Our team in Auckland, New Zealand will take your brand to the next level with influencer engagement that blends seamlessly with what you want to say.
Finding the right influencer for your business or brand is an effective way to create an association and or partnership between an established personality and your brand, thereby creating confidence, trust and excitement, taking your brand to another level and generating conversions.
It is important that any key influencer is a natural fit with your brand and really connects with your brand's DNA – we don't believe in blanket influencers – this is something that needs to be tailored to your business and brand specifically, creating an authentic, seamless experience and association.
Consumers are now aware of the influencer tactic used by companies – and they will look at mass influencer campaigns with a raised eyebrow. Where once bloggers and influencers were approached for their own personal opinions, the monetisation of this new field has meant that the brand associations can carry some risk.
In a recent NZ Herald article Impact PR was asked to comment on the brand partnership involving Richie McCaw and Gemma Flynn. We highlighted the fact that sportspeople were popular choices as brand ambassadors in the New Zealand marketplace, given our reputation as a sports-mad nation. The McCaws appeal to a wide demographic; an embodiment of a fun, athletic, down to earth pair – attributes we traditionally aspire to as Kiwis. There is a collective, national pride in our sporting heroes – they are respected, revered and most importantly, trusted. It is these qualities that help bring immediate attention and value to a brand – the brand is able to trade off the equity they already have with the public and consumers.
Bottom line – the fit has to be natural – there is nothing worse than watching someone endorse something there is not a natural association with, where the space is filled with a number of awkward puns added in to the script!
We ensure that our clients have very specific contracts which clearly outline the expectations for the celebrity. It is important to be mindful of their other commitments – often they may be travelling overseas when you need them. Take into account whether they are planning to work with any other brands in the future which may see them overexposed. Another factor can be competitors they have worked in the past five years that could potentially affect the credibility of endorsing your product.


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Anita Voss
NATCHEZ – Services for Anita Evans Voss, 84, of Natchez, who died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007, at her residence, will be at 10 a.m. today at St. Mary Basilica with the Revs. David O'Connor and Alfred Camp officiating.
Burial will follow at Natchez City Cemetery under the direction of Laird Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time today at the church.
Mrs. Voss was born Dec. 27, 1922, in Natchez, the daughter of Charles E. and Annie Guido Evans. She was a long-time resident of Natchez. She graduated from St. Joseph High School and was devoted to her family. She retired from BellSouth after 35 years of service.
Mrs. Voss was a member of St. Mary Basilica and The Telephone Pioneers.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Max Voss; sisters, Elspie Aldredge, Theresa Eschete, Sister Cornelia Evans; and brother, Dave Whitlock.
Survivors include her daughter, Anita Voss Souderes and husband, George, both of Natchez; grandchildren, Rhonda Stevens and husband, Ricky, both of Natchez, and George Souderes III and wife, Cassie, both of Vidalia; great-grandchildren, Julia Voss Stevens, Matthew Fredrerick Souderes, Leah Lynn Stevens, Anna Wright Stevens, Roby Nolan and Richie Stevens; a number of nieces and nephews; and her very special caregivers, Laura Hardin, Evelyn Reed, Annie Walters and Bertha Walters.
Pallbearers will be members of the Knights of Columbus.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Mary Basilica or Cathedral School.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.lairdfh.com.
Max Jones

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Berlioz: Requiem - Grande Messe Des Morts
Antonio Pappano, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Javier Camarena
Berlioz composed his Requiem at the request of a French government minister to commemorate the soldiers who died in the July Revolution in 1830. The Requiem would become one of Berlioz's most popular works, among other things because of its imaginative instrumentation and gigantic
Berlioz composed his Requiem at the request of a French government minister to commemorate the soldiers who died in the July Revolution in 1830. The Requiem would become one of Berlioz's most popular works, among other things because of its imaginative instrumentation and gigantic orchestration, including four brass ensembles distributed throughout the hall. The work was also dear to the composer's own heart. He once said, 'If someone were to threaten to destroy all my works, I would beg for mercy on behalf of my Grande messe des morts.'
This awe-inspiring work is in good hands with conductor Antonio Pappano, whose refinement, energy and drama, usually put to good use in the opera house, are exactly what the performance of this French mammoth calls for. The Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia is supporting the Concertgebouworkest, and the solo tenor is the Mexican singer Javier Camarena.


In April East African Playgrounds turned 8 years old. This seems very hard to believe as I don't feel old enough to have founded a charity 8 years ago, I sound like a Mum talking here, but it's true!
It's easy for me to know how old EAP is, because I'm 20 years older than EAP. Which means we are both on route to a big birthday. Before my 30th I have decided to write a list of '30 before 30′. All the things I want to achieve, see or do before I am 30 years old. One of them is start a blog, so that one is ticked off. A few others on my list are to learn the harmonica, read top 10 children's books, drive a bus and post ten kind letters to strangers.
But that is goals for me. What about EAP?
Well we have been through quite a journey together, the number of stories I, and many others, have which surround East African Playgrounds is amazing. I took a look at our 5 year video (see if you can spot yourself) and thought how far we had come from then already.
So how many more amazing stories we will have by our 10th birthday and what will we achieve by then?


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Processor restored the whole process of "Nine Two Consensus" (especially concerned)
"Nine Two Consensus" is a historical fact that Beijing Joint Taiwan Research President, Tang Shu prepares for the executive Vice President of the Maritime Association, and the origin of "Nine-two consensus" is that the two sides of the private group transaction will be opened. It is necessary to have a clear political consensus.
From the beginning of 1992 to early December, through the efforts of cross-strait supervisors and the Hong Kong Talks, and the several Chinese compartments of the mainland Maritime Association and the Taiwan Sea Shuihui, the two sides finally formed two sessions on each other in verbally expressing the "Straits The consensus of the principle of China, that is, "Jiuyi Concentures".
In 1992, he served as Qiu Jinyi and Li Qingping, the deputy secretary-general of the Taiwan Sea Shuihui, also confirmed the statement of Tangshi Preparation at the seminar in Beijing.
Qiu Jinyi also mentioned that the "Nine-two Consensus" has been a strong assistance of Ma Ying-Jiu, a deputy host member of the "Lu Commission".
The leader of the Taiwan authorities, Ma Ying 9, attended the island to commemorate the "Nine-two Consensus", in the 20th anniversary of the "Nine Two Consensus", to the position of the witnesses, detailed the "Nine-two consensus" process, he and many times Emphasize that the "Nine-two consensus" complies with the "one China" meanings proposed by the "National Chamber of" National Committee on 1 August 1992. The above pro-experience confirmed that the emergence of "Jiuyi" is not coming, but white paper is black, there is a letter transfer, and the letter will be quoted once.
Ma Ying-jei also recalled that in 2000, I used the "Regional Committee of the Main Committee" to describe the 1992 consensus with the "Nine-two consensus", but some people say that "Jiu Two Consensus" is the foundation, In fact, he just gave a name for the consensus of the year, and the two sides did reach a consensus, and it was never fabricated.
"Nine-two consensus" reflects the "Nine-two Consensus", the essence of "Nine-two Consensus" is to commit "adhere to a Chinese principle" on both sides, although both parties have different cognitive cognitions, "Jiu two consensus "On the one hand, it has maintained the most basic national identity on both sides, and on the other hand, the political differences between the two sides on a Chinese meaning.
It is a great encouragement for the "two China", "one middle one" and "Taiwan independence" political forces, and the huge encouragement of all the Chinese people who are looking forward to the coming of the two sides and the rejuvenation. In fact, "Jiu Second Consensus" itself fully reflects the highly political wisdom of both sides of the strait, reaching a consensus, and the Chinese people in the two sides of the strait in handling important political innovations in the process of cross-strait issues. Xinqi, Vice President of the Chinese Cultural Development Promotion Association, said that "Jiuyi" is the beneficial results of the official authorization groups on both sides of the strait. It is the crystallization of the two sides of the same deposits.
It is because there is a "Nine-two consensus" to persistence and the pursuit of the principle of the Central principle and the unity of the country. On both sides of the strait have the historic achievements of "Wang Qian talks", it has become an increasingly developed branch all-round. Exchange cooperation, there is only 18 implementation of the cross-strait direct two-way "three-way" implementation and ECFA and other 18 agreements, there is a new situation that is flourishing today. Huang Weitao, director of the Research Bureau of China, said in the seminar, General Secretary Hu Jintao mentioned in the 18th National Report on November 8 that both sides of the strait should abide by opposition "Taiwan independence" and adhere to the "Nine-two consensus". This is the first time the Chinese Communist Party wrote the "Nine-two Consensus" reported in the report of the National Party Congress, expressed its high attention to the "Nine-two consensus" and became an important policy proposition. There is no Qiu Jinyi in the "Nine-two Consensus" in the past 20 years. He hopes that there is a "post-nine-two consensus" – from "one middle table" to " The same table. "
He said that this should be a step in cross-strait two sides to communicate over a deeper level.
On both sides of the strait to terminate the hostility, first build military mutual trust or synchronize to establish political mutual trusts, sign a peace agreement; both shots must not only have two conferences of the standing institutions, which should be a comprehensive agency, the affairs should be more, more comprehensive.
The Chinese Military Science Society is a man-of-law, and the "post-1992 consensus" proposal, he also refined its clarity of the "Nine-two consensus" in the midst of "nine-two consensus"; let it be more inflated; The various tables "are" a Chinese common table "; open two-strait political consultation topics and military mutual trust. Taiwan expert Xu Bodong said, commemorating the "Nine-two Consensus" can't just review the past, but also to commemorate its practical significance.
The facts of cross-strait relations development have proved that in 20 years, adhere to the "Jiu Second Consensus", cross-strait relations can develop smoothly and smoothly; violating "Jiuyi Consensus", cross-strait relations will suffer setbacks, and even face a serious crisis. With the continuous development of cross-strait relationship, the issues will enter the deep water area, but also adhere to the "Nine-two consensus", so that they continue to develop, keep pace with the times.
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14 provincies hebben achtereenvolgens een corporate salaris-gidslijn uitgegeven welke groep zal profiteren?
Lu Hao's eyes flashed,Her she is in arms,Watching her softly:"Reason http://www.nnxxsl.cn is simple,Because of money。If I guess is not wrong,She intends to open her own studio。But I also want to fish before leaving.,I will fight danger。"


