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Transcript of the Inauguration of Vladimir Putin as President of Russia
The Kremlin, Moscow
The ceremony to inaugurate Vladimir Putin as President of Russia is taking place at the Kremlin in the Grand Kremlin Palace, which symbolizes the continuity of the traditions of Russian statehood.
This is Vladimir Putin's second term in office. More than 71 percent of voters who took part in the election gave him their votes on March 14. Under the constitutional law on elections, the elected President takes office four years from the date of the previous President's inauguration. Vladimir Putin first took the presidential oath on May 7, 2000. Fours years have passed since that date.
Announcer: The ceremony to inaugurate Vladimir Putin as President of Russia is now beginning. The national flag of the Russian Federation and the Presidential Standard are carried into the hall.
The ceremonial music played by the Presidential Orchestra is called the "Welcoming March." The guards are servicemen from the first company of the Presidential Regiment. Aside from the usual parade uniform, they also have a historic uniform, the colors of which come from the Semenov and Preobrazhenskij Regiments of Peter the Great's time. The uniforms' cut and the shape of the shako date back to the Patriotic War of 1812.
Quite naturally that the two-headed eagle is much used in the decoration of the halls of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Russia inherited this symbol from Byzantium. The holy martyr St. George, shown on the coat of arms of Moscow and of Russia, is known from the times of ancient Rome. On the Russian state symbols, however, St. George faces the other way than in Western European heraldry. Russian state protocol reflects the spirit of various epochs and also Russia's own unique traditions.
The Presidential Standard flies from the dome of the President's residence. It will be officially raised to the accompaniment of the national anthem in just a few minutes, once the President swears the oath and officially takes office.
The flag bearers march ceremonially through the St. George and St. Alexander Halls to the St. Andrew Hall where the inauguration is taking place. The President will swear an oath to faithfully serve the people.
The inauguration ceremony is attended by representatives of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of power, the government, the Federation Council, the State Duma, the President Executive Office, the Central Electoral Commission, representatives of Russia's main religions, holders of the Order of Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called, Heroes of Russia, holders of the Order "For Services to the Fatherland" first and second degrees, the heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Moscow, representatives of the President's election campaign headquarters and campaign supporters, representatives of public associations and organizations, members of the Presidential Councils for science and high technology, culture and arts, physical education and sports, representatives of the business community, and the media. In all, 1,700 people are attending the ceremony.
Announcer: The Constitution of the Russian Federation and the Presidential Emblem are carried into the hall.
This copy of the Constitution is a specially printed and bound single copy for the head of state. This unique edition is kept in the Presidential Library and the presidents take oath upon it.
The Presidential Emblem was made neither in Moscow nor in St. Petersburg Mints, but at the "Russian Crafts" center in Yaroslavl. The Emblem includes the cross from the Order "For Services to the Fatherland" first degree and also its motto "Value, Honor, Glory." But the Presidential Emblem is not an order and is not included among state awards.
What is interesting is that the emblem has been made to last through the centuries. The secret here lies not just in the particular qualities of the precious metals used to make it. The emblem's chain is made of 17 links on the reverse side of which are inscribed the surname, name, patronymic and date of inauguration of each president. Today, only the fourth of the 17 links will be filled, thus the chain will serve many Russian heads of state yet to come.
Although the emblem is not a state award, it is kept in the hall of awards in the presidential residence, the Kremlin's Senate Building, whose dome can be seen from Red Square.
Announcer: President of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation Valery Dmitrievich Zor'kin.
The President of the Constitutional Court places the Constitution and the Presidential Emblem on the tribune where the head of state will take the oath.
The flag bearers and the President of the Constitutional Court are followed onto the podium by the chairmen of the two houses of parliament. The President is the head of state but the foundation of Russia's modern state power system lies in the division of powers between the executive, legislative and judicial branches.
Announcer: Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Sergei Mikhailovich Mironov.
Announcer: Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Boris Vyacheslavovich Gryzlov.
Everything is now ready for Vladimir Putin's inauguration as President of Russia, but Mr Putin is not yet at the Kremlin. His motorcade is now approaching the Kremlin from the direction of the Pashkov House (this historic building is part of the Russian State Library).
The Presidential motorcade has now passed the Alexander Gardens and turned onto the Kremlin Embankment. From here a view opens onto the Grand Kremlin Palace where the guests at the inauguration ceremony are already assembled.
Having approached the turn at the Rossiya Hotel, the Presidential motorcade is now driving up Vasilyevsky Spusk, past the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed and into the Kremlin through the Spassky Gates.
These gates have been shut for traffic on ordinary days for many years now. They are opened only once every four years on the occasion of the President's inauguration.
Waiting for the President at the main entrance to the Grand Kremlin Palace is Kremlin Superintendent Major-General Khlebnikov, who reports to the head of state:
"Mr President of the Russian Federation.
Superintendent of the Moscow Kremlin Major-General Khlebnikov. Good morning, sir!"
Vladimir Putin mounts the stairs past the guards of the Presidential Regiment and proceeds through the halls past the guests of honor to the sound of the presidential fanfares.
The inauguration ceremony has now reached its culminating moment.
Announcer: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin!
President of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation Valery Dmitrievich Zor'kin!
Valery Zor'Kin: When inaugurated as President of the Russian Federation, the President takes an oath, the text of which is set by the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, I ask you to take the oath.
Vladimir Putin: I vow, in performing my duties as President of the Russian Federation, to respect and protect human and civil rights and liberties, to observe and protect the Constitution, to protect the sovereignty and independence, security and integrity of the state, and to serve the people faithfully.
Valery Zor'Kin: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has been inaugurated as President of the Russian Federation. (The national anthem is played).
Announcer: President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin!
Vladimir Putin: Dear citizens of Russia,
The words of the Presidential Oath have just now been spoken. Now I would like to stress the main idea of the Oath and say: the President's obligations to look after the state and faithfully serve the people will henceforward be sacred for me and will be above all else as before.
As before, I consider that the help and backing of the citizens of Russia constitute the primary and most reliable support for the President's work.
Today I would like to thank all those who placed such great trust in me by electing me to the post of head of Russian state and all those who, through their work, made their contribution to the results our country has achieved over these last four years.
As during the previous years, I will work actively, openly and honestly and will do all I can, all that is within my power to justify the hopes that millions of people have placed in me.
The last four years were not easy years for us all. To be frank, they were years of serious trials. Back then, in 2000, it seemed that we were facing a great number of simply irresolvable problems.
But the people of Russia demonstrated their best qualities as patriots and citizens during these critical moments, coming together in the struggle to ensure the country's territorial integrity and keep our land united, creating a foundation for Russia's economic growth through their labor and determined efforts.
Together we have achieved a lot and we have achieved it through our only own efforts.
It was we who achieved high economic growth rates, we who overcame difficult ideological confrontation and are now gradually forging a truly united nation.
It was we who stood firm against the attacks of international terrorism and saved the country from the very real threat of collapse.
Together we have made our Motherland a country that is open to the world, a country that seeks broad and equal cooperation, a country that has strengthened its positions on the international stage and has learned how to use peaceful means to stand up for its lawful interests in a rapidly changing world.
