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Official World and American Air Records
The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics
The Cost of Successful National Distribution
By WILLIS PARKER8 min
Air Traffic in Italy During 1926 (1)
Design Reactions from the Spokane Pursuit Races (1)
Design Your Own Airfoils (1)
Editor's Note (1)
NEWS ARTICLES AND ITEMS (7)
Official World and American Air Records (1)
The Cost of Successful National Distribution (1)
The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics (1)
Established under the Rules and Regulations of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale Translated and Compiled by the Contest Committee, National Aeronautic Association, Washington, D. C.
A SHORT TIME ago the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics was formally opened at its new building at New York University, University Heights, New York. This new building is a two story structure, 120 ft. by 85 ft. with a one story projection housing two wind tunnels, one four feet in diameter attaining an air speed of 50 m.p.h. and the other nine feet in diameter with an air speed exceeding 100 m.p.h.
UNTIL THE last few months airplane manufacturers have been concerned more with the refining of their products and stabilizing and lowering costs of production, than with the problem of national distribution. Failure to consider the cost of distribution is said by some to be the real cause of many small manufacturers going to the wall; the retail selling price was based more upon manufacturing costs than upon selling costs.
Design Reactions from the Spokane Pursuit Races
FROM THE standpoint of the Naval and Military Services, three events of the Spokane National Air Races are of consuming interest. These are: Event VII, Race for Pursuit Type Army Airplanes; Event XIII, Alexander Pantages Trophy Race for Navy Pursuit Type Planes, and Event XII, Spokane Spokesman-Review Trophy Free For All Military Pursuit Ship Race.
By COMDR. E. E. WILSON7 min
The fact that Los Angeles was the fiftieth city visited by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh on his tour of the country, did not dim the enthusiasm of his reception by the people of Los Angeles. Following Colonel Lindbergh's own wishes, original plans to have him land at Clover Field were altered in order that he might honor Western Air Express, air mail contractors for the Los Angeles-Salt Lake City route, and land at the home port of that organization, Vail Field.
Design Your Own Airfoils
MOST OF the successful airplanes in the United States use airfoils designed by Colonel Clark. Among the most commonly used of his airfoils are the U.S.A. 27 and the Clark V and Clark Y series. These have been used on Colonel Lindbergh's Ryan monoplane and many others of the more successful commercial strut-braced monoplanes; the Vought "Corsair", the Navy PN-10, and the Wright "Apache", all holding world's records; the Glenn Martin Navy T3M, the National Air Transport Mail and Express Planes, the Douglas "Round-the-World" cruisers, the Curtiss Pursuit and the Curtiss Observation, the Consolidated Army and Navy training planes, the Consolidated "Courier", the Douglas Mail Planes and the Douglas Observation and Transport planes, and on many other successful Military, Naval and commercial planes.
By COL. V. E. CLARK5 min
By Special Arrangement with the Automotive and Transportation Divisions, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Air Traffic in Italy During 1926
THE ITALIAN AIR MINISTRY has just published a statistical report concerning 1926 air traffic on the five Italian air lines: Turin-Trieste; Venice-Trieste-Zara; Geneva-Palermo; Brindisi-Athen-Constantinople; and Venice-Vienna.
Copies of patents may be obtained by writing the Patent Office, Washington, D. C., giving the patent number and the name of the inventor. Cost 10c each. Patent No. 1,633,006—AUXILIARY LIFTING ARRANGEMENT FOR AEROPLANES. James W. Dundas, Detroit, Mich. 4 Claims.
The Navy's new all-metal Ford transport plane, equipped with dusting apparatus and carrying 500 lb. of paris green combined with powdered soapstone, staged a successful demonstration of swamp dusting by airplane recently at Bam6burg, S. C.
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SES has significantly increased their technical reach in Nigeria to more than 11 million TV homes in 2017, up from three million in 2015, according to Satellite Monitor, a market study commissioned by SES that provides insights on the broadcasting industry and on SES's reach in the country.
The Satellite Monitor results reveal that SES now reaches over 11 million TV homes, of which 3.5 million are directly served by its satellite fleet — a twofold increase compared to 2015. This means SES now directly serves 37% of satellite TV homes in Nigeria. Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) homes fed indirectly by SES also contributed to the increased reach.
Artistic rendition of the SES ASTRA-2E satellite.
Image is courtesy of Airbus Defence and Space.
The prime orbital position at 28.2 degrees East was a key driver for the growth of SES's direct reach, with three million TV homes directly served via this orbital slot, up from 1.3 million in 2015. This video position hosts SES's premium free-to-air TV platform for Nigeria, giving broadcasters access to the highest technical reach in West Africa. The growth of SES's reach was also driven by direct satellite broadcasting and feeding DTT head-ends via 5 degrees East.
There are a total of 35 million TV homes in Nigeria, of which close to 10 million are served by satellite, and the rest are served by terrestrial networks. The penetration of digital TV has expanded to 25 million homes receiving digital TV signals, which represents 35% growth compared to 2015.
SES has also expanded its reach to 30 million TV homes across Africa. In addition to the growth of homes reached in Nigeria, the study also shows that there was an increase from 2 million to 4 million homes reached in Ghana. Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania – which are being included in the Satellite Monitor for the first year — account for an additional 7 million homes reached by SES.
Clint Brown, VP, Sales & Market Development for Africa, SES Video, stated the company is particularly excited by the firm's growing technical reach at 28.2 degrees East, which broadcasters and content programmers will be able to leverage to increase their audience via the SES Nigerian TV platform. In addition, the results show that the hybrid DTH/DTT approach is the winning strategy to deliver TV entertainment to the highest number of TV homes.


With an average of 95 million photos and videos uploaded to Instagram every day, it's a telling sign of the individualistic nature of our contemporary society and how content creation holds reign.
In a generation where Facebook tags and YouTube videos override news and current affairs, it's more important than ever to examine what consumes our youth. There's no denying that with an influx of technology comes an insatiable demand for content.
Scrolling through one's Instagram posts is a go-to for most millennials, and refreshing one's feed to no avail almost seems like a taboo. Gone are the days where online social platforms maintain their purpose to help users feel connected – the phenomena of infinite content and self-branding are on the rise, and users are growing increasingly distant.
Yet, this isn't just exclusive to famed online influencers and the empire they're constantly seeking to build and feed. For some, a glorified and curated Instagram feed is their bread and butter that they'd be devastated to part with.
This toxic cycle of creation spurred by social media is even evident in the art we choose to create. Each and every one of us has fallen victim to posting just for the sake of it.
While there is nothing inherently wrong with self-expression or creativity, healthy doses are always encouraged. Overly edited and constructed selfies are definitely a far cry from works centuries ago. Seamus Heaney taught us how to admire the intricacies of nature, and film photography taught us to live in the moment.
But social media? It's teaching us how to succumb, as we subconsciously attempt to present the best versions of ourselves.
By convincing us to see life through rose-coloured glasses, social media has effectively clouded our perceptions of what it is to be human. So if you're churning out picture-perfect content in the name of staying relevant, this is your wake-up call.
Step outside your solipsistic frame, step out the door, and step away from the confines of your phone screen. Explore a context other than your own.


OMOYEMI AKERELE – We define what's next — inspired by Africa.
Omoyemi Akerele is the founder and artistic director of Style House Files, a creative development agency based in Lagos. She is also the founder of Lagos fashion and Design Week, a business of fashion and design platform bringing the best of Nigeria's fashion industry.
Prior to enrolling into the business of fashion, Omoyemi pursued a job as a lawyer, graduating with a Master in International Economic Laws. She worked as a lawyer at Olaniwun Ajayi & Co, a respected firm in Lagos until 2003. But in 2005, the lawyer turned fashion entrepreneur when qualified as Image Consultant at Aston Hayes, an outstanding consulting company in London. She then partnered with celebrity stylist Bola Balogun in commencing an Image consultancy business in Nigeria under the name of Exclusive Styling and Image consultancy. Which let to a job as senior fashion editor for True Love West Africa magazine.
In 2010 Akerele established Style House Files, currently Nigeria's prominent Fashion Business Development Agency that focuses on the advancement of the Nigerian and African Fashion Industry – offering services ranging from Creative Direction, to Marketing and Retail strategies. Her company also founded Lagos Fashion and Design Week in 2011. LFDW already partnered with Pitti Immagine in Italy bringing African designers to Milan and continues engaging with an International fashion scene, drawing a crowd of international buyers and prominent fashion professionals such as journalist Suzy Menkes to Lagos.
Omoyemi is driven to influence a sustainable local fashion industry in Africa. Setting an example with Nigeria's landscape that is capable of competing on a global level. She drives this change through different projects; going from LFDW to Fashion Focus, Fashion Business Series and the Style House Files Incubator.


