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Stereotactic ablative radiation therapy: Role in treatment of liver metastases
Jeffrey J. Meyer, Robert D. Timmerman, Christopher H. Crane
Radiation Oncology - Administration
There is a wide variety of minimally invasive tumor ablation technologies available for the management of liver tumors, including liver metastases. These treatments offer an alternative to surgical intervention in non-surgical candidates. The most commonly used ablation modalities make use of extreme heat to induce tumor necrosis. Although radiation has traditionally held a minor role in treatment of liver tumors, high-dose hypofractionated irradiation typically delivered with image-guidance is a new treatment modality with promising early results. This article will review the fundamental principles of ablative radiation therapy, compare it with other existing ablation technologies, and review early clinical results.
Current Colorectal Cancer Reports
Published - Jun 1 2012
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Meyer, J. J., Timmerman, R. D., & Crane, C. H. (2012). Stereotactic ablative radiation therapy: Role in treatment of liver metastases. Current Colorectal Cancer Reports, 8(2), 123-129. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11888-012-0119-4
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Georg Thym ( 1520–1560), German teacher, poet and writer
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Ellen Fitton tells more about her time in Tanzania. Thanks Ellen!
I have been very busy since I last wrote. On Thursday we visited the plaster house which was the most amazing place. There were about 70 children all of who had just had operations. There were lots of children that had just had their cleft palate's operated on and there were quite a few with their legs in casts. It was amazing as they were so happy and they just loved having a bit of one on one attention. Some of them have been there for months and they live very far away so their families don't tend to visit and there are limited nurses there. There was one boy that had had a tumor removed from his face and he had an operation to widen his eye. He was the happiest child and ran up to us straight away and wouldn't leave kate alone for the whole time that we were there. There were also twins that were about 4 weeks old – one of them was fine but the other had had an operation on its cleft palate and it had obviously got infected. Their mother was very young and obviously had her hands full so we looked after her babies for about an hour so that she could go and shower and do some washing which she was very grateful for. It was the most amazing place and we felt we had really made a difference to the kids' lifes! I love all the children there and I have fallen in love with a little boy called Peter. We spent the time playing with bubbles, balloons, pencils and balls which was good fun and the children seem to really enjoy the afternoons we spend there.
This weekend we had to waitress at Mad's (our representative for the company out here) party which was good fun and we met some very interesting people. We then attended a church service on Sunday with one of our teachers from school. It was an interesting experience and I am glad that I have done it but i am not planning to return anytime soon. Firstly it lasted 5 hours and it was quite scary. There was a lot of shouting and shaking people to release the devil and some very strange traditions such as putting olive oil on your head and hugging a sacred box. I enjoyed the music and dancing but the other stuff was a bit intense for me. The 5 hour service made me very grateful for St Mary's hour long chapel services!
This weekend we went to Moshi, the next door town, to some more waterfalls which was good fun. We stayed in a hotel and we finally had a proper shower after 3 weeks which was amazing! We still have no water which is not fun but they have promised us that our water should come back on when the rain starts which it did at the beginning of last week although it hasn't lasted. All 16 of us went for a nice meal on Friday night and we finally had some meat which made me very happy! 11 of us then left last night and the other 5 were left at the hotel as they are starting to climb Kili today which I hope goes well for them all!


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Marxism and Intersectionality: Race, Gender, Class and Sexuality under Contemporary Capitalism by Ashley J Bohrer reviewed by Christian Lotz
Originally published: Marx & Philosophy by Christian Lotz (January 27, 2021 ) | - Posted Feb 01, 2021
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Ashley J Bohrer
Marxism and Intersectionality: Race, Gender, Class and Sexuality under Contemporary Capitalism
Transcript, Bielefeld, 2019. 279 pp., $45 pb
In Marxism and Intersectionality: Race, Gender, Class and Sexuality under Contemporary Capitalism its author, Ashley J. Bohrer, presents a tour de force, offering and contributing to a wide-ranging debate that has occupied left academic and activist audiences for some time now. Indeed, intersectionality, once a catchword, has become one of the major lenses through which scholars in social theory, political science, gender and sexuality studies, critical race theory and philosophy reflect on our contemporary situation not only nationally, but also globally. Reflections and theories about identity, the intersection of identities in the context of oppression, exploitation and difference are so vast that one needs to be a specialist to oversee the entire debate. In this vein, Bohrer's book achieves the impossible, insofar as it considers a vast amount of contemporary literature on Marxism, intersectionality and the relation between the two. Bohrer calls this approach the '"maximalist' approach.' (Bohrer and Souvlis 2020) For a reader who is not familiar with the entire scope of the debate, such as this reviewer, the book is very enlightening and provides a helpful guide for understanding how these two sides of the contemporary left can be brought together.
The complexity of the debate is unfolded in seven chapters that are divided by three sections within which Bohrer reconstructs the shared histories of Marxism and intersectionality (section I), presents detailed analyses of the debates and clashes between both groups of scholars (section II) and opens up extended ways of engagement with both (section III). Readers who are somewhat familiar with the history of intersectionality can safely jump over the introductory chapter (called chapter zero) in which Bohrer outlines nineteenth and twentieth century precursors to the contemporary debate. Via short summaries Bohrer presents the positions of main authors, such as Claudia Jones and W.E.B. Du Bois, main approaches, such as standpoint theory, the Jeopardy Approach and Latinix Feminism, a short history of political activism, and authors who directly influenced contemporary discussions, such as the Combahee River Collective, Patricia Hill Collins and Angela Davis. The next four chapters discuss definitions, postulates and specific aspects of intersectionality, and reconstruct Marxist critiques of intersectionality as well as intersectional critiques of Marxism. These chapters are very well organized, and the main points are forcefully presented. Bohrer argues that both critiques have their shortcomings and are largely based on either reductive readings or basic misunderstandings. The last chapters deal with specific issues that are of importance for further developments and seen from a philosophical point of view, they are central to this work, as the author focuses (1.) on the relation between exploitation and oppression, (2.) on the concepts of dialects and contradiction, as well as (3.) on difference, solidarity, and coalition building.
Though the concept of capitalism is announced in the title of the book, it is not always clearly developed or framed in the author's treatment, which may be due to the absence of an engagement with (contemporary) political economy or a theory of society. On the one hand, Bohrer argues that 'intersectional histories refuse to name a singular cause for the multi-dimensional, contradictory, internally variant, and historically-dependent relations between the various forces in matrices of domination' (114), while on the other hand, stating that 'capitalism plays an important structural role, even if it does not play a unilateral or universal role' (Ibid). What exactly is meant by 'structural role' remains unclear to such an extent that–despite the awkward tendency to reduce 'Marxism' to the topics of class and exploitation–it is not always clear in which sense agents are constituted within capitalist social organization. Bohrer therefore often speaks of capitalism as a 'factor' among others and, as a consequence, it is challenging to understand the concerns and claims of the text within the critical context of a larger theory of society in which exploitation and oppression are related in specific ways to social totality. Agents understood as the outcome of intersecting identities are the clear focus of Bohrer's reflections, but the reader wonders how these subjectivities are constituted in relation to social totality, especially since the author does not really offer a theory that explains the most fundamental concept of intersectionality, namely, the concept of identity (with the exception of pp. 252-3). Definitions such as 'identity as multi-pronged, group based, historically constituted, and heterogenous' (93) do not help much in the effort to genuinely grasp the concept philosophically. Given the lack of a material social theory and political economy, as well as the focus on agents and their identities, concepts that are important for a theory of subjectivity under conditions of capital accumulation, such as technologies, state apparatuses and knowledge as a direct productive force, one wonders whether the book's real intellectual horizon is a theory of justice based on 'deep interpretations of all systems of oppression' (224). It is admirable how Bohrer tries to be sensitive to and to recognize an almost infinite list of differences and identifications. However, the discussions overall seem to be more in line with a philosophy of recognition rather than a materialist theory of society for which not only a critique of political economy would be needed, but so, too, would a sober analysis of habitus as well as ideological and disciplinary state apparatuses. For example, the author's worry about 'sexist norms, heterosexist understandings of femininity and gendered (and racialized) social reproductive labor' (210) seen 'through the matrix of domination' (118) seems to be a worry about injustices encountered in the form of norms; i.e. norms that regulate identifications that agents are forced to take on in capitalism. How these norms are habituated or constituted–aside from repeated references to the multiplicity of oppressive practices–is not clear. The 'devaluation of black and brown lives' (210) or the predominant 'European heterosexist and white supremacist form of thinking' (219) could be more properly addressed by a theory of recognitional justice, at least as long as these misrecognitions and matrixes of dominations are not connected to a materialist theory of society or theory of subjectivity.