Welcome home to Needham newest development! This beautiful new construction townhouse with open floor plan is the one you've been waiting for! The feature include 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms & lots of windows throughout. Main floor has an open layout with eat-in kitchen, large family room and half bath. Second level has a great master suite with large walk-in closet, second bedroom & full bath. The third level has bedroom with sitting area. The lower level has an additional bedroom & den with full bath and laundry room. Close to public transportation, restaurants, shops and easy highway access.
Disclosure: Taxes and Assessed Value TBD. Photos are from a previously built property and do not represent exact finish offered. Condo fees is approx. TBD. Plans and specs could change by builders choice before completion.


Why do some people learn and others don't? Why are some people easy to teach and others aren't? Is it intelligence? Education? Heredity? In looking back on over 35 years of teaching, I believe that a "teachable spirit" is the one quality needed.
1. The hearer has more effect on how much is received than the teacher. In the parable of the sower, the same sower sowed the same seed on the four different types of ground. In other words, the same teacher, or preacher, with the same techniques presented the same message. The condition of the ground made the difference in results. The good ground (those with a teachable spirit) brought forth many-fold. I recall a time when I had the privilege to minister in a church in Brazil that was so crowded that after the preaching people had to take turns to come to the altar. Why such a tremendous response compared to when I have preached in the United States? The difference was the hunger and thirst for the word. In other words, they had a teachable spirit.
2. A person who comes with an attitude that they already know as much as the teacher can't be taught. "The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet:" (Proverbs 27:7). There are some saints and ministers that will never come to a seminar unless they are asked to teach. They think they already know all they need to know. But the hungry soul, the one with the teachable spirit, will be filled.
4. The way a person receives teaching tells something about his character and will eventually determine his destiny. "Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Give instruction to a wise man and he will yet be wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning." "Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die." A wise man has a teachable spirit and gets wiser while the one who is not teachable will eventually lose out.
I have heard the setting of the sail on a sailboat is called the "attitude" of the sail. The same wind can cause a sailboat to go in different directions. It is the attitude of a teachable spirit that will enable us to go in a right direction.