TWO FARMS ONE : (DF) THE NEIGHBOR'S HORSES????
This morning, after spending a little much needed time with Anna, I was driving home. The morning was nice and the drive enjoyable. As I made my way down the dirt road, nearing home, I noticed a couple of horses grazing in my neighbor's yard. I didn't even know my neighbor had horses, much less let them graze in his yard. Suddenly I realized that my neighbor DOESN'T HAVE HORSES.
You probably already guessed who they belong to. Yes, they are mine, so I hurried home and in no time, was off walking down the road with a feed bucket and rope. Fortunately, no real harm was done and they were no trouble to bring home, but that leads to the question of where they got out.
Honestly, some of my fences aren't that great and the horses COULD have gotten out almost anywhere. Problem is, that after walking the fences, there was no sign of where they actually DID escape.
Time running short, (I was supposed to already be at a local mechanic shop, working for the day), I carried on with the day, hoping I would not return home this evening to find them out again. As luck would have it, they are still here tonight. Tomorrow will undoubtedly find me checking the fences more carefully, just to make sure.
This just serves as a reminder, (as if I needed one), of how quickly plans can change and the fact that I really must be thinking of, and saving for, a new fence.


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Q: Show that $\mathfrak{gl}_3(\mathbb{C}) = \mathfrak{sl}_3(\mathbb{C}) \oplus \mathfrak{s}_3(\mathbb{C})$
Question: Show that $\mathfrak{sl}_3(\mathbb{C})$ and $\mathfrak{s}_3(\mathbb{C})$ are ideals in $\mathfrak{gl}_3(\mathbb{C})$ and $\mathfrak{gl}_3(\mathbb{C}) = \mathfrak{sl}_3(\mathbb{C}) \oplus \mathfrak{s}_3(\mathbb{C})$.

My attempt: For all $A \in \mathfrak{gl}_3(\mathbb{C})$. If $\text{tr}(A) = 0$ then $A \in \mathfrak{sl}_3(\mathbb{C})$; else $A = \frac{\text{tr}(A)}{3} I + (A - \frac{\text{tr}(A)}{3} I)$ with $\text{tr}(A - \frac{\text{tr}(A)}{3} I) = 0$, i.e., $A - \frac{\text{tr}(A)}{3} I \in \mathfrak{sl}_3(\mathbb{C})$. Clearly $\mathfrak{sl}_3(\mathbb{C}) \cap \mathfrak{s}_3(\mathbb{C}) = \{0\}$. Hence $\mathfrak{gl}_3(\mathbb{C}) = \mathfrak{sl}_3(\mathbb{C}) \oplus \mathfrak{s}_3(\mathbb{C})$.
Is my proof true and how to prove that $\mathfrak{sl}_3(\mathbb{C})$ and $\mathfrak{s}_3(\mathbb{C})$ are ideals? Thank all!

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The Libra shovel has a long, slightly bowed ash staff with a rounded end, and wide pointed blade. Much easier to use than a conventional spade.
The steam-bent ash shaft allows the user to dig and twist the shovel, loosening the soil while keeping an upright posture.


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Home / News Releases / 2015 / 1015 Researchers Take First Steps To Create Biodegradable Displays For Electronics
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Researchers Take First Steps to Create Biodegradable Displays for Electronics
Story Contact: Jeff Sossamon, 573-882-3346, sossamonj@missouri.edu
By Sheena Rice
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Americans, on average, replace their mobile phones every 22 months, junking more than 150 million phones a year in the process. When it comes to recycling and processing all of this electronic waste, the World Health Organization reports that even low exposure to the electronic elements can cause significant health risks. Now, University of Missouri researchers are on the path to creating biodegradable electronics by using organic components in screen displays. The researchers' advancements could one day help reduce electronic waste in the world's landfills.
"Current mobile phones and electronics are not biodegradable and create significant waste when they're disposed," said Suchismita Guha, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the MU College of Arts and Science. "This discovery creates the first biodegradable active layer in organic electronics, meaning—in principle—we can eventually achieve full biodegradability."
Guha, along with graduate student Soma Khanra, collaborated with a team from the Federal University of ABC (UFABC) in Brazil to develop organic structures that could be used to light handheld device screens. Using peptides, or proteins, researchers were able to demonstrate that these tiny structures, when combined with a blue light-emitting polymer, could successfully be used in displays.
"These peptides can self-assemble into beautiful nanostructures or nanotubes, and, for us, the main goal has been to use these nanotubes as templates for other materials," Guha said. "By combining organic semiconductors with nanomaterials, we were able to create the blue light needed for a display. However, in order to make a workable screen for your mobile phone or other displays, we'll need to show similar success with red and green light-emitting polymers."
The scientists also discovered that by using peptide nanostructures they were able to use less of the polymer. Using less to create the same blue light means that the nanocomposites achieve almost 85 percent biodegradability.
"By using peptide nanostructures, which are 100 percent biodegradable, to create the template for the active layer for the polymers, we are able to understand how electronics themselves can be more biodegradable," Guha said. "This research is the first step and the first demonstration of using such biology to improve electronics."
The study "Self-Assembled Peptide-Polyfluorene Nanocomposites for Biodegradable Organic Electronics" recently was published as the inside cover article in Advanced Materials Interfaces. The work was supported by the National Science Foundation (Grant IIA-1339011) and CNPq (400239/2014-0). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funding agencies.
Tommi White, assistant research professor of biochemistry, and Thomas Lam, both with the Microscopy Core Research Facility at MU, contributed to the study. Other collaborators include Wendel A. Alves and Thiago Cipriano, professors of supramolecular chemistry at UFABC; and Eudes E. Fileti, a professor of physics at the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Editor's Note: For more on the story, please see: "Visualizing the Future of Electronics."

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Next week is a pretty big deal as far as weeks go. Why, you ask? Well, because it's home to Claire Danes' birthday (38 this year, say what?!). At 17, she hit our screens and stole our hearts as the Juliet to Leonardo DiCaprio's Romeo in Baz Luhrmann's epic 1996 version of Romeo + Juliet. Let's relive the magic, shall we?
We defy you not to swoon pretty damn hard over a baby-faced Claire and Leo. So, 'fess up: how many times have you whipped out Juliet's ethereal costume when the fancy dress invites have rolled in? Same. Providing eternal outfit inspo for the leave-it-till-last-minute birthday girl, everything about this get-up is heavenly. And, angel wings aside, that pleated dress is so necessary for SS17. Romeo done.


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load('../../../../audiotest.js/trunk/audiotest.js');
load('../../src/audiofile/audiofile.js');
load('../../src/audiolet/Audiolet.js');
load('../Environment.js');

function testInit() {
    var audiolet = new Audiolet();
    var node = new AudioletNode(audiolet, 0, 1);
    var output = new AudioletOutput(node, 0);
    Assert.assertEquals(output.node, node, "Node");
    Assert.assertEquals(output.index, 0, "Index");
}

test("Initialization", testInit);

function testConnect() {
    var output = new AudioletOutput(null, 0);
    var inputA = new AudioletInput(null, 1);
    var inputB = new AudioletInput(null, 2);

    output.connect(inputA);
    output.connect(inputB);
    Assert.assertEquals(output.connectedTo.length, 2, "Connected from length");
    Assert.assertEquals(output.connectedTo[0], inputA, "Input 1");
    Assert.assertEquals(output.connectedTo[1], inputB, "Input 2");
}

test("Connection", testConnect);

function testDisconnect() {
    var output = new AudioletOutput(null, 0);
    var inputA = new AudioletInput(null, 1);
    var inputB = new AudioletInput(null, 2);

    output.connect(inputA);
    output.connect(inputB);
    output.disconnect(inputA);
    Assert.assertEquals(output.connectedTo.length, 1, "Connected from length");
    Assert.assertEquals(output.connectedTo[0], inputB, "Input");
}

test("Disconnect", testDisconnect);

function testIsConnected() {
    var output = new AudioletOutput(null, 0);
    var input = new AudioletInput(null, 1);

    output.connect(input);
    Assert.assertEquals(output.isConnected(), true, "Connected");

    output.disconnect(input);
    Assert.assertEquals(output.isConnected(), false, "Not connected");
}

test("Is Connected", testIsConnected);

function testChannelLinking() {
    var outputA = new AudioletOutput(null, 0);
    var outputB = new AudioletOutput(null, 1);
    var input = new AudioletInput(null, 0);

