A host of State Ceremonial events are taking place throughout 2016 to commemorate the events of 1916, find out more below.
Tá carn imeachtaí Searmanais Stáit ar siúl i rith 2016 chun comóradh a dhéanamh ar imeachtaí 1916. Tá níos mó eolais le fáil thíos.
This is a special ceremony for post-primary schools and, as such, is not open to the public to attend.
This ceremony will take place in collaboration with the Thomas F. Meagher Foundation. Students will be invited to Croke Park for a special ceremony where they will be presented with the National Flag and copies of the Proclamation by members of the Defence Forces. The ceremony will include a special address from President Higgins.
An actor portraying Thomas Francis Meagher will give a dramatic account of the story of his life.
A video will also be shown, which will illustrate the peaceful message of the National Flag and the pride and affection felt by Irish people at home and abroad.
Is searmanas speisialta é seo le haghaidh iar-bhunscoileanna agus, dá bhrí sin, ní bheidh an pobal i láthair.
Beidh an searmanas seo ar siúl i gcomhar leis an Thomas F. Meagher Foundation. Tabharfar cuireadh do scoláirí chuig Páirc an Chrócaigh le haghaidh searmanas speisialta áit a mbronnfaidh baill d'Óglaigh na hÉireann an Bhratach Náisiúnta agus cóipeanna den Fhorógra orthu. Beidh aitheasc speisialta ón Uachtarán Ó hUiginn mar chuid den searmanas.
Tabharfaidh aisteoir a bheidh i gcarachtar Thomas Francis Meagher cuntas drámata ar a shaol.
Taispeánfar físeán freisin, a léireoidh teachtaireacht shíochánta Bhratach na hÉireann agus an mórtas agus an gean atá ag muintir na hÉireann uirthi sa bhaile agus thar lear.
This event is open to the public who will be able to view proceedings on a large screen in the square. As space will be limited a ticketing system will be used to assist members of the public who would like to attend.
Commemoration event to highlight the significant role played by women in the 1916 Rising. This important event will take place on International Women's day, the State will commemorate the role of women in 1916 with a keynote address by President Higgins and a special performance of music and song on the theme of 'Women in 1916'.
There will also be a film screened, which will illustrate contemporary stories to illustrate influential Irish women today as well as elements of community projects, including the Richmond Barracks community quilt project.
After the conclusion of the formal ceremony, those present will be able to view a street theatre performance by a local community women's group. An exhibition will also be on display, which invited guests will be able to view before and after the ceremony.
More information on this process will follow.
Beidh fáilte roimh an bpobal chuig an imeacht seo, agus beidh siad in ann na himeachtaí a fheiceáil ar scáileán mór sa chearnóg. Ní bheidh ach líon teoranta spásanna ar fáil mar sin úsáidfear córas ticéadaithe chun cabhrú le daoine ar mhaith leo freastal air.
Ócáid chomórtha chun aird a tharraingt ar an ról mór a bhí ag na mná in Éirí Amach 1916. Beidh an ócáid thábhachtach seo ar siúl ar lá Idirnáisiúnta na mBan, agus déanfaidh an Stát comóradh ar ról na mban i 1916 le spreagaitheasc ón Uachtarán Ó hUiginn agus le taibhiú speisialta ceoil agus amhrán ar an téama 'Mná i 1916'.
Cuirfear scannán i láthair freisin, a léireoidh scéalta comhaimseartha chun léiriú a thabhairt ar mhná Éireannacha a bhfuil tionchar mór acu sa lá atá inniu ann, chomh maith le gnéithe de thionscadail phobail, lena n-áirítear tionscadal cuilte pobail Bheairic Richmond.
Nuair a bheidh an comóradh foirmiúil thart, beidh na daoine a bheidh i láthair in ann taibhiú téatair sráide a fheiceáil ó ghrúpa pobail ban. Beidh taispeántas ann freisin, a fheicfidh aíonna a gheobhaidh cuireadh chuig an ócáid roimh an searmanas agus ina dhiaidh.
Beidh tuilleadh eolais ar fáil faoin bpróiseas seo níos déanaí.
A remembrance ceremony for all those who died during the events of 1916 will be held in the Garden of Remembrance. The event will have a cultural element with music and poetry included.
This is a ceremony in two parts to remember and honour those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom. The ceremony will open with a cultural piece, which will include readings, music and poetry. A plaque will be unveiled, which will be inscribed with a specially commissioned poem to commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising.
The second half of the ceremony comprises the formal State Commemoration of the Irish Volunteers, who gave their lives during the Rising.
It will include a solemn wreath-laying ceremony followed by a minute of silent reflection and a piper's lament, and the raising of the National Flag to full mast.
Is le cuireadh amháin a cheadófar isteach thú chuig an imeacht seo.
Beidh searmanas cuimhneacháin do gach duine a fuair bás le linn imeachtaí 1916 ar siúl sa Ghairdín Cuimhneacháin. Beidh cultúr le sonrú san ócáid lena n-áireofar ceol agus filíocht.
Beidh dhá chuid sa searmanas seo a chuimhneoidh orthu siúd a fuair bás ar son shaoirse na hÉireann agus a thabharfaidh onóir dóibh. Osclófar an searmanas le blaisín cultúrtha, lena n-áireofar léamha, ceol agus filíocht. Nochtfar plaic ar a ngreanfar dán arna choimisiúnú go speisialta chun comóradh céad bliain Éirí Amach 1916 a cheiliúradh.
Déanfar Comóradh Stáit foirmiúil ar Óglaigh na hÉireann a fuair bás le linn an Éirí Amach sa dara leath den searmanas.
Beidh searmanas sollúnta fleascleagain, nóiméad machnaimh chiúin agus caoineadh píobaire i gceist agus ardófar an Bhratach Náisiúnta ar lánchrann.
A State event for relatives of those who took part in the events of 1916 will be led by the relatives and will be a respectful evening for families to reflect on the involvement of their ancestors and to mark the events of 1916.
The event will have a cultural and historical element.
Beidh ócáid Stáit do ghaolta na ndaoine a ghlac páirt in imeachtaí 1916 á stiúradh ag na gaolta agus beidh sé ina thráthnóna ómósach do theaghlaigh chun machnamh a dhéanamh ar rannpháirtíocht a sinsear agus chun imeachtaí 1916 a chomóradh.
Beidh gné chultúrtha agus stairiúil san ócáid.
This event is open to the public who will be able to view the parade all along the parade route. Large screens will also be available to assist viewing.
A reading of the 1916 Proclamation and a parade will take place on Easter Sunday.
The ceremony will begin with the reading of the 1916 proclamation, under the GPO Portico, by a Defence Forces officer. The President will lay a wreath on behalf of the people of Ireland, followed by a minute's silence for all those who died. The National Flag on top of the GPO will then be raised to full mast and the ceremony will conclude with the playing of the National Anthem.
The parade which will be led by the Defence Forces will follow the ceremony and commence at St. Stephen's Green.
Beidh fáilte roimh an bpobal chuig an imeacht seo agus beidh siad in ann an pharáid a fheiceáil feadh bhealach na paráide. Beidh scáileáin mhóra ar fáil freisin.
Léifear Forógra 1916 agus beidh mórshiúl ann Domhnach Cásca.
Léifidh Oifigeach de chuid Óglaigh na hÉireann Forógra 1916 ag tús an tsearmanais faoi Phóirseáid Ard-Oifig an Phoist. Leagfaidh an tUachtarán fleasc thar ceann mhuintir na hÉireann. Beidh nóiméad ciúnais ina dhiaidh sin do gach duine a fuair bás. Ardófar an Bhratach Náisiúnta ar mhullach Ard-Oifig an Phoist ar lánchrann ansin agus casfar Amhrán na bhFiann ag deireadh an tsearmanais.
Tosóidh an mórshiúl ag Faiche Stiabhna tar éis an tsearmanais. Beidh Óglaigh na hÉireann ar a cheann.
This event is invitation only and not open to the public.
A State Reception in Dublin Castle will take place, at the Taoiseach's invitation, for the guests invited to the Easter Sunday parade.
Entertainment will take place based on the Ireland 2016 themes of Remember, Reflect and Reimagine.
Is trí chuireadh amháin atá an t-imeacht seo á eagrú, agus ní bheidh sé oscailte don phobal.
Reáchtálfar Fáiltiú Stáit i gCaisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath, ar chuireadh ón Taoiseach, d'aíonna a fuair cuireadh chuig mórshiúl Dhomhnach Cásca.
Beidh an tsiamsaíocht bunaithe ar théamaí Éire 2016: Cuimhnigh, Machnaigh agus Athshamhlaigh.
This event is open to the public, who will be able to view proceedings on a large screen in the public area.
Space will be limited so a ticketing system will be used to assist members of the public who would like to attend.
More information on this process to follow.
On Easter Sunday morning there will be a three-part wreath-laying ceremony in Glasnevin Cemetery.
The first wreath will be laid at the Sigerson Monument for all who served during Easter Week. The second will be laid at the grave of Edward Hollywood, who was the weaver of the first Irish Tricolour in 1848.
The ceremony will close with the final wreath being laid at the grave of Peadar Kearney, who wrote the lyrics to the Soldier's Song - Amhrán na bhFiann.
Beidh fáilte roimh an bpobal chuig an imeacht seo, agus beidh siad in ann na himeachtaí a fheiceáil ar scáileán mór sa limistéar poiblí.
Ní bheidh ach líon teoranta spásanna ar fáil mar sin úsáidfear córas ticéad chun cabhrú le daoine a mbeadh fonn orthu freastal.
Beidh searmanas fleascleagain lena ngabhfaidh trí chuid ar siúl maidin Dhomhnach Cásca i Reilig Ghlas Naíon.
Leagfar an chéad fhleasc ag Séadchomhartha Sigerson do gach duine a rinne seirbhís le linn Sheachtain na Cásca. Leagfar an dara fleasc ag uaigh Edward Hollywood, fíodóir chéad-Bhratach na hÉireann sa bhliain 1848.
Dúnfar an searmanas leis an bhfleascleagan deireanach ag uaigh Peadar Kearney, an duine a scríobh liricí an amhráin, The Soldier's Song (Amhrán na bhFiann).
Numbers at this event will be small and it is not open the public.
A formal State ceremony will take place in Kilmainham Gaol for 35 guests at 10:30am.
This ceremony will take place in Stone Breakers Yard on the site where the 1916 leaders were executed in Kilmainham Gaol. The ceremony will include a solemn wreath-laying by the President.
This will be followed by a minute of silent reflection, the sounding of the Last Post and the raising of the National flag to full mast.
Ní bheidh ach líon beag daoine ag an imeacht seo agus ní bheidh an pobal i láthair.
Beidh searmanas foirmiúil Stáit ar bun i bPríosún Chill Mhaighneann le haghaidh 35 aoi ag 10:30am.
Beidh an searmanas seo ar siúl i gClós na mBristeoirí Cloch ar an láthair inar cuireadh ceannairí 1916 chun báis i bPríosún Chill Mhaighneann. Beidh searmanas sollúnta fleascleagain ann leis an Uachtarán.
Beidh nóiméad machnaimh chiúin ina dhiaidh sin, séidfear an Ghairm Dheiridh agus ardófar an Bhratach Náisiúnta ar lánchrann.
All ceremonies are open to the public.
Synchronised wreath-laying ceremonies will be held at 1.15pm – the time that the first shots of the 1916 Rising were fired - at strategic points around Dublin and other key regional areas, starting at Dublin Castle.
Different ceremonies will be held at each site according to the significance of the site in the events in 1916. Other events may be developed in conjunction with local authorities over the course of the programme. The Dublin wreath laying ceremonies will take place at Boland's Mills, Jacob's Factory, Dublin Castle, The Four Courts, Royal College of Surgeons and Moore Street. Ceremonies will also take place in Meath, Galway, Cork, and Wexford.
The Meath Ceremony will begin at 11.am at Rathcross in Ashbourne. This event opens with a re-enactment of the Battle of Ashbourne and is followed by a formal State Ceremonial commemoration of the centenary of the Battle of Ashbourne, including a wreath-laying ceremony at 1.15.pm to be synchronised with the other wreath-laying ceremonies taking place that day.
The Galway Ceremony will begin at 11.45 and will take place in Athenry Town Park. This event will begin with a formal State Ceremonial commemoration to acknowledge the significant role played by the people of Galway in the events of the Rising. The wreath will also be laid by a member of Government at 1.15.pm in synchronisation with the other ceremonies around the country. This event will also include poetry, music, a re-enactment relevant to the events of Easter week and a parade of representatives from each of the county's GAA clubs.
The Cork ceremony will comprise of two parts. Part one will begin at 9.45am at County Hall and part two, the main ceremony will begin on Grand Parade in Cork City, with elements also taking place at County Hall and at St. Francis Hall on Sheares Street. The event will open with a procession of various groups from around the county who will assemble at County Hall, where a commemorative plaque will be unveiled. The procession will be joined by representatives from Cork City Council at St. Francis Hall on Sheares Street, where there will be another commemorative plaque unveiled. The group will then proceed to Grand Parade for the formal State Ceremonial commemoration to acknowledge the significant role played by the people of Cork in the events of the Rising. This will be followed by the synchronised laying of the wreath at 1.15.pm. Following the conclusion of the formal State Ceremonial event, a public celebration will take place which will re-enact the times of 1916.
The Wexford Ceremony will begin at 11:00 a.m at Abbey Square, Enniscorthy. This event will begin with a 1916 Centenary Parade from St. Aidan's Cathedral to the Seamus Rafter Statue in Abbey Square. Following the parade, the formal State commemoration will begin and two wreaths will be laid at 1.15pm. The ceremony will include music and song and will close with a 1916 battle re-enactment in the Abbey Square Car Park.
Beidh fáilte roimh an bpobal chuig na searmanais go léir.
Beidh searmanais fleascleagain chomhthrátha ar siúl ag 1.15pm – an t-am ar scaoileadh na chéad urchair in Éirí Amach 1916 – agus tarlóidh siad ag pointí straitéiseacha thart timpeall Bhaile Átha Cliath agus i bpríomháiteanna réigiúnacha eile, ag tosú i gCaisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath.
Beidh searmanais dhifriúla ar siúl i ngach láthair de réir thábhacht na láithreach in imeachtaí 1916. Féadfar imeachtaí eile a eagrú i gcomhar le húdaráis áitiúla i rith an chláir. Beidh searmanais fleascleagain Bhaile Átha Cliath ar siúl ag Muilte Uí Bheoláin, Monarcha Jacob, Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath, na Ceithre Chúirt, Coláiste Ríoga na Máinlianna agus ar Shráid an Mhúraigh. Beidh searmanais ar siúl freisin sa Mhí, i nGaillimh, i gCorcaigh, agus i Loch Garman.
Tosóidh Searmanas na Mí ag 11.00am ag Rathcross i gCill Dhéagláin. Cuirfear tús leis an imeacht sin le hathléiriú ar Chath Chill Dhéagláin agus ina dhiaidh sin beidh Searmanas Stáit ar siúl mar chomóradh foirmiúil ar chéad bliain a bheith imithe tharainn ó tharla Cath Chill Dhéagláin. Mar chuid de, beidh searmanas fleascleagain ar siúl ag 1.15pm i gcomhthráth leis na searmanais fleascleagain eile a bheidh á reáchtáil an lá sin.
Cuirfear tús le Searmanas na Gaillimhe ag 11.45 agus beidh sé ar siúl i bPáirc Bhaile Átha an Rí. Cuirfear tús leis an imeacht le Searmanais Stáit chun comóradh foirmiúil a dhéanamh ar an ról suntasach a bhí ag muintir na Gaillimhe in imeachtaí an Éirí Amach. Leagfaidh ball den Rialtas fleasc freisin ag 1.15pm i gcomhthráth leis na searmanais eile timpeall na tíre. Mar chuid de na himeachtaí beidh filíocht, ceol, athléiriú ar imeachtaí a bhain le seachtain na Cásca agus paráid ina mbeidh ionadaithe ó gach ceann de chlubanna CLG na Gaillimhe.
