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Muhammad Idrees Ahmad
Are there really 'no good guys' in Syria?
Regime violence was the primary cause for refugees' flight [AFP]
Date of publication: 20 April, 2018
Comment: The 'no good guys' argument places the largely peaceful Syrian uprising on the same moral plane as the murderous regime that forced it to militarise, writes Idrees Ahmad.
Syria, Assad regime, civilian killings, chemical weapons, displacement
Following the Syrian regime's recent chemical attack on Douma, the US, Britain and France took swift but symbolic action to destroy three chemical weapons facilities.
The action was not universally lauded. For Syrians it was too little too late; for isolationists and "anti-imperialists", the 15,201st US airstrike on Syria since September 2014 was a "dangerous escalation" in a war where there were "no good guys".
"There are no good guys" - or "everyone is equally bad" - has become a trope used by many otherwise decent people to absolve themselves of moral guilt for being bystanders to injustice. (The indecent on the other hand pronounce Assad the "lesser evil", if not outright supporting him).
The trope relies on a disciplined will to ignorance, unreasonable doubt, and manufactured uncertainty. It has been aided by a post-truth paranoia where cynicism passes for scepticism and all inconvenient facts expire into a haze of competing claims. "We can't really know".
But are facts really that elusive? And is it really impossible to tell good from bad?
Syria in fact is the most closely observed conflict in history, every aspect of which has been investigated, researched, filmed, documented, and reported on.
The picture that emerges is not equivocal. In the judgment of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the war in Syria the regime is responsible for "the crimes against humanity of extermination; murder; rape or other forms of sexual violence; torture; imprisonment; enforced disappearance and other inhuman acts".
Let us now look at specific aspects of the conflict.
The death toll
The UN stopped counting Syria's dead in 2014 and the last estimate from the Syrian Center for Policy Research (produced in 2016) placed the number at 470,000. However the Violations Documentation Centre, which only records deaths verified through documentation, estimates that at least 188,026 people have been killed during the war; the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), which gathers data from Local Coordination Committees, places the number at 217,764 civilians only.
All inconvenient facts expire into a haze of competing claims
The VDC attributes 90 percent of the civilian deaths to the regime; the SNHR 92 percent.
Following the rise of Islamic State group, media attention was diverted almost entirely to its gruesome atrocities. But even a year into the "caliphate", UN special investigator Paulo Sergio Pineheiro, found that the regime "remain[ed] responsible for the majority of the civilian casualties, killing and maiming scores of civilians daily". Since its entry into the war, Russia has at times surpassed the regime's kill rate.
According to the UN Commission of Inquiry, the regime has used chemical weapons on at least 34 occasions since 2013. In an investigation (verified by Amnesty International and the UN), Human Rights Watch has confirmed 85 chemical attacks in Syria since 2013, only one suspected chlorine attack was attributed to an armed opposition group. An epidemiological study has shown that civilians comprise 97.6 percent of the people killed in these attacks.
Attacks on healthcare infrastructure
The UN also condemned the regime for the "deliberate destruction of health care infrastructure". It found "a pattern of attacks" by pro-regime forces that suggested a "deliberate and systematic targeting of hospitals and other medical facilities". Medicins Sans Frontieres supported hospitals have been targeted by the regime with Russian assistance across Syria to this day. In 2016, there were 71 attacks on 32 of MSF's medical facilities; in 2015 there were 94 attacks on 63.
The regime's crimes are colossal, sustained, and deliberate; they are an expression of policy
Physicians for Human Rights found that the regime and Russia were responsible for 446 of the 492 attacks on medical facilities in Syria and 767 of the 847 medical personnel killed. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have both condemned Russia and the regime's targeting of hospitals "as a strategy of war". Both parties have also been condemned for the deliberate targeting of aid workers.
Torture and extermination
There is copious evidence of the regime's policy of mass incarceration and extrajudicial murder. According to Amnesty International, the regime has hanged to death 13,000 prisoners, mostly civilians, at the Saydnaya military prison alone as "a part of deliberate policy of 'extermination'".
Read more: Assad's not 'using a crematorium', he's executing a holocaust
Over 75,000 people have been disappeared. At least 6,786 people tortured to death in the regime's prisons have been identified through 53,275 photographs smuggled out of Syria by a military defector.
The UN Commission on Syria has also corroborated earlier reports that the regime has used rape systematically as policy, targeting men, women and children. Athletes have not been spared either. An ESPN investigation found that the regime has "shot, bombed or tortured to death dozens of pro soccer players".
Starvation and displacement
UN investigators have condemned the regime's use of starvation as a weapon of war. The regime has used it as part of its policy of forced displacement. Since the beginning of the conflict 5.4 millions Syrians have been forced to flee the country; 6.1 million are internally displaced.
What we see in Syria is not a "civil war", but a war on civilians
A 2015 survey of refugees by the Berlin Social Science Center showed that the regime's violence was the primary cause for their flight. Meanwhile the regime has engaged in demographic engineering to make the dispossession permanent. Through an Israeli-style "Absentee Law", it allows regime supporters to lay claim to depopulated neighbourhoods, thereby creating a friendly political geography with a homogenous sectarian base.
None of this however is to say that the opposition is without flaws or hasn't committed crimes. We need to ensure that every war criminal - rebel or regime - should be tried at the International Criminal Court.
But only someone without a sense of proportion and complete disregard for truth would compare the two.
The regime's crimes are colossal, sustained, and deliberate; they are an expression of policy. The opposition is disorganised, anarchic and diffuse. Its crimes are impulsive, contained and chaotic: They reflect only on the group or individual committing the crime. Russian vetoes to protect specific regime violations have created a general climate of impunity where criminality thrives. This has to be reversed.
Yet the language of "both sides" and "no good guys" has created an artificial levelling where a largely peaceful uprising is placed on the same moral plane as the murderous regime that forced it to militarise.
