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'War Criminal Go Back!' Petitioners Protest Mahinda Rajapaksa Invite
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NEW DELHI: With former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa set to address a 'thought conclave' being held at the ITC Gardenia hotel in Bangalore on February 9 and 10, a group of concerned Indians has registered a strong protest against the invitation extended to the 'war criminal'.
At the conclave, organised by The Hindu newspaper, the chief guest's address will be delivered by Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu, formerly union minister, president of the Bharatiya Janata Party and member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
According to The Hindu's retiring editor Mukund Padmanabhan, "At a time of extreme social and political polarisation, this thought platform hopes to promote genuine debate by providing a place for reflection, for nuance, for evaluating the views of others even as we prepare to re-examine our own."
An annotated copy of the petition follows.
NO INVITATION TO MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA! WAR CRIMINAL GO BACK!
We the undersigned strongly condemn the invitation to Mahinda Rajapaksa, war criminal and former President of Sri Lanka, to deliver the inaugural address at the "The Huddle", an annual conclave organized by The Hindu in Bangalore.
The conclave, according to The Hindu, is a "thoughts and ideas conclave, a platform that attempts to bring under a single roof some of the best minds from politics, academia, the entertainment industry, the corporate world, sports and civil society".
Inviting Mahinda Rajapaksa to the event, is an insult to the memory of over 1,40,000 innocent Tamil civilians killed by Sri Lankan armed forces in the last few months of the civil war in 2009. Rajapaksa was one of the main architects of the Eelam Tamil genocide, condemned by human rights groups around the world.
Nearly three lakh Eelam Tamils (Tamils from the north and east of Sri Lanka) displaced by war were herded into concentration camps and underwent torture and abuse at the hands of the military. Many of those who surrendered have not been seen again. Thousands of victims of Rajapaksa's war are still living in Tamil Nadu as refugees.
The Sri Lankan government headed by Mahinda Rajapaksa maintained that the war did not have any civilian casualties. But various independent accounts and United Nations reports have confirmed that the Sri Lankan military targeted civilian structures and 'No Fire Zones', with the only aim of maximizing the killings of Tamil civilians.
The 2010 Permanent Peoples' Tribunal session in Dublin was the first to charge the Sri Lankan government with war crimes, with the set of limited evidences that was available at the time.
The 2011 Report of the UN Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka concluded that "the conduct of the war represented a grave assault on the entire regime of international law designed to protect individual dignity during both war and peace", and also called for an independent international investigation by the UN Secretary-General into the alleged violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.
In 2012 the Report of the Secretary-General's Internal Review Panel on UN Action in Sri Lanka submitted by Charles Petrie stated:
"From as early as 6 February 2009, the Sri Lankan Army continuously shelled within areas that became the second No Fire Zone, from all directions, including land, sea and air. It is estimated that there were between 300,000 and 330,000 civilians in that small area".
In 2013 the Permanent Peoples Tribunal session in Bremen concluded that "On the strength of the evidence presented, the tribunal reached the consensus ruling that the state of Sri Lanka is guilty of the crime of genocide against Eelam Tamils".
Mahinda Rajapaksa also unleashed unprecedented media suppression in Sri Lanka. Under Rajapaksa dozens of news websites were blocked, media institutions attacked, dozens of journalists were abducted and killed with total impunity. Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, gave death threats openly to dissenting journalists.
Lasantha Wickrematunge, who posthumously received the UNESCO's World Press Freedom Prize, was killed in broad daylight for being critical of corruption in the Rajapaksa government, human rights violations and the war.
In 2014 Rajapaksa's government went to the extent of issuing a circular in which it banned non-governmental organizations from holding press conferences, workshops, training courses for journalists.
Despite all these opinions from UN and international human rights bodies, The Hindu has always shown open support to Mahinda Rajapaksa in its editorials and columns.
Mahinda Rajapaksa has blood on his hands, the blood of innocent Tamils, honest and brave journalists, and uncompromising rights activists.
To call him to deliver an inaugural address at The Huddle is an injustice to not just journalism but humanity itself, and we strongly demand that The Hindu drop Rajapaksa from the list of invitees.
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Felix Limo (born 22 August 1980) is a Kenyan former long-distance runner, who specialized in the marathon.

Limo held the 15 Kilometres road running world record from November 2001 to November 2010, where he lost the record to Leonard Komon. Limo set his record of 41:29 minutes in Nijmegen, the Netherlands when winning the Zevenheuvelenloop race. Deriba Merga of Ethiopia equalled the time in 2009.

He won the Portugal Half Marathon in 2002. He debuted at the 2003 Amsterdam Marathon, finishing second timing 2:06.42, only three seconds slower than William Kipsang, who set a course record.

Limo has achieved victory at the 2005 Chicago Marathon, as well as at Berlin and Rotterdam in 2004. In winning the 2004 Rotterdam Marathon, he ran arguably his strongest effort, setting his personal best of 2:06:14. Not only was that the eleventh fastest marathon ever run, but it was achieved on a very windy day. Limo withdrew from a possible defense of his Chicago Marathon title due to back pain, and the 2006 race was won by Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot.

He won the 2006 London Marathon in a time of 2:06:39, the third fastest of 2006. He returned the following year and recorded 2:07:47 for third place.

His performances deteriorated significantly from 2008 onwards as he rarely bettered two hours and ten minutes. In 2008 he was eighth in London and fifth in Fukuoka. His 2009 saw little improvement as he came tenth in London and then seventh in Seoul. His sole competition in 2010 was the Vienna Marathon and his time of 2:11:34 brought him seventh place. Limo was sixth at the 2011 Tokyo Marathon, finishing in a time of 2:10:50.

He decided to retire from the sport at the start of 2013. Back problems had reduced his capacity to train and he felt the very top level was now beyond him: "I feel confident I could still run marathons in 2:09 or 2:10 [but] those times are not going to get me into the top three of the best marathons these days". He paid tribute to his coach, Patrick Sang, and said that he hoped to spend more time with his family and managing his business portfolio.

Felix is not related to world champion Richard Limo, but might be distantly related to another Kenyan runner, Benjamin Limo.