Beidh dhá chuid ag baint le searmanas Chorcaí. Cuirfear tús le cuid a haon ag 9.45am ag Halla an Chontae agus cuirfear tús le cuid a dó, an príomhshearmanas, ar Shráid an Chapaill Bhuí i gCathair Chorcaí, agus beidh roinnt imeachtaí ar siúl freisin ag Halla an Chontae agus ag Halla Naomh Proinsias ar Shráid na Síorach. Cuirfear tús leis an imeacht le mórshiúl de ghrúpaí éagsúla ón gcontae ar fad a chruinneoidh le chéile ag Halla an Chontae, áit a nochtfar plaic chomórtha. Rachaidh ionadaithe ó Chomhairle Cathrach Chorcaí ar an mórshiúl ag Halla Naomh Proinsias ar Shráid na Síorach, áit a nochtfar plaic chomórtha eile. Rachaidh an grúpa ar aghaidh ansin chomh fada le Sráid an Chapaill Bhuí le haghaidh an tSearmanais Stáit ina ndéanfar comóradh foirmiúil mar aitheantas ar an ról suntasach a bhí ag muintir Chorcaí in imeachtaí an Éirí Amach. Leagfar an fleasc ina dhiaidh sin ag 1.15pm i gcomhthráth leis na searmanais fleascleagain eile. Tar éis an Comóradh foirmiúil Stáit a chur i gcrích, beidh ceiliúradh poiblí ar siúl a dhéanfaidh athléiriú ar 1916.
Cuirfear tús le Searmanas Loch Garman ag 11:00am i gCearnóg na Mainistreach, Inis Córthaidh. Tosóidh an ócáid sin le Paráid Chomórtha 1916 ó Ard-Eaglais Naomh Aodhán go dtí Dealbh Shéamuis Rafter ar Chearnóg na Mainistreach. I ndiaidh na paráide, cuirfear an comóradh foirmiúil Stáit ar bun agus leagfar dhá fhleasc ag 1.15pm. Beidh ceol agus amhráin mar chuid den searmanas agus cuirfear deireadh leis na himeachtaí le hathléiriú ar chath 1916 i gCarrchlós Chearnóg na Mainistreach.
These events are open to the public and a small number of seats will be provided at each location for those who require one.
Synchronised wreath-laying ceremonies will take place at six iconic sites associated with the Easter Rising in Dublin. Wreaths will be laid in the following locations: Boland's Mill; Jacobs Factory; Dublin Castle; The Four Courts; Royal College of Surgeons; and Moore Street.
A Minister will open each ceremony with a brief explanation of the significance of each of the locations in the Rising.
Two wreaths will be laid at each location at precisely 1.15 p.m., the time when the first shots of the Rising were fired. The wreath-laying ceremonies will incorporate a formal military ceremonial element and a minute of silent reflection.
Cuirfear fáilte roimh an bpobal chuig na himeachtaí seo agus cuirfear líon beag suíochán ar fáil i ngach áit dóibh sin a dteastóidh siad uathu.
Beidh searmanais fleascleagain chomhthrátha ar siúl ag sé láithreán mór le rá a bhfuil ceangal acu le hÉirí Amach na Cásca i mBaile Átha Cliath. Leagfar fleasca ag na háiteanna seo a leanas: Muilte Uí Bheoláin; Monarcha Jacob; Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath; na Ceithre Chúirt; Coláiste Ríoga na Máinlianna; agus Sráid an Mhúraigh.
Osclóidh Aire gach searmanas le míniú gairid ar thábhacht gach ceann de na háiteanna san Éirí Amach.
Leagfar dhá fhleasc ag gach áit cruinn díreach ag 1.15pm, an t-am ar scaoileadh na chéad urchair san Éirí Amach. Mar chuid de na searmanais fleascleagain reáchtálfar searmanas foirmiúil míleata agus nóiméad machnaimh chiúin.
There will be public standing areas where members of the public can view the proceedings on large screens.
A formal State Ceremony will take place to commemorate the role of The Irish Citizen Army and James Connolly in the events of 1916.
There will be three main parts to this event. It will begin with a wreath-laying ceremony at the statue of James Connolly.
This will be followed by a re-enactment of the raising of the flag of the Irish Republic, and will commence with readings, music and poetry in the auditorium of Liberty Hall.
Beidh limistéir phoiblí ann ina bhféadfaidh daoine seasamh agus féachaint ar na himeachtaí ar scáileáin mhóra.
Reáchtálfar Searmanas Stáit foirmiúil chun comóradh a dhéanamh ar ról Arm Cathartha na hÉireann agus Shéamais Uí Chonghaile in eachtraí 1916.
Beidh trí phríomhchuid san ócáid seo. Beidh searmanas fleascleagain ag dealbh Shéamais Uí Chonghaile i dtús báire.
Déanfar athléiriú ar ardú bhratach Phoblacht na hÉireann ina dhiaidh sin, agus cuirfear tús le léamha, le ceol agus le filíocht i halla éisteachta Halla na Saoirse.
This event will be open to the public in a designated area with a viewing screen however, seating will be limited.
An interfaith service will be held at the Remembrance Walls at Glasnevin Cemetery adjacent to the graves of Ireland's leaders.
This service will involve participation and representation by the main faith organisations where all those who lost their lives during the Easter Rising, including civilian dead, will be remembered.
This service has been conceived by Glasnevin Trust, to remember all of the casualties of the Easter Rising.
Beidh fáilte roimh an bpobal chuig an imeacht seo i limistéar ainmnithe le scáileán amhairc, ach ní bheidh ach líon teoranta suíochán ar fáil.
Beidh seirbhís idirchaidrimh ag na Ballaí Cuimhneacháin i Reilig Ghlas Naíon in aice le huaigheanna cheannairí na hÉireann.
Glacfaidh na príomheagraíochtaí creidimh páirt agus déanfar ionadaíocht thar a gceann sa tseirbhís ina gcuimhneofar ar gach duine a cailleadh i rith an Éirí Amach, lena n-áirítear sibhialtaigh a bhásaigh.
Is iad Iontaobhas Ghlas Naíon a cheap an tseirbhís, chun cuimhneamh ar na daoine ar fad a fuair bás i rith an Éirí Amach.
A commemorative event will take place to mark the journey of reconciliation from Easter 1916 to Easter 2016, noting the importance of the Good Friday Agreement.
Beidh ócáid chomórtha ar siúl chun an turas athmhuintearais ó Cháisc 1916 go Cáisc 2016 a chomóradh, ina sonrófar an tábhacht a bhaineann le Comhaontú Aoine an Chéasta.
This event will be open to the public. Ballykissane Pier can accommodate a small number of people and Banna Strand will have designated public standing areas.
There will be two commemorative events for Sir Roger Casement on Thursday 21st of April.
Sir Roger Casement was captured by the RIC on Banna Strand, where he had been landed by a German U–Boat. He was then imprisoned in England. Subsequently, Casement was tried and sentenced to death.
The first event will take place at Ballykissane Pier at 8am to commemorate the tragic events that occurred there.
The second event will take place at Banna Strand at noon and will begin with readings and a cultural element.
The formal State Ceremonial commemoration will then commence.
Casement's U-boat arrived at Tralee Bay on 20 April 1916 (Holy Thursday), but there was no sign of the 'Aud', which was to land the German guns.
In the early hours of 21 April 1916, Casement came ashore at Banna Strand. Casement's landing in Banna was one of the few significant events of the Easter Rising to happen outside of the capital, and it had a national and international impact.
Too weak to travel, he was discovered at McKenna's Fort and brought under guard to Tralee before being removed to Dublin and later London.
The ceremony will also feature a reading of Casement's speech by a professional actor, an introduction to Casement the man behind the politics, and a performance by the National Folk Choir from Siamsa Tire.
The event will be attended by members of the Defence Forces, local and national political representatives, family descendants, and members of the local community.
Beidh fáilte roimh an bpobal chuig an imeacht seo. Beidh líon beag daoine in ann dul ar Ché Bhaile Uí Chosáin agus beidh limistéir phoiblí ar Thrá na Beannaí áit a mbeidh daoine in ann seasamh.
Eagrófar dhá imeacht comórtha don Sir Ruairí Mac Easmainn Déardaoin an 21 Aibreán.
Ghabh Constáblacht Ríoga na hÉireann Sir Ruairí Mac Easmainn ar Thrá na Beannaí, áit ar tháinig sé i dtír i bhfomhuireán Gearmánach. Cuireadh i bpríosún i Sasana é ansin. Cuireadh ar a thriail é ina dhiaidh sin agus daoradh chun báis é.
Tosóidh an chéad ócáid ag Cé Bhaile Uí Chosáin ar 8am chun na heachtraí tubaisteacha a tharla ansin a chomóradh.
Beidh an dara hócáid ar siúl ag Trá na Beannaí ag meán lae agus beidh léamha agus blaisín cultúrtha ann ag an tús.
Tosóidh an comóradh foirmiúil Searmanais Stáit ina dhiaidh sin.
Tháinig U-Bhád Casement i dtír ag Cuan Thrá Lí an 20 Aibreán 1916 (Déardaoin Naofa), ach ní raibh dé ar an 'Aud', a bhí chun gunnaí a thabhairt i dtír ón nGearmáin.
Moch maidin an 21 Aibreán 1916, tháinig Casement i dtír ar Thrá na Beannaí. Bhí teacht i dtír Casement ar Thrá na Beannaí ar cheann de na cúpla imeacht ba shuntasaí d'Éirí Amach na Cásca a tharla lasmuigh den phríomhchathair, agus bhí tionchar náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta aige.
Bhí sé ró-lag le dul in aon áit, agus thángthas air i nDún Mhic Cionaoith agus tugadh faoi gharda é go Trá Lí sular tugadh chun bealaigh go Baile Átha Cliath agus go Londain é ina dhiaidh sin.
Léifidh aisteoir gairmiúil píosa as óráid Casement freisin ag an searmanas, cuirfear in aithne Casement, an duine, gan aon tagairt do chúrsaí polaitíochta, agus seinnfidh an Cór Náisiúnta Pobail ó Shiamsa Tíre.
Freastalóidh baill d'Óglaigh na hÉireann, ionadaithe polaitiúla áitiúla agus náisiúnta, daoine muinteartha na dteaghlach, agus an pobal áitiúil ar an ócáid.
No seating will be available to the public inside the Church however, screens will be provided for public viewing outside.
A commemorative event will take place at Arbour Hill.
A Requiem Mass will be held in the Church of the Most Sacred Heart, Arbour Hill followed by a procession to the adjoining graveside of 14 leaders of the Easter Rising. There will be a ceremony, including interfaith prayers at the graveside and a wreath-laying by the President of Ireland.
Ní bheidh aon suíocháin ar fáil don phobal laistigh den Séipéal, ach cuirfear scáileáin ar fáil lasmuigh don phobal.
Beidh ócáid chomórtha ar siúl ag Cnoc an Arbhair.
Beidh Aifreann Éagnairce ar siúl i Séipéal an Chroí Rónaofa, Cnoc an Arbhair agus ina dhiaidh rachaidh mórshiúl chuig na huaigheanna in aice láimhe ina bhfuil 14 cheannaire an Éirí Amach curtha. Beidh searmanas ansin, lena n-áirítear paidreacha idirchreidimh ag an uaigh agus leagfaidh Uachtarán na hÉireann fleasc.
Due to the size of the venue this event will not be open to the public.
Ceremony to mark the official opening of a newly constructed building at the Military Archives and the refurbishment of an adjoining building to facilitate visitor access to the Military Archives.
This new facility will provide a front of house facility, a new purpose built annex building to provide file storage with enhanced access to physical files of the Military Pensions Archive.
There will be an official ribbon cutting ceremony at the site of the new building and wreath laying ceremony followed by a minute's silence and a piper's lament at the site of the executions.
Ní bheidh an pobal i láthair ag an ócáid toisc an t-ionad a bheith róbheag.
Searmanas chun ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar oscailt oifigiúil foirgnimh nuathógtha ag na Cartlanna Míleata agus ar athchóiriú foirgnimh in aice láimhe d'fhonn rochtain cuairteoirí ar na Cartlanna Míleata a éascú.
Beidh áis fáiltithe sa tsaoráid nua, foirgneamh nua breise saincheaptha chun comhaid a stóráil ann agus rochtain fheabhsaithe ar chomhaid fhisiceacha Chartlann na bPinsean Míleata.
Beidh searmanas oifigiúil ann ina ngearrfar an ribín ag láthair an fhoirgnimh nua agus beidh searmanas fleascleagain ann in éineacht le nóiméad machnaimh chiúin agus caoineadh píobaire ag an láthair ar cuireadh na ceannairí chun báis.
Beidh oscailt oifigiúil Dhún Richmond ar siúl ar an dáta céanna ar ar tosaíodh na cúirteanna airm i 1916.
Due to the small size of the venue, invites will be issued to relatives of the leaders only and the public will not be invited to attend.
Official ceremonies will take place between May 3rd and 12th to commemorate the 15 executions following the Rising. The ceremonies will commence with the reading of the verdict of the court martial and a short narrative on the executed leader. This will be followed by a wreath laying ceremony.
Mar gheall ar chomh beag is atá an t-ionad, ní thabharfar cuireadh ach do ghaolta na gceannairí agus ní bhfaighidh an pobal cuireadh chuig an imeacht.
Beidh searmanais oifigiúla ar siúl idir an 3 agus an 12 Bealtaine chun comóradh a dhéanamh ar na 15 bhású a tharla tar éis an Éirí Amach. Cuirfear tús leis na searmanais le léamh bhreithiúnas na cúirte airm agus le cuntas gairid ar an gceannaire a cuireadh chun báis. Beidh searmanas fleascleagain ann ina dhiaidh sin.
A ceremony will take place at Grangegorman Military Cemetery for British soldiers who died during the Easter Rising. Proceedings will include readings of historical accounts, music and prayer. A solemn wreath-laying will take place, followed by a minute of silent reflection and a piper's lament. The National Flag will then be raised to full mast.
Is trí chuireadh amháin atá an t-imeacht seo á eagrú.
Beidh searmanas ar siúl i Reilig Mhíleata Ghráinseach Ghormáin in onóir saighdiúirí as an mBreatain a fuair bás i rith Éirí Amach na Cásca. Beidh léamha de chuntais stairiúla, ceol agus paidreacha mar chuid de na himeachtaí. Beidh searmanas sollúnta fleascleagain agus ina dhiaidh sin beidh nóiméad ciúin machnaimh agus caoineadh píobaire. Ansin ardófar an Bhratach Náisiúnta ar lánchrann.
Children's State Ceremonial, including the commemoration of children who died in 1916 and the launch of the report of consultations with children and young people on the future of Ireland.
Children and young people will present the report of consultations to An Taoiseach and other Ministers on the policy changes they want for the future of Ireland. These visions of the future and suggestions for change in policy, as seen by young people, will act as a permanent legacy to the children of 1916, and be sealed and buried in a time capsule. A commemorative plaque and a tree will mark the burial spot.
The Áras an Uachtaráin event will also see 40 children dressed in early 20th century garb, each representing a child of his or her age whose life ended tragically in 1916. The name and description of each child's life will be read aloud and a candle will be lit in his/her honour while a visual installation displays photos of the individual children.
Searmanas Stáit na Leanaí , lena n-áirítear comóradh a dhéanamh ar na leanaí a fuair bás i 1916 agus seoladh thuarascáil na gcomhairliúchán le leanaí agus daoine óg maidir le todhchaí na hÉireann.
Cuirfidh leanaí agus daoine óga tuarascáil na gcomhairliúchán i láthair an Taoisigh agus Airí eile ar na hathruithe beartais a theastaíonn uathu do thodhchaí na hÉireann. Beidh na físeanna sin den todhchaí agus na moltaí le haghaidh athrú beartais, mar a fheiceann daoine óga iad, mar oidhreacht bhuan do leanaí 1916, agus déanfar iad a shéalú agus a chur i dtaisceadán todhchaí. Leagfar plaic chomórtha agus cuirfear crann ag an áit adhlactha.
Ag ócáid Áras an Uachtaráin freisin beidh 40 leanbh gléasta i bhfeisteas ó thús an 20ú haois, mar léiriú ar bhuachaill nó ar chailín ar comhaois leo a fuair bás go tubaisteach i 1916. Léifear amach os ard ainm agus tuairisc ar shaol gach linbh agus lasfar coinneal ina (h)onóir agus taispeánfar grianghraif de na leanaí i suiteáil físe.
There will be a visit to Pearse Museum, St. Enda's Park to commemorate Pádraig Pearse, the educationalist and literary figure. This event is an outdoor event and will incorporate music, readings, theatre and poetry.
Tabharfar cuairt ar Mhúsaem na bPiarsach, Páirc Naomh Éanna chun comóradh a dhéanamh ar Phádraig Mac Piarais, oideachasóir agus fear litríochta. Is imeacht faoin spéir a bheidh ann agus beidh ceol, léamha, téatar agus filíocht i gceist ann.
An event hosted by the President at Áras an Uachtaráin will take place to mark the conclusion of the State Ceremonial Programme.
Beidh imeacht arna reáchtáil ag an Uachtarán ag Áras an Uachtaráin ar siúl chun deireadh an Chláir Searmanais Stáit a chomóradh.
Find out what else is happening throughout 2016 by exploring the Programme Strands.
Faigh amach faoi imeachtaí eile atá ar siúl i rith 2016 ach Snáitheanna an Chláir a fhiosrú.


Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have invented a new way to read and interpret the human genome. The computational method, called TargetFinder, can predict where non-coding DNA--the DNA that does not code for proteins--interacts with genes. This technology helps researchers connect mutations in the so-called genomic "dark matter" with the genes they affect, potentially revealing new therapeutic targets for genetic disorders.
In the study, published in Nature Genetics, the researchers looked at fragments of non-coding DNA called enhancers. Enhancers act like an instruction manual for a gene, dictating when and where a gene is turned on. Genes can be separated from their enhancers by long stretches of DNA that contain many other genes.
"Most genetic mutations that are associated with disease occur in enhancers, making them an incredibly important area of study," said senior author Katherine Pollard, PhD, a senior investigator at the Gladstone Institutes. "Before now, we struggled to understand how enhancers find the distant genes they act upon."
Scientists originally believed that enhancers mostly affect the gene nearest to them. However, the new study revealed that, on a strand of DNA, enhancers can be millions of letters away from the gene they influence, skipping over the genes in between. When an enhancer is far away from the gene it affects, the two connect by forming a three-dimensional loop, like a bow on the genome.
Using machine learning technology, the researchers analyzed hundreds of existing datasets from six different cell types to look for patterns in the genome that identify where a gene and enhancer interact. They discovered several patterns that exist on the loops that connect enhancers to genes. This pattern accurately predicted whether a gene-enhancer interaction occurred 85 percent of the time.
"It's remarkable that we can predict complex three-dimensional interactions from relatively simple data," said first author Sean Whalen, PhD, a biostatistician at Gladstone. "No one had looked at the information stored on loops before, and we were surprised to discover how important that information is."
Performing experiments in the lab to identify all of these gene-enhancer interactions can take millions of dollars and years of research. The new computational approach is a much cheaper and less time-consuming way to identify gene-enhancer connections in the genome. The technology also provides insight into how DNA loops form and how they might break in disease. The scientists have offered all of the code and data from TargetFinder online for free.
"Our ability to predict the gene targets of enhancers so accurately enables us to link mutations in enhancers to the genes they target," said Pollard. "Having that link is the first step towards using these connections to treat diseases."
The other Gladstone scientist on the study was Rebecca Truty.


