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Pokémon in Israel
Flag of Israel
Original anime airdates
Never aired
The Pokémon franchise first reached Israel in early 2000, with the first broadcast of אש בוחר את הפוקימון שלו on the Israeli Children Channel.
While all characters, Pokémon, and locations have kept their English names in the Hebrew dub, some objects, moves, and abilities in the franchise received Hebrew-sounding names.
The word Pokémon is written as פוקימון in Hebrew alphabet. In Hebrew, unlike English, a plural form, פוקימונים (Pokémonim) is often used. A female form, פוקימונית (Pokémonit) has also been heard in the anime. Since there is no neutral grammatical gender in Hebrew, Pokémon are always referred to as either male or female, but mostly male.
1 Pokémon games
2 Pokémon anime
2.1 Pokémon movies
2.2 Cast and crew
Pokémon games
Pokémon games are sold in English in Israel. After 2000, there were two distributors in Israel: Mushi and All Games.[1] Since 2007, games have been distributed by Ronlight Digital Ltd.[2] After 2010, it is not known if there was any distributor in Israel. Since April 2019, Tor Gaming is the official distributor of Nintendo products in Israel.[3]
Pokémon anime
Artuz HaYeladim's logo
The Pokémon anime is currently dubbed to Hebrew in Israel by Videofilm International since 2016. It was previously dubbed by N.L.S Studios (אולפני נ.ל.ס) from 2000 until 2010, when it went on hiatus.
The first ten seasons of the anime were broadcast on Arutz HaYeladim (ערוץ הילדים, "The Children Channel"), beginning in 2000 with the airing of the אש בוחר את הפוקימון שלו up until 2007.
On May 4, 2009, the anime was moved to Jetix Israel, starting with season 11. On September 9, 2009, Jetix transitioned into Disney Channel Israel and continued to broadcast the eleventh season along with season 12. However, In 2011, Disney Channel Israel decided to stop airing the anime in Israel. This effected season 13 and Zoroark: Master of Illusions which were dubbed entirely but never released to the public. The Hebrew dub went on hiatus, making many Israeli fans upset.
The anime returned to Israel in 2016. Due to the popularity of Pokémon GO in the country, Arutz HaYeladim reran the first two seasons of the anime from July 3, 2016 to August 31, 2016, with the original Hebrew dub.
On September 4, 2016, Arutz HaYeladim started to broadcast the XY series, broadcasting the entirety of season 17, 18 and 19. The Sun & Moon series premiered on Artuz HaYeladim on September 13, 2017, and since July 2018, the channel is airing Season 21.
Pokémon Chronicles has aired in Arutz HaYeladin on 207.
In Israel, the anime is also available on Netflix.
Pokémon movies
The first four Pokémon movies were aired in Israeli cinemas. Mewtwo Strikes Back debuted on in May 2000, scoring the biggest movie opening ever in the country at the time.
The last movie to be dubbed in Hebrew and played in theaters was Pokémon 4Ever - Celebi: The Voice of the Forest. Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, Jirachi: Wish Maker, and Destiny Deoxys were broadcasted on TV Yes 5 in English with Hebrew subtitles. In late 2010, Arceus and the Jewel of Life was broadcast on Disney Channel Israel with Hebrew dub. Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel aired in Arutz HaYeladim on May 2017. The most recent movie air on Arutz Hayeladim was I Choose You! on July 1, 2018. Mewtwo Returns has aired in Arutz HaYeladim in 2002.
Zoroark: Master of Illusions was dubbed into Hebrew, but was never released to the public due to Disney Channel Israel's decision to stop airing the anime at the time.
Detective Pikachu debuted on Israeli cinemas on May 9, 2019. It aired in English with Hebrew subtitles. A pre-premier screening was held in Rishon Lezion on May 3, 2019, in collaboration with Tor Gaming, Nintendo's distributor in Israel.
Voice actor(s)
Ash Ketchum יהונתן מגון
דניאל מגון Yonatan Magon (2000-2002)
Daniel Magon (2002-present)
Professor Oak יהויכין פרידלנדר Yehoyachin Friedlander
Gary Oak דורון בן-עמי
אביהוד תדהר
דניאל זילברשטיין
עמית יוסוביץ' Doron Ben-Ami (2001)
Avihud Tidhar (2002-2004)
Daniel Zilbershtein (2007)
Amit Yosovich (2009-2010)
Misty עדי זינו
נעמה אוזן
טליה ברקאי Adi Zino (2000)
Na'ama Ozen (2000-2003, 2018-present)
Talya Barkai (2003-2010)
Officer Jenny נטע רווה
מייקי אריאל
מירי כהן
עדי בר לב
מיה קדוש Netta Ravé (2000-2007)
Mikey Ariel (2008-2009)
Miri Cohen (2009-2010)
Adi Bar Lev (2016-2017)
Mia Kadosh (2017-present)
Jessie מאיה בר שלום
ענת ניב
נועה קשפיצי Maya Bar Shalom (2000-2003, 2004-2018)
Anat Niv (2003)
Noa Kashpitzi (2018-present)
James גיא נתיב
גיל צרנוביץ
לירון לב
גילן שחף Guy Nativ (2000-2004)
Liron Lev (2004-2010)
Gil Tsernovich (2006)
Gilan Shahaf (2016-present)
Meowth יוסי צברי
ירון מלאכי
עידו מוסרי
יואב נאמן
דור סרוגו Yossi Tzabari (2000-2001)
Yaron Malachi (2001-2003)
Ido Mosseri (2004-2006)
Yoav Ne'eman (2006)
Dor Srogo (2007-present)
Nurse Joy ענבל ארבל
ליטל וידבסקי
דנה רישפי
אתי קסטרו
נועה מלמד
עינת אזולאי
מיה קדוש Enbal Arbel (2000-2002)
Lital Vidvaski (2003-2004)
Dana Rishfi (2005-2006)
Etti Castro (2007-2009)
Noah Nelamed (2010)
Einat Azulai (2016-2017)
Brock אלון גורן
מולי בכר
גיא רושיניאק
אורי זלצמו Alon Goren (2000-2001)
Moli Bakhar (2001)
Guy Roshiniak (2002-2010)
Uri Zaltzman (2018-present)
Tracey Sketchit רן לואל
דור סרוגו Ran Loel
Dor Srugo (2007)
May דון לני-גבאי Dawn Lanny-Gabay
Max אייל כהן
עידן דנקנר Eyal Cohen (2004-2006)
Idan Dankner (2006-2007)
Dawn טליה ברקאי Talya Barkai
Paul מירון אהרונוביץ Meron Aharonovich
Cilan
Serena טליה ברקאי Talya Barkai
Clemont יובל בינדר Yuval Binder
Bonnie מייה קדוש Mia Kadosh
Lana עדי בר לב Adi Bar Lev
Kiawe אגם שצברג Agam Schatzberg
Lillie טליה ברקאי Talya Barkai
Sophocles שירלי לילו Shirley Lilo
Mallow מאיה מיטלפונקט
מיה אלון Maya Mittelpunkt (2017-2018)
Mia Alon (2018-present)
During the first ten seasons of the anime, the dub was directed by Yafa Gabay, a longtime voice actress who also voiced several minor characters in Pokémon. In 2009, Sharon Borgauker became the director of the dub. Since 2010, Talya Barkai is the director for the Hebrew dub.
The first five theme songs were performed by singer Uzi Fox, the owner of N.L.S Studios and the producer of the Hebrew dub. Uzi Fox also voiced minor characters on Pokémon, including Professor Birch.
FXP, Israel's largest message board, as a Pokémon sub-forum.
List of Hebrew Pokémon themes
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20050404064805/http://www.nintendo.co.il/links.htm
↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071022075109/http://nintendo-israel.co.il/Index.asp?SourceID=20&CategoryID=20&ArticleID=1
↑ https://nintendosoup.com/nintendo-is-opening-in-israel-soon/
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Q: Should JUnit tests overlap? I have made one test that checks if the answers on a question is added properly. I also have a update method test. But as you see in the update method you see that I check if the answer has been added before doing what the test is really supposed to do. Is this wrong? Shoud I assume that it works since I already have the case of adding answers covered by another test or should I make such asserts?
@Test
public void shouldAddAnswersToQuestion() {
    try {
        addAnswerToQuestion(new Answer("It is 3", false));
        addAnswerToQuestion(new Answer("It is 4", true));
        addAnswerToQuestion(new Answer("It is 5", false));
        addAnswerToQuestion(new Answer("It is 6", false));

        assertEquals(4, question.getAnswers().size());
    } catch (MultipleAnswersAreCorrectException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