The main objective of the coming four years is now to transform the potential we have built up into a new development energy and to use it to bring about a fundamentally new quality of life for our people and a real, tangible increase in their prosperity.
It is often said here that the head of state in Russia answers and will always answer for everything. This is still the case. But today, although I have a deep awareness of my own personal responsibility, I nevertheless want to emphasize that Russia's success and prosperity cannot and should not depend on one single person or one political party, or political force alone. We need a broad base for developing democracy in our country and for continuing the transformations we have begun.
It is my conviction that a mature civil society is the best guarantee that this development will continue.
Only free people in a free country can be genuinely successful. This is the foundation for both economic growth and political stability in Russia.
We will do all we can to ensure that everyone here can realize their talents and abilities, to ensure that a genuinely multiparty system develops and that personal freedoms are strengthened. We will make every effort to ensure that all people in Russia have access to good education and social and medical assistance, and that all people have lives free from want and are able to pass on the fruits of their own labor to their children. And, of course, that they could be proud of their strong but peace-loving country and its authority.
We still have much, very much, to do – for our country, for ourselves and for our children. We have all the opportunities we need to achieve the goals we have set. We have the resources, we have our experience and we have complete understanding of our development priorities which have been tried and tested by the positive practical experience of the last four years. We have enormous creative energy and a people with great intellectual potential.
We all are the inheritors of Russia and its thousand years of history, the inheritors of this land that has given birth to exceptional sons and daughters, workers, warriors, and creators. They have passed down to us this huge, great state.
There is no doubt that we can draw strength from our past. But even the most glorious history is not enough to ensure us a better life. Today's generations of Russians must reinforce this grandeur through their own acts .
Only then will our descendents be able to feel pride in these pages that we are writing in the history of our great nation.
Following the President's speech, Mikhail Glinka's patriotic composition "Slav'sja" is played.
An artillery salute of 30 volleys is fired from the direction of the Kremlin Embankment by two batteries of nine guns. This is the work of artillerymen from the Moscow Commandant's Office.
The head of state will now review the Presidential Regiment, which is quartered in the Kremlin. The hundreds of thousands of tourists that visit the Moscow Kremlin museums every year will all have seen these soldiers and officers. Today they are in full parade dress on Cathedral Square.
The artillery salute and the parade of the Presidential Regiment are the military honors due to the President because the head of state is also Commander-in-Chief and Russia's Armed Forces are directly subordinate to him.
The Presidential Regiment traces its genealogy back to the elite princes' armed forces of ancient Russia. Then came the grand princes' guards and the tsars' Streltsy regiments, the imperial palace grenadiers and the Kremlin cadets. Today the traditions continue with the Presidential Regiment.
The President will enter Cathedral Square through the doors of the Holy Vestibule and will descend the stairs of the Grand Kremlin Palace to the additional tribune from where he will review the parade.
The officials in light uniforms are the members of the Presidential Orchestra. An interesting detail – their trumpets are white and not brass-colored because they are made of plastic so as to be lighter. This is an example of the interesting combination of ancient traditions and modern technology used to organize the inauguration ceremony.
The most gallant and manly recruits from around the country are selected to serve in the Presidential Regiment, which marks its anniversary on this very day, May 7. A new division appeared in the regiment recently – the Cavalry Honour Escort. This is another example of how Russian military traditions are being revived.
Report of the Presidential Regiment's Commander:
"Comrade President of the Russian Federation!
The ranks are assembled in honor of the President's inauguration. Commander of the Presidential Regiment Colonel Galkin."
Vladimir Putin: Greetings comrades!
(The servicemen of the Presidential Regiment greet the President).
I congratulate you on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the regiment's founding.
(Ceremonial march of the Presidential Regiment)
The Presidential Regiment is more than just an honor guard. Men from this regiment fought heroically at the fronts in the Great Patriotic War. Some of today's officers wear battle decorations on their chests. The regiment's commander wears the Order of the Red Banner. Many of the regiment's officers also did military service here earlier.
On February 23, 1944, the Kremlin Regiment was awarded the Battle Red Banner, the symbol of military honor, valor and glory. Three parade battalions took part in the historic Victory Parade on Red Square in 1945. The men of this regiment guarded the Kremlin when it was under attack by Nazi air force.
The Presidential Regiment is quartered in the Kremlin's historic Arsenal building.
The guards and flag bearers are wearing the historic uniform and the soldiers taking part in the parade are wearing a uniform that looks more like the usual parade uniform worn by servicemen in the Russian Armed Forces.
Young men from almost all regions in the country serve today in the Presidential Regiment. Among the regiment's privates and sergeants are young men from the Kuzbass, Siberia, the Urals, the Volga region, Stavropol Kraj and the central regions of Russia. They include high-school graduates, graduates of community colleges, young men who worked in industry or in agriculture. The Presidential Regiment is a real training ground for future officers.
What is particularly important is that the regiment represents diverse regions and social groups. This is an elite and honored regiment and it is also to some extent a microcosm of the Russian Armed Forces.
The Cavalry Honor Escort is now preparing to make its entry. This will be the first such occasion in many years and it illustrates the revival of Russian military traditions. The escort is wearing its historic uniform that draws on the uniforms worn by the Semenov and Preobrazhenskij Regiments' uniforms, though it is not their exact replica.
End of broadcast.
Publication date: May 7, 2004, 01:00
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What It's Like When Police Try To Keep You From Reporting
At Fairy Creek, RCMP efforts to restrict media can devolve into theatre of the absurd
Article By Jonathan Goldsbie
Capital Daily
Land Defenders
On Thursday afternoon, Global News posted video of a BC RCMP officer threatening to arrest one of its journalists.
"Don't put this in my face," the officer told the cameraperson. "You will be arrested if you do not comply."
"Just stop, man," another pleaded with the press. "Come on. Have some professionalism."
Here's how the B.C. RCMP have been prohibiting the working news media at the Fairy Creek blockade. They insist their exclusion zone gives them the power to control the movements of journalists on public land and pick and choose what journalists can cover.https://t.co/HrT64sZaTJ pic.twitter.com/Jve6rIlUcc
— Global BC (@GlobalBC) May 28, 2021
The Global journalists had been hoping to cover the blockades organized against old-growth logging on a part of Vancouver Island known as Fairy Creek. On questionable authority, the RCMP has been tightly controlling media access to the area, when not denying it outright.
Earlier Thursday, the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), along with Canadian Journalists for Free Expression and a group of mostly smaller and alternative news organizations (Global not among them), announced they'd be pursuing legal action against the RCMP to enforce the right to report on the blockades.
On this week's CANADALAND, Cherise Seucharan takes a look at these efforts, why the RCMP's behaviour seems so familiar, and why independent outlets are once again at the forefront of this fight.
But while it's no surprise that police can be pushy, threatening, or worse, their hostility toward the media can just as often take a different form.
On May 17, Jimmy Thomson, the managing editor of Capital Daily, recorded his own encounter with a pair of RCMP officers at the edge of the same area. (Capital Daily is a venture of Andrew Wilkinson, whose foundation is an investor in Canadaland.)
The Victoria-based outlet is among those attached to the CAJ's legal challenge; Thomson also happens to the BC regional director of the CAJ, although he recused himself from the organization's deliberations on the matter.