To be sure, the regime's ruthless campaign against the civil uprising has left a vacuum filled by many unsavoury groups. But the people who remain unvanquished in the face of a genocidal regime aided by two major powers is unlikely to be cowed by Al-Qaeda.
Indeed, since 2016, Syrian towns like Ma'arat al-Nu'man, Saraqeb, and Kafranbal have seen regular protests against both the regime and Al-Qaeda. Some towns have successfully expelled the jihadis and protests against Al-Qaeda are happening in Sarmada even as I write.
What we see in Syria is not a "civil war", but a war on civilians. The label "civil war" suggests a kind of parity in a contest that is anything but equal. In Syria the battle has often been waged between high-altitude bombers and hospitals; between barrel bombs and playgrounds.
"To confuse [perpetrators] with their victims", said the great Italian writer and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi, "is a moral disease or an aesthetic affectation or a sinister sign of complicity; above all, it is a precious service rendered (intentionally or not) to the negators of truth."
Let us not let the truth be claimed by a manufactured "fog of war". There are good guys in Syria and they need our support.
Muhammad Idrees Ahmad is a Lecturer in Digital Journalism at the University of Stirling.
Follow him on Twitter: @im_PULSE
Opinions expressed in this article remain those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The New Arab, its editorial board or staff
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On Monday, 25th September 2017, the MSCA research fellows had the chance to have their research presented and shared in the same House of European History in Brussels. Under the framework of "Science is Wonder-full", European Commission organised the very first Falling Walls Lab Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions, an event that gathered 30 MSCA researchers from different disciplines to present their work and ideas in only 3 minutes. One of the presenters was EDiTE's Early Stage Researcher Helena Kovacs who in her presentation called "Breaking the walls of teaching routine" disclosed her work on teacher learning in innovative learning environments by using metaphors of pineapples and seeds. While this might sound unusual in terms of conventional research presentations, Helena and the other Falling Walls contestants received a training a day before in how to prepare an impactful presentation in only 180 seconds that will leave a mark on diverse audiences. A strong emphasis of the training was the idea that the content needs to both be understandable and interesting to spectators coming from different sciences, as well as those coming from outside of academia. Another strong point of the training was to focus on the actual skills of presenting, such as body posture, breathing, tone and voice, movement and hand gesture.
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New generation of aviators carry the torch
Published on 14 August 2015 Department of Defence (author)
Location(s): Tamworth, New South Wales
Navy's most recent addition to BFTS, Lieutenant Dave Lacey, joined from 808SQN after completing the Flying Instructor Course with the Central Flying School at RAAF Base East Sale.
Navy pilots at the Australian Defence Force's Basic Flying Training School in Tamworth have been likened to 'fish out of water' because they are so far from the sea.
Despite being hundreds of kilometres from the ocean, Navy has sent its pilot trainees and candidates to Tamworth for the past 20 years.
Typically, anywhere between 10-20 Navy students pass through the school each year out of a potential 150 pilot trainees.
Senior Naval Officer at the school, Lieutenant Commander Nicholas Hattersley said when student pilots arrived at the school they took a two-week course to assess their potential to learn in the airborne environment.
"This program is commonly referred to as flight screening," Lieutenant Commander Hattersley said.
The program culminates with the candidate undertaking a flying test conducted by a senior flying instructor and then sitting a two-day officer selection board.
Competition is fierce because of the limited number of places on course.
"Candidates are generally highly motivated and come from all walks of life," he said.
"Once successful, a trainee naval pilot will then undertake six weeks of ground school, covering topics such as aerodynamics, meteorology, aircraft systems and navigation."
Lieutenant Commander Hattersley said the flying training component was about 60 hours of airborne instruction covering general, instrument, night and navigation flying disciplines.
"A major milestone for all students is the awarding of their pin, which signifies they have flown solo in day and night," Lieutenant Commander Hattersley said.
Once the students finish the course they start the advanced phase of their training at No 2 Flying Training School at RAAF Base Pearce, in Perth.
Lieutenant Commander Hattersley said maintaining a naval identity could be challenging in a tri-service establishment.
"Fortunately there are a few opportunities to share with and educate others, particularly those in the junior services, on some of the finer customs and traditions of the senior service," he said.
One such opportunity was when the naval contingent hosted a mess dinner which was attended by Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Tim Barrett as well as Commander of the Fleet Air Arm, Commodore Vincenzo Di Pietro and crews from 723, 725 and 816 Squadrons.
"This level of support not only provides motivation for the students but also emphasises the importance Navy places on the men and women undertaking training," Lieutenant Commander Hattersley said.
As an aviator himself, Vice Admiral Barrett told the naval contingent about the responsibilities ahead of them.
"I do have some thoughts on the legacy you inherit and the environment in which you will be operating," he said.
"Legacy and environment are in fact two sides of the same coin for it is the maritime environment which has always demanded exceptional skill and courage from aviators.
"It is that skill and courage from which we who fly in the Australian Defence Force draw our legacy.
"You have chosen to enter the most challenging profession that exists – the profession of arms.
"Within that profession you have volunteered and been selected for the most demanding and the most satisfying occupation on offer – operational flying.
"When you graduate you will be members of the next generation of men and women who will fly for Australia and defend our home, this island continent, her people and her interests around the world."
There are three Navy qualified flying instructors supplementing a mix of Air Force, Army and contracted instructors.
Navy's most recent addition the school, Lieutenant David Lacey, joined from 808 Squadron after completing the Flying Instructor Course with the Central Flying School at RAAF Base East Sale, in Victoria.
"I am enjoying the challenge of instructing trainees and flying two or three times a day," he said.
"As far as instructing goes, it doesn't get much better than taking a student who knows very little about flying and then sending them solo after 10 flights.
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"La mer" is een nummer van de Franse zanger en entertainer Charles Trenet. Het nummer werd in 1946 als single uitgebracht.

