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Greater Boston Writers Resist: Voices of Comfort, Voices of Hope
January 28, 2018 / Jessica Kent
by Jessica A. Kent
It wasn't a protest march. It wasn't a rally. There was no chanting. There were no signs (there were signs, but they were asked to be put away). It wasn't loud, or ruckus. But the words that were spoken were loud, resounding, as twenty-five writers, readers, and leaders in the Boston community participated in the Greater Boston Writers Resist in an attempt to define and encourage the role of writing and creativity in a democratic society.
Writers Resist, a national network of writers, called for the organization of local events to occur on January 15, 2017 – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday – because, according to their website, "as writers we have tremendous power to bypass empty political discourse and focus public attention on the ideals of a free, just, and compassionate society." The event in Boston took place at the historic Boston Public Library, and was spearheaded locally by Daniel Evans Pritchard, founding editor of The Critical Flame, and supported by over thirty local writing organizations.
I knew I needed to go – it's a local Boston writing event, using creative responses to combat feelings of powerlessness, great line-up – but I wasn't quite sure what I was going to find. Those in attendance found something more poignant, more powerful, and more moving than we thought we would, I believe, something that spoke to the many voices that make up this world, and the many intersection points of humanity.
Interest was high, and the line outside the library began an hour before the doors opened. The lecture hall only contained space for around 400 attendees, and my friends and I scrambled for seats. Many were left in the hallway, a line curling around the downstairs lobby and up the stairs, but many stayed, listening, hoping for seats during Act II, a true testament to the attraction of this event, and perhaps what many of us were seeking: how can we as writers push back? The afternoon was cut up into two acts, twenty-five presenters total, introduced by Daniel Evans Pritchard stressing the need for writing as a civic art in a democratic nation, as it helps us "articulate the values and rights that make democracy possible." The program then began not with anti-Trump calls to action, but with local author Paul Yoon reading soft, lyrical words from Michael Ondaatje's memoir. The next author, Helen Elaine Lee, read snippets from James Baldwin, Denise Levertov, and Toni Morrison, explaining why these poems and quotes have seen her through dark times, pointing her towards greater love and hope.
And that was how the afternoon persisted; only six out of the twenty-five writers read original works, while the rest sought out the work of others that had either been meaningful to them, or that they felt applied to this kind of new world we're all moving into. Quite literally it was an afternoon of a multitude of voices. Poet Rob Arnold read a poem from Ashraf Fayadh after telling us the Saudi poet's story of being in prison for writing poetry: author Laura Van Den Berg read a poem by Ada Limón; author Jennifer De Leon read a poem by Lawson Inada; author Michael Lowenthal read the transcript of Pete Seeger's hearing before the House Committee on Un-American Activities from 1955, and read a new poem by Elisa Chavez; Giles Li, executive director of the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Association, read a poem by Li Young Lee; Martha Collins read poems by Nguyen Quang Thieu and Lam Thi My Da; and Ayanna Pressley, the first woman of color to be elected to the Boston City Council, read from Maya Angelou.
Readers brought in the original languages of the pieces they selected, as Alma Richeh, executive director of the Center for Arabic Culture, read an except from Kahlil Gibran in both Arabic and English. Poet Laureate of Boston Danielle Legros Georges read poems by Félix Morisseau-Leroy in Creole and English, as well as words by Wisława Szymborska (in English). Marta Rivera, coordinator for the Great Boston Latino Network, read a poem by Pablo Neruda in both Spanish and English.
Individual voices speaking for political change were heard as climate activist and writer Alexis Rizzuto read a letter from 13-year-old Jayden Foytlin about the flooding in his house, and the fear and confusion that's leading him to action. Actress and author Marianne Leone told the story of Anastasia Somoza, a quadriplegic disabilities activist, and of the story of her own son, Jesse, a non-verbal quadriplegic who wrote poetry, stressing the need to see those around us with disabilities and not let them become invisible. Author Jennifer Haigh used her time to advocate for Planned Parenthood, about its service to low-income women, sometimes the only health care they will receive, and the potential effects of the looming de-funding of its programming; she also read a poem by Kim Addonizio. Author James Carroll read a poem Daniel Berrigan, SJ, a priest who spoke out against the Vietnam War who wrote this poem and read it at the trial of the Catonsville Nine. Author Dale Peterson read us a "letter" his friend Henry David Thoreau had written to us about his thoughts on the times we're living in, the election, and encouraging us to "keep reading The Globe and The Times, but to also keep reading the stars." Author Richard Hoffman quoted from the recent Adam Gopnik piece "The Music Donald Trump Can't Hear," and paired it with excerpts from Sebastian Haffner's memoir Defying Hitler as a warning to keep aware of the political present and past.
A handful of writers brought their own unique voices and pieces to the program. Author Jabari Asim and Liana Asim read and performed his poem "Six by Nine," about the forty-one year incarnation of a black man wrongfully sentenced (Liana stayed on to read a poem by June Jordan). Krysten Hill performed two of her poems, one about the powerlessness felt after witnessing a knife fight at a T station, the other an homage to writer Nina Simone. Martín Espada read a poem about the immigrant kitchen staff of Windows on the World on the morning of 9/11. Two eighteen-year-old spoken word poets from MassLEAP's youth poetry slam festival, Louder Than a Bomb, performed two original works each: Michelle Garcia's first poem focused on the culture her mother had built for her family, the second a poem asking the difficult questions about her family's history – Colonialism and slavery, genocide and rape – and how one finds identity in that landscape; Kofi Dadzie's first poem was from the point of view of a police baton and evokes musical terms and allusions to describe police violence against African-Americans, his second a fanciful yet powerful imagined letter from Muhammad Ali to Kanye West. Poet Fred Marchant finished the afternoon with a reading from Walt Whitman, and an original poem inspired by Daniel Berrigan's poem, previously read.
