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Students from Kalani High School Power Ahead to 20th Annual National Ocean Sciences Competition
Posted on April 21, 2017 by Damon
Kalani High School students will be competing for the first time in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. The 20th annual Nationals Finals Competition will take place April 22-23 at Oregon State University. The team joins 24 other regional winners out of a total of 392 competing teams.
L to R: Zoe Asahan, Rovi Porter, Mika Ishii, Daniel Huang, David Higashi, Coach Leslie Hamasaki. Photo Credit: Kalani High School
Students from Kalani High School will compete against other top high school scholars in the 20th annual National Finals Competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) this Sat., April 22 and Sun., April 23. The team won the Hawaii regional competition and joins 24 other regional winners (out of a total of 392 competing teams) at the finals at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.
"This is the first time that students from Kalani High School will be competing in the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, and we are excited to cheer them on this weekend," said Principal Mitchell Otani. "The lessons and skills the students have learned by preparing for the competitions have given them a strong foundation as they pursue post-secondary opportunities in science-related fields as well as public policy."
Students will test their knowledge of ocean-related topics, which include cross-disciplines of biology, chemistry, policy, physics, and geology by answering buzzer-style, multiple choice questions, and longer, critical thinking-based team challenge questions. They will also participate in the Science Expert Briefing, a mock congressional hearing where they present science recommendations on a piece of legislation, enhancing their critical thinking skills and building a better understanding of the broader context of science.
The Kalani High School team consists of: Zoe Asahan, David Higashi, Daniel Huang, Mika Ishii and Rovi Porter.
The NOSB, a program of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, is building the next generation of ocean-literate citizens and scientists, educating them on timely topics that will remain relevant for years to come. The Finals competition theme this year is "Blue Energy: Powering the Planet With Our Ocean."
Follow the Kalani High School team at the NOSB National Finals competition this weekend on Twitter (@NOSBRocks), Facebook, Instagram, and Tumblr, using #NOSB17 and #NOSBturns20.
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Umauma Bridge to Reopen to Two-Way Traffic Monday – Continued Alternating Lane Closures
The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) alerts the public it will be reopening the Umauma Bridge on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 19) in the vicinity of Hakalau on Monday, April 24, 2017. One lane of traffic will be contraflowed over the bridge beginning at 9 a.m., weather permitting, and the bridge will be open to two-way traffic at 3 p.m. There will continue to be alternating lane closures at the bridge on Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Dayton Kalai YouTube clip screenshot
The Umauma Bridge, which was built in 1911, underwent a full rehabilitation. The $31 million improvement project involved the reinforcement of the bridge's deteriorating steel structure by building concrete towers within the existing steel towers. Other improvements included widening and replacement of the bridge deck, an asphalt concrete pavement overlay with 12-foot travel lanes and 8-foot shoulders, and new concrete railings that comply with current federal pedestrian and bike safety regulations.
HDOT thanks the public for their patience and support during this project. Lane closure updates are posted weekly to our website at http://hidot.hawaii.gov/highways/roadwork/hawaii/.
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On Earth Day, Hawaiian Electric Companies Note Progress in Reducing Emissions, Use of Fossil Fuel
To mark Earth Day 2017, the Hawaiian Electric Companies today noted their progress in replacing fossil fuels with renewable resources for power generation, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and leading efforts to switch to zero-emission electric vehicles.
Many of the companies' ambitious clean energy goals are described in the Power Supply Improvement Plan submitted to the Public Utilities Commission in December 2016. The plan calls for reducing operations that use fossil fuels, doubling private rooftop solar systems and aggressively seeking grid-scale renewable resources, among other goals.
Here are some highlights of the companies' progress toward a clean energy future:
The Hawaiian Electric Companies reached a milestone in 2016, with 26 percent of the electricity used by customers coming from renewable resources – up from 23 percent the year before.
Hawaii Island customers' use of renewable electricity passed the halfway mark for the first time, with 54 percent of electricity coming from renewables, up from 49 percent in 2015. Maui County also reached a new high of 37 percent, up from 35 percent. On Oahu, 19 percent of electricity used by customers was from renewable resources, up from 17 percent the year before. The Power Supply Improvement Plan forecasts exceeding the state's renewable energy milestones of 30 percent in 2020, 40 percent in 2030, 70 percent in 2040 and 100 percent by 2045.
The companies' forecasts for future milestones include:
48 percent by the end of 2020;
100 percent by the end of 2040, five years ahead of the 2045 deadline
Oil consumption down 21%
Renewable goals exist to increase self-sufficiency by relying on local resources like sun, wind, geothermal, local crops and waste. The companies' ultimate goals are to reduce dependence on imported oil and climate-altering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, especially carbon dioxide.
From 2008 to 2016, Hawaiian Electric's use of oil in generators on Oahu fell to 6 million barrels from 7.8 million barrels. For all three Hawaiian Electric Companies, oil use fell to 8.5 million barrels from 10.7 million barrels, a 21 percent decrease.
The Hawaiian Electric Companies' goal is to reduce GHG emissions to the 2010 level by 2020. In fact, it's anticipated the companies will do better, reducing the 2020 level to 16 percent below the 2010 level. That would cut emissions by 865,000 tons per year. That is equivalent to any one of the following:
1.8 million barrels of fuel per year
Emissions from 166,000 passenger car in a year
1.9 million miles driven by passenger cars
Energy consumed per year by 116,000 homes
Electric vehicle use accelerates
The number of registered plug-in electric vehicles (EV) has broken the 5,000 mark, a promising milestone that makes Hawaii second in the nation after California in EVs per capita. Hawaiian Electric has helped form Drive Electric Hawaii to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles through coordinated efforts and make it easier to expand vehicle-charging infrastructure in a way that brings more renewable energy onto the electric grid.
Drive Electric Hawaii partners include the Blue Planet Foundation; Hawaii State Department of Transportation (HDOT); Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; Hawaii State Division of Consumer Advocacy; the Hawaiian Electric Companies (including Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light); Kauai Island Utility Cooperative; Ulupono Initiative; and the Rocky Mountain Institute. Hawaiian Electric Companies' specific role is installing fast chargers to reduce drivers' "range anxiety."
A dozen fast chargers are available at shopping centers, visitor attractions and on utility property across the five islands the companies serve. More are coming. Transactions at our companies' fast chargers shot up in March as EVs on the road increased and drivers became more aware of the growing number of fast chargers.
For more about environmental progress, visit: http://www.hawaiianelectric.com/about-us/our-commitment.
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Commentary – Mayor's Administration Has Taken Action Against Me
Mayor Harry Kim ran on a platform of transparency, and restoring trust in county government. Nonetheless, his administration has taken action against me, which goes against those campaign promises.
The problems started on February 6th, 2017 when the Department of Public Works director Frank DeMarco sent me an official e-mail stating that I cannot communicate with anyone in the Department of Public Works going forward. Mr. DeMarco also states all further inquiries from me have to be sent to the mayor's office through postal mail. This e-mail was disseminated to all DPW managerial staff, and to the mayor's secretary. I was able to get that part rescinded, so I could go through DPW's public information officer for any future inquiries. This somewhat addressed the issue at hand, but not completely. This directive made it impossible to provide feedback about future county highway projects.
In addition, I still couldn't communicate with front line engineers, or division heads. I've established relationships with these individuals that have lasted ten or more years in some cases. These individuals have always appreciated my efforts to report traffic signal and pothole issues, along with my assistance with getting various highway projects completed.
DPW Director DeMarco has painted a different picture of my efforts, which he stated in recent testimony to the Hawaii County Council Finance Committee on April 11th. He stated that I was making too many inquiries with DPW staff, which was causing issues for DPW and other county departments.