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NetEase Youdao Aims to Make Traditional Translation Market More Internet-oriented
Jul 16, 2017, 02:22am 2018/05/07 08:29:04 36Kr
Machines cannot take away translators' job completely, but it plays its role in providing translation service by "matching" the right words.
How big is translation market? Zhou Feng, CEO of NetEase Youdao (网易有道), estimated it is a 40-billion RMB market. According to the 2016 China's Language Service Industry Development Report, the value that China's language service sector created in 2015 was about 282.2 billion yuan, an increase of 79% over 157.6 billion yuan in 2011. The average annual growth was about 19.7%. By the end of 2015, there were about 72,495 companies providing language services or language-related services in the country. Translation is indeed a big market, but not until recently did it begin to embrace the Internet.
NetEase Youdao has rolled out human translation services in 2012, tapping into the translation market by offering language service tool. Traffic is the advantage of tool products, but how to cash in on the traffic must be considered after the product is mature. Making money from ads is the most direct method, but the problem is that the ceiling is not high. Naturally, language and service products are connected. In addition to the word search and machine translation, there is also a need for more accurate translation services. Therefore, it is not surprising to see Youdao expanded its business from online dictionary to translation.
When it comes to development logic, Youdao Translation follows a path of "C to B", that is, after a complete set of service system is established by serving consumers, Youdao will then serve the medium and small businesses and plan to cooperate with large businesses in the next stage. Liu Ren, Vice President of Youdao's marketing department, mentioned that traditional translation companies focused mainly on B end and ignored C end users because of low demand and unit price, failing to offer specific solutions. The C end to B mode can be seen as prioritizing low-frequency translation demand over high-frequency. Low as the C end users' demand is, their demand and willingness to pay is strong. Generally, they, looking for professional translation solution, can only seek translation service on platforms like Taobao only to find that the translation quality varies each time. Of course, the traffic that YoudaoDict has accumulated is a precondition for this logic.
According to the needs and content, there are two types of services currently available. One is fast translation, another document translation. With 0.02 yuan/word as the charge, the former applies to users who set a tight deadline and everyday content like business correspondence. The latter applies to professional content or relatively large volume, whose charges depend on the content. According to the data provided by Youdao, from 2012 to date, the total number of Youdao Translation orders has exceeded 1 million, with 1000 orders per day and a nearly 100% increase of human translation orders per year.
Similar to the traditional translation company's business model, Youdao Translation outsources orders to over 3000 translators. For fast translation content, translators can "grab orders in the background". For document translation, project managers will "assign translation task" in accordance with the translators' professional background. And project managers are responsible for the quality control of translation results and customers' feedback. For B end, Youdao has launched the human translation API service. Specifically, Youdao cooperates with B end customers and sells its translation service by offering API interface and embedded SDR model.
Overall, on the premise of similar service model, compared with the traditional translation services, the advantage of Youdao is mainly at the technical level. That is, its human translation is not "pure human labor". Rather, based on NMT (Neural Machine Translation) technology, Youdao adopts an approach of "man-machine translation", that is, after the machine finishes the first draft, translators do follow-up examination and make improvements, bringing down the overall price by 50% compared with human translation.
The other reason why the human translation business is a rigid demand is that much of the free machine translation does not make sense. So, with the emergence of neural network machine translation, will human translation be replaced? At least the Google case indicates there is still a long way to go. Some translation scenes emphasize "faithfulness, expressiveness, and elegance", but at present NMT technology can only meet the requirement of "faithfulness". Although it does improve the accuracy of content translation, human engagement is needed if translation involves "expressiveness and elegance". Therefore, at this level, machine cannot replace human entirely, instead it plays its role in providing translation service by "matching" the right words.
On top of Youdao, Baidu , Jinshan (金山), and the voice-recognition technology company— IFLYTEK(科大讯飞) all tapped into the translation market by offering language service tool. In addition, 36 Kr wrote that Wormhold (虫洞)Translation, modeled on Taobao, built a platform to serve translators and customers. As a whole, the translation market has become white hot due to low threshold for standardization. Of course, compared with the interpretation , a greater demand, sufficient supply of translators, and the lower cost is also add to the fierce competition.
This article by Qi Si originally appeared in 36kr and was translated by Pandaily.
Click here to read the original Chinese article.
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What determines sexual identity?
(2009) Drama (Rocket/Dada) Zoé Héran, Malonn Lévana, Jeanne Disson, Sophie Cattani, Mathieu Demy, Rayan Bouberki, Yohan Vero, Noah Vero, Cheyenne Lainé, Christel Baras, Valérie Roucher. Directed by Céline Sciamma
Sexuality is a complicated thing, particularly now. Our gender identification itself isn't always what we're born with; what really determines who we are sexually is what we feel inside.
Laure (Héran) is the older daughter in a young family that moves into an idyllic French suburb one summer. Her younger sister Jeanne (Lévana) adores her; her father (Demy) is kind and loving, her mother (Cattani) expecting a baby in the fall. It's a wonderful family environment, the kind we all wish we had and all admire.
Laure wears her hair cropped short and could be taken for a boy. In fact, when one of the neighborhood girls, Lisa (Disson) sees Laure, she does just that. Laure plays along, introducing herself as Mikael (or Mickäel as it is spelled in the credits, although not in the subtitles). At first, it's mainly so she can play with the boys who seem to be having the most fun.
As the summer wears on, Laure's deception grows deeper and Lisa and her begin to get closer. Lisa kisses her one afternoon and that just seems to intrigue Laure. She takes great pains to conceal her secret, creating a fake penis to put into her swimsuit to make it appear like she has one. When Jeanne discovers what Laure is up to, she kind of likes the idea of having a big brother to protect her. However, school is approaching and Laure won't be able to keep her secret forever. But is the truth that Laure is not playing a boy but is one inside?
This is a deceptively simple film that Sciamma wisely leaves very open to interpretation. Some critics and viewers immediately describe Laure as transgender or lesbian, but she just as easily could be experimenting. The thing is, we don't know for sure because Sciamma deliberately keeps Laure's thoughts to herself. The point is, it is for Laure to determine her sexual identity, certainly not for us as critics and even not for the viewers, although you will simply because that is our nature to assign roles to people.
Héran is an amazing find as an actress. She's not so much androgynous as she is a blank canvas and everyone who sees her projects their own interpretation onto that canvas. When she wears a dress, she looks very feminine. When she's in a wife beater and shorts, she looks very masculine. And for a young actress, she shows an amazing willingness to take chances. She's the center of the movie and everyone reacts to her; she provides a fine means of delivering emotions and thoughts.
The loving family atmosphere might seem a little bit unrealistic to some; there seems to be absolutely no disharmony early on in the film. We do get an intimate look at the family, not just in a sexual sense (although it is never overtly said, it is clear that husband and wife are very affectionate with each other physically) but just in private moments with one another. We see the family dynamic at work and working well and there's some comfort in that.
The pacing is slow, like an ideal childhood summer day. Some might find it too slow but that's part of the movie's charm; it takes its time to arrive at where it's going and when it gets there, you get to decide where you are. That's the genius of European filmmakers is that they don't feel obliged to spell everything out to their audience; they take it for granted in fact that they're intelligent enough to fill in their own blanks.
This movie doesn't take any easy shortcuts; it merely presents the events and lets the audience make the decision as to what they are seeing. Is Laure a transgender? Could be. Is she a lesbian? Could be, too. Is she simply trying to fit into a new neighborhood and got caught in a lie? Also could be. What the movie does is force us to examine our ideas of sexual identity and essentially, our rights to form our own conclusions about who we are sexually. That in itself is a powerful message that is all too rarely delivered in our judgmental society.
WHY RENT THIS: Strong performance by Héran. A compelling slice of life that examines sexual identity in a positive way.
WHY RENT SOMETHING ELSE: The very slow pace may put off American audiences.
FAMILY VALUES: Some mild violence and language as well as adult themes.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: The project came together extraordinarily fast; the script was completed in April 2010, Héran cast less than a month later, and the film was shot in 20 days in August.
BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE: $3.3M on a $1M production budget.
SITES TO SEE: Netflix (DVD Rental only). Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, M-Go, Hulu
