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Dems brush off latest spying report
By Jordan Fabian - 12/30/15 05:37 PM EST
Top Democrats in Congress are brushing off a report that U.S. intelligence intercepted communications between Israeli government officials and lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Eliot Engel (N.Y.), the ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said it is no secret that the U.S. and Israel spy on each other, even though they are allies.
"I'm not surprised," he told The Hill. "I kind of think the report is much to do about nothing."
Engel, a staunch supporter of Israel, said he met twice behind closed doors with Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer during the heated debate over the nuclear agreement with Iran. He said Dermer presented the Israeli government's case against the deal.
The New York congressman indicated he decided to oppose the deal based on details he learned in briefings from U.S. officials, rather than arguments made by the Israelis. He said he wouldn't be concerned if his conversations with Dermer happened to be caught by American intelligence.
"I assume that everything I say — someone is listening. I am careful that what I say in public is what I say in private," Engel said. "You just have to assume that when you're a public person, what you say [could be monitored] … I don't know what this really tells us."
Engel's comments come one day after The Wall Street Journal published a report saying the National Security Agency (NSA) spied on communications between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli officials during the Obama administration's negotiations with Iran.
Private conversations with congressmen and American Jewish groups were reportedly swept up by the agency as Israeli officials lobbied against the Iran deal, according to the Journal.
The report raised eyebrows because it revealed how the U.S. continues to spy on some allies despite Obama's pledge to reduce the scope of NSA snooping on friendly governments following disclosures made by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden in 2013.
Republicans pointed to the surveillance as another example of Obama's poor treatment of Israel.
Sen. Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioThe Hill's 12:30 Report: Djokovic may not compete in French Open over vaccine requirement Florida looms large in Republican 2024 primary How a nice-guy South Dakota senator fell into a Trump storm MORE (R-Fla.), a 2016 presidential candidate and member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told Fox News on Wednesday that U.S. spying on allies "might be worse than what some people might think."
"They have a right to be concerned about the fact that while some leaders around the world are no longer being targeted, one of our strongest allies in the Middle East, Israel, is," he said.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes Devin Gerald NunesGOP lawmaker adheres to term limit pledge, won't run for reelection The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Altria - Winter is here for Democrats Hillicon Valley — GOP leader criticizes Twitter over Greene ban MORE (R-Calif.) said his panel is looking into the details of the report and whether the intelligence community "followed all applicable laws, rules, and procedures."
NSA rules require the agency to scrub the identities of U.S. officials and corporations that are mentioned in intercepted communications. Senior U.S. officials are permitted to ask for names if it helps to clarify the intelligence, according to the Journal.
Lawmakers' names and personal information were removed from the reports during Israel's lobbying campaign against the deal, the paper reported.
Intelligence agencies are "required to keep congressional oversight committees fully informed of intelligence activities," according to a senior administration official.
"From what I can tell, we haven't had a problem with how incidental collection has been handled concerning lawmakers," Rep. Adam Schiff Adam Bennett SchiffThe Hill's Morning Report - Biden to make voting rights play in Atlanta Democrats eager to fill power vacuum after Pelosi exit Overnight Health Care — Insurance will soon cover COVID-19 tests MORE (D-Calif.), ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, told the Journal.
The White House on Wednesday would not confirm or deny the report but said "the U.S. commitment to Israel's security is sacrosanct."
National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said intelligence officials "do not conduct any foreign intelligence surveillance activities unless there is a specific and validated national security purpose. This applies to ordinary citizens and world leaders alike."
Democrats in Congress gave cover to the White House, emphasizing the story pointed out the NSA did not target lawmakers. A senior House Democratic aide said collection on members of Congress was "unnamed and inadvertent."
The aide argued that if surveillance of lawmakers was "occurring in a substantial way," the White House would not have been surprised by then-Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) invitation to Netanyahu to address Congress in March without consulting with Democrats.
Engel said the story might cause another "bump" in the U.S.-Israel relationship but predicted it would be easily overcome.
"I have every confidence this does nothing to hurt the relationship," he said." Countries are all big boys and big girls, they understand this is the way of the world."
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Earth Art Bainbridge is a program that brought together artists and our community to raise awareness about climate change through visual art, music, poetry, performance, experience and discussion. It was held during the month of April, 2016 to coincide with our celebration of Earth Day.
Art reflects where we are as a culture, and it gives us a way to understand and engage with difficult topics. Most of us have engaged with the topic of climate change primarily through facts and figures, by reading articles and hearing news about the science of climate change. It's a huge topic that's difficult to grasp intellectually.
By approaching the topic through art, we can offer our communities a new way to engage with climate change, and envision a future living with climate change.
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Art workshops were offered during and/or prior to April, 2016 to invite the public to create art works in groups, inspired by specific climate change issues.
All April (2016), art works were on display and performed at various venues throughout Bainbridge Island.
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Il-2 Shturmovik: Red Avenger
Author(s): Jason Nicholas Moore
The most comprehensive reference work on the Il-2 Shturmovik attack aircraft, the iconic Red Army warplane of the Second World War.
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The Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik became the aerial representative of the Soviet response to the German invasion on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. The Il-2 was designed as a low-level close-support aircraft capable of defeating enemy armour and other ground targets.
Hardly a fighter, the Il-2 was exclusively engineered to take an enormous amount of punishment and still keep the pilot, rear gunner and critical mechanical components unharmed. In the end, the Il-2 would become the most important aircraft to the Soviet Union in the defence of the homeland against advancing hordes of panzers. At its height, production of the Il-2 hit a peak of 300 aircraft per month and variants boasted potent 23-mm cannon, 200 anti-tank bomblets and 4 x 132-mm rockets.
The Il-2 became a highly respected and highly feared adversary. Soviet air crews dubbed the Il-2 as the 'Flying Tank' for its incredible ability to withstand a tremendous amount of damage and still release its payload only to return home intact.
Not only did its rear gunners shoot down Luftwaffe aces thanks to its 12.7-mm machine gun, the Il-2 was also used as a fighter and German pilots were amazed to see 20-mm cannon shells bouncing off its armour plates. Crews were also known to weld additional armour to their Il-2s.
