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Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) in Nacogdoches, Texas, is accepting submissions from sculptors for our third Sculpture For All Outdoor Competition and Exhibition. Up to ten works will be selected for a 22-month exhibition in the Arboretum, one of the largest Azalea gardens in the nation. A stipend of up to $1000 will be awarded to each of the artists chosen. Additional cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will be awarded.
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Annually since 1995, The TEXAS NATIONAL Art Competition and Exhibition has been hosted by the School of Art in the College of Fine Arts at Stephen F. Austin State University. The exhibition is held in the Ledbetter Gallery of the Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, located at 329 E. Main Street in historic downtown Nacogdoches, Texas.
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Faculty member awards presented during the Gala recognize innovation and excellence in teaching and research. Deans and chairs from 33 departments across SFA's six colleges nominated candidates. Lauren Selden, associate professor of art, is the recipient of the 2017 Faculty Achievement Award for Teaching. Candace Hicks, assistant professor in SFA's School of Art, is the recipient of the 2017 Faculty Achievement Award for Research.
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Currently in Toronto, the emerald ash borer beetle is decimating the city's ash trees. Over the next 10 years, about 860,000 trees will be felled because of the invasive species. Instead of simply mulching or trashing the trunks, industrial designer Miles Keller, founder of Toronto-based Dystil studio, hopes we can come up with a creative reuse. Turning the logs into art, say, or furniture. (Because the beetle kills the tree by attacking its bark, it doesn't affect the integrity of the wood.) For his part, Keller has used ash reclaimed from a city woodlot in Scarborough to design a graceful lounger. Called Kona, after the Cree word for snow, it pays tribute to the long history of ash as a valuable construction material for Canada's First Nations people. Because the wood is lightweight and a good shock absorber, it was used for thousands of years as staffs for spears or frames for dog sleds. Fittingly, Keller's fine joinery is reminiscent of a hockey stick, and the shape and leather meshing brings to mind a giant snowshoe. From $3,500. Through dystil.ca.
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University's plan to limit 'Ole Miss' nickname draws rebuke
By Emily Le Coz
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) - The University of Mississippi's plan to further move past its Confederate ties by renaming campus streets and easing use of the "Ole Miss" nickname has angered some critics, who accuse the school of a wholesale erasure of the state's history.
The state's flagship university last week said its plans include changing the name of its Confederate Drive to Chapel Lane, creating the position of vice chancellor of diversity and inclusion, and restricting the use of "Ole Miss" to sports and spirit activities instead of academics.
The school said those actions were needed to promote greater tolerance and diversity as it continues to struggle to overcome a tumultuous past with race relations. The admission in 1962 of its first black student, James Meredith, was met with fierce protests that left two dead and helped spark the U.S. civil rights movement.
Although people have referred to the university as "Ole Miss" for decades, some contend it originated as a term for plantation owners' wives and harkens back to slave days.
"Our unique history regarding race provides not only a larger responsibility for providing leadership on race issues, but also a large opportunity - one we should, and will, embrace," Chancellor Dan Jones wrote in report issued last week.
Opponents of the plan say it serves only to placate a small number of people at the expense of the state's history. They claim that those wishing to whitewash the past misunderstand what really happened.
Debbie Sidle, whose two sons attended the school, is helping organize a protest march expected to draw dozens of supporters on Saturday in Oxford, home to the 170-year-old university's main campus.
She said the Civil War was more about states' rights than slavery and that the Confederate flag represents her Southern ancestors, not racism.
"How can you take a Confederate school built by Confederates in a Confederate state and say you're not Confederate?" Sidle said. "It's like my dog trying to dress up my cat."
The University of Mississippi previously banned Confederate flags from its athletic events and replaced its iconic Colonel Reb mascot with a black bear.
It also erected a statue of Meredith, which in February was vandalized by students who placed a noose around its neck, behavior for which they were disciplined.
A spokesman for the university said the chancellor does not intend to distance the school from its heritage in the push to become a more welcoming place for the 24 percent of minority students at the Oxford campus, up from 16 percent a decade ago.
"He feels there is a place for it along with a commitment to diversity and inclusion," said spokesman Danny Blanton. "We will always be the Ole Miss Rebels, and our alumni and friends needed to be assured of that."
Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Gunna Dickson


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Archive for Animation
Long ago in the mountains, a fighting master known as Gohan discovered a strange boy whom he named Goku. Gohan raised him and trained Goku in martial arts until he died. The young and very strong boy was on his own, but easily managed. Then one day, Goku met a teenage girl named Bulma, whose search for the dragon balls brought her to Goku's home. Together, they set off to find all seven dragon balls in an adventure.
Animation | Comedy | Action & Adventure | Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of "special" training, though, he's become so strong that he's practically invincible. In fact, he's too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch, and it turns out that being devastatingly powerful is actually kind of a bore. With his passion for being a hero lost along with his hair, yet still faced with new enemies every day, how much longer can he keep it going?
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? 2015
Bell Cranell is a rookie adventurer and the sole member of his dirt-poor guild founded by the petite goddess Hestia. Adventurers come from far and wide looking to strike it big in the massive labyrinth known as Dungeon, located beneath the city of Orario. Bell is more interested in picking up girls than Dungeon-crawling, but his reality check comes sooner than expected. Saved from a brush with death by the beautiful, renowned adventurer Aiz Wallenstein, Bell falls head-over-heels and sets his sights on winning her heart, but she's not the only woman he's caught the attention of, for better of worse.
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 2019
It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a "demon slayer" so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.
Animation | Drama | Action & Adventure | Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Years ago, the fearsome pirate king Gol D. Roger was executed, leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new pirate king. Monkey D. Luffy, a boy who consumed one of the "Devil's Fruits", has it in his head that he'll follow in the footsteps of his idol, the pirate Shanks, and find the One Piece. It helps, of course, that his body has the properties of rubber and he's surrounded by a bevy of skilled fighters and thieves to help him along the way. Monkey D. Luffy brings a bunch of his crew followed by, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Tony-Tony Chopper, Nico Robin, Franky, and Brook. They will do anything to get the One Piece and become King of the Pirates!
Family Guy 1999
Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.
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The Simpsons 1989
Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.
Naruto Shippūden 2007
Naruto Shippuuden is the continuation of the original animated TV series Naruto.The story revolves around an older and slightly more matured Uzumaki Naruto and his quest to save his friend Uchiha Sasuke from the grips of the snake-like Shinobi, Orochimaru. After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work, though it will not be easy, as He has amassed a few (more dangerous) enemies, in the likes of the shinobi organization; Akatsuki.
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Hunter x Hunter 2011
Twelve-year-old Gon Freecss one day discovers that the father he had always been told was dead was alive and well. His Father, Ging, is a Hunter—a member of society's elite with a license to go anywhere or do almost anything. Gon, determined to follow in his father's footsteps, decides to take the Hunter Examination and eventually find his father to prove himself as a Hunter in his own right. But on the way, he learns that there is more to becoming a Hunter than previously thought, and the challenges that he must face are considered the toughest in the world.
Vinland Saga 2019
For a thousand years, the Vikings have made quite a name and reputation for themselves as the strongest families with a thirst for violence. Thorfinn, the son of one of the Vikings' greatest warriors, spends his boyhood in a battlefield enhancing his skills in his adventure to redeem his most-desired revenge after his father was murdered.
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Bleach 2004
For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from evil.
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Rick and Morty 2013
Rick is a mentally-unbalanced but scientifically-gifted old man who has recently reconnected with his family. He spends most of his time involving his young grandson Morty in dangerous, outlandish adventures throughout space and alternate universes. Compounded with Morty's already unstable family life, these events cause Morty much distress at home and school.
South Park 1997
Follows the misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."
The Seven Deadly Sins 2014
The "Seven Deadly Sins"—a group of evil knights who conspired to overthrow the kingdom of Britannia—were said to have been eradicated by the Holy Knights, although some claim that they still live. Ten years later, the Holy Knights have staged a Coup d'état and assassinated the king, becoming the new, tyrannical rulers of the kingdom. Elizabeth, the king's only daughter, sets out on a journey to find the "Seven Deadly Sins," and to enlist their help in taking back the kingdom.
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 2019
Seventeen-year-old Hajime Nagumo is your average, everyday otaku. However, his simple life of pulling all-nighters and sleeping in school is suddenly turned upside down when he, along with the rest of his class, is summoned to a fantasy world! They're treated like heroes and tasked with the duty of saving the human race from utter extinction. But what should have been any otaku's wet dream quickly turns into Hajime's nightmare. While the rest of his class are blessed with godlike powers, Hajime's job, Synergist, only has a single transmutation skill. Ridiculed and bullied by his classmates for being weak, he soon finds himself in despair. Will he be able to survive in this dangerous world of monsters and demons with only a glorified blacksmith's level of strength?
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma 2015
Yukihira Souma's dream is to become a full-time chef in his father's restaurant and surpass his father's culinary skill. But just as Yukihira graduates from middle schools his father, Yukihira Jouichirou, closes down the restaurant to cook in Europe. Although downtrodden, Souma's fighting spirit is rekindled by a challenge from Jouichirou which is to survive in an elite culinary school where only 10% of the students graduate. Can Souma survive?
Wise Man's Grandchild 2019
A young man who had surely died in an accident, was reborn in another world as a baby! After that, he was picked up by the patriot hero "Sage" Merlin Wolford and was given the name Shin. He was raised as a grandson by Merlin and soaked up Merlin's teachings, earning him some shocking powers; however, when he became 15, his grandfather Merlin said, "I forgot to teach him common sense!" An "abnormal" boy's unconventional other world fantasy life starts here!
Dragon Ball Z is a Japanese animated television series produced by Toei Animation. Dragon Ball Z is the sequel to the Dragon Ball anime and adapts the last 26 volumes of the original 42 volume Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama The series Debut in 1988-1995 on Weekly Shounen Jump. Dragon Ball Z depicts the continuing adventures of Goku and his companions to defend against an assortment of villains which seek to destroy or rule the Earth. The anime first aired in Japan from April 25, 1989, to January 31, 1996, and was dubbed in several territories around the world, including the United States, Europe, and in Latin America.


