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Erdogan Pays Tribute to Armenian Victims on Genocide Remembrance Day
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid tribute Tuesday to the Armenians who died in the Ottoman Empire during World War I on the... 24.04.2018, Sputnik International
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© Sputnik / Asatur Esayants / Go to the mediabankThe ceremony of laying flowers at the eternal flame at the Armenian Genocide Victims Memorial in Yerevan
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid tribute Tuesday to the Armenians who died in the Ottoman Empire during World War I on the occasion of the international Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
"Once again, I remember with respect the Ottoman Armenians who lost their lives, and offer my sincere condolences to their children and descendants. On this occasion, I also pray for God's grace and mercy on millions of Ottoman citizens we lost due to contagious diseases, migration, war and clashes during the same period," Erdogan said in a message to the religious ceremony held in the Armenian Patriarchate, obtained by Sputnik.
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The president pointed out that the act of commemorating those who died during WWI was not confined by a specific belief, language, religion, or ethnic or cultural identity.
"Keeping that heritage as a nation, we strive today to strengthen the brotherhood, empathy, peace and serenity… God willing, we will continue to share your sufferings and bring solutions to your troubles and problems in the days ahead," Erdogan said.
The leader noted that Ankara would not tolerate any marginalization or discrimination of any Turkish citizens based on faith, religion or outlook.
"I feel confident that our Armenian citizens will continue to contribute increasingly to our cultural, social, political and commercial life. As hitherto, I kindly request you to avoid helping those who resort to create hatred, grudge and hostility by distorting our common history. With these thoughts in my mind, I remember with respect, once again, the Ottoman Armenians whom we lost during the First World War," Erdogan added.
According to different estimates, over 1 million Armenians were killed or starved to death by the Ottoman Empire during and after World War I. Turkey has repeatedly denied accusations of committing the mass murder of Armenians, claiming that the victims of the tragedy were both Turks and Armenians.

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Feb 10, 2009 | by Rabbi Mitch Mandel
Rav Noach was a giant in every sense of the word.
"Just as a person is obligated to honor and fear his father, so also he is obligated to honor and fear his Rav, even more so than his own father. A father brings one into this world, a Rebbe who teaches wisdom for living brings one into the world to come." (Maimonides, The Laws of Torah Study, 5:1)
Our father is gone. Our rebbe is gone. A giant is gone.
Rav Noach was in every sense of the word a Gadol – a Giant.
He was a giant in Torah knowledge. He became a giant because of his great and powerful will and desire for wisdom. This was seen in the Rosh Yeshiva's unbelievable consistency as he would learn 18 hours straight, often times putting his feet in ice water to stay awake.
He knew how to show the relevance and power of Jewish wisdom to everyone.
He was a creative giant. He not only knew Torah, he knew how to show the relevance and power of Jewish wisdom to everyone. For five decades he remained absolutely "with it." With that gorgeous twinkle in his eye and his unique ability to explain the beauty and profundity of Torah, he touched and impacted everyone he met, regardless of age, nationality, and Jewish background. Listen to the simple genius of the 48 Ways to Wisdom. In each "Way," Rav Noach's brilliance shines as he illuminates ideas that are truly life changing. Each thought epitomizes the Rosh Yeshiva's mandate of Torat Chaim, sharing Torah wisdom that is real and applicable to our life.
He was a giant in loving God and loving humanity with passion and joy. He carried the two Tablets with him constantly, the one that discusses our obligations to God and the other our obligations to people. He lived with the reality that they go together.
His love for people was not hidden; we felt his love in the most powerful way because it was expressed in his consummate ability to show us our unlimited potential for greatness and his guidance in realizing that potential.
His overwhelming and palpable love for people was matched by his intense love of God.
He was a giant in taking responsibility. The Midrash tells us of Noach's efforts on the Ark. Because the animals had different feeding schedules, Noach had to work 24/7 to take care of every living thing. He didn't sleep for a year.
This was our Rosh Yeshiva. He lived 24/7 with the total and absolute commitment to being responsible for God's world. He absorbed into his bones the Talmudic saying: "Every person is required to say 'the whole world has been created for me.'" He understood this to mean that the entire world is my responsibility.
He was a giant of a teacher to thousands of students. As the Mishna in Ethics of the Fathers says, "Stand up many students" -- stand them up on their own two feet, make them independent. He was a master teacher of individuality, of independent thinking.
He was a giant visionary and leader. But he was also a loving father.
He was a giant uncompromising truth seeker. He taught us that the greatest disease is ignorance and that the Torah demands that we be sane. Rav Noach's clarion call reverberates, "Clarity or death!"
Cry of Joy
Many years ago as a student in the Yeshiva I was asked to live at the Rosh Yeshiva's home to help out as his rebbetzin had to travel to abroad for an extended period. Two memories stand out.
The first morning I was not woken by my alarm, but rather by the Rosh Yeshiva. I still remember the power of that moment as Rebbe's first words upon waking was a cry of joy as he yelled out "Modeh Ani Lefanecha....thank God I'm alive!" I thought he must have wakened the whole neighborhood. I had a glimpse of the joy that Rav Noach lived with that energized his relentless efforts to perfect the world.
The other memory: It was 2:00 am and I was awakened by the baby crying. As I got up I heard someone moving in the living room. I peaked and I saw the Rosh Yeshiva standing in the dark holding the baby, looking up. I can still hear his words he whispered, with a sense of awe and wonder in his voice, "This is a Neshama, this is a Neshama." He lived with the reality that every human being is made in the image of God. He felt God's presence in every person.
I'll miss the Rebbe's loving potch on my cheek. Everyone who felt his "love tap" on the cheek wished that the sting would never go away.
Who can ever forget when the Rosh Yeshiva would dance on Simchat Torah. We looked with awe at this sight of is pure unadulterated simcha, joy.
It's painful to think that we won't hear another question from the Rosh Yeshiva. In the early days of Aish HaTorah, Rav Noach would spend every Shabbos with us. The highlight of the Shabbos meal was Rebbe's question on the Torah portion he'd ask at the beginning of the meal. His insight and ability to ask a question in a way that motivated and excited us to think was unparallel.
