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Nepalis nightmare in the Gulf
I read this story about a Nepali student returning from US and what he went through when he saw hundreds of his compatriots being badly treated at the airport.... MUST READ.
By Tulsi Bhandari
Last month, Nepal's newspapers were awash with reports of hundreds of Nepali workers in Qatar being driven from the country for demanding better pay from their employers. When I was on my way home from the United States, I was a witness to a harsh reality: the Gulf Airlines staffers treating their customers – the deported Nepalis – like animals in a dingy hell called Bahrain, where I had my stopover before flying to Kathmandu.
When I arrived at the Bahrain International Airport after about 14 hours of flight from New York, I was told that the flight to Kathmandu had been delayed for about six hours. I was taking rest in a tiny room, while, at the same time, observing peoples outside.
The desperate situation of the passengers waiting for their flights was pathetic. I talked with a few people, and listening to their stories wasn't easy. Some had been stranded there for more than three days. I was quite keen to meet a few Nepalis, but listening to their stories made me furious.
There were hordes of poor Nepalis waiting for their flight to return home. Obviously, they had to sell their properties and take loans to get to the Gulf. They told me that they came through a manpower agency called Agni. But only after they got to their destination, they knew that they had been deceived as they were going to be paid only half of what they were promised back in Kathmandu. When they raised their voice, the employer, with the help of the police, put them (around 300) behind bars and later deported some while others still languish in the jail.
Owing to the flight delay, the passengers were provided with lunch coupons by the airline. The restaurant got overly crowded beyond its capacity. Passengers were in a queue for about an hour to get their turn to eat. The restaurant staff treated them in a way as if they were the beggars. It looked as if they were criminals, pushed by the restaurant staff to line up.
By the time we got the turn to enter the restaurant, there was an announcement for boarding the plane to Kathmandu. Soon, everyone was seen rushing to get into the plane. The airline staff looked angry, used awfully rude language and pushed them.
I was really upset and angry about the whole situation. I couldn't really tolerate such behavior towards my Nepali brothers especially, who already had gone through enough suffering. I told the Gulf Air staff my disappointment. "I am really upset how you treat your customers," I said to him. "They are not animals; you should give some respect to them."
The staff freaked out, yelled at me and pulled me out from the line. He said he won't let me in to the plane. I tried to calm him down, but he didn't budge. He called the police and I was asked with two questions - if I was an American citizen, and whether I was holding an American passport. After my answer the way they treated me I wonder if being a Nepali was a sin. Since I was studying in the United States, the police told me that he would let me go if I made an apology to the Gulf Air staff. I refused, only to let my ordeal worsen.
I was then taken to a tiny stinky room, full of smoke. It had already been 24 hours of travel. I didn't know what they – all speaking Arabic – were doing and going to do with me. One policeman who could speak little English just told me that they could even take me to the jail. "It's a Muslim country and we have very strict laws," he said. They had already seized my passport and boarding pass. I was going home after two years. I hoped my 79-year-old father wasn't waiting for me in Katmandu airport, after hours of walk and another ten hours of bus from his village.
After about two hours, clueless, I was handed over to two big guys in civil dress. One guy with beard was dressed in typical Arabic style with white gown and another looked like a big wrestler. They loaded me inside a car, were speaking loud in Arabic, and laughing. I asked the second guy if he was a cop but he said he wasn't. It was extremely hot and they drove towards the inner city. Clueless about where I was taken, I got really worried and scared when they passed the city and drove towards a desert. All thoughts started haunting me- are they going to kill me? I looked around the car to find out if they were armed, but didn't see anything as such.
It was a great relief after the car entered into a hospital. I went through an alcohol test. They looked upset after the result came clean. I was drove back to the airport and one police officer said that they were going to release me and put me in the next plane to Kathmandu. They put me inside the same tiny room for next two hours. Then the same Arabic-dressed guy drove me to a police station and handed me back to the police. I thought I might have to see the officer there and explain the situation. But I was asked to take out all of my belongings, wallet, money. They counted the money, made a list and asked me to sign. Later, they locked me inside the tiny room with three other people, who were from Sri Lanka.
The trio was arrested three months ago after being cheated by a manpower company that issued them fake visa. I didn't know what was going on. We were given some bread and lentil soup. Even though I was starving, I didn't feel like eating. Everybody started snoring, I couldn't sleep all night. In the morning, I was called by the senior officer at the station. I told him my story, he looked little sympathetic. They made my report and I was taken to the court. I was put inside a room and locked up with 12 other people who were also waiting to see the judge. After about two hours, I was called by the judge, to whom I narrated my story. He said I would be fined and started doing my paperwork. Later, I was fined 50 Dinar (about 130 US dollars).
Had I refused to pay the fine, I would have been jailed for a week. Being left with no choice, I paid the fine. I was taken to the airport but there wasn't a flight for Kathmandu till next morning. I was handed over to the immigration staff. They took my passport and I was put inside another tiny detention center with six other people, one of whom had been there for almost a month. Here the police guard seemed quite sympathetic who let us go to the restroom, asked if we need to eat. It was again a very difficult night to spend. Finally, in the morning I was escorted by the police to the plane and after about six hours of flight landed in Kathmandu.
The experience that I have gone through made me think hard if an educated person like me had to go through such a terrible treatment what the other poor Nepalis who are forced to leave the country might be going through. I don't know what the Nepalese consulates can do when we are treated like animals
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by Lewis Lewis August 1, 2019
Once a busy glass factory on the edge of Shanghai city until the 1990s, Shanghai Museum of Glass went through several transformations since 2009 from an industrial legacy into a unique cultural destination.
park plaza. Image Courtesy of Coordination Asia Ltd.
It has evolved from a 3,500 sqm museum when it first opens in 2011 to a 17,800 sqm multi-functional museum park where visitors can spend the entire day. With the vision to build a constantly growing and living museum, a variety of display methods, both interactive and artistic have been incorporated over past years to engage not only the senses but also the minds of the visitors.
For the past decade, Tilman Thürmer, founder of Coordination Asia, has worked closely with Zhang Lin, President of Shanghai Museum of Glass, to create a constantly evolving influential cultural institute. Involved from the beginning, Tilman has helped to keep breathing new life into the museum park which now has grown to a major attraction in Shanghai, covering 17,800 sqm with 20 thematic exhibition halls and facilities. Instead of eradicating all traces of the past, the park translated existing structures and elements into an impactful design language, fusing with the memories of the place to forge a compelling narrative of the endless possibilities of glass.
Every inch of Shanghai Museum of Glass is carefully curated to unfold a multi-layered story of glass as well as its relationship with people and with the memories of the place. Sometimes informative and other times philosophical, the exhibitions constitute a symphony of artistic presentation and interactive displays.
Through the kaleidoscopic glassy tunnel at the entrance, a set of 5 screens greets visitors with slow-motion footages of the movement of people that resonates the movements of objects, capturing the underlying connections between the two. An impressive commissioned artwork consisting of 10 large stained glass windows depicts 10 faces of individuals of three different generations. Made of 900 glass shards of multiple colors and textures, this piece of artwork visualizes the strong bond between generations, also is a subtle hint of the legacy preserved in this space. Sitting at the very spot of the glass-making kiln in the former factory is an interactive media installation "Fusion", which translates viewers' movements into dynamic visualization of material and element, letting visitors experience three major sensations during the formation of glass. This installation is a collaboration between the museum and media artist Tobias Gremmler whose body of work explores movement in computer art. In the center of the main hall, eight animated lines of LED showing the history of glass manufacturing in Shanghai shoot out from the ground as if they are the residual heat of the kiln radiating from the past.
