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Carrefour to Reward Most Loyal Customers with 250,000 in SHARE Points
20 October، 2020 AHmed AlSadr
Carrefour celebrates 25th anniversary in the UAE
Customers who have been shopping at Carrefour since it opened its doors have a chance to win 25,000 AED worth of SHARE points.
Dubai, UAE, 19 October 2020: Carrefour, operated in the UAE by Majid Al Futtaim, is searching for its most loyal customers — customers who have continued to shop at the retailer since it first launched — as it celebrates its 25th UAE anniversary. Customers can submit evidence of their long term relationship with Carrefour; such as photographs, receipts or vouchers, for a chance to be the lucky winner of 250,000 SHARE points worth 25,000 dhs.
Phillippe Peguilhan, Country Manager of Carrefour UAE at Majid Al Futtaim Retail, said: "We are delighted to be celebrating our 25th year in the UAE and are proud of the progress we have made. Firmly rooted in the soil, culture and communities of the country, we have grown with the UAE, ever since we opened the doors to the nation's very first hypermarket in City Centre Deira in 1995. We are humbled to have earned the trust of our customers and become a pillar of the communities we serve. Whether introducing new retail innovations to the region, or championing a range of causes, none of our accomplishments would be possible without the people at the heart of everything we do: our customers."
He continued: "We dedicate our 25th year anniversary to our loyal customers and will reward long-time Carrefour shopper with the chance to win their future grocery shopping on us. We look forward to hearing their memories of Carrefour and to creating even more great moments over the next 25 years."
Email your memories to anniversary25@mafcarrefour.com for a chance to win 250,000 share points, worth 25,000 dhs, to spend at any Carrefour store across the nation. The lucky winner will put a face to brand loyalty, with his or her enduring support of Carrefour underlining the brand's commitment to creating consistently satisfying shopping experiences for its customers since its inception in 1995
About Carrefour
Carrefour is one of the largest hypermarket and supermarket chains in the world. The brand was launched in the region in 1995 by Majid Al Futtaim, which is the exclusive franchisee to operate Carrefour in over 30 countries across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Today, Majid Al Futtaim operates over 300 Carrefour stores, serving more than 750,000 customers daily and employing over 37,000 colleagues.
Carrefour operates different store formats, as well as multiple online offerings to meet the growing needs of its diversified customer base. In line with the brand's commitment to provide the widest range of quality products and value for money, Carrefour offers an unrivalled choice of more than 100,000 food and non-food products, and an exemplary customer experience to create great moments for everyone every day.
About Carrefour in UAE
Carrefour was launched in the UAE in 1995. Today, Carrefour operates 29 hypermarkets and 80 supermarkets, employing more than 10,000 colleagues.
About Majid Al Futtaim
Founded in 1992, Majid Al Futtaim is the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
A remarkable business success story, Majid Al Futtaim started from one man's vision to transform the face of shopping, entertainment and leisure to 'create great moments for everyone, every day'. It has since grown into one of the United Arab Emirates' most respected and successful businesses spanning 16 international markets, employing more than 43,000 people, and obtaining the highest credit rating (BBB) among privately-held corporates in the region.
Majid Al Futtaim owns and operates 27 shopping malls, 13 hotels and four mixed-use communities, with further developments underway in the region. The shopping malls portfolio includes Mall of the Emirates, Mall of Egypt, City Centre malls, My City Centre neighbourhood centres, and five community malls which are in joint venture with the Government of Sharjah. The Company is the exclusive franchisee for Carrefour in a number of markets across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, operating a portfolio of more than 300 outlets and an online store.
Majid Al Futtaim operates more than 500 VOX Cinemas screens and 34 Magic Planet family entertainment centres across the region, in addition to iconic leisure and entertainment facilities such as Ski Dubai, iFly Dubai, Dreamscape and Ski Egypt, among others. The Company is parent to the consumer finance company 'Najm', and a Fashion, Home and Specialty retail business representing international brands such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Hollister, AllSaints, lululemon athletica, Crate & Barrel, Maisons du Monde and LEGO. In addition, Majid Al Futtaim operates Enova, a facility and energy management company, through a joint venture operation with Veolia, a global leader in optimised environment resource management.
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The Mercury News
Secessionists Formally Launch Quest for California's Independence
California Secession Leader has Russian Ties
Calexit: the "Bad Boys of Brexit" Throw Their Weight Behind Move to Split State
Also by mrpg
18/04/13/1715208 story
Proposal to Divide California Into Three States Could Land on the November Ballot
posted by mrpg on Friday April 13 2018, @11:41PM
from the divide-et-impera dept.
takyon writes:
Third time's the charm:
A California technology billionaire said on Thursday that his longtime and perhaps quixotic effort to partition the Golden State into multiple new states could soon be put before voters.
Venture capitalist Tim Draper said he had gathered about 600,000 signatures on a petition to put his proposal to divide California on the November ballot, more than the 366,000 needed to qualify. It is his third attempt to get voters to weigh in on his call to break up the most populous U.S. state.
Draper, who in 2014 and 2016 failed in his efforts to win approval for a ballot initiative to divide the state into six parts, said in a news release Thursday that he planned to file the signatures with election officials next week.
[...] To go into effect, California would first have to certify the signatures that Draper has gathered, and then voters in November would need to pass the measure. After that, the U.S. Congress would have to approve it.
Also at The Mercury News and SFGate.
Secessionists Formally Launch Quest for California's Independence 170 comments
Phoenix666 writes:
Supporters of a plan for California to secede from the union took their first formal step Monday morning, submitting a proposed ballot measure to the state attorney general's office in the hopes of a statewide vote as soon as 2018.
Marcus Ruiz Evans, the vice president and co-founder of Yes California, said his group had been planning to wait for a later election, but the presidential election of Donald Trump sped up the timeline.
"We're doing it now because of all of the overwhelming attention," Evans said.
The Yes California group has been around for more than two years, Evans said. It is based around California taxpayers paying more money to the federal government than the state receives in spending, that Californians are culturally different from the rest of the country, and that national media and organizations routinely criticize Californians for being out of step with the rest of the U.S.
Could California go it alone?
California Secession Leader has Russian Ties 27 comments
BK writes:
From channel 7 in San Francisco:
It would be easy to dismiss this as some fringe group trying to make California into its own country, but former intelligence officials tell the ABC7 News I-Team the ballot initiative leader's ties to Russia raise serious questions.
Louis Marinelli has received support in Russia from a far-right nationalist group that wants to break up the United States. Former intelligence officials say that association raises serious questions about his intent.
"You don't need this to be involved in California's campaign for independence," Marinelli said holding up an American flag.
He's the leader of the Yes California campaign, also dubbed Calexit. Marinelli is an American who lives in Russia, but his movement is getting a lot of attention stateside.
A recent Reuters poll found one in three Californians support the idea of withdrawing from the United States.
Calexit: the "Bad Boys of Brexit" Throw Their Weight Behind Move to Split State 83 comments
This weekend comes word that two of the masterminds behind the United Kingdom's ongoing divorce from the European Union, Nigel Farage and Arron Banks. The duo just returned from the United States, where they reportedly helped raise a million bucks for one of the Calexit campaigns floating around — a scheme that would split the state into two eastern and western regions.
Farage and Banks are known as the Bad Boys of Brexit, and for good reason. As the controversial leader of the UK Independence Party, or Ukip for short, the one-time broadcaster Farage stirred up the anti-immigration pot in England among the white British working class. Banks, who co-founded the Leave.EU group, angered many when he claimed that Britain's UK membership is "like having a first class ticket on the Titanic.'' He also got into hot water with his controversial move to commission a poll after the murder of British politician Jo Cox, asking respondents whether the crime would have an impact on public opinion.
Now the Bad Boys have brought their shtick to California, according to a report in the Daily Mail which says the pair are helping exit backers trying to pit the eastern, more rural side of California against the western 'coastal elite' liberals in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The plan would be to create a Republican stronghold in the new state cleaved off California's eastern flank, thus giving the GOP two more senators and electoral college votes for a 2020 presidential election.
Mercury News continues:
Meanwhile, a second Calexit campaign is underway. It's called Yes California and it would see the state seceding from America entirely. If that initiative successfully finds a place on the ballot, a Yes vote would repeal clauses in the California Constitution stating "California is an inseparable part of the United States and that the United States Constitution is the supreme law of the land, '' according to a statement from California's Secretary of State Alex Padilla's office said.
[Ed note: corrected typo in this story's last paragraph and expanded same to include the entire paragraph from which it was extracted. --martyb]
Ballot Measure to Split California Into Three States Will Appear on the November 2018 Ballot 57 comments
Radical plan to split California into three states earns spot on November ballot
California's 168-year run as a single entity, hugging the continent's edge for hundreds of miles and sprawling east across mountains and desert, could come to an end next year — as a controversial plan to split the Golden State into three new jurisdictions qualified Tuesday for the Nov. 6 ballot.
If a majority of voters who cast ballots agree, a long and contentious process would begin for three separate states to take the place of California, with one primarily centered around Los Angeles and the other two divvying up the counties to the north and south. Completion of the radical plan — far from certain, given its many hurdles at judicial, state and federal levels — would make history.
It would be the first division of an existing U.S. state since the creation of West Virginia in 1863.
Also at CNN and The Hill.
Previously: Proposal to Divide California Into Three States Could Land on the November Ballot
Related: Secessionists Formally Launch Quest for California's Independence
California Supreme Court Blocks Proposal to Split State Into Three From November Ballot 46 comments
realDonaldTrump writes:
California Supreme Court blocks proposal to split state in 3 from November ballot
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked a proposal that would split the state into three from the November ballot.
The court wrote that it took the step "because significant questions have been raised regarding the proposition's validity and because we conclude that the potential harm in permitting the measure to remain on the ballot outweighs the potential harm in delaying the proposition to a future election."
Last week, an environmental group sued to have the measure removed from the ballot. To substantially alter the state's governance under the California constitution, the group argued, a constitutional convention would need to be called -- and that requires a supermajority of both houses of the state's legislature. A ballot initiative, the group said, was constitutionally insufficient.
See also: Billionaire Tim Draper Abandons Push to Split California Into Three
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Not gonna happen Not gonna happen (Score: 2, Insightful) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday April 13 2018, @11:51PM (29 children)
by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Friday April 13 2018, @11:51PM (#666661) Homepage
This is not gonna happen. It's probably never gonna happen.
The three-state solution isn't even the optimal solution from a Balkanization perspective -- the optimal solution is a 2-state solution with a narrow coastal strip from South L.A. up to Oregon serving as the liberal paradise where all the bums and illegal aliens will be shipped-to and cared-for.
The three-state solution is a compromise to benefit Democratic voters, from a representation perspective, a lot more than my proposed two-state solution does but is decent enough if you're from South California. If you're from Redding or Alturas, tough shit, you might as well be the Bay Area. Your nice forests and big trucks would see even more hipster faggot tourist scum.
Re:Not gonna happen Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 4, Informative) by bob_super on Friday April 13 2018, @11:56PM (8 children)
by bob_super (1357) on Friday April 13 2018, @11:56PM (#666662)
> where all the bums and illegal aliens will be shipped-to and cared-for.
The illegal aliens are mostly employed in the deep-red agricultural counties inland. They can't afford the coast (except Oxnard)
Re:Not gonna happen Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 2, Insightful) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:27AM (7 children)
by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:27AM (#666683) Homepage
Silicon valley seems to have a culture of indentured servitude all its own. Californian blues don't get a free pass on this one, especially since at least aggie scum at least try to arrange some kind of housing for their "seasonal" workers.
Re:Not gonna happen Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:43AM (6 children)
by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:43AM (#666697)
Well, I doubt that your average 'illegal' Silicon Valley landscaper/poolboy/nanny is homeless either. In fact I'll bet ya that the blues treat their slaves much better than your red aggie scumballs do. And besides, fuck all this 'illegal' bullshit. People have a natural right to migrate to wherever the food is. California is a symbiotic state. One part won't do so well without the others. This is just greedy people trying to hoard money/resources for themselves. Fuck them! We need less borders, not more!
Re:Not gonna happen...agreed. Re:Not gonna happen...agreed. (Score: 5, Insightful) by archfeld on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:14AM (5 children)
by archfeld (4650) <treboreel@live.com> on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:14AM (#666712) Journal
This symbiotic state has an economy that drives the rest of the inbred fat ass states regardless of the immigration issue that seems to bother everyone else in the nation but is a general non issue in California. Aside from NY and Texas, most other states are bland pools of ineptitude driven by federal handouts and pork secured by their greedy reps in Washington. California drives the tech industries, runs with the head of the pack in agriculture, provides healthcare, and a better education to anyone that shows up in a manner that exceeds just about anywhere. That is not to say there aren't problems, like every where else, but I agree more borders isn't going to do anything but make it easier for those cheating to exploit.
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Re:Not gonna happen...agreed. Re:Not gonna happen...agreed. (Score: 1, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday April 14 2018, @02:43AM (4 children)
Man, am I glad Archfield is here. Never thought that fuck face knew what was up.
Re:Not gonna happen...agreed. (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @04:43AM
at least aggie scum at least try to arrange some kind of housing for their "seasonal" workers.
