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Policy Area Secure is one of the 13 policy areas of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR). PA Secure is co-coordinated by the CBSS and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). Our team acts in a holistic societal security paradigm that focuses on risk reduction management related to all threats, regardless whether their origins are natural disasters, man-made disasters or organised crime. We believe that the common efforts of the Baltic Sea Region countries within our Policy Area save lives, prevent economic losses and contribute to making the region safer and more prosperous for people to live in. Within PA Secure we organize the activities around two interconnected pillars: civil protection and law enforcement, taking into account that the human dimension of security is as important as the establishment of efficient institutional mechanisms to tackle emergencies. We strive for building long-lasting professional relationships and creating a common security culture in the region.
As coordinators of PA Secure, we facilitate regional, cross-sectorial dialogue between experts, governmental agencies, NGOs, business and research institutions. We help identifying needs and relevant funding sources for projects, that have macro-regional impact, and participate in some of them as contributing partners. We also make sure that the lessons learned from the projects, research results and expert opinions are shared as widely as possible and conveyed to the policy makers.
Policy Area Secure is governed by a Steering Group which was founded in 2013, and consists of members from all eight EU countries in the Baltic Sea Region, along with the Union of the Baltic Cities – Safe Cities Commission, the CBSS' expert group Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings (TF-THB) and the Children at Risk unit at the CBSS Secretariat. The steering group meets twice a year to discuss priorities and strategic actions in the fields of civil protection and law enforcement.
Find more information on the PA Secure website.
Ongoing Flagship Initiatives
Finalized Flagships
What is a flagship?
The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) is implemented, among others, by means of flagships – projects and processes. Flagships demonstrate the process and progress of the EUSBSR, and may serve as pilot examples for desired change. In terms of structure, a flagship is either a single project, a set of projects (a group) contributing to same action or a process (e.g. network, new cooperation platform, etc.). The label of a flagship can be given to a project/process that fulfills the following criteria, it:
Has a high macro-regional impact
Contributes to meeting the objectives, indicators and targets of the EUSBSR
Is related to the implementation of one or more actions of the policy area/horizontal action
During its existence, the EUSBSR resulted in 120 Flagship projects, around every 10th of which – under PA Secure.
Ongoing flagship initiatives:
ResQU2 Project Platform "Enhancing the durability of learning experiences gained in ChemSAR, HAZARD, DiveSmart Baltic and Mirg-Ex projects on guidelines, operational plans and procedures and exercises related to incidents at sea and in ports". The ResQU2 Project Platform consists of four projects focusing on improving the fire and rescue services capacity to respond to accidents in ports and at sea. The HAZARD project focuses on accidents with harmful chemicals in ports (EUSBSR flagship under PA Secure), ChemSAR – on maritime search and rescue, while DiveSMART Baltic – on passenger ship accidents. The fourth project, MIRG-EX, trains response teams to manage incidents on board of ships. The aim of the ResQU2 project platform is to develop joint guidelines, procedures, and institutionalise frequent joint exercises.
CASCADE – Community Safety Action for Supporting Climate Adaptation and Development is funded by European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid.
The project will seek to improve urban resilience in cities and towns, as well as the overall macro-regional resilience. The expected outcome of CASCADE is to adapt existing risk assessment methodology to the climate change context and tailor it to the local level. This methodology will be used in a training course for city officials, responsible for civil protection. If successful, the training can be replicated by all BSR countries. CASCADE will also strive for initiating a region-wide policy dialogue on the UN Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction as an effective platform for cross-sectorial cooperation between different levels of governance and for greater policy coherence on climate risk assessments.
The FIRE-IN project is set to improve national and European fire & rescue capability development. FIRE-IN has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme and consists of 16 partners from 8 European countries, representing research, practitioners, governmental agencies and business. Within the next 5 years, the project will identify fire & rescue practitioners' requirements and needs to connect them with relevant innovative technologies. The results will be shared among hundreds of experts and professional networks from whole Europe through an innovative e-FIRE-IN platform.
Baltic Leadership Programme in Civil Protection seeks to create a network of key civil protection actors in the Baltic Sea region and equip them with the tools and information needed to manage cross-border collaboration and projects between diverse organisations in an intercultural context. 2017 BLP kicks off in November in Sweden. Baltic Sea Region professionals, working with strategic issues within civil protection and law enforcement as well as representatives from the local governments, will get an opportunity to network, exchange knowledge and experiences. 2017 BLP's focus is critical infrastructure and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Read interviews from the participants of previous programmes
The CBSS Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings (TF-THB) Strategy 2018 – 2020
The overall objective of the Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings is to counteract trafficking in human beings in the Baltic Sea Region through preventive and protective activities. The mandate of the TF-THB is to fight against trafficking in human beings and all of its forms of exploitation. Task Force actions aim at strengthening assistance to victims, promoting cooperation, abolishing gaps in existing approaches and improving legislation. The Task Force is composed of experts from relevant Government ministries in all the CBSS capitals. The work of the Task Force is realised by the Senior Advisor and her staff at the CBSS Secretariat in Stockholm, Sweden. More information.
Comprehensive and sustainable child protection is a series of activities and actions which follow the priorities and activity plan of the CBSS Expert Group on Children at Risk (CAR) and promotes a multi-sectorial approach and cooperation among relevant authorities and other stakeholders both nationally and across borders. The Expert Group on Children at Risk is a platform for regional cooperation on issues relevant to support children at risk. The Expert Group consists of senior officials from the CBSS Member States appointed by the ministries responsible for children's issues. Together the group shares national developments and discusses ways to address gaps in services, expertise and capacity.
Below is the list of Flagship projects finalized with the CBSS Secretariat as a contributing partner
13.1 (2011-2012)
The Baltic Sea Maritime Functionalities (BSMF) is a Flagship Project of the EUSBSR Priority Area on Maritime Safety and Security. The Flagship Project aims to develop information sharing environment for the maritime domain in the coastal countries of the Baltic Sea Region through:
Connecting existing concepts and harmonising them with already functioning operations of national entities
Presenting good practices in the management of the national surveillance entities and their cooperation.
Demonstrating the functionalities of existing systems and expected outcomes in a clear and practical format.
Increasing the awareness of the safety, security and defence situation in the Baltic Sea Region
EUSBSR Priority Area 14
The Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat acted on behalf of Priority Area Coordinator (PAC) of PA 14 of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) from November 2011 until the formation of PA Secure. The EUSBSR Action Plan articulated the need for Priority Area 14 as follows:
