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X. THE REVISION OF THE DUTCH CONFESSION, AND THE HEIDELBERG CATECHISM
But, besides these things, I had some annotations to make on the Confession of the Dutch Churches and on the Heidelberg Catechism; but they will be discussed most appropriately in our Synod, which at the first opportunity we hope to obtain through your consent, or rather by means of your summons. This is the sole request which I prefer to your mightinesses, that I may be permitted to offer a few brief remarks on a certain clause, subject to which their high mightinesses, the States General, gave their consent to the convening of a National Synod in this province, (Holland,) and the substance of which was, that in such Synod the Confession and Catechism of the Dutch Churches should be subjected to examination.
This clause has given great umbrage to many persons, not only because they account it unnecessary, but likewise unjust, to subject the Confession and Catechism to examination. They also suppose, that I and a certain individual of great reputation, are the persons who prevailed with the States General to have such a clause inserted. But it is by no means true that the revision of the Confession and Catechism is unnecessary and unjust, or that we were the instigators of their high mightinesses in this affair. With regard to the last of these two suppositions, so far were we from having any concern with the origin of that clause, that, eleven or twelve years ago, at the pressing importunity of the Churches that prayed for a National Synod, the States of South Holland and West Friezland at last judged it proper to consent to it by their decree, on no other condition than that in such Synod the Confession of the Dutch Churches should be subjected to examination. Yet we, at that time, neither endeavoured by our advice, nor by our influence, to promote any such measure. But if we had with all our might made the attempt, we should have been doing nothing but what was compatible with our official duties; because it is obviously agreeable to reason as well as to equity, and quite necessary in the present posture of affairs, that such a measure should be adopted.
First. That it may openly appear to all the world that we render to the word of God alone such due and suitable honour, as to determine it to be beyond (or rather above) all disputes, too great to be the subject of any exception, and worthy of all acceptation.
Secondly. Because these pamphlets are writings that proceed from men, and may, on that account, contain within them some portion of error, it is, therefore, proper to institute a lawful inquiry, that is, in a National Synod, whether or not there be any thing in those productions which requires amendment.
1. The first inquiry may be, whether these human writings are accordant, in every part, with the word of God, with regard to the words themselves, the construction of the sentences and the correct meaning.
2. Whether they contain whatever is necessary to be believed unto salvation, so that salvation is, according to this rule, not denied to those things to which it appertains.
3. Whether it [the rule of these formularies] does not contain far too many particulars, and embrace several that are not necessary to be believed unto salvation, so that salvation is consequently attributed to those things to which it does not belong.
4. Whether certain words and forms of speech are not employed in them, which are capable of being understood in different ways and furnishing occasion for disputes. Thus, for example, in the Fourteenth article of the Confession, we read the following words, "nothing is done without God's ordination," [or appointment]: if by the word "ordination" is signified, "that God appoints things of any kind to be done," this mode of enunciation is erroneous, and it follows as a a consequence from it, that God is the author of sin. But if it signify, that "whatever it be that is done, God ordains it to a good end," the terms in which it is conceived are in that case correct.
5. Whether things utterly repugnant to each other may not be discovered in them. For instance, a certain individual who is highly honoured in the Church, addressed a letter to John Piscator, Professor of Divinity in the University of Herborn in Nassau, and in it he exhorted him to confine himself within the opinion of the Heidelberg Catechism on the doctrine of Justification. For this purpose he cited three passage, which he considered to be at variance with Piscator's sentiments. But the learned Professor replied, that he confined himself completely within the doctrinal boundaries of the Catechism; and then quoted out of that formulary ten or eleven passages as proofs of his sentiments. But I solemnly declare, I do not perceive by what method these several passages can possibly be reconciled with each other.
6. Whether every thing in these writings is digested in that due order in which the Scripture requires them to be placed.
7. Whether all things are disposed in a manner the most suitable and convenient for preserving peace and unity with the rest of the reformed Churches.
Thirdly. The third reason is, because a National Synod is held for the purpose of discovering whether all things in the Church are in a proper state or right condition. One of the chief duties which appertains to such an assembly, is, the examination of doctrine, whether it be that which is admitted by unanimous consent, or that for which particular Divines contend.
Fourthly. The fourth reason is, because an examination of this description will obtain for these writings a greater degree of authority, when after a mature and rigid examination they shall be found to agree with the word of God, or shall be made conformable to it in a still greater measure. Such an examination will also excite within the minds of men a greater value for Christian ministers, when they perceive that these sacred functionaries hold in the highest estimation that truth which is revealed in Scripture, and that their attachment to it is so great as to induce them to spare no labour in order to render their own doctrine more and more conformable to that revealed truth.
Fifthly. The fifth reason why at this, if at any period, it is necessary to adopt the suggestion which we have mentioned, is, (1.) Because there are several individuals in the ministry who have certain views and considerations respecting some points contained in these writings, which they reserve in secret and reveal to no one, because they hope that such points will become subjects of discussion in a National Synod. Because such a convention has been promised, some of them have suffered themselves to be persuaded not to give the least publicity to any of the views or considerations which they have formed on these subjects.
(2.) Besides, this will be the design of a National Synod—
That their high mightinesses the States General may be pleased to establish and arm with public authority certain ecclesiastical sanctions, according to which every one may be bound to conduct himself in the Church of God. That this favour may be obtained from their high mightinesses and that they may execute such a measure with a good conscience, it is necessary that they be convinced in their own understandings, that the doctrine contained in the formulary of union is agreeable to the word of God. This is a reason which ought to induce us spontaneously to propose an examination of our Confession before their high mightinesses, and to offer either to shew that it is in accordance with the word of God, or to render it conformable to that Divine standard.
Sixthly. The sixth reason is drawn from the example of those who are associated together under the Augustan Confession, and from the conduct of the Swiss and the French Churches, that have within two or three years enriched their Confessions with one entirely new article. And the Dutch Confession has itself been subjected to examination since it was first published: some things having been taken away from it and others added, while some of the rest have undergone various alterations.
Numerous other reasons might be produced, but I omit them; because I consider those already mentioned to be quite sufficient for proving, that the clause concerning examination and revision, as it is termed, was with the greatest justice and propriety inserted in the instrument of consent of which we have made previous mention.
I am not ignorant, that other reasons are adduced, in opposition to these; and one in particular, which is made a principal subject of public conversation, and is accounted of all others the most solid. To it, therefore I consider it necessary to offer a brief reply. It is thus stated: "by such an examination as this, the doctrine of the Church will be called in question; which is neither an act of propriety nor of duty.
"I. Because this doctrine has obtained the approbation and suffrages of many respectable and learned men; and has been strenuously defended against all those who have offered it any opposition.
"II. Because it has been sealed with the blood of many thousand martyrs.
"III. Because from such an examination will arise, within the Church, confusion, scandal, offenses, and the destruction of consciences; and, out of the Church, ridicule, calumnies and accusations."
To all these I answer:
1. It would be much better, not to employ such odious forms of speech, as to call in question, and others of that class, when the conversation is only respecting some human composition, which is liable to have error intermixed with its contents. For with what right can any writing be said to be called in question or in doubt, which was never of itself unquestionable, or ought to be considered as indubitable?
2. The approbation of Divines, the defense of a composition against its adversaries, and the sealing of it with the blood of martyrs, do not render any doctrine authentic or place it beyond the limits of doubt: because it is possible both for Divines and martyrs to err—a circumstance which can admit of no denial in this argument.
3. A distinction ought to be made between the different matters contained in the Confession. For while some of them make a near approach to the foundation of salvation and are fundamental articles of the Christian religion, others of them are built up as a superstructure on the foundation, and of themselves are not absolutely necessary to salvation. The doctrines of this former class are approved by the unanimous consent of all the Reformed, and are effectually defended against all gainsaying adversaries. But those of the latter class become subjects of controversy between different parties: and some of these are attacked by enemies not without some semblance of truth and justice.
The blood of martyrs has sealed those of the former class but by no means those of the latter. In reference to this affair, it ought to be diligently observed, what was proposed by the martyrs of our days, and on what account they shed their blood. If this be done, it will be found, that no man among them was even interrogated on that subject which I consider it equitable to make a prominent part in the deliberations of a Synod, and, therefore, that no martyr ever sealed it with his blood. I will produce an example: when a question was raised about the meaning of the seventh chapter of the epistle to the Romans, one individual said, "that the passage was quoted in the margin of the Confession exactly in the same sense as he had embraced it, and that the martyrs had with their own blood sealed this Confession." But, in reply to this, it was stated, "that if the strictest search be instituted throughout the entire large history of the martyrs, as it is published by the French, it will be discovered, that no martyr has at any period been examined on that passage, or has shed his blood on that account."