The Shturmovik proved so effective that many Soviet crews were recipients of the Gold Star of Hero of the Soviet Union. Even today, the Il-2 is regarded as the Russian equivalent of the Spitfire.
By the war's end, some 36,000 Il-2s were produced and became the symbol of the Eastern Front.
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Jason Nicholas Moore is an avid air historian and modeller and has spent forty years conducting historical research and constructing model aeroplanes. Moore is currently finishing a comprehensive guide on modelling the Il-2 Shturmovik and during the course of this project, he has amassed a vast quantity of reference material on the IL-2, including relics of this aeroplane.
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Even though I live in NYC, I have already traveled back to Houston once to see Dr. Yalamanchili, and I don't plan on finding another doctor here in New York.
My other beauty goals include drinking more water (of course), regrowing and shaping my brows to resemble Lily Aldridge's after a particularly frightful eyebrow waxing, and being more religious about using retinol and Vitamin C serum before bed.
Thanks for letting me be frivolous today- any skincare tips you'd like to share?
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For other uses, see Vasu (disambiguation).
In Hinduism, the Vasus (Sanskrit: वसु) are attendant deities of Indra, and later Vishnu. The Ashta Vasus are described in the Ramayana as the children of Kasyapa and Aditi and in the Mahabharata as the sons of Manu or Brahma Prajapati. They are eight elemental gods (called "Aṣṭa-vasu", 'Eight Vasus') representing aspects of nature (The Five Elements - Pancha Bhoothas) and also representing cosmic natural phenomenon (The Sun, The Moon and The Stars). The name Vasu means 'Brilliance' or 'Wealth Givers'. They are eight among the [Thirty-three gods].
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Eight Vasus[edit]
There are varying lists of the eight Vasus in different texts, sometimes only because particular deities have varying names. The following are names and meanings according to the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad and according to the Mahabharata as normally equated:
Brihadaranyaka
Prithvi "earth" Dharā "Earth"
Agni "hot fire" Anala (also called Agni or Pavaka) "Fire"
Vāyu "wind" Anila "Wind"
Varuna Svadhishthana "water" Āpa "Water"
Āditya "eternal", a very common name for the sun Surya Pratyūsha "Sun"
Dyaus/Akasha/Akash "sky" Prabhāsa "Sky or Ether"
Chandramas "moon" Soma "Moon"
Nakstrani "stars" Dhruva "Motionless", the name of the Polestar
Though the Shatapatha Brahmana uses the Brhad-Aranyaka names, most later texts follow the Mahabharata names with the exception that Āpa 'water' usually appears in place of Aha. The Vishnu Purana equates Prabhāsa with the lights of the 27 Nakshetra (Constellations/Lunar Mansions) and Dhruva with Akash Tatwa, that is "space", Dhruva seemingly taking over Aha's role when Aha is replaced by Āpa.
Ramayana and Mahabharata[edit]
The wife of one of the Vasus is tempted to steal the wish-bearing cow
In the Ramayana the Vasu is child of the Aditi and Kashyapa. The Mahabharata relates how the Vasus, led by "Prithu" (presumably here a male form of Prithvi), were enjoying themselves in the forest, when the wife of Prabhasa(also referred as Dyu) spotted an excellent cow and persuaded her husband Prabhasa to steal it, which Prabhasa did with the agreement and aid of Prithu and his other brothers. Unfortunately for the Vasus, the cow was owned by the sage Vashishta who learned through his ascetic powers that the Vasus had stolen it and immediately cursed them to be born on earth as mortals. Vashishta responded to pleading by the Vasus by promising that seven of them would be free of earthly life within a year of being born and that only Prabhasa would pay the full penalty. The Vasus then requested the river-goddess Ganga to be their mother. Ganga incarnated and became the wife of King Shantanu on condition that he never gainsaid her in any way. As seven children were born, one after the other, Ganga drowned them in her own waters, freeing them from their punishment and the king made no opposition. Only when the eighth was born did the king finally oppose his wife, who therefore left him. So the eighth son, Prabhasa incarnated, remained alive, imprisoned in mortal form, and later became known in his mortal incarnation as Bhishma.
Other uses[edit]
Vasu is also the name of the eighth chakra (group) of Melakarta ragas in Carnatic music. The names of chakras are based on the numbers associated with each name. In this case, there are 8 Vasus and hence the eighth chakra is Vasu.[1][2]
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^ South Indian Music Book III, by Prof. P Sambamoorthy, Published 1973, The Indian Music Publishing House
^ Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
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Mrs. Kirkland's Backpacking Adventure to the Himalayas: An escape from stress and time with friends
A once in a lifetime adventure with beautiful mountains and the company of friends, monkeys, cows, sheeps, and donkeys
by Ashlyn Martin, Reporter
Imagine going to the Himalayas for 8 days with your best friend and seeing monkeys, cows, sheeps, llamas, and donkeys. Crazy right?
Linganore High School English teacher, Mrs. Kirkland was able to live that crazy, beautiful, incredible dream with some convincing from her husband to take this once in a lifetime experience.
Kirkland said, "I didn't know what I was getting myself into but when I look back I'm so happy I went. Originally I wasn't going to go, but my husband was able to convince me."
When Kirkland went to the Himalayas there was no turning back. Kirkland and four of her closests friends went to this unbelievable, majestic place for 8 days.
Kirkland said, "Out in the Himalayas I couldn't just go back to my car at the end of the day. When I got to the hotel I found out that a donkey was going to be carrying my bag so I got rid of a bunch of my stuff, leaving it in the B&B."
Donkeys carrying bags in the streets before escaping into a whole new world like the flick of a light switch.
A donkey carrying all of your stuff? A donkey in these beautiful mountains? Yes, and believe it or not these donkeys are some of the friendliest, comforting animals. Plus, the donkeys led the way most of the time.
Kirkland said, "The donkeys led the way and tried to get ahead of us. When I got sick the donkey knew that something was wrong so he stayed all night with me."