His five-minute clip is a vivid illustration of the banal circularity that characterizes many police interactions with the press, where a veneer of politeness masks obstructive intransigence, and manufactured excuses loop around on themselves.
"Speaking with those officers on the ground was really frustrating," Thomson tells Seucharan, "because they clearly didn't have, really, any idea of what media do, what the rights of media are, or any interest in it. They saw me as just… being another protester, just another person to be kept out."
Much of the recording is included in today's episode, but we'd also like to share a complete transcript, because sometimes such exchanges can be more fully appreciated in writing.
I'd like to share how my day shaped up when I tried to visit the #FairyCreek blockade to observe how the injunction is being enforced.
Cpl. Monseau, for the record, has not yet answered my calls. @CapitalDailyVic @caj pic.twitter.com/Ksp3Cz10Xg
— Jimmy Thomson (@jwsthomson) May 18, 2021
Jimmy Thomson's photo from the above tweet.
Waiting for Manseau
A country road. Many trees.
Jimmy Thomson: (stepping out of car) Hi.
Officer 1: How are you doing?
Thomson: Good, thanks. How are you doing?
Officer 1: I'm good!
Thomson: I'm with Capital Daily.
Officer 1: Is that, uh, media?
Thomson: Media, yeah. And I'm hoping to get through to the blockade.
Officer 1: Okay, nobody's going through today.
Thomson: Okay?
Officer 1: You have to contact Cpl. Manseau with RCMP media relations.
Officer 1: And he's the contact.
Thomson: I've spoken with Cpl. Manseau — not today. Do you guys have — like, obviously, there's no cell service out here — is there any way to get in touch with him from here?
Officer 1: Not from here. So nobody's going through today. But you have to get in contact with him.
Thomson: Okay… So you're not even letting media in…
Officer 1: No.
Thomson: …at this point.
Thomson: Why is that?
Officer 1: It's part of the injunction and part of the operations.
Thomson: I didn't see that in the injunction.
Officer 1: It's part of the operations, right now. It'll be in place tomorrow.
Thomson: Can you explain that a little bit more?
Officer 1: You need to contact Cpl. Manseau.
Thomson: But I can't contact him from here. So is there, like—
Officer 1: You can drive back to cell service and give him a phone call.
Thomson: Yeah, that's an hour and a half that way. And then an hour and a half back here. I just, is there any way that I can contact him from here? Obviously, you guys are in touch with him. Otherwise—
Officer 1: No, we've been told to advise people that he's available by phone and tomorrow.
Thomson: So he doesn't have any way to contact you guys?
Thomson: So how would you know if he had told me that I can go ahead?
Officer 1: Because that's the direction that I've been given. I can check with the command post. But that's the direction I've been given, is nobody is coming through.
Thomson: I would really appreciate if you could check with them, because, I mean, that doesn't seem reasonable, to not be letting media in.
Officer 2: Do you have, also, any piece of ID so we can verify? Do you have your accreditation or (inaudible)?
Thomson: I have a business card.
Officer 1: No, a media accreditation.
Officer 2: No, like a media accreditation.
Thomson: It's not a real thing.
Officer 2: Sorry?
Thomson: There's no, like, a media accreditation body in Canada. I'm on the board of the Canadian Association of Journalists.
Officer 2: Okay?
Thomson: There's no such thing as, like, a card that says "I'm the media." So…
Officer 1: So you want our command to tell you verbally that you can't come in?
Thomson: Yes, please.
Officer 2: And do you have a piece of ID with your name and everything else? Like a photo ID?
Thomson: Yeah.
Officer 2: So we can check with the name and everything else?
Thomson: Yep, that'd be great. (retrieves his ID)
Voice from police radio: Yep, 10-4. (inaudible) They're all instructed to deal with stratcom.
Thomson: Instructed to…?
Officer 1: Stratcom, which is Cpl. Manseau.
Thomson: Okay. And there's no way of contacting him from here?
Officer 1: Not from here.
Thomson: Not by me and not by you?
Thomson: So if I drove five minutes back down that way, and then drive back here and say I just talked to Cpl. Manseau, then… (laughs)
Officer 1: It would come through our command post, if he gave you instructions. But we know that there is no instruction for media today.
Thomson: Okay, um…
Officer 1: So the instructions is to contact Cpl. Manseau.
Thomson: But that's the thing. It's like, why, the RCMP doesn't really have the authority to instruct the media when this is an issue of…
Officer 1: There's an injunction, and we're blocking the road today, right?
Thomson: But I'm not here to obstruct the work that is…
Officer 1: But if you come past here, it's an obstruction, yes.
Thomson: The obstruction of the loggers is the arena for the injunction, not the observation of logging activities.
Officer 1: Right now, you're not gonna come through here today. You need to talk to Cpl. Manseau. And get further direction from him.
Thomson: But I can't talk to Cpl. Manseau…
Officer 1: You can drive down and get cell service. It's not a (inaudible).
Officer 2: So our understanding is that, up to this point, all the media have already received their instructions and what are the steps to be taken…
Thomson: Mm-hm.
Officer 2: Okay, so everybody knew — because you're not the only one that's coming from the media today.
Thomson: And where are they right now?
Officer 1: They've left.
Officer 2: And we had lots of other people. And they were explained, and it's like, "Yeah, okay, we got it." Everybody's been instructed. So that was our directions that we have. We just checked with our command post, again, for you, like right now. And these are the directives that we are giving to you. You need to get in touch with the liaison for the media. Okay? And I don't know, maybe get your name on a list or something like that? And that would be transmitted to us. But right now, we are not letting anybody going in there.
Thomson: Right. So there's enforcement action happening right now that you're not allowing the media to be there to witness or to report on.
Officer 2: We don't have…
Officer 1: But there is no enforcement action right now.
Thomson: You're just blocking people from coming in…
Officer 1: We're blocking…
Thomson: So you're enforcing the injunction.
Officer 1: We're blocking the road right now.
Thomson: Right. As a result of the injunction… (sighs) Okay, well, thank you both for your time. Appreciate it.
Officer 2: You're welcome.
Thomson wrote that he then drove back to town to place a call to Cpl. Chris Manseau.
"He didn't answer the phone."

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Prince Harry Gets Candid with Former U.S. President Barack Obama in 'Today' Preview
Lai Frances
Getty Images for the Invictus Games
In an upcoming special for BBC Radio 4's Today, Prince Harry got the chance to interview former U.S. President Barack Obama as BBC's guest editor.
In a sneak preview uploaded earlier today (December 17), the former U.S. President joked around before the iconic interview. Obama began mocking himself for being a slow speaker then asked Prince Harry if he needed a British accent.
"You're probably gonna get 'the face'," Harry replied.
In a successful attempt to lighten up the mood, Prince Harry said he was still nervous about the interview to which Obama jokingly offered to interview him instead.
The full interview from the Invictus Games will broadcast on December 27 on BBC. Watch the preview below.