Rebbe has taken his last breath. It is devastating to be without him. How do we go on without his love, his clarity, his passion and commitment to Kiddush Hashem, to saving the Jewish people? He is a giant that is irreplaceable.
"My father would say, better than eulogizing me is that everyone becomes greater than me."
Yet I know he would disagree with that last comment.
As Rav Hillel Weinberg his son said at the funeral:
"The Rabbis teach us that you should say something that the deceased would say if he were here. My father would say, better than eulogizing me is that everyone becomes greater than me."
He truly believed in our greatness.
How do we honor our Rebbe, our father? Perhaps by fulfilling what he knew to be true: We can all become great, we can all seek sanity. We can all love with every fiber of our being our Creator and His Creation. We can all bring back the Jewish people to their mission of "A light to the nations," we can all sanctify God's name. We can all know as he knew with total clarity that God loves us and will without a doubt help us to bring the complete redemption, quickly in our time.
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(5) Paul, February 15, 2009 5:04 PM
My deepest condolences
Dear Rabbi, My deepest condolences, I did not know Rav Noach personally but have been touched by his love through Aish. To think of what he has accomplished and continues to accomplish is so awesome that I can not find the words. Love Paul
(4) Sara Ben-Zakai, February 15, 2009 11:36 AM
He will indeed be missed....
I expected no less...what a wonderful eulogy, my friend.
(3) lisa, February 13, 2009 8:52 AM
Beautiful memories. We were so lucky to be able to know the Rosh Yeshiva in person. He indeed was like a father.He had tremendous patience, When my parents were "adjusting" to our transition to being frum, he would answer them kindly and patiently. We will always remember him with love. Lisa Berger
(2) Anonymous, February 12, 2009 3:22 PM
Thank you so much. This was so beautifully written, and personally compelling.
(1) Devorah, February 11, 2009 5:51 AM
wow, thank you so much for this article, it moved me to tears.. may all the inspiration that we all feel now stay with us forever. He was the ultimate teacher, taught by incredible example. I strive to live my life with so much clarity, commitment consistency and soul as he did. Thanks again
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AI takes root, helping farmers identify diseased plants
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Editor's note: TensorFlow, our open source machine learning library, is just that—open to anyone. Companies, nonprofits, researchers and developers have used TensorFlow in some pretty cool ways, and we're sharing those stories here on Keyword. Here's one of them.
At Google I/O this year, we saw how high school students Shaza Mehdi and Nile Ravenell developed PlantMD, an app that lets you detect diseases in plants using TensorFlow. These young researchers are not alone in their mission to help farmers. PlantMD's machine learning model was inspired by a dataset from PlantVillage, a research and development unit at Penn State University. PlantVillage created an app called Nuru, Swahili for "light," to assist farmers to grow better cassava, a crop in Africa that provides food for over half a billion people daily.
Though cassava is tolerant to droughts and capable of growing with minimal soil–making it an ideal crop in harsh weather conditions—it's also susceptible to many diseases and pests. The symptoms of a diseased plant develops slowly, so it can be difficult for farmers to diagnose these problems in time.
PlantVillage and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) developed a solution using machine learning that could help farmers better identify and manage these diseases quickly. They annotated thousands of cassava plant images, identifying and classifying diseases to train a machine learning model using TensorFlow. Once the model was trained to identify diseases, it was deployed in the app. Farmers can wave their phone in front of a cassava leaf and if a plant had a disease, the app could identify it and give options on the best ways to manage it.
An example of a diseased cassava leaf. Cassava is a crop that provides for over half a billion people daily.
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Nuru the app works by waving your phone in front of a cassava leaf and identifying specific diseases.
PlantMD and Nuru are part of a larger trend in the agriculture industry. Whether it's dairy farmers in the Netherlands, cucumber farmers in Japan, cassava farmers in Tanzania, or your neighborhood gardeners, AI is taking root in agriculture and is helping farmers around the world.
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Most parents' dream is for their child to be healthy and happy. This includes your child's physical health, as well as their emotional and mental health. Just as there are things you can do to help your child be physically healthy, there are ways that you can help promote good mental health for your child. Start by supporting your child and boosting their self-esteem. Then try teaching them stress-management techniques. You should also consider how to address serious problems if they do arise.
Show them affection. You don't have to hug your child every five minutes, but one great way to promote good mental health for your child is to let them know that you care. Showing affection can give your child a sense of security and confidence. It can also model appropriate ways to express emotions.
Although older children and teens might resist a bit, give them a hug, pat on the back, or even a fist bump every now and then.
Tell your child that you care about them and that you love them on a regular basis. For instance, you could say, "Love you" when you're dropping them off at school. Make sure that you let your child know that you love them no matter what. Do not only tell them you love them or offer praise when they do something that is pleasing to you.
Communicate regularly. Talking with your child on a regular basis can help support their mental well-being in several ways. Good communication will help maintain and strengthen your relationship. It will also let your child know that you care about them and that you're there for them. It can also make it easier for you to notice if something is wrong and for them to tell you about it.
Talk to your child about everyday events. For example, tell them how your day was and ask how theirs was. Talk about world events and news in your community.
Send them a good morning text or try video chatting when you can't be face-to-face. It's a great way to quickly communicate to them that you care.
Remember that half of communicating is listening. Give your child your full attention when they're talking to you and really listen to what they're telling you.
See their pediatrician regularly. Your child's physician can be a great resource for you and your child for medical and other issues. In addition to making sure everything is physically okay, their pediatrician can provide you with information and recommendations for others services.
Attend all scheduled appointments. Regular check-ups can help you identify potential problems early on.
Encourage your child to ask their pediatrician questions and talk about issues concerning them. Try sitting down with your child before the appointment and making a list of all of their questions and concerns. It is easy to forget these when the appointment comes, so making and taking this list to the appointment will help to ensure your child can bring up all of their questions and concerns.