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CSBE/SCGAB Awards
Each year, the CSBE/SCGAB presents Awards and Grade of Fellows to celebrate and encourage excellence within the Canadian bioengineering community.
Please consider nominating a member. The nominations must be received by the Committees by May 1.
See all 2019 Award Recipients
This award is presented annually to the CSBE/SCGAB member who, in the opinion of the Awards Committee, has produced outstanding work in industry, teaching, research, or extension in the area of machinery systems, or bioenergy systems. The recipient is selected from nominations from at least three members of CSBE/SCGAB. and must have been a member of the Society for at least five years.
Ce prix est décerné chaque année à un membre qui s'est distingué dans le domaine du machinisme agricole ou en bioénergie par l'enseignement, la recherche, la vulgarisation ou le travail en industrie. Le récipiendaire du prix Glenn-Downing est choisi parmi les candidats mis en nomination par trois membres et est membre de la SCGAB/CSBE depuis au moins cinq ans.
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Viacheslav Adamchuk
2019 Glenn Downing Award
Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, Dr. Viacheslav Adamchuk obtained a mechanical engineering degree from the National Agricultural University of Ukraine in his hometown. Later, he received both MS and PhD degrees in Agricultural and Biological Engineering from Purdue University. Shortly after graduating , Dr. Adamchuk began his academic career as a faculty member in the Biological Systems Engineering Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. There, he taught university students, conducted research and delivered outreach programs relevant to precision agriculture, spatial data management, and education robotics. Also he was involved in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) tractor testing program and developed a methodology to validate the accuracy of tractor auto-guidance systems. After almost ten years in Nebraska, Dr. Adamchuk was appointed to the Bioresource Engineering Department at McGill University, while retaining his adjunct status at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Dr. Adamchuk's research has focused on the development and deployment of on-the-go soil sensing technology to enhance the economic and environmental benefits of precision agriculture. Since he began his research in the mid 90s, Dr. Adamchuk developed and evaluated a fleet of on-the-go soil sensor prototypes capable of mapping physical and chemical soil attributes while moving across an agricultural field. These sensors produce geo-referenced data to quantify spatial soil heterogeneity, which may be used to prescribe differentiated soil treatments according to local needs. Along with his work on sensors, Dr. Adamchuk has conducted numeric analysis of the agro-economic value of sensor-based information to aid in the successful deployment of emerging on-the-go sensing technology. Through recent studies on soil and crop sensor fusion and data clustering, he was able to further investigate the challenges faced by early adopters. Through his outreach activities, Dr. Adamchuk has taught a number of programs dedicated to a systems approach in adopting smart farming technologies around the world. Dr, Adamchuk is a worthy recipient of the Glenn Downing Award.
Venkatesh Meda
Venkatesh Meda started at the Department of Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering (now, Chemical and Biological Engineering) at the University of Saskatchewan in August 2002. Prior to that, Dr. Meda worked as a Project Development Officer, Office of Vice-President, McGill University during 2000-2002. From 1994-2000, he was a graduate student and research assistant in Bioresource Engineering at McGill University. He has extensively participated in strategic discussion(s) /seminars conducted by CIDA, World Bank, Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS), ICRISAT on post-harvest engineering.
Dr. Meda has a well-established research program on utilising electro-technologies for handling and processing agri-food materials. His expertise in mechanical optimization of a grape harvester and the development of a double shoot on a disc drill have received industry recognition (Case New Holland, Inc.). His collaborative initiatives with the Prairie fruit growers resulted in technology development for appropriate processing for harvesting, cleaning and drying operations which aided in revitalisation of Saskatchewan's fruit industry.
Dr. Meda completed several research projects under the Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Network grants during 2007-2011 connecting researchers across Canada, AAFC (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada), and Industry partners in bioenergy, biofuels and bioproducts. For the past few years, Dr. Meda has been working in projects dealing with utilisation of electromagnetic energy for downstream processing across the value-chain; crop flow modeling; co-product utilisation in bio refineries, and most recently in the Protein Industries Canada Supercluster effort.
Dr. Meda was awarded as 'distinguished Professor' by Karunya University, India in 2011 and NIFTEM, Government of India (2014, 2018) for his outstanding contributions in the field of Food, Chemical & Biological Engineering. He has supervised several M.Sc./Ph.D/PDFs and published in high quality journals. Dr. Meda's enthusiasm continues to thrive on integrating approaches to food systems ultimately addressing global food security challenges.
Donald Petkau
Dr. Donald Petkau, P.Eng., P.Ag. is nominated for the Glenn Downing Award for 2017. Don grew up on a farm in rural Manitoba and graduated from the Department of Agricultural Engineering at the University of Manitoba in 1985. For the first two decades of his professional career, Don worked in industry for various companies affiliated with agriculture and engineering. From an initial role as an Agricultural Manager with Rogers Sugar in Winnipeg, Don moved to the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) in Portage la Prairie as the Manager of Agricultural Research and Development. A highlight of Don's time with PAMI was a joint research project with agricultural engineers from both the University of Manitoba and the University of Saskatchewan that investigated mechanical harvesting of sea buckthorn berries and leaves. After spending time with MESH Technologies, during which he was responsible for the design and construction of a multi-million dollar flax straw production plant as Manager of Engineering, Don discovered a passion for teaching and started the next chapter of his career as a university educator. He completed a doctoral degree in the area of engineering design education and is currently a Senior Instructor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Manitoba where he is responsible for introducing engineering students to the engineering design process and teaching agricultural machinery courses (including courses in "precision agriculture" which he developed) to agriculture students. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Don has assumed the role of faculty advisor for the University of Manitoba's ASABE ¼ scale tractor team (known as the University of Manitoba Association of Tiny Tractors (UMATT)). In this role, Don is able to share of his previous managerial experiences to help UMATT team members develop these important skills prior to entering the workplace. Don Petkau is a worthy recipient of CSBE/SCGAB's 2017 Glenn Downing Award.
Dr. Donald Petkau, P.Eng., P.Ag. est le récipiendaire du prix Glenn Downing Award de la CSBE/SCGAB pour 2017. Don a grandi sur une ferme du Manitoba. Il a obtenu son diplômé du Département de génie agricole de l'Université du Manitoba en 1985. Au cours de sa carrière professionnelle, Don a travaillé pour plusieurs entreprises œuvrant dans les domaines de l'agriculture et du génie. Après avoir débuté en tant que gestionnaire agricole pour la compagnie Rogers Sugar de Winnipeg, Don a obtenu un poste de gestionnaire de la recherche et du développement agricoles au 'Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute' (PAMI) à Portage la Prairie. Un point fort de la carrière de Don avec le PAMI a été un projet conjoint de recherche, avec des ingénieurs agricoles de l'Université du Manitoba et de l'Université de la Saskatchewan, qui a porté sur la mécanisation des baies et des feuilles d'argousier. Par la suite, Don a travallé pour MESH Technologies où il était responsable du service d'ingénierie charge de la conception et de la construction d'une usine de production de paille de lin de plusieurs millions de dollars. Puis, Don s'est découvert une passion pour l'enseignement et il a commencé le prochain chapitre de sa carrière en tant qu'éducateur universitaire. Il a complété son doctorat en éducation en design d'ingénierie et il est présentement instructeur sénior au Département de génie des biosystèmes de l'Université du Manitoba. Il enseigne des cours sur le processus de conception d'ingénierie, et sur les machineries agricoles (incluant un cours d'agriculture de précision qu'il a développée). Don est aussi le conseiller de l'équipe de l'Université de Manitoba (University of Manitoba Association of Tiny Tractors(UMATT)) pour la compétition de tracteurs d'échelle ¼ de l'ASABE. Don partager ses expériences de gestionnaire avec les membres de l'équipe pour les aider à développer ces compétences importantes avant d'entrer dans le monde du travail. Don Petkau est un digne récipiendaire du prix Glenn Downing 2017 de CSBE/SCGAB.
Carol Plouffe
Dr. Carol Plouffe, is the Manager, Virtual Design and Verification at Deere & Company. Dr. Plouffe is recognized for his innovative research in modeling and testing of soil-crop to machine interactions and for leading the development and implementation of enterprise processes and competencies to support simulation-based design in early phases of product development. His work on the application of the multi-physics methods to off-road machinery is innovative and the stateof- the-art research that is readily applicable to the design and development of off-road equipment. He has been an active member and leader in all of the ASABE technical committees dealing with soil-crop to machine interactions, traction, and soil/crop sensors. Since 1999, he has been an associate-Editor for the Journal of Terramechanics and an active reviewer for numerous journals (Canadian Biosystems Engineering Journal, Transactions of the ASABE, Applied Engineering in Agriculture, and Computers and Electronics in Agriculture). Carol has demonstrated excellent leadership skills. He has good relationships with his employer and employees, and he addresses concerns from his subordinates and resolves their problems in a timely fashion. Carol is an excellent team player as demonstrated by collaborative work with many other engineers within Deere & Co., and university researchers across North America. He is a hard worker, and demonstrates excellent work ethics. Those who have worked with him can attribute to these qualities. Carol has excellent communication skills in both French and English. Carol contributes to the community through volunteering in kids soccer and hockey teams. He enjoys sports and is himself a formidable hockey player.
Dr. Carol Plouffe est superviseur de la conception et de l'analyse virtuelle chez Deere & Company. Dr. Plouffe est reconnu pour ses recherches novatrices dans la modélisation et l'expérimentation des interactions sol-culture avec la machinerie. Il dirige aussi l'élaboration et la mise en oeuvre des processus et des compétences nécessaires pour appuyer les premières étapes du développement de produits basés sur la simulation. Son travail sur l'application des méthodes multi-physiques aux machines hors-route est novateur et ses méthodes de recherche, toujours dans les règles de l'art, rendent facile le transfert des technologies à la conception et au développement des équipements. Il a été un membre actif et un leader dans tous les comités techniques de l'ASABE traitant de l'interaction des machines avec le sol et la culture, de la traction et des capteurs sols/cultures. Depuis 1999, il a été rédacteur associé pour le Journal of Terramechanics et un réviseur actif pour de nombreuses revues dont Le génie des biosystèmes au Canada, Transactions of the ASABE, Applied Engineering in Agriculture et Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. Carol a démontré d'excellentes compétences en leadership. Il a de bonnes relations avec son employeur et les employés, il répond aux préoccupations de ses subordonnés et il résout leurs problèmes en temps opportun. Carol est un excellent coéquipier comme il a su le démontrer dans le cadre de travaux en collaboration avec de nombreux ingénieurs chez Deere & Co. et plusieurs chercheurs universitaires en Amérique du Nord. Il est un travailleur acharné et il démontre une excellente éthique de travail. Ceux qui le côtoient peuvent en témoigner. Carol communique aussi bien en français qu'en anglais. Carol contribue à la communauté en faisant du bénévolat auprès des enfants dans des équipes de soccer et de hockey. Il aime les sports et il est lui-même un excellent joueur de hockey.
Qamar Zaman
QAMAR UZ ZAMAN, PhD is the recipient of the 2014 Glenn DowningAward in recognition of his outstanding work in industry, teaching, research, and extension in the area of machinery systems.Dr. Zaman established the Precision Agriculture Research Program (PARP) in Atlantic Canada to increase farm profitability and reduce environmental risks. He has developed a strong and effective partnership with industry, government, and other institutions to support PA research needs.He has been playing a very active role in receiving funding consistently and continuously, by federal and provincial governments, international funding agencies, industry partners, and grower's associations, which allowed his research team to establish state-of-the art facilities for carrying PA systems research.
Dr. Zaman is now one of the pioneers in the field of PA and has already invented cost-effective VR technology for spot application of agrochemicals. In fact, he has received the US Patent # 2012/0195496 A1 and Canadian Patent #7231-1 for the invention of his VR Sprayer System. He saved significant amount of agrochemicals and decreased Nitrate-Nitrogen concentration in ground water with VRT in blueberry fields. He is very confident these viable, affordable, reliable and farmer friendly technologies can be implemented in North America to reduce production cost and environmental impacts.
Teaching has been a major part of Dr. Zaman's academic duties in the past several years. His teaching evaluations, at both undergraduate and graduate levels, are very exemplary. One of his primary goals has been the training of highly qualified individuals. Dr. Zaman, during the past six years, has supervised many undergraduate students as well as 5 post-doctoral fellows, 6 international researchers, 9 M.Sc. and 5 Ph.D. students. He has conducted several workshops at local, national and international levels. Dr. Zaman published more than 40 peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals. One of his publications was featured on the cover page of a North American Journal, HortTechnology. He is highly sought out for national/international seminars and workshops, and has made over 100 conference, industry and extension presentations over the past few years. He also published articles in grower's magazines, newspapers and developed fact sheets and operational manuals for growers and industry use. His research was promoted in different national and international television channels and is available on Google Video and YouTube.
Dr. Zaman is recognized internationally for his accomplishments in fundamental and applied PA research. He has worked in four internationally renowned PA programs including the University of Florida, University of Agriculture, Pakistan, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and Dalhousie University Canada. He has been serving as visiting professor in Pakistani universities. He delivered lectures in several international seminars as invited/keynote speaker and resource person in several countries
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CONNECT and LOOK at me opened for visitors
The festival of contemporary art Mykolaiv ART Week opened for visitors its exhibitions "CONNECT" and "LOOK at me" in the art space *8 PRICHAL.
Exhibitions are open to visitors from 7 to 16 May (on weekdays – from 16:00 to 20:00, and from 12:00 to 20:00 on weekends). The entrance is free.
CONNECT is a comprehensive study and reflection on the transformation of the modern world in the era of global urbanization and digitalization, as well as the period of combating new challenges: climate, epidemiological, social.
The open call of the main exhibition received 161 applications from 136 participants from 34 cities in Ukraine, Northern Macedonia, China, Germany, Great Britain, Poland, Italy and Russia. The exhibition includes works by 52 authors in various genres: photography, graphics and painting, collage, animation, video art, performance, sculpture, installation and VR. Most of them are created during lockdown and reflect the topic of human connections during distancing and self-isolation at home.
LOOK at me is an actualization of photographs by the American director Stanley Kubrick of 1946-1950 through their interaction with digital instruments. Errors and accidents in signal processing generate a specific environment, through deformation that can bring new meanings into already established artistic structures and forms.
20 photos from the director's photo archive are presented at the exhibition in the interpretation of contemporary Ukrainian artists – brothers Ivan and Vasyl Kostenko, also known as BRATY, who demonstrate a new look at aesthetic events.
In 1945, the future director was hired by LOOK Magazine – an American socio-political magazine, where special attention was paid to photography. Then 17-year-old Stanley Kubrick became the youngest photographer in the history of the magazine.
The exhibitions will last until May 16. In addition, exhibitions can be viewed online on the festival website: https://connect.myart.org.ua/
Also, detailed information about the events can be found on the website *8 PRICHAL: https://8prichal.com.ua/.
Please come to the exhibition in a mask.
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Comic Creator David Hess
David Hess
David Hildebrant, Gillray Junior
(29 November 1770 – 11 April 1843, Switzerland)
'Einquartierung auf dem Lande. 1798' (1801).
David Hess was a late 18th, early 19th-century Swiss caricaturist, painter, writer and politician. In 1796, he wrote and illustrated 'Hollandia Regenerata' (1796), a satirical pamphlet intended to criticize the newly found Batavian Republic in the Netherlands. The book is a thematically connected series of cartoony illustrations, with text captions underneath the images. It was widely reprinted and bootlegged, including in 1798 by James Gillray. Historically speaking, Hess is the oldest example of a prototypical Swiss comic artist.
David Hess was born in 1770 in Zürich, as son of a Dutch officer stationed there. His mother was the daughter of a French mining engineer. During his youth, Hess was an apprentice of painter Heinrich Freudweiler. Between 1787 and 1796, he followed in his father's footsteps by serving as a member of the Swiss Guard in The Hague, the Netherlands. At the time, the Swiss guard were assigned to protect the Dutch head of state, the so-called "Stadhouder".
'Hollandia Regenerata', plate 17: 'Het Comité van Bondgenootschap' ('Committee of Alliance').
Hollandia Renegerata
In 1792, France invaded the Netherlands. Hess fought a few battles alongside the Dutch troops, but most of the time he remained on guard in The Hague. By 1795, France conquered the country, which became the Batavian Republic with a constitution modelled after the French one. Although the Batavian Republic was technically independent, they were a pure French puppet state. Like many members of the Swiss guard stationed in The Hague, Hess was eventually discharged and sent back to Switzerland. But before the official order went into effect in February 1796, he was still allowed to stay in the city. During this time, he grew highly critical of the new political system and the French influence in the Netherlands. He also felt mistreated after years of loyal service.
To ventilate his frustrations, Hess made 20 drawings in which he criticized the Batavian Republic. Purely meant for his own and his friends' entertainment, he loaned them to his friend Johann Friedrich Euler, a mathematician who had served as a tutor for the children of the "Stadhouder". At the time, he was recovering from an illness, and he felt Hess' drawings were genuinely funny. Euler showed them to his own circle of friends, after which the former Dutch regent Robert Bonte contacted the wealthy businessman Peter C. Labouchere and the British mecantile banker Henry Hope. Lachouchere and Hope financed a book publication, which was printed in 1796 in London by publisher William Humphrey under the title 'Hollandia Regenerata'.
Since it was intended for distribution in the Batavian Republic, 'Hollandia Regenerata' was written in Dutch. Not counting the first and last image, all illustrations satirize real-life committees of the Dutch government. It depicts the Batavian Republic as incompetent, hypocritical and overall dangerous. Some scenes feature slapstick situations, for instance the fourth plate, in which a cupboard falls over at the Committee of Finance. Other images give an ironic visualisation of the title, like the eighth plate 'Comité van Algemeen Waaksaamheid' ('Committee of General Vigilance'), where all members in charge of national security have fallen asleep. Or the 17th plate, 'Het Comité van Bondgenootschap' ('Committee of Alliance'), where the politicians quarrel and fight each other. Some illustrations ought to be understood as metaphors. The 18th plate, 'Eenige der Representanten van het Volk van Holland' ('Some of the Representatives of the People of Holland'), shows heads of the government within the twigs of a birch rod, implying they are a punishment to the people. The 19th plate, 'De Nationale Conventie in Barensnood van Eene Constitutie' ('The National Assembly in Labor with a Constitution'), depicts the National Assembly as a seven-headed woman about to give birth.
'Hollandia Regenerata', plate 18: 'Eenige der Representanten van het Volk van Holland' ('Some of the Representatives of the People of Holland').
To add an ironic context, Hess borrowed a Bible from a chaplain to cite biblical passages underneath certain images. As a result, it makes 'Hollandia Regenerata' comparable to a text comic, although it differs in the sense that there is no real story. The book is basically a series of thematically connected illustrations about the Dutch government. It closes with a final warning to all readers: an image of Father Time with French peace treaties on his table, while the sands in an hour glass have almost run out.
The publisher of 'Hollandia Regenerata', William Humphrey, was the brother of Hannah Humphrey, the owner of a print shop at 227 Strand in the British capital. There, she sold prints by the caricaturist James Gillray, with whom she also lived together. Through this connection, Scottish jurist and historian John Dalrymple translated 'Hollandia Regenerata' into English as 'Consequences of a Succesful French Invasion' (1798), with Gillray as the new illustrator. Gillray respected Hess' designs. He kept all poses and compositions the same, but worked out the drawings in a more professional style. His version is far more vivid, with a better eye for anatomy, texture, shading and backgrounds. It is unfortunate that Dalrymple underestimated the printing costs. As a result, the print run of 'Consequences of a Succesful French Invasion' (1798) didn't earn its money back.
In 1799, six illustrations from the same book were reprinted in Germany by Heinrich August Ottokar Reichard in his 'Revolution Almanac of 1799'. That same year, Giovanni Zatta bootlegged it as 'La Rigenerazione dell'Olanda' (1799). In short, 'Hollandia Regenerata' circulated all over Europe in one form or the other, in the hope of influencing readers to rise up against the French invasions. Considering that France gradually conquered most of Europe, especially when Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power, the book failed in this goal. Nevertheless, in 1848, when Europe was swept up by socialist revolutions, another reprint was published in the Netherlands by Carel Last. It appeared under the title 'De Gouden Eeuw Herboren in de Fransche Republiek van 1848' ("The Golden Age Reborn in the French Republic of 1848"), although this edition used only six plates of the Hess original.
Cartoon from around 1815, attributed to David Hess.
Final years and death
After being dismissed as a member of the Swiss Guard in The Hague, Hess returned to Zürich. A year later, in 1797, he married a woman named Anna Hirzel, who bore him two children. Unfortunately she died in 1802, after the birth of their second child. Hess remarried in 1805 with Salome Vischer. When France invaded Switzerland and established a Helvetic Republic in 1798, Hess' worst fears had come true. When subsequently, Napoleon Bonaparte annexed most of Europe into one empire, it turned into a nightmare. Hess found relief in creating caricatures and cartoons criticizing the Corsican general as well as the new government in his home city. Under the pseudonym David Hildebrant, he published a cartoon book under the title 'Der Scharringgelhof oder Regeln der guten Lebensart beym Abschiednehmen von der Stubenthüre bis zur Hausthüre und auf der Gasse' ("The Scharringgelhof or Rules of the Good Way of Life when Saying Goodbye from the Room's door to the Front Door and on the Street", 1801). Another caricature book, 'Politische Schaukel' ("Political Swing", 1802), was signed with "Gillray Junior".
Still, Hess felt he could do more. In 1803, he went into politics and became a member of the Cantonal Parliament. Hess lived long enough to see Napoleon defeated in 1815 and his country move to a different, more independent political system. In 1820, he published a biography about the Swiss politician Salomon Landolt. By 1830, Hess left politics again. In his final decades, the man was active as a painter, caricaturist and poet. Not all of his writings and poetry were published, but he was nevertheless a respected member of the city's cultural circle. In 1843 David Hess passed away at age 72 in Zürich's Unterstrass quarter.
Self-portrait, early 1800s.
Entry by Kjell Knudde
Artwork © David Hess
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The Thunderbird program itself (if you don't use it) can be set to abbreviate those long newsgroup names, so it does with mozilla.support.firefox but only abbreviates the first two parts, on the screen. So users have gotten into the habit of using the same terms.