Instead of a static space that displays objects, Shanghai Museum of Glass is a growing platform that houses not only knowledge, inspirations but also all the events that take place here. An illuminated elevated house of glass on the 2nd floor of the main hall shelters a piece of unusual artwork – a pair of broken glass wings. Originally titled "Angel is Waiting", this piece had been created by the artist Shelly Xue to mark the birth of her daughter. Unfortunately, on September 7, 2013 part of this beautiful work of art was deliberately damaged by a visitor and cannot be repaired. Despite the frustration and heartache, the artist and the museum decided to display the piece in the damaged form, hoping that it will serve as a warning and a reminder that everyone partaking in a cultural visit should respect and care for the artists' works. The artist renamed this piece of work "Broken", giving a new layer of meaning and deeper significance – any damage will eventually enrich the narrative as a whole.
Through collaborations with renowned national and international artists, Shanghai Museum of Glass has created a platform for art and the material glass. The artwork displayed at the entrance of main hall, titled "Warm Currents", is a large circular structure consisting of glass beakers and vials slowly rotates in two directions with pink florescent fluid running inside. This impressive artwork is a collaboration between the museum and renowned artist Lin Tianmiao and it has become part of the museum's permanent collection.
Adding a series of outdoor spaces and artist studios to the nexus of the museum park in 2019, Shanghai Museum of Glass creates opportunity for a vast range of activities, bringing the art of glass closer to the public. Located at the former warehouse of glass-making materials, the skeleton of the building is kept and integrated into a black steel dome structure, stretching over an open event platform and an outdoor theater. Clusters of trees and a web of lights on the ground shape a vibrant environment that welcomes visitors to stick around. Forum is a 260 sqm open platform that contains seats on a cascade of wooden stairs where visitors can enjoy drinks under the shades during various live events, such as music performances and lectures.
Adjacent to the back of Forum, a matrix of glowing red LED lines captures attention from distance, highlighting a visually impactful 436 sqm Outdoor Theater that accommodates up to 340 people for hot glass show or various live performances.The radiating light installation surrounding the elevated seats fully expresses the heat, passion and excitement on the stage.
Next to a new entrance to Kids Museum of Glass, an open runway gives young visitors a playground to spend time with their families and it also serves as a space for a diversity of activities designed for kids.
Started out with determination to be a cultural destination of global significance, Shanghai Museum of Glass has remained true to its original aspiration and the achievements are recognized by international awards and growing popularity both at home and abroad. As design director and consultant, Tilman Thürmer has helped President Zhang Lin at every step for last decade, to break rules, to realize daring concepts and make sure that Shanghai Museum of Glass keeps setting new standards for museums in China.
old photo. Image Courtesy of Coordination Asia Ltd.
Architects: Coordination Asia
Location: 685 West Changjiang Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai, China
Design Team: Tilman Thürmer, Manuela Mappa, Bon Wen, Shirley Li
Special Consultant: Tobias Gremmler
Client: Shanghai G+ Culture Creative Developing Co.,Ltd
Area: 17800.0 m2
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Rashida Jones and Mike Schur's Black Mirror Episode Will Make You Rethink How You Use Social Media
By Eliana Dockterman
Rashida Jones and Mike Schur are best known for building one of the happiest fictional workplaces in television history: Schur created Parks and Recreation and Jones starred in it as Leslie Knope's best friend, Ann Perkins. So they might not seem like an obvious choice to bring a dystopian world to life. But they're die-hard fans of the British anthology series Black Mirror, which has been dubbed a Twilight Zone for the digital age, and jumped at the chance to put their own comedic spin on the dark show.
They wrote "Nosedive," the second episode of the third season of Black Mirror premiering on Netflix Friday, based on an idea by series creator Charlie Brooker. The episode takes place in a world where every picture, post and real-life interaction is ranked by online friends. The higher your ranking, the more perks you accrue: nicer cars, better apartments. But drop too low, and you can't enter your workplace, let alone a country club. Each person's ranking hovers above their head, visible to others thanks to a sort of high-tech contact lens. Protagonist Lacie, played by Bryce Dallas Howard, becomes obsessed with her number.
Jones and Schur spoke to TIME about creating a new world and their complicated relationships with technology.
TIME: Black Mirror always feels close to home, like it could happen in just a few years or now. How do you create a dystopia that feels grounded in reality?
Schur: I don't think of it as the near future, I think of it as a parallel present. We're basically already there. People are deriving a sense of value from social media statistics, and it's obviously a very dangerous thing to do. It colors the way that we look at everyone from presidential candidates to friends to anybody.
That, to me, is the best science fiction. It's the kind that doesn't take place in the year 17,000 on a distant planet, it takes things that exist right now and turns them one degree to the left or right to shine a light on the way we're interacting with each other as people.
TIME: I watched this and thought, "I should never go on Twitter again in my life." What was the response to the screening at the Toronto International Film Festival?
Jones: For me, it was incredibly personal. In this episode, you participate in the system or you're off the grid. There's no opting out. So I think for me it was a reminder that I still have a choice because sometimes I don't feel like I have a choice as either a public person or a private person.
Schur: I was very curious to see if and when people would laugh. Once they understood what was happening, people laughed at every single interaction with the technology. And a lot of it was recognition laughter, which is a very specific thing. It was the laughter of people going, "Oh God I didn't know that anyone else did the same thing I do." It indicated to me that Charlie's vision for the story was right on the money because you could tell that people were thinking, "Charlie has peered into my soul."
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Jones: Right, it felt like this sort of collective shame. But also relief: "Oh, someone else does that too. I'm not the only one."
TIME: The part that got me was Lacie taking a bite out of the cookie, spitting it out and then taking the picture of the cookie. Just sitting around restaurants all the time where people spend more time taking pictures of their food than eating it.
Schur: Yeah, the inherent falseness of your life when you're doing that. Every aspect of your life has to be perfectly orchestrated and composed and captured and put in amber and displayed for everybody. Everyone is living publicly all the time and yet the public image that we're presenting to the world is rarely purely honest and straightforward.
TIME: There are studies that show being on Facebook makes people depressed because they get anxious and upset that their lives aren't like that.
Schur: Of course. What's happened now is that everyone is living the same lie that we've known about for a long time with regards to the way women appear in magazines. Women have been sold a certain standard of beauty through magazines for decades. And that image is utterly distorted by Photoshop, and it causes a lot of people to feel inadequate or sad about how they look.
And now what's happening is it's gone beyond body image issues for one gender. It's now all image issues for both genders. Every aspect of everyone's life is being constantly measured against other people's and you can't help but feel that you don't measure up—with Instagram photos, the number of Twitter followers you have, the number of likes you get on one post.
Even though you know intellectually when you're looking at a picture of a famous model that that photo is the result of editing, you're still staring at it. The same is true of people like Donald Trump who have millions of Twitter followers who are bots. I know they're fake, but it still bothers me. So there's a difference between the intellectual reactions that we have when we see things like that and what happens in our souls and our hearts and our guts.
TIME: A lot of Black Mirror episodes touch on this idea that the devices aren't the problem, they only reveal and enhance how terrible we can be as people. Do you feel that's true of social media today?
Jones: Yeah, I wonder does Twitter actually make people more horrible to each other or we already have that possibility, and it just enhances it. It seems like a symbiotic dance to me.
Schur: I don't think it turns anybody evil. I do think people who have certain tendencies, whether they be good or evil, will always find devices or computer programs or whatever that will help them magnify their natural inclination. Louie C.K. did a joke about this awhile ago, about how in the old days you could go up to some playground and say, "You're fat" or "You're ugly," and the person would start crying and you'd have this instant reaction of "I feel bad that I said that." The difference in technology, obviously, is that you don't see that reaction. You type something, you walk away. So I do think there's a problem in that regard with all of this stuff that you can avoid learning the effect that your words or actions have on other people if you choose to.
Write to Eliana Dockterman at eliana.dockterman@time.com.
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package com.taobao.zeus.web.platform.client.module.jobmanager;