"Transport by sea is expected to increase significantly in the coming years in the Baltic Sea and with that comes a higher risk of accidents. While fortunately, ship accidents (in particular those causing pollution) have not increased over the last years, in 2007, there were 120 ship accidents in the Baltic Sea. Other major emergencies with cross border effects could result from natural and technological disasters, acts of terrorism including chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear terrorism, and technological, radiological or environmental accidents as well as health threats from communicable and non-communicable diseases. The economic impacts of disasters may adversely affect the economic growth and competitiveness of EU regions."
Three Flagship Projects were identified under the EUSBSR Action Plan Priority Area 14:
14.1 Assess volunteer troops' capacities regarding maritime pollution response, as well as maritime search and rescue operations.
14.2 BRISK: Sub-regional Risk of Spill of Oil and Hazardous Substances in the Baltic Sea –Mapping existing marine pollution response capacities and making sub-regional plans for cross-border response cooperation, based on assessment of the integrated risk of shipping accidents.
14.3 Macro-Regional Risk Scenarios and Gaps Identification – developing scenarios and identifying gaps for all main hazards in the Baltic Sea Region, in order to anticipate potential disasters.
The 14.3 project aims to develop scenarios and identify gaps for all main hazards of the Baltic Sea Region, including winter storms and floods. Such an objective was chosen in order to anticipate potential disasters, and thus enabling a rapid and effective EU response through the Community Civil Protection Mechanism. In addition, and drawing on existing possibilities for funding in the Civil Protection Financial Instrument, it aims to strengthen training activities and exercises in cooperation with the countries of the Baltic Sea Region.
The Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat is responsible for the management and reporting to the Commission as coordinating beneficiary and overall lead assisted by the Swedish Institute. The CBSS Secretariat Communication Team is the lead partner and main beneficiary for the publicity of the project. The project has four main task areas which are:
Macro-Regional Risk Scenario/Hazard and Gap Analysis
Floods Prevention in Macro-Regional Context
Forest Fire Prevention in Macro-Regional Context
Nuclear Safety Risk Scenarios and Gaps in Macro-Regional Context
The project started in January 2012 and ran for a duration of 18 months.
Click here to visit the 14.3 official website
The 14.3 project was lead by the CBSS Secretariat and endorsed by the CBSS Civil Protection Network. Implementing countries were Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Sweden and North-West Russia (included with separate funding and project plan with the support of the Swedish Institute).
The total project eligible cost of the project was 660 000 € with a 495 000 € EC contribution.
Council of the Baltic Sea States
The Swedish Institute
Frederikssund-Halsnæs Fire & Rescue Service
The Estonian Rescue Board
Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK)
Hamburg Fire and Rescue Service
State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia, EU and International affairs division
Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania (FRD)
Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning (DSB)
The Main School for Fire Service in Warsaw (SGSP)
From Gaps to Caps (2015-2017)
From Gaps to Caps (2015 – 2017) , started as a follow-up project of 14.3. Under the coordination of the Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania (TASK A Leader), FROM GAPS TO CAPS will further contribute to macro-regional capacities for risk assessment and to establishing efficient crisis management schemes to cope with natural and man-made disasters in the BSR. FROM GAPS TO CAPS, co-financed by DG ECHO was a twenty-four month flagship project under the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR).
The project is further split into three more tasks, B, C and D. Task B is dedicated to the publicity of the project and will be conducted by the Communications Unit of the Council of the Baltic Sea States. Task C, led by the University of Iceland, deals with Risk Management Capability Assessment Methodology and Task D consists of the Comparison of Evaluations of Emergencies and Exercises, and lies with the responsibility of the Hamburg Fire & Rescue Service.
More information on the project can be found on the Policy Area Secure Website and on the project's website.
You can access the final report of Task C and the two supplementing papers below:
(1) From Gaps to Caps_Main Report (2) From Gaps to Caps_Methodology (3) From Gaps to Caps_Outlook
Other Partners:
Frederikssund-Halsnæs Brand- & Redningsberedskab (Denmark)
Estonian Rescue Board
Ministry of the Interior of Finland
Hamburg Fire and Rescue Service (Germany)
State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia
Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and
Emergency Planning (DSB)
Main School of Fire Service in Warsaw
Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)
STROM II
STROM II aimed to strengthen the role of municipalities in the work against Trafficking in Human Beings. The project began in 2016 and was finalized in 2017. For more information on the project and its final publication, go here.
EVAPREM
EVAPREM – Developing an evaluation model to assess prevention measures, acquired flagship status 9 February 2017. Civil security specialists and academics from five countries are working together in EVAPREM to improve assessment of the prevention measures by rescue services. The results of the project will help to use resources more efficiently and to prevent destruction of property and loss of lives in the Baltic Sea Region. Read more
HAZARD aims to mitigate emergencies and accidents in Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) seaports in the Baltic Sea Region. The project commenced in 2016, and was finalized in spring 2019. More information on the project's website
BALEX Delta 2018
The BALEX DELTA 2018 oil and chemical spill response exercise was held on 27–30 August in Karlskrona, Southern Sweden.
Danish Emergency Management Agency
Ministry of Interior, Department for Fire and Rescue Services
State Fire and Rescue Service of Latvia, International Relations Division
Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Lithuania, Civil Protection Board
International Cooperation Department, The National Headquarters of the State Fire Police
Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, MSB
Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC), Safe Cities Commission
CBSS Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings (TF-THB)
Children at Risk unit at the CBSS Secretariat
PA Secure Newsletter 2019/2
Brochure Baltic Leadership Programme in Civil Security 2012-2019
PA Secure Newsletter 2019/1 – Special Issue on Funding Opportunities
Mapping of Responsibilities for CBRNE Emergency Management in the Baltic Sea Region (2017)
Common Societal Security Culture in the Baltic Sea Region: Basics and the Way forward (2017)
Project Concept for CASCADE (Community Safety Action for Supporting Climate Adaptation and Development)
Council of the Baltic Sea States Secretariat
Janusz Gąciarz , Senior Adviser on Civil Security, janusz.gaciarz@cbss.org
Nina Jernberg, Policy Officer, Nina.Jernberg@cbss.org
Andriy Martynenko, Project Officer, andriy.martynenko@cbss.org
Website: www.bsr-secure.eu
Julia Fredriksson, Adviser on EU and International Issues, julia.fredriksson@msb.se
Website: www.msb.se
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Ms Dowden and Mr Stack were co-habitees. They purchased a house in their joint names but made no declaration as to entitlement of the beneficial interest in the property. The purchase price of £190,00 came from £129,000 of MS Dowden's savings and sale of her previous property. The remainder came from an interest only mortgage and two separate endowment policies. Mr Stack paid the mortgage instalments totalling £27,000, Ms Dowden paid £38,000. Ms Dowden paid the majority of the utility bills. They had separate bank accounts and made separate investments. The parties then separated and Mr Stack brought an action for sale of the property and distribution of the proceeds in equal shares.
The starting point for determining beneficial interests where the legal title was held jointly is that beneficial interest will also be held jointly. This presumption may be displaced where there is evidence that this was not their intention.