The afternoon, as you could expect, was a pastiche of voices, a collage of words and language and experience, imagery and essay and humor and guidance, evoked by hope, isolation, fear, disenfranchisement, frustration, the desire for understanding, wisdom, love, and inspiration. But what were these writers, and all writers across the globe yesterday, resisting? Since the election there has been a fear of the dampening or removal of diverse voices from the American experience, the effective rendering of certain people or peoples invisible, certain voices as silent, or not applicable to society or culture under the new administration. What Writers Resist demonstrated is not just that we have our own voices to speak, our own experiences to attempt to articulate, our own identities to communicate, but that we, as writers, look to other voices to inform our experience in the world. They may be voices that are perhaps very different from ours, in background and culture and lifestyle and belief, but they speak of that deeper, connected humanity in all of us. Yesterday, we heard stories – American voices, international voices, male voices, female voices, voices across all colors of the spectrum – and each story is valid, each story is worthy to be heard, each piece created from the depths of someone's soul and mind and gut, pieces extending across time and space and culture to comfort each of us. What I heard yesterday were poems and stories and letters and essays of identity, from mainstream voices but mostly from marginalized voices, an intersectionality of art.
Where do we go from here? The question echoed throughout the program, and infiltrated the conversation my friends and I had afterwards: This is just a beginning; there's more work to be done. Certainly an answer is to get involved, and we were pointed towards local resources and organizations that support voices around Boston and the U.S. But the answer seems twofold. First, write. Write your story, and tell it to others. Every story is valid, and there is a kind of power in communicating it, turning your experiences and struggles and thoughts into a creative response. Second, encourage others to share their stories. Start a writing group. Get together to continue the conversation. Lead others in a writing workshop. Start a literary magazine. Writing is such a solitary pursuit we forget that we need readers and listeners, which is, in turn, our community. And for marginalized voices we have to remember to seek them out, or they may never be found. But we need voices, we need stories, for ourselves and our community, and ultimately, right now, for the health and growth of our nation.
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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on November 3, 2021
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CCTV: COP26 President Alok Sharma released the Climate Finance Delivery Plan, reiterating the $100 billion annual climate finance commitment developed countries made to developing countries, a target that was never realized throughout the past decade or so. Do you have any comment on this?
Wang Wenbin: Developed countries shoulder major responsibilities for climate change and historical emissions. It is not only their moral duty but also a binding international obligation under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement to provide funding and help developing countries deal with climate change. The 16th G20 Leaders' Summit adopted the G20 Rome Leaders' Declaration. It recalled and reaffirmed the commitment made by developed countries to the goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion per year by 2020 and annually through 2025 to address the needs of developing countries and stressed the importance of meeting that goal fully as soon as possible.
Funding is key to addressing climate change. It is developing countries' major concern that developed countries honor their funding commitment. At the Copenhagen and Cancun conferences, developed countries pledged to jointly mobilize $100 billion per year by 2020. The Paris Agreement stipulated that developed countries should continue to take the lead in mobilizing climate finance for developing countries. However, for more than a decade, developed countries have never truly delivered on their commitment. According to a recent report released by a well-known international think tank, developed countries' annual funding fell short of the target. There are also problems like overreporting with inflated numbers or makeweight. Some countries even try to list green investment of the private sector and conventional infrastructure projects unrelated to climate change as official climate finance. The effective amount they actually provided is much lower than the official data. In particular, the US only paid less than 20 percent of its due share while Australia and Canada paid less than half.
China sets store by efforts to address climate change. As the largest developing country, China has overcome its own economic and social difficulties to resolutely follow a path of green and low-carbon development, implement the national strategy of actively addressing climate change, scale up its climate actions, and strengthen goals of Nationally Determined Contributions. We have been speeding up efforts to put in place a "1+N" policy framework for carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, making coordinated efforts to reduce pollution and carbon emissions and exploring new models of low-carbon development. In this process, China has made tangible contributions to global climate governance and the fight against climate change. In the meantime, China has allocated about 1.1 billion yuan for South-South cooperation on climate change in recent years, donated energy conservation and new energy products and devices to almost 40 countries, helped relevant countries to launch meteorological satellites, and trained nearly 1,500 officials and technical personnel working in the climate response sector of 120 developing countries, and done our best to provide assistance and support for fellow developing countries under the framework of South-South cooperation on climate change.
In the face of climate change, a common challenge for mankind and an unprecedented difficulty in global climate governance, the international community should take on its responsibility and make concerted efforts to seek harmonious coexistence of man and Nature. With COP26 underway, developed countries should demonstrate good faith in combating climate change, and take bolder actions to improve the quality of the annual climate finance of $100 billion that they pledged to provide for developing countries, and contribute their fair share to the fight against climate change and global climate governance.
MASTV: US President Biden apologized at COP26 for the Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, saying it has put the country behind. Biden also called for strong actions to deal with climate change and urged major economies to honor their commitment. Does the Chinese side have any comment?