In addition, Bohrer's tendency to focus on domination via oppression and exploitation leads to the rejection of the argument that we need to make a distinction between the logic of capital and 'capitalism' as the term that refers somehow to the whole. Though I agree with Bohrer's attempt to push exploitation and oppression on even ground, I still would argue that capital ultimately constitutes social reality and the totality of capitalism, especially if we mean by the latter a form of social organization that is globally based on the same principles. The point is precisely that the basic categories of political economy are the same everywhere, even if they get actualized and develop differently in different cultural and national contexts. While we find a myriad of combinatory identities and identity positions through a variety of exploitative and oppressive practices, we only find one social reality constituted as a totality that establishes the realm in which these practices can take place. As Marx puts it in Capital, capital 'announces an epoch' by which he means the unity of one social formation. Bohrer's argument that the separation of capital and capitalism presupposes a separation of history and logic (188) fails, since it is undeniable that history and logic go hand in hand empirically, even if, in theory, we nevertheless make this distinction. To be sure, making this theoretical distinction permits us to synchronize all empirical elements as belonging to one social formation and social whole, and while it is true that in synchronizing these elements, we see that capital cannot be disconnected from exploitation and oppression especially inasmuch as capital is a real dynamic, this does not mean that we do not need to draw a sharp distinction between practices of oppression and the logic of capital; for value/capital is the social form that all entities take on, including agents whose productive capacities capital mobilizes for its own purposes via particular identities. Whereas a theory of society can give us constitutive categories, intersectionality can help us understand how agents must live through the contradictions of capital experience and react in many varied and nuanced ways within this whole. It is certain that 'capitalism takes a variety of shapes and forms, responds to a variety of conditions, and encounters a wide variety of constraints and resistances' (213) and that 'an adequate theory of capital requires rapt attention to the multiplicity of formations that constitute it' (203). Just as it is self-explanatory that capitalism cannot 'explain or cause' (163) all forms of agency, so is it the case that a single theory cannot make sense of all 'choices, actions, thoughts, opportunities, and sacrifices made by people' (163). However, this 'dizzying set of capitalist arrangements' (145) presupposes that the referent of 'capitalism' refers to one 'X' that takes a variety of shapes; i.e. it ideally presupposes one theory; this assumes, though, that we do not want to fall back onto nominalist strategies, historicist relativism or empty pluralizations that do not help us to grasp the reality, such as when Bohrer claims that '[s]ocial antagonisms should always be figured as pluri-vocal, multiplicitous, and, what is more, unpredictable and contingent' (213), that social contradictions should allow for a 'plethora of outcomes, arrangements, and compromises' (214), or that there are not singular causes for 'the multi-dimensional, contradictory, internally variant, and historically-dependent relations between various forces in matrices of domination' (114). Indeed, this is dizzying!
In this vein, the author's attempt to lump together a variety of authors under an identity labeled 'Marxism', especially if we take into account the theoretical range and global presence of Marxism, is problematic, to say the least. Moreover, Bohrer seems to have an 'activist' understanding of Marxism and although movements are understood as the major source of theory, and theorizing may be understood as a form of praxis, praxis is nevertheless understood as something external to theory. In this connection let us be reminded that Capital was not written for the laboring class (who would need to be addressed in different kinds of publications); rather, it was written against the ruling class and their classical economist and philosophy representatives with the goal of positioning Marxist theory and philosophy within the theoretical and philosophical discourse of Marx's time. The hope was that, in turn, this would also lead to a reflection that theorizing cannot take place in some kind of neutral space. As a consequence, theory as praxis means that theory must be carried out as a critique of ideology and not as a form of activism. Similarly, the goal of contemporary Marxist theory and philosophy should be seen in the attempt to establish itself as a position that can demonstrate its own superiority over other positions in the fields of epistemology, ontology and ethics. As a result of Bohrer's 'practicist' approach to theory, it is difficult to understand where the author stands in this field, insofar as it is not clear against which theory Bohrer's 'intersectional Marxism' is directed, unless, perhaps, it is intended to position itself against certain forms of thinking based on specific identities, such as liberal feminists or white binary males.
Finally, though the book is extremely strong in its precise, clear and far-reaching reconstruction of authors and debates, its basic theoretical concepts remain vague because essential philosophical questions are not properly engaged. For example, what is identity?, what is a category (which is still presupposed for terms such as 'intra-categorial' or 'inter-categorial')?, and what is subjectivity?–these are but a few of the foundational philosophical questions that need to be addressed for the important considerations of this text to be fully analyzed. Indeed, the idea that overlapping identities constitute subjectivities remains weak, as long as we do not embed it within phenomenological or ontological frameworks. A statement such as intersectionality is an 'ontological approach that accounts for complex subjectivity' (90) remains empty without these antecedent or complementary philosophical considerations.
In addition, one could–and perhaps should–argue that it is philosophically problematic to identify who one is with what one is. Furthermore, even the last echo of what was once a universalist vision of a classless society as a society of human individuals evaporates in the author's desire to recognize infinite chains of difference that fixate human beings in what they are rather than what they could be. Put with Sartre, the idea of a self that can be observed under the intersectional magnifying glass is itself bad faith, insofar as one could argue that an individual always transcends all identities. In the end a theory of social subjects that is constructed on the basis of identities is modeled after neoliberal desires since as agents seem to live in an abstract universe of identifications rather than in factories, schools, ghettos, camps, farms, homes, on ships or in political institutions.
In closing, on the one hand, the book reaches a level of complexity and inclusivity that we rarely see in a field in which many authors are desperately trying to defend their intellectual territory, but on the other hand–and here's the paradox–it comes dangerously close to losing any focus on the very particular systematic issues that need more theoretical or argumentative treatment. The reader should not get these critical remarks wrong: despite the reviewers' quibbles, Bohrer's book is an impeccable achievement in terms of clarity and complexity that should be read by everyone interested in the relation between Marxism and intersectional theorizing.
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At Dimo's, we're known for being the "crazy" pizza place. Or the "weird" "eccentric" pizza place full of super-freaks that don't have anything else to do other than churn out this whackishly offbeat, amazingly tasty pizza. Sometimes when people see our menu, already full of options such as Mac & Cheese, BBQChickenCheddarBaconRanch, and Chicken and Waffles, they're thinking: it can't get any crazier than this, right?
Well, buckle up, because it's about to get just a little bit crazier. We actually have a menu than none of you even know about. Why don't you know about it? Because it's a secret menu, and it wouldn't be a secret menu if you had already known about it, right?