    // Should be single channel as output is not linked
    Assert.assertEquals(outputA.getNumberOfChannels(), 1, "Channels 1");

    outputA.linkNumberOfChannels(input);

    // Multi-channel input buffer
    input.buffer.resize(5, 1024);

    // Should be single channel as linked input is not connected
    Assert.assertEquals(outputA.getNumberOfChannels(), 1, "Channels 2");

    input.connect(outputB);
    Assert.assertEquals(outputA.getNumberOfChannels(), 5, "Channels 3");
}
test("Channel linking", testChannelLinking);

function testChannelUnlinking() {
    var outputA = new AudioletOutput(null, 0);
    var outputB = new AudioletOutput(null, 1);
    var input = new AudioletInput(null, 0);

    outputA.linkNumberOfChannels(input);
    input.connect(outputB);

    outputA.unlinkNumberOfChannels();
    Assert.assertEquals(outputA.getNumberOfChannels(), 1, "Channels");
}
test("Channel unlinking", testChannelUnlinking);

function testGetBufferRegular() {
    // Regular no feedback functioning
    var output = new AudioletOutput(null, 0);
    output.buffer.resize(1, 1024);
    var buffer = output.getBuffer(1024);
    Assert.assertEquals(buffer.length, 1024, "Length 1");
    Assert.assertEquals(buffer.numberOfChannels, 1, "Number of channels 1");

    output.buffer.resize(2, 100);
    buffer = output.getBuffer(100);
    Assert.assertEquals(buffer.length, 100, "Length 2");
    Assert.assertEquals(buffer.numberOfChannels, 2, "Number of channels 2");
}

test("Normal buffer retrieval", testGetBufferRegular);

function testGetBufferFeedback() {
    var audiolet = new Audiolet();
    var node = new AudioletNode(audiolet, 1, 1);
    var output = new AudioletOutput(node, 0);
    var maximumBlockSize = audiolet.blockSizeLimiter.maximumBlockSize;

    // Feedback loop when we try to get a buffer of the wrong length
    node.timestamp = 0; // Mimic tick behaviour
    // Fill the input buffer
    output.buffer.resize(1, 2048);
    var bufferData = output.buffer.getChannelData(0);
    for (var i=0; i<bufferData.length; i++) {
        bufferData[i] = 1;
    }

    // Get the delay section
    var buffer = output.getBuffer(maximumBlockSize);
    var data = buffer.getChannelData(0);
    Assert.assertEquals(buffer.length, maximumBlockSize, "Buffer length 1");
    Assert.assertEquals(buffer.numberOfChannels, 1, "Number of channels 1");
    Assert.assertEquals(data[0], 0, "Value 1");
    Assert.assertEquals(data[buffer.length/2], 0, "Value 2");
    Assert.assertEquals(data[buffer.length - 1], 0, "Value 3");

    // Same timestamp - should get the same data
    var buffer = output.getBuffer(maximumBlockSize);
    var data = buffer.getChannelData(0);
    Assert.assertEquals(buffer.length, maximumBlockSize, "Buffer length 1");
    Assert.assertEquals(buffer.numberOfChannels, 1, "Number of channels 1");
    Assert.assertEquals(data[0], 0, "Value 4");
    Assert.assertEquals(data[buffer.length/2], 0, "Value 5");
    Assert.assertEquals(data[buffer.length - 1], 0, "Value 6");

    // Get the next block of data - should be the first half of the filled
    // buffer
    output.buffer.resize(1, maximumBlockSize);
    output.buffer.zero();
    node.timestamp = 1;

    var buffer = output.getBuffer(1024);
    var data = buffer.getChannelData(0);
    Assert.assertEquals(buffer.length, 1024, "Buffer length 1");
    Assert.assertEquals(buffer.numberOfChannels, 1, "Number of channels 1");
    Assert.assertEquals(data[0], 1, "Value 7");
    Assert.assertEquals(data[buffer.length/2], 1, "Value 8");
    Assert.assertEquals(data[buffer.length - 1], 1, "Value 9");

    // Get a larger block - first half should be the rest of the filled buffer,
    // second half should be zeros
    output.buffer.resize(1, 1024);
    node.timestamp = 2;

    var buffer = output.getBuffer(2048);
    var data = buffer.getChannelData(0);
    Assert.assertEquals(buffer.length, 2048, "Buffer length 1");
    Assert.assertEquals(buffer.numberOfChannels, 1, "Number of channels 1");
    Assert.assertEquals(data[0], 1, "Value 10");
    Assert.assertEquals(data[1023], 1, "Value 11");
    Assert.assertEquals(data[1024], 0, "Value 12");
    Assert.assertEquals(data[buffer.length - 1], 0, "Value 13");
}

test("Feedback buffer retreival", testGetBufferFeedback);

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Holy Week is the week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. This is the last week of Lent, where we remember the last week of Jesus' life on Earth.
We begin with Palm Sunday, where we remember the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:28-44, and John 12:12-19). Most Palm Sunday services begin with what is called "the Procession of the Palms," where the congregation are given, and hold, palm branches as they make their way into the church to begin the service. You may have heard Palm Sunday referred to as Passion Sunday. That is because we are on the very cusp of Christ's "passion week," where God takes the brokenness of his people onto his own self, in Jesus, and, by doing so, makes all things new.
And this transition, from celebration and excitement to the bloodthirsty cries of crucifixion and death, is how we begin Holy Week. Jurgen Moltmann reminds us, "At the centre of Christian faith is the history of Christ. At the centre of the history of Christ is his passion and his death on the cross" (The Way of Jesus Christ, 151).
This is an ominous beginning, but we can take heart because we know what's coming. There will be resurrection. Yet, we must remember, there is no resurrection without first having death.
We make our way living out Holy Week and find ourselves at Maundy Thursday. On this night, we reenact the last meal that Jesus shared with those who were closest to him, his disciples. Most Maundy Thursday services will recall Jesus washing the disciples' feet. In this very act, and in participating in such an act ourselves, we are able to realize that our own spiritual maturity begins when we love without expecting anything in return. In fact, we might find ourselves praying, as St. Francis did, that God would "grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love." As we retell and remember the story of Jesus' last night with his disciples, we are able to "make real once again God's love for us and to illustrate how we are to love" (A Pilgrim People, 16).
Each year on Maundy Thursday, we remember that we are all called to be a community of love and embody the story we tell to the world. In breaking bread together, we are reminded of the ultimate Sacrifice.
We wake up the next day to Good Friday. This is the day we remember all of the events leading up to and including Jesus' crucifixion. The story of Good Friday brings us to the reality of suffering in our own lives and the lives of those around us. Yet, it reveals to us that, even in our suffering, we are not alone. Remember when Isaiah foretold Jesus' coming, saying that he would be called Immanuel, God with us? God is with us. He put on flesh to be with us. He gave us his Spirit to be not only with us, but living inside of us. That means that even in death, suffering, pain, mourning, or hurting, God is still with us. So Good Friday may be a day of sorrow, but it is not a day of hopelessness.
The next day, Holy Saturday, is a time of solitude and sabbath. It is a chance for us to meditate on the time that Jesus was dead and buried. This Saturday is one of anticipation, because we know the end of the story. We know that death is not the end. We know that, soon, Jesus is walking out of that tomb. Yet, we wait with anticipation and longing. We await the coming of the third day where our true hope is found.
The story continues. Three words ring in our ears, playing over and over again in our minds, bringing warmth to our cold and weary hearts: Christ is risen!
On this day, everything that we believe about God is at stake. Our very faith hinges on this very day. If Christ did not rise, then we are still lost and bound for death. On Easter Sunday, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead! The story of Easter is the story of how God acted on behalf of his creation. On Easter, God made everything new and redeemed all things.
Because of Easter, you and I are new people living in a new world. We fell away from what we intended to be, as beloved daughters and sons created to bear the image God. Yet, on Easter, our image was restored. We have been mended back together, and our broken relationship with God has been made right again. This does not mean that evil no longer exists, for it does. However, its power is no longer final. We are living in the already but not yet, where all is now new, and yet God is continuing to restore all things. And this is what we come together to celebrate on Easter Sunday: the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.