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Suhail Lari Pakistan
Lahore Resolution
The Pakistani-Canadian professor Khalid bin Sayeed, one of the first to author a book on Pakistan in English, notes in his book, "Pakistan: the Formative Phase", that Mr. ZH Lari was one of two who were daring enough to speak their minds before Mr. Jinnah in the All India Muslim League Council meetings.
For example, when the resolution was placed before the Subjects Committee on the evening of 22 March 1940, Mr. Lari pointed out to Jinnah that Lahore Resolution called for territorial readjustments and independent states in which the constituent units are autonomous and sovereign."
After meeting the Viceroy in Delhi, Mohammad Ali Jinnah who has been recently styled the Quaid-i-Azam, had left for Lahore by especial train decorated with green flags of the Muslim League and its emblem, engine garlanded and flags mounted. Quaid-i-Azam was accompanied by his sister and Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan, Secretary of All-India Muslim League. The train also brought hundreds of visitors and delegates from various places.
Quaid-i-Azam addressed a number of gatherings at stations enroute, emphasizing the need for discipline among Muslims. He referred to the Khaksar-police clash in Lahore and said: 'The unfortunate, tragic events of last three days, resulting in loss of life and injury, must not lead you to loose your balance.'
Quaid-i-Azam arrived at Lahore on the morning of Thursday 21st March 1940, where he was received at the platform by Premier of Punjab, Sir Sikander Hayat Khan, Minister of public Works Major Khizar Hyat Khan Tiwana, Minister of Education Mian Abdul Haye, Chairman reception Committee Nawab of Mamdot, Nawab Muzaffer Khan, Begum Shah Nawaz, Mir Maqbul Mahmud, Syed Amjad Ali, Raja Ghazanfar Ali, and a large number of the Punjab Muslim MLAs. Further a large crowd had obtained access to the platform in spite of police and National Guard. It was with difficulty that Jinnah reached the decorated car, which took him to Mamdot house where he stayed and had a talk with Punjab Prime Minister, Sir Sikander Hayat Khan.
Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the president elect of the 27th Annual Session of the All India Muslim League, first visited Mayo Hospital on Thursday 21st March 1940. He then went to unfurl the League flag outside the pandal in Minto Park on the afternoon of Thursday 21st March 1940, where he grieved over dead and injured and said that we must keep ourselves calm and cool. Ours is the only organization of the Muslims of India. We must, therefore, stand as one man with one voice under this flag, which you have honoured me to unfurl.
The Working Committee of the All India Muslim League, met at 10 a.m. in the League Pandal at the Minto Park, Lahore on Friday 22 March 1940. The open session of the All India Muslim League, commenced at the Minto Park Lahore at 2.45 pm on Friday 22 March 1940 with singing of Iqbal's 'Muslim hain hum vatan he sara Jahan hamara'. Several songs in praise of Jinnah including one by Mrs. Humayun Mirza. The two sons of Khan Syedullah Khan, the President of Frontier Muslim League were awarded five rupees each for their song. Hafiz Jullundri described Jinnah as smoke of the fire that was burning in India. Mian Bashir Ahmed's composition was read by another gentleman, which described Jinnah as embodiment of the will of nine crore of Muslims.
The chairman of Reception Committee, Sir Mohammed Shah Nawaz Khan of Mamdot delivered his address. When he thanked Premier for repairs of Badshahi Mosque, shouts of Sikander Hyat Murdabad was heard from the audience. A crowd demonstrated outside the pandal against the Punjab Ministers when they left in their cars.
Quaid-i-Azam delivered his Presidential address ex-tempore, 'We have had ample experience of the working of the provincial constitutions during the last two years and a half, and any repetition of such a government must lead to civil war … The problem of India was not of an inter-communal but manifestly of an international character … It was only a dream that Hindus and Muslims could ever evolve a common nationality. The History of the last 1,200 years had failed to achieve unity and had witnessed during those ages an India always divided into Hindu India and Muslim India. The present artificial unity of India dated back only to the British conquest and was maintained by the British bayonet … If the British Government are really in earnest and sincere to secure the peace and happiness of people of this continent, the only course open to us all is to allow major nations separate homelands by dividing India into autonomous national states. There is no reason why these states should disappear … They are not religions in the strict sense of the word but are in fact different and distinct social orders; it is a dream that the Hindus and Muslims can ever evolve a common nationality … Notwithstanding a thousand years of close contact, nationalities which are as divergent today as ever cannot at any time be expected to transform themselves into one nation merely by means of subjecting them to a democratic constitution and holding them together by the unnatural and artificial methods of British Parliamentary statutes. He criticized Congress caucus and Gandhi and said that the power of the League had been realized even by Viceroy who invited him side by side with Gandhi.
The subjects committee met on the night of Friday 22 March behind closed doors. The Press was excluded. Notices of as many as 123 non-official resolutions have been received which was discussed by the Subjects Committee. The main resolution was presented to the Subjects Committee by Jinnah late at night on Friday 22nd 1940 and deliberated until 2 am on Saturday 23 March 1940. The Quaid-i-Azam did not provide copies of the resolution to the members. It was read out by him late at night. ZH Lari moved that consideration of the resolution be adjourned till copies of it were provided to the members in order to enable the members to study the contents of the resolution. The Quaid-i-Azam did not agree. Mr. Lari therefore raised the point of order that the resolution could not be moved without first changing the preamble of the Muslim League, which states that the object of the Muslim League was to achieve full independence in the form of a federation, while the resolution sought to be moved was to create several autonomous and sovereign states. Hence the league preamble should be amended first and then the resolution could be taken. The Quaid-i-Azam once again ruled out his objection by saying that Lari was a clever lawyer but not a good statesman. The Quaid-i-Azam was trying to woo leaders of the Muslim majority provinces by offering them autonomous, sovereign and independent states of their own.
The Subjects committee again met at 10.30 am on Saturday 23 March in the Minto Park as hostile demonstrations were held. The crowd demanded that Khaksar issue be taken first and Sikander should be turned out of League. Quaid-i-Azam said that issue would be examined by Subject committee at the proper time.
On the morning of 23rd March the Muslim subjects of Indian States held a conference in the Muslim League pandal under All India States Muslim League. Sardar Aurangzeb leader of Opposition in NWFP presided in the absence of Raja of Mahmudabad. Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung bitterly complained that Muslim League had ignored three crores of Muslims residing in the Indian states. Abdul Samad Rajsthani moved the first resolution recommending that constitution drafted by him with the help of Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung be adopted. The resolution was seconded and adopted. Rashidi moved the second resolution recommending a committee to enquire into the economic and political conditions, which prevailed in Khairpur state. Nawab Bahadur Yar Jung seconded it. Last resolution demanded special reservation in services, weightage and separate electorate for Muslims in all states.
The second open session of the All India Muslim League, commenced at 3.30 p.m. on 23 March 1940. Quaid-i-Azam accompanied by Sir Shah Nawaz Nawab of Mamdot entered the Pandal in a small procession followed by National Guards. Punjab Premier and Muslim Ministers did not attend. The new Sind Ministers Sheikh Abdul Majid Sindhi and G.M. Syed were present. Mr. Fazlul Huq the Premier of Bengal received a great ovation when he entered the pandal headed by volunteers with drawn sword and had a hearty hand-shake with the Quaid-i-Azam. The General Secretary Liaquat Ali Khan presented the report of the work during the last term that organization of the league started in 1936 has been completed. He referred to atrocities committed upon the Muslims in the Congress governed provinces.
The Premier Fazlul Huq of Bengal, who moved the Lahore Resolution in the open session, referred to my father when he said, 'To those who proposed amendments in the Subjects Committee yesterday for providing a central government in the resolution, my reply is, we assumed power on behalf of Muslims and other people in Bengal in 1937. We have been given an opportunity by the Almighty to serve our people after a couple of centuries, and we are not going to barter away that power and opportunity to an imaginary and an unknown central authority. They were not going to tolerate Federation of any kind. They did not merely want the postponement of the federal scheme: what they wanted was that it should be abandoned altogether. Muslims constituted 80 millions scattered all over India. It might sound a big number, but as a matter of fact the Muslims were in a weak position numerically in almost every province of India. In the Punjab and Bengal they were in a majority, but not in an effective majority, and were in hopelessly in minority elsewhere. Mr. Fazl-ul-Huq referred to the presidential address of Maulana Azad at the All India Congress session and characterized it as un-Islamic the statement of the Maulana that the Muslims should not feel nervous; 80 millions was not a small number and they need not be afraid. He reminded Maulana Azad that even in the Punjab and Bengal the position of Muslims was not safe. They had to seek the help of other interests and minorities to form coalition governments which were the weakest form of governments known to constitutionalists. As regards other provinces, they were in a very weak position and at the mercy of majority. Until a satisfactory solution was found of this unequal distribution of the Muslim population it was useless to talk of constitutional advance or of safeguards. Unless the defects are removed, all safeguards were illusory.
Seconding the resolution, Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman said that they should consider the circumstances which had forced the Muslims to demand separation. The working of provincial autonomy in the Congress provinces finally decided the question. The Muslims had now realized that their existence was in danger. Maulana Azad said that Muslims should not demand separation because they were strong enough to defend themselves. If the issue between the Hindus and Muslims was to be decided by means of the sword, the Muslims had no fear. They did not need nine crores to settle it. As it was, the issue depended on votes.
Maulana Zafar Ali Khan supporting the resolution reiterated his own proposal of a constituent assembly, consisting of 650 representatives – 300 Muslims, 300 Hindus and 50 minorities – for deciding a constitution for India. The Congress and Sabha leaders should nominate 300 representative and let Jinnah nominate the same number on behalf of Muslims. These men should sit to evolve a constitution which would be acceptable to everyone.
Sardar Aurangzeb Khan (MLA NWFP) congratulated Muslims living in Hindu provinces for lending their support to the resolution which sought freedom for six crore Muslims. He assured the Muslims in the minority provinces that they would lay down their lives to safeguard them.
A women climbed on the stage but was led away by volunteers.
Sir Abdullah Haroon said that it was the duty of the Muslims to pass it without any hitch, as in 1938; the Muslim League had passed a resolution for establishing 'Independent States' in the northwestern and the eastern zones'. He warned the Hindus that if Muslims in Hindu provinces were not justly treated, the Hindus in the Muslim Provinces would be treated in the same way in which Herr Hitler treated the Sudetans. The co-religionists in the Muslim minority provinces were assured that they would not forget them, and would be prepared to render them every kind of help in their power.
The session was adjourned till 10 am on Sunday in slogans and counter slogans of Sikander Hyat murdabad and zindabad.
The resolution relating to the Khaksars was discussed in the Subjects Committee from 9 pm on Saturday till 2 a.m. on Sunday when the final draft was approved.
The morning session on Sunday opened at 11.30 a.m. with Nawab of Mamdot in the chair. Jinnah arrived in the pandal half an hour late with his sister. Nawab Ismail Khan of Bihar was the first speaker. He was thankful for the assurance of help that had been extended to Muslim minorities in seven provinces of India by the majority provinces. Haji Mohammad Isa of Baluchistan was thankful to Muslim of minority provinces for the historic resolution and assured them that they would not forget them in case they were in any trouble. The treatment that was meted out to them by the Hindu majority would be reciprocated in Muslim majority provinces to the Hindu minority. Mr. Abdul Hamid of Madras said that the working of provincial autonomy had shown that what was supposed to be freedom of India was really the freedom of the Hindus. The Congress had designs to keep the Muslims under perpetual bondage. Mr. Ismail Chundrigar of Bombay said that the purpose of the resolution was to scrap federation and autonomy and present a new basis for the constitutional dispensation. Syed Abdul Raoof of CP referred to Congress atrocities on Muslims in two and half years of their rule. Dr. Mohd Alam from Punjab who recently left the Congress and joined the Muslim League said the Congress did not want freedom for the country at all. What they wanted was Hindu Raj. The session was adjourned till the evening.