To sum up the whole: the blood of the martyrs tends to confirm this truth, that they have made profession of their faith "in simplicity and sincerity of conscience." But it is by no means conclusive, that the Confession which they produced is free from every degree of reprehension or superior to all exception; unless they had been led by Christ into all truth and therefore rendered incapable of erring.
4. If the Church be properly instructed in that difference which really does and always ought to exist between the word of God and all human writings, and if the Church be also rightly informed concerning that liberty which she and all Christians possess, and which they will always enjoy, to measure all human compositions by the standard rule of God's word, she will neither distress herself on that account, nor will she be offended on perceiving all human writings brought to be proved at the touch-stone of God's word. On the contrary, she will rather feel far more abundant delight, when she sees, that God has bestowed on her in this country such pastors and teachers, as try at the chief touch-stone their own doctrine, in a manner at once suitable, proper, just, and worthy of perpetual observance; and that they do this, to be able exactly and by every possible means to express their agreement with the word of God, and their consent to it even in the most minute particulars.
5. But it is no less proper, that the doctrine once received in the Church should be subjected to examination, however great the fear may be "lest disturbances should ensue, and lest evil disposed persons should make such revision an object of ridicule, calumny or accusation," or should even turn it to their own great advantage, [by representing the matter so as to induce a persuasion,] "that those who propose this examination are not sufficiently confirmed in their own religion ;" when, on the contrary, this is one of God's commands, "search and try the spirits whether they be of God." (1 John iv. 1.) If cogitations of that description had operated as hindrances on the minds of Luther, Zuinglius, and others, they would never have pried into the doctrine of the Papists, or have subjected it to a scrutinizing examination. Nor would those who adhere to the Augustan Confession have considered it proper to submit that formulary again to a new and complete revision, and to alter it in some particulars. This deed of theirs is an object of our praise and approval. And we conclude, that, when Luther towards the close of his life was advised by Philip Melancthon to bring the eucharistic controversy on the sacrament of the Lord's Supper to some better state of concord, (as it is related in the writings of our own countrymen,) he acted very improperly in rejecting that counsel, and in casting it back as a reproach on Philip, for this reason, as they state his declaration, "lest by such an attempt to effect an amicable conclusion, the whole doctrine should be called in question." Besides, if reasons of this kind ought to be admitted, the Papists with the best right and the greatest propriety formerly endeavoured to prevent the doctrine, which had for many preceding centuries been received in the Church, from being called in question or subjected again to examination.
But it has been suggested, in opposition to these reasons, "that if the doctrine of the Churches be submitted to an entirely new revision as often as a National Synod shall be held, the Church would never have any thing to which it might adhere or on which it might fully depend, and it will be possible to declare with great justice, concerning Churches thus circumstanced, that, they have an anniversary faith: are tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine. (Ephes. iv. 14.)
1. My first answer to these remarks, is, the Church always has Moses and the Prophets, the Evangelists and the Apostles, that is, the Scriptures of the Old and of the New Testament; and these Scriptures fully and clearly comprehend whatever is necessary to salvation. Upon them the Church will lay the foundation of her faith, and will rest upon them as on an immovable basis, principally because, how highly soever we may esteem Confessions and Catechisms every decision on matters of faith and religion must obtain its final resolution in the Scriptures.
2. Some points in the Confession are certain and do not admit of a doubt: these will never be called in question by any one, except by heretics. Yet there are other parts of its contents which are of such a kind, as may with the most obvious utility become frequent subjects of conference and discussion between men of learning who fear God, for the purpose of reconciling them with those indubitable articles as nearly as is practicable.
3. Let it be attempted to make the Confession contain as few articles as possible; and let it propose them in a very brief form, conceived entirely in the expressions of Scripture. Let all the more ample explanations, proofs, digressions, redundancies, amplifications and exclamations, be omitted; and let nothing be delivered in it, except those truths which are necessary to salvation. The consequences of this brevity will be, that the Confession will be less liable to be filled with errors, not so obnoxious to obloquy, and less subject to examination. Let the practice of the ancient Church be produced as an example, that comprehended, in as brief a form of words as was practicable, those articles which she judged necessary to be believed.
Some individuals form a distinction between the Confession and the Catechism with respect to revision; and, since the Confession is the peculiar property of the Dutch Churches, and is on that account found in the hands of comparatively few people, they conclude, "that it is possible without any difficulty to revise it in a Synod and subject it to examination., But since the Catechism belongs not only to us, but likewise and principally to the Churches of the Palatinate, and is therefore to be found in the hands of all men, the same persons consider the examination of it "to be connected with great peril." But to this I reply, if we be desirous of constituting the Heidelberg Catechism a formulary of concord among the teachers of the Churches, and if they be obliged to subscribe it, it is still necessary to subject it to examination. For no Churches whatever ought to hold such a high station in our esteem, as to induce us to receive any writing of their composition without, at the same time, reserving to ourselves the liberty of submitting it to a nice scrutiny. And I account this to be the principal cause, why the Churches of different provinces, although at perfect agreement with each other on the fundamental points of Christian doctrine, have each composed for themselves their own Confessions. But if the Heidelberg Catechism be not allowed, to become a formulary of this kind, and if a suitable liberty be conceded in the explanation of it, it will not then be necessary either to revise it or subject it to examination; provided, I repeat, that the obligatory burden of subscription be removed, and a moderate liberty be conceded in its explanation.
This is all that I had to propose to your mightinesses, as to my most noble, potent, wise and prudent masters. While I own myself bound to render an account of all my actions, to the members of this most noble and potent assembly, (next after God,) I at the same time present to them my humble and grateful acknowledgments, because they have not disdained to grant me a courteous and patient audience. I embrace this opportunity solemnly to declare, that I am sincerely prepared to institute an amicable and fraternal conference with my reverend brethren, (at whatever time or place and on whatever occasion this honourable assembly may judge proper to appoint,) on all the topics which I have now mentioned, and on any other concerning which it will be possible for a controversy to exist, or at some future period to arise. I also make this additional promise, that I will in every conference conduct myself with equanimity, moderation and docility, and will shew myself not less actuated by the desire of being taught, than by that of communicating to others some portion of instruction. And, since in the discussion of every topic on which it will be possible to institute a conference, two points will become objects of attention. First. "Whether that be true which is the subject of the controversy," and, secondly, "Whether it be necessary to be believed unto salvation," and since both these points ought to be discussed and proved out of the Scriptures, I here tender my sacred affirmation, and solemnly bind myself hereafter to observe it, that, however cogently I may have proved by the most solid [human] arguments any article to be agreeable to the word of God, I will not obtrude it for an article of belief on those of my brethren who may entertain a different opinion respecting it, unless I have plainly proved it from the word of God and have with equal clearness established its truth, and the necessity unto salvation that every Christian should entertain the same belief.
If my brethren will be prepared to act in this manner, as far as I know the complexion of my own opinions, there will not easily arise among us any schism or controversy. But, that I may on my part remove every cause of fear that can possibly invade this most noble assembly, occupied and engaged as its honourable members now are with important concerns on which in a great measure depends the safety of our native country and of the Reformed Churches, I subjoin this remark, "that to hinder my toleration of any matters in my brethren, they must be very numerous and very important. For I am not of the congregation of those who wish to have dominion over the faith of another man, but am only a minister to believers, with the design of promoting in them an increase of knowledge, truth, piety, peace and joy in Jesus Christ our Lord."
But if my brethren cannot perceive how they can possibly tolerate me, or allow me a place among them, in reference to myself I indulge in no hope that a schism will on this account be formed. May God avert any such catastrophe, since far too many schisms have already arisen and spread themselves abroad among Christians. It ought rather to be the earnest endeavour of every one, to diminish their number and destroy their influence. Yet, even under such circumstances, [when I shall be rejected from the communion of my brethren,] in patience will I possess my soul; and though in that case I shall resign my office, yet I will continue to live for the benefit of our common Christianity as long as it may please God to lengthen out my days and prolong my existence. Never forgetting this sentiment, Sat Ecclesæ, sat Patriæ daturm, Enough has been done to satisfy the Church of Christ and my country!


