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Il Vickers Valiant, in inglese Valoroso, era un biplano realizzato dall'azienda britannica Vickers Limited nella seconda metà degli anni venti del XX secolo.

Progettato, con la sigla di fabbrica Type 131, per l'utilizzo sia come bombardiere che come ricognitore o osservatore, non fu in grado di esprimere prestazioni soddisfacenti e venne prodotto in un solo esemplare che venne acquistato dell'aeronautica cilena.

Storia del progetto
Nel corso del 1926, parallelamente al progetto del Vivid (una versione del precedente Vixen, dotato di struttura interamente metallica), la Vickers realizzò un velivolo multiruolo nell'intenzione di dar vita ad un sostituto del de Havilland DH.9 per la Royal Air Force.

In particolare questo nuovo progetto si distingueva da quello del Vixen per l'impiego di un motore radiale e per la struttura metallica delle ali in quanto la struttura lignea del predecessore si era dimostrata vulnerabile alle condizioni estreme (temperatura ed umidità) incontrate durante l'impiego nei reparti dell'aeronautica cilena.

Quando, nel corso del 1927, l'Air Ministry emise la specifica (n°26/27) con la quale si richiedeva lo sviluppo di proposte per la sostituzione del DH.9, questa prevedeva (nell'obbiettivo di contenere la spesa) che il progetto in questione dovesse presentare elementi costruttivi comuni con il DH.9, condizione che avrebbe permesso di sfruttare i pezzi di ricambio già presenti nei magazzini della RAF.

Il Valiant, non rispettando la caratteristica costruttiva richiesta, non ottenne il contratto per la produzione del prototipo, tuttavia i vertici della Vickers optarono per procedere comunque alla realizzazione, a proprie spese, di un singolo esemplare da sottoporre a prove di valutazione in comparazione con gli altri velivoli realizzati in risposta alle richieste dell'Air Ministry.

Il Valiant venne portato in volo il 5 marzo del 1927 e venne successivamente impegnato in una serie di confronti con il Bristol Beaver, i Fairey III e Ferret, il Gloster Goral ed il Westland Wapiti; il Valiant, unitamente ai due Fairey ed al Wapiti, venne inviato ad un reparto per un approfondimento valutativo che si concluse con la scelta del Wapiti quale vincitore della selezione. Il Valiant, il cui costo era il 30% più elevato di quello del velivolo della Westland, mise in luce problemi di stabilità che lo fecero considerare poco adeguato, in particolare al ruolo di bombardiere.

Successivamente il Valiant fu trasferito via nave in Cile nel 1928 per una prova dimostrativa, poiché il Servició de Aviación Militar de Chile era alla ricerca di un sostituto per i propri Vixen. La dimostrazione non sfociò in alcun ordine di produzione, tuttavia le autorità cilene acquistarono il prototipo che venne impiegato in qualità di addestratore. La sua carriera ebbe comunque vita breve, poiché andò distrutto in un incidente occorso il 20 marzo del 1929.

Tecnica
Il Type 131 Valiant era un biplano dalla struttura interamente metallica; l'ala superiore aveva dimensioni maggiori rispetto a quella inferiore e si trovava leggermente più avanzata verso il muso del velivolo. Gli impennaggi erano di tipo tradizionale, con lo stabilizzatore orizzontale collocato alla base della deriva.

I due membri dell'equipaggio erano disposti in due abitacoli scoperti, disposti in tandem; tra loro separati, erano tuttavia molto ravvicinati al fine di agevolare le comunicazioni tra il pilota e l'osservatore/mitragliere.

Il carrello d'atterraggio era fisso, disposto sotto la sezione anteriore della fusoliera (poco prima del bordo d'entrata dell'ala inferiore); posteriormente era presente un pattino d'appoggio disposto all'estremità della fusoliera.

Il motore era il radiale a 9 cilindri Bristol Jupiter VI, che sviluppava una potenza di 492 hp (pari a circa 298 kW); la configurazione radiale del motore costituiva una delle principali distinzioni rispetto al progenitore Vixen.

L'armamento era costituito da due mitragliatrici Vickers calibro .30 in: una sparava (mediante sincronizzatore) attraverso il disco dell'elica mentre l'altra era alloggiata nell'abitacolo posteriore, a disposizione dell'osservatore. Il progetto prevedeva, inoltre, la possibilità di trasportare fino a 500 lb (pari a 227 kg) di bombe, in rastrelliere disposte sotto le semiali.

Utilizzatori

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Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Aerei militari britannici
Aerei militari dal 1919 al 1930