On 24 March 1940, Khan Bahadur Syed Muratib Ali gave lunch at his residence on Davis Road. Premier entertained Jinnah at a garden party for 300 at his residence, attended by the Governor and many ladies.
In the evening Premier Fazlul Huq of Bengal, presided over the All India railway Muslim Employees Association in the Muslim League pandal in the Minto Park. First resolution to secure within a reasonable period, adequate representation of Muslims of all categories and Departments of public service.
The open session of the All India Muslim League, resumed the last sitting at 8.30 pm. on Sunday 24 March 1940, with shouts of Khaksar zindabad and Sikander ko league se nikalo. Discussion was resumed by Syed Zakir Ali of Agra. Begum Mohd Ali addressed the gathering sitting on the chair.
A resolution was passed by the session relating to Palestenian question. It was moved by M R Siddiqui and supported by Sir Raza Ali.
After Maulana Abdul Hamid of UP had spoken, Quaid-i-Azam rose to move the resolution that this session of AIML places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the unfortunate and tragic occurrence on the 19th March 1940 owing to a clash between the Khaksar and the police, resulting in the loss of large number of lives and injuries to many more, and sincerely sympathises with those who have suffered and with their families. It required appointing an independent and impartial committee of inquiry and urges upon the various governments that the order declaring the Khaksar organization unlawful should be removed as soon as possible.
After the resolution regarding Khaksars had been passed, the election of office bearers took place. Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan was re-elected honorary Secretary and the Raja of Mahmudabad honorary Treasurer.
Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan proposed amendment in the League constitution giving more power to the Working Committee.
Bahadur Yar Jung addressed the session for an hour about Islam.
Quaid-i-Azam in his concluding remark said that Lahore session had really proved to be a landmark in history of India because they have defined their goal.
The Lahore session of the All India Muslim League ended on Sunday 24 March 1940 at 11.30 p.m. after four sitting spread over three days.
On 25 March 1940, Quaid-i-Azam told journalists, I firmly believe that the idea of one united India is a dream and given goodwill and a friendly understanding Muslims and Hindus can live as most friendly neighbours free from clashes and frictions in their respective spheres peacefully and develop the governments of their states to their own satisfaction respectively. I know that Muslims will not shirk from any sacrifice, as we have made up of our minds for the realization of our goal that we have set in front of us.
Sir Sikandar Hayat, the Premier of Punjab, in a speech on 11 March 1941 said, 'And let us above all show to the rest of India, that we in Punjab stand united and will not brook any interference from whatever quarter it may be attempted. Then and then only we will be able to tell meddling busybodies from outside, "hands off the Punjab. If you want real freedom for the Punjab. then that Punjab will not be Pakistan, but just Punjab, the land of five rivers. Punjab is Punjab and will always remain Punjab whatever anybody may say.".
In the Sindh Assembly in 1942, GM Syed raised the demand for a separate sovereign state of Sindh, which would not be part of a federation that included Punjab. The resolution moved in the Sindh Legislative Assembly by GM Syed on 3 March 1943, which is considered by some as the first Pakistan resolution to be passed by an Indian Legislature, stated, 'Whereas the Muslims of India are a separate nation ... they are justly entitled to the right as a single, separate nation, to have independent national states of their own, carved out in the zones where they are in majority in the sub-continent of India'.
Pir Ali Muhammad Rashdi wrote that Sindh and Punjab had equal political status as provinces of the British Raj, and Sindh had its own government with Sindhi ministers, yet Punjabis had monopolized all the government jobs reserved for Sindhi Muslims, and ran the administration and police. They feared a time when Sindh would be part of Pakistan with Punjabis in power in the centre.
It is obvious from these quotes that Jinnah made the right political move to woo the leaders of the Muslim majority provinces of Bengal, Punjab and Sindh because they had joined the Muslim League in order to obtain autonomy, sovereignty and independence for their provinces.
This was confirmed by the founder of Pakistan, the Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 24 April 1943, when he said, 'I think you will bear me out that when we passed the Lahore Resolution, we had not used the word 'Pakistan'. Who gave us this word? (Cries 'Hindus'). Let me tell you it is their fault. They started damning the resolution on the ground that it was Pakistan. They are really ignorant of the Muslim movement. They fathered this word upon us. Give the dog a bad name and then hang him. They shouted 'Pan-Islamism'. When this was exploded, then came the 'Pakistan' alliance with other countries - Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Turkey and they will grind down Hindu India. That is the deep game they are playing. You know perfectly well that 'Pakistan' is a word, which was really foisted upon us and fathered on us by some sections of the Hindu Press and also by the British Press' (Zaidi, Vol vi, 67).
The map of India that the Quaid-i-Azam had in mind consisted of a large Indian land mass belonging to 565 princely states which comprised 45.3% of the surface of India, inhabitted by 103 million people as compared to 110 million in Muslim majority provinces and 226 million in Hindu majority provinces in 1947. Each of these states had its own separate treaty with the British Crown. And under the Government of India Act of 2 August 1935 section VI, they could only become part of the Federation of India if they voluntary executed an Instrument of Accession and the same was accepted by His Majesty the King. If they could all be independent and in a position to create their own separate groupings after independence, India would be divided into three or more independent units and would not be in a position to dominate the Muslim group of states following the departure of the British. The Quaid-i-Azam was so taken by the idea that when he went to Madras the following year, he invited the people of South India to create a Dravidian grouping. At the 28th session of the All-India Muslim League at Madras on 14 April 1941, he said, 'This land is really Dravidistan ... I have every sympathy and shall do all to help, and you can establish Dravidistan where the seven per cent Muslim population will stretch its hand of friendship and live with you on lines of security, justice and fair play.' This had the support of Conservative Prime Minister Winston Churchill who was in favour of many partitions of India, in order to create 'Pakistan, Hindustan, Princestan, etc.'
The Congress accused the Muslim League of working against India's freedom. The Quaid-i-Azam replied that freedom under Hindu hegemony would be a farce. The Congress cried that the Muslim League had become an ally of British Imperialism, and the Quaid-i-Azam retorted that the Muslim League 'would be the ally of the devil if need be in the interest of Muslims'. He said that the reason is not 'because we are in love with imperialism; but in politics one has to play one's game as on a chessboard' (Zaidi, Vol v, 96). Politics on the chessboard of Indian politics dictated that the Quaid-i-Azam strengthen his hand by forging alliances with leaders of Muslim majority provinces.
The Lahore Resolution was a device designed to win the support of leaders of Muslim majority provinces and provide the Quaid-i-Azam with a strong negotiating position vis-a-vis the Congress and the British.
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Sown with Strength: What to look for in a (SUPER) Man.
What to look for in a (SUPER) Man.
I was slumped over in the bathroom. Unable to even breath a word from the nausea and fatigue. I knew exactly what was needed; yet, I was helpless.
Wavering between coherence and incoherence, I vaguely heard him shuffling. My superman. He knew. Deep within, I knew he knew. He was cleaning the bathtub for me. As he finished, he began to move again.
Kettle after kettle. Heated, poured out, re-filled, heated again. Kettle after kettle until the now-clean bathtub was filled with warm water. He knew.
Marriage does that. It brings a way of knowing.
He knew the only way to ease my illness was through the comfort of a warm bath.
He knew our hot water had run out and found a way to still meet my need.
He knew I couldn't make it without his help, so he began to serve.
After the final kettle of water was poured, he whispered my name softly. Helping me from the bathroom to the bathtub. As I found relief in the warmth, he moved again. Through the incoherence, I smiled with relief.
He knew I had been emptying the contents of my stomach into the toilet, and so he began to clean. He wasn't repelled by the smell, he was moved to compassion by his love.
He didn't run from my need, he embraced his ability to help.
Without speaking, he had finished what he was doing and began to move.
He sacrificed, and he served.
His servant heart, his sacrificial love, and his generous spirit.
THIS is a man you want to find and marry the heck out of!!
because life will come; it will be hard, it will be messy, and it will be painful.
Marry a man who demonstrates through his heart + character that when life crumbles, he will step up to the plate. His hands will be praying and his knees will be worn-in.
So to me, the girl 3-5 years ago, well done. You looked deep, and you found deep. You may not have cognitively known what you were looking for, but somehow deep in your soul, you knew.
You looked for the intangibles, and stopped focusing on what's EASIEST to see with the eye- you searched the heart; you went deep.
Does he pray for you when you're discouraged or sad?
Does he jump in to help when you're tossing those cookies?
Does he seek God and the counsel of the wise to make life decisions?
Does he live with integrity and seek honesty?
Does he call YOU to a high stander?
Is he unafraid to challenge you when you're wrong or in sin?
Does he still think you're the prettiest thing to walk the planet without make-up, fresh highlights, cleaned-up eyebrows and a toned tummy?
Does he allow godly, wise men speak into his life and call him out?
Does he ACT on his desire to honor your purity?
Does he forsake himself that he might love you like Christ loves the church?
Does he have a teachable spirit?
Each of these tiny questions reveal DEPTH; they show what's beyond the politeness, they reveal a heart that can't be made or broken within a few months.
No; each one shows a heart molded by the hands of God weathered through the ups and downs of life's seasons. One who will continue to remain when the pressure cooker switches on in the trenches life brings to the doorsteps of marriage.
... still call you beautiful on your wrinkly 95th birthday.
... call your focus back to the ultimate Provider when your finances are rocked.
... hold your hair when you throw up, and make you soup when you're ill.
... still spank your booty even after having his fourth kid.
... honor his his covenant to you at the first sign of temptation.
... make you laugh, then hold your hand to pray when you lose your job.
... let you cry every last tear into his dry t-shirt when one of your parent's passes.
... help you instruct your children through the terrible twos.
... comfort you when those same beloved children move out for the very first time.
He knows life is hard.
He understands it gets messy.
He agrees it is painful.
He realizes it can be inconvenient.
He finds it is unkind.
He knows. Yet, he will STAY. He will pick you up with compassion and be moved to love, serve, and protect you. Because his love, his life is built on more than the tangibles. It's rooted deep into Christ, flowing with the gracious + purified blood of a Savior.
Then, and only then, will YOU beat the statistics.
Find a spouse who knows.
One who sees your needs before their spoken.
One who isn't repelled by your worst days, but rather, moved to action.
One with depth, and a love for Jesus.
Today, mine demonstrated to me through his actions how deeply blessed I am to be served + loved by him.
He met me when it was yucky.
He served me when it was inconvenient.
He saw, he knew; and he acted.
Like Jesus does in our lives, Superman came in the midst of it all, got dirty and HELPED.
A man worth keeping + loving to my dying breath.
Because marriage is meant to be the living example of Christ's love for the church and to refine us into clearer examples of God's love.
I pray you wait and not settle. Find a man of God who will love + serve to the glory of God.
Any other option is not worth taking.
CHOOSE WISELY. WAIT on God.
These words are an awesome reminder to me!! Thanks for your encouragement from afar!


