If a nation, a country, a government or a person is overwhelmed by human passions, by violence that is rooted in instincts, by greed or by materialistic tendencies, they will be afflicted by "darkness". Their movement will be afflicted by "darkness", and the same is true of their orientation and goals. But if they are characterized by spirituality, religious faith, human values, moral virtues, benevolence, sincerity and honesty, they will be led towards "the light". Islam and the Holy Quran call us to these things. Allah the Exalted and His angels give us the necessary means with the purpose of freeing us from darkness and leading us towards the realm of "the light". Engage in divine remembrance and the reason is what I discussed.
Divine remembrance has different stages. Not all of us are at the same level. Human beings are at different spiritual levels. Some people are at a high spiritual level, such as saints, prophets and righteous and spiritual people. And there are some others like myself and the rest of us who are not at that level. Some of us are not even aware of what goes on at that level. Everybody should engage in divine remembrance though, both ourselves and the people who are at a high spiritual level. For those who are at a high spiritual level, divine remembrance is what the Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) says: "Divine remembrance is like being in the company of one's beloved." This is true in the case of saints. For them, divine remembrance is as enjoyable as being in the company of their beloved. The Commander of the Faithful (a.s.) says in another narration that divine remembrance is the enjoyment of those who truly love God. Well, this is true only in their case.
There are some people among us who experience moments of such states during the day or at night – especially during these days and nights. How blessed they are. Even people like us might experience such moments. Of course, saints are always in that state and this is particular to them only. However, those who are at a lower level might sometimes experience such moments and it is necessary to appreciate such moments. This is one level of divine remembrance that is particular to those who truly love God, those who are the people of spirituality. But for those of us who are not at that level, divine remembrance has amazing benefits. I have written down some of these benefits and I will discuss them in this meeting.
Freeing one from materialistic motives and misleading passions. Divine remembrance is like a shield that protects us and our hearts against the invasion of these passions. Our hearts are very vulnerable. Our hearts and souls are extremely vulnerable. There are certain things that affect us. Our hearts are attracted by different things. If we want to keep our hearts pure, we need to protect them. And divine remembrance takes care of this. Our hearts and souls are where God resides. The most important part of one's existence is one's heart, namely the inner self and existential essence of mankind. Divine remembrance protects our hearts against the incessant invasion of different passions. Divine remembrance safeguards the heart against being submerged in corruption and misleading attractions.
I saw a narration in this regard which is very significant. It says, "He who engages in divine remembrance among those who lack vigilance is like a combatant among deserters." In a battlefield, a soldier might put up a brave fight and resistance. He might make use of all the facilities that are available to him in order to harm the enemy and stand up against his invasion. On the other hand, another soldier might flee from the battlefield. He might no longer be able to tolerate the hardships and decide to run away from the enemy. According to the narration, among those who suffer from lack of vigilance, a person who remembers God is like a resisting soldier among those who flee from the enemy. This simile has been used because a brave soldier puts up a resistance against the enemy's invasion, and divine remembrance has the same function: it protects your heart.
For this reason, Allah the Exalted says, "When you meet a party, then be firm, and remember Allah much, that you may be successful." [The Holy Quran, 8: 45] This holy ayah is among the ayahs which are related to jihad. It says that when you face the enemy in the battlefield, you should resist and remember Allah the Exalted frequently. "Then be firm, and remember Allah much." This holy ayah asks soldiers to be steadfast, to resist and to remember God. Remembering God is also useful: "… that you may be successful." Divine remembrance is an instrument that helps you achieve success and salvation. Why divine remembrance? Because it makes the heart firm and once the heart is firm, one becomes steadfast on one's path. This is true of the battlefield. In a battlefield, the hearts of weak soldiers give up long before they decide to physically flee from the enemy. It is our hearts and souls that encourage our bodies to flee. Otherwise, if the heart resists, the body will resist as well.
In all battlefields – including military battlefields, political battlefields, economic battlefields and propaganda battlefields – engage in divine remembrance because it brings about success and salvation for you. Divine remembrance is a source of support for steadfastness.
Therefore, divine remembrance enables us to traverse the straight path. It enables us to move forward. The goal that we have specified for ourselves as believers, as faithful Muslims, as followers of a progressive school of thought, as people who have the motivation to safeguard this lofty system that promises the blossoming of Islamic civilization in the future, we need to engage in divine remembrance so that we can move forward on this path.


EAST LANSING, Mich. -- So much of the season has been spent pondering the invisibility of Illinois' offense.
The losses and poor shooting often overshadowed the tenacity of the Illini's defense.
While the Illini shot 47.7 percent, it was their aggressive defense that set the stage for a 53-46 upset victory at No. 18 Michigan State.
The Illini (17-12, 6-10) have won three straight games for the first time since the end of 2013 and held their fourth straight opponent to less than 50 points.
Michigan State (22-7, 11-5) has lost three of four.
Welcome to March, where anything is possible.
The Illini improved their chances of earning an NIT invitation with the victory, something that seemed unlikely just a few weeks ago as the Illini lost eight straight games.
Illinois scored 25 points off 16 Michigan State turnovers with five steals each from Rayvonte Rice and Tracy Abrams.
The Spartans were held to 39.1 percent shooting.
A 3-pointer by Jon Ekey distanced the Illini with a 50-43 lead with 3:31 left.
Abrams added 12 points, one game after going without a field goal, while Rice and Malcolm Hill each scored 10 points.
The Illini led for most of the game.
After Illinois started the game with a 21-9, MSU fought back to tied the game 28-28 at halftime as former Bulls great Scottie Pippen watched from the Breslin Center stands.
Gary Harris led the Spartans with 19 points. They welcomed back Branden Dawson to the rotation, who has sat out nine games with a broken right hand. He added six points.


I'll be exhibiting a new body of work based on my collection of original bubble chamber photographs as well as premiering a short film shot at Fermilab last summer. Installed at the fantastic Instinct Art Gallery in downtown Minneapolis, "Verity in Vision" also includes work by Chase Boston, Kate Casanova, Sean Connaughty, Alison Hiltner, and John Schuerman. The exhibition runs from November 9th - December 17th with an opening reception on Saturday, November 12th from 6-8PM. Full details at Instinct's website here.


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Tomorrows 2nd anniversary eBay and Beyond show will be broadcast on TalkShoe and Ustream with Live video. It promises to be an extravaganza of unmatched excitement. I understand there will be a bevy of prizes for the listeners, including several brought to the table by yours truly… including a Website development package for one lucky winner including 6 months of free hosting.
The idea is simple, No BS eCommerce, eBay and eBusiness. We won't be selling and DVD sets and we won't be pulling any punches when it comes to sharing our opinions about anything to do with the industry. We know that as co-hosts we will not always agree on every subject but this is also what we think will make us unique.
John and I have been jabbing back and forth on Twitter – red and blue style, in the tradition of the political season for several weeks now.
eBay & Beyond radio show starts soon… Why not listen in?


With the New Year fast approaching, it's not uncommon for people to talk about changes they plan on making for the next year. And as far as the workplace is concerned, Canadian newspaper the Chronicle Herald has made a few predictions of their own.
While largely pessimistic, recruiter Gerald Walsh of Halifax, Nova Scotia seems to be well on the mark with some of these trends, which were largely set in motion in 2007.
So, what can we expect more of in 2008?
It seems that if these predictions hold, companies are starting to better recognize the important of employee wellness. Call it the cost of health care premiums that might be doing it or the realization that too many sick and stressed employees makes for decreased productivity, etc. Nevertheless, this, along with more flexibility are two major positives that I'd like to see continue into the New Year.
What does concern me is the continued bad cycle of hiring ill-prepared people (I believe the article refers to them as upwardly mobile) into management positions. Not only is it bad for them – these young managers face situations that they don't know how to handle and often fail – but it's bad for the company as a whole and it's particularly bad for the morale of their subordinates.
Let's continue to take advantage of the positives in this list while working to correct some of the other ills that befall the workplace. These predictions are likely to occur, simply because I've already seen them happening in 2007 – these problems are hardly revolutionary, they're just ones that aren't likely to change soon.