Yeah, well, I was only contesting your assertion that the blue suburban 'illegals' are any worse off than the ones out there on the plantation doing what should be done by a damn machine... The bullshit spreads very evenly in my view. And since we can only measure things by degree, the aggie scum belongs just a little deeper in the pits of hell. But, who knows? Maybe picking grapes really is better than dealing with a bratty six year old and watering the petunias (and getting a little action while hubby's at work) The things is that the bears will put up with a lot of bee stings to get to the honey. Why people blame them, I'll never fathom. It's a dead cat. So what?
Re:Not gonna happen...agreed. (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @06:14PM
by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @06:14PM (#666987)
So now you contradict yourself. Your brain must finally be starting the long slide into alcoholic dementia.
Re:Not gonna happen...agreed. (Score: 2) by archfeld on Saturday April 14 2018, @08:13PM
by archfeld (4650) <treboreel@live.com> on Saturday April 14 2018, @08:13PM (#667018) Journal
I missed you too Ethanol. You're like the inbred Indian cousins I have in Oklahoma.
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Re:Not gonna happen Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 2) by Snotnose on Friday April 13 2018, @11:57PM (3 children)
by Snotnose (1623) on Friday April 13 2018, @11:57PM (#666664)
As a Sandy Eggin I applaud anything that gets me away from the Frisco/LA braintrust.
Then again, when I add up the pluses and minuses of both parties, both parties get a No Vote. They both suck 90% of the time, I'm stuck with figuring which 10% I'm willing to hold my nose for.
Why is tamales pronounced tamales but females is pronounced females instead of females?
Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:59AM
A bus will do that for you. Just head east until they check your skin color against a Pantone swatch.
Re:Not gonna happen Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 2) by archfeld on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:19AM (1 child)
Not sure what you are seeing, but SF , and everything north would gladly see the LA area back to Mexico, and the people in LA barely acknowledge the rest of the world even exists. The further north you go in California the more pronounced the disgust for Southern Cali becomes.
Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 3, Touché) by fustakrakich on Saturday April 14 2018, @04:58AM
by fustakrakich (6150) on Saturday April 14 2018, @04:58AM (#666802) Journal
Patience patience... San Andreas will take care of everything.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
Re:Not gonna happen Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 2, Interesting) by SpockLogic on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:02AM (7 children)
by SpockLogic (2762) on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:02AM (#666667)
This is gonna happen. If not three new states then six or more. The 38 million people of California have the same two senators as 600,000 or 700,000 people in Wyoming and North Dakota. Time for "Fair and Balanced"
Howdya like those apples.
Overreacting is one thing, sticking your head up your ass hoping the problem goes away is another - edIII
Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:04AM
The 38 million people of California have the same two senators as 600,000 or 700,000 people in Wyoming and North Dakota.
That's exactly how the Senate is supposed to work. The House of Representatives is supposed to have (relatively) proportional representation based on population.
The Senate is where all states are equal. If you don't like it then move to a different state, but don't move to TX or NY or FL or PA or ...
Re:Not gonna happen Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 1) by khallow on Saturday April 14 2018, @02:51AM (5 children)
by khallow (3766) on Saturday April 14 2018, @02:51AM (#666754) Journal
Go for it.
Re:Not gonna happen Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 3, Insightful) by aristarchus on Saturday April 14 2018, @08:34AM (4 children)
by aristarchus (2645) on Saturday April 14 2018, @08:34AM (#666842) Journal
Sometimes I get the idea that khallow is not a Montanan. That is OK, not everyone can be, because it is a rather elite group. But then I start to think that khallow is not even a Wyomingite, which is well below a Montanan, somewhere down in the "James Watt" or "Dick 'Dick' Cheney", or his useless daughter [note to Soylentils: nothing good ever came out of Wyoming, except women's right to vote!] level. So, khallow, being as you are a FRICKING CALIFORNICATOR!!!. Someone would have to actually be from the intermountain West, an actual homeboy of the Rocky Fucking Mountains, to understand just how hard and viciously I have just dissed the khallow. You are a Californian, an immigrant, a carpet-bagger. A purchaser of 20 acre "horse ranches", one of the bastards that is responsible for driving up property prices to the level that no honest rancher or farmer could actually make a living.
So, being Greek of extrordinary longevity, I have had the opportuity to be present for many of the events you Soylentils regard as "history". But, you know, people actually lived the history you might later study. In this case, during the Great Depression, cattle ranches in the west no longer could make a profit. So they did something like Facebook did: they switched from running cattle, to running dudes. Yes, in the Great Depression, Dude Ranching saved many a spread.
Now the difference is that now the "dudes" actually buy property, whether in such dens of scum and villainy and Big Mountain skiiing as the Whitefish, or the equally perverse "Big Sky" offerings close to some place close to skiiing and Yellowstone, but not actually, you know, close. Montana is fricking Huge, for those of you from Mykonos or New Jersey.
So this is why khallow argues in bad faith. He is the "Whitewater" of the Clintons, the Atlantic City of the Donald, the Tulip futures market of the market that had no future. And to think he wanted me to rent his backhoe! Mendacity, khallow! Lies and untruths! Intentionally incorrect facts! Bubble-fed libertariantard ideological pablum. Perhaps, forsooth, we ought to divide the crumulent and naturally fissured khallow into at least the three states, of the United States, that he has claimed residence in. For tax purposes only, of course, because no one expects
The Violent Imposition!!!
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Re:Not gonna happen Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 2, Informative) by khallow on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:05PM (2 children)
by khallow (3766) on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:05PM (#666887) Journal
Let's look at the meat of that post.
So this is why khallow argues in bad faith.
Nothing before that sentence or after was relevant to that assertion. This is what actual bad faith rhetoric looks like.
Re:Not gonna happen Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @06:20PM (1 child)
You mistake humor for bad faith rhetoric. No surprise, being a bot you have a really hard time parsing language that doesn't fit the heuristic patterns you were programmed with.
Obviously you weren't created with Asimov's 3 laws or you wouldn't be capable of spreading harmful bullshit.
Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 1) by khallow on Sunday April 15 2018, @06:37AM
by khallow (3766) on Sunday April 15 2018, @06:37AM (#667179) Journal
You mistake humor for bad faith rhetoric.
What's humorous about it? I grant it could be a bad faith argument masquerading as humor. We see that a lot here.
Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 2) by archfeld on Saturday April 14 2018, @08:23PM
Is Aristarchus Proof that CWD or mad cow disease is loose in the general public in Montana ? I can almost see the foam on his post, and it wanders in circles like you'd expect the infected animal to do :)
http://www.mad-cow.org/99feb_cwd_special.html [mad-cow.org]
"narrow coastal strip" "narrow coastal strip" (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:56AM (2 children)
by MichaelDavidCrawford (2339) <mdcrawford@gmail.com> on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:56AM (#666703) Homepage Journal
That strip would have to skip over Orange County. It's on the coast.
But there is some precedent for discontiguous states: Michigan's upper peninsula in my understanding lives in a whole different world all unto itself.
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Re:"narrow coastal strip" Re:"narrow coastal strip" (Score: 3, Interesting) by hemocyanin on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:13AM (1 child)
by hemocyanin (186) on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:13AM (#666710) Journal
Washington State has a little itty bit like that except it's even more drastic -- you have to cross an international border twice to get there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Roberts,_Washington [wikipedia.org]
better map, but you'll have to zoom out manually: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=point+roberts&t=lm&ia=web&iaxm=about [duckduckgo.com]
Fort Vancouver Washington Was At First Canadian (Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:29AM
The Canadian Army turned it over to the US Army when we established our current border.
Vancouver British Columbia was founded much later when this cool frood by the name of Gassy Jack decided that it would be a good place to build a whiskey bar.
He was called "Gassy" because he liked to talk at length while standing atop a whiskey barrel. There's a sculpture of him doing that in today's Gastown.
Re:Not gonna happen Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 2) by Whoever on Saturday April 14 2018, @02:02AM (3 children)
by Whoever (4524) on Saturday April 14 2018, @02:02AM (#666734) Journal
the optimal solution is a 2-state solution with a narrow coastal strip from South L.A. up to Oregon serving as the liberal paradise
... and the rest would become the poorest state in the nation.
''would become the poorest state in the nation'' ''would become the poorest state in the nation'' (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @07:59AM (2 children)
Not if you plan to keep eating.
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Re:''would become the poorest state in the nation' Re:''would become the poorest state in the nation' (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @08:21AM (1 child)
Splitting doesn't mean trade stops.
''Splitting doesn't mean trade stops'' (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @08:34AM
Pretty sure that's what I said.
Re:Not gonna happen (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Saturday April 14 2018, @02:05AM
by Gaaark (41) on Saturday April 14 2018, @02:05AM (#666738) Journal
Nice to have you back. :)
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Politically impossible Politically impossible (Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 13 2018, @11:57PM (17 children)
by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 13 2018, @11:57PM (#666663)
There is no way this is possible. California overall trends substantially democratic, so the outcome would be something like "create 2 Democratic leaning states, and 1 Republican leaning state." Would any Republican in the US Senate let that happen?
Alternatively, the outcome would be something like "create 2 Republican leaning states, and 1 Democratic leaning state." Would any Democrat in the US Senate let that happen?
This sounds like a "Texas Independence" type thing... a very Quixotic quest which defies even a superficial reality check. (On the other hand, the same could have been said for a certain recent presidential election.)
Re:Politically impossible Re:Politically impossible (Score: 2) by frojack on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:13AM (3 children)
by frojack (1554) on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:13AM (#666676) Journal
Actually what Ethanol-Fueled suggested does make the most likely solution to avoid the deadlock you suggest.
Take a look at this: http://abc30.com/politics/red-vs-blue-california-election/398766/ [abc30.com] The people are already split that way.
Both parts would scream gerrymandering, but they would balance each other out, and nullify that argument.
There is no north vs south split that makes sense, either into two states or three, because of San Francisco and LA would dominate what ever half they were in.
Better to leave those two together (they deserve each other).
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Re:Politically impossible (Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:38AM
Imperial county being blue comes as no surprise (we at one time and maybe still now boasted 25% unemployment, the highest rate of teen pregnancy, and one of the most polluted waterways of North America), but Riverside? Come on, you're all White retired military living in McMansions and blowing your VA checks at the local bar all day every day.
Who in Riverside is letting all the Zetas and Sinaloas vote?
Re:Politically impossible Re:Politically impossible (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday April 14 2018, @03:15AM (1 child)
by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Saturday April 14 2018, @03:15AM (#666763) Homepage Journal
LA is going to be its own state. That's the one they have penciled in as "California." I would call it Los Angeles. The State of Los Angeles. That one will start out blue. Not great for me, personally. Because of Trump National Los Angeles. But maybe, probably, we can turn it red. By moving very strongly against the illegals there.
Southern California is going to have San Diego, Riverside, Fresno and Orange County. A beautiful red state.
Northern California, that one will have San Francisco. So it'll be another blue state, right? WRONG! Because it's going to have 39 other counties. And so many of those other counties are very red. They supported me very strongly in 2016. Even with all the dirty tricks the California Dems pulled in that election.
This is coming up for a vote in November. Let's hope it passes. Let's do everything we can. So a Republican Congress gets to vote on it. And I'll get to sign it. I love signing documents! And I'll be waiting, pen in hand. Pen in hand, folks.
''The State of Los Angeles'' (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @08:12AM
You're not the first to think of that.
One guy's equal-population senatorial map. [archive.li]
Southern California is going to have [...] Fresno
You're really lousy at geography.
...and the linked map suggests The State of Orange (County).
Re:Politically impossible Re:Politically impossible (Score: 5, Insightful) by c0lo on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:23AM (1 child)
by c0lo (156) on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:23AM (#666681) Journal
Would any Republican in the US Senate let that happen?
I don't know, maybe because they don't have a majority after the next senate election?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0
Re:Politically impossible (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday April 14 2018, @03:35AM
Keep dreaming, I love our beautiful dreamers. Even the Australian ones.
If your HORRIBLE dream -- for Americans it's a nightmare -- comes true, we can still have Three Californias. Because the election for the Senate and the election for Three Californias are the same election. First Tuesday in November. But we keep all our Senators & Representatives -- except the ones who quit or die -- until January 20. The VERY CROOKED California government gives itself 30 days to certify the results of elections. So even if California drags its heels, we have more than a month to bring it to Congress. To our terrific Republican Congress. And maybe Congress can vote on it before it's certified or even before the election! Our lawyers are gonna look into all the legal. Believe me, we have some tremendous lawyers. The most loyal & smartest.
Re:Politically impossible Re:Politically impossible (Score: 2) by wisnoskij on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:30AM (9 children)
by wisnoskij (5149) <jonathonwisnoskiNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:30AM (#666687)
Not that I disagree with any of your points, but how can it not happen? 90% of California voted Trump. Mile after mile, basically every single country in california feels neglected by their state leadership. How is any government, or political party going to prevent millions of people over hundreds of thousands of square miles from seeking representation?
Politics and political parties are powerful in the States, but are they really more powerful than all the people combined?
Re:Politically impossible Re:Politically impossible (Score: 2) by bob_super on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:41AM (8 children)
by bob_super (1357) on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:41AM (#666695)
> 90% of California voted Trump.
*citation needed*
By square mileage ?
Because two thirds of the human beings who qualify and bothered to show up voted D. I'm pretty sure that's what we count.
Yes and yes. Yes and yes. (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:14AM (3 children)
The problem is that tolerance and understanding is really 1-sided.