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At the 1993 Mediterranean Games, the athletics events were held in Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France from 17–24 June 1993. A total of 36 events were contested, of which 20 by male and 16 by female athletes.

The host nation France easily topped the medal table, taking 15 gold medals and 38 medals overall (over a third of the total). Italy was the next most successful nation, with six golds among its 16 medals. Greece and Morocco was third and fourth, respectively, each having won four gold medals. Of the thirteen nations who entered athletes into the tournament, only Albania and Cyprus did not reach the medal table.

The event programme was reduced for the 1993 games: the women's 4×400 metres relay and the men's hammer throw, decathlon and 20 kilometres walk competitions were not held that year. The women's marathon was contested for the first time, while the women's 3000 metres was held for the last time (later being replaced by the 5000 metres event).

Noureddine Morceli won the men's 1500 metres in a time of 3:29.20 minutes – the second fastest time at that point, after his own world record. He was one of eight athletes to break a Mediterranean Games record at the 1993 edition. Zid Abou Hamed set both a games and Syrian national record in the men's 400 metres hurdles. The marathon races saw Davide Milesi and Helena Javornik establish new bests. Greek runner Alexandros Terzian broke the men's 100 metres record, while a new best of 6256 points for the heptathlon was set by Nathalie Teppe (also the javelin throw gold medallist).

The competition was part of the buildup to the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. Morceli and Fermín Cacho repeated their Mediterranean 1–2 in the men's 1500 m, but reigning women's Olympic champion Hassiba Boulmerka (800 m winner and 1500 m runner-up in Narbonne) was relegated to the bronze medal in her final. The Mediterranean and Olympic champion in the 10,000 metres, Khalid Skah, was out of the medal in the world 5000 m final.

The event saw future Olympic champions Konstantinos Kenteris, Jean Galfione and Ghada Shouaa get their first senior outdoor medals. Brigita Bukovec went on to an Olympic silver in 1996 after her 100 metres hurdles win in Narbonne, while Nezha Bidouane defended her Mediterranean 400 m hurdles title and would later become a double world champion in the event.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Participation
Thirteen of the nineteen nations participating at the games entered athletes into the athletics competition.

References

Results
Affiche officielle des JM d'Athènes 1993. CIJM (1993). Retrieved on 2013-10-06.
Mediterranean Games. GBRAthletics. Retrieved on 2013-10-06.

External links
Official website

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Sports at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games
1993 Mediterranean Games

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Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) is een term uit de marketing en logistiek en heeft als classificatie betrekking op een scala aan veelverkochte consumentengoederen zoals voeding, toiletartikelen, zeep, cosmetica, producten voor gebitsverzorging, scheerspullen, wasmiddelen en andere niet-duurzame producten zoals glaswerk, gloeilampen, batterijen en plastic wegwerpproducten voor de huishouding. Gelet op de lengte van de term wordt doorgaans de afkorting FMCG gehanteerd.

Het fast-moving (snelle omloop) in de naam duidt het verschil aan met duurzame consumentengoederen zoals keukenapparatuur, die gewoonlijk langer dan een jaar meegaan voor ze aan vervanging toe zijn. Farmaceutica worden soms tot de FMCG-categorie gerekend. Binnen FMCG wordt ook weer onderscheid gemaakt tussen de echte fast movers (zoals flessen cola, melk) en slow movers (kruiden, ingeblikte etenswaren e.d.).

De term consumer packaged goods (CPG) heeft dezelfde betekenis als FMCG; beide begrippen zijn inwisselbaar. Hoewel FMCG een typisch Britse term is, wordt in de Engelstalige wereld vooral de CPG-term gehanteerd.

Enkele voorbeelden van bedrijven in FMCG zijn Unilever en Colgate-Palmolive.