Wang Wenbin: As the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in cumulative terms, the US should face up to its historical responsibilities, maintain policy consistency, show greater ambition and actions, take the lead in fulfilling obligations of substantial emissions reduction, and provide financial, technological and capacity building support to help developing countries enhance their capacity to respond to climate challenges. Rhetoric can not substitute for actions. We hope that the US can introduce its action plan and roadmap for cutting carbon emissions by half before 2030 and ensure that there will be no reversal or retrogression of its climate policies in the future.
AFP: US President Biden said at COP26 that it is "a gigantic issue" and China just "walked away", referring to addressing climate change. Does the foreign ministry have a response to this?
Wang Wenbin: Tackling climate change requires concrete action, not empty words. China's actions on climate change are real. China adds about 12,000 hectares of forest area and 90,000 kW of installed photovoltaic capacity on average per day. We are building a batch of large-scale wind and PV projects with a total size of nearly 30 million kW.
Successful governance relies on solid action and actions speak louder than words. China and the US made joint efforts to promote the conclusion of the Paris Agreement, but later the US withdrawal disrupted global climate governance and the full and effective implementation of the agreement. The Chinese side welcomed the return of the US with a constructive attitude together with the international community. We hope that the US side will earnestly shoulder its due responsibilities, come up with and implement specific policies and measures on emissions reduction as soon as possible, honor its funding commitments, and stop chopping and changing all the time.
NHK: Australia and New Zealand have reportedly completed ratification procedures of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which has paved the way for RCEP to enter into force. It seems the pact is set to take effect on January 1, 2022. Do you have any comment?
Wang Wenbin: We noted relevant reports. At the recent leaders' meetings on East Asia cooperation, China joined relevant parties in calling for efforts to promote the early entry into force of the RCEP. Under the current circumstances, China is ready to work with all parties to push for the early entry into force and implementation of the RCEP to yield dividends as soon as possible, and promote regional economic integration and long-term prosperity and stability.
China News Service: Joerg Wuttke, President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, said the turnover and profits of member companies of the European Chamber hit new highs in 2020. EU companies are ready to make greater contributions to the high-quality development of China's economy. Do you have any comment?
Wang Wenbin: I noted relevant reports. In the face of continuous spreading of COVID-19 and global economic recession, China has made coordinated efforts to promote economic and social development while putting in place epidemic control, and continued to establish a new system for higher-level open economy, and focused on building a market-oriented business environment based on rule of law and up to international standard to provide strong guarantee for companies operating in China. The record highs in the turnover and profits of member companies of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China are an epitome of the vitality of the Chinese economy and the positive effects of China's endeavor to deepen opening-up and improving business environment. The reports released by the chambers of commerce from the US, the EU and Japan indicate that nearly two thirds of American companies, 59 percent of EU companies and 36.6 percent of Japanese companies plan to expand their investment in China.
I want to stress that China and the EU are two major independent forces in the world and each other's comprehensive strategic partner. China-EU cooperation, complementary, mutually beneficial and win-win in nature, has brought tangible benefits to the two peoples. Last year, China became the EU's largest trading partner. In the first three quarters of this year, two-way trade reached $599.3 billion, up 30.4 percent year on year. China attaches high importance to developing China-EU relations. We will continue to improve business environment for foreign companies, including those from the EU. We also stand ready to work with the EU side to advance connectivity, seek greater strategic synergy, boost global economic recovery and contribute to addressing global challenges.
AFP: Could you tell us why China decided not to join the Global Methane Pledge to reduce methane emissions announced at COP26 yesterday?
Wang Wenbin: China attaches high importance to the control of non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases. The 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for National Economic and Social Development explicitly stated that we will increase efforts to control methane, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and other greenhouse gases. Relevant departments are formulating and implementing policies and measures in the fields of industry, agriculture and waste disposal. China is ready to work with other parties to advance global cooperation on reducing non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases.
That being said, when setting ambitious targets, it is also necessary to take into account the fact that developing countries generally have weak basic data, and lack monitoring technologies and effective measures to control non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases.
Beijing Daily: We noticed that the website of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recently cited the G20 Rome Leaders' Declaration in which leaders expressed their support for the upcoming Games in Beijing. IOC President Thomas Bach thanked the leaders for their support and said: "The IOC warmly welcomes the recognition and support of the G20 Leaders' Summit for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022." Do you have a comment on this?
Wang Wenbin: The Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is a grand gathering for athletes across the world and a symbol of humanity's solidarity and friendship. The event has recently received good wishes and support of the IOC and many countries.
The IOC, International Sports Federations and athletes from many countries have all spoken highly of the organization of test matches as well as the stadiums and venues. Dignitaries and Olympic committee officials from countries including Austria, France, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Russia and Belarus said they support and will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics. The China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers' Meeting also expressed support for the Games in a joint statement.
China will continue to follow a green, inclusive, open and clean approach to preparing and hosting the Games, demonstrate the Olympic spirit of "together" with the IOC and countries around the world, host an impressive and memorable Olympic gathering, and make new contributions to the promotion of winter sports and the international Olympic cause.
Prasar Bharati: Chambers of commerce from America and Australia have reported that local government authorities in Beijing and a few other Chinese cities are now issuing PU letters for the dependent family members of qualified foreign workers so that employees can relocate to China together with their family members. Can you confirm this? And will this benefit India?