The conservative rural people (deplorables) are well aware of the festering cities. This is where they must go for serious airports, advanced medical treatment, large universities, and so on. City life, and especially city values, are featured in most media.
The liberal city people (degenerates) are mostly ignorant of rural life. A small portion of them venture out for stuff like skiing, where they mostly encounter other liberal city people like themselves. Whenever rural life supposedly makes it into the media, it is a caricature based on the prejudices of the liberal city people. It's stuff like "squeal like a pig" in Deliverance, which is actually far more likely in LA.
So we have a bunch of liberal city people making laws that severely affect the people they despise. The city folk literally don't give a shit how much the rural folk are suffering.
I'm sure it seems fine when you are on the winning side. To understand better, picture people like Steve Bannon and Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin (and of course Donald Trump) in every seat of power in your state. No, that isn't enough. They would leave you the option to NOT carry a gun, the option to bake cakes for gay couples, and the option to use a public school. Make it more extreme, taking all that away, and you'll get the idea.
Re:Yes and yes. (Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:28AM
As a rural liberal, I see this divide pretty clearly although to be fair, there is enough shade thrown in both directions to keep Mordor dark for ages, but the core of what you say is true. City-folk can't really comprehend the needs of rural areas, and rural areas can't really comprehend the issues in the cities. It might be for the best to split CA into a number of states (an even number though, designed so that neither side gains some advantage through national gerrymandering).
Re:Yes and yes. Re:Yes and yes. (Score: 3, Insightful) by bob_super on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:30AM (1 child)
I want to believe you're trying to be informative. Yet, you've gone so far in your caricature that you negate your point.
It turns out, bear with me on this, that most people, on both sides - fine people on both sides -, do not have an extreme opinion on most of those matters that politicians and media constantly drum up in order to divide us.
It also turns out, quite amazingly, that most people setting up rules one way or another, at all levels, do understand that there are people with different opinions, or adversely affected in their habits, by the consequences of the aforementioned rules.
Re:Yes and yes. (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @06:28PM
You are ruining their circle-jerk, what kind if minster are you? Can't you let this strange fusion of politics and sexual repression at least get off before you ruin the mood?
Re:Politically impossible Re:Politically impossible (Score: 2, Disagree) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday April 14 2018, @03:40AM (3 children)
In California they count human beings. They let millions of illegals vote. And that's why I lost in California. In the other states, they count CITIZENS. And I won OVERWHELMINGLY there. If they counted citizens in California, I would have won there. Overwhelmingly!!!!
Re:Politically impossible Re:Politically impossible (Score: 2) by archfeld on Saturday April 14 2018, @07:58PM (2 children)
There has yet to be any proof that illegals voted, much less in any great numbers. Get a grip Trumpelstiltskin. I am a part time Californian and yes there are a lot of immigrants, undoubtedly many are illegal but the hype spread by the administration and their tame media is based on hugely manipulated numbers, and the immigrants generally work hard and keep their heads down. If the Feds would get THEIR heads out of their collective asses and do even the most basic job at the border things would get better fast.
How much proof do you want? How much proof do you want? (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @08:18PM (1 child)
Are you expecting millions of people to line up in front of you, each swearing an oath that they committed this felony, and each presenting you with a notarized admission, and each providing unedited video of them casting the vote?
We've caught and convicted multiple people. We know that California gives driver licenses to illegal aliens, and we know that California automatically registers people with driver licenses. Some of the more honest non-citizens (for example, a Chinese student on a student visa) have reported getting automatically registered. We know that there were counties with more voters than people who should be eligible to vote.
Also, it isn't just about them voting. California has several extra people in the US House of Representatives due to illegal aliens. They get counted in the census you see, and that adjusts the representation. This wrongly diminishes the influence of legitimate Americans in other states.
Re:How much proof do you want? (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday April 14 2018, @09:47PM
by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Saturday April 14 2018, @09:47PM (#667065) Homepage Journal
We're going to put a question back on the Census, that we used to have when America was great (1950). Are you a United States citizen? Very simple. Then we can do the House of Reps & Electoral College according to HOW MANY CITIZENS. Not human beings!
Re:Politically impossible (Score: 2) by TheRaven on Saturday April 14 2018, @10:31AM
by TheRaven (270) on Saturday April 14 2018, @10:31AM (#666863) Journal
I'm not convinced. Turning one democratic state into two democratic states and one republican state would not increase the size of a democratic majority in the senate or reduce the size of a republican one. If you have a 40/60 split in the current situation then it would become a 41/61 split afterwards. Whichever party had a majority would still have a majority, but it would increase the chance of one of the 3 Californias becoming a swing state and give both parties a chance to turn that into a 21 or 19-seat majority.
sudo mod me up
It's just a scam It's just a scam (Score: 5, Interesting) by ilPapa on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:30AM (9 children)
by ilPapa (2366) on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:30AM (#666686) Journal
This Draper guy who's been pushing this for the past 15 years is just another right-wing huckster. He raises money and pushes this nonsense every election season. There is no appetite for dividing California.
If you go to the guy's website, it reads like one of those Microsoft sample websites with Latin place-holder text. Draper has his little grift going and he knows it won't happen, but grifters gotta grift.
You are still welcome on my lawn.
Re:It's just a scam Re:It's just a scam (Score: 2) by wisnoskij on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:37AM (1 child)
> There is no appetite for dividing California.
> Their have been over 200 serious proposals to divide.
> 90% of the current counties in California are ruled over by a governor they voted against.
Re:It's just a scam (Score: 3, Interesting) by ilPapa on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:36AM
90% of the current counties in California are ruled over by a governor they voted against.
90% of current counties in California are practically empty.
Jerry Brown has a 65% approval rating in California. If Trump had numbers like that, he'd be putting himself on the $100 bill.
Jerry Brown is more popular in California than Ronald Reagan ever was.
Re:It's just a scam Re:It's just a scam (Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:45AM (5 children)
by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:45AM (#666698) Journal
It looks like there was enough appetite to get the required signatures, and then some.
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Re:It's just a scam Re:It's just a scam (Score: 4, Informative) by ilPapa on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:28AM (3 children)
There are 40 million Californians. He claims to have 600,000 signatures.
You do the math. Does that indicate enough appetite for this proposition to pass? Especially in a year where people from coast to coast are seemingly saying (with their votes) that they've had just about enough of these right-wing jackoffs. I don't think so. Not that I'm opposed to there being now 4 Democratic senators from California, but even people I know in Fresno and Bakersfield don't want this. The last thing they need is to go from living in the most prosperous state in the US to one of the poorest, which is what they'd be.
How many miilions of signatures do they need to collect for you to be impressed? There will always be an order of magnitude less signatures than votes.
Re:It's just a scam (Score: 2) by ilPapa on Saturday April 14 2018, @05:57AM
How many miilions of signatures do they need to collect for you to be impressed?
They've gotten enough signatures to get on the ballot before. And the proposition was crushed.
Signing a petition is one thing, but voting is another.
As I said, Californians do not have any appetite to actually split up the state. It's just a scam.
Re:It's just a scam (Score: 2) by ilPapa on Sunday April 15 2018, @05:17AM
by ilPapa (2366) on Sunday April 15 2018, @05:17AM (#667164) Journal
By the way, the last time Draper pulled this grift, he got something like 1.5 million signatures. Of course, most of them were bogus and fell off in the challenge, but the fact that he's only presenting 600k this time around is an indication of just how badly his hustle is failing.
Oh, and the last time, his master plan was to divide California into SIX states.
As I've said, grifters gonna grift.
Re:It's just a scam (Score: 2) by chromas on Saturday April 14 2018, @02:58AM
by chromas (34) on Saturday April 14 2018, @02:58AM (#666757) Journal
Russian haxx!
Re:It's just a scam (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday April 14 2018, @02:27AM
Believe me, Tim is no dummy. He's very smart. You've heard of Hotmail. Maybe you've heard of Skype? Those were him. He didn't start them, he made them successful. Because he invented Viral Marketing. He's a HUGE Venture Capitalist. He founded the Draper University of Heroes. And he won the World Entrepreneurship Forum's Entrepreneur for the World award!!!!
Sigh Sigh (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:42AM (2 children)
Jerry Brown is a fucking lunatic and the majority of middle class tax payers know this. I'm not linking his policies, when late '70s ridicule from the left will do. [google.com] Yes, gen X covered this. [youtube.com]
Re:Sigh Re:Sigh (Score: 3, Informative) by ilPapa on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:34AM (1 child)
Jerry Brown is a fucking lunatic and the majority of middle class tax payers know this.
Jerry Brown has a 65% approval rating here in California. He's more popular than Arnold, more popular than Ronald Reagan.
He's over 60% with the "middle-class", too. People in California love him. He's really popular here.
Re:Sigh (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday April 14 2018, @03:47AM
California is a disaster. I proclaimed it a MAJOR DISASTER. Governor Jerry "Moonbeam" Brown pardoned 5 criminal illegal aliens whose crimes include (1) Kidnapping and Robbery (2) Badly beating wife and threatening a crime with intent to terrorize (3) Dealing drugs. Is this really what the great people of California want? @FoxNews [twitter.com]
Water ? Water ? (Score: 3, Insightful) by archfeld on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:23AM (3 children)
If they broke up California where would the vampire farms in the imperial valley get their water from ? It is only the fact that the LA area is able to control the vote that they have the ability to continue to siphon away the water from Northern California.
Re:Water ? Re:Water ? (Score: 1) by hemocyanin on Saturday April 14 2018, @01:30AM (1 child)
your sig made me chuckle.
Re:Water ? (Score: 3, Interesting) by archfeld on Saturday April 14 2018, @07:49PM
Thanks, but refer to an old journal entry of mine. I use a similar sig on my email, and I got a surprise visit from the local PD when my credit union rep saw the sig and panicked.
https://soylentnews.org/~archfeld/journal/2103 [soylentnews.org]
Two ways. (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @02:02AM
First, the evil way: they may have permanent water rights that the supreme court would agree with.
Second, the business way: pay money.
to break up the most populous U.S. state. to break up the most populous U.S. state. (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Saturday April 14 2018, @02:04AM (1 child)
>>to break up the most populous U.S. state.
Just wait for the BIG earthquake: it will either break up along it's own way, or it won't be the most populous state anymore.
Either way, it's just a matter of time.
/sarc?
''Just wait for the BIG earthquake'' (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @08:30AM
I used to have a link to a map that was an animated gif but I lost it some time back. 8-(
The San Andreas is a slip-strike fault (lateral movement).
The Pacific Plate is headed for Alaska.
...but it will be several million years before L.A. is Anchorage-adjacent.
Wrong Solutions Wrong Solutions (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @11:22AM (5 children)
So instead of working together, lets separate everyone and ensure everyone digs into their positions even more.
Violent coercion => Working together is bad. Violent coercion => Working together is bad. (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @12:28PM (4 children)
Look what happened when the 2 parties figured out that they can work together:
Republicans vote for the Democrats welfare state.
Democrats vote for the Republican's warfare state.
The result is out-of-control spending; that's what happens when you organize society around a violently imposed monopoly—opposing groups agree to rape the productive at the point of a gun.
Re:Violent coercion => Working together is bad. (Score: 3, Touché) by SpockLogic on Saturday April 14 2018, @02:39PM
by SpockLogic (2762) on Saturday April 14 2018, @02:39PM (#666940)
that's what happens when you organize society around a violently imposed monopoly—opposing groups agree to rape the productive at the point of a gun.
Perfect time for comprehensive gun control ???
Re:Violent coercion => Working together is bad. Re:Violent coercion => Working together is bad. (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @06:32PM (1 child)
Cooperation. Society.
Big words, but you should learn about them sometime.
Cooperation doesn't depend on Men with Guns. (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 14 2018, @07:19PM
Cooperation is an act of each individual's will; anything else is just servitude.
Re:Violent coercion => Working together is bad. (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 17 2018, @01:44AM
by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 17 2018, @01:44AM (#667891)
exactly. you have to be a drooling invalid to want cooperation between the degenerate scum in washington.
This should be a federal rule This should be a federal rule (Score: 2) by richtopia on Saturday April 14 2018, @05:35PM (1 child)
by richtopia (3160) on Saturday April 14 2018, @05:35PM (#666976) Homepage Journal
Instead of California segmenting itself, there should be provisions on the federal level for a maximum state size. I'm biased towards balkanization, so I would probably suggest 5% total population. The top states by population are: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_population)
California - 12%
Texas - 9%
Florida - 6%
New York - 6%
Pennsylvania - 4%
Only two states have been created by the division of other states: Kentucky and West Virginia. Many of the states were drawn in order to deal with the political issue of slavery. Perhaps with some more mechanical rules in place on what constitutes a state political reasons for a state's creation can be reduced, and we could perhaps focus on the long term issues like culture and economy.
Re:This should be a federal rule (Score: 2) by ilPapa on Sunday April 15 2018, @05:28AM
Instead of California segmenting itself, there should be provisions on the federal level for a maximum state size. I'm biased towards balkanization, so I would probably suggest 5% total population.
I agree that it's time to throw out the Constitution and start from scratch. A new constitutional convention should be convened immediately after the November elections.
Now, I have a few questions about your proposal, though. First, what is the difference between segmenting a state and having federal limits on state size? Or are you suggesting we should do away with almost half the population of Texas?
And most important, why would you want this federal limit on the size of a state? Can we also have a minimum size? Like, since Montana has practically nobody in it, can we just combine them with the two Dakotas? They still would have less than 20% of the population of New York City. Or are you suggesting that we force people from populous states to move to less populous ones?