Form a relationship with school staff. Teachers, coaches, school counselors, and support staff spend several hours each day with your child. They can help build your child's self-confidence, handle problems, and let you know if there might be something going on with your child.
Attend parent-teacher conferences and other meetings with the adults in your child's life.
Ask school and community leaders for support when your child is facing issues.
Reach out to family and friends. Just like your child needs a support team to help build good mental health, you also should rely on the people close to you. Turn to friends and family for advice, encouragement, and parenting examples. They can support you, as well as be a part of your child's support team.
Give encouraging feedback. Part of good mental health is the ability to handle feedback and criticism. Early experiences receiving feedback can help your child learn to accept criticism without it lowering their self-esteem. You can help your child by providing them with corrective feedback, as well as specific praise.
Teach them about positive self-talk. Showing them how to combat negative self-thoughts and the criticism of others can help promote good mental health in your child. Positive self-talk can help them maintain their self-esteem as a child and as an adult.
Help your child develop a list of their positive qualities, skills, and traits. They can refer to this list when they need to.
Provide positive experiences. One way that children develop self-esteem is by experiencing success. Having these experiences can help build their confidence and promote good mental health. Create regular opportunities for your child to display and develop their skills and capabilities.
You can give your child tasks to do that are age-appropriate and that you know they can handle, but it is more important to let them decide what tasks are important to them. For example, a young child may get the most joy out of buttoning a button on their own for the first time. Be sure to share in your child's celebration.
Allow your child to show their independence. For instance, resist the temptation to help your toddler with their shoes. Just be patient and allow them to show you they can get dressed without your help.
Encourage your child to be social. Having friends and participating in social activities is a necessary and fun part of growing up. Being social promotes good mental health because it can build self-esteem and give your child additional people to get support from. Provide your child with the opportunity to meet and socialize with peers, as well as to participate in activities at their school and in your community.
Take your child places where they can meet other kids their age. For instance, you might go to the park, a community center, or a trendy café.
Support your child in their extracurricular activities and hobbies. For example, encourage your child to explore their interest in swimming by joining local swim team.
Support their interests. Although you may not be able to attend every event they're participating in, you can still support them and their interests. Letting them know that you're interested in their hobbies and activities can help boost their self-esteem and encourage them to have character and confidence-building experiences. It also lets your child know that the things that are important to them matter to you as well.
Ask your child questions about their interests and activities. For example, if they enjoy online gaming you might ask about the latest game release.
Or, for instance, you could make snacks for your child's basketball team or help out with their fundraiser.
Show them deep-breathing techniques. While children don't necessarily have the same types of stress that adults do, they do experience stress. It may be the stress of starting a new school or having a spat with their best friends. One way to help your child maintain good mental health is to teach them to manage stress appropriately. Deep-breathing is a stress-management technique that children of all ages can use.
Teach your child how to use deep breathing to calm down during difficult situations. For example, when they feel angry, show them how to count to five as they slowly inhale and exhale to calm down.
Prepare nutritious foods. Eating nutritious food promotes your child physical health by giving them energy and maintaining their immune system, which can help them manage their stress. Although your child may prepare their own snacks and meals, you likely make some of the meals and the major grocery decisions and purchases for the household. Provide and prepare foods that support your child's brain development in order to help promote their mental health.
Include whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and proteins in their meals and snacks. You might, for example, prepare grilled chicken breast with steamed vegetables for dinner.
Encourage your child to choose healthy snacks when they aren't with you. For instance, you can send some fresh veggies as a post-practice snack so they don't have to get chips out of the gym vending machine.
You can include children in grocery shopping in different ways depending on their ages. For example, you can tell your young child what healthy items you are putting into the cart and have them repeat the names, or if they are old enough to read, they can read off the items for you. For teens, you can involve them in making the grocery list and have them help you by crossing off items on the list as you add the to the cart.
Encourage good sleep habits. Whether you're an adult or a child, it can be difficult to manage stress when you're tired. Make sure that your child is getting enough sleep each day so that they can have the energy and focus they need to be mentally alert.
Set a bedtime for your child and stick to it. For instance, you might decide that your child should be in bed by 9:30 PM so that they can be well rested for the next day.
Create a bedtime routine to help your child get ready to rest. For example, you could read a book together, give them a bath, and then talk for a few minutes over a glass of milk.
Be physically active with your child. This is a great way to spend quality time with your child and to promote their mental health. Physical activity can help reduce tension, boost creativity, and help you and your child stay physically fit. Go for a walk, swim, or bike ride together or do yoga or martial arts with your child.
Try meditation as a family. This is a great way to help your child reduce stress and manage their emotions. Meditating together will give you the opportunity to spend time with your child and will give them a stress-management technique they can use their whole life.
Explore different forms of meditation to find the style that works best for you and your child. #*Encourage your child to explore other types of meditation on their own. For example, you might share resources like videos, apps, or books about meditation.
Talk about journaling. Keeping a journal is a good way for children to release their emotions and manage their stress. This can help promote their good mental health by giving them a safe, private place to express themselves. Talk to your child about using a journal as a way to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
Give your child a blank journal and suggest creative ways for them to use it. For instance, younger children can draw pictures, while older children can write.
Schedule a journaling time for you and your child. Take 10 minutes each day with each of you writing in your journals.
Look out for problems in school. Sometimes when children are having emotional, mental, or social problems it's not always evident at home. They may be able to function normally during family times, but show signs of a problem when faced with the stressors of school like peers, academics, etc. Also, some mental health issues or learning disabilities like anxiety or ADHD are most evident in structured settings like school. Staying in touch with how they're doing in school academically, behaviorally, and socially can help you recognize and address any problems early on.
Be aware of falling grades, trouble completing homework, discipline issues, and other signs that there may be a learning or mental problem.
Pay attention if your child suddenly seems reluctant to go to school. This may indicate they there are social problems, like with a bully.
Communicate frequently with your child's teachers and other school personnel. You can ask them to let you know if they see anything concerning.