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Frank Barnes got lost on the way to the dining car.
(2010) Action Thriller (20th Century Fox) Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Kevin Chapman, Kevin Dunn, Ethan Suplee, Kevin Corrigan, Jessy Schram, Lew Temple, T.J. Miller, David Warshofsky, Elizabeth Mathis, Meagan Tandy, Andy Umberger. Directed by Tony Scott
Director Tony Scott and actor Denzel Washington have made five films together thus far, of which this is the most recent to date. They have run the gamut from action classics to just-cash-the-paycheck-and-run. Where does this one fall in?
Frank Barnes (Washington) is a veteran locomotive engineer who after 28 years on the job is being forced to retire in a few weeks. He is breaking in Will Colson (Pine), a wet-behind-the-ears conductor who has family that are high muckety mucks in the union. They are headed out on a freight run that will take them out of Will's hometown of Stanton, Pennsylvania where his estranged wife Darcy (Schram) and young daughter are sleeping.
Meanwhile, over in a different part of Pennsylvania, Dewey (Suplee), a foul-up of an engineer, does the unthinkable; he leaves his cab while his train is under power to flip a switch. While he's out, the trains' throttle slips and begins to pick up speed while the gaping-mouthed Dewey watches. He makes a run to try to get into the cab but falls flat on his tush, much to the amusement of other workers in the yard. That will be the last anyone will be amused by the situation.
The train begins to pick up speed on a deadly course for Stanton. It is also carrying six tanker cars full of molten phenol, an extremely toxic chemical. As yard master Connie Hooper (Dawson) puts it, "it's not just a train; it's a missile the size of the Chrysler Building." She neglects to add "and it's heading straight for town!" With an antiquated curve that someone inconveniently put fuel depot tanks next to, a derailment in Stanton would be the biggest catastrophe that Pennsylvania has ever had – since the Eagles choked in the Super Bowl anyway. Cue the music of impending doom.
With corporate stooge Oscar Galvin (Dunn) putting the company's profits ahead of the human toll that would surely result of a derailment in Stanton next to those fuel tanks, things look grim for the citizens of Stanton. Attempts to get an engineer on board via helicopter fail miserably, as do attempts to derail the train. However, after Barnes narrowly avoids being ploughed into by the runaway, he decides that the only way to avert disaster is to chase after the train backwards, hook it up to his own engine and try to wrest control of the train from the unmanned engine but can he make it in time?
Scott is a very competent director when he is in his element and this one fits perfectly in his comfort zone. He knows how to jack up the tension effectively, and while some of his methods are a bit cliché (A trainload of school children are approaching in the opposite direction on the same track? Horrors!) he at least doesn't try to call attention to his own directing skills.
Washington has aged gracefully (which not all movie stars do) and has played this kind of working class hero many a time. He brings the right mix of gravitas and humor to the role, and reminds us once again just why he is one of the top stars in Hollywood. That Chris Pine (Captain Kirk in the recent Star Trek reboot) not only holds his own with Washington but actually makes his own mark leads me to believe that Pine is no one-trick-pony and could have a career in Hollywood comparable to Washington's.
Dawson is one of those actresses who always seems to put on a good performance no matter what genre she's doing or what kind of character. Here she's a frustrated manager who knows that the people above her are corrupt and/or ignorant; eventually she just throws her hands up and allows Frank and Will to access their inner hero.
The movie contains very little CGI, which is rather refreshing. The trains look like trains and not like those created by CGI. Often, modern directors over-rely on computer graphics, confusing realism with real. Obviously, not a problem here. The action sequences of the train demolishing cars and derailers are pretty impressive, and again are mostly done with real trains.
This is the kind of movie that makes for a pleasant 90 plus minutes of entertainment. You don't have to think too much and you don't have to do much more than munch your popcorn and slurp your soda. Just sit back, relax and enjoy the ride. Perhaps that was a bad choice of words…
REASONS TO GO: Scott and Washington are old hands at this kind of action thriller. Pine holds his own with Washington which is no easy feat.
REASONS TO STAY: There are a few action clichés here which will remind audiences uncomfortably of The Taking of Pelham 123.
FAMILY VALUES: There is a little coarse language and some action violence. This is perfectly fine for most older kids and teens.
TRIVIAL PURSUIT: The "Stanton Curve" depicted in the film actually exists as a rail line in Belaire, Ohio where the line runs on a historic elevated viaduct just after crossing the Ohio River. However, the fuel storage tanks shown in the film had to be added optically; nobody in real life is irresponsible enough to put fuel tanks in a location where a derailing train could impact into them and cause a devastating explosion – at least, I hope so.
HOME OR THEATER: This is a big bad action movie; to get its full effect you should see this in a darkened multiplex, preferably stuffing your face with popcorn, candy and soda. Hey, they're all bad for you – why start feeling guilty now?
TOMORROW: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
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An important Scottish sporting anniversary will be honoured in Musselburgh and Edinburgh this weekend. Against many, if not all of the odds, Tayforth Camanachd has survived for 40 years .
The shinty club's players past and present will turn out for a match in celebration of the four decades. The match takes place at Levenhall Links in Musselburgh and then in the evening celebrations will continue in licensed premises in the capital.
The guest speaker will be the estimable Hugh Dan MacLennan, the distinguished historian of the sport (he wrote a doctoral thesis on it) and commentator emeritus of this editorial parish.
While these events take place within a caman's throw of the Firth of Forth, it was on the banks of the Tay that it all began.
It was down to men from the Republic of Ireland such as Father Eugene O'Sullivan who became known as "the shinty priest" and sometimes even " the swearing priest".
He was a committed player. Indeed, he attracted some public attention in September 1980 when a story in this paper had the headline "Priest ordered off after fist-fight at shinty game."
Others of the Irish founders had worked in the Allied Irish Bank in the Fair City.
It was at a meeting in the City Mills Hotel in Perth in 1973 that they decided to found a shinty club partly to assuage their sense of loss at being removed from their beloved game of hurling.
It was, after all, it a sporting second cousin to shinty, possibly once removed, in the extended family of Gaelic sport.
So the ancient game was seen again, on Perth's North and South Inches.
The Irish connection was to be reinforced with an annual trip to Kilkenny, to compete for "Ye Fair Cities Cup" which was played using the compromise rules of the two games, as were and are the shinty/hurling internationals.
Tayforth was to draw players from beyond Perth; particularly from the exiled Highlanders living in Edinburgh, Livingston and across Lothian and Tayside. So Scotland's two great east coast rivers were embraced in the club's name.
Although Perth is not seen as a shinty stronghold today, it did host two of the very early Camanachd Cup Finals: the fourth when Ballachulish beat Kingussie, and fifth when Kingussie beat Furnace. They were staged in Perth 1899 and 1900 respectively. The former is the earliest final recorded in a surviving photograph.
Lord Lovat, one of the sport's great patrons and first president of the ruling body the Camanachd Association, used to stop the train at Perth to hold association meetings on his way to and from Parliament.
MacLennan believes the formation of Tayforth was historically important in fusing the traditions of shinty and hurling in one club. It also reinforced the modern expansion of the game from its Highland heartlands.
He himself was an undergraduate at Glasgow University, and playing for its shinty team, when Tayforth was formed.
He remembers heading to Perth. "The pitch had a right of way so people walked their dogs through the game and women made their way home with their shopping. It was hilarious when you think about it, but it was just part of going to Perth. But the highlight of the year was stovies in the Perth Polish club after the game.
"On one occasion the day was rounded off with a game of shinty on Perth Station platform late at night, till Tayside's finest moved us on."
But he said the side did make real progress in the game In 1980-81 it gained the South Division II championship (Fraser Cup) and having gained promotion, remained in Division I for 10 consecutive seasons. In 1986 there was a victory over the mighty Kyles Athletic in the last game of the season, enabling the club to remain in Division I.
The Mod Cup was won in 1980 and in 1986. There have been several visits to Kilkenny to win Ye Fair Cities' Cup. In 1988 the semi-final of the Camanachd Cup was reached and, in 1990, the Aviemore National Six-a-side competition was won.
The club was also a pioneer in publishing its own magazine and newsletter; running an annual 12-a-side one day tournament, the Frews Cup; and indoor tournaments at Bells Sports Centre.
MacLennan says these founding Irishmen did much for the game of shinty itself. "The club suffered a great loss in the death of Willie Dowds who held a special place in the history of shinty.
"He was involved in the founding of clubs in Perth, Dundee and Glenrothes and in 1977 led a group of Tayforth Camanachd to London to receive an Irish Post Community award from the Irish Ambassador."
Due to the poor state of the pitch in Perth during season 2011, many games were played at Levenhall Links. Tayforth made a more permanent move to Musselburgh for season 2012.
And that's where players from the four decades will throw up tomorrow afternoon, and possibly again in Edinburgh thereafter.