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Attilio Bortolotti died of pneumonia on February 10, 1995, in a nursing home near Toronto. He was born on September 19, 1903, in Codroipo, Friuli, Italy, the fifteenth of eighteen children of Luigi Bortolotti, a builder, and Maria Pittana.
Tilio emigrated to Canada in 1920 and became active in the anarchist and antifascist movements in Windsor and Detroit during the agitation for Sacco and Vanzetti. Arrested in Detroit in 1929 for distributing a leaflet announcing a Sacco-Vanzetti meeting, he was held for deportation to Italy, but jumped bail and fled to Toronto. There he worked as a tool-and-die maker and resumed his anarchist activities, editing Il Libertario from 1933 to 1935 and The Libertarian in 1968 and 1969.
Emma's campaign was successful, and Bortolotti was set free. A month later, however, Emma suffered a stroke, from which she died on May 14, 1940. The Bortolotti case had been her last battle against the state.
We at the Fifth Estate dedicate this issue to our comrade, Attilio Bortolotti. Tilio was also known as Art Bartell to his many friends and to the projects he so generously supported. His disdain for governments and religion and his hatred of war began at an early age and continued throughout his life. Even when working in Detroit and Windsor auto factories, he tirelessly promoted his anarchist ideal.
Tilio's life spanned almost the entire century, and his political work intersected with the major events of the times. His insistence on international solidarity and relentless pursuit of "the Ideal" is a tradition of which we feel a part and hope to continue this lineage of revolt into the next century.
We mourn the loss of our friend and comrade even as we realize that his life, filled with devotion to the cause of anarchism, was as rich as one can have.
We send our heartfelt condolences to his companion Libera and his son Libero.