import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

import com.google.gwt.user.client.History;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HasWidgets;
import com.taobao.zeus.web.platform.client.app.PlacePath;
import com.taobao.zeus.web.platform.client.app.PlacePath.App;
import com.taobao.zeus.web.platform.client.app.PlacePath.JobType;
import com.taobao.zeus.web.platform.client.app.PlatformPlace.KV;
import com.taobao.zeus.web.platform.client.module.jobmanager.event.TreeNodeChangeEvent;
import com.taobao.zeus.web.platform.client.module.jobmanager.event.TreeNodeSelectEvent;
import com.taobao.zeus.web.platform.client.util.Callback;
import com.taobao.zeus.web.platform.client.util.PlatformContext;
import com.taobao.zeus.web.platform.client.util.place.PlatformPlaceChangeEvent;

public class JobManagerPresenterImpl implements JobManagerPresenter {
	private PlatformContext context;
	private JobManagerView jobManagerView;

	public JobManagerPresenterImpl(PlatformContext context){
		this.context=context;
		context.getPlatformBus().addHandler(TreeNodeSelectEvent.type, new TreeNodeSelectEvent.TreeNodeSelectHandler() {
			public void onSelect(TreeNodeSelectEvent event) {
				//my tree
				final String providerKey = event.getProviderKey();

		        updateHistory(TreeKeyProviderTool.parseId(providerKey),
		                getJobManagerView().isMyTreeActive() ? JobType.MyJob
		                        : JobType.SharedJob,
		                TreeKeyProviderTool.parseIsJob(providerKey));

                doSelect(providerKey);
			}
		});
		context.getPlatformBus().addHandler(TreeNodeChangeEvent.TYPE, new TreeNodeChangeEvent.TreeNodeChangeHandler() {
			public void onJobUpdate(JobModel job,TreeNodeChangeEvent event) {
				List<GroupJobTreeModel> list=jobManagerView.getMyTreePanel().getTree().getStore().getAll();
				for(GroupJobTreeModel model:list){
					if(model.isJob() && model.getId().equals(job.getId())){
						model.setName(job.getName());
						jobManagerView.getMyTreePanel().getTree().refresh(model);
						break;
					}
				}
				list=jobManagerView.getAllTreePanel().getTree().getStore().getAll();
				for(GroupJobTreeModel model:list){
					if(model.isJob() && model.getId().equals(job.getId())){
						model.setName(job.getName());
						jobManagerView.getAllTreePanel().getTree().refresh(model);
						break;
					}
				}
			}
			public void onGroupUpdate(GroupModel group,TreeNodeChangeEvent event) {
				List<GroupJobTreeModel> list=jobManagerView.getMyTreePanel().getTree().getStore().getAll();
				for(GroupJobTreeModel model:list){
					if(model.isGroup() && model.getId().equals(group.getId())){
						model.setName(group.getName());
						jobManagerView.getMyTreePanel().getTree().refresh(model);
						break;
					}
				}
				list=jobManagerView.getAllTreePanel().getTree().getStore().getAll();
				for(GroupJobTreeModel model:list){
					if(model.isGroup() && model.getId().equals(group.getId())){
						model.setName(group.getName());
						jobManagerView.getAllTreePanel().getTree().refresh(model);
						break;
					}
				}
			}
			public void onChange(final TreeNodeChangeEvent event) {
				Callback callback=null;
				if(event.getNeedSelectProviderKey()!=null){
					callback=new Callback() {
						@Override
						public void callback() {
							GroupJobTreeModel model=jobManagerView.getMyTreePanel().getTree().getStore().findModelWithKey(event.getNeedSelectProviderKey());
							if(model!=null){
								jobManagerView.getMyTreePanel().getTree().setExpanded(model, true);
								jobManagerView.getMyTreePanel().getTree().getSelectionModel().select(model, true);
								JobManagerPresenterImpl.this.context.getPlatformBus().fireEvent(new TreeNodeSelectEvent(event.getNeedSelectProviderKey()));

							}
						}
					};
				}
				jobManagerView.getMyTreePanel().refresh(callback);
				jobManagerView.getAllTreePanel().refresh();
			}
		});
		context.getPlatformBus().registPlaceHandler(this);
	}

	@Override
	public void go(HasWidgets hasWidgets) {
		hasWidgets.add(getJobManagerView().asWidget());
	}
	public JobManagerView getJobManagerView() {
		if(jobManagerView==null){
			jobManagerView=new JobManagerViewImpl(this);
		}
		return jobManagerView;
	}
	@Override
	public void onSelect(String providerKey) {
		context.getPlatformBus().fireEvent(new TreeNodeSelectEvent(providerKey));
	}