Pay attention to sleep patterns. Children should get about 10 hours of sleep each day, but you know your child's specific sleeping habits. Some children, especially teens, may seem to be constantly napping, whereas other children seem to need little sleep at all. Sleeping a lot or only a little may not necessarily be a sign of concern. However, sudden or dramatic changes to your child's sleep patterns may suggest that there is a mental health issue.
Ask your child about their dreams. Frequent nightmares may be a sign that your child has some issues that need to be addressed.
Ask them how they slept. For children of any age, trouble falling asleep or staying asleep might suggest that there is a problem.
Pay attention to whether your child seems rested in the morning or if they seem to be tired and lacking energy.
Watch for substance abuse. Unfortunately children may abuse alcohol and other substances like prescription medications and illegal drugs at younger ages than we would like to believe. Being aware of the signs of substance abuse can help prevent mental health problems because the two often occur together.
Be aware of how your child spends their money. For example, you might check to make sure their lunch money is being used at school for lunch and not other things.
Check with websites like https://www.ncadd.org/about-addiction/signs-and-symptoms/what-to-look-for-signs-and-symptoms for specific warning signs of substance abuse.
Notice if there are problems with aggression. Every child will throw a temper tantrum, yell, or become too physically aggressive at least once in their childhood. However, it may suggest a bigger problem if these behaviors become frequent or start to negatively impact your child.
For example, if your child is bullying others at school or frequently picking fights with siblings, there may be something else that needs to be addressed.
Remember that adolescents and teens may be experiencing normal hormone changes that can account for some of their aggressiveness occasionally.
Seek help if you're concerned. You don't have to wait until something happens or an issue arises to get support. If you are concerned about your child's mental health, you should talk to a professional as soon as possible. Physicians, therapists, and other similar professionals have the resources and experience to help you promote and address your child's mental and emotional wellbeing.
See a family counselor to work through issues you all may be having and to address your concerns about your child's mental health.
If you have immediate concerns about your child's safety, you should contact a crisis hotline like the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 immediately.


The Majestic Colonial Punta Cana has come a long way since initially opened its doors.
The deluxe style and architecture of the resort is fused with lush surroundings.
In the beginning this resort was announced as one of the best resorts ever opened in Punta Cana. The early visitors of this hotel weren't very impressed because of the major propaganda that they launched while they couldn't back it up. Lately they have improved a lot to live to their reputation.
The Majestic Colonial Punta Cana resort is a 5 star all inclusive resort with good service that provides great accommodations in Punta Cana. The resort has 659 amazing rooms with many different categories among them. While it is from a fair distance to the airport (30 minutes) the all inclusive resort located in Arena Gorda beach provide all kind of different packages according to your need. The place has 2 mini clubs for kids so no worrying about the children being bored. Great night shows, food and excellent service for people of all ages. The beach itself is quite close to the resort so the walks to the beach are small.
The accommodations here are indeed pretty good. A room may include: 1 king size bed or 2 queen beds with air conditioner, satellite TV, mini bar, terrace, room service, and more. The room types found here are: junior suite garden view, junior suite colonial, junior suite majestic pool, junior suite ocean view, suite, and suite colonial jacuzzi. The facilities in the rooms naturally vary with the type of room chosen.
The junior suite colonial, the junior suite majestic pool, and the suite colonial jacuzzi have an exterior jacuzzi and private garden which is more directed toward couples.
The Majestic Colonial Punta Cana has a distinctive feature of the rooms, the shower and bathtub part are not separated from the room unlike the toilet, which is in closed space. For some families that could be a little uncomfortable as there is not much privacy while taking a bath. Which is one of the reasons I'm more inclined to say that the Majestic Colonial Punta Cana resort is clearly more focus toward couples.
The Majestic Colonial rooms are quite big with enough chairs and sofa for resting when you don't feel like going to bed.
Majestic Colonial Punta Cana resort has 2 pools. One of them is for children which is perfect for them to swim around and play like only they love to do. The other is the standard for everybody else. This pool is shaped like a river that go through most of the resort, which honestly is quite different from the pools of the other resorts which mostly are round shaped and other irregular forms.
If you are not in the mood for swimming you can always relax by the pool, remember to use a sun block lotion and some sunglasses for more solar protection. The pool has crystal clear water and there is plenty of space in it for everybody. A part of the pool usually near one of the ends is where most activities like scuba lessons and water volleyball are done.
The swim up bar; great addition like always especially after a relaxing swimming exercise. The chairs and umbrellas at the side of the pool of the Majestic Colonial Punta Cana are for the taking but like you would expect in the early mornings is the moment to reserve them (using the always popular towel method).
The Arena Gorda beach is beautiful as usual with pretty nice waves that are perfect for boogie boarding. The beach is quite clean and also have a reef close by the shore (fantastic for snorkeling). The palapas in white sand makes the area a dreamy place to rest and have a good time.
The Majestic Colonial Punta Cana has a well rounded group of interesting restaurants. You have your usual main buffet with the always necessary a la carte restaurants. The buffet is pretty much the only choice at breakfast while you will have much more variety at dinner. The buffet for some people is great but for others it isn't anything special. For the a la carte restaurants you got the Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, grilled, steak, and seafood.
You can try cooking this recipe and get the feel of an a la carte restaurant at your home.
The Japanese, Mexican, steak, and seafood are known to be the most tasty around here. One of the main advantages here is that no reservations are required to enjoy these magnificent restaurants but they still insist on the dress code.
The activities around the Majestic Colonial Punta Cana resort are indeed something to remember. They have a gym with fitness machines and weights to help exercise anyone that wish to do so. One of the favorites is the spa that offers a great variety of treatments like facials and mud baths. If you are considering some golf vacations then the Majestic is ideal since it has the Punta Blanca golf course nearby which can provide excitement to those fans of the sport. The golf course and the spa are available with extra cost but believe me if you are interested in them by all means just do it, after all it is your vacation.
Day and night tennis and the marvelous water sports (kayak, snorkeling, windsurfing, catamarans and pedal boats) add to the majestic colonial resort plentiful choices to experience the joy of a life time. The supervised kids clubs for ages 4 to 7 and 8 to 14 years old are a special feature to ensure that your children will also have an awesome time in this resort.
