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Debra Castillo, the Emerson Hinchliff Professor of Hispanic Studies in the Department of Comparative Literature and director of the Latina/o Studies Program, gives her presentation on Latinx cultural collaborations during the Rural Humanities Showcase, Sept. 6 at A.D. White House.
Rural Humanities Showcase touts Cornell-community projects
By Linda B. Glaser
Poetry and performance, as well as more traditional presentations, comprised the first Rural Humanities Showcase, held Sept. 6 in the A.D. White House.
The nine projects represented Cornell faculty engagement, teaching and research around "rural humanities" – using the tools of the humanities to address both the rural-urban divide and the realities of rural America, particularly in central and western New York.
In addition to supporting new projects, the four-year Andrew W. Mellon Foundation-funded Rural Humanities initiative in the College of Arts and Sciences also aims to enhance the already existing projects at Cornell, such as those presented at the showcase, and form them into a visible program.
Rural Humanities is "an experiment in expanding the reach of the humanities at Cornell," Paul Fleming, co-director of the initiative, said in his introduction. Fleming is professor of German studies and comparative literature and the Taylor Family Director of the Society for the Humanities.
"We want to encourage public and engaged projects," Fleming said, "work which ranges from public-facing scholarship to directly collaborating with community partners in the co-creation of research and teaching agendas." Those partners, he said, include the History Center in Tompkins County, local libraries, community colleges and indigenous communities.
The initiative offers a spring seminar and a summer practicum for graduate students and advanced undergraduates, as well as support for faculty outreach in generating new scholarship, said Gerard Aching, Rural Humanities co-director and professor of Africana and Romance studies.
The presentations included a dramatic reading of a scene from "The Next Storm: A Community-Based Play About the Impact of Climate Change on the Finger Lakes." The project, a collaboration with the Civic Ensemble theater company of Ithaca,is led by Sara Warner, a Stephen H. Weiss Junior Fellow and associate professor of performing and media arts (PMA); Godfrey Simmons Jr., senior lecturer in PMA; and Toby Ault, associate professor of earth and atmospheric sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The actors included Cornell students and Ithaca community members.
Poet Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, associate professor of English, shared poetry by artists from Appalachia, where her current project, "Thriving Artists in Appalachia: Teaching at Hindman, Witnessing at Berea," is focused.
Other presentations included:
"Reflections on Collaboration with Haudenosaunee Communities: The Townley-Read and White Springs Projects" – Kurt Jordan, associate professor of anthropology and director of the Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Materials Studies;
"Time and Histories in the Rural NE: Radiocarbon, Tree-Rings and Post-Colonial Timeframes and Historical Syntheses 1500 to 1900" – Sturt Manning, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Classical Archaeology and director of the Cornell Tree Ring Laboratory;
"Rediscovering and Reconstructing the 'People's College' Ideal" – Scott Peters, professor of development sociology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences;
"Civic Storytelling in Rural Communities" – Jon McKenzie, professor of the practice in the Department of English, and Gretchen Rymarchyk, extension associate for the New York State Rural Schools Program, and deputy executive director for the Rural Schools Association of New York State;
"Latinx Culture Collaborations in our Community" – Debra Castillo, a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, Emerson Hinchliff Professor of Hispanic Studies in the Department of Comparative Literature and director of the Latina/o Studies Program;
"Why Care About Undocumented Farmworkers?" – Mary Jo Dudley, director of the Cornell Farmworker Program; and
"Community College Collaboration" – Caroline Levine, the David and Kathleen Ryan Professor of Humanities and chair of English; Anndrea Mathers, Tompkins Cortland Community College; and Christian Sisack, Onondaga Community College.
For a full version of this story, visit the College of Arts and Sciences website.
Linda B. Glaser is news and media relations manager for the College of Arts and Sciences.
Three at Cornell receive NEH grants
Mellon-funded Rural Humanities initiative launches


I was goofing around on YouTube and found this song while looking for something else. I put some artwork and pictures and I think it fits really well. How I feel and the struggles and the happiness and friends. Just thought I would share.