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Mr Ed gets more horses..
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Elaine cheerily undoing horrid, greasy, grubby things like gear linkages and CV boots.
Edward getting lighter and lighter as bits come off.
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The Small Business Economic Summit is the tail that wags the General Assembly
January 18, 2018 Steve Ahlquist Economics, Taxes
Nicholas Mattiello
"I haven't missed one of these summits since I was elected," said Rhode Island Speaker of the House Nicholas Mattiello (Democrat, District 15, Cranston) to the attendees of the 2018 Rhode Island Small Business Economic Summit Tuesday morning. "It's an honor to be here."
The structure of the late morning/early afternoon portion of the Summit consists of getting political luminaries such as the Speaker, Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea, State Treasurer Seth Magaziner and Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor on stage to listen to ideas generated earlier in the day by business owners and supporters in "breakout sessions." The breakout sessions are divided into seven categories: economic development, healthcare, taxes and budget, regulations, emerging markets, Main Street and workforce development.
"We all have the same goal," said Mattiello to the assembled small business owners, politicians and allies present. "Help our small businesses create an environment that's conducive to job growth. My mantra: Jobs and the Economy."
The Speaker was particularly proud of the fact that much of what the Small Business Economic Summit has wished for since its inception 13 years ago has been granted by the General Assembly. Grafton H "Cap" Willey, who headed up the breakout session on Taxes & Budget, provided a partial list of wins:
personal income tax reform,
creation of the department of revenue,
pension reform,
property tax cap,
corporate tax reform,
estate tax reform,
repeal of the franchise tax,
increasing direct expensing,
provisions to the federal limits,
removing the sales tax on energy costs,
reducing the minimum tax to $400,
enacting some property tax reform by phasing out the car tax,
providing some relief for retirement income,
holding the line on broad-based tax increases,
fighting against binding arbitration,
"These are important actions and many of them got their start right here," said Willey, looking at Mattielllo, "What it tells us is that you're listening to us, and you're implementing these changes."
Then, with praise turning to warning, Willey said, "The critical thing is that we don't need any backpedaling on these."
Later, when Mattiello had the microphone, he said, "You know, when you hear 'Cap' Willey testify about all of the things that were previously recommended and the things that we [the General Assembly] got done, it makes you feel good. It makes you feel like your time is being well invested… Collaboratively we're getting things done."
Willey presented Mattiello with the Small Business Economic Summit wishlist (Note that this is the wishlist from just one of seven breakout sessions. Six other people also had a list of requests for the General Assembly Tuesday morning.):
"We oppose any broad based tax increases, that goes without saying.
"We support more control on state spending and department budget overruns should not be acceptable.
"We support the continuation of the phaseout of the car tax.
"We believe the estate tax – we are now one of 13 states that have estate taxes – we're the third lowest exemption now because we've stood a little bit still – we're only behind Massachusetts and Oregon – we're again becoming an outlier – we're not proposing immediate elimination – but we are proposing an interim change to exempt small businesses and family farms from the estate tax and then continue increasing our exemption [to] eventually be where the Feds are.
"We support a statute of limitations on tax collections over ten years, which is what the Federal statute of limitations is.
"We also support the reduction of the usurious eighteen percent interest rate on past due accounts that goes back to the Carter years.
"Finally, we want to see every bill heard before the committee in the General Assembly have a sponsor's economic impact statement.
"I would challenge the members of the General Assembly to organize a pro-growth, pro jobs caucus in each chamber, that would promote and improve our business competitiveness. These caucuses could go across party lines and we need to know who is going to support economic growth and who is with us."
Grafton H "Cap" Willey
Speaker Mattiello seemed in full agreement. "We're going to continue to work on our taxes so that we are competitive with other states and we continue to rise the tide and lift all boats," said the Speaker, channeling either JFK or Reagan. "We will continue to listen to you so I hope that in a few more years when we come back that we'll get another report that we have a lot of the requests that were made today that were in fact accomplished."
"Cap" Willey had more to say- not for the Speaker- but for the Small Business owners in the room. It took the form of a call to action. It was a call to invest in politicians, like Mattiello, who would see to their interests.
"I also challenge the people in this room," said Willey. "That they need to become more active in their governmental process, and participate, and actually make cash investments in the political process. We have a saying that we're using, it's 'economic growth,' it's 'a business climate,' it's 'jobs.'
"Historically businesses have not invested in the political process and have tended to sit on the sidelines. Those things have to change. I use a quote that came out of Washington around 2000 and been attributable to Senator [Michael] Enzi [Republican] from Wyoming: 'If you're not at the table, you will be on the menu."
(applause, laughter)
"In all seriousness," continued Willey, ominously, "there are forces out there that want to tax and regulate you out of business, and they're making the investments to do so. You need to step up and make investments now. That means you need to be active. Know and let your representatives know your thoughts. Be prepared to financially support these representatives that are willing to step forward and represent your interests. They need your support and we need to be supporting them."
Also in attendance at the summit were Representatives Patricia Morgan (Republican, District 26, West Warwick), Deborah Ruggiero (Democrat, District 74, Jamestown), Robert Lancia (Republican, District 16, Cranston), Joseph Solomon (Democrat, District 22, Warwick), Jason Knight (Democrat, District 67, Warren) and Robert Phillips (Democrat, District 51, Woonsocket).
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Most of this economic program has been proven to be a fraud. The rate of taxes on the rich are not correlated with economic growth rates. Often growth rates are higher when the rich are taxed at higher rates.
Randall Rose says:
RI's small businesses aren't that influential at the State House — they're hardly the "tail that wags". Mattiello was trying to make them think they were listened to, but Wall Street, large out-of-state corporations, and influential real-estate developers have more clout.