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"La mer", naar het Nederlands te vertalen als "De zee", is geschreven door Trenet en geproduceerd door Albert Lasry. Trenet schreef een eerste versie van het nummer als gedicht op zestienjarige leeftijd, een aantal jaren voordat hij er een melodie bij zou bedenken. Hij bedacht de melodie uiteindelijk in 1943 in een trein tussen Montpellier en Perpignan toen hij uit het raam keek en het meer Étang de Thau zag. Hij schreef vervolgens de melodie op een stuk papier en werkte die middag met zijn pianist Léo Chauliac aan de details. Die avond speelden zij het voor het eerst voor een publiek, maar grote reacties bleven uit.

"La mer" werd niet voor het einde van de Tweede Wereldoorlog opgenomen. Trenet wilde eerst dat Suzy Solidor het op zou nemen, maar zij sloeg het aanbod af. Vervolgens gaf hij het aan Roland Gerbeau, die het aan het eind van 1945 opnam met het orkest van Jo Bouillon. Deze versie, de eerste opname van het nummer, werd gearrangeerd door Albert Lasry. Trenet nam het nummer zelf op 25 maart 1946 voor het eerst op.

Door de jaren heen bleek "La mer" een populaire opname, dat in de hele wereld uitgroeide tot een chanson- en jazzstandard. Naast de originele Franse versie werd het in een aantal andere talen uitgebracht, waarbij de Engelstalige versie onder de titel "Beyond the Sea" het populairst bleek. Deze versie werd in 1959 uitgebracht door de Amerikaanse zanger Bobby Darin, die hiermee tot de zesde plaats in de Billboard Hot 100 kwam. Deze versie is ook opgenomen door George Benson, Martin Denny, Sacha Distel, Benny Goodman, Barry Manilow, Mantovani, Johnny Mathis, Damian McGinty, The Pop Tops, The Sandpipers, Helen Shapiro, Kevin Spacey, Rod Stewart, We Five, Lawrence Welk, Carol Welsman, Robbie Williams, Stevie Wonder en Will Young. Een Nederlandstalige versie onder de titel "De zee" werd in 1970 geschreven door Johnny Steggerda en Jack Bess en uitgevoerd door Lize Marke. In 2008 schreef Herman Pieter de Boer een nieuwe tekst bij het nummer, dat werd opgenomen door Rob de Nijs.

Ondanks de vele vertalingen is de oorspronkelijk versie van "La mer" erg populair buiten Frankrijk, alsook bij niet-Franse muzikanten. Zo bracht Trenet zijn versie in 1947 uit in de Verenigde Staten en nam Bing Crosby het in 1953 op voor zijn album Le Bing: Song Hits of Paris. Ook Lisa del Bo, Miguel Bosé, Dalida, Julio Iglesias, Patricia Kaas, Biréli Lagrène, Mireille Mathieu, Cliff Richard en Demis Roussos namen het op. Instrumentale versies zijn afkomstig van Richard Clayderman, Ray Conniff, Paul Mauriat en Django Reinhardt. In 1966 was het nummer al opgenomen door meer dan honderd artiesten en werd het, naast "La Vie en rose" van Édith Piaf, beschouwd als het best verkopende Franse nummer ooit. Toen Trenet in 2001 overleed, bestonden er al meer dan vierduizend versies van het nummer, die zeventig miljoen keer waren verkocht.

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Q: APP script times out after 6 mins I am running a long app script which times out after 6 mins. What is the best way to restart the script from the same place? Like some trigger?

A: You might be interested in a tool written by Bruce Mcpherson for massively parallel processing in Google Apps Script.
http://ramblings.mcpher.com/Home/excelquirks/htmlservice/parallel
http://ramblings.mcpher.com/Home/excelquirks/htmlservice/parallel/implement

A: Take a look at the Continuous Batch Library which is a straight forward way to get your script to run every 7 mins. It returns a key so you can keep track of the progress of each batch. These batches would run is series - once after each other, rather than the parallel processing Bruce Mcpherson's script provides.

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Public awareness of concussions, particular those from sports, is on the rise. It's difficult enough for trauma professionals to diagnose some of the milder forms of head injury. Expecting lay people to do this is just not realistic.
Most people have heard of ImPACT testing for head injury. This involves determining a player's baseline ability to remember a series of words. It tests memory, attention span and reaction time. A baseline study is required, and the test takes about 20 minutes to administer using a computer.
The King-Devick test is a numerical processing tool that can be administered using an iPad or a deck of cards. A baseline value is required as well, and the test takes about 2 minutes to administer. See the video for details.
Both tests have been validated by a number of scientific studies, and both are only available for purchase. Several hospitals, trauma centers, and schools have purchased the programs and will administer them for free.
Check out these valuable programs and consider providing them at your own local sporting events.


Naveena Sadasivam, an Austin-based staff writer at the Texas Observer who covers science, energy and the environment, formerly wrote about the coal industry for InsideClimate News and fracking for ProPublica. At ProPublica, Sadasivam was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting as part of a team investigating the water crisis in the American West. She will be reporting on environmental fines.
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Emmanuel Felton, a New Orleans native who now lives in New York, covers the intersection of race and education as a staff writer at the Hechinger Report, with a particular focus on how well schools serve boys and men of color. Previously, he covered education, juvenile justice, and child services as a fellow for the New York World, a government accountability newsroom staffed by recent graduates of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Felton's work has appeared in the Atlantic, Slate, the New York Daily News, and many others. He will be reporting on racial segregation.
Juliana Schatz, a Colombian-American documentary director and producer, started her career at the award-winning investigative series FRONTLINE, where she contributed to 12 public affairs documentaries, among them two Emmy Award winners and one Peabody Award winner. Schatz also produced award-winning work at GlobalPost, where she covered the Egyptian revolution, and for Al Jazeera's program earthrise, on environmental issues. She will be reporting on mental health care for children.
The winners represent a cross-section of America and of journalism experience, ranging from emerging to mid-career journalists. Each will receive $10,000 plus funds to cover out-of-pocket reporting costs. The fellows will also receive intensive editorial feedback, legal counsel, research resources, assistance with story placement and publicity, and mentoring. They will all attend the Investigative Reporters & Editors conference that kicks off today in Phoenix.
People of color constitute less than 13 percent of all newsroom staff, according to an annual survey by the American Society of Newsroom Editors, and 10 percent of supervisors; their presence is even smaller on investigative teams. Women represent 37 percent of newsroom staff and 35 percent of supervisors. Survey data indicates that fewer than 10 percent of journalists come from a working-class background. Meanwhile, studies have shown that diverse editorial staffs are essential for reporting that is relatable and actionable for all audiences.
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When sophomore Angie Ngo was researching universities as a high school senior, she was looking to continue her Catholic education. New to her, however, was the Jesuit tradition.
And she has. In the last three semesters, Ngo has participated in two Schlegel Center for Service and Justice (SCSJ) trips – one to El Paso, Texas and a second to Montgomery, Alabama – and coordinated a third to New Orleans in Fall 2017. She is also interning with the SCSJ as a refugee community service coordinator.
Ngo says the SCSJ stood out among the many other Jesuit universities she was considering. All promoted service, and all had social justice programs. But Creighton distinguished itself because it offered multiple ways for students, faculty and staff to act on the Jesuit charism of faith that does justice.
Ngo is enrolled in the 3-3 Program and will complete her BSBA and JD in six years. She will also earn her MBA, finishing three degrees in seven years total.
The Service & Justice Trip to Alabama inspired her to pursue the law alongside business. While in Montgomery, she visited the Equal Justice Initiative, a nonprofit organization that challenges poverty and racial injustice and advocates for equal treatment in the criminal justice system. Since Ngo hopes to one day establish her own nonprofit, she felt business and law were the two best avenues to her dream.
The Service & Justice Trip to El Paso cemented the specific focus of her future nonprofit: refugee and immigration reform. Though the daughter of Vietnamese refugees, Ngo says she was unaware of U.S. refugee and immigration policy.
"The individuals I met, the community I encountered, the stories I listened to in El Paso impacted me in an unimaginable way. I knew there needed to be change, and Iwanted to be a part of that change," Ngo says.
gee community and grow as global citizens. This includes liaising with Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, Inc.
Ngo says it is extremely rewarding to watch Creighton students form relationships with members of Omaha's refugee community. The benefits of this fellowship flow in both directions.
Creighton and the Heider College of Business helped her determine her strengths and then provided her ample opportunity to act on these strengths both in the classroom and outside of campus life.
"Creighton wants you to find what makes you excited and what you're passionate about," Ngo says.