Thank you from one weird friend to another! I love this. It made my day.
You are weird, Lizzie, weird and neat. Thank you.
Yeah- I fell in mutual weirdness with you! MmmmHmmmm..
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Well thank you – YouTube makes it pretty easy you upload them and rearrange them an time them and pick your music.. there are lots of other things but I had never heard this song – an its ..it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.. Have you been to Artsy Brain Fartsies yet?
And I loved the two butterfly signature in the corner.
yay you saw them – its that or my face.. I believe it links to my channel.. I have some ideas but i dont know how far they will go lol..
Not a problem 🙂 I never heard that song and rarely do you hear one that just fits.. i mean perfect – or as close as i will ever get .. it was in the list of creative commons music..
and always welcome – which also means never late.. I wondered lol oh boy did the butterflies get me eh?
A wonderful video for my morning … thanks for the smiles!
beautiful… I too noticed to butterfly signature – absolutely perfect!!
This video is beautiful and inspiring. How very creative and talented you are Lizzie.
thank you it;s alot .. I am still getting used to it all..


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Integrating into the heritage
» Spring Festival 2018 highlights traditional features
» Hue International Cuisine Festival 2018
» Hue Festival 2018 has official carriers
The primary objective of Hue Festival is to create a favorable condition for the culture of Hue to integrate, making it possible to become an attraction to tourists. The 10th Hue Festival will be celebrated in this regard.
Hue Festival 2018 will have many programs to honor five recognized world heritages
Promoting seven World Heritages
Researcher Nguyen Xuan Hoa, one of the organizers of the first Hue Festival, said the Festival was held on the basis of Hue culture. Since the very beginning, the Festival activities have reflected the cultural exchanges of participating countries.
More importantly, the Festival, where the values and profoundness of history is clarified, aims to honor and promote the culture of Hue. The ultimate goal is to create attractive tourist products to attract more visitors to Hue through the festival.
The Deputy-Director of the Hue Festival Center, Mr Huynh Tien Dat, said that the 10th Hue Festival, which is held between late April and early May, will continue its mission. The primary theme throughout Festivals, i.e., "Heritage along with Integration and Development," has shown the objective. Hue Festival 2018 in particular will concentrate on promoting "Hue as a destination of five heritages."
Participating in the festival, tourists as well as Hue locals will have an opportunity to explore and experience unique values of the five UNESCO-recognized heritages, namely, the Complex of Hue Monuments (1993), Hue Royal Court Music (2003), the Woodblock of Nguyen Dynasty (2009), the Imperial Records of Nguyen Dynasty (2014) and Literature on Royal Architecture (2016). Among these, the last three heritages have not widely known.
According to Mr. Huynh Tien Dat, nowhere else in the country as well as in the region can we find a city of seven UNESCO-recognized heritages like Hue. So said, it is because Hue, together with nine other provinces and cities in Central Vietnam, has recently co-owned the Intangible Cultural Heritage, namely, The Art of Bai Choi. In 2016, Hue was also among the co-owners of another recognized Intangible Cultural Heritage, that is, the practice of Vietnamese Mother Worship. These two special forms of art will be introduced through a variety of activities at the Hue Festival 2018 though they are not official themes.
The organizers reveal that Hue Festival 2018 will comprise activities associated with historical and cultural events significant to Hue and the country. These include 230th anniversary of Nguyen Hue's accession to the throne at mount Ban (1788 – 2018); 50th anniversary of General offensive and uprising of the Mau Than Spring (1968 – 2018); 25th anniversary of the Complex of Hue Monuments recognized as World Cultural Heritage (1993 – 2018) and 15th anniversary of Hue Royal Court Music recognized as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (2003 – 2018). These are milestones of the development of Hue culture.
In addition, some royal festivals and other pre- and post-event festivals will continue to be held, such as Te Giao ritual, Xa Tac ritual, Huyen Tran Temple festival, Hon Chen Temple festival, the Vesak, and the re-enacting of Nguyen Hue accession to the throne.