i'm from janesville, and have been out of swimming for several years, but looking to get back into the sport. i'm not aware of any clubs or teams in this area.
any suggestions on how to get started??
HI Rob! Welcome back to swimming! I visited the Janesville Y back in the Spring and was told there is a group - a small group - trying to get a Masters team established. I'm sure you're familiar with the Janesville Y. There's also a small group in Milton that uses - I think, I presume - the Milton HS pool. Tom Lieder was the coach at Milton before retiring. I know he swims Masters and I just assume he's swimming at Milton HS. You should contact Tom at <liedert@mail.milton.k12.wi.us> ; I'm sorry I don't have his phone # handy, but I think he might be in the phone book.
I would start there, if I were you. I'll try to dig up that information about the JVille Y.
www.swim-wimasters.org Please call or e-mail if you have any more questions. The first meet this Fall is in Appleton at Lawrence University. It is Nov 20 and is a short-course meter meet (25m); always a lot of fun. We go out for dinner afterwards.


Baby shower party ideas. Not only is it tradition but its a nice treat to offer your guests.
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• "Please show me the snake."
• "Can you place the bird in my hand."
• point to spot on the table - "Please put the dog here."
• "Put the bird on the basket."
• "Hold the dog in your hand."
This period is much longer than the first to extend the handling and movement of the objects. This handling and movement increases the kinesthetic memory and will solidify a child's recognition of the object's name. There are many variations to the Second Period that can be used to hold a child's interest. The movement will make the lesson more attractive and help the child be successful; so be creative!!


