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Leela Mahal Center  is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action romance directed by Devi Prasad and starring Aryan Rajesh and Sadaf. The film is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film Amarkalam.

Plot
Prabhu has a troubled childhood with divorced parents. His mother marries another man. Upset that he has to call his stepfather as his own father, he leaves his house at a young age. He grows up to be a thug who works at Leela Mahal Center, a cinema theatre. GK, a former Mumbai-based don, who was sent to jail by his own friend, Sudheer. GK tells Prabhu to kidnap Anjali, a violinist. She is initially disturbed by Prabhu and starts to fall in love with him after Singhamalai tells Anjali about Prabhu's past life. A terrorist gang comes to kidnap Anjali as a bargain for their fellow friends in jail. How Prabhu fights the gang and saves Anjali form the rest of the story. It is revealed that Anjali is none other than GK's daughter. GK & Sudheer become friends again.

Cast

Aryan Rajesh as Prabhu
Sadaf as Anjali
Atul Kulkarni as GK
Suman as Sudheer
Brahmanandam as Singhamalai, Prabhu's right hand man
Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Leela Mahal Center's manager
Surya
Krishna Bhagawan as Bujji
Raghu Babu
M. S. Narayana
 Sheeba
Pragathi as Sudheer's wife
Surekha Vani as Prabhu's mother
Sameer Hasan as Prabhu's father
Karate Kalyani as Manga
Prudhvi Raj as Terrorist
Hema as GK's wife

Production
The film is directed by Devi Prasad, who previously directed Aaduthu Paaduthu. The film got stuck in production before ultimately releasing in 2004. Aryan Rajesh, who plays the lead in the film was yet to reach the limelight prior to the film's release due to the box office failures of his previous films. In 2004 prior to the release of Donga Dongadi, Sadha, who starred in Jayam, was yet to bag stardom in the Telugu film industry.

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by S. A. Rajkumar. The songs "Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo" from Dum and  "Mabbe Masakesindile" from Vayasu Pilichindi were combined for a song in the film. The lyrics were written by Suddala Ashokteja, Sai Sriharsha, and I.S. Murthy. The song "Thummeda Rekkalanadugu" rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam  is based on the Telugu poem of the same name. In a review of the film's soundtrack, a critic from The Hindu stated that "A well-crafted (combined) effort by the composers and the lyricists ... gives music-loving Telugus some good compositions."

Release
Unlike Rajesh's previous films, this film was a success at the box office. The Hindu wrote that "Aryan Rajesh performs the role with ease and Sada looks beautiful. Atul Kulkarni fares well". Idlebrain gave the film a rating of three out of five and wrote that " Devi Prasad should be appreciated for making a decent film in spite of undue delays and obstacles that dogged the progress of this film". Indiaglitz wrote that "Screenplay and Direction by debutant Devi Prasad is mediocre. But Devi Prasad shows promise in stylized presentation".

Notes

References

External links

2004 films
2000s romantic action films
Films scored by S. A. Rajkumar
Telugu remakes of Tamil films
2000s Telugu-language films
Indian romantic action films

