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Justice Systems
Egypt must not try factory workers before a military court
27 August 2010, 00:00 UTC
Amnesty international has condemned the trial before an Egyptian military court of eight factory workers, all civilians, detained after taking part in a protest against poor safety conditions at the factory, following an explosion which killed one of their fellow workers. The trial of the eight workers from Helwan Factory for Engineering Industries (Military Factory No. 99) resumes at the military court in Nasr City, in the east of Cairo on Saturday.It is the first such trial since the authorities amended the Military Justice Code in June to allow workers in a military factory to be tried before a military court for "stopping work in utilities of public interest" and "assault on freedom to work", preventing others from working."Trials of civilians before military courts, whose judges are serving members of the military, flout international standards of fair trial and are inherently unjust," said Amnesty International."Thousands of protests, strikes and sit-ins have been staged by Egyptian workers in both the public and private sectors, protesting the rising cost of living and demanding better wages and working conditions. This latest referral before military courts of workers is therefore a disturbing step.""These men should be tried by a civilian court for recognizable criminal offences, in line with international standards for fair trial or else they should be released." Seven of the men have been charged with deliberately stopping production, destroying factory property and assaulting a public official. The eighth man is charged with "disclosing military secrets" and "contacting the media with information on the factory's security".It is feared that the men are being prosecuted because they refused to work and halted production after an explosion killed one of their fellow workers. Their lawyers told Amnesty International that they all deny the charges against them.Since the opening of the trial on 22 August, the defence lawyers have not been allowed to obtain a copy of the case files and have only been allowed to read parts of the files because some of the documents are said to contain military secrets.The demonstration against poor working conditions at the Helwan Factory for Engineering Industries took place on 3 August, after the explosion of a gas canister killed Ahmed Abdel Hadi and injured at least six other workers.The eight defendants were among a group of 25 workers who were referred to the National Authority for Military Production for investigation on 8 August after promises by the factory's administration that safety and working conditions would be improved.The eight, Ahmed Taher Hassan, Ayman Taher Hassan, Ahmed Mohammed Abdel Mohaimen, Mohamed Tarek Sayed, Wael Baioumy Mohamed, Hisham Farouk Eid, Ali Nabil Ali, and Tarek Sayed Mahmoud were brought before the military prosecution, who ordered their detention before referring them to a military court for trial on 21 August."Rather than prosecute and try these men for what appears to be legitimate demands for their safety at work, the Egyptian authorities should do their utmost to improve working conditions and safety in the workplace" said Amnesty International. In line with international law, Amnesty International opposes the trial of civilians by military courts. Such trials violate the right to a fair and public hearing before a competent, independent and impartial tribunal established by law as guaranteed in Article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which Egypt is a state party. Military courts were established in Egypt under the Code of Military Justice (Law No. 25 of 1966). The Law was amended in April 2007, but the changes did not address the fundamental flaws inherent in trying civilians before military courts.
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# region License
//	The MIT License (MIT)
//
//	Copyright (c) 2015, Cagatay Dogan
//
//	Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
//	of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
//	in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
//	to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
//	copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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//		all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
//
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//		FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
//		AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
//		LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
//		OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
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# endregion License

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq.Expressions;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.Serialization;

namespace Sweet.Jayson
{
    # region JaysonCtorInfo

    internal sealed class JaysonCtorInfo
    {
        private static readonly JaysonSynchronizedDictionary<Type, JaysonCtorInfo> s_CtorInfos = new JaysonSynchronizedDictionary<Type, JaysonCtorInfo>();
        private static readonly JaysonSynchronizedDictionary<Type, JaysonCtorInfo> s_ISerializableCtorInfos = new JaysonSynchronizedDictionary<Type, JaysonCtorInfo>();

        private Func<object[], object> m_LambdaCtor;

        public readonly bool HasCtor;
        public readonly bool HasParam;
        public readonly int ParamLength;

        public readonly ConstructorInfo Ctor;
        public readonly ParameterInfo[] CtorParams;

        private JaysonCtorInfo(ConstructorInfo ctor)
        {
            Ctor = ctor;
            HasCtor = ctor != null;
            CtorParams = !HasCtor ? new ParameterInfo[0] : (ctor.GetParameters() ?? new ParameterInfo[0]);
            ParamLength = CtorParams.Length;
            HasParam = ParamLength > 0;
        }

        private JaysonCtorInfo(ConstructorInfo ctor, ParameterInfo[] ctorParams)
        {
            Ctor = ctor;
            HasCtor = ctor != null;
            CtorParams = !HasCtor ? new ParameterInfo[0] : (ctorParams ?? new ParameterInfo[0]);
            ParamLength = CtorParams.Length;
            HasParam = ParamLength > 0;
        }

        public static JaysonCtorInfo GetISerializableCtorInfo(Type objType)
        {
            return s_ISerializableCtorInfos.GetValueOrUpdate(objType, (t) =>
                {
                    var ctors = t.GetConstructors(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
                    if (ctors.Length > 0)
                    {
                        ParameterInfo[] ctorParams;

                        // Check ISerializable ctor
                        foreach (var ctor in ctors)
                        {
                            ctorParams = ctor.GetParameters();
                            if (ctorParams.Length == 2 && ctorParams[0].ParameterType == typeof(SerializationInfo) &&
                               ctorParams[1].ParameterType == typeof(StreamingContext))
                                return new JaysonCtorInfo(ctor, ctorParams);
                        }
                    }
                    return null;
                });
        }

        public static JaysonCtorInfo GetDefaultCtorInfo(Type objType)
        {
            return s_CtorInfos.GetValueOrUpdate(objType, (t) =>
                {
                    var ctors = objType.GetConstructors(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance);
                    if (ctors.Length == 0)
                    {
                        ctors = objType.GetConstructors(BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
                    }

                    if (ctors.Length == 0)
                        return new JaysonCtorInfo(null);

                    ParameterInfo[] ctorParams;

                    // Check first parameterized ctor
                    foreach (var ctor in ctors)
                    {
                        ctorParams = ctor.GetParameters();
                        if (ctorParams.Length == 0)
                            return new JaysonCtorInfo(ctor, ctorParams);
                    }

                    return new JaysonCtorInfo(ctors[0]);
                });
        }

        public object New(object[] args)
        {
            if (m_LambdaCtor == null)
                m_LambdaCtor = JaysonCommon.CreateActivator(Ctor);
            return m_LambdaCtor(args);
        }
    }