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Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu. File photo: ANA/Dimpho Maja
PSA concerned about Covid-19 as public servants told to go back to work
By African News Agency May 9, 2020
PRETORIA - Safety preparations for public service employees to return to work under the Covid-19 level four regulations should have been made long before workers were recalled for duty, the Public Servants Association said on Saturday.
The PSA, representing more than 240 000 public servants, had noted with serious concern the address delivered by Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu on Friday about the lack of readiness of the public service to return to work, the union said in a statement.
It was disappointing that the minister had, only a week after level four regulations cut in, announced that plans would be developed for the return of public servants, while in fact public servants had been performing duties since the inception of the lockdown.
"The minister was surely aware that a vast number of public servants have already, since 4 May 2020, been recalled, reporting for duty [at] various departments and agencies, though lacking PPE [personal protection equipment], screening of employees, and deep cleaning of offices," the PSA said.
"This acknowledgement is late, and preparations should have been made before employees were recalled. The PSA is aware that many public servants were already recalled to the workplace and in some instances sent back, thereby causing unnecessary and further exposure to the virus. The PSA will not allow its members to be exposed to dangerous working conditions unnecessarily."
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To add insult to injury, Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi now intended to take the labour and employment department to court for closing down non-compliant home affairs offices, instead of ensuring that the regulations were complied with in his department, the PSA said.
The labour and employment department was merely ensuring that the Covid-19 regulations were complied with, even by the state as the employer, and which was supposed to set an example for citizens and employers.
"To add to the current crisis, a number of departments identified by the PSA have been closed, as they were failing to comply with 'return to work' regulations, leaving the general public frustrated because they are unable to access vital services."
The recent debacle at the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) involving grant payments was a prime example that departments were not placing urgent emphasis on health and safety issues to prevent the infection rate increasing, the PSA said.
The PSA had noted that the infection rate among public servants was increasing at an alarming rate, with the minister indicating that 511 healthcare workers had been infected. Therefore, central co-ordination by Mchunu of plans by departments to return to work was vital and should not be left to individual departments.
At the moment, each department applied and interpreted regulations differently, and kept on exposing members and the public at large to the virus. The department had failed to co-ordinate and ensure consistency in the public service.
The PSA strongly advised Mchunu to ensure that public servants did not return to the workplace without having the necessary equipment and safety measures in place, and that all workplaces complied with the Covid-19 regulations and the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the PSA said.
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Madonna has tapped Katy Perry as the latest guest curator for her Art for Freedom initiative. Throughout January, Perry will help Madonna choose daily, user-generated submissions to be showcased on the project's website, which promotes art and free speech as a means to address persecution and injustice across the globe. Art for Freedom has received over 3,000 submissions since it launched in September 2013, and last month David Blaine served as the project's guest curator.
As part of her curatorial duties, Perry will help select one artist at the end of the month whose "creative expression demonstrates a unique view of the fight for human rights," according to a statement. A nonprofit organization of the winner's choice will receive a $10,000 grant from Madonna.
Working with Vice Media, Madonna kicked off the Art for Freedom campaign with a 17-minute film secretprojectrevolution, which was co-directed by the pop star and Steven Klein and released as a free download through the file-sharing service BitTorrent. You can also check out a clip of Madonna covering Elliot Smith's "Between the Bars" at the Art for Freedom launch event in New York City.
Perry released her fourth studio album, Prism, back in October and scored her eighth number one with the record's first single, "Roar." That track is up for two Grammys this year – for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance – and Perry will also perform during this year's telecast on January 26th.