The night shows with the artists imitations and dancing are splendid especially for the low budget of this productions. The night activities are completed with a spine tingling visit to the disco bar where you can dance at the rhythm of your favorite tunes. The casino is always a pretty decent alternative, but keep a fair a mount of cash to have fun and always remember to not get carried away.


Acoustic-based, thought-provoking lyrics with tight harmonies supported by a variety of instruments that are both relaxing and fun, edgy and contemplative.
Acoustic-based, thought-provoking lyrics with tight harmonies supported by a variety of instruments that are at once relaxing and fun, edgy and contemplative. The theme woven consistently throughout is the amazing depth of God's love and grace and mercy for us, and his invitation to come …. as we are.
Originally released August 29th, 2002.


Andrew McGregor has an eclectic background in the not-for-profit and social enterprise worlds drawing from his expertise as a filmmaker, inventor, writer, chessboxing champion, entrepreneur, frequent TEDx speaker, mentor, Highlands games athlete, photojournalist, and a founder of The Tiziano Project.
The Tiziano Project is a not-for-profit that used to teach journalism to people living in conflict zones and neglected parts of the world with an emphasis on creating jobs through media training that worked in places such as Rwanda, Somalia, DR Congo, Iraq, Kenyan slums, a California youth prison, Israel, Palestine, and South Central LA.
He was named one of 'LA's 40 Most Interesting People' by LA Weekly, was part of a team that won the SXSW Interactive Award for Activism, won the 'Foreigner' division of an Independence Day Chess Tournament in Kazakhstan, his work and speeches won MindshareLA's 'Showcase Series', he was featured in the Sports Section of the 'NY Times', and he has even received a Certificate of Appreciation from LA's City Council!
He has a BA in Philosophy from Connecticut College and a Master's in screenplay writing.
Ian Ingram is a Los Angeles-based roboticist and artist who primarily creates robots that attempt to communicate with animals. These systems are often intended to cohabitate and interact with animals in the wild.
His robots have been featured internationally, including at the Andy Warhol Museum; the Museum of Modern Art of Toluca, Mexico; Art Chicago; the Yada Gallery in Nagoya, Japan; Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek, CA; Purdue University; Hasbro; Popular Science Magazine; Eyelevel Gallery in Halifax, Nova Scotia; and the Victoria and Albert Museum; with a recent solo show at Nikolaj Kunsthal in Copenhagen.
His work is in the collections of the Carnegie Science Center and the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. Ingram has a BS and MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University.


Congress members shouted slogans, drowning the voices of other members and forcing Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu to adjourn the proceedings till 2 PM.
The acquittal of all 2G telecom spectrum allocation scam accused today found echo in the Rajya Sabha, with the Opposition Congress disrupting proceedings demanding an explanation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Stating that he is willing to use his discretion to allow serious matters to be raised, Naidu said "some people have developed the habit of giving notices under rule 267 and then disrupting proceedings."
Notice under rule 267 calls for setting aside of the listed business of the day to take up the issue being raised.
"Please follow some decorum. I condemn your behaviour," he said, adding "I will have to think about invoking rules. Don't force me to do that. ... The whole country is watching your behaviour."


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Q: Proof sets are closed How does one prove that the sets $F_a=\{x\in A:f(x)\geq a\}$ are closed for any $a\in\mathbb{R}$ and for any real continuous function $f$ defined on $A$.

A: This is immediate from the fact that $f$ is continuous and $\{x\in\Bbb R:x\ge a\}$ is a closed subset of $\Bbb R$: a function $f:X\to Y$ is continuous if and only if $f^{-1}[F]$ is closed in $X$ for each closed $F\subseteq Y$.
If you've not seen this characterization, first prove that $f^{-1}[F]$ is closed in $X$ for each closed $F\subseteq Y$ if and only if $f^{-1}[U]$ is open in $X$ for each open $U\subseteq Y$, and then prove that that characterization is equivalent to whatever definition of continuity you already know.

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An Interview with Walter Manzke of Republique
By Jesse Furman
Jesse Furman leads our newest food column, which is an off-the-wall exploration into the underbelly of LA. Here, he finds the city's greatest culinary creations and digs into the passionate minds behind them.
There aren't many veteran chefs I can think of that continue to carry such culinary magic and allure each year in the local food scene as Walter Manzke. Having cooked for over 20 years, he's opened more fine dining restaurants in Southern California, Northern California, and across the world than the hand can count. Walter continues to stay relevant and progressive in his cuisine, shifting the dining experience into realms that are new and exciting. Notably working in a gastronomic shift he terms "bistronamy", this native SoCal chef has opened one of the area's most intriguing restaurants that we've seen in a really long time, Republique. This restaurant seems very personal, as it is not only a homecoming from cooking around the world, but he shares it with his wife, Margie, who runs the pastry/bakery division, and a little boy, who seems to be always around the space. That is why the concept—a bistronomic menu with intriguing curveballs and a beautifully lit space, open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner—would be named no other than a synonym for public space in French.
I sat down with Walter at Republique recently and spoke about culinary experimentation, the unique history of the restaurant's space, and the inspired moment that sparked it all.
JESSE: Republique was originally Charlie Chaplin's studio back in the day. How does it feel to be working in the space and reinventing it with all that history?
WALTER: Charlie Chaplin built it, originally, for an office and studio. In 1929 it opened, then the building became a number of things over the years. It was kind of a strip mall at one point, and at one point I think it was even abandoned. Then Nancy Silverton spontaneously took this space, bought the building, and they opened La Brea Bakery, and Campanile in 1989 which—nobody has to argue that those are two incredible businesses that were built here. They closed the courtyard and turned the space into a restaurant in 1989, and ran it for 22 years very successfully.
It's a special building and one thing I learned that I don't know if all chefs realize, is the idea that if you make the food good, people are going to come and it doesn't matter where it is or what the place looks like. I don't think that's all true, it's the whole package. Ambience in a restaurant is very, very important. Because you're really entertaining guests and entertainment comes from an environment that has great energy, has warmth, is welcoming, is comfortable, has energy, has style. It's very important. That's a big part of this restaurant—the ambiance.