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Bronze Manikkavichavakar heading home
J.Scott Reinitz	news	India, looted, statue, temple	Leave a comment
Manikkavichavakar, photo courtesy of ICE
Long story made short: In India in the 800s, Manikkavichavakar was sent to buy 10,000 Arabian horses for the king of Pandya on the subcontinent's southern tip. On the way, he ran into a devotee of Shiva, became enlightened and used the horse-trading money to build a temple. He wrote some hymns, got famous, became a saint, and had a bunch of statues made in his honor.
More recently, a Manikkavichavakar statue got swiped from India and wound up in the U.S. and was recovered by the feds on Wednesday.
Below is the Immigration and Customs Enforcement account:
ICE partners with art collector to recover stolen idol from India
NEW YORK – An anonymous collector of Asian antiquities voluntarily surrendered a stolen 11-12th century Chola bronze statue representing Saint Manikkavichavakar. Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations' cultural property unit determined the object had been looted from the Sivan Temple in Sripuranthan Village in Ariyalur District, Tamil Nadu in India. The recovery of this religious relic Wednesday follows an ongoing international smuggling probe by HSI.
HSI special agents believe the collector is a victim in this situation because when the artifact was purchased in 2006, a false provenance was provided with the piece that had been manufactured to pre-date the idol's theft.
HSI special agents have tracked multiple false provenances provided by Subhash Kapoor, the owner of Art of the Past Gallery, who has been implicated in the HSI probe dubbed Operation Hidden Idol. This methodology of back-tracking an artifact to its theft site and searching out the smuggling methods from the source country to Kapoor's U.S. gallery has led to numerous recoveries. To date, HSI special agents, in conjunction with the Manhattan District Attorney's office, have netted in excess of 2,500 artifacts worth over $100 million. These artifacts have been sourced from countries all around the world.
On Wednesday afternoon, HSI formally took custody of the stolen idol of Saint Manikkavichavakar linked to the ongoing investigation. Although the relic is a religious idol and priceless to its worshippers, it could sell for as much as $1 million if legitimately offered on the market today. In addition to recovering this idol from the Tamil Nadu temples, HSI also has recovered at least six other sacred Chola bronzes that it anticipates forfeiting and repatriating to the Government of India.
HSI's Operation Hidden Idol focuses on the activities of a former New York-based art dealer, Kapoor, who is currently in custody in India awaiting trial for allegedly looting tens of millions of dollars' worth of rare antiquities from several nations. The trails of looted artifacts have been traced all around the world. Within the past three months, two domestic museums, the Honolulu Museum and Peabody Essex, partnered with HSI to surrender illicit cultural property stemming from Kapoor. Over the last three years, HSI special agents have executed a series of search warrants targeting Kapoor's Manhattan gallery, along with warehouses and storage facilities linked to the dealer. Additionally, three individuals have been arrested in the United States for their role in the scheme. The estimated value of the artifacts seized so far in the case exceeds $100 million.
Museum surrenders pieces in Hidden Idol investigation
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One of seven items found in a Honolulu museum believed to have been looted from India. Photo courtesy of ICE.
HONOLULU — The Honolulu Museum of Art has handed over seven artifacts likely looted from India to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Wednesday.
ICE officials said the museum didn't know about the objects' background when they were acquired between 1991 and 2003.
"Many of the items can be traced to one of India's richest archeological regions, Chandraketugarh," ICE officials said in a release on the matter earlier this week.
Authorities allege some of the items are tied to the Operation Hidden Idol investigation former New York-based art dealer, Subhash Kapoor. Kapoor is currently in custody in India awaiting trial for allegedly looting millions of dollars' worth of rare antiquities, ICE officials said.
Pieces returned by the Honolulu museum include a 2,000-year-old terra cotta rattle.
"In addition to the rattle resembling the Buddhist god of wealth, the objects include figurines, architectural fragments and tiles, which were removed from religious temples and ancient Buddhist sites," officials said.
In 2013, Homeland Security Investigation agents in New York linked the museum's terra cotta rattle to the Hidden Idol case, the museum began working with authorities and identified the other six objects, officials said.
The artifacts will be used in the prosecution for the Hidden Idol case, which has already lead to the seizure of more than $100 million worth of allegedly looted objects and three arrest. The items will then likely be returned to India.
Cannon and other loot returned to Italy
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Cannon and other loot returned to Italy. Photo courtesy of ICE.
Earlier this week, a sarcophagus lid, ancient artillary and other stolen artifacts were returned to Italy after turning up in the United States.
Here's the latest from ICE:
NEW YORK — U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement offices returned 19 cultural treasures to the Italian government this week. The artifacts, including a 17th century cannon, 5th century Greek pottery and items dating to 300-460 B.C., were looted from their Italian owners and smuggled into the United States during the last several years.
HSI offices in New York, Boston, Buffalo, Baltimore, Miami, San Diego and San Francisco, with assistance provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Italy's Carabinieri Tutela Patrimonio Culturale Rome Office (TPC), seized the artifacts during 11 separate investigations. Homeland Security Investigations New York returned six objects Wednesday including "sleeping beauty," an ancient Roman marble sarcophagus lid of Sleeping Ariadne, which was smuggled out of Italy.
Peru loot rundown
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Artifacts returned to the Peruvian consuls during simultaneous repatriation ceremonies included two Colonial-era Cusco paintings, a funerary vessel from 100-1532 A.D., a Chancay statue from 1200-1450 A.D., a Lambayeque-style vessel from 800-1300 A.D., and Incan artifacts looted from ancient Peruvian graves. Photo courtesy Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Customs officials recently returned paintings, statues, pottery and other artifacts that had been looted from Peru and turned up in the United States on eBay, at auction houses and in homes and businesses over the years.
Here's the ICE rundown on the cases:
25 Peruvian cultural treasures returned to the government of Peru
WASHINGTON — Four separate investigations by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations led to the seizure of several looted Peruvian artifacts smuggled into the United States during the last several years. The artifacts were returned Wednesday to the Peruvian Consuls during simultaneous repatriation ceremonies in San Antonio, Denver and Boston.
Items returned included two Colonial-era Cusco paintings, a funerary vessel from100-1532 A.D., a Chancay statue from 1200-1450 A.D., a Lambayeque-style vessel from 800-1300 A.D., and Incan artifacts looted from ancient Peruvian graves.
Two paintings of St. Vincent Ferrer and St. Anthony Abbot were returned Oct. 22 by HSI San Antonio. They were stolen from the Maria Magdalena Church in Taray, Peru, in October 2001. The paintings were ripped from the upper-left and upper-right niches of the principal altar of the church. Both were retouched and re-framed for sale and auction in the United States.
In 2009, HSI Austin received information regarding four antique religious oil paintings stolen from churches in Peru that were sold at an Austin auction house. HSI special agents initiated an investigation and determined the paintings were listed in Interpol's stolen works of art database. The paintings were seized from the individuals who purchased the paintings. Two of the paintings were repatriated to the Republic of Peru in 2012.
HSI Salt Lake City initiated its investigation after receiving information from HSI Tel Aviv that a U.S. citizen had been arrested by the Israeli antiquities authorities for attempting to smuggle antiquities out of Israel. Special agents interviewed the individual at his home in Utah which resulted in the seizure of objects purchased in Peru and Costa Rica and smuggled into the country. Part of the collection included pre-Columbian pottery from Peru. One item was a Chancay statue from 1200-1450 A.D., and the other was a funerary vessel from100-1532 A.D.
HSI Knoxville investigated a business in Tennessee that sold Mayan artifacts. The business claimed the objects were from the Lambayeque region of Peru and were from an old collection, but the dates of importation and the origins were unknown. During an undercover investigation, HSI special agents purchased a vessel which was purported to be pre-Columbian. Experts from Tulane University examined the object and determined it was a black "Strap and Spout" vessel likely made in the Lambayeque style, circa 800-1300 A.D.
HSI Boston/Manchester special agents received information that an individual was attempting to sell looted Peruvian artifacts on eBay. The investigation determined the individual had a business partner in Peru who purchased artifacts from local farmers who looted graves. The artifacts were mailed from Bolivia to avoid Peruvian customs officials.
Special agents found the suspect to be in possession of numerous pre-Columbian cultural heritage artifacts which were determined to belong to Peru. They seized 37 items. The Peruvian Ministry of Culture verified that 20 of the items seized were in fact genuine and cultural property of Peru.
Three looted statues returned to Cambodia
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Last month, we wrote posted a piece about the looted Duryodhana statue that was spotted at auction. This week the sculpture and two of its buddies arrived back in Cambodia.
Here are the details from ICE:
3 looted, ancient statues repatriated to Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Three ancient sandstone sculptures were repatriated Tuesday to the Royal Government of Cambodia at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh.
The repatriation of the 10th-century Duryodhana, Bhima and Balarama statues followed an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
The three pre-Angkorian sandstones statues were believed to be looted from Prasat Chen at the Koh Ker temple complex during the Khmer Rouge era and trafficked on the international art market. When the Duryodhana was offered for sale by an auction house in 2010, the Royal Government of Cambodia requested assistance from the U.S. government in recovering the statue.
Joint efforts by the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh, the U.S. Department of State, HSI and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York led to the voluntary return of the statues to Cambodia. The auction houses, Sotheby's and Christie's, returned the Duryodhana and the Balarama, respectively. The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California, returned the Bhima. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York returned two more statues in June 2013 to Cambodia. All the statues will be on display to the public in the National Museum of Cambodia, reunited with their pedestals.
Statue returned to Cambodia
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The Duryodhana, a 10th century sandstone sculpture that was looted in the 1970s, has been returned to Cambodia. Photo courtesy ICE.
After being pried from a temple, beheaded and offered for auction, a statue has been returned to Cambodia. Below is a rundown on the case from customs enforcement:
Cambodian officials recognize HSI for return of ancient sandstone sculpture
NEW YORK — At a May 7 ceremony in New York, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York were commemorated by the Kingdom of Cambodia Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Sok An for the return of the Duryodhana, a 10th century sandstone sculpture.
The return of the Duryodhana follows the settlement of a civil forfeiture action filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office, which alleged that the Duryodhana was stolen from the Prasat Chen temple at Koh Ker in 1972 by an organized looting network, and ultimately imported into the United States and offered for sale by Sotheby's Inc.
The settlement required Sotheby's and the customer selling the Duryodhana, Decia Ruspoli de Poggia Suasa, to return the sculpture to the Kingdom of Cambodia.
According to an amended complaint filed in Manhattan federal court April 2013, and other documents filed in the case, from 928 to 944 A.D., Koh Ker was the capital of the ancient Khmer empire in Cambodia. The Khmer regime under Jayavarman IV constructed a vast complex of sacred monuments at Koh Ker, including the Prasat Chen temple and its statuary. These monuments have never been transferred to any private owner, and remain the property of the Cambodian state.
Looted stone seals returned to Iraq
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In a private ceremony at the Embassy of Iraq in Washington, D.C., the FBI repatriated four cylinder seals to the Iraqi government in October.
The stone seals are believed to date to as early as 2300 B.C. In ancient times, when rolled across wax or soft clay that later hardened, the seals formed an imprint or "signature" that marked a piece of property and uniquely identified its owner.
This is not the first time the FBI has played a role in the repatriation of Iraqi antiquities. In 2005, the Bureau returned eight stone seals that were believed to have been stolen. In 2011, terracotta plaques and other artifacts seized during a 2006 investigation were returned to the government of Iraq. It was the looting of the Baghdad Museum in 2003, where many of these items once resided, that led to the formation of the FBI's Art Crime Team in 2004.
The seals returned on Oct. 25 are small enough to fit in a person's palm. The Bureau's International Operations Division and Criminal Investigative Division delivered the seals to Iraqi Ambassador Lukman Faily.
Roman pitcher and gold returned to Afghanistan
J.Scott Reinitz	news	Afghanistan, artifacts, gold, jezail, looted, oinochoe, tombs	Leave a comment