This statement doesn't make any sense whatsoever based upon the positive feedback I've received from public works staff over the years. This is why I believe this directive is smokescreen for the real reason why I've been treated this way. Mayor Kim simply doesn't welcome, or want, feedback from from community.
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Hawaiian Airlines' Airport Operations Lowering Fuel Use, Carbon Emissions
Carrier decreasing its reliance on jet fuel to power aircraft at the gate
Hawaiian Airlines this month achieved a key milestone in its ongoing effort to reduce fuel burn and carbon emissions when it powered all wide-body aircraft arriving at airports in a single day with electrical power at the gate. The carrier's initiative to connect parked aircraft to more efficient external electricity is significantly reducing pilots' use of the onboard auxiliary power unit, or APU, which burns jet fuel to keep lights, avionics systems, air conditioning and other equipment on.
The work has the potential to reduce Hawaiian's APU usage by an estimated 30 minutes per flight, saving some 620,000 gallons of fuel annually and cutting CO2 emissions by 5,933 metric tons. That's roughly enough fuel to fly the airline's wide-body fleet for a day, while the carbon reductions equate to removing 1,253 cars off the streets each year.
Hawaiian Airlines ground crews connect external power to a wide-body aircraft at Honolulu International Airport.
In the past year, Hawaiian made headway toward an ambitious goal of having gate power available to its entire wide-body fleet within three minutes of arrival as aircraft fly between Hawaii, 11 U.S. gateway cities and 10 international destinations. Line service and ground crews have met the target on 92 percent of flights on average. But on April 12, in what is internally being celebrated as "100 Percent Day," employees reached a milestone when 47 wide-body flights received external power as aircraft arrived at airports from Auckland to New York.
"It's very much like a carefully choreographed dance requiring great timing and the tight coordination of everyone involved in bringing our airplanes to the gate once they've landed," said Jon Snook, Hawaiian's executive vice president and chief operating officer. "Our teams must ensure the availability of working external power at the gate, monitor minute-by-minute the estimated arrival time of the aircraft, and ensure all personnel are in place and ready to receive the aircraft."
Hawaiian already provides external gate power to its narrow-body fleet that average 170 daily flights between the Hawaiian Islands. The airline also owns portable power units that can be deployed in the event jetbridge electricity is unavailable or malfunctioning.
Hawaiian's success in reducing APU usage aligns with the carrier's ongoing commitment to reduce the impact of aviation on the environment.
Hawaiian, which operates one of the youngest fleet in the U.S. industry, is investing in fuel efficient aircraft by adding 18 new A321neos starting later this year. Last year, the airline conducted two demonstration flights to Honolulu from Brisbane and Auckland using a series of gate-to-gate environmental best practices outlined by the Asia and Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions, or ASPIRE.
Most recently, Hawaiian became the first U.S. carrier to join an international scientific monitoring project that enlists commercial airlines to research climate change and air quality worldwide. Hawaiian partnered with the In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing System (IAGOS) venture by equipping one Airbus A330-200 aircraft with an atmospheric monitoring tool that will collect valuable data throughout the airline's far-reaching network covering the Pacific, Asia and North America.
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Big Island Students Qualify for National Speech and Debate Tournament
Parker School qualified five students for the National Speech and Debate Tournament during the three-day Hawai'i Speech and Debate State Tournament held at Kamehameha and Punahou Schools on O'ahu April 6-8, 2017. This sets a new school record for the number of students to qualify for nationals during a single season.
Five Parker School students qualified for the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Alabama during the recent Hawai'i Speech and Debate State Tournament April 6-8, 2017.
Parker junior Kirk Hubbard, IV and senior Susie Krall placed first in Varsity Policy Debate, followed by Parker sophomores Zoe Vann and Anna Gaglione earning second place. By placing first and second, both Parker debate teams instantly qualified for the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Alabama in June and are the only two teams to represent Hawai'i at the national level. Parker freshman Hunter Kalahiki-Arnbrister also qualified for the national tournament after placing second in Program Oral Interpretation.
Other highlights include freshman Jordan Vedelli and junior Zach Mader taking first place in Junior Varsity Policy Debate, with freshmen Tyler Thomas and Hiroki Soler placing second. In addition, senior Alex Coley placed fourth in Championship Lincoln Douglas, sophomore Colin Klimt fourth in Student Congress, sophomore Malia Dills fourth in International Extemporaneous Speaking and junior Kirk Hubbard IV placed fifth in Impromptu Speaking. In the program's eleventh year, the debate team sent 45 students to compete in the state tournament.
Hawai'i Island schools had a strong presence at this year's Hawai'i Speech and Debate State Tournament having won half of the six major debate categories. Parker earned top honors in both the Varsity Policy Debate and Junior Varsity Policy Debate, while Hilo High School's newly founded debate team won Beginning Public Forum.
"Coach Roland Laliberte and the Hilo High School debaters did an amazing job in their first year at states," says Carl Sturges, Parker School headmaster and debate coach. "Having had regular inter-squad matches with Hilo's debate team this season, our entire team was excited for their success."
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Kamehameha Butterflies Return to O`ahu Forests This Earth Day
This week, eight years after the Kamehameha Butterfly was designated as the Hawai'i State insect, 94 of the stunning, captive-raised butterflies, were released in the Kawainui Marsh. This is both the culmination of and the beginning of an unusual path towards species conservation.
Back in 2009, a small group of 5th graders at Pearl Ridge Elementary engaged in a project that captivated them. For their teacher it wasn't enough to simply teach about government and how legislation is created. She challenged her students to introduce a bill to designate the first state insect. The subsequent chain-of-events can be likened to 'the butterfly effect'. That concept was first coined by meteorologists to explain how small causes can have large effects.
Kristi Kimura was 11 years old at the time, but she remembers it vividly. After narrowing their search to two finalists, the class voted. It was between the Kamehameha Butterfly or pulelehua (Vanessa tameamea) and the Hawaiian happy-face spider. Kimura recalls, "We figured having a spider wouldn't be great since a lot of people don't like them and felt the butterfly represented the islands better since it was named after King Kamehameha." Now studying biology at Seattle University, Kimura laughs, "I realize now that spiders aren't technically even insects!"
The species' conservation status also factored into their decision. While not yet endangered, the pulelehua had been disappearing from areas like Tantalus in the southern Ko'olau Mountains, where it had previously been common. "We figured if we got it approved as the state insect, people would become informed and efforts would be made to try and protect it," said Kimura.
The class's wish has been realized through a combination of public interest and hard work by numerous partners. On release day staff from the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), surround a mesh carrier filled with butterflies. Almost immediately, the first one flies up towards the treetops to the group's delight.
Cynthia King of DOFAW's Hawai'i Invertebrate Program explained, "After the species was designated as our state insect, several members of the public contacted legislators. They were concerned they weren't seeing pulelehua as much anymore and asked what was being done to help them?"
In Hawai'i, often referred to as the extinction capital of the world', it is often only when species become extremely rare that resources are secured to save them. King continued, "We realized how little we knew about our state insect, but saw this as a species we could take steps to stabilize before it reached that critical point".
The Kamehameha Butterfly is one of only two native butterfly species in Hawai'i. Its ancestors made it here from North America or Asia millions of years ago. Adults are orange with brown, black, and white markings. The light-green caterpillars feed only on native species in the nettle family, primarily māmaki. They don't consume non-native plants like crownflower or milkweeds, which are favorites for the introduced monarch butterfly.
Dr. William Haines, a University of Hawai'i research entomologist, was hired through the UH Center for Conservation Research and Training to lead reintroduction efforts. His position was funded by the state and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit. His first task was determining the butterfly's distribution. He said, "We decided to set up a website for people to send in their sightings, so we could log them on a map." Confirmed on most of the main Hawaiian Islands, the pulelehua occurs mostly in gulch or stream habitats where host plants are common. Using sightings from the website, scientists created a map of suitable habitat based on rainfall, temperature, and elevation. That gave them an idea of where the butterfly should be reintroduced.