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Michael Stanfill
Here's a good question: was the gun used for the crime legally purchased and registered? If not, then it's like 90% of other gun crimes and gun control laws are not the issue. It would be the people who don't follow those laws.
If you put into that situation (if you posses gun) you will do the same. it is that simple. If you doesn't have gun at that time, at least you will be physically abuse and then she will file divorce, that is it.
I won't advocate that NBC should fire Costas as many on here have stated. I think he did exactly what NBC wanted him to do although he may not have been explicitly directed to do so. HOWEVER, I think the NFL has every right, and precedent, to not have him doing any other broadcasts for them. They did in fact fire Hank Williams Jr. for exercising his free speech rights several years ago, unless of course there's a difference in making conservative and liberal statements.
keebe56
Why does CNN have a timeline tribute to this guy who murdered his girlfriend? It comes off more like he was some sort of unsung hero who just died performing some heroic self-sacrificing deed, as opposed to him being a man who murdered his girlfriend and then committed suicide.
swanlaketradingpost
What a idiot what if this country was ever invaded,stick to sports people kill people not guns,and leave us proud gun owners alone Joe W
mikeytost
Jaurez Mexico 10 to 20 people killed each day by guns.Mexico is a country with the toughest gun laws in the world.with less than 2.000 legally held guns.So explain how banning guns would ever make a difference other than the mental and bad guys haveing them?Drugs are illegal pot coke heroin speed etc but give me what you want and as an otherwise law abiding citizen i could get it for you in 24 hours .Get real
i not belive stupid idots who can make guns go. morans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what is it you are saying? sounds like english, remotely
What?????
RankNfile
May I convey my profound respects to you Bob Costas – for honesty that is courageous and honest in every respect. The right to own guns, like every other constitutional right, has limits and does not trump society's RIGHT to be safe and secure NOT just in their homes, but in PUBLIC PLACES like schools and football stadiums. Give Bob Costas a medal and a round of applause. It demonstrates conclusively that he is a principled human being with intelligence, guts, honesty, insight and great Compassion - Qualities utterly lacking at the NRA. The sports-jock mentality that denigrates Costa's remarks proves that it lies at the 40 IQ range of human consciousness.
Brian Shirley
Bob Costas had every right to voice his opinion, even though I don't agree with him. The first amendment is held in place by the second amendment. Get rid of the second, and you will lose the first soon after. Let him voice his opinion. If you don't like it, don't watch him. If people don't watch him, he loses his job. That is how this system works.
Guns are not the problem, gang bangers and idiots are.
Baalzabarber
Christopher...in this case the 'INSANE IDIOT" had the gun and took two lives. You need to spend some time working on your responses and less on your target practice (which probably sucks equally)
Costas said that they would still be alive if not for guns. As if that is the only way this man could have killed his girlfriend or himself. That statement in itself is the most ridiculous statement I've ever heard. I'm not even completely against gun control for mentally and emotionally unstable, but the idea this man wouldn't have killed his girlfriend with a knife or by other means is insane. Nobody can say what would have happened if no gun was involved. The man was unstable and mental illness is the issue we should be dealing with.
Ahmen brother, I feel it was to many hits to the head from football that was altimatly responsible. Lets ban foot ball!!! I also heard of someone being beat to death with a baseball bat before so lets get rid of baseball as well.
Blaming the gun for Belcher's decision to murder someone and kill himself is equivalent to blaming Chevrolet for a drunk driver's actions . People look for answers in any tragedy, and want to believe that they could have stopped this if only there was a law in place. News flash, murder is illegal and Oklahoma has gun laws on the books. There's no evidence that draconian gun laws would have stopped this. Look just to the north at Chicago and Illinois. For years Chicago has had numerous and strict gun laws,which have done nothing to effect crime.
Perhaps Costas interposing his own thoughts on air was "inappropriate," but focusing on that relatively trivial point misses the vastly more important issue: Gun Control.
I will just address what seems to be the most common argument in this thread: "People can kill people without guns, so why bother limiting handguns?" True, humans have been slaughtering each other with knifes and clubs and their bare hands for millenia. However, the unavoidable reality is that firearms, handguns in particular, make killing vastly faster and easier. A handgun allows a moments worth of fury, a drunken split-second, turn into a murder. Beating somebody to death, or stabbing multiple innocent bystanders to death is a much more difficult proposition. When was the last time a guy wandered into a mall or an office building and stabbed a dozen people to death? Walked onto a campus and killed 20 people with a spear? ITS NEVER HAPPENS. If you TRULY aren't convinced, PLEASE look at statistics from nations with different gun control policies. What do you find? FAR FEWER MURDERS.
notso9
Bon Costas was way out of line with his comments. There is no certainty that had a gun not been available that the two victims would still be alive. WWE wrestler Chris Benoit took the lives of his wife and child before ending his own life without a gun. Certainly the same would have happened here. Guns don't kill people and you can't know what will happen with a person who legally owns a firearm. I believe in my right to own firearms and feel it is my right to defend myself and my family and it is not something that should be brought to debate every time a senseless tragedy such as this occurs. The gun did not cause this to happen.
Costas always has controversial opinions which he says on the air. NBC don't seem to mind.
As for people saying they turned on the game for football, must have missed the headline that one of their beloved football players shot his girlfriend then shot himself in front of his team's manager and coach. Just because it ain't pleasant and you don't agree doesn't mean you have a right not to hear it. A lot of questions need to be asked and their need to be answers. That is reality. Time to deal with it instead of acting like it never happened after 1 minute of silence. Unless of course, nobody cares as long as they are entertained.


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foi um físico japonês radicado nos Estados Unidos.

Obras
Modern Quantum Mechanics, 1985
Invariance Principles and Elementary Particles, 1964
Advanced Quantum Mechanics, 1967

Ver também
Prêmio Sakurai

Ligações externas
University of California: In Memoriam, 1985

Professores da Universidade de Chicago
Professores da Universidade da Califórnia em Los Angeles
Físicos dos Estados Unidos
Alunos da Universidade Harvard
Alunos da Universidade Cornell