Detail of a Roman wine pitcher returned to Afghanistan (and not Rome) a long with gold items. Photo courtesy Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The people of Afghanistan are getting ancient gold ornaments and an old Roman wine pitcher that had apparently been looted from the country and discovered in the United States as part of an investigation into antiquities trafficking.
Earlier this month, the items were officially returned to Afghan authorities during a ceremony at their embassy in Washington, D.C.
According to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, border protection officers discovered the artifacts in a shipment at Newark Liberty International Airport in March 2011. The investigation revealed the items were headed for a New York man to be passed on to another New Yorker suspected of "dealing in looted cultural property," ICE officials said.
Authorities described the artifacts as follows:
The vase is a 12.75-inch Roman oinochoe, or wine pitcher, from the 5th to 8th century A.D. Also returned were three 4-by-3.25-inch 5th century B.C. gold foil appliques depicting antelopes and two antique coiled gold ornaments from approximately the 17th century, weighing approximately one pound.
This marks the four repatriation of looted property to Afghanistan.
Earlier returns include:
— A late 19th century historic "jezail" rifle ammunition speed loader returned June 2013. The ammunition speed loader had disappeared from the Kabul National Museum in the years after the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan.
— Eight Bronze Age circa 2,000 B.C. artifacts returned in May 2008. The artifacts, likely looted from northern tombs, had been illegally removed from Afghanistan and sold in the United States.
— Two rare coins returned in May 2005. They were estimated to be more than 2,000 years old and were looted during the unrest following the departure of Russian forces in 1988. The Indo-Greek coins of Agathokles, dated between 171 and 160 B.C., were looted from Kabul Taliban factions.
Disembodied hand holding foil appliques depicting antelopes that were returned to Afghanistan. Photo courtesy of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Jezail gun accessory returned
J.Scott Reinitz	Uncategorized	jezail, Kabul, looted, smugglers	Leave a comment
A speed loader for an ancient jezail rifle that had disappeared from the Kabul National Museum was returned to the Afghan government June 2. Photo courtesy of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Federal agents have helped the government of Afghanistan recover some military equipment that has been missing since the Soviets pulled out.
The gear consisted of a speed loader for a jezail, which was state of the art weaponry for the 1800s. Jezails are heavy flintlock or matchlock muzzleloading muskets in calibers ranging from .50 to .75, and the loader had been part of the collection of the Kabul National Museum, but it disappeared following the Russian withdrawal.
As one can imagine, frequent fighting in Afghanistan has wreaked havoc on the country's museums, and cultural artifacts have been leaking out since the 1980s thanks to looters, smugglers and black market merchants.
In February 2013, Homeland Security Investigations Kabul office began helping the Internaional Security Assistance Force to recover the historical jezail accessory, although the HSI release was sketchy on the details. On June 2, it was handed over to the Afghan government during a ceremony in the country's Ministry of Information and Culture's rose garden.
New push to solve 1990 art heist
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After more than 20 years, the FBI is launching a new initiative in an attempt to close the 1990 art heist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Two men disguised as police officers entered the museum, tied up the security guards and swiped more than $500 million in art. Officials said they believe the loot — 13 pieces including works from the old masters — was taken to Connecticut and Philadelphia as part of an attempted sale. Below is the FBI release with details on what to look for and how to collect the $5 million reward.
FBI Provides New Information Regarding the 1990 Isabella Steward Gardner Museum Art Heist
The FBI, along with Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts, released new information about one of the largest property crimes in U.S. history—the art theft from the museum more than two decades ago. The FBI is appealing to the public for help in what is one of the FBI's Top Ten Art Crimes.
The publicity campaign includes a dedicated FBI webpage on the Gardner Museum theft, video postings on FBI social media sites, publicity on digital billboards in Philadelphia region, and a podcast. To view and listen to these items, visit the FBI's new webpage about the theft: http://www.FBI.gov/gardner.
The FBI believes it has determined where the stolen art was transported in the years after the theft and that it knows the identity of the thieves, Richard DesLauriers, special agent in charge of the FBI's Boston office, revealed for the first time in the 23-year investigation.
"The FBI believes with a high degree of confidence that in the years after the theft, the art was transported to Connecticut and the Philadelphia region, and some of the art was taken to Philadelphia, where it was offered for sale by those responsible for the theft." DesLauriers added, "With that same confidence, we have identified the thieves, who are members of a criminal organization with a base in the Mid-Atlantic states and New England." After the attempted sale, which took place approximately a decade ago, the FBI's knowledge of the art's whereabouts is limited.
Information is being sought from those who possess or know the whereabouts of the 13 stolen works of art—including rare paintings by Rembrandt and Vermeer—by publicizing new details about the case and continuing to highlight the $5 million reward for the return of the art. Although the FBI does not know where the art is currently located, the FBI is continuing its search, both in and beyond the Connecticut and Philadelphia areas. "With this announcement, we want to widen the 'aperture of awareness' of this crime to the reach the American public and others around the world," said DesLauriers.
Anthony Amore, the museum's chief of security, noted that the reward is for "information that leads directly to the recovery of all of our items in good condition." He further explained, "You don't have to hand us the paintings to be eligible for the reward. We hope that through this media campaign, people will see how earnest we are in our attempts to pay this reward and make our institution whole. We simply want to recover our paintings and move forward. Today marks 23 years since the robbery. It's time for these paintings to come home."
"The investigation into the Gardner Museum theft has been an active and aggressive effort, with law enforcement following leads and tracking down potential sources of information around the globe. Over the past three years, I have visited the museum several times, and each time I entered the Dutch Room and saw the empty frames, I was reminded of the enormous impact of this theft. I do remain optimistic that one day soon the paintings will be returned to their rightful place in the Fenway, as Mrs. Gardner intended," said U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz. "As we have said in the past, the U.S. Attorney's Office will consider the possibility of immunity from criminal prosecution for information that leads to the return of the paintings based on the set of facts and circumstances brought to our attention. Our primary goal is, and always has been, to have the paintings returned."
The FBI stressed that anyone with information about the artwork may contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or the museum directly or through a third party, said Special Agent Geoffrey Kelly, who is the lead investigator in the case and a member of the Art Crime Team. "In the past, people who realize they are in possession of stolen art have returned the art in a variety of ways, including through third parties, attorneys, and anonymously leaving items in churches or at police stations." Tips may also be submitted online at https://tips.fbi.gov.
Looted Rubens copy back in Germany
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(Note: Originally posted 7.24.12)
Bring me the head of John the Baptist. Or at least return the looted painting of it.
Usually when we hear about looted art from World War II, we think about Nazis swiping property from families displaced by the government's brutal policies or German soldiers pillaging national museums after rolling tanks into town.
But earlier this month, agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations put the finishing touches on an investigation that returned a painting that had been owned by Frederick the Great of Prussia and stolen by a Soviet general at the close of World War II.
Frederick was not longer around, and neither was Prussia, for that matter, so they gave it to Germany.
The recently repatriated painting is described as a contemporaneous copy of a Peter Paul Rubens piece that showed the beheading of John the Baptist. The Rubens original is believed to be forever gone, and the valuable copy in question hung the Frederick's gallery at Sanssouci palace in Potsdam.
In 1943, the painting was removed from Fred's Sanssouci museum and taken to the Palace of Rheinsburg, where it was stolen two years later.
Then in fall of 2010 when someone apparently tried to sell it through a Los Angeles auction house.
According to customs officials, agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations Los Angeles heard about the sale, and a quick search of a database showed the German government had reported that the painting missing.
The investigation that followed traced the painting back to a Los Angeles-based family, who claimed the work wasn't the missing Ruben and that there were other copies across the world.
Customs agents pressed on, and during the probe, Dr. Samuel Wittwer, of the Potsdam Sanssouci Museum in Germany, traveled with a HSI special agent to the auction gallery and determined that the painting was, in fact, the one stolen from the German museum, according to customs officials.
According to officials, when agents went back to the family to discuss their findings. family members told the special agents that the painting was taken by a Russian general during World War II, according to the HSI account. The general then gave the painting to the daughter of a Soviet official, who later sold the painting to the family. The family brought the painting to the United States when they moved here in the late 1970s.
"As supporters of the arts, the family was happy to return the painting to its rightful owners," the HSI release on the matter states.
Earlier this month, HSI Frankfurt Attaché Michael Shea and U.S. Ambassador to Germany Philip D. Murphy took part in a repatriation ceremony with the director of the Potsdam Sanssouci Museum.
Moche artifacts headed back to Peru
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This bronze tumi knife was used in Pre-Inca sacrificial ceremonies in what is now Peru before it was swiped and brought to the U.S. Last week, the tumi and other loot, some of which was listed on eBay, was returned to Peruvian authorities. Photo courtesy of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
A few months ago, we wrote about a gold bell shaped like a monkey head that was on its way back to Peru after being looted. Last week, U.S. customs officials announced the monkey head, which was made by the Moche culture some 1,500 years ago, now has some company.
Another looted hoard being repatriated to Peru includes a bronze tumi sacrificial knife, a woven belt, a Moche whistling bowl as well as other pottery and some more recent (1700s ) paintings. A Thursday ceremony at the Peruvian embassy in Washington, D.C., marked the occasion.
"The plundering of cultural property is one of the oldest forms of organized cross-border crime and has become a world-wide phenomenon that transcends frontiers," Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton said in a prepared statement.
The looted artifacts were recovered in the course of five separate investigations by special agents of ICE Homeland Security Investigations in New York; W.V.; Wilmington, Del.; and Austin and Houston, Texas, officials said.
Federal agents determined the items were removed from Peru and brought to the United States in violation of laws in both countries, including statues that restrict the importation of pre-Columbian artifacts and colonial-era religious objects into the United States without proper export documents.
Where did the feds find the stuff? Authorities said some was listed by prestigious auction houses. And some, it appears, was for sale on eBay.
According to the an ICE statement on the case, "two of the Cusco (Cusco is a region in Peru) oil paintings – Saint Ignatius of Loyola, and Virgin and Child – were sold at an auction house in Austin. Seven other Peruvian antique paintings were being sold from a Houston gallery. The pre-Columbian Chimu-Inca whistling pot and Andean textile were being sold on eBay. In an undercover Internet operation, HSI special agents in West Virginia targeted sellers of illicit pre-Columbian artifacts operating from this Internet site. The monstrance was listed for sale at Christie's auction house in New York and HSI special agents discovered it was consigned by an art collector associated with museums in Puerto Rico and Denver."
The monstrance — a Eucharist receptacle — was stolen from St. Stephen the Martyr, a small Catholic church in Yaurisque, located in the Cusco region. The Moche ceramic jar and the tumi knife were consigned by an estate trust in order to be sold at an auction house in Madison, N.J.
The collection of items returned includes:
Nine 18th century religious paintings from the Cusco region;
A pre-Columbian Chimu-Inca double-chambered blackware vessel that whistles when it contains liquid;
An ancient Andean textile that may have been used as a woman's belt;
A Spanish colonial silver gilt and enamel monstrance from the 1700s. This type of receptacle was and is still used in Roman Catholic and Anglican churches;
A ceramic jar from the Moche culture that portrays farmers and fishermen who lived on the river valleys and the arid coastal plain of northern Peru during 100 to 800 A.D.; and
A Peruvian bronze ceremonial blade, or tumi, used by the Inca and pre-Inca cultures in the Peruvian coastal region as a sacrificial ceremonial knife.
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Q: Почему не срабатывает функция Есть textbox c событием onclick:
<input type="text" value="Текст" id="text" onclick="">

