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Berque named vice president for academic affairs, appointment extended; chief of staff appointed
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DePauw cabinet response to the death of George Floyd
Solar panels power tennis and track center, reduce DePauw's carbon footprint
Watch: DePauw graduates 472 seniors in virtual ceremony shown around the world
Dave Berque has been appointed DePauw University's vice president for academic affairs, a post he has held for a year on an interim basis, through the 2022-23 academic year, President-elect Lori S. White announced today.
White, who assumes the DePauw presidency July 1, also named Sarah Steinkamp, assistant dean of strategic and educational initiatives in the Division of Student Affairs at Washington University, as chief of staff, reinstating that vacant position at DePauw.
Berque, who also is a professor of computer science, began teaching at DePauw in 1992; he was appointed dean of academic life in 2013 and associate vice president of student academic life in 2016. He also has served as executive director of the Hubbard Center for Student Engagement.
In 1997, he was named the U.S. Professor of the Year for baccalaureate colleges by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Indianapolis Business Journal listed him among its "Innovators" in 2006, noting that he developed software that improved interaction among students and teachers and was commercialized by DyKnow LLC. He received the Mira Techpoint Award for educational contribution in technology in 2007.
Berque graduated from Haverford College and earned master's and doctoral degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He holds three U.S. patents and has received more than $1.57 million in external grant funding, including eight grants from the National Science Foundation.
"Dave's excellence in the classroom, observed not only by the DePauw community but many far beyond our campus, combined with his experience in administration, have prepared him to lead the most fundamental facet of the university, our stellar academics," White said, adding that the Faculty Governance Committee strongly endorsed the appointment, citing his steady leadership during the pandemic and his commitment to shared governance. "I couldn't be happier that he agreed when I asked to extend his appointment and remove the word 'interim' from his title."
At WashU, Steinkamp reported directly to White, who spent five years as vice chancellor for student affairs. Steinkamp holds two degrees from liberal arts colleges – a bachelor's degree in sociology from Wells College and a master's degree in health education from Ithaca College – and a doctorate in education from Southern Illinois University. Among the highlights of her career at WashU, she co-chaired the annual Day of Dialogue, Discovery and Action; coordinated several Title IX working groups, working with students to improve the university's processes, policies and survivor support; oversaw the design and implementation of a graduate certificate program in higher education; and developed Freedom of Expression and Dialogue Across Differences programs for students.
White said Steinkamp will support her and the cabinet with strategic planning; lead presidential initiatives; ensure the president's office is appropriately responsive to internal and external constituents; and facilitate collaborative problem-solving when issues arise. She also will hold a part-time faculty appointment as an assistant professor of university studies.
"Sarah was a key member of my leadership team at WashU, so I've seen her outstanding leadership and interpersonal skills in action," White said. "Her dedication to students, passion for education and the fact that she is an alumna of two liberal arts colleges will serve DePauw well, and I'm thrilled that she will bring her broad expertise to our campus."
Both appointments are effective July 1. White was named DePauw's 21st president March 3, when the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to succeed D. Mark McCoy, DePauw's president since July 2016.

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TV Review – The Blacklist Season 2
Hannah Fitzpatrick
The Blacklist S02E16
For an episode that sees Reddington and the gang tracking down Tom Keen in attempt to save Elizabeth from being charged with murder, the latest instalment of The Blacklist is surprisingly full of awwww moments.
As you might've guessed, the Blacklister of the week is Tom Keen – not in an attempt for Reddington to overtake his empire, or to lock him up and throw away the key, but rather to save Liz's neck from the chopping block. While Liz is busy off deflecting government-hating Judges and dogged cops, Red enlists Ressler, Navabi and Amar on their own little mission to track down Tom. When Reddington explains the situation to those three, Navabi quips that Tom killing the harbour master to save Liz is "extremely romantic", which effectively sets up the rest of the episode – people doing immoral and stupid things for the ones they love.
Red's definitely wearing his 'Team Keen' hat this episode – Keen as in Elizabeth, not you Tom who ruined all this carefully laid plans and then threw his manipulation of Liz back in his face. He refuses to give up on the possibility of saving Liz from the fate of her own making (all together now, 1…2….3….Awww!), and goes as far to ruin Tom's carefully crafted and tattooed cover. Well done to all the actors involved in that particular scene, because the push and shove between Red/Ressler and Tom and the rest of the drug dealing gang was intense.
Tom, for his part, talks a strong game – he's probably one of the only people, bar Liz, to actually throw Red's faults back in his face without fear, which I commend him for. He points out that Reddington has manipulated Liz just as much as Not!Tom (seriously, what is this dude's real name?) has, which seems to have a lasting effect on Reddington. But for all his big talk, he manages to show up, in Washington, in the nick of time just before the judge delivers his ruling and saves Keen's skin.
Meanwhile, while Liz's Not-Father and Not-Husband are running circles around each other, Cooper descends on Keen with all the wrath he possesses and reads her the riot act for making him perjure himself. He's less than impressed with what Keen has been turning into, and he's not afraid to let her know it. His lecture, however, is somewhat interrupted when he collapses in front of her and needs to be rushed to the hospital – which leads us to more awwww moments, as Liz discovers the truth of Cooper's condition – brain tumour – and they bond once more over his hospital bed.
The rest of the episode wraps up fairly quickly – Tom is taken into custody, and then promptly released because reasons; Connolly, who helped control the judge, tells Cooper he has leverage over him now, in a manner that makes you think that he's not joking; the task force gets a bogus reason for Cooper's collapse. It is the last few minutes, however, that are spectacular moments of television: Reddington finds Keen as she sets up a scholarship fund for the dead cop's daughter and lays his heart out. She can give as much as she can, but it won't assuage the guilt she feels. It's pretty obvious that Red is talking about Keen here, and kudos to James Spader for his teary-eyed deliverance in his scene. I could take or leave Megan Boone's acting, but Spader is a god amongst mere mortals in this show and continues to prove it whenever the writers give him the chance. Speech delivered, Reddington wanders off to god knows where before Keen gets a phone call from Tom, who just wants to make sure that the woman he spent years deceiving, and tried to kill once or twice, and who held him prisoner and tortured him, was doing okay.
Again, awww.
(P.S. I'm pretty sure that, between Red and Tom, men have been ruined for Liz. She is never, ever, going to be able to have a functional relationship again. Like ever.)
This is definitely the sort of episode I wish we got more of from The Blacklist. No doubt, the premise of the show limits how many heart-tugging, emotional episodes like this you can pack into a season, but its very refreshing to see The Blacklist go in for the heartstrings without resorting to a 'never again' speech from Keen. The episode balances story progression, James Spader worshipping, action elements and the emotional heart of the episode brilliantly, and is likely to be remembered as one of the greats.
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While keeping its youth in mind, a popular attraction for residents and visitors is the City owned and operated Zachary Youth Park Complex. The Park encompasses thirty-three total acres and is located at 1650 Mt. Pleasant Road. It provides facilities for baseball, softball, a half-mile walking track, and family and picnic areas. Zachary's is one of the very few complexes that have synthetic turf fields and provides year-round play for young area athletes, and for visiting teams from all over. An attractive and affordable added convenience is the recently completed national chain hotel, located adjacent to the Park.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday visited the headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the country's premier spy agency, and received a detailed briefing on "various strategic, intelligence and national security matters".
According to an official handout issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the prime minister was received at the ISI headquarters by Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI Director General Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar.
The prime minister laid a wreath at the Yadgar-i-Shuhada and offered Fateha.
The handout said the prime minister lauded contributions of the ISI towards national security, especially in the ongoing counterterrorism effort, saying that "ISI is our first line of defence and stands out as best intelligence agency of the world".
Prime Minister Khan said the government and people of Pakistan firmly stood behind their armed forces and intelligence agencies and greatly acknowledged the unprecedented achievements of these institutions.
Later, the government through federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry also issued a statement about the visit, stating the army chief and the ISI head had given an eight-hour-long briefing to the prime minister and the cabinet members who accompanied him.
Mr Chaudhry said Mr Khan presided over the meeting in which he and his cabinet colleagues were briefed about the "internal and external challenges" being faced by the country.
The prime minister was accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi, almost the same team which had visited the army's General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi with the prime minister on Aug 30.
During the visit to the GHQ, Army Chief Gen Bajwa had thanked Prime Minister Khan for "reposing confidence" in the army.
The civilian leadership was briefed on the security environment, threat spectrum and response, counterterrorism operations, the situation in Karachi and the Khushal Balochistan programme during their eight-hour-long stay at the GHQ, according to sources.
Ow he is completely briefed about his political opponents!
Great going Captain. The defense forces and ISI are extremely important institutions. Our enemies who like to portray a civilian-military devide are biting their nails. It was always expected of a patriotic and honest Prime Minister to command the respect and have great relations with the armed forces.
@AW Not so fast ... Just wait and see.
Well played Kaptaan, so far so good! Best wishes and prayers in whatever you do for Pakistan.
The briefing should have been in the PM's office.