	@Override
	public PlatformContext getPlatformContext() {
		return context;
	}

    private void doSelect(final String providerKey) {
        GroupJobTreeModel myNeedSelect=jobManagerView.getMyTreePanel().getTree().getStore().findModelWithKey(providerKey);
        if(myNeedSelect!=null){
            jobManagerView.getMyTreePanel().getTree().getSelectionModel().select(myNeedSelect, true);
            jobManagerView.getMyTreePanel().getTree().scrollIntoView(myNeedSelect);
        }else{
            jobManagerView.getMyTreePanel().getTree().getSelectionModel().deselectAll();
        }
        //all tree
        GroupJobTreeModel allNeedSelect=jobManagerView.getAllTreePanel().getTree().getStore().findModelWithKey(providerKey);
        if(allNeedSelect!=null){
            jobManagerView.getAllTreePanel().getTree().getSelectionModel().select(allNeedSelect, true);
            jobManagerView.getAllTreePanel().getTree().scrollIntoView(allNeedSelect);
        }else{
            jobManagerView.getAllTreePanel().getTree().getSelectionModel().deselectAll();
        }

    }

    private void updateHistory(final String id,
            JobType type, boolean isJob) {
        if(isJob){
            History.newItem(new PlacePath().toApp(App.Schedule)
                    .toJobType(type)
                    .toDisplayJob(id).create().getToken(), false);
        }else{

            History.newItem(new PlacePath().toApp(App.Schedule)
                    .toJobType(type)
                    .toDisplayGroup(id).create().getToken(), false);
        }

    }

    @Override
    public void handle(PlatformPlaceChangeEvent event) {
        Iterator<KV> iterator = event.getNewPlace().iterator();
        final String value = iterator.next().value;
        String key=null;
        if(iterator.hasNext()){
            key=iterator.next().value;
        }
        if(value.equalsIgnoreCase(PlacePath.JobType.MyJob.toString())){
            getJobManagerView().activeMyTreePanel();
        }else{
            getJobManagerView().activeAllTreePanel();
        }
        if(key!=null){
            doSelect(key);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public String getHandlerTag() {
        return TAG;
    }
}


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The Definition of Heroism
As I write this blog, the Russian army is invading the bordering country of Ukraine. War is hell, and my heart goes out to the people of Ukraine. Americans who were born in the United States have no idea what it feels like to have their country invaded militarily by another nation. Ukraine was a territory of the former Soviet Union that declared its independence immediately after the fall of Berlin and the end of the Cold War in 1991. Many people believe that the long-term goal of the Russian president Vladimir Putin is to rebuild the Soviet Union – and strategically, Ukraine, the second-largest country in Europe and rich in natural resources, is an important piece of that plan.
In the U.S., Ukrainian nationals Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko are known as two of the best heavyweight boxers of their generation. The Klitschkos are in the Guinness Book of World Records for the number of title fight wins by two brothers. Towering at 6'7" Vitali only lost twice in his long career with both losses due to injuries that required the referee to stop the fight. He held the WBC world title until he retired at the age of 42. I remember when they were boxers, hearing that the Klitschkos were educated guys that earned Ph.D. degrees in their twenties. However, I was not aware that Vitali, who is five years older than Wladimir, began a political career on the Kyiv City Council while he was still boxing. In 2014, the older Klitschko was elected mayor of Kyiv. Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine and the largest city in the country by population.
Last month, as Putin's invasion plans became evident, the Klitschkos enlisted in the Ukraine army reserve and have vowed to take up arms and fight to defend their city and nation. Both brothers say they have no choice. Their staggering pledges put our own problems here in the U.S. in awe-inspiring perspective. Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko earned millions as boxers and could be living comfortable lives as wealthy celebrities in the United States or any country of their choosing. Instead, they have chosen a life of service to the people and country they love. They are, in my view, the definition of heroes. If Putin succeeds with his nefarious agenda, it is more than likely that millions of Ukrainians will flee and find refuge in other countries including the United States. I expect that we will welcome many of them, as we should. My guess is that the large majority of those refugees will become productive members of our society, eternally grateful to the country that took them in during their darkest hour. Immigrants have always gotten the job done!
Now let me tell you about some other heroes, many immigrants in this country also come from countries where life is less than certain. The things that those of us who were born in this country take for granted are only a dream to people from certain regions in Africa, Asia, and South of our border. The problem is most of the people from those regions of the world are not White, and therefore will not receive the same public support or compassion. You can argue that if you'd like, but it's a fact. I bring this up because our economy has been growing at an anemic pace for years. Housing inventory is at an all-time low in large part due to labor shortages in the construction industry. In simple terms, we are in dire need of more workers, and the problem is only going to be solved through immigration. Math doesn't lie. It's a shame that immigration has become so political. It wasn't always that way. Ronald Reagan himself said that the day we close our doors to immigrants is the day we will lose our leadership in the world. We are testing that theory today. Our country and our economy need workers at all levels. Yes, we need Ph.D., but we also need construction workers and just about everything in between. I hope and pray for the Klitschko brothers and all the citizens of Ukraine, and I feel the same compassion for the millions around the world who are living in oppressive regimes and fear for their lives, daily. They deserve to live their lives in peace. The positive news is some of those people are exactly what we need in this country today – brave, hardworking, family-loving people who will only make the nation stronger and better than ever. The question is whether we have the intellectual capacity and political will to do what's right or will we continue to evolve into a society mired by tribalism and divisiveness?
What I Hope Happened on Tuesday?
Almost everyone, including Democrats, were expecting last Tuesday's midterm election results to heavily favor Republicans. Many predicted a "red wave" where they would pick up 50-60 seats in the House and 3-4 in the Senate. Joe Rogan said the red wave that is coming will be like the elevator doors opening in the horror film The Shining.
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There is a Chinese Proverb that goes something like this…
A farmer and his son had a beloved stallion who helped the family earn a living. One day, the horse ran away and their neighbors said "Your horse ran away, what terrible luck!". The farmer replied, "Maybe so, maybe not. We'll see." A few days later the horse returned home, leading a few wild mares back to the farm as well. The neighbors shouted out "Your horse has returned and brought several horses home with him. What great luck!" and the farmer replied, "Maybe so, maybe not. We'll see."
Baby Steps and Quantum Leaps
I've written about this in other iterations. I've talked about finding your rhythm, and the importance of letting things come to you, not forcing things, and then riding the momentum when you have the wind at your back. The point of it all is that success is not linear. Progress doesn't follow a straight line. For most people, the journey is long and winding. It looks more like a stairway or a hockey stick.
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Steven Wright was born on August 30th, 1984 in Torrance, California. Wright is an alumnus of Valley View High School in Moreno Valley, California. Wright was drafted in the 26th round by the San Diego Padres of the 2003 MLB Amateur Draft. He declined the a contract, and attended the University of Hawaii where he was named to the second team all-american list as a Junior in 2006. That season he recorded an 11-2 record with a 2.30 ERA in 110 innings of work.
In 2006, Wright was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the second round of the amateur draft.
In Wright's first season with the organization, he split time between Lake County and Kinston posting a combined record of 7-9 with a 5.67 ERA starting 27 games, and pitching 114.1 innings. That year he struck-out 114 batters and walked 37.
Tuesday afternoon media members got a first look at this season's Double-A team. As players went through a series of head shots and video clips, we were able to sit down with manager Chris Tremie who is entering his second season with the Aeros.
The Aeros had four players playing with the Tribe on Tuesday while playing the Carolina Mudcats, pitchers Eric Berger and Giovanni Soto, infielder Ryan Rohlinger, and outfielder Tim Fedroff.
If you have ever been to a minor league game, you know that most of the attraction is what happens in between innings, the giveaways, and the contest prizes that you can win.
The Cleveland Indians' Double-A affiliate, Akron Aeros, has been a place where families, kids, and college students can enjoy an evening of fun and baseball at a price that is extremely affordable. It is actually cheaper to go to Canal Park than it is to go out to the movies.