So, you're probably wondering how Kirkland and her friends survived 8 days out in the Himalayas. There were people called Sherpas who set up the tents and prepared Indian food that was all ready by the time the adventurers were done at the end of each day.
Kirkland said, "Sherpas made Indian food so when we came back after our hikes up the mountains our dinner would already be made."
The Himalayas are known for their beautiful, tall mountains and being able to see the sunrise and sunset behind these breathtaking mountains is an unbelievable experience, but even crazier is seeing 100 sheep grazing on the mountain when climbing up to your destination.
Kirkland said, "On the first mountain we got to the top at sunset and there were 100 sheep there. It was like ducks or swans, they would come up and then leave."
Goats and sheep enjoying the grass and living their best life up on a hill in the Himalayas.
Imagine seeing 100 sheep and then looking up at beautiful mountains, sounds like a dream, right? Kirkland was able to see and capture this beautiful view.
Kirkland was living the dream day and night. At night Kikrland and her friends looked up at the stars over these beautiful mountain and ate Indian food in their tents.
Kirkland said, "We camped under the stars and ate authentic Indian food at the tops of some of the most scenic places. On the last day we had a big meal on the rooftop with the sunset. There were crystal blue skies, dotted with stars."
Have you ever heard about a Dalai Llama interpreter?
Dalai Lama is a title/name given by the Tibetan people and is a wise spiritual leader. The 14th and current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso, who lives as a refugee in India. Tenzin Gyatso was interviewed by Harvard Business School professor and author where they talked about leadership and happiness.
Kirkland said, "There was a Dalai Llama interpreter there who is really the wisest man that has ever lived, he's magic, and he's kinda a big deal there."
India is known for their spiritual activities, unique places, crowded towns, and streets filled with people and animals.
Kirkland said, "We started at Dharamsala, it was so beautiful. Dharamsala was very touristy and hippy. The streets were filled with people and cows and trees were filled with monkeys. Cows walked around like humans and monkeys were not afraid of humans."
A monkey was sitting on a bridge in the Himilayas.
Outside of this chaotic city there was an instant calming and sense of peace when taken one step out of the city and into the mountains.
Kirkland said, "The city kind of reminded me of a little town but with animals roaming around. There was chaos in the city with people and animals but when you walk into the trail, everything stops. All the chaos is gone, everything is settled, no distractions. I walked into a whole new world, it was like turning off a light switch."
Beautiful mountain tops in the distance that take your breath away.
The Himalayas has places and people that allow visitors to unwind, release, and let go. Luckily, Kirkland brought along a friend, Toni, who was studying yoga in India and became a yoga instructor. Toni decided to share her talent and sit down with her friends in the Himalayas.
Kirkland said, "One of my friends was a yoga instructor and she wanted to share it with us. It was out of my comfort zone but I think it's good to have friends that push you out of your comfort zone."
Kirkland said, "We were in the middle of a meditation and the yogi instructor said something like, "Be one with the Earth" but all me and my best friend could focus on was this fly that was buzzing around us."
Kirkland and her friends before their meditation enjoying the beautiful morning in the Himalayas.
Though the Himalayas are beautiful, there is a serious side to visiting/living in the Himalayas. Kirkland learned from experience not to take all of your medicine at once before the trip, not the greatest idea. Kirkland got sick on the trip and so did one of her friends as well.
Kirkland said, "Some days it was all about survival."
Overall, Kirkland had mixed feelings about her trip to the Himalayas but she is glad that she went and was able to learn a lot from this experience.
Kirkland said, "It was like a book, you don't want to go back but you liked the experience."
Kirkland letting go and feeling free with a smile and beautiful mountains in the distance.
When Kirkland was younger she enjoyed writing down about her day and kept a journal. So now, Kirkland is able to look back at her journals and remember some memories she may have forgotten about. Though Kirkland loved writing in these journals, she didn't write in her journal about her trip to the Himalayas.
Kirkland said, "If there was one thing I wish I had done, I wish I kept a journal because you think you're going to remember things but years later you really don't."
Kirkland has big plans for what she is going to do after retirement and hopes to make a difference in the world.
Kirkland said, "When I retire I want to open a B&B in Vermont off the Appalachian Trail, learn about people's stories, provide showers, food, and comfort. I've been doing research and I'm pretty serious about it."
Though there is a global pandemic and covid is still an issue, Kirkland sees possibilities and positivity and looks on the bright side for 2021.
"We need to remember to turn problems into possibilities." said Kirkland.
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After a successful Launch held in Johannesburg, South Africa in April 2019, the AAVF hits it again on March 11-12, 2020 in Nairobi, Kenya by launching the association two days before the total conference ban due to the Coronavirus.
The AAVF launch hosted by the University of Nairobi-College of Agriculture and Miramar International College was a total success. With caution and some last-minute scare for the entire team after several months of preparation, a milestone was once again reached. The African Association for Vertical Farming (AAVF) was fully launched in Kenya.
The AAVF's vision is to improve food security while going beyond farm-level production to cover and unlock incomes along the entire value chain.
The AAVF provides a platform for economic empowerment, especially for youth and women. The AAVF works with Farmers and their communities to ensure that lucrative markets are established to promote produces to be healthy, climate, environmental and quality complaints.
AAVF was honored to be joined by various professional keynote speakers from the continent and in their respective fields who contributed to AAVF's mission and vision statement to grow Kenya's urban/rural agriculture capacity through greater industry collaboration.
Starting with Professor Rose Nyikal, Principal, College of Agriculture and Professor George Chemining'wa, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, who full-heartedly welcomed the AAVF and its valued Stakeholders. Followed by Professor Dominic Mwenja, who humbly introduced Miramar International College and spoke about the plight of agriculture in the country.
1) Introduction & Role of the AAVF in supporting Africa's Agriculture Sector, Vision, Mission & Objectives of the AAVF was led by Josephine Favre, President of the AAVF.
2) Introduction to Vertical Farming, Applications across the world by Samson Ogbole, PS Nutraceutical Int. LTD (PS Nutrac) and AAVF Partner, Soilless Lab, Nigeria.
3) Vertical Farming in Africa; Opportunities for Transformation by Veronica Aswani Shangali, Vice-President of the AAVF.