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Jijoca de Jericoacoara é o município mais setentrional do estado do Ceará, que tem como atração natural principal a Praia de Jericoacoara.

Etimologia
Silveira Bueno traduz Jijoca como morada das rãs, do tupi ji: rã, jia; e oca: casa, e considera Jericoacoara como a toca das tartarugas, de yurucuá ou yuruqué: tartaruga; e quara ou coara: buraco, toca.

História

A indicação de Jericoacoara no território e história do Ceará, vem bem antes da criação do distrito de Acaraú ou da descoberta deste pelo turismo internacional em meados da década de 1970. Este já era indicado nas cartas geográficas do século XVII,,.

Área conhecida como parte das terra dos índios Tremembé, foi local de instalação do vilarejo e forte de Nossa Senhora do Rosário, que serviu como base de apoio aos portugueses nas batalhas contra os franceses que ocupavam o Maranhão.

Segundo conta o historiador Raimundo Girão, "Em 1614, depois de desembarcar no Iguape, município de Aquiraz, e de demorar-se no Ceará, Fortim de São Sebastião, de Soares Moreno, esteve Jerônimo de Albuquerque na região de Jericoacoara, ali ergueu ao pé do serrote uma pequena fortaleza, com estacas de madeira - o Forte de Nossa Senhora do Rosário, tendo-se celebrado a 5 de Outubro do mesmo ano, festa em louvor a santa."

Continua Raimundo Girão: "No mesmo ano esse fortim fora atacado, no dia 18 de Julho pela gente de Du Prat, pirata francês, compondo a tripulação de uma nau porém é repelido heroicamente…". Esse Fortim a que se refere o historiador está localizado numa enseada, do antigo distrito de Acaraú, criado pela lei municipal nº 94, de Junho de 1923, denominado Jericoacoara.

A enseada de Jericoacoara está naturalmente protegida por uma verdadeira "cordilheira de dunas", que dificultou por muito tempo o acesso de exploradores portugueses às suas imaculadas terras. Assim sendo, temos apenas notícias de visitas esporádicas realizadas por aventureiros, que vindos por mar com destino ao Maranhão ai estiveram a partir do século XVII e dos nativos.

No dia 16 de novembro de 1952 foi inaugurado o "Farol de Jericoacoara", localizado a 120 metros do nível do mar, no topo de um dos serrotes que delineiam a enseada, cuja construção foi dirigida pelo Capitão Jorge Leite da Silva.

Em 1984, o governo brasileiro, por ato de seu presidente, o General João Figueiredo, determinou área de Jericoacoara com sendo de Área de Proteção Ambiental.

Em 1991, por força da lei nº 11.796, Jijoca, distrito de Cruz, tornou-se município autônomo, anexado ao seu território a praia de Jericoacoara e passando a denominar-se Jijoca de Jericoacoara.

Em 1998, a energia elétrica passou a ser provida por uma rede subterrânea, substituindo os geradores que iluminavam apenas alguns pontos da aldeia de Jericoacoara.

Geografia

Clima
Tropical quente com pluviometria média de 793 mm, com chuvas concentradas de janeiro a maio.

Hidrografia e recursos hídricos
Além do oceano Atlântico, o município tem as seguintes fontes hidrográficas:
 Riachos: Guriú, Doce, Córrego do Mourão, do Paraguai, de Dentro, dos Salvianos e da Forquilha
 Lagoas: da Jijoca e das Pedras

Relevo

O terreno de Jijoca é quase todo plano, destacando-se como ponto culminante o serrote de Jericoacoara com 95 metros.

Vegetação
A vegetação local é composta de floresta à retaguarda das dunas(gramíneas e ervas) e a vegetação de tabuleiros, com espécies da caatinga mescladas com espécies de mata serrana.

Subdivisão
O município tem dois distritos: Jijoca (sede) e Jericoacoara.

Aspectos Socioeconômicos
A maior concentração populacional encontra-se na zona litorânea.

A partir de Fortaleza o acesso ao município, pode ser feito por via terrestre através da rodovia Fortaleza/Sobral via a BR-222 e BR-402 até Umirim, Itapipoca, Amontada e Morrinhos. Em seguida por estradas secundárias CE-085 e CE-179, atinge-se cidade vizinhas, vilas, lugarejos, sítios e fazendas do município. As demais vilas, lugarejos, sítios e fazendas são acessíveis (com franco acesso durante todo o ano) através de estradas estaduais, asfaltadas ou carroçáveis.</ref>. O acesso localidade de Jericoacoara é feito através de uma estrada arenosa.

A economia local, apresenta quadro socioeconômico empobrecido, castigado por fatores climáticos adversos. A sede do município dispõe de abastecimento de água (SISAR), energia elétrica (ENEL), telefonia, correios e telégrafos (ECT), ensino de 1º e 2º graus, hotéis e pousadas.

A principal atividade econômica é o turismo e está centralizado na localidade Jericoacoara. Há agricultura de subsistência de feijão, milho, mandioca, algodão, castanha de caju e coco. Na pecuária extensiva cita-se criação de bovinos, suínos e aves. No extrativismo vegetal destacam-se extração de madeiras diversas para lenha e construção de cercas e   atividades com oiticica e carnaúba.  O artesanato de labirintos e bordados é desenvolvido no município. A pesca é praticada por barcos e jangadas, ao longo da faixa costeira, atendendo o mercador consumidor do próprio município, estados vizinhos e exterior.

Turismo
O turismo em Jijoca de Jericoacoara, principal fonte de renda do município, é alimentado por diversos fatores: as belezas naturais, o aspecto selvagem e pitoresco de um lugar pouco tocado pela tecnologia além das condições propícias para o windsurf, o sandboard e o kitesurf.

Praia  de Jericoacoara

Jericoacoara é uma praia cearense que fica, aproximadamente, a trezentos quilômetros da capital, Fortaleza. Até o ano de 1985, o lugar era apenas uma isolada aldeia de pescadores, escondida entre imensas e móveis dunas. Por volta dessa época o turismo foi descoberto.

Cavada entre enormes dunas e o mar, é um dos poucos lugares no Brasil onde é possível assistir ao sol nascer e se pôr no oceano, devido a sua localização peninsular. A duna mais próxima da vila é ritualisticamente ocupada pelos turistas para assistir ao pôr-do-sol, devido a sua grande altura e posição privilegiada frente ao mar. Ao redor da vila enormes dunas surgem e desaparecem com a constante ação do vento, popularizando o sandboard na região.

Jericoacoara conta com praias de enseada e mar calmo, de mar aberto e ondas grandes (quase propícias ao surfe) e praias rochosas. O windsurf encontra grande apelo nessas praias cuja maior extensão é de águas calmas e vento forte.

Por ter sido declarada uma Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA) e, desde 2002, transformada em PARNA (Parque Nacional) cujo órgão responsável pela gestão e fiscalização é o ICMBIO, a construção de rodovias e estradas - bem como qualquer tipo de pavimentação - é proibida em Jericoacoara. O acesso à vila é limitado pelas dunas e normalmente feito por um veículo adequado. As companhias de turismo que fazem o transporte até a cidade utilizam um ônibus comum de Fortaleza até Jijoca, onde a estrada mais próxima termina, e então uma jardineira, veículo de grande porte com tração nas quatro rodas.

Em 1984 a Praia de Jericoacoara foi considerada uma das dez praias mais bonitas do mundo pela Washington Post Magazine, do jornal americano Washington Post.

Em 1997 a Praia de Jericoacoara foi cenário do filme A Ostra e o Vento'', dirigido por Walter Lima Jr.