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It was a very effective performance, like that v Derby...almost a training session. Cardiff will not catch us.
However, am I alone in feeling a tad "flat"? I've spent so much mental energy willing us to achieve the goal and now that it's happened I can't work up much enthusiasm about it. I guess it's a bit like being on poppers (not that I ever have) so I'm told. After the highs come the lows.
I think it's the nature of a season in which a team clearly leads the division for months on end. The only way to create a "thrilling" end to the season would have been for that team to blow its lead but just about cling on in the final game.
If you look back over the table since the end of November, the closest that 3rd place ever got to us was 7 points.
Meh. Never had a chance after the sending off. Did ok in the first half though.
We coasted for you. You didn't take advantage.
Played in first gear all day long. It just demonstrates the quality at this level we have that we can ease to wins even at that minimal level of intensity - doesn't bode too well for Blues though.
I was somewhat surprised both featured, but the team was probably picked before Fulham's slip-up. Then again, Ndiaye is also waiting for the WC, so we don't have many other options if players are to be rested.
N'Daiye might actually want the game time to get him match sharp tbh.
I would like to see us cut loose, really press on rather than just manage the game. Felt we had the opportunity to put them to the sword but didn't.


The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), while optimistic about the efforts to reintegrate individuals who may be mentally ill, is concerned that the intended move may exacerbate lethal confrontations with the police.
It is accepted that care at the community level is preferred, but this initiative must have the needed resources, such as sustainable development of community health services, adequately trained mental health professionals to assist police operations, and the deployment of less lethal weapons when members of the security forces are dealing with mentally ill people.
The aim of the reintegration should be to prevent, to the greatest extent possible, a migration from an institution like Bellevue into the criminal justice system or, worse, being killed or injured.
INDECOM's concern arises from the issue of police personnel using guns in confrontations with mentally ill persons. In the last year (September 2017 – 2018), 15 individuals suffering from mental illnesses were shot and either killed or injured by the police.
The social support system must be strengthened to enhance the reintegration strategy, which extends far beyond familial and community health care. It must determine how these individuals will be monitored; the preventative measures for relapse; and who within the family, community or security forces has been sufficiently (not basic) trained in de-escalation tactics against an aggressive mentally ill person, who may or may not be threatening another's right to life.
Members of the security forces frequently come in contact with mentally ill people and must be provided with the essential resources to contain any situational conflict that may arise. Currently, the police lack sufficient or appropriate less lethal devices for the restraint of mentally ill people. A taser, for example, is one such suitable alternative.
Release of mentally ill persons must be a coordinated effort which will allow for restraint from a distance and includes the minimisation of the risk of injury or death. A clear policy for the use of non-lethal measures would however need to be implemented.
The commission, in its 2012 annual report, titled 'Safeguarding the Right to Life', wrote extensively on the issue of deinstitutionalisation of the mentally ill, best practices to adopt when dealing with the mentally ill, as well as made recommendations both to the Government and commissioner of police. The commission's third quarterly report in 2017 also addressed police tactics in dealing with mentally disturbed persons.
The recommendations to the police force was that a programme be developed "to train, refresh and monitor the memberships' appreciation of the operational policy regarding dealing with persons who are mentally ill. This could include the development of aide memoire booklet, simulation drills, and continuous liaison with mental health professionals in the division".
The recommendations to Parliament, ministers of health and security were for the implementation of "at least two medical response teams for each region consisting of police officers with specialised training in dealing with the mentally ill and with psychiatric aides... These teams should be on call on a 24-hour basis". It was further suggested that ongoing refresher courses for the security forces be provided on how to deal with mentally ill people.
Now more than ever, with the pending discharge of 400 patients, it is critical that a strategic approach is utilised to safeguard their right to life.