Cut the sweet potatoes in half lengthways and then each half in wedges about 2.5cm (1in) wide. Drizzle over just enough olive oil to coat, then sprinkle over some sea salt. Roast in the oven for about 30–35 minutes until cooked through.
In the meantime, combine the ground almonds, parsley and lemon zest, and season with salt and pepper. Using a pastry brush, coat the fish with the beaten egg, lay in the almond mixture and coat well.
About 10 minutes before the sweet potato wedges are done, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large pan over a low-medium heat. Fry the fish for 3-4 minutes on each side until cooked through and golden. Don't have the heat too high or it will burn the almond crust before the fish is cooked.
Serve immediately with the sweet potato wedges and mayonnaise on the side.


Asking how long your artificial lawn will last is a loaded question. "It depends" is the first answer that comes to mind, but hardly the best. There are several factors which affect synthetic grass lifespan. Understanding what they are, and how they contribute to wear and tear, will give you a better idea of what to expect in terms of durability. First let's talk generalities.
As a general rule, you can expect your synthetic lawn to last an average of 20 years. The grass is designed to be UV resistant, so the color of the blades do not fade. The material, (polypropylene, polyethylene or polyamide yarns) is resistant to damage and eco-friendly. It also happens to be very resilient and flexible. This is why it maintains its shape, springing back to life after each use. proper care and maintenance will ensure long life for many years to come.
However, the industry standard is just an average, albeit a good one. Many synthetic grass installation companies guarantee their installs for 10-15 years, but expect the product to last 20-25 years. Plus, new information is always emerging regarding durability, financial sense and safety. In fact, there is a current government study focused on 40 turf fields across the United States in regards to material safety. So far? No red flags. That's good news for lawn owners, however, it is important to consider two other factors when thinking about artificial grass lifespan.
Before we move on to that though, don't forget one important issue. Does your product come with a warranty? The installation probably does, but the grass itself should as well. When choosing your product, be sure to look for warranties that cover things like workmanship, fading and material issues. Now let's talk about traffic and usage.
What type of traffic does my lawn take on a regular basis? If you have kids who play sports, or pets that constantly romp through your yard, you will need to make sure you choose an synthetic grass product suited for that type of use. Higher quality products lengthen synthetic grass lifespan in regards to your lawn. They are designed for heavier use and hold up really well to wear and tear.
On the contrary, if you seldom use your lawn, a lower quality grass product may last just as long as one with higher quality. The determining factor is wear and tear. The less use your lawn endures over time the longer it will last, no matter which type of product you use.
Keeping your synthetic grass lawn clean can be a double edged sword. Maintenance is necessary to remove debris and keep your lawn looking natural and new. However, if you have pets, be mindful of the impact. More maintenance than necessary is required if you want your artificial lawn to last.
The reason for this? Pet waste can eat away at the backing of your synthetic grass. This decreases synthetic grass lifespan and could mean repairs in the long run. Understanding the impact your pets have on synthetic turf allows you to be proactive.
Usually, this is handled beforehand during the installation. Your installers will go over infill options and other solutions for odor before the install. Afterward, simply rinse the pet waste away, or pick it up, as needed. Proactive positioning in regard to wear and tear will extend synthetic grass lifespan.
On the whole, synthetic grass requires very little maintenance. You will need to rake it periodically to stand the blades up, rinse from time to time to remove dirt, debris and pet waste, and repair it occasionally as certain sections wear out.
Do those things and your lawn will last for 20-25 years. No more mowing, or fertilizer maintenance and several years of truly free synthetic grass ownership. That might be the best part of all. Let's break it down by the numbers and see what an synthetic grass lawn means for your pocketbook.
Let's take a 1,200 square foot lawn as an example. Outfitting the space with a traditional lawn will cost about $3,500 (This does not include irrigation costs which could run about $4,000 or so). A synthetic grass lawn will run right around $10,000 for the initial install.
Yearly maintenance on a traditional lawn will cost a little more than $2,000. Synthetic grass lawns will cost less than $200. In 12 years, your synthetic lawn will cost a total of just under $13,000 while your traditional grass lawn will cost more then $34k. That is quite a cost difference!
Keep in mind, at this point, the traditional lawn will continue to cost $2,000+ per year while your synthetic grass lawn will cost less than $200. The synthetic lawn pays for itself in under 10 years and you enjoy another ten years of minimal lawn maintenance (one power brush per year if needed). You essentially gain ten years of free lawn care while a traditional lawn will cost you another $12k-$13k.
So we can add to our question it seems. With the right amount of care, the synthetic grass lifespan of your synthetic lawn should last 20-25 years. However, you will enjoy an additional 10-15 year period of enjoyment virtually cost free. Between the lifespan of the product and the return on investment, switching to synthetic grass is a sound investment.
Thinking of switching to synthetic grass? Contact us and see what a difference NewGrass makes. We have some of the best synthetic grass products in the industry. We can help you create your dream space. Wouldn't it be nice to ditch the lawnmower for good and enjoy 25 years of lush, green grass? If you are shaking your head "Yes!" we couldn't agree more. Call us, and let NewGrass introduce you to your next synthetic grass landscape.