Если в событие onclick записать напрямую:
onclick="document.getElementById('text').value = '';"

То все работает (текст удаляется), но если это записать в файл js, предварительно подключенный, в котором будет функция:
function clear(id) {
    document.getElementById(id).value = '';
}

И в onclick вставить:
onclick="clear('text')"

То ничего не происходит. Скажите пожалуйста, что не так?

A: clear() является методом JavaScript, по этому он не вызывает функцию. Поменяйте имя функции.

function delValue() {
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}
<input type="text" value="Текст" id="textBoxt" onclick="delValue()">

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Home » ArtSprings! » Event Details » Emilie Brzezinski
Born in 1932 in Geneva, Switzerland, Emilie Brzezinski immigrated to the United States with her parents and grew up in California. She graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in Art History in 1953.
Brzezinski began her art career in the 1970s working with a variety of media, including resins, latex, and wood fiber. Her expressive themes always related to nature. Eventually, she shifted focus to creating monumental wood sculpture, using a chain saw and ax to carve towering forms that breathed new life into felled trunks.
Over the past two decades, she has had many gallery and museum installations in the U.S. and overseas. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Corcoran Museum in Washington, D.C. and has been shown at the the Kreeger Museum, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Katzen Arts Center in Washington, D.C., and the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts. Her art can also be seen at sculpture parks across North America, including the Grounds for Sculpture in New Jersey, the Royal Botanical Garden in Hamilton, Ontario, the Stone Quarry Hill Art Park in New York and the Socrates Sculpture Park in New York.
Many of her works are in the Czech Republic, the country of her family's origin. There, "Prague Titans" gazes upon the Vltava River, and a more restrained installation, "Broken Blocks" can be seen in the National Gallery in Prague.
The Brzezinski family are long-time residents of McLean, Virginia. In the 1980's, Emilie Brzezinski built her studio on the family property.
Emilie Brzezinski is the widow of Zbigniew Brzezinski, mother of Ian, Mark, and Mika Brzezinski. She has recently relocated to Florida.
Read more about the Brzezinski family.
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Q: Selenium Set Attribute is not working when trying to execute the script I want to get set the date filter value on the webpage https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/player-rankings/odi/batting but I'm not able to do so. I have tried setting the value of the attribute but not getting the final result. The element is as shown below:
<div class="drop-down__current js-drop-down-current" data-value="2022">  2022 </div>

Here, I want to change the value of 'data-value' to my desired year. The code that I have been using is as given below:
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import pandas as pd
import requests
import re
import datetime
import os
import selenium
from selenium import webdriver
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options
from selenium.webdriver import Chrome
from selenium.webdriver.common.keys import Keys
from selenium.webdriver.support.ui import Select
date_list = pd.date_range(start = "2022-02-01", end=datetime.date.today(), freq='1d')
PATH = "C:\Program Files (x86)\chromedriver"
driver = webdriver.Chrome(PATH)

url = 'https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/mens/player-rankings/odi'
driver.get(url)
l = driver.find_element_by_xpath("/html/body/main/div/div[2]/div/div/section[1]/div[2]/div[1]/div/div[2]/a")
driver.execute_script("arguments[0].click();", l)

for date in date_list:
    year = date.year
    month = date.month
    day = date.day
    drop1 = driver.find_element_by_xpath("/html/body/main/div/div[2]/div/div/section/div[1]/div/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]")
    # driver.execute_script("arguments[0].click();", drop1)
    driver.execute_script(f"arguments[0].setAttribute('data-option',{year})",drop1)
    print(driver.find_element_by_xpath("/html/body/main/div/div[2]/div/div/section/div[1]/div/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]").text)

And the output is
Please select
Please select
Please select

I am not able to understand where I am going wrong. Any help will be much appreciated.


I was playing with my kv3 on castilla and I tried to stop so I could sidescrape but I kept moving forward and was unable to reverse,I ended up getting blown up right away and my team lost,I believe the result would of been different if I was able to get back. My ping was at 50 and never moved up so I don't believe it was lag,has anyone else experienced this?
I've been seeing it with my t-34 TD at tier VII.
did you see your packet loss %?
I've been getting that kind of lag today.
Lag spike. Ping only refreshes when you actually have a connection. If you don't see it bouncing up and down in a steady range, you've been disconnected for one reason or another, usually lag or Wi-Fi issues.


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Repentant Boko Haram/ISWAP Fighters Must Stand Trial – ACF
August 18, 2021 Amadu Victor Oluwadamilare Security, Politics 2
Audu Ogbeh
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has advised the Nigerian federal government to ensure the prosecution of all repentant Boko Haram terrorist members according to the law. ayokinews.com reports
The group noted that every member of the terrorist group who repents must be prosecuted as far as they've committed one crime or the other against the Nigeria populace.
This was made known in a statement issued and released by the ACF National Chairman, Audu Ogbeh, while addressing newsmen in Kaduna on Tuesday.
The ACF made it known that the same repentant terrorist members were once causing serious mayhem such as bombing, arson, killing, kidnapping, armed robbery and also commanders of the deadly Islamic group hence they must not go unpunished.
The statement reads, "We are currently witnessing large scale surrender of large numbers of Boko Haram insurgents, among whom are bomb makers, commanders, arsonists, rapists, and child snatchers. Do we have good reason to cheer and hope for an end to this decade-old insanity?
Africa's Increasing Population Keeps Me Awake At Night – Olusegun Obasanjo
"Is 'I am sorry' enough to bring relief to Nigerians and the thousands of dead and maimed? What of those victims bombed in the churches, mosques, schools, and markets?
"What of all the men and women in uniform murdered by them? Who can count the thousands of widows and orphans they have created?
"And what is the difference between them and the Ighoho's or ESN of Nigeria? None.
"So what do we do with them? Should we just embrace them and trust them wholesale? Are their moves informed by altruistic repentance? We seriously doubt it.
"We join the Governor of Borno, the Shehu of Borno, Senator Ndume and millions of Nigerians in pondering over this development and our simple advice is: Bring them to trial, or free all others presently in custody anywhere, while we Nigerians plead guilty of naivety and gullibility in the extreme, punishable by more insurrection and anarchy."
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/8/17/sacklers-wont-pay-up-in-us-opioid-suit-unless-granted-protection
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF)
PDP: How IBB, Obasanjo, Saraki, Secondus, Others Met In Closed Door Meeting
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BREAKING: President Buhari Appoints Steering Committee For Petroleum Industry Act -
Nigeria Lost $50bn Due To Delayed Passage Of Petroleum Act - President Buhari -


