"Wow, that's a really cool lens. Is this what they call a 'pancake'?"
I was chatting with a guy about digital versus film (that was in the early days of digital photography, early 2000's). He had just bought his first digital camera and he said: "It's practical, I like it. But the memory card fills up quickly, and they're expensive". Yep, you guessed that right. He thought that once the memory card is full, you can't erase the photos and you have to buy a new memory card.
I was taking photos at a park, and I was in the process of swapping between two lenses. As it was windy and a bit dusty, I placed the body cap on the camera to protect the sensor (I usually don't bother). It was one of those semi-transparent covers. As I was fumbling with my bag trying to return one lens there, uncap the other, and all those things, a guy happened to pass by. "Wow, that's a really cool lens you have there", he said, "Is this what they refer to as a 'pancake'?" Err... No, but the Nikon Nikkor 45mm f/2.8 isn't much better either, so close enough grandpa.
I was at the same park (but in another occasion), taking photos using a monopod. Someone passing by commented: "This isn't very handy, you need to hold on to it all the time. Buy a tripod". Trying to remain calm, I said "Well, this is easier to carry". The guy smiled and said "But three is better than one". I just smiled and remained silent, wanting to get rid of him. He did leave, but then I realized, this guy was on to something. A tripod with four legs should then be even better, right? And a great marketing idea, too. Unless of course someone comes up with one that has five legs.
Two quadipods for sale. They double as bar stools, too.
In terms of how funny this was, it should've been #1. But alas, I can't properly convey its absurdity, because it was based on the sheer length of the discussion. I had woken up early, planning to go to the lake and take some nice early-morning photos of ducks resting on the ice. It was a lovely, crisp dawn. Nobody was around. I took my D700 out of its bag, attached the 70-200 on it, and waited for the birds to start doing funny things. Not two minutes later, a guy walking his dog came near me.
- He talked about how much he loved photography.
This went on for twenty minutes. At some point I gave up trying to take photos. It took me another ten minutes to finally find a chance to say "Gotta go". Sheesh!
1) The Power of Fries Compels You!
What is it with people wanting to give advice to a photographer? Have you ever seen someone trying to tell a street musician how to play a chord? Then why does something like this happen: I was preparing my setup for a live music gig. The club was still empty, it was just the band doing soundcheck and me (together with a couple of club technicians). The vocalist came to talk with me at some point, and asked whether we could also take a couple of "soft focus"-like shots. I was about to tell him that no worries, this can happen in post, too, when one of the technicians thought to offer his unsolicited advice: "I've read you can rub some vaseline on the front of the lens to achieve the same effect". I was so shocked that I didn't even have time to reply, as he went on: "I don't know if we have any in the closet, but maybe we could use some butter, it should be the same thing". Great idea, Einstein, we can then deep fry the lens if we get hungry.
Have any funny stories of your own to share? Use the comments below, or post it on Amateur Nikon's Facebook Page!


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Fascinated? Compelled? Think Archetype . . .
In the premiere episode of the new Netflix series Love (starring Gillian Jacobs), a radio psychologist uses the word 'archetype' and the caller then asks him what an archetype is. He stammers and replies "well, I don't really have the exact definition, but I do know what it means obviously because I just used it. Um . . ." One definition of archetype is as an intrinsic pattern of behaviour and motivation in the unconscious of human personality.
Archetypes operate like an internal gravity that determines what we are attracted to or repelled by; what fascinates and compels us; why one person is drawn to something and another person repulsed by it. Pioneering Swiss psychologist C. G. Jung brought that word into common usage as a part of his discovery of the collective unconscious – our shared inner biosphere of inherited dynamic patterns.
Jung noticed in the dreams and fantasies of his patients that the images seemed to be pulled not only from personal experiences but from foreign and even ancient cultures. He first spoke of these as primordial images, considering them to represent the foundational patterns of intelligence within the psyche. Eventually, he named the specific dynamic complexes 'archetypes,' from the Greek term whose root terms are archein meaning original and tupos meaning impression or model.
Archetypes are a part of our nature, a part of who we are. Archetypes link both body and mind, conscious and unconscious. They are many sided–we can know their type without knowing how that type will manifest in a particular case. In practice, it is often only through an archetype's activity in our lives and the particularly strong feeling tones that it evokes in us that we begin to notice them.
For better or worse, we are pulled by our heartstrings and lifted towards a new (or old) direction when the wind of its voice blows upon us. Archetypes enfold us into a participation with them–we become bound, enthralled, overwhelmed or even exalted. An archetypal dynamic takes us on a rollercoaster of possibilities, inflating us, making us feel on top of the world, or deflating us–removing all hope from us.
In the background, looming like a powerful God, our archetypal complexes sit enthroned. When our relationship to that energy is unconscious it becomes compulsive and can turn into obsession. In that case, winning or losing such a person, object, or issue is felt to be a world constituting or destroying reality. We know that an object has enchanted us when we become deflated by its loss. Think of all of the teenage drama over love and the feeling of 'the world will end if I can't have this person.' At such times, we are unconsciously substituting a concrete object for a deeper, more powerful force.
Archetypal fascinations redirect our energy; when unconscious it's often experienced compulsively and negatively, in shadow form–damning us to the dead-end of trying to literalize regressive fantasies. One may feel out of control when exposed to it, or controlled by it. Yet psychologically, redemption is always possible. Where there is a negative pole there is always a positive pole too–a way out, if we have the strength to grasp it.
Relate to it and become more whole.
Overcoming passive captivity in an archetype begins with conscious engagement with it. Turning an archetypal dynamic into its positive form requires making our participation conscious, a process that is begun by an honest recognition of our own fascination. We can look at an archetype, complex, or emotion rather than continue to lay caught in it. Gaining that clarity nearly always means defeat for our ego, for our view of the world, and we may need help to achieve it. Successfully discovered, however, our ego's loss becomes our soul's gain.


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Rick Miller
As the guiding light of twang-raunch-rock stalwarts Southern Culture On The Skids, singer/ guitarist/producer Rick Miller has steered the band through over 30 years of musical adventures, spanning...
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Pete Weiss interviews Pete Weiss interviews Pete Weiss: Bill Evans, Edgar Winter, and a 19/y/o Max Weinberg
Back in 2000, while on a session break, I got a call at the studio. It was a friendly voice with a subtle New York accent. "Zippah Studio..." "Hello, I'm trying to reach Pete...
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Jeff Powell: Big Star, Tom Dowd, Ardent Studios
Coming up through the ranks of Memphis' fabled Ardent Studios [Tape Op #58], Jeff Powell has been making cool records for more than two decades, initially as an assistant engineer, then as a staff...
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Roger Bechirian: Elvis Costello, Squeeze, Undertones
When I was in my early teens and started to get the listening bug, I went on a huge British pop/rock spree. Records by Elvis Costello, Squeeze, Lene Lovich, The Undertones and the Nick Lowe/Dave...
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Nick Lowe: Bashing it out Live
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Neil Brockbank is part of a dying breed of true pros. For the past few years he has been traveling with celebrated songsmith Nick Lowe on Lowe's solo tours, tirelessly wearing the hats of driver,...
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Al Kooper: Hendrix, Dylan, Skynyrd, Stones
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Bento is a portable boxed meal taken to school or work, on excursions, train trips, to sports meets or cherry blossom viewings. Bento are of many kinds: made at home, ordered out and delivered, bought at bento or convenience stores, and even served at restaurants. They are usually eaten for lunch, but are sometimes suppers for people working overtime or in out-of-the-way places. Many mothers and caregivers rise early to prepare nourishing and attractive bento for their children or spouses.
Rice, the staple of Japan's diet, generally accounts for a large portion of each bento: okazu (おかず side dishes), are added to suit personal tastes and nutritional needs. Okazu are of fresh ingredients chosen for attractive color and seasonal flavor. Bento are economical and practical, do not require refrigeration, and are made with ingredients that are tasty even when cold.
The makunouchi bento (幕の内弁当 まくのうちべんとう) emerged in the Edo period in Edo (now Tokyo) as the meal of theatergoers attending all-day performances of kabuki. The bento was eaten during intermission (makunouchi), hence the name. Makunouchi is now the standard type of boxed lunch sold at train stations and at bento shops. The rice may be molded into bite-sized rolls and sprinkled with sesame seeds. The typical ingredients include grilled fish, tamagoyaki (卵焼き たまごやき rolled egg), slices of kamaboko (かまぼこ boiled fish paste), simmered vegetables (nimono), and other side dishes.
The first ekiben, or "station specialty bento," believed to have been sold in 1885 at Utsunomiya Station (Tochigi Prefecture), consisted of onigiri and tsukemono pickles. The railway system developed more rapidly than the highway system and travel in private vehicles, and enjoying ekiben, which helped promote local specialties of places along each train line, became established as one of the highlights of travel. Department stores sometimes have ekiben fairs bringing together station bento from all over the country. Ekiben feature regional dishes of the area where the station is located, and sometimes even the box it comes in reflects the local culture or history.