Em 1998 a energia elétrica passou a ser provida por uma rede subterrânea, substituindo os geradores que iluminavam apenas alguns pontos da aldeia.

Pedra Furada
A Pedra Furada, uma das maiores atrações da vila de Jericoacoara, é uma rocha de cerca de cinco metros de altura com um grande buraco esculpido pela ação da natureza. O arco fica situado na Região Rochosa de Jericoacoara. A faixa de praia tem início após a Praia da Malhada, a primeira a leste da Vila, já fora da enseada. A Região Rochosa se estende por cerca de 2 km de litoral, terminando na Pedra do Frade. No mês de julho, o sol se põe por trás do furo da Pedra, formando um grande espetáculo de beleza.

Duna do Pôr do Sol
Considerada uma das atrações turísticas mais importantes de Jeri, é um acidente geográfico dentro do Parque Nacional de Jericoacoara. Impressiona por seu tamanho e perfeição das formas.Por tradição, a comunidade reúne turistas e moradores num ritual diário em seu topo para apreciar o espetáculo do pôr do sol de frente ao mar.

Praça de Jeri
Inaugurada em 2012, a Praça Edvá Esmerino da Silva ou simplesmente "Pracinha de Jeri" tem todas as características do lugar, com os bancos no centro todos em formato de canoas, além de dois quiosques cobertos de palha. É um local aconchegante e agradável. Rodeada de bons restaurantes, tornou-se um ótimo ponto de encontro e referência em Jeri.

Serrote
O Serrote é constituído por dois pequenos morros de formação rochosa que ficam à direita da Vila de Jericoacoara. É um dos poucos lugares no Parque Nacional onde há vegetação arbustiva, de formação cristalina. O Serrote protege a Vila dos ventos e das areias das dunas.A caminhada é um desafio e um excelente exercício, além de propiciar uma vista privilegiada do parque, com seus campos de dunas, do mar e da Vila de Jeri. É um lugar onde se pode ter contato bastante intimista com a natureza privilegiada e as belezas da região.

Igreja de Jeri
A Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Fátima, construída em 1945, é um ponto turístico para aqueles que visitam o local, que se admiram com a beleza de sua arquitetura. Lá acontecem missas dominicais celebradas pelo padre da Paróquia de Santa Luzia de Jijoca de Jericoacoara. Durante todo o ano, acontecem eventos como a celebração da Coroação de Maria (maio), os festejos da Padroeira (outubro) e a Missa do Galo no Natal (dezembro). Foi construída com pedras retiradas do Serrote, outro ponto turístico da cidade.

Lagoa de Jijoca
Formada pelo barramento das águas dos Córregos do Paraguai e do Mourão, que acontece devido da migração de dunas móveis na planície costeira, é a fonte de renda para muitos moradores e uma atração natural bem visitada. Em Agosto de 2000 foi criada a uma Área de Proteção Ambiental da Lagoa da Jijoca (APA) pelo Governo Estadual, sendo o órgão responsável pela gestão da área a SEMA e o Órgão fiscalizador da área a SEMACE.

Igreja de Jijoca
Na década de 60, os habitantes de um pequeno vilarejo, que mais tarde viria a tornar-se a cidade de Jijoca de Jericoacoara, assistiam às missas e novenas na comunidade de Caiçara por se tratar da capela mais próxima. Com a necessidade de ter no Município um local de oração, a capela foi inaugurada em 1964, no dia de Santa Luzia - 13 de dezembro. Hoje, a Igreja é considerada uma das mais bonitas da região e além de ser um lugar de oração é também uma grande atração turística.

Lagoas Internuantes (Lagoa das Dunas)
São lagoas em tons azuis e esverdeados que se formam na estação chuvosa entre os recôncavos das dunas barcanas na área do Parque Nacional criando uma paisagem indescritível.

Mangue Seco (Litoral)
No passeio indo ao litoral Oeste encontra-se o Mangue Seco, local famoso pelo seus balanços pendurados nas altas árvores com sua famosas raízes para fora da areia. O acesso é feito após transpor o Riu Guriú nas balsas dos moradores locais da região de Tatajuba.

Mangue Seco (Cavalo Marinho)
O Passeio Ecológico do Cavalo Marinho é feito de canoa pelo mangue, ecossistema que é um berçário natural pela riqueza de alimentos e calmaria de suas águas. A vegetação tem raízes escoras e respiratórias que produzem um emaranhado na lama onde vivem caranguejos e marias-farinhas. Em suas águas, vivem os incríveis cavalos marinhos, ameaçados de extinção no mundo todo. Para preservá-los, nunca são apanhados com as mãos, somente em recipientes que evitem o contato com sua pele, sendo devolvidos ao seu habitat natural logo em seguida.

Cultura
O principal evento cultural é a  Festa de Santa Luzia, comemorada dia 13 de dezembro.