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This Week in Spanish Civil War History – Weeks 133 – 137: 1 – 28 February 1939
Published on February 18, 2019 by Caroline Angus BakerLeave a comment
Prime Minister Negrín, holding a meeting at Figueres Castle, suggests a surrender to Franco, on one condition – those left living would be respected and they could vote on how a new government would be formed. Franco does not accept this surrender.
The Nationalists who took Barcelona have made the 100 kilometres hike north and take Girona, which no longer has any Republican protection.
Nationalists take Girona
The Nationalist troops from Girona hike another 15 kilometres north, to catch up with any refugees still trying to escape to France. They are now only 50 kilometres from the border to France, and will close the border once they arrive. German planes are still bombing refugees from the air.
After a month of fighting, the Valsequillo Offensive comes to end, as Nationalist forces around Peraleda del Zaucejo on the Extremadura/Andalucia border recapture all the area the Republicans had initially captured. At one stage, the Republicans had 500 square miles of land taken, though none had any strategic benefit, and the Nationalists have quickly taken it all back. The Republicans have suffered 6000 deaths and casualties, only 2000 for the Nationalists in an utterly pointless battle.
The island of Menorca, still held by the Republicans, is captured by the Nationalists by ship, with no resistance. Mallorca has been Nationalist-held for most of the war, and now the smaller island of Menorca is simply brought into the fold. Only one person is killed, but the Republicans start planning a coup with Prime Minister Negrin.
All Republican troops are ordered to get to the border and are now also allowed to cross into France, along with the hundreds of thousands of refugees trying to reach the border. On foot, or on carts or trucks, Republican Spaniards are facing sleet and snow to try to reach France.
Refugees crossing at Le Perthus
The Nationalist troops finally reach the border into France. Between 400,000 to 500,000 Republican refugees have survived to get into France. The Republican president Manuel Azaña, Prime Minister Juan Negrín, Republican Army chief of staff Vicente Rojo, and Catalonian president Lluís Companys and his Catalan government have all made it over the border. Most people have crossed in the region have crossed at Le Perthus, but Prime Minister Negrín crosses back into Spain.
The final Republican troops of General Modesto's Army of the Ebro cross into France, just in time, as the border into France is totally sealed by Nationalist troops. Anyone still on the Spanish side has to side with the Nationalists, or would be killed or oppressed. With Catalonia totally in Nationalist hands, the Republicans have lost 200,000 troops and the entire Catalan war industry. But the Republicans still hold thirty percent of Spain, and their Prime Minister is back in the country and confident they can continue to resist.
Refugees heading for the brutal refugees camps in France
The 10.30am train arrives in Xàtiva Railway Station, sixty kilometres south from Valencia, carrying the 49th mixed brigade of the Republican army, to be transferred north. The station was also filled with family and friends of the troops when five Italian Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 bombers arrive from Mallorca and drop twenty 250kg bombs from 13,800 feet. The bombing makes a direct hit on the train, killing 129 people, 109 instantly. Most are troops, though 14 women and three children are also killed. A few surviving troops are still sent on to join other brigades, as the 49th was too decimated to continue with any plans. Another 200 people are injured in the brutal attack.
Bombing Xativa from the air
From Burgos, Franco publishes his Ley de Responsabilidades Políticas (Law of Political Responsibilities). The law states that anyone who opposed the Nationalist rebellion and coup in July 1936, and anyone a member of any Republican party from October 1934, is guilty of military rebellion (ironically). As the law is backdated to 1 October 1934, all Republican sympathisers and members can be prosecuted for aiding the Republican rebellion (again, how ironic).
The Ley de Responsabilidades Políticas punishes people with fines ranging from 1000 pesetas through to confiscations of all assets. Anyone prosecuted could also be punished with restriction of movement and activities, forced to live where appointed and possible loss of Spanish citizenship, depending on their level of Republican association. Anyone dead or disappeared (either as refugees in France or those killed and dumped in the war) will have their remaining family members prosecuted on their behalf.
Between 1939 and 1945, 500,000 people, dead or alive, will be prosecuted, some two percent of the population.
Both France and Great Britain decide to end their role in the Non-Intervention agreement and recognise Franco and his Nationalist government in Burgos. With the threat of European war, and half a million Spanish refugees in the south, France has their border with Spain blocked, with Franco's ally Germany also causing strife. France needs to focus on itself and endorses fascism in Spain, as Germany and Italy have done throughout the war.
Britain has less reason to endorse Franco. Labour leader Clement Attlee, Leader of the Opposition, is furious with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's decision. He stated, the first voice to do so, that Britain was hypocritical after almost three years of "non-intervention," yet their lack of intervention is instead the thing that has helped fascism spread through Europe.
This is not a detailed analysis, just a highlight (lowlight?) of the month's events. Things get lost in translation – Feel free to suggest an addition/clarification/correction below. The more the world remembers, the better. All photos and captions are auto-linked to source for credit, and to provide further information.
Gallery•Categories FEBRUARY 1939, This Week in Spanish Civil War History•Tags Barcelona, Burgos, Catalonia, Clement Attlee, extremadura, Franco, girona, Juan Negrín, le perthus, Ley de Responsabilidades Políticas, Lluís Companys, Manuel Azaña, Menorca, Nationalist, Neville Chamberlain, Peraleda del Zaucejo, refugees, Republican, Spanish Civil War, This Week in Spanish Civil War History, valsequillo, Vicente Rojo, Xativa
This Week in Spanish Civil War History – Week 10: 19 – 25 September 1936
Published on September 19, 2016 January 22, 2017 by Caroline Angus BakerLeave a comment
Week 10: 19 – 25 September 1936
The island of Mallorca has been in Nationalist hands again since September 12, when the Republicans retreated away from the beaches of Punta Amer and Porto Cristo, after a month of fighting to regain the island. With all Republican militia gone from the Balearic Islands area, Ibiza is captured by the Nationalists with swift action, with no fighting taking place.
The island of Formentera, the most southern of the Balearics, is taken easily by the Nationalists. All the islands of the Balearics are now in Nationalist control, with the exception of the northern island of Menorca. The Balearic Islands are small, but a good strategic location for aircraft to be based, for bombing the coastal cities such as Barcelona and Valencia. Italian planes are primarily based there for such activities heading to the mainland.
Franco, September 1936
The leaders of the Nationalist forces (and boy, are there many) come to an agreement that Francisco Franco will be the 'supreme commander' of the rebels. He is stylised the Generalissimo. Naming Franco the leader will have a huge impact on the direction and success of the rebels.
Ongoing destruction of the Alcázar
The bombing of the Alcázar has left it all but destroyed. Communication has been cut off between the Nationalists inside and their support outside, and a retreat is made by outside forces, as there is little left to defend. The ongoing battle is symbolic of the war now, and used in propaganda, and so the Nationalists still refuse to surrender.
The Republicans continue to attack the building and its rubble, unaware that the garrison inside has abandoned much of the Alcázar.
A 5am raid on the Alcázar surprises the Nationalist garrison inside with dynamite and grenades. The Nationalists are now all gathered in the interior courtyard of the Alcázar, most of the building collapsed around them. Tanks arrive during the morning to continue pounding away at the Alcázar, but returning Nationalist reserves arrive to fight back the Republicans for yet another day.
Franco decides, against the advice of his German counsel, to delay his siege on Madrid. Instead, with his troops continuing their march north to the capital, Franco decides to send them to Toledo to save those Nationalists inside the Alcázar. The siege has only a few days left, yet will be a bloody battle, slaughter ending its dramatic fighting. The troops of Spanish Legionnaires and vicious Moroccan soldiers are only a dozen kilometres away now.
NB – there will be a 'This Week in Spanish Civil War History Extra' post on the Alcázar on September 27
Damage has made the Alcázar unrecognisable
The Nationalist Junta (the National Defense Committee who control and rule over the Nationalist-held areas) decide to annul all the agrarian reforms which have taken place since the February 1936 election, in which the Republican's Popular Front won. Most agrarian reforms involved the distribution and redistribution of agricultural lands, and rules regarding the rights of rural workers. They're the people suffering the most, before and during the war, and their rights are once again decimated to nothing.
Gallery•Categories SEPTEMBER 1936, This Week in Spanish Civil War History•Tags agrarian reforms, Alcázar, Balearics, Formentera, Franco, Generalissimo, Ibiza, Mallorca, Menorca, Nationalist Junta, Nationalists, Republicans, Spanish Civil War, Toledo