Visiting Hue to learn more about culture and heritage
Van hien Kinh ki (Hue Royal Inspiration) is a program introducing and promoting the culture of Hue in detail and a unique manner. Based on the idea of the Royal Night show in previous Festivals, Van hien Kinh ki will be a combined performance of dance, chorus, animation, poetry, music, sound effects, light effects, color smoke and fireworks, as well as other stage-resonant factors.
The Vice-Director of Hue Center for Monument Conservation, Nguyen Phuoc Hai Trung, who is co-director of the program, said that the program would be a series of events, featuring five internationally recognized heritages. Van hien Kinh ki focuses on the construction and development of the ancient capital, the exercise of national sovereignty, and the unification of the territorial integrity and peaceful life, which are all created on the firm ground of a civilized country and the national independence in the history.
The national festival of hat van – hat chau van (a traditional folk art of Vietnam which combines trance singing and dancing) will be held within Hue Festival 2018. This is an event co-organized by The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Thua Thien Hue People's Committee and participated by artists from 30 delegations throughout the country. This festival is to honor and promote artistic values of the form of hat van – hat chau van, according to leaders of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
One of the festivals in Hue Festival this year is Toa Sang Niem Tin (Enlighten Faith) organized by the provincial Buddhism Sangha with spiritual ceremonies incorporating art performances. The program will be of high quality and of uniqueness. The program also incorporates the ceremony of floating lotus flower lanterns on the River Huong, praying for the national peace.
Trinh Cong Son's music night with the theme Hanh Huong (Pilgrimage) will also be re-performed at the 10th Festival with songs showing the return to the roots and to Hue and in a Trinh-Cong-Son-specific manner. Songs are selected to honor the cultural heritage and in the spirit of integration through Vietnamese-Japanese relations.
At the International Press Conference on Hue Festival 2018 in Hanoi late 2017, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Trinh Thi Thuy, said "with the experience after nine festivals, the 10th Hue Festival 2018 promises an impressive festival. The participation of many international art troupes performing a variety of cultural and artistic activities and the contribution of the locals will diversify the festival."
Story and photo: Quang Sang
Hue Festivalheritagehat van – hat chau van
Huyen Tran Temple Festival kicks off with the theme "respect to predecessors" (31/01)
Bustling traditional boat racing on Vuc river after 3-year hiatus (31/01)
Preserving the cultural beauty of seeking calligraphy on the first days of spring (31/01)
Lowering Neu pole and opening the seal to greet new year (29/01)
Working throughout Tet to welcome visitors (29/01)
Om ngự revived (28/01)
Quy Mao Spring Festival 2023 closed (27/01)
Warming hearts with real experience (26/01)
Bustling traditional boat racing on Vuc river after 3-year hiatus
Preserving the cultural beauty of seeking calligraphy on the first days of spring
Lowering Neu pole and opening the seal to greet new year
Working throughout Tet to welcome visitors
Om ngự revived
Warming hearts with real experience
Phong, Trung, and passion for digitizing photos of heritage
Passionate Vietnam Rhus Succedanea lacquer
Foreign visitors play Bai Choi with fun

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Thousands of German citizens staged a massive protest against a proposed new law that will give police almost unlimited powers allowing them to intervene before a crime has even been committed.
The new law will give the police special enhanced powers when it comes to surveillance in a country that has almost become a police state.
30,000 protesters took to the streets to oppose the federal state's Police Tasks Bill (PAG) in Munich on Thursday.
Sputnik News reports Activists, who call their movement "noPAG," explained that the main goal of their campaign was to prevent what they perceive as a "massive attack" on democracy and human rights.
"We're demonstrating loud but peacefully," Simon Strohmenger of the noPAG movement was quoted by Deutsche Welle as saying.
Participants of one of the largest demonstrations in Munich over the last few years are calling on the Bavarian authorities to abandon their controversial legislative proposal.