@Test
public void shouldUpdateAnswerInQuestion() {
    try {
        Answer answer = new Answer("It is 4", true);
        addAnswerToQuestion(answer);

        Answer answerFromList = null;

        answerFromList = question.getAnswers().get(0);
        assertEquals(answer, answerFromList);

        answer.setDescription("It is now 5 instead of 4");
        question.updateAnswer(answer);

        answerFromList = question.getAnswers().get(0);
        assertEquals(answer, answerFromList);
    } catch (MultipleAnswersAreCorrectException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
}

A: A test should only assert on one bit of observable behaviour. Other behaviours that the test incidentally touches should generally be assumed to be correct, because we test for them elsewhere.
"One bit of observable behaviour" does not mean that you should only have a single assertion, but that you should only assert on one "thing" or one "unit of behaviour", for some value of thing or behaviour.
If I had written the shouldUpdateAnswerInQuestion test, then I would not have added the first assertion.

A: To answer this, I have a question for you. If a regression happens and an answer is no longer added (assertion breaks), is it more clear if one test breaks, or two, (or by extension, 10,20, 30 or whatever)?
I personally think if a feature breaks exactly one test should fail.

A: No and yes.
You can't, well shouldn't, assume in shouldUpdateAnswerInQuestion that addAnswerToQuestion passed. Perhaps that test will run next or in parallel or not at all...
However in your test of shouldUpdateAnswerInQuestion, checking that what you added was what you got back should be all that is needed.
Your issue seems to me, to be answer.setDescription("It is now 5 instead of 4");
Perhaps
answer.setDescription(String.Concate("It is now 5 instead of ", question.getAnswers().get(0));

would be better.

A: Redundancy in test coverage is good, because it means that your coverage will remain greater under maintenance.  Two tests that are testing the same code-path today might be testing different code-paths tomorrow.
That said, there are maintainability issues.  Maintaining a large test suite with n tests can cost O(n) programmer time each time you make sweeping changes.  If some tests are redundant and hard to maintain, you might be able to streamline development by getting rid of them.
If the additional test is not going to add much to maintenance overhead, then just add it.
If the old test is a maintenance headache, put in a comment that part of the test is redundant, so a maintainer can rid of the overlapping part instead of maintaining the whole thing.

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CIRCUIT CAST Episode 23: An interview with Lisa Reihana
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"I wanted to be very ambitious at a time when it looked like the economy was collapsing".
In this pod Lisa Reihana discusses her installation in Pursuit of Venus (infected) at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Based on 19th century wallpaper, Reihana's scrolling video installation addresses a moment of early colonial contact between European and South Pacific peoples.
Part 1 (0-8.22) The genesis of the project, links between the historical figures depicted and contemporary culture, and the critical nuances in the work. The making of another video Tai Whetuki/House of Death as a means to work through historical events.
Part 2 (8.30-15.00) Technical challenges and ethical conundrums. Lisa talks about her digital stills of Captain Cook, Joseph Banks, Omai and Tupaia at the National Portrait Gallery, the revisiting of historical figures and play with gender. "It's all about representation and ways of looking".
Host: Mark Amery. Support from Creative New Zealand. Music by Tlaotlon.
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Here is your Cancer Horoscope for December 2018. Every month, you will find at WeMystic the astrological forecasts for your zodiac sign.
December will be a fortunate time for the natives of Cancer with respect to love. The entrance of the Sun into the VII House of this sign, alludes to achievements attained by your life partner that bring satisfaction to your family.
Remember that Pluto, Saturn and the South Node are also in the VII House of Cancer, which relate to the results of a project that took a long time to construct.
For singles of Cancer, the entry of the Sun into the VII House points to a relationship that will be formalized (engagement or marriage), and for those who have not yet found love, they will have the opportunity to meet someone special.
But beware, Mercury will start to retrograde in the V House of Cancer from December 1st to 5th, and then start its direct phase in this location and continue its shadow period in the VI House, starting on 12/12.
In other words, if you are single and you know someone who really catches your interest, do not rush into things, because the other person will have (past) issues to resolve before opening up to a new relationship.
The finances of the sons and daughters of Cancer will remain stable during December. Unforeseen expenses related to family members can cause some misunderstandings (Lilith in the VIII House), but the entry of the asteroid Vesta into your VIII House (12/01) facilitates a timely resolution of conflicts.
Important: Vesta in the VIII House of Cancer is also a transit that supports revelations or visions in states of deep meditation, in addition to helping to overcome traumas associated with trust, vulnerability and attachment.
In the workplace, December will be an excellent period for Cancer, thanks to the presence of Jupiter in the VI House of this sign, and the return of Mercury in its direct phase to the same location, after the 12th.
You will be buzzing with ideas and want to grow your projects, but it is a good idea to be prudent, since Uranus will be retrograding in your X House at that moment.
The retrogradation of Uranus in the X House of Cancer should not be perceived as a negative circumstance. On the contrary, this planetary movement gives you the opportunity to reflect on what you really want to achieve in professional matters.
Retrograde Uranus in the X House helps to arrest patterns of control (which you thought you had previously overcome), in addition to reformulating your concept of success and analyzing whether you are working in line with your vocation or just to meet others' expectations.
The available alignments also warn about discussing your plans with people who have little credibility or getting involved with individuals who are prone to making bad comments, destructive criticism or gossiping.
Partnerships with people of this nature reduce the vibration of your energy and can lead to unpleasant situations, such as stealing credit for work you did and creating conflicts with major colleagues.
Another aspect to consider at this time is the beginning of the direct phase of Chiron in the IX House of Cancer (12/09), an event which is characterized by dissolving psychological (and emotional) barriers that prevented progress in academic (gaining a professorship) or international matters (moving, business, travel).
On a deeper level, Chiron in its direct phase in the IX House of Cancer represents reconciling with your faith and adapting your life philosophy to the person you are now, because what used to work may be obsolete now when paired with your present and reality.
The presence of Jupiter in the VI House of Cancer will facilitate the progressive recovery of the natives of this sign who saw their physical state decline during the few last months.
It is a good idea to keep in mind that this astrological position (Jupiter in the VI House of Cancer) also increases your predisposition to overindulge with spending, eating and drinking at office parties and family gatherings.
In this sense, the entry of Mercury in its direct phase into the VI House of Cancer on December 12th indicates a busy social agenda that involves the work space or the participation of colleagues.
Although Mercury will be in its shadow period until December 24th (approximately), the natives of Cancer will consider these social gatherings from a strategic point of view.
The beginning of the direct phase of the asteroid Juno in the XI House of this sign (12/23), indicates a commitment with projects that involve group collaboration or those that are geared towards impacting a collective group.
These are initiatives that had previously been discussed, but were put on hold. With the New Year approaching, you will be dusting off ideas and looking for allies to start building momentum.
This trend will be reinforced by the New Moon in Sagittarius on December 7th, which will impact the VI House of Cancer. It alludes to the need to implement a new lifestyle and work on what satisfies you (it may be a change of focus or occupation).
Other astrological aspects you must keep your eye on during this season are the Full Moon in Cancer on December 22nd and the presence of the asteroid Eros in the XII House of this sign.
Eros in the XII House of Cancer indicates the enjoyment of your own spirituality (a desire for moments of meditation alone), but also nostalgia for past loves.
On the other hand, the Full Moon in Cancer invites you to let your feelings flow, but without losing sight of the present and its evolutionary purpose (North Node in Cancer). Missing the idea of romance is not the same as missing something that you already recognize as the past.