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Bangstyle Featured Stylist Interview
Originally posted on Bangstyle.com on July 29, 2014.
Ray Hornback is just the nicest! Talk with him for a few seconds and you can tell how much he adores what he does. And to think, he spent a years working in the dental world before he found his passion for hair! Ray did eventually find his way to hair though, and we are sure glad he did! Ray produces gorgeous work and was recently named Colorado's Hairstylist of the Year! We asked Ray a few questions about where he draws his inspiration and his evoution in the industry, here's what he had to say...
Q: Congrats on being named Colorado Hairstylist of the Year! Can you tell us a little about what that experience was like?
RAY: It was amazing! I got an email out of the blue one day from Charlie Price saying that 303 Magazine in Denver was putting on the Colorado Hairstyling Awards and that I was one of 6 nominated for Colorado's Hairstylist of the Year. It was such an honor and I had such a good time meeting the other stylists who were nominated. I tied for the title with Ron Lopez.
Q: What was the inspiration behind your winning collection?
RAY: I was inspired by my love of Americana and Rockabilly fashion of the 50s. I drew inspiration from more of the men's fashion and wanted to have the images in black and white, which is very classic and iconic. I didn't want to go the pin-up route so it was really fun delving into the hairstyles of that period and creating something that gave a nod to the male and female styles of the era.
Q: What is your favorite aspect of being in the industry?
RAY: I love getting to make someone's day and giving a guest an ego boost. I love making people feel special.
Q: Why did you choose to become a stylist? Were there other careers you considered first?
RAY: I was a dental lab technician for 12 years before I became a hairstylist. The decision came from me wanting to be able to have a more creative career and be able to touch peoples lives. My sister-in-law who is a hairstylist told me I should go to Hair School 15 years ago...I wish I would have done it then.
Also, I would love to do Nicole Kidman's hair for a red carpet event. Just something timeless and classic. She epitomizes red carpet glamour.
Read the full interview at Bangstyle.com


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I would not recommend Gizella's cleaning services to anybody!! We met the owner of this company at a Home Show and eventually started using the company for biweekly cleaning in September 2015. The first clean went well and we were overall happy even though a couple things were missed. The second clean was terrible. The cleaners had to come back two additional times that day to clean things they had missed and still didn't clean everything. Please understand that I am not high maintenance - I am very easy going and understanding, but it was bad. The cleaners were rude. The owner of the company would not address the issues even though they were 100% resolvable. I tried calling, leaving voicemails, text messaging, and emailing the owner to discuss it. She ignored all forms of contact. I was 100% ready to give her another chance so we could continue using her services, but her ignoring me and not communicating proved it wasn't possible. The only communication I have got from her is an invoice via email. Thanks Gizella!