Critics believe that the law will grant Bavarian police almost unlimited powers and enable them to detain people without trial and intervene even before a crime has been committed.
Protesters also argued that law-enforcement services will use means such as online surveillance, postal crackdown and genetic testing, turning Bavaria into a surveillance state.
For its part, the Bavarian CSU party has stated that the changes are only designed to implement the EU's new data privacy directive and help police to identify suspected terrorists more efficiently.
Commenting on the issue, Bavaria's interior minister, Joachim Herrmann, called concerns about mass surveillance in Bavaria "utter nonsense."
The proposed changes to the bill are expected to be passed on May 15.


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It's no secret that some of the most successful people in the world have mastered the art of consistency and doing what needs to be done to succeed.
Years ago I had the opportunity to observe several successful entrepreneurs live and up close during a series of events. What stood out to me is how every single one of these featured speakers spoke about the power of developing repeatable successful habits.
After the events, I decided to adopt a few of these habits and implement them in my daily routine and the effects were phenomenal. I saw a significant change in everything from getting better sleep to ensuring my goals were accomplished by deadlines.
If you're the type of person who feels like no matter how hard you try, you eventually drop the ball, catch yourself stopping short of the finish line, or struggle to stick to a routine—you can easily change this.
And yes, I did say easily!
Whether you want to be more consistent in your business when following up on potential leads or simply going to the gym three times a week like you've been trying to do for months, developing this skill can be life-changing!
Even if you don't believe you have the natural ability to be consistent to get the results you want, I have a few proven strategies that'll help you master the art of consistency and taking action to get results.
This one is the easiest things you can do to be more consistent. It's simple, but don't be fooled this is powerful. If you want to do more of what will give you results, you must take control of your day and block out time to get things done.
For example, if you've been trying to write your book for the last year but you can't seem to write consistently to get it done, block off time on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. for uninterrupted writing time. No social media, texting or surfing the web. Yes, that means no researching at this time–just write.
If you take control of your calendar and block time in your schedule to get things done, you will develop the habit of being more consistent.
This one is easier said than done! When you're running a business (on top of trying to create a fabulous life), there's so many moving parts that you're responsible for. And as you already know, life will throw you unexpected curve balls that will distract you from what's most important.
A valuable skill I've developed is the ability to differentiate the urgent from the important. Often times things pop up into your life that seem urgent but they aren't important! When you are clear about what you need to do consistently and can consciously decide what you're willing and not willing to occupy your time with, you'll be able to take more of the right action more consistently.
This. will. change. your. life! If you want to save time, work more efficiently and be more productive you must leverage the power of systems. There are just some things that you're going to have to do over and over again! What are some important things that must get done in your business or life that can be optimized, automated or outsourced?
Life can become so much more easier when you have a repeatable process for getting the most important things done. If you've been struggling to be more consistent, you must develop a system! Your business should run like a well-oiled machine with or without you.
There's nothing like someone you respect holding you accountable to doing what you said you were going to do. If you find yourself struggling to follow through with your commitments, get some social accountability! It can be a peer in your industry, mentor or a respected friend. And if you're the type of person who likes extra external motivation, add some stakes.
For example, if you fail to do [insert the activity you want to do more consistently], you'll donate $100 to an organization that goes against what you believe in. It can be infuriating to give your hard earned money to a cause you don't believe in, further more reason to use stakes if you need them!
5. Act when you don't feel like it.
This can be the most challenging thing to do. I know, somedays you just don't feel like doing what needs to be done. When I was first starting my business I learned something powerful, act how you want to feel. This mindset definitely calls for you to have some serious discipline.
There were days where I didn't feel like writing a blog post, following up with someone that I met at an event, or simply getting out of bed! One of the things that separate the pros from the amateurs is that pros show up every day. Now, it's time for you to take action!
I promise you that if you use one of these proven strategies to do more of what you need to do consistently, you'll accomplish what you've set out to do.