Another study by University of Hawai'i graduate student Colby Maeda investigated causes of mortality. Overall, it's thought that habitat destruction, and predators such as ants, are having the biggest influence on their decline. This brings the project to its third stage: captive-rearing for release, which is expected to continue over the next two years.
Few people realize that real-world conservation is as much trial and error as scientific process. Haines said, "Getting them to mate in captivity was the hardest part of raising them. There was one paper from the 80's about a related species, but pretty much nothing was known about the mating habits of our pulelehua."
DLNR/DOFAW has a new insect lab, where state and federal funding has provided the tools needed to conserve rare Hawaiian insects and tree snails. The breeding program has been so effective that taking care of caterpillars has become a full-time job. With an entire life cycle of only about 45 days, turnaround times are quick.
The Honolulu Zoo has signed on to assist with the breeding program. A new exhibit is set to open there this year which allows the zoo to assist in housing some of Hawai'i's rarest native invertebrates. Honolulu Zoo Curator and Conservation Chair, Laura Debnar said, "It was the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress that really led to this." An IUCN representative encouraged zoos to play a stronger role in conservation. We had a workshop last October, "With everyone from keepers, to groundskeepers, to concessions staff providing their feedback." She added, "There was a very obvious consensus that we wanted to move in this direction of getting more involved in conservation in Hawai'i."
For King, this week's release was the culmination of many years of dedication. She commented, "This project is a perfect example of how we can use research, public engagement and partnerships to successfully conserve a species, before it's too late. We've had amazing support so far and look forward to working with any new partners that want to help us recover the pulelehua."
Additional releases are planned for Sunday at the Maona Cliffs Restoration Area.
From a humble class project eight years ago to Earth Day 2017, the first wild release of an at-risk species, has been an exciting and interesting journey for the pulelehua. Hawai'i's real-life butterfly effect.
To learn more about the Honolulu Zoo's exhibit:
Aloha 'Aina Earth Day, Saturday, April 22, from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Admission is half-price for all Kama'aina.
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Navy Attending Merrie Monarch Festival, Will Join in Royal Parade
The U.S. Pacific Fleet Band will march and perform in the 54th annual Merrie Monarch Royal Parade on April 22. Capt. James Jenks, Chief of Staff, Navy Region Hawaii, will also attend the festivities.
HILO, Hawaii (April 26, 2014) Under the direction of Lt. Patrick K. Sweeten, the Pacific Fleet Band marches in the 51st annual Merrie Monarch Festival Parade. The parade is the culmination of a week-long festival featuring an internationally acclaimed hula competition and a grand parade through the heart of Hilo. (U.S. Navy photo by Musician 2nd Class Andrea Sematoske/Released)
Capt. Jenks will attend the Hula Kahiko competition on Friday, April 21. He will also attend the Group Hula ʻAuana & Awards and participate with the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band in the Merrie Monarch Royal Parade on Saturday, April 22 at 10:30 a.m. along downtown Hilo.
The Navy recognizes that the Merrie Monarch Festival honors the legacy left by King David Kalākaua, who inspired the perpetuation of Hawaiian traditions, native language and arts. King Kalākaua negotiated a treaty with the United States that led to the Navy's presence at Pearl Harbor.
"We appreciate King David Kalākaua's commitment and legacy," Jenks said. "King Kalākaua supported the Navy and provided the opportunity to establish a coaling station at Pearl Harbor more than a century ago. He was a big supporter of education, which is something we all value today; especially in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math."
Members of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band have been on Hawaii Island this week, working with local school bands, reinforcing STEM education and providing community outreach.
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Commentary – How Lawmakers Can Deal With "Annoying" Citizens
Dear Damon,
This was the year when we learned how "annoying" the public can be to government agencies, what with their constant demands for transparency, sunshine, and access to government records.
In fact, some state agencies were so annoyed that they sought help from the legislature, which responded with a bill to limit the rights of "vexatious records requesters." That bill (HB1518) is still alive, but fortunately the latest version requires a decision from a court before stripping government watchdogs of their rights.
The funny thing is that if anyone is entitled to feel "vexed" by the state's transparency laws (and process), it's the public. According to Civil Beat, state and city officials have regularly tried to hide records or withhold them by charging ridiculously high fees to the person requesting them.
The Grassroot Institute frequently requests public documents, and our researchers could share a few stories about the tactics agencies use to delay or avoid a response. When we worked with Judicial Watch to gain a copy of the Native Hawaiian Roll — a public voter list — we even had to go to court to get the records released.
Ironically, there's a shockingly simple solution that would make everyone happy: just be more transparent.
It's perfect. Requesters would get the documents they want and state workers could be spared the stress of coming up with reasons to avoid handing them over. In fact, if agencies were more open in their operations, some of those requests wouldn't even be necessary.
There's even a proposal already in place at the legislature. HB165 (now headed to a Conference Committee) would modernize the existing Sunshine Law by requiring electronic posting of public agency meeting notices and minutes and making board packets available for public inspection.
It's an important step forward for transparency in Hawaii and a common sense way to reduce the work associated with records requests. After all, there's no need to make a request when something's already online.
Of course, several state agencies oppose HB165 and have testified about why they would find it difficult to comply with the bill. It's almost as if they prefer being "vexed."
Still, we hope that the legislature will embrace greater openness in government and take advantage of the internet to make more records publicly available. They could even think of it as a public health service. Because all that stress and vexation can't be good for our state workers.
E hana kakou (Let's work together!),
Keli'i Akina, Ph.D. – President/CEO Grassroot Institute
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More Than 1,000 Maui Residents Pour Into Castle Theater For Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's Last Stop On Statewide Town Hall Tour
At the Maui Arts & Cultural Center Castle Theater last night, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) hosted her seventh Town Hall to an audience of more than 1,000 Maui residents, making it the largest of the crowds to gather for a stop on the congresswoman's statewide tour between April 11-20. In total, more than 3,500 constituents from Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi Island participated in Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's "Aloha Town Hall Tour" with many of the meetings having more than 30,000 viewers via Facebook Live.
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard said, "As we wrap up this Aloha Town Hall Tour that has brought together so many of us from communities across the entire state, I want to express my gratitude to everyone who took the time to come out, to listen, to share, and to ask questions—your kindness, your activism, and your aloha is what made these meetings so powerful and productive. Each of us has an opportunity to act with love and aloha, to respect others, and to work together despite any differences we have as we do our best to be of service to others."
Issues of concern that came up on the Valley Isle tonight included online privacy rights and the congresswoman's fight to stop Internet Service Providers from selling individuals' internet browsing history without consent, Maui's water infrastructure, overcrowding at the island's prison, the need for more programs that assist inmates and reduce recidivism, criminal justice reform, decriminalizing marijuana, and access to truly affordable healthcare—not just health insurance. The audience expressed support for her Stop Arming Terrorists Act, her continued push to end the illegal regime change war in Syria, and her fight for peace.
Earlier today on Maui, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard participated in the Future Forum with her House colleague Rep. Eric Swalwell (D, CA-15) to address common issues facing millennials, the challenges of entering the work force, and solutions to exponentially increasing student debt. The congresswoman also visited the Maui Food Innovation Center, where she met with young entrepreneurs and UH Maui College students to discuss sustainable business practices and food security on the Valley Isle.
For more information, please contact Erika Tsuji at (808) 286-0803.
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Pro Napoli – włoski klub piłkarski, mający swoją siedzibę w mieście Neapol, na południu kraju.