What sort of culinary experiments are going on here?
There are a lot of things going on and I want to do it correctly when I do it. We're dry aging a lot of our meat and not just beef, which is typical, but every piece of meat we serve, we're aging. Even duck. When I serve duck, I have it here for almost a month before we serve it—to age it. Whether it's dry aged or wet aged, we've been experimenting a lot with that. And that room [we have] is really just a place to achieve that.
We have pork racks that we've been serving from Cook's Ranch which are pretty incredible and we've aged them from three weeks to a month. The meat gets tender, gets a little more character, [and] a little more of the funkiness barnyard-y flavors come out of the meat. Which makes it special, makes it unique, and also it's a support of the farmer because you can't take commodity pork and stick it in a room unwrapped for a month. It can only be done with quality meat because that meat is clean and clean meat doesn't start to get sour in a week like commodity pork would.
WALTER: So it's also something that you need the right ingredient to do, you need the right environment, and the right equipment. That's what that is. And the combination of pork chop that was from a pig that was raised in the mountains and ate acorns that came from those mountains and is aged in those flavors are able to develop and mature here. Then cooking it on a wood fire, which also has a connection to the Earth, it becomes something really special even though it's just a pork chop. There's several people that put a lot of work into that pork chop to get to where it is.
For me, Republique seems like one of the only places in LA that is genuinely influenced by bistro.
I think there's a stereotypical bistro that a lot of people know and there's a lot of restaurants that have been created around that. [Then] there's also the idea of a bistro and that's more of what Republique is: The idea of what a bistro is and not necessarily what a bistro actually is and not necessarily the traditions of a bistro.
I don't want this to be considered a fine dining restaurant. I don't want it to be a place you have to come to on a special occasion—although you can. But I don't want it to be a place where you have to plan to have a meal here. It should be spontaneous. You should be able to be driving by, by yourself, and think, "I want a glass of wine and a steak, or a beer. A great cocktail. Or an elaborate meal." It's a place—a public place where you can come for any reason any time of the day. That's why we have coffee, we have breakfast, we have dinner, we have bar—it's a little bit of everything.
What's up with Marco Pierre White on the wall? Did you work for him?
I never worked for him. It's kind of a picture—I never actually met him—but I think it's an important picture in my generation as a chef because in the '90s when that book came out, it was kind of at the point where it was becoming more acceptable to be a chef first of all. Before that, it was more of a profession that you did because you couldn't do anything else. So it was a time when it was starting to change and now it's a very respected profession. It was also that that picture, during the time, if you were a cook and maybe your parents were finally accepting the idea that you wanted to be a cook or chef—it was also the picture that you looked at and thought, "I want to be that guy."
A lot of people admire you and have been anticipating Republique for a while—since Church & State—and I always wondere: What were you doing in-between?
I was in LA before, I was the chef at Patina and had a pretty good reputation there. And then I moved away, Marge and I. For five years we lived in Carmel and we opened three restaurants up there and a hotel. We were very busy, it was very successful, and reached a point where we didn't know if we wanted to stay in Carmel because it was a little quiet for us and we certainly wanted to [come back to LA and] open our own restaurant. [This is] where we met, it was closer to our family, and we liked it.
So we moved back to LA and I think we were a little bit out of touch with everyone so I felt like I needed to take a job somewhere before I opened the restaurant—just to get to know the community again. I began talking with Joe Pytka, and after a lot of talks and a lot of discussion we reopened Bastide. I knew it would be a job that wouldn't last forever, which was perfect. Just a good opportunity to come back into LA and get to know the people again.
[Around that time] I had an offer on a space and it was literally all at once. The market collapsed. I was at The French Laundry, so I said, "You know what? I gotta start thinking about this a little differently... I literally started looking for a job again, and there was nothing exciting out there to the point where we were very close to moving to Las Vegas. And I literally woke up one morning thinking, "I don't need to make money." It's not that I was rich—I just never follow money in my career and all of a sudden didn't agree with the idea of going to Vegas. I literally looked on the Internet and saw Church & State. This placed opened and the chef left for whatever reason right after the opening. I never went to that area of Downtown. At the time it was the industrial district.
What was [the area] like back then?
I was just very intrigued by it, by where my head was at, my experience with fine dining, with thinking about other things. [I] saw Church & State, really just fell in love with the place. It's still one of my favorite dining rooms in LA. And in a lot of ways it's what kicked off the Arts District... Everybody's there now. It was a great experience, it was the first time I'd ever worked in an open kitchen, it was the first time I worked in a place that was really gutsy and in your face [with] loud music playing. It was a fantastic experience. A life changing experience. It was one of the highlights of my career.
Both Church & State and Republique both have a French style to the cuisine. When did you first [begin to do that]?
It wasn't intentional. Just somehow my career took me… it was very connected to France. I worked in France, I spent a year with Alain Ducasse. I went several times [and] it's one of my favorite places to go. There's something fantastic about France and then there's also been a lot of bad versions of French cooking that give it a bad name. But there's also an incredible side to what they do, an incredible sensibility, very ingredient, very technique-driven simple food that I've always been inspired by. It's really where I've gone. I was always in these high-end French restaurants and I was just led into this other side of it, this casual end.
You're still opening restaurants while being here?
We are in the process. We have two open in the Philippines. We opened the first one, it's going to be two years in July, the second one was opened a week before Petty Cash was opened – a little over a year old. And we have the third one, we're just finishing construction right now. We're going there next week and we're going to open that up.
In the Philippines?
In the Philippines. And that's our third Wildflour. We put in all the same baking equipment as we have here. A bongard oven so we're really going to step up the quality of the baking there.
I know a couple of dishes on this menu are a bit of a mystery for French food.