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Susan Pimentel specializes in writing educational standards and was the lead author, along with David Coleman, of the English Language Arts Common Core standards. Heather Driscoll helps New Hampshire schools organize and improve their curricula and worked closely with New Hampshire's Department of Education to gather feedback successive drafts of the standards from teachers all over the state. They tell the story of a highly participative process in which teachers had a very loud voice.
Here's Susan Pimentel describing the process. And, below, from a recent interview we did, Heather Driscoll describes how New Hampshire participated in developing the Common Core standards.
In May of 2009, the National Governors' Association and Council of Chief State School Officers (the education superintendents and commissioners) started by getting Achieve to work on the standards. They had six months to put their first draft together.
All during that time – and all the way through until the final standards were released a year later – the authors would hold regular feedback calls with the states. People on the phone from around the country represented the different stakeholders – curriculum specialists, teachers, administrators.
On one of these calls, we proposed that speaking should be part of the language arts standards. And from then on it was part of the standards.
In another case, we really championed on the calls the need to include science and social studies in the language arts standards. Many states agreed. We were all very impressed that the Achieve took that step early on to include science and social studies as part of the language arts standards.
It was during one of those calls that we said, "Something that's been very helpful here in New Hampshire is a tabular layout that so that teachers can see Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade expectations all together and then follow along to see the progression from grade to grade." And sure enough, the Common Core language arts standards were formatted just that way, like the New Hampshire GLEs. And people were thrilled. That was a huge thing.
Then when the first draft came out in January, we really went into high gear. We invited the superintendents, assistant superintendents, and curriculum leaders in each district, to structured feedback meetings. Anyone who wanted to get involved was involved.
The DOE provided strong support from the regional professional development centers across the state. We were up in the North Country – equal participation from every region. That was very exciting to see.
We held the meetings on February 11th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 24th, 25th and March 2nd. It was winter and we had a tight timeframe, but we still had 217 educators from across the state give feedback on the standards.
Each meeting spent three hours in the morning on language arts and three hours in the afternoon on math. Some teachers continued their work back at their districts and then emailed in additional feedback.
And these were not high-level conceptual discussions. We were working with a confidential draft of the standards and looking at very specifically – standard by standard. Does this work? What is it about the wording? Could this be misunderstood by a classroom teacher? Do we need additional examples? Is this clear? Is this a logical progression? How does this progress from grade level to grade? And then, does it make the transition to the middle school and the high school the way it needs to? Is this realistic? All of those questions were right in the forefront of the work that each group was doing.
There was a lot of discussion about how challenging the new standards were. Across the board there were concerns – especially in math – about the higher expectations at the high school level.
What the teachers didn't realize at first was that these expectations were for years down the road, once the kids coming up had been taught according to the new requirements. At that point, the standards from the lower grades would support them. And, of course, the standards were not going into their classrooms tomorrow.
So it became clear how intricately everything is connected.
We got our New Hampshire's feedback directly to the writers as they were writing. Our educators were a critical part of the process in developing of the Common Core. And that was really exciting.
I was astounded at the end when I was going through to collate all of those changes because when I looked at the teacher feedback we gave Achieve and the changes they made, it was amazing how few points remained that we were still uncomfortable with.
If you compare the final document with the first document, they are so different as a result of that process that it's clear how big a role feedback from New Hampshire and the other states played.
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Any individual that was convicted of a felon and who had completely discharged his or her criminal sentence for that felony, including any accompanying term of probation, parole or supervised release on or before July 4, 2005, is eligible to register and vote because of Executive Order 42.
No further analysis of these cases is needed. Any provisional ballot cast by such an individual should be counted and the county auditor and Secretary of State's Office should be notified so the felon file can be updated accordingly.
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Any individual that was convicted of a felony and who had completely discharged his or her criminal sentence for that felony, including any accompanying term of probation, parole or supervised release between July 5, 2005 and January 13, 2011, was eligible for automated restoration of rights by the Governor's office under the process outlined by Executive Order 42.
A certificate of restoration was not issued for all offenders that became eligible for restoration during this period of time. The individual must have been issued a certificate of restoration in order to vote. After determining that an individual was eligible for restoration during this period of time, the Governor's office or Secretary of State's office should be contacted and will use the Iowa Criminal Offender's Network to discern whether a certificate of restoration was issued.
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Any individual that was convicted of a felony and who had completely discharged his or her criminal sentence for that felony, including any accompanying term of probation, parole or supervised release between January 14, 2011 and the present date is required to file an application for restoration with the Governor's office and have that application approved before a certificate or restoration is issued.
After determining that an individual has become eligible for restoration during this period of time, the Governor's office or Secretary of State's office should be contacted and will confirm whether a restoration or rights certificate has been issued. Until a certificate of restoration is issued, the individual is not eligible to vote.
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The 33-year-old Mumbai resident was lodged in the Peshawar Central Jail after being sentenced by a military court to three years' imprisonment for possessing a fake Pakistani identity card.
Hamid Ansari, the Indian prisoner released from Pakistan's Peshawar Central Jail crossed the Attari-Wagah border on Tuesday to reach India.
Ansari was arrested in Pakistan in 2012 for illegally entering the country from Afghanistan, reportedly to meet a girl he had befriended online.
The 33-year-old Mumbai resident was lodged in the Peshawar Central Jail after being sentenced by a military court to three years' imprisonment for possessing a fake Pakistani identity card on December 15, 2015.
On Thursday, the Peshawar High Court granted the Pakistan government a month deadline to complete his repatriation process.
Ansari's father Nihal, who is a retired bank officer, expressed happiness over his son's release and thanked Indian and Pakistan governments for their efforts towards it.


MANILA, Philippines – The lawyers of ex-senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr told the Supreme Court (SC) that ex-Biliran representative Glenn Chong is not part of their team in the vice presidential electoral protest.
On Thursday, November 22, Rappler obtained a copy of the comment submitted by Marcos' lawyers George Garcia and Joan Padilla to the SC, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), dated October 20. Garcia himself confirmed to Rappler that they had indeed filed the document.
"First, Atty Glenn Chong is not part of the legal team of protestant Marcos. He was never engaged by protestant Marcos as legal counsel for this election protest. This is easily verifiable from the records of the above-entitled case," said Garcia and Padilla.
"Any claim to the contrary is a flagrant lie," Marcos' lawyers added.
The legal counsels explained this is the reason why Marcos himself is "incompetent" to answer the allegations made by his rival, Vice President Leni Robredo, in relation to Chong. They said Marcos has "no personal knowledge" about Chong's accusations.
The SC had directed them to comment on the manifestation of grave concern with urgent motion previously filed by Robredo's lawyers to investigate Chong, who has been alleging electoral fraud in the 2016 vice presidential race.
Robredo had beaten Marcos by just 263,473 votes, leading the latter to allege cheating and file an election case against her.
In their manifestation, Robredo's lawyers cited partial transcripts of a July 31 Senate hearing on the alleged poll fraud in 2016, where Chong was one of the resource persons.
Robredo's legal counsels said Chong had presented copies of audit logs from Ragay, Camarines Sur, to "bolster his allegations." When Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon asked Chong where he got the data, he said he got them from the Senate Electoral Tribunal.
It was also during this hearing that Chong denied being a lawyer for Marcos.
Drilon, however, had presented two letters showing Chong was among the representatives authorized by the Marcos camp to attend the decryption of secure digital cards, a Commission on Elections briefing, and the stripping of unused Comelec Central Server kits and backup of SD cards in 2017.
In their comment, the Marcos camp said it was one of their members, lawyer Jose Amor Amorado, who had included Chong to be a witness and observer in the proceedings mentioned by Drilon.
But the Marcos camp clarified Amorado did so only as an "accommodation" given to Chong over his "advocacy for clean and honest elections."
"It must be clarified, however, that Atty Chong's participation in the undertakings/proceedings mentioned above is strictly limited to merely observing the proceedings," said the Marcos camp.
"He was never given any authority to represent and/or speak for and on behalf of protestant Marcos," they added.
The ballot recount for Marcos' electoral protest against Robredo is still ongoing.


You may meet new and interesting people if you are out in the world now. Your mind is very active and wanting to talk to others about important issues. It's a good time to discuss your ideas, your mind may be racing too fast and you may make rash statements, increase your awareness and do not be afraid to change your ideas and thinking if they encounter hostility.


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Below is a list of businesses which provide Sports & Recreation Facilities services. If you do not see your business in the list, you can submit it for addition to this list. Adding your business will feature your listing above Standard listings.
Whitehall has sports and recreational facilities of various kinds. Sports is a popular pursuit for many people. Not only is it exciting and invigorating, it is also a wonderful way to stay fit, as well as connect with the other members in a team (if it is a team game). Sports can be included in recreational activities. Other recreational activites include dancing, reading, writing, pottery, painting, etc. These are done by people for pleasure. These can't be practised in a vaccuum, and they often need a number of facilities. These are present in Whitehall, and would be easily available to you, for a small payment (usually). Some examples of sports and recreational facilities include swimming pools, athletic tracks, football field, golf course, gyms, dance studios, and many more.


