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USAF to Open for Social-Networking Sites
Social networking websites such as MySpace and Facebook will soon be available to US Air Force personnel under new Department of Defence rules. The service is already available in five Pacific air force bases, including Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, Eielson AFB in Alaska, Elmendorf A
Social networking websites such as MySpace and Facebook will soon be available to US Air Force personnel under new Department of Defence rules.
The service is already available in five Pacific air force bases, including Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, Eielson AFB in Alaska, Elmendorf AFB in Alaska, Hickam AFB in Hawaii and Yokota Air Base in Japan.
The service will subsequently be available to all air force bases from April.
According to DoD officials, Internet-based social networking services have become integral tools for all manner of operations across the military services and in collaboration with other federal agencies and the public.
Air Force Space Command Headquarters will act as the approval authority for the AFNET.
The move is part of the Department of Defense Directive-Type Memorandum 09-026 – Responsible and Effective Use of Internet-based Capabilities, issued on 25 February.
The air force implementation plan will ensure a tight and secure network to defend against malicious activity to safeguard the missions that depend on cyberspace.
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News review – Tuesday 13 March 2018
Posted by Debbie | Mar 13, 2018 | News | 8 |
THE European Union could end up "empty-handed" if the bloc pushes Britain too hard in the search of a good Brexit transition deal, a political analyst has warned. Britain and the EU are on a collision course as March 29, 2019 – the date the UK quits the bloc – draws ever closer. The EU wants to finalise an agreement on the details by autumn this year, in order that the national parliaments of the 27 member states and the European Parliament can agree to a deal. Amid fears time is running out, a political analyst has warned the EU could risk getting nothing from the deal if the bloc's negotiators push Britain too far.
British Brexit negotiators are closing in on securing a deal on the transition period and have surprised their European Union counterparts with their "strong will" to strike an agreement to effectively prolong Britain's membership of the single market and customs union for about two years after March 29 2019. London is targeting the March 22 European Council summit to secure agreement on the transition period, which is needed to give valuable time for the government and businesses to prepare for Brexit. During transition, Britain will lose all EU voting rights but will have to implement all new and existing EU laws.
A BREXIT speech by Vince Cable where the Lib Dem leader appeared to accuse Leave voters of being driven by racism, has sparked calls to the police to investigate allegations of a hate crime. London Assembly member David Kurten, a leading mixed race Brexit campaigner, has made a complaint to the Metropolitan Police after the Lib Dem leader claimed that Brexit supporters were older voters "driven by nostalgia for a world where passports were blue, faces were white." Sir Vince, a leading Remainer pushing for a second EU referendum, denied that he had made racist remarks but Mr Kurten, a contender for the Ukip leadership, described his words as "a terrible slur motivated by racism".
Nerve attack
The former Russian double agent and his daughter poisoned by a deadly nerve agent will either die or be crippled by their exposure to Novichok, according to the whistleblower who alerted the world to Russia's secret chemical weapons programme. Vil Mirzayanov, a chemist who worked at the heart of the Soviet programme, said Russia was the only country able to produce and deploy such a powerful nerve agent, and he warned that many more people may fall ill. "It is at least 10 times more powerful than any known nerve agent.
Theresa May dramatically pointed the finger at Vladimir Putin last night over the nerve gas attack on a former spy and could order a cyber attack against Russia in retaliation. The Prime Minister said the facts increasingly suggested Russia was behind the apparent 'hit' on double-agent Sergei Skripal in Salisbury. Branding the attack a 'reckless and despicable act', Mrs May said the substance used was a 'military grade' agent Moscow has produced. Mrs May said the government would not accept such an attempt to 'murder innocent civilians on our soil'. She will decide on a range of sanctions over the next 24 hours after urgent talks with Nato, the United Nations, EU and US.
Theresa May has said it is "highly likely" that Russia is responsible for the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury. Updating MPs on the attack the Prime Minister said it is now clear they were poisoned by a military grade nerve agent of a type developed by the Russian state. It comes after Ms May was briefed in Downing Street by police and intelligence chiefs on the latest developments in the case at a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC). The Kremlin has denied involvement of the Russian government in the nerve agent attack on the Skripals but in an extraordinary statement, Ms May told MPs gathered in the Commons that Russia has previously produced this nerve agent and "would still be capable of doing so".
Theresa May today said it was "highly likely" Russia attacked ex-spy Sergei Skripal and gave the Kremlin a deadline of just over 24 hours to respond. Plunging Britain into its worst stand-off with Moscow since the Cold War, the Prime Minister revealed the 66-year-old and his daughter were targeted with a Russian-produced, military-grade nerve agent called Novichok in Salisbury. Her damning statement warned "much more extensive measures" will be taken against Moscow if it does not explain itself. But Russia's Foreign Ministry has already reportedly brushed off the allegations as a "fairy tale".
Theresa May has given Vladimir Putin until midnight on Tuesday to explain the use of a Russian-made nerve agent in the Salisbury attack or face retaliation for "a brazen attempt to murder innocent civilians on our soil". The Prime Minister told MPs that the Government "has concluded it is highly likely that Russia was responsible" for the attempted murder of the former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia last weekend. And she revealed that an illegal "weapons-grade" nerve agent known as Novichok was used in what she described as "an indiscriminate and reckless act against the United Kingdom". Novichok is one of the most deadly chemical weapons ever developed.
THERESA May yesterday gave Russia's Vladimir Putin until midnight tonight to explain the Salisbury spy poisoning — or face the wrath of Britain. She told MPs it was "highly likely" ex-MI6 double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were attacked with a Russian-produced nerve agent called Novichok. The PM revealed the chemical weapon used was designed by Russian scientists in the 1980s to kill thousands on the battlefield. Stunned MPs shouted "shame" in the Commons as she said its "indiscriminate" use in targeting former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia "put the lives of innocent civilians at risk".
Theresa May has given Vladimir Putin's administration until midnight on Tuesday to explain how a former spy was poisoned in Salisbury, otherwise she will conclude it was an "unlawful use of force" by the Russian state against the UK. After chairing a meeting of the national security council, the prime minister told MPs that it was "highly likely" that Russia was responsible for the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia. She warned that Britain would not tolerate such a "brazen attempt to murder innocent civilians on our soil". In a statement to the House of Commons that triggered an angry response from Moscow, the prime minister said the evidence had shown that Skripal had been targeted by a "military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia".
Theresa May has cleared the way for a cyberattack on Russia as she challenged President Putin to explain how a powerful Russian nerve agent came to be used in an assassination attempt on British soil. The prime minister told MPs yesterday that the double agent Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter, Yulia, 33, were attacked in Salisbury last week with novichok, a chemical weapon up to eight times more powerful than the notorious VX nerve agent. It has never knowingly been deployed before, experts say. Russia had carried out a "direct attack on our country" or had "lost control of this potentially catastrophically damaging nerve agent", Mrs May said.
Labour is embroiled in a row over alleged bullying at the top of the party after a shadow cabinet minister accused members of Jeremy Corbyn's staff of "aggressive, intimidating and wholly unprofessional" behaviour. Debbie Abrahams, the Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, said her experience highlighted "a bullying culture of the worst kind", adding that she would be making a formal complaint to party officials and parliamentary authorities. The row came after Labour announced that Ms Abrahams had stepped aside while she is investigated over an "employment issue". It is understood the issue relates to multiple allegations about her treatment of staff.
