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All of Europe's mysterious, massive stone structures may have one origin source
Humans have a need to leave a legacy behind us when we pass on. For some, that might mean inspiring an entire region to build massive rock structures, such as Stonehenge.
New research suggests the megaliths littering ancient Europe weren't conceived independently, but were all influenced by the work of a single hunter-gatherer community that lived in the region now known as Brittany in northwestern France.
The study also hints that ocean-crossing technology developed quicker than was previously thought – this being the main way that the trend for constructing rocky monuments made its way around the continent.
Haväng dolmen, Scania (Bettina Schulz Paulsson)
"The earliest megaliths originated in northwest France and spread along the sea routes of the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts in three successive principal phases," concludes the study author, Bettina Schulz Paulsson from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.
The idea of one point of origin – maybe in the Middle East – is one long-standing hypothesis about how these megaliths spread around Europe; a more recent one is that there were multiple places where the practice sprang up.
To settle the question one way or the other, Schulz Paulsson dived into radiocarbon dating data for 2,410 prehistoric sites across Europe – not just for megaliths but for the premegalithic graves that we think preceded them, sites with expansive tombs but no huge stones on top.
Dolmen de las Ruines, Catalonia. (Bettina Schulz Paulsson)
As well as dating the human remains buried at these sites, the dates were further narrowed down by studying the architecture, the tools used, and the evidence of burial customs found at each of the sites.
Using some statistical number-crunching to get a more accurate timeline, the birth of the megalith movement was pinned down to northwest France around 4,500 BCE, over a period of around 200-300 years.
From there the rock-building trend spread fairly rapidly, the analysis suggests, along coastal routes to southern France, the UK, the Mediterranean, Spain, and Portugal, eventually reaching Scandinavia and other parts of Europe too.
What's more, the dates pinned down by the new study seem to show that people were moving around more quickly and on better-equipped ships than previously thought.
"The megalithic movements must have been powerful to spread with such rapidity at the different phases, and the maritime skills, knowledge, and technology of these societies must have been much more developed than hitherto presumed," says Schulz Paulsson.
Advanced seafaring in Europe – involving boats capable of taking groups of people across significant distances – might have started some 2,000 years earlier than we thought, the researcher concludes.
Though we might not yet have the whole picture in terms of megalith ruins and dates across Europe, researchers like archaeologist Chris Scarre from Durham University in the UK say the study makes a strong case.
"It's not quite 100 percent pinned down, and there's always other research to do, but [the new hypothesis] seems like a very plausible scenario," Scarre told Brian Handwerk at the The Smithsonian.
"This study falls in with the more accepted idea that there are links between these different regions with megalithic monuments. The challenge is to understand how those links worked."
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Doctor Fate is a Magical Powerhouse in 'Injustice 2' Reveal
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NetherRealm isn't holding back with their character reveals and neither is the sorcerer, Doctor Fate. The trailer opens with Fate questioning Superman's change in methods, before he puts the Tyrant of Steel in his place. It's clear to see which side of the conflict he's on.
Doctor Fate has been a fan-favorite hopeful since Injustice 2's announcement last year. It's good to finally see not only his confirmation, but his magical prowess in action as well. He's beastly and the combo game for him looks particularly strong. Also hard to miss is his special move, which he demonstrates on Superman mid-air. Will his be one that has to be executed while the opponent is off the ground? Could be. Either way, it looks awesome as Doctor Fate transports his foe elsewhere, making quick work of his opponent using copies of himself. As if the sorcerer wasn't awesome enough.
What's not on display, since he's donning the Helm of Fate, is which version of the character Injustice 2 will feature. His identity may not be integral to the game's overarching narrative, but it'd be interesting to know where this version of the DC universe stands in line with the rest. What does seem apparent is that Fate isn't one of the women that have held the mantle in the past.
He also looks great. NetherRealm is known for going for a more armored design in their work on DC characters. However, the studio appears to be reigning it in a bit for Fate. And good thing, too, because the design is awesome. Plus, the look has a classic feel to it.
We will get to see more of Doctor Fate and the rest of the Injustice 2 cast in action soon. The Injustice: Gods Among Us sequel hits PS4 and Xbox One on May 16.
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How do British International Schools Fund raise Successfully?
British International Schools abroad are increasingly reliant on fundraising to help them enroll students in a highly competitive admissions market. But many of them lack the budgets and fundraising expertise of their more successful US peers, and face prejudice because of their fee structures. So the story of how they overcome these obstacles to successfully cultivate an alumni community and donor base will interest anyone intent on soliciting donations from financial backers.
Neil Richards is headmaster of the British International School, Phuket in Thailand. "I think that fundraising will become a significant factor in international schools in the years ahead," Richards says. "Most schools will be operating under capacity as more and more schools are opening up — the degree of saturation in some places is alarming.
"However, as national governments relax restrictions on international schools and the enrolment of nationals, there will be business opportunities. Fundraising will certainly become a more important aspect for 'mainstream' schools."
Because it is difficult for schools that are seen as being "for-profit", as many fee-paying international schools are seen, to entice donations, Phuket undertakes fundraising activities for charity instead, to build a donor base that may be willing to contribute to the school's own activities in the near future.
"The students and teachers have successfully led a number of campaigns over the years," says Richards. For example, the school recently raised over 70,000THB (£1,576) for Ovacome, a UK-based ovarian cancer charity that provides support to families and women affected by the devastating illness. The school raised the money through selling running vests, cake sales and donations. As well as raising money for charity and setting up a potential donor base, these types of events have the added benefit of providing opportunities for students to develop responsibility and awareness of their role as global citizens.
But Richards goes on to highlight the great challenge schools like his face in approaching donors to back internal projects: "I try to initiate discussions with potential donors, but so far it has been difficult to overcome the prejudice concerning 'for profit' schools," he says. "Also, being under Thai ownership with almost no direct contact being made between the owners or the Board with our parent body, it is difficult to 'sell' the school [to donors]."
He believes that British international schools will need to donate more resources to alumni development in the coming years to remain competitive. "It is not something that is a part of the culture of British-style schools, although all schools would acknowledge that it is important," Richards says.
"Most of the major independent US schools; they have been fund-raising for generations, and the endowment funds or building projects are very impressive. I know of no major international school that has been majorly successful in fundraising." But he recognizes that this will need to change. Soon.
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Histamenon (grško , nómisma  histámenon, standardni kovanec) je bil zlat bizantinski solid, ki so ga uvedli v 960. letih in je bil neznatno lažji od tetarterona. Da bi se kovanca razlikovala, je bil histamenon vbočen (skifat), večji in tanjši od solida. Njegovo ime so kasneje skrajšali na stamenon (grško στάμενον). Po letu 1092 so ga umaknili iz obtoka. V 12. in 13. stoletju se je ime stamenon uporabljalo za bilonske in bakrene traheje.