    # endregion JaysonCtorInfo
}

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MY ULTIMATE STUDY PLAYLISTS
Entering the third year of university means there's a lot of studying to be done, countless hours spent in the library (I've been there on Saturday's and Sunday's and I hardly recognise myself), that's not to mention a dissertation that ain't gonna write itself.
What's got me through the first month and half is a tonne of playlists and soundtracks that are the ultimate key to blocking out everything around me; incessant talking, noise, distractions, everything. They've been a lifesaver and ridiculously motivating too.
If you're in need of some chilled out mixes for studying, relaxing, zoning out, anything that requires a calming soundtrack, I've got you covered.
(Be warned, most of these are my Spotify playlists because I can't. stop. making. them. Seriously, I think it's a problem or an addition)
If you're into The 1975, Gallant, Benjamin Francis Leftwich and Jessie Ware, then look no further than this playlist. This was my go-to playlist last year and I'm sure you'll find something new on there to love.
The title says it all really. It's full of instrumental tracks from movie soundtracks, television shows and the likes of Jóhann Jóhannsson. You're not going to tire of this one, I'm sure. Just try not to drift off!
I listen to The Martian soundtrack almost daily, and definitely during classes where I need to get my head down and crack on with some work. It's a gorgeous collection of songs with a cool vibe to them and I'm hopelessly obsessed! The downside is that every single time I listen to it I wanna crack open the DVD and watch it again. Oh, that reminds me...
Did anyone else go through the 8tracks phase of making playlists and listening to tonnes of new stuff before we all had Spotify and Apple Music accounts? I have very fond memories of Autumn '14 where I used to play autumnal 8tracks playlists all day in the shop I was working in. Well my marvellous friend Kat made this utterly nostalgic playlist crammed with the likes of Hozier, The Paper Kites, George Ezra, Ben Howard, Dermot Kennedy and The Neighbourhood. It's heaven, warmth and a cup of coffee in music form.
I'm not sure if any of you caught The Last Post on BBC One last year (if you didn't then really missed out and you need to get onto it asap!) but the soundtrack is one of my favourites. Again, it has this whole vibe to it that I just can't explain and I can't wait until I get a record player so I can finally listen to my vinyl.
What do you love listening to when you need to switch off from the outside world and do something productive? (I'm always on the hunt for more playlists and new music!)
S xo
Labels: playlists, study playlists
TRENDSETTER TUESDAY: TANYA BURR

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NAMM 2019 is here and it's time for a big coverage!
From now on you will find all hardware and software news related to electronic music from NAMM 2019 here. I will cover: synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, pedals, MIDI controllers, plugins & more in written and video form.
Steinberg Announced AXR4 Thunderbold 2 Audio Interface With DSP Power!
Elektron Model:Samples First Look: Known Technology, Repackaged, More Control For Less Money!
Presonus Introduced Studio C-Series: DC-Coupled Audio Interfaces With USB-C!
Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol M32, Komplete Start & New Sounds.Com Integration First Look!
Bitwig Studio 3.0 First Look: A Modular DAW With Endless Possibilities!
Black Corporation Xerxes Synthesizer (Elka Synthex Clone) Sound Demo!
KORG Minilogue XD Poly Hybrid Synthesizer First Look: Because Not Only Analog Sound Makes Fun!
Dubreq Stylophone GEN R-8 Synthesizer First Look: Fresh Without A Big Feature List!
Arturia MicroFreak Synthesizer First Look: Unusual But Exciting!
Arturia Introduced AudioFuse 8Pre – 8 Channel Audio Interface/ADAT Expander!


Apparently I listened to my newest Astronaut King album way too much on @spotify this year.
Is it narcissism to listen to my own music regularly just because I like it?
I guess my plays are a bit different than last year, 🤷♂guess this is my 2018?