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A logical cause of migration is of course immigrants which is a topic always creating discussions. When arriving in a new country a process of integration with the goal to adapt to the environment is started. This study will explore the need for integration and seeks to examine the connection between population composition and radical right opinions.
To fulfill the aim, a multivariate regression analysis is done on aggregated level in Sweden with statistics concerning the year of 2010. The relation between ethnic composition and voters support for the Swedish radical right party Sverigedemokraterna is studied as well as integration as an explanatory intermediate factor operationalized through unemployment, financial assistance and trust.
The results of the study indicate a positive connection between immigrants from EU/EFTA and the voter support for Sverigedemokraterna. A negative relation is identified between trust and the voter support for Sverigedemokraterna. Further the result establishes that an integration process with focus on social relations is the most effective regarding reducing radical right opinions. To explain the results of the study the contact theory as well as the ethnic competition theory is used.


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Throughout history, our communities have inspired purpose in our everyday lives. Today, we continue to improve our communities, providing support and encouragement to those around us. At Adventist Health, we've found that joining together to steward and maintain a community-driven garden bears more than just the fruit of its trees. Our on-site gardens continue to provide a healing space to invest in the health and wellness of our communities - growing our mission to inspire health, wholeness and hope in the areas we serve.
A garden to educate and inspire.
Adventist Health White Memorial in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Calif.
This small 1/3-acre lot sits amidst the inner-city streets of East Los Angeles. While space is sparse, the community garden of Adventist Health White Memorial serves a mighty cause. With more than 50 fruit trees, a vast array of vegetables and a tilapia fish farm to help organically fertilize the garden, men, women and children gather here to learn about the benefits of small-space gardening. Although it's not intended for the mass production of food, this vibrant and flourishing space offers the community an outdoor classroom and living lab. The purpose is to teach residents how to practically duplicate these health and nutrition practices in their apartments, backyards, balconies, schools and beyond.
With six strategic partners, Adventist Health White Memorial continues to grow the garden into a thriving community space. The Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA holds classes every Tuesday in the garden teaching local youth to plant, harvest and use the freshly grown food for home-cooked meals. Children create everything from delicious kale salads to flavorful smoothies while learning about the positive effects of organic and sustainable farming. Adventist Health White Memorial staff plans to expand the model into schools and educational programs – promoting the practice of gardening into regular curriculum.
In addition to educational programs for both children and adults, the garden offers a free space for relaxation, reflection and physical betterment. People can often be seen entering the garden in the morning for a daily stretching routine or a pleasant walk. There are benches and a canopy area to enjoy a conversation or meal away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Even the executive hospital staff breaks from the conference room to hold regularly scheduled meetings in the garden. All of the produce from the garden is harvested and set out for the community. Members of the community, in turn, continue to donate materials and time to the betterment of the garden.
No matter the size of a living space, the garden proves that visitors can conveniently incorporate healthy practices into their everyday life. Garden administrators plan to extend the garden seedlings and bed boxes as well as add a chicken coop later this year.
A garden to nourish and heal.
Adventist Health Howard Memorial in Willits, Calif.
The Commonwealth Garden plays an integral part in sharing the message of health and wellness. Created in 2007 by the Frank R. Howard Foundation, the garden was born out of a desire to promote education outreach and community wellness within a hospital setting. It is the first U.S. registered organic garden that directly nourishes patients of a specified hospital. Through a collaboration with Adventist Health Howard Memorial, the five-acre garden produces food for the patients, staff and visitors of the hospital, in addition to local programs like the Willits Food Bank and Senior Center. It has become a great platform for emphasizing the message of wellness and truly helps the community make the connection between food and health.
Transforming the healthcare experience, this garden promotes healing through the power of natural nutrition – influencing healthy habits that travel from the hospital into our homes. Members of the community can even visit the hospital's exclusive restaurant – Roots – to enjoy the farm-to-table meals prepared by renowned chef Kyle Evans. The restaurant, which primarily uses produce from the garden and tailors their menu depending on the harvest has also become a great venue not just for bringing home the message about wellness, but also as a place for community members to connect, a true nod to the small-town culture of Willits. The restaurant was also designed with the message of wellness in mind; there are no walls and the open layout allows patrons to see their food as its prepared from scratch, demonstrating that healthy eating can be simple and delicious at the same time.
In the summer months, when harvest is abundant, the garden opens up its farm, allowing the community to come and share in the bounty for a small donation.
The Commonwealth Garden also serves as a great venue for the hospital and community events and serves as a place for hospital staff to relax, exercise and connect with nature – especially with the nearby walking trail, further emphasizing the message of wellness.
Year after year, the garden continues to evolve the practice of sustainable farming – expanding its infrastructure to include energy-saving power systems, advanced irrigation, a greenhouse and the introduction of new and delicious foods. Through the health and healing of the Commonwealth Garden and the partnership between the Frank R. Howard Foundation and Adventist Health Howard Memorial, lives are transformed as health is inspired well beyond the hospital walls.
We thank our incredible staff and dedicated volunteers and community partners who continue to inspire whole person health in our communities and beyond. To learn more about these community gardens and the different ways to get involved, please contact Cesar Armendariz at Adventist Heath White Memorial andAnanda Johnson at the Frank R. Howard Foundation.