Many times potential clients come to me and say that they are shopping around for a property manager. I think this is not only a smart thing to do but a necessary thing to do. Property management has gotten a bad rep throughout the years because of its low entry costs. In the state of South Carolina an individual could become a property manager for under $1,000. This means that there are a lot of property management companies out there that believe it is as simple as marketing, filling the vacancy, and collecting their cut. To do this business right there is much more to it than that!
As a property manager I am charged with not only protecting you from bad tenants but also protecting you from yourself at times. For example, some people move out and leave a lawn mower, weed eater, washer and dryer, window unit, microwave, and toaster behind for the tenant to use. Most of these people are leaving it because they are buying new ones or don't have room for them. They intend to allow the tenant to use these appliances for the meanwhile and when they break down the tenant will simply have to buy their own. Wrong. South Carolina law states that anything left in the residence is assumed to be included in the lease agreement. That means that when the washer or dryer breaks you pay to fix it or buy a new one. When the lawn mower breaks you pay to fix it or buy a new one. Same thing with the weed eater, toaster, microwave, window unit, and anything else you choose to leave for the tenant to use. Therefore, a good property manager will bring this to your attention and hence protect you from yourself. So is your property manager protecting you to the fullest extent?
Finally, the saying "you get what you pay for" is exactly what you get in property management. Free is not always good and good is not always free. When is the last time you received a free gift that ended up being a family heirloom? Think about this, you ask the kid down the street to mow your yard for free and the kid takes a week to mow it completely and there are sprigs sticking up everywhere when he finally did finish. Can you really complain? So when your property management company says that maintenance will be free can you really be mad when it is done late, shoddy, or isn't recorded? Plus, is free really free? Or is it like when the car dealership says they will pay your taxes and they add it to the backend? If I have a vendor that does work for me for $20/hr and I tell the vendor to write it down on their invoice as $25/hr and then send that invoice to you, you think you are getting free maintenance. Meanwhile, I'm making $5 an hour and the whole reason you went with me was because I offer free maintenance. Some people don't charge a leasing fee or they charge a low flat rate leasing fee which makes you think they can do the same job I do for cheaper. These same companies hand out your key to prospective tenants to go view the property themselves. Unattended. Essentially, this allows the property management company to show multiple properties at once without ever leaving the office. Why is this bad? There are currently scams on the internet where people are high jacking listings and under pricing them by $400-$500. When people call the scammers they are told that they are the home owner and that they are living too far away to show the property. They then request the prospective tenant to send them a deposit along with some general information in order to receive the keys. They may trick multiple people in to sending hundreds of dollars in "deposits". In Arkansas I have heard of these scammers going even further by actually obtaining copies of keys to the property so that the victim can actually go view the property. Then when they go to move in there is already a family living there! How do they get these keys? Well there are a couple of ways. First, they are obviously signing out the key from these companies practicing this method and passing it off for an accomplice to make a copy. Second, maybe the property manager isn't changing the locks after each tenant vacates. Again, you need to ask "how will you manage my asset".
So in the end it is not simply a matter of free, experience, or convenience. It is a matter of practices lining up with law and prevention. A good property manager doesn't just follow the law. They go above and beyond even if it means costing you a little more money. Not because they are money hungry but instead because they are trying to protect you and the tenant from lawsuits and harm.