Ligações externas

Fundações no Ceará em 1991

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The State of Oil.
I noted a while ago that oil-giants such as ExxonMobil, Shell and B.P. are set to get 30 year contracts to exploit the Iraqi oil. There are nonetheless worries, within that nation, regarding multinationals exploiting its natural resources, and without much doubt, having oil will determine the relative economic and social prosperity of nations in the future, including Russia. Basra has been described as the economic "lung" of Iraq since it accounts for around 90% of government revenue and holds 70% of its proven oil resources. There are some 4,000 British soldiers based in Basra, and along with other actions in Afghanistan and Kosovo, would account for the fact that we have apparently run out of soldiers - I note a vigorous military recruitment campaign, currently.
Basra has its own access to the Gulf and could be one of the Middle East's most affluent regions, but it remains assaulted by rival militias which destabilises its infrastructure and the detailed planning of matters there. Nonetheless it is recommended to investors, and as Michael Waring, head of the Basra Development Commission, has noted "if you look at other economies in the world, particularly the oil-rich economies, many of these places are quite challenging countries in which to do business." I have no doubt of that, and the underpinning fact is the enormous value of oil, which has increased five times in the past five years. Since oil underpins the world, both as a fuel and as a chemical feedstock for industry, how much it costs affects everything, and we see the price of fuel, and indeed food, rise without pause. Yes, anywhere with oil will always prove a sound investment during the next few decades, and all efforts to grab it will be made. The Iraqi government has not, as yet, approved a "hydrocarbon law" in which it is established the terms and conditions as to how oil companies will practice and indeed how the overall revenue will be apportioned.
Meanwhile, BP (which used to refer to British Petroleum, but now subtends the phrase "Beyond Petroleum", or "Oil Dearth Era" as I envisage it to become) have been accused of dropping a pivotal stratum in Gordon Brown's policy of "beyond petroleum" per se, and to figure out what we will in reality do when petroleum is not "gone" but its supply is compromised and it costs probably twice or more its current price. What this is about is that BP is going to move into the tar-sands market through a deal with the butch sounding "Husky Energy", and it has almost inevitably been castigated by Greenpeace as a "climate crime". Well, yes, my understanding is that tar-sands is a pretty dirty business, and consumes huge amounts of water and natural gas, and is as popular with environmentalists as nuclear power.
I am trying to track-down some detailed figures, but I noticed a suggestion by Friends of the Earth that we can do without nuclear and produce 50% of our electricity from renewables. This was my position a couple of years ago, and I would like it to be true, but I have yet to be convinced that the engineering can be done in much short order, or if that energy balance works out without us using far less energy than we do now. In a comment from an article I wrote quite a while back, I have been taken to task for expressing that nuclear power can't provide for transportation - now please allow me to elaborate on this. Recently, I visited Prague, which along with many European cities, has a wonderful tram system, of course fuelled by electric power.
My main bugbear refers to transportation fuel, and while I would concede that all forms of electricity generation (coal, gas, nuclear, renewables) could supply localised transportation networks of this kind, it is the matter of longer distance transportation that is at issue. Yes, there are nuclear subs and the prospect of other nuclear vehicles scares me somewhat, especially planes; neither do I do think that the Hydrogen Economy is round the corner, if at all, and we need in any case to confront the "Oil Dearth Era", driven initially by huge hikes in the cost of fuel and all else, but this changes absolutely everything, in terms of how we live, and within 5 - 10 years.
If we can't move around easily then we will, effectively by default, return to a system of mostly localised economies, in smaller communities that demand far less in the way of transportation. Rather than hydrogen, my bet is on liquid fuel, and the best I have come across is diesel from algae, if that can be scaled-up to equal 30 billion barrels of oil a year, worldwide. I think that is a tall order, at least in the short term, again due to the necessary engineering involved, but it may prove our road to salvation.
Related Reading.
[1] "BP goes back to petroleum", By Terry Macalister: http:www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/feb/21/bo.oil/print
[2] "Oil giants are poised to move into Basra", By David Smith: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/24/iraq.oil/print
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Caleb Watts: Hitting new heights
By SFC Media time Fri 07 May	Caleb Watts
A campaign of firsts for Saints' young Australian international...
With every cloud comes a silver lining. A cliché yes, but one that rings true with regards to young starlet Caleb Watts and his breakthrough season for Southampton…
A trip to Leicester City proves a tough test for any team, at any stage of the season.
But with eight first-team players missing as a result of injury or COVID-19, this mid-January test had just become even tougher for Ralph Hasenhüttl's men.
No player wants to see another injured, particularly when it's one of your own, but these absentees opened the door for the next wave of Academy products to make their mark.
Amongst the substitutes at the King Power that evening was young Watts, who celebrated his 19th birthday as the side made their way up the A34.
"On the way up I was really nervous," he admits, "because obviously you have to sing! But once I got that out the way it was a really good experience which I enjoyed."
The burning question is, what was the song of choice?
"I went with Valerie in the end," he smiles, clearly proud of the choice and with good reason. "With that one you can try and get people involved.
"To be fair it was all a bit of a blur, I was just trying to sing. I didn't really see anything, I had my head down and was trying to get it out the way! I don't think it went too badly!
"Obviously we didn't get the result in the end but it was just quite surreal [the experience]. Previous to that I'd been out for two weeks with COVID-19, so it was kind of out the blue to get the call up. I didn't expect to be involved that early."
There wasn't long for the youngster to dwell on the experiences of the 16th January either, less than 72 hours to be exact.
"It was funny actually," recollects Watts with a laugh. "We did a session with all the players who were on the bench [versus Leicester] and then I went down to the bottom to do some gym.
"One of the under-23 coaches, Dave Horseman, came up and said to me, 'I think you might be starting tomorrow'"
Horseman was referring to the upcoming FA Cup third round tie with Shrewsbury Town at St Mary's.
"Then the next day in the session I saw I was starting. I had an awful session to be fair because I was very nervous!
"It was kind of out the blue. But when I got out on the pitch that night I settled in pretty quickly I think and really enjoyed the game.
"I think of all games it was probably the best to make your debut in because you're not thrown into the deep end straight away.
"The only thing I would've changed is having fans in there. Having fans there would've made the experience even better for everyone really."
Caleb Watts recalls being wide-eyed on his first visit to Staplewood.
No doubt the night was made all the more special for Watts as the youngster shared the occasion with many other Academy graduates.
Starting the game alongside him were Kegs Chauke and Dan Nlundulu, while Alex Jankewitz and Ryan Finnigan entered the fray late on during an evening which showcased the Southampton way.
"Me and Kegs speak a fair bit anyway so I think we just spoke about how much we're looking forward to it," recalled Watts.
"We were texting each other about what time we needed to be in because we both really wanted to make sure we weren't late for any meetings and stuff!
"To have Kegs [Chauke] out on the pitch too was amazing. I was really happy for him and knowing that there's another player in the same position on the pitch as me, who's in the same position career wise, was reassuring.
"I saw him growing into the game and then you knew that it was one where you could both play in and be effective. I think we both had pretty decent games in the end.
"That's how I like to play, I like to run at players and get others involved. Hopefully you'll see a lot more of it in the next year or so as I get a lot more comfortable.
"That game, because we had so much possession, it was easy to get settled and I think once I'm settled I can be really effective.
"It's just about getting better at settling early and playing in games that maybe don't come as easy to the team."
That's how I like to play, I like to run at players and get others involved.
Caleb Watts
As proud a night as it was for the Saints Academy, there's no doubting how memorable an occasion it was for the Watts family watching on from back home.
Whilst they couldn't support from the stands, they certainly made their presence heard in the family's WhatsApp group.
"When I got into the changing room and looked at that group chat there was loads of texts saying, 'the commentator mentioned him here, and here.' It was so alien to them!
"I've since muted the chat though because some of the stuff that goes in there is just…stop! There's too much spam in there sometimes! But yeah it was really cool."
The reaction from the family, although clearly too much at times for the 19-year-old, is an understandable one considering the rise the young Australian international has felt in the last 12 months.
On 28th January 2020, Watts was lining up ready to face AFC Totton at Snows Stadium for a place in the quarter-finals of the Hampshire Senior cup.
Jump forward 365 days and the youngster has both a Southampton and Premier League debut to his name.
"It's been a huge learning curve," explains Watts, clearly loving every minute he spends within the environment. "Seeing first-team players all the time. Seeing their habits.
"Players like Prowsey, you can pick up so much knowledge and information from how they operate on a day-to-day basis.
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"My target was to just get around the first team as much as possible. I thought last season I had a pretty weak season just because of the injuries etc and I knew I was capable of more.
"But if I'm honest I probably didn't see me getting this much time in the first team, but because of injuries and how I've performed it's allowed me to have quite a good year I feel.
"I think the B team set-up has definitely helped me develop. A few of us came back at the restart around the first team and it gave us a much better idea of the playing philosophy and how the manager wants to play.
"It has given us a bit of a head start because it's a lot easier to go into the system of a lot more running, a lot more high pressing.
"You're a lot more knowledgeable so you don't feel so far from the deep end when you do go up to the first team. You know the principles and you've already done it with the B team."
Although the Premier League season is coming to a close, Watts' development year continues with the Olympic games in Tokyo on the horizon.
The midfielder will represent Australia, his Dad's native country; an honour which clearly already means a lot to the youngster.
"There's a lot of national pride associated with playing for Australia. Making my grandparents proud, making my dad proud, I feel a real affinity towards the country, probably more so than I do England.
The ambitious youngster hailed the switch to a B team set-up this season.
"I think that England team at the time looked quite difficult to get into, there was a lot of competition. I also really liked what the [Australian] coach, when he came to visit, had to say.
"We had the World Cup coming at the end of the year so I thought it'd be a really good opportunity.
"It was funny because I didn't play at all leading up to it because I'd been injured with the club all year. So I kind of went in pre-injured but the coach put a lot of trust in me and the other players to go out and perform and we did a decent job.
"Eventually we got drawn against a really tough opponent, which I thought we did well against, but we got a red card and it fizzled out a bit.
"But it was a really good experience and great to play with the best players in the world in my age group.
"We have the Olympics coming up this summer which I'm really looking forward to, along with a pre-camp in June which should be good.
"I haven't played with that team yet so I'm looking forward to meeting new players. Then also playing against older age groups which should be more of a challenge."
The ambition is unquestionable, alongside his clear drive to succeed at the club which gave him that opportunity.
Alongside being a summer of national importance for Watts, it's a summer to build, a summer to work and a chance to hit new heights once more.
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Albert Battel (ur. 21 stycznia 1891 w Klein-Pramsen, zm. 17 marca 1952 w Hattersheim am Main) – porucznik Wehrmachtu i prawnik. Podczas II wojny światowej aktywnie przeciwstawiał się planom likwidacji getta żydowskiego w Przemyślu. Odznaczony pośmiertnie medalem Sprawiedliwy wśród Narodów Świata w 1981 r.

Życie i kariera wojskowa
Albert Battel urodził się w Klein-Pramsen (obecnie Prężynka) koło Prudnika na terenach pruskiej prowincji Śląsk. Po I wojnie światowej, w której brał udział jako żołnierz, studiował ekonomię i prawo na Uniwersytecie w Monachium i Uniwersytecie Wrocławskim.