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With the entire tournament set back a day because of the rain, Westminster Christian — as well as the other 15 teams in the first half of the tournament — will have to win twice Thursday to claim a state championship.
In Westminster's case, the Warriors (21-5) face Orlando's Montverde Academy at 11:05 a.m. in a Class 4A state semifinal game.
The winner of that semifinal will play either Fort Myers Bishop Verot or Jacksonville Trinity Christian in the title game later that afternoon.
Because of the nature of softball, playing a twice in a day isn't much of a big deal although it is rare to see it at the state level.
The FHSAA moved everything to Thursday so as to not interfere with the second half of the tournament (Classes 5A-9A), which starts Friday.
"We have two veteran, varsity pitchers, so if we need use both of them, we're ready," said Doan, whose Warriors won a state championship in 2014 but lost to Lakeland Christian 6-5 in last year's 3A title game after leaving the bases loaded.


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It is actually a lot larger than the predecessor has used the leading-good quality leather upholstery for that seats. The cabin is big adequate for all passengers, specifically its luggage. As a result, it is one of the greatest household cars. Talking about the technologies capabilities, the 2021 Chevy Equinox has auto climate handle, contemporary sound system, the navigation method, Wi-Fi, rearview digital camera, Wireless Bluetooth, touchscreen display, as well as others. In another word, it has some other fascinating amenities to please equally driver and passengers than ever before.
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Dighton és una població dels Estats Units a l'estat de Massachusetts. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 6.175 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Dighton tenia 6.175 habitants, 2.201 habitatges, i 1.718 famílies. La densitat de població era de 106,5 habitants per km².

Dels 2.201 habitatges en un 37,4% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 64,5% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 9,9% dones solteres, i en un 21,9% no eren unitats familiars. En el 18,8% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 9,7% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 2,78 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 3,17.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 26,1% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 6,3% entre 18 i 24, un 30,4% entre 25 i 44, un 24,3% de 45 a 60 i un 12,8% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 38 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 92,4 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 58.600 $ i la renda mediana per família de 64.792$. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 41.427 $ mentre que les dones 28.250$. La renda per capita de la població era de 22.600$. Entorn de l'1% de les famílies i el 2,6% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

Vegeu també
 Roca de Dighton

Referències

Comtat de Bristol (Massachusetts)
Pobles de Massachusetts

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ADELPHI, Md. -- An Army Reserve cyber command in the greater D.C. area welcomed a new commander to the ranks during what proved to be a weekend of recognition and advancement.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Lora Hamilton, the new commander of the Army Reserve Cyber Operations Group (ARCOG), 335th Signal Command (Theater), National Capital Region Cyber Protection Center, exchanged authority with Lt. Col. Michael Ehrenhofer, former commander of the unit, before a gathering of Soldiers, colleagues and family during a change of command ceremony Sept 23, at the Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Md.
Conducting the transfer of authority for the leaders was Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Sullivan, senior enlisted advisor for the NCRCPC and Col. Robert S. Powell Jr., ARCOG commander.
In his remarks during the ceremony, Powell acknowledged the leadership efforts of both the incoming and outgoing leaders and their contributions to the command.
Under Ehrenhofer's tenure, NCRCPC continued to meet training requirements, medical readiness and complete the milestone's needed to put NCRCPC into the required Initial Operation Capability status for the cyber unit, Powell explained.
"When called upon, Lt. Col. Hamilton has always done what was asked of her," Powell said, as he mentioned the different responsibilities and leadership roles she held with NCRCPC prior to being selected as commander.
"You are the right person for the job. You have always succeeded and will continue to do so," Powell said of Hamilton as he concluded his remarks.
In response, Hamilton thanked the ARCOG commander for attending the ceremony and for being a mentor.
"In this time of transition and growth for NCRCPC to become cyber qualified, Lt. Col. Ehrenhofer put in the time and sacrifice needed to succeed in those challenges over the past two years," Hamilton said.
Even though Hamilton acknowledged there are challenges still ahead to complete command requirements, her willingness, compassion and excitement was evident as she gave praises to the Soldiers of the NCRCPC.
During that extended September Battle Assembly weekend, the ARCOG and 335th SC (T) recognized deploying Soldiers assigned to a detachment from the Western Cyber Protection Center and also recognized the tenure and contributions of other Soldiers from the NCRCPC.
The ARCOG's forces are currently in the process of training to become fully mission capable. The ARCOG supports missions against U.S. adversaries in cyberspace and empowers Army, joint, and combined maneuver forces in the delivery of kinetic effects.