4) Climate & Environmental changes affecting Agriculture by Janet Nyamusi, Environmental and Climate Expert.
5) African Women in Agribusiness Network AWAN-AFRIKA, by Beatrice Gakuba, Executive Director.
6) The future of Agriculture & Technology by Vanessa Adams, VP Country Delivery, Leading the Partnership for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Africa (AGRA).
7) Innovative Volunteerism, EMPOWERING THE YOUTH, working with the Millenniums towards a healthier industrial revolution for sustainable job creation, by Josephine Favre, President AAVF
8) Vertical Farming with the Youth, by Peter Nyateng, Urban Farming Expert, AAVF Kenya Coordinator.
Further discussions led to the importance of industry coordination and how The African Association for Vertical Farming (AAVF) and Partners can best support farmers and their communities in their quest for sustainable food systems in Kenya and the rest of Africa.
The second day of the launch was concentrated on a visit to Miramar International College where a complete Vertical Farming tour was conducted and various Vertical Farming infrastructure and models were demonstrated and shown to the Stakeholders.
This did not only provide a good understanding of Vertical Farming solutions to those who had never seen a Vertical Farm before, but it clearly showed that one does not need to leave their community for prosperity.
The participants embraced the information they received. The understanding that Vertical Farming can produce high yield produce, healthier food for the community and it is resilient to all sorts of hurdles has been seen as a game-changer for their immediate decision into their future farming decision makings.
The collaboration between the AAVF and the already established Stakeholders in the continent has been very successful since the founding of the Association. The Launch is an important step to lay the groundwork for projects including future events, pilot farms and the opening of Kenya's first Vertical Farming Youth Training Centre.
Together with its valued Partners, the AAVF looks very much forward to continuing to serve the continent! Join us by Helping AFRICA, Sustain AFRICA.
Josephine Favre
The African Association for Vertical Farming
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if a pond runs dry, no birds…
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The theme for PondyPHOTO 2016 is WATER.
WATER represents the essence of our region, and PondyPHOTO 2016 will celebrate this essence in all its forms.
In the religious and secular traditions of the Indian subcontinent, water is intrinsic to every ritual of daily life, its life giving powers almost unlimited.
Water's significance in all its forms is reinforced through its presence and representation in much of the regions tangible and intangible cultural heritage accumulated over thousands of years.
Today, climate change, economic development, and increasing human demands are visibly altering water bodies, marking seasons more dramatically, affecting wildlife and human condition, and forcing change. Emotions of anticipation, joy, and relief, experienced as long awaited rains bring renewal and growth, are no often superseded by concern and fear as waters rise or fail to arrive at all, and disasters threaten. New narratives are emerging…
WATER IN INDIA: KEY FIGURES
NUMBER ONE GLOBAL RISK based on impact on society (World Economic Forum, January 2015)
CONTAMINATION of surface water is increasing faster than the measures to control it
CLIMATE CHANGE is dramatically affecting water tables, threatening more than 60% of India's rain-fed agriculture
SUPPLY is strained – Only an estimated 25% of India's population has access to clean drinking water at home. Less than 50% of the population has access to improved sanitation.
Individuals, organizations, and government, are making efforts to educate citizens, introduce better water management practices, and initiate positive change. But, much more needs to be done.
PondyPHOTO 2016 seeks to augment those efforts this year; bringing photographers, artists, and change makers together to share our region's and our world's water stories, both of the past and of the present.
PondyPHOTO 2016 aims to increase public awareness of the value and beauty of water in all its forms.
Present a uniquely themed and curated festival of the world's best photography on theme of Water
Make art available for all through interactive exhibits, multimedia installations, performance and film, all in public space, in English and Tamil
Utilize innovative methods mixing art and education to build awareness of water, and its relative environmental challenges
Motivate grassroots positive change through community-specific youth outreach projects
Curated and visually impactful photography exhibitions focused on water in its many forms
Interactive multi-media installations inviting public interaction, discourse, and participation
Workshops, presentations, and discussions involving international change makers working on water issues
Films and performances on the theme of water
Youth outreach activities aimed at initiating civic responsibility at home
WHO IS PARTICIPATING
35 international award winning photographers from around the world, recognized by Magnum, World Press, UNESCO, National Geographic and WWF
20 international award winning feature and documentary filmmakers and directors
30 art agencies, galleries, artists, and art professionals
20 national and international agencies and organizations involved in water issues
100 educational institutions for young adults and children
Multiple environmental and social scientists, researchers, activists, and professionals
WHERE IS PondyPHOTO 2016 HAPPENING?
Puducherry, a former French colony, is a Union Territory on the Bay of Bengal coast of South India. Pondicherry, its main city has a population of 650,000 residents, and hosts close to 1 million Indian and foreign tourists annually.
The 5 acre festival site is the original port enclave 'Old Port', which has remained largely unused since operations were relocated further south along the coast.
PondyART aims to create PondyPHOTO 2016 as a community festival at this centrally located, but underutilized space, with the support of the Government of Puducherry.
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Middle East: Iranians 'Volunteer' To Help Hizballah
July 31, 2006 14:23 GMT
By Bill Samii
Iranian students show their support for Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah at rally in Tehran on July 30 (epa) Groups of Iranian volunteers left Tehran for Lebanon recently, despite government discouragement and denials of responsibility. The country's top clerics, meanwhile, have been unanimous in their support for Hizballah and in encouraging financial contributions and other forms of support for the organization.
WASHINGTON, July 31, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- "We love martyrdom and are ready to go to Lebanon and Palestine with our bare hands to help the resistance, be it in relief work or even martyrdom," a young man said as he prepared to depart Tehran for Lebanon on July 26, the official Iranian Al-Alam television reported.
The man was reportedly part of a group of volunteers organized by the Pro-Justice Student Movement. The Al-Alam correspondent noted that the Turkish authorities might not let the volunteers -- "They call themselves living martyrs," he said -- enter their country on the way to Syria. There were approximately 60 volunteers of all ages, AP reported on July 27, and they will join 200 who preceded them.