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The description sums it up pretty well. Callie loves theater. Callie builds theater sets. Callie meets other theater lovers. Middle-school antics ensue. I wasn't overly enthusiastic about this particular title. The artwork is fun and interesting, but the characters lack something. I'm not exactly sure what...I guess depth. And while I applaud not being afraid of diversity and tackling sensitive issues, in this case homosexuality, it seemed too stereotypical and a bit overdone in this particular story. Kudos to showing tweens who have a passion for extracurricular activities outside of sports and who actually follow through on tasks.
If you're looking for a graphic novel option without superheroes that is set in a middle school, take a look at Drama by Raina Telgemeier.


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Santiago de Cuba 500, a rum to remember
Rum Santiago de Cuba 500 Rum, invites you to remember the last five centuries in the most Caribbean of the Cuban cities.
Strong Presence of Havana Club in Pan-American Cocktail Competition
Havana, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) Among the beverages and spirits present at the 22nd edition of the Pan-American Cocktail Championship, Havana Club rum has a strong presence in most of drinks.
About 250 people from 18 countries are attending the competition, hosting at the Habana Libre Tryp Hotel from August 26 to 31, with an extensive program that includes keynote speeches and meetings.
The participants agree on the prevalence of Havana Club rum, the most popular and demanded one of those manufactured on this island.
Hence, the director of sales and marketing at Havana Club International S.A., Vivian Thomas Olivares, will show the press her satisfaction.
She recalled that her firm has a wide range of Premium products, and said her company is the main sponsor of the meeting.
Havana Club International (HCI) accompanies the Cuban Association of Bartenders in all national and international events, she stated.
The executive said that for its directors, it is important that this Pan-American event return to the island after 10 years, which means an excellent commercial opportunity.
The Pan-American Cocktail Championship welcomes delegates, representatives, bartenders and businessmen, who also participate and appreciate drinks from companies such as MG, Freixenet UCSA, Cuba Ron, La Estancia, Finest Call, Campari and Angostura.
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Dutch court approves euthanasia in advanced dementia cases
The Netherlands' highest court ruled Tuesday that doctors can carry out euthanasia in patients with advanced dementia if the patient has earlier made a written directive.
The Supreme Court ruling solidifies in law a practice that already was being carried out on rare occasions in the Netherlands.
Dutch euthanasia advocacy group NVVE welcomed the ruling, saying in a statement that the decision should help doctors "to feel strengthened and supported if they want to carry out euthanasia on a patient with dementia."
The case before the Supreme Court revolved around a district court's acquittal last year of a doctor who in 2016 carried out euthanasia on a 74-year-old woman. Prosecutors argued at the doctor's trial in The Hague there were indications the woman might have changed her mind since she declared her wish to be euthanized in a written statement.