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10th July 2019 by Renaud Girard Leave a Comment
Twenty years ago, the Chinese still admired French industry. They envied us for our 4 As. Alstom, Alcatel, Airbus, Areva. Today, they only envy us one A. It's Airbus, from which they're trying to extract technological secrets by any means possible.
Only a generation ago, Alcatel was the world's most successful telecommunications company. It has melted, through cost-cutting, social plans, mergers and absorption. Now swallowed by Nokia, it is only a shadow of what it used to be.
At the same time, Huawei, which at the time was only a Chinese provincial distributor, became a global technology giant, ahead of all its competitors in 5G.
What explanation can be given for this disaster for the French economy and employment?
The Chinese have an industrial strategy, while France does not. It has had only modest "industrial policies", which have only ever been used to put sticking plasters on structurally condemned sectors, to boast the (temporary) rescue of a few jobs.
France could have made Alcatel (the former General Electricity Company) a world industrial champion of Huawei's size in telecommunications. Due to a lack of strategy, fear of investment, and naivety about the fierceness of global competition, France has missed its opportunity.
This was the time when Alcatel's boss dreamt of a "company without factories" and when, in the Matignon, we imagined a French economy based on services.
For a long time, official France had been burying its head in the sand. It refused to acknowledge and then analyse its dramatic decline in industrial production, public accounts and trade balance compared to its German neighbour. She denied the obvious: innovation and industry are the drivers of growth; services only follow.
The Chinese are not the only ones with an industrial strategy – which in their country is called Made in China 2025, and which aims to be less dependent on Western technology. Germany, too, has an industrial strategy. It is called Industry 4.0 and is implemented by the Federal Ministry of Economics in Berlin.
It focuses on digitising all production lines and creating constant communication between producers and customers, to the point of being able to manufacture à la carte, without any significant price increase compared to standardised mass production. Under the impetus of the Federal government in Berlin, German industry will invest 40 billion a year in the digitisation of production lines from 2020 onwards.
Does this mean that France should develop an industrial strategy for itself alone, without regard to its membership of the European Union? Of course not. We can't face the American and Chinese giants without a minimum size. But let us trust the industrialists and not ask EU officials what they cannot do: design concrete projects, then implement them to the finest detail.
European structures have demonstrated, with one exception (the European GPS Galileo programme, where Europeans should at least match the performance of American GPS), that they are unsuitable to generate real technological breakthroughs.
Since 1958, the European Commission has spent much more on innovation than the American ARPA (later DARPA). Created by Eisenhower as a disruptive innovation agency – in response to the shock of the Soviet success of Sputnik – the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Project Agency has devoted, over its history, some 58 billion current dollars to various projects.
But what a success! It originated the microprocessor, the Internet – whose initial name was arpanet -, the first prototypes of stealth aircraft, major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. The keys to DARPA's success over the past 61 years? Non-public officials chosen for their scientific or industrial expertise, with time limited mandates. A short decision-making circuit and the ability to quickly stop programs that are doomed to failure.
Let us now show imagination and creativity by shortening bureaucratic circuits. Nuclear and space must be preserved but reformatted. The 5G challenge must be met. Not only through protection but also by European industry. Only the state can initiate it.
Let us remember the Franco-German Airbus project, the principle of which was approved in principle by one of the last restricted councils chaired by General de Gaulle in 1969.
This article first appeared in Le Figaro.
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About Renaud Girard
Renaud Girard is Chief Foreign Correspondent at Le Figaro. An advocate of political realism, he studied at the Ecole Normale Supérieure and the Ecole Nationale d'Administration. He has worked as a war correspondent and written books about the Middle East, geopolitics and international relations.
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My Love, My Love, My Fearless Love: What is the song on Lucifer?
Thu May 09, 2019 at 12:36am ET Sat Jul 04, 2020 at 12:36 am EDT
Lucifer Morningstar returns to Hell. Pic credit: Netflix
My Love Will Never Die By Claire Wyndham is the song that plays in the closing scene of the season finale as Lucifer Morningstar leaves for Hell.
The song, which has the opening line "My Love, My Love, My Fearless Love," plays in the Lucifer Season 4 finale — Episode 10, titled Who's da New King of Hell?
My Love Will Never Die by Claire Wyndham
Lucifer thought he had averted the prophecy that Hell would be victorious when the Devil finds his first love but he ends up facing off against a new threat.
Eve brings the demon Dromos to Earth who takes over Father Kinley's body. Dromos then summons other murderous demons from Hell and kidnaps Charlie. Dromos and the other demons threaten to make Charlie the new King of Hell.
Lucifer bares his Devil's face and confronts Dromos and his demons to protect the humans he's grown to love. In the emotional closing scene after having defeated Dromos, Lucifer Morningstar tells Chloe he must return to Hell. Chloe tearfully declares her love for the Devil. She tells him that she loves him and begs him not to leave.
But Lucifer Morningstar tells Chloe that he must return to sit upon his throne and take control of Hell so that he can contain the demons and prevent them from returning to Earth.
Lucifer explains that Chloe was right that they got the prophecy wrong and that the prophecy is actually about Hell coming to Earth. He must prevent that from happening by returning to Hell to rule and contain the demons.
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"I need to keep them contained," Lucifer explains, "They [the Demons] must have a King."
Chloe begins to sob, pleadings with Lucifer, saying, "You can't leave me."
My Love Will Never Die by Claire Wyndham starts to play at this point.
Chloe apologizes to Lucifer about how she acted when she first saw his face and pleads with him not to go back to Hell.
"I love you," she says. "I love you… please don't leave."
Lucifer Morningstar then tells Chloe that she is his first love and not Eve.
"It's you, Chloe," Lucifer says. "It's always has been."
They kiss and Lucifer says goodbye and the song continues:
My Love, my love
My fearless love
I will not say goodbye
See me rise, sky may fall
My love will never die
We then see Lucifer sitting on his throne and rising in the night sky back to Hell.
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Michael Laxer
Red Review #2 -- International Left and Labour News
The second edition of our new weekly review of international left and labour news with stories from Canada, Brazil, the United States, Portugal, and elsewhere. There is also an overview of the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba.
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and Raúl Castro at the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba -- Photo via Twitter
April 17:
Solidnet | CP of Greece, بيان المكتب الإعلامي عن يوم السجناء السياسيين الفلسطينيين في السجون الإسرائيلية
On the occasion of Palestinian Political Prisoners' Day in Israeli prisons (17/4), the Greek Communist Party expresses its solidarity with the struggling Palestinian people and thousands of political prisoners in Israeli prisons.
With the support of the United States, the European Union, NATO and other allied forces, for decades now Israel has occupied Palestinian and other territories, pursuing occupying force practices including the killing of unarmed people (even young children), the long-term detention of Palestinians without court order and other inhumane occupation practices.
Today, 4,400 Palestinian political detainees are still being held in Israeli prisons, including 140 children, 36 women, 11 deputies and 440 detainees without trial.
The Greek Communist Party calls on the Greek people and the people of the region to continue to actively express their multifaceted solidarity with the Palestinian people, and to condemn the crimes of Israeli occupation against the Palestinians.
Grappling With Parliament Limiting His Powers, Mongolian President Moves to Dissolve Ruling Party
On April 18, President Battulga Khaltmaa issued a decree to dissolve the Mongolian People's Party (MPP). The MPP currently holds a parliamentary supermajority and successfully amended the Constitution in 2019 to significantly check presidential powers. The presidential decree included specific accusations against Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, whom it is widely believed will be the MPP candidate for the imminent presidential elections. Battulga belongs to the Democratic Party, the main rival to the MPP.
The text appeared on Battulga's presidential website, with an embedded YouTube video of Battulga presenting the order in front of the white yak-tail standards symbolizing state authority that stand in the heart of the Government Building on Sukhbaatar Square. The Governing Committee of the MPP held a meeting and responded with a video on Facebook Live, featuring eight MPP members, seven of whom are parliamentarians, and the secretary of the Governing Committee, standing in front of a staircase in what appears to be the MPP headquarters building adjacent to the Government Building and Sukhbaatar Square.
Solidnet | CP of Swaziland, Communist Party of Swaziland 4th National Congress Declaration
The Communist Party of Swaziland held its 4th National Congress from 2-4 April 2021 in Mpumalanga, South Africa, under the theme "DECISIVE MOBILISATION FOR DEMOCRACY NOW". The Congress was attended by delegates from all the structures of the organisation. The Congress also received solidarity messages of support from international revolutionary organisations.
Amazon Hit with 23 Unfair Labor Practices Complaints over Union-Busting Campaign in Alabama | Democracy Now!
In Alabama, the labor union that failed in its months-long battle to organize an Amazon warehouse in the city of Bessemer has filed 23 complaints against the online retailer with the National Labor Relations Board. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union says Amazon unlawfully interfered with union efforts by threatening to cut workers' pay, benefits and time off work, while creating an "impression of surveillance" by installing private mailboxes at the warehouse so it could monitor workers' votes.
Uptown Shopping Centre May Be Left Without Sanitation After Janitors Vote to Strike - JUSTICE FOR JANITORS
Janitors working at Uptown Shopping Centre have voted to strike following nearly a year of their employer, Everclean Facility Services, refusing to provide a living wage to this newly unionized group of workers. Uptown shopping centre is one of the largest properties in Victoria, including retail, office, and recreational facilities. A strike by Uptown janitors would leave this widely-used public space with no sanitation staff.
The workers voted to unionize with SEIU Local 2 in June 2020 and have been fighting for a fair first collective agreement ever since. Worker demands for a fair wage and paid sick days have been thus far met with employer intransigence.
Solidnet | CP of Mexico, On the resurgence of the newspaper El Machete, organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Mexico
Comrades, at the beginning of March the Communist Party of Mexico met in the VII Plenary Session of the Central Committee, where we adopted the new measures of the National Press and Communications Conference. Among other conclusions, we decided to recover the original title of El Machete (currently El Comunista) for the Central Organ (of Communications) of the Party, starting May 1, 2021 The historical newspaper was founded by David Álfaro Siqueiros, and was the Central Organ of the Mexican section of the International Communist .
Port of Montreal rejects offer from dockworkers union to call off strike | Montreal Gazette
The union representing dockworkers at the Port of Montreal says it has offered to end its strike, but the Maritime Employers Association has refused to cancel its decision to reduce worker wage conditions.
Top Brazil court uphold's 'bias' ruling against Lula judge
Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld last month's ruling by one of its chambers that former judge Sergio Moro was "biased" in convicting ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of corruption in 2017.
Welland city workers ratify new four-year contract - CUPE Ontario
The four-year agreement covers the period of January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2024 and will see a 7.5 per cent wage increase over the life of the agreement. The agreement also contains a letter of understanding that the city and the union will establish a Pandemic Committee with representatives from both sides to work on issues that may arise in the event that a pandemic is declared. The agreement does not contain any reductions to the employee short term disability plan.
PPWC and Unifor stand united in upcoming pulp and paper talks
Two of the country's largest pulp and paper unions, Unifor and the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC), have agreed to continue to work together in the next round of pulp and paper bargaining for members across Western Canada.
"There is strength in unity, and with both of our caucus's working jointly we will be ready to look after the best interests of our members," said Gary Fiege, PPWC President.
Shred-it Workers In New Jersey Join Teamsters (prnewswire.com)
Drivers and helpers for Shred-it, Inc., in Trenton, N.J. have voted overwhelmingly, by a more than 3 to 1 margin, to join Teamsters Local 469 in Hazlet, N.J. The organizing victory was announced yesterday following a mail-in election for the unit of 32 workers.
Shred-it workers overcame an aggressive anti-union campaign by management throughout the organizing drive to secure union representation, seeking fair treatment and working conditions.
St. Thomas University custodians lose union due to contract flipping (nbmediacoop.org)
Many employers in New Brunswick, including universities, use anti-labour and anti-union techniques as a management strategy. One tactic is "contract flipping" for work such as cleaning services.
When a contract is flipped to a different service provider, the workers have to reapply for their jobs with the new service company. They might lose their job, or if they get the new job, they might need to change their union, or they could be left without a union and collective agreement to protect their rights as workers.
St. Thomas University flipped its contract for custodians in August 2020 to a new company. The custodians had been working for Aramark and were represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 5083), with a collective agreement expiring in June 2021. Some of the custodians originally with Aramark were not re-hired by the new company. All the workers with the new company are now without a union.
Atlantic Gold mine workers in rural Nova Scotia join United Steelworkers union
Workers at a gold mine in rural Nova Scotia have voted to unionize, citing issues including work conditions, health and safety concerns, and wages and promotions.
The employees of Atlantic Gold, a subsidiary of Australian gold mining company StBarbara Ltd., joined the United Steelworkers union after receiving certification by the Nova Scotia Labour Board.
Pedro Castillo Pledges to Expel USAID from Peru - Kawsachun News
The leading candidate in Peru's presidential election will be expelling USAID within the first 100 days in office if elected, following in the footsteps of Bolivia.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which reports having a presence in over 100 countries, was expelled from Bolivia in 2013 for financing individuals and groups conspiring against democracy in Bolivia. President Evo Morales said there was no benefit to USAID's presence—quite the contrary. The agency worked to eliminate campesino and indigenous organizations, while the majority of its operations were related to intelligence and social control.
Montreal longshore workers issue notice of general unlimited strike | Canadian Union of Public Employees (cupe.ca)
The Syndicat des débardeurs du port de Montréal will begin a general unlimited strike effective next Monday, April 26 at 7am, but indicated that it can be avoided.
"If the Maritime Employers' Association (MEA) doesn't want a strike, all it has to do is let up on its pressure tactics and the union will do likewise. No overtime strike. No weekend strike. It's straightforward. We want to return to the bargaining table," said Michel Murray, spokesman for CUPE local 375.
While the parties were still negotiating, the MEA announced on Thursday that it would make changes to the longshore workers' schedules starting next Monday. This was the second time in a week that the MEA changed the longshore workers' working conditions. These actions are worsening the conflict instead of resolving it.
8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba in Review:
Raúl Castro's Central Report to 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba (excerpts) (theleftchapter.com)
Central Report to the Eighth Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba › Cuba › Granma - Official voice of the PCC
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez elected as first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee › Cuba › Granma - Official voice of the PCC
Final day of 8th Party Congress begins › Cuba › Granma - Official voice of the PCC
As on the sands of Playa Girón, the Party stands tall and invincible › Cuba › Granma - Official voice of the PCC
Solidnet | CP of Cuba, PRESS SUMMARY ABOUT 8TH CONGRESS CPC. 17.04.21
Solidarity Messages to the 8th Congress:
Vietnamese Party chief Nguyễn Phú Trọng congratulates new leader of Communist Party of Cuba - Politics & Laws - Vietnam News
Greetings to Comrade Raul Castro and the 8th Congress, Communist Party of Cuba (communist-party.ca)
Solidnet | CP USA, Solidarity Message to the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba from the Communist Party USA
CPA-greeting-to-8th-Congress-CPC-April-2021.pdf (solidnet.org)
Solidnet | CPRF, Greeting message to the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba
Saludo-del-PCE-al-8vo-Congreso-del-PCC-.pdf (solidnet.org)
Solidnet | CP of Ireland, Greeting to 8th Congress Communist Party of Cuba
Solidnet | CP of Swaziland, Message of solidarity to the 8th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba
Solidnet | CP of the Workers of Spain, Saludo del Partido Comunista de los Trabajadores de España (PCTE) al Partido Comunista de Cuba en su VIII Congreso
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Red Review #82 -- International Left and Labour News
Communist parties of Swaziland & South Africa condemn killing of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko