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Behind the Bar The Business of the Bar
By rethinking their approach to a notoriously wasteful industry, these bars are reducing their effects on the environment.
Tyler Zielinski
Tyler Zielinski is a freelance writer specializing in cocktails and spirits and a bartender at Lawrence Park in Hudson, NY.
Cocktail made with greengage, Belvedere unfiltered vodka, chamomile and cider vermouth at Cub in London Image:
Kim Lightbody
If you've been keeping an eye on trends within the bar industry, you'll have noticed that descriptors such as "sustainable," "closed-loop," "zero-waste" and "low-waste" are used with increasing frequency, albeit inaccurately at times. Bars all over the world are embracing the movement toward sustainability, and while no bar is perfectly waste-free, a few in London are exploring just how far they can reduce their carbon and water footprints and are making genuinely noteworthy changes to their bar programs.
"Being a sustainable bar or restaurant means thinking about many factors that affect what happens before and after your drink and dish: where it came from, who grew the ingredients you are using, what impact it will cause on our planet once it has been consumed and how it will affect the person enjoying it," says Fernando Morzón, the general manager at Cub. "A sustainable cocktail is one that is made by removing the unnecessary elements, utilizing entire ingredients—not just using the pretty 10% and discarding the other 90%—and being mindful of how the ingredients were produced, where and by whom."
Cocktail made with scotch, black currant, cobnut and smoked rye amazake at Cub. Kim Lightbody
Adjusting the Approach
While many bars in the U.S. have just begun to join this shift toward low-waste practices over the last few years, Ryan Chetiyawardana's White Lyan in London—which opened in 2013 and closed in 2017—was the catalyst for thinking about sustainability differently. As White Lyan's pioneering endeavors to eliminate waste proved successful, other London cocktail bars have taken note of White Lyan's innovations and applied similarly sustainable practices to their own bar programs. More than a trend, the movement seems to represent a cultural shift in an industry that traditionally has produced an incredible quantity of waste.
"The concept of White Lyan was all about making the industry think differently," says Will Meredith, the head bartender at Lyaness, also from Chetiyawardana. "Many people remember it for being the bar that didn't use ice or citrus, but it was so much more than that. The whole point of White Lyan was to get us to question everything we did and the processes used to achieve that." The bar's sustainability, says Meredith, also came from the longevity of its stable ingredients, as well as its staff's intelligent R&D work and their deep understanding of the ingredients with which they were working.
Cub. Kim Lightbody
Since White Lyan's closing, London bars such as Tayer + Elementary, Scout, Lyaness and Cub (also from Chetiyawardana) have all followed in White Lyan's footsteps by tackling sustainability head-on. They give careful thought to how they use and preserve ingredients, where they are source ingredients from, how they can eliminate excessive packaging and transportation of goods by micro-distilling their own ingredients in-house (which is, unfortunately, not allowed in the U.S.) and how they can employ other bar techniques to eliminate waste wherever possible.
Sustainable Lifestyles Matter Too
Not only do these bars focus on sustainable cocktails, they also stress the importance of social sustainability, as well, making sure their staff live "sustainable lifestyles," in an effort to minimize burnout. "Sustainability consists of more than the environmental part. It also has two other pillars which we neglect: economic and social sustainability," says Monica Berg, the co-founder of Tayer + Elementary. "These are as important in the bigger discussion."
Cocktail made with Krug Champagne, water jelly and spiked herbs. Kim Lightbody
Berg notes that all of her staff cycles to work and that the bar doesn't allow staff to drink on the job or post-shift, in an attempt to prevent consumption-related burnout. Similarly, Cub encourages staff sustainability by closing three days a week to allow its staff to rest and do light prep work during nonservice hours, eliminating the pressure of balancing the heavy prep that's needed for a sustainable bar and restaurant while simultaneously serving guests.
It Starts with Suppliers
To help reduce its carbon footprint, Tayer + Elementary takes a tough stance with environmentally harmful suppliers. "We don't accept single use containers, etc., from our suppliers and vendors, so they deliver in reusable crates [and other sustainable packaging], which they take back immediately," says Berg. "Many of our suppliers also deliver by bicycle. Our glassware is quite expensive, so we never throw out chipped glasses; rather, we sand them down and then continue to use them despite their uniqueness."
Lyaness. Lyaness
At Lyaness, the team also opts to source ingredients from sustainable suppliers, even though it means going through a greater number of vendors, leading to additional administrative efforts on the bar's part. "We work with suppliers such as the Rare Tea Company, who have a vision of working directly with tea farmers who operate in a fair and sustainable manner; Natoora, who champions British produce wherever possible; Bermondsey Bees, who are London beekeepers; Land Chocolate and many more," says Meredith. "It means that we source from a wider range of suppliers, but we know that each of them follow practices that align with our view toward sustainability. We also order in bulk wherever possible in order to reduce the impact of transportation."
Before developing the bar's current menu, the team at Lyaness visited with their honey supplier, Bermondsey Bees, to understand more about how its honey was made and its flavor profile. The team used their inspiration from the visit to create a tribute to the world's most important pollinators by creating their own "vegan honey" (one of seven "signature ingredients" on the menu, with three cocktails made with each ingredient), which uses a proprietary blend of syrups to imitate the waxiness, spice and complex sweetness that honey brings to a cocktail.
Nordic Old Fashioned made with Tayer x Maker's Mark bourbon, Amber, Linie aquavit, fino sherry and caroob at Tayer + Elementary. Bernard Zeija
Using More to Waste Less
Lyaness' take on the classic Grasshopper represents another example of its team using unique methods to create an innovative and sustainable cocktail. "Our team reached out to a chocolatier and carried out an exchange for some bags of cacao husks," says Meredith. "We use these husks to create a cacao-whey liqueur that provides that ever-familiar chocolate note in a Grasshopper. I like the premise, because these husks are an often-discarded and overlooked byproduct, while both the team and chocolatier saw potential value in them."
At Scout, recently ranked 28th on the list of the World's 50 Best Bars, the team often employs unexpected techniques to create low-waste ingredients. "I would say one of the most unique ingredients we develop is making soda using eggshells," says Matt Whiley, the owner of Scout London and Sydney. "The byproduct of combining calcium from eggshells and acetic acid (vinegar) is carbon dioxide, so we add this to flavored waters and bottle them to create fizzy soda." Whiley and his team also work closely with a local forager who sources a wealth of their seasonal ingredients for them, eliminating the need for long-distance transportation. With these ingredients, they create their own ferments and distillates (via a rotary evaporator) to utilize the entire ingredient and create flavors that are exclusive to their bar program.
Tayer + Elementary. Bernard Zeija
"We use distillation to create flavored spirits and utilize ingredients in them as quickly as possible from when they are picked," says Whiley. "We also use fermentation as a way of preserving ingredients from the summer period when produce is in high supply, so we have a variety of flavors and ingredients for winter. We use wine fermentation practices and lacto-fermentation, as well as vinegars."
While these initiatives and techniques just scratch the surface of how these London bars are tackling the issue of waste, they demonstrate how a holistic approach to sustainability is necessary to effect real change.
"How we treat our environment, and the subsequent effect on our climate, is something that every single person must consider," says Meredith. "If everybody took a minute to make small changes, they would add up and force larger groups to make a change. We have reached a point where we all know and love luxury. The trick now is to be able to enjoy all the luxuries in a way that doesn't cause vast amounts of damage."
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In one of the most ambitious efforts ever undertaken to extend the rule of international law, the United Nations will open a conference today to thrash out rules for an international court to prosecute crimes against humanity.
The United Nations envisions a kind of global Nuremberg - a permanent court where individuals accused of atrocities and genocide can be tried and punished.
But even before legal experts and delegates from 156 countries begin debating the fine points at the monthlong conference, the most basic issues of jurisdiction and accountability remain deeply contested.
On one side, the United States and other nations hope to rein in the court's prosecutorial scope. While supporting the notion of an international criminal court where a leader such as the late Pol Pot or Saddam Hussein could be held accountable for their actions, Washington wants to limit the prosecutors' independence.
The Clinton administration, and most particularly, the Pentagon, fears that unless the court is in some way answerable to the world's leading democracies, U.S. soldiers around the globe could be hauled before international judges on politically motivated charges.
Four of the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council - the United States, China, France and Russia - want the council to decide which cases should be prosecuted. Only Britain, the fifth member, does not.
On the other side, at least 42 nations in what has been called the "like-minded group" are battling for a completely independent court, arguing that unless the court and its prosecutors are free from interference from the Security Council, its authority would be toothless.
The view for a strong court is supported by many in the U.N. leadership as well as 260 non-governmental groups and human rights associations, which are lobbying intensely to keep the United States and other countries with reservations from prevailing.
The Italian government, which is spending $3 million to sponsor the event, and the city of Rome, which is its official host, are keeping up the pressure with giant welcome signs all over the city that say "We expect concrete results."
It has taken 50 years for the United Nations to get this far toward a criminal court.
The existing World Court, a U.N. institution in The Hague, Netherlands, formally known as the International Court of Justice, rules on disputes between countries.
In 1948, the General Assembly created a commission to examine the establishment of an international court modeled on those at Nuremberg and in Japan after World War II.
The Cold War made consensus impossible.
But after communism collapsed across eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, the proposal resurfaced in earnest as ethnic and religious conflicts exploded around the world.
Prodded by Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the Security Council set up in 1993 an ad hoc tribunal in the Hague that is trying people accused of war crimes in the Balkans.
In 1994, a similar ad hoc international tribunal was set up in Tanzania to try people charged with taking part in the genocide in Rwanda.
But a permanent court of independent judges with broad powers to indict and prosecute - without the Security Council's blessing - has raised doubts in the State Department and the Pentagon.
There is already fierce opposition in some corners of Capitol Hill.
Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., who heads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has vowed that any plan for an international criminal court will be "dead on arrival" in the Senate unless Washington had veto power over it.
No country is openly opposed to the notion of an international court. For one thing, it is difficult to argue against the basic principle.
"What we have seen this century is the disastrous effects of impunity," said Hans Corell, The United Nations' special representative to the conference. "We need to have a court that can act as a deterrent to future genocides and that can also punish those responsible for committing them."On Sunday, Pope John Paul II gave his blessing to the project.
Part of the American resistance lies in an age-old reluctance to surrender sovereignty. A U.S. official expressed dismay over the idealism expressed by some proponents of the court.
"They think that if they create a court which is totally independent, everything will work out," the official said. "That's unrealistic: these things work when governments such as the United States use their clout to make it work."
"If there is going to be no role at all for the Security Council, then we have a serious problem in Rome," he said. That view has prompted charges by some nations that the United States and other powers are pursuing a "neo-colonial" policy in which they alone determine where justice is needed.
"If the Americans are telling the world that the only acceptable safeguard against frivolous suits is the Security Council, that is simply a non-starter," said Emma Bonino, Italy's European commissioner for humanitarian aid, who has long advocated an international court to try grave human rights abuses.
"I cannot believe that a major democracy with so active a peacekeeping role would want to have an image of insisting that its soldiers be given license never to be investigated."
There is room for compromise. Singapore recently introduced a proposal to allow the Security Council to stop or postone a case, instead of deciding which ones to prosecute.
State Department officials have said privately that the Singapore option could be acceptable to the United States. But related issues remain contentious, like whether the court's prosecutors would retain the right to investigate charges even after the Security Council had delayed a trial.
If, as expected, the conference produces a treaty, to take effect it would have to be ratified by the parliaments of all member nations, including the U.S. Senate. Nobody expects that to happen any time soon. But there are risks to both sides if the Americans choose not to sign the treaty in Rome.
Without U.S. support, the international court would lose considerable authority. But if Washington refuses to take part, it runs the risk of one day having its citizens investigated by an international court that it does not recognize, but that has a stamp of approval from much of the world.


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Port of Decatur, Alabama
The Port of Decatur, at Tennessee River mile mark 304.1, was established in 1971 and offers over 2,000 feet of riverfront. This facility has over 90 fleeting spots and a U.S. Coast Guard facility. It is a site where steel, asphalt, pipe, coal, sand, grains, and dry fertilizers are loaded and unloaded, and five million tons of freight are handled each year. Based in Decatur, Alabama, the port is near State Highway 20 and Alternate U.S. 72, and just six miles from Interstate 65/565. Also, it is one mile away from U.S. 31.
Barges can reach New Orleans in two weeks. Hunt Asphalt, Bunge North America-Grain, and Pine Bluff Materials have distributed materials from here for some time. Facilities at Decatur include a 24,000-foot warehouse, field warehousing, a bobcat, 800 to 1,000 horsepower switch boats, a 175-ton crawler crane, four forklifts, and a front end loader with a 6-yard bucket. There is also liquid bulk storage, plus a direct dump to barge ramp and barge to rail/truck hopper.
Services offered include bilge pumping, truck weighing, inspections, tankerman services, fresh water, cover handling, and dry/liquid unloading. Decatur supports hopper and tank barges. The Mary Ethel towboat is employed to push barges up and down the river and has been maintained and upgraded since its introduction in 1971.
Served by the Norfolk Southern Railroad and accessible to the CSX Railroad, Decatur is served by major local trucking companies. Vessels can reach Knoxville, Tennessee, and Paducah, Kentucky, as well as the Tennessee-Tombigbee River, so a water path is available from Decatur all the way to the Port of Mobile.
Injury Risks at Decatur
Many common hazards exist at maritime ports, whether they are located on the coast or inland. Manual handling, vessel mooring, and cargo handling and lifting can lead to accidents in which workers can be struck, crushed, or experience strains and broken bones. Since workers can often spend long hours on the job without breaks, fatigue can be an issue. Exhausted employees may forget safety procedures and have poor perception, after spending much time waiting for ships to arrive and conducting physically demanding labor.
Exposure to fire hazards and chemicals is a risk as well. Burn injuries are not uncommon at ports and on ships. Slips, trips, and falls are not rare either. Slippery surfaces can go unnoticed by maintenance crews and workers who are busy managing many tasks. A fall on the ground, from a ladder, from heights, or into the water can lead to instant death and perhaps life-changing injuries such as broken bones, head trauma, and amputations.
Another issue at places like the Port of Decatur is traffic safety. Equipment safety, speed, traffic controls, parking, and safe driving are concerns. Pedestrians often walk on the same paths as vehicles travel, which may include automobiles, forklifts, and cargo carriers.
Fill in our online form if you've been injured in port, and our team will help you the best they can with information about how maritime law may offer protections and compensation.