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[S69] 1940 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1940; Census Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York; Roll: T627_2507; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 6-1.
[S26] 1900 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1900; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: T623_31077_4114487; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1241013.
[S2] 1880 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1880; Census Place: Conquest, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 813; Family History Film: 1254813; Page: 33C; Enumeration District: 018; Image: 0766.
[S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1870; Census Place: Conquest, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
[S61] 1930 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1930; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 140; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 185; Image: 417.0; FHL microfilm: 2339875.
[S65] 1920 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1920; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_107; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 176; Image: 149.
[S11] 1910 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1910; Census Place: Rochester Ward 11, Monroe, New York; Roll: T624_991; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0109; Image: 660; FHL microfilm: 1375004.
[S65] 1920 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1920; Census Place: Binghamton Ward 10, Broome, New York; Roll: T625_1085; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 48; Image: 1061.
[S61] 1930 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1930; Census Place: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 124; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 841; Image: 877.0; FHL microfilm: 2339859.
[S69] 1940 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1940; Census Place: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_222; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 19-58.
[S65] 1920 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1920; Census Place: Ithaca Ward 4, Tompkins, New York; Roll: T625_1265; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 189; Image: 748.
[S11] 1910 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1910; Census Place: Bradford Ward 5, McKean, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1373; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 1375386.
[S958] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Reco, unknown publish date), Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 590.
[S11] 1910 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1910; Census Place: Binghamton Ward 5, Broome, New York; Roll: T624_925; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 473; FHL microfilm: 1374938.
[S61] 1930 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1930; Census Place: Binghamton, Broome, New York; Roll: 1407; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 663.0; FHL microfilm: 2341142.
[S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1870; Census Place: Royalton, Niagara, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
[S65] 1920 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1920; Census Place: Rochester Ward 12, Monroe, New York; Roll: T625_1123; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 136; Image: 16.
[S75] Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini, unknown publish date), Registration Location: Monroe County, New York; Roll: ; Draft Board: .
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[S65] 1920 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1920; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: T625_1089; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 37; Image: 1074.
Mary M (?) was born on 18 March 1843 at New York, USA.1,2 She married John A Hitchcock, son of Joel Hitchcock and Mary (?). Mary M (?) lived in 1880 at Conquest, Cayuga, New York, USA.2 She lived in 1900 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.1 She died on 6 December 1925 at age 82.
[S69] 1940 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1940; Census Place: Schenectady, Schenectady, New York; Roll: T627_2777; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 47-98.
[S67] Town of Montezuma Records, online http://web.archive.org/web/20020212104157/http://…, (Waybackmachine), July 18, 1936 John Henry Hitchcock John Edmund Hitchcock Letty Maria Rancier Judith Lucile Purser Thomas H. Purser Judith Warren.
[S972] 1901 England Census, online , Class: RG13; Piece: 5336; Folio: 16; Page: 23.
[S973] 1891 England Census, online , Class: RG12; Piece: 1263; Folio 39; Page 1; GSU roll: 6096373.
[S85] Montezuma Birth Records, online <http://web.archive.org/web/20001110085900/http://…>, Purser, Judith Lucille (f) Dec 4, 1915 Thomas Henry Purser (34) England Farmer Judith Warren (35) England 2/2.
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[S974] Pine Hill Cemetery, Throop, online <http://www.cayugagenealogy.org/cem/cem238/index.htm>, Gravestone.
Judith Warren was born circa 1881 at England.1,2,3,4,5 She was Type: Arrival in 1907.4 She was Type: Arrival in 1907.2 She was Type: Arrival in 1910.3 She lived in 1910 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.4 She married Thomas Henry Purser, son of George Purser and Jane Randall. Judith Warren lived in 1920 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.2 She lived on 1 June 1925 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA; Age: 44Relation to Head of House: Wife.5 She lived in 1930 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.3 She lived on 1 April 1940 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.1 She died on 25 August 1967 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.
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[S596] Ancestry.com, 1861 England Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from The National A, unknown publish date), Class: RG 9; Piece: 1004; Folio: 44; Page: 14; GSU roll: 542735.
[S976] 1911 England Census, online , Class: RG14; Piece: 8955; Schedule Number: 62.
[S595] Ancestry.com, 1871 England Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National A, unknown publish date), Class: RG10; Piece: 1559; Folio: 43; Page: 12; GSU roll: 829796.
[S794] 1881 England Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. 1881 British Isles Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyr,, Class: RG11; Piece: 1639; Folio: 50; Page: 2; GSU roll: 1341392.
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Georgia Guidestones destruction at 4:03:33 AM on July 6, 2022, on George W. Bush's 76th birthday, the day the Orioles picked up their 403rd win vs. the Rangers, giving the Rangers their 43rd loss of the season
By Zachary Hubbard | July 7, 2022 | 3
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Recall that George W. Bush, the 43rd President, was also the former owner of the Texas Rangers. So how fitting on his 76th birthday, the Rangers picked up their 43rd loss of the season. And not only that, but the Orioles picked up their 403rd all-time vs. the Rangers (a lot like 43…) And on…
Jul 7, 2022, at 9:26 am
Explosion damages Georgia Guidestones on George W. Bush's 76th birthday, July 6, 2022
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This bombing happened July 6, 2022, emphasis on 7/6, like 76. Of course, today is George W. Bush's 76th birthday, the Skull and Bones member, the secret society that identifies by the number 322, and the Georgia Guidestones etchings were unveiled on March 22, or 3/22, in the year 1980. The word 'bomb' also fits…
Joan's decode on the Georgia Guidestones relation to September 11, 2001 & the Boulder, Colorado shooting of March 22, 2021
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Remember, the Georgia Guidestones turned 41 years old on March 22, 2021. Skull and Bones = 41 (Identifies by number 322)
Mar 23, 2021, at 11:49 am
Rudy Giuliani told he is target in Georgia 2020 election investigation, August 15, 2022, the Jesuit Order's 488th birthday
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This news breaks August 15, 2022, the Jesuit Order's 488th birthday.Mark of the Beast = 488 (Jewish)-Mark of the Beast = 54-Jesuit Order = 54 The devil went down to Georgia… and the Georgia Guidestones. Don't forget how it all came together on July 6, 2022, days after Donald Trump's 76th birthday. And once again,…
Aug 15, 2022, at 11:53 am
Wendy's burns in Atlanta, Georgia after killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, June 13, 2020
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This fire was started Saturday, June 13, 2020, the day leaving 201 days left in the year. Below I'll show you why that matters regarding Brian Kemp, the Governor of the state, the home to the Georgia Guidestones. In light of Event 201… and today leaving 201 days left in the year… George Perry Floyd…
Jun 13, 2020, at 10:53 pm
The Walking Dead TV show's writer reveals the cause of the zombie apocalypse, March 22, 2020 news +Atlanta, Georgia & CDC
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The Walking Dead TV show begins in Atlanta, Georgia, the home of the CDC, established July 1, 1946, emphasis on 7/1, like 71. Notice The Walking Dead debuted on a date with 71 numerology. 10/31/2010 = 10+31+20+10 = 71 71 is the 20th prime, and here we are in 2020, the 'Year of the Rat'. …
The Michael Jackson moon crater's dedication on July 6, 2009, 11 days after his death, in light of him turning 11 the year of Apollo 11
Celebrity Entertainment Outer Space
Notice, July 6, 2009, 11 days after Michael Jackson's reported death, June 25, 2009. And notice, both dates had 42 numerology.7/6/2009 = 7+6+20+09 = 426/25/2009 = 6+25+(2+0+0+9) = 42Jesuit = 42Freemason = 42 Of course, it the 187th day of the year.Society of Jesus = 187Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry = 187 And…
Aug 29, 2022, at 9:50 am
Alec Baldwin blames others for 'Rust' shooting, August 19, 2022 news
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This news comes August 19, on Bill Clinton's 76th birthday. Recall, on Trump's 76th birthday, gas prices reached their peak. On Bush's 76th birthday, the Georgia Guidestones came down. And they did say the Mar-A-Lago warrant for the raid on Trump's residence expired today, but will there be more? Anyhow, today is 138 days after…
Robert Turner III, the founder of CNN (the 201 club)
Celebrity Entertainment Jesuit News Secret Societies
Recall, Robert Turner III, the founder of CNN, is huge on eugenics. And don't forget the Georgia Guidestones were unveiled March 22, 1980, just before CNN's launch on June 1, 1980. Of course they also came down 201 days after the Pope's birthday.
Aug 18, 2022, at 1:55 pm
Armed individual tried to enter Cincinnati's FBI office in Clinton County, August 11, 2022, 179-days after Super Bowl 56, and just before Bill Clinton's birthday
Federal Government Jesuit News Predictive Programming
Here comes the "retaliation for Mar-A-Lago" stories. Notice the suspect on the loose fled on Interstate-71.The Society of Jesus = 71Catholic = 71Zeus = 71 (Jupiter)Apollo = 71 (the sun)Apulu = 71 (Greek spelling of Apollo)-Apollo is the son of Jupiter-Ju-peter-Je-zeus (Jesus)-Greeks–FBI = 17 Read old posts related to 17, 71 and the FBI. Also,…