One of the major factors in this "demographic slowing" is the retirement of Baby Boomers, of course. As the report notes, for the first time in U.S. history, there will likely be more retirees than children under the age of 18 by 2035. Think about it: 2035 is just 16 years from now!
We know the WAHVE model—which pairs high-quality, work-from-home 'pretirees' with employers looking for help—can fill that talent gap. And as we move into the future, WAHVE is helping reshape the entire staffing and retirement conversation, ultimately redefining the workplace of tomorrow.
I agree with Don K. I, too, am a seasoned insurance claims professional. There are many times we are short-handed in our busy times and they do not want to hire to accommodate the short term need. This is a logical solution to a need during these times, or during vacation season and storm seasons. I am able to retire now, but will continue for two more years to reach my 25 years. I will be 57 years of age then, and when I researched this opportunity, I now feel I have a plan to fill the gap in the "pre-retiree" years. I will be able to use my skills and knowledge to supplement my income and not work the 60 hour work weeks.


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The Daffodils By William Wordsworth Notes
Daffodils. by William Wordsworth. I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line
I suddenly experienced a kind of bliss that (William) Wordsworth describes in Daffodils. That was the instant of my poem. Narayanan's poem, In The Early Days Of The Delhi Metro, emerged from notes.
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Later, he writes: Like a high-school freshman, Bialosky explains Wordsworth's "I wandered lonely as a. "When the poet is pensive and his 'inward eye' recalls the daffodils, the memory fills his.
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New Pa. law aimed to disarm accused domestic abusers within 24 hours. Hundreds in Philly haven't turned in guns.
by Claudia Vargas, Updated: December 6, 2019
April Saul / File Photograph
Victor Carr Jr.'s parents had enough with their son's disrespect. If he wasn't going to behave, they wanted him out.
"He is of age and can't stay in my house acting all crazy," his father said.
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The Carrs went to court and asked a judge to safeguard them from their 22-year-old son. The judge granted a temporary protection-from-abuse order on Oct. 15 and a final order three days later, banning Carr for a year from his parents' Overbrook rowhouse.
A new Pennsylvania law, meant to protect victims of domestic violence, also required the son to give up his gun permit and any weapons he had within 24 hours.
So one day later, when he didn't turn in anything, the Philadelphia Sheriff's Office was notified through a statewide computer system that it needed to investigate.
No one went out to look for him.
Three days after that, according to police, Carr was walking back from a Chinese takeout in West Philadelphia when he didn't like the way his cousin, James Bishop, was pointing at him and took out a small silver revolver. Police say that Carr shot his cousin in the neck, critically injuring him. Carr was charged with attempted murder.
The failure of the Sheriff's Office to make sure Carr turned in his gun permit and any firearms was anything but unusual. At the time, 181 people accused of domestic violence hadn't been visited by deputies — some, even weeks or months after a judge had ordered their weapons relinquished. By Nov. 22, the backlog had grown to 201.
Since the law took effect in April, 574 accused domestic abusers in Philadelphia were ordered to hand over their weapons, but only 62 of them complied.
"I'm really shocked at those figures," said former State Rep. Marguerite C. Quinn, a Republican from Bucks County who sponsored the bill that ultimately became the domestic-violence law known as Act 79. "Is it a matter of manpower? Is it disrespect of the new law? Is it they are going out and people don't have guns? I have a domino of questions."
WILLIAM THOMAS CAIN
Former State Rep. Marguerite Quinn, the primary sponsor for the state's new domestic-abuse law, at the Bucks County Justice Center in Doylestown.
Surrounding counties have done much better than Philadelphia's 11% rate of weapons recovery. Montgomery, Chester, Bucks, and Delaware Counties all hovered between 40% and 60%, according to the state Protection From Abuse Database (PFAD), a voluntary tool for law enforcement.
The Philadelphia Sheriff's Office keeps its own count, but those numbers are even worse: 471 people were ordered to give up their weapons, between April 10 and Oct. 31, but only seven weapons had been confiscated.
"Wow" was Chester County Sheriff Carolyn Welsh's reaction. Since April, her county has processed 29 protection-from-abuse orders, yielding about 100 weapons.
'It's cold out'
Sheriff Jewell Williams touted Act 79 in an April interview with Philadelphia Metro: "Imagine it's cold out, there's a family with children that's just run out of the house with no coats or shoes on to get away from danger," he said. "We pick them up, we bring the whole family back to the house, we remove the bad guy and the guns and we make it safe."
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Sheriff Jewell Williams said back in April: "We remove the bad guy and the guns and we make it safe."
Hailed as a rare, bipartisan success in gun legislation, the new law requires that people either convicted of domestic abuse or, like Carr, the subject of a final protection order, turn over their weapons within 24 hours. Failure to do so is a misdemeanor. The change most lauded by victims' advocates: Defendants can no longer simply turn in firearms to friends or family. They have to go through law enforcement, their lawyer, or a licensed firearms dealer.
Once a judge signs a protection order, the Pennsylvania State Police is notified and posts the information on a computer system accessible to all law enforcement agencies. In Philadelphia, the Police Department is also informed by the courts via email, and officers serve the protection orders, making sure those accused of domestic abuse know they're required to turn in their weapons.
"We've been successful in getting guns that way," said Inspector Fran Healy, who serves as adviser to acting Police Commissioner Christine M. Coulter, though he could provide no numbers.
When 24 hours have passed without the accused turning in a weapon, local law enforcement is notified.
The Carr case shows how both Philadelphia police and the Sheriff's Office failed to act.
The police affidavit from the Oct. 22. shooting states that the protection-from-abuse order that Carr's parents persuaded a judge to issue had not been served. A department spokesperson declined to comment, citing the ongoing investigation of the shooting.
The Sheriff's Office had not started looking for Carr when he is alleged to have shot his cousin. An office spokesperson said the Carr case was not a priority because Philadelphia police had not noted on the computer system whether Carr had a gun in his parent's house.
'They don't have to give us the guns'
So, why has Philadelphia struggled to get defendants to turn in weapons within 24 hours? Depends whom you ask.
According to Paris Washington, chief deputy sheriff, the numbers reflect flaws in both the law and the statewide computer system.
Judges usually evict the alleged abusers from the house, he said. And so, when sheriff's deputies arrive, many "have left that premise," he said.
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Paris Washington, Philadelphia's chief deputy sheriff.
Other times, deputies arrive at a defendant's house to collect a weapon only to learn the person has not been served by police.
"A woman we went to check on yesterday to see if she had turned in her weapon, she had never been served, so how can she comply with the order if she hasn't been served? It's a loophole," Washington said.