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Odkar je cesar Konstantin I. (vladal 306-337) leta 309 uvedel bizantinski denar, so bili glavni bizantinski kovanci, solidi ali nomizme, zelo kakovostni. Izdelani so bili iz 24 karatnega zlata in tehtali 4,55 g. Cesar Nikifor II. Fokas (vladal 963-969) je uvedel nov kovanec, nomizmo tetarteron (četrtak), ki je bil izdelan iz 22 karatnega zlata, kar je približno 1/12 manj kot v prvotni nomizmi. Kovanec je postal znan kot histamenon. Ime izvira iz grškega glagola ἵστημι [histemi], ki pomeni vstati in namiguje, da je sledil ustaljenemu standardu. Razlogi za spremembo niso jasni. Bizantinske kronisti trdijo, da so bili glavni motiv državne finance: Nikefor je pobiral davke v histamenonih, račune pa je plačeval  v uradno enakovrednih, vendar lažjih tetarteronih.

Sprva sta bila kovanca navidezno enaka, čeprav je bil drugi lažji. Proti koncu vladanja cesarja Bazilija II. (vladal 976–1025) so začeli kovati manjši in debelejši tetarteron, medtem ko je histamenon postal ustrezno večji in tanjši. Kovanca sta se ikonografsko razlikovala samo med vladavino Konstantina VIII. (vladal 1025–1028).

Od sredine 11. stoletja je imel tetarteron premer 18 mm, njegova masa pa je bila navidezno standardizirana na 3,98 g, kar je precej manj od stamenona iz leta 1030. Mihael IV. Paflagonec je poleg tega začel kovati rahlo vbočene kovance (skifati), verjetno zato, da so se zaradi majhne debeline teže upogibali. V tem času so se še vedno kovali tudi ravni kovanci. Skifati so začeli prevladovati med vladavino Konstantina IX. Monomaha (vladal 1042–1055), pod Izakom I. Komnenom pa so postali standard. Vbočeni kovanci so zaradi svoje oblike postali znani kot histamenska traheja ali enostavno traheje (iz grškega τραχέα [trahéa], neraven).

Razvrednotenje in ukinitev

Med vladavino Mihaela IV. (vladal 1034–1041), ki je bil nekdanji posojevalec denarja, se je začela vsebnost zlata v kovancih zniževati in denar je začel izgubljati svojo vrednost. Po obdobju relativne stabilnosti v letih 1055-1070  je v 1070. in 1080. letih  vsebnost zlata dramatično upadla. Pod Mihaelom VII.  (vladal 1071-1078)  se je nomizma še kovala iz 16 karatnega zlata, pod Aleksejem I. Komnenom  (vladal 1081-1118) pa je bila skoraj brez zlata.  Aleksej I. je zato leta 1092 izvedel obsežno denarno reformo, s katero je, med drugim, razvrednotene histamenone in tetarterone zamenjal z novim, zelo kakovostnim hiperpironom.

Odtlej se je v 12. in 13. stoletju izraz stamenon uporabljal za podobne vbočene bilonske in bakrene kovance (traheje).

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 Grierson, Philip (1982). Byzantine Coins. London, United Kingdom: Methuen. ISBN 978-0-416-71360-2.
 Grierson, Philip (1999). Byzantine Coinage (PDF). Washington, District of Columbia: Dumbarton Oaks. ISBN 978-0-88402-274-9.
 Hendy, Michael F. (1985). Studies in the Byzantine Monetary Economy c. 300–1450. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.ISBN 0-521-24715-2.

