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Ministerial Statements - Procedure Committee Contents
Parliament should be at the centre of national debate. Too often details of important government statements appear in the press before they are made to Parliament. Such leaks adversely affect the ability of Members of Parliament to scrutinise the Government on behalf of their constituents.
At present, it is the Ministerial Code that sets out the requirement that important announcements be made to Parliament first. However, the Ministerial Code is enforced by the Prime Minister and not by Parliament. We do not believe that it is acceptable for the Government to regulate itself in this way. The House must be responsible for holding Ministers to account when they fail to honour their obligations to Parliament. We therefore propose that the House should have its own protocol which states that the most important government announcements must be made to Parliament before they are made elsewhere.
Such a protocol must be enforced if it is to be effective. We recommend that complaints by Members that the protocol has been breached should be made to the Speaker. Where a case is not clear-cut, or when the alleged leak is particularly serious, the Speaker should be able to refer the matter to the Committee on Standards and Privileges for an in-depth investigation.
We applaud the Speaker for allowing more Urgent Questions than his predecessors. Urgent Questions are an effective and useful tool for Members who feel that the Government has failed to make a statement to Parliament on an important matter. We recommend that, in certain limited circumstances, Members should have a second opportunity during the sitting day to apply to ask an Urgent Question, but only where information becomes known during the day that was not available before the initial deadline.
It is for the Government to decide whether a statement should be written or oral. In some cases, an announcement made by means of a written ministerial statement is significant enough to deserve parliamentary scrutiny. We recommend that Members should be able to apply for the opportunity to ask oral questions without notice on a written ministerial statement made in the preceding week. This questioning should take place in Westminster Hall between 11am and 11.30am on a Wednesday.
Prepared 2 February 2011


This ride also includes a 3-mile crossing of the beautiful Scarborough Marsh on the Eastern Trail (crossed both going out and return trip). The trail has a fine, packed gravel surface which is suitable for road bikes traveling at 10 mph. The remainder of the ride is on paved public roads.
A Ride with GPS map for this route is here.


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About » History
May 1955 Mateos Ferrahian passes away. In his will Mr. Ferrahian has allotted his house as gift to the first Armenian High School in the U.S.A. Mr. Mateos Ferrahian's remains are kept at Rosdel Cemetry 1831 W. Washington Bl., Los Angeles, CA 90007
October 1960 Holy Martyrs Church property is purchased; $80,000 donation is made by Mrs. Satenig Arakelian.
July 17, 1964 Holy Martyrs Church Board decides to establish an Armenian day school on the church premises.
September 14, 1964 Holy Martyrs Armenian High School opens its doors with 12 students and Mr. Gabriel Injejikian Principal.
October 25, 1964 Official opening of the school. In attendance, Archbishop Hrant Khachatourian (Cilicia See).
January 1965 The first school periodical "Haghtanag" is published with 15,000 prints distributed throughout the USA. The official annual school publication bears the name "Hagtanag" and thereafter the name of the school yearbook.
June 12, 1965 First Dinner-Dance is organized and held at Statler Hilton in Los Angeles.
August 1965 Mr. Gabriel Injejikian travels to sixteen Midwestern, Eastern, and Canadian cities to organize support committees for the school.
September 13, 1965 School opens for the second year with 43 students enrolled.
November 12, 1965 The Second Annual Founders Day. Mr. Arshag Dickranian, the executor of Mateos Ferrahian's will, presents a draft check for $235,000 to Archbishop Hrant Khachatourian, who in turn renames the school Holy Martyrs Ferrahian High School. Subsequently, a fund is established the interest of which is allocated for the school needs. In 1969, two-thirds of the fund is allotted to Ferrahian School and one-third to Mesrobian School in Montebello.
February 1, 1966 Second semester starts with 61 enrolled students.
May 21, 1967 The Third Annual Founder's Day. The school athletic field is dedicated to Dr. Suren Saroyan.
1967-1968 The first issue of the student newspaper "Eagle" is published.
January 1968 The Board of Trustees of Holy Martyrs Armenian Apostolic Church turn over the responsibility of governing Holy Martyrs Ferrahian Armenian High School to a newly-appointed Board of Governors with Dr. Suren Saroyan as President, Mr. Arshag Dickranian as the Honorary President, and Mrs. Lillie Merrigian as Secretary. From then on Dr. Saroyan served on the school governing board as its president till 1980.
August 1968 The 1967-1968 school year ends with an income of $57,278.21 and $54,406.86 in expenses.The projected budget for academic year 1968-1969 is set at $75,000.
1968-1969 "Armens" the first boys basketball and the first girls cheerleader teams are established.
April 22, 1969 Khoren Catholicos visits Ferrahian School.
June 1969 The first high school commencement. Seven students graduate.
1969-1973 The school acquires adjacent properties through the Ferrahian fund as follows:
1969 – 1.5 acre of land to the north of the school for $58,000
1970 – A house for $39,000
1973 – A property to the east of the school for $42,000.
Total estate: 3.5 acres.
August 26, 1974 Groundbreaking of the construction of two-floor first wing (eastern wing of the building with four classrooms, a hall and a kitchen, with Vahram Jebejian as the architect, Mark Noorigian as the building supervisor. The Chairman of the Building Finance and Construction Committees then was Armen Muger.
May 23, 1976 Dedication of the east wing and the "Mihrtad Dickranian Hall." A $25,000 donation is made by Mr. Arshag Dickranian.
1977-1978 The construction of the southern wing of the new building is completed with the addition of classrooms and a library.
September 11, 1978 The new library is dedicated to John Garabedian.
September 19, 1978 The school has 200 enrolled students with 10 full time and 20 part time faculty members.
1978-1979 The elementary and the kindergarten sections are established. The school is renamed: Holy Martyrs Armenian Elementary and Ferrahian High School.
1979-1980 The construction of the western and northern wings of the building is completed. A gymnasium/hall is erected in the center of the building. The hall is dedicated in memory of Arzouman Avedissian. A $100,000 donation is made by Kevork Arzoumanian.
1981 Holy Martyrs Church Board assumes the responsibility of governing the school, which was led earlierby the school governing body.
November 14, 1984 His Holiness Karekin II visits Ferrahian on the school's 20th Anniversary. His Holiness had visited Ferrahian twice earlier on November 12, 1980 and on June 20, 1988.
December 5, 1987 Mortgage burning ceremony is held in Avedissian Hall.
1988 The school acquires an additional campus of approximately four acres in North Hills for $2,000,000.
Summer 1989 The new campus undergoes major renovations costing $500,000.
October 23, 1989 Grades 10, 11, and 12 relocate to the new campus.
Summer 1990 Principal Gabriel Injejikian resigns after 26 years of service.
1990 On the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the school, the school history, collated in 54 page volume is published in Armenian language, authored by Anahid Meymarian
September 1990 Mr. Vartkes Ghazarian is appointed Principal. He serves for three years from 1990 through 1993 with Mr. Levon Kasparian as Vice Principal.
1990-1991 Grades K-4 are transferred to North Hills Campus and grades 10-12 relocate back to Encino Campus.
1990-1991 For the first time the school participates in Model UN and DWP Science Quiz Bowl –extracurricular activities.
February 14, 1991 The pre-school classrooms are reorganized as a separate but as an integral part of the school.
April 19, 1991 A school emblem is adopted; designed by Mher Davitian and funded by Mr. and Mrs. Koko Deukmejian.
April 28, 1991 The Preschool is officially named: "Holy Martyrs ARS Pre-school and Kindergarten" with the ARS Regional Executive allocating $100,000 for the pre-school.
1991-1992 WASC accreditation process starts.
September 1993 Mr. Levon Kasparian is appointed Principal of the school. He serves for four years from 1993 to 1997and Mr. Paul Mooradian being the Vice Principal.
1994-1995 Two-year old program starts at the preschool.
1994 For the first time the school participates in private schools' Academic Decathlon.
June 1995 The school is WASC accredited for six years with a midterm review visit.
1998 Articles and press releases printed in the Armenian press about the school from 1964 to 1988 arecompiled by Mr. Kourken Khanjianand are published in a 663 page volume. This publication had limited distribution.
September 1997 Dr. Marzbed Margossian is appointed Principal of the school. He serves for four years from 1997 to 2001 with the Vice-Principal being Mr. Vartkes Nalbandian.
June 2000 The school is WASC accredited for six years with midterm report.
August 2001 Mr. John Kossakian is appointed as Principal with Mr. Vartkes Nalbandian continuing in his position as Vice-Principal.
September 2001 The construction of the 5000 sq. ft. administrative building is completed.The new building houses the school administration, the Church Board offices, and the offices of cultural, youth, and relief groups. Mr. & Mrs. Osko and Yeran Karaghossian donate $150,000 toward the construction of the building at an official opening the building is named "Osko and Yeran Karaghossian Building".
May-June 2004 On the occasion of the school's 40th Anniversary a banquet and a public gathering is organized. A revised and an updated history of Ferrahian School is published (Armenian Language, 107 pages); authored by Anahid Meymarian.
June 12, 2004 40th anniversary banquet in Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel. School mortgage is lowered to $700,000.
Summer 2005 Major renovations take place at the North Hills Campus with the addition of fourteen mobile classrooms for grades K through 5, the library and a computer lab. Mrs. Ashkhen Pilavjiandonates $250,000 toward this renovation project.
January 13, 2006 At the official opening of the renovated campus, the Preschool is renamed "Holy Martyrs A.R.S. Ashkhen Pilavjian Preschool".
June 2007 The school is WASC accredited for six years with midterm visit.
June 2010 WASC midterm visit states the school's successful performance in all aspects of the Action Plans.
The Administrative offices of the North Hills campus are renovated
Mrs. Sossi Shanlian is appointed as the new high school principal at the Encino Campus. Mr. John Kossakian continues on as the elementary school principal at the North Hills Campus. Mr. Vartkes Nalbandians continues as the vice- principal of the high school.
February 2019 The school is WASC accredited for six years with a midterm report.
March 18, 2020 The school temporarily goes fully online because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
School Profile 2018-2019