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Publication – Yossi Maurey, « Liturgy and Sequences of the Sainte-Chapelle. Music, Relics, and Sacral Kingship in Thirteenth-Century France »
The book revolves around some of the most important relics of Christendom — chief among them the Crown of Thorns — and the ways in which they became, effectively, personal objects of devotion, notwithstanding their ostensibly universal appeal. It was France that laid claim to the Passion and other relics in the middle of the thirteenth century in a campaign that involved the construction of a new magnificent chapel — the Sainte-Chapelle — designed specifically to display the relics, and the composition of new liturgies to celebrate and focus attention on them. As inert objects, relics could not accomplish much without being 'activated' one way or the other, whether in prose, poetry, paintings, statues, or in music. It is these modes of activation that endowed the substance of relics with identity and meaning that made them so powerful and effective. The liturgies studied in this book were some of the most critical mechanisms of activation; they enabled the power of the Sainte-Chapelle relics, articulated the nature of that power, and proclaimed it far and wide. Nowhere is this more evident than in the sequences memorializing these relics, which were chiefly cultivated and championed at the Sainte-Chapelle. This book examines these sequences, and the ways in which they give prominence to the underlying agenda of the French monarchy by promoting and naturalizing the notion of sacral kingship, rooted in biblical kingship.
List of Illustrations, Acknowledgements, List of Manuscript Sigla, Abbreviations, A Note on the Transcriptions and Translations
IntroductionPart I. The Crown of Thorns Historia susceptionis coronae spinaeThe Liturgy for the Crown of Thorns Sequences for 11 August and its OctaveEpilogue: Dyadema salutare – A Dominican Addition and its ImportConclusionsPart II. The Reception of Relics
Relics in Motion
The Liturgy for the Reception of the Relics
Sequences for 30 September and its Octave
The Main Sources for the Sainte-Chapelle Liturgy
Manuscript Sources of the Crown Mass Propers
Manuscript Sources of the Crown Sequences
Manuscript Sources of the Relics Sequences
Synopsis of the Crown Sequences
Synopsis of the Relics Sequences
The Historia Susceptionis Coronae Spineae:Text and Translation
Lessons for the Reception of Relics
Yossi Maurey, Liturgy and Sequences of the Sainte-Chapelle. Music, Relics, and Sacral Kingship in Thirteenth-Century France, Turnhout, Brepols, 2021 (Cultural Encounters in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, 35). 252 p., 4 colour ill. + 21 Musical Examples, 27 b/w tables, 156 x 234 mm. ISBN: 978-2-503-59105-6. Prix : 80 euros.