Historia
Chronologia nazw:
 1914: Pro Napoli Sport Club
 1922: klub rozwiązano - po fuzji z Internazionale Napoli

Piłkarski Klub Pro Napoli został założony w Neapolu w 1914 roku. W 1916 uczestniczył w Campionato Campano di Terza Categoria, gdzie w rundzie kwalifikacyjnej przegrał z klubem Savoia tylko przez losowanie, tak jak mecz zakończył się wynikiem 5:5. Po przerwie związanej z I wojną światową w 1919 reaktywował swoją działalność. W sezonie 1919/20 debiutował Prima Categoria, zajmując trzecie miejsce w Sezione campana. W sezonie 1920/21 znów był trzecim w grupie B Campionato Campano di Prima Categoria. W 1921 powstał drugi związek piłkarski C.C.I., w związku z czym mistrzostwa prowadzone osobno dla dwóch federacji. W sezonie 1921/22 klub został oddelegowany do trzecioligowych rozgrywek Terza Categoria Campana (pod patronatem C.C.I.). W 1922 po kompromisie Colombo mistrzostwa obu federacji zostały połączone. Latem 1922 roku został wchłonięty przez klub Internazionale Napoli, a po fuzji został rozwiązany.

Sukcesy

Trofea międzynarodowe
Nie uczestniczył w rozgrywkach europejskich (stan na 31-05-2017).

Trofea krajowe

Stadion
Klub rozgrywa swoje mecze domowe na Campo ILVA w Neapolu. Wcześniej grał na Campo Pilastri.

Zobacz też
 Audace Napoli
 ASD Calcio Campania
 Dopolavoro Cirio
 Ilva Bagnolese
 Internaples
 Internapoli FC
 Internazionale Napoli
 Naples FBC
 SS Napoli
 SSC Napoli
 SSD Puteolana 1902

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Wyniki meczów klubu w bazie RSSSF

Nieistniejące włoskie kluby piłkarskie
Kluby piłkarskie założone w 1914
Kluby piłkarskie rozwiązane w 1922
Kluby piłkarskie w Neapolu