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-Do you all think this is a good approach ?
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Q: How to Method POST authentication login with Oauth swift i tried build login authentication without oauth is work and then i build other project only oauth code for request roken is work too, and now i want to make project authentication login with oauth swift. im really stuck what must i do.
this is my code im trying :
import UIKit
import OAuthSwift

class ViewController: UIViewController {

@IBOutlet weak var passwordTxt: UITextField!
@IBOutlet weak var phonenumberTxt: UITextField!

var oauthswift: OAuth1Swift?
let dataShared = UserDefaults.standard

let fileUrl = NSURL(string: "8villages://app/oauth-callback")

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    requestToken()

}

@IBAction func doLogin(_ sender: Any) {

    let phonenumber = phonenumberTxt.text
    let password = passwordTxt.text

    if(phonenumber == "" || password == "")
    {
        return
    }

    login(phonenumber!, password!)

}

func login(_ number:String, _ pswrd:String) {
    let url = URL(string: "https://accounts.8villages.com/authentication")
    let session = URLSession.shared

    let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: url!)
    request.httpMethod = "POST"

    let paramToSend = "identifier=" + number + "&password=" + pswrd
    request.httpBody = paramToSend.data(using: String.Encoding.utf8)

    let task = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: {
        (data, response, error) in

        guard let _:Data = data else
        {
            return
        }

        let json:Any?
        do {

            json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data!, options: [])
        }
        catch {
            return
        }

        guard let server_response = json as? NSDictionary else {
            return
        }

        if let data_block = server_response["data"] as? NSDictionary {
            if let session_data = data_block["session"] as? String {
                let preference = UserDefaults.standard
                preference.set(session_data, forKey: "session")

                DispatchQueue.main.async(
                    execute:self.LoginDone
                )//

            }
        }
    })

    task.resume()
}

func LoginDone() {
    self.performSegue(withIdentifier: "loginView", sender: self)
}

func requestToken() {

    print ("hei")
    var is8VillagesInstalled: Bool = {
        let appUrl = URL(string: "8villages://app")
        return UIApplication.shared.canOpenURL(appUrl!)
    }()

    self.oauthswift = OAuth1Swift.init(consumerKey: "**********",
                                       consumerSecret: "**********",
                                       requestTokenUrl: "https://oauth.8villages.com/tokens/request-token",
                                       authorizeUrl: "8villages://app/?oauth_token_secret=",
                                       accessTokenUrl: "https://accounts.8villages.com/tokens/access-token")

    self.oauthswift?.authorizeURLHandler = OAuthSwiftOpenURLExternally.sharedInstance
    self.oauthswift?.allowMissingOAuthVerifier = true

    self.oauthswift?.postOAuthRequestToken(
        callbackURL: fileUrl as! URL,
        success: { credentials, response, parameters in
            print("credentials", credentials)
            print("response =", response!)
            print("parameters =", parameters)

            // request ke api login

    }, failure: { error in
        print("the error is", error.description, error.errorCode)
    });

}

override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
    super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}

 }

so, i dont know how to authentication login with oauth. how to make them work.

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Guests of all ages are entertained at the Georgetown Jingle.
This year's Georgetown Jingle, which takes place on December 12 at the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, promises to be more fun and festive than ever. Twelve interior design teams will decorate the hotel with seasonal finery for this family-friendly fundraiser. Now in its fifth season, the Jingle has raised $1.3 million for Georgetown University Hospital's pediatric oncology programs.
Designers' themed trees and holiday vignettes will go on display at the hotel and in The Washington Design Center on December 1 and will be on sale for a "buy it now" price. During the Jingle, a silent auction will offer the remaining creations along with vacation packages, spa treatments and more. The Jingle also features children's activities, live music and food from top local restaurants. georgetownjingle.com.


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Bonkers Blog March 2016
20 March (Part 1) - The Crossrail update
During the past two weeks the removal of the old Platform 1 has not progressed a great deal but the seven steel columns which are part of the support system for the new high level station have been decked out, literally, with scaffolding which has led to them being topped off with concrete beams today.
The crane arrived before 7 a.m. this morning but progress has been slow. The first beam was lifted at 10:30 and it was more than three hours before the second one was put in place. A great deal of time was spent grinding off concrete splashes from the steel, precisely why is hard to guess as the columns will be pumped full of concrete eventually and the steel spigot below the moulded concrete beam will be submerged in the stuff.
The afternoon saw much more rapid progress.
The pictures below depict track work east of the station. Two week's worth of station photos are in the usual place.
Remember there will be no trains through Abbey Wood on any of the four days of the Easter holiday.