Nearest neighbor search is an important task which arises in different areas - from DNA sequencing to game development. One of the most popular approaches to NN searches is k-d tree - multidimensional binary search tree.
K-d tree functionality (and nearest neighbor search) are provided by the nearestneighbor subpackage of ALGLIB package. Everything starts with k-d tree model creation, which is performed by means of the kdtreebuild function or kdtreebuildtagged one (if you want to attach tags to dataset points). This function initializes an instance of the kdtree class, which can be used to perform various kinds of activities.
K-d trees are data structures which are used to store points in k-dimensional space. As it follows from its name, k-d tree is a tree. Tree leafs store points of the dataset (one or several points in each leaf). Each point is stored in one and only one leaf, each leaf stores at least one point.
Tree nodes correspond to splits of the space (axis-oriented splits are used in most implementations). Each split divides space and dataset into two distinct parts. Subsequent splits from the root node to one of the leafs remove parts of the dataset (and space) until only small part of the dataset (and space) is left.
Chart at the right shows an example of k-d tree in the 2-dimensional space. Red squares are dataset points, black lines are splits. The thinner the line is, the deeper is the node which corresponds to the split.
k-d trees allow to efficiently perform searches like "all points at distance lower than R from X" or "k nearest neighbors of X" in low-dimensional spaces. However, their efficiency decreases as dimensionality grows, and in high-dimensional spaces k-d trees give no performance over naive O(N) linear search (although continue to give correct results).
dataset S includes N points in NX-dimensional space. Coordinates in NX-dimensional space of points are called X-values.
points may have additional attributes: Y-values and/or integer tags. These attributes may be returned with X-values as the query result.
Y-values are NY real numbers associated with point. Y-values are not used for distance computation. Usually it is value of some NY-dimensional vector function at the point.
Tag is an integer number associated with point (say, its index in the external array of database).
X-values, Y-values and tags are passed to k-d tree when it is built from dataset.
k-d trees are built with one of the constructor functions: kdtreebuild or kdtreebuildtagged. First one builds k-d tree without tags (but with optional Y-values), second one builds k-d tree with tags (and with optional Y-values). As result, these functions return kdtree structure.
KNN-queries - find K nearest neighbors of X.
AKNN-queries - find K ε-approximate nearest neighbors with given degree of approximation. Such queries are several times faster than exact KNN queries, especially in high dimensional spaces.
RNN-queries - find all points at distance R or closer.
box queries - find all points at distance R or closer.
NN searches are performed in two stages. At the first stage we send a query using one of the querying functions: kdtreequeryknn, kdtreequeryaknn, kdtreequeryrnn or kdtreequerybox. These functions perform search, save result in the internal buffers of the kdtree structure, and return result size (number of points satisfying search criteria).
At the second stage user may extract result by calling one of the functions: kdtreequeryresultsx to get X-values, kdtreequeryresultsxy to get X and Y-values, kdtreequeryresultstags to get tags, kdtreequeryresultsdistances to get distances from dataset points to X.
ALGLIB Reference Manual contains nneighbor_d_1 example which shows how to work with k-d trees.
Querying functions listed above save their results in the internal buffers of the k-d tree structure. It is very convenient... until you decide to send queries from several threads. Any attempt to work with same k-d tree object from multiple threads will result in corruption of its internal data structures. However, ALGLIB has a solution designed for such cases - thread-safe interface.
Thread-safe interface to k-d trees uses k-d tree instance in read-only mode and stores query results (and temporaries) in the special structure: kdtreerequestbuffer. Every thread should maintain its own independent copy of the request buffer. As long as different threads use separate request buffers, working with k-d tree is thread-safe.
kdtreeserialize and kdtreeunserialize functions can be used to serialize k-d tree (convert it to string or stream) and unserialize it (restore structure from string/stream representation). Serialization allows to save tree to file, move between different computers and even versions of ALGLIB in different programming languages.
ALGLIB Reference Manual includes an example on serialization of k-d trees - nneighbor_d_2.
In order to estimate performance of ALGLIB implementation of k-d trees we've conducted a series of numerical experiments. Experiments were performed on AMD Phenom II X6 3.2GHz CPU with Microsoft C++ compiler and maximum optimization settings. During experiments we've generated N=50.000 points, uniformly and randomly distributed across D-dimensional unit hypercube. Then we performed 50.000 queries for K nearest neighbors.
Depending on number of dimensions K, k-d tree construction took from 30 to 60 ms. Approximate time complexity is O(D·N·logN), i.e. construction time is linear with respect to number of dimensions and linearithmic with respect to dataset size.
Charts above show how query processing time depends on number of neighbors K and number of dimensions D. From the first chart we can conclude that KNN query time grows approximately linearly with respect to K (the best result possible).
Second chart allows to study performance of k-d tree in connection with number of dimensions D. You may see that for any K (even for K=1) query time exponentially grows as we increase number of dimensions. Each additional dimension results in approximately 1.7-fold increase of processing time. In high dimensional spaces we have to scan more leafs of the tree, and at some moment k-d tree will become just complicated form of linear search (all nodes are examined). BTW, at this point query time will stop to grow exponentially with growth of D.
One of the ways to fight "curse of dimensionality" is to use approximate (AKNN) queries. When we process ε-approximate KNN query we can return inexact nearest neighbor, located at distance r·(1+ε) from X} (where r is a distance to true nearest neighbor). The larger approximation factor ε we choose, the more leafs can be skipped when we scan the tree.
Charts above show time complexity of AKNN-queries with different values of the approximation factor ε and different number of dimensions D. You may see that the higher D we choose, the more advantageous is to use AKNN queries. With D=5 and ε=1 AKNN queries give us only 3-fold increase of performance, but D=10 and ε=1 give us 10-fold increase.
Obviously, approximate KNN queries are not universal solution. In many cases we have to know exact nearest neighbors. However, in some areas (like large scale data processing) it is sufficient to work with inexact results.


Combines technology and plants for a whole new experience!
A mod about recreating prehistoric fauna.
Witness tribes of humans with their own memories, genetics, and adaptations!
Breedable Coloured Slimes with Custom Drops!
Grow your own mobs, from the DNA of others.


Antique Bear 7 by Annette Truong. Whether for a Victorian theme or a baby theme, our antique teddy bear 7 will fit right in. Try appliqueing the teddy in a soft microfiber. This applique design is one of Four Twin Sisters free quilt patterns.


If you've occasionally failed to cover your food when you microwave it you'll know just how much gunk can build up inside it.
However, this handy tip — using only water, vinegar and steam — will have your microwave clean in a jiffy.
Simple cleaning solutions, like this one, are just the best. What's better is that this solution requires no scrubbing and only about a minute of elbow grease to get your microwave sparkling clean.
Fill your bowl or jug with 2 cups of water. Add 2 tablespoons of vinegar.
Drop the toothpick into the water to help keep it from boiling over the edges.
Put the water in the microwave, shut the door and run the microwave on high for between 3 and 5 minutes.
When you hear that magic 'ding', resist the temptation to open the door. Instead, leave it closed for 2-3 minutes, which will allow the steam to continue doing its job of loosening any caked up bits of food. The vinegar will help eliminate any odours.
Once you've opened the door, be careful not to burn yourself on the bowl or jug of water. It gets pretty hot! Remove the turntable tray (use an oven glove so you don't burn your hands) and was it in the sink.
With the sponge, wipe down the inside of your microwave and marvel at how easily the dirt and food comes off!


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Brandishing a Weapon or Firearm Law in California – Penal Code 417
The crime of "brandishing a weapon or firearm" is described in California Penal Code Section 417. This statute criminalizes the act of drawing or exhibiting a deadly weapon in a threatening manner in the presence of another person. You don't have to have intent to harm anyone or even if an alleged victim observed the weapon. It's a crime just to draw, exhibit, or use the weapon in an angry or threatening way.
So, what exactly is considered rude, angry, or threatening? This vital element of the crime is often targeted by experienced criminal defense lawyers who are defending their client against charges of brandishing a weapon in violation of Penal Code 417. Clearly, in cases where you may have been showing off a new weapon would not qualify under the definition of branding a weapon.
Rather, in situations where you may have exhibited a weapon in a rude or threatening manner during an argument or fight with another person would qualify as violating PC 417. So, what exactly could be considered deadly weapon? By law, it includes any weapon or dangerous instrument that can be used in a manner capable of causing a great bodily injury or death.
This means any item such as an actual weapon, or even a broken bottle, hammer, brass knuckles, ax, razor blade, metal pipe, baseball bat, or even a fake firearm. A firearm under PC 417 includes any pistol, revolver, rifle, or shotgun. A "great bodily injury" means significant or substantial physical injury, something more than a minor injury. A deadly weapon doesn't include parts of your body, such as a fist.
If you are facing allegations of the violent crime of brandishing a weapon in Los Angeles County, you need to consult with our Los Angeles criminal defense attorneys at Cron, Israels & Stark. It would be in your best interest to remain silent and not answer any questions from police detectives as you may incriminate yourself.
Remember, police are well paid to build a case against you. They are not your friend or on your side.
Legal Definition of Brandishing a Weapon
As stated above, brandishing a weapon or firearm is defined under California Penal Code 417 PC as follows:
"Anyone who, except in cases of self-defense, in the presence of another individual, draws or exhibits any deadly weapon, other than a firearm, in a rude, angry, or threatening manner, or uses a deadly weapon other than a firearm in any fight or quarrel is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by not less than 30 days in a county jail."
In order for the Los Angeles County prosecutor to convict you of brandishing a weapon under PC 417, they have to be able to prove all the elements of the crime. These critical elements are described under CALCRIM 983 Jury Instructions as follows:
You drew or exhibited a deadly weapon in the presence of another person
You did so in a rude or threatening manner, or
You unlawfully used the weapon in a fight or quarrel
You did not act in self-defense or defense of another person
Again, a deadly weapon is an object or actual weapon that is inherently deadly or capable of being used a way that can cause great bodily injury. A firearm is defined as a device that is specifically designed to be used a weapon where a projectile can be expelled through a barrel.
Legal Penalties for Penal Code 417 PC
If convicted of misdemeanor brandishing a weapon other than a firearm, you could face up to 30 days in county jail. In some cases, the offense is a "wobbler," meaning the case can be filed as either a misdemeanor or felony crime, based on a variety of factors, including the facts of your case and criminal history.
Misdemeanor sentences for brandishing a weapon include drawing a deadly weapon in a threatening manner or during a fight. If convicted of brandishing a firearm in a public place, you could receive a sentence of up to one year and a fine up to $1,000 fine.
Felony sentences for brandishing a weapon include situations where you are convicted of drawing or exhibiting a firearm in an angry or threatening manner on the grounds of an open child day care center or in the immediate presence of a peace officer engaged in the performance of their duties. A felony sentence could be up to three years in a California state prison.
It's should be noted that while California Penal Code 417 brandishing a weapon is similar to California Penal Code 245, assault with a deadly weapon, they are different.
How? ADW has the requirement that you had intent to harm the victim, while brandishing a weapon has no such requirement. California's 10 20 Life, "Use a Gun and You're Done" law which list mandatory minimum prison sentences if you use a firearm during specific violent felony crimes.
Legal Defenses for PC 417 Brandishing a Weapon
Our experienced criminal defense lawyers can use a wide range of defense strategies to defend you against charges of brandishing a weapon under Penal Code 417, including:
Self-Defense: In some cases, we might be able to show you were acting in self-defense or defense of another person. Perhaps we can prove you were lawfully acting in self-defense or had reasonable belief you or someone else was about to suffer imminent harm and you only fought back with necessary force to defend against the danger.
Weapon was not displayed in a rude or threatening manner: In some cases, our criminal lawyers might be able to show you did not display the weapon the weapon in a rude, angry, or threatening way as required in the elements of the crime listed above. Simply drawing or exhibiting a weapon is not a criminal act under Penal Code 417.
False Accusation: Our lawyers might be able to prove through witness statements and other evidence that the allegations against you are false. We might be able to prove the alleged victim made the allegations out of anger or revenge.
If you have been accused of brandishing a weapon under California Penal Code 417, contact our law firm to review the specific details of you situation.
We can start preparing an effective defense strategy to obtain the best possible outcome on your case. A conviction can have a life-changing impact on your life. We will closely examine all the details and discuss legal options moving forward.