Basically, it's like this. There are pizzas we can always make based on ingredients we always have on hand. We sometimes make them on the weekends, or we might not make them for a while until someone requests one.
But - for this short period of time - we're posting our "secret menu" for you fine folks that have taken the time to come read this blog post. If you're still reading this, you Dimo's Diehards, these are for you.
The Diana Ross = The ultimate supreme pizza, with pepperoni, sausage, green peppers, red onions, mushrooms, parsley, and parm.
Chicky Chicky Parm Parm = You Parks and Rec fans already get it. For those of you that live under a rock, the Chicky Parm has got a marinara base with breaded chicken, fresh mozzarella, basil, olive oil and Italian seasoning.
Finger Lickin' Chicken Finger = You Dimo's diehards should remember this one. We can still make this guy sans the honey mustard. Although we occasionally still have honey mustard, so always feel free to ask. But it's just like the BBQChicken, just swap out the grilled chicken for fried chicken, and forget about the bacon.
Dimostein = A mashup of our two most popular slices, it's simply a holy matrimony of BBQChickenCheddarBaconRanch and Mac & Cheese.
Loaded Mac & Cheese = If you've always been a fan of our Mac & Cheese Pizza, but wanted some meat thrown on top, this is your dream, as it's got fried chicken and bacon on there as well.
Stuffed Pizza = Marinara, ground sausage, roasted garlic, asiago, and parm.
Vegan Diana Ross = Just like the original, just sub regular mozz for vegan, and sausage and pepperoni for seitan.
Vegan Spinach Artichoke Dip = Featuring vegan ranch, aritchokes, and tomatoes, you wouldn't even know this creamy delight was vegan.
Vegan Pasta Bowl = If you're a frequent of our Wicker Park location, you've seen this one a lot. We always make it a little bit different, so customize as you like! However, it almost always includes a marinara base, penne noodles, green peppers, red onions, and fresh garlic. Go for the vegan ranch on top to really make this one a winner.


In this sermon Pastor Marlin Driskell looks at James 1 where the brother of Jesus addresses the double minded man. This is a man who has lost the simplicity of faith and who wavers between trusting God and taking matters into his own hands. Is that how your life is characterized?


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WAITING FOR HOME
A Film by Robert Bilheimer
Waiting for Home is a film in the series Running to Stand Still, about the dehumanization and exploitation of forced migrants and refugees in the US and around the world.
Waiting For Home Synopsis: The Story on Film
There are three interwoven segments to Waiting for Home, each of which addresses one or more aspects of the unique and disturbing nature of the Rohingya tragedy.
1. What Has Happened?
Waiting For Home will make the Rohingya experience real, giving it an historical context, so that the global audience for which the film is intended will, at the least, learn that these people exist; that they have long been persecuted; that their children are being exploited; that they live in a claustrophobic dump; and that, for the immediate future at least, they have nowhere to go. The filmmakers will use archival footage, and extensive visual imagery from the present, (see concept vimeo below) to visualize both the Rohingya's tragic history and remarkable resilience.
2. Why Does No One Know Or Care?
The need to bring the Rohingya to life for the general public in a film like Waiting For Home begs the question, why? How can it be that long-term persecution, ethnic cleansing, mass murdering, and inhuman acts of cruelty have been perpetrated in a kind of awareness vacuum as far as the general public is concerned? Apart from annual visits to Cox's Bazar on the anniversary of the Rakhine expulsion, the international news media visits rarely these days, and only a few films or documentaries have been made with the intent to reach a broad international audience. As one senior reporter at the BBC told Waiting For Home director Robert Bilheimer: I keep advocating for more in-depth reporting on the Rohingya, but the only I answer I get is that "it's not a story anymore."
While some who understand the moral implications of the Rohingya's plight have said that their marginalization is a stain on the world's conscience, the fact of the matter is that there is no conscience with respect to the Rohingya tragedy because their story, as the BBC reporter was told, is an old story, the same story, and therefore not a story at all. The fact that 700,000 children, women, and men are entrapped and exploited on an 18 mile strip of beach somewhere in Asia with nowhere to go just isn't news enough, it seems.
This portion of Waiting For Home will seek to find out the real reasons why the story is not being told. What is at the heart of this? What kind of people are we, as Kofi Annan once asked. Here the filmmakers will conduct interviews with individuals who see parallels, for instance, between the Rohingya atrocities and the Holocaust; or individuals who see the nationalism that is dominant in the US and Europe as a kind of cancer on the global body politic, spreading fast and far, affecting innocent and vulnerable people everywhere in profound and lasting ways.
Waiting for Home Is A "Listening Film"
The story of the Rohingya, and why they are not part of us, tells us about the way the world is today, and it is a story there for the telling.
How the story is told, however, goes to the heart of why Robert Bilheimer and his small team of filmmakers believe their work can make a difference. In his book with Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez, In the Company of the Poor, Bilheimer's longtime friend, Paul Farmer, writes about "reverent listening. " By this Dr. Farmer means empowering the poor, the marginalized, and the oppressed to create their own narrative, speak in their own voices, and in so doing reshape their own destinies.
That, in a nutshell, is how Waiting For Home will work. It is a listening film, and its stories will be told by the Rohingya themselves, interspersed with the elements described above, which will give the stories context.
What will a 14-year-old Rohingya girl say when asked how she feels about her future? About the fact that she has nowhere to go? That she is not receiving the one thing she cherishes most, an education that would empower her? What are her hopes? Her fears? What is she waiting for? What is she expecting?
Despite the heartbreak of her existential reality, the hope lies in the fact that, at the least, someone has chosen to listen to this girl, acknowledge her existence, and share her story with thousands, if not millions of others. In this sense, Waiting For Home might best be described as an affirmation. We can still listen. We can still understand. We can still be compassionate.
A trope in human rights storytelling and work is often, "we need to give these marginalized people a voice." That is not the point. They have a voice. They just need to be seen and listened to. That is the heart of the matter, and why we will wait with the Rohingya for home as long as it takes.
If you would like more information on the status of this segment or how to get involved, please contact Heidi Ostertag, heidi@worldwidedocumentaries.com.
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Area companies are saying local workers are not qualified for available jobs.
ZANESVILLE – Local workers don't have the skills to fill the county's open jobs and regional workers who do possess them don't want to move to the area, according to a September study of 39 local companies.
The study, conducted by the Zanesville-Muskingum and Guernsey County port authorities and chambers of commerce, found the highest demand in local industries was for commercial drivers and industrial maintenance mechanics — fields in which about 100 jobs are expected within the next year.
Many companies also reported a shortage in welders, engineers, and computer numerical control operators and programmers.
"We continue to hear from employers that there are skilled positions that are continually hard to fill," said Mike Jacoby, executive director of the Zanesville-Muskingum Port Authority. "These people don't grow on trees. They're highly skilled people."
Without people to take these positions, many businesses and institutions will find their operations jeopardized, with 94 percent of companies surveyed reporting they are expecting the situation to worsen in the next five years.
That — in conjunction with the upcoming wave of retirements expected in these areas — has Jacoby worried.
"We'd like to be a little proactive about this because it's a big deal," he said. "We think, on the path we're on right now, this problem is not going to get any better; it's only going to get worse."
The port authority plans to meet with the local industry council in December to discuss solutions.
The jobs in question pay between $15 and $35 an hour, according to the study, but many employers cited a lack of education and experience as the main reason the positions are unfilled.
Technical training programs are available at local institutions such as Zane State and Mid-East Career and Technology Center, but company responses indicate there is a problem getting the word out.
"These programs exist," said Tom Poorman, president of the Zanesville-Muskingum County Chamber of Commerce. "I think what we see is that we have an information problem."