It's January in Chicago and that means Buddy Guy is back for his winter residency at his namesake South Loop club.
Howard was on hand with his camera to grab some great shots of the 2017 residency's very first night, Thursday, January 5th. It continues each weekend in January -- Thursday through Sunday.
The octogenerian guitarist packs a blistering two hour set into each night, pulling out many of his trademark tricks and licks along the way.
Get there early. It's all GA seating and there's a different opener each night, but BG's got the same great band including the fabulous Marty Sammon (a fine leader in his own right) on keyboards.


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Author (Mario del Pópolo)
Year: All (17)2011 (1)2009 (1)2008 (1)2007 (4)2006 (1)2005 (2)2004 (2)2002 (5)
"Nano-indentation of a room-temperature ionic liquid film on silica: a computational experiment"
P. Ballone and M. G. Del Pópolo and S. Bovio and A. Podestà and P. Milani and N. Manini, December 2011
doi:10.1039/c2cp23459a
"Melting of a tetrahedral network model of silica"
R. Cabriolu and M. G. Del Pópolo and P. Ballone, September 2009
doi:10.1039/b913358e
"Melting behavior of an idealized membrane model"
M. G. Del Pópolo and P. Ballone, January 2008
"Polarization Relaxation in an Ionic Liquid Confined between Electrified Walls†"
Carlos Pinilla and M. G. Del Pópolo and Jorge Kohanoff and R. M. Lynden-Bell, February 2007
doi:10.1021/jp067184+
"Local and semilocal density functional computations for crystals of 1-alkyl-3-methyl-imidazolium salts"
M. G. Del Pópolo and C. Pinilla and P. Ballone, April 2007
"Clusters, Liquids, and Crystals of Dialkyimidazolium Salts. A Combined Perspective from ab Initio and Classical Computer Simulations"
Mario G. Del Pópolo and Jorge Kohanoff and Ruth M. Lynden-Bell and Carlos Pinilla, November 2007
doi:10.1021/ar700069c
"Neutral and Charged 1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium Triflate Clusters: Equilibrium Concentration in the Vapor Phase and Thermal Properties of Nanometric Droplets†"
P. Ballone and C. Pinilla and J. Kohanoff and M. G. Del Pópolo, February 2007
doi:10.1021/jp067484r
"Simple models of complex aggregation: Vesicle formation by soft repulsive spheres with dipolelike interactions"
P. Ballone and M. G. Del Pópolo, March 2006
doi:10.1103/physreve.73.031404
"On the generation of metal clusters with the electrochemical scanning tunneling microscope"
M.G. Del Pópolo and E.P.M. Leiva and M. Mariscal and W. Schmickler, August 2005
doi:10.1016/j.susc.2004.04.063
"Simulation of the surface structure of butylmethylimidazolium ionic liquids"
R. M. Lynden-Bell and M. Del Pópolo, December 2005
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Angela Janda's poetry has appeared in journals including San Pedro River Review, Whitefish Review, and New Mexico Poetry Review. She was the recipient of a 2006 New Mexico Discovery Award for poetry. Her play, Out of Thebes, was produced by Theaterwork (Santa Fe, NM) in 2015. She grew up in rural Minnesota, attended Gustavus Adolphus College, and earned her Master of Accounting degree at Anderson School of Management at the University of New Mexico. She works as a Certified Public Accountant.
Angela was a permanent member of the company at Theaterwork from 2004 to 2016. In 2011, she played Antigone in Jean Anouilh's Antigone. The play was staged in an abandoned municipal swimming pool.