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Engineering hosts NSF internships in computational fluid dynamics
Susan T. Brown, (808) 375-6821
Program Director, HARP, College of Engineering
H.R. Riggs, (808) 956-6566
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
The University of Hawai`i at Mānoa College of Engineering's High Performance Computing Applications in Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates Program (HARP) starts today and will host 10 students for 10 weeks this summer on the UH Mānoa campus.
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the HARP program will allow students to study computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with experts in the areas of tsunami modeling, micro pin-fin arrays and molecular dynamics simulations. Participating students will receive a weekly stipend of $425 and on-campus housing for the duration of the program. This is the second year of a three-year program. This year, the program has accepted nine students from the mainland and one from UH Mānoa, seven men and three women:
· Benjamin Anderson, a junior from University of Minnesota
· Adam Koenig, a senior from Wichita State University, Kansas
· Nicholas McClendon, a junior from Rice University, Texas
· Caleb Miles, a senior from Claremont McKenna College, California
· Irina Patrikeeva, a senior from Rice University, Texas
· Valerie Pezzullo, a senior from Florida State University
· Matthew Storey, a senior from The Pennsylvania State University
· Trent Thurston, a senior from Kansas State University
· Steven Voinier, a senior from the College of New Jersey
· Huiqing Yao, a junior from UH Mānoa
Presentations of their work are scheduled for August 3, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. in Holmes Hall 287 and are open to the public.
"Last year the students made some real advances using a package CFD code. This year's students are exceptionally qualified to participate in the program and we are using an open source code. The mentors are all very excited," said Susan T. Brown, director of HARP.


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Haim is working on their fourth album – Music News
Haim is working on their fourth album.
The "Summer Girl" trio — which consists of sisters Este Haim, 36, Danielle Haim, 33, and Alana Haim, 31 — are back in the studio making their latest LP, according to a video posted to social media with as captioned "HAIM4".
On a TikTok shared Monday (15.01.23), the caption reads, "When your sisters make you go back into the studio, but you were born to be an Oscar winning actress.
In the clip, Alana — who starred in Paul Thomas Anderson's 2021 film "Licorice Pizza" opposite Cooper Hoffman, the son of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman — says "Please, I'm a star," the viral audio spoken by actress Mia Goth in the horror movie 'Pearl'.
The band – who recently appeared in Taylor Swift's star-studded music video for her single "Bejeweled" as her villainous stepsisters alongside Laura Dern, Dita von Teese and Pat McGrath – previously revealed they are "always writing" before taking the stage at Glastonbury Festival this summer.
Alana said: "We are always writing, it never stops. I think the most heartbreaking thing for us was not being able to tour for two years, we've always thought of ourselves as a touring band.
"We love playing live, and we just did our US tour and in a few weeks we're going to do our UK tour, and we're just so excited. We're playing The O2 arena!"
The news comes as Haim celebrates a decade this year since they released their first LP 'Days Are Gone' in 2013. Their smash hit was followed by 2017's 'Something to Tell You', which was released three years before 'Women in Music' . Pt III'.
Their latest live dates include their opening slot on select dates of Taylor's upcoming Eras tour – which will celebrate her ten studio albums, such as her new album 'Midnights' – which the trio posted on Instagram, writing, "WHO'S READY FOR ROUND 2?" .
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Rhetoric Not Enough for Japan's Working Women
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be keen to tout Japan's untapped labor force, but will he go beyond the rhetoric?
By Heenali Patel for The Diplomat
"I used to be a helicopter pilot, I loved it. But since having a child I quit. I don't think I will work again for a long time."
I am at a local center, where residents may to socialize and host events. A group of women sits before me. We have been discussing their interests and aspirations for an hour. I look around at them, and see engaging and sociable individuals. They all share two things in common: each went to university and each quit their jobs after having a child. Although it is all well and good to choose family over career, the predictability of the career paths of these women is unsettling. Here, they treat it as part of a standard expectation. A working lifestyle in Japan is not compatible with motherhood, or so these women have been led to believe.
Last month, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a bold admission about women and the economic growth of his country. Addressing the UN General Assembly, he claimed: "Creating an environment in which women find it comfortable to work… is no longer a matter of choice for Japan. It is instead a matter of the greatest urgency."
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The recognition of working women as a strong economic force may not seem like a novel idea to most developed nations. For Japan, it brings to light an issue of women's rights long swept under the carpet.
The current Liberal Democratic leader has become known for his aggressive three-pronged policy, coined Abenomics, since taking office last December. Improving female workforce participation is part of Abe's long-term reform strategy. Though it has been a significant problem in Japan for many years, it is only starting to gain some limelight now. As Abe explains: "In 1999, Kathy Matsui and her colleagues at Goldman Sachs first advocated that Japan could increase its gross domestic product by as much as 15% simply by tapping further its most underutilized resource—Japanese women. Fourteen years have elapsed since then, and the idea has finally entered Japan's political lexicon."
Why has it taken so long for the government to explicitly and actively acknowledge the problem of working women in Japan? It certainly is not due to lack of evidence. The year 1999 saw the introduction of The Basic Law for a Gender-equal Society Act, which stipulated that the state would be responsible "for the comprehensive formulation and implementation of policies related to promotion of a Gender-equal Society." However, by government estimates in 2011—over a decade later – only 6.2 percent of managerial roles in private firms were allocated to females. The IMF states that female employment rates are currently 25 percent lower than males, giving Japan one of the lowest rates of female employment in all developed countries. Half of all university graduates in Japan are women. Despite this, Kyodo News Agency reports that a recent survey suggests that Japanese women themselves have internalized the image of the stay-at-home mother, with one in three women wishing to become housewives after marriage.
Many believe that Abe's statements on the virtues of "Womenomics" may help change the status quo, leading to substantial economic change and clearer signs of gender equality. Whilst the IMF has stated that employing more women could increase Japan's GDP by up to 5 percent, there are plenty of reasons to feel skeptical about the governments recent feminist slant. A good place to begin looking is the inner workings of parliament itself. Are they practicing what they preach?
Since the beginning of Abe's term, the percentage of female members of the Lower House of the Japanese Diet has fallen to 8 percent. Only two of his 18 cabinet members are women. This leaves Japan 124th out of 188 countries surveyed by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, below developing countries such as Mali, and far behind China and Korea, ranking 54th and 88th respectively. Under-representation is not confined to governance on a national level: as few as 0.8% of mayors in Japan were women in 2011. Women remain noticeably absent from the political sphere, having little direct impact on public policy and decision-making processes.
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Essential oils are a natural approach to healing many different ailments. You might use lavender for burns, or rub some peppermint on your chest when you have a cold. These are great applications for essential oils, but some oils from places like http://www.wearelivingitout.com also have the power to help your mood and your mind. You might be surprised to find out just how much these plant-derived oils can affect your ability to think and feel in a healthy way.
rosemary. It's been proven that rosemary essential oil helps to improve you memory. Two groups of people were instructed to take a test; one group sat in room diffused with rosemary, while the other sat in an oil-free room. Overall, those in the rosemary room performed better. After some blood tests, scientists found that the presence of rosemary creates raised levels of 1,8-cineole, a chemical that helps to trigger memory retention in humans.
peppermint. Sometimes, the brain is tired. If you've had a long night cramming for a test, or were up too late at a party or with a baby, you can invigorate your brain with peppermint. Peppermint has a refreshing effect, improving clarity of thought and helping to pierce through brain fog.
cedar wood. One study showed that cedar wood oil had a profound effect on those who struggle with ADHD. It naturally helps to bring calmness and relieve anxiety, allowing your to approach focused tasks with a relaxed and ready mind.
Everybody feels down every once in a while, but those who struggle with feelings of depression on daily basis should add essential oils to their treatment plan. Some oils really do have the ability to boost the mood and level out some chemical and hormone imbalances.
One of the best oils for depression is rose oil. Rose oil is one of the hardest oils to extract, because roses aren't naturally oily, but it is also one of the powerful healing oils. One study showed that rose oil decreased levels of postpartum depression in women, and it also helped to control symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder.
Another oil that is especially effective in improving mood is bergamot. Bergamot works as a natural antidepressant, as it improves circulation and helps to restore your blood sugar levels and metabolic rates. The citrus-like smell helps to create a feeling of energy and joy.
Keeping your temper under control can be difficult, but it can be made less tough when you enlist the help of essential oils. Ylang ylang is often used to help curb feelings of anger. In fact, it is the most effective oil for controlling your blood pressure and calming the nerves-- so much so that many natural sleep aids include ylang ylang as an ingredient. In order to reap the benefits of this oil, all you have to do is inhale. Some oils have to be taken in a capsule to be effective, but ylang ylang is so powerfully calming that just smelling it will reduce your blood pressure.
Other oils that can be effective for anger management are ones that reduce muscle tension and pain. These include, but are not limited to, lavender, wintergreen, roman chamomile, and jasmine.
You can use essential oils for more than runny noses and the occasional bruise. Diffusing essential oils can really affect your mood and emotional well-being.