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RIGHTS-GERMANY: 'Catholic Church Protects Paedophile Priests'
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BERLIN, Feb 27 2010 (IPS) - The Catholic Church has for decades protected paedophile priests and clerics who sexually abused children from judiciary prosecution, according to German theologians, law experts, and internal church documents.
The church hierarchy's complicity was confirmed recently through thousands of denouncements against numerous priests in Germany. In practically all the cases, the abusers were only transferred from one jurisdiction to another and never legally prosecuted.
Similar cases of sexual abuse of children within Catholic schools and other institutions, with impunity for the abusers, have been documented in such countries as Austria, Australia, France, Italy, the Philippines, Spain, and the United States.
In Germany, the denouncements started last January, when Klaus Mertes, director of the Catholic Canisius high school in Berlin, in an open letter addressed to former students, apologised for the sexual abuse priests had inflicted on them in the 1970s and 1980s.
In the letter, Mertes said that he knew "since years" of the abuse, and called them "systematic and years-long." He also urged the victims to reveal the precise the nature of the abuse and encouraged them to ''break the wall of silence" maintained around the cases.
Much attention has fallen on the Canisius high school, managed by the Jesuit order, and rated as one of the best educational institutions in Germany.
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On Feb. 14, Mertes said at a press conference that the number of cases of sexual abuse at Canisius reached "the hundreds" and suggested that the Catholic church pay financial reparations to the victims.
The Berlin-based lawyer Manuela Groll, who legally counsels several of the victims of the Canisius school, confirmed Mertes' estimations. "I receive new denouncements practically every day," Groll told IPS. "I am sure the number of victims reaches three digits."
Since Mertes' revelations, hundreds of other cases of paedophilia perpetrated by priests have been confirmed in numerous other Catholic schools across Germany. Much of the abuse goes back to the 1960s and 1970s, but some it was committed as late as 2002.
Typical is that of the Ettal abbey school, another renowned Catholic boarding school, situated in Bavaria, some 600 kilometres south of Berlin, near the Austrian border. In 1969, the wards told the abbey administration that a priest was sexually abusing them.
The priest, identified as Father M., was temporarily removed from his position as sports teacher, but was allowed to teach again a couple of years later. Rumours that M. continued to sexually abuse the students were constant, but there was no intervention.
In 1984, after a mother accused M. of abusing her child, he was removed, but only temporarily.
Today, the school director Maurus Krass admits that "it was a mistake to allow M. to teach again. We thought that he had learned his lesson,'' Krass told IPS.
Several months before his death in 2009, M. had confessed in a declaration to having had sexual relations with students for years.
Similar cases have been confirmed by former students. "I always found (relations with the priests) quite nauseating, but I was shocked, and could not react. Furthermore, there was this whole system of repression, that made it impossible to get out of this vicious circle," a former Canisius student, now 48, records.
Another former Canisius student told IPS that priests would invite children to a cellar, and encourage them to masturbate. The priests would caress the boys while they masturbated.
"Among the children, the cellar was known as the masturbation basement," the Canisius student said.
Several victims of the abuses committed suicide while others have had to undergo psychological therapy for years.
According to German theologians, and Germany's prosecution officials, the church hierarchy invariably hid the abuse.
The German theologian Uta Ranke-Heinemann told IPS that the Catholic Church "from the Vatican down to the priests on the field, have helped to guarantee the abusers absolute impunity. There are two internal documents in which the Catholic church takes care of maintaining the abuse in absolute secrecy," Ranke-Heinemann said.
The first document, titled "Crimen Sollicitationis" (Latin for "the crime of soliciting"), goes back to 1962, and was written by the Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani, at the time prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly known as the Inquisition.
The second paper, "De delictis gravioribus" ("on more serious crimes"), was written in 2001 by then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, today's Pope Benedict XVI. He was also prefect of the congregation.
"Both documents, which are today in the possession of every Catholic bishop around the globe, emphasise the exclusive jurisdiction of the Vatican on sexual crimes such paedophilia," Ranke-Heinemann told IPS.
"In the letters, Ottaviani and Ratzinger order bishops all over the world to report the priests' sexual abuses against children exclusively to the Vatican, under the threat of excommunication. These threats have led to a total obstruction of judiciary inquiries, other state law enforcement actions, and to impunity," Ranke-Heinemann added.
Ranke-Heinemann said that the only penalty for the abusers has been their "continued relocation. They are continuously transferred from one place to another. This allows them to walk abroad and be up to their mischief in total impunity."
On Feb. 22, the German justice minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, in a television interview with the German public network ARD, charged that "the (German) Catholic church does not appear inclined to cooperate with the prosecution" of sexual abuse.
Indeed, the German Catholic hierarchy reacted to the revelations through a short written apology given out at a press conference on Feb 22 by Bishop Robert Zollitsch, chairperson of the German bishops' conference.
Zollitsch, read out the apology calling the abuse ''a nauseating crime,'' but declined to take questions from reporters.
One German bishop, Walter Mixa, even tried to exculpate the church by blaming the transgressions on the "so called sexual revolution of the 1960s and the 1970s, during which many progressive moral critics encouraged sexual intercourse between adults and teenagers…"
''The German bishops have not realised the dimension of the crimes," commented Christian Weisner, a theologian at the Catholic reformist movement 'We are the Church'.
"The Catholic church needs a revolution, a new approach to sexuality, and to the prosecution of such crimes. Otherwise, its reputation will be ruined forever," Weisner said.
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Typhoon Haiyan Tragedy Just One Good Cause Supported by Freight and Container Shipping Groups
More News of Help Freely Given by Those Working in the Logistics Sector
JAPAN – FRANCE – SOUTH AFRICA – PHILIPPINES – Much assistance is still being offered by those in the freight and logistics fields following the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan but elsewhere the steady support for good causes which the industry so often provides continues undiminished with news of a leading container shipping line's continued benevolence being rewarded this week after two years help with an education project in the Republic of South Africa.
Since 2011 Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), whilst donating to the Filipino cause, has also been supporting the volunteer activities of SAPESI (South African Primary Education Support Initiative) to improve the quality of primary education in the Republic of South Africa by providing ocean transportation of educational tools and books for children in the country free of charge. Lately another shipment was carried from Yokohama to Durban prompting the country's Tokyo Embassy to award K Line with a Certificate of Appreciation for its continued good work.
Africa has been a focal point for aid from the shipping sector for some time with companies such as Maersk subsidiary Safmarine supplying other educational assistance and you still have a chance to help others on the continent by backing one of the many Transaid sponsored projects, such as the current Christmas Appeal, which improve people's lives by supplying vital links in the transport supply chain.
Assistance in the Philippines continues unabated and this week the ITF Seafarers' Trust, the charity arm of the International Transport Workers Federation, authorised two grants totalling £100,000 to aid Filipino seafarers and their families affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The grants for £50,000 each are being awarded to the Associated Marine Officers' and Seamen's Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP) and the Philippine Seafarers' Union (PSU) to help them deliver emergency relief for seafarers and their families. ITF Seafarers' Trust chair Dave Heindel commented:
"Around 300,000 of the world's seafarers are from the Philippines, many of them from the worst hit areas. These two grants will allow us to provide targeted help to them. The Seafarers' Trust is trying to alleviate at least some of the awful effects of the tragedy that hit the Philippines, a country which is fundamental to the maritime world. With this aid the Trust is hoping to help many seafarers to get back on their feet, and to support them at this difficult time."
French owned freight forwarding group SDV meanwhile has been engaged in aid and relief operations by supporting two organisations: HK Logistics, a company accredited by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), and the UN World Food Programme. A team comprising of six SDV experts in crisis management has been dedicated to support all logistics activities and onsite staff in Tacloban and Cebu.
HK Logistics' first priority was to setup a field hospital with a surgery room in Tacloban, aiming at welcoming 60 doctors and nurses as well as accommodating 250 victims a day. Staff and equipment are transferred by planes doing rotations from Cebu to Tacloban, as well as by an aircraft bringing in supplies directly from Australia. To assist these operations, the SDV team provides ground handling services to unload and overhaul the planes arriving in the Philippines, besides doing the customs clearance of the cargo whilst ground transportation of air crews and staff are taken care of 24/7.
Fifteen trucks and one barge are also in rotation, from Cebu to Tacloban, to transport water, fuel, food, medicines and all type of equipment for the needs of the hospital in the shortest possible time. The first surgery was successfully conducted only five days after the typhoon swept across the archipelago and Basile Ricard, General Manager, Operations at SDV Philippines, commented:
"Organising logistics for relief efforts requests speed and innovation. Remote locations and damaged infrastructure can severely slow down our actions. We also provide logistical support onsite, in Tacloban, the most affected area, by re-filling water and fuel tanks to empower the communities and facilitate the relief."
SDV has engaged thirty trucks to support the World Food Programme in order to pick up food from various ports and airports of the archipelago and distribute it to Tacloban and surroundings. Meanwhile systems have been set up to manage the round the clock operation and, following a further request by the World Food Programme, SDV is designing logistics solutions for other affected areas in the Philippines.
The International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has a dedicated webpage for seafarers with links and resources to enable them to contact or trace family members.
Photo: The sea view from Tacloban now interrupted only by devastated homes and desolation where once a thriving community existed after the passing of the storm the locals call 'Yolanda'.