Source: Prince Harry Gets Candid with Former U.S. President Barack Obama in 'Today' Preview
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one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt (ruins on the left bank of the Nile at the village of Kawn al-Ahmar in the south of the Arab Republic of Egypt), center of the cult of the god Horus. In a burial site dating from the middle of the fourth millennium B.C., the most ancient Egyptian wall paintings were found, depicting boats, hunting scenes, and scenes of war. Hierakonpolis is the site of a temple of the First Dynasty (end of the fourth millennium B.C.) containing remarkable examples of ancient Egyptian art—a mace-head of King lb (the Scorpion), depicting the building of a canal, and the famous palette of King Narmer. Upper and Lower Egypt, united by King Narmer, are depicted on the palette, as well as pictograms and the earliest ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. In subsequent periods Hierakonpolis was the administrative center of one of the nomes of ancient Egypt.
Quibell, J. E. Hierakonpolis. London, 1900.
However, this was probably only one variation on a ritual for which we have evidence as early as Khaseqemwi (a heart-shaped vessel from Hierakonpolis, p.
cuando Narmer, soberano originario de Hierakonpolis, unifico las regiones del Alto y del Bajo Egipto e inauguro la I dinastia Tinita (tambien denominada dinastia 0) que goberno "El pais de las dos tierras", cuya primera capital fue Tinis (o Tis), cerca del complejo urbano de Abidos.
January 5--May 10, 2015: A photographic exhibit, Salinization and the Hierakonpolis Temple-Town Site, will be on view in the Penn State Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum and Art Gallery.
The tombs of king Narmer and king Ra, a pre-dynastic pharaoh who paved the way to Egypt's unification, were previously discovered in Hierakonpolis.
Imports and influences in the predynastic and protodynastic settlement and funerary assemblages at Hierakonpolis.
Among the topics of this issue are the spring 2006 excavation report from the necropolis of Dahshur, a preliminary report of the Polish Archaeological Mission at Tell el Farkha (Ghazla) for 2005 and 2006, a report on the 2006-07 season of the Hierakonpolis expedition, specificity in Old Kingdom tomb scenes, Alexandrian coins in the University Museum Zagazig, and a report on the 36th season of excavation and restoration on the island of Elephantine.
The Hierakonpolis Expedition is one of the world's famous archaeological digs.
One of the oldest and best-attested potential breweries is at Hierakonpolis in southern Egypt and dates to 5,000 years ago, says Barry Kemp, an Egytologist from the University of Cambridge in England.
Jerry Rose, an anthropologist at the Fulbright College at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, has been given a $267,646 grant from the National Science Foundation to help unearth bodies and artifacts contained in an ancient cemetery in Hierakonpolis, Egypt.
The first indication that a King Scorpion existed came at the end of the 19th century at an excavation in Hierakonpolis.
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During that visit our team presented its professional qualifications and a study proposal to the Ministry of Antiquities and the Supreme Council of Antiquities to undertake geo-archaeological field investigations at the Hierakonpolis Temple-Town Site near Edfu.
Berlin, Germany) presents a comprehensive study of the provincial temples at Abydos, Tell el-Farkha, Tell Ibrahim Awad, Elkab, Elephantine, and Hierakonpolis that compiles the research that's been carried out on the sites and offering a synthesis of their history and use.


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Close-up on Climate: Bernie's reflection on St Mary's, Blackpool's outstanding video entry
Bernie worked at St Mary's, Blackpool, as part of her year with Step Into the Gap
The Climate Coalition ran the film project, Close-up on Climate, which invited young people between the ages of 5-18 to make films highlighting the issue of climate change. Three films were chosen as being outstanding in each age category. Bernie Goddard, who took part in CAFOD's Step into the Gap programme last year, writes about her experience of working with the young people at St Mary's Blackpool to make their film.
Get involved with the Climate Campaign
As a Gapper at St Mary's, part of my role was to keep an eye out for what projects CAFOD were running which I could encourage students to get involved in. The Climate Coalition film project, Close-up, was an amazing way to get students involved in a current issue which they had heard about from me when I returned from Nicaragua and shared my experiences with them. I had also spent time attending meetings with CAFOD and had heard of the Climate Coalition: the coming together of many organisations to focus on climate change education and campaigning. This, along with seeing the effects of how climate change impacts others in our world, inspired me to get the young people involved in this project.
Continue reading "Close-up on Climate: Bernie's reflection on St Mary's, Blackpool's outstanding video entry"
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Why Syrians become refugees: a view from Aleppo
Bishop Antoine Audo, SJ is the Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo and the President of Caritas Syria. He writes:
If you want to know why so many Syrians are seeking a new life in Europe, just come to Aleppo. Large parts of our city have been laid to waste. Bombs and rockets fall every day, and we never know when or where they will hit. We do not feel safe in our homes, in our schools, in the streets, in our churches or in our mosques. It is exhausting to live with this fear hour after hour, day after day.
Even without the shelling, life here would be almost unbearable. Throughout the summer, as temperatures have soared, people have been forced to cope without running water or electricity in their homes. Four out of five people don't have a job, so families are not able to afford food or basic supplies. The middle-classes have become poor, while the poor are now destitute. Many of those who are still here are elderly. Almost no-one is still in Aleppo by choice: most of those who remain do not have enough money to leave.
I have been the Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo for 25 years, and it fills me with sadness to see what has happened to my city. As President of Caritas Syria, I have chosen to stay so I can lead distributions of food and emergency supplies, with support from Catholics in England and Wales and their aid agency CAFOD. But our work is becoming harder, because more and more of our staff are leaving the country. I do not blame them, but their departure makes the task of helping those in need even more difficult.
Donate to our refugee crisis appeal
In some parts of the country, we have had to suspend our operations. In 2014, my colleagues in the city of Hassakeh provided vulnerable Syrians of every faith with vouchers for food, clothes and school equipment as well as covering the costs of medical treatment. In total, they reached over 20,000 people. But this July, as the city fell to extremists, all our staff had to flee at short notice. One of my colleagues had given birth only three days beforehand. Continue reading "Why Syrians become refugees: a view from Aleppo"
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"Treated like humans": CAFOD supports refugees in Serbia
CAFOD is working with its partner Caritas Serbia to support thousands of refugees as they attempt to travel north. Stefan Teplan from Caritas describes what it was like to meet just one of them.
"I walked so many roads," says Abdalkarim. "I crossed so many rivers. I went over so many hills and valleys. I lost my home, my belongings, literally everything." Abdalkarim Zahra is only 26, yet he says he is "totally finished".
It's been many weeks since he fled his home in Syria. His journey has taken him to Turkey, Greece, Macedonia and Serbia. People smugglers have taken all his money. He has been pushed into an overcrowded boat to reach Greece. He has worn the same clothes for weeks. He has suffered hunger and thirst. He has been kicked by border police. "Can I still be called a human?" he asked.
I meet Abdalkarim Zahra in a refugee aid camp in Kanjiža, a Serbian town 3.5 kilometers away from the Hungarian border. About 2,000 to 3,000 refugees come here every day on their way to Hungary. They then head mostly to Germany.
With support from CAFOD, Caritas Serbia is providing emergency relief there, in two other refugee aid camps in the south of the country in Preshovo on the Macedonian border and in the capital Belgrade. Just like tens of thousands before him (and most probably hundreds of thousands after him), Abdalkarim Zahra has stayed in them all.