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Project Name : Kahone Solar PV Plant
Project owner : Energy Resources Senegal
In July 2012, President Macky Sall implemented the guidelines of Senegal's new energy policy based on the diversification of their energy mix and the use of renewable energy.
The country is taking full advantage of its excellent solar potential with an annual irradiation of 2,000 kwh per m² with the construction of numerous Solar PV plants.
Kahone is the fourth grid-connected solar PV project in the country and is operational since 2018. Located in the Kaolack region, state-of-the-art solar panels are installed on a 40 hectares land, providing 150,000 households with green electricity (a 25 years agreement has been signed with Senelec to sell them the electricity generated from the plant).
Kahone confirms the dynamic of diversification of the Senegalese energy mix, which until then had remained largely dependent on fossil fuels.
Established in 2013, Energy Resources Sénégal (ERS) is a Senegalese company which develops, builds and operates renewable energy project in the country. In 2020 they started the construction of a new solar PV plant (30MW) in Niakhar. They aim to set up 500 MW of green energy capacity by 2025.
Senelec (national electricity company) buys the kWh of thermal power plants 40% more than the kWh of photovoltaic plants.
The project helps to reduce the electricity bill of Senegalese households.
ERS used the local workforce to build the plan
The project hired more than 100 local people for the construction phase and relies on 15 permanent technicians to ensure operation and maintenance.
Around 70% of Senegal's energy production comes from fossil fuels.
The project helps to reduce the gap between fossil fuels and renewable energy.
The plant was build through advanced technology transfer from industrialized countries.
This project will strengthen the attractiveness of Senegal in the photovoltaic sector and contribute to the installation of a new source of employment.
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Are you worried about the effects of separation, divorce and parenting from two homes on your children? Do you want help managing these changes to ensure that your children do not get caught in the middle of parental conflict? This program can help. You will learn to understand your feelings, your children's needs and develop a business-like relationship with the other parent. You will not be asked to talk about your individual situation because the program is intended to provide general information. Registration is required.