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Q: Regarding boot repair I've repaired grub using boot repair disk x64. I've windows 7 and ubuntu 14.04 on laptop both are working properly. I want to reinstall windows copy but it fails to boot from DVD and win 7 iso through usb. I've set the booting priority properly but it always goes to grub. So how can I install new windows?

A: Login into your windows, from here boot your windows DVD and run your setup. This will reinstall your Windows7 but can't alter your partition table.
Now you can update your grub using your Ubuntu live CD.
ref. askubuntu

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Looking at my largest keywords in the blog this year, I see that I've spent more time talking about books than anything else. As such, I thought it would be fitting to share with you some analytics and statistics about my book consumption this year.
The following data only includes books I read for fun/entertainment. They do not include any technical books I read for work, although they do include books read on the craft of writing.
I make no distinction between books consumed via physical instance, kindle, or audible. I consider books finished via all of those mediums as "read," even though some were listened to, strictly speaking.
I read at least one book on this list twice, but I only counted individual instances of books.
These numbers are interesting, but let's get a little more detailed, shall we?
As you can see, the reading really picked up in the second half of the year. This began with me reading "On Writing" by Stephen King. One of the things he mentions in there is that in order to be a good writer, you need to be a prolific reader. It reminded me of the fact that I used to be a prolific reader, but had really fallen out of the habit lately. At that point, I decided to start reading more, and wound up getting a bunch of books for my birthday.
The breakdown by genre is pretty telling. I'm most interested in the fantasy and sci-fi genres, but managed to get a couple of other ones in there. The graphic novels and Christmas stories were actually really short, totaling less than 400 pages together.
I did manage to spread the love around quite a bit from the authorship perspective. I read 4 Dresden novels by Jim Butcher, 3 each by Scott Meyer and Lev Grossman (two sets of trilogies), a couple of 2-fers (including the Christmas stories, both by Charles Dickens), and the rest just a single book from each. In total, I read 26 different authors. This is actually fairly uncommon for me. My typical approach is to find a small set of prolific authors I like and stick with their stuff. I'm really glad that I've finally branched out some, although I now find myself liking a much larger number of prolific authors. I think that's a good problem to have.
It's possible I'll finish another book before the end of the year, but it really doesn't look like it. My goal for next year is to read 50 books. I think, given my pace during the last five months of this year, I'll be able to attain that goal.


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Motor TBi (acrónimo de Turbo Benzina Iniezione) es la denominación comercial de un motor desarrollado por Fiat Group Automobiles y utilizado en automóviles Alfa Romeo.

Descripción

Automóviles

 Alfa Romeo 159

 Alfa Romeo Brera

 Alfa Romeo Spider (2006)

 Alfa Romeo Giulietta (2010)

 Alfa Romeo 4C

 Lancia Delta (2008) (Di Turbo Jet)

Véase también
 Anexo:Motores Fiat Group Automobiles

Referencias

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Motores de Fiat Group Automobiles
Motores de cuatro cilindros en línea

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The recent enhancement of ArcGIS Online worsen our Public Gallery App by displaying the title on the thumbnails. We developed our own thumbnails with titles due to that the previous version didn't display the title on the thumbnails. Now, there are double titles on the thumbnails. I looked at the configuration setting, there is no option to Turn Off the title. While the enhancement helps the new thumbnails, there was lack of thought for existing thumbnails. The real enhancement should include the option to Turn On or Turn Off the titles on the thumbnails. Here is our site to look at - Algonquin Map Gallery.
I appreicate your prompt enhancement on this!
This functionality is now available through the configurable setting: Display title text over thumbnails in grid view in the configuration settings of the application.


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Art Deco, Country, Hippie, Industrial, Nautical, Retro, Vintage, Alternative, Castle, Library, Estate, Museum, Religious , Ballroom, Fall Wedding Photos
An Eclectic Autumn Wedding at The Graylyn Estate in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
After meeting at a work party, music licensing directors Kelly Ross (30) and Steve Stromp's (32) relationship took off. When it came time to p...
Jordan Jancosek and Jacob Wishart met on the swim team in college. "I thought Jacob was a big weirdo and just wanted to make out with the 'pre...
A Contemporary Orange and Blue Wedding at Grange Insurance Audubon Center in Columbus, Ohio
After Suzette Matheson (32 and a graphic designer) and Brad Vrooman (31 and in IT) met online, they planned a first date for a Sunday. But the...
A Whimsical Autumn Wedding at Lord Thompson Manor in Thompson, Connecticut
With a palette of slate blue, burgundy and peach and a carefully curated selection of vintage items, Stefanie Gargano (29 and a physician) and...
A Vintage-Inspired Fall Wedding at Moorestown Community House in Moorestown, New Jersey
From the dramatic burgundy and cream palette to the art deco stationery and mix-and-match bridesmaid dresses, Elizabeth (27 and a psychologist...
A Beach Wedding at Carmel Beach in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Sarah Falkenburg (31 and a dental hygienist) and Tim Nickel (33 and the owner of Nickel Restoration) took their love of ...
A Classic and Romantic Wedding at Detroit Athletic Club in Detroit, Michigan
Jaclyn Janks (26 and a registered nurse) and Frank Wiegand (27 and a CPA) envisioned their wedding as a fusion of classic, romantic and elegan...
A Vintage-Inspired Fall Wedding at the Dominion House in Guthrie, Oklahoma
Everything about the wedding of Chelsea Craig (29 and a dance teacher) and Jeffrey Craig (35 and a physician) felt like ...
A Rustic, Nautical Wedding at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine
rn Having grown up in Maine, Whitney Thornton (27 and a food and nutrition director) and Mathew Thornton (27 and a civil en...
A Warm, Inviting Wedding at Antrim 1844 in Taneytown, Maryland
rn Jennifer "Jo" Oliver (37 and a florist) and Robert Stout (37 and a graphic designer) wanted their No...
A Great Gatsby Fall Wedding at Le Bam Studio in Atlanta, Georgia
Jana Ward (28 and a salon owner) decided to download a new dating app while waiting to be induced with her son Cash and happened to stumble ac...


HUDSON, N.Y. -- Deputy Sheriff Patrick Mayo, currently assigned to Columbia-Greene Community College, has been presented with the Life Saving Award by the Columbia County Sheriff's Office.
The award is presented to members of the Sheriff's office in recognition of an act performed in the line of duty, which through disregard for personal safety or prompt and alert action, results in the saving of a life.
Mayo, who resides in Claverack and has served with the Sheriff's office since 2013, was formally recognized by Sheriff David P. Bartlett on Friday, Feb. 1 for his response to a medical emergency on campus during the Fall 2018 semester. He received an official citation and a life-saving commendation bar.
Pictured from left to right are: Joseph Watson, Ph.D., vice president and dean of students and enrollment management at C-GCC; C-GCC President James R. Campion; Deputy Sheriff Patrick Mayo; Columbia County Sheriff David P. Bartlett, and Columbia County Sheriff's Office Captain John DeRocha.