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Змагання з плавання на дистанції 100 метрів брасом серед чоловіків на Чемпіонаті Європи з водних видів спорту 2022 відбулися 13 серпня (попередні запливи і півфінали) та 14 серпня (фінал).

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OUTRED (Charles & Vi Outred, Cliff Gillis, and Martin Garvey) defeated SANDERS (Derek Sanders, Stephen Peterkin, Sam Punch, and Tim Rees) in the final by 22 IMP. Outred lead by 3 IMP after 16 boards of 32 board final.
OUTRED defeated DRAGIC (Miro Dragic, Anne Symons, Helen and Danny Kane) in semifinal. The SANDERS team got a bye through to the final as the undefeated team in the event.
GIPSON (Alex and Paul Gipson, Mike Ash, and Arend Bayer) won the Subsidiary final. PHILIP was runner up after a split tie with STEEL, having won their head-to-head match.


Hey mama! I'm stuck behind this big log!
Katie here. Those of you that live around here are probably noticing that spring has arrived! Oh I know sometimes we still get a snow flake or two, but all in all stuff is really beginning to green up and some people even have gardens that are blooming already!
My mama says she doesn't know how this happened. She didn't notice the willow trees turning yellow before they popped out in green buds, and she didn't see her goldfinches when they were green with gold tufts of new feathers. She says suddenly the grass was green, the willows were green, and the birds were gold! She doesn't understand how she missed all this.
She works too much. It's hard to notice stuff like trees and birds when you go to work in the dark and come home at dusk. I'd say it's even hard to notice things like a princess. Who is sitting right by her feet. Holding a pink pig in case she wants to play.
So I look forward to the weekends, because then, sometimes, if I'm lucky, my mama will take me to the park. Like she did today. Of course she wanted to take some silly pictures. Honestly mama…don't you have enough photos of beautiful me sitting beside grasses at the park?
Got anything good over there mama?
Today she liked the way the sky looked and she was trying to get me and the grasses and the sky. But she couldn't get me to look at her.
I have a new rule about having my picture taken, but don't tell her.
When she gets out that stupid camera and makes me sit I do. But I look the other way. And when she calls my name I look at her for a split second and then I look the other other way. Even when there's really nothing over there that interests me. I do this a lot until she gets really frustrated and just takes the picture anyway. She has to be really fast to get one of me looking at her. It's my little way of letting her know who's boss.
Not going to look at you Mama.
We all know who's boss. Right?
So anyway, today she thought she'd trick me and she pulled a plastic bag of treats out of her pocket and she's squatted down trying to take a picture of me with the sky and she was waving the bag of treats around and I'm focused on the ground just next to her and I won't look at her and she can't figure out why until I stand up and she stops looking through the camera and says "STAY!" in her school voice, so I do, and she gets the shot and then she stands up and says "come!" and I do and then I start scarfing up all the treats that had been flung out of the plastic bag all around her.
Ha ha ha ha mama! See? I am such a good girl! Even though there were treats flying everywhere I stayed until you said come! But I wasn't really interested in looking at you when there were all these great treats lying all over!
Mama. Sometimes she's not very perceptive. But I love her anyway.
Can't we just go for a walk mama?
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doesn't she realize just how INTELLIGENT we Shelties are? Geeze!
It's hard when the dog is more intelligent than the human. But it happens oh so frequently.
Sometimes the princess benefits when mama gets frustrated.
Sometimes she does. And she's such an opportunist she's always ready for that event.
You are a very good girl Katie! Good job cleaning up the mess your mom made too. Geez, you cant take her anywhere, can you?
She's an excellent cleaner upper.
Never too many photos of Katie!
She's definitely high on the family totem pole.
She's such a stinker sometimes….she loves to get me. Definitely the boss.
She never used to be this way but for about a year she's refused to look at me when I'm taking pictures. Too smart.
Treats flying all over the place, pawsome. Bet u found every last treat.
Yep. We couldn't leave the area until she made sure she got them all. Silly girl.