Jeremy Corbyn was accused by his own MPs of politicising the poisoning of Sergei Skripal after he used his response to Theresa May's Commons statement to criticise the Conservative Party's Russian donors. The Labour leader faced shouts of "shame" and "disgrace" when he mentioned Tory donations. "We're all familiar with the way huge fortunes, often acquired in the most dubious circumstances in Russia, sometimes connected with criminal elements, have ended up sheltering in London and trying to buy political influence in British party politics," he said.
Jeremy Corbyn was branded 'shameful' today for launching a party political attack on Theresa May after she accused Russia over a nerve agent attack on UK soil. The Labour leader condemned the assassination attempt on Sergei Skripal but not before lashing the Prime Minister over Russia-linked donations to the Tories. Mr Corbyn was slammed by MPs on all sides of the Commons and his speech was greeted by jeers of 'shame' as he advocated 'robust' talks with the Kremlin. He insisted the Government's response to the 'shocking' attack must focus on 'reducing tensions'.
Labour's nationalisation agenda is as serious a threat to the economy as a hard Brexit, according to the Confederation of British Industry president. Jeremy Cobyn's party campaigned on a general election manifesto last year to renationalise the water, rail, energy and postal services. And the Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, has also since pledged to bring controversial private finance initiative (PFI) deals back "in house" if Labour comes to power. But Paul Drechsler, in a speech to business leaders in London, dismissed this nationalisation programme as "ideology" and warned it is liable to deter much-needed private investment.
GUY Verhofstadt has hit out at EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker over the appointment of Martin Selmayr to European Commission secretary-general as Brussels officials face criticism from all sides over the controversial promotion of Juncker's former righthand man. MEPs have spent the afternoon debating the appointment of Mr Selmayr, who was previously employed as Mr Juncker's chief of staff, following claims that norms in the recruitment procedure were ignored to quickly install the Mr Selmayr.
Jean-Claude Juncker was engulfed in a cronyism storm yesterday after parachuting his chief of staff into a job as the EU's top eurocrat. The European Commission president faced calls to sack notorious German official Martin Selmayr – nicknamed The Monster – after critics described his promotion as a 'cloak and dagger' coup. Leading MEPs threatened to topple his Commission, claiming the dramatic rise of the unelected lawyer had destroyed the credibility of Brussels. The European Ombudsman, an independent EU body that looks into wrongdoing, was yesterday considering an investigation alongside a separate probe by the European Parliament.
The unelected European Commission has made dire predictions for the UK economy ahead of Brexit trade talks, contradicting the recent claims of the Chancellor. Chancellor Phillip Hammond had used TV appearances over the weekend to hint that the UK was balancing its books, reducing the deficit, and could move to end austerity soon. The EU annual assessment of the British economy was leaked to The Sunday Times, with earlier versions available online. It says the economy has already "slowed markedly" and growth will be "subdued" in coming years. "Economic growth in the UK has slowed markedly since the start of 2017," the report says. "GDP growth is expected to remain subdued, slowing gradually to 1.3 per cent in 2018 and to 1.1 per cent per cent in 2019."
The Commons Leader today ordered an independent inquiry into allegations of bullying of Parliamentary staff by MPs, including by Speaker John Bercow. With Mr Bercow watching from the Speaker's chair, Andrea Leadsom said reports of bullying of parliamentary staff were of 'huge concern'. Ms Leadsom said the 'short' inquiry would assess whether current procedures to protect people who work for the Commons were 'fit for purpose'. She said there was a 'need for change' in the wake of a new wave of complaints about bullying MPs. Tory MP James Duddridge accused the Speaker of trying to 'suppress' allegations against him and intervened in the Commons to question whether it was 'appropriate' for him to preside over the debate.
House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has come under fresh pressure amid allegations of bullying against him and two other MPs. Answering an urgent question about claims of a "culture of fear" within Westminster, the Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom proposed an independent inquiry into "allegations of systemic bullying of parliamentary staff". The Cabinet minister revealed she will recommend such an investigation to the House of Commons Commission, a cross-party group responsible for the administration of the House of Commons, which is chaired by Mr Bercow himself. Mrs Leadsom said: "I am more determined than ever that we banish all kinds of harassment and bullying from this place, because make no mistake, there is a need for change."
The leader of the House of Commons, Andrea Leadsom, has launched an investigation into allegations of bullying of Commons staff by MPs, a move that will put increased pressure on the Speaker, John Bercow. Leadsom announced the investigation after an urgent question from MPs prompted by a Newsnight investigation alleging that Bercow's private secretary resigned and had post-traumatic stress disorder after working in his office. The allegations against Bercow surfaced shortly before Debbie Abrahams, the shadow work and pensions secretary, was suspended from her role while an allegation of bullying against her was investigated. Abrahams hit back at the claims on Monday night, counter-accusing members of Jeremy Corbyn's office of bullying her.
The NHS could be plunged into a year-round crisis because of a lack of social care provision, the head of one of England's biggest councils has warned. The comments by Andrew Travers, the chief executive of Lambeth council in south London, were made as the chancellor, Philip Hammond, faces pressure to address funding shortages in his spring statement. They follow a warning by the Local Government Association (LGA) that a "tipping point" for adult social care was fast approaching and that inaction from ministers was no longer an option. Labour said a £6.3bn in adult social care funding had been lost since 2010.
ONE in four adults now suffer multiple health problems, a study warns. Experts said they take up most GP consultations, prescriptions and hospital admissions. And they fear the rising numbers of complex cases are putting the NHS under major strain. Researchers in Cambridge, Bristol and Utah universities found 14 million people in England have two or more long-term conditions. These include illnesses linked to poor lifestyle such as heart disease, diabetes or cancer. The four-year study found 53 per cent of GP appointments and 56 per cent of hospital admissions involve people with several conditions. They account for 79 per cent of prescriptions.
AN NHS trust has had to go to the High Court to uphold its decision to end the PFI contract for an unsafe £75 million mental health hospital. About 50 patients at Roseberry Park in Middlesbrough, which opened just eight years ago, have had to be relocated due to fears over serious defects in the hospital's fire safety systems. Adult inpatient services have been moved to Sandwell Park hospital in Hartlepool, a half-hour drive or 40-minute train journey from Roseberry Park.
Britain's economy is set to confound the sceptics as the country leaves the EU, Philip Hammond will declare today. The Chancellor will cast aside his reputation as the Cabinet's Eeyore figure to unveil upgraded forecasts in his spring statement, according to Whitehall sources last night The Chancellor would be 'markedly optimistic about the outlook' ahead of Brexit next year, said one. Mr Hammond is expected to give only a brief 15-minute update to Parliament on the economy and public finances today as the Budget has been moved to the end of the year. The passionate Remain campaigner has refused to say in recent days if leaving the bloc will be 'worth it'. But he is said to have been struck by the resilience of the UK economy since the EU referendum.
The Chancellor is expected to offer some good news when he gives his first spring statement later. Lower than expected borrowing and higher than predicted GDP growth last year will bring a note of optimism, but Philip Hammond has already suggested it is too early to take his foot off the austerity brake. At the weekend he said: "There is light at the end of the tunnel because what we are about to see is debt starting to fall after it has been growing for 17 continuous years. "That is a very important moment for us but we are still in the tunnel at the moment."