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The Vienna City Memorial is a memorial located at the Vienna Central Cemetery and dedicated to "the victims for a free Austria 1934–1945". It was donated by the City of Vienna, designed by Fritz Cremer, Wilhelm Schütte and Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky and handed over to the public by Mayor Theodor Körner on 1 November 1948.

Dedication
The monument consists of three statues by Fritz Cremer, seven floor slabs and a brick round arch. The first of the seven floor slabs is dedicated to the victims of Austrofascism (1934–1938), the second to sixth to the victims of one year of the Nazi regime, the seventh and last to the victims of 1944 and 1945.

The dedication explicitly refers to both authoritarian systems that had oppressed and terrorized Austria's population for twelve years: the Ständestaat (1933–1938), which was oriented towards fascist ideas, and Adolf Hitler's National Socialist terror regime, which was dominated by racial madness and expansionism. The Arbeiter-Zeitung explicitly wrote of a dedication for the victims who "fell between 1934 and 1945 in the struggle for a free Austria" and named the first victims Georg Weissel, Koloman Wallisch, Karl Münichreiter and Emil Swoboda, all of whom were Social Democratic leaders of the February Uprising. Although the indignation of Social Democracy at the brutality of the Patriotic Front is understandable, equality between the two regimes does not seem historically legitimate. Although the Dollfuß/Schuschnigg dictatorship caused political deaths in the three-figure range, the National Socialists committed mass murder and industrial extermination of more than 106,900 innocent Austrians, from infants to the elderly: approximately 65,000 Jewish citizens of Austria fell victim to the Holocaust, 9,000 Roma and Sinti from Porajmos, about 25,000 to Nazi medical crime, more than 7,000 to the persecution of political dissidents and in addition more than 900 to the persecution by the Nazi military justice. In total, around 9 million people were murdered in the Holocaust. This list does not include the same-sex oriented people, the so-called asocials and Jehovah's Witnesses, who were also persecuted in concentration camps and murdered.

The dedication of the memorial is ambiguous: The name implies all victim groups, the subtitle "To the victims for a free Austria" reduces the target group to only those who actively resisted. However, most of the victims of the Holocaust, Porajmos, eugenics, gay and religious persecution were unable to resist. Therefore, it is not surprising that most of the victim groups did not feel represented in this monument and that in the course of the turn of the 20th century to the 21st century the erection of further memorials was demanded. After the zero hour it was a special concern of the founders of the Second Republic and their victim myth to commemorate "the pioneers of a free Austria", especially since the existence of a considerable inner-Austrian resistance against National Socialism was expressly mentioned in the Moscow Declaration of 1943 as a precondition for the restoration of Austria's state sovereignty.

The donor of the monument is the City of Vienna, which is why it is also called the Memorial of the City of Vienna. The monument can be found in the Vienna Central Cemetery, Gate 2, Group 41, Rundplatz. The official address is Simmeringer Hauptstraße 234 in Vienna-Simmering.

Construction, design, opening
On October 30, 1945, the Vienna City Senate decided to erect a monument of the City of Vienna for the "fallen in the fight against Nazi fascism and for a free, independent Austria", which was originally to be erected in the city center. On the other hand, the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) wanted to erect a monument to its members murdered by the Nazi regime at the Central Cemetery and announced its own competition, which Ernst Plojhar won. In October 1946, the Vienna Communist Party applied to the City Senate for the land at the Central Cemetery to be given to the City Senate for its monument. After the Communists had attained only 7.9 percent in the state and municipal elections on 25 November 1945, while the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ) had a sovereign majority of 57.18 percent, the effectiveness of the Communists was essentially extinguished.

On 18 December 1946, the Vienna City Planning Office announced a competition for a monument to the Nazi victims at the Central Cemetery, in which Fritz Cremer, Mario Petrucci and Fritz Wotruba took part, as well as Karl Stemolak, who later resigned. The jury consisted of Deputy Mayor Paul Speiser, three city councillors, two visual artists, two senior civil servants of the City Planning Office, and three representatives of the State Association of Politically Persecuted Persons. The committee unanimously supported the Red Circle design, which had been submitted by the German sculptor and communist Fritz Cremer and the Austrian architects Wilhelm Schütte and Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, both KPÖ members. Therefore the Communists were reassured, but an independent KPÖ monument was averted.

The foundation stone was laid on 1 November 1947 by the then Mayor Theodor Körner, the later Federal President of the Republic of Austria. The ceremonial unveiling of the memorial took place on 1 November 1948, again by Körner. The musical framework of the ceremony was provided by a trumpet choir of the City of Vienna and the Mens Choir of the Municipal Tramway Association with the participation of four brass players from the Municipal Tramway Chapel.

References

Monuments and memorials to the victims of Nazism
1945 establishments in Austria
Nazi war crimes
World War II memorials
History of Vienna

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The St. James Preschool staff works closely together to provide a nurturing environment for the children while building strong relationships with their families.
Our teachers bring an average of 12 years of experience to the classroom and we are proud of the fact that many of our teachers have been with St. James for more than 5 years. They participate annually in continuing education through workshops, seminars and conferences to remain current in Early Education and the needs of families and young children. All staff is CPR certified yearly.


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THE West Australian Government last week announced that an unincorporated joint venture, comprising Salini Impregilo S.p.A. and NRW Pty Ltd, has been selected as the preferred respondent to deliver the main works for the Forrestfield-Airport Link.
Transport Minister Dean Nalder said negotiations to finalise the contract by May 2016 would now begin between Salini Impregilo – NRW Joint Venture (SI-NRW JV) and the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia.
The proposed $2 billion-dollar-plus Forrestfield-Airport Link will branch off the existing Midland line near Bayswater and run underground for eight kilometres in twin-bored tunnels beneath the Swan River and Perth Airport, with three new stations – Airport West (Belmont), Consolidated Airport and Forrestfield.
"This is an incredibly exciting time for a project that will change the way the people of Perth, and in particular Perth's eastern foothills, travel to our city," Mr Nalder said.
Last year, State Parliament passed the Railway (Forrestfield-Airport Link) Bill 2015 and, at the Forrestfield station site, forward works for service relocations have been under way since December 2015.
"The State Government has a proud track record of investing in important transport infrastructure projects and I look forward to another eventful year on this landmark project," the Minister said.
The two other proponents shortlisted for the project were Forrestfield Connect (ACCIONA Infrastructure, BAM International and Ferrovial Agroman) and JHL JV (John Holland and Leighton Contractors).
The Forrestfield-Airport Link is due to open in 2020.