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Genre: Action/Adventure, Thriller
DVD: January 17, 1998
based on 11 votes and 2 reviews
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart, Henry Czerny, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vanessa Redgrave, Marcel Iures
Tom Cruise stars as Ethan Hunt, leader of a crack squad of intelligence operatives, in this labyrinthine action thriller based on the hit 1960s-'70s television series.
When a dangerous mission in Prague goes inexplicably wrong, Hunt finds himself out in the cold. A mole has infiltrated the CIA, and suspicions are that it's Hunt. His only chance: Find out who the real mole is and turn the tables.
Director: Brian De Palma
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Producer(s): Paula Wagner, Tom Cruise
Screenplay: David Koepp, Robert Towne
Official Site: www.missionimpossible.com
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"Classic spy movie and thriller. One of Tom Cruise's best."
"This movie is one of my all time favorite spy movies sure I'm a die hard fan of the bond movies but sometimes it's nice to see a different kind of spy movie like this. Tom Cruise does an excellent job as Ethan Hunt. Wow this movie is always so exciting, also Vin Rhames was excellent as Luther. Awesome, worth seeing again and again."
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A tale of crime, greed, guns & cash and what happens when you put them all together.
Thirty five years ago. A fifteen year old boy stands on the touch line and waits. The two brothers doing the choosing are not subtle in their debate. The fifteen year old and one other boy, an oversized lad going by the name of Medina, are the only choices left. It's always the way. Gish is always the last to be chosen. No one much likes him or thinks he's any good. But he's storing it up, using it as ammunition. One day things will be different. One day these two snide brothers will be on the touchline, and he'll be debating what to do with them. It's history in the making.
Three weeks ago. The time is 12.37pm. The place is a petrol station and a gunman is holding up the counter staff inside the shop. He sports the mandatory balaclava and stands legs akimbo. He grips the handgun with the fist of his right hand, nestling it in the palm of his left, extended at arm's length. It's an old Beretta 84, the casing scarred and dented. He has it trained on Angie Jacks and another girl, swinging it from one to the other like a deadly pendulum. The other girl, Debs McGovern, is behind the counter emptying the till. Angie is out front, her hands raised and behind her head. They both wear the bright orange company jacket. It doesn't do much for either of them. Angie is skinny, some might call it underweight, but she eats plenty, just has an active thyroid. Her hair is streaked ash blonde, mid-length but hacked about a bit from her last impetuous attempts to shorten it. Her skin is randomly freckled and lightly tanned from sporadic moments spent on a sunbed. Pretty face, though she doesn't think so, what girl does? Debs is the opposite, eats plenty and it's all on show there. Long black hair, piled up on her head. Plenty of make-up going on around her eyes. Angie is staring at the clock and struggling to stifle a yawn.
"Sorry," she says, "I was up late last night."
She yawns again.
"Shut up." The gunman means it.
"It was this Turkish film I started watching - Boredom in another kitchen I think it was called. First the father comes in and spouts off at the mother about his car, then the uncle comes in and spouts off at the father about the mother. Then the mother spouts off..."
"I told you to shut up."
Three weeks later. The High Street in Duane and Angie's hometown. It's busy but there's an undercurrent too. It's a shifty place of dark doings, a town of shady characters and hidden stories.
Duane and Angie are on the run. A great deal has happened. Duane is wounded, and there is the occasional spatter of blood on the sidewalk. The street rattles with the sound of their hurried steps. Clack scuff, clack scuff. The clacking of Angie's heels and the scuffing of Duane's trainers. They keep running and looking back. But inevitably Duane stops. He has to, his life is fast escaping his punctured body. The energy ebbing away, like the sand dribbling through an hourglass.
"Can't keep running..." he says, his voice a rush of clammy, breathy gasps.
Angie looks round hurriedly. She sees a doorway. It's their one chance.
Angie says, "Quick, in here." And she hauls him and his seeping wound inside the building. In through the arched stone doorway. They stop dead, their faces straight and staring.
They are in church. Not a dark, damp, midnight building but a bright, cheery, face-filled place. It is, after all, Christmas Eve. The place is full of people. A hundred different faces look round to see what the commotion is. As the faces turn their lips continue with the carol - "O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant..." Duane and Angie aren't feeling either of these emotions, and they haven't come faithfully, Duane hasn't been in a church for two decades. Whether or not the congregation knows this is not clear, the faces turn away again.
"No way! Not in here," cries Duane, though he is effectively helpless to resist.
Angie, on the other hand, can't believe their luck. This could be good, very good.
"Why not?" she says. "It's perfect, come on."
That's Angie all over. Quick thinking, some might say impulsive. Sees it, goes for it. They are both skinny which makes it easy to squeeze into the nearby row of seats, past adults and children, the bemused faces staring at them. Duane's blood drips onto a young child's shoe.
Duane says, "Sorry."


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HMS Queen Elizabeth sets sail from Cammell Laird to Rosyth
3rd May 2012 Client NewsSam
A large ocean-going barge will carry the flight deck modules, which weigh more than 3,500 tonnes, known as Centre Blocks 02 (CB02), from Cammell Laird to Rosyth where the aircraft carrier will be assembled. In total five UK shipyards are involved in building the ship. Cammell Laird is due to complete the construction of further modules which will be sailed to Rosyth later in the year.
Cammell Laird has spent the last fortnight preparing the flight decks for their sail away. Over the coming days, the enormous structures will travel up the coast of Britain before arriving into Rosyth. On arrival, CB02, will be prepared for integration with the other sections of HMS Queen Elizabeth already at the Rosyth assembly site.
Cammell Laird Chief Executive John Syvret CBE said the company is immensely proud to be delivering the first phase of the £44m two year project on time.
"This is a terrific contract for the company to work on and I pay tribute to our staff and suppliers who are working enormously hard with the Aircraft Carrier Alliance to deliver these magnificent flight decks," he said. "It showcases our world class engineering facilities including our construction hall which is one of the biggest and best equipped in Europe. It further shows the depth of our workforce's skills and expertise. Moreover, it has given our 80 strong team of apprentices invaluable experience. As our future workforce it is vital we continue to invest in young people giving them the skills our industry, and our region, needs to drive long term economic growth. Importantly the contract has also enabled us to invest heavily in our supply chain improving their ability to support our growth."
Cammell Laird managing director Linton Roberts said: "The successful delivery of the first phase of the contract will help reinforce our campaign to promote the Cammell Laird brand worldwide. We are actively looking to win more marine work including ship repair, conversion, refit and ship building. We are further looking to secure more heavy fabrication work in the civil nuclear, off shore renewables and engineering markets."
The aircraft carriers HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH and HMS PRINCE OF WALES are being delivered by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, a unique partnering relationship between BAE Systems, Thales UK, Babcock and the UK Ministry of Defence. BAE Systems has an overarching role in managing the QE Class programme, as well as playing a central role in the design and build of the ships.
The QE Class will be the centre piece of Britain's military capability. Each 65,000 tonne aircraft carrier will provide the armed forces with a four acre military operating base which can be deployed worldwide. The vessels will be versatile enough to be used for operations ranging from supporting war efforts to providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief.
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I think this is important because conservatives are constantly being portrayed as "mean" in the media because we don't embrace big government health care solutions. Everyone agrees on the problems, and everyone wants to help. The difference is that we conservatives think that health care is better when it is run profitably and is responsive to consumers and offers choice, low prices and high quality — like Amazon. . . .
The alternative is Department of Motor Vehicles health care — long lines, huge budget overruns, one-size-fits-all, lousy service and nowhere else to go for better service.
But if you go to HealthCare.gov, you can look and they'll tell you where to go. They'll link to your state.
Now, this is real simple. It's a website where you can compare and purchase affordable health insurance plans, side-by-side, the same way you shop for a plane ticket on Kayak — (laughter) — same way you shop for a TV on Amazon.
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It appears that Obromneycare is like Amazon Health Care! Under the brand new insurance exchanges, health insurance consumers can shop and compare policies and prices (just like on Amazon!) of health care plans.
As we now know, Health Care.gov was a spectacular failure, justly becoming the object of many parodies. The Washington Examiner examined "What Amazon would look like if it was an Obamacare health exchange website". The blog For What It's Worth quipped, "Amazon's open for business this morning – Obamacare? Er, …. That's 'cause Amazon's run by greedy capitalists who don't care about people while ObamaCare is powered by good intentions." Remy and Reason TV produced several parody songs, including the "Healthcare Mash" and a rap that mentions the Amazon argument.
We also know that Obamacare is resulting in more taxes, more health-care spending, a worsening doctor shortage, fewer jobs, fewer hours, and lower wages—and that even at this cost, far from insuring everyone, the law to date has left more than 40 million Americans uninsured.
So it's time for me to add my contribution to the proud line of parodies of Obamacare and the president's extravagant promises. I give you the "Amazing" Obamacare parody T-shirt, currently available starting at $11 through Cafe Press or starting at $16 through Zazzle (minus whatever discounts Zazzle is offering on any given day). Enjoy!
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Amazon won't deny me an aquaman action figure because I have a preexisting condition.
Aquaman? Lame! In fact, all DC superheroes are lame. We need regulations limiting your selection to Marvel action figures.
I've been watching too much Entourage.