The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the state's 2018 appropriation bill of N1,046tn into law.
The passage followed the adoption of the report and recommendations of the House Adhoc Committee on Budget and Economic Planning, headed by Hon. Gbolahan Yishawu.
The house approved N347. 039bn as the total recurrent expenditure from the consolidated revenue fund.
It also approved N699. 082bn as the total capital expenditure from the development revenue fund for the year ending Dec. 31, 2018.
Yishawu, while presenting the committee's report, said that efforts should be made to reduce the total overhead cost of the state.
The lawmakers, who took turns to commend the nine-man ad hoc committee for a job well done, however, called for quick consideration of the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) scheme.
Hon. Setonji David, the Acting Chairman, House Committee on Physical Planning and Urban Development said: "there are so many arrangements going on in PPP that the house does not know about''.
The Deputy Majority Leader, Hon. Muyiwa Jimoh, said that PPP should be on its own and not operate under any ministry.
The Speaker of the House, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, also commended Yishawu and members of the committee for thorough scrutiny of the budget within a short time frame.
The House passed the bill after Obasa conducted a voice vote on each of the sectoral allocations for ministries, departments and agencies.
Obasa directed the Acting Clerk of the House, Mr Azeez Sanni, to send a copy of the bill to Gov. Akinwnmi Ambode for his assent.


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Answers in Pandeism: does Pandeism amount to self-worship?
(essay) by Pandeism Fish Thu Jul 05 2012 at 7:55:34
One contention often raised against Pantheism -- and, lazily, by extension against Pandeism, in some recent exchanges -- is that its doctrines amount to 'self-worship.' To claim our Creator to be one with our Universe and man to thusly be 'part of our Creator,' the attack goes, is identical to 'elevating man to godhood' -- no matter how fractional and ignorant a fragment of our Creator we might be asserted to be. When leveled against Pandeism, this attack conflates one of the key errors of antipandeism -- misunderstanding the import of the pantheistic element -- with a naked appeal to a fallacious emotional bias. Often such attacks are framed in a way which reflects profound ignorance even of the attacker's own theological doctrines and of the essential physics underlying our Universe.
Firstly, it must be noted that for that most ancient of all religions -- Hinduism -- this is simply not a problem which arises, for the Hindu religious texts are, as well, the oldest known literature to express Pandeistic ideas. In Hindu theology, Brahman is the unchanging, infinite, immanent, and transcendent reality, the Divine Ground of all things in this Universe, and is at the same time the sum total of all that ever is, was, or ever shall be. Pandeism is discernible from some of the more ancient Vedas and Upanishads to later Advaita philosophy. The Great Sayings of the Upanishads universally indicate a unity of the world with the Brahman. In Chāndogya Upanishad for example it is written "All this Universe indeed is Brahman; from him does it proceed; into him it is dissolved; in him it breathes, so let every one adore him calmly"; and, further on:
This whole universe is Brahman, from Brahman to a clod of earth. Brahman is both the efficient and the material cause of the world. He is the potter by whom the vase is formed; He is the clay from which it is fabricated. Everything proceeds from Him, without waste or diminution of the source, as light radiates from sun. Everything merges into Him again, as bubbles bursting mingle with air-as rivers fall into the ocean. Everything proceeds from and returns to Him, as the web of the spider is emitted from and retracted into itself.
Pandeistic strains of thought are similarly discernible in the Rig-Veda's hymns; and so, the proposition that Pandeism could amount to self-worship would never occur to a Hindu, that already being an ingrained idea of Hindu theology.
The radical immanence attributed to the divine in Jewish mystical Kabbalah is claimed to have been the inspiration for the strain of Pantheism formulated by Baruch Spinoza, though Spinoza's views are not accepted in Orthodox Judaism. Additionally, the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Hasidism, expressed a mystical sense of the divine which could be characterized as panentheistic. Biblical Judaism, generally accredits the origin of the Universe to the Torah law of nature, the original Torah being found not in the writings of Moshe, but within nature itself. And so, 'reading' the Torah of nature is equivalent to 'reading' the Torah of revelation and theoretically will agree with one another -- as claimed to be illustrated by the discovery of the Big Bang, a time of origin of our Universe. Rabbinical Orthodoxy, viewing this as a discrepancy, sought to maintain the written Torah above the one given first in nature by asserting the written Torah to have preceded creation, it being from the written Torah that God 'spoke' creation.
Since Christianity traditionally grafts the Old Testament as a prependation to the liturgy unique to it, it must be taken as carrying forward the pandeistic possibilities inhering in Judaism. But beyond that, it is somewhat surprising to note that a thought surprisingly similar to that expressed in Hinduism is similarly imported into Christianity, for it is written in Acts 17:23-25:
That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us; For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain of your own poets have said.
It must be noted as well that the Gospel of Thomas (considered to be non-canonical by most Christians), quotes from Jesus, this: "I am the light that is over them all. I am the All; the All has come forth from me, and the All has attained unto me. Cleave a (piece of) wood: I am there. Raise up the stone, an ye shall find me there." And so, from whichever source, the Christian idea of God as a sustainer in whom all things move -- if the Bible is to be taken seriously -- is in fact nearly identical to the pandeistic attribution of that role to our Creator!! It is then understandable that many minority traditions within and around historical Christianity trace pantheistic beliefs to the New Testament and related ecclesiastical traditions. This view diversely proceeds from the early Quakers, to later Unitarians, and to a degree into traditional Catholic and Liberal Protestant main-line denominations. Others would include in this reckoning Process theology, Creation Spirituality, the Brethren of the Free Spirit and a presence among the gnostics. And so, this idea has had adherents within segments of Christianity from the beginning, or close to it.
Some Christians even assign this significance to the doctrine of Trinity, with the Holy Ghost ([The origin of the Holy Ghost tradition|itself arguably copied from concepts in Hinduism) holding together the Universe within itself, personifying itself as the Father, which personifies itself as the Son inside this Universe (leaving the Father outside our Universe, Time, and Space). Christian pantheists, appealing to its Biblical form, discern this theology throughout the scriptures, from Old Testament to New, and hold it up as reconciling the difficulties which Roman theologians erroneously attempted to 'solve' in the Roman councils concerning both the Trinity and the Nature of Christ as the Logos (as only pantheism provides both an expression of Christ as the "Logos" of God, and the unity of Monotheism). The Biblical equation of God to acts of nature, and the definition of God within the New Testament itself, all provide the basis of appeal to this belief system.
A rather schizophrenic view of Pandeism can be found in Islam, for Islam at the same time teaches that Allah is "the One and Only," the only thing to have actual existence -- which would, by definition make all things which exist or at least seem to exist in some sense 'part of' Allah. But at the same time Islam harshly, sometimes violently, condemns notions that nature is sacred or physical reality is sacred, or that anything at all is sacred other than some conception of Allah somehow existing separately from the physical reality which must yet exist within it. Only the spiritual brand of Islam known as Sufism is able to express pantheistic ideas with confidence, though it does so eclectically, with different branches taking pantheistic cues from different sources. Indigenous Sufism would be most obviously influenced by Eastern texts; Hadith Sufism would be influenced by Islamic scholars from Sulaiman period, and Qur'anic Sufis would see the Quran itself as the continuing revelation and interpret personification linguistics as with previous Biblical prophets. Ismaili Muslims are, as well, susceptible to being described as pantheistic, or, again, more precisely panentheistic.
Relating all of this back to Pandeism
No matter how it is formulated, the idea that our Universe is in some sense 'within' our Creator or is a reflection of or an extension of our Creator is the same element of Pandeism which is condemned as self-worship. Neither Pandeism not Pantheism has any doctrinal impetus to actually literally 'worship' oneself, to build an alter to oneself and in any sense deem oneself to be above any other person or any other thing. Indeed, it is an oddity that Pandeists are sometimes accused in almost the same breath of 'self-worship' and of making man no more important that dirt and rocks. But the thing which distinguishes Pandeism from theistic faiths -- the absence of a need for the Creator to consciously change any direction of development in the Creation -- is of no matter to question of whether man is part of our Creator.
Now, there may be more of this claim to be made against those branches of Pantheism which would hold that our Universe exists statically, and that things have always been as they are, that man for example has always existed (though perhaps without remembering it), and that man alone has ever been, or will ever be conscious, existing as the only eyes and ears our Universe ever could have. Even this wouldn't rightly be called self-worship, though it is about the most vaunted position in which a theology could put man. But this is simply one strain of Pantheism, and -- because Pandeism necessarily presupposes an intelligent and once-conscious Creator far outstripping human capacities, it is simply ignorant to extend this characterization to Pandeism.
But putting aside the misrepresentation and conflation aspects of the charge, there is still the emotional bias inherent in the claim to consider. After all, suppose some formulation of Pandeism really could credibly be framed as a form of self-worship? Perhaps the person who blithely states, 'my body is my temple' could be taken more literally than the expression usually allows; perhaps the person who pursues the sensual pleasures of life over the boredom of sitting through religious services could be accused as a 'self-worshiper'; perhaps the combination of masturbation and prayer into an act of masturpraytion could be so condemned. Well, then so what? To call a theology 'self-worship' is not to disprove it; to claim it is vain or egotistical first requires forgetting, as the accuser must, the vanity of vanities inherent in believing man to be some special effort and special concern of the Creator of a Universe scores of billions of light years across. But, moreover, suppose it is vain, and is egotistical, so what? Man thinks himself smarter than chimpanzees, at least along the lines of intelligence which matter most to man, such as communicating by speech or constructing mathematical equations. Is it vain to point out that, along these lines, man is indeed the more intelligent animal? Is it egotistical to believe oneself better able to contemplate philosophy than an aardvark would be?
If logic and reason reveal ours to most likely be a pandeistic Universe, and reveal that all other belief systems are logically accounted for in Pandeism, then it most likely is so even if believing this is so satisfying to the ego that it can coherently be claimed to amount to 'self-worship' in some way distinctive from the teachings of the theistic faiths. In truth, nothing in Pandeism inherently sets any man above any other, or makes man any more 'divine' than any other thing in our Universe (all things being equally part of our Creator). But even if it did, then that would simply be the nature of things as supported by the evidence, and would not amount to an observation capable of being condemned for its incidental glorification of man.
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Which is better for my Subaru, the Subaru Premium Synthetic product as used by Subaru dealers or Mobil 1 products such as Mobil 1 5W40?
It might surprise you, but the Subaru Synthetic is made from a "Group 3" base stock. This means that the based stock is a highly refined mineral oil not fully synthetic like Mobil 5W30, and as you know, full synthetic base stocks provide superior performance in comparison to mineral base stocks.
Higher Viscosity Index – This prevents oil becoming too thick at low temps and too thin at high temps – This reduces engine wear, especially at temperature extremes.
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Lower volatility – Reduces oil burn off – This reduces oil consumption and the need for frequent top up.
Lower traction – Due to the more consistent molecular structure of synthetics, there is less friction within the fluid – This leads to greater efficiency and lower oil temperatures.
Increased Oxidative Stability – Resists breakdown and attack from oxygen molecules – This slows down the rate of oil thickening and minimizes engine deposits and varnish.
This does't mean that the Subaru Premium Oil is a bad product - far from it. It is also widely recognised that good quality mineral based oils are ideal for new engines being run in, so need to rush out and change the oil in your new Subaru (or other car). But after 10,000-15,000kms, you really should be using a fully synthetic oil, and we at MRT only use Mobil 1.
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The Statement of Fitness for Work (known as a 'fit note'), was introduced on 6 April 2010 across England, Wales and Scotland. Fit notes are issued by doctors as evidence of their advice about an individual's fitness for work. They are the normal method for employees to provide evidence of sickness to employers after the seventh day of absence.
Doctors use fit notes to assess whether their patient 'may be fit for work' or is 'not fit for work'. If a patient 'may be fit for work', the doctor should tick at least one of four boxes outlining common return-to-work approaches to help their patient. There is also space for the GP to give further advice.
The fit note was introduced to improve back-to-work advice for individuals on sickness absence and communication between individuals, doctors and employers on what a patient could do at work, thereby reducing sickness absence levels.
As part of the wider fit note evaluation programme, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) and the University of Liverpool to conduct a quantitative assessment of the fit note to strengthen the evidence base on sickness certification.
To achieve this 49 GP practices in five areas of Great Britain collected these data for 12 months, resulting in 58,700 fit notes distributed to 25,000 patients. Data collection took place between October 2011 and January 2013.


ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2004--Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE:FRT) today announced that it has formed a joint venture with Clarion Lion Properties Fund, a discretionary fund created and advised by ING Clarion Partners. The joint venture will acquire up to $350 million of stabilized, supermarket-anchored, shopping centers in the Trust's strategic East Coast and California markets.
Federal Realty and Clarion Lion Properties Fund have committed to contribute to the joint venture up to $42 million and $98 million, respectively, of equity capital to acquire properties over the next 24 months. Federal Realty seeded the joint venture by contributing Plaza del Mercado, a $20.5 million Giant Food anchored shopping center in Montgomery County, Md., and expects that external acquisitions will be used to achieve the venture's investment objectives.
Federal Realty will be the manager of the venture and its properties, earning fees for acquisitions, management, leasing, and financing and will have the opportunity to receive performance-based earnings. The Trust's management estimates that the venture will be accretive to earnings and FFO per share while further leveraging Federal Realty's leasing, management, and operating efficiencies in its existing markets. Federal Realty will file the complete joint venture agreement with the Securities Exchange Commission under form 8-K.
"We look forward to working with ING Clarion on this joint venture and sincerely appreciate their endorsement of Federal Realty's management and strategy through this commitment," commented Donald Wood, Federal Realty's President and Chief Executive Officer. "This partnership gives Federal Realty the ability to acquire high quality, stabilized shopping centers that may not otherwise meet the Trust's property operating income growth targets. The structure of this venture will allow these stabilized assets to enhance Federal Realty's property operating income growth, while further leveraging our core competencies in markets where we already operate."
Stephen Hansen, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for the Clarion Lion Properties Fund added, "This joint venture affords us the opportunity to co-invest with a premier shopping center operator in their strategic markets. We benefit from Federal Realty's substantial platform and proven ability to add value to portfolio properties through its management and leasing expertise."
Federal Realty Investment Trust is an equity real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, management, development, and redevelopment of shopping centers and Street Retail properties. Federal Realty's portfolio contains approximately 16.9 million square feet located primarily in strategic metropolitan markets in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and California. The operating portfolio was approximately 93% leased to over 2,200 national, regional, and local retailers as of March 31, 2004, with no single tenant accounting for more than 2.4% of rental revenue. Federal Realty has paid quarterly dividends to its shareholders continuously since its founding in 1962, and has increased its dividend rate for 36 consecutive years, the longest consecutive record in the REIT industry. Shares of Federal Realty are traded on the NYSE under the symbol FRT. Additional information about Federal Realty can be found on the Internet at www.federalrealty.com.
The Clarion Lion Properties Fund is a $1.4 billion private equity real estate fund that invests in office, retail, multifamily and industrial properties throughout the U.S. It is managed by ING Clarion Partners, a leading real estate investment management firm. Founded in 1982, ING Clarion Partners and its affiliates manage more than $16 billion in assets in the private equity, public equity, and public debt sectors of the real estate markets. ING Clarion is headquartered in New York and has more than 600 employees located in major markets throughout the United States. The firm is the U.S. real estate management affiliate of the ING Group, one of the world's largest integrated financial services companies; ING has more than $600 billion in global assets under management, including $55 billion of real estate assets. Additional information about ING Clarion can be found on the Internet at www.ingclarion.com.


The other night some friends of ours hosted a Booze and Bacon party! So clever, right? It was lots of fun and everyone brought such creative (a delicious) dishes. Unfortunately, I only had my iphone so the documentation of the event isn't super high quality. But hey, it's booze and bacon and I don't think anyone is going to care too much about low-quality photos. 😉 Ray and I brought Peanut Butter and Bacon cookies, homemade Bacon Jam, and bacon infused whiskey for Bacon Old Fashionds! All of them turned out really delicious.
We also had BLT sliders, maple-bacon cupcakes, bacon jalapeno poppers, tequila-bacon guacamole and bacon-caramel-whiskey-marshmallow-chocolate bark. Whew, so good.
We really like fun food themed parties! Do you guys have any good suggestions for us?
This entry was posted in food, party and tagged bacon, booze, booze and bacon party, party on March 5, 2013 by allison.