accumulate at least 17 hours of writing/promotion time. It's a big jump but I can do it.
I spent 10:28 with Blueberry. It's a hair away from being halfway done.
I have been sending at least one review request a day, and also researching new places to request reviews.
My work total for the week: 18:46! 15:41 on writing and the rest promotion. I'm very pleased.
What am I aiming for this week?
Dinosaur again... fill in those holes! I want to spend 1:15 a day on it.
I won't commit to finishing Blueberry this week but it'd be nice! But I WILL commit to 2 hours a day.
3 hours of promotion-related tasks. I have a contest coming up (watch for it!) and need to write the details out, and will also send more review requests.
By meeting the other goals, I will spend 16:15 on writing and 3 hours on promotion, so I'm aiming for 19:15 of work time. Not too big a jump from last week, I hope!
I did NOT finish the dog fur yarn set. Ack. But I plan to this week!
give at least one stranger a compliment.
I'm excited about how much I got done last week without completely exhausting myself, and I think this week will be even better!
Very Nice Blog ! I Like This Very Much.
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Jul 29 08:25:27 server amavis: (!!)TROUBLE in pre_loop_hook: db_init: BDB no dbN: __fop_file_setup: Retry limit (100) exceeded, file already existing. at (eval 103) line 327.
Jul 29 08:25:27 server amavis: (!)_DIE: Suicide () TROUBLE in pre_loop_hook: db_init: BDB no dbN: __fop_file_setup: Retry limit (100) exceeded, file already existing. at (eval 103) line 327.
Amavisd-new can be restarted but it crashes again as soon as it processes mail. The only way to make it run a little bit longer is to manually delete all files in /var/amavis/db, although the log says that the daemon is doing that itself - which it obviously doesn't (permissions are ok). Unfortunately this happens even after going back to 2.7.2 so I guess some other package being updated causes the problem.
Any ideas on this? Thanks in advance.
Please keep me updated on this topic - thank you!
Sorry, I forgot this thread. After rebuilding the package dependencies the new version is working just fine. I assume there was a problem with a Perl database package.
After rebuilding the package dependencies the new version is working just fine. I assume there was a problem with a Perl database package.


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Paracobitis malapterura is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van de bermpjes (Nemacheilidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1846 door Valenciennes.

Iran

In de bovenloop van veel Iraanse rivieren die in de Kaspische Zee uitmonden is de vis een talrijke verschijning. Daarnaast wordt hij in de Tigris, de Karoen, de Zarrin-Gol en de Kor aangetroffen. Bij een wetenschappelijk onderzoek werden van november 2006 tot oktober 2007 in de Zarrin-Gol rivier in Iran 370 exemplaren van de Paracobitis malapterura gevangen. Bij de vissen die gevangen werden, waren de oudste vrouwtjes 4+ jaar en de oudste mannetjes 3+ jaar. De lengte van de vissen varieerde van 30 tot 130 mm en het gewicht van 0,68 tot 30,55 gram. Tegenover elk mannetje werden 127 vrouwtjes aangetroffen. In de Zarrin-Gol is de dominante grootteklasse voor mannetjes 56-60 mm en voor vrouwtjes 70-75 mm in lengte.

Paracobitis malapterura wordt gebruikt als indicatorsoort voor de waterkwaliteit in de Kaspische Hooglanden, de Turanvlakte en het Kura-Zuid-Kaspische afwateringsgebied van Iran als onderdeel van een multimetrisch stelsel gebaseerd op 22 soorten vis. De vis is intolerant tegenover verzuring, eutrofiëring, organische vertroebeling en vervuiling door organische en toxische stoffen. De soort is limnofiel, reofiel en insectivoor.

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Our popular mid-size trowel for the professional finisher. Reliability and performance are trademarks of this industry proven trowel.
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The City of Quincy is having a day-long event to celebrate the opening of their new Common in the city center. There will be various activities throughout the day. Governor will be in attendance, but FRRACS will be there to celebrate with the City of Quincy as they have been very supportive of our fight against the compressor station. We will refrain from calling attention to Gov. Baker at this specific event. If you have questions, please reach out.


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DUNDALK, Md. – Police say a Maryland man shot and injured his 25-year-old daughter before killing his wife and turning the gun on himself in his home.
Shawn Vinson of the Baltimore County Police Department says the incident began about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, as Shannon Nicklas and others socialized at the house. Vinson says she heard noise and went upstairs, and her father shot her. She made her way downstairs, and the group left and called 911.
Vinson says officers and a tactical unit arrived. They entered the house and found 51-year-old James Burnham, dead from what appeared to be self-inflicted gunshot wounds, and his wife, 47-year-old Terri Ann Burnham, also dead from gunshot wounds.
A man who had been asleep in the basement was unharmed.
Vinson says Nicklas is expected to survive.
He says a "domestic situation" had been ongoing between the Burnhams.


You wouldn't believe that this 5-pound camping tent can actually house 3 grownups and still have some space left inside its room interior for the other camping gear and stuff of all three. It is perhaps for this reason that Vasquez Peak decided to put the '3' in its brand. The Vasquez Peak 3 features an interconnected pole styling complete with a crossover brow pole which gives the VP3 the roomy interior every camper is talking about. The same design allows the VP3 to have a steeper 2-door panel.
The Vasquez Peak 3 comes with an ingenious perimeter body panel that helps prevent water from the surroundings from gaining entry into the sleeping quarters. A silicon treatment is added onto the panels to further protect against harsh rains. It also comes with its very own bathtub floor construction which further improves its all-weather performance and already-formidable durability. The mesh wall panels plus fly ventilation windows help make sure you don't suffocate while staying inside. There are also storage pockets on the wall panels to help secure some of your most frequently used camping stuff.
Every camper deserves the best tent for their temporary home in the wild. That's what the VP3 is for.