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Home » Sport » Noskova stuns Jabeur; Venus out of Aus Open
Noskova stuns Jabeur; Venus out of Aus Open
2023-01-07 Sport
Noskova stuns Jabeur in Adelaide to set up Sabalenka showdown
Qualifier Linda Noskova continued her giant-killing run at the Adelaide International 1 on Saturday, as the 18-year-old toppled ailing world number two Ons Jabeur 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to set up a final against second seed Aryna Sabalenka.
Czech Republic's Noskova reached her first WTA Tour final on the back of her second top-10 victory this week after she downed Daria Kasatkina and the win follows a stunning upset of double Australian champion Victoria Azarenka.
Jabeur, last year's Wimbledon and U.S. Open runner-up, had trouble with her lower back in the early stages of the clash and the Tunisian surrendered an early break to go a set down before taking a medical timeout.
She returned rejuvenated to grab the second set dropping only one game, but found herself a break down at 1-3 in the decider and Noskova held her nerve to grab the victory.
Sabalenka will look to stop the youngster in the final on Sunday after she made short work of Irina-Camelia Begu, sealing a 6-3, 6-2 victory to make her first final since beating former world number one Ash Barty in the 2021 Madrid title clash.
"I'm happy with the level I played today, especially with her different game," Sabalenka said of Begu. "She's playing a… a different style so I'm super happy that I'm able to win."
Top seed Coco Gauff produced a commanding display for a 6-0, 6-2 win over Danka Kovinic at the Auckland Classic to reach her first final since a runner-up finish at the 2022 French Open.
The American will meet 2016 Junior Roland Garros singles champion Rebeka Masarova of Spain, who downed fellow qualifier Ysaline Bonaventure of Belgium 6-3, 6-3.
United States to battle Italy in United Cup final
A tenacious Taylor Fritz pulled off a 7-6(5) 7-6(5) win over Poland's Hubert Hurkacz as the United States completed a 5-0 sweep on Saturday to reach the final of the United Cup mixed team tournament where they will square off against Italy.
Italy booked their place in the title clash of the inaugural $15 million event after taking an unassailable 3-1 lead in their semi-final against Greece.
The red-hot Americans had made a strong start having gone ahead 2-0 on Friday as Jessica Pegula and Frances Tiafoe scored convincing wins and world number nine Fritz held his nerve to finish the job against Hurkacz.
Indian Wells champion Fritz saved two set points while down 5-4 in the opening set as Hurkacz faltered and the American took the lead in the match when his opponent made another error at the end of a tight tiebreak.
Fritz, who won 88% of his first-serve points, needed a big serve to hold for 6-5 in the second set before claiming the win in another tense tiebreak to send his side through to a title clash with either Italy or Greece.
"It was great to get the win today to get us through. I had no doubt that if I were to lose that the rest of the team would have come through," Fritz said.
"But I've played with Team U.S. a lot. I think it's a huge advantage this time having the girls on our team because it just makes the whole team so much stronger.
"I'm super excited going into the final and I think we've been the favourites all week."
Madison Keys then beat Magda Linette 6-4, 6-2 to make it 4-0 before Fritz and Pegula rallied from a set down to win the mixed doubles rubber against Lukasz Kubot and Alicja Rosolska 6-7(5), 6-4, 10-6.
Italy came into their clash with Greece holding a 2-0 lead after Martina Trevisan and Lorenzo Musetti won their matches but Stefanos Tsitsipas reduced the deficit with a thrilling 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 win over Matteo Berrettini.
In a high-octane match played in front of predominantly Greek supporters at Ken Rosewall Arena, Tsitsipas looked set for defeat as Berrettini dominated the early proceedings on the back of his booming serve and thunderous forehand.
But Tsitsipas flipped the script, edging the second set by forcing Berrettini into making uncharacteristic errors from the baseline. The world number four recovered after being broken in the decider to quell Berrettini and spark wild celebrations.
Lucia Bronzetti ensured there was no late comeback by getting past Valentini Grammatikopoulou 6-2, 6-3 to send Italy into Sunday's final in Sydney.
Venus out of Australian Open following injury in Auckland
Seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams pulled out of this month's Australian Open due to injury, the organisers of the season's first Grand Slam said on Saturday.
Williams was set to play her 22nd Australian Open after being awarded a wildcard to the Jan. 16-29 tournament.
The 42-year-old American, twice a finalist at Melbourne Park who is now ranked outside the top 1,000, was preparing for the tournament at the Auckland Classic where she got injured.
"Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open due to an injury sustained at the ASB Classic in New Zealand," the Australian Open said in a tweet.
Williams crashed out of the U.S. Open in the first round with a loss to unseeded Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck and only returned to action in Auckland, where she downed compatriot Katie Volynets before losing to China's Zhu Lin.
Australia's Kimberly Birrell was awarded her wildcard place.
Swiatek pulls out of Adelaide due to shoulder injury
World number one Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from the Adelaide International 2 WTA 500 tournament starting next week due to a right shoulder issue, casting doubts on her fitness before the Australian Open later this month.
The three-times Grand Slam champion crashed to a 6-2 6-2 defeat against American Jessica Pegula in the United Cup mixed teams tournament in Sydney on Friday and was in tears in Poland's dugout after the contest.
"Iga Swiatek has withdrawn from Adelaide 2 due to right shoulder injury," the WTA Insider said in a tweet.
"Number four seed Caroline Garcia takes Swiatek's top line in the draw and the next player to be seeded, Danielle Collins, moves into Garcia's vacated spot."
The Adelaide tournament will begin on Monday. Swiatek will hope to shake off the issue in time for the season's first major which runs from Jan. 16-29.
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FlightAware Brings Big Benefits to Stratos Clients
Steve Deane October 12, 2020
When a client reaches out to a Stratos team member, our first step is to understand their travel needs. By learning about their needs, we can help guide them into an informed buying position. We know we've fulfilled our mission of providing exceptional customer service when clients are offered fair pricing and honest insights into the aircraft and operators available for their flight. We pride ourselves in providing access to and recommending the industry's safest aircraft.
Once a charter flight is booked, we seek to deliver an exceptional travel experience beginning with the seamless coordination of the clients travel plans with the schedule of the air carrier. We ensure that all service providers and key contacts of the travelers are kept informed on the day of departure, through their arrival and until they reach their intended destination.
And this is where FlightAware really helps us shine.
An integrated experience
Through Stratos Marketplace and the FlightAware XML, we have access to real-time positioning data on every aircraft we charter. This helps us provide a better customer experience. We are able to set up automated alerts related to the movements of the assigned aircraft, keeping us on track with both the clients' schedule and concierge service providers. By creating alerts for aircraft departure and arrival, we keep ourselves, our clients, and everyone else involved with the flight informed.
Keeping loved ones informed
For some, air travel can be exciting. For others, it can be a stressful experience. And that doesn't mean just the passengers. Family members on the ground want to remain informed on their loved one's position in the sky, and FlightAware provides that visibility.
From time-to-time, we also deal with executive assistants. These efficient coordinators are also keen on knowing the details of their boss' flight. They need to keep the executive's schedule flowing seamlessly and ensure all the necessary preparations have been made both before and after the flight.
For both scenarios, the visibility into the aircraft movements is invaluable.
Supporting the ground support crew
Other parties that greatly benefit from FlightAware XML are the ground support services teams. When additional services have been arranged through our Trip Support team, we can communicate with ground support about our client's exact departure and arrival times.
For example, we can advise ground support when the client is wheels up and then provide the estimated arrival time, allowing them to take the steps they need to complete their service portion efficiently and on schedule. This gives support services such as ground transportation the ability to have the requested vehicle waiting at the nearest FBO when the plane touches down.
Having this kind of visibility greatly increases passenger satisfaction and allows us to deliver on our promise to provide exceptional customer service.
Keeping our commitment to safety
When a tail number is assigned and entered into the system, we can see its last flight, which allows us to ensure our clients' safety. If the aircraft we're looking at booking has been on several recent flights, we can then reach out to the carrier and pose several questions about the flight crew.
Under the 10/24 duty and rest requirement, crews that have logged more than 10 hours in the past 24 hours are ineligible to continue flying. By researching the tail number of the booked aircraft, we can assure that the flight crew follows this requirement, thus providing the safest possible charter for passengers.
For the Stratos team and our clients, FlightAware plays a considerable role in the entire charter experience, and we're incredibly grateful for all the benefits it delivers.
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Q: MINUS Operator in CAML I need to use MINUS Operator in my CAML Query. Is it available in CAML? Looking for answers.
Thanks in advance

A: If it's a custom code solution, then you can calculate value in your code, and use it in your CAML query.

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Graham Bencini (born 25 July 1976 in Sliema, Malta) is a former professional footballer who last played for Maltese First Division side Tarxien Rainbows, where he played as a defender.

Bencini played twice for the Malta national team in 1999, once in a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina and once in a Euro 2000 qualifier against FR Yugoslavia.

Playing career

Sliema Wanderers
Bencini began playing football when he was eight years old. He joined the Sliema Wanderers nursery, where he stayed for ten years winning all youth championship honours during that time.

At 18 years old, Graham was promoted to the senior team, and made his Maltese Premier League debut against Naxxar Lions, during this time Bencini was also a member of the Malta U21 team.

Despite only playing one game for Sliema Wanderers, Graham won a medal in his first professional season, with Sliema Wanderers been crowned champions for the 1995–96 season.

Naxxar Lions
With first team opportunities hard to come by at Sliema Wanderers, Bencini joined fellow Maltese Premier League side Naxxar Lions the following season.

In his first season with Naxxar Lions, Bencini was voted as the Player of The Year, and made 22 appearances and even scored his first goal in the Maltese Premier League.

The following season, Graham made 25 appearances and helped secure an eighth-place finish and another season in Premier League.

Birkirkara
For the 1998–99 season, Graham Bencini was signed by Birkirkara, upon joining Birkirkara, Bencini was also selected for the first time to form part on the Malta national team under the guidance of Josep Ilic.

Bencini stayed with Birkirkara for three seasons, making 65 appearances and winning three trophies, the Premier League (1999–00), MFA Super 5 Lottery Tournament (1998) and the Euro Challenge/Lowenbrau Cup (1998).

He also got the chance to take part in two exhibition matches against Juventus and Manchester United.

Ħamrun Spartans
For the 2001–02 season, Bencini left Birkirkara and joined fellow Premier League side Hamrun Spartans.

Graham spent three seasons with the club, making 53 appearances and scoring two goals.

Sliema Wanderers
Following some good form with Hamrun Spartans, Bencini re-joined his home town club Sliema Wanderers in January 2004.

He spent half a season with Sliema Wanderers, making five appearances, and winning his third Premier League, as well as the Maltese Cup and the MFA Super 5 Lottery Tournament.

Floriana
In May 2004, Bencini joined Floriana for the 2004–05 season.

Graham only made a total four appearances with Floriana due to an injury ravaged season where he spent most of the season in the treatment room.

Għajnsielem
Bencini then moved to join Gozo Football League team Għajnsielem for the 2005–06 season.