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Arsenal's best midfield duo? Partey and Smith Rowe
The search for Partey's best balancing act may be over but it's not someone in the pivot.
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Since deadline day, when Arsenal made the move to spring Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid by paying his release clause, Arsenal fans' imagination and dreams ran wild with the type of superstar they were adding, what Partey's abilities unlocked and allowed the midfield to do, and potential lineups.
Was he to finally be the Vieira replacement that Arsenal were never able to find? He couldn't be better…could he? Well, even if he came up a little short of Vieira, that would be a pretty damn impressive midfielder to add to the squad.
Quickly the thoughts moved to who would partner Partey in the midfield. He seemed a shoo in for one of the first on the team sheet every match, but who was compatible with him, who enabled him to do more? Or, was it a case of who contrasted him beautifully to offer an array of skills and expertise so that Arsenal's double pivot had the answer to every question opposition asked of them?
Sadly, Partey's start to life at Arsenal would be far from the fanfare-filled dream many can remember themselves imagining as children. It was revealed through media and journalists before he was whisked away by Ghana on international duty for nearly two weeks. Once that was completed, he arrived in north London to a London Colney observing strict Covid guidelines in a pandemic world.
He would play 7 minutes against Manchester City to kick off his Arsenal career before playing 90 minutes against Rapid Vienna, 90 minutes against Leicester City, 90 minutes against Manchester United, and 45 minutes against Aston Villa.
In those games, Partey would be partnered by Elneny leading to some success in a few matches, including a major win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. However, they also had 45 minutes of struggle against a rampant Aston Villa side. Partey would also suffer through 90 minutes of being isolated in the center against Leicester City while playing in a 3-man midfield with Granit Xhaka and Dani Ceballos that was extremely poor in their 1-0 loss. Things never seemed to click with that setup.
After his 45 minutes against Aston Villa, he was pulled out with a thigh injury. He would carry that until Arsenal played Tottenham and he re-injured the same spot and would again come off at the 45 minute mark. That injury kept him out for over a month and left Arsenal fans waiting with anticipation to see him play once more.
Throughout that time, many wondered, theorized, and argued over who presented themselves as the best midfield partner for Partey. Who would rise the challenge with Thomas and lock down the midfield carousel? Slowly over time, Elneny's outstanding form to start the campaign fizzled, and while he still presents an outstanding option off the bench, the conversation then revolved around Granit Xhaka and Dani Ceballos.
Ceballos has been out the last few matches recovering from a minor calf injury and Granit Xhaka has been very good. However, it's not been him that has risen up and suggested they are the perfect balancing act with Arsenal's prized summer signing. No, this player has swept Gooner-nation off their feet, he's been a catalyst in Arsenal's recent success, and his play beautifully contrasts most of Arenal's squad offering the side something different. Of course, I am talking about Emile Smith Rowe.
The Partey-Smith Rowe pair put on a fantastic performance against Newcastle and demonstrated how the differences in their game, meshed with similar philosophies, can produce some of the best midfield play of the season.
While Partey offers that playmaking ability from deep, versus Smith Rowe's abilities between the lines, it's the economic nature of their game that aligns the two. Much of their game is done with one, two, three touches. Together they are bringing a zip back to the midfield that has been missing in recent years. Praise Xhaka as much as you want for these last few performances, it's hard to argue that he offers consistent zip with his game.
It's a refreshing change and a much needed one. Aubameyang's goal, assisted by Partey, is a prime example. Partey gets the ball, dips his shoulder and accelerates to leave the defender behind in the midfield, and hits a beautifully weighted pass into Aubameyang in space. His whole movement in complete in four touches, he has succeeded in getting the ball from back to front quickly — a goal of Arteta's attack — and he's done it all with quality.
Arsenal's second goal, assisted by Smith Rowe, is less of an example of having mastered the game of low-touch quality, but showcases a second skill that both these midfielders offer. Smith Rowe receives the ball in the wing, takes a positive touch and is running at the isolated defender to beat him one-on-one. Both of these midfielders possess the ability to carry the ball, complete a dribble, and end the movement with a dangerous bit of play.
To round off both of these skills and make it a hat trick, it's the positive intent and progressive nature of both player's attacking game that makes the above points shine. The ball gets to their feet and quickly their first touch sets them up to be positive. Their head is scanning ahead of them to find a way forward and the ball is off their foot.
In the Newcastle game, Partey racked up 408 yards of progressive passing, 113 yards for Emile Smith Rowe. Keep in mind, that much of Smith Rowe's game is played in the opposition's third which limits the amount of progressive yards he has at his disposal. Additionally, Partey had 222 progressive yards carried, 176 for Smith Rowe. Granit Xhaka may have beaten both these players with 508 progressive passing yards and 223 yards carried, but he had nearly double the amount of touches both players had in the match to do it.
Outside of possession, the workrate doesn't stop. Not to disparage Mesut Ozil but Emile Smith Rowe has impressed immensely with his work off the ball to win it back. Against Newcastle he has 8 pressures resulting in 3 successful pressures, as well as 7 recoveries. He's helping orchestrate the press with the front three and when there are turnovers he switches on quickly looking to win it back.
Partey we of course know has droves of talent off the ball and the stats back it up. Against Newcastle he had 10 presses with 5 successful pressures, 2 tackles, and 10 recoveries.
In his recent autobiography, Arsene Wenger stated that, "our sport depends on three criteria: ball control, decision-making, quality of execution."
It's incredibly hard to argue against the man, so if that's true, it's fair to say Arsenal have two players with a high-level of all three of those skills… and they do it faster than anyone else in the side. They have proven themselves to be great two-way midfielders and their balance of skills offers fantastic compatibility.
Two playmakers — one deep, one between the lines, moving into the wings — both covering some of the highest distance totals in the match equalling one excellent duo. Long may it continue!
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Focus on Tax Policy
By Bruce Bartlett
In a February 14 commentary, American Enterprise Institute economist Kevin Hassett, co-author of the book, "Dow 36,000," urged a cut in the corporate tax rate, saying it would pay for itself via the "Laffer Curve."
On February 14, the Treasury Department released its Green Book, which goes into further detail regarding tax initiatives in the president's budget.
In a February 14 commentary, journalist David Cay Johnston noted that abolition of the Making Work Pay Credit and its replacement by a temporary cut in the payroll tax constituted a significant tax increase for many low income taxpayers.
On February 10, the Congressional Budget Office published a study explaining its methodology for estimating income tax receipts.
On February 9, the American Enterprise Institute published a study of the corporate tax.
On February 8, Bloomberg Markets published an article, reviewing the New Markets Tax Credit, a program designed to aid impoverished communities that appears to have funded many luxury hotels. a program designed to aid impoverished communities that appears to have funded many luxury hotels.
On February 7, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration published a report which found that $11 billion to $13 billion per year of Earned Income Tax Credits are claimed erroneously.
On February 1, the New York Times sponsored a roundtable discussion on corporate taxes. Commenting were economists Eric Toder, Dean Baker, and Chris Edwards.
On January 27, law professors John A. Miller and Jeffrey A. Maine posted a paper examining the fundamentals of estate tax planning given the uncertain legal environment.
On January 23, Treasury Department economist Laura Kawano posted a paper analyzing the impact of the 2001 and 2003 tax bills on portfolio choices. She finds weak evidence that households shifted their investments as a consequence.
On January 18, the Joint Committee on Taxation published a brief survey of the federal tax system.
On January 11, Columbia tax professor Michael Graetz posted a lecture on the past, present and future of the estate tax.
On December 17, the Congressional Research Service published a report on reforming the taxation of multinational corporations.
I last posted items on this topic on February 3.
Bruce Bartlett is an American historian and columnist who focuses on the intersection between politics and economics. He blogs daily and writes a weekly column at The Fiscal Times. Bartlett has written for Forbes Magazine and Creators Syndicate, and his work is informed by many years in government, including as a senior policy analyst in the Reagan White House. He is the author of seven books including the New York Times best-seller, Imposter: How George W. Bush Bankrupted America and Betrayed the Reagan Legacy (Doubleday, 2006).
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Home Latest News Pakistan Reports 3,045 COVID Infections in 24 Hours
Pakistan Reports 3,045 COVID Infections in 24 Hours
Confirmed cases rise to 392,356 against 337,553 recoveries and 7,942 deaths, leaving 46,861 active cases
Pakistan on Saturday recorded 3,045 new infections of the novel coronavirus after conducting 48,223 tests—a positivity ratio of 6.49 percent.
Seven players of the national cricket squad have tested positive for COVID-19 while on tour in New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Health Ministry, the seven—whose identities have yet to be disclosed—tested positive during "routine testing." The team has temporarily been barred from training, with health officials set to reconsider the ban next week.
Pakistan is now in the midst of a second wave of the coronavirus, but has yet to fully utilize its claimed testing capacity of 74,407, with daily testing still significantly below numbers proposed by global health experts. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Pakistan's testing policies likely only record the most symptomatic patients while ignoring the spread among asymptomatic carriers, which studies suggest comprise the majority of infections nationwide.
Confirmed Cases, Total – 392,356 (Tests: 5,435,139)
Punjab – 117,898
Sindh – 170,206
Balochistan – 17,046
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa – 46,604
Islamabad – 29,427
Gilgit-Baltistan – 4,619
Pakistan-administered Kashmir – 6,556
Deaths – 7,942
Recoveries – 337,553
In the 24 hours preceding 8 a.m., Saturday, Pakistan's confirmed cases climbed to 392,356. Meanwhile, deaths increased by 45 to 7,942. At the same time, recoveries increased by 1,672 to 337,553, or 86 percent of total infections. There are currently 46,861 active cases of COVID-19 in the country, with the NCOC reporting 2,172 of them are in critical condition.
On Saturday, authorities reported 15 deaths due to the coronavirus, raising total casualties to 2,960. The province now has 117,898 confirmed cases; it reported 738 new infections after conducting 21,515 tests, a positivity ratio of 3.43 percent. There were 98 new recoveries recorded, leaving 98,289 fully recovered, and 16,649 active cases of the virus.
Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Sindh have now climbed to 170,206; it reported 1,423 new infections on Saturday after conducting 12,226 tests, a positivity ratio of 11.64 percent. The province reported 12 new deaths, raising toll to 2,897, while its recoveries rose by 802 to 149,115. Overall, the province now has 18,194 active cases of the novel coronavirus.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
In the past 24 hours, the provincial government has recorded 323 new infections after conducting 5,531 tests, a positivity ratio of 5.84 percent. Overall, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's confirmed cases have climbed to 46,604. It recorded 9 new deaths, raising toll to 1,355, while its recoveries have risen by 277 to 41,477. There are currently 3,772 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
The province on Saturday raised its confirmed cases to 17,046 with 38 new infections after conducting 706 tests, a positivity ratio of 5.38 percent. There were no deaths and 30 recoveries in the past 24 hours, leaving 165 fatalities and 16,244 fully recovered. There are now 637 active cases of COVID-19 in the province.
Federal Areas
Islamabad on Saturday raised its confirmed coronavirus cases by 447 to 29,427 after conducting 7,446 tests; a positivity ratio of 6 percent. There were 2 deaths and 334 recoveries in the past 24 hours, leaving 307 casualties; 23,092 recovered; and 6,028 active cases.
Confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Gilgit-Baltistan on Saturday increased by 21 to 4,619 after conducting 295 tests, a positivity ratio of 7.12 percent. The region reported 1 new death and 28 recoveries, leaving 97 fatalities and 4,347 fully recovered people. There are currently 175 active cases of COVID-19 in the region.
In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, confirmed cases rose by 55 to 6,556 after conducting 504 tests, a positivity ratio of 10.91 percent. There were 103 recoveries and 6 deaths in the past 24 hours, leaving 161 fatalities and 4,989 fully recovered. It now has 1,406 active cases of COVID-19.
Global situation
Globally, the virus has now infected more than 61,988,071 people, with over 1,449,114 reported deaths. After a devastating first wave, the world is now reeling from a second wave of the coronavirus, with many countries imposing fresh lockdowns or targeted closures in a bid to curb its spread ahead of the upcoming winter holidays. Overall, around 42,788,667 patients of the 61.9 million+ infected have recovered thus far.