Furthermore, people who are being educated are not emerging with enough real-world experience to appeal to employers, Jacoby said. Looking for solutions to that problem could involve working with schools and companies to provide increased opportunities for internships, co-ops and work studies, he added, which could get workers out the door with the skills they need to immediately fill a skilled position.
One stumbling block would be funding, as the money and loss of productivity required for companies to provide training can be a disincentive. The port authority is looking into grants that could offset the cost or provide subsidies to employers.
Companies that try to hire skilled workers from other areas also are having problems. The education might be there, but the desire to live in Muskingum County is not. Almost half the companies surveyed reported they had difficulty drawing employees to live in the area.
Livability, Jacoby said, is a large portion of what is driving people away. Younger employees typically are not interested in living in a small area, he said, and although employees might be more attracted to the area once they reach their 30s, a lack of nightlife and other leisure activities is contributing to the area's brain drain.
"Every small town in America is going through the same thing," Jacoby said. "We should not feel unique or bad about where we live."
Additions to the area such as the new Muskingum County Recreation Center are a great example of what residents and entrepreneurs can do to attract talent to the area, he said. If that doesn't work, it might just be a waiting game.
"We just have to be able to have that appeal, as those younger folks who want nothing to do with a small town when they're in their early 20s have a reason to come back when they get to be, say, early 30s," he said. "Once you get a little older and get a family, there's no place like small-town Ohio."


In the last decade, contrary to the sun which had ups and downs as it is cycling through the years, the number of scientists interested in space weather had a steady grow, as well as the number of space weather supporting projects. But, of course, space weather has been out there already for a much longer time. The Carrington Event is often used as a reference for the beginning of the Space Weather area. At least, a light flash on the Sun was seen and was linked with strange things happening on Earth: malfunctioning of the telegraph, weird behaviour of compasses and aurora. Since the space age and especially since the end of the 80's with the Quebec power outage, the interest in space weather boomed as we learned that space weather impacts our society. Probably, space weather impacted also your own - professional - life. This is on a much smaller scale, but as important.
During ESWW10, a huge time line will be hung up near the registration desk. The time line shows Space Weather events, European space weather activities and a - for now - empty row which is all yours during ESWW10.
Put your own space weather milestone: a few words, a picture, a reference, etc.
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Container Shipping Pioneer Dies
Jacques Saadé turned France's CMA CGM from a single ship owner to the world's third-largest liner operator
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Jacques Saadé, who built French shipping company CMA CGM into the world's third-largest container operator, has died at the age of 81, the company said.
CMA CGM didn't disclose the cause of death. It comes a year after Mr. Saadé passed the reins of the Marseille-based company to his son Rodolphe, who is chairman and chief executive officer. The company operates around 500 container ships, sailing to 420 ports world-wide.
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How To Hold A Stress Free Party?
Everyone has to host parties from time to time. If you want a great stress free party, we have some great ideas lined up for you.
You do not have to prepare many things at one point, wither opt for cocktail or prepare hors d'oeuvres. Along with the drinks opt for one or two, simple appetizers. Remember you have the dinner waiting. This is why don't fill up your guests with a lot of starters. At least a week before hand, you could keep the ginger syrup ready. All that you would require at the last moment is to add bubbly to it. Link here http://thirdwavecafe.com.au/american-bbq/ to gather ideas about the best American Restaurant in Melbourne.
Simply keep yourself limited to a single dish. This would require a last minute action only. The day before the party is, all you require are the components for the salad. Just before the party begins, mix all of them.
If you have little guests escorting their parents, get them all set with a baby sitter. If you feel they are well mannered, then they could be a part of the hosting team. When the cocktail hour gets over, they all should go to bed.
If you are serving sea food in your party, try to find a recipe that will not keep you hooked on to the stove. A fish that is slow roasted tastes wonderful. Moreover, it will require a few spray of olive oil with low oven and you are good to go. Fishes that are thick will take about half an hour to cook.
The music person in your family should get this responsibility. Let them gather the song list and play it as the guests start to come. Turn on the song and simply forget about it. Nonetheless, make sure that the songs are long, so that songs are not repeated.
Exploring a new country can be an exciting experience. Sometimes you will get carried away by attractions and sightseeing and forget other important things you should be doing while exploring. The whole point of visiting new territory is to see places, learn about culture and tradition, talk to local people, try local food and make good memories. Here are a list of things you should never miss out on doing while exploring a country.
Most attractions cater to the tourist. Everything you find in tourist hubs such as merchandise, souvenirs, tickets to view attractions and taxi rides are usually very expensive. The real adventure of exploring a new country begins when you step out of your comfort zone and seek new ventures. Visit local markets and factories, take a walk in a quiet neighbourhood or watch local artists perform. You will find that they are way more interesting than what everybody else does.
Trying local cuisines is something you must never hesitate to do. Give up the usual Italian restaurant at Sukhumvit and try flavours you have never tasted before. Ideally, you should drop by a restaurant that has menus you cannot read. It can be a real struggle to order in such a place, but it will be a fun experience that you will never forget. If you are travelling on a budget, stop by street food stalls that sell local food. Travelling wouldn't be as incredible as it is if you do not taste local food.
This is another enjoyable thing to do while exploring a country. The production of liquor varies from region to region. Visiting a local brewery is well worth your time. If you are in the city and happen to be at a hotel, head up to its dim sum brunch and order locally brewed wine, rum or other liquor. You may or may not like what you taste, but it is definitely a fun experience.
During your stay in another country, this is something you should definitely do. Picking up a few local words will come in handy when you shop at stores or eat at diners. Native people love it when you try to speak their language. This will help you to converse better with them. Of course you do not have to be fluent, but knowing basic words such as 'Thank you' or 'sorry' can help you throughout your stay. When exploring another country, the possibilities of what you can do are endless. Try out these things to make the most of your visit. They can also help you learn from your mistakes to better your next travelling experience.


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Fr. Felix R. Colosimo
Diocese: Diocese of Syracuse
Assignment History:
1965 – 1968: St. John the Baptist; Rome, NY
1968 – 1971: Our Lady of Pompeii; Syracuse, NY
1971 – 1976: St. Bartholomew; Norwich, NY
1976 – 1981: St. Peter's; Utica, NY
1981 – 1987: St. Leo's; Holland Patent, NY
1987 – 1998: St. Anthony of Padua; Utica, NY
1998 – 2014: Our Lady of the Rosary; New Hartford, NY
Notes: Diocese confirmed in 6/17 that Colosimo was permanently removed in 2014 due to credible allegations. His accuser, who contacted the diocese in 2013, filed suit in CT in 6/17, claiming Colosimo sexually abused him there 1987-90, when he was ages 12-15. He said the abuse began when he was age 4 in 1978 or '79, in the Syracuse diocese, and that the priest threatened to harm him if he told. He said another boy was abused with him at a CT hotel in 1987. Abuse also said to have occurred on trips to PA, NJ, MA. Colosimo denied the abuse. The suit also accuses Robert Ours of abusing the boy, when Ours was a deacon. (Ours pled guilty in 8/14 to child porn possession. Suit filed in CT because NY SOL had expired.)
Sources: http://www.bishop-accountability.org/; Syracuse com 06.02.17; Observer-Dispatch 06.03.17; CNY Central 06.05.17; PRNewswire 06.07.17; Observer-Dispatch 06.25.17; Observer-Dispatch 07.28.17; Observer-Dispatch 08.24.17; Watertown Daily Times 03.14.18; BA.org Assignment Record; http://bishop-accountability.org/member/psearch.jsp
Note: Years listed indicate editions of the Official Catholic Directory. Because of the publication schedule of the Directory, a priest listed at a parish in a given year was also likely at that parish for part of the previous year.