Lighthouse Point is a suburban oasis, tucked away between Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, and the translucent waters of the Atlantic Ocean. While the idyllic setting lends itself perfectly to the endless relaxation that comes with living the Tiki lifestyle, navigating the ins and outs of constructing a Tiki hut in Lighthouse Point can be close to impossible without a knowledgeable and reputable Tiki hut contractor.
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These countries spend the most on defence
India has risen to fifth place in the 2017 global military spending rankings.
Image: REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade
Briony Harris Senior Writer, Formative Content
India has joined the United States and China as one of the world's five biggest military spenders this year, as the balance of military spending shifts further towards Asia.
India's defence spending rose by 5.5% to $63.9 billion in 2017, as the South Asian country leapfrogged France in the expenditure ranking.
Image: Bloomberg/Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Overall global military spending rose by 1.1% to $1,739 billion in 2017, according to the figures collated by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
That is the highest level since the end of the Cold War, after the global total remained more or less stable between 2012 and 2016.
Meanwhile, the regions of the world that are wielding the most might are changing.
"At the global level, the weight of military spending is clearly shifting away from the Euro–Atlantic region," says Dr Nan Tian, researcher with the SIPRI Arms and Military Expenditure programme.
Keeping up with China
The reasons for India's substantial rise in defence spending are many. Firstly, there are increased geopolitical tensions within Asia, including the need for self-defence against any possible attack from North Korea.
Countries also feel some pressure to keep pace with China's rapidly growing military investments. Beijing's share of the global military spend rose to 13% in 2017, a far bigger proportion than its global share of 5.8% in 2008.
"Tensions between China and many of its neighbours continue to drive the growth in military spending in Asia," says Siemon Wezeman, senior researcher with the SIPRI AMEX programme.
Secondly, India is dealing with the enormous cost of salaries and pensions of its 1.4 million serving military personnel and 2 million plus veterans.
The burden of these salaries on India's military strength was highlighted recently by Lt. Gen Sarath Chand at a parliamentary committee in March. Just 14% of the overall defence budget goes toward military modernization compared to 63% for salaries, he told politicians.
Russia's economic limitations
Despite the global increase in defence budgets, Russia has experienced a sharp decline in its military spending.
Russia is consistently in the top five military spenders, and has steadily increased its military spending between 2008 and 2016 in a concerted effort to update its military systems.
Last year, however, the country's spending fell by 20% to $66.3 billion, the first fall since 1998.
"Military modernization remains a priority in Russia, but the military budget has been restricted by economic problems that the country has experienced since 2014," explains Wezeman.
The Russian economy has been hit by the impact of falling oil prices together with Western sanctions. But it had avoided cutting its defence budget until last year.
Such a sharp budget reduction is likely to have a significant impact on procurement and operations, including those in Syria.
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Biografia
Figlio di un maestro di musica, si diplomò in ragioneria nel 1907 presso il locale istituto tecnico. Ma le scienze naturali erano già la sua passione. Nel 1909 esordì, autodidatta, con un saggio, pubblicato sulla «Rivista italiana di scienze naturali», intitolato Appunti sulla flora dei dintorni di Forlì. Partecipò alla prima guerra mondiale in sanità; dopo un breve periodo al fronte fu assegnato come sottufficiale all'ospedale militare di Torino, dove incontrò Giovanni Negri, medico e botanico che in seguito fu il direttore dell'Istituto Botanico dell'Università di Firenze e suo maestro. In quegli anni venne in contatto anche con Mario Bezzi, Alberto Chiarugi ed altri naturalisti piemontesi.

Nel dopoguerra vinse il concorso per dirigere la Casa di Riposo di Forlì, dove rimase per tutta l'età lavorativa. Grazie anche alle donazioni, trasformò il vecchio ricovero in un complesso di un centinaio di letti, con una casa-albergo per gli anziani soli che potevano portarsi i mobili da casa, un reparto di tipo ospedaliero, il caffè col biliardo, il teatrino, una palestra. Nel giardino piantò tante piante diventate nel tempo imponenti: tutte con un cartiglio che indicava il nome scientifico. La Casa di Riposo prenderà poi il suo nome. Tutta la sua lunga attività naturalistica fu svolta quindi al di fuori della "scienza ufficiale", ossia non come appartenente a una pubblica istituzione, ma come grande appassionato. Riuscì a portare avanti una pregiata opera scientifica nonostante il lavoro giornaliero e una famiglia con tre figli.

Dopo aver studiato la flora forlivese, Zangheri ampliò il suo campo d'interesse dedicandosi all'ornitologia e alla geologia della Romagna. Operò praticamente in tutti i settori: dall'imbalsamazione di uccelli e mammiferi alla raccolta di tutti gli invertebrati, dai minerali ai fossili, dalle conchiglie marine ai gasteropodi terrestri. Inoltre fotografò e raccolse campioni da collezionare: i 20.000 campioni da lui essiccati furono organizzati in un vastissimo erbario.

Appassionato scrittore naturalista, fu autore di circa duecento pubblicazioni sia scientifiche che divulgative, oltre a numerosi articoli su giornali e riviste. Con la pubblicazione nel 1936 del primo volume (il primo di una serie completa di cinque, l'ultimo uscì nel 1969) sulla Romagna fitogeografica, entrò a pieno titolo tra i botanici dell'epoca. Si impegnò, in particolare, nella difesa di ambienti naturali romagnoli, quali la Vena del Gesso, le Pinete costiere ravennati e le Foreste casentinesi. Per chiarire l'imponenza del suo lavoro scientifico, Zangheri diceva di essere "l'uomo dei quarti d'ora" in quanto tutto quello che riusciva a scrivere lo faceva nei ritagli di tempo.