In these camps, Caritas Serbia distributes drinking water and juice to the refugees, provides medical help and legal support. In Kanjiža, Caritas is even providing a temporary facility for refugees and migrants that has bathrooms, showers and beds.
"In these aid camps for the first time after so many exhausting weeks, I felt I was treated as a human," said Abdalkarim. Continue reading ""Treated like humans": CAFOD supports refugees in Serbia"
Author nickharropPosted on September 22, 2015 Categories RefugeesTags CAFOD, Caritas, europe, Refugees, serbia1 Comment on "Treated like humans": CAFOD supports refugees in Serbia
'We are fighting together to save the planet'
Sunday, 9 August is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Our partner Davi Kopenawa Yanomami has dedicated his life to working to ensure that the rights, culture and land of Yanomami and Ye'kuana indigenous people are respected. In 2004, he founded our partner organisation Hutukara Yanomami Association, HAY. In September last year, Davi left his home in the Amazon to visit us here in the UK. He walked with CAFOD pilgrims in Hexham and Newcastle Diocese and met school children in Jarrow. He joined the march in London that launched our One Climate One World Campaign.
This is what Davi has to say about how we can work with his people to build a better future for us all.
Davi marching with CAFOD supporters at the Climate Coalition march in September
"Hutukara means the World; the World where we live: you and us. Hutukara wants to protect, to preserve the Earth. We want to take care of the streams. Water is a priority. Everything that exists in the planet: the land, water, mountains, trees, the clean air, and we the indigenous people and you, we all live in this World. Hutukara's role is to ensure that the land stays alive for our future and generations to come. Hutukara defends the people, the land, the forest, the rivers, the animals, clean air, health and education. We, the Yanomami people, are the guardians of the forest of our country.
Reflect on care for our common home with our Laudato Si' study guide
Here [in the UK], people have understood. They are worried about the lungs of the planet. So they did something. The indigenous people did something, and the people from here did something. We are fighting together to save the planet. This is very good. It is the first time I have seen a demonstration for our planet. I really liked it. Continue reading "'We are fighting together to save the planet'"
Author CAFODPosted on August 9, 2015 Categories Campaigning, Latin America and CarribeanTags Amazon, Brazil, CAFOD, campaigning, climate change, Davi Kopenawa Yanomami, Hutukara Yanomami Association, International Day of the World's Indigenous PeoplesLeave a comment on 'We are fighting together to save the planet'
Laudato Si': a personal reflection
Kathy McVay is a CAFOD supporter from Sacred Heart parish, Bristol. Kathy reflects on her experience of reading Pope Francis' encyclical, Laudato Si'.
Laudato Si' is a paean to God's creation: humankind, other forms of life on earth, the earth itself, our whole planet. And it is a plea to all people to stop destroying it.
Like the majority of scientists (Pope Francis has a background in chemistry), the Holy Father fears that we are destroying our planet, chiefly by creating climate change. He believes that it is a very real threat to poorer countries who are trying to develop, and also to our children and grandchildren.
This interconnectedness between humankind and the elements is a theme that runs throughout the encyclical.
Pray for our earth
The climate is a common good
Chapter one is partly a factual account of what is happening to the earth; pollution and climate change, waste and the throwaway culture, the issue of water, the loss of biodiversity. He links these issues with a decline in the quality of human life, the breakdown of society, and global inequality. Continue reading "Laudato Si': a personal reflection"
Author rachelmccarthycafodPosted on August 6, 2015 February 23, 2018 Categories PrayerTags CAFOD, campaigns, pray, PrayerLeave a comment on Laudato Si': a personal reflection
Win a professional energy audit for your parish!
Wayne Ward is Managing Director at CAFOD corporate partner B:SSEC. Here he reflects on their partnership with CAFOD and an exciting new competition they have launched for parishes
B:SSEC staff on a hike to raise funds for green energy projects in Kenya
When forming a new friendship, it's always important to have things in common. Whether it is a love of cooking, cycling or bad television, it helps to unite you. And it is great when you find someone who appreciates it when you send them a funny cat video or who willingly agrees to go on that five-hour walk with you.
When the building sustainability and environmental consultancy b:ssec was looking to form a partnership with a charity, we followed a similar principle. At b:ssec, we provide expertise in planning, designing and operating low-carbon buildings. Alongside this, we also advise people on ways they can make energy efficiencies in existing buildings. We looked for an organisation that we share similar values with and who we thought would benefit from shared knowledge.
Win a free energy audit for your parish buildings from energy experts B:SSEC
We chose to partner with CAFOD, a development charity, because of our joint love for sustainable energy. This is energy which has been generated from natural sources such as water, wind and the sun. Being 'sustainable' means that it doesn't harm the climate or local environment and that future generations can meet their energy needs. We both recognise the link between access to sustainable energy, protecting the environment and the promotion of human development. Continue reading "Win a professional energy audit for your parish!"
Author CAFODPosted on July 31, 2015 Categories Africa, Climate ChangeTags BSSEC, CAFOD, carbon footprint, Catholic, charity, competition, Energy audit, green energy, Kenya, Wayne WardLeave a comment on Win a professional energy audit for your parish!
Hands On Kitui: "In Kenya, anything is possible"
Mark Chamberlain is a communications officer with CAFOD. He travelled to Kitui in Kenya to record some of the work being done as part of Hands On, Kitui. Here he reflects on what makes the project so special.
We were walking through the old Musosya Dam in Kitui, Kenya and my first question wasn't so much a question as a statement of disbelief, "So, in a few months' time, this area will be full of water?' Nicholas Oloo, my colleague from Nairobi, looked at me – a glint in his eye and an almost imperceptible smile, "In Kenya," he said, "anything is possible."
Okay, I might need to qualify my disbelief.
Will you get Hands On by making a regular donation today?
Continue reading "Hands On Kitui: "In Kenya, anything is possible""
Author markchamberlainPosted on July 16, 2015 March 2, 2018 Categories AfricaTags CAFOD, Catholic, climate change, Hands On, Kenya, KituiLeave a comment on Hands On Kitui: "In Kenya, anything is possible"
'Thanks to CAFOD, I'm not missing out on the world.'
Orla, from London, recently spent a week volunteering at the CAFOD Romero House office. Find out why she thinks young people care about climate change, and who inspired her during her time with the CAFOD team.
Orla volunteering in CAFOD's Romero House office
As an internet-savvy teenager, I have the sort of constant access, 24 hours a day, to the world via social media that my parents never even dreamt of. It's all there, virtually, and for better or worse, at the touch of a button. News is readily available, telling me stories from half way across the world that I share while sitting on my sofa at home.
For my generation, therefore, the world seems like a smaller place than ever before. And that is reinforced by living and going to school in London. I am part of one of the most ethnically diverse communities anywhere on the globe. In my year group of 96 at my Catholic school, I am one of only four whose parents and grandparents were born and brought up in the UK. So I can learn about such a variety of different cultures by just talking to the person sitting next to me in class.
Speaking Up on 17 June
When looking around my class I know of many members of my friendship group who feel too swept up in the shallowness and unfulfilment that comes with social media. One of the integral parts of my Catholic school is to reach out and help others through charity work. Therefore I know of so many of my peers who seized the opportunity to take part in the Speak Up for the Love of… climate lobby on the 17 June.