A host of ex-Malta national team players were asked to join the club, and Graham was one of them, he was also joined by Maltese players Daniel Bogdanovic, Richard Buhagiar and David Carabott.

During his time with Għajnsielem, Graham won the Gozo Football League title.

Marsa
Graham returned to Malta for 2005–06 season, he joined First Division team Marsa.

In his first season Bencini achieved promotion back to the Premier League, after finishing in 2nd place.

During his two-year career with Marsa, Bencini made 39 appearances and was also the team captain.

Post-retirement
Since his retirement Graham has played for Valletta FC Futsal Club in the Maltese futsal league.

Honours

Sliema Wanderers
Winner
 1995/96, 2003/04 Maltese Premier League
 2004 Maltese Cup
 2004 MFA Super 5 Lottery Tournament

Birkirkara
Winner
 1999/00 Maltese Premier League
 1998 MFA Super 5 Lottery Tournament
 1998 Euro Challenge/Lowenbrau Cup

Għajnsielem
Winner
 2005 Gozo Football League

References

External links

Living people
1976 births
Maltese footballers
Malta international footballers
Sliema Wanderers F.C. players
Naxxar Lions F.C. players
Birkirkara F.C. players
Ħamrun Spartans F.C. players
Floriana F.C. players
Għajnsielem F.C. players
Marsa F.C. players
Tarxien Rainbows F.C. players
People from Sliema
Association football defenders

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Rosa Rapoport in her study. Photo by the author.
Rosa Rapoport grew up alongside Der yidisher folks teater (Jewish People's Theatre, also known as Teatro IFT), the first independent Yiddish theatre in Buenos Aires. In this excerpt from Rosa's oral history, she shares her memories performing on stage at Teatro IFT, and the theatre's eventual transition from Yiddish to a Spanish-language repertoire.
DYTP member C. Tova Markenson, a doctoral candidate at Northwestern University conducting research for her dissertation on Yiddish theatre in Latin America, recently interviewed Rosa about these experiences. In this excerpt, Rosa shares her memories from the 1950s. Tova conducted the interview in Spanish and translated it into English.
We were saddened to learn that Rosa Rapoport passed away on March 12, 2018, before she was able to see the final version of this interview. Today, April 11, 2018, is Rosa's shloyshim, the 30 day anniversary of her passing. We hope that the memories of her life that this interview captures serve as blessings for all who knew and loved her.
Rosa Rapoport: My name is Rosa Rapoport. I'm the daughter of a woman who was an actress in Teatro IFT.
CTM: What was your mother's name?
RR: Eva Vaserman. She was also one of the founders. I was always known as Rosa Vaserman when I acted in the theatre. I was born in Buenos Aires and I'm not so young anymore, I'm eighty-one years old. I participated in Teatro IFT for many years, for thirty years. I was an actress for Teatro IFT starting when I was very young, because my mother was in the theatre. After that I worked for just a few years outside of the Teatro IFT, but after that I abandoned my theatre career and I got a degree in history.
I am a teacher of social history. I work principally with older adults. I teach history classes, and it is incredibly lovely this kind of work, it's just incredible, because the people who come are history. At one point or another I got interested in doing research on the history of Jewish theatre, in part because I was part of the Jewish theatre. Since I was a witness to it, I don't just tell stories about it, I tell what I saw, and what I know, above all about the actors, the quality of the actors that there was, and the kind of actors that there were.
CTM: How was it that you learned to act?
RR: I went to the IFT with my mom, who went there a lot and knew a lot, and the IFT had a theatre school. When they organized the theatre school, I went to the theatre school. I was fourteen years old. It was a long time ago, so there is a lot that I don't remember.
I do remember that we studied various subjects, there were many more cultural subjects than artistic. We studied the Yiddish language and Yiddish literature, some philosophy, calisthenics, voice lessons, and there were acting classes. Not in Stanislavski's method, Stanislavski had not yet arrived on these shores.
This group met in the theatre school, and after that we became part of the ensemble of Teatro IFT, and after that we were the directors of the Teatro IFT. It was a pretty large group. One of the people I met there later became my husband, Manuel Iedvabni.
CTM: What kinds of performances did you put on in the theatre?
RR: First we participated in the performances of the IFT as extras in mass scenes. Because in previous eras, when there was more money to make theatre, performances had "mass scenes." Today they do the same with projections and the like. These were our first experiences on stage. This was the best experience for our theatre education, because it permitted the youth to come into contact with experienced actors, and with the mystery that surrounded the IFT and its stage.
After that, each one of us took on small roles, and later ones of greater importance. Not all of the people in this group were actors—many were directors, others were designers, others were musicians—but we always participated in the works of the IFT. Eventually all of us at some point—for circumstances relating to the organization and of life—we all left to make our artistic life elsewhere.
I've done some research on the IFT and on theatre in general. What I want to tell you about is that there were two strands of theatre that almost did not cross. Or they very rarely crossed, because one was theatre in the Yiddish language, whose objective was commercial theatre or professional theatre.
On the other hand, the IFT was always an independent theatre with its own objectives. Even though its objective was to be a professional theatre of paid actors, still its structure and its ideology was an independent ideology.
The IFT had a repertoire not only of long works, but also of shorter works, because smaller groups of actors traveled throughout Argentina, including the provinces, the agricultural colonies where there were Jewish colonies, performing theatre. My mom worked in these various itinerant groups. And it was extraordinary work, marvelous, because it was bringing theatre to places that were in the middle of nowhere, it was a really beautiful thing.
Ms. Rapoport's mother, Eva Vaserman (right), in a 1961 IFT production of Peter Karvas's La Familia Kubich (The Kubich Family).
CTM: Can you say more about the IFT's transition from performing in Yiddish to performing in Spanish?
RR: Look, the IFT used to be a Yiddish-speaking theatre. It started in 1932, and in the year 1940 or 1945 the Jewish community had more or less between 500,000 and 600,000 people. It was a community that was large, a community with many layers, growing in its economic aspects but with a strong Jewish working class that spoke Yiddish, and separate from that which was educated. Humble people from European countries with a lot of cultural anxieties. It was people like these who were the founders of the IFT, the initial ensemble that was so, so important, and I had the privilege of seeing it. In the 1950s and 1960s people started leaving the IFT, for a variety of reasons, and after that the majority of them stopped acting, some of them performed a little bit in the professional Yiddish theatres, but for a very short time.
The IFT had a political and cultural legacy that was very, very strong and well developed up until the 1950s. At this point, there was already a second and a third generation that didn't speak Yiddish anymore. They understood Yiddish, but they no longer spoke Yiddish. They considered themselves Jews, and they considered themselves part of the community, but theatre in Yiddish did not appeal to them. However they were interested—and this continues up until today—in going to plays about Jewish themes, but in Spanish.
This was an incredibly difficult moment, with much internal debate as you can imagine, and with great pain for many people, above all the founders of the theatre, the creators of the theatre, but reality intervened.
The first play that they performed in Spanish was The Diary of Anne Frank in the year 1957. It was not only a phenomenal success but also a work of incredible emotion. Because it was the The Diary of Anne Frank, because the discovery of The Diary of Anne Frank was all around the world a moment of incredible emotion, and because it was in Spanish, and because the entire Jewish community—young people, older people—everyone went to see it.
Almost at exactly the same time, Joseph Buloff performed it in Yiddish in Buenos Aires. And the person who played the role of Anne Frank in that production, Ilita Eisenberg, was an actress that came from the IFT. She left the IFT and started working in the professional theatre. This was a very powerful and important moment in the development of the Teatro IFT, and for the community. To be able to see such a beautiful work.
CTM: Did the Jewish community go to see both performances? Both in Spanish and in Yiddish?
RR: I don't know. I think that those who no longer wanted to see Yiddish theatre didn't go, but everyone went to the IFT. Because it was in Spanish, of course. Politics is very much mixed in to the history of these two types of theatre.
Here there are many political debates that are very fierce. They aren't debates, they're political ruptures. Some of the institutions of the Jewish community made a kherem to the IFT. Do you know what a kherem is? Excommunicated. The IFT was a theatre of the left. More or less, the IFT maintained relationships with the rest of the community. In reality, the kherem did not work. It doesn't exist anymore, but the division continues.
For this reason the debut of The Diary of Anne Frank was so strong, and it was so important that the entire community went, because the communal institutions had prohibited going to the IFT, but everyone went to The Diary of Anne Frank.
The world moves in such a strange way.
Markenson, C. Tova. "Rosa Rapoport and Teatro IFT in Buenos Aires." Digital Yiddish Theatre Project (April 2018): Accessed Apr 25, 2019.