Del. Shane Robinson, 39th District spoke Thursday at a press conference in Federal Hill to promote clean energy. He was introduced by Ms. Rianna Eckel, the Maryland organizer for the Food & Water Watch.
Robinson also is seeking to remove incentives for problematic energy options currently considered "renewable" in Maryland, such as trash incineration and burning methane from factory farm, according to a memo from the Food & Water Watch organization.
Other speakers at the event were: Fred Tutman, Patuxent Riverkeeper; Mike Hersh, Progressive Democrats of America; and Del. Eric Luedtke, District 14.
It's only fair to point out that Maryland's Governor Larry Hogan, an independent Republican, did endorse the statewide fracking-ban in our state. He signed the bill into law on April 5, 2017, in a State House ceremony.
You can see more of my photos on this event on my Facebook page.
Del. Shane Robinson: "We Need to Move Towards Clean Energy Immediately!" from Bill Hughes on Vimeo.


Ghanaian Filmmaker, Akosua Adoma Owusu is up for an award at an international film festival.
Her movie 'Mahogany Too' was nominated in the 'New Visions award' category at the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFM) in the United States of America.
It will also be screened at the festival on April 7, 2018.
The SFIFM was founded in 1957, and is the longest-running film festival in the Americas. This year's edition will be held between April 4 and 17, 2018.
It is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and innovation featuring more than 180 films and live events with upwards of 100 film makers in attendance and nearly two dozen awards presented for excellence in film craft.
"I'm so honoured to be nominated for the New Visions award at the Oscar qualifying San Francisco International Film Festival again this year," expressed Owusu in an interview with livefmghana.com.
Owusu explained what inspired her to shoot the movie.
The movie was world premiered at the prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam in Holland alongside works of legendary filmmakers Ousmane Sembene and Haile Gerima.
The movie is directed by Owusu, and produced by her company, Obinini Pictures LLC with support from John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
Owusu is an African Movie Academy Awards winner. Her movie 'Kweku Ananse' won 'Best Short Film' at the 2013 edition of the awards scheme.
A few years ago, she started an initiative to revive Rex Cinema, a creative art, music, and film space in Accra.


Synchronicity doesn't get much more righteous than Columbus' preeminent modern interdisciplinary arts institution, the Wexner Center, awarding our finest composer, Mark Lomax II, with their residency award for one of the most ambitious projects in Columbus music, 400: An Afrikan Epic (pre-order at the link). Lomax premieres a suite of work from this 12-album epic under the Wexner's auspices at the Lincoln Theatre on Saturday, January 26th at 8pm (tickets available here.) I had the privilege of meeting Lomax at a downtown coffee shop to discuss the project; continue below for that conversation and video.
The 12 records divide history into 400-year cycles, with the 400 years since the Transatlantic Slave Trade is agreed to have begun in the middle. They span long-running contexts of Mark Lomax's work like the Ogun Meji Duo with Eddie Bayard; the Mark Lomax Trio with Bayard and Dean Hulett; and the Mark Lomax Quartet adding William Menefield; to ensembles that hadn't recorded with Lomax like the Urban Art Ensemble with the quartet and Mary Davis on cello, Norman Cardwell-Murri on viola, Erin Gilliland and William Manley on violins; to Ucelli featuring Mary Davis along with Cora Kuyvenhoven, Pei-An Chao, and Wendy Morton, all on cello; and the Atlanta percussion ensemble Ngoma Lungundu. It's a staggering piece of work I've only started absorbing in the three weeks I've had a press copy.
Lomax spoke about the personal and wide-ranging spiritual connection to this history. "By my Dad's count, there are probably five, definitely less than ten, African-American pastors who practice what they call 'liberation theology.' There's a book called A Black Theology of Liberation by James Cone published in 1960, about using the concept of 'diety' to free you both spiritually and physically. If you think about the Haitian revolution, a lot of that is attributed to their shirking of Western religious concepts and reincorporating the Yoruba tradition of Ifá into their practice because the Western religion was being used as a tool of oppression.
Lomax dug deeper into that interweaving of the past and the spirit. "Stokely Carmichael Kwame Ture said 'If you want to get beyond slavery you have to start before it.' If we, as African-Americans, start with slavery as our beginnings, that's trauma. Where in our history, then, do we find a time when we were whole and healthy human beings? So that time started tens of thousands of years before now. That's why it starts with The First Ankhcestor. The ankh is a symbol of life but it's also a person. You can even look at the symbols. We are always our greatest resource. Our cells have a perfect memory. If we can recall that time we were healthy and happy and whole – maybe not perfect – then we can get through the trauma that disrupted that trajectory.
Moving further into the 20th century, Lomax said, "Angela Davis is a public figure I've been enamored of for as long as I can remember. That iconic image of her walking in the courtroom, Afro, black power fist like I've got this. My Dad has a Ph.D., my Mom has a Master's Degree, I was raised around a lot of highly educated black people. But she showed me how important it was – even before Dr. King – to be educated in a way that allows you to engage fully. With all the faculties. She was educated, literally, in Germany as a philosopher; she had an American education, European education, the best. But that didn't change her consciousness; that didn't stop her from having an impact, not only for black people but for women, for prisoners.
One of our shared passions is the novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the subject of the closing movement of Four Women. Lomax said, "Chimamanda [Ngozi Adichie] is really interesting to me. While the three women who come before her were in very real, present danger because of the way things were, Chimamanda is Nigerian by birth, lives in Lagos and has an apartment and teaches in New York, and I wonder if white feminists really understand what she's saying as an African woman talking about feminism in the context of a non-racialized construct. The patriarchal structure of Nigerian society is not run by white males. One could argue a lot of that [structure] could have been influenced by Colonialism and you can't negate that influence. But her fight is not with white men when it comes to women's rights in Nigeria.
"So when she comes to the West and she's talking about feminism to largely white female audiences, I wonder if things are getting lost in translation. That's why that piece starts with her strutting down Broadway then goes into a more classical texture, almost a fugue. I think she's radical at home but when she comes here her argument is kind of conservative because she doesn't have to face what many African-American women are facing. I don't know that she has to balance that, I don't think it's her responsibility. I'm playing with the perception that we put on her because she's saying these powerful things that are absolutely true but may not apply one-to-one where she's coming from. That, to me, is fascinating.
Another important figure for this writer and the well-spring of the rich Blues in August piece was August Wilson. Short North Stage hosted the premiere of the piece, commissioned by the Johnstone Fund for New Music, as part of their landmark August Wilson Festival. "They thought it would be great to have a concert element with a composer commission. Jack and Zoe called me and I said 'Hell yeah.' I was already an August Wilson fan.
Ma'afa, named for the Swahili term for the "terrible occurrence" of the slave trade, also features strings, opening with barbed, acidic dissonances but balancing those pieces with timbres fans of Lomax's jazz work more often associate with his writing. The third piece features a saxophone solo that made me stop walking and stand in the street, one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard him play, and that's coming from a long-time fan. I asked Lomax about the long-running dilemma of balancing that orchestration with improvisation.
There may be no better use of art than memory in the service of empathy. And we have no greater practitioner of those core values than Mark Lomax II. Miss 400 at your own peril.