Established in California in 1976, DMI Sports is today one of the leaders in the table hockey market. DMI Sports's American Legend brand has stayed true to its loyal customers and grown its fan base by expanding upon its selection of high quality indoor and outdoor tables. With sturdy, solid, and attractive designs, their game tables have garnered attention for both their contemporary appeal and excellent game play.


Excellent piece by Mike Tidwell in Audubon Magazine: The Low Carbon Diet.
It always feels to me like a defensive posture that ought to be unnecessary, and serves to distance the author rhetorically from the position he or she is about to take.
The facts speak for themselves. If we really want to fight climate change, we should change our lightbulbs and purchase hybrid cars and, above all, vote for politicians committed to a clean energy future. But we should also eat less meat, a lot less, or none at all.
one's ideas about food reside in the same part of the brain that houses our ideas and beliefs about religion. It's not all rational, in other words. . . .
. . . for people to care, the climate–food discussion must be about more than just facts, more than pounds of greenhouse gases per units of food. It's got to be about morality, about right versus wrong. And I don't mean the usual morality of environmental "stewardship." Or even the issue of cruelty to farm animals. I'm talking here about cruelty to people, about the explicit harm to humans that results from meat consumption and its role as a driving force in climate change. Knowingly eating food that makes you fat or harms your local fish and birds is one thing. Knowingly eating food that makes children across much of the world hungry is another.
Of course, as an ethical vegan, I think the "cruelty to farm animals" ought to have a significant impact on one's choices too, but I'm happy to see a mainstream environmental publication take issues of food policy on directly.
I think it was a good piece, too.


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A Szent Jakab-út (gyakran spanyol neve (Camino de Santiago) után El Caminó-nak is nevezik) ősrégi zarándokút, a kelta időkben a Tejút szimbóluma volt. A mai út Spanyolország Galicia tartományának legnagyobb városába, Santiago de Compostelába vezet. A hagyomány szerint az itteni székesegyházban vannak Idősebb Szent Jakab apostol földi maradványai. A legenda szerint Szent Jakab holttestét hajón hozták Jeruzsálemből – az ottani keresztényüldözés elől – Észak-Spanyolországba. Itt azon a helyen temették el, ahol most Santiago de Compostela található.

Compostelába nemcsak egy kiindulópontból lehet eljutni, viszont az út fő része azonos. A zarándokút jelvénye a fésűkagyló, melyet az út mentén mindenütt felfestve megtalálhatunk. Az út mentén a bencések kórházakat és rendházakat építettek.

Jeruzsálem és Róma után Santiago de Compostela a keresztény zarándoklatok egyik legfontosabb célpontja. A középkortól kezdve, mikor a Szentföldre menő zarándoklatok ellehetetlenültek, a Camino szerepe felértékelődött.
A Szent Jakab-út 1993-tól az UNESCO Világörökség részét képezi.

Története

 A 11. században már ismert a 13 pihenőhellyel rendelkező zarándokút Composteláig.
 A 12. századra elterjedt a keresztény világban, jelentős zarándokúttá vált.
 1130–1140 közt készült az Aymeric Picaud francia pap által írt első modern útikönyv, mely négyféle utat különböztet meg, és részletesen beszél az egyes településekről, szállásokról, az út praktikus tudnivalóiról. Ez a könyv később Codex Calixtinus néven vált ismertté, melynek az V. könyvét alkotja.

Különböző útvonalak
Az említett zarándokkalauz négy fő utat ír le, melyek Hispániában egyesülnek. Az úthálózat valójában ennél bonyolultabb, hiszen az eredeti utakhoz más híres kegyhelyeken átvezető utak is kapcsolódnak. A hagyományos négy út a következő:

Via Podiensis
Ez az út Le Puy-en-Velay-ban kezdődik, és "főleg a burgundiaiak és a teutonok használták". Útvonala: Aubrac, Espalion, Estaing, Conques, Figeac, Marcillac, Lectoure, Eauze, Aire-sur-l'Adour, Ostabat-Asme. Itt találkozik a következő két úttal.