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Germany: OA2020-DE and Knowledge Unlatched planning Large-Scale Conversion of Journals to Open Access
Filed by Gary Price on October 9, 2018
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OA2020-DE, the German National Contact Point Open Access and Knowledge Unlatched (KU) are working together to convert scientific journals from a subscription model to Open Access on a large scale.
As many as 50 journals from ten publishers are to be made available to all users free of charge from 2019. The conversion is to be financed by an international consortium over a period of three years. Savings in subscription funds from the negotiations of the DEAL project will be used by German libraries for this purpose.
"The switch to Open Access for journals must be accelerated, and libraries can play a central role in this phase," says Dirk Pieper, Head of DE2020-DE. "It is precisely by shifting funds within the framework of the DEAL project negotiations that many of us now have the opportunity to allocate funds in such a way that the transformation can succeed". In addition, OA2020-DE and KU are striving to involve international consortia and other institutions as partners in the project.
50 journals from all fields of science and research have been submitted by ten publishers and are now being selected by a Title Selection Committee. The following publishers are participating in the project: American Institute of Physics, Berghahn, Brill, De Gruyter, Emerald, John Benjamins, and a few other publishers. Libraries are now invited to commit financial support to the project via Knowledge Unlatched.
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Virginia lawmakers have approved legislation that would allow local police departments to use facial recognition technology in some circumstances, including when they have reasonable suspicion a person has committed a crime
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. — Last year, Virginia lawmakers passed one of the most restrictive bans in the country on the use of facial recognition technology, barring local police departments and campus police from purchasing or using the technology unless explicitly authorized by the legislature.
On Thursday, just eight months after the measure took effect, lawmakers approved a bill to lift the blanket ban. The legislation would allow police agencies to use the technology in certain circumstances, including to help identify an individual when they have reasonable suspicion that the person committed a crime. Under the bill, facial recognition also could be used for a variety of other uses, including to help identify crime victims or witnesses, sex trafficking victims and unidentified bodies in morgues.
The legislation explicitly bars the use of facial recognition for surveillance or monitoring. Cities and states around the country moved to limit its use after some law enforcement agencies applied facial recognition technology to images taken from street cameras during racial justice demonstrations in 2021 and used those to make arrests in some cases.
Several lawmakers said they viewed the ban passed last year as a temporary measure to allow the legislature to evaluate facial recognition technology. Democratic Sen. Scott Surovell, whose bill was approved Thursday, said the technology — when used with appropriate restrictions — can be an important investigatory tool for police.
"I think it will help police not only solve, but prosecute crime more efficiently," said Surovell.
Some lawmakers were vehemently opposed to ending the ban, citing concerns about privacy, civil rights violations and studies that found higher error rates for facial recognition software used to identify people of color.
"This technology can be very important to law enforcement for different types of investigatory situations, but it can also be used for a tremendous amount of bad things … is is dangerous," said Republican Sen. Ryan McDougle.
"It is not right, it is not as restrictive as it should be," he said.
Democratic Del. Marcia "Cia" Price cited the case of Robert Williams, a Black man who was arrested by Detroit police when facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a shoplifting suspect. Williams said his Michigan driver's license photo — kept in a statewide image repository — was incorrectly flagged as a likely match to the suspect. Investigators had scanned grainy surveillance camera footage of a 2018 theft inside a watch store.
"When he said he didn't do it, the officer said, 'Well, the computer said you did,' " Price said.
"Why should we allow law enforcement to use it?" she said.
The ban applied to local and campus police departments, but not to Virginia State Police. State police use the Centralized Criminal Image System, which allows them to compare an unknown image of a person to a database of mug shots of people who have been arrested. The software returns images that have a similarity to the subject in question, but police investigators are required to confirm the official identification.
Several lawmakers said the new legislation includes "guardrails" to ensure that police have to follow clear rules on when and how the technology can be used. Republican Del. Glenn Davis said police already routinely use publicly available photos on social media sites during investigations.
"All we're doing here is instead of having law enforcement officers sit there and look through hundreds of photos to try to make that match, we use this technology," Davis said.
Surovell said the legislation prohibits police from including any information obtained through facial recognition when applying for a search warrant or arrest warrant. Police can use the technology to develop leads, but they must have corroborating evidence before they can apply for a warrant, he said.
The bill also requires that the facial technology to be used by police must be evaluated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and have an accuracy rating of at least 98% across all demographic groups. The legislation directs Virginia State Police to develop a model policy on the investigative uses of facial recognition technology. Local local police departments must adopt the state police standards or come up with their own policies that meet or exceed those standards.
Youngkin has not indicated whether he will sign the bill. His spokesperson, Macaulay Porter, declined to comment, saying only that Youngkin will review the legislation when it gets to his desk.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/virginia-lawmakers-lifting-ban-facial-technology-83372991
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Let me just start by saying WOW. This recipe is so easy, so delicious and so authentic! Normally for authentic Tamales, there is lots of preparation and its the sort of recipe that multiple family members get together in the kitchen and form a sort of assembly line to prepare. This was not the case here with my tamales. I did some planning to make sure I had all of the ingredients ready, and I was able to make a dozen of these in under an hour!
We are a family of 5, but 2 are in preschool, so to have the entire dozen woofed down before lunchtime the next day was quite surprising. I'd imagined that we would freeze half of the batch for another time. There was no chance. These Tamales were just too good. Once they were finished, the whole house smelled of this amazing sweet corn, almost like a fresh loaf of amazing bread had just finished baking. Every family member quickly lined up and was ready to go, practically drooling, when I called out that dinner was ready.
You can go Vegetarian and use Chile Relleno Peppers, or roasted veggies for the filling. I used the leftovers of my Carnitas Recipe.
Shredded Chicken or Beef work great too!
You can spice this up by using a Red Salsa to mix into the shredded meat. I've used the brand Pato's, it's a Red Salsa in a can, it's jalapeño flavored and worked wonderfully!
You can also add more chilies like the ones in the picture. I tucked them into the outer tie of the tamales and they look great!
Pictured above is my Broth, Shredded Carnitas Filling, Corn Flour, Dried Corn Husks and Chilies De Arbol. You don't need the chilies they're optional, and I skipped them in my first batch of Tamales. These are seriously SO good!