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A high-speed fixed wireless internet distribution site (Point of Presence or PoP) on a PVUSD building in Watsonville.
By Peggy Dolgenos and Susan True
An internet service provider, a school district, and a community foundation walked into a zoom room…
What sounds like the beginning of a boring COVID-era joke is actually the true story of an extraordinary cross-sector partnership of industry, philanthropy, and education that has brought internet access to hundreds of families in the Pajaro Valley through Equal Access Santa Cruz County (EASC).
The Problem to Tackle
Among the persistent inequities that became glaringly visible at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of internet access threatened to put students, who already face obstacles to their education, even further behind during distance learning. Although students were equipped with Chromebooks and hotspots, internet connections were spotty and unreliable. Many were missing class sessions, unable to access online homework, and unable to communicate with their teachers.
In order to start bridging the local digital divide, we had to address the core issues—a lack of internet infrastructure in many parts of the County, especially the Pajaro Valley, and families being unable to afford the monthly internet bill.
Problem-solving the technology was fairly uncomplicated for a company like Cruzio. But they needed a philanthropic partner to help raise funds, and act as a place where donors' gifts could be entrusted and stewarded. With four decades of experience bringing together people, ideas, and resources to tackle the most pressing problems in our community, the Community Foundation was a natural, and eager partner.
Cruzio's high-speed fixed wireless internet distribution sites (Point of Presences or POPs) can be built quickly and at a fraction of the cost of fiber. The Cruzio team installed POPs on PVUSD school buildings, with each site capable of serving 150 or more users. And free or heavily subsidized service was made possible through gifts to the Community Foundation's EASC fund, bridging the affordability gap.
Luis & Thom from Cruzio install internet infrastructure at Buena Vista Migrant Labor Camp.
The Community Comes Through
When we bring the community together, we get things done. Donations came from groups like the Rotary Club of Watsonville, local companies–including a major grant from Driscoll's and another from Reiter Affiliated Companies, and many generous individuals. Your donations to EASC have made a meaningful difference in the lives of hundreds of students and families.
Mahia Aguilar, a Aptos Junior High student, told us that thanks to EASC, she didn't need to go out to the park looking for free internet. A single mom whose child attended the distance learning support program at the Farm Discovery Center (where we connected high speed broadband) told us that she was able to go back to work to help feed her family.
Equal Access Santa Cruz County By the Numbers
This is what your generosity helped accomplish.
The internet is an essential educational tool whether students are in digital classrooms or back on campus. They need it to access assignments, for research, and to stay on top of work during absences, which during this time of COVID are many, as students face exposure and climbing cases.
Phase 1 of Equal Access exceeded our expectations. In the next phase, new internet sites are already planned as we continue our partnership with PVUSD, add coverage in Live Oak, and collaborate with Pajaro Valley Shelter Services. We're developing a new partnership with Santa Cruz Housing Authority and other affordable housing developers to bring gigabit speed internet to hundreds more families across the county.
You can help support the work ahead by giving to the EASC Fund. Together, we will close the digital divide in Santa Cruz County.
Peggy Dolgenos is the CEO of Cruzio.
Susan True is the CEO of Community Foundation Santa Cruz County.
More stories about EASC impact:
Good Times: How Equal Access Santa Cruz County is Bridging the Digital Divide
Video: Bridging the Digital Divide
Farm Discovery & Cruzio: Bringing Internet Learning to a Farm Setting
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Save a horse, ride a cowboy. That's what was printed across the front part of her white cut-off t-shirt; just barely covering her upper chest. She wore a light brown burlap cowgirl hat, denim jeans, and broad square toe rustic brown boots. Her long dirty blonde hair flowed freely around her shoulders, a tat of a red rose graced the center of her navel area. As the tractor approaches Claire and Jason quickly gather up their remaining belongings, mashing everything into a large military style duffel bag, and hoisting it into the trunk of his car.
"Hey there guys," she says in a strong Southern twang with a hint of curiosity in her tone. "Y'all not from around here. I don't usually see Christina or Blake Shelton in my neck of the woods," the twentysomething cowgirl shouts out with a wink as her tractor comes to a stop. She steps off the beast to greet her unexpected visitors. "I'm Rose, my father owns this land. I mean owned, he died after a long bout with lung cancer. We just buried him last month next to our mother," she says with a crackling in her voice. "I'm doing what I can to care for the farm until we sell it. My girlfriend and I are accidental farmers now," she says half-jokingly as she looks Claire over from head to feet and then fixing her gaze upon Claire's eyes.


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Ebrahimabad (), also rendered as Ibrahimabad, may refer to:

Alborz Province
Ebrahimabad, Alborz

Ardabil Province
Ebrahimabad-e Ajirlu, a village in Parsabad County
Ebrahimabad-e Jadid, Ardabil, a village in Parsabad County

Fars Province
Ebrahimabad, Firuzabad, a village in Firuzabad County
Ebrahimabad, Marvdasht, a village in Marvdasht County
Ebrahimabad, Sepidan, a village in Sepidan County

Gilan Province
Ebrahimabad, Gilan, a village in Rasht County

Golestan Province
Ebrahimabad, Bandar-e Gaz, a village in Bandar-e Gaz County
Ebrahimabad, Gorgan, a village in Gorgan County

Hamadan Province
Ebrahimabad, Hamadan, a village in Famenin County

Isfahan Province
Ebrahimabad, Isfahan, a village in Khur and Biabanak County

Kerman Province

Arzuiyeh County
Ebrahimabad, Arzuiyeh, a village in Arzuiyeh County
Ebrahimabad, Vakilabad, a village in Arzuiyeh County

Bardsir County

Fahraj County
Ebrahimabad 1, a village in Fahraj County
Ebrahimabad 2, a village in Fahraj County
Ebrahimabad-e Deh Gavi, a village in Fahraj County
Ebrahimabad-e Jadid, Kerman, a village in Fahraj County

Jiroft County
Ebrahimabad, Jiroft, a village in Jiroft County

Kerman County
Ebrahimabad, Shahdad, a village in Kerman County

Narmashir County
Ebrahimabad, Narmashir, a village in Narmashir County
Ebrahimabad, Rud Ab, a village in Narmashir County

Rabor County
Ebrahimabad, Rabor, a village in Rabor County

Rafsanjan County
Ebrahimabad-e Hajji, a village in Rafsanjan County
Ebrahimabad-e Shur, a village in Rafsanjan County

Shahr-e Babak County
Ebrahimabad, Shahr-e Babak, a village in Shahr-e Babak County

Sirjan County
Ebrahimabad, Sirjan, a village in Sirjan County
Ebrahimabad, Zeydabad, a village in Sirjan County

Zarand County
Ebrahimabad, Vahdat, a village in Zarand County

Khuzestan Province
Ebrahimabad, Khuzestan

Kurdistan Province
Ebrahimabad, Bijar, a village in Bijar County
Ebrahimabad, Dehgolan, a village in Dehgolan County
Ebrahimabad, Divandarreh, a village in Divandarreh County
Ebrahimabad-e Olya va Sofla, a village in Divandarreh County
Ebrahimabad, Kamyaran, a village in Kamyaran County
Ebrahimabad, Sarvabad, a village in Sarvabad County

Lorestan Province
Ebrahimabad, Lorestan
Ebrahimabad, alternate name of Rahimabad-e Yek, Lorestan Province

Markazi Province
Ebrahimabad, Mashhad-e Miqan, a village in Arak County
Ebrahimabad, Moshkabad, a village in Arak County
Ebrahimabad, Khondab, a village in Khondab County
Ebrahimabad, Saveh, a village in Saveh County
Ebrahimabad, Zarandieh, a village in Zarandieh County

Qazvin Province
Ebrahimabad, Abyek, Qazvin
Ebrahimabad, Basharyat, Qazvin
Ebrahimabad, Buin Zahra, Qazvin
Ebrahimabad Rural District