Low-Fat Banana Bread: Make one loaf for breakfast this week and freeze the other for up to a month!3 Cups all-purpose flour (or 2 cups white and 1 cup whole-wheat)1 ½ Cups sugar2 ½ tsp. Baking Powder1 tsp. Baking Soda1 tsp. cinnamon4 egg whites4 small or 3 larger mashed bananas½ cup unsweetened applesauceDirections:1. In one bowl, combine egg whites, bananas and applesauce.2. In another larger bowl, stir flour, sugar, powder, soda, and cinnamon.3. Add the wet bowl to the dry bowl and stir until just combined. If thick, add TBS. hot water4. Pour batter into a greased 8 inch X 4 inch bread pan and bake 45-55 minutes at 350 degrees. Cool on a wire rack.


No matter what I do, Christmas always seems to arrive too quickly. And this year is no exception. At least this time, however, I can say I anticipated the onslaught of additional tasks and deadlines to meet at my workplace, not to mention the maddening crowds shopping in the crazy month that is December. For the first time in years, I actually ordered the wrapping paper and string I needed to package the edible gifts I wanted to make (croccante di mandorle, an almond brittle) almost two months before Natale. You see, as soon as the Cucina Conversations ladies and I decided on this month's topic, I knew that my Christmas-related recipe had to be the brittle brown nougat that is often served at the end of a meal in Italy's south during this period. As Marialuisa, a native of Calabria, says in her post about ciciarata, non é Natale senza croccante, meaning 'without croccante, it's not Christmas'.
Made with two ingredients, caramellised sugar and almonds, this brittle's origins are not entirely clear. There are some who believe it is based on an ancient Spanish recipe. Others, however, argue that it is an southern Italian derivation of an earlier Arab sweet, made with nuts, honey, sugar and spices. In Sicily, they still make the very similar cubbaita di giuggiulena (see Carmen's recipe here), jaw-breaking lozenges made with sesame seeds, almonds, honey and sugar for Christmas and other festive occasions on the island. Anecdotal evidence would appear to support the latter theory. The name cubbaita is a clear derivation of the Arabic qubhayt. It was also the Arabs who introduced sugar cane to the island and for a few centuries, Sicily was home to sugar cane plantations which kept its nobles appetites' for sweet confections and comfits satisfied.
With two base ingredients, preparing croccante would appear to be simple. But, as I have found in my past couple of months of recipe testing, making it does require some of practice. The caramel used to coat the almonds in croccante is a deep amber that looks on the edge of burnt but is in actual fact still sweet. It took me several trials (and some informative articles on the matter by Dan Lepard, David Lebovitz and Harold McGee) before I felt comfortable recognising the correct state in my thermometre-less kitchen. For the record, look out for the aforementioned dark amber colour and the formation of foam in the syrup. Oh, and if you do have a thermometre, you're looking for a temperature of 190 degrees Celsius.
At cooking school, we've been taught to make a wet caramel, which means adding some water to the sugar during the liquefying process. In contrast, many recipes for croccante and other caramel-based confections, use a dry caramel technique and simply leave the sugar to melt on its own. The pace of caramellisation is quicker and less even though with a dry caramel, which requires a great deal of vigilance on the part of the cook. I've therefore opted with my recipe below to add some water.
Sugar also has a natural tendency to recrystallise, even after liquefying. It may seem counterintuitive but stirring the melting sugar encourages the solid masses to reform, resulting in clumping. So, whatever you do, don't stir! Simply swirl the pan around to ensure the sugar melts evenly. Many professional cooks also like to keep those lumpy masses at bay by adding a few drops of lemon juice at the beginning of cooking time. For this reason, I've included a few drops of lemon juice in the recipe below too.
You'll need to work very quickly too once the almonds and caramel are ready to be transferred and set in brittle bars. Once removed from heat, caramel tends to harden and become more difficult to work with. So, your work surface and utensils should all be prepped before you start cooking. A lightly-oiled cold marble slab is the ideal work surface for laying and setting your croccante. Failing that, a large piece of baking parchment (oiled on both sides so it sticks to the surface, such as a large baking tin, underneath it) works well too. Whatever you have on hand, make sure you've prepared it in advance. You'll also need to take out your rolling pin (a potato masher also works well if you're making a smaller amount) and prepare an extra piece of oiled baking parchment for flattening the setting almond and caramel mixture.
Finally, at a temperature of 190 degrees, handling that attractive nut and caramel mixture directly, even when it is setting, is out of the question too. Use the rolling pin or potato masher to flatten the setting croccante to avoid any contact with your hands. I've also found a small to medium-sized, heavy-bottomed saucepan with a long handle is easier to work with when pouring the mixture onto the work surface. Please, take all precautions necessary (heatproof oven mitts, sending curious toddlers away) to avoid any unpleasant kitchen accidents!
A few notes on the following recipe, which was inspired by elements from Domenica Marchetti's, Emiko Davies' and Mary Taylor-Simeti's recipes. Mine uses roasted blanched almonds but there are many croccante recipes which call for leaving the almonds' skins on. Some people like to chop the whole almonds into smaller pieces too. There's nothing stopping you from making this wonderful brittle with other nuts either. My father's favourite version of croccante when he was growing up in Calabria was made with arachidi or peanuts. My Piedmontese husband loved a version I made with Langhe hazelnuts. I've just enjoyed a bar with my afternoon coffee which combined all three nuts. And, just so you know, lightly salting the nuts while roasting them makes for a wonderful contrast with the hardened caramel enclosing them. As usual, don't be afraid to make this jaw-breakingly good festive treat your own.
Line a shallow, large baking tin (I used one measuring 34cm x 27cm) with baking paper lightly oiled on both sides. Place the tin on top of a damp tea-towel next to your stovetop. Pour sugar into a long-handled, shallow, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Add water and lemon juice. Cook on low to medium heat. Swirl saucepan gently to ensure sugar is cooking evenly. After the sugar dissolves completely and begins boiling, the syrupy liquid will begin to change colour. Pour oven-warmed almonds into pan when the liquid is a pale golden colour. Using a wooden spoon, stir and coat the almonds with the rapidly browing caramel. Continue to cook until the caramel is foaming and a dark amber colour. Pour caramel onto prepared baking tin, place second sheet of baking paper on top (the oiled side should be facing downwards) of the mixture and use rolling pin to apply pressure and flatten it to desired height (about 1 to 1.5 cm). Leave to cool until almost but not completely set. Using a lightly oiled chef's knife, cut into pieces. Longer, rectangular bars work wonderfully for gifts. Squares work well for serving at home. If making an edible gift wrap in baking paper or store in a lined, airtight container (I like to use biscuit tins) in a cool, dry place.
Carmen from The Heirloom Chronicles has a recipe from her family's native Basilicata called la cicerata.
Marialuisa from Marmellata di Cipolle has a similarly-named but very different preparation called la ciciarata from her region of Calabria.
Daniela from La Dani Gourmet is making ricciarelli, almond-based biscuits traditionally made in the Tuscan city of Siena at Christmas time.
Flavia from Flavia's Flavors indulges her love of baking at Christmas time by bringing us pizzelle, Abruzzese biscuits she learned to make from her husband's aunt.
Lisa from Italian Kiwi is making one of my favourite Piemontese biscuits, baci di dama.
Francesca from Pancakes and Biscotti recently travelled to Bolzano in Trentino Alto Adige and was inspired to make canederli for Christmas.
Finally, please forgive the self-promotion but I'm very proud to announce that I've been nominated in the 2016 edition of Italy Magazine's Blogger Awards. Visit this link here to vote for me in the Best New Blog Category. My good friend and fellow adopted torinese Sonia of A Texas Mom in Torino has also been nominated for Best Living in Italy Blog. Voting is open until 29th December and the winners will be announced early in the New Year.
Wishing you all a croccante-filled Christmas and New Year! Ci vediamo nel 2017!
Croccante is one of those Christmas treats that if by any small chance there are leftovers, I'd never tire of eating. I love the ideas of using hazelnuts, which is my favourite nut.
I know what you mean Carmen. I certainly didn't tire of eating it during the Christmas period. And yes, I really recommend making it with hazelnuts if you're a fan of the nuts. Croccante di nocciola's become my husband's favourite version. He'd really be quite happy if I only made it this way!


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Pattern è un termine inglese, di uso diffuso, che significa "disposizione".  Tuttavia viene utilizzato per descrivere, a seconda del contesto, un "disegno, modello, schema, schema ricorrente, struttura ripetitiva" e, in generale, può essere utilizzato per indicare la ripetizione di una determinata sequenza all'interno di un insieme di dati grezzi oppure la regolarità che si osserva nello spazio e/o nel tempo.

Il termine è utilizzato soprattutto in ambito scientifico o tecnico, ma anche in altri contesti - come ad esempio in determinati fenomeni dinamici come la danza delle api o la circolazione delle masse d'aria calda e fredda nell'atmosfera, ma anche nella politica, aspetti sociali, affettivi o lavorativi - quando si vuole indicare uno schema di comportamenti, azioni, fenomeni o situazioni ricorrenti.

Significato

Il termine pattern può essere usato anche come sinonimo di texture (trama, per esempio la trama di un tappeto) o una regolarità che si riscontra all'interno di un insieme di oggetti osservati (per esempio, le macchie di un ghepardo). Pattern, infatti, in inglese indica il disegno ornamentale di una superficie: per esempio un tessuto, una tappezzeria, una pavimentazione.

La composizione di un pattern è data dal moltiplicare e affiancare tra loro, secondo una griglia regolare e ordinata, tanti moduli base identici tra loro, secondo le regole della simmetria traslatoria. In molti programmi di grafica, uno strumento come per esempio un pennello che invece di disegnare una linea disegna delle bolle di sapone, viene definito proprio pattern; nei programmi di grafica avanzata, come quelli di progettazione, quando si deve colorare una grande superficie virtuale dando un effetto legno, si usa un pattern o texture legno: un quadrato con venature che iniziano e finiscono nella stessa posizione dei lati opposti in modo da creare una sequenza continua senza interruzioni.