Wang Wenbin: Since the outbreak of COVID-19, China has been providing visa facilitation to foreign nationals who are traveling to China for essential economic, trade, technological and emergency humanitarian purposes. Going forward, we will adjust relevant measures at appropriate points in light of the evolving COVID-19 situation on the basis of effective prevention of imported cases to actively foster a new arrangement for healthy, safe and orderly personnel exchange.
China Review News: We've noticed several cases where students and visiting fellows to the US were repatriated. Do you have any comment?
Wang Wenbin: Recently, we have seen frequent incidents of unwarranted harassment and suppression targeting Chinese students and visiting fellows to the US. Just the other day, a Chinese visiting scholar holding valid visa issued by the US government was repatriated after being interrogated without cause upon entry. According to incomplete statistics, in August 2021 alone, nearly 30 Chinese students and visiting fellows to the US suffered similar unjust treatment, with many more reporting rough handling during harassment, interrogation and search.
Many of them were asked if they or their parents are members of the Communist Party of China, and if they had been assigned any task by the Chinese government prior to their departure. Some of the reasons for repatriation are simply inconceivable. For example, photos of college military training in personal cellphones were enough to warrant suspicion of a military background. Such interrogation and search went far beyond the scope of "normal law enforcement" the US side claims.
While claiming to welcome Chinese students, the US side has inherited the poisonous legacy of the previous administration. Some law enforcement departments and agents continue to recklessly stretch the concept of "national security" to wantonly harass Chinese students and scholars in an attempt to produce a chilling effect among Chinese personnel pursuing studies in the US. Such practices deviate from the mutually beneficial and win-win nature of China-US people-to-people and cultural exchanges. They seriously hurt the amicable feelings between the two peoples, undermine mutual trust and cooperation, jeopardize the steady and healthy development of bilateral relations, and also run counter to the US leader's statement that the US has no intention of starting a "new Cold War" with China.
We urge the US to stop such practices that harm others without benefiting itself and create an enabling atmosphere and provide necessary conditions for China-US people-to-people and cultural exchange as well as education cooperation. China will resolutely safeguard the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of Chinese personnel pursuing studies in the US.
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1. Millard Fillmore was sympathetic to Southern slaveholders, favored colonization, and sought peace in 1864. For that, he was labeled a traitor and a Copperhead.
2. Franklin Pierce was sympathetic to the South through close friendships with leading Confederate officials including Jefferson Davis and opposed the War.
3. James Buchanan was sympathetic to Southern slaveholders. His "close friend," William King of Alabama, influenced his views.
4. Grover Cleveland opposed Lincoln's war and honoured ex-Confederates by appointing them to high offices, including a Supreme Court Justice.
5. William McKinley used the first "Southern strategy" in American history during the 1896 presidential campaign. His Southern tour led many Southerners to support him over the much more leftist William Jennings Bryan in the election. McKinley spoke of his admiration for Confederate soldiers.
6. William Howard Taft, Warren G. Harding, and Calvin Coolidge all presided over events honouring Confederate soldiers (with Confederate Battle Flags), with Taft speaking directly to members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
7. Dwight D. Eisenhower defended General Lee and Confederate motives during both his administration and his time as a United States General Officer.
8. John F. Kennedy admired John C. Calhoun by classifying him as one of the greatest United States Senators and freely spoke in front of Confederate Battle Flags. He received one as a gift from Senator Fritz Hollings.
9. Richard M. Nixon swept to victory in 1972 with his "Southern strategy" that including Confederate Battle Flag campaign pins.
10. Gerald R. Ford pardoned Robert E. Lee in 1975, an act that would be nearly impossible today.
11. Ronald W. Reagan portrayed sympathetic Confederates in movies as a leading American actor in the 1950s.
12. Donald Trump donated $25,000 to help rebuild Jefferson Davis's Beauvoir after Hurricane Katrina.
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Chester Arthur dedicated the Washington Monument (a shining example of slavery) and heaped praise upon Confederate veteran John W. Daniel during the ceremony.
And while Hoover was a champion of civil rights and supported federal aid for Southern blacks during the terrible flooding of the Mississippi in the early 1920s, he also (supposedly) opposed the New Deal and an enlarged general government with "safety net" authority. In other words, he hated the poor, black Americans among them.
Of course, he served only one term, did not receive a majority in the popular vote, and won in 1824 through the "corrupt bargain" in the House of Representatives. Perhaps that is because no one could stand the man. Seems the Yankee "Treasury of Counterfeit Virtue" only goes so far toward American political success.
Or better yet, most American presidents have realized that the South, as real America, is key to winning elections.


Energy and sports drinks can damage tooth enamel, boosting the risk of cavities, according to a new study.
Jain and her team tested 13 sports drinks and nine energy drinks for acidity. They tested six drinks for their effects on tooth enamel and found both types caused damage. Energy drinks, however, were twice as bad. Damaged tooth enamel cannot be fixed.
The study is published in the journal General Dentistry.
The drinks are especially popular among teens and young adults. Up to half of U.S. teens and young adults drink energy drinks, and more than half have at least one sports drink a day, according to the researchers.
They tested the acidity levels of all 22 drinks. They found the levels of acidity in the drinks vary between brands and between flavors of the same brands.
MDX had the lowest acidity of the energy drinks.