Razavi Khorasan Province
Ebrahimabad, Bajestan, a village in Bajestan County
Ebrahimabad, Bardaskan, a village in Bardaskan County
Ebrahimabad, Chenaran, a village in Chenaran County
Ebrahimabad, Firuzeh, a village in Firuzeh County
Ebrahimabad Abu Talab, a village in Jowayin County
Ebrahimabad-e Bala Jowayin, a village in Jowayin County
Ebrahimabad, Khalilabad, a village in Khalilabad County
Ebrahimabad, Khoshab, a village in Khoshab County
Ebrahimabad, Mashhad, a village in Mashhad County
Ebrahimabad, Nishapur, a village in Nishapur County
Ebrahimabad, Zeberkhan, a village in Nishapur County
Ebrahimabad-e Muri, a village in Nishapur County
Ebrahimabad, Rashtkhvar, a village in Rashtkhvar County
Ebrahimabad, Sabzevar, a village in Sabzevar County
Ebrahimabad, Sarakhs, a village in Sarakhs County
Ebrahimabad, Torbat-e Jam, a village in Torbat-e Jam County

Semnan Province
Ebrahimabad-e Olya, a village in Shahrud County
Ebrahimabad-e Sofla, a village in Shahrud County

Sistan and Baluchestan Province
Ebrahimabad, Hirmand, a village in Hirmand County
Ebrahimabad (28°22′ N 60°28′ E), Khash, a village in Khash County

South Khorasan Province
Ebrahimabad, Darmian, a village in Darmian County
Ebrahimabad, Ferdows, a village in Ferdows County
Ebrahimabad, Nehbandan, a village in Nehbandan County
Ebrahimabad, Shusef, a village in Nehbandan County
Ebrahimabad, Qaen, a village in Qaen County
Ebrahimabad, Sarbisheh, a village in Sarbisheh County
Ebrahimabad, Tabas, a village in Tabas County
Ebrahimabad-e Bala, a village in Tabas County
Ebrahimabad-e Pain, a village in Tabas County

Tehran Province
Ebrahimabad, Tehran, a village in Pakdasht County
Ebrahimabad, Malard, a village in Malard County
Ebrahimabad, Pishva, a village in Pishva County
Ebrahimabad, Rey, a village in Rey County
Ebrahimabad, Shahriar, a village in Shahriar County
Ebrahimabad, Varamin, a village in Varamin County

West Azerbaijan Province
Ebrahimabad, West Azerbaijan, a village in Miandoab County
Ebrahimabad, Sardasht, a village in Sardasht County

Yazd Province

Ashkezar County
Ebrahimabad, Ashkezar, a village in Ashkezar County

Mehriz County
Ebrahimabad, Mehriz, a village in Mehriz County
Ebrahimabad-e Cheshmeh Nazer, a village in Mehriz County

Taft County
Ebrahimabad, Taft, a village in Taft County
Ebrahimabad, Garizat, a village in Taft County
Ebrahimabad, alternate name of Mir Hashem, a village in Taft County
Ebrahimabad (31°25′ N 54°17′ E), Zardeyn, a village in Taft County

Zanjan Province
Ebrahimabad, Khodabandeh, a village in Khodabandeh County
Ebrahimabad, Mahneshan, a village in Mahneshan County
Ebrahimabad, Zanjan, a village in Zanjan County
Ebrahimabad, Zanjanrud, a village in Zanjan County


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Some students in Oakland High School have been noticing that people don't recycle properly. Students and even teachers have been throwing trash into the recycling bins, and principal Matin Abdel-qawi has been trying to get kids to recycle properly.
According to recycling advocates, recycling is a good way to keep our Earth healthy and we can start off even in schools. If we can keep the school clean and healthy they will spread it in their community and so on.
Recycling is beneficial to Oakland High because it keeps the school grounds clean. Many students have witnessed objects like pants, wrappers, and more on the school grounds.
"Kids know what recycling is but they are just too lazy and just don't care," said English teacher Jennifer Jones.
During lunch time in Oakland High, staff members and students have been trying to get kids to recycle by putting out crates for empty milk cartons and such. They also have been patrolling the cafeteria to make sure students recycle.
"The teachers have taught us to think about the world's future and how much we are wasting," said ESA senior Evelio Banegas, who helps with lunchtime recycling.


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Subject LAWS50055 (2011)
February, Parkville - Taught on campus.
July, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Contact Hours: 35 hours.
Total Time Commitment: 144 hours.
LAWS50023 Legal Method and Reasoning; LAWS50024 Principles of Public Law; LAWS50025 Torts; LAWS50026 Obligations; LAWS50027 Dispute Resolution.
LAWS50037 Evidence and Proof.
The Melbourne Law School welcomes applications from students with disabilities. It is University and Law School policy to take all reasonable steps to enable the participation of students with disabilities, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the School's programs.
The inherent academic requirements for the study in the Melbourne Law School are:
The ability to attend classes and actively engage in the analysis of complex materials and debate;
The ability to read, analyse and comprehend complex written legal materials and complex interdisciplinary materials;
The ability to clearly and independently communicate in writing a knowledge and application of legal principles and interdisciplinary materials and critically evaluate these;
The ability to clearly and independently communicate orally a knowledge and application of legal principles and interdisciplinary materials and critically evaluate these;
The ability to work independently and as a part of a group;
The ability to present orally and in writing legal analysis to a professional standard.
Students must possess behavioural and social attributes that enable them to participate in a complex learning environment. Students are required to take responsibility for their own participation and learning. They also contribute to the learning of other students in collaborative learning environments, demonstrating interpersonal skills and an understanding of the needs of other students. Assessment may include the outcomes of tasks completed in collaboration with other students.
Students who feel their disability will prevent them from participating in tasks involving these inherent academic requirements are encouraged to contact the Disability Liaison Unit: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/.
Assoc Prof Andrew Palmer
Melbourne Law School Student Centre
Email: law-studentcentre@unimelb.edu.au
The focus of this subject is on Trial Advocacy. Topics covered will include the adversary process, the role of the trial advocate, the development of case theories and themes, opening and closing addresses, and witness examination including examination in chief, cross examination, and re-examination. Candidates will participate in seminar discussion and will also plan for and conduct advocacy exercises.
A candidate who has successfully completed the subject should be able to:
Identify aims and objectives for the conduct of a trial;
Develop plans and strategies for the achievement of those aims and objectives;
Implement those plans and strategies in the preparation of, and through the course of, a trial;
Reflect on all of the above at the conclusion of a trial.
More specifically candidates completing this subject should be able to:
Prepare a case for trial including:
- Develop a case theory;
- Draft an opening address;
- Draft a closing address;
- Draft examinations and cross-examinations of witnesses;
- Assess the strengths and weaknesses of a case.
Conduct a trial including:
- Deliver an opening address;
- Examine, cross-examine and re-examine witnesses;
- Deliver a closing address.
Reflect on their performance at the above tasks.
Class participation (hurdle);
Written preparation including drafts of opening and closing addresses and outline of objectives for trial and examination of witnesses, due prior to scheduled trial performance (25%);
Trial performance, scheduled in accordance with trial performance timetable (50%);
Reflective Report, due not less than a week after trial performance (25%).
Printed materials will be available from the Melbourne Law School.
On completion of the subject, students should have developed the following generic skills:
Attitudes towards knowledge that include openness to new ideas and ethics associated with knowledge creation and usage;
The capacity for close reading and analysis of a range of sources;
The capacity for critical and independent thought and reflection;
The capacity to solve problems, including through collection and evaluation of information;
The capacity to communicate, both orally and in writing;
The capacity to plan and manage time.
This subject has a quota of 40. Please contact the Law Student Centre for enrolment information.
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Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Sep 28 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has postponed his meeting with Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein to discuss his tenure to avoid any interference with the sexual assault hearing of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
According to the USA Today, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said, "The president spoke with Rod Rosenstein a few minutes ago and they plan to meet next week. They do not want to do anything to interfere with the hearing."
The meeting was scheduled following reports of the Rosenstein's possible ouster.
According to The Hill, there has been broad speculation about the future of Rosenstein's job after The New York Times reported on Friday that he suggested secretly taping the president last year and recruiting Cabinet officials to remove Trump from office.
However, Rosenstein refuted these claims. The deputy attorney general, while dismissing the "factually incorrect" allegations, had earlier said that there was no ground on which the 25th Amendment could be invoked.
Trump also later reiterated his support to the deputy attorney general saying, "He said he did not say it; he said he does not believe that. Nobody in this room believes it."
Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee about sexual assault allegations levelled by Christine Blasey Ford.