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This year is an exciting year as I begin my 25th year in education. I am honored to be spending it at Thomasville High School as your principal. My career in education began by teaching high school history and coaching football, baseball and basketball. I moved into administration in 2005 and have served as Assistant Principal, Principal, Career Tech Director, Federal Programs Director, Maintenance Director, Transportation Director and Curriculum Director.
My passion and enjoyment has always emerged from working with young people and helping guide them toward their future. I also enjoy reading, watching football and especially, spending time with my grandson. I have been married to Tammy for 28 years, and we have two daughters. Mallie is married to Errin Johnson, and they live in Daphne with their two-year-old son, Emerson. Marli is a junior at Troy University, where she is also a cheerleader.
I look forward to another fantastic year at THS! Go Tigers!


Educational disparities between Māori and non-Māori tertiary students are evident in regards to participation, retention, and completion rates at secondary and tertiary levels. Instead of focusing on negative statistics, it was of interest to investigate Māori students who had failed sufficient papers to initially be denied re-entry to university study, yet continued to attain their degrees, as a result of a successful appeal. Māori undergraduate students, who had successfully appealed from 2003-2012, were recruited for my research. The availability and utilisation of social supports were investigated, along with the decision to make an appeal, the role of cultural expectations, and barriers experienced by participants. A mixed method approach was utilised in this research through use of an adapted overarching Kaupapa Māori framework, statistical analysis, and 13 interviews. My research found that social supports were beneficial for participants throughout their appeal, as they provided: emotional, instrumental, appraisal, and informational support. Although the social supports utilised by participants were satisfactory, barriers to accessing formal supports were also found, which included: perceived stigma having failed their papers, pride, as well as being whakamā. The appeal process was a beneficial intervention from the University of Waikato, which provided participants another opportunity to overcome the factors that contributed to their initial failure. Post appeal, participants implemented strategies to address and reduce their factors in order to become academically engaged. Participants were deemed to be resilient from their continued pursuit of degree attainment, implementation of their strategies, and their use of perceived social supports.


14 Restaurants to dine in this Christmas! – Cravings!
14 Restaurants to dine in this Christmas!
Christmas is here! We all look for places to eat during the festive season, even those who love to cook. Here's a list of wonderful hotels and restaurants in Singapore that have pulled out all their magical tricks for Christmas and New Years. Delightful menus consisting of fresh seafood, turkey, chicken await! And, if you're looking for a pet-friendly dining option – we have that too!
If you're looking for alternative dining options for Christmas, click here for a list of 'other' places that are more local and always delicious!
Our favourite heritage hotels have pulled out all the stops this year for the most-loved time of the year! From the classic durian confectionary to a new range of turkey delights (in a dim-sum! Genius and more importantly, extremely delicious!), Goodwood Park surely aims to please and knows just how to do so! The new takeaway from the Goodwood Park Deli, 12 Treasure Turkey, saves all the whole-day kitchen slavery for those who are entertaining! This turkey has been treated with 12 different ingredients that have all added their own special twist to the bird, making the final roasted turkey completely irresistible. Some of the 12 ingredients include roast pork, abalones, lotus seeds, salted egg yolk and potatoes! You can be assured that you're getting your money's worth, at $268 for a turkey big enough to feed 10 people.
Mitzo's new festive menu is guaranteed to light up your Christmas like never before! The Cantonese restaurant has worked to come up with a menu that combines the best of the festive season with the best of Cantonese cooking! Start with an indulgent starter featuring 3 unique creations: Soya poached foie gras, Roasted crispy pork belly, and Prawn in creamy bonito sauce. Follow this with a double boiled abalone soup with morel mushroom and turkey, deep-fried beef with crispy enoki in cumin sauce, and finish off the scrumptious meal with pulled noodles with shredded lamb shank. And for dessert, feast on Chilled purple potato puree with coconut milk, vanilla ice cream and pineapple puff. No, this is not your usual Christmas menu – but this is what makes this so tempting!
Stellar is offering stellar deals (yes, pun intended) on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Dinners! Diners can look forward enjoying a mouth-watering 5-course meal while overlooking impressive panoramic views of Singapore, 282 meters above the streets! The chefs have teamed up to serve hand-dived Scallops topped with burnt chilli spheres, lime pearls, and caramelized corn, Red Wine Poached Pear nestled in dark chocolate pudding and pistachios, and there's also a live station serving up an expansive spread of festive meats such as slow roasted smoked ribeye, turkey, and bone-in ham.
Porta has thrown its enticing culinary hat into the mix, with a festive menu for three delightful weekends, 15-16 (Friday and Saturday), 22-24 (Friday to Sunday), and 29-31 (Friday to Sunday) December 2017. Get ready to feast on delicious starters such as the cognac-scented Lobster Bisque (S$16++), or gravlax of Norwegian Salmon (S$16++) topped with the refreshing crunch of marinated fennel and avruga caviar. If you're a meat lover, your celebration is fortified with the Charcuterie Platter (Serves 2), Suckling Pig (S$40++), or the very juicy Pepper Steak (S$38++) that is perfectly seared. This is served with pepper sauce and thick cut fries. If you're not so much craving meat, how about game? The roasted French Quail (S$34++) with brussels sprout, bacon, and natural jus was created with you in mind!
Capella is beautiful any time of the year! During Christmas, however, it gets lit up with the songs of all the scrumptious dishes being prepared! Capella has given its popular Sunday a brunch a festive facelift with 'Private Brunch Affair', where diners can bask in the glory of the food alongside the masterful chefs, who will be walking around and interacting with guests. Highlights include the Baked Capella Christmas Turkey with Cornbread Stuffing, Orzo Risotto with Mushrooms and Pumpkin, Foie Gras Custard with crouton of Gingerbread and Port Wine Reduction, Boston Lobsters, Creamy Pumpkin Soup. 'Private Brunch Affair' is at Chef's Table (min. 10 pax to reserve), at $258++ per adult.
Cake Avenue has all hands on deck for Christmas this year, with a colourful menu of delights for takeaways and dine-ins. Especially perfect if you're attending a Christmas Party or throwing one at your place but just lack the gusto to cook every single dish, Cake Avenue is your perfect call for catering! Multiple sets are on their menu catering to a party of any size and preference, from lamb shanks to chicken lasagne. Desserts are just as splendid, with Reindeer cake that'll make Rudolph blush. A meal set for 4 – 6 pax starts at $172.
You may have heard of Park Hotel making headlines for their comfy rooms and for being the home of The Carvery – the meat heaven for lovers of cracking Porchetta and sensual honey-glazed ham. The Carvery has put together a delightful Christmas menu, complete with a boozy Christmas Fruit Cake ($28 for 600g, from The Coffee Belt, L1). The Spanish Inspired menu serves up classics such as Paella, and other Spanish-inspired mouth-watering delights such as Iberico Pork Belly Porchetta stuffed with Chorizo and Apple, Spit-roasted Chicken with Orange and Rosemary, 28-Day Dry Aged US Black Angus Prime Rib (weekends only), Roast Turkey, Catalan Seafood Stew, Buttered Brussel Sprouts, Parsnips and Carrots, Red Mullet Fish with Mojo Verde, Squid and Olive Salad, Sukalki Beef Ragu, and a Turron Trifle. Diners can expect to part with the very reasonable amount of $45++ for lunch and $58++ for dinner at the Carvery this festive season.