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"Between an Old Memory and Me" is a song written by Keith Stegall and Charlie Craig. It was originally recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley for his 1989 album, I Wonder Do You Think of Me. It was then recorded by Travis Tritt and released in November 1994 as the third single from his 1994 album Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof. It peaked at number 11 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and at number 3 on the Canadian RPM Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying "leave it to ol' Travis to remind us that, as long as people drink, there will be drinking songs." She goes on to say that it "takes a lot of chutzpah to tackle an old Keith Whitley number, but Tritt rises to the challenge here, reminding us what a terrific song this is."

Chart positions
"Between an Old Memory and Me" debuted at number 63 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 26, 1994.

Year-end charts

References

Travis Tritt songs
1994 singles
Songs written by Keith Stegall
Songs written by Charlie Craig
Keith Whitley songs
Warner Records singles
1989 songs


This post is for spiderwoman Kate whose love/hate relationship with spiders this past summer made it impossible for me to pass this by without thinking of her and sharing this photo!
Such lovely early morning colors and tones.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh - I LOVE that! I want to put on that gorgeous black outfit and walk right through it! Well, probably because it's such a gorgeous crystaly/sparkly web. Ya know, I am missing the spiders and webs these days. Sick, I know, but I started to enjoy their odd beauty!
WOW look at those colours!!! I've never seen colours that vivid and bright. It looks like a painting. Beautiful !!!
Very lovely! The blending of the colors in the background make it seem very Monet ish!
Thanks! It was a beautiful sight to take in.


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Kevin "Rashid" Johnson (born October 3, 1971 in Richmond, Virginia) is a revolutionary, writer, artist, social activist, founding member of the New Afrikan Black Panther Party, founding member of the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party (which split from the NABPP in December 2020), member of the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee, and prisoner in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.

Johnson, a former drug dealer, was convicted of murder in 1990, and sentenced to life in prison. He maintains that he is innocent and was wrongfully convicted.

Imprisonment

According to his official biography, he has spent some 18 years in solitary confinement, during which he studied law and subsequently filed a number of lawsuits against the prison system.

In 2017, Johnson was transferred from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to the Florida Department of Corrections for allegedly having a weapon in his cell, although he claims he was transferred as the result of "persistently publicizing the abuses of the Texas prison system".

Johnson was charged with inciting a riot on January 10, 2018, after helping to organize a prison strike centered in Florida, and after publishing a related article on the anarchist website It's Going Down. In the piece, entitled Florida Prisoners Are Laying It Down, Johnson detailed what he views as the "objectionable conditions" of prisoners, including unpaid labor, price gouging, and the "gain-time scam that replaced parole". Although the state of Florida maintains the strike never occurred, prison rights groups released statements claiming that "prisoners in more than a dozen facilities either went on strike or were preemptively punished to prevent them from doing so." Johnson's lawyers have alleged he was tortured in retaliation while held in solitary confinement, and was confined in an unheated cell in freezing temperatures.

In August 2021, a statement from the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party noted that Johnson had been moved from Indiana to Ohio, where it was alleged that he had been threatened with lynching, and prevented from writing or communicating with supporters.

Writing and political views
Johnson is a frequent contributor to the newspaper San Francisco Bay View.

Johnson maintains that prison labor is a form of modern slavery, writing in The Guardian:

At the end of the civil war in 1865 the 13th amendment of the US constitution was introduced. Under its terms, slavery was not abolished, it was merely reformed. Anybody convicted of a crime after 1865 could be leased out by the state to private corporations who would extract their labor for little or no pay. In some ways that created worse conditions than under the days of slavery, as private corporations were under no obligation to care for their forced laborers – they provided no healthcare, nutritious food or clothing to the individuals they were exploiting.

Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party
In December 2020, Johnson and five others declared they were splitting from the New Afrikan Black Panther Party, alleging that the leadership outside the prison system had "purged all critics" including most non-incarcerated members. Johnson said he would be forming a new "Revolutionary Intercommunal" Black Panther Party which would pursue Huey P. Newton's ideology of Intercommunalism.