The most popular kind of fiction (in terms of sales) is, by a huge margin, the romance genre. And that makes sense to me. Falling in love is a major focus in our culture. I'd say it's even more important than finding the right work, since, for most people, the latter is a pretty constricted thing: people generally only have access to a few occupations, and most of those aren't very much fun. Whereas there's _always_ the possibility that you'll fall in love, and your whole life will be transformed.
But the second most popular genre are mysteries. And what is up with that? Murder is an extremely uncommon thing in our culture. And most murders aren't particularly mysterious. They're one spouse killing each another, or maybe someone flying off the handle during an argument. Nor does murder feel, to me, like a particularly common wish-fulfillment scenario. I consider myself a pretty evil-minded person, but there aren't very many people who I'd want to murder. Also, it feels like the the nexus of identification during a mystery novel is usually with the detective: the person who solves the crime and brings the murderer to justice.
So what's the appeal? And why is that appeal particularly strong during this day and age?
I don't know, maybe it's that we live in a time of decreasing social mobility, when people are working more hours and earning less, and people want to be reassuring that stepping outside the system is actually a doomed scenario. They want to be reassured that justice will out and criminals will always be caught, because otherwise their decision to refrain from committing crimes would be more difficult.
That feels particularly true of the crop of anti-hero shows. They're a weird sort of wish-fulfillment. It feels as though people want to imagine what it'd be like to be a meth kingpin or Jersey gangster, but they also want to be reassured that those lives are ultimately difficult, doomed, and unsatisfying.
Also weird: all the shows where the heroes are cops. Like, it's strange to think that the heroes of Law and Order and Brooklyn Nine-Nine are the NYPD: the same cops who're so frequently the target of all this controversy. It'd be easy to say that cop shows are only enjoyed by conservative and retrograde parts of society, but that's obviously not true. For instance, I love a number of cop shows, even though I'm not particularly enamored of real cops.
Oh well, a hundred years from now, some French sociologist will explicate this for the benefit of everyone who's still alive.
I haven't read much mystery fic that isn't outdated, but I keep thinking of it as an outdated genre (which is an oxymoronic statement, of course, if not plain moronic). Besides the fact that murder isn't all that common, isn't regular sleuthing just too easy in this day and age? People leave their online/IRL footprints all over the place. The world has very little scope for another Sherlock Holmes. What does modern mystery fiction really run on? Action? Just pure suspension of belief? I cannot imagine.
I don't exactly know if the act of solving a murder has really been made revolutionized by the internet or by all that CSI stuff, since there are still very real limits to what all that can do. I think modern mysteries are still mostly about figuring out motive: why would someone want to kill this person?