Read about the lobby
CAFOD supporters of all ages Speak Up at the Climate Coalition lobby of parliament
I believe that young people in our society often get the reputation of being uncaring delinquents. However, I speak for many my age when I stress that being a teenager in a world where suffering is so present, where the future of the planet we have to grow up in seems to be spiralling out of control, where the effects of climate change are already being seen, really terrifies us and leaves us feeling powerless.
Continue reading "'Thanks to CAFOD, I'm not missing out on the world.'"
Author CAFODPosted on July 4, 2015 Categories Connect2, Great Generation, Latin America and CarribeanTags Bolivia, CAFOD, Cambodia, Catholic, charity, climate change, lobby, One Climate One World, Speak Up for the Love Of, VolunteeringLeave a comment on 'Thanks to CAFOD, I'm not missing out on the world.'
Oscar Romero lives on in the people of El Salvador
Denise is Diocesan Manager in Brentwood. She visited El Salvador in 2004 for the 15th Anniversary of the Martyrs of El Salvador. To mark the beatification of Blessed Oscar Romero, she tells us how his legacy lives on in the people of El Salvador.
Denise, Diocesan Manager in Brentwood, visited El Salvador and was witnessed how Romero's legacy lives on
When I first knew I would be visiting El Salvador I read a few books about the country – most recalling the conflict and the work of Romero and the Jesuit priests. I felt I was concentrating on the past and not finding out about the country now. It soon became clear that the conflict and Romero is still so entwined in daily life, that you couldn't split the past from the present or the future.
Download prayers to celebrate the life of Blessed Oscar Romero
This is an excerpt from my diary, reflecting on a visit to where Romero was assassinated, the chapel of The Hospital of the Divine Providence
"We are welcomed into the small museum housed in the rooms Romero used when staying at the hospital. Shown around by a sister who had ministered to Romero after he was shot, it is sobering to meet people who so nearly lost their lives but for fate and to be part of history. Continue reading "Oscar Romero lives on in the people of El Salvador"
Author CAFODPosted on May 29, 2015 Categories Latin America and Carribean, PrayerTags Beatification, CAFOD, catholic church, El Salvador, oscar romero, peaceLeave a comment on Oscar Romero lives on in the people of El Salvador
Oscar Romero: An inspiration who spoke out for the poor
Tony Sheen, Regional Manager for CAFOD, visited El Salvador on a Romero Trust Pilgrimage. Here he shares why Archbishop Oscar Romero inspires him every day.
I am delighted that the Church has beatified Oscar Romero. He is an inspirational Christian Martyr of my life time and an authentic voice of our Church having a real concern for the poor.
He was a true witness to Jesus's teaching for us to speak out for justice in the beatitudes, when he said in Matthew 5:6. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness…and when people speak all types of criticisms of you on my account"
Download prayers to celebrate the beatification of Blessed Oscar Romero
Romero spoke out about the injustices and killings in El Salvador during his time as Archbishop from 1977 to 1980. In doing so, Romero systematic undermined the rich and powerful and faced death threats to stop him speaking out.
Continue reading "Oscar Romero: An inspiration who spoke out for the poor"
Author CAFODPosted on May 28, 2015 March 27, 2017 Categories Connect2, Latin America and CarribeanTags CAFOD, catholic church, climate change, Connect2: El Salvador, El Salvador, fairtrade, For the love of, oscar romero2 Comments on Oscar Romero: An inspiration who spoke out for the poor


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Unnao case: Court directs Apple to disclose MLA Sengar's location on the day of rape incident
The court, meanwhile, recorded the statement of a CISF official in the case related to the murder of Unnao rape survivor's father.
Reported by: PTI New Delhi Published on: September 25, 2019 22:22 IST
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A Delhi court on Wednesday directed technology company, Apple, to give location details of expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar on the day 17-year-old girl from Unnao was allegedly raped by him.
District Judge Dharmesh Sharma, holding an in-chamber proceedings, directed the iPhone-maker to file the reply by September 28 when it will next hear the matter, a lawyer related to the case said.
The woman was allegedly raped by Sengar in 2017, when she was a minor. The court had also framed charges against the MLA, representing Bangermau in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, in the rape case.
The rape survivor's father was arrested on April 3, 2018 in a case by the police under the Arms Act. He died in judicial custody six days later.
Also Read: Unnao rape survivor discharged from AIIMS, to stay at hospital's hostel for a week
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Carlos Correa Switches Agencies, Hires Boras Corporation
Nationals To Sign Francisco Rodriguez
By Steve Adams | June 27, 2017 at 2:05pm CDT
TODAY: Rodriguez will have an opt-out opportunity on July 12th, Jon Heyman of Fan Rag tweets. That gives the Nats about two weeks to watch the veteran throw at Triple-A before making a decision on adding him to the MLB roster.
YESTERDAY, 7:27pm: A deal is now in place, according to Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post (Twitter link).
3:09pm: The Nationals and veteran right-hander Francisco Rodriguez are nearing agreement on a minor league contract, according to reports from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter) and Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com (via Twitter). FanRag's Jon Heyman reported earlier today that Washington was pursuing the Beverly Hills Sports Council client, who was released by the Tigers over the weekend.
Editor's Note: an earlier version of this post mistakenly stated that the contract had been finalized.
The 35-year-old Rodriguez was clobbered for a 7.82 ERA through 25 1/3 innings in Detroit thanks largely to a staggering nine home runs allowed in that small sample of work. He's had success with a diminished fastball in recent seasons, but this year's average of 88.9 mph is the lowest of his storied career.
For all of his 2017 struggles, Rodriguez did post a very solid 3.24 ERA with 8.0 K/9, 3.2 BB/9 and a career-high 54.7 percent ground-ball rate as the Tigers' closer in 2016, totaling 44 saves throughout the year. He's earning $8MM this year, though the Tigers are on the hook for the remainder of that considerable sum. The Nats will only have to pay K-Rod the pro-rated portion of the league minimum for any time he spends in the Majors.
Though the Nationals are running away with the NL East, their bullpen has been an unmitigated disaster in 2017. Washington's 4.88 bullpen ERA ranks 26th in the Majors, and the Nats also rank 25th in bullpen FIP (4.72) and 21st in bullpen xFIP (4.52). The Nats currently have de facto closer Koda Glover and veteran righty Shawn Kelley on the disabled list along with lefty Sammy Solis. With that group on the shelf, the team is presently relying on Matt Albers, Enny Romero, Blake Treinen, Oliver Perez, Joe Blanton, Matt Grace and Jacob Turner to comprise its relief corps.
Obviously, there's no guarantee that Rodriguez will serve as any type of upgrade over that bunch, but given the state of Dusty Baker's bullpen, the Nats figure to be at least loosely interested in virtually any veteran reliever that becomes available. Moreover, it'll be a shock if general manager Mike Rizzo doesn't make at least one notable bullpen acquisition on the trade market, and it's possible that he could look to acquire multiple relievers between now and the July 31 non-waiver deadline.