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Clan of the Hawk gathering tomorrow
Published on August 3, 2018 in Brownington/Evansville
EVANSVILLE — The Clan of the Hawk is inviting everyone to their 29th annual gathering on Saturday. The event will be held on the Clan's special grounds in Brownington. This year the gathering will run one day only and is a great family event. It is also completely free to attend. First Light Drum Circle…
Photo by Tanya Mueller.
Brownington Amish community prepare for benefit dinner
Published on June 7, 2018 June 7, 2018 in Brownington/Newport/News
BROWNINGTON — The Amish community in Brownington will be hosting a benefit dinner next Friday, June 15, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. The event will take place at the grammar school/Grange Hall now located at 1569 Prospect Hill, in Brownington. Everyone is invited to enjoy a homecooked barbecue chicken dinner with baked beans, cold salads,…
Up to 12 years in prison for Brownington man
Published on April 29, 2018 in Brownington/Newport/News
NEWPORT — A Brownington man was sentenced to serve up to 12 years in prison for charges related to an incident last April. Joseph A. Hoadley, 33, was sentenced on charges of 1st degree aggravated domestic assault, unlawful mischief, failure to report to the Sexual Offender Registry, and a violation of probation. Hoadley changed his…
Old Stone House prepares for May opening
Published on March 23, 2018 in Brownington/News/Northeast Kingdom
BROWNINGTON — A fresh energy is driving the Old Stone House Museum in Brownington towards opening day on May 16. Community outreach classes will be intermingled with an updated listing of events. Outreach classes for adults will include tile mosaics, plein air drawing, yeast-bread baking, canine obedience, and more. The museum will also be appealing…
Local barns and historic sites benefit from state grants
Published on March 15, 2018 in Brownington/Essex County/Greensboro/Island Pond
BROWNINGTON — Governor Phil Scott recognized the recipients of 16 State Historic Preservation Grants and 17 Barn Preservation Grants at a ceremony held at the State House Thursday. Three of the recipients are located in Orleans County. Greensboro Barn – $15,000 This large distinctive barn sits on 15.9 acres and was constructed between 1880 and…
Two-vehicle crash in Barton
Published on March 6, 2018 in Barton/Brownington/News
BARTON — Police were called to the scene of a two-car crash in Barton on Sunday morning. The incident took place on Vermont Route 58, at around 9:30 a.m. The drivers were identified as Nathaniel Mason, 18, of Morrisville, and Timothy Guyette, 52, of Brownington. Police say Mason was headed west when he crossed left…
Brownington woman arrested for 2016 homicide
Published on March 3, 2018 in Brownington/Newport/News/Northeast Kingdom
BROWNINGTON — A Brownington woman is facing charges relating to the death of a 38-year-old man back in March of 2016. Today, the Orleans County State's Attorney Office and the Vermont State Police Major Crime Unit, announced the arrest and indictment of Jennifer Simard, 46, of Brownington, for murder, 2nd degree, and manslaughter, in the…
Free Discover Girl Scouts event in Brownington
Published on January 30, 2018 in Brownington
BROWNINGTON — Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains will be holding a free information session for girls and parents on Monday, Feb. 5 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Brownington Central School. Girls and their families can meet local Girl Scouts and volunteers, learn about expanded STEM and outdoor programs, enjoy fun,…
Brownington girl one of Vermont's rising young stars
Published on November 29, 2017 in Brownington/Newport/News
BROWNINGTON — A talented young woman from Brownington will be performing in "Spectacular Spectacular" at the Higher Ground Ballroom in South Burlington on December 9. A few weeks ago 12-year-old Zoey Copp attended an audition where she won a spot in the live performance. She will be 1 of only 15 children in the show.…
Police: Brownington woman facing numerous charges
Published on November 4, 2017 in Brownington/coventry/Newport/News
COVENTRY — A 26-year-old woman from Brownington is facing charges after an incident that took place in Coventry this afternoon. At approximately 1:00 p.m. police responded to a reported vandalism on Nadeau Park Road. Police say witnesses reported Sarah Ray, 26, of Brownington, was the operator of a vehicle at the time of the incident…
Locals win at Fly to Pie marathon and bike race
Published on October 25, 2017 October 25, 2017 in Arts and Entertainment/Brownington/coventry/Glover/Newport/News/Outdoors
GLOVER — A 52-year-old athlete from Canaan defended home turf and won the fourth annual Fly to Pie, Kingdom Marathon with a time of 3:05:11. David Herr, 52, of Canaan, took home first this year. He has run in all four marathons and is a three-time winner. Winning among the women was Karen Benway, 45,…
Historic barn destroyed in Barton
Published on October 10, 2017 October 10, 2017 in Barton/Brownington/Fire/Newport/News
BARTON — The historic "Pines" barn in Barton was destroyed after a fire broke out on Monday afternoon. Firefighters were called out at around 12:50 p.m. The large red barn, located on Kinsey Road, was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived. Firefighters say they focused their efforts on preventing the fire from spreading to…
Locals killed in New Hampshire car crash, driver charged
Published on September 25, 2017 September 25, 2017 in Brownington/coventry
NEWPORT — Police in New Hampshire say they have charged a woman with negligent homicide and aggravated driving while intoxicated, after a car crash over the weekend took the lives of two Orleans County residents. The head-on collision took place at around 11:15 p.m. Friday night on Route 10 in Croydon, New Hampshire. The crash…
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Local graduates accept Red Sox scholarship at Fenway
Published on August 15, 2017 August 15, 2017 in Brownington/Derby
DERBY — Seventeen recent graduates of Vermont public high schools were honored with Vermont Red Sox Service Scholarships on the field at Fenway Park. Students were presented with their scholarships at a recent home game against the Chicago White Sox. Two of the recipients were from Orleans County. Benjamin Myrick, of Derby, who attended North…
Fatal crash in Brownington
Published on August 7, 2017 August 7, 2017 in Barton/Brownington/Newport/News
BROWNINGTON — A fatal crash took place today in Brownington when a 10-wheel dump truck collided with a 1984 Toyota station wagon. Police have identified the victim as Michael D. Bachman, 36, of East Calais. At around 3:45 p.m. authorities were notified of the crash, which happened at the intersection of Hunt Hill Road and…
Teen driver, passenger injured after single-vehicle crash on I-91
Published on July 26, 2017 July 26, 2017 in Brownington/Derby/Newport/News
DERBY — A single-vehicle crash on I-91 in Derby this afternoon sent two people to the hospital. At around 3:25 p.m. police were notified of a crash with possible injuries on the northbound side of the interstate. The driver was identified as a 17-year-old woman from Brownington. Police say she was driving a 2007 Subaru…
Local students recognized for land stewardship
Published on July 13, 2017 in Brownington/Holland/Newport/News/Northeast Kingdom
NEWPORT — Each year, the Vermont Land Trust gives out the Land Stewards Award to qualified juniors and seniors who attend vocational and technical high schools across the state. The students are nominated by their teachers because of their commitment to agriculture and/or forestry. This year, local students Carter Aldrich and Parker Castle received the…
Police: Brownington man busted doing burnouts, drunk
Published on June 28, 2017 in Brownington/News/Orleans
ORLEANS — A 37-year-old man from Brownington was arrested today after police say he was caught doing burnouts in his truck while intoxicated. Just before 1:00 p.m. police say they received complaints of a vehicle seen driving recklessly in Orleans. One caller reported seeing a silver GMC pickup truck driving down the roadway and doing…
Brownington man wanted after police chase arrested
DERBY — A 37-year-old Brownington man who police were looking for after a high-speed chase through Orleans County on Sunday, was arrested today. Police say Matthew Prue was located at the Hoagie's in Derby and taken in for processing. Prue is facing charges of excessive speed, attempting to elude police, grossly negligent operation, and multiple…
Brownington man sought after leading police on chase
Published on May 28, 2017 May 28, 2017 in Barton/Brownington/Charleston/Derby/Newport/News/Westmore
DERBY — Police are looking for a 37-year-old Brownington man, who they say led them on a high-speed chase through Orleans County this morning, before getting away. At 12:00 a.m. police say they were notified of suspicious activity involving a GMC pickup parked in the woods in Derby. Before police arrived to investigate, the vehicle…
Two Albany residents seriously injured after rollover crash, ejection
Published on May 17, 2017 May 17, 2017 in Albany/Brownington/Newport/News
BROWNINGTON — Two people from Albany were seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash in Brownington on Tuesday. Chelsea Pulver, 24, and Manville Powers, 23, were both taken to North Country Hospital following the crash. Police say at around 6:30 p.m. they responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash with ejection on Pepin Road. When…
Two injured during Thursday afternoon car crash in Derby
Published on May 12, 2017 May 12, 2017 in Brownington/Derby/News/North Troy
DERBY — Two women from Orleans County were injured in a car crash that took place in Derby on Thursday. At around 4:30 p.m. police responded to the incident on Vermont Route 191 at the intersection of Crawford Road in the town of Derby. Dawn Perry, 52 of Brownington, and Karen Rinner, 55, of North…
Police: Brownington man arrested for excessive speed, attempting to elude
Published on March 20, 2017 March 20, 2017 in Brownington/Charleston/News
BROWNINGTON — Police say they arrested a 26-year-old Brownington man after he attempted to elude police. On Saturday, at around 7:30 p.m. Trooper Steven Fauteux says he was trying to conduct a traffic stop for excessive speed on a 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse traveling on Vermont Route 105, in Charleston. "The operator of the vehicle attempted…
Brownington man dies after car crash in Barton
Published on February 26, 2017 February 26, 2017 in Barton/Brownington/News
BARTON — Police are investigating a fatal crash that took place in Barton Saturday afternoon. At around 3:45 p.m. police were notified of a single-vehicle crash on Tarbox Hill Road, just north of Postman Lane in Barton. The driver was identified as 73-year-old David C. Yanacheak. Police say he was the only occupant in the…
Smoking, oxygen tank causes fire in Brownington
Published on December 23, 2016 December 23, 2016 in Brownington/Fire
BROWNINGTON — A Brownington man was kept overnight at North Country Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after a fire started in his home Thursday morning. Authorities say Joseph Aroh was in his living room having a cigarette while using an oxygen tank at around 9:30 a.m. when the fire broke out at the…
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With the return of its iconic founder, N.R. Narayana Murthy, the world around Infosys seemed happier. Its share price rose sharply on Monday. The markets seem unperturbed by the entry of Murthy's son, who has joined the company as his father's Executive Assistant.
Just three minutes after the morning bell signaling the start of trading rang in stock market on Monday, June 3, Infosys's share price hit the day's high of Rs 2,600, up by almost eight per cent from the closing price of Friday of the previous week. With the return of its iconic founder, N.R. Narayana Murthy , as Executive Chairman of the Infosys Board, suddenly, the world around Infosys seemed happier.
For years Infosys, the $7 billion IT behemoth had this reputation of being Indian IT's bellwether. But about a year back, TCS seemed to take away the title from it. Infosys has been underperforming for a couple of years, and has at times even missed or corrected its guidance. There is a general impression that Murthy has the Midas' touch, and his return will get the company back on the high growth path.
However, a day before the announcement of Murthy's return, a controversy arose. The Infosys stock went up by 3.32 per cent, though on that day, the Sensex fell. Some news reports wondered if this was a case of "insider trading" - key people had known in advance Murthy was coming back. For a person like Murthy, who has a reputation for professional rectitude, this may not have been the best way to start a second innings.
Infosys denied all allegations of insider trading. "We are a company that prides itself on adhering to the highest levels of corporate governance at all times. These are baseless speculations and we cannot comment on them," it said.
The markets seem unperturbed by the entry of Murthy's son, Rohan Murty, (who spells his second name the way his mother Sudha Murty does) into Infosys. He has joined the company as his father's Executive Assistant, to be a part of the team that will be formed to assist the Chairman's office to bring the company back on track.
Murty, clad in a casual white shirt and chinos during his on-stage presentation at the India Today Conclave only a few months back, had given no indication that he could join Infosys so soon. He even stated at the Conclave that along with his team he was working on technologies that would help in the efficient use of spectrum, the rare resource that transfers voice and data through mobile devices over air waves.
Will all of that be abandoned? Maybe, maybe not. For now, the younger Murty's attention will be consumed in getting Infosys back on track. Why not? Even Catamaran, Narayana Murthy's venture-capital firm, set up after he ceased to play an executive role in Infosys, will have to do without him for sometime now. That may not be bad news if Infosys gets firmly back on the comeback trail soon.