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Happy He-Man Day!
Posted on March 1, 2018 May 12, 2020 by Adam
Back in 1987, Tom Bradley, mayor of Los Angeles, declared April 28 to be Masters of the Universe Day, in celebration of the live MOTU Power Tour performance that was running at the time.
It continues to be commemorated by fans to to this day, but I would propose an additional day to celebrate the most powerful toyline in the universe: March 1.
From December 1981 to January 1982, Mattel filed trademarks for their completed Masters of the Universe toyline, in preparation for the big product launch. The line (largely designed by Mark Taylor, vehicles by Ted Mayer) was first shown to the public on February 17, 1982, at New York Toy Fair. I believe it was first made available in retail stores on March 1 of 1982. That's based on a piece of evidence taken from the first MOTU minicomic, He-Man and the Power Sword.
Included near the back of the minicomic was a cash rebate offer. Parents who purchased two of the eight MOTU figures available that year could get a rebate of $1.25.
There was a purchase date restriction on the offer. Purchases had to be made between March 1, 1982 and January 31, 1983.
I believe the earlier date represents the earliest date that these toys would have been available in stores – shortly after they were unveiled at New York Toy Fair. That would mean that March 1, 1982 was the day that children all over the country (and later, the world) were first introduced to the world of He-Man.
Since Masters of the Universe Day is already taken, I'd suggest we commemorate March 1 as He-Man Day.
Incidentally, in the animated He-Man episode, The Energy Beast, King Randor tries to create a He-Man Day, but He-Man is too modest at the time to accept it. I'd say after 36 years defending Eternia and Grayskull from the evil forces of Skeletor, he's more than earned it.
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Dragon Blaster Skeletor: Evil leader & dreadful dragon (1985)
Posted on January 8, 2018 March 5, 2020 by Adam
Dragon Blaster Skeletor was the "deluxe" version of Skeletor that everyone in my grade school peer group coveted. You could tell he was a deluxe figure because he came on an oversized card and wore an oversized dragon backpack and came with a real metal chain. These were the unmistakable tokens of quality in the secret language of childhood.
Dragon Blaster Skeletor actually has a fascinating backstory. In my interview with Martin Arriola, he explained to me that the action feature was once quite dangerous:
MA: Prelim, guys like Rogers Sweet would always over-promise to marketing, and sometimes add stuff that was unsafe or not practical.
BR: Oh, like what?
MA: There was Dragon Blaster Skeletor. Prelim design came up with breadboard model. It was unpainted, using old legs and arms and a body sculpted from square styrene blocks. Sweet was touting this one, Smoke and Chains Skeletor, it was called. It had a bellows on its back. You would load the bellows with talcum powder, and there was a pipe going from a cavity to the figure's right hand. Talcum powder would come out like smoke. The figure was draped with chains, so the working name was Smoke and Chains Skeletor.
I was thinking about doing the final design. Around that same time there was a big grain factory in Texas that exploded. It killed a lot of people, so it made big news back then. Everyone smoked back then.
I said, wow, this has powder. I lit a match and squeezed the bellows. A four foot flame came out of Skeletor! Luckily I hadn't pointed it at anybody. I remember going to the VP of Design, Gene Kilroy. I had Smoke and Chains Skeletor and a lighter. I just happened to come across the greatest TV moment. I lit the thing and a big old flame came out it.
BR: That's insane!
MA: When safety got a hold of this, obviously it couldn't be released. We tried diluting the powder with baking soda, but then it didn't look like smoke anymore.
So we brainstormed, me and Tony Rhodes. We didn't do much with water squirting at the time. We had a big brainstorm, and thought, what about squirting water? So we ended up sculpting the dragon on the back of Skeletor, and being able to load that up with water.
Image source: Tomart's Action Figure digest
This concept art by Colin Bailey (below) seems to have been for some kind of dungeon master Skeletor. The lock, chains and cuff from this design ended up being used for Dragon Blaster Skeletor.
Image source: The Power and the Honor Foundation Catalog
Early catalog images of the figure seem to depict a standard hollow head Taiwan figure with the new dragon backpack piece. They also include the original Skeletor's balteus accessory, although that was cut from the final figure. This look was carried forward into the cross sell art as well.
The actual production toy had a solid, rubbery head. Mexico versions had face paint reminiscent of earlier incarnations of Skeletor, but Hong Kong examples have quite a jarring "M" pattern on the green sections of the face. Some Mexico examples had the original Skeletor feet, but most had enlarged feet (with reduced sculpting detail) for the purposes of greater stability, given the weight of the backpack. Boot colors ranged from reddish purple to blueish purple to a very dark purple. The balteus was also cut from the production version.
Mexico version
Mexico version, with repro chain/cuff/lock
Made in Hong Kong version
As mentioned earlier, this version of Skeletor was packaged on an oversized card. It features some artwork by William George on the front and an action scene by Errol McCarthy on the back:
Image source: He-Man.org
Note that the dragon is supposed to paralyze victims with venom – which seems to be muscling in on Kobra Khan's raison d'etre. Maybe that 's why he ultimately defected to the Snake Men faction.
The 1987 Style Guide talks a bit about Skeletor's dragon pet:
Weapons: Skeletor stalks the land with his evil pet, freezing foes with the dragon's vicious paralyzing venom.
Dragon Blaster Skeletor came packaged with the minicomic Skeletor's Dragon, which shows off his new action feature as well as the Battle Bones carry case toy.
In the story, Skeletor's chains have mystical energy draining powers, and his dragon frequently walks around off his leash:
Skeletor's design has a strong Filmation influence (especially around the face and boots), and a differently colored costume than the toy. The colors may be based off of early concept art for the figure. The minicomic artwork is by Peter Ledger, with colors by Charles Simpson.
Errol McCarthy depicted the variant for use in a T-shirt design in the artwork below:
McCarthy also illustrated the character in the poster below that appeared in the UK Masters of the Universe Magazine:
He also appears in a 1985 MOTU poster by William George. He is again shown with the balteus from the original Skeletor figure:
Dragon Blaster Skeletor also appears in this Bashasaurus poster by William George:
Dragon Blaster Skeletor isn't my favorite Skeletor variant – in fact he's probably my second least favorite, next to Terror Claws Skeletor. But that doesn't mean I don't like him. Skeletor is Skeletor, and it's hard to make a bad Skeletor figure.
MOTU Classics Castle Grayskull
Posted on November 22, 2017 May 10, 2020 by Adam
MOTU Classics Castle Grayskull box art, by Rudy Obrero
Masters of the Universe Classics Castle Grayskull, released in December of 2013, was quite an achievement in an era when big playsets are becoming rarer and rarer. Larger, more complex and more detailed than the original, Classics Castle Grayskull was offered for a preorder price of $250 – more than three times the inflation-adjusted cost of the original, but still not bad given the size, complexity, and lower number of units produced.
Source Material
MOTU Classics Castle Grayskull's biggest single influence is the original prototype playset sculpted by Mark Taylor in 1981, although the Classics version is somewhat tamer and less decrepit looking. Some of this influence is no doubt filtered through the cross sell artwork and minicomic depictions by Alfredo Alcala (both based on the prototype). Other influences include some invented details from Alfredo Alcala's artwork, the original, vintage Castle Grayskull playset, the original Rudy Obero box art, and a concept Dungeon playset designed by Ted Mayer.
The large weapons rack on the right was sold separately from the castle. The manhole cover on the floor is a custom by BadVermin, and the triangular weapons rack is a custom by Barbarossa
Throne room. The purple banner on the left was invented for this castle – the one on the right based on the vintage castle's banner.
Concept-inspired computer and jet pack
Dungeon section of the castle, with manacles and vintage toy inspired sticker
Classics Grayskull came with this orb stand (but not the marble sitting in it). It hides away in the secret orb room, inset behind the helmet of the castle
The Spirit of Grayskull haunts the throne room.
Castle Grayskullman guards the dungeon.
Secret door above the ledge
Into the throne room
Scare Glow, produced several years before MOTU Classics Castle Grayskull. came with a secret key to Castle Grayskull.
Scare Glow's key fits into a keyhole on the secret side door, providing enough leverage to open the door.
He-Man stands on the open jaw bridge. The jaw bridge opens by inserting the power sword into the small opening to the right – a nod to the vintage minicomics.
The evil warriors sneak around the back.
Clawful climbs the scaling ladder
Here's a more detailed breakout of the influences that went into creating the Masters of the Universe Classics Castle Grayskull:
Material taken from the vintage prototype or vintage concept art includes:
Ledge on the left tower
"Pawn" piece on top of the helmet
Taller helmet and battlements
Eye shape
Removable handle in the side allows for concept Castle's side battlements
Throne design
Skull motif at top of elevator
Hidden side door
Battle Tester
Manacles
Original 1981 prototype Castle Grayskull, by Mark Taylor. Image source: The Power and the Honor Foundation
Another copy of the vintage prototype. Photo courtesy of Andy Youssi.
Mark Taylor's concept for the "Battle Tester". Image source: The Power and the Honor Foundation
Material taken from the vintage playset:
Elevator design
Ladder and laser blaster design
Banner, trap door and dungeon grate decals
Drawbridge design, front and back
Handle on the side piece (removable)
Image source: Transformerland
Vintage box art material:
Elongated fangs
Enlarged lower teeth
Vintage Castle Grayskull box art by Rudy Obrero
Minicomics material:
Dungeon walls (window and skull designs from Ted Mayer's dungeon playset)
Secret slot to gain entrance to Castle located to the side of the jaw bridge
From King of Castle Grayskull, illustrated by Alfredo Alcala
Ted Mayer's dungeon playset. Image source: The Power and the Honor Foundation
There are several unique touches to the playset as well, including an additional secret door off the side of the throne room, a secret orb room in the back side of the helmet, and extended floor with plug for Wind Raider stand, and an "evil" throne room banner to match the original "good" one.
The original design for the Classics Castle Grayskull (artwork by Nate Baertsch, who is a frequent collaborator with the Four Horsemen) was to include a number of other goodies as well, including a clear "Spirit of Grayskull" display (from Alfredo Alcala's artwork), a removable dungeon, a triangular weapons rack, a mechanism to open the secret door on the castle's left tower, a sculpted dungeon grate, and a few other goodies. These seem to have been removed from the final product due to cost.
Image source: The Art of He-Man
Castle Grayskull in Minicomics
Posted on September 16, 2017 January 5, 2019 by Adam
This time around I'm going to take a closer look at Castle Grayskull as it appears in the minicomics. I won't post a picture of every single appearance of the castle, just a representative sample from every issue it appears in. My focus will be on the exterior, especially the front.
There seem to be two primary influences on the way the castle was depicted in the minicomics – Mark Taylor's original prototype of the Castle, and the version Mark Texeira drew in the second series of minicomics in 1983.
Alfredo Alcala, who illustrated minicomics from 1982-1984, always patterned his drawings of the castle after the original prototype. Even when his character depictions evolved past early prototypes and started resembling their mass-produced counterparts, his Castle Grayskull never changed:
Mark Texeira did the pencils for the DC-produced second wave of minicomics. His version of the Castle has squared-off walls, a tall jaw bridge, and a skull that seems rather small in comparison to the rest of the castle. Ted Mayer described an abandoned attempt at sculpting Castle Grayskull by Mattel engineers that actually reminds me of the way Texeira's castle looks. According to Ted:
Mark did the original sketch. That was then be sent to the sculpting department. When we saw their rendition, it was awful. It was a square castle, just like you would find in the English countryside! We made a fuss and it was sent back for revision. The second go round was almost as bad. As I remember, it was square with turrets on the corners, very symmetrical.
Somehow Mark persuaded the powers in charge to let him sculpt it. The sculpting department was pissed! Mark set up a board in his office and with a bunch of Chevaler sculpting clay, set about modeling it. I took turns helping him, even my nine-year-old son had a go. When that was finished it went back to sculpting for molding and engineering.
It makes me wonder if Mattel might have sent one of these discarded attempts to DC to use as a model. I don't know for sure, but it's an interesting thought. Note however that some versions of Texeira's illustration seem just a bit closer to the actual playset than others.
From 1984 onward, the Texeira look seems to pop up quite frequently. Larry Houston seems to use that as a basis for his illustrations:
It continues to pop up in the 1985 wave of comics as well. One notable exception is Bruce Tim's illustration in The Power of the Evil Horde. His seems like a mix of many different influences, from Filmation to Texeira to the actual playset.
Castle Grayskull sees its final minicomic incarnations with the 1986 series of minicomics. Here the depiction of the castle begins to mutate. While the Texeira influence still pops up here and there, we also begin to see an interesting interpretation from Jim Mitchell, starting with Escape From the Slime Pit. His castle has an almost mummified-looking face, without any of the sharp teeth of previous incarnations. In a way it comes around full circle to the Alcala depiction.
Bruce Tim gives us our final look at the castle in The Ultimate Battlegound, which follows the same look as his illustration for The Evil Horde.
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24th of January, the Romanian Principalities Union Day. Crown Custodian Margareta, Prince Radu at the events organized in Iasi. President Iohannis, Patriarch Daniel attend a scientific communications' session
January 24, 2018 January 23, 2018 233
The program of the events organized on the occasion of the 159th anniversary of the Romanian Principalities Union started on Tuesday in Iasi, with the symposium "The Romanian Army, between the Little and the Great Union", held at the Culture Palace. The Union Gallery was officially opened at the Union Museum, where the album "The Royal Family at Iasi" was presented, and the exhibition "Romanians' unions from Alexandru Ioan Cuza to Ferdinand I" was opened.
The program of the events organized on the occasion of the 159th anniversary of the Romanian Principalities Union was announced by the Mayor of Iasi, Mihai Chirica, in a press conference. The Mayor stated that this program will last for several days and will include events that are also dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the twinning of the Iasi and Chisinau municipalities. "We are preparing to organize the first major event in the Centenary, a series of events celebrating the Romanian Principalities Union Day. This year, we are glad to celebrate also the 10th anniversary of the twinning of Iasi and Chisinau, on which occasion we will receive the visit of an important delegation from Chisinau, led by the interim Mayor Silvia Radu. Also, an important group consisting of around 300 young Bessarabians will arrive in Iasi; they will unfold a 100-meter flag behind the military parade. We are waiting for all those who are interested in treating with dignity a national act that laid the foundations for the modern Romania" Mayor Mihai Chirica stated in a press conference. He added that representatives of the Royal House and of the Presidency, the former Prime-Minister Victor Ponta and the former Minister Sorin Campeanu, senators and deputies, are among those who confirmed their presence to the events. "We couldn't contact anybody from the Romanian Government, since we don't have a Prime-Minister yet. We sent invitations also to the two Speakers of the Parliament's Chambers, let's see what's going on. In the end, the Little and the Great Union and the other important events will be made by the Romanians" Mayor Chirica said.
The Wednesday's events in the Union Square will start at 10.00 with a folkloric concert. Starting at 11.00, the following official events will be held: Te Deum, speeches, laying wreaths at the statue of the Ruler Al. I. Cuza, a military parade and the traditional Hora Unirii, "Hai sa dam mana cu mana". Wreathes will be laid also at the Cuza's tomb, at the Trei Ierarhi. After the hora, the folkloric concert will continue. People in Iasi are also invited to a popular lunch with traditional Moldavian pies, tea and mulled wine. Starting at 14.30, several events will be organized at the union Museum, culminating with the departure of the military at 18.00 to the Culture Palace in the traditional torch retreat. This is a symbolic action meant to honor the memory of the soldiers who died on the battle fields in the country or abroad. The military column will march on the Stefan cel Mare Boulevard, singing "Drum bun".
On Wednesday and Thursday evening, starting at 19.00, the National Theater "Vasile Alecsandri" will host the spectacle of the National Theater "Mihai Eminescu" from Chisinau, and a special concert of the Philharmonic will be performed on Friday.
Crown Custodian Margareta, Prince Radu to attend in Iasi Romanian Principalities Union Day
Margareta, Custodian of the Romanian Crown, and Prince Radu will attend on Wednesday in Iasi the Day of the Union of the Romanian Principalities, with the royal couple joining the public festivities in the Union Square.
According to a Royal House release, alongside officials of the municipality and County of Iasi, the Crown Custodian and Prince Radu will lay wreaths at the statue and tomb of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, at the statue of King Ferdinand, and at the portrait of King Mihai I at the Metropolitan Cathedral.
On Wednesday morning Prince Radu will participate at the Iasi City Hall in the celebration of a decade of twinning of the local authorities of Iasi and Chisinau, in the launch of the volume "Iasul, leagan al unirii neamului romanesc / Iasi, the cradle of the Romanian nation's union," and in the opening of the photo exhibition dedicated to the city of Chisinau.
Since August 2016 the Royal Family of Romania has participated in 21 events related to the WW I and Great Union Centennial.
Events dedicated to the World War I and the Great Union Centennial will take place under the aegis of the Royal House until December 2019 in Bucharest, throughout the country, in the Republic of Moldova and in several European capital cities.
President Iohannis, Patriarch Daniel to attend a scientific communications' session dedicated to Romanian Principalities Union
President Klaus Iohannis and Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR) Patriarch Daniel will attend on Wednesday the session of the scientific communications titled "Romanian Principalities Union, foundation of 1918 Great Union" to be staged at the Patriarchal Palace, a release by the Patriarchy Press Office reads.
The event organised by the Romanian Academy and the Romanian Patriarchy will be opened by the Romanian Academy's President Academician Cristian Hera and Academician Dan Berindei.
A Holy Mass will open the event at 8:15 hrs in the Patriarchal Cathedral, followed starting with 10:00 hrs by a Te Deum, and from 10:25 hrs by a wreaths laying at the statue of ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza (first ruler of the United Principalities and of Romania national state, ed. n.).
Certain volumes published at the Basilica Publishing House will be launched in the "Teoctist Patriarhul" Aula Magna with the Patriarchal Palace, at the said event.
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Villanueva Saravia Pinto (Melo, 16 de septiembre de 1964 - 12 de agosto de 1998) fue un político uruguayo perteneciente al Partido Nacional.