Andò in pensione nel 1954 e nel 1957 ottenne la libera docenza in Geobotanica all'Università di Firenze. Nel 1970 si dedicò a compilare Flora Italica, due volumi di oltre mille pagine (corredati da più di settemila illustrazioni da lui disegnate) pubblicati nel 1976. La sua ultima grande aspirazione era quella di lasciare ai posteri un Museo di Storia Naturale della Romagna, da collocare possibilmente a Forlì. Per questo aveva già allestito nella sua abitazione l'enorme materiale raccolto durante decenni di studi. Ma il comune di Forlì, nonostante l'apprezzamento per la sua opera scientifica, non esaudì i suoi desideri. In seguito, grazie all'opera del figlio Sergio, anch'egli naturalista (docente all'Università di Padova), la copiosissima raccolta fu accettata in donazione dal Museo civico di storia naturale di Verona, dov'è tuttora custodita.

Pietro Zangheri morì a Padova nel 1983. Fu sepolto nel cimitero comunale di Dovadola (20 km da Forlì). A suo ricordo l'Ente Parco delle Foreste Casentinesi ha istituito una borsa di studio in ambito naturalistico.

I suoi eredi, Vilfredo, Fiorella e Sergio Zangheri, hanno donato alla Provincia di Forlì-Cesena l'archivio fotografico realizzato dal grande naturalista forlivese. È stato depositato nella sede di Santa Sofia del Parco nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna. Il Plastico della Romagna, riproduzione in scala 1:25.000 della regione, è stato donato dal Museo di storia naturale di Verona al Parco nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, che lo ha collocato nella sua sede di Santa Sofia (FC).

Riconoscimenti
Pietro Zangheri ebbe numerosi riconoscimenti; in particolare fu insignito con la medaglia d'oro dei benemeriti della cultura.

Opere principali

Saggi e monografie
Monografia industriale di Forlì, Municipio di Forlì, 1926 (versione digitalizzata)
Materiali per una bibliografia scientifica della Romagna, Imola, Galeati, 1923-28 (versione digitalizzata)
 (con Vittorio Nigrisoli) Le piante medicinali della Romagna, edito a cura della Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì, 1935 (versione digitalizzata)
Funghi mangerecci con particolare riguardo a quelli che crescono in Romagna, edito a cura della Cassa dei Risparmi di Forlì, 1936 (versione digitalizzata)
 Romagna fitogeografica:
Vol. 1: Flora e vegetazione delle pinete di Ravenna. Forni editore, (1936) 434 pp. (versione digitalizzata)
Vol. 2: Flora e vegetazione dei calanchi argillosi pliocenici della Romagna. Forni editore, (1942) 300 pp. (versione digitalizzata)
Vol. 3: Flora e vegetazione dei terreni «Ferrettizzati» del Pre-appennino romagnolo. Forni editore, (1950) 316 pp. (versione digitalizzata)
Vol. 4: Flora e vegetazione della fascia gessoso-calcarea del basso Appennino romagnolo. Forni editore, (1959) 358 pp.
Vol. 5: Flora e vegetazione del medio e alto Appennino (1966), 451 pp.
 Fauna di Romagna. Uccelli. Forni editore, Sala Bolognese (1938), 214 pp. (versione digitalizzata)
 Geologia della Romagna. Divagazioni naturalistiche romagnole (X). Su e giù per la "Vena del Gesso" da Tossignano a Brisighella. Soc. Tip. forlivese, Forlì 1950. (versione digitalizzata)
 Il naturalista esploratore, raccoglitore, preparatore, (Manuale Hoepli), Hoepli, Milano (1952 1ª edizione) (1981, 6ª edizione, 508 pp).
 La Provincia di Forlì nei suoi aspetti naturali, a cura della Camera di Commercio di Forlì, ivi 1961.
 Repertorio della flora e della fauna, vivente e fossile, della Romagna. Museo civico di storia naturale di Verona, 1966-1970 (5 volumi).
 L'ambiente naturale e l'uomo, Calderini, Bologna 1970 ss.
 Flora italica, CEDAM, Padova 1976 (1636 pp).
 Ecologia e società attuale, Edagricole, Bologna 1978.

Articoli
Appunti sulla flora dei dintorni di Forlì, estratto dalla «Rivista italiana di scienze naturali», anno 1909, nn. 3-4 e segg., Siena (versione digitalizzata)
La flora del circondario di Forlì, estratto dal «Nuovo giornale botanico italiano» (nuova serie), anno 1913, n. 1 (gennaio) (versione digitalizzata)
La stazione preistorica dei Cappuccini - presso Forlì, estratto da «La Riviera Romagnola», Forlì, 1922 (versione digitalizzata)
Fauna di Romagna. Lepidotteri (1923) (versione digitalizzata)
Flora di Romagna. Funghi ("Hymeniales") (1924) (versione digitalizzata)
Il naturalista forlivese p. Cesare Majoli (1746-1823) e la sua opera "Plantarum collectio", Forlì 1925 (versione digitalizzata)
Fauna di Romagna. Ortotteri e Dermatteri, estratto dal «Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana», anno XIX, n. 5-6, 30 giugno 1927 (versione digitalizzata)
Flora di Romagna. La vegetazione delle Pinete ravennati, Società botanica italiana, Firenze, 1928 (versione digitalizzata)
Fauna di Romagna. Tisanotteri, estratto dagli «Atti della Società italiana di scienze naturali», vol. LXIX, Milano, 1930 (versione digitalizzata)
San Giovanni in Galilea e il Museo Renzi, estratto da «La Pié», nn. 3-4, 5 e 6-7, 1932 (versione digitalizzata)
Fauna di Romagna. Emitteri (1934) (versione digitalizzata)
Sguardo preliminare alla flora e vegetazione dell'alto Appennino romagnolo con particolare riguardo alla foresta di Campigna, Società botanica italiana, Firenze, 1942 (versione digitalizzata)
Il patrimonio naturalistico della Romagna (riassunto schematico), estratto da «La Pié», nn. 3-4 e 5-6, 1948 (versione digitalizzata)
Fauna di Romagna. Ditteri, Genova, 1950 (versione digitalizzata)