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TheChanceyColborn
ib6ub9
20 minutes of torture going to hit Washington D.C.
virginiascopist
Syracuse (AAA), not D.C.
hamelin4mvp
20 minutes – is that how long it takes for each one of his pitches to reach the catcher's glove these days?
tigerdoc616
Good luck with that Nats.
Dookie Howser, MD
Untucked shirts for everyone!
pplama
Wow. Nats throwing everything against the wall and hope it sticks. Bullpen is horrible and keeps getting worse. GO DODGERS baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LA Sam
Don't jinx us, whole lotta ball to still be played…..but yea…..Go Dodgers!!!
EndinStealth
Eat h out for that thing called Karma
Watch out for that thing called Karma
cwsAscension
Just cough up prospect Juan Soto. WSox will probably send you fireballer Kahnle along with Robertson:)
World Series here we come!
pseudostats
His signing is a reflection of the game. Teams are looking for pitching and will try whatever they can (see Fister to Boston).
swartnp7
Pirates will give you back Felipe Rivero…
…for Victor Robles.
BorgDevil
Bill Smith 2
Somebody needs to start a Nats player acquisition GoFundMe site. Donations, donations…I thought it was the trash. (Nope, just the Nats bullpen)
nailz#4life
I knew this would happen. Called it the second he was waved
GarryHarris
Dusty Baker might know when to use him better than Brad Ausmus did. Baker has a reputation for being able to manage his pen better than most other managers.
K-Rod had a significant part in defeating Dusty's Giants in the 2002 WS.
That was almost 15 years ago. Considering Asmus had him overprotecting up until this year, not sure Baker can do much more.
Ulysses Grant had a significant part in winning the Civil War, but neither of them should currently grace a major league roster…
retire21
True but I WOULD sign Sherman if I had a big series upcoming in Atlanta.
I like what you did there
Codybellingersgrandma
No no…. he has a point. 2002 seems like yesterday. Cody bellinger was 6 years old
Mr Pike
Ausmus used him in every possible situation and he failed them all. How he was used wasn't the issue. His change up lost the movement he once had and people were sitting on it and crushing it. He had trouble locating his fastball to the extent you need to locate an 88/89 mph heater. He was an extremely helpful team mate in the pen. If the Nats have some young talent there, that might be his greatest contribution.
I hope he finds it again. He is a great guy.
Dusty probably won't use him considering this is a minor league signing and he will be pitching in Triple-A
JKB 2
He will not be pitching in AAA more then 2 weeks. That is what the opt out July 12 is for. Its only a minor league signing as they are checking him out. Otherwise they need to make a 40 man roster move now.
grifftrain
Dusty does NOT have a reputation for being able to manage a pen better than most
An interesting comparison:
Pitcher A: 1089 IP, 7.0 H/9, 0.8 HR/9, 2.5 BB/9, 9.4 K/9. 2.87 ERA, 1.035 WHIP. Led the league in saves twice in 18 seasons
Pitcher B: 976 IP, 6.0 H/9, 0.9 HR/9, 3.4 BB/9, 10.5 K/9. 2.86 ERA, 1.155 WHIP. Led the league in saves three times in 16 seasons.
A is Trevor Hoffman.
B is Francisco Rodriguez
GoTigs
Cool comparison, but Pitcher B of now and Pitcher B of the past 16 years are not the same guy. Dude's done. His numbers this year should be even worse than they are – tons of hard-hit balls were caught on the Comerica warning track.
bleacherbum
These franchise's in the Tigers and Nats are cursed at the closer position which in turn has them signing the same re-treads in hope of squeezing the last ounce of whatever is left in them. Didn't work with Joe Nathan, doubt it works with K-Rod here.
Oh what the last decade would have been if Zumaya didn't blow his arm to smithereens and if Chad Cordero could have repeated his ROY season for multiple years there-after.
Hoffman lost velocity around that same age (34), adjusted and had a few good seasons and lasted until 42. It's possible – even probable – that Rodriguez is done, but I'd like to give him more than 25 innings before declaring him toast.
ryanw-2
I'm going to out on a limb and say that if you're implying a possible Hall of Fame candidacy by comparing K-Rod with Trevor Hoffman, I would say that would've been more likely had K-Rod stayed with the Angels. Because that's the club he made headlines with and got his "K-Rod" reputation with. Since then he's been thrown around and hasn't really impacted the game nearly the same way. I've always said that he was the Angels' Mariano Rivera and is a big reason they had their run, and then him leaving is a big reason they fell off so quickly. I remember year after year I'd see the graphic on TV where the Halos would be something like 65-1 when leading after 8 innings because of both Scot Shields and K-Rod. And if they would've kept him it probably would've been a better outcome, and K-Rod probably would've continued to impact the game as the legendary K-Rod. That's just me though. Regardless, that's a very intriguing comparison.
Hoffman will get in because the longevity allowed him the counting stats; if K-Rod were to turn things around and put together 4 or five more quality seasons the numbers are going to be pretty even.
Why is that interesting?
Because most people view Hoffman as a sure-fire, no doubt Hall of Famer, but nobody really sees Rodriguez as that, although the numbers, through their age 34-seasons especially, are pretty similar, with Rodriguez getting the advantage because he pitched in the tougher league. I'm not arguing he's better than Hoffman, I'm just pointing out that he really isn't as far off as the perception of him is.
catchdogg
HR-od
lonechicken
I had to log back into the site (again) just to upvote that.
Solaris611
Don't expect this dud of a signing to inspire anyone in DC to strike up the band with a stirring rendition of Happy Days are Here Again. The only sound you'll hear in WAS is the sound they play on the Price is Right when someone loses.
Sid Bream
Joe Nathan was 'not good enough' to make this team.
HarveyD82
Pirates will give the nats tony Watson in exchange the pierogies get to swim laps in the reflecting pool
pepesilvia
I dont think hes good no more. Everything he throws is out of the strike zone. Some of these guys are so stupid they will swing at anything. If i was the manager i wouldnt allow my hitters to swing at anything. With 2 strikes I would consider letting them swing otherwise forget it.
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Question 12 Councillor Arjun Mittra
What efforts is the Council making to improve the energy efficiency of Council offices, bearing in
mind that the council has missed its targets this year by some way, and the indicators show that the
situation is getting worse?
Answer by Councillor Daniel Thomas
Barnet Council has actively undertaken Energy and Water Conservation Management within its
operational estate and schools. The opportunity for undertaking improvements within the estate
can be restricted by landlord arrangements and the ability to achieve a satisfactory payback on
properties the Council does not own. The Council is also undertaking energy efficiency
improvements within the community with a major programme of improvement works to its street
lighting infrastructure to deliver both financial and environmental savings.
We have focused on operational areas but equally have been looking at the council offices
however with the increased energy usage reported for the Councils main offices was principally
influenced by additional weekend building usage at NLBP Building 4, the largest of the Council's
offices. Proposals on appropriate changes to the building's services to more efficiently facilitate out
of hours usage will be considered.
I asked in my supplementary for them to look at NLBP building 4 and the town hall, because it's embarrasing that visitors to the Town Hall see that both buildings have the worst energy efficiency ratings. Daniel Thomas said he would look into it. Fair enough.