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Megatrends: Born in the Counter-Culture of the 1960's
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The lead essay in Jewish Megatrends by Sid Schwarz is a very important analysis of American Jewish
Life. It reminded me of other, much earlier, analyses of Jewish life by Mordecai Kaplan, Martin Buber, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Charles Silberman, Arthur Waskow and many others. It effectively synthesized much of the sociological data of the past decade and provides some important ideas about the way the Jewish community can and should move forward.
Much in the essay resonated with me as someone who has been intimately engaged in creating new Jewish communities since the late 1960's. Already, at that time, the "Megatrends" identified in the essay were beginning to emerge. Many young Jews, influenced by the Civil Rights movement, the counterculture, the Vietnam War, liberation movements, Jewish feminism and the aftermath of the Six Day War, created new Jewish responses to the longstanding challenge of shaping a relevant American Jewish identity. And while the framing of a divide between "tribal" and "covenantal" Jewish identity in the Schwarz essay was new to me, the phenomenon that it describes, was not. As early as the 1960's, many of us felt the struggle between competing streams of Jewish identification. Many of us challenged the way that the organized Jewish community positioned Israel as central to any expression of diaspora Jewish identity. This was one of several reasons why many of us became increasingly alienated from mainstream Jewish life.
In the 1970's, those of us with strong Jewish educational backgrounds from places like Ramah, Young Judaea and Habonim, created the Havurah Movement. Those of us with a love for the arts composed new Jewish music and new or revived older Jewish art forms. The power of the Jewish Catalogues and the work of people like Mae Rockland were so important. I was involved in the creation of the Fabrangen Jewish Counter Culture Center in the early 1970's. Located in DuPont Circle section of Washington D.C., it created a true community that incorporated the four elements mentioned in Rabbi Sid's Megatrends essay: kehilla/community; tzedek/social justice; chochma/Jewish learning; all infused with kedusha/offering a path of sacred purpose. Fabrangen also was also strongly driven by an engagement with music and the arts, a theme that was not given much attention in the Schwarz essay. In sum, our mission was to transform the larger Jewish community, its institutions and its stagnating culture.
I was also involved in the founding and development of The Kosher Kitchen (1975-1978), a not-for-profit restaurant and community center in Montgomery County, MD, just outside of Washington D.C. It was run as a collective by a dozen or so Jews in their 20's. The Kosher Kitchen was not only a restaurant but something much more. We were a covenantal Jewish community that cared about Judaism, Jewish learning, Jewish culture, Jewish arts and justice. The entire enterprise was our response to the injustices of capitalism. For Jews, justice must be at the heart of a true covenantal community.
All of the themes mentioned in Rabbi Sid's essay have been at the core of ALEPH, the Alliance for Jewish Renewal. The critical work of Reb Zalman Schachter-Shlomi, Arthur Waskow, Judith Plaskow, Art Green and Michael Lerner (and many others) has been so important in creating new ways to think about Judaism and American Jewish life. ALEPH continues to serve as an incubator movement for so many new trends in American Jewish life that have revitalized many synagogues and other Jewish institutions.
For many years, I have served as the rabbi and leader of two communities in the Greater Washington DC area that have served hundreds of Jewish households– Kehila Chadasha and Am Kolel. Not only have these kehillotprovided platforms for worship on shabbat and holidays, all Jewish life cycle ceremonies and an array of programs that one might find at American synagogues, we have been deeply committed to some issues that might be a bit too progressive for some mainstream congregations. That includes interfaith, intercultural bridge building, gender inclusivity and environmental activism. I take pride in the fact that these ventures have been supported by the people who we serve. We have not been supported by major funding from the organized Jewish community. It has been a struggle, but we find satisfaction in knowing that we have made an impact and are still engaged in pointing the way.
Rabbi David Shneyer is a Jewish educator, musician, organizer based in Rockville, MD. He is a co-founder of the New Brunswick Havurah (1969); Fabrangen Jewish Free Culture Center (1971); the founder of the Jewish Folks Arts Society (1977); a founder of Kehila Chadasha (a havurah,1978); YACHAD; Am Kolel Judaic Resource Center and Jewish Renewal Community (1990); the Maalot Seminary (1990); Jews United for Justice (1998); and Sanctuary Retreat Center (2006).
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Skip was adopted from our rescue when he was 3 year old but sadly his adopter has passed away. He is good on a lead and he loves attention but he does need a calm home where he can enjoy some peace and some long walks in the country. He's not fond of other dogs and is happy to be in a one dog home where he can get all the attention.
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Focus stacking is a technique to get extreme depth of field in a scene. Multiple photos of varying focal depths are captured and the sharpest portions of each are blended together into a single frame. Photo RAW automates the process. Select a se of photos in Browse, fire up the Focus Stacking window, and the blending is done for you.
Photo RAW has an additional feature - the Depth Of Field slider. These allow you to fine tune the focal plane in the stacked image. These sliders depend on focus depth metadata from your original photos. Different camera models write focal depth information in different places in EXIF data. Sometimes, Photo RAW can't find the information. And sometimes, it's because earlier versions of Photo RAW didn't know as much about a vendor's metadata as it does now.
That's exactly what happened with photos from my Sony cameras. The initial release of of Photo RAW 2019 didn't know where to find focus depth information. The 2019.2 release fixed that.
If Photo RAW cannot determine the focus depth from your original images, there is a warning icon in the Focus Stacking window. If present, the warning is just to the right of the Depth Of Field slider.
Does this warning mean you cannot do a focus stack? Not entirely.
You can ignore the warning if you want maximum depth of field. By default, the Depth Of Field points are at either end of the slider. You can reset their positions by clicking Max. If this is the type of stack you want, ignore the warning.
But Scott… I want to fine tune the focus plane. What can I do? There is an option - refresh the metadata.
Focus Stacking reports a warning if the focus depth cannot be read from your original RAW files. Ignore the warning for a Max depth of field focus stack.
Photo RAW scans photos when images or folders of images are first opened. As part of that process, Photo RAW reads various metadata from your photos and stores it in its internal database. Focus depth information is among the data read. However, Photo RAW won't re-read metadata from photos it already knows about. Why? In most cases, it would be a waste of time and slow down workflow.
However, with each Photo RAW update, it learns more and more about RAW formats. Specifically for focus stacking, a new update may mean Photo RAW now knows how to pull out the focus depth information for your images. So we tell Browse to re-read the metadata.
Select the photos you are going to focus stack and choose Photo > Read Metadata from Photo. The metadata information in the Photo RAW database is updated for the selected photos.
With the metadata refreshed, try your focus stack again. Select the photos in Browse and open the Focus Stacking window. In the case of my Sony A7Rii, the warning icon is gone. Also notice focus depth information is above each of the individual frames in the Focus Stacking window.
When I see focus depth information, I know I can adjust the Depth Of Field slider and adjust the focal plane reliably.
Again… if you are doing a maximum depth of field focus stack (the Max button), you can safely ignore the warning icon in the Focus Stacking window. Otherwise, try re-reading metadata for the affected images. It might just do the trick!
Focus Stacking after re-reading metadata. No more warning. Photo RAW also displays focus depth data for each individual photo.