The classic Novotel has a contemporary Christmas feast prepared for festive diners this December. From 1st to 31st December 2017, a large variety of scrumptious dishes such as the Salt Crusted Baked Whole Barramundi, Roasted Beef Strip Loin with Grain Mustard Sauce, Roasted Lamb Leg Pepper Crust with Rosemary Sauce, Roasted Honey Glazed Ham with Pineapple & Orange Herb Sauce are available for dine-in. Novotel also has Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve Dinners. Aside from the traditional Christmas delights, Novotel also has a range of seafood on ice at the unmissable Christmas Buffet.
The Festive Seafood Buffet at J65 is something not to be missed, with Snow Crab on ice, Seafood Thermidor, Grilled Baby Lobster infused with Tarragon Butter, Whole Baked Norwegian Salmon and Singapore Chilli Crab. This delicious feast fit for Santa will be served alongside carvings of Turkeys, Honey Glazed Virginia Ham, Roasted Pork Knuckle, Slow Roasted Prime Rib Beef and a tantalising array of festive desserts. Fin de Claire Oysters, Boston Lobsters and Tandoori Turkey will be served on Fridays to Sundays only. Hotel Jen is doing a classic Christmas Turkey Asian style, which we're very excited about. The Percik Turkey package, at $218, comes with a 5 to 6kg Turkey, Prawns, Crab Claws with Chilli Crab Sauce and more delectable delights.
Yuletide carols are flying high in the French-inspired menu at Sofitel Singapore City Centre this year. Racines at Sofitel Singapore City Centre has prepared a classic French Christmas delicacy: A Magnifique French Slow-Roasted Turkey, available at $138++ per order. Lip-smacking gourmet experiences are available for the whole family at Racines on Christmas Eve (from $158++ per person), Christmas Day Brunch (from $158++ per person) and New Year's Eve Dinner (from $148++ per person). 1864's head mixologist Michael Mendoza meanwhile crafted the finest festive concoctions comprising Le Crusta ($25++), a barrel-aged cocktail made up of Remy Martin VSOP Cognac, Cointreau, Lemon Juice and Angostura Bitters as well as 1864's signature cocktail Sofitini ($24++) comprising Belvedere Vodka, Apple Cinnamon Syrup, Passion Fruit Puree, Lime Juice, Ginger and Egg White.
Go Mediterranean this Christmas with Artemis, a sky-high dining establishment (literally) amidst the concrete jungle that is Singapore. They have special menus for both Christmas and New Years, so you can celebrate the festivities in style. During Christmas, Artemis is offering specials such as the Celery Root Tortellini with Black Winter Truffles ($28), Whole Guinea Fowl with Chestnuts and Dried Cranberries ($78), Whole Lamb Shank with Roasted Vegetables and Tzatziki ($72), and a sinfully indulgent Chocolate Orb with Chocolate, Hazelnut, Cognac and Pear Sorbet ($20), which will be available throughout the month of December. If you're thinking of New Year's, you've got to choose from one of Artemis' two seatings, one at 5.30pm and another at 8.30pm. The 5.30pm seating offers guests a four-course set menu at $128++ per person and, while the 8.30pm seating offers a five-course set menu at $158++ per person. Dishes such as the Duck Confit with Polenta Crisps, Fennel, and Tarragon Salad will be available during both seatings. The sides include Charred Seasonal Carrots, Russet Potato Purée, and the Garden Salad, all of which are available for both seatings at additional costs.
Christmas can be a waterfront delight, and if you're wondering how head down to Bayswater Kitchen at Keppel Bay. They have a delightful festive seafood menu to entice hungry cravers (like you and me) of seafood. On Christmas Eve (only), Enjoy the Festive Seafood Platter consisting of Salmon Gravlax, Prawn Cocktail, Oysters, Cod Cakes and Whipped Cod Roe (S$30 per person, min 2 pax). Meat-lovers can also sink their teeth into a hearty Whole Roast Chicken served with Cabbage, Bacon, Cauliflower Cheese, Roast Potatoes and Honey Roast Parsnips (S$28 per person, min 2 pax). The satisfying and comforting Christmas Pudding Tart paired with Brandy Ice Cream (S$16) is the perfect way to cap the meal and evoke a nostalgic festive feel. They have a spectacular New Year's Eve Menu as well, which starts at $118 per person.
Dusk Restaurant and Bar is as wonderful for its fine wines as it for its killer view of the city! They also offer a range of European Tapas, set on the perfect vantage spot on Mount Faber to dine and enjoy the sunset at the same time. This Christmas, Dusk has a 4-Course Set Menu ($98++, 24/25 Dec) including dishes such as Cold Capellini Pasta with Octopus & Sea Urchin and Pan Seared Coriander Cod Mignon (served with crabmeat fritters and abalone). You can celebrate New Years in style as well, with their 4-Course Wine Pairing Set Menu ($135++, 31 Dec only), where each course is paired with sparkling, white, red and dessert wine! This will be an absolute treat for a group of friends, as not everyone might like the same type of wine.
Portobello Mushroom and Pan-Roasted Aromatic Turkey, among others. New Years is not discounted either, with the 4-Course New Year's Eve Special Menu ($328++, 31 Dec only) and the Celebration Cabins ($498++, 31 Dec only, up to six pax). While the festive and New Year's Eve special menu includes house pour wines, the Celebration Cabin includes 2 bottles of Champagne! It is the time of the year to be merry with friends, so why not do it in style with good food, wonderful drinks and a breathtaking view?
Christmas is a time to be merry with family – though that's stating the obvious. You can see that I'm not advocating any kind of diet or mindful eating, simply because this really is the time to unwind and throw that diet out. So enjoy eating at the restaurants listed above with no guilt!


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A new way to attract talent
3/18/2020 By Press Information
What could possibly be the connection between the equestrian world and our industry? We found out when the Volvo Group hosted an employer branding event during the Gothenburg Horse Show.
When we want to attract new talent, we need to think outside the box. This is why Volvo organized an employer branding event at the Gothenburg Horse Show taken place in February. There are many strong female profiles in the equestrian world and we wanted to find a way to connect with them. With participants from Volvo, two Olympic riders and senior professionals from the IT world inside and outside Volvo, we discussed the topic "working with your passion to reach your goals". Did you know that 70% of female leaders in Sweden come from a horse-riding background? Equitation is one of the few sports where men and women train and compete on equal conditions.
"During our panel discussion between Volvo and two of Sweden's top riders in dressage and show-jumping, Patrik Kittel and Maria Gretzer, we found many similarities between leadership in our industry and the equestrian world," said Anna Westerberg, SVP Volvo Group Connected Solutions. "Our values, trust and passion, are also important when you work with horses to make them perform at their best." Maria Düring, Global Director IT at Volvo CE, said: "Kindness creates a great foundation for trust and growth and no matter if you interact with horses or humans – kindness will always be extremely important. With kindness, both horse and rider can develop and grow together, and kindness will also create a safe space for my team to learn and grow."
Participants felt excited about being at the event and appreciated the theme around passion. "Being interested in horses and learning how we can tie both technical and leadership aspects together, this event was very interesting for me," said Matilda Idoffsson, student at Chalmers University of Technology. "It was great to see that we dare to try new things to achieve a more diverse workforce," says Maria. "I believe we should do even more of this and even go outside the sports arena."
Tiffany Cheng
Head of Brand, Marketing and Corporate Communication
Regions Asia and China
E-mail: tiffany.cheng@volvo.com
Åsa Alstrom
Head of Strategic Communication
Email: asa.alstrom@volvo.com


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Apostleship of the Sea :: Team visit to Immingham Seafarers Centre
On Tuesday 1st May we jumped in our van and headed for the coast! Bryony and Steve, Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) chaplains at the Immingham Seafarers Centre, had invited us to learn about and experience the work that is carried out up on the coast of North-East Lincolnshire.