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Funds Quarterly
Our Latest Barron's/Lipper Fund Quarterly
Beverly Goodman
Jan. 8, 2021 9:16 pm ET
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Unlike so many Americans, I have been in a Walmart only once: I was in Arizona, picking up supplies for an overnight hike in the Grand Canyon. I grew up in New York, where labor unions, community-development advocates, and their allies exerted enough influence that the world's largest retailer didn't have a physical presence in New York City until 2018—and that foray was just a warehouse in the Bronx.
Activists and city leaders easily turned Walmart's attempts to enter New York into a referendum on the retailer's labor practices, while community activists worked to preserve the character of New York's vibrant neighborhoods. Environmentalists, meanwhile, decried the company's carbon footprint, problems with the factories and other suppliers it did business with, and more.
So, when my longtime colleague and good friend Sarah Max first approached me with her idea for this issue's cover story, I was skeptical, but intrigued. Walmart, Sarah said, was quietly becoming a much better corporate citizen. Over the past two years, Walmart's policies and action—including its response to the Covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis—have prompted several sustainable investors to not only remove Walmart from their "no fly" lists, but actually start investing in the retailer.
Is Walmart the poster child for the best environmental, social, and governance behavior? Not yet. But Sarah's story explains how it's getting there—and what some top sustainable investors like about the stock.
The need for diversification is one of the few universally held investing tenets, and for good reason: Diversification mitigates several types of risk. But broad index funds, so often touted as diversified, really aren't—certainly not as much as they used to be.
In September, for instance, five stocks—Apple, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Facebook, and Alphabet—made up almost 25% of the S&P 500 index. So, if you had $100 in an S&P 500 fund, $25 was in those five stocks, and the rest of your money was spread out over the other 495. That's not diversified.
Evie Liu, who never encountered a pile of data she didn't dive right into, unpacks what a highly concentrated market means for index investors, why that concentration may be starting to reverse, and what to do about it.
Diversification helped target-date funds do what they were supposed to do in a volatile 2020. Stocks fell 34% in 23 days from late February into March as the pandemic took hold and the economy quickly weakened. Remarkably, they rebounded as sharply as they fell.
Investors in 2020 target-date funds, who presumably planned on retiring last year or soon after, had a surprisingly easy time. Debbie Carlson takes a deeper dive into what these 2020 funds did right, and how funds from different companies differ. Lewis Braham, meanwhile, takes a look at how target-date funds will probably look very different in the future: Besides stocks and bonds, many will own annuities and private equity.
Let me know what you think of this package; I'd love to hear from you. I hope we all have a peaceful year. Be safe, healthy, and kind, everyone.
Write to Beverly Goodman at beverly.goodman@barrons.com
Unlike so many Americans, I have been in a Walmart only once: I was in Arizona, picking up supplies for an overnight hike in the Grand Canyon.


When you are buying jewelry online, you have to be extra careful because the items and the amount of money you will be spent are not cheap. There are several things you have to consider including the online store. One of trusted online store for buying jewelry is My Jewelry Box. Here are several things you have to be considered from buying jewelry online.
Good jewelry online store is the one who give a wide range of jewelry choice which covering variety needs, tastes, and budgets. My Jewelry Box is one of thousand stores which offers these options though right now you cannot see what kind of jewelry they are offered because their website is currently under maintenance.
When you go online, you can check how their customer services respond to you, do they offer you discount sales, voucher coupon or maybe special features like free wrapping or free shipping and so on. However, the most important you have to check is whether they have gem's certificates or not. If they cannot provide this certification, it is better if you go to another online store because this certificate will give you a warranty that those gems you bought are authentic.
Before you decide to buy certain jewelry, do not forget how their shipping and return policy. Good jewelry online store will provide insured shipping and the flexibility of shipping times. Good stores also provide returning options minimum 30 days for their customer if the jewelry they bought doesn't have the same appearance like in the picture.
For online transaction, the available customer service is crucial too. Because it means you can rely on them when you have questions about the jewelry you bought from them. You might like to shop jewelry online at My Jewelry Box because they got all the requirements above.
How do you take care of your gold watches?


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Q: how to change/clean this particular row value[datatype string] in my R dataframe I have a sample dataframe where row 1 and row 2 for all columns[except 1st] contains data like below:

How can I simply keep figures like
option 1: only numbers within 84.92 crore (US$13 million)[5]" so result is "13"
option 2: only numbers and units within 84.92 crore (US$13 million)[5]" so result is "13 million"
at first i tried to find starting position so that i can apply substr later but it's giving error:
>grep("US$",df[1,1],fixed=TRUE))
integer(0)

is there any way to dump the data in sqlite or use sqldf package etc to do this clean-up...something ? this string by string clean-up is not looking good to me.

A: gsub('.*US\\$(.*)\\).*', '\\1', x)
[1] "13 million"  "11 million"  "1.6 million"
[4] "5.6 million

gsub('.*US\\$(.*) .*', '\\1', x)
[1] "13"  "11"  "1.6" "5.6"

Data
x <- c("<U+20B9>84.92 crore (US$13 million)[5]", "<U+20B9>680 million (US$11 million)",
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Gold Class Cinemas replaces vats of popcorn and sticky floors with ginger calamari, personal service and a price tag to match.
As they relaxed in the dimly lighted lounge, awaiting the sold-out screening of "Invictus," Stephen Galloway and his wife, Tina, were perusing the menu between sips of champagne. A waiter had just brought a chilled $49 bottle of Schramsberg sparkling wine and was ready for their order.
Tina was contemplating the $14 plate of fried calamari with ginger and lemon, while Stephen had a hankering for the $19 New York strip steak sandwich.
The Galloways are hardly high rollers -- he's a property manager and she's a social worker. Still, the Pasadena couple were more than willing to fork over $29 each for a movie ticket, on top of the bill for champagne and finger food.
"We've never experienced anything like this," Tina said of the Pasadena movie house, which opened this month.
Forget Milk Duds and popcorn. Welcome to the movie theater industry's equivalent of the first-class tourist cabin: the luxury theater.
Betting that moviegoers will pay triple the average price of a U.S. movie ticket to be pampered like Hollywood moguls may seem odd at a time when the bargain mentality is gripping consumers.
But Australian theater operator Village Roadshow Ltd. believes it can rattle the U.S. industry by introducing its upscale Gold Class Cinemas, which have been a big hit Down Under.
"Our secret agenda in America is: Not only are we going to make money, we'll make a lot of money. . . . This will shake up those exhibitors, and there are a lot of them, that have poor offerings," said Graham Burke, chief executive of Village Roadshow. "You go into some of these places and there's gum on the floors. Gold Class is the opposite. [Customers] get treated like royalty, like a king."
The Pasadena theater is the fourth U.S. outpost for Gold Class. The chain expanded into the U.S. last year, opening two theaters in affluent suburbs of Chicago and one in Redmond, Wash., the home of Microsoft Corp. Through a $200-million joint venture with Norman Lear's Act III Communications and other partners, Village Roadshow plans to open as many as 30 luxury theaters nationwide over the next five years. Future locations include Austin, Texas, and Scottsdale, Ariz., and possibly Santa Monica and Costa Mesa.
Although movie theaters have done a brisk business this year, some industry analysts wonder whether people will be willing to pay the premium ticket price on top of a pricey food and beverage tab, given the cutback in consumer spending.
"With the current state of the economy, that's a long row to hoe," said Bruce Austin, a communications professor at Rochester Institute of Technology who has conducted research on movie audiences."That seems like a lot of money to ask for a very narrow slice of the top end of the market."
But Gold Class executives are confident that even in a down economy, customers will pay up for silver-platter service.
Initial signs are encouraging, they say, noting that the newly opened Pasadena theater sold out eight of its first 11 nights.
"People like going to restaurants like Spago, Osteria Mozza and Nobu," Burke said. "They're the people who go to Gold Class. They're the same people who will buy a Mercedes-Benz and will fly first class because they get benefit and quality."
Recession notwithstanding, Gold Class is tapping into the growing luxury cinema niche, as theater operators look for new ways to draw upmarket homebound moviegoers -- or less-affluent customers looking to splurge on a special night out -- and capture some of the lucrative business that goes to restaurants and bars.
"There's a whole range of food services and premium services being tried out," said Patrick Corcoran, director of media and research for the National Assn. of Theatre Owners. "Some of this is about getting back the adult moviegoers. These are people who are generally better off than other segments of the population and they are used to getting catered to."
Some small theater operators, such as Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas, offer in-theater food and beverage services, as do some of the industry's largest theater companies. Kansas City, Mo.-based AMC Entertainment Inc., for example, has been testing casual and more upscale food and beverage services at theaters in Kansas City and Atlanta and plans to expand the offerings to as many as a dozen theaters in the next year. At AMC's Cinema Suites, moviegoers can dine and order alcoholic drinks in plush, reclining seats with lots of legroom.
"The demand for in-theater dining is there," AMC spokesman Justin Scott said.
Locally, Gold Class has some competition. The Arclight cinemas in Hollywood and Sherman Oaks, the Bridge Cinema de Lux near Los Angeles International Airport and Muvico Theaters' Thousand Oaks 14 multiplex offer many of the same amenities, such as reserved seating, plush recliners and bar and lounge access.
Gold Class, however, says it's taking pampering to a higher level.