In PC Video 2/2006, a reader compares his own Sony HDR-FX1 with the JVC GY-HD100.
Part of the Heroglyph series, PC Video explains how to handle titles and compositing.
Their arguments also serve as guidance for those who are faced with the same decision.
In the videofilmen issue 2/2006 the pros and cons of the two video systems DV and HDV are discussed.
Panasonic now offers this technology for the price of a better single-chip camera.


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Wireless weighing from Intercomp Racing
By John O'Brien 10th March 2015 No Comments
Intercomp Racing has announced details of its new SW656 iRaceWeigh Scale System. Consisting of four wireless billet scale pads and the newly updated iRaceWeigh Module, Intercomp states that its new scale system is 'the most convenient way for scaling your car using an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or any smartphone or tablet for Android'. The system works from a newly developed app; iRaceWeigh. Intercomp claims that this is the first app to 'control, view, and record live scale data'. The system via fully integrated RFX Wireless Weighing Technology to provide 'complete, secure control over scales and setup data'.
The system includes four 15″ x 15″ x 2.5″ (381 x 381 x 64mm) Wireless RFX Billet Scale Pads, the updated iRaceWeigh Module, batteries for the scale pads, and a 2 year warranty. Intercomp also offers a variety of other wireless weight indicators that can be paired with this system if desired.
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Q: WCF service certificate giving error on IIS, running fine on local port i have added wcf service reference in project and i have installed certificate also on my pc.
when i am using wcf method throug port like (localhost:3353/wcfproj/add.aspx) it's running fine
but when host it on my iis and use method that time it's giving below error
"The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel."
s.ClientCredentials.ClientCertificate.SetCertificate(StoreLocation.LocalMachine, StoreName.My, X509FindType.FindByThumbprint, "1e fb 2c a7 75 be b7 18 e5 c5 1d 14 4f 87 2c 77 15 70 cf 57");

Thanks in advance

A: i also got this type of prob so please try this. it may help you
Issue: Install client certificate in IIS
download WinHttpCertCfg. and install it
SOLVED using command
Cd C:\Program Files\Windows Resource Kits\Tools
WinHttpCertCfg.exe -g -c LOCAL_MACHINE\MY -s "SSLCertName" -a ASPNET
Perhaps for webserver it need network servcie

WinHttpCertCfg.exe -g -c LOCAL_MACHINE\MY -s " IssuedToName " -a "Network Service"

A: Remove the spaces from the thumbprint.
s.ClientCredentials.ClientCertificate.SetCertificate(StoreLocation.LocalMachine, StoreName.My, X509FindType.FindByThumbprint, "1efb2ca775beb718e5c51d144f872c771570cf57");

Also make sure the account running this code has access to the cert's private key.
Edit:
I just re-read your question... It looks like a private key issue. Make sure the account running the app pool for the code has access to the private key for the client certificate.