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Guatemala is a tropical paradise with huge mountains up to 4200 meters sea-level. The hot and humid northern part is covered with dense and lush rain forest adorned with some of very exciting Maya ruins like the UNESCO world heritage site Tikal. Central Guatemala is very mountainous with its bigger cities and many villages in its valley. The western range includes some of most active volcanoes on earth, it is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Thanks to higher sea-levels Central Guatemala enjoys an eternal spring with comfortable temperatures. The plains of the southern part are hot and humid again but there are some beautiful beaches on the Pacific Ocean. Large sugar cane fields dominate the landscape.
But Guatemala has severe drawbacks. Poverty, violence and crime are common. Its homicide rate is one of the highest of our world. The gap between poor and rich people is unbearable. Thrash is nearly everywhere on its main street. For us it was the most messy country so far in Latin America and we had a scary experience, too. However we spent twice a nice time in this terrific but sometimes dreadful country.
The first time we came to Guatemala End of April 2015. We crossed it relatively fast because we had booked flights from Mexico City soon to see our grandson in Germany and the rainy season started in the mountains. Our friend Frank was with us and our first action was hiking to 1636 meters high Volcan de Ipala and swimming in its wonderful crater lake. There is a perfect parking place at the start of the trail where we spent also the night (GPS coordinates: N14° 33.121' W89° 39.215'). Achieving the summit we had to overcome some fences on its southern ridge.
We headed in a rush to the highway CA2, which crosses the southern plains of Guatemala. The interesting museum El Baul in the bigger town of Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa offers a reasonable and quiet place for the night (GPS coordinates: N14° 22.889' W91° 01.010'). But it was a real challenge to find this location and to drive through the outskirts of Santa Luzia Cotzumalguapa. The museum is located in an abandoned sugar cane plant and shows some interesting sculptures left by the Pipil tribe, an ancient culture which had links with the Nahuatl-speaking people of central Mexico.
Our next destination was a real dream - the marvelous beach of Tulate. A bumpy road leads more than 60 kilometers from the CA2 (west of Mazatenango) to this wonderful place. When we arrived at the center of the village a beautiful Lady offered us a campsite 1.5 kilometers west of Tulate. She asked us to give her a lift and of course we agreed. She returned to the bus station and came back with her sister, two babies and a lot of luggage. Our car was fully loaded. We were literally embraced by Rosmery and her family and we spent four days with them (GPS coordinates: N14° 09.698' W91° 43.325').
Friday evening Frank and Alfred went to the local disco with Rosmery and her sisters. There were a lot of smaller children sitting and sleeping in front of the loudspeakers. Some kids were dancing. It was incredible loud and noisy. We drunk some delicious beer of the label Gallo - cock. Alfred became a headache and gave up after 2 hours. Some kids were still sleeping deeply.
When we had driven to Tulate Frank suddenly overhauled us with a high speed on an artificial ground sill, a Reductor de Velocidad - Reduction of speed. He checked his front brakes and there were in a very bad shape. Some of the fixation pins were corroded. Thus the brake pads couldn't move. Worse the pads were gone more than less. Unfortunately Frank had no spare pads but Alfred found two in his store. But Frank has a Mercedes and we have Volkswagen. The shape was different but fortunately the pads for our car were smaller and the thickness matched more or less. Frank and Alfred could mount them somehow the Volkswagen pads in the Mercedes. It was hot and humid - nearly unbearable. A lot of kids and some men were around us and admired us when we worked on the brakes. But they were working properly until Frank found original ones in Mexico.
It was December 20th 2015 when we entered the second time Guatemala, now from Belize into the jungle of Petén with its mystic and famous Maya ruins. Marion's brother Tommy was with us. We spent too much time on the border and it was already dark when we drove the bumpy road to the Yax-Ha ruins, where we had a waypoint for a campsite from the very good and handy website www.ioverlander.com. But a gate was closed few kilometers ahead, in front of a military station on the shores of the lake Laguna de Yax-Ha (GPS coordinates: N17° 03.405' W89° 23.064'). The soldiers allowed us to stay the night in their camp but they warned us about dangerous snakes which are active in the night.
The UNESCO world heritage site Tikal are the most famous and most impressive Maya ruins in Guatemala. Steep pyramids are towering over the dense and lush jungle into the sky. Wild life is abundant. Of course there were a lot of tourists but the area is so huge that it doesn't matter. We walked more than 12 kilometers to explore all the different locations!
There is a reasonable campsite in front the ruins (GPS coordinates: N17° 13.516' W89° 36.679'), where we had spent the night before we visited the ruins and where we could park our car safely. But we had to search sometimes for the care-taker because he had always locked the bathrooms. Thus we drove after coming back from the ruins to El Remate where we found the outstanding place El Muelle directly on lake Lago de Petén Itzá (GPS coordinates: N16° 59.281' W89° 41.506'). Swimming as well as in the lake as in the pool was wonderful!
The capital of Petén, Flores is an interesting city. It is located on a little island on Lago de Petén Itzá. We spent the night at the parking lot of the Maya International Hotel (GPS coordinates: N16° 55.384' W89° 53.328'), which is in front of the street to the island. They led us use the pool and gave us the Wifi key after we ordered a beer but we felt somehow out of place there.
We spent Christmas 2015 on a nice campsite in the village Ocampo nearby the caves Grutes de Candelaria, driven by indigenous Maya people (GPS coordinates: N15° 53.066' W90° 11.457'). It is located directly on the Ruta 9, approximately 100 kilometers northeast of Coban. We did a three steps cave tour: On Christmas Eve we visited one side of the 18 kilometers long cave system with some stunning rock formations. At the entrance is a holy ceremonial Maya place where people prayed and kindled some candles. Indeed candle means Candelaria. On Christmas Day we went to another cave and tubed in a river in the darkness more than one hour. A very special and peaceful experience!
Christmas Eve had two surprises for us. There were a lot of kids of different ages around us and we celebrated with them. They tasted various dishes, of course non-alcoholic, and they were very interested about our books of Guatemala and the ancient Maya people and sites. After the children went to bed at approximately 10:00PM extreme loud noise, fireworks and crashes of thunder occurred. It was much heavier than we had enjoyed in the past on New Year's Eve so far!
About 50 kilometers south of Coban we spent a night at the restaurant opposite of the Biotopo del Quetzal (GPS coordinates: N15° 12.824' W90° 13.013') which is located directly on the main road CA5. We started as early as possible to see a Quetzal but we had no luck. However the trails in the higher rain forest (closed to 2000 meters sea-level) are gorgeous. Our track is in the GPS coordinates file included.
Besides Tikal the former capital and UNESCO world heritage site, Antigua is Guatemala's major touristic hub. It is located 30 kilometers west of Guatemala City in the highlands on foot of three active volcanoes. It had lost its capital status after several severe earthquakes. In addition Antigua was and is obsessed by heavy volcanic eruptions and floodings. Damages like broken churches are visible nearly everywhere. But Antigua's inhabitants have a very strong spirit to rebuilt the city. Indeed it is a bustling city with full of life and energy. We stayed several nights at the free campsite of the tourist police but there are no bathrooms or toilets (GPS coordinates: N14° 33.323' W90° 44.365'). We used them in the nearby market.
We also could park the car safely at the campsite of the tourist police when we went to the 3975 meters high Volcan Acatenango, which is in front of the very active Volcan Fuego. We took the only bus at 2:00PM to La Soledad, the start of the trail (GPS coordinates: N14° 32.205' W90° 53.005'). After 3 hours hiking we found a cozy campground for our tent at 3100 meters sea-level (GPS coordinates: N14° 31.262' W90° 52.672'). There are more reasonable sites few meters below and above. Also camping in the saddle between the two peaks of Acatenango is possible.
At 2:00 AM many people were rushing to the volcano along our tent. Thus we upraised, hid our tent and other stuff, and started walking to the summit, which we achieved soon after sunrise. The views were stunning and unforgettable, especially to active Volcan Fuego which is just 3 kilometers away and 200 meters down. After two hours clouds were coming and we returned via the secondary summit Cima Yepocapa (3830 meters sea-level). Sadly the trail is very obviously, just follow the trash line! Our track is in the GPS coordinates file included.
The lake Lago Atitlan is supposed to be one of the most beautiful on earth. We fully agree but our access was weird. At New Year's Eve we wanted to drive to the wonderful campsite Pasaj Cap in San Marcos in the northwest corner of the lake. Our GPS guided us to the village San Lucia Utatlan with very narrow streets and further southeastwards. The street became bumpy and more narrow. We asked and they sent us back. But suddenly there was a market in San Lucia and its main streets were closed. The deviations were too steep for our motor-home - we were stuck and we couldn't move. After one hour a guy led us out of this chaos with his motorbike.
Also the other road became steeper and steeper, fortunately downwards. Some people warned us in Santa Clara la Laguna. Few kilometers after this village it was so steep that we saw no chance for a return with our car. Thus we wanted to skip the lake but Police and other people came. They ensured us that we could drive down and leave the lake southwards on a good and paved road. But we have to drive down to the CA2 in the southern plains, at nearly sea-level. The lake is about 1600 meters high and our next destination, Quezaltenango, 2300 meters high. Thus we dared to continue, slowly, very slowly an unbelievable steep road to Lago Atitlan at dawn. It was totally dark when we arrived at Pasaj Cap, which is managed by Pierre, a Frenchman, with his Guatemalan family (GPS coordinates: N14° 43.391' W91° 14.991').
In comparison to Christmas Eve our New Year's Eve was quite calm. We enjoyed the fantastic view over Lago Atitlan with all the fireworks. Our campsite was like balcony 50 meters over the lake. At late afternoon on New Year's Day 2016 we walked along the northwestern shore to Jaibalito. Several villages like Jaibalito have no access by car, only by boat. Back to we took a small water-taxi for little money. Our track is in the GPS coordinates file included.
The 2247 meters high mountain Nariz del Indio - nose of the indio provides a nice view to the lake and its environment. Thus we took a tuk-tuk (three wheeler taxi) to San Juan la Laguna and hiked three hours in a loop to its summit. We had to pay a fee for the entrance and the cashier told us that we must take the right way after one hour and that we cannot access the summit because it is property on another community. Thanks to Wikiloc we had a good trail on our GPS which shows a loop. At the bifurcation we continued left over a ridge with marvelous view and some farms. Close to the secondary peak the trail stopped and an old man came. He wanted again a little bit money which we gave him because he looked very poor. He took his machete and opened the way for us. At the top were signs that you have to pay more money but fortunately nobody was there. Thus we skipped our summit rest and dismounted to a nice vantage point. When we returned to Pasaj Cap Pierre was laughing and he meant that Nariz del Indio had been very cheap for us. Indeed others had to pay more than four times of our amount. Our track is in the GPS coordinates file included.
Our parting from Lago Atitlan was scary. According to the recommendations we took its southern street to San Lucas Toliman. The first part of the road was in an excellent shape but we had to drive up 2200 meters sea-level. After several kilometers moving down the street became ugly with huge bumps, potholes, scree and sand. Again no chance for us to return because it is too steep! Suddenly a car with many younger foreign people - gringos came on the other side and stopped in front of us. They told us that they had been robbed in the next very narrow curve. Two men with loaded guns jumped out of the jungle and collected all their money and electronic equipments.
We locked all doors and windows of our car and waited until another came in our direction. Fortunately it was an open taxi with six men. They were grinning when we told them the story but they let us drive in front of them. At the curve we saw the traces of the robbery in the sand but nobody else - That was a close shave!
In the heat of the southern plains we found a good campsite at a gas station on the main road CA2, directly in front of the restaurant Las Marias with delicious food (GPS coordinates: N14° 30.400' W91° 24.854'). Qutzaltenango is the second biggest city in Guatemala, located at 2400 meters sea-level on foot of 3771 meters high Volcan Santa Maria. It is a pleasant town without any major attraction besides the volcano. At the start of the trail to the summit of Volcan Santa Maria lives the very friendly family of Don Alberto which offers safe parking including sleeping in the car (GPS coordinates: N14° 47.216' W91° 32.906').
We started the hike at 2:30AM. Again the path to the peak of Volcan Santa Maria was covered more or less with trash - Messy Maria seems to be a more adequate name. The dense rain forest opened few meters below the summit with overwhelming views. Again we could see a smoking volcano below us, the active Volcan Santiaguito. Like on Volcan Acatenango the clouds were coming early, at 9:00AM! Our track is in the GPS coordinates file included.
Our next and last mountain in Guatemala was Volcan Tajumulco, which is with 4220 meters sea-level the highest point of Central America. A relatively good street leads from the highway CA1 from the town of San Marcos to a more than 3000 meters high saddle on foot of the volcano (direction village Tajumulco). There we stayed the night and parked our car at the Hotel Villa Real with friendly staff (GPS coordinates: N15° 04.370' W91° 52.169'). Again we started at 2:30AM the 5 hours hike to the summit. Our track is in the GPS coordinates file included.
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Die Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen hatte am 20. Dezember 2010 das Jahr 2012 zum Internationalen Jahr der erneuerbaren Energie für alle erklärt. Die Koordinierung lag bei der Hauptabteilung Wirtschaftliche und Soziale Angelegenheiten des UN-Sekretariats.