We have a couple of dishes that are almost out of place, like, "What are they doing here?" And the one, especially, is the kimchi fried rice. When we opened the first Wildflour in Manila, being in Asia everyone said, "We want rice, we want rice, we want rice," and I kind of felt like if I was doing the menu, I can't cook rice for everybody. And you eat that everyday, I was really opposed to putting anything with rice on the menu. Especially if it's steamed rice everybody's going to eat it and that's all they're going to eat.
So then we had this idea of making kimchi fried rice. It worked out because my sister-in-law has a friend who is Korean and her mom is a very good cook. She came and taught us how to make kimchi, so we started making kimchi fried rice. And we told everyone that we take all the rice and we fry it with the kimchi ahead of time—which is kind of not true—just to keep them from ordering rice because it always has kimchi. And we thought that Filipinos didn't like spicy food, but it ended up being the best-selling dish on our menu and we started off serving it for breakfast and nobody cared. They wanted it for lunch, they wanted it for dinner. So now we serve it from seven in the morning to eleven o'clock at night and we serve hundreds of them everyday. It's the [best-selling] thing on the menu.
What about your son? What's your sons name?
Nicholas. We call him Nico.
What did you feed him when he had no teeth?
We fed him things that most kids hate. We made puree out of Brussels sprouts and broccoli and… you know. He eats pretty well because of it.
So his palette is pretty refined.
I think. He likes to eat, he likes good things. I take him through the Farmer's Market and he eats strawberries and peaches from all the samples and definitely knows the difference.
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The Existence of the METAL CHURCH – and not the band!
Metal Church. Mention these two words to a metalhead, and they will think of the band, their song and the album of the same name.
Headbangers are not normally seen as religious people.
The PMRC created a list of 15 morally detrimental songs called "The Flithy Fifteen". Bands on the list included Mercyful Fate, W.A.S.P. and Motley Crue.
Norweigan black metal singer Varg Vikernes was accused of burning churches down.
But BBC News Magazine recently did a report on different churches created and run by our metal bretheren.
Here are a few of them:
The Order of the Black Sheep: a Church of England ministry based in Chesterfield, UK. Minister Mark Broomhead is a member of Seventh Angel, a Christian thrash metal band. SA shared a label with Metallica and Slayer at one time. Sermons only last a few minutes.
Glorious Undead is a London Christian church, originally founded to appeal to members of the alternative music scene. They are an official church and part of the Elim Pentecostal network.
Pastor Bob Beeman runs Sanctuary International, a church aimed at metalheads based in Nashville, Tenn.
Do you know of any more metal churches? Feel free to post them in the comments section.
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Politics;call to all Bernie supporters?
Why did the DNC treat Bernie supporters like crap during the convention?
Why are Bernie Sanders rallies 99 percent white people?
...more than twice your age and like him. Bernie Sanders' ideas are actually...all people and not just billionaires, then Bernie Sanders is your guy.
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Six Nations Betting (Rugby)
Every year there is a coming together of Europe's best Rugby Union sides in the Six Nations Championship. This annual event is a round-robin battle to see who is crowned the Six Nations Champion. But there are other honours up for grabs within the tournament, such as the Grand Slam and the Triple Crown.
So for a few blistering and bruising weeks early in the year, the pinnacle of international rugby in the Northern Hemisphere steps into the spotlight and it is one of the most anticipated sporting tournaments on the calendar.
1. Tournament Format
2. Participating Teams
3. Titles
4. 2019 Six Nations Review
5. 2020 Six Nations Preview
The tournament usually begins in early February and there first two rounds of action are played on back to back weekends, before a weekend break before the third round of matches. There is another weekend break then before the final two rounds are playing out back to back. Each team plays each of the others once in the competition and the fixtures are reversed from the previous year's competition, so for example, if England played Scotland at home last year, Scotland will host them for the following tournament.
In 2017, for the first time a bonus points system was used, to come into line for what was being used in domestic rugby (0 points for a loss, 2 for a draw, 4 for a win, 1 for scoring four or more tries in match, and 1 for losing by 7 points or fewer). There was an added caveat that if a team pulled off a Grand Slam, ie winning all matches in the Championship, then a bonus three points would be added to make sure that they would finish top of the table.
England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy are the six nations who compete for the Championship. The format of the tournament has grown throughout its history as it was just England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales competing in the original Home Nations. It grew to include France in 1910 for the first time to become the Five Nations and then it switched back to the Home Nations (with France dropping out) between 1932 and 1939. Then France came back for the 1947 edition to revive the Five Nations which stayed around until 2000 when Italy joined to make it the Six Nations.
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The Championship Trophy is the main one on offer as the winner of the Six Nations gets their hands on that particular piece of silverware. The Grand Slam is achieved by a side winning of their matches in a given Six Nations season, while the Triple Crown is awarded for a side which wins all three matches against the other Home Nations (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales) during the course of a tournament.
There are other titles up for grabs within the Six Nations action as well, and these are one-off rivalry matches each season.
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2019 Six Nations Review
There was a little bit of history created at the 2019 Six Nations tournament. For the first time ever all teams managed to score a try in every match played in the season. As for the more important stuff, it was Wales who were crowned 2019 Six Nations champions, romping their way to a Grand Slam title as well.
It was the first time since 2013 that Wales had collected the title and it gave the departing head coach Warren Gatland a great send-off. It had all started, however, with a remarkable comeback in France in the opening game of the tournament. Wales had found themselves 16-0 down in Paris at the halftime break, totally out of the picture. But then came a remarkable second half with tries from Tomos Williams and a brace from George North to turn the game on its head. Wales took a 24-19 win.
Wales take the reins with victory over England
After the first two rounds of action, it was England who were looking like title favourites. They had taken an impressive win away at Ireland in their opening match and then had thrashed France 44-8 at Twickenham in their second game. But then came their big test, a head to head clash with Wales in Cardiff in the third round of action. It was looking like an early potential title-decider and it proved to be just that in the long run.
England made all of the early runnings and were holding a controlled 10-3 half time lead. But Wales once again were not going to lie down and take it. Just as they had come back in France, they did the same at home against England and ran out 21-13 victors, limiting England to just three points in the second period of the contest. Wales secured the title with a 25-7 victory over Ireland on home soil in the final round of matches.