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Bibliografia
 Bassi S. - Costa G.P., Pietro Zangheri (1889 - 1983), in «Speleologia Emiliana», s. IV, a. XXI (1995), nº 6.
 Costa G.P. - Forti P., Pietro Zangheri naturalista-protezionista: aree carsiche romagnole e pianificazione territoriale, in «Atti Convegno commemorativo del Prof. Pietro Zangheri nel primo anniversario della scomparsa» (Forlì, 25 febbraio 1984), Tip. Moderna, Castrocaro Terme 1987.
 Pietro Zangheri. Un naturalista alle radici del Parco, Atti del Convegno (S.Sofia, 30 maggio 1998), s.l., Le Balze 2000.
 AA. VV. Omaggio a Pietro Zangheri naturalista, catalogo dell'omonima Mostra in Forlì 21 aprile- 9 giugno 1985, Comune di Forlì (1985).
 Alberto Silvestri in Personaggi della vita pubblica di Forlì e circondario, a cura di Lorenzo Bedeschi e Dino Mengozzi, Urbino, Edizioni Quattroventi, 1996.
 Vittorio Emiliani, Romagnoli & romagnolacci, Bologna, Minerva Edizioni, 2014.
 Marco Viroli, Gabriele Zelli, Personaggi di Forlì - II, Editrice Il Ponte Vecchio, Cesena, 2015.

Collegamenti esterni

 Plastico della Romagna fisica di Pietro Zangheri
 Pietro Zangheri. La Romagna: natura, passione e lavoro

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Students began 4th quarter work on March 23/26. We went over stem-changing verbs in class and students were given the take-home vocabulary pre-test that will be Quiz 13. The quiz is due Tuesday/Wednesday, March 27/28, along with Classwork 21, the verb chart practicing the stem-change verbs.
Students will begin a small project on the professions in class Tuesday/Wednesday, March 27/28 and finish it in class Thursday/Monday, March 29/April 9.
Any student missing Quizzes 10-12 or the unit test can make it up Monday or Tuesday after school and expect the grade to be included on the printed report card. Students who do not finish these in time will have to wait for a grade change report to be submitted to reflect the grade. Students have until April 18 to make up Quizzes 10-12 and Unit Test 3.
Students did Composition 3 in class Tuesday and Wednesday, March 13-14. Students will have Quiz 12 Thursday and Friday, March 15-16. The unit test will be Wednesday and Thursday, March 21-22.
The last Edmodo Quiz, #27, is up through Sunday, March 18. No Edmodo Quizzes will be reopened from earlier weeks.
Instructions/assignments will be posted below by the end of the day March 14. See or email Ms. Sudderth if you have questions..
Spanish I worked on the present progressive tense March 7-8 and reviewed auxiliary verbs March 9-12. Students also received a practice quiz March 9-12 for the final quiz of the quarter. That quiz will be March 15-16 and will cover the weather expressions and the present progressive.
Copies of worksheets and related notes are below to download for any student who was absent.
The unit test for the quarter will be March 21-22.
Students who still need to make up quizzes or other work have through the end of the day on Tuesday, March 20, to do so.


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Bounded on the north by the Sicani mountains, the Salso river on the east, and the Belice river on the west, along its southern side the province of Agrigento opens up onto the Mediterranean Sea. The province also includes the Pelagie islands, Lampedusa, Linosa, and Lampione.
The inland areas can boast a unique variety of agricultural products, food specialities, and handicrafts, as well as fascinating locations of high naturalistic value, such as the Nature Reserves of the Cammarata Mountain and of the Montagnola, featuring the famous Acquafitusa cave, whose sulphur-alkaline-iodized springs have been well known since time immemorial.
Along the coast, coming down from Sciacca, which is nestled on the slopes of the Kronio mountain, the Torre Salsa Nature Reserve can be reached, preserving dunes, beaches, steep sea-cliffs, natural terraces, cane fields, and ancient chalk caves. The Reserve extends up to Eraclea Minoa, whose ancient Greek remains overlook the sea from the so-called Capobianco tableland.
Agrigento, which lies on a calcareous hill, dominates over the Valley of the Temples, one of the most impressive and breathtaking archaeological complexes of the entire Mediterranean basin, enlisted in the UNESCO Heritage Site List.


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I had a fabulous time at this amazing villa. The location is ideal, the staff eager to please and the entire villa is so well maintained and cared for. Perfect for a large group of partner travel. I will be back for sure.
We enjoyed a great family weekend here! The real deal breaker is the view over Kaya Noi beach which was spectacular. Facilities in the Villa Amanzi were good and the Chef produced excellent Thai meals.. we all put on weight! The manager Sasha spoke perfect English and was super helpful... there was no driver attached to the villa but Sasha helped us to organise one for the day out and getting some of our party back to the airport. Distance from the airport was over an hour which was probably the downside to this villa!
This was the first time we had ever stayed in a villa and i really didn't know what to expect. I was a little nervous because all the money had to be paid in advance and no cancellation! We have 3 small children - 5, 2, and 9 mo and I'm very picky about making sure the vacation is perfect otherwise it becomes more work than fun, especially for mom. But from the time we arrived at the airport it was perfect. The transport van was there on time. It is a long ride down to Kata Noi (almost 1.5 hours) but was worth it. The villa is simply stunning and even nicer than the pictures! We were greeted by the villa manager - Sasha and her staff upon arrival. Sasha was amazing our entire trip. She made sure we had everything we needed, was very attentive, answered any complaints or questions, and helped us book or organise anything we wanted to do. She brought in the most amazing spa masseuse whom we LOVED and had her come back 3 more times! She also arranged transport for us to go grocery shopping and for day trips. Usually with only an hour time's notice! With small children, I need to make sure things are set up for the kids. All my requests were ready for us. We had 2 extra mattresses set up in the master bedroom on the floor for the kids as we typically sleep in one room. There were high chairs and plastic cutlery. As well as pool toys. We had ordered drinks, snacks, wines and diapers from tesco in advance and it was all delivered and received before arrival. One of the best things about the villa was the chef and the food! If you go, focus on ordering thai food (they can pretty much make anything you suggest - but I would not bother with western food), as all of it was delicious and better than restaurants! Typically when I go to a resort, by the 3rd day or so I'm sick of the food. But not here at the villa - it's home cooked and I could eat it for a month! You only need to pay for groceries + 20% handling fee - which is fantastic for a family. Much much cheaper than eating out. We ate 3 meals + afternoon snack each day. If you wanted to go out to eat, the villa is only 10 min walk from Kata Noi centre with lots of shops and restaurants. One thing I was nervous about was the walk to the beach. I was told it was very steep steps so I was worried with small children. It is indeed steep but doable if you are slow and careful with the kiddies. It's very close - really only 5 minutes from the villa. Kata Noi beach is beautiful. It's small, but perfect. The sand is powdery and deep and perfect for sand castles. We went in july so the waves were too strong to swim but during calm season it would be an amazing swimming beach with kids. However, bring your own sitting mats and drinks as there was no place to rent beds or buy drinks. Villa also comes equipped with a great TV set up with apple TV, netflix and cable which is great for families as well. Oh! and theres even an elevator! Great when you have kids so you don't have to keep running up and down the stairs with the little ones. All in all, it was a magical stay, and we would certainly recommend this villa and stay there again!
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"I take notice of the fact that the writ applicant belongs to the minority community. The incident, like the case at hand, could have easily triggered communal tension to spread across the state", said Justice Pardiwala.
The Gujarat High Court has made some stark observations while hearing a writ petition seeking an FIR to be registered against former BJP MP from Junagadh, Dinu Bogha Solanki.
Justice JB Pardiwala was hearing a writ petition filed by Jetuben Salot, who has alleged that Solanki led a mob of armed men who vandalised her house and threatened her family.
She also alleged in her statement given to the police that cops were present at the time of the mob attack at her residence, however, they chose not to do anything.
Dinu Bogha Solanki is an accused in the murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa. He is out on bail. Salot said Solanki violated conditions of his bail by leading the attack.
AJ Yagnik, who appeared for the petitioner in the case, submitted that although police officers were present at the time of the incident, and there is video evidence of the attack being led by Solanki, the FIR registered by the state police does not even mention Solanki's name.
The petitioner has sought quashing of the current FIR and lodging a fresh FIR that incorporates facts from her statement.
It was also recorded in the order that the state government has not denied the authenticity of the video evidence submitted by the petitioner's lawyer.
Thus, the court quashed the FIR registered earlier and transferred the probe to the state CID.