This recipe was presented at our Barrel Tasting in January of 2018 and is made with the La Vie Dansante Syrah Port and 2015 Syrah, neither of which were available at the time. You can buy the Syrah now, but you'll have to wait awhile longer for the Port.
You're going to need an entire day for this one so pick a rainy weekend and have a bunch of movies ready. It's actually not that much work, it's just a long, slow roasting that brings together the flavors and makes the meat fall off the bone.
Place a 5 quart casserole or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the bacon and saute to release the fat. Season the Short Ribs generously on all sides with Salt and Pepper. Working in batches if necessary add the Short Ribs to the almost smoking-hot Bacon fat. Cook the ribs until browned on both sides. Remove the ribs from the pan, transfer to a large bowl and set aside.
Meanwhile, prepare the bouquet garni by placing the Bay Leaf, Rosemary, Thyme, and Parsley in the center of a square of cheesecloth. Bring the edges together, tie with a piece of kitchen string, and set aside.
Add the Carrots, Celery, Onion, and Shallots to the oil in the pan. Cook over medium heat until the vegetables are softened and golden, approximately 10 minutes.
Add the Flour and Tomato Paste to the pan and stir to combine. You'll be amazed at how quickly everything thickens. Add the LVD Syrah Port and stir until the brown bits have been scraped from the bottom of the pan. Add the LVD 2015 Syrah wine and simmer until the liquid has been reduced by half. Add the Garlic, Beef Stock, and the bouquet garni.
Return the browned Short Ribs to the pan. Bring the liquid to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cover the pan and place it into the oven. Cook until the ribs are tender, approximately 3 hours.
Remove the Short Ribs from the pan, place on a platter, put into the still warm (though off) oven.
Strain the vegetable mixture over a bowl to capture all of the liquid. Using a gravy separator remove the fat that floats to the top of the liquid. Return the liquid to the pan and simmer over medium heat until the volume has been reduced by approximately 1/2 – the resulting demi-glace should thickly coat a spoon. Taste the demi-glace for seasoning and add Salt and Pepper as desired.
Place 2 Short Ribs on each plate with a scoop of Mashed Potatoes, Rice, or even Pasta and drizzle both with the demi-glace. Sprinkle with Parsley. For an interesting kick try freshly grated Percorino Romano over the top.
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Like you, I was heartbroken at the news of shootings at the Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs on Friday, November 27th. I've prayed with the local 40 Days for Life team outside that facility on several occasions, making it very vivid and personal for me.
While there is still much ambiguity regarding the shooter's motivations and intended targets, three people are dead and nine others wounded following his violent actions at that Planned Parenthood abortion center.
Here are a few thoughts following this tragedy:
FIRST, we must pray for everyone affected by this senseless act of violence.
SECOND, we must continue to oppose all violence and attacks against human life, including the actions of the gunman in Colorado.
And THIRD, we must increase our resolve and dedication to using only peaceful and prayerful efforts as the antidote to abortion.
During the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. always stressed that, when identifying an injustice to the world, one must also point people to the non-violent solution to that injustice.
Dr. King emphasized that nonviolence is the courageous path -- it seeks to defeat injustice and not people ... by winning friendship and understanding ... by choosing love, and not hate.
Before a person participates in 40 Days for Life, they must sign a Statement of Peace, resolving to only engage in peaceful, legal, and Christlike activities in response to abortion.
That 100% non-violent commitment is why, through your courageous participation in peaceful, law-abiding 40 Days for Life campaigns, God has saved 11,165 babies and changed the hearts of 127 abortion workers.
Watch the video above with the official 40 Days for Life response to the Colorado tragedy ... and an interview with Jewels Green, former abortion worker turned pro-life advocate, who provides vital context and clarity for this situation.
In the wake of this violence, let's remember that Jesus told us, "Blessed are the peacemakers." He has indeed blessed our peaceful and prayerful efforts ... and we're confident that He will continue to do so when this work is done for His greater glory.
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Thomas Paine (Thetford, Norfolk, Inglaterra, 9 de fevereiro de 1737 - Nova Iorque, 8 de junho de 1809) foi um político britânico, além de panfletário, revolucionário, inventor, intelectual e um dos Pais Fundadores dos Estados Unidos da América. Thomas Paine foi, a um só tempo, ator, intérprete e testemunha não apenas das Revoluções Americana e Francesa, mas também dos movimentos revolucionários ingleses em fins do século XVIII e, em menor medida, do movimento revolucionário nos Países Baixos e na Irlanda, onde ele era continuamente citado e admirado.

Viveu na Inglaterra até os 37 anos, quando imigrou para as colônias britânicas na América, em tempo de participar da Revolução Americana. Suas principais contribuições foram os amplamente lidos Common Sense (1776), advogando a independência colonial americana do Reino da Grã-Bretanha, e The American Crisis (1776–1783), uma série de panfletos revolucionários.

Depois, Paine influenciou bastante a Revolução Francesa. Escreveu Rights of Man (1791), um guia das ideias Iluministas. Mesmo não falando francês, foi eleito para a Convenção Nacional Francesa em 1792. Os Girondinos o viam como aliado, logo assim os Montagnards, especialmente Robespierre, o viam como inimigo. Em Dezembro de 1793, ele foi aprisionado em Paris, e solto em 1794. Tornou-se notório por The Age of Reason (1793–94), um livro advogando pelo Deísmo e argumentando contra a religião institucionalizada (doutrinas cristãs), e promovia a razão e o livre pensar.

Na França também escreveu o panfleto Agrarian Justice (1797), discutindo as origens da propriedade, e introduziu o conceito de renda mínima. Ele também defende a posse de arma por parte dos cidadãos. Ele também foi um pacifista por defender que os tributos servem para sustentar guerras.

Paine permaneceu na França durante o início da Era Napoleônica, mas condenava a ditadura de Napoleão, chamando-o de "o mais completo charlatão que já existiu". A convite do presidente Thomas Jefferson, em 1802 ele retornou aos Estados Unidos.

Thomas Paine morreu na Grove Street, numero 59, Greenwich Village, estado de Nova Iorque em 8 de junho de 1809 com 72 anos. Somente seis pessoas compareceram ao seu funeral. Foi enterrado onde hoje é chamado Thomas Paine Cottage em New Rochelle, NY, onde viveu depois de retornar aos Estados Unidos, em 1802. Seus restos mortais foram posteriormente desenterrados por um admirador, William Cobbett, que procurava retorná-los para o Reino Unido e dar a ele um novo enterro solene em sua terra natal. Os ossos, entretanto, foram perdidos e sua localização atual é desconhecida.

Casou-se com Mary Lambert em 17 de setembro de 1759,em primeiras núpcias, e Elizabeth em 26 de março de 1771, em suas segundas núpcias.

Biografia
Nasceu na Inglaterra na cidade Thetford em 1739. De pais pobres, Paine foi educado nas escolas locais até a idade de treze anos, quando  começou a trabalhar com confecções de barbantes para espartilho. Porém aos dezessete anos ele tentou se alistar em um navio corsário chamado The Terrible, mas seus pais o trouxeram de volta. Entretanto, um pouco mais tarde, com o início da Guerra dos Sete Anos, ele consegue embarcar em outro corsário; e sobre seus dias em alto mar não se sabe muito. Em 1758 foi contratado para confeccionar espartilhos em Londres e no ano seguinte se casa, mas sua esposa vem a falecer meses depois. Em 1763 tornou-se fiscal de impostos, mas foi demitido por ficar em casa estudando e não exercendo suas funções de fiscalização. Tornou-se, também, professor ganhando dez xelins. E mais tarde tentou se tornar pastor anglicano. Foi recontratado como fiscal em Lewes, o que lhe salvou de expedientes desesperados, onde se casou uma segunda vez, com uma quaker, da qual se separou anos antes, por motivos que se desconhece. Acredita-se que foi demitido mais uma vez por organizar petições requerendo ajuste salarial para os fiscais. Em Londres, onde tentava organizar a petições para os fiscais, conheceu Benjamin Franklin. Em 1774 partiu para a América com uma carta de recomendação de Benjamin Franklin, que o descrevia como um "Jovem inteligente e valoroso". Logo que chegou a Filadélfia, mostrou-se habilidoso para com a escrita e começou a trabalhar como editor.