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ET Williams
The Doctor of Common Sense
01/16/2020 by The Doctor Of Common Sense Leave a Comment
Entire Russian Government Resigns As Putin Proposes Constitutional Changes
MOSCOW — Russia's president Vladimir Putin on Wednesday launched a major political shake-up, replacing his prime minister Dmitry Medvedev and proposing a series of changes to Russia's constitution, in what was seen as an attempt to create options for retaining power after his presidential term expires in 2024.
Putin used his annual state of the nation address in Moscow to announce several proposed amendments to the constitution, which would transfer greater power to Russia's parliament and which he said would be put to a national vote.
Then a few hours after the speech, Medvedev announced he and the entire cabinet were stepping down at Putin's request. Putin said Medvedev, a long-time ally who held the presidency for him between 2008 and 2012, will now become deputy chairman of Russia's national security council.
The moves that stunned Russians were immediately interpreted by observers as part of efforts by Putin to prepare for his looming transition in 2024, when constitutional term limits mean he must leave the presidency. At 67, Putin has ruled Russia for two decades and the question of how he will handle the deadline when it arrives in four years time has been growing ever larger recently. In his speech, Putin framed the changes as necessary to give the parliament greater responsibility for policy-making, but in reality experts said the proposed changes seemed designed to open up possibilities for allowing him to stay in power after leaving office and to weaken any successor in the presidency.
Medvedev, who announced the cabinet's resignation while with Putin at a meeting broadcast on state television, said he was stepping down so Putin could appoint a new government to help carry through the constitutional reforms.
"In this context it's obvious that we as the government of the Russian Federation must give the president of our country the opportunity to do everything necessary for this decision," Medvedev said.
Shortly afterwards Putin named Medvedev's successor as prime minister, Mikhail Mishustin, the relatively little-known head of the Federal Tax Service, saying his candidacy had been sent to parliament for approval. Mishustin, 53, is not thought of as a major power broker or a member of Putin's inner circle, although as head of the tax agency he has been praised for overhauling Russia's backward tax collection system, introducing data technologies that have made it one of the most advanced in the world.
The changes to the constitution that Putin suggested in his speech would transfer powers away from the presidency and strengthen the parliament, known as the Duma, as well as the Federation Council — Russia's equivalent of the Senate — and the Supreme Court.
One key change would take the power of selecting a cabinet from the presidency and pass it to the parliament. Currently, the prime minister and ministers are appointed by the president. But under Putin's proposal, parliament would now select the prime minister who would then nominate his own ministers for approval by members of parliament. Another change would grant the Federation Council the authority to confirm the appointments of the head of Russia's key security agencies.
The parliament's deputy speaker, Alexander Zhukov told reporters after the speech that the national vote on the amendments would likely take place this year, perhaps in September.
Putin has long avoided saying whether he will stay on after 2024, but experts said the proposed changes indicated the potential routes the Kremlin was now considering for getting out of his transition problem. Russia's constitution currently sets a two consecutive term limit on presidencies, and Putin, who has effectively ruled the country since 2000, is now in his fourth. In 2008, he sidestepped the limit on consecutive terms by temporarily passing the presidency to Medvedev while he became prime minister before returning to office in 2012.
But Putin has suggested this time he will not repeat the trick and on Wednesday suggested that the word "consecutive" be removed from the constitutional article on term limits.
Alexei Makarkin, an analyst at the Moscow-based Center for Political Technologies, said Putin's proposals showed he had decided not to stay on as president but was clearly preparing to maintain his power from outside the office. That meant, Putin was also not planning on replacing himself with a successor, he said.
The proposed changes to the constitution, Makarkin told ABC News, were intended to ensure any president taking over from Putin would be weaker so he can retain his authority from a new position.
"They need to remove the question itself — of selecting a successor," Makarkin said. "Putin himself would not like there to be a second Putin," Makarkin told ABC News.
Many noted that in his speech Putin proposed strengthening the role of the State Council in the constitution. One widely speculated option is that Putin could become head of a reformed council as a way for him to remain a supreme leader figure, following a model employed by China's Deng Xiaoping. Another version would see Putin partly repeat his 2008 move, becoming a newly more powerful prime minister.
"Putin seems [to be] preparing for transition but acting as though he doesn't know the exact contours of what such a transition would necessitate," Anna Aruntunyan, senior Russian analyst with Crisis Group wrote on Twitter. "He wants to have things to choose from."
Vladimir Putin's pro-Kremlin candidates suffer unusual losses in Moscow election after protests
Medvedev's stepping down as prime minister was also seen by some as a sign he is now out of consideration as a candidate for Putin's successor. In recent years he had become seen as a liability, widely mocked among Russians and viewed as corrupt.
The proposed changes would not mean a major transfer of power while Putin remains president as the presidential administration currently dominates Russia's parliament, which acts as a rubber stamp for the Kremlin's actions. Putin's party United Russia holds a large majority and the parliament is stocked with faux opposition parties that actually support Putin.
Putin also emphasised that Russia "must remain a presidential republic," and said that such a huge and diverse country cannot survive without a strong presidency. The president would also retain the key power to fire a prime minister and other ministers, the Russian president said.
As he has before, Putin focused his speech heavily on the need to improve living standards and fight poverty levels. At times he has used his national address to deliver menacing diatribes against the West and in 2018 he unveiled a series of super weapons that he claimed placed Russia ahead in any new arms race.
Putin made reference to those weapons again on Wednesday, saying other countries were now having to try to catch up with Russia. One of the proposed constitutional amendments would also affirm the primacy of Russia's constitution over international treaties and conventions, which authorities could use to ignore rulings from bodies such as the European Court of Human Rights.
But he largely avoided speaking about international affairs and instead promised a series of measures to aid families, including providing free school meals to all children for the first four years of their education. One of the other constitutional changes he proposed was a stipulation that the minimum wage in Russia not be lower than the poverty line.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/russian-government-resigns-vladimir-putin-proposes-constitutional/story?id=68298498
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Lev Parnas Says Trump Is Lying — 'He Was Aware of All My Movements'
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Lev Parnas said during an exclusive interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow that President Donald Trump "knew exactly what was going on," with his dealings in Ukraine.
Maddow asked, "What do you think is the main inaccuracy, the main lie being told that you feel like you can correct?
Parnas said, "That the president didn't know what was going on. President Trump knew exactly what was going on. He was aware of all of my movements. I wouldn't do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani or the president."
Maddow said, "In terms of the president and what he has said about you. He said about you and Mr. Fruman, Igor Fruman, I don't know those gentlemen. I don't know about them. I don't know what they do. You're saying that was not a true statement.:
Parnas said, "He lied."
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Virginia Governor Declares State Of Emergency, Because He Wants Your Guns
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued a state of emergency on Wednesday that bars any weapons from the Richmond's Capitol Square from Friday to Tuesday, after he received credible intelligence that hate groups and armed militias are planning violence at next Monday's Lobby Day against gun control legislation.
Northam, who discussed the threats at a news conference, said the state's law enforcement analysis found that the chatter on the internet and other venues mirrored similar messages seen around the time of the 2017 Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally, which left three dead and more than 30 injured.
The governor declined to give exact details about the threats and the persons making them, but said that these groups, who were coming from outside of the state, talked about storming the Virginia Capitol.
"They are not coming to peacefully protest, they are coming to intimidate and to cause harm," he said of the outside groups.
The announced weapons ban will include sticks, bats, chains, projectiles, and firearms, similar to the prohibitions issued on airlines and in courthouses, Northam said. State, Capitol and Richmond police officers will coordinate the safety in the square and set up checkpoints to make sure everyone adheres to the weapons ban.
"It makes no sense to ban every other weapon but allow firearms when intelligence shows a threat of an armed militia groups storming our capital," Northam said.
Gun rights advocates from around the country plan on attending the state's Lobby Day on Monday to speak out against new gun control legislation that is moving forward under the newly Democratic-controlled Virginia House of Delegates and state Senate. Some of the bills include universal background checks on guns, an assault rifles ban and a "red flag" law that would give judges the authority to order an individual to temporarily turn in their weapon if they are deemed a threat.
Seventeen states including New York and Florida, as well as Washington, D.C., have previously passed red flag laws.
The Virginia Citizens Defense League, VCDL, a group that describes itself as a "non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots organization dedicated to advancing the fundamental human right of all Virginians to keep and bear arms," plans on holding a rally. Northam said he respects the rights of Virginians to protest and speak their mind about the gun control bills, but emphasized that he will not condone any threat of violence.
He called on the VCDL and other gun rights groups to stick to peaceful protests.
"I call on them to disavow anyone who wishes to use Monday's rally to advance a violent agenda," Northam said. "Hate, intimidation and violence have no place here."
Representatives for the VCDL didn't immediately return messages for comment.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/virginia-governor-declares-state-emergency-militia-threats-gun/story?id=68299433
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Idiot Ilhan Omar Says Iran War Talk Has Sparked PTSD For Her
Go Back To Somalia!
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar said this week that she has found herself "stricken with PTSD," amid America's escalating tensions with Iran. While some have criticized her comments, others have chimed in in support.
"I feel ill a little bit because of everything that is taking place. I think every time I hear about…I hear of conversations around war, I find myself being stricken with PTSD," she explained during a Wednesday press conference. "And I find peace knowing that I serve with great advocates for peace and people who have shown courage against war."
Omar also tweeted Wednesday criticizing President Trump's plans to impose harsh economic sanctions against Iran. Trump announced the plan several hours after Iran's missile strike against two Iraqi bases housing American troops. It was a retaliatory strike after the U.S. killed Iran's top general, Qassem Soleimani, last week.
Ilhan Omar✔@IlhanMN
This makes no sense. Sanctions are economic warfare.
They have already caused medical shortages and countless deaths in Iran.
You cannot claim to want deescalation and then announce new sanctions with no clear goal. This is not a measured response! https://twitter.com/buzzfeednews/status/1214951572251262977 …BuzzFeed News✔@BuzzFeedNewsTrump: The US "will immediately impose additional punishing economic sanctions" on Iran as we evaluate options43.1K12:47 PM – Jan 8, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy32K people are talking about this
Omar's comments were met with backlash from an Indiana congressman who served in Afghanistan.
"This is a disgrace and offensive to our nation's veterans who really do have PTSD after putting their life on the line to keep America safe," Rep. Jim Banks tweeted.
Omar responded, saying it was "shameful" of Banks to erase the PTSD of survivors. Omar was born in Mogadishu, Somalia in 1981 and fled the country when she was 10 with her family at the beginning of the Somali Civil War in 1991. Her family spent four years at a refugee camp in Kenya before coming to the United States in 1995. She moved to Minnesota in 1997.
I survived war as a child and deal with post-traumatic stress disorder—much like many who have served or lived through war.
It's shameful that you as a member of Congress would erase the PTSD of survivors.
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PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in those who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event. It does not only effect combat veterans and the American Psychiatric Association gives natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, rape and violent personal assault as examples of events that can cause PTSD along with war and combat.
Others on Twitter expressed support for Omar's PTSD comment. Jason Kander, a veteran and former Secretary of State in Missouri said "It's not up to us to decide who is and is not 'worthy' of PTSD."
"Trauma is trauma. A uniform is not required," Kander tweeted.
Jason Kander✔@JasonKander
Rep. Banks, You and I spent a few months in Afghanistan.
Rep. Omar grew up in war-torn Somalia before spending years in a Kenyan refugee camp on the Somali border.
It's not up to us to decide who is and is not "worthy" of PTSD.
Trauma is trauma. A uniform is not required. https://twitter.com/repjimbanks/status/1215034549765312512 …Jim Banks✔@RepJimBanksRep. Ilhan Omar complained she's "stricken with PTSD" because of recent events in the Middle East.
This is a disgrace and offensive to our nation's veterans who really do have PTSD after putting their life on the line to keep America safe.93.7K9:15 PM – Jan 8, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy16.6K people are talking about this
Common Defense, an anti-Trump veterans group, also came to Omar's defense, saying Banks' comments were "tremendously ignorant."
"Veterans like us know that people wearing uniforms aren't the only ones impacted by war," the organization tweeted.
Common Defense✔@commondefense
Dear @RepJimBanks,
This is a tremendously ignorant thing to say.
Veterans like us know that people wearing uniforms aren't the only ones impacted by war.@Ilhan is a refugee. We stand with her against hawkish elites like you. #VetsForIlhan #EndForeverWar https://twitter.com/RepJimBanks/status/1215034549765312512 …Jim Banks✔@RepJimBanksRep. Ilhan Omar complained she's "stricken with PTSD" because of recent events in the Middle East.
This is a disgrace and offensive to our nation's veterans who really do have PTSD after putting their life on the line to keep America safe.6,7736:52 PM – Jan 8, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy1,752 people are talking about this
Rep. Ilhan Omar says she's 'stricken with PTSD' amid Iran tensions