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How to Turn a Gas Grill Into a Smoker - It's Easy, and Super Effective!
Home Knowledge and Know-How How to Turn a Gas Grill Into a Smoker – It's Easy, and Super Effective!
Most people would not associate a gas grill with smoking, but it can be done.
A gas grill will not rival the best dedicated gas smokers, and – In my opinion – the flavor won't be nearly as good as what you'd get from a wood-fired or charcoal grill, but the results are great nonetheless.
It will require a little work to get a gas grill to act as a smoker. To get great results, there will also be a larger learning curve compared to using a dedicated smoker. You have to get familiar with your particular grill to know what temperatures it will generate in various weather conditions and burner settings.
And then there's how to add wood in order to create the smoke, setting up a water pan to help regulate the heat, and all in a cooker that wasn't really designed to do the job.
But it can be done, it isn't too hard to achieve, and in this article we're going to show you exactly how to turn a gas into a smoker.
Why Use a Remote Digital Thermometer?
One of the standards of expert grilling, the 2-zone method creates separate temperature zones inside a grill.
This allows you to put your meat through a 2-stage cooking process, one to cook low n slow off the heat, one to finish with a direct high heat sear.
On a gas grill, you'll turn burners on one side off to create an indirect zone, and burners on the other side set to medium or high for direct high heat grilling.
For smoking, the wood and water pan are on the direct heat side. There's a great diagram of this in the article on 2-zone setup on AmazingRibs. In the article, he stresses the importance of dry runs and calibration to ensure you're getting the temperature needed to smoke your food(s) properly.
Having multiple burners means playing with combinations of settings to achieve the best 2-zone setup for your grill.
The goal is to get the smoke as close to the food as possible. You'll want to take into account the air vents at the back of your grill as well as placement of the smoke tools discussed below.
In-built boxes are attached to one side of the grill grate, atop their own burner.
Freestanding smoke boxes can be placed anywhere – on the grate or under it, between the heat diffuser bars or on the ceramic briquettes. There is also a V-shaped model designed to sit in between the bars. The folks at HowtoBBQRight think this is the best position for maximizing smoke flavor.
If your grill is equipped with rotisserie holes, you can opt for something like The Smoke Chief, a gadget that looks like a metal version of a large condiment dispenser – with a 110-volt cord.
It features a small side pipe which goes into one of the rotisserie holes. In minutes, the grill is filled with beautiful blue smoke. A full load will last 3 hours.
Click here to see a selection of the best smoker boxes on the market today.
A simpler method for adding smoke only requires folding foil around some wood. You'll want to make multiple pouches; these burn out quickly so you'll need more than one.
Stainless-steel mesh envelope-style pouches can also be purchased for multiple smoking sessions. When shopping, compare the mesh size. The finer the mesh, the better the smolder.
Just put a hunk of wood on the burners or ceramic briquettes.
Minimize temperature fluctuations as much as possible to ensure your food is well-smoked.
Fill a 2 – 3" deep pan to within a half inch of the rim with hot water.
Place pan on the grate over the pan.
If you only have a single grate, place the pan on the burners or use a wire baking rack to create a two-level setup. A broiler pan will also work.
To prevent the meat from steaming, be sure the oven temperature remains below 225° F.
Water has more thermal mass, the ability to absorb and retain heat, than cement or brick, having a pan of water inside the grill will help to stabilize the temperature.
The water will also create a moist environment which will enable the smoke to better stick to the surface of food, imparting flavor.
The best smoking is done in the 225 to 250° F temperature range. The only way to know where your grill's temperature has settled is to measure it.
This is much easier with a remote digital thermometer.
As discussed elsewhere, these allow managing both grill and meat temperatures.
There are even smart bbq temperature controllers that can adjust airflow inside the grill, and will also sound an alarm if wide temperature fluctuations occur.
If the grill is too hot, food will cook rapidly and dry out, or, if a water pan is present, boil. And, without the right mix of temperature, humidity, and gases (nitric oxide and carbon monoxide), you can kiss goodbye any hopes of getting a good smoke ring.
Invest in a good thermometer.
If you or someone you know may be having second thoughts about moving from charcoal to gas, now you know authentic smoked food can still be within your reach, and the information above is the basis for doing so.
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Nephrotic syndrome is a kidney disorder where the body releases too much protein into the urine. This reduces the amount of protein in your blood and affects how your body balances water.
Diet doesn't cause nephrotic syndrome, but what you eat could worsen symptoms and cause other complications, such as high blood pressure, renal insufficiency, and increased fat in the bloodstream.
Changing your diet is crucial to avoiding kidney damage. Because this disorder results from a loss of protein, some people might counteract this loss by eating a protein-rich diet. However, a high-protein diet isn't recommended for nephrotic syndrome. Too much protein is dangerous because it can damage nephrons (the functioning units of kidneys) and cause renal insufficiency. Low to moderate protein intake is recommended, depending on the condition of your kidneys. Work with your doctor and a registered dietitian to determine your specific needs.
A low-sodium diet is also recommended with nephrotic syndrome. Too much sodium through diet can cause further fluid retention and salt retention, resulting in uncomfortable swelling and hypertension.
Because this disorder can also cause high levels of fat in the bloodstream, reducing your fat intake may prevent cardiovascular disease.
To help manage this condition, it's important to understand what foods you should, and shouldn't, eat.
Keep in mind that certain seasonings and condiments also have a high salt content. Low-sodium options include ketchup, herbs and spices, vinegar, lemon juice, and no- or low-sodium seasoning blends.
Condiments and seasonings to avoid include Worcestershire sauce, bouillon cubes, olives, pickles, and soy sauce.
Monitoring your diet can be challenging, but it can also improve your health and alleviate symptoms of nephrotic syndrome. Here are a few tips to assist with dietary changes.
Be mindful of protein intake. The recommended protein intake for nephrotic syndrome is 1 gram (g) per kilogram of body weight per day, which equals 0.45 g per pound per day. However, this amount may vary based on the current health of your kidneys.
Limit sodium intake to 400 milligrams (mg) per meal (150 mg per snack), says Nephcure Kidney International (NKI). Read food labels and check sodium content before purchasing food items.
Limit or avoid using seasonings with "salt" in the name. These have a higher salt content than herbs and spices. If a recipe calls for garlic salt, substitute with fresh garlic or garlic powder.
Prepare meals at home. Restaurant meals may have a higher salt content. Research a restaurant's nutritional menu beforehand, and choose entrees with under 400 mg of sodium. See if the restaurant can prepare your meal without salt.
Cook with healthy oils such as olive or coconut oil.
Remove salt from the dinner table.
Choose fresh vegetables or canned vegetables with no added sodium or low sodium to reduce your sodium intake.
Nephrotic syndrome cannot be prevented, but treating an underlying kidney disease and making dietary changes may prevent worsening of symptoms. Treatment options may include blood pressure medication, diuretics, blood thinners, cholesterol-reducing medication, or a steroid if kidney disease causes inflammation. Your doctor may also refer you to a dietitian, an expert on diet and nutrition.
The outlook for nephrotic syndrome depends on the cause. If your doctor can diagnose and treat an underlying kidney disease, your symptoms may gradually improve and never return. When nephrotic syndrome isn't caused by kidney disease, the outlook varies. If you stick with a diet for nephrotic syndrome, it's possible to control swelling and avoid long-term complications.
Your body becomes overloaded with toxins if your kidneys can't do their regular job. This can lead to kidney failure and even be life-threatening.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) refers to a form of irreversible kidney disease in which your kidneys stop functioning. Many don't know they have CKD.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) may lead to renal, or kidney, failure. Early treatment can help prevent damage to your kidneys.
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Larijani says people's presence in Islamic Rev. rallies empowers Revolution
Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said people's presence in the Islamic Revolution anniversary rallies strengthened the Islamic Revolution.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the rallies in Tehran, Larijani said the US' problem will not be solved through logic and negotiations.
He advised Americans to know that they should respect the Iranian nation's demands.
This participation gives more power to the Revolution's movement and clearly tells the US that Iranians are after preserving their interests.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Larijani expressed hope for holding a great election in Iran.
The 10-day period from the Imam Khomeini's return from Paris to Tehran on February 1, 1979, until the revolution's victory on February 11 is celebrated in Iran annually and is dubbed as the Ten-Day Dawn (Fajr).
The 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution coincided with the 40th day of General Soleimani's martyrdom.
Iranians from all walks of life, too, have poured into streets on Tuesday morning to hold nationwide rallies commemorating the 41st anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iranians in the capital city of Tehran and more than 1,000 other cities and towns, as well as 4,000 villages, attended the rallies carrying Iran flags and banners in support of the Islamic Republic.
High-ranking Iranian officials, including heads of all branches of power as well as members of all political parties, lawmakers and military officials took part in the demonstrations.
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When I was a high school senior, I wrote my "Dream List." Among the wishes of winning an Academy Award and being the next Madonna, I listed Venice, Rome, and Milan as places I wanted to see before I die. I've checked off two this past week and a half! Tomorrow. Milan- one of the fashion capitals of the world! So excited!
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CPE Product Version: cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.0:test2
Displaying matches 2361 through 2380.
Integer overflow in the ip_options_get function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) via a cmsg_len that contains a -1, which leads to a buffer overflow.
Published: December 15, 2004; 12:00:00 AM -05:00 V2: 2.1 LOW
Memory leak in the ip_options_get function in the Linux kernel before 2.6.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by repeatedly calling the ip_cmsg_send function.
Floating point information leak in the context switch code for Linux 2.4.x only checks the MFH bit but does not verify the FPH owner, which allows local users to read register values of other processes by setting the MFH bit.
Linux kernel does not properly convert 64-bit file offset pointers to 32 bits, which allows local users to access portions of kernel memory.
Published: November 23, 2004; 12:00:00 AM -05:00 V2: 2.1 LOW
Unknown vulnerability in Linux before 2.4.26 for IA64 allows local users to cause a denial of service, with unknown impact. NOTE: due to a typo, this issue was accidentally assigned CVE-2004-0477. This is the proper candidate to use for the Linux local DoS.
Published: August 06, 2004; 12:00:00 AM -04:00 V2: 7.2 HIGH
The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources.
Published: August 06, 2004; 12:00:00 AM -04:00 V2: 2.1 LOW
Integer overflow in the hpsb_alloc_packet function (incorrectly reported as alloc_hpsb_packet) in IEEE 1394 (Firewire) driver 2.4 and 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the functions (1) raw1394_write, (2) state_connected, (3) handle_remote_request, or (4) hpsb_make_writebpacket.
The do_fork function in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, and 2.6.x before 2.6.6, does not properly decrement the mm_count counter when an error occurs after the mm_struct for a child process has been activated, which triggers a memory leak that allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via the clone (CLONE_VM) system call.
Published: July 07, 2004; 12:00:00 AM -04:00 V2: 2.1 LOW
Buffer overflow in the ISO9660 file system component for Linux kernel 2.4.x, 2.5.x and 2.6.x, allows local users with physical access to overflow kernel memory and execute arbitrary code via a malformed CD containing a long symbolic link entry.
Published: June 01, 2004; 12:00:00 AM -04:00 V2: 4.6 MEDIUM
The XFS file system code in Linux 2.4.x has an information leak in which in-memory data is written to the device for the XFS file system, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the raw device.
Published: June 01, 2004; 12:00:00 AM -04:00 V2: 2.1 LOW
The ext3 code in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26 does not properly initialize journal descriptor blocks, which causes an information leak in which in-memory data is written to the device for the ext3 file system, which allows privileged users to obtain portions of kernel memory by reading the raw device.
The OSS code for the Sound Blaster (sb16) driver in Linux 2.4.x before 2.4.26, when operating in 16 bit mode, does not properly handle certain sample sizes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a sample with an odd number of bytes.
The JFS file system code in Linux 2.4.x has an information leak in which in-memory data is written to the device for the JFS file system, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the raw device.
cryptoloop on Linux kernel 2.6.x, when used on certain file systems with a block size 1024 or greater, has certain "IV computation" weaknesses that allow watermarked files to be detected without decryption.
Published: May 26, 2004; 12:00:00 AM -04:00 V2: 2.1 LOW
kmod in the Linux kernel does not set its uid, suid, gid, or sgid to 0, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending certain signals to kmod.
Published: April 15, 2004; 12:00:00 AM -04:00 V2: 2.1 LOW
The Vicam USB driver in Linux before 2.4.25 does not use the copy_from_user function when copying data from userspace to kernel space, which crosses security boundaries and allows local users to cause a denial of service.
Published: March 15, 2004; 12:00:00 AM -05:00 V2: 2.1 LOW
Unknown vulnerability in Linux kernel before 2.4.22 allows local users to gain privileges, related to "R128 DRI limits checking."
Published: March 03, 2004; 12:00:00 AM -05:00 V2: 4.6 MEDIUM
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ncp_lookup function for ncpfs in Linux kernel 2.4.x allows local users to gain privileges.
Published: March 03, 2004; 12:00:00 AM -05:00 V2: 7.2 HIGH
The do_mremap function for the mremap system call in Linux 2.2 to 2.2.25, 2.4 to 2.4.24, and 2.6 to 2.6.2, does not properly check the return value from the do_munmap function when the maximum number of VMA descriptors is exceeded, which allows local users to gain root privileges, a different vulnerability than CAN-2003-0985.
The mremap system call (do_mremap) in Linux kernel 2.4.x before 2.4.21, and possibly other versions before 2.4.24, does not properly perform bounds checks, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly gain privileges by causing a remapping of a virtual memory area (VMA) to create a zero length VMA, a different vulnerability than CAN-2004-0077.
Published: January 20, 2004; 12:00:00 AM -05:00 V2: 7.2 HIGH