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Newton Abbot racecourse is a left handed course offering National Hunt racing throughout the racing calendar. Situated in Devon, Newton Abbot originally used to offer races throughout the winter but due to poor drainage systems was moved to the summer months. The course spans just over 1 mile in circumference with a short run to the finish and a very tight course to ride. With the track being a small square shape, views across the course are great for spectators.
The run in on the course is very short with the fences being fairly easy making it great for novices on the jumps. The fields tend to be quite large at Newton Abbot due to the ground be relatively good most of the year.
Very often we see favourites finishing first at Newton Abbot but many have very short prices. We tend to only get the best Newton Abbot horse racing tips and not the favourite shorter odds.
Jockeys to look out for at Newton Abott are Sam Twiston-Davies, Richard Johnson and Nick Scholfield. Sam Twiston-Davies has a very high strike rate at the course this year with 43%. Over 30 runs that's an impressive figure.
There's one trainer who really stands out here and that's Paul Nicholls. An impressive 50% strike rate so far this year from 34 runs. Nicholls does well here year in year out and is a trainer we always keep our eye on with our selections.
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The Skulener Rebbe, Rav Eliezer Zusiah Portugal zt"l, On His Yahrtzeit, Today, 29 Av
Although over two decades have passed since the petirah of the Skulener Rebbe, Rav Eliezer Zusiah Portugal zt"l, the incredible impact that he had on the lives of hundreds of thousands of Jews through his role in the Jackson-Vanick Amendment, his work in Romania, as well as in Eretz Yisroel, reverberates until today. He made a difference to the Jewish world.
The Rebbe's mesiras nefesh for Jews – religious and non-religious alike – was legendary. He was known throughout the Jewish world as an ohev Yisroel and an avi hayesomim (a father of orphans).
Born in 1897, the Rebbe was just 18 when his father passed away and he became rov of Skulen where he served for twenty years. The young rov established Talmud Torahs that became an effective vehicle to combat Tarbut schools of the Jewish socialists. His heartfelt and warm droshos, his holy manner and beautiful voice inspired all who heard him, and he composed many nigunim. His unqualified love for his fellow Jews attracted thousands during the course of his life. It was the Sadigerer Rebbe who persuaded the Rebbe to relocate to the large Jewish center of Chernovich, home to a Jewish population numbering many thousands, to oversee Jewish education there. His unique methods and positive and warm approach inspired many and, in time, he became the head of Agudath Israel in that region, working together with great rabbonim.
THE WAR YEARS AND MESIRAS NEFESH
At the outbreak of World War II, Chernovitch came under Soviet-Communist control, a terrible blow to the entire Jewish community. All Jewish schools, religious facilities and chesed organizations were all closed. Overnight, the Jews were reduced to poverty as their businesses were confiscated, and the specter of jail or exile to Siberia hung over their heads for engaging in 'capitalism'. It was during these years that the great work hatzolah of the Skulener Rebbe began.
At a meeting in the dark of night, he asked askonim to help him develop a practical strategy to support desperate families. He also established a clandestine chinuch network for children to learn Torah and mitzvos, a network that operated throughout 1940. When the Soviet Union declared war against Germany in1941, the ruthless German army swiftly overran Chernovitch, and the murder of Jews began. Terrified to leave their homes or hiding places, they could not even give their brethren a decent burial.
The Rebbe prevailed upon a number of askonim to join him, gathered the bodies and gave them kevurah. Again and again, the Rebbe performed these last rites for his people. On one occasion, the Rebbe would later recount, he was 'caught in the act' by the Nazis. They tried all they could to humiliate him, and were poised to murder him, too. Suddenly, a man and woman appeared and remonstrated with the Nazis to leave the Rebbe alone. Somehow they succeeded and the Rebbe was spared. The identity of this couple remains a mystery to this day.
On another occasion, the Rebbe and his son were lined up against a wall to be shot. At the last minute, a German officer appeared from nowhere, started speaking to the soldiers and waved the Rebbe and his son away. They ran into the Beer Mayim Chaim shul for cover and escaped. In 1940, a Polish Jew who had served in both the Polish and Russian armies was desperately trying to hide from the Nazis. Anyone hiding a Russian soldier would be shot on the spot. The Rebbe hid him and another three Jews in his attic until the Russians returned.
AVI HAYESOMIM – FATHER OF THE ORPHANS
The war and change of the regimes turned the Rebbe's house into a center for refugees and homeless Jews, especially for 'war orphans'. By war's end, forty orphans lived in the Rebbe's house! Often, they slept four or five to a bed, placed across the width. The Rebbe and the Rebbetzin slept on the floor.
When the Russians returned, the Jews were overjoyed, but this would be short-lived. The trickle of orphans became a flood and the Russians wanted to admit them to their own orphanages. The Rebbe took them with him to another town. When the Russians finally confronted him, he officially adopted them all. Time and again, he used the adoption tactic to keep Yiddishe kinderlach out of the Russian grasp. He also influenced many other Jews to adopt Jewish children. It was in Chernovich that the Rebbe became known as avi hayesomim.
In time, the Russians realized the Rebbe's adoption ruse, so he promptly began smuggling children into Bucharest, Romania, where things were a little easier, as it was not directly under Russian control. During the following fifteen years in Rumania, he became tatte and mama to thousands of Jews in Rumania and traveled from city to city to give chizuk to Romanian Jews.
UNDER COMMUNIST ROMANIA
Initially, the Russians tolerated the Skulener Rebbe, and for a while he was even acknowledged as the official spokesman for the Yiddish community, largely because he spoke Russian.
One time, on a Friday, the Rebbetzin gave a bitter cry – the Rebbe seemed to have disappeared. He had gone to shul and then went to buy fish and meat for the orphans and had not returned. Hours later, however, the Rebbe returned with a stranger. What had happened? That morning, a woman came into shul crying that the Russian security police had taken her husband away. The Rebbe went to the police and when his words to them did not help, he took out the money that he had for the Shabbos food, bribed one of the officers and had the man released from prison. Now he needed to collect money to purchase food for the orphans.
As time went on and Communism took deeper root, it was clear to the Rebbe that Romania offered no future for Jews and Yiddishkeit and he made plans to get the children out of the country. The Romanian authorities informed that they were prepared to allow him to leave with his family, but he did not want to be parted from 'his' children – a decision that delayed his exit from the country by fifteen years. The authorities harassed him and on many occasions the Rebbe was arrested. At the end of 1959, he and his son, the present Rebbe, were imprisoned and tortured. Intense international pressure through askonim achieved their release and, in turn, their exit to America.
In America, many people came to witness his piety and to experience his tefillah, his tishen and his heartfelt niggunim that overflowed with a spirit of yiras Shomayim, ahavas Hashem and kedusha. His house and bais medrash was the rallying place for many Jews who felt the need to participate in communal service.
Ten years after his arrival in the US, the Rebbe went to Washington DC to meet with Sen. Henry 'Scoop' Jackson to plead for help to release Jews from the USSR, resulting in the Jackson-Vanick Amendment.
CHESED L'AVRAHAM
On his first visit to Eretz Yisroel, the Rebbe was mobbed by the hundreds of the 'children', already young adults, for whom he had obtained exit visas to the Holy Land. However, when he noted that many had succumbed to secular pressure to abandon the faith of their fathers, he decided there and then, in 1962, to launch the crowning glory of his life's work – the Torah network of Chesed L'Avraham in Eretz Yisroel.
From a small Chesed Children's Home and Talmud Torah in Miron, the vision expanded to four Chesed homes (including one for girls) and schools that cater for hundreds of children from various tragic backgrounds, as well as a countrywide network of afternoon programs for children in public schools. More than 50,000 children have gone through ranks of Chesed L'Avraham. In Chesed L'Avraham, the children find the nurturing and warmth that they crave, and which is so often absent at home and in school. The Chesed homes, bar mitzvahs, weddings and network have made their mark among our people, a living memorial to the Rebbe's pivotal role in the spiritual renaissance of Yidden in Eretz Yisroel.
Many will visit the Rebbe's kever in Monsey, N.Y., today to daven and beseech Hashem for rachamei Shomayim.
May the Rebbe zt"l be a meilitz yosher for all of Klal Yisroel.
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The Rebbe zt"l's son, the current Skulener Rebbe shlit"a, is one of the last Gedolei HaDor from the previous dor. A tzadik nistar, in every sense of the word, much like his father.
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Hrh"k M'Skulen Shlita spoke Sunday Night by Yurtzeit Tish, about the years with Father in Jail & like this Poiled a Yeshua for Japan Bucher that was held at the same time.