What if Neal met Elizabeth before Peter did?
What a brilliant AU. One of the things I like most about the White Collar fandom is that even the AUs stick pretty close to canon and this is probably the best example of it. While Peter and Elizabeth didn't meet or get married, he is still chasing Neal (and, eventually, Elizabeth) and their cat-and-mouse game is just as fun as it was on the show. Except that if Neal is good, Neal and Elizabeth together are *great* and, really, Peter's so very outnumbered. In the best possible way, of course.
One of the best White Collar AUs out there, for anyone who likes a good 'what if...' story.


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10 laptops donated to Kleyaa Public School
UNIFIL's Force Commander Reserve (FCR) inaugurated a French-funded project at a public school in Kleyaa, south-eastern Lebanon, last week.
The Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) project included the donation of 10 laptops to Kleyaa Public School, replacing as many desktop computers. About 180 children studying in the School and hailing from 12 neighbouring villages are expected to benefit from the donation.
The 5 June ceremony at the School was attended by Lieutenant Colonel Vincent D., representing FCR Commander Colonel Loïc Girard, and other dignitaries including the local mayor and director of the School.
While working alongside host communities in south Lebanon for the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1701, UNIFIL peacekeepers also provide various supports based on their needs. For example, FCR CIMIC executes about four school donation projects each year. They recently donated science equipment to another school within UNIFIL's area of operation in south Lebanon.
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 A reflection of 2006 war
 Italian blue helmets celebrate Italian National Day in Lebanon.
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From time to time, UNIFIL peacekeepers visit schools to talk to students about the role of the mission in South Lebanon.
More Power to the Municipality
The Khiam municipal building in southeastern Lebanon recently received its first ever solar power system, thanks to peacekeepers from UNIFIL.
Rescue at Sea off Lebanon's Coast
232 people were rescued by UNIFIL's Maritime Task Force (MTF) and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Navy from a sinking boat in the evening of 31 December 2022, hours after it left northern Lebanon's coast.


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U.S. Rabbis Tweak Prayers at Obama Inaugural Service to Make Them 'Jewier'
Rabbis Rick Jacobs, Sharon Brous and Julie Schonfeld made changes to the texts, seeking a reading that was more conversational, forthright and reflective of their understanding of Jewish theology.
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That's the lesson learned this week by officials at the National Cathedral after several clergy, including three rabbis, made impromptu changes to the readings they were given to deliver at a prayer service following the January 22 inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama.
Rabbis Rick Jacobs, Sharon Brous and Julie Schonfeld made changes to the texts they were handed in the hope of making the language "Jewier," as Brous put it later: more conversational, more forthright and more reflective of the rabbis' understanding of Jewish theology.
"I wanted to be able to pray with real kavannah [intention] in that moment, so the specific language mattered a lot to me," Brous, the founder of the independent IKAR congregation in Los Angeles, told JTA in an email. "I worked to find a way to capture the essence of the prayer in a Jewish idiom, to translate the beautiful sentiment into words that would be more personally resonant."
A spokeswoman for the National Cathedral said the institution had no problem with the changes. Neither did Josh Dubois, the White House's faith-based initiatives boss, who helped coordinate the event.
Gina Campbell, the cathedral's director of worship, "encouraged all the religious leaders to be faithful to their own traditions" and to emend texts as they saw fit, said the spokeswoman, who spoke on condition of not being named.
Clergy were assigned readings rather than asked to offer their own because the service was pegged to the inauguration's theme, Faith in America's Future, drawn from Abraham Lincoln's determination 150 years ago to keep the nation united and to expand its liberties to all its people.
"The staff at the cathedral were sensitive about theological language and wanting people to speak in language that was comfortable and authentic," said Jacobs, the president of the Union for Reform Judaism.
Jacobs was assigned the recital of the priestly blessing alongside Laila Muhammad, the founder of a Muslim family service organization in Chicago. Muhammad told Jacobs beforehand that she would change "The Lord" in the blessing to "Allah." Jacobs replied that he, too, would not use "the Lord," substituting "the Holy One" to reflect the Reform movement's tendency to abjure gender-specific references to God.
Schonfeld, the executive director of the Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly, had no objection to the translation of a psalm she was assigned. But reciting it without context raised difficult theological questions about human responsibility, especially in the wake of the massacre of schoolchildren last month in Newtown, Conn.
The translation, as assigned by the cathedral, reads in part, "The Lord watches over the innocent." Schonfeld changed that to "The Lord watches over the innocent and calls upon us to watch over the innocent."
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The services also featured Cantor Mikhail Manevich of Washington Hebrew Congregation, who sang the Shema prayer in Hebrew.
Christian clergy also made adjustments in keeping with their particular religious orientations. The Rev. Nancy Wilson, moderator of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, a denomination emphasizing outreach to the LGBT community, replaced five masculine pronouns in her assigned prayer, which opened the service.
The National Cathedral is both an Episcopal seat and a place of worship chartered by the Congress in the 19th century as the natural setting for national events. The church's website emphasizes that it "welcomes all faiths."
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Chinese sancai, three-colour glazed pottery standing figure of a court lady wearing long flowing robes, her hands hidden beneath a loose stole covering her shoulders and draped at the front, the green, straw and chestnut glazes well-defined, the unglazed head and face with details heightened in black, pink and white original pigment, her hair tied in three buns at the back and knotted up in a chignon, also heightened with black and white pigment.
10 1⁄2 inches, 26.7 cm high.
Tang Dynasty, early 8th century.
Sold by Jacques Barrère, Paris, 8th January 1991.
in Shaanxi Province; a further similar figure is included by Nuno de Castro in Chinese Ceramics and Porcelain from Neolithic to Yuan, no. 90.