This extraordinary trip to Bhutan will create memories to last a lifetime. This trip provides an insider's view of Bhutan including visits to BCF teachers in the field, receptions, private dinners and special access to sites across the country.
Lucie Edwards enjoyed a 34 year career in the Canadian Foreign Service. Since her retirement in 2009, she has worked in international development, notably in the fields of education, agriculture, and global public health. She currently chairs the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan, based in Beijing China. Lucie is affiliated with the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo and has taught international affairs and public policy at Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier Universities. She previously served as Canada's High Commissioner to Kenya, South Africa and India, and Ambassador to the UN Environment Program. In 1995, she received the Public Service Award of Excellence for her humanitarian work during the genocide in Rwanda. She also received a merit award for her human rights work combating Apartheid at the Canadian Embassy in Pretoria. She and her husband Tom, an environmental historian and poet, live in Ottawa.
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Virus Outbreak
Virus Milestones
Understanding the Outbreak
A viral march across the planet, tracked by a map in motion
By TED ANTHONYSeptember 29, 2020 GMT
This preview image of an AP digital embed showcases an interactive chart allowing users to explore the cumulation of COVID-19 deaths over time since the start of the coronavirus outbreak.
On a Thursday night in early January, the disease that would become known as COVID-19 claimed its first victim, a 61-year-old man who succumbed to the newly identified coronavirus in the city of Wuhan, in the People's Republic of China.
Nine months later, the pandemic took its millionth life. And while the vagaries of record-keeping mean we may never know who that victim was, the fact remains: COVID has killed a million people.
Tens of millions of things undone. Daughters and sons unborn, works of genius uncreated. Pieces of communities — excised. Entire residential complexes filled with older people — ravaged. Human contribution melted away, with no way of ever knowing or chronicling what was lost. Accounting for what's missing when people die is never an easy task; now it is one multiplied by an entire million.
A new Associated Press interactive map of the coronavirus' spread — represented by the lives it has claimed — blends data and geography in a way that forces us to see what has happened to the world. And what is still happening to it.
Like so many things in the world, it started small. At first, the map shows only one splash of color: China, the place where the coronavirus silently began its march.
As it began to move around, the map evolved. Month by month, week by week, day by day, the coronavirus spread. Pandemic was declared. Hospitals girded. Cities and countries, shut down. The world changed so fast that its people could barely keep up.
How did something so contained at first, so localized, upend the routines and activities of huge chunks of human civilization?
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We all have watched it, lived through it, but the visual is striking. From a world largely unsullied by the virus to one merely touched by it to an entire planet feeling its effects. Choose a place to pause. Each juncture offers a window into that moment.
— March 18, 2020. China still leads the world in deaths. In the United States, President Donald Trump has just declared a state of emergency. The United States has lost 191 people. The wide belief among Americans: This can still be contained.
— April 6, 2020. Italy is being ravaged; 16,523 have been lost. China has dropped out of the top five when it comes to deaths. The United States is second by now at 14,199 dead.
— May 22, 2020. The United States has shot ahead of the rest of the world and sits on the cusp of 100,000 dead — 99,166. It, like the United Kingdom (35,440), Italy (32,616), Spain (28626) and France (28,292), is rendered in a darker forest green, along with Brazil. The march is accelerating.
— July 26, 2020. In the heart of the summer, the United States remains the country with the most dead: 147,656. Brazil, whose president has just tested positive for coronavirus, is second at 87,004. Darker greens are starting to fill the map, including in India. In China, blamed by Trump for the virus in terms some deem racist, the hue is light after strict and protracted containment measures.
— Sept. 27, 2020. This past Sunday. India is third in the world with 95,542 deaths. The United States, still No. 1 and criticized for its haphazard efforts at containment, has just passed the 200,000 mark. Brazil sits at 141,741, with no apparent detrimental political effect on its leader. Russia is now darker green. Africa, Australia and much of Asia are lighter, though swaths of Southeast Asia are showing higher death rates.
Full Coverage: Virus Outbreak
This map tells the story of an invisible virus that upended the world. It tells of first responses and fear and decisions good and bad. Stories of valiant women and men who tried to stop it, and were sometimes claimed by their efforts. It tells stories of leaders who measured up and leaders who didn't. And how simple human touch ended up killing.
Most of all, it tells of the 1 million dead and gone. These are the stories of the human beings who, had they been able to stick around, might have done things we'd all remember — or might have done things just as important that only a few people they loved would remember. The map contains their stories, too, and even amid the elegant lines of the map and the illuminating contours of the data they should not be forgotten.
Ted Anthony, director of digital innovation for The Associated Press, oversees the news organization's coverage of the pandemic's ripple effect on society. Follow him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/anthonyted