The enamel samples were immersed in the drinks for 15 minutes. The researchers transferred the enamel to artificial saliva for two hours. This cycle was repeated four times a day for five days. The beverages were replaced with fresh ones every day. The cycle was meant to simulate real life, Jain says, as some teens and young adults drink the beverages every few hours.
Enamel loss was evident after five days of exposure, Jain says.
The average enamel lost with sports drinks was about 1.5%, while the average loss with energy drinks was more than 3%. Jain says she cannot pinpoint what percent of enamel loss would cause problems.
Susceptibility to dental problems depends on personal hygiene, lifestyle, total diet, and genetic makeup, according to the ABA. ABA member companies agree not to offer energy drinks for sale in grades K through 12, and to offer calorie-capped sports drinks in containers of 12 ounces or less only to high schools.
Wait an hour after drinking the sports or energy drink, to be safe, then brush, Jain says.
And of course make sure to see your dentist for regular cleanings!


Hi there. I'm wondering if it's possible to obtain the bom list from another model. I wish to display them in the stock_picking model, and I've tried to use 'fields.related' but I could only get certain values from mrp_bom and mrp_bom_list, thus am pretty unclear on how should I link it to the bom list components. I have the product_id in the current model, and I understand that I have to somehow use this field to get its bom list, but to no avail.
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When ordering flowers for a funeral service, it is recommended that you first call the funeral home to verify the service times and location. Then, you need to choose the florist who will prepare and deliver your gift of sympathy.
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Decorative, residential wallcoverings brand Fardis (parent company to Muraspec) launches into Spring 2019 with the launch of a new collection, Cantari.
The New Cantari Collection demonstrates a modern twist on classical damasks, as well as introducing high quality, hand-drawn illustrations which reference archived artworks. This collection is representative of a time-honored style akin to the Arts and Crafts Movement, taking inspiration from nature with delicately drawn florals, exacting detail, yet introducing striking, bold colors.
Produced on a PVC-free non-woven backer, this collection of wallcoverings will make an impactful and attractive feature in any interior environment.
Matt Hayes, Design Studio & Product Manager at Muraspec, the parent company of the Fardis brand, said, "We are delighted to start the year with a beautiful and vibrant collection for residential and boutique hotel interiors".
Matt continued, "We will be exhibiting at the Cruise Ship Interiors Show on 18th -20th June in Miami, showcasing this new collection, along with hand-picked designs from other Fardis collections, specifically for the marine interiors market".
See Muraspec exhibit at Cruise Ship Interiors Expo Miami, booth 725.


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The Israeli government is defending the legality of the outpost "Regularization law" at the Israeli Supreme Court, and says that the expropriation of Palestinian-owned land would benefit Palestinians because they would receive financial compensation for it, reportedly describing Palestinian laws prohibiting the sale of land to Israelis as "racist."
The hearing came in response to two petitions filed by human rights groups to the court demanding to strike down the law, which would pave the way for the retroactive legalization of dozens of illegal Israeli settler outposts.
The Regularization law, passed by the Israeli parliament in February, states that any settlements built in the occupied West Bank "in good faith" — without knowledge that the land upon which it was built was privately owned by Palestinians — could be officially recognized by Israel pending minimal proof of governmental support in its establishment and some form of compensation to the Palestinian landowners.
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Alpha Industrial Building is a commercial industrial building situated at 7, Toh Guan Road East Singapore 608599 in District 22. It is mainly for light Industrial (B1) and office rental and sale. This 8-storey development is equipped with vehicle ramp access up to level 7. The ceiling height of 6 meter is suitable for light industrial companies.
The building has a very good layout with maximum and efficient use of unit space. It is also equipped with basic amenities. Being strategically located in the uprising Jurong Hub in Jurong Lake district is definitely a plus point for business start up here.
Alpha Industrial Building is located at 7, Toh Guan Road East Singapore 608599 in District 22. The nearest Mrt station is Jurong East MRT Station which is approximately 1 KM away. Other nearby Mrt stations includes Bukit Batok and Clementi Mrt stations. Driving to Singapore's Central Business District/ Marina Bay district will take you under 25 minutes.
There are also many nearby bus stops like the ones at Alliance Building, at Hitachi Elevator Building and at Mori Seiki. . Major expressways like PIE and AYE allows you to get to many places conveniently. It is located in the Jurong part of Singapore and is seamlessly connected to the rest of the country.
Supermarkets: The nearest supermarkets is Sheng Siong supermarket at 544 Jurong west street 42, Cold Storage supermarket at Jcube, Giant supermarket at 2 Jurong East Street 21 and NTUC Fairprice at 37 Teban Gardens.
Education: The primary educational institutions around include Fuhua Primary School, Juying Primary School, yuhua Primary School, Shuqun Primary School, Jurong West Primary School and Xingnan Primary School.
The Secondary Schools in the neighborhood include Jurong Secondary School, Fuhua Secondary School, Boon Lay secondary school, Juying Secondary School, Pioneer Secondary School and River Valley High School. Tertiary Educational schools include ICN Academy, Spring College International, Millenia Institute, National Technological University, National Technological University and Jurong Junior College.
Places of worship: For places of worship in this multi-racial and religion society, one can head to Masjid Almukminin Mosque at 271 Jurong East Street 21, Sri Arulmigu Murugan Temple at 281 Jurong East Street 21, Bo Tien Temple at 6 Fourth Chin Bee Rd, Singapore 128014 , Ang Chee Sia Ong Temple at 131 W Coast Dr and Jurong English Church at 90 Jurong East Street 13.