Start by filling up a baking or casserole dish with steaming hot water. You will rinse of a bunch of the corn husks off and then set them in the steaming water. I used a coffee cup to hold them down and in place because they tend to want to float. While they are soaking, gather all of your ingredients and start making the dough.
For the Dough you will start by beating two sticks of Butter and then adding in the Corn Flour and Baking Powder until crumbly. Then you will add the Broth a little at a time while mixing until it forms a sticky dough.
Now that the dough is ready, and you have your filling set aside, it's time to build the tamales! Get out a cutting board or prepare a clean work surface, and grab a dishtowel because things are gonna get a little messy when building these Tamales.
Flip over the stack of corn husks that are soaking in the baking dish, and add more hot water as needed. Each Tamale is going to be made of 2-3 Corn Husks, a ball of dough that is about the size of your palm, and a little bit of filling down the middle. This will all get folded together.
Bring about 2 or 3 corn husks out of the water and dab them with the dishcloth so they aren't soaking wet. You need them to be a little wet in order to work with them. I used 2 husks per Tamale in most cases, but some of the husks were small, so I used 3. You will lay out the corn husks onto the work surface, grab some dough and roll it into a ball and set it on the corn husk. Use your hands to smash the ball of dough and smooth it out a bit to cover most of the wrap.
You will then add a little filling- careful not to overload it and don't let the filling hang out past the dough like in the picture, you want the dough to seal the filling in when it's wrapped. You will use 1 corn husk to "pull threads" from, meaning that you will make thin strips of corn husks- these will be used for the ties like in the picture. Tucking a chili into the tie is a great idea too! Start by placing the finished Tamales into a bowl, and once they are all built, you can start arranging them in your Instant Pot. Be careful not to let any fall through the trivet, and make sure you have 2 cups of water in the bottom of the Instant Pot before putting the tamales in.
You will spoon a little extra broth into the top opening of each Tamale, and then Pressure Cook the Tamales on Manual High for 20 minutes with a Natural Pressure Release. You will be amazed at how light and fluffy the dough becomes, and at how well all of the flavors meld together. I recommend using a shorter trivet than the one in the picture, some Instant Pot Models come with a shorter trivet, or you can use a silicon or stainless steel steamer as well. These Tamales freeze wonderfully so if you have a couple hours to make a double batch its so worth it! This recipe makes 12 Tamales.
I don't know if I should recommend stacking them flat like this, but after doing a couple rounds on a triple batch, I decided to see if it can be done and worked fine!
These pictures don't even do justice to the amazing authentic flavor within. I got this recipe from my friend Erica, who lived in Tulum, Mexico for several years. Tulum, is an ancient city in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico that is home to a very rich Mexican culture and even has some very well preserved ancient Mayan ruins.
I love the look of these tamales with the chilies in them, somehow I managed to have leftovers!
My extras in a freezer bag ready to go! I hope you enjoy, please let me know in the comments what you think and how they turn out for you!
How do you reheat after freezing?
To reheat, I put the frozen Tamales in the Instant Pot on a trivet with 1 cup of water underneath. I set the Instant Pot for 5 minutes with a 10 minute Natural Pressure Release. Enjoy!
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Discussion in 'Freshwater Fish and Tank Photos' started by csquared76, Apr 22, 2018.
I got my tank almost to where I want it-but i am having difficulty with the Valisneria. The leaves get all shredded...any ideas? Pest snails? I DID put an Assasin snail on there to help curb those little bastards....Also, and tipd from experienced aquascapers on keeping the growth a little neater looking?
What do you fertilize with? What's the substrate?
Substrate is two layered, Black Sand and Seachem Flourite. I dose with Flourish Comprehensive and use Seachem Flourish root tabs every couple of months. The flourite substrate was old, maybe depleted, and the black sand was new in November. I have been running Purigen-maybe its pulling nutrients out of the water column?
The Purigen shouldn't pull enough out of the water column to hurt your plants. I'd guess they may just need another round of root tabs.
Great looking tank! I love it.
I remember you had a rough time with your fish not long ago. Did you get that under control?
I wish I could give you advice about your plants, but I am struggling with my scape as well.
How long have you had the vals? They do need time to adjust to your tank. I had some that looked about dead for a few weeks then were uncontrollable after that. They may just need a little time. They are a very fast growing plant and do not need any special care. Honestly I think time is all you need.
Thanks Joe, sorry-I have been offline for quite some time, so I was not able to respond to your compliment. Thank you! In answer, yes, I have had no losses for quite a while. I believe the tank is very healthy now. But I doubt I will ever have guppies again. That was a little traumatic... The Vals still are not doing great, but the Crypts are doing very well, I had to do some serious pruning, as they were taking over the tank. Work in progress, as all tanks are Im guessing.
What kind of crypts are those?
That is a very good question...I cannot remember the scientific name.
Nice!! What do you fert with? Any CO2?
Nope, only Easylife Profito now and then.
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Undertext is a completely free software. You can free download and use it as long as you like.
markerTool is a small but powerful application in case you want to work with markers within FCP.
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TitleExchange Lite is a basic tool for easy and fast transfer of subtitles from FCP to DVD Studio Pro.
Simply export your FCP timeline with the subtitles as XML and open this XML with TitleExchange.
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The former American Can Factory in Northside.
The American Can Co. building at 4101 Spring Grove Ave. in Northside has been empty ever since I can remember. Unlike the Crosley Building, its rough exterior looks like it is due more to weather and age than vandalism, although taggers have been inside.
Weeds grow along cracks in the blacktop of the empty parking lot. The sound of water dripping from a thousand places is audible from a hundred feet away. It sounds like the building itself is speaking, proclaiming its neglect and calling out for someone to restore it to its former glory.
That may happen. Developers Bloomfield/Schon+Partners have received $1.6 million in stimulus money to turn the relic into a residential/commercial complex with 96 loft apartments and 27,000 square feet of retail space. The building has been designated an historic site, and in a nod to its past, the developers plan to incorporate the old machine tools into the furniture and art.
In 2006, work began on the cleanup of environmental hazards that needs to be completed before the American Can Factory Square project can begin.
Developers are hoping that the apartments will attract new residents, and the new businesses will create jobs. This will increase the tax base and at the same time rid the neighborhood of the blighted building. It is only a block away from the proposed Mill Creek Restoration Project, a 13.5-mile public green space for recreation along the Mill Creek that would create approximately 445 jobs and connect to public transportation, bike trails and pedestrian walkways.
From 1921 to 1961, the red and white, five-story building manufactured tin can-making machinery. Thereafter it housed the Cincinnati franchise of the Cleveland Automatic Machine Co. It has been empty for years.