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They won't stand for this statue!
A bronze and granite tribute to 19th-century doctor Marion Sims, who performed painful operations on slave women without anesthesia, doesn't belong in Harlem, says a community group.
The looming figure of Sims in Central Park near 103rd Street and Fifth Avenue was erected in 1894, and honors him for his groundbreaking work developing a cure for fistulas — a debilitating, post-birth condition that afflicted many women before the South Carolina-born doctor came up with a treatment.
Between 1845 and 1849, Sims performed a series of experimental surgeries on female slaves without anesthesia, although by 1846 it was commonly used for medical procedures.
In his autobiography, Sims details the initial surgeries he did on three female slaves, noting that his first patient, Lucy, "on her knees, bore the operation with great heroism and bravery." She later suffered "extreme agony," Sims wrote, when infection forced him to remove his sutures. Lucy and other slaves underwent dozens of surgeries before the doctor was confident he had a cure for the painful fissures that plagued many women.
The statue was originally in Byrant Park, but during a reconfiguration in 1934 that saw several art works shifted to new locales, Sims was brought uptown to sit across from the New York Academy of Medicine.
City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito, who represents the neighborhood and is chair of the Council's Parks and Recreation committee, said the city needs a protocol for such situations.
"As time goes on and history is re-evaluated, some of these individuals who have been memorialized.¤.¤.will be rightly challenged," she said.
That's not enough for Ortiz and the East Harlem Preservation group.


Gérard Darel has been a success story in France since 1971. The house offers feminine clothing, chic accessories, and a range of timeless leather goods, represented notably by the actress Charlotte Gainsbourg. Work on the fallen, fluidity of the cuts, the requirement of quality permeates each garment and each accessory. The creations of leather are timeless like the iconic 24 hours, functional and resolutely contemporary. Come discover the line of ready-to-wear, accessories and leathers of the resolutely Parisian world Gérard Darel, in your shop.


Parmeet's interest and conviction in starting JOYED came about during her volunteering journey in Bhutan back in 2014.
She has always been a strong supporter and volunteer in causes that empower women and communities to be self sustainable, but it was her trip to Bhutan that sealed the idea of creating an online marketplace for Asian artisans, with the end goal of uplifting local artisans and their communities at large.
Parmeet brings with her 10 years of experience across various financial, investment and online industries in London and Kuala Lumpur; her most recent role being a Partnership Lead at Google where she worked with blue-chip regional clients in the travel & e-commerce sector, helping them with their digital strategy, online expansion into new markets, and development of a stronger online brand presence.
Parmeet's grand vision lies in contributing and being part of a growing community of people who impact the world in a positive manner using the power of technology. Hence the idea and launch of JOYED, which is really just the beginning of an adventurous, JOYful journey ahead, one that's poised to empower, uplift and inspire creative communities far and wide. While she isn't hard at work, she's constantly inspiring her work with a healthy dose of yoga, reading and travelling.


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Tottenham Hotspur Women
Tottenham Women name Josie Green club captain
Josie Green replaces long time captain Jenna Schillaci, who hung up her boots at the end of last season.
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Ever since Jenna Schillaci hung up her boots at the conclusion of the 2019-20 season, Tottenham Hotspur Women has been without a club captain. Not anymore. The club announced today that the honor of wearing the captain's armband has been passed to midfielder Josie Green.
Introducing the new of Spurs Women...@JosieGreen_!
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It's a good choice. It's also the natural one. Green had served as Tottenham's Vice Captain last season and was already looked to as a team leader, so it makes perfect sense for her to step up into the full captain's role. Green played in all 14 of Tottenham's WSL matches last season as a deep lying central midfielder, starting 12 of them. This current campaign will be her fifth season at Tottenham, making her one of the longest tenured players on the first team. It means she was around during Spurs' last two promotions. She's been there and seen it all.
Speaking on Tottenham's website, Green called being named captain a "huge honor."
"It's a huge privilege and honour for me to be named captain of this great football club and it's a really proud moment for me and my family.
"I take great pride in leading by example on and off the pitch. I experienced being vice-captain and leading the team out in some big games last season, and I hope to build and drive the team forward this season."
Tottenham also named three vice captains for the season — goalkeeper Becky Spencer, defender Ria Percival, and new signing Kerys Harrop. Tottenham's new WSL season kicks off on September 6 against rivals West Ham at the Hive.


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Vitamin B contains some supplements such as folic acid, vitamin B6 and B12, which indirectly reduces the risk of heart attack. Blood have amino acid called homocysteine which can reduce blood flow through the blood vessels and induces cell clumping.
This in turn creates a block in the artery and vein and the impact triggered a heart attack. In this case, vitamin B helps in reducing the level of homocysteine in the blood.
According to research conducted by Claudia U. Chae and colleagues, vitamin E can reduce the risk of heart failure by 40 percent. Vitamin E is found in spinach, nuts, seeds, pepper, olive oil, corn, and many more. This supplement acts as an antioxidant and protects the blood from fat stores.
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Highlight film of Ankita and Akshay's wedding ceremony at Sai Temple in Cedar Park, TX on Thursday November 26th, 2015 and the Terrace Club in Dripping Springs, TX on Friday November 27th, 2015.
Speechless is how I feel when I watch Ankita and Akshay's wedding footage. The two-day event had it all. Gorgeous wedding couple, super-loving family and friends, splendid venues, awesome music and Indian food, crazy laughing and dances…each aspect of the wedding was just amazing!!!
Ankita and Akshay, you two are just the perfect fit! The way you look at each other, smile at each other, play with each other simply shows how rooted your love is. Guess what my favorite moment of the wedding is…when you poured rice at each other's head at the Temple ceremony. That was hilariously funny 🙂 🙂 🙂 Thank you so much for allowing me to capture your special days! May your union last forever and your home be a continual sanctuary of peace and happiness!!!
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It seemed that connection objects were not GCed. Obviously it was not a connection leak (connection pool size was set to about 50 and application was working fine. Because of the fact that some connections could not be reused [e.g. they were closed by DB server], some new connections were established and their objects were accumulated). But why?
As Kirk Pepperdine claims - we should find the exact line in the code that is responsible for the problem. Basically, we have one! The variable m_binxmlprocs from XMLType is suspicious. In order to check that line I decompiled XMLType class and then everything became clear. The role of a static field m_binxmlprocs was to point to cache object. The key of the cache map was the connection object. But... wait a minute! They are kept in SoftHashMap so they will be removed once there is a lack of memory. It does not mean that there is any memory leak. It's Oracle XDB's implementation of SoftHashMap so we should be fine. However, if you do not trust that implementation you can always invoke XMLType.cleanCache() explicitly when the map reaches desired size just to sleep a little bit better ;).
I believe they have fixed this in recent patch sets but if you're on an older version of the JDBC drivers you still potentially have this problem.
My intuition told me to clean these references periodically as I stated: "However, if you do not trust that implementation you can always invoke XMLType.cleanCache() explicitly when the map reaches desired size just to sleep a little bit better ;).".