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In the Glendale News-Press on Wednesday there was a full-page ad from Caruso Affiliated proclaiming Rick Caruso's belief in Glendale. He proposes to work with the city to create a process for his proposed project based on four principles.
One of these principles is to "work to protect the interests of the hotel's employees." I wonder if he could be more specific in regard to this principle.
Repeatedly, in person and by e-mail, I have made the case to the City Council that its annual Charter-authorized transfer of millions of dollars of water fees from Glendale Water & Power to the General Fund is unconstitutional.
Simply put, I have pointed out that: 1) the state Constitution, as amended by Proposition 218, requires that all fees for a property-related service imposed by local governmental Charter authority be limited to use only for that service.
2) Proposition 218 prohibits their use for general services (the kind supported by the General Fund) and 3) a 2006 California Supreme Court decision determined that water services are property-related within the meaning of Proposition 218.
Yet, based on its Charter-authorized transfer provision, since that 2006 decision, the city, in conflict with Proposition 218's limitation and prohibition, has been transferring millions of dollars of water fees each year to the General Fund.
I have repeatedly asked the city for the legal basis for this course of conduct, which, on the face of it, is in direct conflict with Proposition 218. Based on my experience as a practicing lawyer, an answer should not take months or weeks, but days.
I first raised the issue in June. In August, I was told by the city attorney's office that an outside consultant had been retained to help determine if there was a basis, other than the Charter-authorized transfer, to justify water fees going from Glendale Water & Power to the General Fund. I was told that the analysis should be completed and a report issued within two months (in October). At the Sept. 7 City Council meeting, I was told that the legal analysis of the constitutional issue would be part of that report.
After a November council meeting, at which I expressed impatience at the slow pace of receiving the legal analysis on the constitutionality of Charter-authorized water fee transfers, the city attorney's office made it clear that that legal analysis had been completed, but was being withheld so as to be released along with the outside consultant's analysis and a list of council options.
After several stalled releases, I called the city attorney's office after it wasn't listed on the Jan. 4 City Council agenda. I was told presentation was postponed to sometime in February.
This chronology strongly argues that the city be immediately forthcoming with its legal analysis on the constitutionality of Charter-authorized transfers of water fees, rather than holding it hostage to a report that played no part in generating a public demand for that analysis.
If in the future there is a report regarding other options for siphoning water fees to the General Fund, the council and the public, at that time, can respond. But for now, don't make us continue to wait until that future date for the release of a long-prepared and long-awaited analysis of the constitutionality of Charter-mandated water fee transfers from Glendale Water & Power to the General Fund in the millions of dollars.


To clarify the moderating and mediating effects of different types of life events on the relationships between personality traits and adolescent's behavioral problems among 354 high school students in Taiwan.
A school-based two-wave panel study was administered to 354 high school students. Sobel test was used to examine the complicated roles of life events in the relationships between personality and behavioral problems during adolescence.
The results showed that detrimental effects of high neuroticism traits on internalizing problems can be buffered by positive independent life events and moderated by positive dependent events. Additionally, behavioral problems occurred only through negative dependent life events generated by high levels of neuroticism among depressed adolescents.
Adolescents with high neuroticism traits appear to be less able to conquer the stresses derived from the positive life events and therefore develop subsequent internalizing problems.