Siehe auch
 Erneuerbare Energie

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website der Vereinten Nationen zum IJeEa (englisch)
 Offizielle Schweizer Website zum Jahr der erneuerbaren Energie für alle
 Beschluss der UN-Generalversammlung (englisch; PDF; 109 kB)

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Winter Solider #1 review: Bucking the trend
This version of the Winter Soldier is not lukewarm.
Alex Curtis
Bucky Barnes has been a fan favorite ever since Ed Brubaker brought him back, and his popularity only only grown with the release of Captain America: The Winter Solider in 2014. He's had a few solo series (none of which lasted terribly long), but he's mostly used as a side character or guest (like in Mark Waid's Black Widow run). However, Kyle Higgins is bringing him back into the spotlight with art by Rod Reis.
This issue works well because it doesn't relegate itself to New York or use Captain America as a crutch. Of course there are mentions of ol' Steve and Sharon Carter makes a utilitarian cameo, but ultimately Bucky Barnes is doing his own thing. What's "his own thing?" He's going around America helping people uncover sinister plots. This setup gives way to a variety of locations not seen enough in the Marvel universe, like Indiana and Wisconsin (allusions are made to the whole midwest).
Bucky is still fighting super-powered bad guys, but he's not just going after Hydra in clinical underground bases like one would expect. In fact, he's even helping people rebuild their lives in the aftermath of villainous take-downs. This points to why I love Marvel comics in particular–their willingness to let writers take characters to new places and explore the results.
Rod Reis does an excellent job at portraying these varied locations with his watercolors and intentionally scratchy linework. He brings his own unique atmosphere that lends itself well to the espionage and conspiracies encountered herein. The opening segment of this issue, where Bucky tries to rescue a corrupt cop coming clean, is straight out of noir with a rain-battered city and seedy characters plotting in cramped spaces–which is fitting since the noir sub-genre is Ed Brubaker's specialty.
I do wish Bucky had a bit more bite to him. He's still struggling with traumatic memories, but he comes across as a little too chipper to retain a real grit. Granted, his optimism is an intriguing contrast to all the miserable misanthropes he encounters.
Without spoiling anything, the ending is a bold game-changer. Notice that I didn't say "twist." If you want to hear a great articulation of what "game-changer" means, check out Lani Diane Rich's podcasts over at Chipperish Media. But "game-changer" essentially means a development that isn't just a cheap ploy to get people to buy the next installment–it's a seismic shift that will alter the course of the story. And boy does this issue deliver a big wallop.
Winter Solider #1
This is an atmospheric and refreshing take on the reformed Russian agent with some serious ambition.
Rod Reis's atmospheric work.
Takes the action across the map.
Exciting set-pieces and ending.
Bucky could stand to be a grittier anti-hero.
In this article:comic books, Marvel, review
Star Wars: Age of Republic: Qui-Gon Jinn #1 review: A detailed study of a pivotal yet unexplored character
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Q: Python global variables don't seem to work across modules Code
I'd like to use a global variable in other modules with having changes to its value "propagated" to the other modules.
a.py:
x="fail"
def changeX():
    global x
    x="ok"

b.py:
from a import x, changeX
changeX()
print x

If I run b.py, I'd want it to print "ok", but it really prints "fail".
Questions

*

*Why is that?

*How can I make it print "ok" instead?

(Running python-2.7)

A: You can also add another import statement after changeX. This would turn the code from b.py into
from a import x, changeX
changeX()
from a import x
print x

This illustrates that by calling changeX, only x in module a is changed. Importing it again, binds the updated value again to the identifier x.

A: Also you can use mutable container, for example list:
a.py
x = ['fail']

def changeX():
    x[0] = 'ok'

b.py
from a import changeX, x

changeX()
print x[0]

A: In short: you can't make it print "ok" without modifying the code.
from a import x, changeX is equivalent to:
import a
x = a.x
changeX = a.changeX

In other words, from a import x doesn't create an x that indirects to a.x, it creates a new global variable x in the b module with the current value of a.x. From that it follows that later changes to a.x do not affect b.x.
To make your code work as intended, simply change the code in b.py to import a:
import a
a.changeX()
print a.x

You will have less cluttered imports, easier to read code (because it's clear what identifier comes from where without looking at the list of imports), less problems with circular imports (because not all identifiers are needed at once), and a better chance for tools like reload to work.