University lecturers could return to work as early as tomorrow after sides in a dispute over pensions reached an agreement. After ten days of industrial action by teaching staff, vice-chancellors seemed to back down on plans to scrap their generous defined benefit pension scheme and said that they would increase university pension contributions to almost 20 per cent of salaries for three years. Lecturers will also increase contributions. Defined benefit pensions guarantee an income in retirement, based on final salaries.
Strikes by university staff, which have caused widespread disruption on campuses across the UK in a bitter dispute over pensions, could be suspended later this week after a breakthrough in talks. Employers and union leaders have agreed a revised proposal to reform pensions, which – if endorsed by all parties – will be introduced as part of a three-year transitional arrangement. The proposal has been sent to members of the University and College Union (UCU) and will be considered on Tuesday at a meeting of the its higher education committee and at a separate meeting of branch representatives.
The threat of further strikes by university lecturers was receding last night. Lecturers' leaders and university officials are said to have reached an agreement in a bitter dispute over pensions. The row centred on proposals that would change the pension from a defined benefit scheme, which gives workers a guaranteed income in their retirement, to a defined contribution scheme, in which pensions are subject to fluctuations in the stock market. The change was an attempt to address a funding gap in the scheme. The University and College Union said that talks with Universities UK had resulted in a transitional arrangement under which employers and employees will be required to pay higher pension contributions for three years.
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Oldsweat	on March 13, 2018 at 5:52 pm
We have no influence, the EU has no influence. We are energy deficient and rely on Russian gas supplies. Our reserves are depleted and we have no dependable alternatives. The French own our nuclear electricity, our pits are closed and we sit on billions of tons of coal.
Our defences are merely a posture, NATO has never won a battle, the UN is a Joke believe me we are treading water as a credible defence force. Our troops were kicked out of Iraq and Afghanistan, we are not able to help the Ukraine or anybody. We don't have enough navy to patrol our coastal waters. Our fishing fleets when and if we have any will be largely unprotected.
Years of weak and venal politicians have reduced our country to a pathetic bunch of pleaders.
The remnants of our forces would be decimated in no time against conventional Russian troops. That's why we rely on tactical nuclear weapons and the Russians know we would never have the guts to use them.
Debbie	on October 2, 2018 at 5:10 pm
Unfortunately, not all voters are as avid about politics as we are. Many of them read the papers and believe what they read – and there's not much complimentary about UKIP.
ChrisK	on March 13, 2018 at 4:32 pm
Mrs May concerned about Russia putting British civilians' lives at risk, but doesn't seem at all bothered about Islamic attacks and beheadings in this country. Hypocrite.
icini	on March 13, 2018 at 10:55 am
Two year transition. In other words keep kicking the can down the road in the hope that it will get lost. This is not what we worked and voted for.
MrBav	on March 13, 2018 at 9:22 am
Nerve Agent Attack
I hope that since we have now had a clear statement from Theresa May (with intelligence passed to the opposition in advance of her statement) and ACCEPTED by Parliament that there are no further crazy conspiracy theories published here regarding what IS either a deliberate attack on the UK by Russia OR an extremely serious incident where Novochok nerve-agents somehow reached non-state actors.
Russia has 15 hours to respond. It probably will not. UKIP should now join in with the common consensus and USE ITS MEPs to raise pressure in Brussels, demanding EU support for whatever sanctions the government enacts in due course. In other words, actually do something.
Only solidarity and strength will dissuade Russia from doing this again. UKIP can assist and use whatever influence it still has now the time has come. A statement to this effect would be respected by the British electorate. Time for Gerrard to make that statement.
Jake Bennett	on March 13, 2018 at 4:37 pm
Mr Bav
Since 1992 (Maastricht) I have considered the British political establishment to be nothing less than a bunch of lying, treasonous cretins of the lowest order. If I cannot trust them with my sovereignty then why on earth would I take on trust anything they have to say about the murky world of espionage from the Dispatch Box?
MrBav	on March 13, 2018 at 9:52 pm
I'm an historian. I just can't agree with a single thing you say. I don't understand your motives for saying what you say either. And I don't have a clue at what you are insinuating. Are you blaming the Jews for the Salisbury attack? You say /// Your government is a criminal organisation/// . Who is YOUR government?
Your comments on 9/11 are nonsense. As are your comments regarding the Kennedy assassination.
I despair.
FFS Viv, Moderate this site or all intelligent commentators will leave.
It's turning into a haven for trolls.
StuartJ	on March 13, 2018 at 7:42 pm
Since Tony Blair told us that Iraq had 'weapons of mass destruction' that could reach us in '45 minutes' I have also learned not to trust anything our prime minister tells us, especially if it is angling for our country to join in with military action which will cost us billions of pounds while we are supposedly 'in austerity' and have got no money to pay for social care.

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"200 hundred miles from London, 200 hundred miles from Edinburgh" announced my grandfather as we drove past the sign in his new Ford Orion, on route to our next Swinsty Reservoir fly fishing adventure. It must have been 1987 or thereabout when Reg BAINBRIDGE showed me his brother's handiwork on the Great North Eastern Railway line. However my memory is...
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Adelaide EDGAR, our great grandmother, was the tenth of twelve children, born 2 August 1888, to John Thomas ONIONS and Ann LUMSDON, in the family's Price Street tenement. She was raised at No. 3 Rosary Terrace, off Holgate Road, where the family moved in the mid 1890s. The Two-up two-down terraced home overlooked the railway tracks and engine sheds where...
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John Henry was the youngest of five siblings, born 2 March 1892 in Tollerton, to Elizabeth Ann Headley and Charles Bainbridge, a platelayer for North Eastern Railways. John Henry was named after his great grandfather John Bainbridge and grandfather Henry Bainbridge. Unlike his elder siblings in domestic service, John Henry, took an apprenticeship with a clothing and outfitting retailer in...
Elizabeth Ann Headley 1863-1935
Elizabeth Ann Headley was born 1863 in Huby, Yorkshire, to parents Isabella Mennell & John Headley, an agricultural laborer. Elizabeth was the sixth of eight siblings, seven of whom survived to adulthood. All four brothers relocated to Shildon, County Durham, to work in the coal mines or railways and her two sisters moved out of the village to raise large families...
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Charles Bainbridge 1861-1935
Charles Bainbridge was born March 1861 at Sutton Grange, Sutton on the Forest, second child to parents Henry Bainbridge of Tollerton and Jane Scott of Sutton on the Forest. There is no record of Charles' baptism so if it occurred, it may have been in the newly built Methodist Chapel opened in 1861 or the later Wesleyan Chapel, erected in...
Jane Scott 1828-1872
Jane Scott was born 1828 in Sutton on the Forest to parents John Scott, an agricultural labourer, also from Sutton on the Forest & Anne Taylor, originally from Oulston. Jane was the ninth of eleven children, all born in Sutton on the Forest, spanning the 17 years between 1813 – 1832. Baptised 27 April 1828, All Hallows' Parish Church was...
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Henry Bainbridge was born 1831 in Tollerton, was sixth and youngest child of John Bainbridge & Mary Bainbridge. Raised in Tollerton, Henry followed in his father's footsteps and aged 18, joined his elder brother Joseph as an agricultural labourer living with, and working for, the Sadler family, farmers in Tollerton.