Jako 51-letni oficer rezerwy, Albert Battel stacjonował w Przemyślu jako adiutant miejscowego dowódcy, majora Maxa Liedtke. Gdy 26 lipca 1942 SS planowało przeprowadzić akcję przesiedleńczą (likwidację) przemyskiego getta, Battel, w porozumieniu ze swym przełożonym, rozkazał zablokować most na rzece San, który był jedyną drogą prowadzącą do getta. Kiedy SS próbowało przekroczyć most, sierżant-major pełniący służbę na moście zagroził otwarciem ognia w przypadku, gdy się nie wycofają. Działania te zostały przeprowadzone za dnia ku zdumieniu mieszkańców miasta. Jeszcze tego samego popołudnia, oddział wojskowy pod dowództwem porucznika Battela wdarł się do otoczonego getta i przy użyciu ciężarówek wojskowych ewakuował około 100 Żydów pracujących dla Wehrmachtu i ich rodziny do baraków miejscowego dowództwa wojskowego. Żydzi zostali włączeni pod ochronę Wehrmachtu, co uniemożliwiało ich deportację do obozu zagłady w Bełżcu. Pozostali mieszkańcy przemyskiego getta, w tym przewodniczący Judenratu dr Ignatz Duldig zostali przesiedleni.

Po tym incydencie, władze SS wszczęły tajne śledztwo w sprawie zachowania Battela. Okazało się, że Battel, członek NSDAP od maja 1933 r., dał się poznać w przeszłości jako osoba nastawiona przyjaźnie do Żydów. Przed wojną, został oskarżony przez trybunał partyjny o udzielenie pożyczki żydowskiemu koledze. Później, w czasie służby w Przemyślu, został oficjalnie upomniany za zbyt serdeczny uścisk dłoni z przewodniczącym przemyskiego Judenratu dr. Ignatzem Duldigiem. Cała sprawa dotarła do najwyższych władz NSDAP, do Reichsführera-SS Heinricha Himmlera, który był zainteresowany wynikiem śledztwa i wysłał kopię dokumentacji obciążającej Battela do Martina Bormanna, szefa kancelarii NSDAP i prawej ręki Adolfa Hitlera. W swoim liście, Himmler obiecał, że zaraz po wojnie Battel zostanie usunięty z NSDAP i aresztowany.

Battel nie wiedział o toczącym się śledztwie. W 1944 r. został zwolniony ze służby wojskowej ze względu na chorobę serca. Powrócił do swojego rodzinnego miasta Wrocławia, aby niedługo później zostać powołanym do Volkssturm i dostać się do niewoli radzieckiej. Po uwolnieniu, zamieszkał w zachodnich Niemczech. Z uwagi na decyzję sądu denazyfikacyjnego nie mógł powrócić do wykonywania zawodu prawnika. Battel zmarł na zawał serca 17 marca 1952 w Hattersheim am Main, niedaleko Frankfurtu nad Menem.

Odznaczenie medalem Sprawiedliwy wśród Narodów Świata
Postawa Battela przez długi czas pozostawała nieznana szerszemu gronu. Spopularyzowanie wiedzy o Battelu wynika w głównej mierze z wysiłków izraelskiego badacza i prawnika dr Zeev Goshena.

22 stycznia 1981 prawie 30 lat po śmierci Battela, instytut Jad Waszem przyznał mu medal Sprawiedliwy wśród Narodów Świata.

Linki zewnętrzne
 Zenon Andrzejewski, Rozkaz: "Zamknąć most!", polityka.pl, 04.11.2009 [dostęp: 1 kwietnia 2018].
 Magdalena Łaszkiewicz, Nieznani Sprawiedliwi – pułkownik Battel i major Liedtke, konflikty.pl, 30.06.2011 [dostęp: 1 kwietnia 2018].
 Przemyśl ghetto (ang.), deathcamps.org, 24.09.2006 [dostęp: 1 kwietnia 2018].

Oficerowie Wehrmachtu
Ludzie związani z Przemyślem
Niemieccy Sprawiedliwi wśród Narodów Świata
Urodzeni w 1891
Zmarli w 1952


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Allergies and viral upper respiratory infections increase nasal secretions and cause tissue lining the nasal passages to swell. This results in nasal congestion and stuffiness. The opening into the sinuses become blocked and normal drainage cannot occur. Secretions that are trapped in the sinuses build up and may become infected with bacteria or, rarely, fungus. The swollen tissue, mucous build-up, or infection may create pain and pressure.
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The new Gen S motorcycles showcase the better fuel-efficiency, road safety and eco-friendly features, the Honda motorcycles are perfect for the diverse personalities of the emerging generation of smart riders. That is why Daniel headlines as the newest endorser of the latest innovative breed of Honda motorcycles—Generation Smart (Gen S).
Daniel Padilla latest exciting venture aims to further influence today's youth and this time is to make the same smart choices on the road, through riding with Honda motorcycles. Teen idol Daniel Padilla enjoys a handful of activities in his career—movie and television projects and international concert tours, to name a few—yet he still finds time to be a positive influence to his fans by making the right decisions.
"Proud ako na mapiling endorser ng Honda Gen S motorcycles. Hindi lang kasi sa porma dapat maganda, pati na rin sa features—matipid, eco-friendly, at safe sa kalsada. 'Pag smart rider ka, dito ka sa Honda Gen S motorcycles," Padilla said.
Perhaps the most important features of the Honda Smart Technology, the Enhanced Smart Power (eSP), Idling Stop System (ISS), and Combined Break System (CBS) encompass fuel-efficiency, eco-friendliness, and road safety, suited for every Gen S rider.
All these features in the latest Honda motorcycles are preferred by Gen S riders as well as Daniel himself. "Pare-parehong importante 'yung features ng Smart Technology, pero gusto ko talaga 'yung Idling Stop System kasi nakakapahinga 'yung makina ng motorsiklo, tipid pa sa gas lalona kung trapik," Padilla shared.
The Generation S is a group of people who are smart and sensible—those who value practicality and technological innovation with style. All these expectations are met by the core concept of Smart Technology, which has been the cutting edge contribution of Honda Philippines, Inc. to the motorcycle industry.