A sua primeira publicação foi em maio de 1775, foi um artigo contra a escravidão e o comércio de escravos. Parece que foi por grande parte da sua influência que Jefferson inseriu, no esboço da declaração da independência, uma nota relativa a esse assunto, porém foi tirada mais tarde. Em 1775 a escravidão ainda era legal na Pensilvânia; e só veio ser abolida em 1780, naquele estado, lei da qual Paine teria escrito o preâmbulo.

Paine foi um dos primeiros a defender a separação dos Estados unidos de fato. Subsequentemente, até mesmo alguns que assinariam a declaração de independência, esperavam um acomodação junto ao governo britânico.

Escreveu, em um dos momentos mais conturbados da guerra de independência, os tratado e panfletos  nomeados de "Bom senso''. Mostrou algumas ideias vigorosas sobre a republica e falou contra a monarquia.

Após a guerra de independência ele era extensamente conhecido nos Estados Unidos, mas continuava pobre. Mas uma legislatura estadual lhe concedeu uma soma em dinheiro e a outra uma propriedade. Esperando, talvez, que ele se acomodasse. No entanto ele voltou sua atenção a engenharia com a possibilidade de construir pontes de ferros. Suas pontes o levaram para a Inglaterra, onde foi recebido calorosamente pelo Duque de Portland. Mandou instalar uma ponte na estação de Paddington, pelo qual foi elogiado por engenheiros e foi considerado um eminente inventor.

Em 1788, Paine foi a Paris para conversar com Lafayette e submeter seus planos a Académie des Sciences, que após algum tempo, foi favorável.  Quando a Bastilha caiu, Lafayette presenteou Washington com a chave da prisão e foi incumbido a Paine leva-la ao Estados Unidos. No entanto Paine permaneceu na Europa devido a suas pontes e interesses financeiro.

Escreveu uma longa carta a Washington, dizendo que encontraria alguém para assumir seu lugar no transporte. Na mesma carta escreveu: "Não tenho a menor duvida do sucesso final e completo da Revolução Francesa". Durante algum tempo a Revolução permaneceu equilibrada, mas ao poucos a Revolução acabou por vencer. Na esperança de suscitar um movimento de resposta por parte da Inglaterra, ele escreveu o "Direito dos Homens".

O apelo de Paine, com exceções de algumas passagens, era ao bom senso. Ele argumentava contra as finanças de William Pitt. Pitt iniciou um processo contra Paine e uma supressão contra os Direitos dos Homens.

Prisão na França
Em Paris agiu com mais espírito público do que com cautela. Esperava- que mesmo com os massacres a revolução tomasse uma natureza ordeira. Manteve a sua gratidão ao Rei Luís XVI pelo apoio a revolução americana. Ao se opor a execução do Rei ele gerou nos jacobinos uma fúria tamanha. Primeiro foi expulso da convenção e depois preso como estrangeiro. O Ministro Plenipotenciário estadunidense, na França, (Gouverneur Morris), federalista e que tinha rixas pessoais contra Paine, era culpado nas mesmas proporções. A rixa dava-se por uma suposta acusação contra Paine por ter exposto transações ilegais de um dos amigos do Ministro estadunidense. Paine escapou da guilhotina, mas não da enfermidade. Com a troca de primeiro Ministro, saindo Morris e entrando Monroe, Paine foi solto o quanto antes. E acolheu Paine em sua casa.

Paine não soube ao certo o quanto de influência Morris colocou sobre o seu caso, mas ele nunca mais desculpou Washington. Quando ficou ciente que iriam construir uma estátua de Washington endereçou essas palavras ao escultor: "Tire da mina a pedra mais fria e mais dura, Ela não precisará ser esculpida: é Washington. Mas, se cinzelar, que o golpe seja rude, e em seu coração, grave:-Ingratidão."

Uma longa e amarga carta a Washington foi publicada em 1796, e acaba dessa maneira: "E, no que diz respeito ao senhor, traidor na amizade pessoal (como foi para comigo, e ainda mais em ocasiões de perigo)e hipócrita na vida publica, o mundo se confundirá se um apostata ou um impostor, se abandonou os bons costumes ou se nunca os teve".

A Era da Razão
Quando percebeu que seria inevitavelmente preso, desta vez na América, dedicou-se a trabalhar em A Era da Razão. Cuja primeira parte terminou seis horas antes de ser preso. Escreveu Paine no primeiro capítulo: "Acredito em Deus, e nada mais: espero ser feliz para além desta vida. Acredito que os homens são iguais, e que as obrigações religiosas consistem em fazer justiça, amar a misericórdia e esforçar-se por fazer com que nossos semelhante sejam felizes''.

Depois de A Era da Razão Paine caiu no esquecimento, doente e hostilizado pela maioria de seus amigos antigos. Dr. Rush, da Filadélfia, um de seus primeiros amigos estadunidenses declarou: "Seus princípios em A Era da Razão me ofenderam tanto que não desejo renovar meu relacionamento com ele''

Foi atacado em seu próprio bairro e impedido de tomar um bonde. Foi injustamente acusado de imoralidade e intemperança. Passou seus últimos anos na solidão e na pobreza.

Quando estava agonizando, dois ministros religiosos invadiram seu quarto tentando convertê-lo, mas ele simplesmente disse: "Deixe-me em paz, bom dia!''. Thomas Paine morreu em 1809.

Dissertation on First Principles of Government
Dissertation on First Principles of Government, publicado em 1795, é um importante panfleto escrito por Thomas Paine. Nele, há uma defesa aberta do voto universal masculino durante a discussão sobre a nova Constituição na França, que estava em curso na Convenção Nacional.

Noção de Democracia em Paine
Para um análise da noção de democracia em Paine, pode-se pensar a origem do Estado enquanto um agente centralizador do poder. Com a passagem da Idade Média para a Idade Moderna, o poder torna-se territorial, e consequentemente o Estado passa a ter terras. Assim, tem-se a transição de um "poder personificado" para um "poder territorializado". Portanto, a primeira tarefa do Estado moderno é a delimitação das fronteiras, a centralização do poder nas mãos dos reis, mas sem a destruição do poder econômico. Neste contexto é possível visualizar a Monarquia, autocrática e unitária; e posteriormente a República, democrática e federalista. Contudo, criou-se a tese de que a República seria viável somente em lugares pequenos, não em grandes impérios. A partir da independência norte-americana e do Congresso da Filadélfia, a república federalista torna-se viável. O problema do federalismo é de ordem territorial, isto é, das condições concretas de cada país. Neste sentido, o federalismo é muito mais prático que filosófico. O Federalismo surge porque é necessário para descentralizar o poder, e impede que haja uma concentração despótica de poder. Pode-se notar que, nessa época, a ausência de qualquer organização institucional de caráter nacional. A divisão de Montesquieu entre executivo, legislativo e judiciário só faz sentido nos membros confederados. O temor de uma entidade supranacional mais poderosa e distante lembrava aos antigos colonos dos tempos em que eram súditos de Jorge III. Esse temor se digladiará com uma série de problemas econômicos, cuja resolução os frágeis vínculos da Confederação eram incapazes de proporcionar. Com o fim de revisar os artigos da Confederação, as treze ex-colônias reuniram-se em Convenção na cidade de Filadélfia em 1787.