A simple single spiral of plush, realistic green foliage twirls around a convincingly lifelike stem. Planted in a decorative planter topped with natural moss, this 4.5' artificial spiral boxwood topiary is crafted to be eye-catching. This faux plant can add life to your office. Place it next to a desk or near the entryway.


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Coalition of the Unwilling
As Israeli politicians enter the last rounds of negotiations over forming a new government, the most likely result is a right-wing, ultra-Orthodox coalition that a majority of Israelis, including the man forming it, doesn't want. And the government most Israelis do want--a national unity coalition of Likud, Kadima, and Labor that would deal with the threat of a nuclear Iran and its proxies along the Israeli border--is likely to be prevented by petty politics.
Though opponents of Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu revile him as an opportunist, he has actually been acting in the national interest over the past few weeks, desperately wooing Kadima and offering it the cabinet's top posts, including defense and foreign affairs. And though Kadima leader Tzipi Livni insists she represents a new style of altruistic politics, she has placed her own interests ahead of the nation's.
Livni claims she has rejected Netanyahu's overtures because he won't commit to a two-state solution. But she knows that that disagreement is theoretical, because there is no chance anytime soon of creating a viable Palestinian state: As long as Hamas dominates Palestinian politics, it will impose a veto on any agreement. Nor has Livni managed to negotiate an agreement with Fatah. Livni, after all, served as foreign minister in the outgoing Kadima-Labor government of Ehud Olmert, which had three years to deliver peace with the Palestinians. In fact, Olmert tried to deliver two peace agreements--with the Syrians as well as the Palestinians. Instead, he became the first prime minister to fight two wars in one term--and not because he didn't try to bring peace.
The real reason for Livni's rejection of a unity government is that she is hoping a right-wing coalition will fail, opening the way for yet another round of elections. That is a realistic scenario: Netanyahu's coalition is likely to be a constant battlefield over religious issues between the ultra-Orthodox Shas party and Avigdor Lieberman's secular Yisrael Beitenu party. (Lieberman's agenda won't be imposing a loyalty test on Arab Israelis, as most Western observers have focused on, but rather promoting the secular interests of his Russian voters.)
In normal times, Livni's calculations would be fair politics. But this is the most dangerous moment in Israel's history. Sometime in the coming year, according to Israeli intelligence, Iran will cross the nuclear threshold. The next Israeli prime minister will have to make a decision unprecedented in its potential consequences: either to launch a preemptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities and risk a multi-front war along Israel's borders together with a missile assault on Tel Aviv, or else learn to live with a nuclear Iran imposing apocalyptic blackmail on the Middle East.
No Israeli leader has focused more consistently on the Iranian threat than Netanyahu. During the recent elections, he invoked the approaching nuclear deadline more than any other candidate. Netanyahu knows that, in order to effectively confront Iran, Israel needs a good working relationship with the Obama administration--an unlikely possibility with the emerging right-wing coalition.
A unity government would reflect a little-noted but historically significant outcome of the elections: the marginalization of the ideological left and right. Meretz, which won only three Knesset seats, is the only party that represents the old Peace Now agenda. And the National Union party, which won only four Knesset seats, is the only right-wing party that placed settlement expansion at the top of its agenda. In a narrow coalition, though, those four seats will become crucial for the government's stability. Netanyahu's real problem won't be Lieberman--who is an opportunist, not an ideologue--but Yaakov Katz, head of the National Union, who wants to be deputy defense minister, in charge of the settlements portfolio. Katz will constantly confront Netanyahu with the choice of alienating Washington or unraveling his coalition.
Israel's political tragedy is heightened by irony. In the inverted world of Israeli politics, Ehud Barak, head of the left-of-center Labor Party, is more inclined toward national unity than Livni, head of the centrist Kadima. Barak, who is more hard-line on the Palestinians than Livni and who better understands the urgency of the Iranian threat, would readily serve as defense minister in a unity government, but he has little support for that move from his party. By contrast, there is support in Kadima for a unity government. In a rational system, then, Barak and Livni would head each other's parties.