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The Catholic Church or the Church is the assembly of Catholic Christians in Heaven, in Purgatory and on Earth. On Earth it is made up of 23 particular churches. The Church began on Pentecost. Based on the dates of the Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, of Pentecost in relation to the First Fruits, and of the conversion of St. Paul, the Church began around 33 A.D. This article will mostly be dealing with the Church on Earth.
The Church is the continuation of the redemptive mission of Jesus Christ. Because of this, the Church has three offices: teaching, governance, and sanctification.
By teaching the Church is made to live in the Truth by the Holy Spirit and the Church preserves, transmits and interprets the Word of God. The Church understands and hands on the faith, defines dogmas of the faith, and grows in the understanding of the faith thanks to the Holy Spirit, who instructs and guides all into every truth.
By governance the Church is animated by the Holy Spirit and the Church protects all men from sin and error. The Pope and the bishops of the Church rule through service to the Word of God. The Pope has full, universal and supreme power over the Church and the bishop has ordinary, proper and immediate power over the diocese he heads.
By sanctification the Church is made holy by the Holy Spirit and the Church prays and works for all men to be made holy. The Church sanctifies the day and night by the Liturgy of the Hours, sanctifies Sunday and Holy Days by obedience to the Commandments, and sanctifies the world by active and contemplative apostolates.
By virtue of their office, bishops are "the high priests, the principal dispensers of the mysteries of God, and the directors, promoters, and guardians of the entire liturgical life in the church entrusted to them." Moreover, deacons are not to be confused with deaconesses, who were women, such as Phoebe, that ministered to the Church's needs.
The Liturgy is the life of the Church, whereby, Jesus Christ celebrates and makes present the Paschal Mysteries until the end of the ages; bestows the graces he won for all men by the Paschal Mysteries on the Church, and, through it, on all men; and anticipates and brings about the Second Coming. He prays with and in Christians and is prayed to by Christians, who, on Earth, share in the Liturgy of Heaven by their share in the Liturgy on Earth, especially in the sacraments, but particularly in the Sacrament of the Eucharist.
In addition to the sacraments, the earthly Liturgy includes Sunday and Holy Days, the Liturgical Year, and the Liturgy of the Hours. The Liturgy of the Hours, as an extension of the Eucharistic celebration, is the prayer of the Church, which does not exclude but fosters the devotions of the Church, especially adoration and worship of the Eucharist.
The Roman ("Western") Church follows the Code of Canon Law, while the other 22 churches ("Eastern Catholic Churches") follow the Code of Canons for Oriental Churches. In addition, the Western and Eastern Churches reckon the date of Easter differently in the liturgical year, a disagreement that has existed since the late 1st century.
The Gospels, properly called, are the memoirs of the Apostles that tell the glad tidings of Jesus Christ. These Gospels include the Gospel of St. Matthew, the Gospel of St. Mark, the Gospel of St. Luke, and the Gospel of St. John. The Acts of the Apostles is the second part of the Gospel of St. Luke.
During and after the time of the Apostles, other gospels were being written, falsely attributed to certain people, and distributed by false teachers. These pseudo-gospels should not be mistaken for the gospels written by early Christian writers to "fill in the gaps" in the events of Jesus' life. However, it must be noted that the pseudo-gospels were pseudopigrapha written by heretics, many of them dating to the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th century.
The Catholic Church has had many creeds throughout its history, both for local churches and for the whole Church, but two creeds in particular hold a special place in its life: the Apostle's Creed and the Nicene Creed.
The Apostle's Creed is prayed (optionally) at Mass during Lent and Easter, and in the Oath of Fidelity, because it is a summary of the Apostolic Faith and is the oldest Roman catechism, while the Nicene Creed is prayed at every Mass, because it is a communal profession of the Catholic Faith.
The Church has a single Word, or Revelation, of God. It is contained in two modes: a written mode called the Sacred Scriptures and a oral mode called the Sacred Tradition. Divine Revelation is interpreted by the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ in the Pope and in the bishops, who are the vicars and legates of Jesus Christ.
In addition to the Word of God, the Church has other books: Holy icons, liturgical texts of the day and season, the writings of the Church Fathers, works of spirituality, the book of creation, and the book of history. These books do not suprass or replace the Word but help Catholics to live by and meditate on the Word.
The Church has had many catechetical writings in its history, which aim to educate catechumens of all ages in the Christian Faith in preparation for their baptisms. The current catechism that the Church uses is the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Church recommends the Catechism as a help, together with the Scriptures, to praying the Rosary.
Popular piety or popular devotion are the traditions, prayers, actions and blessed objects in the Church that help Catholics to live the Christian life. These include "the veneration of relics, visits to sanctuaries, pilgrimages, processions, the stations of the cross, religious dances, the rosary, medals,etc."
Popular piety is not to be confused with the sacramentals, which are sacred signs of effects that lead one to and prepare one for the sacraments. These include such things as blessings and the rite of exorcism.
Among the members of the Church on Earth are the hosts of angels in Heaven. The angels help the Church and the Church joins the angel in adoring God. In addition, each Christian is in the company of a guardian angel, who helps prepare him for Heaven, which he already shares in by faith on Earth.
The Church especially worships the three archangels mentioned in the Scriptures: St. Gabriel, who announces the coming Messiah to the Prophet Daniel and who announces the births of the Precursor and of the Messiah and names them "John" and "Jesus"; St. Raphael, who brings Tobit safely to his future wife's house and has her marry him and who frees her from an evil spirit and cures Tobit's father of blindness; and St. Michael, who protects the body of Moses against Satan and protects the Body of Christ, that is, the Church,  and who will herald the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.