Final Standings
So it was Wales who claimed the title, with England in second place and Ireland in third. France settled for fourth with two victories in their campaign, ahead of Scotland (who had brilliantly fought back from 31-0 down at Twickenham against England in their final match to draw 38-38) and annual wooden-spoon winners Italy.
England's Owen Farrell scored the most points in the 2019 Six Nations with a tally of 59, well ahead of Wales' Gareth Anscombe. The top try-scorer in the tournament also came from the English ranks, with Jonny May's electrifying pace getting his six tries, two more than second-placed Yoann Huget from France.
2020 Six Nations Preview
The 2020 Six Nations, the 21st edition of the event, does bring some new twists with it. Four of the nations have new head coaches for the campaign. Only England's Eddie Jones and Scotland's Gregor Townsend remain from the previous Six Nations campaign. Part of the reason for that was tenures having come to an end following last year's Rugby World Cup.
Reigning Six Nations champions Wales saw Warren Gatland depart and New Zealander Wayne Pivac take over. Ireland saw the Joel Schmidt era come to an end and it was Andy Farrell taking over the hot seat in Dublin. France drafted in Fabien Galthie to try and get them back into shape as a competitive, consistent contender. The bigger coup for the French was getting defensive coach Shaun Edwards away from the Welsh setup. Italy take on the 2020 Six Nations challenge with Franco Smith as interim head coach.
So there are elements on unknowns heading into the 2020 Six Nations. Which of the new head coaches will be able to implement their ideas and identities the best? 2019 Rugby World Cup runners up England were pre-tournament favourites for the 2020 Six Nations. That was being based not only on the back of their run to the World Cup final, but because of the consistency in their setup with Eddie Jones and a very strong crop of young players.
Wales and Ireland face big changes
Question marks over how Wales will handle things defensively since losing Shaun Edwards will linger over their title defence. The Welsh were so mean at the back in the 2019 edition, conceding just the seven tries in their five matches, that there is the potential for something to have been lost. But Wales still boasts some of the best defensive individual back-line players in the championship.
Ireland are perhaps the ones who face the biggest shake-up. They were a pragmatic, monotonous kick and chase type of team under Joel Schmidt. So will new head coach Andy Farrell (father of England's captain Owen Farrell) inject new life into them as a more powerful attacking unit? It's not only about unleashing a more open Irish game, but doing it under the testing time-constraint conditions of the Six Nations.
France the dark horses for 2020?
France perhaps will raise the most eyebrows. New head coach Fabian Galthie brought in a whole team of uncapped players into his provisional squad. While he trimmed it down of course, it showed that he is prepared to take chances. So with renewed unpredictability combined with a potentially more solid defence because of the drills of Shaun Edwards, Les Bleus could be the dark horses of the tournament.
Italy would appear to have a long way to go in order to close the gap on the rest of the contenders, while Scotland, after a disappointing 2019 World Cup campaign, where they lost pool stage matches to Ireland and Japan, will continue their search for consistency and progress under Gregor Townsend as well.
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Local Vietnamese church hosts hundreds for catechesis, culture
By Denver Catholic Staff
Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement
A Vietnamese parish in Denver has a rising number of young adults returning to volunteer at its church, eager to pass the faith on to the next generation of youths.
For more than 30 years, the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement (VEYM) has led youths ages 6 to 18 in learning to live virtuous and faithful lives to the Church while also developing Vietnamese culture.
"Our focus is really to help teach the kids how to become strong Catholics, to be firm in their faith," said Anh-Tuyet Nguyen, 30, vice president of external affairs for the movement's Denver chapter, and also one of the volunteer youth leaders.
Last year, some 53 young adults volunteered at Queen of Vietnamese Martyrs Parish in Wheat Ridge to lead the 770 youths from across the state who gather for 10 a.m. Sunday Mass and a day of faith and culture classes.
This is an increase from the 20 young adults who returned to lead the movement about five years ago, Nguyen said.
The movement's leaders are working to prevent the loss of faith among young adults in college and the lack of interest in community, she said.
Participation in the movement across the United States has been significant since its arrival in 1975. Jesuit Father Albert Bessières established the movement in France in 1915. In the 20s, it was brought to Vietnam and renamed. The movement came to Europe and the U.S. when its leaders immigrated.
Today, the VEYM has 126 chapters in the U.S., 1,500 youth leaders, and more than 20,000 active youth members in Vietnamese churches and parishes.
The movement has borne fruit since its start in Denver in 1982.
Deacon Lawrence Tong Ngo of Queen of Vietnamese Martyrs said several young men found their vocation in the movement, including several priests that serve the Archdiocese of Denver.
He was a member as a youth living in Vietnam, and later became a leader.
"They put all their effort into helping them and raising them to be strong for the Catholic Church," the deacon said about the leaders.
The movement has at its focal point on the Eucharist, taught as the source of spiritual life and ideal life of each member. Youths are educated to be a better person and Christian, taught how to spread the Gospel and participate in charitable services.
After youths attend Mass at the parish every Sunday, they attend three classes: one involves learning how to apply their faith, a second is a catechism lesson and a third is learning Vietnamese culture.
Nguyen said she first joined when she was 10 years old and came back after college to lead the youths.
"Now I have much appreciation for what I learned then," she said.
The youths, who are divided into groups called "branches" by age range, also participate in a series of performances. They perform the Nativity at Christmas Mass, the Passion of the Christ on Easter, and honor Mary in May. They also put on an autumn festival and dedicate three days to celebrating the Vietnamese New Year.
The movement is also helping the youths learn the Vietnamese language and be able to participate in the all-Vietnamese Masses at the parish.
Nguyen said they want to pass their faith and culture on to the next generation, and the Mass is crucial to that.
"If we don't have them go to the Vietnamese Mass and this is the only Vietnamese church, then later there's no way to maintain that culture," Nguyen said.
The movement leaders are proud of spending another year teaching the faith.
"Our goal is to help them maintain their faith and strengthen it," she said.
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