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The Mentalist Season 5 – A Game Changer
The Mentalist left its fans at the end of season 4 with Patrick Jane disheartened at being the closest yet at discovering the identity of Red John, the man that murdered his wife and child. With Red John's accomplice Lorelei in custody, it seemed that it was only a matter of time before Jane would get what he wants.
The show has had the Red John storyline angle from the start and it's made a fantastic arc for the series, played out fantastically by the enigmatic and gorgeous Simon Baker who plays Jane. Season 5 was a really strong season as well; the Red John storyline developed in leaps and bounds, and the show also incorporated other smaller storyline arcs and standalone episode making it a really strong season. The show suffered a small bump along the way as it emerged that Amanda Righetti (Grace Van Pelt) was pregnant; the first half of the season, Van Pelt was mostly chained to her desk, allowing the actress to remain on the show but to hide her baby bump well, offering helpful information about the week's case to the team. She was then written out for a few episodes and returned with a more active role in the rest of the season. The show handled it well, and this season also saw the show celebrate its 100th episode. I've picked out a few of my favourite episodes from the season.
Devil's Cherry – This was the 2nd episode of the season and proved to be a beautiful episode – after taking some tea that wasn't very kosher, Jane begins hallucinating about his dead daughter; the young actress playing Jane's daughter is great and the episode is crushing, especially because you can see how great a father Patrick would have been.
Red Sails in the Sunset –We're back to the Red John storyline, and Jane comes up with an elaborate scheme to get Lorelei out of prison, and whist they are together, the team discover that Lorelei had a sister who died mysteriously and as it turns out, it was Red John that murdered her. She takes off, but not before a parting shot at Patrick, which turns into his big break – "I only wonder why the two of you didn't become life-long friends the moment you shook hands." It makes him realise that Red John is closer than he thinks.
Days of Wine and Roses – Two aspects to this episode – the case of the week is a murder at a rehab clinic and a theft of a ruby necklace to offer motivation for her murder. The Tommy Volker case that has been building for the past few episodes also escalates in this episode, leading to Lisbon reluctantly asking for Jane's help. The following episode Little Red Corvette is the conclusion to a great storyline arc.
There Will Be Blood – Lorelei re-emerges looking for revenge and answers from the people that killed her sister. Jane continues to let Lorelei go in the hope that once she finds out the truth, she will reveal Red John's identity. Lisbon gives Jane an ultimatum in the hope of getting him to relent on his mission. In the end Lorelei refuses to give Jane the information, and he is blocked from getting any information. It's another case of so close, yet so far, but certainly builds up the storyline even more. But at the end of the episode we lose Lorelei as she is found murdered by Red John, a sad loss as she was an enigmatic character, and at the actress was a great addition.
Red Velvet Cupcakes – CBI enlist the help of a radio therapist to help solve their latest murder, and once they begin to suspect him of the murders, they send Van Pelt and Rigsby to couple therapy. This episode is the first in an epic trilogy of episodes to end the season and along with a solid storyline, there is also the moment that fans have been waiting 3 years for – Van Pelt and Rigsby getting back together.
Red and Itchy – A mystery that began a couple seasons ago that has remained visible through small mentions, fans finally learnt more about the contents of LaRoche's Tupperware box. It's a great storyline, and reveals the identity of the mole inside CBI. And the contents of the box are gruesome and hair-raising.
Red John's Rules – In the season finale, Red John resurfaces and puts Jane on edge as someone from his past is murdered. Through the episode he also teases Lisbon (and consequently the audience) with his list of 7 suspects for Red John, which is dramatically revealed at the end of the episode in quite possibly the best 5 minutes of The Mentalist.
This season's finale was good, but the last 5 minutes said it all really – we got a glimpse of what happened to Lorelei, as well as the reveal of Jane's 7 Red John suspects – some we saw coming and some that were leftfield. Those last words of Red John and his warning gives me goosebumps each time –it's the perfect cliff-hanger. What's for certain however is that one of these men is in fact Red John. The red herrings have ended and the fact that Season 6 has the tag line of Red John: The Final Chapter tells fans that the 6 year-long mystery of who killed Patrick Jane's family will come to a close this season. The 7 suspects are:
Ray Haffner
Reede Smith
Robert Kirkland
Sheriff Thomas McAllister
Season 6 starts on September 29th on CBS in America, and will air soon after on Channel 5 in the UK. After watching the series from the start, I'm so invested in this program that I can't wait for the reveal and conclusion of the Red John storyline
Lorelei (reading Red John's words) But fair's fair Patrick – you've changed the game so there's new rules now. Eileen Turner is the first of many; I'm going to star killing again – often. Until you catch me….or I catch you. (Red John's Rules)
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Tagged Rachel, Robin Tunney, Simon Baker, The Mentalist
I Give it a Year Review
At the beginning of the year, this delightful romantic-comedy was released in UK cinemas, and I happily dragged 2 friends along to see this – thankfully we weren't disappointed. Starring Rafe Spall, Rose Byrne, Anna Faris and Simon Baker this wasn't your typical boy meets girl, they fall in love and then they get married the end. Instead the film opened with a wedding and questioned whether that special someone really was 'the One'. Nat (Rose Byrne) and Josh (Rafe Spall) are our central couple and it isn't long into the marriage that cracks start to appear. Adding to the pressure of their first year of marriage is Chloe (Anna Faris) Josh's ex-girlfriend and Nat's new work client Guy (Simon Baker) a good-looking American businessman who is instantly attracted to Nat.
The film is light-hearted and comedic, with a spin on the usual romantic comedy storyline. The main four cast members are great, with some great supporting cast as well that deliver great comedic lines to the film. Even though you can see the ending of the film coming for a while (and you find yourself rooting for it to happen), you can't help but feel comfortable and at ease with the characters. My partiality to Simon Baker may have been my over-riding reason for wanting to see this film, however it's a great film for a girly night-in or for a couple to watch.
Danny: It's a shame that they can't put your brain in her body – that would be amazing. Although you would be left with her brain and your body, imagine that? Oh My God it's like Frankenstein, but with boobs! (I Give it a Year)
Tagged Rachel, Rose Byrne, Simon Baker
The Mentalist 5.06 'Cherry Picked'
CBS crime drama The Mentalist first hit our screens in 2008, and I jumped on this TV show the minute I saw the first episode. The first 10 minutes of the pilot alone were witty, intelligent and gold. And with the absolute charismatic, charming and beautiful Simon Baker as the show lead – how can you go wrong?
The premise to the show is based around the lead character Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) who acts as a consultant to the CBI (California Bureau of Investigation), and has a way of reading people, using his intelligence and his keen observation skills to help find who the culprit is –hence the name 'Mentalist'. However, Jane has a difficult past; he was once a TV psychic and because of his remarks about the serial killer 'Red John' he then murdered his wife and daughter. Since then, he has worked tirelessly to try and find Red John. Jane uses the help of Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney) and the rest of the her CBI team to help him discover the true identity of Red John; Jane also has a flair for mischief and quite regularly gets himself in trouble, subsequently also causing hilarity for fans of the show,
The Mentalist is now in its 5th season, and has reached the 100 episode landmark, and is still fresh and interesting as always. The main cast are talented and each bring their characters to life, and Simon Baker is a fantastic lead – beautiful and charming, his smile lights up the screen (and my heart).
This episode is a typical structure for the series, with most episodes revolving around one case per week. What appears to be a kidnapping case of a rich and powerful government associate is soon turned on its head when it is revealed that it is their friends who were house sitting who have in fact been taken. It appears they were the targets all along, and with the kidnapper demanding 4 million dollars, the team must figure out who the kidnappers are before things go awry. It turns out that one half of the couple who were kidnapped is the mastermind behind the crime (I in fact clocked her as an accomplice before it was revealed) and after some terrific acting fake acting (get it?) they bring the pair to justice. We also get a Red John sub-plot in this episode as Jane tries to re-locate a important associate of Red John's.
Over the 5 seasons the Red John plot has moved steadily, with glimpses and clues being left like breadcrumbs. It'll be interesting to see how long the plot could continue for, and more importantly who Red John will be (it has been hinted in the past by executive producer and creator Bruno Heller that we have in fact met Red John before). I have stuck with this series since it first aired over in the UK, it is a fantastic show and I for one hope it doesn't end any time soon.
Jane: If we catch Red John, he's not walking anywhere. He's mine.
Lisbon: Don't talk like that. I can't let you anywhere near the case if you start talking crazy like that.
Jane: Crazy? You're crazy is you think you're gonna stop me. Red John is mine! You try to stand in my way and you – you will regret it (The Mentalist 1.23 Red John's Footsteps)
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Intel Announces Thunderbolt 3 With USB-C, Single-Cable Support for Dual 4K Displays at 60Hz
Published June 2nd, 2015 in Apple, Pro Video, Technology News and Thunderbolt. Closed
Intel today at Computex 2015 unveiled Thunderbolt 3 with a USB Type-C connector, instead of Mini DisplayPort, and support for USB 3.1, DisplayPort 1.2 and PCI Express 3.0, as outlined by Ars Technica. The new spec's Thunderbolt transport layer provides up to 40Gbps throughput, double the max bandwidth of Thunderbolt 2, alongside an optional 100 watts of power for charging devices in accordance with the USB Power Delivery spec, or 15 watts of power without USB PD.
"Thunderbolt 3 is backed by Intel's new Alpine Ridge controller. USB 3.1 support is provided by integrating a USB 3.1 host controller into Alpine Ridge. There will be two flavours of the controller, one that uses four PCIe 3.0 lanes to drive two Thunderbolt ports, and another version that only uses two PCIe lanes connected to a single Thunderbolt port."
Thunderbolt 3 is capable of driving up to two 4K external displays at 60Hz or a single 5K display at 60Hz running off a single cable. Dell and other manufacturers currently use a dual-cable solution for most 4K and 5K external displays, since the current DisplayPort/Thunderbolt spec does not provide enough bandwidth to drive the high-resolution monitors. Thunderbolt 3 also supports more protocols than any other I/O controller, making it compatible with virtually any dock, device or display.
Intel expects initial products with Thunderbolt 3 to start shipping before the end of this year, and ramp up in 2016. Thunderbolt 3 is rumored to launch alongside Intel's next-generation Skylake chips, succeeding the Broadwell line, later this year, and the new spec could theoretically be included in Skylake-based Macs that could possibly be released in late 2015. Refreshed Macs would likely gain USB-C ports integrated with Thunderbolt 3 as an all-in-one solution.
Story via Mac Rumors.