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Tag: New Hampshire
Ancestor Biography – Daniel Whitten (1859-1950)
Whitten-Bickford-2016 Project
#8 – Whitten Line
By Don Taylor
It is often best and usually easiest to look at a person's life backwards. That is to begin with their death records then follow them through all of the census records and finish with their birth record. Each record can build upon the next to provide a view of the life of the individual.
Marker – Daniel Whitten
Photo by "Airborne Steve"
via Find a Grave #172317650
Daniel Whitten was buried with his wife, Martha Angelina Libby at Highland Grove Cemetery at North Shapleigh, York County, Maine in 1950.[1]
In 1942, Daniel was living in Kennebunk, Maine when he filed a delayed birth certificate for his son, Herbert Winfield Whitten. The certificate showed Herbert was too old (58) to be drafted.[2]
Then we find Daniel in the census records.
1940 – Age 80, widower, Kennebunk, ME.[3]
1935 – Kennebunk, ME – Same House as 1940.[4]
1930 – Age 70, with wife (Martha), Kennebunk, Maine.[5]
1910 – Age 50, with wife (Martha), Kennebunkport, Maine.[7]
1900 – Age 41, with wife (Angie M), Shapleigh, Maine.[8] [Martha Angelina][9]
1890 – (The 1890 Census was lost.)
1883 – Age 24, Living in Limerick, Maine when his son Herbert was born.[10]
1882 – 1900 Census says they were married for 18 years; the 1910 Census indicates they had been married for 28 years.
Here is where things get sketchy. I can't find Daniel in the 1880 census. Try as I might, I'm just not finding him.
I think I've found him in the 1870 Census.[11] If so, he is a 10 year old, attending school, and living with an extended group of Whittens. Unfortunately, the 1870 Census doesn't indicate relationships between people in the household.
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Jane Whitten F 83 Maine, – Keeping House
Hiram L Whitten M 39 Maine, – Laborer
Sarah Whittn F 28 Maine, – Without Occupation
Lizzie A Whitten F 17 Maine, – Works in Woolen Mill
Hiram A Whitten M 14 Maine, – Works in Woolen Mill
Charles F Whitten M 12 Maine, – Works in Woolen Mill
Daniel Whitten M 10 Maine, – Attending School
Susan E Whitten F 9 Maine, – Attending School
George M Whitten M 6 Maine, – Attending School
Clearly, Daniel cannot be the son of the 83-year-old Jane. Also, although the 28-year-old Sarah could be his mother, the 17-year-old Lizzie could not be the daughter of Sarah. The bottom line is that the 1870 census, by itself, begs more questions than provides answers.
The 1860 Census appears to clear up some of the questions.[12]
Hiram Whitten M 29 Me – Day Laborer, Personal Property worth $50.00
Julia A Whitten F 24 Me
Elizabeth A Whitten F 7 Me – Attended School
Hiram A Whitten M 5 Me – Attended School
Charles F Whitten M 3 Me
Daniel Whitten M 1 Me
It appears that Hiram is the head of the household and has a wife, Julia, and four children including Daniel. It appears to be a pretty typical family unit.
The problem with this assessment is that the Daniel Whitten post marriage is a clear family being followed for fifty plus years. The Daniel Whitten family of 1870 and before is likewise clear. However, the linkage of two Daniel Whittens is dubious at best. The only thing that links the two families is the name Daniel Whitten, the birth date/year and place of Daniel (Maine), and the birth location of Daniel's parents (Maine). Not quite enough to make me comfortable that I have followed Daniel throughout his life and haven't possibly crossed Daniels somehow. I definitely need to do more research to shore up my assertation that the Daniel Whitten of Dover, NH in the 1860s and 1870s is the same Daniel Whitten of Limerick, Shapleigh, Kennebunkport, and Kennebunk in later years.
List of Grandparents
Grand Parent: Herbert Winfield Whitten
1st Great: Daniel Winfield Whitten
2nd Great: Hiram L Whitten?
Further Actions / Follow-up
Find Daniel Whitten in 1880 Census.
Find Daniel in a birth, marriage, or military record (Fold 3 might be a help with that) which would show relationships.
Follow Hiram Whitten, his wife, and children after 1870.
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[1] Family Search: Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990; Daniel W Whitten; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-WJ33
[2] Family Search: Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 – Herbert Winfield Whitten, 1883 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HKQ-Y3Y
[3] Family Search: 1940 Census; Daniel W Whitten – Kennebunk Town, York County, Maine; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM99-VRD
[5] Family Search: 1930 Census; Daniel W. Whitten – Kennebunk, York, Maine; ED 16-22 – Sheet 14B; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMDX-2H5
[6] Family Search: 1920 Census; Daniel W Whitten – Kennebunk, York, Maine; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8W-K7Y
[7] Family Search: 1910 Census; Daniel W Whitney [Whitten] Kennebunkport, York County, Maine; ED 245, Sheet 10A; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MR3G-MK8
[8] Family Search: 1900 Census; Danel [Daniel] W. Whitten – Shapleigh Town, York County, Maine; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMG4-D6W.
[9] Family Search: 1900 Census; Danel [Daniel] W. Whitten – Shapleigh Town, York County, Maine; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMG4-D6W
[10] Family Search: Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921 – Herbert Winfield Whitten, 1883; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HKQ-Y3Y
[11] Family Search: 1870 Census; Jane Whitten – Dover (Ward 4), Strafford, New Hampshire; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH5G-SHN
[12] Family Search: 1860 Census; Hiram Whitten – Newfield, York, Maine – Page: 71 – Household ID: 559; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDH1-38P
Author Don TaylorPosted on December 8, 2016 December 4, 2016 Categories WhittenTags Daniel Whitten, Daniel Winfield Whitten, Herbert Winfield Whitten, Maine, New Hampshire, Whitten1 Comment on Ancestor Biography – Daniel Whitten (1859-1950)
Bio – Barney Brown (c. 1813-c 1865)
By – Don Taylor
Barney/Daney Brown is my third great-grandfather on my mother's paternal line. I have not found much Barney or his life. In fact, I have only found him in two census records, which is barely enough to prove even his existence. But, this is what I think I know.
c. 1813 – Born in New Hampshire.
c. 1840 – Married Mary C. (Unknown).
c. 1842 – Son, William Henry born in Michigan.
c. 1845 – Son, Myron O. born in Michigan.
1850 – Lived near Seline, Washtenaw County, Michigan
c. 1852 – Daughter, Alice C. born in Michigan.
c. 1855 – Don, David V. born in Michigan.
c. 1865 – Died (Probably near Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan
According to the 1850 and the 1860 Censuses, Barney was 36 and 46 years-old respectively which indicates he was born in 1813 or 1814. Both censuses show that he was born in New Hampshire. Several other researchers suggest that his father was Odell Brown, and his mother's name was Jane, however, I have not managed to confirm those names. Also, some researchers indicate that he had a brother, David, who was born about 1810.
In the 1850 Census he is named Barney; in the 1860 Census, he is called Daney. This name change leads to some confusion, which is why I call him Barney/Daney. When I find additional documentation, I will correct the name as appropriate.
I know nothing of his childhood, other than he apparently had an older brother.
I have been unsuccessful finding Barney in the 1840 Census. It is likely he was living with his family in New Hampshire, Michigan, or somewhere in between. The 1840 Census only names the heads of households, so if Barney/Daney was living with his father or another person, the 26-year-old would not be listed.
He appears to have left New Hampshire and located in Michigan sometime before 1842 because his oldest son was born in Michigan.
He appears to have married Mary C. (Unknown) about 1840. This marriage is based solely on my knowing his oldest known son, William Henry Brown, being born in 1842. It is not clear if he married Mary C. before he located to Michigan after he settled in Saline, Michigan, or elsewhere.
Barney/Daney and Jane appear to have had four children.[1]
William Henry Brown (1842-?)
Myron O. Brown (1845-?)
Alice C. Brown (1852-?)
David V. Brown (1855)
In 1850, Barney was living with his wife, Mary, and two children, William Henry and Myron O. Brown in Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan as a farmer[2].
In 1860, Barney was living with his wife, Mary, and four children, Henry W., Myron O., Alice C., and David V. Brown in Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan as a farmer.[3] Living with the Browns was a Melvina Miller, age 17 who was a domestic and also attended school.[4]
I have been unsuccessful finding Barney in the 1870 Census. I did find his wife in the 1870 census living as a widow with Henry & Ann Davidson in Saline, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Because of that, I believe that Barney/Daney died sometime between 1860 and 1870.
I have been unsuccessful finding Barney's burial location.
Further Actions:
Determine Barney/Daney's preferred name, also the date and place of his birth.
Determine Barney/Daney's date and place of death.
Determine Barney/Daney's location during the 1820, 1830, and 1840 Censuses.
Follow the other children through the censuses.
Confirm that Odell and Jane Brown were his parents.
Determine Barney/Daney's wife maiden name.
List of Greats
Arthur Durwood Brown
William Henry Brown
Barney/Daney Brown
Odell Brown?????
[1] The 1860 Census, Population Schedule, does not include family relationships. Consequently, identifying the relationships as parents/children from those records is speculative. William H and Myron O lived with Barney & Mary during the 1850 Census. "Henry W." and the other children lived with Daney & Mary during the 1860 Census.
[2] 1850 Census; Barney Brown – Saline, Washtenaw, Michigan, Family Search; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8P-F8S
[3] 1860 Census; Daney (Barney) Brown – Saline, Washtenaw, Michigan; Family Search; Saline, Washtenaw, Michigan, Family 644; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDZ-DLM
Author Don TaylorPosted on April 22, 2016 January 25, 2017 Categories BrownTags Barney Brown, Biography, Daney Brown, Michigan, New HampshireLeave a comment on Bio – Barney Brown (c. 1813-c 1865)
Vacation – Dora Spalding Faulkner Mowbray (1898-1960)
It has been a few weeks since I've had a chance to blog. I've been in Minnesota visiting friends and relatives. During my trip, I visited a relative with Alzheimer's disease. I had hoped to be able to interview the individual and gain some more family stories. Sadly, to say, I wasn't able to do so. The individual's memory was just not reliable and I'm afraid that the stories I was hoping to get just aren't available any longer. Certainly, there were times she was lucid, like when she remembered going to her grandmother's cabin on Walled Lake, MI and going to the amusement park there when she was a child. But, my heart broke when she asked who her oldest child was. Other memories confused individuals and places; even the name of her brother was lost in her memory.
There is probably nothing that impedes our learning important genealogical information than Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. If you can support Alzheimer's research please do so, our family histories depend upon it. For more information on how you can help, please see the Alzheimer's Association (www.alz.org) or the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (www.alzfdn.org).
Bio – Dora Spalding Faulkner Mowbray (1898-1960) – Ancestor MM-05
Dora Spalding Faulkner was the born on 3 August 1898 in Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. She was the 4th child of Francis Child and Martha Barrett (Ripley) Faulkner.
The 1900 Census finds one-year-old Dora living with her father, mother, two older brothers, and an older sister, Katherine in a beautiful home at 61 Summer Street, in Keene[i]. Her father was an attorney and her mother was keeping house. Her brothers, 17-year-old Phillip & 13-year-old Francis, as well as her eleven-year-old sister, Katherine, were all attending school. There is a gap of ten years between the birth of Katherine and of Dora, so I bet that Dora was a bit of a surprise.
In 1903, when Dora was only four years old, her father died.
We know the family stayed in Keene through the 1910 Census, which shows the widow Martha still living at 61 Summer Street with her four children plus Martha's mother, Mary C Ripley, and two sisters, Mary and Harriett Ripley[ii]. The census also indicates that Martha only had four children, all of whom were still alive.
We know that Martha, Katherine, and Dora returned from Europe aboard the SS Rotterdam, which departed Rotterdam, Holland, and arrived at Ellis Island, NY, on 18 May 1914. The manifest indicates they were still living on Summer Street.
The 1920 Census finds Martha and Dora as lodgers at 138 Newbury St, Boston. It was in a lovely location about a block from Copley Square and a Trinity Church[iii].
Dora married Boston resident, George Siddons Mowbray on 4 November 1922, in Dora's hometown of Keene[iv]. They would go on to have three children.
Dora was somewhat conservative as is evidenced by her supporting the Mayor of Boston's banning of Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Strange Interlude."[v] Productions which may have been suitable in New York were not suitable in many other parts of the country, including Boston in 1929.
49 Elm Street Today
Courtesy: Google Maps
The 1930 Census finds Dora, her husband (a treasurer in the insurance industry), their three children, and two servants, living at 49 Elm Street, Wellesley, MA[vi]. The family continued living there through the 1940 Census.[vii] The home, built in 1919, still stands and is valued at 1.3 million today.[viii]
One researcher suggests that Dora died on 17 November 1960, although I have been unable to confirm that.
Confirm death date, death location, and burial location for Dora.
Find a Photo of Dora
1. Francis Child Faulkner
[i] 1900 Census (FS), Family Search, Francis C Faulkner – Keene city, Ward 4-5, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States – District: 36. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3YS-BF6.
[ii] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1910; Census Place: Keene Ward 4, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Roll: T624_860; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1374873.
[iii] 1920 United States Federal Census (Online publication – Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data – Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco), Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 8, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_742; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 232; Image: 573.
[iv] New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947, Family Search, George Siddous Mowbray & Dora Spalding Faulkner. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLZC-ZV8.
[v] Boston Herald (Boston, MA), Genealogy Bank, 1929-09-24 – Boston Herald (Boston, MA) – Page- 2 – Dora Mowbray.
[vi] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image:.
[vii] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census (Online publication – Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data – United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627), Database online.
[viii] See http://www.trulia.com/homes/Massachusetts/Wellesley/sold/21947744-49-Elm-St-Wellesley-MA-02481
Author Don TaylorPosted on May 22, 2015 September 10, 2016 Categories UncategorizedTags Alzheimer's, Dora Spalding Faulkner, Mowbray-Mapes, New Hampshire, Strange Interlude BannedLeave a comment on Vacation – Dora Spalding Faulkner Mowbray (1898-1960)


Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji has been rescued from kidnappers in early Thursday morning incident which spread like a bush-fire on social media platforms.
Dewji,the man said to be Africa's youngest billionaire was kidnapped in Tanzania's Dar es Salaam City. The 43 year old was abducted as he was heading to a swanky hotel gym by men who had covered their faces.
The police confirmed the reports saying they have swung into action. Dar es Salaam Lazarus Mambosasa said the abductors were two foreigners who accosted the businessman at Oyster Bay . The police have said that three people have already been arrested in connection with the incident.
They mounted roadblocks in order to ensure that the kidnappers do not leave the country. The kidnappers shot in the air before roughing up Dweji and escaping. The motive behind the abduction is till still unclear.
Dweji is estimated to be worth $1.5 billion. The fitness enthusiast turned has been hailed for turning his wholesale and retail family business into an African conglomerate that has interests in textile manufacturing, flour milling, beverages and edible oils in six countries in Africa under the METL Company.
It is reported that the philanthropist did not have any security at the time of the kidnap as he had driven himself to Colosseum gym.
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Snow Canyon soccer's defense crucial in region play, eight-game win streak
Patrick Carr
pcarr@thespectrum.com
Slowly and steadily, Snow Canyon soccer has improved each season for the past four seasons from not making the playoffs to making the Class 3A semifinals a season ago.
The Warriors play steady, with a back line that's hard to score against.
While SC's goalscorers are blowing teams away, the back line has been the quiet star during the current eight-game winning streak heading into Friday's game at Desert Hills.
Six of the last eight wins have been shutouts including five in region play.
The Warriors aren't a fluid passing team that makes opposing teams chase shadows for 80 minutes.
Instead, their defense suffocates opposing teams. They don't allow opposing teams to shoot or find any sort of rhythm.
Then they strike.
Angel Muniz is the leading scorer with an astounding 15 goals in 14 games. Joining him in attack is Yetzel Carrillo, who Muniz has played with since the fifth grade. There's also Kaden Wittwer, who's added five goals for the Warriors.
But it starts with defense.
It's hardly ever the most attractive aspect of soccer, but Snow Canyon's defense has been nearly impossible to score against in region play.
The anchor of the defense is senior center back Branson Stafford, a reserved person who doesn't say much, but who Muniz says is one of the toughest defenders around.
"It's just hard to get around him because he's so fast and more physical than most players, so that's why people try to avoid going against him," Muniz said.
SC shut out Dixie earlier this month, a difficult feat made even more difficult by the fact that the Warriors hadn't beaten the Flyers since 2009.
That game was a typical Snow Canyon defensive performance. Dixie hardly had any chances. When they did, the Warriors' goalkeepers made the save.
Before the season, SC coach Marc Wittwer pondered whether to make his goalkeepers pass a fitness test like the other players.
He decided, yes, the keepers should go through the test. All four keepers passed, and all four currently compete for the starting role.
Sometimes Wittwer uses one keeper in the first half and another in the second because they're both good enough.
Unlike some sports, a good defense in soccer can translate into a good offense.
"If they don't get scored on, it pushes us to score more goals, helps us out a lot, makes us more confident," Muniz said.
The Warriors score most of their goals with speedy counterattacks, through balls and ticky-tacky passing in close range.
Muniz has been the beneficiary of good team chemistry along with creating a lot of his own chances, but even Wittwer has trouble describing Muniz's MVP-caliber season.
"He's living right or something, everything he puts on goal it goes in, there's some shots you think 'How did that go in?' you don't know, you don't know how it went in," Wittwer said.
There's also another benefit. The defense has to train against the speedy forwards every day in practice.
"So it's like playing the best forwards in the region; it's just good for us because no one's as good as them in the region," Stafford said.
Many of the players are familiar with each other, given the fact they've played on a lot of the same club teams growing up.
It helps even more because Snow Canyon is one of the shorter teams in the region, so they're not privy to scoring off of free kicks. They rely on understanding where each other is going and how each person attacks a defense.
But some new, taller additions, such as defensive midfielder Kolton Barber and striker Maxwell Kemp, have helped.
"We've had the smallest team for awhile actually so it was kind of hard, but now with some bigger kids like Max (Kemp) and (Kolton) Barber up there it helps to get some free kicks open," Stafford said.
Earlier this season against Hurricane, Barber scored a hat trick with two goals coming from free kicks. Three of SC's four goals that night were from set plays, something Wittwer said afterwards was uncommon.
This year's success isn't new to Snow Canyon. Last year the Warriors went 15-5 before losing to Pine View in the 3A semifinals.
Wittwer, Stafford and Muniz all say the difficulty lies within keeping the team's heads level and not overlooking any opponent.
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CHS Theatre presents one act plays at festival
Claremont High School Theatre Department presents its annual Student Directed One Act Play Festival, Friday and Saturday, February 26 and 27.
The virtual festival, which will be webcast, features three shows, "Bad Auditions by Bad Actors," written by Ian McWethy, "I Don't Want to Talk About It," and "Selfie," by Bradley Hayward.
"Selfie" tells the story of problems a group of teens face throughout their senior year as they each try to find who they truly are. It is directed by Miriam Clement Y Caridad.
"I Don't Want to Talk About It," directed by Cayla Crilly, details the gritty trials and tribulations of being a teenager, the ones that are generally kept a secret.
Ian McWethy's "Bad Auditions by Bad Actors" is a comedy that follows a director on a mission to cast a production of "Romeo and Juliet" in just one day. It's director is Kyle Marshall.
Tickets are $8 and are available at: http://chstheatre.cusd.claremont.edu.
For more information go to: http://chstheatre.cusd.claremont.edu or call (909) 624-9053, extension 30463.