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Tales of the Aurora borealis
Tales of the Aurora
My last post, 9 Things You Didn't Know about the Northern Lights , inspired me to research other mythologies about the Northern Lights because the fact why it is called Aurora borealis: it was named after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek god of of the north wind, Boreas. This lead me to ask the question, before science how did people make sense of the mysterious lights?
Well, to satisfy my curiosity and celebrate Halloween, here are a few short folktales about the Northern Lights.
The Sami people (also known as Lapps or Lapplanders) live North of the Arctic Circle in Norway, Sweden and Finland. Archaeologists have documented these peoples' existence since 10,000 B.C. Having occupied those Northern lands for that long, I wasn't surprised to come across an entertaining story about the Aurora Borealis.
The Samis believed energy from souls departed created the Northern Lights. According to certain stories, only the energy from those who died a violent death would be part of the colorful spectacle. Another common belief was that the souls held torches to help guide other souls entering the afterlife through a small portal in the sky. Anytime the fires of the skies were ablaze people behaved solemnly. Those who failed to respectfully observe the fires were subject to bad fortune. The spirits apparently were having a good time, though. They were supposedly seen every now and then feasting and playing soccer games with a walrus skull.
We'll take our journey a little further south to northern England. James Radcliffe, the Earl of Derwentwater, played a prominent role in the 1715 rebellion in an attempt to restore the Stuarts back on the English throne.
When the rebellion failed he surrendered and was beheaded in the Tower of London. Legend has it the Northern Lights appeared that same day in all of northern England in a particularly red display. Since then, the rare times the Aurora emerge in this region, locals refer to the Aurora as "Lord Derwentwater's Lights."
At the other end of the world, the indigenous peoples of Stewart Island, the Maori, have their own interesting myth about the Aurora—the Aurora Australis. Stewart Island is the third largest island of the New Zealand archipelago and known for its stunning red sunsets and Southern Lights displays. The first Maori settlers named the island Rakiura after the Maori chief, Te Rakitamau. Te Rakitamau left his home to ask another chief for the hand of the eldest daughter of his two daughters. When she turned him down, embarrassed, he asked for the youngest daughter's hand in marriage. Betrothed to another, the youngest daughter could not accept his offer. Te Rakitamau left defeated and red from blushing. Many Maori attribute the blushing of Te Rakitamau because of his failed marriage proposals to the sunsets and the southern aurora you can see from the Island. That is why is the island was first named Rakuira.
North America is home to dozens of tales about the Northern Lights, mainly due to the numerous Native American cultures that stretched across the continent. The Algonquins believed their creator moved North after he finished his creation and lit great bonfires that reflected in the skies. The Menominee Indians in Wisconsin believed that friendly giants lived in the North and lit great torches while spearfishing. Native American tribes in Alaska held the same belief as the Samis that the Northern Lights were also the energy of departed souls. During the dancing lights of the night sky, it was not advised to venture out unless you had a weapon. Many in Alaska also believed that making noise, such as clapping or whistling, would attract the spirits, and they would take you away into the night. However, some Alaskan natives began whistling so the spirits would come closer. They would then attempt to give messages to the spirits to bring to their beloved deceased friends and family.
Stories like these fascinate me because of how they became culturally mainstream to these peoples. It shows the common human desire to understand and to know. That is why people venture so far north. Now that our science explains the natural phenomenon of the Auroras, some might think the mystery disappears, but I disagree. I will look into the science behind the Northern Lights in my next blog post, and I have found that finding the answer to one question only leads another.
Watching the Northern Lights in person is amazing, almost otherworldly, and learning the old myths makes me appreciate the human experience of encountering earth's natural wonders even more. In a sense, this sums up why I founded Gondwana Ecotours: to bring wonder and understanding through the best experiences the world has to offer.
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A trait of the best military commanders is that they put the welfare of their soldiers above their own. The best captains go down with the ship. The Fort Hood jihadist massacre of 2009 afforded so many of those commanders to do the right thing, to put the victims of Nidal Malik Hasan and their families ahead of their own.
Col. Nathan Banks, a top United States Army Colonel is the latest example of a superior officer who is more interested in self-preservation than he is in putting his soldiers first. Hasan's victims have been the recipients of gross injustice. The truth about the attack has not been told. the victims have not received purple hearts. Yet, instead of fighting for these victims, Banks has essentially spat on them.
A top United States Army Colonel has angered some of the victims of the 2009 Fort Hood attack after he turned to social media criticizing an NBC 5 Investigates' Freedom of Information Act request asking for documents related to the shooting.
As we reported on Shoebat.com, the real reason for this inexplicable behavior from top U.S. officials, to include the White House and Congress, has to do with what the Clinton and Bush administrations knew about the most notorious mosque in the U.S. Dar al-Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, VA was home to Anwar al-Awlaki and was visited by Hasan.
The terrorists inside that mosque – which remains open to this day – warranted the mosque being shut down no later than in the days after the 9/11 attacks. Had it been shut down, 14 people at Fort Hood might be alive today and 32 people would not have been injured.


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By Luke Carothers The Brooklyn Bridge looms eternally large over New York City's East River. Since it opened in 1883, it is a vital artery...
For New York Supertall, BuroHappold's Façade Innovation Reaches New Heights
Directly centered overlooking Manhattan's Central Park, the 111 West 57th Street supertall tower is garnering acclaim for its remarkable height, its unexpected slenderness — and...
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AKRF of New York City earned a National Recognition Award for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engineering Companies' (ACEC) 52nd annual Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) for designing the stormwater detention system serving American Copper Towers in Manhattan.
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Arcadis was selected as Engineer of Record for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood protection multiphase design of New York City's East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Project in the borough of Manhattan.
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The largest rezoning project in Manhattan since Hudson Yards in 2004 proposes zoning changes to a 78-block area of Greater East Midtown.


Scandinavia is a historical and cultural-linguistic region, it comprises the three kingdoms of Norway, and Sweden, on the Scandinavian Peninsula, and Denmark, the country situated on the Jutland peninsula and its main islands of Sealand and Funen north of Germany, west of Sweden, between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The term Scandinavia referred originally to Scania (Skåne), a region formerly Danish, now Swedish.
In a broader sense the name Scandinavia is also used to refer to the Nordic countries including Finland and the island nation of Iceland as well.
With an area of 928,057 km² Scandinavia is roughly three times the size of Italy, or slightly more than twice the size of the U.S. state of California.
Depicted on the map is Scandinavia with countries, international borders, and major cities.


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Czyzew, Poland, "Bright and Dark Days"
Czyzew, Poland, "Recollections from the Shtetl"
Grodno, Belarus, "Chaim Lazar Friedman ha-Kohane"
Jedwabne, Poland, "Stories of their Father..."
Krakow, Poland, "Life in the Krakow Ghetto"
Lapy, Jedwabne, Sokoly, Yenki, Poland, "Our Family"
Nemešany, Slovakia, "Memoirs of Yardena"
Plissa, Belarus, "The Pliskin Family"
"Once a Kingdom: The Life of Maurice Schwartz and the Yiddish Art Theatre"
"Camp 20th Quartal: As I Remember It"
"The Last Minutes of Chaim Rumkowski"
Zylbercweig's "Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre"
A New Volume (8) of the "Lexicon of the Yiddish Theatre"
"Das Lebedige Yisoimele" from "Blind Love"
"At the Crossroads: Jewish Life in Eastern Europe Today"
"Carpati: 50 Miles, 50 Years"
"The Last Klezmer: Leopold Kozlowski, His Life and Music"
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"Secret Courage: The Walter Suskind Story"
"Yiddish Theater: A Love Story"
"Where Neon Goes to Die"
"Return to Ożarów: Mending a Broken Link"
"Horodok: A Shtetl's Story 1920-1945"
"Italy and the Holocaust: The Hidden Story"
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Q: Why does the variance of sampling distribution of sample mean become smaller as the sample size increase? In my statistics book, it says that the variance of sampling distribution of sample mean become smaller as the sample size increases. But it doesn't say why it tends to be smaller than the population distribution. Are there any theories or conditions for the tendency?