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Muslim Ilhan Omar Upset At Trump For Killing Iranian Terrorist In Iraq
She Married Her Brother.
Far-left Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) attacked President Donald Trump late on Thursday night for his order to kill top terrorist leaders in Iraq and also promoted a conspiracy theory.
Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis were the two terrorist leaders who were killed. Al-Muhandis was in charge of the Iranian-linked Popular Mobilization Forces.
The Department of Defense released a statement stating that Trump ordered the strike because "General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region."
"General Soleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more," the Pentagon continued. "He had orchestrated attacks on coalition bases in Iraq over the last several months – including the attack on December 27th – culminating in the death and wounding of additional American and Iraqi personnel. General Soleimani also approved the attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad that took place this week."
Despite the statement from the Pentagon and the clear reasoning behind the attack, Omar responded by suggesting that Trump secretly carried out the strike to provide a "distraction" from the upcoming Senate impeachment trial.
Omar tweeted: "So what if Trump wants war, knows this leads to war and needs the distraction? Real question is, will those with congressional authority step in and stop him? I know I will."
So what if Trump wants war, knows this leads to war and needs the distraction?
Real question is, will those with congressional authority step in and stop him? I know I will. https://twitter.com/chrismurphyct/status/1212913952436445185 …Chris Murphy✔@ChrisMurphyCTSoleimani was an enemy of the United States. That's not a question.
The question is this – as reports suggest, did America just assassinate, without any congressional authorization, the second most powerful person in Iran, knowingly setting off a potential massive regional war?62.4K10:44 PM – Jan 2, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy31.6K people are talking about this
Omar has a documented history of being sympathetic to Islamic terrorists. Here are just a few examples:
Advocated for leniency and "compassion" in the sentencing of men who were convicted of trying to join ISIS
Called for a senior Muslim Brotherhood member to be released from jail in Egypt
Voted against a bill that allowed insurance companies to deny life insurance payouts to terrorist's families.
Omar, Tlaib Planned To Meet With Terror-Promoting Groups, Including One That Promoted Neo-Nazi Screed, On 'Palestine' Trip
Trump responded to news of the strike by posting a single tweet on Twitter of an American flag.
Donald J. Trump✔@realDonaldTrump
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Fox News reporter Lucas Tomlinson reported: "State Department says Iran responsible for killing 608 U.S. troops during Iraq War. Qasem Soleimani led all Iranian and Iranian-backed forces in those operations. 17% of U.S. troops killed in Iraq from 2003 to 2011 orchestrated by Iran, State Dept. says"
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State Department says Iran responsible for killing 608 U.S. troops during Iraq War.
Qasem Soleimani led all Iranian and Iranian-backed forces in those operations.
17% of U.S. troops killed in Iraq from 2003 to 2011 orchestrated by Iran, State Dept. says2,7589:24 PM – Jan 2, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy1,643 people are talking about this
The Qod's Force is Iran's elite military force and is a designated terrorist organization.
The U.S. State Department reports the following details on the Qod's Force:
The IRGC—most prominently through its Qods Force—has the greatest role among Iran's actors in directing and carrying out a global terrorist campaign.
In recent years, IRGC Qods Force terrorist planning has been uncovered and disrupted in many countries, including Germany, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Kenya, Bahrain, and Turkey.
The IRGC Qods Force in 2011 plotted a brazen terrorist attack against the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. on American soil. Fortunately, this plot was foiled.
In September 2018, a U.S. federal court found Iran and the IRGC liable for the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing which killed 19 Americans.
In 2012, IRGC Qods Force operatives were arrested in Turkey for plotting an attack and in Kenya for planning a bombing.
In January 2018, Germany uncovered ten IRGC operatives involved in a terrorist plot in Germany, and convicted another IRGC operative for surveilling a German-Israeli group.
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Obama White House Guest Is A Iranian Militia Leader That Attacked U.S. Embassy In Iraq; Trump Blames Iran
Iranian militia leader Hadi al-Amiri, one of several identified as leading an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, reportedly visited the White House in 2011 during the presidency of Barack Obama.
On Tuesday, a mob in Baghdad attacked the U.S. embassy in retaliation against last weekend's U.S. airstrikes against the Iran-backed Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah (KH), responsible for killing an American civilian contractor. KH is one of a number of pro-Iran militias that make up the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF/PMU), which legally became a wing of the Iraqi military after fighting the Sunni Islamic State terrorist group.
President Donald Trump has since accused Iran of having "orchestrated" the embassy attack and stated that the government would be "held fully responsible."
Breitbart News reporter John Hayward described the attack on the embassy, writing:
The mob grew into thousands of people, led by openly identified KH supporters, some of them wearing uniforms and waving militia flags. The attack began after a funeral service for the 25 KH fighters killed by the U.S. airstrikes. Demonstrators marched through the streets of Baghdad carrying photos of the slain KH members and Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, who condemned the American airstrikes.
KH vowed to seek revenge for the airstrikes on Monday. Both KH and the Iranian military unit that supports it, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), have been designated as terrorist organizations by the U.S. government. The government of Saudi Arabia also described KH as one of several "terrorist militias supported by the Iranian establishment" in remarks on Tuesday condemning the assault on the U.S. embassy.
The attackers were able to smash open a gate and push into the embassy compound, lighting fires, smashing cameras, and painting messages such as "Closed in the name of resistance" on the walls. Gunshots were reportedly heard near the embassy, while tear gas and stun grenades were deployed by its defenders.
A uniformed militia fighter on the scene in Baghdad told Kurdish news service Rudaw that attacks were also planned against the U.S. consulates in Erbil and Basra, with the goal of destroying the consulates and killing everyone inside.
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that among those agitating protesters in Baghdad on Tuesday was Hadi al-Amiri, a former transportation minister with close ties to Iran who leads the Badr Corps, another PMF militia.
In 2011, both Fox News and the Washington Times noted that then-Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki brought his transportation minister, al-Amiri, to a meeting at the White House. The Times noted that the White House did not confirm his attendance, but the official was on Iraq's listed members of its delegation.
The al-Amiri accompanying al-Maliki, besides also being transportation minister, was identified at the time as a commander of the Badr organization, further indicating it was the same person. At the time, the outlets expressed concern that al-Amiri had ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which the FBI has stated played a role in a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 U.S. servicemen. President Donald Trump designated the IRGC a foreign terrorist organization, the first time an official arm of a foreign state received the designation.
Fox News' Ed Henry questioned White House Press Secretary Jay Carney following the visit about the attendance of al-Amiri at the White House. Carney refused to answer and stating that he would need to investigate the issue. The full transcript from RealClearPolitics reads:
Ed Henry, FOX News: When Prime Minister Maliki was here this week there have been reports that a former commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, which U.S. officials say played a role in a 1996 terrorist attack that killed 19 U.S. servicemen.
He was here at the White House with Prime Minister Maliki because he's a transportation minister, yeah, transportation minister —
Jay Carney, WH: Who's [sic] report is that?
Henry: I believe the Washington Times has reported it. I think others have as well, but I think this is a Washington Times —
Carney: I have to take that question then, I'm not aware of it.
Henry: Can you just answer it later though, whether he was here and whether a background check had been done?
Carney: I'll check on it for you.
Henry: Okay, thanks.
In 2016, Obama secured a deal with Iran which included a payment of $1.7 billion in cash. Breitbart News reporter John Hayward reported in September of 2016:
On Tuesday, the Obama administration finally admitted something its critics had long suspected: The entire $1.7 billion tribute paid to Iran was tendered in cash — not just the initial $400 million infamously shipped to the Iranians in a cargo plane — at the same moment four American hostages were released.
"Treasury Department spokeswoman Dawn Selak said in a statement the cash payments were necessary because of the 'effectiveness of U.S. and international sanctions,' which isolated Iran from the international finance system," said ABC News, relating what might be one of history's strangest humblebrags. The sanctions Obama threw away were working so well that he had to satisfy Iran's demands with cold, hard cash!
By the way, those sanctions were not entirely related to Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons. As former prosecutor Andrew McCarthy pointed out at National Review last month, they date back to Iran's seizure of hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, its support for "Hezbollah's killing sprees," and, most pertinently, Bill Clinton's 1995 invocation of "federal laws that deal with national emergencies caused by foreign aggression," by which he meant Iran's support for international terrorism.
Former white house staffer during the Obama administration, Ben Rhodes, blamed President Trump's policies for the Tuesday attack on the U.S. embassy.
Ben Rhodes✔@brhodes
Trump sanctions on Iran have done nothing to change Iranian behavior except make it worse. This is what happens when your foreign policy is based on Obama envy, domestic politics, Saudi interests, and magical right wing thinking. https://twitter.com/amichaistein1/status/1211731826890412033 …Amichai Stein✔@AmichaiStein1#BREAKING: US official tells me: New Iran-related sanctions will be announced "In the next 24 hours"5,8647:43 AM – Dec 31, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy3,331 people are talking about this
Many have hit back at Rhodes for the accusations, including former CIA ops officer Bryan Dean Wright.
Bryan Dean Wright✔@BryanDeanWright
As you attack Trump's foreign policy, Iranian militia members are — at this very moment — attacking American soldiers using the $1.7B cash you and Team Obama sent to Tehran.
What a time to be self righteous. https://twitter.com/brhodes/status/1211991305208905729 …Ben Rhodes✔@brhodesTrump sanctions on Iran have done nothing to change Iranian behavior except make it worse. This is what happens when your foreign policy is based on Obama envy, domestic politics, Saudi interests, and magical right wing thinking. https://twitter.com/amichaistein1/status/1211731826890412033 …5,0898:09 AM – Dec 31, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy2,825 people are talking about this
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Trump says Iran will be held 'fully responsible' for attack on the US embassy in Iraq
"Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible," President Trump wrote on Twitter.
His tweet came after dozens of angry Iraqi Shiite militia supporters stormed the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad shouting "Down, Down, USA!"
The Iraqi protest followed deadly U.S. airstrikes that killed 25 fighters of the Iran-backed militia in Iraq, carried out in retaliation for the killing of an American contractor.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed Iran for planning an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq and promised to hold Tehran "fully responsible."
"Iran killed an American contractor, wounding many. We strongly responded, and always will," the president wrote on Twitter. "Now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible."
"In addition, we expect Iraq to use its forces to protect the Embassy, and so notified!" he added.
Iran killed an American contractor, wounding many. We strongly responded, and always will. Now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible. In addition, we expect Iraq to use its forces to protect the Embassy, and so notified!121K7:02 AM – Dec 31, 2019Twitter Ads info and privacy47.7K people are talking about this
Trump's tweet came after dozens of angry Iraqi Shiite militia supporters stormed the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad and set fire to a reception area on the grounds earlier in the day.
The Iraqi supporters, many dressed in military apparel, pushed into the compound using cars to break through its gate. The protesters hung a poster on the wall saying, "America is an aggressor."
Though the mob stopped short of entering the main building of the compound, many shouted "Down, Down, USA!" and flung water and rocks over the embassy walls. About 30 Iraqi soldiers in armored vehicles arrived near the embassy hours after the violence, according to an Associated Press report.
The attack followed deadly U.S. airstrikes on Sunday that killed 25 fighters of the Iran-backed militia in Iraq, carried out in retaliation for last week's killing of an American contractor in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base that American officials blamed on the militia.
"The President is in close touch with his national security team and is receiving regular updates," said White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham. "As the President said, Iran is orchestrating this attack and they will be held fully responsible. It will be the President's choice how and when we respond to their escalation."
Trump also spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abd al-Mahdi and emphasized the need to protect U.S. personnel and facilities, the White House said in a statement later Tuesday.
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said the U.S. would be sending additional troops to the compound to assist in its protection.
"We are sending additional forces to support our personnel at the Embassy. As in all countries, we rely on host nation forces to assist in the protection of our personnel in country, and we call on the Government of Iraq to fulfill its international responsibilities to do so," he said in a statement.
"We have taken appropriate force protection actions to ensure the safety of American citizens, military personnel and diplomats in country, and to ensure our right of self-defense," Esper added.
The U.S. strikes over the weekend were the latest to target the Iraqi state-sanctioned and Iranian-backed militia and appear to mark the start of a more fierce power struggle between the U.S. and Iran throughout the Middle East.
While Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday's strikes were designed to convey that the White House will not turn a blind eye to actions taken by Iran that jeopardize American lives, the Iraqi government deemed the attack a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty and said it will reexamine its relationship with the U.S.-led coalition.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/31/trump-says-iran-will-be-held-fully-responsible-for-attack-on-the-us-embassy-in-iraq.html
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Mops condylurus es una especie de murciélago de la familia Molossidae.