Israel's first unity government was formed just before the Six-Day War, only after Arab armies were amassing on the country's borders and Israelis feared for their survival. That precedent will likely be the model for how the next unity government will be formed--at the very last moment before the Iranian crisis becomes unavoidable. But until that moment, with a right-wing coalition now the most likely option, Israel will endure increasing tensions in its relations with America and bitter domestic upheavals that lay just ahead.
Yossi Klein Halevi is a contributing editor to The New Republic, and a senior fellow in the Adelson Institute for Strategic Studies of the Shalem Center in Jerusalem.
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A judge has dropped misdemeanor marijuana possession charges against All-ACC football player Quan Sturdivant after he agreed last week to deferred prosecution in Stanley County district court. Assistant District Attorney John Phillips said Friday the Tar Heel linebacker's record will be cleared by completing 24 hours of community service, undergoing a substance abuse assessment, and avoiding any further run-ins with the law for the next year.
Sturdivant's lawyer stated his client was of good character and without a prior record. This type of agreement is typical for first-time offenders facing accusations of minor violations. Sturdivant possessed less than one-half of an ounce of marijuana when police searched him as part of a July 10th traffic stop in the parking lot of a Bojangles Restaurant in Albemarle. Possession of such a small amount of marijuana is considered a Class III misdemeanor, equivalent to a speeding ticket.
Sturdivant led the Tar Heels in tackles with 79 last season, earning All-ACC honors. Coach Butch Davis has stated he was disappointed in his player, and that the star senior will be disciplined by the team for his actions, though this punishment will not include suspension. Sturdivant will be eligible to play the nationally televised season-opener against Louisiana on Sept. 4.


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Discovery Of Koh Ker- The Forgotten Capital Of Angkor Kingdom, Cambodia
Similar to Maya civilization in America, the ruin and disappearance of the glorious Angkor kingdom is still a big question mark to the historians and adventurers. One of the rare Angkor vestiges found in the deep forest is Koh Ker, that reveals the secrets of time buried.
Understanding about Koh Ker, Cambodia
Koh Ker is located in the north of Siem Reap province, Cambodia which is a new attractive attraction in Cambodia package tours.
It used to be the capital of the Khmer Empire for a short duration from 928 to 944. In this time, a lot of spectacular buildings and sculptures were constructed under the command of King Jayavarman IV. Left in the deep jungle for nearly a millennium and mostly forgettable, this city has been covered by the trees until being discovered recently.
The ancient capital of the Khmer Empire was forgotten in a distant jungle with a hundred ruined temples and especially a huge stepped pyramid which is the largest in the region. More ancient temples are still in the jungle when you go to this temple complex, you will feel like being in a true sense of discovery. The main material to build the temples is brick which is a type of mortar made from tree sap. It is quite remarkable how well they have stood up to the destruction of time.
This city is located in the remote area, 100 km from Siem Reap. It has no town and only a small village on the edge of the forest. Sra Yong is that village for a few kilometers away.
How to get to Koh Ker
The road to Koh Ker is relatively easy to drive but it is better to get an early start to have a good full day discovering the hidden city and have enough time to return to Siem Reap in the day. The site is 130 km from the north of Siem Reap city and the road is quite smooth and paved until the temple since 2013. There is no public transport for tourists but you can easily catch a taxi and a car to get to Koh Ker at the hotel and guest house. On the road to the entrance of the temple, you can see two small restaurants which provide basic local food near Prasat Thom. If you'd like to drive a motorbike to come to Koh Ker, you can hire it in the Ride Cambodia Motorbike Tours.
From Preah Vihear city, it takes from 80 to 90 minutes to drive by motorbike. The hiring motorbike price is $15 roundtrip, including waiting time, but you can be negotiated.