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Rock musicians tend to remember their moments of revelation and encouragement. For drummer Matt Sorum, formerly of Guns N' Roses and the Cult, the initial spark came from a teacher in school who recognized his natural gifts for pounding a beat. "Once I realized music was there for me," Sorum says, "it changed my life."
On Wednesday in Los Angeles, Sorum was behind the drum kit for a full day of rehearsals with an all-star cast of players in preparation for a concert benefiting Adopt the Arts, the charity he started four years ago to support music education in Los Angeles County public schools. The lineup included two veteran singers just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Robin Zander of Cheap Trick and former Deep Purple frontman Glenn Hughes.
"I grew up in those programs," Slipknot singer Corey Taylor told Rolling Stone during the rehearsals. "When I was going to school, that was what showed me that I had a natural knack for music, which was very encouraging. … It is extracurricular, but at the same time it's absolutely vital."
Sorum is actively involved in supporting the programs, having traveled to Washington, D.C., to promote the need for music and arts in schools. "Who am I to go speak in our nation's capitol?" he said, but noted many facts and figures on the positive impact of such programs.
"Where you spend more money on education, there is less incarceration," said Sorum, noting that $7,200 is the average amount spent a year to educate an elementary school student, while it costs $45,000 per inmate in prison. "It's been studied; it's scientifically proven."
The benefit's lineup also included Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, the DeLeo brothers from Stone Temple Pilots, the Cult's Billy Duffy and others – in many cases playing the music they worshiped growing up.
"I played 'Hello There' many times on my tennis racket," STP guitarist Dean DeLeo said with a smile of performing the Cheap Trick song with Zander. "With that magnitude of talent with Zander and Glenn, it's inspiring to be next to." Bassist Robert DeLeo added of the music: "It's what nurtured us. It's what raised us. That's my ongoing joke that I say to people like that: 'Thank you for raising me.'"
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"Where you spend more money on education, there is less incarceration." –Matt Sorum
Taylor also ripped through the Cult's "Love Removal Machine" – accompanied by Duffy and Sorum. "I'm kind of jazzed, man," Taylor said.
Between songs, Duffy said, "We've got Corey singing a Cult song. He does a manly job. Not everybody can sing the Cult. A lot of guys have tried."
On Thursday night, the benefit erupted onstage at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, with a surprise appearance by Joe Perry of Aerosmith. Midway through the night was a live auction of rock & roll memorabilia. A custom Gibson guitar donated and signed by Dave Grohl got $6,250. A pair of GN'R bass-drum heads signed by Sorum netted $4,750 each.
In the lobby were autographed silent-auction items donated by Gene Simmons and Heart, with Sammy Hagar rum and vivid Shepard Fairey prints of Sabbath, Woody Guthrie, and Iggy and the Stooges. Figures are still being tallied, but so far, the night has raised well over $200,000, the highest sum for any Adopt the Arts show.
After it was over, Sorum sat in a dressing room, still excited about the night and the players, plus the experience of playing Sabbath's "War Pigs" with Geezer on bass. "That was, like, little-kid shit," he said with a grin. He hopes to spread that feeling to another generation of young music lovers.
"I'm not trying to make musicians and artists of the future," Sorum said. "But I am trying to make creative and innovative people. We're not trying to make the next rock star."
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The sudden arrival of dragon-hunters causes some to wonder if the people are filled with madness or if dragons, which were exterminated 150 years ago, might possibly still exist, especially as these fanatics are obsessed with their mission of finding and killing dragons. But why now? What has caused these zealots to abruptly appear, demanding to know where the dragons are?
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The end draws near.
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Here For It! Leslie Jones Tapped To Host The BET Awards
The comedian will grace the stage for the highly-anticipated event.
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By Danielle Kwateng-Clark	· Updated October 26, 2020
The 17th Annual BET Awards is going to be more lit than usual, as the show is welcoming Leslie Jones as its host.
The Saturday Night Live cast member will be gracing the stage for the event that honors the best in Black entertainment.
"BET was the first place I ever did comedy on TV, so it's a full-circle moment of coming home where I started," Jones, 49, tells PEOPLE. "I went out in the world and did what I needed to do and now I can come home to my people and say, 'Yo! Look what I did!'"
It's been 10 years since the award show had a female stand-up comedian host the show, which was done by Mo'Nique three times in the early 2000s.
For the show, which brought in 7.2 million viewers in 2016, Jones plans to uplift by keeping attendees and viewers laughing throughout the night.
"I am tired of everybody being sad and angry. I want people to just downright laugh. You can't do the event without touching on certain things, but I'm trying to make it all funny. It's really just about pulling the elephants out of the room and, actually, I'll make the elephant in the room laugh about it," says Jones.
"So my goal for this show is to have a big 'ol nice barbecue, family reunion feel. I just want everyone cracking up. I want everyone leaving that event going, 'Wait, did they even give awards out? I was too busy laughing.'"
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London under lockdown
10 million Britons were living under severe Coronavirus restrictions under a complicated three-tier system which even enforcement agencies say they don't fully understand
Hasan Suroor
Locked down again
By the time this appears in print, Londoners would be under a second national lockdown as the Government admitted that its strategy of local lockdowns to contain further spread of the virus had failed.
Already, roughly 10 million Britons, mostly in poorer immigrant areas of northern England, were living under severe Coronavirus restrictions under a complicated three-tier system which even enforcement agencies say they don't fully understand. Johnson himself was forced to apologise after he got rules for pub timings wrong.
All this amid a blazing row between Downing Street and regional administrations over funding the lockdown with both sides accusing each other of politicising the crisis and you have a country struggling to find its feet to deal with the pandemic which has already claimed nearly 40,000 lives. The government's test-and-trace system that Johnson hailed as "world-beating" is in a shambles; the scientific community is divided down the line; and politicians are busy politicking.
Is it really the same country that once ran a global empire?
When a burger is not a burger
Beware vegans: your sausages, burgers and steaks are about to be taken away, and in future you may have make to do with unappetising "tubes" and "discs" instead.
A verbal bun-fight has broken out over plans by European Union's food regulators to ban vegan producers from using words associated with meat products. If the changes go through, then terms like "sausage" "steak", and "schnitzel" would be permitted to be used only for products containing meat. These will be replaced with "vegan tubes" or "veggie discs".
There's already a ban on vegan dairy products such as milk and cheese being referred to as "soy milk" and "vegan cheese". Britain can choose to opt out of the new regime after leaving the EU, but British farmers exporting to the EU would still be forced to use the new terms.
The move follows protests from European farmers who say the current branding regime is misleading and amounts to a misuse of meat labels. The EU's farmers association has called it "an obvious case of cultural hijacking". And I agree.
I wish a similar law was brought in India to ban chefs hawking hybrid concoctions like the "vegetarian omelette", "vegetable korma", "veg kebabs", and "vegetarian hamburger".
On a psychological level, why is there such obsession among vegetarians and vegans to call their non-meat products by "meaty" names? As The Sunday Times columnist India Knight asked: "But why constantly hark back to the thing you're trying to get away from? It's so psychologically strange, like endlessly saying you're over someone and then talking about them all day long until people fall asleep with boredom."
Degrees for sale
Many of Britain's cash-strapped universities have introduced shorter degree courses that could start in January to attract fee-paying foreign students who missed signing up at the start of the session in September due to the pandemic. Some universities are also offering discounts and scholarships of up to 30 percent of the fee to final-year undergraduates willing to do a second degree next year.
A sharp drop in the number of foreign students this year has plunged universities into a serious financial crisis with some 30 universities said to be "unsustainable", forcing some to scrap uneconomical courses. Foreign students who pay three to four times more for the same courses as their native British peers have long been the main source of income for British higher education contributing £3.2 billion to the economy.
And, lastly, apparently there's a new cocktail called The Journalist described as "sharp, stimulating and exceedingly bitter ... "It contains 2 measures gin, 1/2 measure sweet vermouth,1tsp lemon juice, 2 dashes bitters, lemon twist, and is taken with ice.
Also Read: London Diary: The US President has access to much better medicare than the British PM!


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Missing shih tzu Roxy returns to delighted owner after eight YEARS
Rover's return! Missing shih tzu who was missing for eight YEARS is reunited with her delighted owner after being spotted on her street at 11pm on New Year's Eve
Magdalena Klubczuk, 35, thought Roxy was dead after he went missing in 2013
After so long, she presumed had died or been stolen after no one turned her in.
But on New Years Eve she received a call that he had been rescued in Buckley
He was spotted at around 11pm on New Year's Eve, and soon returned home
A missing Shih Tzu called Roxy returned home after eight years on New Years Eve, stunning her delighted owner who had given him up for dead.
Magdalena Klubczuk, 35, thought three-year-old Roxy had been run over after she went missing from her garden while she was at work in the spring of 2013.
Ms Klubczuk, who lives in Connah's Quay in Wales, had spent weeks searching for her beloved pet and contacted local veterinary practices, with no luck.
Eventually Ms Klubczuk gave up hope of finding her and presumed she had died or been stolen after no one turned her in.
But at around 11pm on New Year's Eve Roxy, now 10, was spotted running through the streets of Buckley and taken to Skylor's Animal Rescue.
Pictured: Roxy, a three-year-old Shih Tzu, stunned her owner when he returned home on New Years Eve – eight years after he went missing and was presumed dead
Dawn Taylor, who runs the centre in Dobshill, scanned the dog to see if she had a microchip and was able to get the contact details for Ms Klubczuk.
Ms Klubczuk, a mother-of-one said: 'When I received the phone call I told them it was not possible.
'When she explained I couldn't even speak I was that shocked. We've spent all these years thinking she was dead.
'I was at work and she was at home with my son and my brother, the door was open for her to go into the garden.
'When I got home I realised she was gone.
'She had a collar on with my details on it and she was chipped so I'm starting to think she may have been stolen.
'I reported it to the vets, but I heard nothing and over time just gave up hope.
'I was just in total disbelief. I actually told her it wasn't possible because my dog was next to me on the sofa, then I realised she was talking about Roxy!'
Magdalena Klubczuk, 35, thought her three-year-old Shih Tzu named Roxy had had been run over after she went missing from her garden while she was at work in the spring of 2013
Roxy stayed Skylor's Animal Rescue overnight and during an inspection Ms Taylor discovered that she has a mammary tumor.
She is now staying with a friend of Ms Klubczuk until she can safely introduce her to her six year old Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
She added: 'I will be taking her to the vets on Monday. She looks well, but she is very skinny.
'Until then we just don't know how serious the tumour is. It was such an emotional reunion, I felt like she recognised me when she saw me'.
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