Biografía
Hijo del productor rural Diego Saravia Saravia y de la maestra Luz del Carmen Pinto Giordano. Un hecho que marcaría su vida fue el suicidio de su madre cuando tenía apenas 11 años. Vivió con sus abuelos maternos, por quienes profesaría siempre un gran cariño. Cursó algunos años en el liceo militar de Minas, y después visitó la Facultad de Derecho, abandonando luego los estudios.

Tataranieto del caudillo blanco Aparicio Saravia y bisnieto de Villanueva Saravia, "Villa" (así lo conocían los amigos) devolvió al apellido Saravia a los titulares; en efecto, tuvo una carrera política tan breve como notoria. Con el retorno de la democracia en 1984, inició su militancia en filas blancas; trabajó junto al entonces intendente de Cerro Largo Juan José Burgos, acompañando la fórmula presidencial de Juan Carlos Payssé y Cristina Maeso. En las elecciones de 1989 se alineó con Luis Alberto Lacalle en las listas de Gonzalo Aguirre, y por muy pocos votos no salió electo diputado por Cerro Largo. Sin embargo, su votación le valió ser nombrado vicepresidente de OSE, con tan sólo 26 años. Desde este cargo realizó numerosas obras en su departamento natal.

Así, en las elecciones de 1994 se postula a Intendente Municipal de Cerro Largo, cargo que conquista, derrotando a sus compañeros Jorge Silveira Zavala y Jorge Coronel Nieto, exdiputados de su departamento.

Se casó en dos ocasiones. Del primer matrimonio con Rosario Delgado, tuvo una hija, María Victoria. Posteriormente nació una hija natural, Lucía Belén. Casado en segundas nupcias con Verónica Bejérez, días después de fallecer nació su tercera hija, María Cándida.

Muerte
El 12 de agosto de 1998, a punto de adherir a la precandidatura presidencial de Alberto Volonté, Saravia es encontrado muerto de un disparo en la cabeza, en un confuso episodio que la justicia catalogó finalmente como suicidio, aunque muchos hablaron de asesinato. Volonté realizaría polémicas declaraciones en su entierro, al adherir a esta tesis e insinuar que Luis Alberto Lacalle, con quien Saravia estuvo fuertemente enfrentado, podría estar implicado en su muerte. Las presuntas declaraciones que Volonté realizara a un grupo de dirigentes nacionalistas ("Este muerto lo cargo sobre los hombros de Lacalle"), desencadenan que su sector, Manos a la Obra, sufriera la escisión del subgrupo Propuesta Nacional, liderado por Álvaro Ramos.

Homenajes y legado
En julio de 2000, se le designa una calle y una plazoleta en su nombre.

En 1999, Antonio Larreta escribió un libro sobre su vida y muerte: A todo trapo. A propósito de Villanueva Saravia.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Villanueva
Nacidos en Melo
Políticos del partido Nacional (Uruguay)
Intendentes de Cerro Largo
Causa de muerte no esclarecida


"The Singularity is Near" and I've got a paper on it.
Did you read "The Singularity is Near" by Ray Kurzweil? And can you help me?
For one of my anthropology classes we have an end-of-term paper to do. It's basically a glorified book report tied in with an analytical explanation of how it relates to evolution, specifically of homo sapiens.
I was wondering if anyone had read this book and could give me an idea of just a couple of chapters to read (maybe 250-350 pages) that would applicable to my assignment. The prompt is below. Thanks so much.
Write a five-page essay on the narratives of human evolution in a book of your choice. You may address one or several of the following themes and/or any others you deem relevant. Be thoughtful, be creative! The questions listed below are presented as guidelines. Do not construct your essay as simply brief answers to the list of questions.
2. What does it say about the human life-cycle?
3. What does it say about race and human biological variation?
5. What does it say about the relationship between the past and future?
6. What does it say about the origins of human language and thought?
7. What does it say about human nature, about what it means to be human?
Again, thanks so much. I appreciate the hive.
IIRC, much of the book is taken up by large graphs of questionable quality, so reading it isn't as daunting as you might think.
See pages vii through xiv; it'll be pretty obvious which parts are most relevant to your assignment.
I'm only being a little bit snarky: the book's kind of a grab bag -- the parts you want are scattered around a lot of different chapters, but the table of contents provides a very handy summary of each section so it should be very simple to choose which parts to read and which to just skim.
You can easily read 600 pages of Kurzweil in like 4 days at 2-2.5 hours a day, skim through he, the guy is quite verbose.