"What they want is not limited to the destruction of Hizballah. They want to destroy all Islamic nations and governments."
Volunteers Stopped At Border
The Pro-Justice Student Movement and another organization, the Commemoration Headquarters for the Martyrs of Islam's World Movement, had announced on July 15 and 16 that they would be sending volunteers to Lebanon. But General Mohammad Hejazi, commander of the paramilitary Basij, said dispatching suicide bombers to Lebanon might be well-intentioned but it does not help Iran or Hizballah. Hejazi also denied an official connection with the volunteers.
This caravan of volunteers did not get far, as the authorities stopped them at the Bazargan border crossing near the eastern Turkish town of Gurbulak on July 28, AP and the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported. Spokesman Ali Komeili explained, "The authorities said we could not pass through the border as we were wearing a kind of uniform." The students began a sit-in.
Although these volunteer actions do not have an official imprimatur, Iran is openly dispatching other forms of aid to Lebanon. Iranian Deputy Health Minister Moayed Alavian led a delegation to Beirut on July 21, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported. Alavian said Iran will provide medical care and pharmaceuticals and added that two planeloads of aid have arrived in Damascus and are being sent to Lebanon.
The fifth consignment of Iranian aid destined for Lebanon arrived in Damascus on July 23, IRNA reported. The two aircraft carrying medicine and medical equipment from the Red Crescent Society came on the heels of four other aid shipments, Iranian Charge d'Affaires in Syria Ghazanfar Roknabadi said. "This is apart from our political support for the Islamic resistance movement against the assault of the Israeli regime," Roknabadi added. He described the provision of ambulances and food, and he said more ambulances, food, and medicine will be sent to Lebanon.
Clerical Encouragement
Iran's leading clerics are encouraging their countrymen to support Hizballah financially and in other ways. A joint statement from four of Iran's top clerics -- Grand Ayatollahs Nasser Makarem-Shirazi, Mohammad Fazel-Lankarani, Lutfollah Safi-Golpaygani, and Javad Aqa-yi Tabrizi -- said they will allocate a percentage of the funds they receive to the Lebanese people, Mehr News Agency reported on July 23. Makarem-Shirazi and Nuri-Hamedani added that other religious funds could be used to help Palestinians and Lebanese. Nuri-Hamedani explained: "This would be permitted as a means of strengthening the oppressed people of Lebanon, the Hizballah resistance front, as well as the oppressed Palestinians who are engaged in an Islamic jihad to defend themselves against diabolical and arrogant powers."
An Iranian student recruiting volunteers to go to Lebanon and Palestine in Tehran on July 26 (epa)
Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ezzedin Zanjani condemned on July 25 the Israeli activities in Lebanon and Palestine, provincial television reported. He called on Muslims and Islamic governments to remain united and to assist "the pious and heroic Lebanese combatants." Also in Mashhad on July 25, the Khorasan-i Razavi branch of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee said it is ready to collect people's contributions for the Lebanese and Palestinians.
"Hizballah asks [Iran's] permission to do things, especially if it has broader international implications."
Ayatollah Ebrahim Amini told officials of the Iranian national airline in Tehran on July 27 that Israeli actions in Lebanon and Palestine resemble the crusades, ISNA reported. He said the United States is allied with European governments in an effort to destroy Islam. "What they want is not limited to the destruction of Hizballah," Amini said. "They want to destroy all Islamic nations and governments." Amini denounced countries that cooperate with Israel.
Islamic Culture and Communications Organization head Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Taskhiri told the clerical community on July 27 that the Islamic world is waiting for the clergy to provide Hizballah with "all-out support," ISNA reported. He said the clerics must inform people using any means at their disposal, from the pulpits to the print and broadcast media.
Grand Ayatollah Hussein Nuri-Hamedani complained on July 27 that some Egyptian and Saudi clerics have encouraged "the global arrogance" with their religious decrees, ISNA reported. Sheikh Abdullah bin Jabreen, a Saudi Wahhabi, issued a fatwa against Hizballah and announced it is illegal for Muslims to support or pray for it, UPI reported on July 21. The governments in Cairo and Riyadh have called on Syria to limit its support for Hizballah. Now that Hizballah has stood up to Israel, Nuri-Hamedani said, Muslims must support the organization.
In The Basement Or In Damascus?
Iranian government spokesman Gholam Hussein Elham said on July 24 that the Islamic Republic will not send military personnel to Lebanon to participate in the current conflict, IRNA reported.
According to U.S. observers, Iranians are already there. Ambassador Henry Crumpton, the State Department's coordinator for counterterrorism, said on July 25, "I am confident that Iranian operatives are inside Lebanon right now with Hizballah," Reuters reported. Crumpton referred to Iran as "the paymaster" that spent "hundreds of millions of dollars" on arms and other forms of support for Hizballah.
Iran has greater influence over Hizballah than Syria does, Crumpton said, but it does not control the group. Iran is "clearly directing a lot of Hizballah actions," he said, and "Hizballah asks their permission to do things, especially if it has broader international implications."
A demonstration against Israel outside the UN office in Tehran on July 31 (epa)
If this is an accurate assessment, then it may explain Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani's arrival in Damascus late on July 26. Mehr News Agency and Reuters reported he is to discuss regional developments with Syrian officials. Larijani also is expected to meet with Hizballah Secretary-General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, "Ha'aretz" and "The Jerusalem Post" reported on July 27, citing Kuwait's daily "Al-Seyassah." Nasrallah reportedly made the hazardous overland trip to Damascus in civilian -- rather than in clerical -- clothing.
There also were Israeli reports that Nasrallah was sheltering in the Iranian Embassy in Beirut. The Israeli "Ma'ariv" newspaper reported on July 26 that according to anonymous intelligence officials, Nasrallah is hiding in the embassy basement, which has become his "refuge and operations room." Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Assefi told reporters in Tehran on July 26 that there is no truth to this "Israeli lie," IRNA reported.