Alpha Industrial Building is definitely a highly sought after commercial building as it is located near to Singapore's upcoming Jurong Business hub and Jurong Lake district. There are a myriad of facilities in-house and nearby to cater for all your needs. For more details, please contact the relevant personnel.


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With more than 150 branches across Australia and New Zealand, Kennards Hire is Australia's #1 family-owned supplier of high quality, equipment for hire.
From DIY through small-medium projects to large construction sites, our equipment range is available to hire and make your job easy. Our extensive range of hire equipment is worth shouting about and our staff are experts in the trade.
That's what makes us stand alone as number one in Hire.
Our specialist branch knowledge and equipment is regularly used in some of the largest civil infrastructure and commercial construction projects across Australia and New Zealand.
Belmont Hire, a Perth based construction hire company, will have a new look in February, following the announcement that it is the latest acquisition to be welcomed into the Kennards Hire family.
Ever had that sinking feeling at 3.00am that you forgot to hire a specialist tool to help you finish off that DIY job? Or the traffic management equipment for next week's project? Kennards Hire has the solution to that early morning sleepless dilemma.
To excavate and remove 70t of soil, a South Australian foundation works and ground preparation business, Goolwa Tippers, utilised an innovative solution from Kennards Hire Lift & Shift.
A new four-lane road, called the Outer Circulating Road, has been built to help traffic circumvent the Toowoomba CBD. The multi-million dollar project also includes a major three-span bridge over the West and East creeks.
The Installation of large glass panels at the newly constructed Predator Precinct at Melbourne Zoo was done hiring Kennards new 1000kg 12v glass lifter to installation contractor Tech Glass Installations (Vic).
An internet search proved worthwhile when Adelaide firm, Urban Glass and Aluminium, was preparing for a challenging glass canopy installation.
A 500kg capacity, self-propelled glass lifter, hired from Kennards Hire Lift & Shift, proved a great labour saver for the installation of glass panels in the new Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, being built at Katoomba.
A gas detector, hired from Kennards Lift & Shift, protected workers who were installing steel platforms in an electrical services shaft at Star City Casino in Sydney.
Kennards Lift & Shift says the hire of 42 air hoists for a Rio Tinto shutdown and an innovative 2.2 tonne winch solution for Perth's new tallest building demonstrate its growth in the heavy lifting department.
Linked, 240V portable conveyors hired from Kennards Lift & Shift, were used to remove about 1000 tonne of water damaged wheat grain from silos at Weston Milling's Moorooka plant following the Queensland floods.
A Greenlee electric capstan winch, hired from Kennards Lift & Shift in Perth, helped a contractor with a major transmission cable laying project at the Boddington bauxite mine.
A new hydraulic cassette type torque wrench saved hours of work during repairs to a storm damaged, heritage listed retaining wall, which dates back to 1842.
Twenty hydraulic cylinders, each capable of lifting 100 tonne and operating off just one pump, were hired from Kennards Lift & Shift for bridge construction work in Brisbane.


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INGREDIENTS: coconut extract (80%), tapioca maltodextrin, sodium caseinate (milk), anti-caking agent (tricalcium phosphate).


The European Commission has outlined its plans for new car and truck safety rules. Under the Commission's plans new cars would be fitted with intelligent speed assistance and emergency braking systems. For trucks, the Commission plans to introduce the world's first-ever direct vision standard to tackle truck blind spots. The new rules will be proposed as legislation in the summer of 2017 and would apply to all vehicles sold in the European Union. T&E welcomes the Commission's plans but warns that direct vision trucks must hit the road well before 2028.


So many ask me, especially at holiday time, how I have lived through 30+ years of following a phase one diet. The answer may surprise you, yet it forms the basis of what I truly believe eating for good health is all about. You see, based on everything I've learned about diet and health, they are each controllable, but only if used together!
On TV, I teach that I never sold an "off-on" switch when it comes to fixing symptoms or diseases with diet. But I do sell "volume" switches. Through the many years, I have been perfectly able to control my symptoms, even some associated with aging, by controlling my diet. But I've never erased my symptoms, or disease predispositions totally by following a diet-any diet-for a few weeks or months.
Holiday time is family gathering time. That means we typically throw caution (and volume switches) to the wind. Mom's fudge, a cup (or two…or three) of cheer, candy canes and grandma's homemade pecan pie (ala-mode, please), seem to defeat any pledge we made in June to manipulate our heath with our diets. If you are not suffering from a progressive or life threatening disease, we call this alcohol and sugar infusion "challenging." Sure enough, most of we "phase-oners" find that our challenge has been quite successful. Yes, we now understand that we alone control the volume switch…a cup of cheer and some of mom's fudge and up go our symptoms the following day. Conversely, by abstaining from these festive foods, we have not "challenged" our regular way of eating and we continue feeling as good as if the festive foods of holiday time never happened. In fact, the festive time happened, but the symptoms did not. It's the best of both worlds!
And therein lies my secret to "making it" through the past 30-35 years of holiday seasons. You bet I ate some of mom's fudge, and I suffered the consequences usually for the next day or two. Sometimes I'd have a radio interview the following day, or have to tape a quick TV segment, or write a magazine article the next day. In those cases, I'd simply wait to imbibe until my work was completed.