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U16 HURLING CHALLENGE – SATURDAY 14TH JUNE 2014, ST.MARTINS, WEXFORD
Noon. The Johnstown car-park's full. Cuala's 98's are on the road again. Exams nearly over. Nervous kisses from their mothers (with sly applications of sun-tan lotion), their fathers glad to see the back of them for a day! The fight to get to the back-seat of the O'Grady bus. The iPhones and ear-phones in place, the driver slipped her into gear and headed for the N11. Finbarr, John, Steve and Victor the conscripted few from the adult generation who unfortunately lost the toss and were forced into taking the trip. Victims of the front seats. With the Dublin flags tied to the windows, this Band of Brothers was heading down to support their brothers in Red – the Schuttes, O'Callaghan, Gough, Cronin, Timlin & Treacy. The Dublin hurlers were traveling down to play against the Strawberry-pickers in WexfordPark that evening. There was also a little matter of a stop-over in St. Martins to play a hurling challenge on the way, but that was of lesser importance. The first call for a 'piss-stop' was at LoughlinstownHospital – it looked like it was going to be a long day?
St. Martins boast relatives and ancestors of Mick Morrissey (An Cathaoirleach), Colm 'Horse' O'Leary two great hurling men who were instrumental in Cuala winning their three Senior Hurling Championships. Liam Dunne would have Murty Dempsey on the line with him in WexfordPark, another Cuala stalwart from past Championships that learned his trade in Red-and-White. Thoughts of Cuala President Jimmy Doyle, Mick Dempsey and Matt Browne as we trundled past Buffers Alley, Rapparees and Oulart and the great tussles we had in the day. But this is the new generation of Cuala hurler. This is a generation without fear. Black-and-Amber doesn't shake them, and the sight of Purple–and-Gold isn't going to trouble them.
Coronella and O'Treasaigh were awesome, Hartnett, Quinn and Lane were not far behind. Maas threw himself into everything and, as usual, tried to go through gaps that weren't there. 20 minutes in he had to retire with a painful hip injury after another frontal assault. Back to the Viva Clinic with Nessa – she's now on first-name terms with all the doctors there! Emettt Murphy decided he'd had enough in the forwards, and wandered back to play behind the half-back line. Mahony scored 2-1 and Cuala looked reasonably in control, but the trip down, the sun and the seaside sapped their energy. They weren't keen on fighting today. The Wexford boys made hay. They're the best in Wexford and it won't be long before their number 13 graces WexfordPark himself. He helped himself to 1-6 from play and was part of all that was good about Martins. Game over. The ref tells us that the Wexford Senior team are 'on fire'. He refereed their recent games with Tipp and Cork. "That full-forward line will win it for us, Conor McDonald is playing out of his skin". A fit, lean, sun-tanned man with shaven head and a trim moustache appears on the field. The lads were curious. Georgie O'Connor is well known to the older generation, but lost to the new. His catches in midfield for the Yellow-bellies were legendary. He's building a nice set of players for the future in St. Martins. Mick Morrissey arrived. He hasn't changed a bit. He pointed out the 3 adult pitches, the 3 juvenile pitches and the hurling wall that was as big as DalkeyVillage itself! He tells me they have access to land all the way over to JohnstownCastle. Phenomenal facilities – it would be great to play Hurling down the country!
Only two kilometers to Wexford Park via KFC, but we found ourselves lost. The lads are a great help – "You should have taken a right at that last round-about", "Ye're going round in circles", " Take a right at the Whitfield Hotel". We ask a Polish guy for directions! Eventually we arrive. The place is packed. We see Cody and the wife. Only room available is behind the goals. The game starts nervously. Dublin take it by 5 points with Paul Schutte and Conall Keaney outsanding. Get on to the pitch to look for a free jersey. None available. Any hurls or sliothars spare – we'll even take a Wexford one? No, sorry lads. Bump into 20 more from Cuala. Back on the bus to sit in traffic. The singing begins. Phone-call to Seanie to show him how good singers we are, let's try Chris. Tiredness and the rhythm of the bus kicks in. Peace and quiet at last. 11pm and still bright. We're driven back to Johnstown car-park, exhausted. They'll sleep tonight. A great Hurling day out.
Next up: Cuala's U16s play Ballyboden in the League in Shankill on Thursday 19 June with an early throw in at 18:00pm. They then play away to Faughs on Saturday 28th June 3.30pm.
Team: Ryan Di Felice, Emmettt Murphy, Brian Coronella, Cormac Quinn, James Murphy, Fionn O'Drisceoil, Cathal O'Floinn, Jack Hartnett, Diarmit Maas, Mark O'Treasaigh, Tiarnán Lane, Thomas McCarthy, Michael Wylde, Stephen McDonnell, Joe Mahony, Danial Johnson, Fionn O'Tighernaigh, Nessan MacGearailt, Craig Finn, Cathal Scanlon, Paddy Lewis, Cian Rellis.
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Academic journal article Journal of Buddhist Ethics
A Review of Buddhism and Violence: Militarism and Buddhism in Modern Asia
By Marchman, Kendall
This book evolved out of a workshop hosted by the University of Oslo in 2009. As a result, it is a bit uneven, but there are many standout chapters overall. The book contains eleven chapters, distributed into three sections: Part I discusses nationalism, Part II focuses on militarism, and Part III examines Buddhist justification theories. The chapters feature an impressive roster of authors from around the world.