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Home / Cities / Mumbai News / How I was bowled over: Kunal Vijayakar on his love affair with soups
How I was bowled over: Kunal Vijayakar on his love affair with soups
'Whether a thick Ham Hock and Green Pea or a spicy Tom Yum Goong, soups soothe the stomach and warm the heart.'
The Sweet Corn Crab Meat Soup at Goa Portuguesa. Restaurants specialising in seafood tend to do this one best - even if their focus is coastal Indian cuisine - because they have the freshest crab, and buy it in abundance.(Satish Bate / HT Photo)
Published on Oct 02, 2018 03:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByKunal Vjayakar
My sister just hated soup, and soup was what happened before every meal at Mahableshwar. It was a junket that recurred every year without fail. The family would load up in our various Hillmans, Studebakers and Humbers and in a caravan of cars snaking up the Sahyadri Ghats, uncles, aunts, grandparents, cousins and domestic help would head for a summer holiday at Fredrick Hotel in this woodsy, idyllic hill-station.
In the '60s and '70s, Fredrick Hotel still inhabited the '30s and '40s, like a period drama, especially when it came to meals. Tea would arrive in the rooms early in the morning, and you could place your order for breakfast with the bearer. All meals were in the dining hall adjoining the parlour, which overlooked the valley. Breakfast was never just eggs. Piles of toast would welcome you at the table, with butter and jam made from fresh Mahableshwar strawberries.
Then there would be a carte du jour of either liver on toast, kheema on toast, kidney on toast, sardines or puri-bhaji. This would be the beginning of many days of many courses, of many meals, all served in the fashion of a bygone era.
We kids always headed to dinner around 7 pm while the grown-ups settled down on the verandah with their cardigans and cocktails. All meals started with soup, and while my younger sister stared at her plate with repugnance and squeamishness, I grew to love the snugness of a warm, thick broth on a cold evening. I suppose that's where my love for soup began.
Bread and cheese play leading roles in the classic French Onion Soup. (Pixabay)
If you think about it, there is no meal as simple and yet as complex as a soup. Cooking soup could well be as primitive as the history of cooking. Even before the advent of the recipe, or cuisine, gathering a few ingredients and boiling them up in a pot was simple, nutritious and filling.
The modern soup finds its origins in the gruel or broth, which is cereal, wheat or rice boiled in water or milk. Then, before the Brits could say porridge, the French with their flair and savvy gurgled up saucepans full of Bouillions, Consommés, Veloutés, Bisques and Bouillabaisses. In Asia too, soup plays a heroic role in cuisine. From Myanmar all the way to China, Thailand, Vietnam and faraway Japan, soups form a staple at any meal. But unlike European soups, Asian soups don't use cream and milk, but depend on corn or potato starches to swell them thick, and umami or xian to add fragrance.
There is nothing I like more than a well-made Sweet Corn Crab Meat Soup. Of course, every Chinese restaurant serves Sweet Corn Crab Meat Soup, including the roadside Chinese cart. Most replace crab with chicken, but the Sweet Corn Soup is ubiquitous, and I tend to judge the quality of the soup based on how generously, fresh crabmeat is served in the soup. And so to me it is not any Chinese restaurant, but the Mangalorean seafood restaurants in Mumbai that make the best Sweet Corn Crab Meat Soup. It's because their seafood is the freshest and is bought in abundance. Nothing beats a hot bowl of egg drop in stock, thickened with cornflower or arrowroot, with a fistful of fresh crab claw meat.
We grew up eating the most basic of soups at home or at the Club — Tomato Soup, Cream of Spinach, Cream of Chicken or Mulligatawny. But all soup comes with its own etiquette. Soups can be served in bowls or in plates and should always be served out of a tureen. Clear soups or Consommés are often served in a deep soup plate. As you eat the soup and the level drops, you are supposed to lift the edge closest to you with your left hand, tip the bowl away from you, and spoon the soup away from you. If your soup has been served in a two-handled bowl, then you can pick up the bowl and sip the soup.
We grew up eating the most basic of soups at home or at the Club — Tomato (above), Cream of Spinach, Cream of Chicken, Mulligatawny. (Pixabay)
Like a classic French Onion Soup, where bread and cheese play leading roles, croutons add a third dimension to soups. Be it a Scotch Broth or a Mushroom Soup, a few crusty cubes make a toasty difference.
Europe is the home of the most famous soups in the world. Starting with the luxurious Lobster Bisque, where lobsters are sautéed in butter, in their shells, then simmered in wine, garlic, celery, bay leaf and thyme, before being strained, and followed by the addition of double cream.
Or the Scottish Cock-a-Leekie Soup, which as the name suggests is a rustic poultry and leek soup made in an oven, with shredded chicken, coarsely cut leek onions and barley, flavoured with celery, garlic, white wine, carrots, and juliennes of prunes.
Then of course there's the Minestrone, one of the cornerstones of Italian cuisine. A thick soup commonly made with whatever ingredients are handy — fresh seasonal vegetables, beans, onions, celery, carrots, and tomatoes in a meat stock. Often with the addition of pasta or rice.
The Americans too invented a soup, but gave it a French name. Crème Vichyssoise Glacée is an opulent, cold, creamy leek and potato soup, avowedly created at the Ritz Hotel in New York, in 1917.
In Portugal, the Sopa Alentejana stands apart from the rest. From Portugal's cuisine-rich Alentejo region, it is last night's bread quenched in a paste of garlic and coriander and topped with a poached egg, then flooded with chicken stock, olive oil and a dash of red wine. The other Portuguese soup that is now a native of Goa as well is the Caldo Verde. Verde means green and in the Goan version, kale is replaced with spinach. By nature it is a vegetarian soup, although meat-loving Goans often add some chorizo (Goa sausage) to the mix.
I look forward to meals that start with soup. A creamy Almond Soup, a thick Ham Hock (pork knuckle) and Green Pea Soup so popular in old British restaurants, a spicy Tom Yum Goong or a peppery Rasam. Soup soothes my stomach, warms my heart and, and as famously said, "is for the soul".
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This report is in response to the BC Ministry of Health's launch of a "New Directions" campaign to restructure health service management and delivery through "decentralization". Decentralization refers to the attempt to spread out responsibility for health care from the Ministry of Health to Regional Health Boards or Authorities. In the face of potential cutbacks to health services, this report aims to mobilize the disability community to participate in the "New Directions" process. Includes background on health reform.
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This document is intended to provide disability advocates with an outline of how the BC Coalition of People with Disabilities intends to pursue its advocacy around health care reform in BC, and to provide information and assistance to other groups lobbying around health care issues. It was written after frustrated attempts to participate in the "New Directions" BC health reform process, and after key decisions affecting people with disabilities were made without consultation. The document is intended to begin to forge links with other groups involved in health care reform. Includes a glossary of terms and health fact sheets on HIV/AIDS; Respite; Women; Rehabilitation; Mental Health Act; Patients' Charter of Rights; Continuing Care; and Direct Funding.
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Responds to the BC Ministry of Health's Consultation Questionnaire, developed as part of the Regionalization Assessment Process. Notes that the "New Directions" decentralization BC health reform process has focused almost exclusively on governance issues to the detriment of community responsiveness; that Community Health Councils are dominated by health professionals and administrators; favours stopping the amalgamation of BC Rehabilitation with other services; encourages a bottom-up process; and recommends that a task force be established to define core services.
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Population Health Goals for British Columbia
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Gender Based- Analysis. A guide for Policy Making
Status of Women Canada
In 1995, the federal government adopted a policy requiring federal departments and agencies to conduct gender-based analysis of future policies and legislation, when appropriate. This guide is a working document developed by the Status of Women Canada to assist in the implementation of this government-wide policy.
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Bruno Le Maire, on a visit to an artificial intelligence (AI) development laboratory in Bezons (Val d'Oise) on 4 April 2019, and Florence Parly, on a visit to the DATAIA Convergence Institute in Saclay (Essonne) on 5 April, both spoke on the theme of artificial intelligence and the crucial importance of this disruptive technology.
So, what is AI? We could call it a "brain" that has been digitally reconstructed and implanted into machines capable of performing simple but also more complex tasks which until now have been performed by humans. One example is the driverless car, capable of completing a journey while respecting road safety regulations, all without anyone at the wheel.
All sectors are affected, such as banking and finance, transport and logistics, and health with expert diagnostic support systems. This list is not exhaustive. Artificial brains are, moreover, capable of learning and progressing.
"We are at a time of historical technological revolution", said Minister of Economy and Finance Bruno Le Maire, on a visit in Bezons (Val d'Oise), on 4 April 2019, to the Atos AI Lab, a company dedicated to artificial intelligence.
This is an analysis shared by the Minister for the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, who was on a visit to the DataIA Convergence Institute in Saclay today: "it is clear", the French Armed Forces must invest in AI. "It's a strategic technology essential to our operational superiority", she said.
Indeed, beyond driverless vehicles, big data processing and futuristic AI-guided robot demonstrations, artificial intelligence has a strategic dimension linked to sovereignty.
The AI revolution is not just about technological and commercial development. It is, according to Bruno Le Maire, about "political sovereignty." For the Minister, there can be no "political sovereignty without technological sovereignty, and no technological sovereignty without full mastery of AI." AI is the cornerstone of France's technological independence.
This is why, from the very first days of his five-year mandate, the President of the Republic has sought to define French AI strategy to make it "the backbone of France's technological assertion", said Bruno Le Maire.
On 8 September 2017, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe entrusted a task to Cédric Villani, mathematician and MP for Essonne, its aim being to lay the foundations of an ambitious French AI strategy, with four main priority areas: defence, environment, health and transport.
France's artificial intelligence strategy was once again presented, on 29 March 2018, by the President of the Republic during the "AI for Humanity" conference at the Collège de France.
"AI is nothing more or less than the guarantee of the highest level of protection for French people" and "within the Ministry [for the Armed Forces], we are all, without exception, making this technological shift", stated Florence Parly.
She added: "We will invest €100 million per year between 2019 and 2025 in core AI technologies. […] This effort involves all weapons programmes, from the Rafale to the Scorpion, from space to collaborative naval combat."
In the field of equipment, six areas of investment can be identified: decision and planning support, intelligence, collaborative combat, robotics and cyberspace.
An AI for defence coordination cell, composed of a dozen or so multidisciplinary experts, will be responsible for coordinating the Ministry's action in the area of AI. By 2023, the cell will be supported by a network of 200 AI specialists. "This network will develop the use of AI in all fields, from the theatre of operation to financial affairs management and aeronautical Maintenance in Operational Condition (MCO)", the Minister said.
Developing AI in all areas of application is also one of the key points raised by Bruno Le Maire, particularly in respect of SMEs. AI can improve their operational performance, logistics monitoring and quality management. "SMEs who master AI will gain in competitiveness. The success of SMEs will depend on their ability to incorporate AI into their manufacturing processes", he said.
€30 million respectively to support two disruptive innovation projects: improving health diagnostics and AI certification to avoid algorithm bias.
The economy, defence, health, transport, industry… the AI revolution is happening now, "it is now that we must free up the financial resources to innovate and invest. It is now that we must support our researchers to ensure research that is at the forefront of this technological revolution. It is now that we must forge strategic partnerships in order to face this revolution", said the Minister of Economy and Finance.