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Akrolith, akrolithon (görög végső+kő, latinosan acrolithus) az olyan szobrok neve, amelyeknek a teste eltérő anyagból készült, például a fej és a végtagok márványból, a test más részei kevésbé drága anyagból (fa, agyag) készült. Ezzel a technikával készült például Pheidiasz híres olümpiai Zeusz-szobra, vagy az Akropolisz Parthenónjának Athéna Parthenosz szobra. A módszert szívesen alkalmazta Damophón is.

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A broadly worded decision finds Vonage's Net phone service beyond the reach of traditional telephone regulations.
A court opinion released Thursday could help propel the upstart Internet phone industry to the front ranks of telecommunications.
The industry stands to benefit from a legal distinction drawn by a U.S. District judge in defining Internet and traditional telephone services. The ruling is being closely watched by industry executives and consumers nationwide as voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services struggle to move into the mainstream.
A federal judge explains his decision on a ruling that permanently bars Minnesota from applying traditional telephone rules to Vonage, a pioneer in Internet telephone calls.
The decision, which says that Internet phone companies should not be held to the same regulations as traditional telephone services, could be used to nullify future VoIP regulations expected from about a dozen states now deciding whether to use Minnesota's model.
In a 22-page opinion released Thursday, Judge Michael J. Davis of the district of Minnesota wrote that VoIP provider Vonage is an "information service" rather than a "telecommunications service" and therefore exempt from state regulation. The opinion was issued a week after the judge ordered an injunction permanently barring Minnesota's Public Utilities Commission from forcing Vonage to get a telephone operator's license to do business in the state.
Legal experts said the decision offers an early win for VoIP in what's sure to be a drawn-out legal battle with state regulators and local phone carriers worried about losing market share to a new brand of competitor.
"This is a transformational issue that will rock the phone industry to its core," said one VoIP industry advocate, who asked to remain anonymous.
The Minnesota opinion furthers a contentious debate over how--or even if--governments should regulate new Internet services. Earlier this month, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came down on the opposite side of the debate, throwing out the Federal Communication Commission's classification of cable broadband as an information service.
State regulators have threatened to stall VoIP's growth by forcing providers to follow the same rules as do traditional phone companies.
Thursday's opinion highlights growing pressure on the rules and definitions that have molded the telephone industry for much of the past century. It also sharpens the focus on those rules' exemptions carved out by Congress and the FCC for new services arising from the Internet. Since the passage of the 1996 Telecommunications Act, regulators have sought to draw a strict division between voice networks and data networks. But with the rise of VoIP, that distinction is rapidly collapsing.
"It's a mess," said Kevin Werbach, founder of consulting firm Supernova Group and former FCC counsel for new technology. "The distinction between information and telecommunications services is in the 1996 act, but it assumes they are completely distinct...Today, all networks are digital and can provide many services in many different ways. (Regulators) are trying to come to an end result within a flawed legal framework."
Vonage filed suit against Minnesota's PUC after the agency in August became the first in the United States to claim authority over VoIP. Since Minnesota's order, California has asserted authority over VoIP providers, and other states say they are reviewing their policies.
Six VoIP companies have until Oct. 22 to get a California telephone license or face disciplinary action.
California has said it plans to move forward with its efforts regardless of the Minnesota case, while others have taken a wait-and-see approach pending the release of Davis' opinion.
Thursday's broadly worded decision could prove influential in setting a framework for VoIP regulation.
In the opinion, Davis relied heavily on interpretations of information services developed by the FCC in light of anti-Internet regulation policies put forward by Congress.
"Congress has spoken with unmistakable clarity on the issue of regulating the Internet," Davis wrote, noting exemptions for Internet service providers from interstate taxes as one sign of Congress' intent to leave the Net unregulated.
Drawing on an FCC policy paper known as the Universal Service Report, Davis spelled out a four-part test for determining whether a phone service should be classified as a telecommunications service, rather than an information service. Vonage has asserted that it fails two of the four tests.
Davis concluded that Vonage's DigitalVoice service does not match all of the FCC's criteria and that it is therefore an information service. Namely, he said, Vonage uses a digital converter that translates data between an IP format and an analog phone signal to complete computer-to-phone and phone-to-computer calls.
Legal experts observed that the decision could leave the door open for regulators to assert limited authority over some types of VoIP calls. AT&T, for example, has petitioned the FCC for a ruling that VoIP traffic carried on its network should not be subject to normal completion tolls paid to local phone companies. But those calls might still be found to be telecommunications services under Davis' interpretation of the FCC's four-part test.
About 1 million people use VoIP in the United States, using paid services such as Vonage, Net2Phone and Packet8. Others use free services such as Skype, Free World Dial-Up, SIPphone or those from major instant messaging providers to chat only between computers.
The main draw for consumers is the price of a phone call. Subscription services are either free or cheaper than traditional phone service by as much as $20 a month. VoIP calls are cheaper because they avoid the toll roads of the telephone companies' private networks.
Phone companies weighed in on Thursday's opinion with a call for further deregulation of VoIP.
"The problem is that the FCC and the state commissions have not rationalized the level of regulations that should apply to different participants and different technologies," said Steve Davis, senior vice president of public policy at Qwest Communications. "The government needs to stop regulating based on the technology or the provider. Instead it should look at the service if the service is something based in a competitive market where regulations are no longer necessary."
VoIP "should be allowed to grow and shouldn't be held captive to the old regulatory regime that current telephony is saddled with," added an AT&T representative.