Arrival at Immingham Docks
We arrived at the centre and had a tour, it's such a great facility even if you're not coming off one of the many ships in port. Steve and Bryony showed us the shop, games room, Chapel, canteen and we even played a quiz about the variety of ships and boats (who knew there were so many types!).
The Seafarer Centre is an invaluable cornerstone of life at the Docks, a real sanctuary for those having travelled incredibly long distances.
See what it's like: https://www.imminghamseafarerscentre.org
It was amazing and humbling to think about the time some of the seafarers spend 'on ship' without seeing their family, friends and loved ones. Many of the routes go through vast area of water, meaning the ship crew don't even see land for week, sometimes months.
We spent some time exploring the 'world map mural' on of of the walls at the centre, we found Derbyshire, Immingham and even Ascension Island, where Emma lived for some time!
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Choosing Between Compassion or Politics
Posted in Other | 09-Dec-09 | Author: Muhammad Aslam Khan
'The Belsen Trial', that I read second time recently, chronicles the circumstances and entire proceedings of the war crimes trial of Josef Kramer, the Nazi camp commandant at Auschwitz and his forty-four accomplices, wreaking havoc on the inmates that were generally Jews. The questions, also raised by the author, that strike any reader without fail need wider soul searching. For instance, man's horrendous inhumanity to man is inexplicable? Is it quite impossible to believe that a nation that boasted not without reason, of its contribution to science and culture could have sunk to such depths of degradation? Right Hon. Lord Jowitt qualifies the enigma, "....I think, find the answer in the general acceptance of the Fuhrer principle.....oath that all S.S. members took: I swear to you, Adolf Hitler, as Fuhrer and Chancellor of the Reich, faith and steadfastness. I pledge to you and to those whom you trust your orders, unwavering obedience unto death."
However, there were courageous dissenters like Dr. Fritz Kraemer who differed with Hitler's doctrine. Despite not having the compulsion of Jews, he escaped Germany in 1938, fought against Nazis in Battle of Bulge and Battles of Ruhr and Rhineland that won him battlefield commission and Bronze Star in US Army's 84th Infantry Division...the 'Rail-splitter4'. Henry Kissinger, widely speculated to have been discovered by Dr. Fritz Kraemer wrote, "Kraemer values were absolute. Like the ancient prophets, he made no concession to human frailty or to historic evolution; he treated intermediate solutions as derogation from principles".
Seeing people like Hitler and Dr. Fritz Kraemer, poles apart, one understands, there is enormous confusion-blitz that pollutes every literate person's mind. Driven by the same urge, in Berlin in September 2000, I picked up Joachim C. Fest's book, 'Hitler' from a book stall which circulated through several hands with queer facial expressions of immigration officers when I was exiting Germany from Hamburg. I found it a remarkable book that, in my view, dealt with Hitler in an absolutely just manner above earthly anger, prejudice, bias, or favor, depicting him as the kind of stuff, he was. One also comes across such comments, "He stands like a statue, grown beyond the measure of an earthly man". Recently a new British editorial project has commenced publishing (Zeitungszeugen) Nazi era news with historical analysis in Berlin, reported 'The Local'. It would help further dragging out truth from the crevices of bias, prejudice and ignorance. "I am not sure what impact the Zeitungszeugen project will have", the German Jewish journalist Ralph Giordano told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper. "But what is certain is that Hitler might have been militarily defeated, but he hasn't been beaten intellectually even 60 years after his downfall". The project is claimed to be a necessity to educate the young generation.
In another act of transparency, while Germans celebrate fall of Berlin Wall nineteen years thence and that is screening of 'Swastika', a film that depicts the personal side of Hitler's life, has been permitted in Germany. Grumbling by certain quarters is inevitable but perhaps plausible comments have also come forth, pointing that Germany was now mature to handle Nazi legacy and some even recommending that it should be shown in every school.
Conversely, Germans' miseries that war heaped on them are further unfolding. A justified debate has almost entangled the German foreign minister, Mr. Westerwelle. In an opinion article written for daily Bild, Erika Steinbach, president of the Federation of(WW-II) Expellees accused foreign minister of trying to "buy the confidence" of neighbouring countries at the expense of millions of Germans' lingering grievances. She is a vociferous campaigner for the rights of about thirteen million Germans expelled from their homes and hearths after WW-II from Eastern Germany, including some territories that are no longer part of post Cold War unified Germany.
In January 2009, a mass grave of Germans, having 1800 corpses, was also unearthed in Polish city of Malbork that was part of Germany before WW-II and known as Marienburg. "They are the remains of women, men and children," public prosecutor Waldemar Zduniak told the paper. "A portion of the corpses display bullet wounds". The entire WW-II events till last day by German soldiers testify that they were never shot down as bunch of partridges ever. In all probability, these were the German prisoners or the civilians whose killing soothed the ire of their captors. Incidentally the mass grave happened to be in the Soviets controlled area. The information is not only enigmatic; it is a riddle to resolve, with a big question mark?
The tragedy, taken up by Erika Steinbach, has been presented euphemistically. The sordid tale actually crystallized after WW-II when 12 million Germans were forced to migrate. It haunts their living posterity even today. Dr.Hubertus Hoffmann, a victim himself, bemoaned "... two million Germans had been killed during the displacement, hundreds of thousands of women were raped, 400,000 civilians were forced by the USSR into slave working camps in Russia, 650,000 were brutally treated in camps in Poland and the Czech Republic, 12 million lost their homeland and family roots, their entire wealth, one third was unemployed, and a great number resided in primitive camps". Such a large chunk of German population living in territories of Silesia, East Prussia, Pomerania, and Sudetenland was afflicted with adroit savagery by the occupation force. Ordinarily and justly though, the whole world should have been clamoring with twice bigger trumpet about such a mega massacre that could be termed safely as 'holocaust'. Thoroughly bruised and embittered by the vagaries of time, it was justified if the victims would have at least sounded hostile but the Charter, 12 million Germans' representatives drew was remarkably benign and courageous. It read,"... We, the expelled persons, renounce revenge and retribution... We have become homeless and foreigners upon this earth. God placed people in their homeland. Separating people from their homeland through use of force means to kill their spirit. We have experienced and suffered this destiny. Therefore, we feel called upon to demand that the right to one's homeland, as one of the fundamental rights given by God, be recognized and realized... The nations must realize that the fate of the German expellees, just as that of all refugees, is a world problem....We call upon all cultures and people of good will to participate actively, so that out of guilt, misfortune, suffering, poverty and affliction, the way to a better future for all may be found". Should it not be assumed that they were and continued to be meted with callous indifference by the world community that has not acted at all for last over six decades? Nothing justifies colossal and willful evasion to bandage a deep wound on the face of humanity and lingering pains of the victims. One salutes the victims for their patience, tolerance and steadfastness. Even though they are grieved and most of them have traveled already to their eternal abode, they renounced 'revenge and retribution' in the opening premise.
Bitter message in the new millennium is, own up your people without any reluctance or burden of conscience. Planting the people back to the ancestral roots is the collective obligation of the parent states/races as well as the world community, no matter in which part of the world catastrophe occurred. The responsibility is great and the issue needs to be addressed straight and square by shunning myopic interests of geo-politics. Erika Steinbach view point does not necessarily mean sacrificing the good neighborly relations but it requires Mr. Westerwelle to address mega human tragedy with equally colossal dexterity of the stature of Castlereagh or Metternich and not sweep 12/13 millions Germans' woes under the carpet. Erika Steinbach deserves standing ovation anyway for pioneering the just and passionate cause of the victims. Still more I would solicit Mr. Ban Ki-moon's attention to this immeasurable social catastrophe as well.