Sheriff's deputies could serve the orders themselves — as was done prior to Act 79. But Washington said his officers don't carry the orders while visiting a house because it's too much paperwork. (Each order is five to seven pages.)
Washington complained that there is no way for him to see in the computer system if the accused has been served by police. But advocates who worked on the law said the system has a box that law enforcement can check to note when an order has been served. They added that Philadelphia police don't rely on the system.
The Sheriff's Office said 37 of the 471 people accused of domestic abuse signed affidavits swearing they own no weapons.
There's another reason for the low numbers of guns turned in. Law enforcement sources familiar with the Sheriff's Office said that this summer Washington turned off notifications of protection orders that warranted investigation, hoping to reduce the backlog of cases, which resulted in a bigger backlog. Washington said that isn't true — he just turned off the printer to save money.
"It was generating written copies, ream of copies every day. It was duplicates every day," Washington said. "We cut off the printing of those [notifications]. We look at them in the system now — and we can eliminate duplication without wasting the public's resources."
The backlog began soon after the law went into effect. For at least the first two weeks, a glitch prevented law enforcement agencies from receiving notifications that defendants hadn't turned in their weapons. The Sheriff's Office learned of the problem from the Philadelphia police.
"It wasn't anything that critical because we are communicating with each other," Washington said, "and once they said in a general conversation 'Are you getting the pings?' and it was very quickly corrected."
Once the notifications resumed, Washington said as many as 100 cases were waiting.
In September, Washington created "Operation Quick Start" to reduce the backlog of cases. He placed Lynwood Savage, a longtime Democratic committee person, in charge of the two-person detail. That was in addition to the four-member Firearms Unit that previously handled all the work.
Washington said on Nov. 15 that he now has 10 employees working on the orders and that the backlog was cleared. But a run of the PFAD system four days before that showed 172 cases as outstanding. He replied that wasn't a backlog — those cases were "under investigation."
As for the cases, no longer "under investigation," Washington said that includes about half of the 471 orders that have come into the Sheriff's Office since April. In those, either the victim assured the deputies there had never been a weapon, or the alleged abused couldn't be found and the case is referred to the Police Department.
The Sheriff's Office, he said, labels those cases "cleared."
'Saving lives should be a priority'
As of mid-November, Carr's failure to turn in a weapon was still listed on the state computers as outstanding. He is behind bars. His cousin, meanwhile, walks around with a bullet lodged in his neck.
Quinn, the former legislator, feared that the orders that the Sheriff's Office is not jumping on give victims a "false sense of security."
"Whatever brought someone to say, 'I'm scared for my life,' that's a pretty immediate situation," she said. "The 24 hours was to say, 'Deal with it immediately.' "
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Philadelphia Sheriff-elect Rochelle Bilal last month.
Sheriff-elect Rochelle Bilal is to take office in January. She said she was surprised to hear how many guns might still be out there. Protection-from-abuse orders and weapons confiscations will be a top priority for her, Bilal said.
"Keeping not only victims safe but also the person accused of it, keep them from potentially using a gun," she said. "PFAs are very important because you are talking about lives, and saving lives should be a priority."
Staff writers Chris A. Williams, Dylan Purcell, and Chris Palmer contributed to this article.
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September 25, 2015 thejoedownLeave a Comment on Pope Francis To Release Pop-Rock Album
Pope Francis To Release Pop-Rock Album
If anything, we will look back on 2015 as a pretty weird year. A year when Ryan Adams covered an entire Taylor Swift album, Kevin Smith decided to kill off his Silent Bob character with a moose in one of his future movies, Metallica and Budweiser made an long overdue union to create the most redneck of beers — and all of those examples were in September alone.
Now adding to the mix is Pope Francis, who will be releasing a prog rock/pop rock album in November titled "Wake Up!" (and not what I secretly want it to be called: "Straight Outta The Vatican"), according to Rolling Stone. A track has been released, called "Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!" which also sounds like a pretty decent indie rock band name.
I gotta say, I like this pope.
The track definitely has some prog rock themes going and uses "Pope Francis addressing a South Korean audience in English last year," according to Rolling Stone. It is atmospheric and pretty decent.
According to Rolling Stone: "On Wake Up!, Pope Francis speaks to the listener in Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese over 11 tracks to address issues like peace, dignity, environmental concerns and helping those most in need."
Pope Francis this week visited the U.S., where he spoke before Congress, ate with the poor and held mass at Madison Square Garden — a venue well known for it's rock and roll history.
Francis isn't the first pope to lend his voice to music. According to Pitchfork "Pope Benedict XVI's voice was featured on 2009's Music From The Vatican: Alma Mater, and Pope John Paul II appeared on albums like 1999's Abba Pater."
The album is set for release in November.
Here is the track listing:
1. "Annuntio Vobis Gadium Mangum"
2. "Salve Regina"
3. "Laudato Sie…"
4. "Poe Que' Sufren Los Ninos"
5. "Non Lasciatevi Rubare La Speranza!"
6. "La Iglesia No Puede Ser Una Ong!"
7. "Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!"
8. "La Fa Es Entera, No Se Licua!"
9. "Pace! Fratelli!"
10. "Per La Famiglia"
11. "Fazei O Que Ele Vos Disser"
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Cleveland Indians Top 15 Prospects (2012-13)
by Marc Hulet
The Indians system doesn't have a ton of depth but both Francisco Lindor and Trevor Bauer offer high ceilings. The club also has some really intriguing sleepers such as Danny Salazar and Anthony Santander. The organization has done an outstanding job of finding value in the Latin market.
#1 Francisco Lindor (SS)
Age PA H 2B HR BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG wOBA
18 567 126 24 6 61 78 28 .257 .352 .355 .328
Lindor is one of the more well-rounded offensive prospects in the game. He has plus makeup, which helps his tools play up. He's a four-tool player whose only questionable tool is his power, which will likely top out around 15 in a full year. The switch-hitter also walked almost as much as he struck out in 2012. When I asked a contact to tell me what Lindor does well at the plate, he mentioned the prospect's consistent middle-of-the-field approach from both sides of the plate.
"He has above averaged bat-to-ball ability, strike zone awareness and developing discipline," the contact added. Lindor, 19, handles breaking balls extremely well for a young player and his willingness to use the whole field and ability to make consistent contact both suggest he'll eventually hit for a very good batting average.
Lindor has average speed — if not a tad better — and his defense is outstanding, thanks to his range, arm, hands and instincts. I asked another talent evaluator to contact on the young shortstop's defense. "His glove is very special. He has instincts and natural abilities that can't be taught. He has Omar-Vizquel-type abilities with the glove. He has plus arm strength to make any play from shortstop," the talent evalutaor said. "He just has to continue to learn the pace of the game and his pre-pitch positioning but he really doesn't have any true weakness in the field."