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Basic structure doctrine
overnight neurontin Why in news? The Chief Justice of India compared the 'basic structure' of the Constitution to the North Star, in response to Vice president remarks over Keshavanda Bharati case.
http://telegraphharp.com/video/patrick-higgins-violin-partita-no-3-prelude/ Highlights
The basic structure of the Constitution is its living spirit, holding up the body of its text.
It is the "soul" of the Constitution
This doctrine is not defined by constitution it took over shape through various judgments
Basic structure from Kesavananda Bharati case
The Kesavananda Bharati judgment held that Parliament cannot use its constituent power to alter the basic structure or the essential features of the Constitution.
This case explained Constitutional system the basic institutional pattern remains even though the different component parts may undergo significant alterations.
Granville Austin's said that the basic structure doctrine "is fairly said to have become the bedrock of constitutional interpretation in India".
Components of basic structure
Different judges on the Kesavananda Bharati Bench gave different examples of about constitution of the 'basic structure' of the Constitution
It includes supremacy, the federal and secular character of the Constitution, separation of powers among the legislature, executive and judiciary, dignity of the individual, unity and integrity of the nation,
Sovereignty of India, democratic character of our policy, welfare state and egalitarian society, liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship and equality of status and opportunity among other essential features.
Background of Case
The government, smarting Golaknath Nath verdict that upheld the power of judicial review of constitutional amendments, introduced several Constitutional Amendments
Parliament reacted to the SC judgment in Golaknath case by enacting 24th and 25th Amendment act
Parliament reaction
The 24th Constitutional Amendment changed Article 13, a provision which mandated that no 'law' could take away or abridge fundamental rights.
The Golak Nath judgment had interpreted the term 'law' in Article 13(2) to include 'constitutional amendments'
The Parliament through the 24th Amendment said a constitutional amendment cannot be rendered void merely because it infringed fundamental rights.
It also modified Article 368, a provision which dealt with constitutional amendments, to enable the Parliament to add, vary or repeal any Article of the Constitution.
What is 25th Amendment act ?
The 25th Constitutional Amendment introduced Article 31C into the Constitution to implement the DPSPS under Article 39 (b) and (c) for distribution of material resources of the community and to prevent concentration of wealth.
The government's aim was to facilitate nationalisation of industries and socialist measures.
The Amendment mandated that any law enacted with this objective cannot be "deemed" void on the ground that it was inconsistent with fundamental rights.
The latter half of Article 31C added that such a law would be outside judicial review and , even a petition cannot be filed in court challenging such a law.
In short, the Amendment gave Directive Principles primacy over fundamental rights and judicial review of the apex court.
What are the implications of judgment ?
In the Indira Gandhi versus Raj Narain case, removed the 39th Constitutional Amendment passed during the Emergency period which put the elections of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Lok Sabha Speaker beyond judicial review.
In 1980, the court once again used the basic structure formula, in the Minerva Mills challenge to the 42nd Amendment, to uphold judicial review of constitutional amendments and to protect fundamental rights.
The courts have clarified the basic structure, including that of the "primacy to the opinion of the Chief Justice of India in judicial appointments and transfers in independence of the judiciary as a part of the basic structure of the Constitution.


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May they experience the fullness of life in Christ. . .
Profiles of the Sisters of Notre Dame who entered into eternal life during 2012 and 2013.
Sr. Mary Doretta Peter
Humble and reserved, attentive to others' needs, hard-working and ever attuned to God's will, Sister Mary Doretta allowed God to direct her life. Led by God, Sister was able to lead others to God.
Born to Richard and Dorothy (Decker) Peter, Philena was the younger child in the small family of two children. Philena Ann grew to love her baptismal name because her mother made it up just for her. Philena's early life was influenced by the Sisters of Notre Dame, as she attended Ladyfield Elementary School, Notre Dame Academy, and Notre Dame College of Ohio. When Philena became a Sister of Notre Dame, she took the name Sister Mary Doretta, a form of Dorothy in honor of her mother. Her mother's conversion to the Catholic faith was a most joyous day for Sister Mary Doretta and her family.
Sister attended Bowling Green State University, where she earned a master's degree in Special Education. In 1973 Sister began teaching at Mary Immaculate School in Toledo, a school for children with special needs. In 1979 Sister spent a few years teaching first grade in other schools in the Toledo Diocese but then returned to her first love and teaching specialty at Mary Immaculate School where she taught another 25 years. Many parents and former students have attested that "You could always rely on Sister Doretta" and "Everyone knew by her words and actions that Sister cared very deeply about the well-being of the students." Truly gifted in helping special needs children with her creative methods, Sister shared her knowledge by serving on the Autism Academy School Board for nine years.
Sister shared her creative energy with others. She enjoyed singing, cooking, decorating, and most of all arranging flowers for chapel. Sister Mary Doretta is especially remembered as being prayerful and a great lover of the Eucharist as she prepared many young children for their first Communion. Her devotion to Mary found expression in her daily recitation of the rosary, May altars, processions to the grotto, and her membership in Our Lady's Sodality.
January 15, 2021, was a special day for her as she was to celebrate her Golden Jubilee of Profession. Only did God know that she would stand before her Bridegroom to receive His welcoming embrace into her eternal home. Sister Mary Doretta's favorite scripture quote found its fulfillment in her: She has now RECEIVED. She has now FOUND. And the door has now been OPENED to her. (Lk 11:10) May she rest in peace.
To view PowerPoint please follow link: Sister Mary Doretta Peter, SND
Sr. Mary Joseleen Hemker
"By living in the presence of God in the spirit of faith, we trust that one day we will be led to the fullness of joy when we shall see God face to face." These words from the Constitutions of the Sisters of Notre Dame characterize well the life of Sister Mary Joseleen Hemker. On December 15, 2020, God called her to eternal joy after 75 years of religious life at age 95.
Born on January 29, 1925, and baptized Catherine Frances, she became part of a large family of five girls and seven boys who lived on a farm in Delphos, Ohio. She recalled as a student in grade two looking to the sky and thinking, "Jesus, how I want to help all kinds of people to know You and be with You in heaven!" Throughout her life that wish was fulfilled. Catherine graduated from St. John High School before entering the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1943 and being invested in 1944.
Sister enjoyed teaching primary grades in the Toledo Diocese for twelve years, before becoming an Adoration Sister in the Motherhouse. While in Rome for 40 years she felt privileged to be close to the heart of the Catholic Church. She loved attending liturgical functions such as canonizations at St. Peter's. From Palm Sunday through Good Friday, she was hardly seen at the Motherhouse, so intent was she on participating at the Holy Week services at the Coliseum or St. Peter's. Besides several hours of prayer daily as an adoration sister, Sister Joseleen was the community coordinator during some of her years in Rome, a position for which she was highly respected and loved.
Sister returned to the United States in 2000 and lived at Lial Convent, where she faithfully continued her ministry of prayer. As in Rome, Sister prayed many hours in the presence of the Eucharist in intercession for others. Her gentle, quiet manner accompanied by her welcoming smile expressed her appreciation and care for all whom she met.