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Interview with Mauricio Hernández Norambuena, Former Guerrilla and Political Prisoner
Chile. Mauricio Hernández Norambuena (62), former Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front [FPMR, a revolutionary guerrilla group that fought against the fascist dictatorship of Pinochet in the '80s and '90s] fighter, spent 17 years in Brazil, confined practically 24 hours a day in a few meters and totally segregated. Now, he is serving a sentence in a Chilean prison; he is in the maximum security section (special isolation and punishment module), the same compound from which he escaped hanging from a helicopter 24 years ago. Norambuena is serving two sentences for the kidnapping of Cristián Edwards and the death of Jaime Guzmán. Today he gives an interview through a video call on WhatsApp to talk about his story.
Originally published by Publicacion Refractario. Translated by Abolition Media Worldwide.
The Medical College and the National Institute of Human Rights (INDH) emphasize that Mauricio Hernández Norambuena's health situation shows signs "very consistent with the internationally recognized definition of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment." Therefore, they urgently request to modify the conditions to which he is subjected.
From the Special High Security Unit (Ueas), Maximum Security Section (special isolation and punishment module), the same compound from which he escaped hanging from a helicopter 24 years ago, he has no possibility of visits, but he could have a video call by WhatsApp, an instance that he used to give a 30-minute interview, where he is seen in confidence, attentive and critical. It touches on issues little addressed previously, it refers to the high number of men, women and young people deprived of liberty after October 18. He talks about the repression of the Carabineros.
Mauricio, there are people who consider you a symbol of struggle and resistance. How do you feel in that position?
Difficult, it surprises me that you ask me that, because I don't feel in that position, I feel like I can contribute in relation to what my experience was, but today it's up to you. Today they are the new generations, I have that clear. I have even said sometimes that I can contribute to today's struggles with what my experience was, but not with much prominence, because the prominence belongs to the generations of the young people.
Not everyone can endure more than 18 years in conditions of extreme confinement. How have you been able to achieve it and get here today, November 21, 2020?
Well, the question of resistance, in general, is a very complex issue, because when you take it to an already more individual aspect, you have to survive in certain extreme circumstances. There is a human, ancestral wisdom that allows you certain adaptations, to find certain mechanisms. I believe that all human beings have that.
But I do believe that there is an essential question that has to do with convictions, I think that is the point that basically gives strength to being able to resist in extreme conditions. This question of thinking, "Damn I'm being punished because I'm an enemy of the system, ideologically, and they're not going to defeat me." It is a resistance in struggle, it is the continuity of the struggle in another scenario, and I cannot allow myself to be defeated. For everything that has been, for what I believe, and also, because I can disappoint many, that is, there is a commitment, let's say. To begin with, I am not going to betray myself and I am not going to disappoint those who believe in this way or share what is the popular struggle, social justice, and so on.
To cope with all the isolation, there are some more particular aspects that are more complicated, more complex; they have to do with the non-religious, but a bit spiritual question. I have always approached those oriental traditions, spiritual traditions: Buddhism, Taoism…. I do not consider them a religion, not from a religious point of view. But those are more complex questions.
Tell us about those complex things that you rely on.
I do some spiritual exercises; I do, for example, yoga exercise, which has to do with meditation. Not here, in Brazil it used to be, because there was a cemetery, la cana, it was total silence all day. And it gave me the opportunity to do a few hours of meditation. That has all the techniques that have to do with visualizations, I did contemplation to advance. By 'advance' I mean to power, what they call settling the mind, freeing it from thoughts, emptying it. Well, I already have different experiences, because it is quite difficult to achieve that continuously, for me, they were only flashes.
I approached that but it is a question for which you also need a guide. I did not have a guide, so I did not develop much in that. I was self-taught, reading many things. To delve into this, a guide is required, a teacher, a yogi, whatever you want to call him, but someone to guide you.
A court acquitted two accused of setting fire to the Pedrero metro station on October 18. The judge held that there was illegal evidence, that the participation of the defendants, who are a man and his 16-year-old nephew, was not credited. The prosecution asked for 20 and 10 years respectively. They spent a year unjustly imprisoned.
Another case, in the Alto Hospicio jail, a 20-year-old youth was sentenced to three years in prison for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail, and attempted suicide. He has not had visits for seven months and without any type of psychological assistance.
In your opinion, what is the prison being used for?
To begin with, it is intimidation, it is punishment, that is clear. Considering that the majority of those accused of everything that was the social upheaval, the majority will be released, they will not be convicted. And the punishment will be to have paid the preventive prisons; there are already several cases that are beginning to come out, let's say.
It is the way in which the State punishes without evidence, a bit dragging, because it took many people in demonstrations, without having concrete evidence, and in the end, they will not be condemned, but they were punished for a year. All first-timers or mostly, first time they spent time in jail.
Here, more or less, I know something about the comrades of the revolt who are in Santiago 1, close to here, they have had a bad time, because it is a very hostile environment, having had problems with common prisoners.
But there also, in my opinion, there are certain weaknesses from the point of view of external support as well. Although there are some coordinators, especially the "October 18" that has been organized. But it seems to me that more consistency has been lacking. In one way or another, they have left… I am not going to say abandoned, but I make a little comparison with the political imprisonment of the times of the dictatorship and post-dictatorship, as well.
In this period of political imprisonment, we always felt accompanied, with a lot of solidarity, a lot of support outside; even comrades who had no family who could visit them because they were from [far away] regions, many people wrote to them, received letters. There was the possibility of having visits from friends and people came to visit them so that they did not feel alone.
Another historical context, but the quality of a political prisoner whether in dictatorship or now is the same quality of a political prisoner: it is someone who is fighting -in whatever way- for political motivation. So, from the point of view of solidarity, it should be as forceful and abundant as it was previously.
I understand that today is different; the prisoners are not even very organized, that is what I have known, because there are different groups. In our time, it was more homogeneous; today, it is more diverse, which has a quite positive part also in a number of aspects. But the problem is that this diversity does not seem to allow them to organize themselves, that it is not a contradictory issue, there may be diversity, but they should organize themselves, it makes them stronger, more articulate.
What do you think of this persecution against children and adolescents in the prisons for youth? Did we see the case that the Carabineros shot young men in the SENAME [National Youth Service] recently?
I believe that there is a line, a policy of the State, through the State, in general, but in particular with this government, to repress as harshly as possible, with all possible brutality, anyone who demonstrates, who rebels.
Before the revolt, there were a number of cases here. I think that is worse because there is a police force, the Carabineros, which has the DNA of repression, that is inherited from the dictatorship. As they have had impunity in a series of cases, practically, they feel totally immune and that they can act freely. Because in addition to the situations that have become known, they later obstruct justice, invent evidence, that is, they have a scope of autonomy that is an institution that practically runs itself, and they have already gained that space in the last 30 years. No government controlled them. The assemblies they put together, the 'Hurricane' case, the death of Camilo Catrillanca and other Mapuche people, there are seven Mapuche people who have been killed by them. In all these situations, they have acted with total impunity; it is not only this government. I say this government has aggravated it, but the Concertación [coalition of centrist, liberal and democratic socialist parties], the New Majority, always empowered them, because they were functional to maintain order. The Concertación obviously did not want to change anything.
Now, it is interesting because there is this question of the reform of the Carabineros, it seems to me that it will be a makeup, I have no doubt. If in the Constitution there are no clear precepts of what is intended with the type of police, if it is not installed there, this will be no more makeup. In the new Constitution, then in the convention, that the problem of what can really be addressed there about the police. Why so much police, 60 thousand pacos, for what?
Two years ago the feminist movements stormed into Chile, the Las Tesis collective went around the world. Which brings me to the figure of Cecilia Magni [known by the political name "Comandante Tamara"], key in the FPMR, who has been vetoed for being a revolutionary woman, who was part of a struggle. How do you remember the empowerment of Cecilia Magni?
For the times and even more so in organizations or armed movements in general, in the '70s and '80s, they were quite macho organizations, because there was a much more macho culture than today. And the subculture of the armed organizations were also macho, not openly, we were aware of our ideology, that there can be no discrimination, all that. But there was always the underlying idea of considering women for certain tasks, even more of an operational nature.
I remember that Tamara always had a fairly intelligent attitude for the rest, in that she was not so confrontational, but she was very powerful in terms of rights. It must be taken into account that she managed to make her way to the Front and participated in operations, which very few comrades did. There are a few comrades who participated in the operative field and Tamara always demanded to participate, not because of a question of snobbery or ego, but because of a question of having that ability to be heard. Because generally, in the armed movement, in those times, it was very acute, very hard; there was always the point of view of being heard or not, from the point of view of the trajectory of the militants. Here I am not making evaluations; I can be critical and self-critical in a series of situations, but everything must also be seen in its context: clandestine organizations, very closed, to survive; it was necessary for survival without a doubt.