Via Lemovicensis
Vézelaynél indultak el a zarándokok ezen az úton. A további települések, melyeken az út áthaladt: Nevers, Bourges, Déols, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, Limoges,Périgueux, La Réole, Bazas, Saint-Sever és Ostabat-Asme.

Via Turonensis
A negyedik út Tours-on át vezetett, innen kapta a nevét. A Németalföldről és Észak-Franciaországból érkező zarándokok használták. Útvonaluk: Párizs, Longjumeau, Montlhéry, Étampes, Orléans, Tours, Saint-Avertin, Montbazon, Sainte-Catherine-de-Fierbois, Châtellerault, Poitiers, Lusignan, Melle, Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Saintes, Bordeaux, Dax, Ostabat-Asme.

 Ostabatban egyesült az előzőkben leírt három út , és innen együtt vezetett át Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port után a pireneusokbeli Ibañeta-hágón. A spanyol oldalon az első település Roncesvalles. Ez az út Pamplona (Navarra tartomány) után Puente la Reinánál csatlakozott a Toulouse-ból érkező úthoz.

Camino Francés
Francia útnak nevezik a már egyesült négy út találkozási pontjától induló utat, mely végigvezet egészen Composteláig. Állomásai: Estella-Lizarra, Los Arcos, Logroño, Nájera, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Belorado, San Juan de Ortega, Burgos, Frómista, Sahagún, León, Astorga, Ponferrada, Villafranca del Bierzo, O Cebreiro, Sarria, Portomarín, Arzúa, és végül a célpont, Santiago de Compostela.

Napjaink zarándokai
Ma már nemcsak magukat kifejezetten vallásosnak tartó emberek indulnak el az úton, hanem egyre többen azok is, akik keresnek valamit, keresik önmagukat, keresik különféle kérdéseikre a választ. Az 1980-as évek második felétől kezdve a Szent Jakab-út reneszánszát éli. Az egész világból érkeznek ide zarándokok, hogy a Caminót, vagy annak egy részét végigjárják. 1993-ban július 25-e, Szent Jakab ünnepe vasárnapra esett, ezért ún. Szent év volt. Ebben az esztendőben Galícia tartomány különös figyelmet fordított az útra, elindította a Xacobeo 93 nevű kampányt, melynek keretében számos zarándokszállást, útjelzőt felújítottak. A zarándokok száma az ezredforduló után 50 000 felett van. A 2004-es szent évben pedig minden addigi rekordot megdöntött. Ebben az esztendőben a zarándokok száma megközelítette a 180 000-et. 2016-ban minden eddiginél több, 278.041 vándor érkezett meg Santiago de Compostelába, s állították ki számukra az út teljes vagy részleges megtételét igazoló oklevelet, a Compostelát.

Zarándokutak Magyarországon
 Szent Jakab-út, 2009 óta létező zarándokút Budapesttől Lébényig, majd Lébénytől az ausztriai Wolfsthalig, ahonnan kapcsolódik az európai Szent-Jakab-úthoz
 Mária-út, az El Camino zarándokút adta a gondolatot a hazai kezdeményezéshez, Mariazelltől Csíksomlyóig és Częstochowától Međugorjéig épül ki a közép-európai zarándokút
 Magyar zarándokút, Esztergomtól Máriagyűdig tart
 Gyöngyök útja (Via Margaritarum) Mariazelltől Mátraverebély-Szentkútig
 Szent Erzsébet-út, Sárospataktól Kassáig minden év pünkösd hétfőjén indul
 Szent Márton-út (Via Sancti Martini), Szombathelyről kiinduló zarándokút négy különböző irányba

Az oklevél
Minden zarándok, aki az előre meghatározott követelményeknek eleget tesz, latin nyelvű oklevelet kap. A tartalma a következő:

"A compostellai Szent Apostoli és Érseki Egyház káptalanja, aki őrzője a Szent Jakab apostol oltár pecsétjének, ahogy a világ minden tájáról akár áhítatosságból, akár fogadalom okán érkező minden hívő és zarándok számára, akik Szent Jakabnak, a mi apostolunknak és Spanyolország védőszentjének és védelmezőjének a küszöbéhez járulnak a látogatásáról hiteles tanúsítványt állít ki, mindazokkal, akik meg kívánják ezt tekinteni, tudatja, hogy:

XY úr,

miután az utolsó száz kilométert gyalog vagy lovagolva, avagy az utolsó kétszáz kilométert kerékpáron megtette, eme legszentebb templomot kegyessége okán alázatosan felkereste.

Hittel mindezekben a fent nevezett szent egyház pecsétjével megerősített eme írás neki kiadatik.

Compostella, az Úr X. évében, Y havának Z. napján"

Jegyzetek

Források
 UNESCO: A világ természeti csodái és kulturkincsei (3. k. Dél-Európa: 8-9.obj.) – Pécsi DIREKT Kft-UNESCO 1998. –
 Szentirmai József: Spanyolország (útikönyv) 3. k.  (p. 542-547) – Panoráma K. Bp. 1995.-
 Doromby Endre: Spanyolország (Útkönyv, p. 365-370) –  Panoráma K. 1976. –
 Mary Vincent-R. A. Stradling: A spanyol és portugál világ atlasza (több helyen) – Andromeda, Oxford, 1994./Helikon.Magyar Könyvklub Bp.1997. –
 Bardon Alfréd: Spanyolországi építészet (p. 40, 42, 94, 108, 20, 21.)- Műszaki K. Bp.  1975. – Azonossági sz. MÜ: 2135-k-7577.
 Paulo Coelho: Auf dem Jakobsweg. Tagebuch einer Pilgerreise nach Santiago de Compostela (O diario de um mago, 1986). Diogenes, Zürich 1999,
 Paulo Coelho: Egy mágus naplója ()
 Varga Lóránt: El Camino Kis Titkok Könyve ()
 Czellár Katalin: A Szent Jakab-út: Santiago de Compostela zarándokútjai ()
 Pierre André Sigal: Isten vándorai ()
 Baán Csaba: Pamplonától Santiagóig ()
 Tolvaly Ferenc: El Camino – Az út ()
 Shirley MacLaine: Camino: a lélek utazása ()
 Kollár János: Megy a csiga hazafelé (Személyes napló a Santiago de Compostelába vezető Szent Jakab-zarándokútról) ()
 Bidnay Csaba – Simon Brigitta: Együtt, külön utakon – A mi Caminónk ()
 Teremi J. Balázs: Camino de Santiago – útinapló ()
 Brierley, John: A Szent Jakab-út: zarándok útikalauz ()
Kakucs Lajos: Santiago de Compostela: Szent Jakab tisztelete Európában és Magyarországon; METEM–Historia Ecclesiastica Hungarica Alapítvány, Bp., 2006