All Richland County Snowmobile Trails Are OPEN!
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RC to Hub City- Closed due to landowner issue.
There is so much that goes into making and having a snowmobile trail then meets ones eye. This is why local snowmobile clubs want you to join and be involved to solve these issues together, more people to help the less work has to be done by fewer people. Richland County has about 23 key people who do the majority of the work establishing and keeping our trail system going. So stay on the Trail no freelancing its a matter of having a yearly trail or not, and dont ride trails that are closed there closed for a reason.
Remember to renew your membership or become a new member by utilizing the dues tab at the top of the screen. The money that is received from membership dues is utilized on our club trail to provide some of the best and safest riding in Richland County. Also with your membership to this Club it will allow you to obtain a discounted trail pass that is required by state law to be displayed on your snowmobile to legally ride Wisconsin snowmobile trails. To obtain a discounted trail pass please visit www.awsc.org for more information on how to apply.
Wisconsin has 25,000 Miles of snowmobile trail. In good snow years you can ride from Wisconsin Illinois border to Northern Bayfield County in Wisconsin, or to Copper Harbor MI, or to Minnesota-Canada Border. Wisconsin has the most snowmobile trails in the United States of America bypassing Minnesota by 4,000 and Maine by 12,000 Holy Cow!!!
Did you know that Zero (0) tax payer dollars is used in maintaining and constructing snowmobile trails in Wisconsin. Maintaining and Constructing snowmobile trails is not free and of course it does cost money. You see this money that is used to Maintain, Brush and Groom it all come from your snowmobile REGISTRATION money that's why it is important to have your snowmobiles registered, Its not the DNR's way to "make money" you know their is a state statue that prohibits the State of Wisconsin and the DNR from putting it into different accounts to fund other non snowmobiling activity's or Programs.
Hey guess what Wisconsin even has a gas tax on 50 gallons of gas per registered snowmobile that are directed to a segregated account that is used to cover costs of maintaining snowmobile trails.
Hey that "trail pass" that's needed to ride Wisconsin's 25,000 miles of trail. Well that money also goes into a segregated account to help fund snowmobiling. It does cost money to operate groomers they need gas or diesel, oil, maintenance, grease, filters, tires. You need money to brush trail, Mow, put in tens of thousands of signs, need stakes for the signs, screws, chain saws, gas, oil, mauls, heavy equipment, trailers, private contractors in some cases, lumber for bridges, some times seeding, and some time to do it all now what i just mentioned goes for all 600 snowmobile clubs in Wisconsin and the 72 Counties that over see the snowmobile program.
RC to Hub City- This trail has had numerous landowner changes throughout the years. The current trail route that we have was our last possible bypass that could have been done without a major trail rehab and route. The reason we have come to this predicament is that there was a snowmobiler (s) road this trail when it was closed and opened gates and took down fencing most likely electrical fence to continue there travels. This resulted in cattle running at large and not contained within there proper pasture. This landowner was not happy and rightfully so. Multiple attempts to find alternative routes are being made but have not been successful due to other landowners in the area that wish a snowmobile trail on their property would not happen.
What needs to happen to have a trail from Richland Center to Hub City is a revamping of our trail system, this requires multiple people to locate new landownership, define where the trail will go on new property and trail construction which in many cases is constructing trail through wooded land. If the trail does go through a landowners woods we would most likely have to cut timber down and remove brush. Many landowners find it hard to cut down good timber that could be used in a harvest to sell and add supplemental income to the landowner. Another issue is if the landowner has there property enrolled into a managed forest program then permission is needed from the DNR Division of Forestry to even begin this process. Once permission is granted then the construction begins with heavy equipment, manpower, time and money. This cannot be done within days or weeks it takes time.
There was a Question on why cant you have road routes, State statutes says this is allowed? Its easy to interpret state statute that you can do this but it also states that permission is granted or denied by the local municipality that has the jurisdiction over this. This process has to be done in a certain order to comply with the State of Wisconsin's open meetings laws. Club members would get on a Town, or County Highway committee meeting agenda and make a proposal. That Town or County Committee in conjunction with the County Highway Commissioner will have questions and concerns and then will make a decision on whether to allow snowmobile traffic or not.
This is our club trail that is maintained by our Club this is the only trail in Richland County that is classified as a club trail that is 17 miles of wonderful riding.


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WATCH! Go behind the scenes with Dannii Minogue on our exclusive MC cover shoot
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Dannii Minogue for Marie Claire - X Factor - Celebrity News - Marie Claire Credit: Jonty Davies
See style queen Dannii in action as she gets glammed up for the cameras
She's our superstar January cover girl, who dazzles week after week in front of millions on the X Factor. Now we've got our hands on an exclusive, behind the scenes sneek peek of our day with Dannii Minogue.
SEE DANNII'S GORGEOUS SHOOT PICS HERE!
We caught up with the gorgeous popstrel – and little Ethan – to talk about finding love, living life in the fast lane, and a certain TV talent show.
But Miss Minogue was feeling a little apprehensive on the day of the Marie Claire shoot.
'I was nervous and excited to be on the cover – it's an amazing thing to be asked, but I don't really have the confidence in front of the camera,' she told us, as she took a break from being snapped during the action packed day.
'I tend to watch all of those funny shows like America's Next Top Model to try and learn tips of what to do in front of the camera, because I have no idea!'
We beg to differ, Dannii!
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WATCH Dannii in action on the MC cover shoot below…
Read the full interview with Dannii Minogue in Marie Claire's January issue, on newsstands from Thursday.
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