The book aims to rectify the common Western misperception that, unlike the Abrahamic traditions, violence is foreign to Buddhism. Many of the writers accomplish this goal, especially the chapters that focus on ongoing conflicts in Thailand and Sri Lanka. However, despite the title of Buddhism and Violence, readers seeking discussion about physically aggressive Buddhist monks actually committing violent acts will likely come away disappointed. Instead, the scholars in this book mostly focus on how and why Buddhism in modern Asia is often swept up in nationalist rhetoric and campaigns. Buddhist monks are rarely on the front lines of these campaigns--though they are targets of violence--but they are often essential supporting voices for nationalist agendas. A few scholars note that even acquiescent Buddhist leaders who are not mouthpieces for their respective countries tacitly condone militarism and violence by not speaking out against it. The book is a welcome contribution to the field, and should benefit scholars teaching upper-level courses on religion and violence as well as those seeking information about how Buddhism and nationalism are so closely aligned in Modern Asia.
The book begins with an introduction by one of the editors, Vladimir Tikhonov. Instead of beginning with a discussion of modern Buddhism, Tikhonov points to the confluence of religion and statecraft around the world and throughout history. Examples from Christianity, Daoism, Confucianism, Hellenistic religion, and others are given to demonstrate how these religions wrestle with the prevalence of violence. Tikhonov recognizes the distinction in their philosophies between "illicit and licit violence." While these traditions frowned upon the former, they recognized the necessity and inevitability of the latter. The recognition of the necessity and legitimacy of licit violence in conjunction with statecraft required theories that explained, codified, and most importantly, justified violent action. Tikhonov most often uses Christianity to demonstrate this process, going so far as not to even mention Buddhism until more than halfway through the Introduction. He begins his discussion of Buddhism by noting how Buddhist notions of violence are remarkably similar to the Christian stance: "On one hand, violence is seen as an endemic evil of the profane world bound by ignorance of truth, attachments, and cravings.... On the other hand, the early adepts of Buddha's Law, very much like their Christian counterparts, prided themselves on being different from the fallen world" (6-7). He moves forward providing brief examples of how early Buddhism interacted with violence, most notably mentioning how the Buddha himself did not preach non-violence to the Kings of his day due to the belief that it was a king's duty to strengthen and defend his kingdom. In other words, even the Buddha recognized the occasional necessity of violence. Tikhonov moves to the modern era in his conclusion. He points out how "post-Kantian modern intellectuals" who sought religious philosophies that espoused their modern peaceful ideals latched onto Buddhism, choosing to believe it was different (i.e., more rational) than other religions. This misperception of Buddhism is still alive and well in the West, and all the following chapters work to dismantle that notion.
In the first chapter, "Sinhala Ethno-nationalisms and Militarization in Sri Lanka," Mahinda Deegalle displays the role of the Sinhalese Buddhist community in "one of the most violent and militarized societies on the planet" (15). …
Publication: Journal of Buddhist Ethics
Volume/issue: Vol. 23
Publication date: Annual 2016
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The Taming of the Demons: Violence and Liberation in Tibetan Buddhism By Haynes, Sarah F. Journal of Buddhist Ethics, Vol. 20, Annual 2013
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Senate Acquits Trump in Historic Impeachment Trial
5:05PM EST 2/5/2020	 Jenny Rose Spaudo
U.S. senators cast their votes on the second article of impeachment, obstruction of Congress, during the final votes in the Senate impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump in this frame grab from video shot in the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., Feb. 5, 2020. (Reuters)
The Senate ended the impeachment trial against Trump today, Feb. 5, by acquitting him on both articles of impeachment against him. The charges included abuse of power and obstruction of justice.
For Article I, 48 senators voted guilty while 52 voted not guilty. For Article II, 47 senators supported a guilty verdict and 53 voted not guilty, according to NPR.
The one-person difference between the two votes is due to Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, who voted Trump guilty on Article I. Romney cited his Mormon faith as the reason for voting guilty on that charge.
"I am profoundly religious. My faith is at the heart of who I am," Romney said. He paused to regain composure before continuing: "I take an oath before God as enormously consequential. I knew from the outset that being tasked with judging the president, the leader of my own party, would be the most difficult decision I have ever faced. I was not wrong. ... The president is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust."
Romney's vote allegedly makes him the first senator in American history to vote against a president of his own party during an impeachment trial.
For Trump to be removed from office, 67 votes of guilty were needed per article.
Shortly after the acquittal was official, Trump tweeted that he planned to make an announcement tomorrow, Feb. 6, regarding the outcome.
"I will be making a public statement tomorrow at 12:00pm from the @WhiteHouse to discuss our Country's VICTORY on the Impeachment Hoax!" he tweeted.
In response to Trump's acquittal, several prominent conservative Christian influencers voiced their approval of the Senate's decision.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted: "President @realDonaldTrump acquitted, vindicated, and more strongly positioned than ever to win re-election. Nice try Democrats, but you are no match for our President Donald J. Trump. #TrumpPence2020 #KAG"
Terrorism expert and Christian activist Brigitte Gabriel wrote: "It's OVER!! President Trump has been ACQUITTED of BOTH Articles of Impeachment!! Thank You to the US Senate for finally ending this SHAM!! Now let's get back to making America great again! God Bless this President and God Bless the USA!"
Vice President Mike Pence simply tweeted: "PRESIDENT @realDonaldTrump"
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