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Some wanted a D.C. Council member to resign for his anti-Semitic comments. Jewish leaders invited him to Seders instead.
Then-D.C. Council candidate Trayon White Sr. in 2016. White came under fire for his recent comments about Jewish financiers, but he has also been invited by Jewish religious leaders to attend multiple Seders next week for Passover. (J. Lawler Duggan for The Washington Post)
Michelle Boorstein
Religion reporter
March 23, 2018 at 11:15 p.m. UTC
In the week since comments surfaced from D.C. Council member Trayon White Sr. suggesting that shady Jewish financiers control the weather and the federal government, White has been slammed across social media in the United States and around the world, and asked by some to resign.
He has also been invited to have a dialogue by many Jewish leaders in the city and to attend multiple Seders next week for Passover, the Jewish holiday centered on a ritual meal that reminds Jews of their biblical experience as slaves and encourages them to consider issues of oppression and freedom. White will attend a Seder next Friday, the first night of the week-long holiday. He was invited by council member Elissa Silverman (I-At Large), who is Jewish.
While rabbis and other leaders have condemned the decades-old, anti-Semitic conspiracy theory White espoused as dangerous, overall the posture of many in Jewish officialdom toward White has been one of forgiveness and welcome. This may seem like an unlikely reaction — even with White's subsequent apology — but it stems from a long and emotional history of relations between African Americans and Jews, a desire for like-minded allies in the divisive Trump era and a new generation of leaders with a different perspective on prejudice.
[I was raised an Orthodox Jew. Then someone from Reddit sent me Stephen Hawking's book]
Interviews with Jewish spiritual and political leaders show a deep yearning and "nostalgia," as one put it, for Jewish activism during the civil rights era for racial justice, particularly in 2018, when white supremacy is publicly on the rise and racial equity gaps remain mammoth.
But White's comments have also opened a broader conversation about anti-Semitism in the District. Phil Mendelson (D), chairman of the D.C. Council, will convene a public breakfast meeting Tuesday with the council — including White — and about 20 Jewish community leaders, said Rabbi Batya Glazer, government liaison for the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington. Glazer, who worked with Mendelson to organize the meeting, said the council members' initial "clear lack of reaction" to White's comments is "disturbing." The breakfast will be held at 8:30 a.m. in the council building.
Rabbi Aaron Alexander, co-leader of Adas Israel synagogue in Northwest Washington — who reached out to White within hours of hearing about the council member's comments — said at a time when hateful speech is common in the United States, there must be a distinguishing between different types of comments. He noted that a neo-Nazi who denies the Holocaust won the congressional GOP primary in Illinois this week.
"When a blatant hateful neo-Nazi gets 20,000 votes, the Jewish community is not clamoring to sit down for a conversation, which doesn't surprise me," Alexander said. "We make a mistake when we conflate all kinds of anti-Semitism into one bundle. And then push it away and pretend there is nothing we can do but yell and scream. This city is divided in all kinds of ways. And we have work to do; let's just say between Ward 3 and Wards 7 and 8 in terms of reconnecting deep relationships. Relationships that account for the fact that we share similarities in historical narratives but our American journeys in the last generation have gone in different directions.
[Fired by ESPN for a racist headline, he's finding his second chance as a Catholic priest]
"We experience discrimination in different ways. The more we understand our experiences, the more likely we are to build stronger and deeper relationships," he said.
The phrase "different directions" is a shorthand for, in part, the gaps in education and economic security that have only grown between African Americans and Jews as a whole.
Religious, racial and ethnic politics and identity in the United States also have changed and become more complex in the decades since Jews were represented prominently in the civil rights era. Jews and African Americans remain among the country's most left-leaning populations, but the institutions that once kept them together — churches, synagogues and groups such as the NAACP — no longer have as much influence, and alliances are fractured across a million social media universes.
A message left for White's chief of staff and one texted to his cellphone were not answered Friday, but a couple days after his comments surfaced last week, he posted a detailed apology saying his comment stemmed from ignorance, not malice.
"I misspoke on matters that I know very little about. … I now fully comprehend the impact of my hurtful and insensitive comments. I have hurt and disappointed many, including myself, my council colleagues, constituents and countless members of the Jewish community here and abroad," he wrote. "My comments, despite having demonstrated a lack of compassion and accuracy, were not made in a spirit of meanness. Rather they were made without understanding or appreciation of the history and suffering of many fellow Americans who are Jewish."
The controversy exploded when White (D-Ward 8) last Friday posted on Facebook that "the Rothschilds" control the climate and a snowfall that day reflected their ability to change weather to profit on the backs of the poor. A few days later, video footage surfaced showing White contending last month during a government gathering that the Rothschilds — a European business dynasty and frequent subject of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories — control the World Bank and the federal government. Council members' apparent lack of reaction to those comments on the video prompted the meeting this coming Tuesday, Glazer said.
[The history behind the conspiracy theory that the Rothschilds control the weather]
"There's this whole concept with the Rothschilds — control the World Bank, as we all know — infusing dollars into major cities," said White, according to video footage that the city routinely releases after official meetings. "They really pretty much control the federal government, and now they have this concept called resilient cities in which they are using their money and influence into local cities."
White's comments have triggered intense debate in his ward. A rally to support him had been planned at Union Temple Baptist Church, a Southeast church that last year hosted black nationalist and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who made news last month with a hate speech about "powerful Jews." White had the rally canceled. On a Facebook page devoted to his ward, some said he had humiliated residents. Others said his anti-Semitic comments were simply reflecting how people feel behind closed doors.
"Why can't we question the people whom own a majority of our banks? Black people we talk about this in private all the time, but we crazy when we speak out loud. … To some it may be dumb, but don't act like we don't talk about things like this," one commenter wrote on the Great Ward 8 page.
Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld, leader of the modern Orthodox synagogue Ohev Sholom on 16th Street NW, was among those who invited the 33-year-old council member to a Seder, a meal that usually takes place in homes or community centers during which the story of the Jewish exodus from Egypt is retold. Modern Jews often pray, study and learn about other contemporary bondages, from human trafficking and white supremacy to technology addiction.
"We will pray for freedom to come to all peoples, and we will pray for redemption and for a world where there is no more slavery and no more affliction," Herzfeld wrote. "Hopefully through education you will be more sensitive to our community in the future. Blessings."
White thanked Herzfeld and said he was already attending another Seder, the rabbi said.
Separate from the specifics of White, Jewish leaders said more important is to understand the world of misinformation that led to his comment.
"He's a young man. I want to tell him he has a whole life in front of him, he can learn. But where did he get these ideas? Did he pick it up at school? The neighborhood center?" asked Herzfeld, who also cited the GOP nominee from Illinois. "It's important to know where an ambitious, dynamic young man came to get these ideas which are so filled with hatred. That's the real damage to our world. When I was growing up these things were so fringe. But now it's moving from the fringe to elected officials."
[Anti-Semitic incidents soared in 2017, marking nation's biggest single-year increase]
Others seeking to engage with White sought to link the misinformation White passed on with that spread about other groups of people, including African Americans.
"We believe that we can best address anti-Semitism and misinformation in this moment by engaging and educating rather than denouncing. And we believe that this young Black leader, who works hard for his community and for our whole city, is someone who deserves the chance to learn from his missteps," Jacob Feinspan, executive director of Jews United for Justice, wrote on the group's Facebook page. He encouraged people to read more about "the toxic intertwining of racism and anti-Semitism, and about our shared struggles for a just District of Columbia."
Feinspan's group endorsed White when he ran for office and works with him on issues including affordable housing and paid family leave.
Feinspan said the rush to attempt dialogue with White is because "black people in the public eye are attacked more vehemently than others when they say things that are troubling. I can't repeat the things that have been said about [White] because they are so awful. The number of people calling for his resignation as the only possible solution without the idea there is any learning and growth and change possible, is sickening."
Silverman, who is Jewish, issued a statement describing her colleague's Rothschild comments as "hateful and dangerous." But she said in an interview that the ignorance shown about Judaism and anti-Semitism is a call more than anything for engagement.
"I want to be very clear that anti-Semitism has no place in civic discussion, but this has shown that there is a lack of exposure to Judaism and anti-Semitism … there are strains of this, especially in Trayon's community," she said. "The way to combat intolerance is to engage."
In a statement shortly after the White controversy began, Silverman said African Americans and Jews "have a great history of fighting racism and bigotry together."
Yolanda Savage-Narva, executive director of a 24-year-old program that brings together black and Jewish high-schoolers for a year-long program, said younger people may have different perspectives and priorities. For example, she said none of the students with whom she works reached out to her about the White controversy. That could be, she said, because they are focused on the gun-protest march planned for Saturday. She also noted that the percentage of Jews who are of color is rising (a recent study indicated that 7 percent of Washington-area Jews are nonwhite) and they see identity issues differently.
Savage-Narva is an African American Jew.
"I think this is really complex. In a period when more people are coming forward who feel free to be as anti-Semitic and racist as they can," she said, "… I think the reaction [of Jewish groups] is an attempt to make sure there is an opportunity for education around things that people may not understand."
The black and Jewish co-leaders of the Fair Budget Coalition, a Washington-area group, released a statement about White, calling for more across-the-board condemnation of prejudice. One, Stephanie Sneed, who is African American, suggested that White could be susceptible to believing false conspiracy theories because of real incidents, such as the Tuskegee, Ala., experiments, from 1932 to 1972, when the U.S. government secretly left syphilis untreated in African Americans so it could be studied.
"While I have come to understand that my Jewish friends and colleagues immediately saw [council member] White's statement as a familiar dog whistle, I also understand they come from the experience that many Black Americans have, where we know that we have been plotted against," she wrote in the dual post. She wondered in the post whether White would have made national news if he had espoused anti-black statements that come from public officials "on a regular basis."
Feinspan said the Jewish reaction was tied deeply to Passover, which begins at sundown next Friday.
"One reason there is such a yearning in the Jewish community is related to the holiday coming up, the single-most celebrated Jewish holiday ritual, when we tell the story of our liberation from slavery and oppression," he said. "So for most Jews, that belief, that is part of who we are as a people that has been oppressed and enslaved — our calling is to free the oppressed as we were ourselves were freed."
An earlier version of this article incorrectly spelled the last name of the D.C. Council chair and misidentified Elissa Silverman's political affiliation.


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