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Theodoor van Gogh
July 23, 1957(1957-07-23)
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Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈteːjoː vɑnˈɣɔx]) (July 23, 1957 – November 2, 2004) was a Dutch film director, film producer, columnist, author and actor. He was the great-grandson of Theo van Gogh, who was the brother of artist Vincent van Gogh.
Van Gogh worked with writer Ayaan Hirsi Ali to produce the film Submission, which was critical of the treatment of women in Islam. On 2 November 2004 he was assassinated by Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Muslim. The last film he completed before his death, 06/05, is a fictional version of the assassination of politician Pim Fortuyn.
1.2 Controversial statements
1.3 Submission
1.4 Death
1.5 Aftermath
1.6 Van Gogh's murder and Index on Censorship
2.2 Filmography
2.2.1 Unfinished projects
7.1 About the movies "Submission" and "06/05"
7.2 Articles about the murder
Theo van Gogh was born in The Hague. His great-grandfather was art dealer Theo van Gogh, brother of Vincent van Gogh. His father, Johan van Gogh, was a member of the Dutch secret service ('AIVD', then called 'BVD'). Theo's uncle, also named Theo, was executed as a resistance fighter during the German occupation.
After dropping out of law school, which he attended for one year at the University of Amsterdam, Theo van Gogh became a stage manager. His self-proclaimed passion was filmmaking, and he debuted as a director with the movie Luger (1981). He received a Gouden Kalf ("Golden Calf", the Dutch equivalent of the Oscar) for Blind Date (1996) and In het belang van de staat ("In the Interest of the State", 1997). For the latter, he also received a "Certificate of Merit" from the San Francisco International Film Festival. As an actor he appeared in the production De noorderlingen ("The Northerners", 1992). After that, he worked for television and wrote provocative columns for Metro and other newspapers.
Van Gogh was a writer of polemic prose. His often aggressive tone and personal animosities got him involved in a number of public lawsuits against other writers and public figures, and got him fired as a columnist at a succession of magazines and periodicals. This forced him to seek refuge in his own website, called De Gezonde Roker ("The Healthy Smoker").[1] The site's name, which is also the title of one of his books, was an allusion to his notorious chain smoking and to the "politically correct" negative stance towards smoking in society. In general, Van Gogh had a strongly nihilistic outlook on life, as displayed by episodes of heavy drinking, his open use of cocaine and a cynical view of relationships. (Later in life, he would adopt a healthier lifestyle, claiming it was for the sake of his son.)
Although he seemed to enjoy his life, he said he would not mind dying if it were not for his young son. His last book (2003) was Allah weet het beter ("Allah Knows Best") in which he presented his views on Islam in his typically cynical, mocking tone. He was a well-known critic of Islam, particularly after the September 11, 2001 attacks. He supported the nomination of the liberal (former PvdA Labour Party), Somalian-born female politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali for Dutch parliament.
Van Gogh was a member of the Dutch republican society Republikeins Genootschap which advocates the abolition of the Dutch monarchy, and a friend and supporter of the controversial Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn who was assassinated in 2002. He was also a staunch supporter of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, although he revised his stance to a more neutral one in 2004.
In the 1980s, Van Gogh became a newspaper columnist, and through the years he used his columns to vent his anger at politicians, actors, film directors, writers and other people he considered to be part of "the establishment". He became a controversial figure who delighted in provocation. He considered himself to be a misunderstood visionary. He filled his website, "De Gezonde Roker" ("The Healthy Smoker"), with harsh criticism of multicultural society. He said this was sorely needed as the Netherlands was experiencing a social turmoil that threatened to turn it into a "type of Belfast" in a few years. [1].
He incurred the anger of leading members of the Jewish community by making comments about what he saw as the Jewish preoccupation with Auschwitz. This quote from a 1991 magazine interview is a typical example of such commentary: Van Gogh explained a "smell of caramel" by stating that "today they're only burning diabetic Jews". When he was criticized by the Jewish historian Evelien Gans, he wrote in Folia Civitatis, the weekly newspaper of the University of Amsterdam: "I suspect that Ms. Gans gets wet dreams about being fucked by Dr Mengele." He also expressed the wish that she would sue him so that she would have to explain in court why his remarks were false.
Van Gogh rejected every form of religion, and in the late 1990s he started to focus on Islam. He felt strongly that political Islam is an increasing threat to liberal western societies, and said that, if he'd been younger, he would have emigrated to the U.S.A..
One of the few politicians who seemed to be exempt from Van Gogh's criticisms was the right-wing politician Pim Fortuyn, who was assassinated in 2002. Van Gogh usually referred to him as the "divine baldhead". After Fortuyn's death, Van Gogh continued attacking the remaining members of the Pim Fortuyn List as he did other politicians. His political idol from then on was Ayaan Hirsi Ali.
Working from a script written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, van Gogh created the 10-minute movie Submission. The movie deals with the topic of violence against women in some Islamic societies; telling the stories of four abused Muslim women. The title itself, "Submission", is a translation of the word "Islam" into English. In the film, women's naked bodies are veiled with semi-transparent shrouds as they kneel in prayer, telling their stories as if they are speaking to Allah. Qur'anic verses unfavourable to women are projected onto their bodies in Arabic. In August 2004, after the movie's broadcast on Dutch public TV, newspaper De Volkskrant reported on claims of plagiarism against Hirsi Ali and Van Gogh, made by internet journalist Francisco van Jole. Van Jole said the duo had "aped" the ideas of Iranian-American video artist Shirin Neshat, whose work made abundant use of Arabic text projected onto bodies. After the broadcast of Submission, Van Gogh and Hirsi Ali also received death threats. Van Gogh did not take these very seriously and refused any protection, reportedly telling Ayaan Hirsi Ali: "Nobody kills the village idiot", a term he frequently used to refer to himself.[2]
Place where Van Gogh was killed
Demonstration at the Dam square after Van Gogh was killed
Demonstrators. The sign, translated, says "Theo has been murdered."
Mohammed Bouyeri murdered Van Gogh in the early morning of 2 November 2004, in Amsterdam, in front of the Amsterdam East borough office (stadsdeelkantoor) on the corner of the Linnaeusstraat and Tweede Oosterparkstraat (52°21′32.22″N 4°55′34.74″E / 52.35895°N 4.9263167°E / 52.35895; 4.9263167), while he was bicycling to work. [3] Bouyeri shot van Gogh eight times with an HS 2000 handgun, and Van Gogh died on the spot. Bouyeri then cut Van Gogh's throat, nearly decapitating him, and stabbed him in the chest. Two knives were left implanted in his torso, one attaching a five-page note to his body. The note (Text) threatened Western governments, Jews and Ayaan Hirsi Ali (who went into hiding) [4][5]. The note also contained references to the ideologies of the Egyptian organization Takfir wal-Hijra. The murder of Theo Van Gogh bears similarities to the fates of 7th century poets Abu 'Afak, Asma bint Marwan and Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf who were all murdered after having written critically about Muhammad. [6][7][8]
The killer, Mohammed Bouyeri, a 26-year-old Dutch-Moroccan citizen, was apprehended by the police after being shot in the leg. Bouyeri has alleged terrorist ties with the Dutch Hofstad Network. He was also charged with the attempted murder of a police officer and bystander, illegal possession of a firearm, and conspiring to murder others, including Hirsi Ali. He was convicted on 26 July 2005 and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole.
Imam Fawaz of the as-Sunnah Mosque in The Hague gave a sermon several weeks before the murder in which he called Theo van Gogh "a 'criminal bastard' and beseech[ed] Allah to visit an incurable disease upon the filmmaker."[9]
The murder of Theo Van Gogh sparked a storm of outrage throughout the Netherlands. Flowers, notes, drawings, and other expressions of mourning were left at the scene of the murder.[10]
Van Gogh was cremated on 9 November 2004 in Amsterdam. During the memorial service, Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" was played; a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of liquor were placed on the coffin.[citation needed]
The day after the murder, Dutch police arrested eight Muslim radicals belonging to a group later referred to as the Hofstad Network. Six detainees were Dutch-Moroccans, one was Dutch-Algerian and one had dual Spanish-Moroccan nationality.
Following the murder, the Dutch Complaints Bureau for Discrimination on the Internet (MDI) received many complaints about websites praising the murder and making death threats against other people.[2]
At the same time, starting with four attempted arson attacks on mosques in the weekend of 5-7 November, a significant number of apparently retaliatory violent incidents and arson attacks took place [3] [11]. The Dutch Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia recorded a total of 106 violent incidents against Muslim targets in November. The National Dutch Police Services Agency (KLPD) recorded 31 occasions of violence against mosques and Islamic schools between 23 November and 13 March 2005.[4] The case that drew most attention was an arson attack that led to the destruction of a Muslim primary school in Uden in December 2004.[5]
By 8 November, Christian churches were in turn targeted in vandalism and arson attacks. A report for the Anne Frank Foundation and the University of Leiden, which counted a total of 174 violent incidents between 2-30 November, specifies that mosques were the target of violence 47 times, and churches 13 times.[6]
The murder widened and polarized the debate in the Netherlands about the position of the more than one million Muslims, and how they would be affected. Some Dutch citizens fear that the Netherlands will lose its traditional tolerance and Western liberalism, becoming increasingly influenced by Islamic viewpoints.[citation needed] These fears are fueled by population growth studies and projections that show the Muslim community growing much faster than that of the "autochtonen" (autochthonous Dutch). On the other hand, many Islamic Dutch residents feel discriminated against and singled out. The increasing polarization has led to calls from many religious leaders and politicians for calm and improved communication between the communities.[citation needed]
In an apparent reaction against controversial statements about the Islamic, Christian, and Jewish religions, such as those Van Gogh was renowned for, the Dutch Minister of Justice, Christian Democrat Piet Hein Donner, suggested the existing Dutch blasphemy laws should either be applied more stringently or made stricter. This had led to a counter call by the liberal D66 party to scrap the blasphemy laws altogether. This was rejected in parliament by the Dutch Christian parties and the Dutch Labour Party.[citation needed]
De Schreeuw (The Scream) Memorial commemorating Theo van Gogh and a symbol of the freedom of speech