With serious health needs she became a patient at Rosary Care Center where she was awaiting surgery. Her Divine Bridegroom released her from her sufferings and anxiety to bring her to himself on Tuesday evening. May she enjoy the embrace of her heavenly spouse.
To view PowerPoint please follow link: Sister Mary Joseleen Hemker, SND
Sr. Mary Helaine Ehrman
"We have come to know and have believed the love that God has in our behalf." This refrain from one of Sister Mary Helaine's musical compositions characterizes Sister's life. Her confidence in God's love expressed itself in art and music and enabled her to serve in outreach despite many physical difficulties.
On August 6, 2020, God called Sister to her heavenly home from her residence in Rosary Care Center, Sylvania, Ohio.
Born on May 17, 1944, in Fremont, Ohio, and baptized Phyllis, Sister was the youngest of three children of the late George Ehrman and Helen (Parker) Ehrman. She attended Saint Joseph School in Fremont and Notre Dame Academy Toledo. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1962 and professed vows in 1964. She received degrees in music from Mary Manse (Toledo) and Bowling Green State University.
Sister taught at Notre Dame Academy Toledo and St. Wendelin High School Fostoria before becoming a liturgical minister at St. Rose Parish Perrysburg and then a pastoral associate at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Toledo. Sister served as organist and liturgical minister at the Sisters of Notre Dame Provincial Center for many years. In 2010 health problems necessitated retirement from active ministry; however, Sister spent these last years in many forms of service and outreach. Her love of art and music were gifts generously shared. Sister edited and created large print editions of over 300 musical compositions copyrighted by the Sisters of Notre Dame. Sister enjoyed crocheting hats for the children in the Central City Catholic schools and collecting stuffed animals for the Mareda Center. Despite her physical limitations, her cheerful and outgoing personality contributed in many other ways, such as inviting others to concerts and starting a 55+ club.
She is preceded in death by her parents, George and Helen Ehrman, sister in law Nancy Ehrman; and nephew Gregory Ehrman. She is survived by her brother George (Gloriann) Ehrman of Arizona; sister Marianne (Thomas) Bennison, Sr. of Fremont Ohio; 6 nieces and nephews, 13 great nieces and nephews, and 17 great great nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed by her family, religious community, and friends.
A private service will be held for the sisters and her family at Urbanski Funeral Home, A Life Celebration Home, 5055 Secor Road, Toledo. Tributes may be made to the Sisters of Notre Dame at 3912 Sunforest Court, Toledo.
To view PowerPoint please follow link: Sister Mary Helaine Ehrman, SND
Sr. Marie Bernadette Serao
Bernadette Bu was born in Tsak Pumakos in the Yangel Village in Enga Province of Papua New Guinea as the youngest of four children to Simeon and Veronica Serao. She attended St. Thomas School in Tsak Pumakos for grades K-6 and then attended Notre Dame High School in Kumdi graduating in November 1974.
Always desiring to be a Sister, Bernadette entered the Novitiate of the Sisters of Notre Dame and was invested in 1975. She attended Holy Trinity Teachers' College in Mt. Hagen earning her teaching degree which allowed her to minister at various primary schools in the Western and Eastern Highlands for 27 years as an excellent teacher.
Her faithfulness and great love for our international congregation was evident by her participation in congregational events. Sister Marie Bernadette participated in the International Congress on the Apostolate in 1983 held in the USA where she presented a paper on Papua New Guinea. She also traveled to Rome for the Formation Course and participated as an elected delegate for PNG in the General Chapter of 1992. In 1997 she participated in the Spirituality Symposium in Brazil and then in 2009 joined the Sisters of the Toledo Province for their Provincial Chapter.
Sister ministered as Deputy Manager of Maria Kwin Vocational Center in Banz for seven years, before becoming involved in the Better World Movement in the Hagen Diocese from 2008-2014. As an Animator in the Better World Movement, she traveled to various dioceses training the leaders.
With great love and respect for the young women discerning their religious vocation, Sister was the formation directress of candidates and junior professed. In 2017 she eagerly accepted the invitation to be part of the SND Formation Team in Bataan, Philippines for the young women in the Asian territory including women from PNG, the Philippines, China, Vietnam, South Korea and Indonesia.
Returning from the Philippines in February of 2020 because of medical reasons, she was lovingly cared for by the postulants and professed sisters in PNG during these past months. She was faithful to her vocational call with joyfulness even in these times of suffering and pain. Lovingly she was called by the Almighty God to give herself into his waiting arms on July 11, 2020. She entered her eternal rest while on her way home from the hospital to be with her Sisters and family in her final hours.
May she rest in His loving embrace.
Sr. Mary Ruth Boes
"The more we allow God alone to possess our hearts, the more we desire to be poor, free from attachment to earthly goods and ready to share them generously with others." These words from the Constitutions of the Sisters of Notre Dame describe Sister Mary Ruth. Quite unexpectantly God called Sister home on July 3, 2020, after a very recent diagnosis of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Born in Tiffin, Ohio, Sister was the oldest of nine children of the late Bernard and Agnes (Naderer) Boes. She attended St. Mary Elementary School Kirby and Notre Dame Academy Toledo as an aspirant. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1975 and professed vows in January 1979.
From 1980-1995 Sister enjoyed her years as an elementary teacher for students in grades 2 to 8 in the Toledo Diocese and Michigan. From 1996-2004 Sister served as receptionist at Maria Early Learning Center in Toledo, where she interacted with the young children as they developed necessary life-skills and grew in their unique personalities.
In 2005 Sister Ruth began her loved ministry of serving the disadvantaged children and adults at Sunshine Children's Home in Maumee, where she loved the clients and the staff. She dedicated many hours to ministering to special adults in their homes through food preparation, transportation, companionship, and sharing times of prayer and spirituality. Sister Ruth gave her whole heart and soul to whatever she did, whether in prayer, yard work, or advocating for her clients.
Sister's deep faith in God manifested itself in the contemplative reflections she composed in her writings and drawings. Praying the rosary with her family each Wednesday evening gave witness to her dedicated love for Mary.
Sister Ruth was involved in music ministry at parish liturgies, participated in an immersion experience in India, and served on various committees as needed by Sunshine INC ministry. Most recently she fulfilled the needs of the times by making hundreds of face coverings for the Sisters and many others in need.
Sister lovingly surrendered her days into the hands of her Creator and accepted this sudden change in her daily lifestyle. She was no longer in charge. May she enjoy the embrace and compassion of her loving God.
To view PowerPoint please follow link: Sister Mary Ruth Boes, SND
Sr. Pamela Marie Buganski
Sister Pamela embraced ministries that emerged from her heart, choose difficult tasks to assist those experiencing poverty and oppression, and gave herself totally in charity while working on systemic change. In the process, Sister raised the consciousness of many toward social justice. To the surprise of all, God called her to Himself on June 9, 2020, while she was on mission in Alamo, Texas.
Sister Pamela was the oldest of 12 children of Dr. Raymond and Ruth (Holmes) Buganski. She attended St. Pius elementary school and Notre Dame Academy in Toledo. She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1975 and professed vows in 1978. After attending Notre Dame Extension College, she received a Master in Education at the University of Dayton and a Master in Administration for Non-Profit Organizations at the University of Notre Dame.
Sister spent 12 years teaching junior high students, and ten years teaching computer science and math in high schools of the Toledo Diocese. She was known for her excellence, intense preparation, and friendliness toward her students and colleagues.