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Labor & Union Issues
Union: Fla. fire, EMS workers 'getting destroyed mentally and physically' by excessive overtime
In the past year, Polk County first responders have been asked to pick up 4,495 mandatory OT shifts, totaling 89,434 hours
Dustin Wyatt
The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — At a time when they're responding to more 911 calls than usual during a pandemic, Polk County's firefighters and EMS personnel are "getting destroyed mentally and physically" by all of the overtime they're required to work due to low staffing levels as more employees leave, union leaders told The Ledger.
In the past year, Polk's first responders have been asked to pick up a total of 4,495 mandatory overtime shifts. That amounts to 89,434 hours of mandatory overtime across the department, at a cost of $2.5 million to taxpayers, according to data from Aug. 1, 2020 to Aug. 20, 2021, provided to the Polk County Professional Firefighters union by the county.
And the overtime — equal to roughly 449 hours per employee in the past year — isn't just a few hours at a time here and there. In most cases, the employees tasked with responding quickly to life or death emergencies are required to pick up 24-hour shifts once their regular 24-hour workday ends, union representatives say.
That means they're sometimes working 48 hours on end before getting a day of reprieve. The normal schedule for Polk County's first responders consists of a 24-hour shift followed by two consecutive days off.
"Forty-eight hours straight is not uncommon," said union Vice President Jon Hall, a five-year employee of the county's Fire Rescue Division. "There are way more people in our department working 48 hours at a time than there are people working the normal 24 hours. That stretch of 48 hours off doesn't actually exist."
County Manager Bill Beasley did not return an email or a phone call regarding the union's comments.
In an email, Mianne Nelson, the county's communications director, noted that a lot of counties are struggling to fill vacancies.
One example in Florida is Volusia County, which has lost 21 paramedics this year. The staffing challenges prompted the county to roll out $4,500 recruiting and $5,000 retention bonuses last month, the Daytona Beach News-Journal reported.
Another: Lake County, which had 41 vacancies in its EMS division as of Aug. 17, prompting the rural county to turn to neighboring communities to help with 911 calls, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
"Polk County Fire Rescue is not unlike any other organization today, in that there are vacant positions that are difficult to keep filled," Nelson said in the email.
Polk Fire Rescue currently has 199 employees working a combined 4,776 staffing hours per day to meet the county's response goals, she said.
Since 911 calls never stop and the county has to ensure that there are enough bodies in ambulances and in fire trucks to serve the public, Nelson noted that overtime is the only answer to not only vacancies but also employees on vacation or leave.
She said that all Fire Rescue employees are given sufficient latitude, per union bargaining agreements, to schedule or choose when they will be available for mandatory overtime.
She said that mandatory overtime accounted for 4.85% of the total hours worked in the past year, and that 74% of the overtime worked was voluntary.
"In other words, these were employees who chose to work overtime," Nelson said.
In the email, she also touched on COVID-19 and how the county has had to adjust.
"Our human capital resources are stretched in this COVID pandemic," Nelson said. " Polk County Fire Rescue has had to put additional transport vehicles (ambulances) into service to meet the increased call demand and the capacity concerns at our area hospitals."
Hall and union President Lee Stringer told The Ledger these challenges weren't introduced by the COVID-19 pandemic. It's an issue they've raised to county leadership for half a decade.
"Staffing has been a nightmare; it's not even a COVID issue," Stringer said. "It's an issue we've been having for years since about 2015."
But the pandemic has exacerbated the situation as the 911 call volume soars and more people leave the department.
On Aug. 13, the county reported that there were 35 vacancies within the Fire Rescue Division. In the past week, three more employees have quit, Stringer said.
The county confirmed that number. One left for maternity reasons, and one left because they live out of the county and took a position closer to their home, Nelson said. It's unclear what happened with the other employee.
To make matters worse, many first responders have been out over the past year because of COVID.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been 205 Fire Rescue employees who have missed more than 16,000 hours of work because they have either tested positive for COVID or reported COVID-type symptoms and could not work until they had negative tests, Nelson said.
Also, on any given day, there are about 30 employees (positions) on leave for such reasons as illness, military time off, funerals or vacations, according to the county.
These staffing shortcomings have reached extreme levels at a time when the department is responding to as many 400 emergency calls per day, roughly 42% more than usual.
Polk County Fire Chief Robert Weech, who did not return a phone call or email for this story, told the County Commission on Aug. 17 that the emergency response system is "critically stretched."
He encouraged the public to avoid calling 911 if they can help it. "If you have other ways of getting medical care, you need to exhaust those at this time so that we can deal with those other bigger emergencies."
Despite the system strain, Weech said his employees have been able to keep up for the most part and 70% of patients have not seen a delay in response times.
But in some parts of the county, ambulances are reaching patients as much as four minutes slower than usual, Weech said.
That's due, in part, to the time it takes patients to get admitted once they arrive via ambulance at the hospital.
He told the commission that he's proud of his team.
"Our first responders are working hard," Weech said, "That's a group that's committed, even when there is strain. I'm very proud of those folks."
Nelson also thanked first responders in her response to The Ledger.
"We are proud and thankful for the dedication and outstanding care that our Polk County Fire Rescue employees have shown to our residents and guests, especially during this long, unprecedented pandemic.
Union leaders told The Ledger that the department is still able to provide a "high level of service" to the public. But Hall and Stringer fear it's only a matter of time before the under-staffing and excessive overtime, if not addressed, results in burnout, lethargy, costly mistakes or oversights.
"Our concern is that we can't do this forever," Hall said. "How long can they keep this up?"
With few days off, employees are missing family time. They're unable to attend their son's or daughter's sporting events or recitals, Hall said.
"The duty these people signed up for is being overrun," he said. "We are being steamrolled."
Added Stringer, "These guys are just getting destroyed both physically and mentally."
(c)2021 The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.)
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Councilor: Fitchburg must do more to keep…
Councilor: Fitchburg must do more to keep businesses
By Jack Minch |
FITCHBURG — At-large City Councilor Marcus DiNatale said he doesn't know why New England Wire Products has decided move its operations from Fitchburg to Leominster.
But he said Fitchburg isn't doing itself any favors when it comes to attracting and keeping businesses in the city.
"I have said for years the city of Fitchburg is at a disadvantage to Leominster in terms of property-tax rate for commercial and industrial and utility rates, which we have no control over," DiNatale said Thursday.
Fitchburg's commercial tax rate is $25.26 for every $1,000 of assessed property value, while Leominster's is just $17.96.
"I'm not saying this is a reason, but to me it is a considering factor whether to come to Fitchburg or leave," DiNatale said.
Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong and city councilors this week said they are disappointed New England Wire made the decision to leave the city, but insisted they do not have ill will toward Leominster.
The Leominster City Council created an economic opportunity area and gave the company, which produces display racks for retailers, a tax-incentive financing package for making $250,000 in improvements to a 199,270-square-foot facility at 9 Mohawk Drive in the city and creating 100 new jobs.
The company announced it is transferring 117 jobs from its 85,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on Airport Road in Fitchburg in order to grow the business.
The company is applying for a state investment tax credit based on several factors, including the building's purchase and renovations, equipment costs, depreciable assets and job growth.
Employment is a regional issue, so even though the loss of the company is difficult for Fitchburg, it's good that the workers are able to keep their jobs, Wong said.
The Twin Cities regional unemployment rate is higher than other parts of the state, so Fitchburg and Leominster must work together to bring manufacturing to the area rather than looking at it parochially, she said.
Wong appears confident her city will be able to build its commercial base even with the latest setback.
"We look forward to attracting a new company to the site and to create even more jobs for our region," she said. "I am also excited that more jobs will be created."
At-large Councilor Stephan Hay said he is disappointed with the business's move to neighboring Leominster because it hurts the city's tax base.
He said he would not blame the company for doing what is best for its own profits.
"Hopefully, the mayor and her economic team can replace them," Hay said.
At-large Councilor Dean A. Tran said it is the mayor's responsibility to help local companies stay where they are and grow.
"When we lose a business to a neighboring city because of an incentive, we have essentially failed in our mission to help our local companies stay and grow in the city," Tran wrote in an email.
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