Independent Dutch member of parliament Geert Wilders (who was previously forced to leave the right-wing VVD party because of his views[citation needed]) advocated a five-year halt to non-Western immigration in the wake of van Gogh's murder, stating: "The Netherlands has been too tolerant to intolerant people for too long. We should not import a retarded political Islamic society to our country".[7] In opposition to such sentiments, campaigns for a kleurrijk Nederland ("colorful Netherlands"), such as Stop de Hetze (Stop the Witch Hunt) were started.
Geert Wilders and Ayaan Hirsi Ali went into hiding for several weeks. Wilders has been under the protection of bodyguards ever since and Hirsi Ali eventually relocated to the United States.
Theo van Gogh's son claims he has been attacked on several occasions by young people of Moroccan and Turkish descent, and that the police did not provide him with any help or protection.[12] The police deny receiving any report of attacks.[13][14]
On 18 March 2007, a sculpture in memory of Theo van Gogh was unveiled in Amsterdam, entitled De Schreeuw ("The Scream"). It is located in the Oosterpark, just a short distance from where van Gogh was murdered. [15][16][17][18]
A private trust, the Foundation for Freedom of Expression, was established to help fund protection for critics of Islam and Muslims.[19]
There was controversy in the English-speaking world after an article was published in the magazine Index on Censorship. The article, by the magazine's Associate Editor Rohan Jayasekera, claimed that Van Gogh was a "free-speech fundamentalist" who had been on a "martyrdom operation[,] roar[ing] his Muslim critics into silence with obscenities" in an "abuse of his right to free speech". Describing van Gogh's film Submission as "furiously provocative", Jayasekera concluded by describing his death as:
" A sensational climax to a lifetime's public performance, stabbed and shot by a bearded fundamentalist, a message from the killer pinned by a dagger to his chest, Theo van Gogh became a martyr to free expression. His passing was marked by a magnificent barrage of noise as Amsterdam hit the streets to celebrate him in the way the man himself would have truly appreciated.
And what timing! Just as his long-awaited biographical film of Pim Fortuyn's life is ready to screen. Bravo, Theo! Bravo![8]
There were many protests from both left- and right-wing commentators at the article, and Nick Cohen of The Observer (London)' wrote in December 2004, that:
" When I asked Jayasekera if he had any regrets, he said he had none. He told me that, like many other readers, I shouldn't have made the mistake of believing that Index on Censorship was against censorship, even murderous censorship, on principle – in the same way as Amnesty International is opposed to torture, including murderous torture, on principle. It may have been so in its radical youth, but was now as concerned with fighting 'hate speech' as protecting free speech.[9] "
Nick Cohen's opinion was repudiated by the editor of Index on Censorship in a letter to The Observer.[10]
Van Gogh contributed to various newspapers and magazines, often leaving these jobs after a quarrel.
He published the following books:
Engel ("Angel", 1990)
Er gebeurt nooit iets ("Nothing Ever Happens", 1993)
Sla ik mijn vrouw wel hard genoeg? ("Do I Beat My Wife Hard Enough?", 1996)
De gezonde roker ("The healthy smoker", 2000)
Allah weet het beter ("Allah Knows Best", 2003)
De tranen van Mabel ("The tears of Mabel", with Tomas Ross, 2004)
Luger (1982)
Een dagje naar het strand ("A Day at the Beach", 1984)
Charley (1986)
Terug naar Oegstgeest ("Back to Oegstgeest", 1987)
Loos ("Wild", 1989)
Vals licht ("Fake Light", 1993)
Ilse verandert de geschiedenis ("Ilse Changes History", 1993)
Reunie ("Reunion", 1994)
Eva (1994)
Een galerij: De wanhoop van de sirene ("A Gallery: The Despair of the Siren", 1994)
De Eenzame Oorlog Van Koos Tak ("Koos Tak's Lonely War", 1995)
Blind Date (1996)
Hoe ik mijn moeder vermoordde ("How I Killed My Mother", 1996)
In het belang van de staat ("In the Interest of the State", 1997)
Au ("Ouch", 1997)
De Pijnbank ("The Rack", 1998)
Baby Blue (2001)
De nacht van Aalbers ("Aalbers's Night", 2001)
Najib en Julia (2002) television play based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet about the love between a white upper-class girl and a pizza delivery man of Moroccan descent.
Interview (2003), cynical journalist interviews society actress.
Zien ("Seeing", 2004)
Submission (2004)
Cool (2004) a film about young offenders, some of them of Moroccan descent. In the movie the offenders play themselves.
06/05 (2004), a film mixing fact and fiction around the assassination of Pim Fortuyn.
Medea (2005), a modern day adaptation of Medea.
Bad (A "lesbian road movie") Production was planned for 2005
Duizend en één Dag ("Thousand and One Days"). A drama series about young Muslims struggling with their faith. Although this project had not even reached preproduction, Van Gogh had already found a broadcaster for the series: Dutch Muslim Broadcasting Organisation NMO.
Multiculturalism in the Netherlands
Criticism of multiculturalism
^ "Theo van Gogh - Controversial film-maker"
^ Hirsi Ali, Ayaan, Infidel, 2007, page 314.
^ Gunman kills Dutch film director, retrieved 21 July 2009
^ "Controversial filmmaker shot dead"
^ "Ayaan Hirsi Ali: My life under a fatwa"
^ Muhammad's Dead Poets Society
^ The Murder of Theo Van Gogh
^ Give the Nobel Peace Prize to Ayaan Hirsi Ali
^ Barry Thorne & Claire Cavanagh: Did imam's sermon incite Van Gogh murder?, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 31 October 2006
^ Expressions of mourning for Theo van Gogh, kept at the Amsterdam City Archives
^ "Bombing of Muslim school linked to murder of film-maker"
^ Marokkanen slaan L. van Gogh in elkaar, Planet, 28 July 2005
^ L. van Gogh niet mishandeld Het Parool, 28 July 2005
^ Politie ontkent nalatigheid zaak zoon Van Gogh, Elsevier, 28 July 2005
^ Monument Theo van Gogh revealed, NU.nl
^ Full text of speech by Hans Teeuwen
^ page about De Schreeuw on the website of Stadsdeel Oost/Watergraafsmeer (in Dutch)
^ Monument of Theo van Gogh vandalised with black felt writer (in Dutch), NU.nl
^ http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/264049
^ http://www.theovangogh.nl/
^ Muslims in the European Union: Discrimination and Islamophobia, p. 78 (European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia)
^ Golf van aanslagen sinds dood Van Gogh (Brabants Dagblad)
^ Muslims in the European Union: Discrimination and Islamophobia, pp. 78–79
^ Muslims in the EU: Cities Report, The Netherlands. Preliminary research report and literature survey, p. 7 (Open Society Institute - EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program)
^ Ontwikkelingen na de moord op Van Gogh, p. 3 (Anne Frank Stichting; Universiteit Leiden)
^ Netherlands opposing immigration (The New York Times)
^ Free speech fundamentalist on a martyrdom operation (originally from Index on Censorship)
^ Censor and sensibility (The Guardian)
^ Letters to the Editor - Free to Speak (The Guardian)
Buruma, Ian, Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance, London, The Penguin Press, 2006. ISBN 1-59420-108-0
Theo van Gogh at the Internet Movie Database
(Dutch) De Gezonde Roker (The healthy smoker) - website of Theo van Gogh (website under revision)
Theo van Gogh in the cinema (in Dutch)
Theo van Gogh's polemic prose
Inventory of the archive of drawings and texts remembering Theo van Gogh at the Amsterdam City Archives
New York Times about "Submission"
(Dutch) Website of the movie 06/05 about the murder of Pim Fortuyn - Streaming-video diaries by Van Gogh
Broadband version excerpts (realvideo format) of "Submission" Dutch-language current affairs program with excerpts from the movie
Lower resolution (realvideo format) of "Submission" Dutch-language current affairs program with excerpts from the movie
Submission Part 1 (44 Mb avi)
BBC report on slaying
Controversial filmmaker murdered - IFEX
Mini clash of civilizations - Arnaud de Borchgrave
Dutch Filmmaker Theo Van Gogh Murdered - Associated Press, 2 November 2004
2 November - Death of a filmmakerincludes translation of "suicide" note found on Mohammed Bouyeri
"The silencing of Theo van Gogh" by Ronald Rovers, Salon.com (viewable after viewing a 15-second advertisement), 24 November 2004
Crime Library Article about the murder and its aftermath.
Author Ian Buruma discusses his book about Van Gogh's death, Murder In Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance (video)
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''De Gezonde Roker'' (The healthy smoker) - website of Theo van Gogh (in Dutch) - Theo Van Gogh overleden
Theo van Gogh in the cinema (in Dutch) - Theo van Gogh - Cinema.nl
Website of the movie '''06/05''' about the murder of Pim Fortuyn - 06-05 De Film
Lower resolution (realvideo format) of "Submission"
Broadband version excerpts (realvideo format) of "Submission"
2 November - Death of a filmmaker - Charles Hugo dot net :: 2 November - Death of a filmmaker
Netherlands opposing immigration - The New York Times > Log In
"The silencing of Theo van Gogh" - The silencing of Theo van Gogh - Salon.com
Censor and sensibility - Nick Cohen: Censor and sensibility | Politics | The Observer
Letters to the Editor - Free to Speak - Letters to the Editor | From the Observer | The Observer
Text - English translation - letter left on Theo Van Gogh's body by the militant Islamist killer was 'Jihad Manifesto' -A call to destroy America and all "unbelievers": Translations of ' martyrdom letter ' carried by killer - Death threat letter to cabinet minister Geert Wilders - Militant Islam Monitor - Militant Islam Monitor
Submission Part 1
BBC report on slaying - BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Life of slain Dutch film-maker
Crime Library - The Theo Van Gogh murder - Free Speech Martyr - Crime Library on truTV.com
Marokkanen slaan Lieuwe van Gogh in elkaar - Planet wordt KPN vandaag
Did imam's sermon incite Van Gogh murder? - Did imam's sermon incite Van Gogh murder? - Radio Netherlands Worldwide - English
Author Ian Buruma discusses his book about Van Gogh's death, ''Murder In Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance''
Theo van Gogh's polemic prose - Artikelen van Erik Weijers - Theo van Goghs polemic prose
Golf van aanslagen sinds dood Van Gogh - Golf van aanslagen sinds dood Van Gogh - Terreur & Veiligheid - Binnenland - Algemeen - Brabants Dagblad
Muslims in the EU: Cities Report, The Netherlands. Preliminary research report and literature survey, p. 7
Muslims in the European Union: Discrimination and Islamophobia, p. 78 - FRA - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Ontwikkelingen na de moord op Van Gogh, p. 3
List of ''great thinkers'' according to Theo van Gogh (Google list in Dutch) - "grote denker" site:www.theovangogh.nl - Google Search
Nova, Dutch-language current affairs program about the film "Submission" - NOVA - detail - Uitzendingen
Watch 'Submission' online
"Grief and anger over Theo's murder" by Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Search - Global Edition - The New York Times
Submission in avi-Format - Submission Part I by Theo van Gogh
Google news about Theo van Gogh - theo van Gogh - Google News
autochthonous - autochthonous - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Islamica Magazine article: Theo Van Gogh and the Failure of Everything
The Press and dhimmitude in the Netherlands - The Press and dhimmitude in the Netherlands
The IMDb entry on van Gogh - Theo van Gogh
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Q: Rate of convergence, no power series I have a question with respect to the radius of convergence of series that are not power series in them can talk about radius of convergence?, By example
$ \sum_{n=1}^{\infty } (\ln(x))^n  $
I know that this series converges when $ | \ ln (x) | <1 $ y this is $ -1 <ln (x) <$ 1 to $ e^{-1} <x <e $
therefore have the interval of convergence but the radius of convergence exists and if so what is it? Can talk radio series convergence power series are not?
Excuse my English, I'm confused with that.