Sister was the Provincial Treasurer for the Sisters of Notre Dame of the Toledo Province from 2003 to 2013 when she was best known for her passion for promoting socially responsible investments. In 2012 she was named the American Project Manager of SewHope in Guatemala. Sister volunteered her time and talent by serving on the SND International Investment Committee, Interprovince Collaborative Taskforce, Peace and Justice Committee, and at Cherry Street Mission, and the Toledo Urban Federal Credit Union. Sister's missionary spirit led her to three immersion experiences, one in Papua New Guinea and two in Guatemala.
After studying Spanish, Sister began social justice and immigration work in Texas in 2014. Then began years of volunteer ministry at ARISE and Annunciation House, as well as assisting in Dallas after Hurricane Harvey. While in Texas Sister led many groups on immersion experiences at the border. Sister was recently accredited by CLINIC as an advocate for those seeking citizenship. Sister was hired as a contact tracer for COVID19. She also had an outstanding gift of networking with people who had the same passion for the marginalized.
Sister witnessed love of neighbor by her spontaneous acts by feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, comforting the sorrowing, visiting the detained, and teaching those desiring an education. The marginalized people captured her heart as she responded to the call of God to be present to God's people. May Sister Pamela Marie rejoice in Transforming Glory in the eternal dwelling place.
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Sr. Mary Paulissa Klausing
On Sunday, April 19, 2020, Sister Mary Paulissa, age 93 and in her 74th year of religious profession, entered into eternal life dying as she had lived—quietly and simply—at the Ursuline Center where she resided during these last two years.
Born to Hubert and Luella (Clement) Klausing, Dorothy Jane was the oldest of six children, four girls and two boys in a strong Catholic family in Delphos, Ohio. She attended St. John Elementary School before becoming an Aspirant at Notre Dame Academy in Toledo. She began her novitiate with the Sisters of Notre Dame in Toledo in 1944. After attending Mary Manse College, Sister received a master's degree from the University of Notre Dame.
Sister taught every grade from first through twelfth in her 50 year teaching career. Sister taught elementary school for 22 years in the Toledo Diocese from 1945-1968. In 1968 Sister began teaching high school English and religion. She is well known as the English teacher at Notre Dame Academy, Toledo—her alma mater— for 22 years. Hundreds of students grew in their appreciation of the beauty of the English language through Sister's precise instruction and the reciprocal enthusiasm between teacher and student. Her days at Notre Dame Academy left a lasting impression on staff, parents, and students. Her love for literature and English language was evident in her teaching skill which could capture the imagination of even the most reluctant student. She was a master of the pun and engaged in this form of humor with a mischievous grin.
Her dedication to education equaled her enthusiasm for other acts of kindness; physical work, visiting the nursing homes as the Red Cross moderator, collecting money for the Missions, playing a game of Bingo, or sitting quietly by the bedside of a sick Sister. In community she was aware of the needs at the time and showed up with her apron.
One could find Sister prayerfully present before the Blessed Sacrament lifting up the intentions of her students and their parents, and the needs of the congregation, her family, and the world.
During these days as spring bursts forth beauty in the flowers and trees, we recall Sister Mary Paulissa's love for nature and respect for the planet Earth. On this Earth Day we give our Sister back to the Creator God to cherish her in his loving embrace. She loved her flowers indoors and outdoors and willing shared them with others.
Like our foundress Sister Maria Aloysia, who died during a heat wave and was buried with little fan-faire, because of the coronavirus Sister Mary Paulissa died with just a few sisters present reminding us of her quiet and humble demeanor. May Sister Maria Aloysia companion Sister Mary Paulissa to our good and provident God. May she rest in peace.
To view PowerPoint please follow link: Sister Mary Paulissa Klausing, SND
Sr. Virginia Marie Myers
Sister Virginia Marie, age 70, entered into her eternal rest unexpectedly after being taken to St. Anne Hospital in Toledo. Adopted by Paul and Virginia Myers as a young child, Cynthia was raised as one of three children in Toledo attending Sacred Heart School and Christ the King Elementary School. She attended four years of high school at Notre Dame Academy and entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Notre Dame in August of 1968.
Sister loved working with her hands and of performing the ordinary tasks in an extraordinary way. Baking was her specialty and she was well known for her delicious pecan rolls and delightful trays of breads and other baked goods. As a cook she served the sisters of the Provincial Center, Lial convent, and the Health Care Diet Kitchen and various smaller convents in the Toledo Diocese for 34 years. She also greatly appreciated her few months in Rome cooking for the sisters during the General Chapter in 1998.
From 1989 to 2001, Sister ministered in the maintenance of Lial Campus in Whitehouse, Ohio, where she discovered her love of taking care of the property. She made mowing the lawn a contemplative experience, as she enjoyed God's creation.
Sister enjoyed making each holiday special by decorating the house and providing holiday treats for sisters, friends, and family. During the warm months she enjoyed taking the Sisters to her family cottage for fun on the lake. Thus many sisters were well known by her family and in turn her family welcomed each sister into their family.
Sister Virginia Marie had a deep love for Mary, especially under the title of Our Lady of Divine Grace. She took Mary under this title for her special patron and often called on Mary for the graces she needed during her life. She had a growing appreciation for the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. In immersing herself in them she came to deepen her relationship with God and was so grateful, not only for what she came to learn about God, but for what she came to learn about herself as well.
She was already eagerly anticipating the celebration of her Golden Jubilee in 2021. The community was shocked to wake up on Saturday morning to the news of the unexpected death of our dear Sister during the early hours. Now in God's embrace, may she feast at the heavenly table lovingly prepared for her.
To view PowerPoint please follow link: Sister Virginia Marie Myers, SND
Sr. Mary Vernon Bick
On January 27, 2020, Sister Mary Vernon Bick, age 93, entered into her eternal home while a resident at the Ursuline Center in Toledo. Born to John Bick and Nellie (Hassen) Bick, Sister was the second of six children. She attended Gesu School and Notre Dame Academy in Toledo. She was an Aspirant for two years before entering the Sisters of Notre Dame in 1944.
Sister had a genuine love for little children and an understanding of them. A teacher of children in the primary grades for 48 years and a principal for two years in elementary schools of the Toledo Diocese, Sister Vernon embodied the highest qualities of outstanding teaching. The motto "For God Alone and the Child" characterizes Sister Mary Vernon's life. Treasuring the uniqueness of each child, she helped form children's strengths and encourage their creativity, abilities she also shared by mentoring other teachers. Teaching at Lial Catholic School in Whitehouse, Ohio, Sister brought the love of nature into her classroom during her 26 years in active ministry as a teacher and aide there. Her beautiful smile, gentle manner, and listening heart drew sisters and family, students, faculty and parents to love and cherish her dearly.
Another of her loves was the Lial campus. She loved Sisters Maria Aloysia and Maria Ignatia for whom Lial was named. She loved the nature enveloping her surroundings at Lial and rejoiced with the Creator of such explosive beauty. She could name trees, ferns and flowers, and Sister Mary Vernon knew most of the birds that populated Lial by sight and bird-song. With the help of a naturalist, she discovered yellow Trillium on Lial property, not found growing naturally in any other place in Ohio. Her heart was saddened when the Lial convent was destroyed in 2007, and it was with great joy that she returned as a resident to the newly built SND Center in December 2015.