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Coronavirus and Guidance to Cancer Patients – Massive Bio
Dr. Arturo Loaiza-Bonilla, MD MSEd
"At this unprecedented time of uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Massive Bio is committed to be part of the solution to cancer patients wishing to enroll in clinical trials. Working with regulatory agencies, pharmaceutical companies, CROs and research sites across the globe, we are using our Artificial Intelligence-based technologies (Deep Learning Tumor Board, Clinical Trial Matching System, GEO-MAP population finder, and SYNERGY-AI) to identify and overcome barriers for patients to enroll in novel studies that may improve their cancer outcomes, amid this global pandemic" said Massive Bio's Co-founder and CMO, Dr. Arturo Loaiza-Bonilla."
The novel Coronavirus that causes COVID-19 infection (named SARS-CoV-2 by the World Health Organization – WHO -) has resulted in a pandemic, and likely the most challenging global public health crisis in modern history, affecting hundreds of thousands of individuals worldwide, including tens of thousands of cases in the United States, and with the potential to infect individuals of all ages.
However, older individuals and patients with underlying health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and pulmonary disorders, seem to be most vulnerable to infection and to developing more severe illness. Patients with cancer must also be considered in this vulnerable and high-risk population, and are affected not only because of potential increased morbidity and mortality, but also because quarantines, health care access scarcity and other factors related to the pandemic may compromise patient's treatments and cancer care overall, including clinical trials.
This global pandemic affects everyone, and the FDA has recognized that the COVID-19 pandemic may impact the conduct of clinical trials, including drugs, devices and biological products. Challenges may arise, for example, from quarantines, site closures, travel limitations, interruptions to the supply chain for the investigational product, or other considerations if site personnel or trial subjects become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. These challenges may lead to difficulties in conducting the clinical trials. It is anticipated potential disruptions to adherence to visit schedules, protocol deviations, and access to hospitals and facilities, and that such issues may be different for every trial, site and patient. Amid this Coronavirus outbreak, the safety and well-being of all members of the research mission, site staff, our company's staff and cancer patients is our highest priority.
At Massive Bio we are following closely the principles of recently issued FDA guidance , which allows some flexibility approaches during these times. At the highest level, assuring safety of trial participants, maintaining compliance with GCP principles and minimizing risks to trial integrity, are key to our mission.
On our end, we are working diligently with patients, our business partners, and other key members of the research ecosystem to ensure continued accrual to clinical trials, using a patient-centric and data-driven approach, aimed to reducing the burden on sites and sponsors, and helping to advance cancer research at this time of major need for global collaboration, more than ever.
For other resources and information about COVID-19:
Q&A on coronaviruses. World Health Organization
WHO Director-General's remarks at the media briefing on 2019-nCoV on 11 February 2020. World Health Organization
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Summary. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) Situation Report-45. World Health Organization
What to Do If You Are Sick With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Are you running clinical trials? I am a prostate cancer patient. My doc told I could join clinical trials by New York is shut down by the president. Can I join a clinical trial in other states? What shall I do?
Thank you for your message Marc. We understand that dealing with cancer treatment while we face this pandemic can be difficult and scary. If you and your oncologist are in agreement, Massive Bio can assist in finding a clinical trial in which you could potentially be eligible for outside of New York. While there may be some barriers due to the pandemic, Massive Bio will work to overcome those obstacles and find the best options and quickest turnaround time for enrolling to a trial.
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The heat is on! Welcome the Three Kings of Miami
LEBRON JAMES IS A CRIMINAL! Accused as a quitter by Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, lambasted by Orlando's Otis Smith as not much of a competitor, the five cities of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, New Jersey and Cleveland who lost out to Miami are furious. They're bitter. They're hateful for being spurned. They're pissed at ESPN. To the millions from Cleveland, while before LeBron was basketball's Almighty, now he's the devil. He's a Miami vice.
But LeBron did the right thing. If you and I were in his size-15 shoes, we'd do the same act: Sign up with best friends Chris and Dwyane to win next year's NBA title. He had no choice. Despite winning the last two MVP awards, reaching The Finals in 2007, his Cavs owning the league's best season record for the past 24 months—despite those winnings—LBJ was a loser.
Kobe wears five NBA rings. LeBron, staring at his giant-sized fingers that can grip the ball like a magnet, has none. LeBron's jealous of KB. His seven years of expeditions have netted zero fish. What's he going to do? Stay on the same boat? Not harvest any goldfish?
No more, no way. Not when you're as impatient as LeBron who, at age 18, bypassed college and joined the NBA straight from high school. When you're as gifted as him, you're expected to deliver gifts codenamed NBA TROPHIES. "Change a losing game," my dad loves to say it. And LeBron has done that: Change.
Miami? No city is hotter today than this South Florida center of 5.4 million residents. And what a coup by Pat Riley. The man called "Mr. GQ" for his gelled-back hair and stylish suits, he's assembled this triumvirate of LeBron plus the 6-foot-10, five-time NBA All Star named Chris Bosh, plus the 2006 Sportsman of the Year, Dwyane Wade, aka "Flash"—beating the likes of Pres. Barack Obama (who lobbied for Chicago) and Mayor Michael Bloomberg (New York). As to the Miami head coach, it looks to be Erik Spoelstra but can you imagine if Pat Riley makes a comeback to coach these three who, as D-Wade himself said, form "arguably the best trio to ever play basketball?"
The question everyone's asking is: Can this threesome work as one? "James, Wade and Bosh got along splendidly when they played for the U.S. team in the 2008 Olympics, but that was easy, because that is an environment in which selfishness is considered unpatriotic," wrote Michael Ventre in "There has to be no 'I' in super team" for NBCSports.com. "Throughout his entire life, LeBron has been accustomed to getting the basketball when he wants it. Throughout HIS entire life, Wade has been used to the same thing. Ditto for Bosh. Now you have three players with enormous egos suddenly thrust into an unfamiliar dynamic."
The best comparison is Boston's Big Three. But Ventre adds they're different: "The model of the Boston Celtics, with Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, doesn't translate here. Allen was 32 and Garnett 31 when they joined the Celtics in 2007, and each had toiled for 12 unsatisfying NBA seasons. When they moved to Boston to join the then-30-year-old Paul Pierce, who also had suffered through nine lean seasons, they were all finished with their respective individualistic phases. They were ready to work together and win."
With The Three Kings of Miami, they are individual superstars at their prime who now have to share the same locker room. It can work. It may not. My gut feel? It's hard for this not to work. I believe it will. First, my brother Charlie correctly points out that D-Wade is unselfish—which means that, even though he's Miami's VIP, he's willing to relinquish—or at least share—this title with LBJ. The even better reason for this triad to work: they're best friends. In Beijing, these triplets bonded. En route to netting the Olympic goldfish, they glued and gelled, and informally promised to join forces sometime in the future.
That future is now. And like you, I can't wait for the NBA season to start. With this troika, it's hard for anyone not to feel hot with triple the heat.
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World Cup review by Neil Montesclaros


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Professor Philip Nelson awarded a CBE in 2018 New Year Honours
Southampton graduate Professor Philip Nelson was awarded a CBE in the 2018 New Year Honours list.
Professor Philip Nelson, Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year Honours list in recognition of his services to UK Engineering and Science.
A University of Southampton graduate (BSc Mechanical Engineering, 1974; PhD Sound and Vibration Studies, 1979) and Professor of Acoustics, Professor Nelson served as Southampton's Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise from 2005-2013. In 2014, he was seconded to the EPSRC. He is also Chair of the Research Council's Group of Chief Executives.
Professor Nelson previously served Southampton as Director of the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) from 2001-2005 and as the founder Director of the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre in Gas Turbine Noise from 1999-2001.
"I consider myself incredibly lucky to have worked in UK engineering and science, and feel greatly honoured to have my contributions recognised in this way," said Professor Nelson. "I have also had the good fortune, and very real pleasure, to have worked with so many wonderful colleagues in EPSRC, at the University of Southampton, and across the wider UK research community."
Mark Spearing, Vice-President (Research and Enterprise) at the University of Southampton said: "All at the University of Southampton are delighted that Professor Nelson's contributions have been recognised with the award of a CBE which is richly deserved. After studying as a student at the University, Professor Nelson returned to the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research initially as a lecturer, subsequently becoming its director and then Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise) for the University. He is highly respected and admired as a leader and a colleague."
EPSRC's Chairman Paul Golby concluded: "This is a thoroughly deserved award. Philip has done a fantastic job as EPSRC's CEO and steered the organisation through a period of change and uncertainty with a calm, decisive and collegiate approach. Acting as the Chair for the Research Councils' CEO group, he has been able to articulate the need for maintaining the country's investment in research to build our skills and secure our capacity. On behalf of the board and staff I wish to congratulate him."
Throughout his distinguished career, Professor Nelson's work and research has focused on acoustics, vibrations, signal processing, control systems and fluid dynamics. He led Southampton's submission to the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise and 2014 Research Excellence Framework and chaired the General Engineering sub-panel for REF2014.
Professor Nelson is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He was awarded the 1992 Tyndall Medal (jointly with S.J. Elliott) and the 2002 Rayleigh Medal, both by the UK Institute of Acoustics.
The director of a number of spin-out companies, Professor Nelson has served on the CBI South East Regional Council as well as the boards of the University of Southampton Science Park and of the 'SET-squared' partnership of Southampton, Bristol, Bath and Surrey universities. He also served as President of the International Commission for Acoustics from 2004-2007.
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Professor Philip Nelson is Professor of Acoustics within Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton.


Only 1 previous owner since new (Dad bought it new !)186 motor. 3 speed box all in perfect condition & runs perfectlyDrives OK but probably has a brake cyl seized so would need to be traileredThe ODO is on it's 4th trip around the clock making the total 303. 20 milesThe car has basically been in storage in my hay shed for the last 18 or so years & started occasionally. Before that. it did around 200km a year !Steering box has been reco'd some years back & is in perfect conditionCar has had a complete respray in its lifetime with a number of touch-upsRust has been previously removed in the bottom of the quarter panels & rear tailgate & as seen from the photos. some repairs to the right rear wheel archThe paint is rough & really need a complete strip backDents & some rust under the rear bumperTyres are all good except for the left rear which has a perished sidewallNew set of rear wheel well covers included - just need paintingInterior is in good condition but will need a good solid cleanLocated in Gordon.