Utilizzo
L'uso di questo termine si ritrova in diversi ambiti e discipline scientifiche, ad esempio:

 nell'architettura e nel design indica la ripetizione geometrica di un motivo grafico su un piano;
 nella programmazione orientata agli oggetti del software un design pattern è una soluzione progettuale a un problema ricorrente;
 nello studio della chitarra i pattern sono le posizioni che le varie scale musicali assumono ripetutamente sul manico oppure i cosiddetti "box", frasi ritmico-melodiche che si suonano, in qualsiasi posizione, ma replicandole una di seguito all'altra magari con qualche piccola variazione o enfasi;
 in informatica, si parla di pattern relativamente ad algoritmi specifici, a volte ricorsivi, che seguono uno schema prestabilito, come ad esempio le funzioni di ricerca in una stringa. In tale contesto specifico, il pattern rappresenta anche la stringa (o insieme di stringhe) da ricercare;
 in biologia con pattern (tradotto a volte come "profilo") ci si riferisce a diversi tipi di regolarità, come ad esempio le regolarità delle sequenze biologiche di DNA o di proteine che permettono il riconoscimento e il legame specifico tra molecole, o le regolarità nel livello di espressione dei geni delle cellule che permettono il riconoscimento sperimentale di diversi tipi cellulari tra cui tipi di cellule tumorali, o le regolarità negli eventi che avvengono durante processi quali lo sviluppo di un organismo, o anche le regolarità nel comportamento degli animali;
 in zoologia individuano la disposizione e distribuzione di organi o di macchie sul corpo dell'animale, ad esempio il pattern oculare di un ragno indica la distribuzione e la disposizione degli occhi; il pattern maculare di un leopardo indica la distribuzione delle macchie sulla pelle;
 i pattern sono i percorsi che vengono eseguiti dai concorrenti nelle gare della disciplina del reining;
in psicologia indica una configurazione di stimoli che si presentano a costituire un'unità percettiva. Il significato è quindi simile a quello di Gestalt o forma, ma in quest'ultimo termine è maggiormente messo l'accento sull'aspetto della strutturazione;
 in meteorologia il pattern è una situazione meteo, su larga scala, che si ripete in una determinata zona per un determinato periodo di tempo. Ad esempio: nei tre inverni 2010-2012, in Europa un pattern è stato il susseguirsi di split del vortice polare artico (piuttosto debole) con relative e ripetute incursioni di aria molto fredda nel cuore del continente;
 in psicometria indica un insieme di risultati che formano una certa struttura (di solito una correlazione tra variabili);
 in ingegneria come "schema di progetto";
 negli scacchi il pattern è una situazione tattica ricorrente, la cui facile memorizzazione permette agli scacchisti di evitare lunghe analisi di mosse in partita;
nella musica contemporanea ci si riferisce con pattern a elementi o combinazioni di elementi (melodici, armonici, ritmici) reiterati.

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Voci correlate
 Design pattern
 Modello (scienza)
 Riconoscimento di pattern
 Texture (grafica)

Collegamenti esterni

Geometria
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Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, 1947-2014
Nearly thirty years ago, a young brother and I were discussing the importance of the American Civil Rights Movement in the cause for African independence on the hill next to the Cafeteria Building at Jackson State. Near the end the brother invited me to come to a rally that weekend on Martin Luther King Dr, in a building named the Malcolm X Center for Self-Determination. There were many speakers that day but the headliner was a tall, handsome, smooth baritone-voiced attorney that invoked the audience to "Free the Land!" before and after he spoke.
The brother that invited me to the rally introduced me to the speaker. We engaged into a good discussion about politics and my future in it. His final advice to me was that I, and several other young men that were in attendance, were too intelligent to waste our intellect and talent on politics. How ironic it is that the same articulate, wise man that gave us that advice turned out to be one of the best political organizers the city of Jackson has ever seen.
Chokwe Lumumba was a mentor to me and a supporter of mine politically. When I had stepped away from politics in 1992, it was Chokwe and Ali Shamsideen that pulled me back in to help organize the People's Convention. It was Chokwe that led us to stand against the KKK and run them off in 1990. Chokwe was one the voices that kept us focused on the bigger picture, reminding us that our obligation as public servants was to literally serve the public and demanded that we do it in a dignified, structured manner.
However, in all honesty, one the biggest regrets I will have in my life is that politics eventually dimmed our relationship. I watched Chokwe from afar as he set forth his agenda while maintaining his commitment to remain one with the people. It was good that we still communicated occasionally and though we were not as close as we once were, I was devastated at 5:30 pm, February 25, 2014 when I heard the stunning and sad news.
Chokwe Lumumba was a good man. He was also a great champion for the people of this city and beyond. His reach will continue long after his passing through all the lives he touched. His legacy will be one to admire and emulate. Most importantly, to all of us, his presence will be missed.
Kwaheri brother Chokwe.


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Sesame seeds are a nutrient-rich food whose versatility make them perfect for a wide variety of culinary uses. Despite these positives, there are some serious potential drawbacks to their general use and excessive consumption. Sesame seed allergies, high-calorie and saturated fat content can are dangers that can cause new health problems and exacerbate existing ones.
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Stephen A. Powell is a tenured, versatile music writer based in New York. After honing his skills at St. John's University and City College (CUNY), Powell took his writing and media development services to XXL Magazine, SiTV and One Networks among other media outlets. Powell's love of language arts and desire to help others realize their full creative potential are pervasive throughout his work.


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It is with very heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jayden Bryan Jefferson on October 22, 2018 at the age of 20. He was taken from us too soon, after experiencing complications related to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on October 16.
Jayden was born April 27, 1998 in Invermere, B.C. to parents Kim Green and Jon Jefferson and big brother Cory Archer who was so keen to take care of his "little" brother. Jay spent his first few years growing up in Windermere, where he explored the gardens of his great grandparents and loved the visits to Grandpa Bryan's shop with Dad. But nothing would make him more proud than welcoming and taking care of his little brother Jagar in 2002. All three brothers shared an inspirational bond fostered by the love of an amazing family.
Jayden was a graduate of DTSS in 2016, and was working to support the family businesses and was keen to go to the College of the Rockies for his Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) in the near future. He was also looking forward to the adventures ahead with girlfriend Morgan Odland and their new puppy Echo.
The beauty of the Columbia Valley provided a playground for Jayden. He loved to dirt bike, skidoo, go boating, but most of all he had a passion for hockey. Jayden grew up playing minor hockey in the valley, and from the age of three when he grew his "rocky hair" mullet, he was going to play on the Columbia Valley Rockies. Jayden achieved that dream, and was proud of his time spent with the team from 2015-2017.
Jayden will be greatly missed by his family, Kim, Jon, Cory and Jagar. His extended family, Uncle Gord Green, Aunty Pam Green, Aunt Janet Jefferson, Grandma Rose Green and many more extended family members, dear friends and anyone who had the chance to experience the laughter and kindness of this fine young man. He was predeceased by Grandparents Bryan and Sheila Jefferson, Papa Roy Green, and Uncle Kevin Green.
Jayden's family would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to all first responders, the medical team at IDH, STARS air ambulance, and the medical staff at Foothills Hospital. As well as the community who have sent prayers and support during this difficult time.
A Celebration of Jayden's life will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers, or otherwise desired donations may be made to a trust account for Morgan Odland and the late Jayden Jefferson at Invermere Kootenay Savings Credit Union.