I took a special tour of the Royal Palace this week as part of charity fundraising event. The Princess Katherine's Foundation is doing a "Children Helping Children" campaign and asked the school to participate. A delegation of our students donated gifts for the impoverished children of Belgrade.
It was an informational and highly interesting tour. I took the photo above of the dome of the church on the palace grounds. Jesus has a bullet hole in his forehead from the Partisans who took over the palace after World War II. The church was used as a storage room at that time and the Royal Family kept some of the artifacts of the history of the place. I especially loved the basement private cinema, which Tito used to watch Westerns back in the day. I sat in his favorite chair.
The tour guide gave us a lot of information about the art works and the history of the rooms in the palace. Currently the Serbian government owns everything, but allows the Royal Family to live in an apartment on the grounds. It is a huge piece of land in Dedinje and the Karadjordjevic Family has refurbished much of the palace. It is quite spectacular and a fascinating place. I highly recommend a visit. The rooms below are done in a Russian style because the family gave refuge to Russian architects and artists fleeing the Bolsheviks. They were allowed to design many rooms. There are also spectacular views and every room has a story.
I also received an invitation to the State Funeral of King Peter, which will take place next month. I'll definitely blog on the that event. The Royal Family hold no power or political office in Serbia as it is a parliamentary government. We sadly didn't have time to tour the White Palace on the grounds, but I will definitely come back for that tour.