Iran, Syria, And Hizballah
Iranians demonstrating in support of Hizballah in Tehran on July 17 (epa)
'FOR THE SAKE OF LEBANON': The Islamic Republic of Iran has served as an ideological inspiration for Hizballah since the Lebanese militant group's creation in 1982, and Tehran acknowledges that it supports the organization morally and politically. "Yes, we are friends of Syria and Iran" Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah has said. "For 24 years we benefited from our friendship with Syria and Iran for the sake of Lebanon...." (more)
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THE British Council has partnered the Midlands State University (MSU)'s department of media and society studies in a deal where the institution of higher learning would screen the late English poet, actor and playwright William Shakespeare's literary works to secondary schools in Gweru urban.
According to MSU, the partnership dubbed "Shakespeare Lives" will see the institution screening Shakespeare's works to over 1 000 students.
"This partnership will see the British Council facilitating the screening of Shakespeare films by Midlands State University's department of media and society studies to over 1 000 students from 14 secondary and high schools located in Gweru urban," MSU said in a statement.
The screenings which take place at MSU next month, will result in the production of a documentary focusing on the study of Shakespeare in Zimbabwe.
According to the British government website, "Shakespeare Lives" is a global initiative celebrating Shakespeare's life on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of his death 400 years ago.
Shakespeare died aged 56 on April 23 1616 after producing an innumerable number of literary works, among them popular literature books Romeo and Juliet, and Julius Caesar.


As Executive Editor of Wise Bread & an anchor for WHYY/NPR, Janet Alvarez is a formidable consumer advocate, personal finance and investing expert. She appears frequently in national media, including the Today Show, Good Morning Washington, ABC and CBS News, Bloomberg TV, Cheddar TV, and more.
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Thomas and Kathleen Clarke Letters
Thomas Clarke was one of the key architects of the 1916 Easter Rising, while his wife Kathleen was a founder member of Cumann na mBan and became Dublin's first female Lord Mayor. Find out more about them both.
Karl Marx and Frederick Engels Correspondence 1870-1895
Along with Frederick Engels, Karl Marx electrified 19th Century political and economic thought. The effects of his work are very much still with us today. He was also a family man and a friend to many as his many letters show. Explore his world.
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FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809 – 1847) Overture: The Fair Melusine (1833-5)
The Fair Melusine is one of Mendelssohn's less well-known works, but it does help to illustrate the fact that if only the composer had been in a position to designate this and similar works, such as The Hebrides, as Symphonic Poems rather than merely Concert Overtures he would have been thought a pioneer of the genre. Of course The Hebrides ranks with the overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream as a work of complete genius, but Melusine, subtitled The Mermaid and the Knight, has undoubted virtue in conveying a more peaceful seascape and the melodrama of a narrative derived from legend.
The work was commissioned in November of 1832 by the Philharmonic Society of London, which had nurtured a special relationship with Mendelssohn; in fact under the terms of the commission three works were requested for a fee of a hundred guineas, but such was the warmth with which Mendelssohn reciprocated that four were provided, the other major work in the four being the Italian Symphony. Melusine was designed as an overture to an opera by Conradin Kreutzer, a project which had been rejected by Beethoven; unsurprisingly the opera has disappeared without trace.
The plot concerns Melusine, a mermaid, who has the gift of becoming human for most of every week, desiring to taste the pleasures of human life, and marries Knight Raimund on condition that he does not seek her out on a Saturday, the day she reserves for aquatic activity. Eventually, of course, her secret is discovered and Raimund loses her back to the sea; in the original legend the two are reunited in death.
The overture was finished by November 1833 and first performed in London in April 1834, but the response was lukewarm and Mendelssohn's sister Fanny, also a gifted musician and whose opinion he relied on implicitly, suggested that he could make improvements. By November 1835 he had completed a revision, which is the version in which the work has been heard ever since; Mendelssohn asked the Philharmonic Society to destroy the first version, but this was never accomplished. The new version met with much greater success, the composer Robert Schumann praising Mendelssohn for his 'characteristic poetic grasp' and his 'alluring' portrait of Melusine. The work as a whole epitomises Mendelssohn's elegance without perhaps distilling the last degree of his genius to the same extent as those works mentioned above.
In fact musicologists have been of the opinion that the opening seascape, with rippling wind and strings, influenced Wagner's portrait of the Rhine and the Rhinemaidens in the first instalment of his Ring cycle, The Rhinegold. Greater drama ensues with dynamic rhythms portraying the tempestuous relationship, before a more elegant secondary theme sheds a more romantic light. Midway Melusine returns to the sea for her Saturday sojourn; drama returns, rising to a stirring climax as Melusine's identity is revealed. Sadly she slips back into her watery home.
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Felix MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809 – 1847) Violin Concerto in E minor, Op 64 (1844)
FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY (1809 – 1847}
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op 64 (1844}
Allegro molto appassionato
Allegretto non troppo – Allegro mo/to vivace
One of the greatest prodigies in composing history, Mendelssohn at the age of only 16 had penned his Op 20 Octet for strings, one of the very greatest chamber works in the entire canon, and followed this up with Op 21, the truly magical Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, aged 17. It has always been fashionable to say that, following this precocity, Mendelssohn never quite made the most of his potential, but the masterworks written within a few years of his early death aged 38, including the wonderful Italian Symphony {1842) and Violin Concerto (1844), completely belie this.
Visits to Scotland and to Italy whilst on his European Grand Tour had produced memorably characteristic works, but it was his friendship with the violinist Ferdinand David which inspired his finest concerto, one of the greatest and best-loved of all violin concertos, which combines in its three movements the elegant virility of the Italian Symphony, the tenderness of many of his Songs Without Words and the elfin delicacy of the Midsummer Night's Dream Overture.