További információk
 Comeon.ws – Gyerunk.hu, A fellelhető legpontosabb, legrészletesebb információk tárháza.
 Urcamino, Közösségi és információs oldal, letisztult, pontos, részletes információk, tervezés, személykereső
 Sok hasznos oldal összegyűjtve a lap.hu-n
 A Budapesti El Camino de Santiago Klub weboldala, leendő zarándokok felkészítése, informálása és segítése.
 ¡CARAMBA! – élménybeszámoló, online könyv a Caminóról
 A MI CAMINONK – Egy magyar házaspár zarándokútja és az erről szóló könyv – 2010
 Szent Jakab apostol V. könyve – Kallixtusz pápa a Szent Jakab-útról
 El Camino – Gazdag fotóalbum az Útról – A webhely nem érhető el
 Pandoukht camino blogja és rövidfilmje az északi útról
 MundiCamino, több nyelven
 Der Jakobsweg, németül
 Szent Jakab-út Jakobsweg
 Paulo Coelho: A zarándoklat

Egyebek

 Praktikus tanácsok zarándokoknak, sok fotóval
 Személyes úti beszámoló praktikus információkkal
 N95 mobillal készített képek egy paptól
 Szent Jakab-út az UNESCO világörökség honlapján
 Kitekintő – Magyarországon az új El Camino
 Mária út, a spirituális turistaút
 Vándorút – The Way, egy film a zarándokútól

Kulturális világörökségi helyszínek
Szent Jakab-ut
Szent Jakab-ut
Franciaország világörökségi helyszínei
Spanyolország világörökségi helyszínei
Keresztény zarándoklat
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November 17, 1948 — January 14, 2022
Deacon Richard Russell Sage, age 73 of La Crosse, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on January 14th, 2022. Born in Onalaska on November 17th, 1948, where he later met, fell in love with and married Mary Margaret (Bell) Sage; his first and lifelong loving companion married for over fifty-two years. They later moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa but ultimately returned to the La Crosse area where they spent the balance of their glorious years together surrounded by loving family and friends.
In Richard's own words, "From the time I was young I was very much drawn to the Church and active ministry and serving people. I grew up at St. Patrick's Parish in Onalaska and was always drawn to religious life." During his sophomore year of college, he spent much time praying and listening to what God was asking of him. Eventually, he discovered that the priesthood was not to be his path and he left the seminary. Shortly after, he reconnected with Mary, a friend from high school. He and Mary were married and went on to have three children, but the call for service never left his heart.
Deacon Sage began his career in the Finance Office for the Diocese of La Crosse in the mid-70's and learned of the new opportunity for ordination to the permanent deaconate. He was part of the first class of permanent deacons for the La Crosse diocese in 1977. and received the Sacrament of holy orders, being ordained on June 19th, 1983, and actively served the parish for nearly 39 years. Deacon Sage served at St. Pius X Parish, joining with St. Thomas More Parish in 2000 to form Mary Mother of the Church Parish. Soon after Deacon Sage became the Executive Director of Catholic Charities combining his Faith and his career, serving others in all aspects of his life. After retiring from Catholic Charities, He took on the administrative work of his parish, work he continued for the balance of his life.
Deacon Sage was also an active servant leader in the La Crosse community first with his dear friends forming the Place of Grace Catholic Worker House. Also, a founding board member of the Wafer Food Pantry and was instrumental in opening the Warming Centers in La Crosse and Wausau as well as the Sojourner House in Eau Claire.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Larry and Helen and siblings, Michael Sage and Lori (Sage) Bollard. Survived by his wife, Mary; children, Jennifer (David) Schmeling, Tom (Michelle) Sage, David (Cynthia) Sage and his beloved grandchildren; Alicia, Jacob and Cody, sister Patricia (Jon) Fort, brother Leland (Kathleen) Sage and sister Debra (Terry) Drexler.
There will be a visitation Tuesday, January 18th, from 3-7:00 pm, with Rosary at 7 pm at Mary, Mother of the Church, 2006 Weston St, La Crosse (608) 788-5483. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the Mass at church.
Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, January 19th, at 11 am at Mary, Mother of the Church. Burial will be in the Onalaska Cemetery.
Finally, special thanks to all doctors, nurses, caregivers, and EMTs from Mayo Clinic Health System who took care of our beloved father and husband. You will forever be remembered in our hearts.
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Car 'inferno' in Shere left terrified driver 'needing to be tranquilised' by doctor
Sharon Duggan was returning from a dog walk in Shere when she heard a 'funny noise'
William BradleySenior reporter
A woman was left in such a state of shock after her car burst into flames that she says she had to be tranquilised by a doctor.
Sharon Duggan had a lucky escape after her car made a "funny noise" as she left Shere after a dog walk on Thursday (July 26).
Sharon said: "When I left Shere, it made a funny noise so I decided to get away from the village which was full of animals and people so that I could ring the breakdown people.
"The car was well maintained, only had 50,000 miles on the clock, had sailed through its MOT, had only been in the garage a couple of weeks' previously to have new handbrake cables fitted, I'd checked the oil and water two days' previously."
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Sharon successfully managed to nurse her car to Farley Green via Little London and eventually stopped at Edgeley Holiday Park.
Sharon said: "I thought I had driven over some dry sticks (that's what it sounded like) trying to avoid a delivery lorry the opposite side of Hound House road.
"I drove back up the hill and turned right towards Albury/Farley Green and the car kept making the odd noise intermittently so I was a bit scared but didn't want to stop where it was very exposed.
"I managed to nurse the car to Farley Green via Little London and eventually turned into Edgeley Holiday Park (because I knew I could wait there in the shade for the breakdown people) where it just stopped in the entrance, blocking it."
Sharon's car was engulfed in 10 to 15ft flames (Image: Sharon Duggan)
"I got the dog and myself out of the car to go and get somebody to help us to move it, glanced back and saw a spark under the car, there had been no smell of burning, nothing."
Sharon quickly ran for help in a desperate attempt to save her Vauxhall Corsa and prevent mass damage.
She said: "We ran to get help and the manager came with a fire extinguisher but there was nothing he could do as by the time we returned black smoke was billowing from under the bonnet and then it burst into flames.
"It took five firemen 20 to 30 minutes to extinguish - it was an inferno. I went into shock and had to be taken to the doctor and tranquilised."
Sharon hopes that her dramatic experience will serve as a warning for other drivers to be extra careful.
Footage as fire takes hold of car in Albury metres away from woodland
She said: "I think it would be a good idea to pass on my experience. I am particularly concerned about professional dog walkers who, these days, often keep dogs crated in the backs of their cars/vans.
"The moral of this tale is that if your car breaks down due to a funny noise, never leave anybody or your pets in it whilst you go for help.
"If I had left the dog in the car, she would have been burned to death. It was a terrifying experience watching 10 to 15 ft high flames engulf my car and I'm still trying to process it all.
"Edgeley Holiday Park were fantastic, the car couldn't have broken down in a better place."
Surrey Police has been contacted for a comment.


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