A: Two basic properties of variances:

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*The variance of the sum of independent random variables is the sum of their individual variances

*The variance of a constant $k$ times a random variable is $k^2$ times the variance of a random variable
So if your sample values are the random variables $X_1,X_2,\ldots,X_n$, independent each with variance $\sigma^2$ then

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*$\text{var}\left(\sum X_i\right) =\sum\text{var}\left( X_i\right)= \sum \sigma^2 = n\sigma^2$

*$\text{var}\left(\overline{X}\right) =\text{var}\left(\frac1n\sum X_i\right) =\frac{1}{n^2}\text{var}\left(\sum X_i\right) =\frac{1}{n^2}(n \sigma^2)= \frac1 n\sigma^2$

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import com.aspectran.core.activity.ActivityPerformException;
import com.aspectran.core.activity.InstantActivity;
import com.aspectran.core.context.ActivityContext;
import com.aspectran.core.context.builder.ActivityContextBuilder;
import com.aspectran.core.context.builder.ActivityContextBuilderException;
import com.aspectran.core.context.builder.HybridActivityContextBuilder;
import com.aspectran.core.context.rule.ItemRule;
import com.aspectran.core.context.rule.ItemRuleMap;
import com.aspectran.core.context.rule.type.ItemType;
import com.aspectran.core.util.MultiValueMap;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestInstance;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;

@TestInstance(TestInstance.Lifecycle.PER_CLASS)
class ItemEvaluationTest {

    private ActivityContext context;

    @BeforeAll
    void setUp() throws ActivityContextBuilderException {
        ActivityContextBuilder builder = new HybridActivityContextBuilder();
        context = builder.build();
    }

    @Test
    void testEvaluateAsMultiValueMap() throws ActivityPerformException {
        InstantActivity activity = new InstantActivity(context);
        MultiValueMap<String, String> result = activity.perform(() -> {
            activity.getRequestAdapter().setParameter("param1", "Apple");
            activity.getRequestAdapter().setAttribute("attr1", "Strawberry");

            ItemRule itemRule1 = new ItemRule();
            itemRule1.setName("item1");
            itemRule1.setValue("${param1}, ${param2:Tomato}, @{attr1}, @{attr2:Melon}");

            ItemRule itemRule2 = new ItemRule();
            itemRule2.setType(ItemType.ARRAY);
            itemRule2.setName("item2");
            itemRule2.addValue("${param1}");
            itemRule2.addValue("${param2:Tomato}");
            itemRule2.addValue("@{attr1}");
            itemRule2.addValue("@{attr2:Melon}");

            ItemRuleMap itemRuleMap = new ItemRuleMap();
            itemRuleMap.putItemRule(itemRule1);
            itemRuleMap.putItemRule(itemRule2);

            ItemEvaluator itemEvaluator = new ItemEvaluation(activity);
            return itemEvaluator.evaluateAsMultiValueMap(itemRuleMap);
        });
        for (Map.Entry<String, List<String>> entry : result.entrySet()) {
            if ("item1".equals(entry.getKey())) {
                assertEquals("[Apple, Tomato, Strawberry, Melon]", entry.getValue().toString());
            } else if ("item2".equals(entry.getKey())) {
                assertEquals("[Apple, Tomato, Strawberry, Melon]", entry.getValue().toString());
            }
        }
    }

}

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PORTLAND, Maine – Since Labor Day of 2002, Miles the Moose has thanked visitors for coming to Maine with a wave and something to take home with them. This Labor Day at the York Toll Plaza, motorists leaving Maine will be thanked for visiting with two Maine gifts, Poland Spring® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water and Coastal Maine Popcorn.
Miles the Moose and his friend, Clawdette the Lobster will be joined by Eco, Poland Spring's recycling mascot to thank folks as they head home. Erin Courtney, spokeswoman for the Turnpike said "The turnpike wanted to highlight Maine businesses with our thank you gifts this year and what could be better than artisan popcorn and spring water for the ride home?" The bags of Coastal Maine Popcorn include a custom label celebrating the Maine Turnpike's 70th anniversary and invites travelers to share photos with the hashtag MaineTurnpike for the chance to win lobster dinner shipped to their home. "Visitor's love taking pictures of Miles and Clawdette and with the hashtag we can see them shared as well. And who wouldn't want to win a lobster dinner?" Courtney said.
Motorists should plan to leave plenty of time for their travels over the long Holiday weekend. Year to date through the end of July, 2017 has had 1.18 million more vehicle transactions than the same period of 2016.
More than 1.15 million vehicles are anticipated to travel the Maine Turnpike over the Labor Day weekend. Friday is expected to be the busiest day with more than 345,000 vehicles and heavier traffic northbound between 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM; and about 272,000 vehicles are expected to travel the turnpike on Saturday. The busiest hours are likely to be between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM. On Monday between the hours of 12:00 noon and 7:00 PM, approximately 246,000 vehicles are expected to travel on the turnpike, with the heaviest traffic in the southbound lanes. Initial traffic numbers from the Holiday weekend will be available on Tuesday, September 6, 2017 by 12:00 PM.


