spicy Buffalo wings as it was appealing to the taste that even the kids will love it!
My sister told me that the Country Style Fried Chicken (sadly, I haven't tried it) tasted really good and it was perfectly crispy in the outside while the inside was delicious. I will definitely try it next time.
For the Grilled Pork Belly, which again I haven't tasted (but promise to have a bite next time), they said it was delicious, too, and based on my observation on other customers who were there and ordered it, I can tell that they were enjoying their food.
Well, for my T-bone steak, served with rice and mashed potato, and definitely tasted sumptuous also. It was seasoned perfectly and tenderly grilled.
Now for the dessert, we ordered all three ice cream desserts, the Deconstructed S'mores, the Ice Cream Sandwich and the Deep Fried Sponge Cake.
I remembered that when I was a child, I used to buy Ice Cream Sandwich and upon seeing and munching on it, I was temporarily brought back to my childhood days! Hahaha..
Also, another favorite of mine was the S'mores since I am a fan of marshmallows. And let's face it…who doesn't love s'mores?! Imagine scooping chocolate syrup and toasted marshmallows with crunchy graham crackers for a dessert!Perfect!