The ministry of communication and information technology will soon come out with the final modalities for IT Investment Regions (ITIR) proposed to be set up in Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Karnataka, a top official said on Wednesday.
The planning commission has in principle agreed for setting up projects in three states. As per the process we are in consultations with various departments. We are working out modalities. We will be able to come out with the finality in three-four months, IT secretary R Chandrasekhar told reporters on the sidelines of eIndia-2010,a three day conclave of IT and IT-related activities.
ITIRs are larger than IT SEZs and are specifically notified investment region with minimum area of 40 sq km planned for IT and ITeS and EHM units. The minimum processing area would be 40 per cent of the total area of the ITIR and the remaining will be for other infrastructure.
The Andhra Pradesh government has identified three locations including one at the international airport covering about 150 sq kilometers in Hyderabad for the ITIR.
A special purpose vehicle will be floated to execute the ITIR project, a senior state IT department official said.
Speaking on the National e-Governance Program (NEGP),Chandrasekhar said the government is going to spend Rs 40,000 crore in three to four years on different projects of the NEGP. This includes initial two to three years of the operational phase. The implementation of the project and the process of making services available is expected to complete by 2014, he said.


Built in 1911, Heronslea is an elegant detached Edwardian house retaining many original features such as dual aspect sash windows, ceiling cornicing, alcove storage cupboards and Art Deco and decorative tiled fireplaces.
Once through the front door with climbing roses and clematis to either side, the well proportioned family home is beautifully presented throughout.
A secluded garden principally laid to lawn with mature trees and borders carefully planted to provide year-round interest, octagonal timber greenhouse and detached double garage, enhance the outside space.
Heronslea with a guide price of £485,000 is located in the popular South Hams village of Yealmpton within commuting distance of Plymouth.
Marchand Petit's Modbury office (01548 857588) invite calls for further details and to arrange a viewing.


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Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan to get a sequel? – Bollywood Hungama
Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone starrer Pathaan might get a sequel. Reports suggest that the team have already started work on the script.
Even before the film hit the big screens, the Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone starrer Pathaan has been garnering ample of attention from the audience. The film marks the comeback of the superstar after three years on the big screen and fans cannot wait to see him play the secret spy in this Siddharth Anand directorial. Now certain reports suggest that the makers are already planning a sequel but there has been no official announcement regarding the film.
Reports have it that the team of Pathaan has already started work on the second instalment and that they are working on the script. Neither Siddharth Anand nor producers Yash Raj Films have spoken about it. Readers would be aware that Pathaan will also have Salman Khan reprising his role as Tiger along with Shah Rukh Khan also reprising his role from Pathaan in Tiger 3. It is being said that YRF is keen on creating a spy universe with the Khans by turning these films into big franchises.
Speaking of Pathaan 2, a source was quoted in ETimes saying, "The team of Pathaan has begun writing the sequel to the film and like the Tiger films, the story will travel to various countries." It has also been revealed that the makers would be adding more characters in the sequel to the SRK starrer.
For the first time ever, Pathaan will bring together Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham, and Deepika Padukone. The spy thriller is expected to feature the action packed avatars of the superstar and the actress. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the film is slated to release on January 25, 2023. Talking about Tiger 3, the film will mark the return of the popular onscreen couple Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif whereas Emraan Hashmi will be seen in the role of an antagonist. Directed by Maneesh Sharma, the action entertainer will release on April 21, 2023.
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YIDFF 2009 International Competition
Because We Were Born
An Interview with Jean-Pierre Duret, Andrea Santana (Directors)
Invited to Discover Northeast Brazilian World
Q: There is some kind of universality in your film. What made you choose Brazil rather than any another disadvantaged countries?
Andrea Santana (AS): I am Brazilian and both Jean-Pierre and I like this northeast region where I come from a lot. This film is the third of a trilogy we have already shot in Brazil.
Jean-Pierre Duret (JPD): The rural environment reminds me of my homeland, Savoie. I think people from those rural areas get very little consideration from the outer world and I always wanted to make a film to show that. Although the environment is bad and their life is difficult, they have an inner strength and a will to live from which we all have something to learn.
Q: The scenes are very natural; we feel invited into their world rather than judging their condition. How did you meet this community? How did you establish trust?
AS: People we film are always the first to see it. When we screened the second film we stopped in the gas station and met a child begging. We asked him if he had an ID and, "I have nothing but my life," was his answer. We decided to investigate why this child, Junior, was thinking this way. Also, those people are very family-oriented and the fact that we are a couple helped them to feel confident.
JPD: Although we started filming immediately after we arrived, we had to take our time so that they would not have any wrong ideas about what we were going to do with this film. What those people miss most is recognition and staying for a long time enabled the children and people to realize that we were here for them. The shooting lasted for six months during which I built a deep and complex relationship with Cocada; like father and son.
Q: Parents and adults often remind children that their situation was worse when they were the same age. Do you think that this situation is going to get better?
JPD: Unless a lot of money is to be injected, sadly, it's not going to improve. The environment is absolutely barren; there is no hope for the future for the children in this region. The solution cannot be local; it needs efforts from every country to valorize these disadvantaged places because their poverty is directly linked to our wealth.
Q: Your film tends to follow the electoral campaigns. Why?
AS: We were in the middle of the electoral campaigns and we wanted to compare the language of politicians with the language of the people we filmed.
JPD: It's a metaphor of our mass media, of our politics. In Brazil, political communication is traditionally made with a loudspeaker: a permanent loud sound, where soft and individual voices get lost; two worlds that never meet.
Q: What did the film bring to the children?
AS: They were really happy about the film. They understood things about their lives and their environment retrospectively when we screened the film a year later.
JPD: They could have never realized how their lives, once recorded as a film, could bear such colorful aspects and take on a beautiful appearance. The film cannot change anything in their lives; only bring them some recognition and self-identity.
(Compiled by Raphaelle Fuseau)
Interviewers: Raphaelle Fuseau, Tayu Yamanouchi Hayward
Photography: Tanaka Kayako / Video: Hsiao Shu-Yii / 2009-10-11
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