As a teenager Mendelssohn had written a violin concerto in D minor which is now seldom heard, but when, as Conductor of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (still today one of the world's leading orchestras), he appointed David Konzertmeister (Leader) in 1838 he was so impressed that he promised the violinist a concerto. Since he did not have practical experience as a violinist himself he sought David's advice many times during the composition of the work which, despite the finished product's apparently effortless flow and elegance, actually took him some six years; in promising David the concerto he wrote 'I have one in E minor running through my head….and the beginning does not leave me in peace.' Eventually the work was premiered by David on 13 March 1845 in the Gewandhaus, although it was conducted not by the composer but by the Danish composer I conductor Niels Gade, and Mendelssohn continued tweaking it almost until the moment the first rehearsal began. Far from being the product of a faded genius who had forgotten how to be original, the E minor reaches into the heart of the instrument, putting it in the same class as the concerto of Beethoven and subsequently those of Max Bruch, Tchaikovsky and Brahms amongst 19th century works for the instrument. No self-respecting soloist can afford to be without it in his or her repertoire, and it remains one of the most-recorded concertos of all.
It also embodies what at the time was a unique structure. 19th century accepted concerto form involved a substantial orchestral introduction to the first movement, usually exposing the themes which the solo part subsequently develops, but in the Mendelssohn the opening theme is announced immediately by the soloist following only a moment of restless atmosphere-setting. The positioning of the cadenza is also unique for its time; this was usually an opportunity for the soloist to extemporise on the themes of the first movement just before the final coda, but here the cadenza arrives midway through the movement at the end of the development and leads into the recap. It is written out completely by the composer and no alternative has ever successfully been substituted; Tchaikovsky's violin concerto would use this model later in the century, while the concertos of Beethoven and Brahms would place the cadenza later in the movement and offer more freedom to the soloist. Later, at the first movement's conclusion, Mendelssohn asks the bassoon to hold a long B, which leads seamlessly into the Andante. This too is ground-breaking, and possibly shows Mendelssohn mischievously putting paid to audiences' propensity to applaud between movements (a habit which has returned more recently!). Finally, there is a brief Allegretto which offers a bridge between the second and third movements; once again this retains the rapt continuity of the work for the listener.
The themes of the sonata-form first movement will no doubt be familiar, from the burnished passion of the soloist's opening E-string melody, through the beautiful interplay between solo and woodwind within the second subject and the quicksilver passagework of the development and the cadenza, to the scintillating coda. The Andante' s outer sections sing with heartfelt lyricism while the soloist's shimmering double-stops in the central section take us into more uneasy mood. Finally, following the Allegretto bridge, the finale dances with the same light-footed brilliance as Mendelssohn had found in A Midsummer Night's Dream, the E major key exploiting the brightest resonances within the solo instrument and the orchestral counter-melody to the soloist's effervescence a matter of sheer joy.
Posted in 1st December 2018, 2018-2019, Concerto, E Minor, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
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Yeay! I love the Idea of the Instagram Home Tour.
And we will be doing the good Old Fashioned Christmas Blog Tour of Homes here as well next Friday so link up if you have a blog post!!!!
I made a new little sign for my favorite Christmas decoration. And I got a few cards in the mail yesterday from my speedy friends! I'm so ready for my Christmas Card Tree to fill up. My girls love to stand and look at all the pictures and so do I. This tree makes me so happy, happy, happy.
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HomeMusicWILL DOWNING FULFILLS A VOW TO GOD WITH NEW ALBUM "THE PROMISE"
WILL DOWNING FULFILLS A VOW TO GOD WITH NEW ALBUM "THE PROMISE"
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A CELEBRATION OF FAITH THAT BREAKS NEW GROUND FOR THE PRINCE OF SOUL WILL DOWNING
"As I lay in the hospital bed, all hope seemingly gone, I started to pray like never before, begging for help and promising God that if he got me out of this I'd do whatever he needed and wanted me to do."- Will Downing
Sometimes life gets in the way. For Will Downing, The Prince of Sophisticated Soul, more than two decades of critical and commercial success as a singer was suddenly at risk-along with his life. There's a long, rich tradition in the Black church of testifying, sharing "testimony" about a point of great adversity in life, when the power of God and prayer turn everything around against all odds-that "low point" marking a test, God's test of faith. In late 2007, in the very prime of his life, Will Downing faced an almost unimaginable test. A sudden onset of the auto-immune disease polymyositis threatened everything he held dear: his health, his ability to provide for his family, his musical gifts, and life itself. Weak, frail and nearly paralyzed, he did not curse God, but instead said a prayer: "Lord you see me through this and I promise I will give you all the honor, all the praise…wherever I go." He didn't turn away from God and God didn't turn away from him. Twelve years later, Will Downing is a walking, singing testimony of the power of faith and prayer. And he delivers on his promise with his new CD, THE PROMISE, an inspirational album-actually his first gospel album — to be released November 9, 2018 by Shanachie Entertainment.
Though THE PROMISE will likely be categorized as a gospel album or a "praise-and-worship" album and while those elements are there, such categorization misses the larger intent. The album is Downing's heartfelt 10-song thank you letter to God for bringing him back from the edge of darkness into His marvelous light. A close listen reveals his pain, gratitude and, yes, his "testimony" to all who find themselves losing hope against incredible odds. As such, on THE PROMISE, Will Downing taps previously unrevealed aspects of his talent to step boldly outside of his "Prince of Sophisticated Soul" persona to pour raw unblinking emotion into a musical re-creation of his journey from hospital bed to wheelchair and ultimately back to the stage. In short, this is a Will Downing no one has heard before in his now 30-plus year career, as one who stared down his own mortality and emerged, through faith, on the other side, blessed to continue to do what he does best.
"In 2007, I got sick," Will recalls. "I mean really sick!!! I was losing weight at a rapid pace and my overall strength was diminishing. Some of the basic things in life had become difficult-standing up, walking, shaving, putting on a belt, driving…being a hard-headed man I didn't go to the doctor; I blamed my condition on stress or general wear-and-tear or fatigue. The last straw was when I was driving with my wife and daughter in the car and I couldn't turn the steering wheel. I decided then to go to the doctor where they drew blood and sent me home. By the time I got home they'd left a message for me to go to the hospital. The next day I was pretty much paralyzed, with no use of my legs. After a few weeks of testing they diagnosed me with a rare auto-immune disease called polymyositis. As I lay in the hospital bed, all hope seemingly gone, I started to pray like never before, begging for help and promising God that if he got me out of this I'd do whatever he needed and wanted me to do. It took a year plus of being in and out of hospitals before I saw any progress. And, yes, I was still in a wheelchair. God sent me angels; people would come over from the rehab center on their own time to my home to help in my recovery. Along with my friends and family, they seriously helped in getting me slowly back on my feet. Producers and writers would come and work by my bedside and wheelchair, making new music."