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Cortney Casey: "I Don't Even Get Love In My Own State"
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Cortney Casey and Angela Hill will go one on one on the main card of UFC Lincoln this Saturday. Casey has spent more than half of her MMA career in the UFC and is currently 3-5 in the promotion. Her last two fights, though, were fights in which Casey feels she was the rightful winner.
"[The judges] aren't kind to me," Casey began in an interview with Fightful's James Lynch, "and I don't know why. I don't even get love in my own state."
Cortney Casey is well aware of the natural solution to this concern, and she believes she will be able to carry it on through:
"I definitely think there's going to be a finish," Casey said. " I really do think there's going to be a finish for sure. We've been working on a lot of things, filling up the gaps a little bit. I definitely think there's gonna be a finish. I'm thinking second round…second round finish," Casey said confidently.
"I feel like it's another great (fight) stylistically. It's a matchup…a good match up. She's a great striker, like everyone knows. She relies heavily on her Muay Thai and kickboxing background. My striking's good as well. She's been susceptible on the ground. I think it's going to go there? Probably not, unless she takes it there. I'm willing to stand and bang with her.
"I think its going to be another barnburner, another great fight for the fans. That's what I really want to do…that is go out there and put on good fights for the fans. This is one of those fights that we can definitely go out there and put on a show for them and just let them know that the strawweight division is an exciting division. Hopefully, I can get a Performance of the Night bonus or a Fight of the Night bonus."
As Cortney Casey admits in the interview, winning either of those honors will be quite difficult on a card in which Justin Gaethje is performing, but if she is able to get the finish she predicts over Angela Hill, I'm sure she'll easily settle for that.
UFC Lincoln takes place Saturday, August 25th from the Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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French supplier Audemat is eyeing further growth in the U.S. market.
The company, celebrating its 20th anniversary, has been in the U.S. market for one year. It makes mod monitoring and field strength metering products for radio and TV, and has a large base of RDS encoders in Europe.
In1999, Audemat introduced five products, and at NAB2000 introduced eight.
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Maintaining Quality in Digital Audio Chains
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John Garziglia Will Retire
Longtime broadcast attorney to leave Womble Bond Dickinson
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Trained in engineering and business, he also made a mark at First Broadcasting
U.S. Local Ad Revenue to Grow in '21, BIA Predicts
Radio, it thinks, will have $12.6 billion in ad revenue, or 9.2%