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Documentary Notes – 'The Last Days of Anne Boleyn'
Anne Boleyn National Portrait Gallery.
Framed? By whom? What reason?
Weir "Anne burst upon [the English court] with a certain brilliance."
Gregory "sexiest girl at court."
Mantel = too detached and intelligent to stake everything on love – did Anne ever love Henry?
Lipscomb "Anne as a usurper."
Starkey = "Anne changes all the rules" but Henry is a failure without a son.
Mantel = Henry thinks of annulling his second marriage due to lack of consent.
Gregory – malformed foetus. Adultery, incest or witchcraft – Mantel disagrees, sees above as Catholic propaganda.
Mantel – Jane was Anne's opposite.
Starkey – Jane was plain "she doesn't really exist."
Lipscomb – Henry didn't want to annul his marriage, he saw Jane as a mistress.
Walker = Anne wasn't like Katherine and was involved in politics – John Skip sermon "wonderful satirical sermon."
Mantel – Cromwell was Henry's first minister "clever as a bucket of snakes." Continue reading "Documentary Notes – 'The Last Days of Anne Boleyn'"
Author Helene HarrisonPosted on May 24, 2014 Jan 14, 2020 Categories Anne Boleyn, Film & TV, Henry VIII, TudorsTags Alison Weir, Anne Boleyn, David Starkey, G.W. Bernard, George Bernard, Greg Walker, Henry VIII, Hilary Mantel, Jane Seymour, Philippa Gregory, Suzannah LipscombLeave a comment on Documentary Notes – 'The Last Days of Anne Boleyn'
Undergraduate Dissertation Chapter – Portrayals of Anne Boleyn in Portraits and Literature
Portrayals of Anne Boleyn
"I have never had better opinions of woman than I had of her" – Thomas Cranmer
Anne Boleyn was an unpopular Queen. As Eric Ives said, she was 'perhaps a figure to be more admired than liked'.[i] She has been portrayed in many different ways: through plays, portraits, biographies written through religious eyes and through the eyes of the man who loved her, and killed her.
With Anne Boleyn living her life largely in the public spotlight, there was a 'calculated distance between the public persona and the inner self'.[ii] This in itself poses a problem as Anne did not want to show weakness in the face of her enemies so it is unlikely that the surviving contemporary evidence portrayed who Anne Boleyn really was; it more likely shows the face that she wanted the public to see – the Queen rather than the woman.
Stephen Greenblatt expands on this idea and says that there was a widespread idea in sixteenth century England that the self could be fashioned, but that it was constrained due to family, state and religious implications; these imposed a rigid and disciplined order on society as a whole.[iii] In reference to Anne Boleyn, state implications were particularly important, but also religious implications, as Anne was widely known as having reformist tendencies. Greenblatt's arguments will be examined in this chapter. Continue reading "Undergraduate Dissertation Chapter – Portrayals of Anne Boleyn in Portraits and Literature"
Author Helene HarrisonPosted on Nov 29, 2012 Jan 28, 2015 Categories Anne Boleyn, Essays, Henry VIII, TudorsTags Alison Weir, Anne Boleyn, Antonia Fraser, Eric Ives, G.W. Bernard, George Bernard, Henry VIII, Jane Seymour, Joanna Denny, John Foxe, Josephine Wilkinson, Literature, Portraiture, Stephen Greenblatt, William ShakespeareLeave a comment on Undergraduate Dissertation Chapter – Portrayals of Anne Boleyn in Portraits and Literature
Tudor-Related Books
So I've put together a list of all of the Tudor and Wars of the Roses related books I want. The ones scored through are the ones I've already got or read. Any opinions on any of them, or are any of them better than others? Any opinions would be greatly appreciated as I don't think it's sensible to splurge and buy them all at once!
Ackroyd, Peter, 'Foundation' (2011)
Ackroyd, Peter, 'London: the Biography' (2001)
Ackroyd, Peter, 'Tudors' (2012)
'Anne Boleyn: Queen of Controversy' by Lacey Baldwin Smith (2013).
Baldwin Smith, Lacey, 'Anne Boleyn' (2013)
Baldwin Smith, Lacey, 'Catherine Howard' (2010)
Baldwin Smith, Lacey, 'Henry VIII' (2012)
Baldwin Smith, Lacey, 'Treason in Tudor England: Politics and Paranoia' (2006)
Bernard, George W., 'Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions' (2010)
Bernard, George W., 'The King's Reformation: Henry VIII and the Remaking of the English Church' (2007) Continue reading "Tudor-Related Books"
Author Helene HarrisonPosted on Nov 24, 2012 Jan 28, 2015 Categories Anne Boleyn, Anne Neville, Anne of Cleves, Edward IV, Edward V, Edward VI, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth of York, Elizabeth Woodville, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Jane Seymour, Katherine Howard, Katherine of Aragon, Katherine Parr, Lady Jane Grey, Mary I, Miscellaneous, Plantagenets, Richard III, Tudors, Wars of the RosesTags Alison Plowden, Alison Weir, Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves, Bessie Blount, Bloody Mary, Catherine Howard, Catherine of Aragon, Catherine Parr, Elizabeth Blount, Elizabeth I, Eric Ives, G.W. Bernard, George Bernard, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Jane Grey, Jane Seymour, Katherine Howard, Katherine of Aragon, Katherine Parr, Mary Boleyn, Mary I, Thomas Cromwell, Tudor2 Comments on Tudor-Related Books
Book Review – 'Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions' by G.W. Bernard
George Bernard's 'Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions', first published in 2010.
Bernard, George W., Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2011), first published 2010, Paperback, ISBN: 978-0-300-17089-4
George W. Bernard is a scholar of Reformation England, but had written several articles on Anne Boleyn before publishing this, his first book on her. Here, Bernard delves into a lot more detail, looking at things like her religion and role in the break with Rome, and her fall. Bernard controversially argues that, contrary to most opinions, 'Anne had indeed committed adultery with [Henry] Norris, probably with [Mark] Smeaton … and was then the victim of the most appalling bad luck' (p. 192). Bernard seems to argue against most accepted arguments about Anne, including her fall and religion, which are the most controversial chapters.
The book is generally in chronological order, going through her early childhood to her relationship with Henry and the divorce, to Anne as Queen, to the evidence for her fall, and possible reasons, taking a break to delve into her religious sympathies. The title of the book is Fatal Attractions, a fiery title, adhering to how the book is aimed at a general readership rather than a scholarly audience. Continue reading "Book Review – 'Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions' by G.W. Bernard"
Author Helene HarrisonPosted on Nov 21, 2012 Jan 15, 2020 Categories Anne Boleyn, Reviews, TudorsTags Alison Weir, Anne Boleyn, Eric Ives, G.W. Bernard, George Bernard, Henry VIII, ReviewLeave a comment on Book Review – 'Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions' by G.W. Bernard
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