After a respectable season in low-A ball, the Puerto Rico native will move up to high-A ball and it wouldn't be a shock to see him break out and reach double-A in the second half of the year. He has the potential to develop into a corner-stone-type player.
#2 Trevor Bauer (P)
Age G GS IP K/9 BB/9 GB% ERA FIP WAR
21 4 4 16.1 9.37 7.16 45.5 % 6.06 5.18 0.0
Unlike Francisco Lindor and his plus make-up, Bauer finds himself in a Cleveland Indians uniform because of questions surrounding his maturity. Traded in a three-player deal between Cleveland, Arizona and Cincinnati, the former first round draft pick (third overall in 2011) will look to realize his immense potential with a fresh start. Cleveland could end up with a real steal if he realizes his true value.
Bauer's repertoire includes a mid-90s fastball and plus curveball. He also mixes in a slider, splitter and changeup. He needs to learn that there are benefits to working in the lower half of the strike zone. Both his command and control need polish. Bauer, 22, reached the majors in his first full season, but he should open 2013 back in triple-A. He could be one of the first players recalled in the event of an injury. With some polish and added maturity, Bauer has the ceiling of a No. 2 starter.
#3 Dorssys Paulino (SS)
17 250 77 19 7 18 45 11 .333 .380 .558 .419
As if Francisco Lindor wasn't enough, Cleveland also boasts a second high-ceiling shortstop prospect. Just 18 and a step behind his fellow shortstop prospect, Paulino hit extremely well in short-season ball in 2012 and likely earned an assignment to full-season ball for the coming season.
Paulino has a quick batting stroke and a good eye, both of which help him hit for average despite his inexperience. He even outstanding gap power that could eventually develop into some over-the-fence pop. A contact I spoke to referred to the prospect's offensive approach as, "an aggressive power threat with a natural swing and gap-to-gap approach."
In the field, Paulino is inconsistent but he has athleticism, a solid arm and good range. He still has a number of rough edges that need to be sanded down and he makes youthful mistakes but I like his potential at the position. With Lindor in the system, though, shortstop is probably not a legitimate option for the Dominican Republic native.
#4 Tyler Naquin (OF)
21 161 37 11 0 17 26 4 .270 .379 .380 .366
Naquin was one of the best pure hitters available in the 2012 amateur draft. He uses the whole field and does possess some good gap power. There are some tweaks that could be made to his hitting mechanics, though, that could help him generate more pop. He has good speed although stealing bases has not been a huge part of his game (outside of his junior year of college).
I asked a contact what attracted the organization to him as a first round draft pick. "His plus hit-ability and advance feel to barrel the baseball," he said. "Plus arm strength. Plus runner. [Naquin is] a baseball player with an instinctual feel for the game. He has tools to profile as an everyday center field."
I asked the contact to expand upon his opinion of the outfield prospect's defense because of questions about his ability to stick in center field. "His defense has been solid so far in pro ball. He grew up as a center-fielder and moved in college. His routes and jumps continued to improve during the summer and we see no reason why he can't be at least an average center-fielder. We don't have any concerns about him staying in center field."
As mentioned above, Naquin, 22, has a very strong arm so a relocation to right field may not be such a bad thing if he can develop a little more over-the-fence pop. He'll likely move up high-A ball to begin his first full pro season and, if all goes well, he could reach the majors in short order.
#5 Luigi Rodriguez (OF)
19 521 123 21 11 50 133 24 .266 .336 .404 .338
Rodriguez, 20, played in full-season ball in 2012 as a teenager and held his own. He struck out way too much for someone with modest power, but he should see his K-rate decrease with added experience. Rodriguez's game is built around his plus speed, although he still needs to polish his running game.
In the field, he projects as an average-or-better center-fielder but he's still learning the nuances of the position after turning pro as a middle infielder. Rodriguez will move up to high-A ball in 2013 and should spend the entire year at that level. He could develop into a solid big league regular with a MLB ETA of 2015.
#6 Mitch Brown (P)
Age G GS IP H HR K/9 BB/9 ERA FIP
18 8 8 27.2 20 3 8.46 3.25 3.58 3.81
One of my favorite prep pitchers from the 2012 amateur draft, Brown was selected by the Indians in the second round. He made eight starts in rookie ball after turning pro and showed off his polished approach on the mound. Brown, 18, has low-90s fastball that touches the mid-90s and he has a potentially plus-curveball and a cutter that could also be an above-average offering. His changeup has potential. Brown has an easy delivery that includes some deception, which helps his stuff play up.
He also has a chance to develop into an innings-eater thanks to his solid athleticism and strong build. A contact I spoke with said the propsect's maturity should also help him succeed. "He is a really great person who is very advanced for his age. Has a chance to be a front of the rotation starter," he said. "I think he just needs to continue to advance with his command of his fastball and gain consistency to his pitches." A Minnesota native, it's impressive that the cold-weather prospect is as advanced as he is at this point. He could open 2013 in low-A ball and has the ceiling of a No. 3 starter.
#7 Danny Salazar (P)
22 22 22 87.2 71 4 7.80 2.77 2.36 2.98
A major pop-up prospect in 2012, Salazar returned from Tommy John surgery with a vengeance. He can dial his four-seam fastball up into the upper-90s and has touched triple-digits. His slider has plus potential but the missed time has hindered its development. His third pitch is a changeup that is quite promising. Both his command and control show potential to be average or better.
Salazar's durability remains in question and he's managed to pitch more than 100 innings just once in six pro seasons. If he cannot hold up to a starter's workload then he could make a dominating shut-down reliever capable of pitching in high-leverage situations. He should return to double-A to open the 2013 season but should see triple-A. If he holds up, Salazar has a chance to develop into a No. 2 starter thanks to his diverse repertoire.
#8 Ronny Rodriguez (SS)
A third talented shortstop in the system who's actually a step ahead of Francisco Lindor (and two ahead of Dorssys Paulino), Rodriguez is a toolsy middle infielder with surprising power. Unfortunately, the rest of his game is quite raw and he's overly aggressive at the plate, which led to just 18 walks in 454 at-bats in 2012. Rodriguez, 20, doesn't steal a ton of bases but he has above-average speed, which helps him in the field.
He has above-average range and a strong arm but he makes a lot of youthful mistakes in the field. He probably won't be able to hold off Lindor at shortstop so third base or second base could be his eventual home if he develops into an everyday player. It's possible that his approach at the plate will force him into a long-term bench role. He'll face a stiff challenge when he graduates from A-ball and moves up to double-A in 2013.
#9 Tony Wolters (2B/SS)
20 537 126 30 8 36 104 5 .260 .320 .404 .327