A obra "O Federalista" é fruto da reunião de uma série de ensaios publicados na imprensa de Nova York em 1788, com o objetivo de ratificar o texto da Constituição. A obra conjunta de três autores, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay. Estes autores estão intimamente ligados à independência dos Estados Unidos. Madison é considerado o pai da constituição. Hamilton foi o primeiro secretário do tesouro e conselheiro do George Washington. Madison juntamente com Jefferson, liderou a fundação do Partido Republicano. Os autores não concordavam entre si em vários pontos, mas concordavam que a Constituição de 1787 deveria ser ratificada. A filosofia política da época, em especial a de Montesquieu, era evocada pelos adversários da ratificação para fundamentar o questionamento que faziam do texto constitucional proposto. Montesquieu, membro de uma tradição que se inicia com Maquiavel e culmina com Rousseau, apontava para incompatibilidade entre governos populares e os tempos modernos. A necessidade de manter grandes exércitos e a predominância das preocupações com o bem estar material fazia das grandes monarquias a forma de governo mais adequada ao espírito dos tempos. As condições ideais exigidas pelos governos populares, um pequeno território e cidadãos virtuosos, amantes da pátria e surdos aos interesses materiais, não mais existiam. Este era o desafio teórico dos federalistas.

Já na Revolução Americana, costuma-se indicar a estruturação do Estado Constitucional, a supremacia da lei constitucional, do regime presidencialista (e com isso, novamente, os próprios direitos políticos de restrição ou controle do Estado) e no sentido mais jurídico, se ainda podemos falar dessa forma, temos as raízes das chamadas garantias institucionais. Este seria o cenário ou o espaço de realização do pensamento federalista, a consumação da República Federativa, como resultado prático dos artigos dos federalistas. Além disso, Thomas Paine (e seu Os direitos do homem) e Thoreau, na defesa de John Brow, na linha da desobediência civil, são expoentes desses pensamentos e devem ser tomados costumeiramente. No Brasil, os pesquisadores Daniel Gomes de Carvalho (UnB) e Modesto Florenzano (USP) defendem que, na passagem do século XVIII para o século XIX, Paine ocupa um lugar especial nas relações entre Liberalismo e Democracia, mantendo as defesas das liberdades individuais e de comércio aliadas ao voto universal, ao contrário da quase totalidade dos outros pensadores.

Fontes
 PAINE, Thomas. A Era da Razão: Uma investigação sobre a teologia verdadeira e a fabulosa. 6. ed. Curitiba: Editora Iluminista, 2014. 104 p. v. I.

Ligações externas

 AGRARIAN JUSTICE
 Common Sense

Norte-americanos de ascendência inglesa
Políticos dos Estados Unidos
Filósofos dos Estados Unidos
Filósofos da Inglaterra
Liberais clássicos
Republicanismo
Pessoas da Revolução Francesa
Críticos das religiões
Deístas
Naturais de Norfolk
Iluministas


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After the conviction of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, her elder son Tarique Zia took the helm as the acting chairman of the party. But the main question is: Whether Tarique will be able to gain the acceptance from the global community in absence of his mother.
Especially, many well-wishers of the BNP think that party's defeat in the 11th Parliamentary polls would not be so humiliating if Tarique had got the blessings of India.
BNP secured only 32 seats out of 300 during the general elections in 2008. Later in 2014, the party boycotted the January 5 election which has been estimated as their one of the biggest political mistakes.
Experts think although the party participated in the last national polls, the party policymakers failed to assess the thoughts of the international community. Party insiders said Tarique Rahman could not gain the faith and confidence of the global leaders despite political lobbying and efforts.
A large part of the party thinks that Tarique's direct involvement in nominating the party candidates through Skype has cast an adverse effect in the national polls.
He also attracted criticism within the party by nominating some of his close aides, said party insiders.
Moreover, it had been estimating that if BNP wins in the poll, Tarique Rahman would be the head of the government. Even, he could be invited to lead the new government as prime minister. The foreign diplomats were also concerned over the issue and during a meeting with Jatiya Oikyafront leaders they asked the question. But, they failed to get any satisfactory answer and that could be a reason behind BNP's defeat in the polls.
Wishing anonymity, some leaders said two of the BNP Standing Committee members have already placed the proposal of changing the leadership. Two top BNP leaders--Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and Moudud Ahmed--while addressing a programme on the occasion of party founder Ziaur Rahman's birth anniversary, also spoke on the issue.
According to experts, Tarique Rahman could create a positive image by withdrawing him from the direct political activities before the election. Rather, he could maintain the role of an indirect policymaker. Especially, he could assure the global community that he will not be prime minister of the new government in order to create a positive atmosphere.
One of the top leaders of Oikyafront and also the Founder of Gono Shasthaya Kendra, Dr Zafarullah Chowdhury, told Kalerkantho that Tarique Zia should take a formal break in order to gain the support of international community.
"He [Tarique] must understand the situation otherwise nothing can be done. One of the senior leaders of BNP can take the helm of the party until Khaleda Zia is released from the jail. She will lead the party again after her release as she is well accepted by all," he added.
Dr Badiul Alam Majumdar, secretary, SHUJAN: Citizens for Good Governance, said: "BNP is suffering from leadership crisis. In order to get out of it, BNP must select a new leader and also must work for restoring people's faith."
According to political expert Dr Tarique Shamsur Rahman, BNP cannot move further under the current leadership. Eligible and acceptable leaders should be included in the Standing Committee of the party.
Two senior BNP leaders wished not to be mentioned said BNP should not allow Jamaat-e-Islami leaders to contest in the poll with BNP's electoral symbol. It was a mistake which was also not accepted by the international community.
Although BNP is the major political ally in the Jatiya Oikyafront, Tarique Rahman is not considered the top leader of the alliance. Rather, Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain is performing the role of the key leader.
LDP Chairman Oli Ahmed, on the other hand, has been made the chief coordinator of the 20-party alliance. Consequently, in fact, Tarique Rahman's direct influence on the alliance is now scarcer. But after formation of the four-party coalition in 1999 and after the formation of the 20-party alliance, BNP chief Khaleda Zia was called "Jotenetri".
Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman took the responsibility of the acting chairman of BNP, staying in London after his mother BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was sentenced to jail in a corruption case in February last year.
According to the sub-section 2 of Section 8 (Ga/C) of the constitution of the party, in absence of the chairman, senior vice-chairman will act as acting chairman of the party. Under sub-section 3 of the same section, it has been said that senior vice-chairman will be appointed as the chairman during the remaining period when chief's post fell vacant.
BNP insiders said that according to the party constitution, there is no scope for anyone to lead the party keeping Tarique Rahman away from the party position. The constitution of the party is needed to be amended to pick another leader.
And in a bid to bring such amendment, the party must hold its National Council. However, some BNP benevolent suggested that someone from the party can be made an executive president to make the party a 'functional' one.
A member of the BNP Standing Committee has recently placed three proposals for making the party a well-designed one soon at a party meeting held on January 15.
One of these is holding the National Council in March or April this year. But before the expected council, he also proposes holding the meeting of the executive committee of the party and a meeting of the BNP nominated candidates participated in the December 30's election.
This has become the talk of the town.
Not only the leaders and activists of the party but also the common people are now seen asking the same question.