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Beale Street has remained the heart and soul of music in Memphis.
The neighborhood surrounding Beale Street might be quiet, with the trolley that runs along Main Street creating the only significant sound. But when you arrive at the southern doorstep of downtown Memphis, the quiet gives way to the raucous neon-and-brick music clubs that line Beale Street.
Beale Street is not just a spectacle for the eyes, it's also an experience for the taste buds. Pots of gumbo and red beans and rice simmer at every corner. However, the smells and tastes of Beale Street are just side dishes: The main course is the music.
Blues, soul, and rock 'n' roll claim the perfectly imperfect city of Memphis as their birthplace. And all three get people dancing on Beale Street every night. Beale Street has long been a feast for the senses. In the early 20th century, it was one of the busiest markets in the South, with European immigrants selling goods of all kinds to a largely African-American clientele.
In the 1980s, Beale Street was redeveloped into an open-air, pedestrian-only center for music, nightlife, and more music. And it's caught on -- now the old marketplace hosts musicians, dancers, and sellers every night of the week. As the neon on the Rum Boogie Cafe advises: "Eat. Drink. Boogie. Repeat."
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Paul as Combatant in 1st Century BCE
Re: Paul as Combatant in 1st Century BCE
Post by Jax » Mon Oct 21, 2019 12:15 pm
If anyone is interested, this is a photo of my whiteboard showing where I feel Paul would be located in
time if he were to have been a participant of the Roman civil wars in Greece and Macedonia.
The timeline Paul 48-29 BCE has hypothetical ages on it from age 41-60 extrapolated from a
hypothetical age of 20 in 69 BCE when he may have left Damascus when Aretas III regained control of
that city after it had been in the control of Tigranes II for three years from 72-69 BCE.
This age timeline is of course not based on any actual evidence and is only to show feasibility of Paul
being in Damascus in 69 BCE and in Greece in 29 BCE.
Combatant ages from mid 30's to mid 50's were not uncommon during this time period and a Paul at
Pharsalus at age 41 is feasible as is 47 at Philippi as well as 52 during Anthony's Parthian campain.
Paul being 58 at Actium is also feasible though at the outer edge of practicable (I am 58 and while no
spring chicken I can still keep up with 35-40 year olds as a professional carpenter, though I do feel it
later).
This timeline also is in keeping with the creations of Roman military veteran colonies at Corinth,
Philippi, and Troas.
Here is what I propose.
1: Paul is recruited to participate in the war against Caesar on the side of Pompey and then returns to
the Levant after Pharsalus.
2: Paul is again recruited, by Brutus and Cassius, in the war against Anthony and Octavian. Paul is then
either returned to the Levant or absorbed into the army's of Anthony.
3: Paul is part of Anthony's Parthian war.
4: Paul is possibly at Actium under Anthony against Octavian.
5: Paul writes Romans after Actium on his way back to Judea but possibly never leaves Judea.
6: ???????
Post by Jax » Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:26 am
While I suspect that many of you here are certain that I am completely bonkers, I am presenting a new look at my updated whiteboard for anyone who might find it interesting.
If Paul is in the 1st century BCE then here is my take on it…...
First of all, I feel that the letters that we have by Paul, Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Corinthians, and Romans have the possibility of have being written between the battle of Philippi in 42 BCE and the battle of Actium in 31 BCE or perhaps a little later for Romans in 30-29 BCE in a 10-12 year period when Paul was possibly mostly in Greece and Asia Minor perhaps as part of Antony's auxiliary forces.
The letters: Philippians, 1 Thessalonians, and 1 and 2 Corinthians seem to be compilations of smaller letters that may also have been edited and added too at a later date by others. Please see viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3487
I have no idea whatsoever when Galatians may have been composed. Or even who the intended group is_'Galatians' from Asia Minor or 'Galatians' from Gaul_in Caesar's and or Antony's army. Paul could have been in contact with either group in the following scenarios.
1: Paul returns to Damascus from Arabia in 72 BCE, stays there three years, and then leaves in 69 BCE when Tigranes II loses control of the city back to Aretas III who seems to want Paul arrested for some reason. Was Paul back in Damascus from Arabia because he thought it made him safe from Aretas because the Armenians had control of that area now? Only to need to escape the city when Aretas regained control three years later?
Impossible to know but interesting to contemplate.
2: Paul goes to Syria and Cilicia perhaps to avoid arrest by Aretas III or perhaps for a means to make a living, possibly both.
3: Paul goes to Jerusalem 14 years later in 55 BCE well after death of Aretas III in around 62 BCE. It is also interesting to note that 55 BCE is when Roman forces move south through the Levant from Syria on way to Egypt to reinstate the deposed Ptolemy XII to the throne there.
Antony with Galatian troops from Gaul was also part of this campaign and this possibly could be Paul's introduction to the 'Galatians'. However, I can find nothing in the letters of Paul that make any mention of this event.
Paul may have been part of the Parthian invasion by Crassus in 53 BCE but I tend to think this is not the case. If 2 Corinthians 1:8-11 is a reference to Antony's Parthian campaign then it seems unlikely that Paul wouldn't equate it with the earlier failed attempt by Crassus (all pure speculation of course).
4: Paul perhaps goes to Illyricum and Greece in his first journey to Europe as an auxiliary combatant on the side of Pompey in 48 BCE, and returns to the Levant with his auxiliary brothers after they being pardoned by Caesar after the battle of Pharsalus.
Galatian troops from Galatia in Asia Minor also fought on Pompey's side during this conflict making it possible that Paul could have encountered them at this time. However, Antony and Caesar had Galatian troops from Gaul with then at this conflict as well, some of the same Galatians that had been with Antony when he went through the Levant on his way to Egypt to restore Ptolemy XII to power earlier in 55 BCE.
5: Paul is possibly next in Europe for a second journey in 42 BCE as a combatant at Philippi, probably under Cassius as Cassius did most of his recruiting in the Levant, Syria, and Asia Minor.
After Cassius commits suicide, Paul and other survivors of his camp probably retreat to Brutus' camp for safety. There, he and the other forces of Brutus are insulted and harangued by Antony and Octavian's forces leading to Paul writing about it in 1 Thessalonians 2:2.
Galatians from both Asia Minor and Gaul are at this battle as well with the Galatians from Asia Minor switching sides to the Triumvirs, Antony and Octavian, from the Liberators, Brutus and Cassius, at the last minute.
He is then possibly absorbed into Antony's military after that war and is stationed possibly at Athens and perhaps also Ephesus until he goes into Asia with Antony's forces during the Parthian war of 37-35 BCE (see 2 Corinthians 1:8-11 (be aware that the original Greek version has the word 'Asia' in the passage not 'Provence of Asia' as it is usually translated into English)).
Galatians from Asia Minor as well as Gaul were part of this campaign as well.
This time period right after the battle of Philippi is when he was probably incarcerated with other captured auxiliary combatants and optimate Roman supporters of the Liberators forces while Antony and Octavian decided what to do with them. Thessalonia was the governing seat of Macedonia at this time and would probably have been the logical place to intern and sort out the POW's from the fighting at Philippi. This is when I suspect that Philippians 1:1-3:1 without 2:5-11 was possibly written.
From 42-37 BCE, when not in Alexandria or engaged in problems with Octavian in Italy, Mark Antony was predominantly in Athens as well as Ephesus. This time slot is when I suspect that the other shorter letters of Philippians, Thessalonians, and 1 Corinthians may have been written. Corinth, Philippi, and Troas all being newly created Roman military veteran colonies (RMVC) with troops from Pompey's war with Caesar as well as veterans of the Liberators war being settled in them.
40-37 BCE is also when the Parthians had invaded Syria, Asia Minor, and the Levant and controlled those areas until pushed back by the Romans and their forces making return by Paul to the Levant unlikely during this time.
6: Paul is possibly part of Antony's Armenian war of 35-34 BCE and is then perhaps back in the Levant until the battle of Actium a few years latter. Although, no hint of this can be found by me in the letters of Paul that we have.
Galatians from Asia Minor and Gaul were present at this campaign as well.
7: Paul is then possibly at the battle of Actium under Antony for his third journey to Europe and is sent back to the Levant with the other auxiliary troops at the conclusion of that war, possibly after Herod states his intention to side with and be loyal to Octavian. This is when I suspect that 2 Corinthians and Romans may have been composed. However, to be fair, I find nothing conclusive in either 2 Corinthians or Romans to back this up. 2 Corinthians 1:1-7 is as close as I get.
Galatians from Asia Minor and Gaul are present at this conflict as well with the Galatians from Asia Minor switching sides at the last minute once again, from Antony to Octavian this time.
It is worth noting that the assemblies that Paul is writing to in Rome could be comprised of combatants that he could have met at any of the conflicts named above. This could go a long way towards explaining how Paul could be writing to people that know him in Rome when he has never been there himself. Also, a lot of mail would have been going back and forth between Rome and Greece at this time making sending a letter to Rome relatively easy.
It's also worth noting that one of the main themes in Paul's authentic letters is that everybody get along with each other, exactly what one should expect if he is writing to people (soldiers) that have been on one side or another in the above civil wars and are now living with each other in the aftermath.
While Caesar versus Pompey and the Liberators versus the Triumvirs were ideological at their base, Parthia and Armenia were just attempts by Antony to gain renown and money to build his prestige with the Romans to upstage Octavian, and Octavian's war with Antony was just a pure and simple power grab. This left a lot of soldiers of these civil and opportunity wars rubbing elbows with each other in veteran colonies and other locals that had lost friends and family to both sides of the wars, now cohabiting with each other. In the case, especially of Antony, with soldiers from both sides of earlier wars fighting together with him in Parthia and Armenia.
8: Now this is where we lose sight of Paul. Did he ever leave the Levant? Did his plans to go to Spain to campaign in the Cantabrian wars fall through because Octavian drastically reduced his military forces at this time making the use of auxiliary forces from the Levant unnecessary? Was he just to old now? Did he die there? Are there more letters of his to other Gentile assemblies there, perhaps in the Decapolis, Syria, or areas like Beirut, buried in the sand, waiting to be discovered?
Personally, I would love that to be true.
To summarize: this model shows that while a king Aretas IV has never been shown to be in control of Damascus in the 1st century a Paul in the 1st century BCE could have been in danger of arrest by a king Aretas III who was in control of Damascus from 85-63 BCE except for three years from 72-69 BCE which might correspond to the three years Paul may have written about. It also shows how Paul could have made three journeys to Europe during the civil wars being fought there in the 1st century BCE, the first in 49-48 BCE, the second in 43-42 BCE, and a third time in 32-31 BCE and how and why he returned to the Levant after each campaign. It also shows how Paul could have come into contact with Galatians from Asia Minor and Gaul and why his letter to the assembly of the Galatians has no city name in it. It also helps explain the dire language of 2 Corinthians 1:8-11 which in the province of Asia in the 1st century would be harder to explain.
A reason for Paul wanting to go to Spain is also evident in this model as after Actium quite a few soldiers were now out of work and Spain was the only game left in town. It also addresses how Paul could be writing to assemblies in Rome without ever having been there. As well as the militaristic language and imagery inherent in his letters as well as implying that he is a fellow soldier.
Anyway, no way to prove any of this, and I think there is a better chance that Jesus will show up than any Christian theologians will buy into any of this, but it is fun to play around with, and for someone as obviously as nuts as myself it makes a certain amount of sense.
Of course YMMV, and please, if you find anything obviously wrong with any of this, I would love to hear about it. Just remember, it's all in good fun.