An above-slot signee as a 2010 third rounder, Wolters reached high-A ball in 2012 and showed some pop as an offensive-minded second baseman. He has a decent amount of gap power but he's overly aggressive at the plate and needs to improve his two-strike approach. The left-handed hitter holds his own against southpaws.
In the field, Wolters shows a strong arm but lacks first-step quickness, which limits his range at shortstop and makes him a more promising second baseman. He could easily play shortstop in a back-up role, though. If he can't trim the strikeouts, Wolters could end up as a utility player. A 2013 assignment to double-A will be a stiff challenge.
#10 Cody Allen (P)
23 27 0 29.0 8.38 4.66 38.6 % 3.72 3.68 0.2
A starter in college, Allen immediately took the bullpen when he turned pro and his fastball velocity jumped into the mid-to-upper 90s. He also flashes a potentially-plus curveball (at times referred to as a slider). His command definitely needs his polish and his control took a hit when he reached the majors.
The 23rd round draft pick from 2011 has already exceeded all expectations after playing at four different levels in 2012. The organization previously drafted Allen in 2010 and made a big push to sign him out of a Florida junior college but he committed to play for High Point in North Carolina in an effort to continue rebuilding his value after Tommy John surgery.
A contact I spoke to suggested moving out of a heavily-scouted area to a smaller school — along with his injury history — may have caused Allen to slip through the cracks. "I am surprised by the speed he has made it to the big leagues but not by his success. Our scouts have always liked his ability," he explained.
Allen has the ceiling of a high-leverage reliever who could eventually lay claim to the Indians' closer's role. For now, though, he'll likely settle in as an eighth-inning guy despite his relative inexperience. The contact I spoke with agreed that the young pitcher had potential as a high-leverage reliever "He has a 7* fastball now up to 96 and a plus power curveball. He is fearless and throws strikes. He comes right at hitters and isn't afraid to challenge them."
*The 20-80 scout scale is often simplified to 2-8.
#11 Jesus Aguilar (1B)
22 514 123 31 15 58 115 0 .280 .372 .461 .374
The Venezuelan first baseman has impressive raw power from the right side of the plate, even though he went deep just 15 times in 2012. He's so strong that he doesn't have to pull the ball to put it out of the park. Aguilar has hit for average throughout his pro career but he needs to get better against breaking balls and be quicker to the ball if he's going to produce a good batting average at higher levels.
The first baseman's value is tied solely to his bat. He's a below-average runner and lacks range at first base. Aguilar does have decent arm strength and good hands. He'll return to the double-A level to open the 2013 season but could move quickly — and possibly see time in the majors this year — if he finds early success.
#12 Jose Ramirez (2B)
The 20-year-old second baseman stands just 5'9" and will never produce power but he's also has a .342 career average in his first two pro seasons. Ramirez does an outstanding job of making contact and above-average bat speed could allow him to rack up a solid number of doubles. I asked a contact what allows Ramirez to hit for a consistently high average and he stated, "Confidence in his hands, outstanding bat-to-ball ability and instincts for the game. He understands how a pitcher will attack him at a very early stage in his career."
The switch-hitting Ramirez has plus speed but his base running is still somewhat raw and needs polish. He has the potential to develop into an above-average fielder with good actions, solid range and a decent arm. After a strong showing in low-A and a strong showing in the Dominican Winter League, Ramirez should move up to high-A ball in 2013 and could see double-A before the year is out. The talent evaluator I spoke with said his success against better competition in the DWL has shown that his lack of size will not be an issue as he moves up the ladder.
#13 Kieran Lovegrove (P)
Lovegrove is a highly-projectable hurler with a strong pitcher's frame who needs some tweaks to his delivery to realize his full potential. If his command can improve, he has a chance to develop into a No. 3 starter. His repertoire includes an 87-93 mph fastball, a slider with plus potential and changeup that is a work in progress. Lovegrove, 18, struggled during his first taste of pro ball but was not overwhelmed.
A contact I spoke with said Lovegrove needs to continue to add strength to his frame, learn to repeat his delivery, and become more consistent with his control/command. "We like his delivery components, he just needs to get more consistent in repeating them, which should come with some added core strength gains," he said. Lovegrove will open 2013 in extended spring training before an assignment to a short-season club in June. You have to dream on Lovegrove but he's an intriguing talent.
#14 Scott Barnes (P)
Barnes doesn't have the highest ceiling but he's left-handed and continues to exceed expectations. Moved into the bullpen at triple-A in 2012, the southpaw made his MLB debut and held his own. The role fits him well because his delivery has some effort to it and his fastball plays up and works in the low-to-mid 90s. He also has a very good slider and throws an occasional changeup.
Barnes, 25, has a decent shot at breaking camp with the big league club with the ability to fill a number of roles, including loogy, long-man and spot starter. The contact I spoke to about Barnes, though, feels the rookie will thrive in the bullpen. "His deceptive delivery will play up in shorter stints," he explained.
#15 Anthony Santander (OF)
It's not often that a Latin teenager makes his pro debut in North America and hits more than .300 but that's just what Santander did in 2012. Despite his strong debut, the switch-hitter is still extremely raw — both as a hitter and a fielder. He flashes at least average power potential with the ability to hit for a strong batting average but he's too aggressive at times.
Santander played mostly left field during his debut and he could develop into an average or better corner outfielder. If his power fails to develop, though, he'll likely end up as a fourth outfielder with one plus tool (his hit tool). Santander could move up to low-A ball with a strong spring but he could probably benefit from another stint in extended spring training.
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Forrest Gumption
Such a strong system, the Indians are going to be a beast this year and beyond. Plus add whoever they get for Asdrubal and maybe Kipnis if Paulino and Lindor are anything as advertised.
Nelson Santovenia
Ready to trade away Kipnis already? Daaaamn that was quick!
Not happening. If Kipnis has a strong year in 2013 I bet they'll sign him to an extension similar to what they did with Santana last year.
LaLoosh
Asdrubal's value is probably at its peak but Lindor prob needs another year of marinating unfortunately bc one could def see a good match with the Cards.
Aside from that, I assume you're kidding about the strength of the Tribe's system…
RotoSaurus
Lindor won't be up until at least 2015
Pirates Hurdles
Not even close to being "strong", BA ranks them 24th (before Bauer) and behind the top 3 there is very little impact. Mid pack at best, the collapse of the Indians system has directly resulted in their MLB issues of late. Losing Rene Gayo hurt their Latin program for a while, but it looks like its improving.
Only a casual fan would rate the Indians farm system as strong. We severely lack depth at too many positions to even be considered above average.
depends on how you view it Pirates, if you notice that most of baseball Americas top 100 prospects come from the draft years of 2009-2012 and some from 2008 then look at what Cleveland has done with those draft years, Chisenhall in 08, Kipnis and White in 09, Pomeranz in 2010 Cody Allen in 2011. If those players were still in minors as many of baseball americas top 100 prospects, how would the Tribe farm system be viewed?