In today's tech savvy world, it's no surprise that mobile usage has edged its way to overtake desktop. However, a positive customer experience will always be one of the most important elements for business success. So, while device usage has increased massively in recent years, the basic principle remains the same - if your website fails to impress, your customers won't wait around.
Which brings us to responsive design; What is it and why do I need it?
A responsive website in one that is built in such a way that content, images and the overall layout and display are viewed the same way regardless of the device type. This way, if a user firstly visits a website on a desktop and then later on a mobile or tablet, their experience will be a consistent one. When your website is viewed on a smaller screen, the content is scaled to fit accordingly so that images and text aren't cropped out or difficult to see. Mobile responsive design plays a crucial role in ensuring your site is optimised to convert visitors into quality leads.
With the obvious transition to greater mobile usage, it might come as a surprise that many companies have yet to make their site responsive. Online behavioural patterns confirm people are not only using portable devices for casual social media browsing, but also for research and purchasing. Your website must be adaptable to each user's screen size to ensure a consistent view of valuable information and content. Remember, your website is often the first point of customer contact, make sure your site instils confidence and trust from the get go.
Providing website visitors with a positive experience is crucial. If a user arrives on your website, having to pinch and zoom to find information, there's a good chance they won't find what they're looking for. Frustration often causes visitors to prematurely bounce from your website and search elsewhere (often with your competitor). Google has stated that 61% of users are unlikely to return to a mobile site they had trouble accessing and a massive 40% will instead visit a competitors site1.
With almost 60% of Google searches performed on mobile2, it's vital that your website is easily found. Google want to offer their users the best search results with the best websites to avoid unsatisfactory sessions. With only one URL, mobile responsive design makes it easier for Google to bot crawl your website and all its content, increasing the chance of your website gaining a higher page ranking.
Customers are more impatient than ever. So much so that even a one second delay in loading time can result in a 7% reduction in conversions3. Google standards recommend that an entire page should load in under 2 seconds on mobile devices. While this is achievable with responsive design, loading a desktop website on a mobile device simply can't reach this speed. Check your website speed with Google.
Most businesses now incorporate some form of content marketing and social media into their strategy to drive website traffic. This social media and blogging boom means more customers than ever are engaging with your content on mobile devices. So, what happens when these visitors arrive on a site that's difficult to navigate and a struggle to read content on? They leave! A mobile responsive design avoids these unnecessary bounces, offering your users an enjoyable website experience with a greater chance they'll return in the future.
A mobile responsive website is no longer a "nice to have" feature, it's a necessity for growing your business online. Responsive design will ensure a consistent experience for all visitors, regardless of device type. This leads to your potential customers having an initial positive experience with your business, making it less likely they will search elsewhere and encourages them to return in the future.


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Cape Vincent Breakwater Lighthouse
Cape Vincent, New York - 1900 (1900**)
History of the Cape Vincent Breakwater Lighthouse
Posted/Updated by Bryan Penberthy on 2014-11-06.
As early as the 1850s, commercial interests at Cape Vincent demanded a breakwater to provide a safe protected harbor. As its location was 2-1/2 miles from Lake Ontario, it was a convenient port for vessels to wait out storms, inclement weather, or darkness. Twin Cape Vincent Lighthouses would one day mark the breakwater.
Before the advent of the automobile, trains and steamers were the way people moved around. The express line of the Ontario and St. Lawrence Steam Boat Company made daily trips between Ogdensburg and Lewiston from June until October with a stop at Cape Vincent. From Cape Vincent, passengers could take a ferry to Kingston, Ontario, where they could connect to rail lines to all major ports.
The original breakwater project of 1896 called for a breakwater to run parallel to and 600 feet from the railroad wharf extending 1,600 feet with an estimated cost of $320,000. However, this project was scaled back on May 13, 1899. Modified plans called for a breakwater to run parallel to and 500 feet from the railroad wharf extending 1,500 with a cost not to exceed $200,000.
By 1901, construction of the breakwater was underway and by August of that year, two fixed red lights were installed. The Annual Report of the Lighthouse Board for 1902 had the following entry:
54-55. Cape Vincent breakwater, southerly side of the St. Lawrence River, New York - Two fixed red lights were established on the completed part of the new breakwater which is being built in the St. Lawrence River in front of the town of Cape Vincent, N.Y. They were first lighted on August 31, 1901. They are about 25 feet above mean lake level, and are shown from lens lanterns supported by masts having a small house at the base of each. They are located one about 20 feet from the westerly the other about 20 feet from the easterly end of the breakwater. A boathouse has been rented for the care the keeper's boat.
This new station consists of two lighted beacons on a breakwater in the St. Lawrence River. It is in charge of a keeper who lives on shore in quarters he rents where he can find them, and rows to and from the light-station in a small boat. It is essential for the efficient and proper care of the station that a keeper's dwelling and boathouse be provided on land conveniently located, to be purchased by the Government. It is estimated that such buildings, including a proper site, would cost approximately $5,000, and it is recommended that an appropriation of that amount be made therefor.
Cape Vincent Breakwater Lighthouse (Courtesy Coast Guard)
Temporary lights were established on masts while the breakwater was under construction. Also, no progress was made on establishing a dwelling and boathouse for the keeper, and in 1903, the Annual Report once again included a recommendation for an appropriation of $5,000 for the dwelling and boathouse.
The next year, the temporary beacons were replaced with permanent wooden towers topped with octagonal wooden lanterns. That same year, a new 360° five-day fifth-order Fresnel lens replaced the one-day lens in the westerly beacon. Both lights continued to exhibit a fixed red light. The Lighthouse Board had again asked for $5,000 to construct a keeper's dwelling and boat house that year.
As progress in constructing the breakwater continued throughout the years, the east beacon was moved along as to continue to mark the outer end. By November 1906, as the breakwater had grown, the eastern lighthouse was moved some 500 feet the new end of the breakwater.
That same year, to provide the keeper some protection when traveling between the two towers, a life-line was constructed. The life-line consisted of 7/8-inch steel line, held up by two-inch wrought-iron posts set 10 feet apart, closest to the south side of the breakwater parapet. This life-line would provide the keeper something to hold on to or attach himself to in the event of heavy seas.
In the Annual Report of the Lighthouse Board for 1908, a recommendation was made for an isolated fireproof oil house. It is unclear, however, whether it was ever made. In 1939, electricity was brought to the twin lighthouses increasing the intensity of the lights.
The lighthouses remained in use until 1951 when they were replaced with steel skeletal lights. Today, only one of the lights remains. It sits on the grounds of the Cape Vincent Highway Department on Route 12E.
While in Cape Vincent, there are many things to do. Just a short distance down the road, you can visit the Tibbetts Point Lighthouse where you can stay at the hostel, or if you are feeling adventurous, you can take Horne's Ferry over to Wolfe Island.
Directions: From Cape Vincent, take Route 12 E (called Market Street) south out of Cape Vincent. A little more than 1/2 mile out, you will see the lighthouse on the right-hand side of the road. It will be near Stone Quarry Road.
Access: The lighthouse is owned by the Village of Cape Vincent. Grounds open, tower closed.
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Aaah it felt so good to be back at Park Guell! This park brings back so many memories: it was one of the first things we ( my boyfriend and I) visited when we were just one month together and I can assure you… it's such a romantic place. Oke, there are a lot of tourists but if you go very early ( like we did!) then the park is so quite and peaceful! The perfect place to spend a few hours strolling around on the pathways ….
I spotted this gorgeous Rika dress at Enes the other day and I thought it was the perfect outfit for a romantic stroll in the park! A pair of comfy sandals, a big shopper bag and sunglasses to protect from the sun… Hope you like the outfit!