In our last post, we shared some information about Kenya's school system that makes the work done at Little Rock all the more amazing. You can check out Part 1 of that post here, but we'd like to continue with 2 more points today that really impressed us about Lilly's work over in Nairobi, Kenya.
4. Many students have to learn a whole new language just to learn in school.
That language is English, and many students from Kibera do not start off speaking English around the home. The "mother tongue" in most Kenyan homes is Swahili, while the language of instruction in school is English. As you can imagine, putting a kid straight into the school system in Kenya without knowing English creates a huge disadvantage. The Little Rock School intervenes here in a great way, getting young kids comfortable speaking, reading, and writing in English before they go into the public school system where English literacy is essential.
5. Special needs students are not served by the Kenyan public school system.
No special needs children have access to the public school system in Kenya. A typical teacher in a Kenyan classroom might be responsible for 100 students (think of a large university lecture hall in the United States). As such, there's no way that a teacher could provide the personalized attention that special needs students require.
This point in particular is what really makes Lilly's work go above and beyond. She opened the doors of Little Rock to special needs kids in 2006. They are "doubly disadvantaged." They deal with extreme poverty as well as deafness, Downs Syndrome, cerebral palsy, or autism. The schooling they receive at Little Rock is unique and vitally important. Today, one third of Little Rock's preschoolers have special educational needs, and Little Rock offers the only inclusive preschool option in all of Nairobi, a city of 4 million people.
Eliminate Poverty NOW focuses support primarily on the students beyond preschool. As students move on to eighth grade, Little Rock offers test prep tutors, funded by Eliminate Poverty NOW. This tutoring program drastically improves the chances that students earn high marks on their secondary school entrance exams and qualify for some of Kenya's best secondary schools. Once qualified, we provide 4-year scholarships so students can attend. To date, EPN has funded 26 scholarships and hopes to add 10 more this coming year.
You'd think that after a year of intensive test preparation, scoring well on the entrance exam and qualifying for a scholarship, the rest would be easy. But students from Kibera have huge cultural adjustments to make in secondary boarding schools. They are away from home for the first time, sleeping in a bed for the first time, and dealing with the challenge of being "the kid from the slums" in schools made up largely of students from well-to-do families. So Lilly and EPN added an additional tutoring and mentoring program for Little Rock Scholars to ensure their success. And it's working.
Of our 16 scholars who have completed at least one year of secondary school, half are in the top 20% of their class, several are in the top 5%, and one is in the top 1% of her class. Not bad for a group of kids from the slums!!
As you've seen from these facts about the Kenyan school system, children from Kibera face many challenges before they even get into the classrooms. Hopefully these posts give a clearer picture of how heroic Lilly's service is. Students lucky enough to attend Little Rock are going on to do great things in school, and we are hoping to see great things well beyond! With your continued support, we can keep on working with Lilly to make a difference in Kenya. Leave a comment below, and donate for a Little Rock Scholarship here!
How has this information on the Kenyan school system inspired you? What came as a surprise for you?


We have here an absolute rare Robot City from CCC for only €229. I think, it must be a Special Edition. But I doesn`t know, that there was a Special Edition. Maybe it has an autograph from Dieter König himself.
Dieter! Look! Our game is more holy grail than BACKGAMMON!!!!


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Dharamshala: - Tashi Dhondup of Golok Serta and resident of Nepal won the by-election for the Domey Parliamentary seat with 586 votes (57.17%).
Announcing the results of the final round of polling, the election commissioners said out of 3,986 registered voters, 1,025 cast their ballots with a voter turnout of 25.72%, the Tibetan administration official media "Tibet Net" reported.
Tashi Dhondup, native of Golok Serta and currently residing in Nepal, got the highest number of 586 votes (57.17%), followed by Tsangyang Gyatso of Golok and resident of Dharamshala with 317 votes (30.93%) and Karma Gelek of Jakhyung and resident of Bhandara with 113 votes (11.02%).
The final round of voting took place on 9 June.


Lisbon has always been one of Europe's best kept secrets, but it's now in the spotlight mainly for touristic reasons. In 2015 alone, the city won 24 prizes in the Oscars of this Industry, being named as the best cruise destination.
We're starting this tour by the Tagus River, more precisely in Belém, tasting the traditional pastries of this region - Pastéis de Belém. These result from an ancient recipe from the monks of the Order of St. Jerome who lived in the Monastery nearby. It was kept safe for several generations in the so-called Secret Factory and, still today, they're manufactured with the same handcrafted processes by the few masters who know how to bake them.
After this short tasting, we'll move on to visit the monument where Pastéis de Belém recipe was born – Santa Maria de Belém Church or Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, as it is commonly known. Founded in 1496 and being one of the most impressive Portuguese monuments, it was first called Monastery of Santa Maria de Belém, but it became known as Jerónimos because it was donated to the monks of the Order of St. Jerome. It has been considered by UNESCO in 1983 as a World Heritage Site.
Still in Belém, standing right along the river bank, there lies the centennial Torre de Belém (tower), a monument which celebrated its 500th anniversary in 2015. It already served as a fortress, as a state prison during the Spanish domain and served as military premises during the French occupancy. It is well worth entering and traveling through centuries of History, experiencing an atmosphere that seems to take us back in time to the Portuguese Discoveries' period. It is indeed the expansion of the Portuguese overseas and the conquests within this context that are eternalized at the Monument to the Discoveries (Padrão dos Descobrimentos), very close to the Tower. The monument also symbolizes the magnitude of Infant D. Henrique's work, the promoter of the Portuguese Discoveries' period during the 16th century.
After a lunch break we leave Belém to climb the 7 hills of the city towards the Castle, passing by the symbolic Cathedral built in 1147 by D. Afonso Henriques for conquering this territory to the Moors. Going further up also requires a stop at Portas do Sol and the viewpoint of Nossa Senhora do Monte to enjoy the stunning panoramic view over Lisbon. We finally arrive at what remains of the reconstruction of São Jorge Castle where the ruins that were once hidden by the great Lisbon earthquake in 1755 are now visible. The castle was built by the Muslims in the 11th century as a stronghold of defense and conquered by D. Afonso Henriques in 1147, and there he lived his golden times until the Spanish occupancy.
After visiting the Castle, the tour continues to experience the essence of Lisbon's traditional neighborhoods in Alfama, but not before passing through the National Pantheon that has the remains of famous celebrities of the Portuguese History since 1966. From football to fado, Portuguese authors and political personalities, 12 of them are buried there, among whom, one is Amália Rodrigues. We can learn more about her when visiting the Fado Museum, situated in Alfama, a recent monument that consolidates the history of Fado and its main instrument – the Portuguese guitar.
We finish the itinerary walking by the most important squares of Lisbon - Rossio, Restauradores and Praça do Comércio - and tasting Port wine as well as traditional tapas at the emblematic Parque Eduardo VII.


Most bats don t have rabies. For example, even among bats submitted for rabies testing because they could be captured, were obviously weak or sick, or had been captured by a cat, only about 6% had rabies.
Just looking at a bat, you can t tell if it has rabies. Rabies can only be confirmed in a laboratory. But any bat that is active by day or is found in a place where bats are not usually seen like in your home or on your lawn just might be rabid. A bat that is unable to fly and is easily approached could very well be sick.
Rabies is a fatal disease. Each year, tens of thousands of people are successfully protected from developing rabies through vaccination after being bitten by an animal like a bat that may have rabies. There are usually only one or two human rabies cases each year in the United States, and the most common way for people to get rabies in the United States is through contact with a bat.
Those people didn t recognize the risk of rabies from the bite of a wild animal, particularly a bat, and they didn t seek medical advice. Awareness of the facts about bats and rabies can help people protect themselves, their families, and their pets. This information may also help clear up misunderstandings about bats.
Prevent bats from entering living quarters or occupied spaces in homes, churches, schools, and other similar areas where they might contact people and pets.
Rabies in humans is rare in the United States. There are usually only one or two human cases per year. But the most common source of human rabies in the United States is from bats. For example, among the 19 naturally acquired cases of rabies in humans in the United States from 1997-2006, 17 were associated with bats. Among these, 14 patients had known encounters with bats. Four people awoke because a bat landed on them and one person awoke because a bat bit him. In these cases, the bat was inside the home.
One person was reportedly bitten by a bat from outdoors while he was exiting from his residence. Six people had a history of handling a bat while removing it from their home. One person was bitten by a bat while releasing it outdoors after finding it on the floor inside a building. One person picked up and tried to care for a sick bat found on the ground outdoors. Three men ages 20, 29 and 64 had no reported encounters with bats but died of bat-associated rabies viruses.
Why didn't these people get the rabies vaccine?
In some cases, persons who died of rabies knew they were bitten by a bat. They didn t go to a doctor, maybe because they didn t know that bats can have rabies and transmit it through a bite.
In other cases, it s possible that young children may not fully awaken due to the presence of a bat (or its bite) or may not report a bite to their parents. For example, one 4-year-old patient, who died of rabies, was still sleeping when her caregivers checked on her because they heard strange noises. They found a bat on the floor of her bedroom. She was most likely bitten and did not fully awaken. This patient developed tingling and itching on her neck at what was probably the site of a bat bite as she became sick with rabies a few weeks later.
In another case, a 10-year-old child removed a bat from his bedroom without adult supervision and several months later developed tingling and itching on his arm and one side of his head as he became sick with rabies.


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9.00 to 12.00, Thursdays, 18 sessions, weekly from 2 August.
The course will take place in a fully equipped pottery studio, and will introduce you to various techniques in hand-building your pot, the potter's wheel, decoration and glazing of pots and loading and firing the kiln.
Starting in October. Dates TBA. Zumba Gold is a low impact Latin-inspired dance fitness party! It relieves stress, builds core strength and helps increase balance and coordination while experiencing different music and rhythms from all over the world. Starting in October dates TBA.
10.00 to 12.00, Thursdays, continuing.
Ron will lead you for social, friendly Canasta. Beginners and experienced players all welcome.
10:30 to 11:30 Thursdays A Catch-Up Course for those who want to revisit the basics, or to improve on their phrase-book Italian. Private residence in Macksville. When people book into the course, they will be given the address.