Will the Council continue to press forward with efforts to reclaim the Old Barn for community use?
Answer by Councillor Robert Rams
Yes, the Council is pressing forward with efforts to ensure that this facility is open for community
I was absolutely livid with this answer. I said that there are severe problems on the Grange estate with youth, knife and gun crime, largely because the Old Barn is not accessible to the local community. When I ask you to continue to press forwards to reclaim the Old Barn, I want details. Cllr Rams merely said that it was inappropriate to say "for Gods sake" at the end. alright then, FFS. I don't criticise Councillors publicly, and won't in this instance, but I think it tells you all you need to know about Robert Rams.
Will the Council consider the drainage problems in Cherry Tree Woods, which have prevented
the East Finchley festival from going ahead this year.
Answer by Councillor Dean Cohen
Cherry Tree Woods is naturally the lowest point in this area of the Borough and the park i
the flood plain for excess water. During the current year greenspace officers are intending to
provide additional park ponds and wet scraping (seasonal pond) measures to enable the park to
cope better and to promote wild-life.
This year the particularly wet weather has meant that the Festival was not able to go ahead, this is
very unusual. Unfortunately this has been the case for a number of parks events, due to the
extreme weather conditions identified.s naturally
I did not get a chance to ask a supplementary, but in the break, I told Cllr Cohen that the problem is that the drainage is blocked. He asked me to keep him informed, as we are working on this issues with others.
Does the Council support the Government's proposals for Gay marriage? If not, why not?
Answer by Councillor Richard Cornelius, Leader of the Councillor
People chose to live with whom they will. That choice can be legally codified by civil partnership or
marriage and the union marked by a ceremony and its dissolution by legal divorce. I do not have
any difficulty in civil partnership becoming marriage. However, it seems intolerant to compel any
religious organisation to conduct or bless a "marriage" when that is contrary to the faith of the
organisation and contrary to its definition of marriage. This would seem to me to be just the sort of
intolerance that made life so difficult for the Gay community in the past.
I did not get to ask the question, but I agree with what Richard said.


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Relatives sue over 11-year jailing of mentally…
Relatives sue over 11-year jailing of mentally ill man
By The Associated Press and Jeff Amy |
PUBLISHED: September 5, 2018 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: September 6, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Relatives of a Mississippi man found mentally incompetent to stand trial are suing over his 11-year detention in a county jail.
The sister-in-law of Steven Jessie Harris filed the federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday in Aberdeen, demanding at least $11 million for the years the 37-year-old Harris spent in the Clay County jail.
The suit accuses Clay County, two sheriffs, a former district attorney and three state court judges of violating Harris" rights.
Mississippi has continuing problems with mentally ill people who have been detained in local jails despite efforts to increase treatment resources.
Harris was arrested in 2005 on charges that he killed his father, injured police officers and others and carjacked a woman.
He was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2007 and later found incompetent. However, Harris remained jailed until last year.


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This privacy policy contains details about how we operate and the systems we use to gather and retain information. We may update this information from time to time as necessary.
Now the Hero Privacy Policy
Nawr Yr Arwr/Now The Hero is commissioned by 14-18 NOW, the UK's arts programme for the First World War centenary, with support from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund and from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The show is being produced by Taliesin Arts Centre and Swansea University with the generous support of Swansea Council, Swansea International Festival, Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government and the Colwinston Charitable Trust. The project is also funded through Welsh Government's Tourism Product Innovation Fund, which aims to encourage new innovative product ideas working in partnership which will have a greater impact and attract more visitors to Wales.
Executive Producer Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea University hosts the Nawr yr Arwr\Now the Hero mailing service. Ticketing for Nawr yr Arwr\ Now the Hero is operated via the Swansea Grand Theatre.
When you use our services, you trust us with your information. This Privacy Policy is meant to help you understand what data we collect, why we collect it, and what we do with it. This is important; we hope you will take time to read it carefully.
Ticketing Data
When you purchase tickets for Nawr yr Arwr \ Now the Hero through the Box Office at Grand Theatre Swansea, your name, email, phone number, and address data will be stored by the ticketing partner, Tickets.com. For full details of the Privacy Policy for the Swansea Grand Theatre please visit: https://www.swansea.gov.uk/the...
Ticketing for Nawr yr Arwr \ Now the Hero is hosted by the Grand Theatre Swansea and Tickets.com. For information about the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy of Swansea Grand Theatre visit: https://www.swansea.gov.uk/the...
Customer Correspondence
Swansea Grand Theatre and their ticketing provider Tickets.com, have implemented appropriate technological measures to protect against accidental loss, destruction, damage, alteration or disclosure.
Co-producer of Now the Hero, Taliesin Arts Centre circulates information by email using mailing service provider, Mailchimp. Please follow the links below for Mailchimp's Privacy and Security Policy:
If you would like any further details you are welcome to get in touch by email.
For more information, please see their privacy notices here:
MailChimp –
https://mailchimp.com/about/se...
https://mailchimp.com/legal/pr...
Swansea Grand Theatre - https://www.swansea.gov.uk/the...
When someone visits our website (www.nowthehero.wales / www.nawryrarwr.cymru ) we use third party services to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns. We do this to find out things such as the number of visitors to the various parts of the site, types of devices used, and length of time on pages.
Universal Analytics (Google)
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These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the website, device used, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited.
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser. Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies may result in the disabling of certain functionality and features of our website.
Record retention periods
GDPR set's out the principle that personal data shall not be kept for longer than is necessary for the purpose or purposes for which it was obtained.
Taliesin and the Great Hall have the following data retention periods in place:
Customer data on Ticketsolve
Removed after 25 years of inactivity
Customer data on Mailchimp
Removed after 5 years
When you consent and sign up for our mailing list, either at the time of booking or separately through our sign up form, we collect personal information. We use that information for a couple of reasons: to share relevant information related to the event with you; to contact you if we need to obtain or provide additional information; to check our records are right and to check every now and then that you're happy and satisfied. We also gather statistics around email opening and clicks using industry standard technologies to help us monitor and improve our marketing. You can unsubscribe by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any of our emails or by emailing our data protection officer at [email protected].
We also, occasionally send event information that is of a legitimate interest to customers who have bought tickets with us, that may be relevant and of interest to them.
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so. Occasionally we may circulate information regarding events at a neighbouring venue on their behalf. Third party permission is requested only on an individual event basis as requested by the third party and is granted only with the permission of the visitor/customer.
We may review and update this policy. This version was adopted on 18/05/2018.
You are entitled to view, amend, or delete the personal information that we hold. Email your request to our data protection officer at [email protected] or telephone us on 01792 602429.
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Almost a perfect Saturday – breakfast taken watching the passers-by in Place Carnot, a wander around the market, then a little typing followed by lunch. The afternoon saw a jaunt around Maranges, Le Rochepot and Chassagne-Montrachet – dodging the rain-showers. The evening with some Puligny Referts and Vosne Beaux Monts – plus finally something good on Netflix!
Chassagne-Montrachet's bus stop – my most favourite bus stop!!!
Bill – I really enjoy your photos. Thanks for keeping me connected to one of my favorite spots in the world.


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