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https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Sheffield-Island-has-a-new-pavilion-for-events-14082682.php
Sheffield Island has a new pavilion for events
By Kelly Kultys
Updated 2:12 pm EDT, Tuesday, July 9, 2019
A look inside the Norwalk Seaport Association's new pavilion on Sheffield Island on Monday, July 8, 2019.
Photo: Kelly Kultys / Hearst Connecticut Media
NORWALK — Family festivities, baby showers, corporate parties and even weddings will soon have an updated spot on Sheffield Island.
The Norwalk Seaport Association unveiled its new timber-framed pavilion, complete with lighting, fans and about a dozen picnic-style tables.
"Our big thing is getting more people on the island," said Mike Reilly, president of the Norwalk Seaport Association.
Previously, the association had used a tent to host parties and events, but felt that a more permanent structure would be beneficial.
"The tent was great," he said, adding that the pavilion was better.
While the idea had been floated for quite some time, the plans came into play last September when the association received a donation to cover the construction costs, Jerry Toni said.
Toni said he then worked to secure the necessary permits before MoreSun Custom Woodworking of South Carolina began construction. Overall, Toni estimated that it took about six weeks to build the pavilion.
"This has been a lot of work by a lot of people to put this together," Reilly said.
About 40 people, including members of the association, Mayor Harry Rilling and Town Clerk Rick McQuaid, got a preview of the new pavilion Monday evening, before it officially opened for events and bookings on Saturday, July 13.
The seaport association was founded in 1978 with a goal of preserving Norwalk's maritime history and heritage. The association received its 501c3 status in March 1980 and purchased the Sheffield Island Lighthouse and Keeper's Cottage in 1986.
Reilly said that one of the association's goals is to get more people from Norwalk and the surrounding areas to experience the island, which is home to the historic Sheffield Light. The hope is that the sturdier structure will encourage more people to take advantage of it, he said. He estimated that the space could fit up about 150 people. The association's ferry carries 49 people, so Reilly said for larger parties, they would work to put together multiple trips or other ways of accessing the island.
"This is really what we needed," Reilly said.
For more information, visit seaport.org.


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Joe Girardi
NY Mets fire Manager Mickey Callaway #MetsTwitter #LGM
Posted on October 3 by Bobby Broadway
The Mickey Callaway era with the NY Mets is now over, and I can admit, I was wrong.
When the Mets named Callaway the manager back on October 23rd in 2017, I was all-in. I believed in what Callaway did as a pitching coach and his belief in analytics and it being used in baseball. While Mickey wasn't my first choice (Alex Cora) I felt Mickey was the best next thing.
I was so confident in the hire that I talked trash on Twitter and referred to Callaway as a top 5 managing candidate at the time.
Clearly, I am not ready to be a GM yet, LOL!
Callaway struggled with handling the bullpen, although I will give him a pass for the most part when it comes to the pen. The talent wasn't there and it's difficult to manage a pen when relievers are not doing their jobs. What could not be forgiven was Callaway's in-game moves with pinch hitters and being out maneuvered by opposing managers.
A perfect example of this was a couple of weeks ago, with the Mets in the hunt for the playoffs. Callaway allowed the Phillies to pinch-hit Bryce Harper to hit against Tyler Bashlor (Righty), and explained he wanted to get Phillies regular old reliever Mike Morin out of game. We are not talking about Mariano Rivera here…
While it's not great that the Mets must find a new manager, this is different from previous years. This is a Mets team that has talent, a young core in Pete Alonso, Amed Rosario, Jeff McNeil, Michael Confronto, and a pitching staff that is formidable (Jacob deGrom). For the first time in a long-time, this is team that can attract top managerial candidates.
Of the top candidates, Joe Maddon and Joe Girardi would be at the top of my list. As of right now the word is Maddon will head west to take the Angels job. If that's the case Joe Girardi would have to be the guy previous experience handling the NYC market and not afraid of the bright lights.
If I had a dark horse, Houston Astros' manager AJ Hinch, who could be looking for a challenge and good friends with Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen.
Yankee Fans Relax, You Still Have a Good Team
Posted on October 10, 2018 by Bobby Broadway
Yes, last night was a disappointing moment for New York Yankee fans. With the acquisition of Giancarlo Stanton, Yankee fans had dreams of Stanton and Aaron Judge hitting 100 homers combined in a season.
But unlike the great Yankee teams led by Derek Jeter, the 2018 Yanks lacked strong pitching and a lineup of hitters that worked counts and frustrated pitchers. Still, the Yankees are still in good position to compete for an number of years. They have a number of young talented players ready to step up, while older players like C.C. Sabathia and Brett Gardner have probably seen their last days in pinstripes.
Players like Gleyber Torres and Miguel Andujar (soon to be AL Rookie of the Year) have already produced at the major league level, with Chance Adams (P), Domingo Acevedo (P), and Clint Frazier (hopefully can get past concussion issues) seemingly ready to contribute at the next level.
24-hours have not even passed, and fans are already pining for Joe Girardi, talking about signing Manny Machado and Bryce Harper… STOP IT!!!!
#Yankees fans overreacting this morning 😂😂
A post shared by SNY (@snytv) on Oct 10, 2018 at 7:05am PDT
So Yankee fans, as my guy N.O.R.E. would say, "You Gotta RELAX!"
Of course, what do I know… I'm just a Mets fan that hates the Yankees
Another Baseball Season Over for NY
Well NYC another baseball season is over with but those boys from the Bronx will not celebrating this year. Sorry Jo Girardi no #28 this year, I guess you will have to keep that uniform # for one more year. As a Mets fan I understand I really don't have much to talk about since my squad was out of the playoff hunt by the 1st week after the All-Star break; but as a Yankee Hater watching the Texas Rangers take down the Skanks was very enjoyable.
SoYankee fans come join me on the couch as WE sit back and enjoy the rest of the playoffs and World Series; make sure you bring plenty of popcorn. Oh yeah leave Nick Swisher at home, no room for whining lil punks, HAHA!!
By the way you may have 27 rings, but for right now just know that NY Mets fans as well as Mr Met are loving this moment….