What to see in Koh Ker
The main temple complex
In order to get in the main temple complex, you have to pay $10 for the entrance fee at the kiosk 7km from the temple site. There is a range of temples here, most of them were built in brick and almost intact. Standing in front of the temples, you can feel all the beauty of it, it is like in a picturesque state of oldness with many trees being overgrown. The Prang is the largest structure here, it is a 7 stepped pyramid with a height of 40 meters. From the top of this pyramid, you can see the whole landscape of pristine forest with the Dangrek mountain in the distance and the Thai border in the north as well as the Koulen mountain range which is about 70 km to the south. Prasat Thom is the name of the temple at the bottom of the Prang and you must negotiate this to gain entrance to the pyramid enclosure. In 2007 the trees and moats around Prasat Thom were cleaned up by the villagers who work for the APSARA Authority- the operation manages this attraction.
The Rahal
The Rahal is just a lake with a length of 1,200 meters and a width of 550 meters. But in the dry season, the Rahal is nearly dry and covered by the grass in the forest. The best way to get a view of this lake is to stand on the road to see the flowers blooming on the lake in the rainy season.
Monuments at the east and the south of the baray (baray means a water reservoir in the Khmer language)
It is very easy for tourists to see four shrines with the square shape standing at the beginning of the road on the left side. Firstly, you can see a huge linga of about 2 m high in front of them. Depend on the sanctuaries, you can see the different number of linga, some have one, some have two or more. In the south of the baray is the location of the Prasat Damrei which means the elephant temple in the Khmer language. This temple has an enclosure and one tower. You can witness the beauty of four beautiful elephant sculptures which look so real and lively.
Coming to the Southeast Asia package tours, you will see more and more the interesting destinations in the small but occult country, Cambodia. If this information is helpful for you, let's take your backpack and have a trip to Cambodia right now. Please share this post with others to have a wonderful moment in Cambodia like you. Thank you!
NAVIGATE Discovery Of Koh Ker- The Forgotten Capital Of Angkor Kingdom, Cambodia


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Data from: Vegetation as self-adaptive coastal protection: reduction of current velocity and morphologic plasticity of a brackish marsh pioneer
Jana Carus, Maike Paul & Boris Schröder
Dataset published via Dryad
By reducing current velocity, tidal marsh vegetation can diminish storm surges and storm waves. Conversely, currents often exert high mechanical stresses onto the plants and hence affect vegetation structure and plant characteristics. In our study, we aim at analysing this interaction from both angles. On the one hand, we quantify the reduction of current velocity by Bolboschoenus maritimus, and on the other hand, we identify functional traits of B. maritimus' ramets along environmental gradients. Our...
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Data from: Landscape determinants of fine-scale genetic structure of a small rodent in a heterogeneous landscape (Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa)
Isa-Rita M. Russo, Catherine L. Sole, Mario Barbato, Ullrich Von Bramann & Michael W. Bruford
Small mammals provide ecosystem services, acting, for example, as pollinators and seed dispersers. In addition, they are also disease reservoirs that can be detrimental to human health and they can also act as crop pests. Knowledge of their dispersal preferences is therefore useful for population management and landscape planning. Genetic data were used alongside landscape data to examine the influence of the landscape on the demographic connectedness of the Natal multimammate mouse (Mastomys natalensis) and...
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Data from: Adhesion force mapping on wood by atomic force microscopy: influence of surface roughness and tip geometry
Xin Jin & Bohumil Kasal
This study attempts to address the interpretation of atomic force microscopy (AFM) adhesion force measurements conducted on the heterogeneous rough surface of wood and natural fibre materials. The influences of wood surface roughness, tip geometry and wear on the adhesion force distribution are examined by cyclic measurements conducted on wood surface under dry inert conditions. It was found that both the variation of tip and surface roughness of wood can widen the distribution of adhesion...