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It should reflect the current work environment.
The Central Illinois Hearing Office in Peoria, Illinois has been moving Social Security Disability cases much faster this year. The Peoria office covers Bloomington, Pontiac, Springfield, Decatur and Champaign.
Before this year it would take anywhere from 2 to 3 years from the date you requested your hearing to actually have your hearing before the Administrative Law Judge.
The Hearing Office is now scheduling hearings for cases from the summer and fall of 2007. It looks the wait time has been reduced to 18 months from the date you request a hearing.
The question is whether this will last? Staffing has to continue to keep pace, and the number of new cases filed will have an effect on whether the backlog will be reduced.
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Spare a thought for Marutei Tsurunen, Japan's first European-born naturalized immigrant parliamentarian. He was voted out in last month's House of Councilors election.
However, Tsurunen offers lessons in microcosm for his Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), and on why Japan's left wing was so spectacularly trounced in the last two elections.
Tsurunen became an MP partly because, as a Caucasian Newcomer, he offered protest voters something different (even visibly) from established expectations. But he wasn't a sphinx. He said he would speak up for outsiders, promote intercultural tolerance, and support laws banning discrimination in housing and employment (New York Times, Mar. 8, 2002).
That's not much of a stand. Yet as the DPJ's fortunes rose to become a viable ruling party, Tsurunen became more invisible.
Where was Tsurunen (or his staff) when the United Nations visited the Diet on May 18, 2006, presenting preliminary findings about racial discrimination in Japan?
When the DPJ took power and began presenting significant proposals enfranchising outsiders, such as suffrage for Permanent Residents and anti-discrimination laws, where was Tsurunen when opposition debates became racialized and xenophobic?
Not only did Tsurunen fail to influence the debate, he even relinquished control over his own public narrative and identity.
He famously gaijinized himself in the Japan Times ("Mind the gap, get over it: Japan Hands," Dec. 28, 2010) by calling himself a "foreigner," and telling people to accept and work with their fate as permanent outsiders.
Despite some public backpedaling and capitulation, Tsurunen's attitude never changed, and even after twelve years in office he never tried to transcend mere first impressions of being Japan's First Gaijin MP.
As proof, check out one of his pamphlets shortly before this election, where he even metaphorically offered to "change the color of his (blue) eyes" ("me" no iro kaete, i.e., change his mind). Now that's what I call racialized pandering!
So in the end, what was Tsurunen's agenda? Unclear, because he let others dictate it.
As did the DPJ. And that's why they fell from power.
To give them some credit, Japan's politics has entrenched difficulties for newcomers. The DPJ inherited a system corrupted by decades of LDP rule and patronage, firmly nestling Japan in now more than two "lost decades" of economic stagnation. Yet regime change was so inconceivable that the 2009 election had to popularize a new word in Japanese (seiken kōtai) to reflect a new party coming to power.
The DPJ also had the bad luck of the March 11, 2011 disasters happening on their watch. Given how badly Japan's nuclear industry botched their job (plus refused to cooperate with the DPJ), this would spell doom for any party in power.
During its short time in power, the DPJ made some impressive policy proposals in very clear precedent-setting manifestos. The problem is that during the crucible of public debate, they didn't stand by them.
The DPJ's first major sign of fragility was their policy cave-in vis-à-vis the US Government over American bases in Okinawa (JBC, "Futenma is undermining Japanese democracy", Jun. 1, 2010).
This eventually cost us our first DPJ prime minister, and gave glass jaws to future policy proposals sent into public policy brawls. Increased welfare services? Bogged down. Historical reconciliation with neighbors? Lame. Renewable energy? Nixed. Any other issues than border disputes? Weak.
Eventually, the DPJ could neither control their party narrative nor or set the public agenda. By the time PM Noda took charge, the electorate and the media were somehow convinced that a gridlocked Diet (due to the LDP's machinations) was the DPJ's fault!
Contrast this with how clear the LDP has been about their intentions over the past year, even if it includes erasing Postwar democratic liberalism.
This column argued last November ("If bully Ishihara wants one last stand, bring it on") that Japan's Right should show their true colors, so the electorate could decide if they wanted a Diet of historical revisionists, bigots, and xenophobes. The debate was indeed in technicolor. And last December, with the DPJ's resounding electoral defeat, voters decided that xenophobia was okay with them.
Then this column argued last February ("Keep Abe's hawks in check or Japan will suffer") that if both Houses of Parliament went LDP in July, this would bring about radical constitutional revisions affecting civil liberties. Last month, voters apparently decided that was okay too. Thus a perfect storm of politics had completely routed Japan's Left.
But many Leftists still deserved to lose their position in the Diet because they were too timid or disorganized to carve a space for themselves in Japan's political narrative. We knew more about who they were not (the LDP), rather than who they were.
Similarly, Tsurunen will be remembered as a person with insufficient self-awareness of his role in Japanese politics. He openly called himself an "outsider," then refused to fight for issues that concerned outsiders. Like Tsurunen, the DPJ ultimately accepted their fate as permanent outsiders.
So, barring an unlikely "no-confidence" vote, we have around three more years of LDP coalition rule. During this time in the political wilderness, Japan's Left had better learn the power of controlling their own narrative, and grasp the fact that the party in power should set the terms of debate on public policy. If they ever want to be insiders again, seize the agenda accordingly.
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I'm trying to figure out the meaning of 'citizenship' from the perspective of naturalized Japanese through this Finnish guy's tale. In my impression, he did nothing more than serving as a poster boy(ahem) for naturalized Caucasian who successfully assimilated into traditional Japanese society. I don't think he was willing to spearhead human rights agendas or cultural diversity within Japanese political system from Day 1, since I don't see any such records in his entire career dating back to his days as Yagawara city council. I wonder his choice to serve 'quietly' in the Diet has something to do with his cultural origin in homogenous Scandinavian society, which might make it easier for him to conform–rather than challenge the conventional norms of dominant culture. Even so, he could have made more remarkable contributions to the Japanese politics by initiating the agendas such as equity on social welfare and public education that are exactly the strengths of his country of origin. Instead, he made his choice to 'gaijinize' himself—rather than find persons from DPJ, its coalition parties or even opposing party(LDP) and create a strong bi-partisanship to propose the agendas that are significant and meaningful to both Japanese and NJ. Anyway, what his tale showed us is that his presence has little impact on cultural conformity (or, insularity, you might say) of Japanese politics.
To be fair, did Tsurunen ever actually make the issue of foreigners' rights a part of his campaign? I thought he ran more for the ecology vote. I don't see why he should be singled out as somebody who MUST necessarily have a cultural diversity or human rights agenda. The question is, who made him a "poster boy" for successful assimilation? If the answer is that it was he himself with his silly slogan, wasn't he simply saying, in a rather crude (trying to by cute) way that because he had a different background, he himself might do things a little differently than other Japanese politicians? How does that connect with an obligation to spearhead human rights agendas or cultural diversity policy? The problem for me is that I don't want to assume what others should do based on their ethnic/cultural/genetic background. And when I assume that Tsurunen should stand strong for his fellow persons of non-Yamato descent, that's exactly what I'm doing. True, Tsurunen might have made some small difference in some people's lives, but he will not be remembered for earth shattering policy. In that sense, he is exactly the same as most that enter and exeunt the national political stage in Japan, or probably any other parliamentary democracy. Tsurunen, like most of his colleagues, was simply an ineffective politician. The only reason we're paying him any attention seems to be because he is white. And I find that more than a bit problematic.
— As you should. But remember, he did make the issue of foreigners' rights a part of his campaign. As I cited within my article (the New York Times piece, remember). We're paying attention to him because he did not deliver on his promises.
Same as any politician, you could argue. Which means we could choose to hold any ineffective politician's feet to the fire. I chose to hold Tsurunen's feet, because he was a politician I knew.
You're the one making an issue of his skin color. I'm the one making an issue of defeated expectations based upon his own promises. Obviously I'm not alone in sharing the disappointment in his record. He was voted out very soundly.
>As proof, check out one of his pamphlets shortly before this election, where he even metaphorically offered to "change the color of his (blue) eyes" ("me" no iro kaete, i.e., change his mind). Now that's what I call racialized pandering!
I didn't get the point on this, since the Japanese statement "me-no-iro-kaete-ganbari-masu" is a colloquial sentence which is similar to "shinu-ki-de-ganbaru," "ku-rutta-youni-ganbaru" in Japanese. It figuratively means "I will work myself to the bones", or "I'll knock myself out until I get tired with my eyes getting blood-shot or watery" in English. It doesn't mean one's eye color is gonna change as the result of his/her commitment.
I couldn't find the pictures that show the real color of his eyes. Does he actually have green eyes–instead of brown, as said in the article headline? If he does, the above statement makes sense to me, although I will hold either DPJ campaign organizer or digital photo technology accountable for this alleged pandering.
— According to at least one source, Tsurunen has called himself the "blue-eyed Japanese" for quite some time now, so I'm pretty sure the pamphlet is accurate. I'm sure this imagery was done with his assent and cooperation too. It's part of his brand.
My point is he racialized himself for his own branding purposes without working for issues that affect people in similar circumstances.
Can you elaborate on that, please? I am not sure what you mean.
What I mean is culture of his country of origin is considered homogenous, although Finland has Swedish and Russian influences in its history. The reason for this assumption is, I think, similarity in ethnic/cultural/genetic traits other than race (i.e.,white). It could be very tough for me to argue for cultural diversity in a country where almost 100% of population is classified as white (I don't know how much Finland accepts ethnic minorities. Do you know?), if race or skin color stands as a prime indicator of identity.
@Loverila (#5) As for Scandinavia, the Fins and most other Europeans don't consider Finland part of it – it belongs to the Nordic countries, although some argue that the southern part that was once Sweden could be counted to Scandinavia. Ethnic minorities, including non-white people, are very common in Sweden and Denmark. Hence my confusion with your sentence.
I am not sure about the situation in Finland either, but the statistics suggest that Finland accepts ethnic minorities as well or not as other EU states, so it should theoretically far more advanced than Japan in this regard. As the world's most embarrassing Japanophile, Breivik, says, at least Norway is already "lost" to multiethnicity.
In any case, I wouldn't follow your argument that Tsurunen chose to conform out of familiarity due to his cultural origins, because even if Finland is in fact more homogeneous than other European countries, it is definitely still worlds apart from, and doesn't even come close to conformity pressure in Japan. After all it is still a Western, mainly Christian society, member of the EU, and has seen constant immigration. The English fluency level in Finland is extremely high. In short, Finnish culture is as different from Japanese culture as for example, British culture.
I think it is rather more likely (but I am speculating here), that Tsurunen might have become a Japanophile for the same reasons as Breivik did – maybe he hated the open culture of his home country and saw Japan as a bastion of racial homogeneity where "the trains run on time" and "there is no crime". He wouldn't be the only one – Japan seems to be an Uopia for all sorts of Western nut cases and neo fascists, and maybe not even completely undeservedly so.
The link between apologists and the far right has been a hot media topic recently and certainly this would fit that pattern. Too many Japanophiles check their Western, multi-ethnic backgrounds at the door to gain 'favor' with the traditionalist elite. It looks like Tsurunen sold his soul but paid the price of not really fitting in anyway.
I think you're right about Tsurunen; the Japanophile who didn't 'fit in' back home, came to Japan believing all the Japan myths ('one people, language, culture'), and his climb to political office was self-affirmation of his 'worthiness' amongst Japanese; 'proof of his acceptance'. It's a reasonable theory.
And like all apologists, the first thing they want to do is go out of their way not to help other NJ.
— I think we should stop speculating overmuch on Tsurunen's mindset. We might be able to argue convincingly that as a politician he lacked conviction or courage, but less convincingly that he saw Japan as some kind of haven for semi-bigoted views.
Regarding Tsurunen, no, I'm not arguing that he made that choice solely out of his cultural origin. I mentioned it as one possible factor, but it's just my speculation. Hence I said, "I wonder." I am not convinced with that at all, either. The fact is that he left his home country more than 45 years ago for his missionary trip and lifetime commitment to his adopted country. I doubt he is aware of changes his home country has made in the last several decades, in terms of growing cultural diversity in, even though it may look subtle and minuscule to some (or most) people. My guess is that he probably had some sort of experiences in cultural diversity through his Christian missionary career, but was not much inspired to make his commitment to the realm of social justice in the first place. He couldn't find any reason to do so for his sake. Hence, conformity sounds wise choice to him.
>Japan seems to be an Uopia for all sorts of Western nut cases and neo fascists, and maybe not even completely undeservedly so.
anti-Marxist, neo fascists, or free market advocates, are they?
Not all of them of course – that's just a Red Herring. But isn't even one ultra-right person who loves Japan for its disdain of multiethnicity one too many? Especially if it is a mass-murdering psychopath.
I don't even think many of those right-wingers and neo fascists have ever visited Japan, or plan to do so, they simply hold up it up as an ideal of what they heard about the country's view on immigration and foreigners in general, and use it as an argument to point out their own countries' "wrong ways".
Japan doesn't seem to have a problem with this image. At least in this area, Japan is somewhat honest about itself. Somewhat, because the attempts at relativizing its uniquely unique xenophobia and love for quack science relating to blood heritage as being "normal" are still there of course.