Will was finally able to resume recording and performing, making several new albums of the sophisticated soul style that brought him success. But then it came time to fulfill his vow to God and so he began work on THE PROMISE.
From the first notes of THE PROMISE, Will takes us to church with the initial piano and organ chords of the opening track "Take It To The Cross." This toe-tappin', hand-clappin' kick-off sets the perfect tone with the message to take your burdens to the Lord. The opener is followed by the album's first single, "Look At Yourself (In The Mirror)," a thumping horn-driven reminder that while God is omni-present, He allows each of us to find him in our own way. The message is clear: you are the total sum of the choices you make in this life. To that end, be the change you want to see in your self, so that you can look at yourself in the mirror and be pleased. "I Hear A Voice" delivers the spiritual impact of the moment when Downing knew his prayers had been heard and his fight was not his own-that moment when God speaks to your heart and lets you know He's with you and will see you through, the turning point of Downing's "test."
A striking thing about THE PROMISE is that musically even as Downing ventures into the gospel realm, he does so on his own terms, forging a music distinct from typical gospel sounds but maintaining the essence of his unique style. Perhaps the most deeply personal song on the album is "You Blessed My Life," a kind of gospel ballad. It's a slowed down and stripped down, full-blown love song with Will singing directly to God in humble gratitude for his entire life's journey-the ups as well as the downs. He delivers the song with unashamed, tearful sincerity that grows with every measure, a sincerity that is all-too-rare in popular music these days. "God Is So Amazing" truly embodies the miracle of Downing's recovery. This song originally appeared on the AFTER TONIGHT release which was begun just before and continued just after the polymyositis diagnosis. A close listen to that release reveals a variety of colors in the strength and tone of Downing's signature baritone from one song to the next, especially on the original version of "God Is So Amazing," which was recorded in determined fashion from a hospital bed. The re-recording of this song for THE PROMISE is sterling testament to the faith of a man who could praise God as much at the height of his illness as he did in full recovery. THE PROMISE concludes in a nod to the classic Will Downing sound as he duets with Regina Belle, an R&B diva of great faith. And thus, with this moving new album, Will Downing fulfills his promise to God.
"Timing is everything, "Will notes. This is what God wanted me to do. My Mom had been on me for years to do a Gospel/Inspirational record and I said I'd get to it one day It just felt like now was the time. God has blessed me abundantly and now I'm keeping my word to Mom and to my God."
Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1963, after attending college in Virginia, Downing moved back to New York City finding work as a session singer. Signed to Island Records he broke through in 1988 with the album WILL DOWNING on Island's 4th & Broadway label; his distinctive version of John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" hit #4 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs chart. There followed a string of best-selling albums that established Downing as one of those rare artists who could blend R&B with a jazz sensibility, all delivered with a gorgeous, rich baritone that stood out from amongst the popular singers of the day. The sheer quality and uniqueness of Downing's artistry meant that his albums sold hundreds of thousands of copies even if there was no radio hit. Indeed in 2000 he won a Grammy award in the Best Traditional R&B category for his album ALL THE MAN YOU NEED.
"I believe God spared me for a reason, "Will says. Indeed he has made it his mission to lend his time, name and presence to the awareness and fund-raising efforts of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, donating a portion of recording proceeds to the organization which he credits with helping him through his own battle. He also makes a priority of mentoring aspiring singers and musicians. It is all about keeping that "promise."
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Orlando Rookie Stephen Zimmerman Gives His March Madness Predictions
Written by Scott Cooper
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Thursday night marks the first night of March Madness, and even though we are in NBA locker rooms – it's all that anyone is talking about.
For rookies around the NBA, this time of year brings back a lot of memories as they watch their colleges going into March Madness without them.
While his UNLV Rebels might not have made it to the tournament during his lone year at college, Orlando Magic rookie Stephen Zimmerman said it brings up a lot of feelings.
"I mean, it's kind of tough because we didn't really get to where we wanted to go when I was there, but I'm excited to watch all of the games," Zimmerman said. "A lot of my friends are still in college, so I enjoy watching them play and I'm excited for them."
Although the Rebels didn't make it to the tournament this year, Zimmerman has been keeping track of the competition leading into March Madness and tells us that he's excited to watch Kentucky and Duke play.
"I like the young Kentucky team," he said. "Obviously the favorite is Duke though – they have been really good. It's tough because anyone can knock out anyone."
This year is producing several elite level players that have been really excited to watch throughout the year, but Zimmerman says that a few guys in particular have caught his eye.
"I know Caleb Swanigan has been playing really good, he's a guy that I played against for a while, his teammate Issac Hass is really good too – and Malik Monk has been playing really well. Those are the guys I'm watching. "
After making some big moves in the pre-season, the Magic have recently started to make some positive move acquiring Terrence Ross before the trade deadline – but the organization will be taking part in the draft lottery at the end of the season.
This is a chance for the Magic to pick up some young talent and start looking towards the future. Speaking about the caliber of young players that will be entering the draft in a few months time, Zimmerman says it hard to say if any of this years crop of players would be a good fit with the Magic, but he's excited to see what they can get out of the draft.
"It's hard to say just because it's so different. Being in my first year it's still tough to know who would be a good fit, but I'm excited to see what we can do with the draft," Zimmerman said.
On Thursday night, as his Magic took the floor against the Golden State Warriors, Zimmerman found himself facing off against his ex-UNLV teammate Patrick McCaw. After completing their respective warmups, both rookies then seized the opportunity to catch up with each other before tip-off.
"We were definitely catching up," Zimmerman revealed. "We haven't seen each other in a while so I was just asking him how he likes it and everything. He was saying that he loves it and we were talking about everything, and how things were back at UNLV – It was great to catch up with him."
The first round of March Madness is now in full swing, so make sure you tune in and see how Zimmerman's predictions pan out.
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