Sister Mary Vernon had a great love of the Eucharist as she prepared many children for their First Holy Communion. She also loved to pray. She said once that prayer books were fine, but she had a hard time looking into a book with so much beauty surrounding her.
Even though she loved traveling each year to visit her family in Florida, ministry was a priority. In 2011, when our sisters in New Orleans, Louisiana, needed assistance during the school renovation after Katrina, Sister Mary Vernon, at age 85, volunteered to help for two and a half years.
If Sister Mary Vernon found Lial so beautiful, how enthralled she must be now in the Beatific Vision and in all that heaven holds. May she enjoy her new eternal life and may she smile many blessings upon each of us and upon the Notre Dame Congregation.
Sr. Mary Rebeca Moser
Times of suffering prepare us for eternal life. Throughout her life Sister Mary Rebeca experienced pain from injury and illness, yet exhibited gentleness and generosity. On October 4, 2019, Sister Mary Rebeca completed her earthly journey at the Sisters of Notre Dame Center in Whitehouse, Ohio.
Born in Defiance, Ohio, Barbara was the oldest of ten children of Louis and Rosemary (Singer) Moser. Throughout her life she strove to keep the family connected, initiating gatherings and remembering every birthday. She attended school at St. Michael's Ridge where she was taught by the Sisters of Notre Dame. She became an Aspirant, attending Notre Dame Academy and entering the Sisters of Notre Dame in Toledo in February 1960 following in the footsteps of her two aunts Sister Mary Carmel and Sister Rose Maria. Likewise, her younger sister Mary Rose followed in her footsteps by entering Notre Dame in 1967.
Reading the Prologue of the Constitutions of the Sisters of Notre Dame a sister reflected, "This article sums up the life of Sister Rebeca." Inserting Sister's name it reads, "Centered in Jesus Christ, united as community in his love and in the spirit of Mary, Sister Rebeca shared a life of faith and joyful simplicity ready to take up her cross daily in love." (Prologue, art. 3) In essence, this was Sister Rebeca.
Her philosophy was to "take each day as it comes." And so she did. She loved being a school aide and as such she helped Sister Mary Corneille in Lial's cottage, which was the first Lial Montessori School in 1972. And then she was cook, which she also enjoyed and would readily share her tips and recipes with others. When she ministered as Director of Housekeeping, she was meticulous in cleaning, in ordering, and in working with lay employees who loved her. As a seamstress she was a perfectionist and produced masterpieces. In later years she liked working with quilted materials and made such things as table placemats, wall hangings, bags, purses, and baby blankets. Her work was marked by attention to details and gentle kindness toward others.
Her missionary heart encouraged her to frequently pray for our Sisters in Papua New Guinea and write them letters. Photos found in her room of the underprivileged and disadvantaged reminded her to pray for those experiencing poverty each daily. Sister's tender love was appreciated by all.
May Sister Mary Rebeca be embraced by her loving and gentle God.
To view PowerPoint please follow link:Sister Mary Rebeca Moser, SND
Sr. Marcia Marie Destatte
After a long illness Sister Marcia Marie Destatte (78) entered into eternal life on the afternoon of June 27, 2019, in the 58th year of her religious profession, having spent the last months of her life at the Ursuline Center on Indian Road. Born on July 29, 1940, Marcia Ann was the second child and oldest girl of sixteen children born to John Robert Destatte and Gladys Mary (Eckel) Destatte. She attended St. Joseph School, Maumee and became an Aspirant attending Notre Dame Academy.
Sister Marcia Marie began religious life in August 1959, receiving the name Sister Mary Thadius. She received her undergraduate degree at Mary Manse College in Education and History, a Master of Arts in English from Bowling Green State University, a Master of Arts in Religious Studies from St. Charles Borromeo Major Seminary, and a Licentiate in Canon Law at St. Paul University in Ontario, Canada.
Sister spent six years teaching elementary school in Toledo, Fremont, Sandusky, and Delphos before teaching secondary students at St. John, Delphos; St. Mary, Sandusky; St. Joseph, Fremont; and Notre Dame Academy, Toledo. Sister was passionate about sharing her knowledge of theology and became the Director of Religious Education for 14 years at St Joseph, Fremont; St. Joseph, Maumee; St. John, Delphos; and St. Wendelin, Fostoria. After studying Canon Law, Sister worked 14 years for the Diocese of Toledo as the Director of the Marriage Tribunal Office. Since 2007 Sister has used her pastoral skills with many sisters at Rosary Care Center, Ursuline Center, and the Provincial Center of the Sisters of Notre Dame.
Sister was preceded in death by her parents and five siblings, Mary Destatte, Richard, Thomas, Joseph, and Timothy. She is survived by her brothers, Robert, Eugene, David, Theodore, Romain, and John and her sisters, Terry Gfell, Linda Andrews, Judy Coulianos, and Sandra Hanna, along with many nieces and nephews.
Sr. Mary Robert Clare Groth
On May 23, 2019, Sister Mary Robert Clare gave back to God her life of 82 years in her 62nd year of religious profession. Born Roberta Jane, she was the youngest of five children born to Frederick Groth and Clara Rose (Osterrieder) Groth. Her childhood was spent in Toledo where she attended St. Ann School. Roberta attended Notre Dame Academy graduating in 1955, the same year that she was invested with the habit of the Sisters of Notre Dame and received the name Sister Mary Robert Clare.
Receiving an undergraduate degree in education at Mary Manse College and a Masters Degree in Education from St. Francis College, Fort Wayne, Sister began her 52 years of teaching in the elementary school. Sister taught the primary grades at St. John Elementary School, Delphos, OH 14 years, working an additional four years as an aide. Sister also taught second grade at St. Michael, Wheaton, Illinois 13 years and Holy Rosary, Jacksonville, Florida two years. In addition, Sister taught at Immaculate Conception, Marygrove; St. Wendelin, Fostoria; St. Augustine, Napoleon; St. Paul, Norwalk; St. Joseph, Fremont; St. Michael, Defiance; and St. James, Holy Rosary, St. Mary, and Gesu in Toledo. Wherever she ministered the students and parishioners loved her. Everyone became her friend, and no one could turn her down when she sold raffle tickets for good causes, especially the annual FamilyFest of the Sisters of Notre Dame, even after Sister had left that town years before. Sister involved herself in many aspects of the schools and parishes, even assisting with weekly bingo and cheering on former students throughout their high school athletic careers.
After leaving the schools, she was often visited by former co-teachers and parishioners wanting to express their gratitude and friendship. Sister could always be seen at the front door of the SND Center to welcome people for Mass. No matter where she lived, Sister generously and humbly put her whole self into ministry and community living visiting nursing homes, attending to the lonely, and helping colleagues.
Preceding her in death were her parents and her brothers Carl and Robert. Surviving are her sisters Sister Mary Rose Bernard, SND, and Mary Ann (Cletus) Ekert.
Sr. Mary Antoni Nadolny
On May 20, 2019, Sister Mary Antoni Nadolny gave back to God her life of 83 years in her 62nd year of religious profession. Born Carol Lois, she was the older of two children born to Robert and Clara (Gozdowski) Nadolny. Born in Toledo, Carol was raised a block from St. Anthony Catholic Church in a highly Polish population, giving her frequent use of the Polish language.