A: A power series automatically comes with a center for its circle of convergence.
For any other series, you could ask the question "What is the maximal radius of convergence around the point $a$?" which is a meaningful question. In particular for your example, you could put $a=1$ and get $1-\frac 1e$ as answer.
However, you do not seem to appreciate that a radius of convergence of a power series is assigned to an actual circle in the complex plane, it really is bad practice to use this name for a real convergence interval for a series which is not a power series because in that case this does not generalize to a circle.
Another issue is the fact that other types of series come with other natural shapes of convergence regions. For example, Dirichlet series are best investigated by searching for their half-plane of convergence instead of a circle of convergence.
So, in summary, you could talk about a radius of convergence, but it is not the right concept.
Also, a rate of convergence is something else, entirely.


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40th Anniversary Cargo Truck Project
Sitting in British Columbia in northern Canada was a couple selling their home and praying about how they could help missions with the proceeds.
Mission Network News carried the story of the need for a truck in Haiti...
So the God things happens...
Couple in Canada hears Mission Network News on the radio out of Michigan, sharing a story about a Florida based mission needing a truck in the north of Haiti - and they send the balance needed. God is good!
Well, you all know that our prayers were answered and we now have taken delivery of our 40th anniversary truck, and here it is!
Of course, as with anything, we now have to re-pave that driveway where it is parked. It was only designed for foot traffic, not the weight of the truck. Good thing we have lots of experience pouring concrete!
Dental Team
For a number of years Dr. John Barnett of Seminole was going to Haiti annually. On this particular trip it was with Dr. Dale Bax who was then from Ft. Myers. John is the one with the white head band, the lady in the front is Mary Alice Pickett, an elementary teacher at Tarpon Springs -- who the DeHarts have known since living in Indiana.
The second photo is the last night for this team in Terrier Rouge and the village gave us a big dinner to thank us. Left to right: Mary Alice, Eva and Don, the Haitian pastor host, and Linda Gardner, Eva's sister. She has been to Haiti three times, twice with For Haiti with Love, the first trip with her Indiana church.
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Cargo: 4767 Simcoe Street
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Solar Ovens
Rotary International and Feed My Starving Children teamed up with a distribution of solar ovens with a pallet of food. We were privileged to be a part of that program and made the distribution of solar ovens in Haiti. They cooked very fast compared to previous ovens and were a tremendous success... while people were watching. However, as soon as no one was looking, they were put away and the folks went back to charcoal. Apparently they work well in the flatlands, but in the mountains it takes too much time moving them around to keep them in the sun... people are off trying to find food and a living, they won't take the time to move solar ovens to keep them in the sun. Good idea that didn't work in the mountains.
Rotary Water Project
For Haiti with Love, working with the Cap Haitien Rotary and Dick Breske of Rotary District 6950 of West Central Florida worked on a major matching funds project with Rotary International.
This trailer held a 400KW generator that was completely reconditioned and ready to serve at the well field in Cap Haitien to provide the electricity to pump water to the city. Mr. Breske worked with the Rotary units on funding while Don DeHart of For Haiti with Love coordinated details with the Cap Haitien Rotary and the wharf to make this project a success.
The container was met by truck and pulled to the well field site where it was jacked up, wheels removed and the entire unit lowered to the ground as permanent housing for the massive generator inside. It took a long time and a lot of money, but the generator is still working and this project was in 1992.
BelAir Road Project
One of the major successes of 1998 was the starting, building and completion of the road up the mountain in BelAir (a part of Cap Haitien) in the North of Haiti.
It all started when one of the people living on the mountain came to For Haiti with Love's headquarters to discuss the fact that the people of this mountain area above Cap Haitien really wanted to build a road to replace the muddy, steep ravine they used as a pathway down the mountain.
Since Don was a road builder "in his other life" (phrase he uses for his days in the capitalistic world, before Haiti full time) he was kind of excited about this project. Knowing there would be no bulldozers, no pavers, and only unskilled laborers added to the challenge. They got the measuring done, managed to clear only sacrificing one tree and even made a turn around pad at the top.
It was a steep, dangerous and difficult project, which made the success of completion only sweeter. The people can now reach their homes on pavement, vehicles can take the sick to town, where before they relied on bringing them down the mountain on a door -- most of them not making it.
There is even a daily Tap Tap (pickup truck colorfully painted and fixed with seats in the back) for transportation for the market ladies to get down to the city to work in the mornings and back home in the evenings
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Party chief praises role of Russia-Vietnam Friendship Association
CPV General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaking at the event (Source: VNA)
NDO/VNA – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong attended a ceremony in Moscow, Russia on September 8 marking the 60th founding anniversary of the Russia – Vietnam Friendship Association (RVFA).
Speaking at the event, the Party leader expressed appreciation for the RVFA's dynamic and creative activities over the past years, contributing to cementing the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
In the past, the association held various movements in support of Vietnam in the fight against invaders, and in peacetime, the association continued to help Vietnam in its national reconstruction, he said.
General Secretary Trong hailed the RVFA for working closely with the Vietnam – Russia Friendship Association (VRFA) and the two countries' agencies for publishing many books on Vietnam, holding international painting contests for children to offer them an insight into the cultures and friendship between the two nations, planting trees at the premise of President Ho Chi Minh Monument in Moscow.
The two associations have served as bridges to connect Vietnamese and Russian universities, vocational organisations and businesses, in order to foster ties across education-training, culture, trade-investment, he said.
The Party chief expressed his wish that the RVFA would better perform its role as a bridge connecting the two peoples, promoting ties between localities and businesses on mutually beneficial basis, thus bringing the two countries' young generations closer.
On the occasion, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh presented the Labour Order, first class, to the RVFA, and the Labour Order, third class, to RVFA President V.Buyanov.
VRFA President and Editor-in-Chief of Bach Duong magazine Nguyen Dang Phat was presented with the insignia "For Coordination in Actions" by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Many RVFA members were honoured with the Friendship Order and Friendship Medal of the Vietnamese State.
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Bronx Native Writes Book about Jazz-Hip-Hop Folklore
By Jason Cohen
Mwalim, who recently wrote his first novel,Land of the Black Squirrels, A Bronx Boheme Novel."
Photo Courtesy Russ Price
A Bronx native, who has spent his life in the arts and music, recently wrote a book about the jazz-hip-hop folklore that originated in the borough.
In February, Grammy-nominated, artist Mwalim released his first novel 'Land of the Black Squirrels, A Bronx Boheme Novel.' It is part of a series of four novels, which is written in a jazz-poetry style and tells the story of the underground music scene in the Bronx and NYC during the 70s, 80s and 90s.
"This book is a way to remember New York from the 80s and 90s," Mwalim said.
The book begins in 1969, when Black squirrels began to appear in the Bronx. Obatunde Bey a jazz musician and painter leaves his desk job at the NYC Parks Department to open an arts academy in his northeast Bronx neighborhood, 'The Valley.' Afterwards, his home and neighborhood became one of the centers for hip-hop and jazz.
Mwalim 'DaPhunkee Professor' (Morgan James Peters) is a multi-award-winning performer, writer and educator whose works span the mediums of spoken-word, literature, music, theater and film. Mwalim, 51, was born and raised in Co-op City in a family of musicians. His grandfather Allan Nurse played piano, his mother Shirley Nurse Peters was an opera singer and Mwalim plays piano.
The Massachusetts resident lived in the Bronx until 1986, came back in 1999 and has been in New England since 2003 as a professor at UMass Dartmouth. He explained that his upbringing and culture had a profound impact on his life.
"Growing up hip hop was coming about," he said. "The 70s and 80s were a golden period for the arts."
Some of his favorite musicians as a kid were Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, James Brown, Wilson Pickett, Kenny Kirkwood and Marcus Miller.
However, writing has also been a passion of his. In middle school he won awards for writing and in college, he began his career as a storyteller and spoken-word artist. In 2003, he published 'The Bronx Boheme' as a long-form storytelling piece.
But about a year ago he felt compelled to tell the story of jazz and hip-hop in the borough. While the book is fictional, it is based on people in the music scene that he was around.
During that time underground clubs dominated the music scene. Mwalim performed in many of these places and witnessed the rise of jazz and hip-hop firsthand. Whether it was the Bronx, Lower East Side or Harlem, these places were everywhere.
"The underground scene was raw and creative energy," Mwalim said. "People weren't worried about genres and format. A lot of rap groups came out of the underground scene."
He told the Bronx Times a lot of people have read the book and told him how nostalgic it is.
"It's the memory of that crumby apartment you had when you first got out of college," he said. "Read the book and most likely if they don't find themselves, they will at least find people they know."
Buy Land of the Black Squirrels at
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Land-Black-Squirrels-Bronx-Boheme/dp/0966242823/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=land+of+black+squirrels&qid=1585257322&sr=8-1
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/land-of-the-black-squirrels-mwalim/1136008609?ean=9780966242829
Jason Cohen
Jason Cohen is a reporter for The Bronx Times. Originally from New Jersey, he moved to the Bronx five years ago. Jason has been a reporter for about 14 years and loves what he does. In particular, he enjoys covering meetings, events, writing features and informing the pubic about news. He also has a passion for sports and anything with controversy, and his other interests include watching movies and going to the beach. When he isn't reporting or writing, Jason spends his weekends working at a bagel shop. And, yes, he's also a Mets fan. So, "Sorry Bronxites."
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Med Dalälven från källorna till havet kan avse:

Med Dalälven från källorna till havet (bokserie) – en serie faktaböcker av Karl-Erik Forsslund
Med Dalälven från källorna till havet (film) – en dokumentärfilm baserad på bokserien


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I started performing and writing music from a very young age. I've studied music at Leeds College of Music for my undergraduate degree and am currently doing a masters in songwriting at ICMP. As well as being a solo artist, I am also a film composer.
I wrote four songs for the film Funny Cow, I have another of my songs featured in the film 'Burning Men', which is yet to be released. Off the back of these I have been commissioned to write the score and soundtrack album for the upcoming feature film 'Cordelia'. At the same time, I have managed to finish my first solo EP, Saucy Naughty Rubbish, which is available on Spotify and iTunes.
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