It's definitely not strong. However, the draft is the problem… the Indians have been BY FAR the worst drafting team in baseball. Just about every top prospect they've had in the past decade has come via trade/International signing with Kipnis and Lindor being the exceptions (we'll see how Chisenhall and last year's draft picks fare this season before judging them). Paulino, Salazar, Santander, Ramirez, Aguilar, and both Rodriguezes were all international signings.
Jose Ramirez is the future starting 2B… they WAY underrate him here. He's actually a top 5 prospect. Paulino is likely headed for 3B/DH and Kipnis would likely move to LF or DH when Ramirez is ready to take over
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Hagia Sophia reconnects modern Turkey with the legacy of the Ottomans
July 13, 2020 at 12:52 pm | Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Greece, International Organisations, Opinion, Russia, Turkey, UNESCO
A drone photo shows people gathered to perform the evening prayer at Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia) Square, in Istanbul, Turkey on 10 July 2020. [Muhammed Enes Yıldırım - Anadolu Agency]
Dr Amira Abo el-Fetouh
There is no doubt that Turkey's decision to annul the 1934 Council of Ministers edict to convert the Hagia Sophia Mosque into a museum has pleased Muslims around the world. The mosque, it has been confirmed, was the personal property of Sultan Mehmet II, and he decreed that it was to be a religious endowment for which any change is forbidden, including a change of use. Declaring it to be a museum in 1934 was, in other words, illegal.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has adopted the court's decision and issued an order to open Hagia Sophia for worship and turn its administration over to the Ministry of Religious Affairs. When the call to prayer was duly performed at the mosque, thousands prayed there in celebration. Tickets were neither bought nor necessary; only ritual ablution.
Prior to 1934, the call to prayer had been performed in Hagia Sophia for nearly 500 years, ever since the Ottoman Sultan conquered Constantinople in 1453 and offered to buy the building and land from the Christian authorities. His offer was accepted after he had kept the cathedral open in consideration of the feelings of the congregation and priests. The deed confirming this is still in the archives in Ankara. Only after the purchase was completed did the Sultan add four minarets in the Ottoman style and Arabic calligraphy of the names of Allah and His Prophet, Muhammad, peace be upon him.
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With the defeat of the axis powers in World War One, in which the Ottoman Empire stood alongside Germany, Istanbul was occupied and prayers were banned in Hagia Sophia. It was the founder of the secular Republic of Turkey, Kemal Ataturk, who then turned the mosque into a museum in 1934.
In fact, Hagia Sophia is not just a mosque that was converted into a museum, but it is a symbol of the period of Islamic conquests and a nation whose swords were guided by faith and ethics. It was an example for a nation that began with the conquest of Constantinople at the hands of Mehmet Al-Fatih, the Conqueror, and ended at the hands of the colonial powers which forced Ataturk to turn the mosque into a museum. Restoring the building to its legal status as a mosque means that the Western victory phase has now been ended. The restoration was long a dream of the Turks as a means to get rid of colonialism.
Necmettin Erbakan rekindled these feelings during his election campaign in 1996, but as Prime Minister of Turkey (1996-1997) he found that the matter was not an easy one because he would turn the West against his country. Moreover, the powerful secular military accused him of "violating" the separation of religion and state and forced him out.
However, with Erdogan at the prime ministerial and now presidential helm Turkey has become a major international and regional force. He has been able to achieve his dream. His statements in an interview with a Kuwaiti newspaper in 1994 when he was Mayor of Istanbul have been circulating on social media. He said then that he would return the Islamic face to Istanbul and restore the Hagia Sophia to its status as a mosque. Erdogan has kept his promise. Even his political opponents and former colleagues have supported the Hagia Sophia move. Former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who is in a political conflict with Erdogan, has said that the awaited dream has become a reality and congratulated the country on restoring the Hagia Sophia's status as a mosque and symbol of conquest.
Former Turkish President Abdullah Gul, who also has disagreements with Erdogan, tweeted a congratulatory message on reopening the Hagia Sophia for worship and said that this historical decision pleased the Turkish people. He thanked and congratulated everyone involved in the decision.
Muharram Ince, the former leader of the People's Party who stood against Erdogan in the presidential elections, pointed out on Twitter that the Hagia Sophia issue is a matter of Turkish sovereignty, and neither Russia, the US, Europe, Greece nor any other country or institution can interfere.
The West was, predictably, upset at the move, even before the court issued its ruling. Greece said that restoring the Hagia Sophia to a mosque provokes Western Christians. The US called on Turkey not to change its status, while the Orthodox Church in Russia said that this was a return to the Middle Ages and will leave the Russian people in deep pain. They concluded by saying that a threat to the Hagia Sophia is a threat to Christian civilisation, spirituality and history. France, meanwhile, condemned the decision and demanded that the Hagia Sophia remain a museum open to all. In fact, Hagia Sophia Mosque will not be closed to non-Muslims; it will remain open to all as a major Turkish landmark and tourist attraction like other mosques in Istanbul, as President Erdogan has promised.
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UNESCO, which turns a blind eye to Israel's actions against Al-Aqsa Mosque and its Judaisation of ancient Palestinian sanctities, also objects to the change of status. This is no surprise, given that it is a creation of the Western colonial powers.
We clearly live in a one-eyed world that does not object to the Great Mosque in Cordoba being turned into a church, while the third largest cathedral in the world used to be the Great Mosque in Seville; the Divine Salvador Church in Spain was also originally a mosque, as were many other smaller mosques all over the country. All of these mosques were turned into churches by force and not through purchase, which was the case with the Hagia Sophia after the conquest of Constantinople. Indeed, many mosques have been turned into churches, bars, discotheques and even barns for animals in Spain, Portugal, most of Eastern Europe and Russia. And, of course, in what is now Israel.
In the West, it is common for churches to be sold because they no longer have enough parishioners and many are now mosques. Converting a church into a mosque is common in the West, both in the eyes of the owners of the places of worship and their governments. However, the West and Russia are complaining about Turkey and Hagia Sophia because its significance and meaning actually goes beyond religion. It is a question of independence and sovereignty, which has been a struggle for Muslim Turkey even before the issue was taken up by Erdogan.
The Hagia Sophia has a deep-rooted symbolism at the heart of Turkish identity. The decision to restore the status of the mosque is a historic step which reconnects the modern state of Turkey to the legacy of the Ottoman Empire.
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