CNET News.com's Jim Hu contributed to this report.


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How the Media Got Cozy with Power, Abandoned Its Principles, and Lost the People
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Media critic and former CNN executive Steve Krakauer spotlights the problems of a news industry filled with geographically isolated, introspection-free, egomaniacal journalists.
The fourth estate is supposed to be a conduit to the people and a check on power. Instead, we have a bunch of geographically isolated, introspection-free, cozy-with-power, egomaniacal journalists thirsty for elite approval.
No one understands these problems (and people) better than Steve Krakauer, one of America's sharpest media critics. He has spent years getting to know some of the most influential players in the industry. This fascinating book is what he's learned–and why every American should care.
In Uncovered, Krakauer gives readers an extended peek behind the curtain of the media challenges in America today. The book dives deep into some of the most important and egregious examples of the elite censorship collusion racket, like how tech suppression and media fear led to the New York Post-Hunter Biden email debacle before the 2020 election. Krakauer takes readers inside CNN after the shock Trump election, inside the New York Times after the Tom Cotton op-ed backlash, inside ESPN after the shift away from sports-only coverage, and more–revealing never-before-seen details about the press over the past five years.
Krakauer pulls from his own experience as a former CNN executive and through dozens of exclusive on-the-record interviews with media members in and around the industry–from Tucker Carlson and others at Fox News, to journalists at the New York Times, MSNBC, and CNN.
This is a rational, independent (and fun) inside look at the broken news industry in America–assessing where everything went wrong, and how to fix it. Steve Krakauer doesn't hate the media. He loves it and he wants to make it better. But it has a long way to go, and admitting the problems is the first step. In Uncovered, the long road back to trust and relevance begins.
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Steve Krakauer is a journalist and media critic who has worked at CNN, Fox News, NBC and TheBlaze. He authors the Fourth Watch media newsletter, hosts the Fourth Watch Podcast, and is the executive producer of The Megyn Kelly Show. He first covered the media as a TV writer and editor at TVNewser, and Mediaite, where he was a founding editor. He lives in Dallas, with his wife and two kids.
"Steve Krakauer's new book, Uncovered, is vital reading. It's the best and most perceptive deep dive into legacy media bias out there, from someone who knows where all the bodies are buried."—Ben Shapiro
"In Uncovered, Steve Krakauer brilliantly lays out exactly how the media lost its soul, its honesty, and the trust of the American people in forensic and devastating detail. An insider with a front-row seat to the decision making of some of America's largest media outlets, Krakauer writes with authority about the corrupt and pervasive bias behind much of the news today. While Krakauer offers possible solutions, his expose leaves one seriously doubting whether this group of dishonest brokers deserves the gift of another chance."—Megyn Kelly
"Very few TV critics are smarter than the people they cover, not that it's a high bar. But Steve Krakauer definitely is. He's a joy to read, and so is this book."—Tucker Carlson
"While Donald Trump's presidency was undoubtedly consequential, arguably more consequential is the subject of Steve Krakauer's superb new book: how America's leading media institutional authorities united to lie, deceive, and grab authoritarian power in the name of defeating Trump, in the process destroying their own credibility. Few people have covered these crucial events with the tenacity and insight of Krakauer, and Uncovered is the definitive account of how the U.S's once-great media brands permanently sullied and discredited themselves at the altar of a political cause they were never supposed to engage."—Glenn Greenwald, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
"As a journalist who strives for truth and fairness, I can count on Steve for a gut-check on how I'm doing, even if I don't always agree. My friends in the media would be smart to read this book."—Willie Geist, host of MSNBC's Morning Joe and NBC's Sunday TODAY
"Journalism was my first love, and Steve reminds me of why I fell for it in the first place. As practitioners, journalists need to keep the flame alive by being more curious, better listeners, and less anxious about likes on social media. And as citizens, we need to order more than a salad on a first date — there's a whole buffet out there to consume. Steve is correctly concerned about the relationship between reporters and readers. He believes the relationship is worth saving and shows us how and why we should work on it."—Dana Perino, Fox News host and former White House press secretary
"Amid all the frenzied partisan media shrieking, Steve Krakauer is an important independent voice of calm reason and analysis, fighting for facts and truth in an industry mired by fake news and bias."—Piers Morgan, host of "Piers Morgan Uncensored"
"Why is the American news media struggling to maintain the trust of consumers? Steve Krakauer shows you, with first-person accounts and unmatched access. Uncovered is essential reading for the informed citizen."—Bob Ley, Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer, former ESPN host of "Outside the Lines" and "Sportscenter"
"It's glaringly obvious the American media is a thoroughly corrupt institution, and in Uncovered, Steve Krakauer offers keen insight into all the major problems. But what makes this book truly valuable is that his career as a media insider has left him with a key understanding of the layers of cultural and political anxieties that motivate big name journalists and media executives. The story told isn't flattering, but unlike so much journalism these days, it's brutally honest."—Mollie Hemingway, Editor-in-chief of The Federalist
"At a time when distrust in media is at historic highs, Steve Krakauer presents the most comprehensive argument for why this is the case. He goes straight to the source, the Acela Media elite, who turn out in one exclusive interview after another to be the unknowing witnesses to a crime perpetrated every day on the American people. Uncovered is a definitive answer to what's broken about our media, and why."—Ben Domenech, editor-at-large of The Spectator
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