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World Tibet News (WTN), aussi World Tibet Network News, en français Actualités Tibet, initialement appelé « Canada Tibet News Network » (CanTibNet, CTN), est un site d'actualité basé à Montréal créé en 1992 par Thubten Samdup et l'association Comité Canada Tibet.

Le site publie des informations quotidiennes sur le Tibet et les Tibétains en exil en anglais depuis le  et en français depuis le . Ses archives comportent  articles, en faisant un outil de recherche pour les tibétologues et spécialistes du Tibet.

Histoire

La communauté tibétaine au Canada soutint les Tibétains en Inde, au Népal et au Tibet par le Comité Canada Tibet, une association fondée en 1987. Avec cette association qu'il a cofondée, Thubten Samdup et trois autres rédacteurs (Brian J. Given, Nima Dorjee et Conrad Richter) créèrent en 1992 un site internet d'information basé à Montréal dans le but de mettre en relation les Tibétains et les associations canadiennes de soutien au Tibet. Son but est alors de sensibiliser le public canadien aux questions concernant le Tibet ainsi que les pratiquants du bouddhisme tibétain, tant les convertis que les immigrants au Canada venant du Tibet et de l'Inde pour leur permettre d'obtenir des informations et développer des réseaux sociaux dans leurs communautés.

Ce site, qui s'appela « Canada Tibet News Network » ou « CanTibNet » (CTN) initialement, reçut en 1993 une subvention de  $ du Centre international des droits de la personne et du développement démocratique pour inclure des Tibétains vivant en Inde et fut rapidement utilisé et valorisé par nombre de Tibétains et amis du Tibet en dehors du Canada. Aussi a-t-il été renommé « World Tibet Network » le .

En 1999, le service atteint plus de quarante pays. Trois de ses cinq rédacteurs sont tibétains.

De nos jours, WTN compte parmi les réseaux encore actifs et informe les Tibétains et leurs amis dans le monde entier au sujet du Tibet et des Tibétains en exil.

Contenu
Le site propose un service d'annonces gratuit et envoie régulièrement sa lettre d'information sur les questions tibétaines extraites de sources mondiales, dont l'organisme de recherche et d'information sur le Tibet Tibet Information Network, ainsi que des communiqués de presse, des « alertes pour action urgente » et des informations d'organisations non gouvernementales et gouvernementales comme l'Administration centrale tibétaine et de différents groupes de soutien au Tibet.

Des textes publiés par des Tibétains en exil ou leurs sympathisants dans WTN font partie des sources exploitées par le tibétologue américain Melvyn C. Goldstein pour son livre The Snow Lion and the Dragon publié en 1997. D'autres tibétologues et spécialistes du Tibet citent WTN comme source.

Le poète Tsoltim Ngima Shakabpa publie régulièrement des poèmes dans WTN.

Le Comité des 100 pour le Tibet, fondé en 1992 et défendant le droit à l'autodétermination du peuple tibétain utilise WTN pour diffuser des informations sur le Tibet.

Les archives du site, qui remontent jusqu'à 1992, comportent  articles.

Ligne éditoriale
Pour l'anthropologue Meg McLagan, WTN a une orientation militante et a joué un rôle important dans plusieurs campagnes, notamment pour la libération de Gendun Rinchen et les campagnes d'opposition à l'élection de Pékin aux Jeux olympiques et au renouvellement de la clause de la nation la plus favorisée par le président Bill Clinton.

Pour le tibétologue Robert Barnett, fondateur de Tibet Information Network qui utilisa WTN, le site n'est pas militant, bien que les informations qu'il fournit puissent être utilisées par des militants, comme par toute personne, y compris des Chinois.

Influence
Des discussions avec le Comité Canada Tibet qui fonda CanTibNet ont influencé la décision de l'administration centrale tibétaine basée à Dharamsala en Inde, d'initier en  son utilisation d'internet pour sa communication.

Pour Robert Barnett, il est important d'éviter de prêcher des convertis, et l'intérêt de Tibet News réside dans sa lecture par des personnes ne connaissant pas le Tibet.

Les limites de l'exercice médiatique

En 1996, Meg McLagan indiquait que même si les Tibétains ont pu attirer l'attention des médias par World Tibet News, Tibet Information Network et d'autres conférences liées au Tibet, il n'y a pas eu de conséquence politique au niveau international. Le gouvernement tibétain en exil n'est toujours reconnu par aucun pays et aux Nations unies les Tibétains sont persona non grata, n'ayant pas obtenu le statut d'observateur.

En 2006, l'anthropologue Robert J. Shepherd notait que World Tibet News, comme le Bureau du Tibet à New York et Campagne internationale pour le Tibet, mentionne régulièrement l'UNESCO et le patrimoine mondial à propos de la rénovation urbaine à Lhassa. Cependant, cette composante du mouvement tibétain en exil ne semble pas  reconnaître qu'au-delà de verbaliser ses préoccupations, l'UNESCO a peu ou pas d'influence sur la méthode avec laquelle les autorités chinoises gèrent des sites du patrimoine tibétain, et encore moins que toute discussion ou critique du rôle de l'UNESCO joue en renforçant les revendications chinoises.

Notes et références

Annexes

Articles connexes
 Phayul.com
 Diaspora tibétaine
 Communauté tibétaine au Canada
 Communauté tibétaine aux États-Unis, Jigmé Ngapo

Lien externe

Site web d'actualité tibétain
Site web en anglais
Site web en français
Média de Montréal
Titre de presse créé en 1992
1992 au Tibet
Média Internet
Communauté tibétaine au Canada
Relations entre le Canada et le Tibet
Tibétologie
Site web lancé en 1992


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