Distribución geográfica
Se encuentra en África Subsahariana.

Referencias

 SIMMONS, N. B. Order Chiroptera. In: WILSON, D. E.; REEDER, D. M. (Eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3. ed. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. v. 1, p. 312-529.

Enlaces externos
 MICKLEBURGH, S.; HUTSON, A. M.; BERGMANS, W.; COTTERILL, F. P. D. 2008. Tadarida condylura. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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() is a province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam, north of the former imperial capital of .

Geography

Located in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam, Quảng Trị province is surrounded by Quảng Bình province to the north; Thừa Thiên-Huế province to the south; Savannakhet Province, in Laos, to the west; and the South Biển Đông Sea to the east, with  of coast. Except for the narrow piedmont coastal plains, the terrain is dominated by hills and the Annamite Mountains.

The highlands, characterized by steep slopes, sharp crests, and narrow valleys, are covered mainly by a dense broadleaf evergreen forest. Most of the peaks are from  to  feet high, but some rise above . The narrow coastal plains flanking the highlands on the east have rocky headlands and consist of belts of sand dunes and, in areas where the soil is suitable, rice fields. From the crests that mark the drainage divide in the highlands, streams flow either east towards the East Sea or west into Laos or Cambodia. Those flowing eastward follow short courses through deep narrow valleys over rocky bottoms until they reach the coastal plains, where they slow down and disperse. The westward-flowing streams follow longer traces, sometimes through deep canyons which are subject to seasonal flooding. The weather features a wide range of temperatures and rainfall, with hot and dry south-west winds during the Southwest Monsoon (May to September), and much cooler wet weather during the rainy season (November to mid-March). Annual average temperature is , but temperatures can drop as low as  during the rainy season.

History
In the immediate prehistorical period, the lowlands of Quảng Trị and central Vietnam as a whole were occupied by Cham peoples (Champa), speaking a Malayo-Polynesian language, and culturally distinct from the Vietnamese to the north along the Red River. The Qin conquered parts of present-day Central Vietnam at the end of the 3rd century BCE, and administered the indigenous peoples of the area through a commandery, Rinan, for several centuries. A rebellion by the Cham in the 2nd century CE overthrew Chinese control and reestablished local government. Beginning in the 14th and 15th centuries, the Chams were defeated in the area by Vietnamese armies, and ethnic Vietnamese gradually displaced or absorbed those Chams who had not fled. Over time a distinct Vietnamese dialectical and cultural subgroup developed in the area. The region was seized by the French by 1874. In 1887 it became part of French Indochina, i.e. the Annam protectorate.

Upon the division of Vietnam in 1954 into North and South, Quảng Trị became the northernmost province of the Republic of Vietnam. The Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone lay in the province. Beginning 1964, the province gradually became a center for American bases, particularly after October 1966, when the 3rd Marine Division moved to bases just south of the demilitarized zone. In 1966, North Vietnamese forces also began occupying the northern region and pushing deeper into the province. The provincial capital, Quảng Trị City, was overrun and occupied briefly by Communist troops in April 1967, and was a principal battleground during the 1968 Tet Offensive when it was again overrun by North Vietnamese troops and held for a short period before being recaptured by South Vietnamese government and U.S. forces. The Battle of Khe Sanh (1968) was a part of the North's steady efforts to occupy the whole of the province. After Khe Sanh was evacuated in July 1968, the North Vietnamese continued their efforts to take the entire province. The most notable achievement of the North Vietnamese offensive in 1972 was capturing Quảng Trị (First Battle of Quảng Trị), although they lost much of the territory gained during the South Vietnamese counter-offensive from June through September 1972 (Second Battle of Quảng Trị).

Formerly, in 2000, Clear Path International (CPI) removed unexploded ordnance (UXO) left by the United States in Quảng Trị province, which was at the time the largest unexploded ordnance removal effort by an NGO in Vietnam's history. Since 1999, Mines Advisory Group (MAG International) has maintained operations in Quảng Trị and neighbouring Quảng Bình province, providing the only civilian staffed demining and UXO clearance operations in Vietnam. Slowly rebuilding in the areas cleared of mines is Roots of Peace working with MAG on a demine-replant model, clearing areas and working with local farmers to plant high-value crops.

Administrative divisions
Quảng Trị is subdivided into 10 district-level sub-divisions:

 8 districts:

 Cam Lộ
 Cồn Cỏ
 Đa Krông
 Gio Linh
 Hải Lăng
 Hướng Hóa
 Triệu Phong
 Vĩnh Linh

 1 district-level town:
 Quảng Trị
 1 provincial city:
 Đông Hà (capital)

They are further subdivided into 11 commune-level towns (or townlets), 117 communes, and 13 wards.

Non-governmental organizations
Currently, there are many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in Quảng Trị. One of the biggest problems which they are focusing on is the explosive remnants of war (ERW). Below is the list of NGOs who are very active in helping Quảng Trị province deal with this problem:
 Clear Path International (CPI)
 Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
 PeaceTrees Vietnam (PTVN)
 Project RENEW ("Restoring the Environment and Neutralizing the Effects of the War")
 Roots of Peace (RoP)

Transportation
The National Route 1 runs north–south of this province. Vietnam–Laos road also runs west–east of this province and has a junction with national road 1A. Hanoi–Saigon Railway goes through Quảng Trị. Quảng Trị Airport will be built 7 km north of Đông Hà.

Etymology
The province's name derives from Sino-Vietnamese 廣治.

See also
Bến Hải River

References

Further reading

 Murfin, Gary D., A. Terry Rambo, Le-Thi-Que, Why They Fled: Refugee Movement during the Spring 1975 Communist Offensive in South Vietnam Asian Survey, Vol. 16, No. 9. (Sep., 1976): 855–863
 Pearson, Lieutenant General Willard.  The War in the Northern Provinces: 1966–1968, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, (1975).
 Schulzinger, Robert D. A Time for War: The United States and Vietnam, 1941–1975 (1997).

External links

 https://www.quangtri.gov.vn/portal/pages/http--webthunghiemqt-quangtri-gov-vn-portal-Pages-.aspx

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The Funkasaurus Rules
Monday night, Brodus Clay finally debuted. The vignettes hyping his arrival have been playing for months, and each week, his reintroduction was pushed back, usually via John Laurinaitis calling him and apologizing for the delay. It became somewhat of a meme among wrestling fans, even to the point where a website was set up to ask whether he had debuted or not.
The vignettes had promised a brooding, animalistic monster, one who would tear through all competition with ferocity, leaving a trail of human wreckage behind him. Despite the fact that Mark Henry had been doing the same for the last six months (ironically enough using a trope in the "Hall of Pain" that Clay himself had pitched to Creative) and that Kane had just come back with a similar oeuvre, it made sense. The guy seemingly is built to be that kind of destroyer.
Imagine everyone's surprise when Justin Roberts billed him from Planet Funk and dubbed him the Funkasaurus. I know I was taken aback at first when Clay came out in a red track suit with a fly girl on either side of him dancing to what sounded like Ernest "The Cat" Miller's old entrance music. Then I saw how into the character he was, dancing around the ring, getting down with his bad self and combining the big man power moves with a certain panache that hadn't been seen since Rikishi was in his heyday. It was like night and day with the way he had won me over in his shortish match against Curt Hawkins.
The biggest thing that won me over about this debut was the amount of fun that was involved in it. Clay looked like he was having fun. After the initial shock, the fans started reacting like they were in on the whole thing. The gimmick doesn't take itself too seriously, and it is totally rife with possibilities for fan interaction and response. Clay made the entire atmosphere of the arena feel like a party. That's what great wrestling can do, make everything feel fun again.
Wrestling by its very nature isn't a serious art. It's two or more guys pretending to hit each other and exaggerating the damage to get a crowd reaction. Yes, it can and should at times be tense and dramatic, but if there isn't an inherent sense of humor, if there isn't comic relief, if someone can't attend an event without feeling like they can poke fun at themselves, then it becomes a bunch of people crowding around, deluding themselves that what they're watching is real when the rest of the world is in on a joke that no one in the arena gets.
That's how people get ashamed of watching wrestling rather than reveling in it against the haters. That's how we get people who go to the high school gyms and cry while exclaiming "It's still real to me, dammit!" to Terry Funk and Harley Race. Do we really want the entire arena to be filled with the "It's Still Real to Me" guy? I say no, and I think most people would agree with me.
That's why Clay's reintroduction on Monday was sorely needed. WWE didn't need another big bad wolf. They already had two, and one could argue that Big Show is a third one despite his jovial outer shell. I'm not saying people have to like Clay's new character either. Everything is subject to personal taste.
That being said, I feel like people should at least be open to the idea of goofy characters and gimmicks like the Funkasaurus being included in the programming. The alternative would be guys with characters who seem like they'd rather be in MMA, and one would only have to look to Ring of Honor's main event scene from 2011 to see how well that plays out.
But for me, the Funkasaurus was a smash hit. I hope he succeeds, because he's so fun to watch. I hope he gets the mythical Kane/Diesel push in the Royal Rumble and eliminates guys with dance moves. Right now, he is everything that is good with pro wrestling.
Tom Holzerman is a lifelong wrestling fan and connoisseur of all things Chikara Pro, among other feds. When he's not writing for the Camel Clutch Blog, you can find him on his own blog, The Wrestling Blog.
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