There, Tamara was characterized by always fighting, in a very intelligent way, she managed to win over the spaces. And I also say: with tremendous courage, she was quite capable too, a very efficient and brave woman too, quite brave. There are other less well-known comrades from the Front. I believe that Tamara is accompanied by all this question that has to do with the tragedy, because she died in Los Queñes, she died with the leader of the Front. So a myth has been built more, let's say, myths are built like that too, which has overshadowed other comrades who had less focus. And not only in the Front: in the MIR, in other organizations, there were comrades who also stood out.
In one way or another, Tamara was also a feminist, I remember that she raised some questions, but without entering into a dispute, she sometimes raised them as a topic of conversation. I don't know from what source she saw in relation to everything that is the feminist issue, but she was not a radical, she was not a radical feminist.
What did you learn from her? What marked you the most?
I don't really know, it is difficult to say, because we all learned from each other, rather we fed each other, we reinforced each other, because it was a necessary matter, the daily work was very heavy, it was quite hard, very lonely, always walking very much in tension.
Well, she always walked with a smile, we even called her 'woman with an easy laugh,' she had a lot of humor, she had a rather contagious laugh. You have to think about her with her daughter, all the problems she had, all that contradiction, that questioning that she faced because she had practically "abandoned her daughter," who adored her, who couldn't see her. She even went when we were quartered for the attack [on Pinochet in 1986] in the house in La Obra, she took Camila Po, five years old, she took her there. Even with Ernesto -spoiling her a bit, ah- but we caught her attention a bit. We said, "we have more than 20 here full of weapons, here comes the repression, and you come with your daughter." In order not to leave her daughter, to be with her daughter, she took advantage of the trip and arrived at the La Obra house with her daughter.
What do you think of the upcoming political scenarios via the Constitutional Convention and not through a Constituent Assembly?
I'm not a guru (laugh), I think that here they have enough popular wisdom to find the paths that will be necessary. What I can say, because it is a question that has already been proven during the year, since the outbreak of October, which is that the changes are not going to be achieved without a fight.
The fight is mainly mobilized in the street, without that all things will be make-up, Gatopardismo, basically nothing changes. The entire political class is experts in tricks, they are cheats, good at the fine print. If the people are not mobilized in the street, pressing will be an illusion, a disappointment, a bitterness. I do not know to what extent, because I am imprisoned, I do not have much information on the extent to which the territories are organized, that popular power develops, that parallel assemblies are held there.
There is another option, which is the constituent assembly, which is what it should have been, obviously. But they have already put us a little on the itinerary of the political class, but the important thing is that they do not co-opt us, they cannot co-opt us, because there is already the knockout; if they can only take us in that option…
What the people have already learned this year, that the struggle was achieving things, that that itinerary was integrated due to the outbreak, that is clear. The political class was not even there with changing the constitution, nor did they imagine, no one thought about it. So the things that have been achieved have to be with the struggle, and also, be aware of what the historical experience is like, not only in Chile. All the great struggles, the great projects cost deaths; here, this has cost, at least since the revolt, more than 30 deaths, I don't know how many there are.
We have talked a lot about freedom, but what is freedom?
I am going to paraphrase some words from José Miguel (Raúl Pellegrin), who mentioned in an interview that he gave, I think, when they asked him something similar more or less. I believe that it is to be able to do what one thinks, to be able to do what one's conscience tells one to do. When José Miguel said it under conditions of dictatorship, we were very oppressed, the Front did what it thought, so in one way or another we were free, we felt free. We had no limits in that, from the point of view of what was our belief, our ideology, we did what we considered needed to be done. I can be a prisoner, but that limits me in basic questions, I would say, everyday, but from the point of view of what I think, I feel free in what I do. With physical limitations, but from the point of view of my ideas, of what I do, these same conversations or interviews that I have given where I present my ideas… They have not had me gagged, they have tried to prevent me from communicating, speaking.
You are considered the only Chilean political prisoner of the dictatorship. What would you say to people who are in political imprisonment?
I am not going to give words to comfort anyone, because I imagine that all the youth who are imprisoned today by the oppressive State, were comrades who consciously took risks and one of the risks was to be imprisoned. I think that's a matter of basic maturity and commitment. Now, the political imprisonment, first thing, it seems to me that they have to vindicate themselves as political prisoners, I think that has been lacking. It is vindicating themselves, asserting themselves as political prisoners, they have to organize themselves as political prisoners, regardless of anything. I believe that now an effort is going to be promoted, so that they can reunify themselves and place all political prisoners in one place, an issue that seems important to me.
The other questions are obvious questions; they must think to walk towards freedom, that is, they must not forget that prison cannot defeat them. Be confident and bond outward. I believe that the "pardon" or "amnesty" thing will work for the prisoners of the revolt. I think that at some point that will be negotiated. Of course, it will depend on the force that is outside, on the mobilization that is made, on those who are charged, without a doubt, this will not be for nothing. Well, a big hug to all of them and strength.
The Human Rights Department of the Medical College and the INDH warn that the isolation conditions to which Hernández Norambuena is subjected (21 hours locked up, an hour and a half in the corridor, and another 90 minutes in the "patio") generate "harmful effects on physical and mental health "from the 15 days, in Chile he exceeds more than a year three months in that module destined to the punished inmates and as a transitory step to enter the High Security Prison. Permanence that should not exceed six months.
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Whose Children Are They?
Responsibilities for religious formation of a new generation
REA Annual Meeting 2023
10-14 July, Online
Guidelines for Proposals
The religious formation of a new generation takes place in various places:
in families,
in schools,
in religious education,
in faith communities,
in the public domain,
in the media,
and on the World Wide Web.
The ways in which religious formation is given shape are diverse and related to a variety of dimensions:
Social/Relational
The view that religious education means initiation into a private faith tradition has made way for a multitude of additional approaches, such as
the objective of arriving at a better self understanding,
learning to practice a life of meaning and purpose, or
developing the ability to engage in interfaith dialogue.
Educators, too, have different and sometimes contradictory aims for children's religious education, starting from a sense of responsibility for leading the child on its religious pathway. This raises a fundamental and challenging series of questions:
Who has responsibility for children's religious education?
Who has the authority to say how the religious development of a new generation could or should unfold?
These are both descriptive and normative questions.
From a descriptive perspective, we might ask: Who or what is determining the religious path a child or young person takes?
From a normative perspective, we might ask: Who or what should determine the religious path a new generation takes?
They require us to explore and advance interconnected practices of scholarship, research, teaching, and leadership in faith communities, academic institutions, and the wider world community. And they demand our urgent attention because our (and children's) current experience of the world as pluralistic, fragmented and often polarized necessitates careful attention to questions of authority and responsibility in pedagogical relationships from both practitioners and scholars.
REA seeks proposals that address the urgent question of "whose children are they?" with an eye on further exploring and advancing the interconnected practices of RE scholarship, research, teaching, and leadership in faith communities, academic institutions, and the wider world community. The conference committee encourages proposals in three categories:
Experiences of children and youth. How do they experience their religious formation? Who and what are determining factors in their development? What kinds of belonging do they experience (or not)?
Current approaches of educators. What conceptions of the new generation, of the child, of the young person, do contemporary educators hold? What ideals of religious upbringing guide the behavior of teachers, parents, and youth workers in faith communities? To whom do educators think the child belongs? Who, ultimately, provides the most guidance in how a child develops 'religiously'?
Normative perspectives. Who should decide what for whom in religious upbringing? If a private religious tradition is no longer the goal or foundation of religious education, what should be the role of pastors in faith communities in relation to the religious education of young people? What should be the role of parents and how should schools and religious educators understand their position? Where should the child's focus be: on arriving at a better self-understanding, learning to practice a life of meaning and purpose, developing an ability to engage in interfaith dialogue, or some other goal? What does this focus mean for our shared understanding of religious education?
In each of the three categories, we welcome proposals based on scholarly work and proposals based on practitioner perspectives. Furthermore, we encourage engagement with a wide range of disciplines: pedagogy, theology and philosophy, (developmental) psychology, sociology, ethnography, ministerial arts, religious studies. (In the discipline of religious studies, we have in mind particularly the concern for interfaith dialogue and the issue of state-school-religion relationships in different contexts.)
Furthermore, the main question (Whose children are they?) can be addressed on micro, meso and/or macro levels.
We hope to facilitate a broad, multi-perspective conversation in relation to all three categories. We also want to create opportunities to have in-depth conversations within particular areas of interest. We therefore request that you indicate in your proposal the topical area – if any – within which your proposal may fit:
Religious education in schools
Religious education of children and youth in faith communities
Faith formation in families
Religious formation from a societal perspective
Send in a proposal!
Histories of Children's Religious Malformation
Listening to children
Practicing Children's Religious Education
REA2023 | Call for Proposals
https://religiouseducation.net/rea2023/call/