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ImageMagick and Ubuntu 9.04
Using a command line tool like ImageMagick for image processing may sound a really counter-intuitive thing to do but there's no need to do everything on a case by case interactive basis. Image resizing and format conversion come to mind here. Helper programs are used behind the scenes too with Ghostscript being used to create Postscript files, for example.
The subject of helper programs brings me to an issue that has hampered me recently. While I am aware that there are tools like F-Spot available, I am also wont to use a combination of shell scripting (BASH & KSH), Perl and ImageMagick for organising my digital photos. My preference for using Raw camera files (DNG & CRW) means that ImageMagick cannot access these without a little helper. In the case of Ubuntu, it's UFRaw. However, Jaunty Jackalope appears to have seen UFRaw updated to a version that is incompatible with the included version of ImageMagick (6.4.5 as opposed to 3.5.2 at the time of writing). The result is that the command issued by ImageMagick to UFRaw -- issue the command man ufraw-batch to see the details -- is not accepted by the included version of the latter, 0.15 if you're interested. It seems that an older release of UFRaw accepted the output device ppm16 (16-bit PPM files) but this should now be specified as ppm for the output device and 16 for the output depth. In a nutshell, where the parameter output-type did the lot, you now need both output-type and output-depth.
I thought of decoupling things by using UFRaw to create 16-bit PPM files for processing by ImageMagick but to no avail. The identify command wouldn't return the date on which the image was taken. I even changed the type to 8-bit JPEG's with added EXIF information but no progress was made. In the end, a mad plan came to mind: creating a VirtualBox VM running Debian. The logic was that if Debian deserves its reputation for solidity, dependencies like ImageMagick and UFRaw shouldn't be broken and I wasn't wrong. To make it fly though, I needed to see if I could get Guest Additions installed on Debian. Out of the box, the supported kernel version must be at least 2.6.27 and Debian's is 2.6.26 so additional work was on the cards. First, GCC, Make and the correct kernel header files need to be installed. Once those are in place, the installation works smoothly and a restart sets the goodies in motion. To make the necessary Shared folder to be available, a command like the following was executed:
mount -t vboxfs [Shared Folder name] [mount point]
Once that deed was done and ImageMagick instated, the processing that I have been doing for new DSLR images was reinstated. Ironically, Debian's version of ImageMagick, 6.3.7, is even older than Ubuntu's but it works and that's the main thing. There is an Ubuntu bug report for this on Launchpad so I hope that it gets fixed at some point in the near future. However, that may mean awaiting 9.10 or Karmic Koala so I'm glad to have the workaround in the meantime.


I've been tutoring students from Elementary School level to College level in subjects of math and physics. I like to work with all kinds of students, regardless of what problems they are facing. From my experience, every student needs an individual approach. At first I indetify problems that the student is facing. Then I quickly develop a working plan with that individual, and finally we start implementing it. The success comes usually when both sides work hard.


A lowrise masonry building with balconies and central air located near the 45th Street Village in the oceanblock. Very close to the beach by foot and has an outside foot shower. Assigned offstreet parking for two cars. The town with its shops, restaurants, night spots and outdoor activities awaits.
Canvasback building has following features and amenities: outside foot shower, outside shower.


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Facts about Global Warming for Children
Environmental Science / By Atula Gupta / Weather, Climate Change & Global Warming
What is Global Warming?
Let us discuss some facts about global warming for children. Our planet Earth was formed billions of years ago. Just like a glass greenhouse traps the sun's energy inside to help plants grow, Earth too is a natural greenhouse. There are gases like carbon dioxide, water vapor, and so forth in the atmosphere of the Earth, and these are called greenhouse gases.
When sunlight enters Earth's atmosphere, it reaches land, water and the surface. A part of it is absorbed and the remaining portion is sent back, but the greenhouse gases do not allow all the sun's energy to go back. They trap the energy and light of the sun. This helps keep the planet warm enough to live. If this natural greenhouse effect had not been there, Earth would be very cold, and the average temperature of the planet would be just five degreLes Fahrenheit.
With the growing population, rising number of industries and growing number of cars and vehicles, however, the level of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases like methane, nitrous oxide, and others has increased in the atmosphere. Scientists believe the level of carbon dioxide has increased up to 25 percent from the levels of hundreds of years ago. This increase is causing more of the sun's energy to be trapped inside the earth's atmosphere. The result is our planet is becoming warmer. This phenomenon of the planet becoming warmer and warmer due to excessive greenhouse effect is known as global warming.
What are the Major Causes of Global Warming?
The major causes of global warming are growing population, industrialization, and increased use of vehicles fueled by fossil fuels. It is believed that fossil fuels, like oils and gases, are adding approximately 6 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and only half of it is being absorbed by forests and oceans. All over the world, a 70 percent rise in carbon dioxide levels has been due to the burning of fossil fuel by vehicles, while a 40 percent rise in the levels is due to industries, machines, and other causes.
What are the Present Effects of Global Warming?
Experts say that the last twenty years have been the warmest of years for the planet. The Arctic ice is melting very rapidly due to warming. It is thought that the Arctic may become totally ice free as early as the year 2040. Glaciers are melting rapidly. The Glacier National Park in Montana had 150 glaciers in 1910. Now there are just 27. Deserts are becoming hotter than ever before.
In the animal world, polar bears have rapidly decreased in numbers. Coral reefs are dying off in many areas. All over the world, people have experienced sudden increases in temperatures with days becoming hotter. In 2007, residents of Tegua Island in the Pacific Ocean were evacuated due to rising sea levels and subsequent flooding.
What will Happen if Global Warming Continues?
Scientists believe that if nothing is done to stop global warming, by the year 2100 the earth's temperature will increase by 3.5 degree F. It will become very hot making it difficult for most living organisms to survive. The increasing temperature would also increase the sea levels between 7 inches to 23 inches. Many people living near the coastal areas would be affected if something like this happens. There will be more storms, hurricanes, heat waves, wildfires and floods. Desert areas may become too dry and hot for inhabitation. Farming will not be possible. In fact, global warming could threaten the life of one million species of plants and animals.
How can I Make a Difference?
The problem of global warming is mostly due to the burning of fossil fuels and excessive use of energy. Many household items use use electricity like the washing machine, TV, refrigerator, computer, and so forth. When you drive somewhere, you use a vehicle that requires fuel. Therefore, now that you know some facts about global warming for children, encourage kids to help by:
Turn off lights when leaving a room.
Turn off the television or computer when not in use.
Use the washing machine only when there are enough clothes to run it with a full load.
Bike or walk short distances instead of going in a car.
Take shorter showers to save water.
Dress warmly if it is cold to avoid turning on the heater.
Dress lightly when it is warm to avoid use of air conditioner or fan.
Plant a tree.
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1206_041206_global_warming_2.html
https://globalwarming.sdsu.edu/
https://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-basics/kidspage.cfm
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