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From Downtown to the Desert: Voices from the Wilderness Call Out for Water Justice
On December 10, 2018 December 9, 2018 By RadicalDiscipleshipIn Subverting Empire, Theological Animation
By Kim Redigan, an Advent reflection on Luke 3:1-6 for the Faith Outreach Committee of the People's Water Board (Detroit, MI)
Today's Gospel opens with a litany of the strong and mighty – the political and religious powerbrokers of their time. Ruthless men whose cruel governance in partnership with their corrupt religious lackeys oppressed the people in a thousand different ways. A violent alliance based on greed and domination with no tolerance for resistance or rebellion.
Today's political and corporate tyrants embrace the same imperial imperative – to crush and control by any means necessary. Here in Detroit, water is used as a weapon in the hands of those who have crafted a well-woven matrix of subjugation and theft that includes water shutoffs and home foreclosures as part of a violent gentrification project that has created a diaspora of displaced citizens and a web of private security and surveillance systems to keep the people in line. As in the time of Jesus, many religious leaders either look the other way or are actively complicit, sometimes profiting handsomely from a relationship based on a mutual love of money.
But this is Advent, which means an invitation to turn away from the mind-numbing noise of downtown diversions and the superficiality of the commercial season. A time to get quiet and listen more deeply. A time to look to the margins where the water flows wildly and anything is possible. This is the promise of Advent.
And so it is this year that voices once again cry out in the desert.
On this Advent night, the voices of those directly affected by shutoffs are not stifled. Despite the heavy yoke placed on the backs of people by unscrupulous politicians who refuse to implement a water affordability plan, those who have struggled to keep the water flowing organize town hall meetings in their communities to build circles of resistance one neighbor at a time.
On this Advent night, a water-protecting pastor from the Brightmoor community has finished a week-long food basket delivery to families that included contact numbers for help with water billing issues.
On this Advent night, another pastor and a young activist hold vigil wrapped in torn blankets in the Ingham County Jail for standing in solidarity with the poor, including those whose children can be seized by the state for the sin of living in families that cannot afford to pay for water.
On this Advent night, friends in Flint continue to call out a governor and his accomplices who worship a god created out of the profits of poisoned water.
It doesn't take a prophet to recognize these voices crying out in the wilderness for water justice. All it takes is a heart attuned to the real power in our world. Not the power of mayors and big money. Of presidents and prelates. There is another kind of power – resilient and bold – that lives on the edge of things.
Advent calls us to the desert where we can better hear the voice of the One who calls us to a bitter but blessed baptism of resistance to the tyrants of our time. Tyrants who have not yet learned to humble themselves before the sacredness of the water and the fierce tenacity of everyday people committed to waging love in the wilderness where the real power lives.
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Q: SQL Server recursive query with associated table I have a typical parent/child relationship table to represent folders.  My challenge is using it in conjunction with another table.
The folder table is like this:
+--+----+--------+
|id|name|parentid|
+--+----+--------+
|1 |a   |null    |
+--+----+--------+
|2 |b   |1       |
+--+----+--------+
|3 |c1  |2       |
+--+----+--------+
|4 |c2  |2       |
+--+----+--------+

The association table is like this:
+--+--------+
|id|folderid|
+--+--------+
|66|2       |
+--+--------+
|77|3       |
+--+--------+

so that where association.id = 66 has a relationship to folder.id = 2
What I need to do is find the association.id of the first ancestor with a record in the association table..  Using the example data above, given folder.id of 3 I expect to find 77; given folder.id of 2 or 4 I expect to find 66; any other folder.id value would find null.
Finding folder ancestry can be done with a common table expression like this:
WITH [recurse] (id,name,parentid,lvl) AS
(
    select a.id,a.name,a.parentid,0 FROM folder AS a
    WHERE a.id='4'
    UNION ALL
    select r.id,r.name,r.parentid,lvl+1 FROM folder as r
    INNER JOIN [recurse] ON recurse.parentid = r.id
)
SELECT * from [recurse] ORDER BY lvl DESC

yielding the results:
+--+----+--------+---+
|id|name|parentid|lvl|
+--+----+--------+---+
|1 |a   |        |2  |
+--+----+--------+---+
|2 |b   |1       |1  |
+--+----+--------+---+
|4 |c2  |2       |0  |
+--+----+--------+---+

To include the association.id I've tried using a LEFT JOIN in the recursive portion of the CTE, but this is not allowed by SQL Server.
What workaround do I have for this?
Or better yet, is the a way to query directly for the particular association.id? (e.g., without walking through the results of the CTE query that I have been attempting)

A: SELECT r.id, r.name, r.parentid, r.lvl, a.folderid, a.id as associationid
FROM [recurse] r
LEFT JOIN [association] a
ON r.id = a.folderid
WHERE a.folderId IS NOT NULL
ORDER BY lvl DESC

This will give you the records that have values in the association table.  Then you could limit it to the first record that has a value or just grab the top result

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Vincent Augustine D'Souza
Supreme Court verdict in the case of elected government versus Lieutenant Governor is a triumph of democracy in Delhi. It is a victory for AAP. It is a defeat for BJP in general, Narendra Modi in particular. Lieutenant Governors had stalled the work of Delhi government. First it was Najeeb Jung. Then it was Anil Baijal.
The judgment was given by a five-judge Constitution bench comprising CJI Dipak Misra, Justices A K Sikri, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan. It said aid and advice under Article 239AA means that LG is bound by the aid and advice of council of ministers of elected Delhi government. LG cannot act as an obstructionist to policy decisions taken by AAP government.
The constitution mandates the council of minister headed by Delhi chief minister to communicate all decisions to LG but they do not require LG's concurrence. LG can only refer it to President if he has difference of opinion but he cannot sit on it, it said.
LG being the administrative head of Delhi must be informed of all executive power but he cannot stall all the decision of council of ministers who have been elected to address aims and aspirations of electorate. Both LG and the CM are constitutional functionaries who must work harmoniously with mutual respect and none of them should feel superior to the other. Delhi's council of ministers headed by CM must communicate all decisions taken by it to the LG, but it does not mean LG's concurrence is required on every issue.
Delhi enjoys a unique position under Constitution and neither LG nor the CM heading the council of ministers should consider themselves bigger than the other. They must work harmoniously. LG should not act in a mechanical manner to refer all decisions of the council of ministers to the President citing difference of opinion. Except for the three issues including land and law and order over which Centre had exclusive power, Delhi government must be allowed to legislate and govern other issues and LG cannot stall decisions mechanically. LG has no independent decision-making power and cannot behave as an obstructionist when the constitution gives primacy to representative of government.
Arvind Kejriwal tweeted "A big victory for the people of Delhi…a big victory for democracy…"
Soli Sorabjee welcomed the decision.
This verdict is second major victory for AAP. First was when Delhi High Court struck down Election Commission's decision to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs because they were once parliamentary secretaries.
BJP is clutching at straws and selectively quoted from verdict regarding anarchy and Delhi not being a state.
It seems Congress is with BJP against AAP. For some time there was talk of AAP and Congress alliance against BJP in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana. That did not happen. Sheila Dikshit started to make statements against AAP. TMC, TDP, JD(S) and CPI(M) are with AAP.
This verdict has implications for Kiran Bedi who is Lieutenant Governor of Pondicherry and has fights with Congress government there.
Updated: July 4, 2018 — 7:36 pm
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