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Leila (name), a female given name, including a list of people with the name and its variants

Film and television
Leila (1997 film), an Iranian film
Leïla (2001 film), a Danish film
Leila (TV series), Indian television series

Music
Leila (music producer) or Leila Arab, Iranian musician now living in the United Kingdom
"Leila" (song), a 1981 song by ZZ Top from El Loco
"Leïla", a 1994 song by Lara Fabian from Carpe Diem

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 3. THE first day of finals at the Swedish Grand Prix Final held in Stockholm is in the books.
Stefan Nystrand, who owns the national record with a smoking 47.91 from August, cruised with a victory in the men's 100 free (49.54). Nathalie Lindborg then won the women's 200 free in the next event with a time of 2:04.66.
In the men's 50 breast, Isak Ladeborn picked up the victory in a time of 29.88. Meanwhile, Joline Hostman surfaced with the women's 100 breast title in 1:08.59.
Christopher Wallin was next as he grabbed the men's 400 IM title in 4:34.02, while national-record holder Sarah Sjostrom snatched the women's 100 fly win in 59.34, off her standard time of 58.38.
In the men's 100 back, Christoffer Vikstrom touched first in 58.43, while Lovisa Ericsson held off Caroline Palm, 30.82 to 30.87, in the women's 50 back.
National-record holder Simon Sjodin hit the wall in 2:02.23 as he crushed the field in the men's 200 fly. However, he finished well off his best time of 1:58.39. Ida Sandin then touched out Stina Gardell, 2:19.39 to 2:19.59, in the women's 200 IM.
In a sparse four-man field, Linus Junefelt won the men's 400 free in 4:06.71.
Anna-Karin Kammerling grabbed the women's 50 free time over Sarah Sjostrom, 25.35 to 25.87. Anton Lagerqvist won the men's 200 breast in convincing fashion with a time of 2:21.53.
Joanna Olsson took the women's 800 free in 9:21.21, while Lars Frolander pocketed the men's 50 fly in 24.11.
National-record holder Carin Moller closed the day with a time of 2:19.20 in the women's 200 back.


Therefore as it stands the playing field is pretty open, there are a number of routes that Marvel could take to deliver an emotional gut punch during Infinity War and from the point of view of the fans that unpredictability is something to cherish. Too often do we go into superhero films with a solid idea of where the story will take us. Just last year DC tried in vein to dupe the audience into believing that Superman wouldn't be coming back in Justice League, it was only once box office market numbers started to dwindle that they brought him into the marketing campaign. Even Marvel have suffered from a form of predictability, with the always present knowledge that Infinity War and Avengers 4 were around the corner we knew deep down that whilst watching films such as Thor Ragnarok and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 that none of our heroes were yet in the firing line.
The gloves are off and it's hard to argue that any of the original Avengers cast are for sure going to find themselves coming out these two films alive and well. Sure there are some who have a longevity that the others do not. Hulk is likely to stick around and with rumours abound of a Black Widow spin-off being in the works, as well as the easier route of having the more human characters retire to a farm somewhere, always being open.
So who do I think are the likely candidates to start pushing daisies?
It was a recent profile on Chris Evans for the New York Times that prompted the creation of this article in the first place. In the profile it appears to confirm that Cap is sticking around until Avengers 4 and then packing his boots and leaving the franchise for good.
But for me that all feels a little too convenient so close to the release of Infinity War. Why would Marvel authorise the release of that news if it takes away any stakes for the character in a hotly anticipated film that's only a few weeks away? Combining that with the knowledge that Evans' original contract with Marvel finished with Infinity War, and that he supposedly signed on to an additional film, and with tinfoil hat on I'm starting to think that there's a conspiracy afoot.
Whilst it could very well be true that Evans is sticking around for Avengers 4 and that is the end of his Marvel run, I'm now slightly more convinced that we could be looking at a shock exit for the character at the end of Infinity War.
It was recently made evident by the Russo Brothers that Infinity War is essentially the story of both Thanos and Thor, with the two characters taking up the most amount of screen time in the film.
Thanos having such a pivotal role was an obvious reveal, but I feel as though the Thor declaration was slightly more revealing plot-wise. As of yet Thor hasn't had a massive presence in the trailers, popping up here and there, but with little dialogue and no clear direction for where his story in the film will take him. Which is interesting given that the film will likely start with the Asgardian clashing with Thanos before being flung into the far reaches of space where he will meet up with the Guardians of the Galaxy.
What this leads me to believe, is that Marvel are trying to play coy with us. We're directly shown Loki approaching who we assume is Thanos on the captured Asgardian ship, with accompanying Asgardian bodies littering the ground. We presume this is Loki's turn to Thanos' side, or at the very least his surrender of the Tesseract. But I think there's more to that scene, so it's prediction time!
Loki has played a key role in Phases 1-3 of the MCU, you could even argue that he was the central villain that for a long time kept the whole thing anchored to a central point. So what better way is there for Thanos to be asserted as the new big-bad than to take out the person who came before him? I expect that Thor and Bruce Banner are nearby in the scene where Loki is handing over the Infinity Stone, and that as a final act he turns and uses its power to cast the pair away to safety, saving them and causing Thanos to have him killed at the hands of the Black Order. This will be how Thor ends up with the Guardians and Bruce ends up back on Earth.
This can then lead Thor on a revenge mission against Thanos, one that culminates with the God of Thunder falling in some heroic fashion that helps to save the rest of the Avengers or at the very least foil Thanos' plan long enough for there to be a need for another part to this story in Avengers 4.
So in wrap up, I think that Infinity War will at the very least be the last time we see Captain America and Loki, with Thor either following them out in the same film or his death being held off for Avengers 4. Both Cap and Thor have had their time in the sun, they both have 3 solo films under their belt and their stories have little room to maneuver in Phase 4.
Iron Man is another obvious candidate, but I think that he will bow out in Avengers 4 rather than Infinity War, setting up a clean slate for the likes of Black Panther, Spider-Man and Dr. Strange to take over as the leaders in the MCU new age and allowing us to see an angry Tony Stark who is out for revenge following Cap's death.