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Data from: No signs of inbreeding despite long-term isolation and habitat fragmentation in the critically endangered Montseny brook newt (Calotriton arnoldi)
Emilio Valbuena-Ureña, Anna Soler-Membrives, Sebastian Steinfartz, Pablo Orozco-TerWengel & Salvador Carranza
Endemic species with restricted geographic ranges potentially suffer the highest risk of extinction. If these species are further fragmented into genetically isolated subpopulations, the risk of extinction is elevated. Habitat fragmentation is generally considered to have negative effects on species survival, despite some evidence for neutral or even positive effects. Typically, non-negative effects are ignored by conservation biology. The Montseny brook newt (Calotriton arnoldi) has one of the smallest distribution ranges of any European amphibian...
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Brian Blair
Photo provided The cover of former Pastor Dan Houze's book.
In a world of selfies, former pastor Dan Houze is encouraging selflessness.
In a world in which corporate heads and ministers sometimes lead by force, Houze is encouraging sacrifice.
He says openly that it's hardly his idea. He says it's Jesus' idea.
Such is part of his focus in his recently released book, "The Path of the Shepherd: How to Lead Like Jesus" — a spin-off of the 66-year-old minister's side work through 30-plus years training leaders from the corporate, nonprofit and ministry world.
Houze is best known in Columbus for helping launch Terrace Lake Church, one of the area's fastest growing assemblies, and leading it for 20 years before retiring from the pastorate a year ago and moving with wife Kim to Abilene, Texas, where he attended high school and college.
"I'm a child of the '60s," Houze said, speaking by phone from his home. "I really was a part of the 'me generation.'
"And it's still a part of my sons' generation. I am struck by some guy I can see sitting at a stoplight taking a picture of himself so he can post it on social media and then see how many people will like it.
"And his identity can be shaped by how many likes he gets."
Houze's work is now with his organization called 12:8 Leadership Ministries, based on Romans 12:8 that references the importance of "leading with zeal."
"The ministry desires to see gifted leaders grow into shepherd leaders," he said. "I think we all have seen too many gifted leaders implode over the years, whether that's in the corporate world, the nonprofit world or church.
"A lot of this has had to do with the fact that their lack character of has outstripped their giftedness. We want to help people address those issues. And even if they have been leading (like that) for 20 years, we want to help them find a way to finish well."
House's definition from his book is clear: A shepherd leader is one who lovingly feeds the sheep by serving them after the pattern of the New Testament.
And it originates with Scripture from Jesus' words in John 15:10: "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."
And the author also makes it clear that every person is called to lead in some way — the business person, the parent, and even the student. Houze surmises, first and foremost, that a leader's character and identity must be rooted in what he terms "living in the the steadfast love of the Lord.
"If your identity is solid in that idea, then everything can then move from that point for you. And if your identity is wrong, then too often, you are going to be driven and probably trying to prove something (to get others' love)."
Houze quotes corporate guru Warren Bennis as saying that leadership "is about expressing yourself, not proving yourself."
The minister acknowledged battling insecurities "and being driven to prove myself" in part of his past.
"I realize that a lot of leaders feel so much pressure to success," Houze said. " And sometimes, a lot of that may come from their childhood or even from expectations others are putting upon them."
The author credits others with helping him refocus.
"I'm grateful for the people that God put in my life to remind me that God's steadfast love has to be the main thing," he said.
Columbus resident Mark Foster, a member of Houze's 12:8 Leadership Ministries board, watched Houze minister while he was here, and saw firsthand his ability to connect with people.
"More than anyone I've ever worked with, he has discernment with people, being able to quickly discover strengths and weaknesses," Foster said. "My whole point in being involved with his ministry is that even though he's at an age where many retire and take it easy, his gifts are desperately needed in today's world."
Name: Dan Houze
Wife: Kim
Lives: in Abilene, Texas
Currently: Founder and head of 12:8 Leadership Ministries equipping and training leaders in the corporate, nonprofit and church worlds. It can be reached at [email protected]
Most recently was: Helped found and then pastored Terrace Lake Church in Columbus
Background locally: Included writing as a columnist in The Republic's Faith & Community section.
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Brian Blair is a reporter for The Republic. He can be reached at [email protected] or 812-379-5672.
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