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PRITHVI RATNA AWARD
The coveted CMS VATAVARAN Prithvi Ratna Award has been instituted in 2003 by CMS VATAVARAN in partnership with UNEP, and given to a filmmaker for exemplary work in the field of environment throughout his/ her career and being able to effect changes in perceptions and policies via their work.
This award is conferred upon a filmmaker for exemplary work and being able to effect changes in perceptions and policies via their work, in the field of environment throughout his/ her career. Previously the award has been bestowed upon Mike Pandey, Naresh Bedi, Shekar Dattatri, Krishnendu Bose, Ashish Chandola, Sanjay Barnela, Himanshu Malhotra and Rita Banerji.
Nominee must be an Indian citizen.
Individuals should be engaged in the environmental and wildlife conservation film making as a selfless service and not only as a part of any project or institution. They need to showcase body of work including films, workshops, awards, and appreciation
Minimum period of involvement should be 10 years.
PRITHVI BHUSHAN AWARD
CMS Prithvi Bhushan award is bestowed to recognize the efforts of leadership in environment conservation and transformational achievements, on ground. It endeavours to recognize efforts and achievements that have benefitted the environment and promoted human welfare.
Previously the award was bestowed upon Shri Anupam Mishra, an Indian Gandhian, author, journalist, environmentalist, and water conservationist. In 2017, this award went to Shri Chandi Prasad Bhatt, eminent environmentalist and renowned Gandhian activist.
Prithvi Bhushan 2019 will be awarded for contributions in the field of Environment Conservation.
Nominee should be of Indian nationality
Nominee may be a Government employee but should be involved in the conservation work beyond the call of his/her duty.
Individuals should be engaged in the environmental and wildlife conservation activities as a selfless service and not only as a part of any project or institution.
The winner of the award will be selected based on their level of leadership, equity and accountability in the conservation management, and effectiveness in conserving it.
For Prithvi Ratna and Prithvi Bhushan, each Award carries a Trophy, Citation & Cash Prize
Last Date for Nominations: November 05, 2019 (self-nominations are also welcome)
Please send information regarding the work of the nominee and broad fit with the mandate of award which may include resume and a passport size photograph along with working photographs, videos (if possible), certificates, recommendation letters, etc.
These Awards will be announced and felicitated on November 30, 2019 at Ambedkar International Centre, 15 Janpath New Delhi during the Gala Awards Function of 10th CMS VATAVARAN Environment & Wildlife Film Festival and Forum.
For more details, contact:
Sabyesachi Bharti, Sr. Manager Programs
(sabyesachi@cmsvatavaran.org), 8826689218/9818367459 with a copy to info@cmsvatavaran.org
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Consistency Is Key: How to Best Wire Your Own Setup
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The importance of speaker quality cannot be overstated — but the configuration and setup of your surround sound speakers is equally crucial. Without a properly wired home theatre, speaker performance suffers, and you miss the full immersion of your favourite films. Leave nothing to chance — instead, take every precaution to ensure perfect sound for your entertainment.
The Design for Truly Premium Performance
True audiophiles continuously seek to enhance their home listening environment and capture every detail of a musical performance with precise imaging. The right combination of HiFi components and speakers creates an ideal listening environment, projecting a soundstage where the listener can experience every note as it was meant to be heard. The audiophile's quest for perfect sonic reproduction is what drives the advanced design of a reference-quality audio system.
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With continuing advancements in surround sound technology, mastering an immersive home theater experience is more accessible than ever. The latest audio formats support more channels and are capable of creating a layered soundscape that captures an incredible range of sonic details.
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Grand Haven State Park Now Has Beach Wheelchairs For Handicap Visitors
Mark Frankhouse Published: May 21, 2021
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Going to beach is something many of us are looking forward to this summer, and the newest feature at the Grand Haven State Park has made even more inclusion possible in all of the fun. They've recently announced that they've added two Trackchairs, an electric wheelchair that makes travelling through the sand a synch and convenient for those confined to a wheelchair. This means it'll be WAY easier for those who use a wheelchair to get around, because of the track that's used to maneuver through the sand on the bottom of the chair.
The video below shows just how easy the ride is:
The two chairs will be available for rent all summer long. Laurie's Voice is a local non profit that provides resources for disabled children up to 21 years old, and they were the ones who donated the chairs to the park, and said they wanted to do what they could to make the beach accessible for everyone. The chair featured in the video has the insignia of Liam Hirkaway, a SWMI disable youth who sadly passed away in February, and is dedicated to him and his memory.
As it stands now the park is putting a 2-hour time limit for use of one of these wheelchairs, but they're hoping to expand and build a website where you can schedule a time to reserve of of the chairs and check the availability of them on a certain day and time. Love the inclusion here and I hope more beaches will follow this lead.
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Hailey Bieber's Stylist Has Created Athleisure With A Purpose
By Janelle Okwodu
It's hard to imagine the current celebrity street-style scene without the influence of stylist Maeve Reilly. If you wore sweatpants with a blazer recently or have been coveting one of Bottega Veneta's plush clutches, Reilly – or rather, the looks she pulls together for her clients including Hailey Bieber, Megan Fox, and the D'Amelio sisters – is likely the reason. Her intrepid mix of casual staples and high luxury has become the standard for laid-back and chic celebrities.
While she's clearly succeeded at making her clients shine, Reilly understands that clothing has the power to do more than make for great selfies. Her new clothing line, The Local Love Club, is a prime example of purposeful fashion. The athleisure label puts its messaging front and center with tees and hoodies advocating for kindness, self-love and a spirit of community. More than slogans, these emblems speak to Reilly's commitment to anti-bullying organisations and pre-fame experiences as an outsider. Her taupe hoodies with swirling retro fonts that read "thank you for being kind" and neon sweats emblazoned with a reminder that the wearers are loved speak to the need for emotional empathy. "When you buy, there's a note inside that says spread love and kindness, and our underlying message is all about that," says Reilly. "This was a labour of love. It's all cut and sewn here in Los Angeles, so we can create local jobs during the pandemic. We're partnering with an amazing organisation called, The Kind Campaign, which works in schools to raise awareness about the impact of bullying. So a portion of the proceeds goes directly to them."
Hailey Bieber Is First Out Of The Gate With Bottega's New Point Bag
By Alice Cary
Though she's the picture of glamour in person and on her popular Instagram account, Reilly's early years were challenging. Growing up, she was tormented by classmates and peers whose insensitive comments and continuous harassment wreaked havoc on her self-esteem. "I experienced bullying first hand when I was a teenager," says Reilly. "It hardens you. I spent my youth escaping that pain with drugs and alcohol or sabotaging myself." Now 16 years sober and able to look back on that period of her life, Reilly sought to create something that could benefit anyone dealing with issues similar to those she faced. "I've come to realise that the more love I give and spread, the more that I get in return. That perspective has truly changed my life, and it's what the brand grew out of," she says.
Bullying is, unfortunately, all too common. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, one out of every five students in American schools reports being bullied. In recent years the rise in internet harassment – doxing, cyberbullying, online shaming, etc – has exacerbated the problem, and no one is immune. Stars, including Demi Lovato, Florence Pugh and Reilly's longtime client Bieber, have spoken up about the hate they receive online. With stylists becoming increasingly front-facing, Reilly has also received hurtful DMs and even death threats on social media. "There are times when I'm blown away by the brazenness of what happens online. I wish I could say that I don't get affected by it at my age, but I'm 33 and get incredibly toxic messages all the time," she says. "People hide behind their computer screens. I knew this collection had to be something that could live online and combat that darkness; to reach people, [so that] maybe someone sees these shirts and shares a kind word with a friend or even a stranger."
Hailey Bieber Brings This '90s Styling Trick Bang Up-To-Date
By Susan Devaney
As a teenager, the fantasy of editorials and the red carpet served as a powerful escapism source for Reilly. Once she began to channel her talents into fashion, Reilly found her purpose. She entered the industry as an assistant in the early aughts, working with fellow stylists Rob Zangardi and Mariel Haenn. They dressed clients like Jennifer Lopez and Rihanna in the latest looks from the runways, and she began to see the effect clothes can have. "What I get to do with my clients is give them their armour," she says. "I'm providing them with something that helps them step into the world and portray who they are in that moment. I'm grateful to be able to play that part in someone's life."
That energy is something Reilly hopes to bring to the masses with Local Love Club. With an uplifting message stitched into every item and ultra-cozy fabrications she's spent over a year working on, each look provides comfort on multiple levels. Fans of her work may recognise the oversized silhouettes and her trademark tracksuits, but she has plans to go even further. "I definitely want to expand; it won't always be sweatpants, but we've made an amazing product, and I'm proud of it," says Reilly. "We're going to keep developing, bringing out different styles and making kindness and giving back cool."
This article was originally published on Vogue.com
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