(The author is a retired BrigGen from Pakistan Army, holds PhD degree in IR and author of a book, "The New Great Game: Oil and Gas Politics in Central Eurasia" by Dr. Makni--his acronym. Email: [email protected])
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Reclaiming Heritage Language: "The Spanish Lesson I Never Got at School"
Héctor Tobar, Los Angeles-born author and journalist, wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times a few years ago that is quite relevant today. In his editorial, "The Spanish Lesson I Never Got at School," Mr. Tobar recalls his experience as a Latino student and losing his heritage language of Spanish. As a first-generation Guatemalan-American, Mr. Tobar grew up with the Spanish language in his familial home, but soon lost the ability through his English-Only education in California.
Like millions of Latino kids educated in California public schools, I never took a class in Spanish grammar or Spanish literature, nor was I ever asked to write a single word with an accent or a squiggly tilde over it. In the '70s, Spanish was the language of poverty and backwardness in the eyes of some school administrators, and many others.
In the eyes of administration, Latino children became "smarter by forgetting Spanish," but the consequences of losing one's heritage language are long-lasting and detrimental to child's personal identity. To Mr. Tobar, he felt as though he "had lost something priceless," his loss of heritage language fracturing his identity with the Latino community and stunting the relationships between him and his Spanish-speaking family members.
The systemic expurgation of Spanish and other heritage languages and cultural histories from U.S. education underserves our student population. For example, to Mr. Tobar, the enactment of Proposition 227, a California law that passed with 61% of the vote and which enforced English-Only classrooms, amounted to "cultural erasure… a shortsighted act, born of ignorance and intolerance." Proposition 227 was recently repealed, but the generations of communities whose first language is not English will have to actively counter the erasure of their culture and heritage language.
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Waratahs must ward off complacency
1 May 2016 Super Rugby
NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson says his surging Super Rugby side must avoid complacency after propelling themselves back into the battle for Australian conference leadership with successive away wins.
Gibson revealed up to a third of the squad had been affected by a virus heading into the 32-30 victory over the Stormers in Cape Town on Sunday morning (AEST).
Following on from a 49-13 win over the Force in Perth, NSW have posted back-to-back victories wins for the first time this season.
Although still third in the Australian conference, the 2014 champions are level on points with the Brumbies and two behind leaders Melbourne with the bonus of having a game in hand on both their rivals.
"We've come through a bit of a tough patch with some losses and now to have two wins on the road gives us a lot of confidence and belief that we can compete against the best teams in the competition," Gibson said on Sunday.
"It keeps us very competitive.
"We've really got our preparation and our training right. We're doing things better off the field and those results are starting to show on the field."
Gibson revealed the Tahs had been practising how to close out games after suffering narrow losses earlier in the season, but wanted to improve on their lineout form in Cape Town.
NSW now play consecutive home games against the Cheetahs and Bulls, with Gibson determined to improve on a poor 1-2 record in Sydney as opposed to a healthy 3-1 log on the road.
"For us, it's very much a mental challenge around making sure that we don't slip up mentally and go soft on ourselves," Gibson said.
"It's something we'll be talking to the team about.
"The biggest thing that I want to overcome is the mental complacency that we might have."
Lock Will Skelton recalled complacency was an issue for the Tahs when they returned from a win over the Stormers in 2014.
"The week after we played the Force and I feel we were a little complacent there, didn't give respect to the opposition team and we got done there," Skelton said.
The blossoming new centre combination of Israel Folau and Kurtley Beale contributed a try apiece against the Stormers.
"They are really starting to read off each other and combine well in the middle," Gibson said.
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Skipper and flanker Michael Hooper scored the crucial late try as part of a strong individual performance, with Gibson not buying into recent criticism of his leader.
"Michael has been leading and playing very well for us," Gibson said.
"He's been one of our most consistent players and again he showed that on Saturday night."
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ENFORCERS: Tariq Sims, Tyson Frizell and Jack De Belin.
Brutal Dragons back row seven years in the making
by MICHAEL CARAYANNIS
IT'S taken seven years, but St George Illawarra has finally put the finishing touches on the most feared back row in the NRL.
Way back in 2011, the future faces of the Dragons' stoppage squad - Jack de Belin, Tyson Frizell and Tariq Sims - made their NRL debuts in wildly different circumstances.
De Belin was the only one to do so in the Red V, running on as a humble bench utility.
Frizell grew up in Wollongong, almost signed with the NSW Waratahs, then chose the Cronulla Sharks to earn his NRL stripes.
Gerringong-raised Sims was immediately hailed as the next big thing after starring for North Queensland, going on to join the NSW Origin team at training as a 21-year-old prodigy.
There have been many twists and turns on the journey, but Frizell finally saw the puzzle pieces fall into place over summer.
While Frizell, Gareth Widdop, James Graham and Jason Nightingale were enjoying time off following their respective World Cup campaigns the rest of the Dragons squad were slaving away doing an intense pre-season.
It was here - in the absence of some of the Dragons' bigger names - that Sims and de Belin started to lay the foundations for a surprising start to the season that has them top of the NRL ladder and second favourite behind Melbourne to win the NRL title.
Sims, who has played 138 games across three clubs, and De Belin, who has played 137, knew they had to lead an inexperienced side before Christmas.
"Jack, Tariq and Cameron McInnes were now the senior guys," Frizell said. "They knew they had to lead with a few of us away. They were the ones leading the way. That's why they've been able to start the year so well."
The Dragons have the most potent back-row in the competition. The Frizell, Sims and de Belin combination is the only backrow in the NRL to have started every game this season. Fox Sports Lab statistics obtained by The Sunday Telegraph reveal the full extent of the trio's stinging defensive game.
Sims is in the best form of his career.
They have the fewest missed tackles and the equal most times pressuring the kicker, while in attack they have scored the equal most tries and sit second in tackle breaks.
"It's not only us but the whole forward pack," Frizell said. "You try and go into every game and you always want to be more dominant than the other pack. It's easy to do it this time of the year. We've come off a good pre-season and there are opportunities ahead for the boys. We need to be consistent."
The trio are in serious contention for NSW spots. Frizell is a walk-up start on one edge and while Blues skipper Boyd Cordner will hold down another starting spot despite his scratchy start to the year, Sims and de Belin are pressing hard for places in the 17.
Frizell said the duo are ready for the step up.
"They bring impact especially through the middle," Frizell said. "You can start them, you can bring them off the bench. They are players who aren't going to fill a hole. They can make a difference in the team.
"Those opportunities will come. They came for me a couple of years ago. I'm still trying to hold my spot. When they get the opportunity they'll make the most of it.
"In terms of us as a team, (playing rep football is) something we don't speak about. It's not what is driving us. You do want to be there.
Frizell has become an Origin and Test regular.
"Origin is all about big moments … Tariq and Jack have been creating big moments and momentum shifts in games. Hopefully they can continue to do that for us.
"They are ready for (Origin)."
The Dragons face Melbourne today in the match of the round. This time last year the Dragons had lost just one extra game before faltering to fade out of the competition without making the finals.
Now with just one loss, Frizell said there is a greater sense of belief.
"It's easy to say when you are winning but I do think there is a different feel," Frizell said. "Even the way we've started to put games together. In the past we've struggled to win tight games. The grinding footy that generally gets you in the top eight or top four.
Last year and years before we've been able to blow teams off the park but we struggled to win those tight games
"If you looked at our games last year, all the games we won we were able to blow teams away because of certain individuals playing out of their skin mostly through the middle of the park. Now you see everyone contributing. You won't see boys racking up massive metres."
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