Carol attended Notre Dame Academy where she first met the Sisters of Notre Dame. Graduating in 1954, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame that same year. In 1955 she was invested with the habit of the Sisters of Notre Dame and received the name Sister Mary Antoni.
Receiving a degree from Mary Manse College in Education and History, Sister spent 13 years teaching on the elementary level in Sandusky, Toledo, Maumee, Bellevue, and Fostoria, and 11 years teaching in Religion and Social Studies in high schools of St. Paul, Norwalk; St. Joseph, Fremont; and Notre Dame Academy, Toledo. Her greatest delight was to teach at her alma mater.
Having earned a Master in Educational Administration at Bowling Green State University in 1974, Sister ministered as a principal or assistant principal at St. Wendelin Elementary School, Fostoria and St. Mary High School, Sandusky. Sister was also a college instructor at Notre Dame College of Ohio Extension.
After 37 years in education, Sister became the Materials Management Coordinator at Aurora (House) Project in 1993, a position she cherished until 2007. Sister found great pleasure in working with the women, even fulfilling the role of "resident godmother." Active ministry continued another seven years as a clerical aide in Toledo Hospital and St. Anne Hospital. Her final years were spent at the Sisters of Notre Dame Center in Whitehouse and the Ursuline Center in Toledo.
Preceding her in death were her parents and her sister Brenda Bowen.
Sr. Mary Madelena Pohlman
Born on Valentine's Day, February 14, 1938, Sister Mary Madelena Pohlman was known for the character of her heart and gentle disposition expressed in her love of nature, care of the poor, and dedication to the community. Sister died on February 7, 2019, at 80 years of age in her 61st year of religious profession.
The oldest of seven children born to Raymond and Alice (Lammers) Pohlman, Mary Lou was raised in Delphos, Ohio, where she attended St. John the Evangelist elementary school before becoming an aspirant at Notre Dame Academy, Toledo, and entering the Sisters of Notre Dame in February 1956. After her entrance she received the name Sister Mary Madelena. Sister received her education in biology and theology at Notre Dame College of Ohio, University of Dayton, and Xavier University. Sister was an excellent teacher, teaching 36 years on both the elementary and secondary level: St. Joseph, Fremont; and St. Mary, Christ the King, Holy Rosary, Notre Dame Academy in Toledo.
Sister served in Pastoral Ministry at the parishes in East Toledo: Holy Rosary, Sacred Heart, St. Stephen and Epiphany from 1995-2016.Throughout her life Sister kept abreast of social justice issues and gave her heart for social justice causes and ministered to those in need.
Sister is survived by her brothers David (Lucy) Pohlman, Delphos, Ohio; and Robert (Denise) Pohlman, North Carolina; sisters Elizabeth Spanton of California, Joan Roby of Florida, Sharon (Michael) Hohne of Kentucky; and Terrie (James) Huster, Maumee, Ohio and many nieces and nephews and the Sisters of Notre Dame in the Toledo Province. She was preceded in death by her parents.


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Feeding back to Defra on how to cut farming's greenhouse gas emissions
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As usual, the weather has been uppermost in farmers' minds this season, but as TMAF we have an eye on future climate trends which is why we hosted a workshop to gather farmers' reactions to opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on-farm as part of a Defra-funded research project.
Report says farming "can and must do better"
The UK has set an ambitious target for the UK to reduce its GHG emissions to zero by 2050. But, the chapter on agriculture in the latest progress report to Parliament by the Committee on Climate Change in 2018 makes sobering reading. Our sector is reported as achieving "virtually no change in agricultural emissions since 2008". Agricultural emissions account for 10% of UK greenhouse gas emissions. Defra have commissioned a short project to consider the feasibility of GHG mitigation measures on-farm.
NIAB's Elizabeth Stockdale collating reaction to on-farm GHG emission reduction
The project is being carried out by SRUC (Scotland's Rural College), the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and NIAB. First, the project team have collated emission reduction proposals measures that would reduce GHG emissions from farming. Now is the consultation phase when that range of measures are being discussed with farmers to help to understand what could be implemented practically and how. NIAB's Elizabeth Stockdale ran the workshop. "This is an important opportunity for farmers to give their views on the priorities and practicalities that have been short-listed" she explained. "It is great that TMAF have included this as part of their annual Innovation Day."
Measuring farmer knowledge of carbon dioxide production and sequestration
Having been asked what was already being done on their farms to reduce GHG emissions, the next activity was for each farmer to be quizzed with Farm Carbon Calculators. According to the Farm Carbon Toolkit agricultural greenhouse gases include nitrous oxide, methane and carbon dioxide. Do farmers know which are the most GHG-emitting operations? And the most carbon-catching?
The first test put to the group was to allocate (from a selection of given numbers) what they thought to be the largest and lowest carbon emissions of a variety of farm inputs which included 1000 litres of diesel, 10 tonnes of concrete, 100hp new tractor and I tonne of 33% nitrogen fertiliser.
Second up, the farmers were asked to rank the quantity of carbon sequestered by I ha of broadleaf woodland, 1000 metres flailed hedgerow, 1000 metres uncultivated field margins and 0.1% increase in soil organic matter/ha/yr. The result, that many of the answers chosen by farmers were wrong, proved a good starting point for discussion and the next activity.
Implementing measures to reduce GHG emissions: hard or easy?
Reducing on-farm GHG – group considering feasibility of emission reduction options
Elizabeth Stockdale revealed the on-farm GHG-reducing practices that are being considered as part of the Defra-funded project. Attendees ranked these from 'easy' to 'hard' and commented on what each one might mean in practice and the implications, if any, to the business. The results from the group that met together at TMAF are as follows, starting with easier to implement:
Improved nitrogen use efficiency using targeted release fertilisers within a farm-specific N management plan
Reduced intensity of cultivation
Increasing tree cover on farm
Reduced area of cropping systems on peat and reversion to wetland
Soil/land suitability mapping to define management and cropping choices
Reduced use of diesel or increased renewable energy
No bare soil – continuous green-cover cropping systems
Improving soil health
Targeted steps to increase soil organic matter
Speaking for several in the group, Ed Cross, who farms in northwest Norfolk, commented that "We would need farm-scale carbon budgeting to develop a specific carbon management plan on our farm." Following this, the group turned attention to what else could help farmers reduce GHG emissions.
Support services required to help farmers to reduce net carbon output
One of the top suggestions of what would help farmers was a funded, independent source of information – preferably web-based. Next came the suggestion of access to trained advisors and subsidised training and perhaps a facilitation fund for farm groups to support on-farm GHG mitigation. Demonstrations and case studies were felt to be potentially very helpful to share best practice, and perhaps funded farm demonstration sites to visit and learn from could inspire changes in management and farm practice.
Making GHG reducing measures on farm pay – for farmers and the future of the planet
Reducing on farm GHG with carbon count Toolkit
The introduction of a farm-wide carbon levy/rebate system was recognised to probably be unpopular. Nevertheless, the group felt that financial 'teeth' might be needed to move more of the industry further towards hitting any GHG reduction goals for agriculture. Similar to other sectors, perhaps farms that produce too many GHG's could incur financial penalties whilst farms performing well could be rebated/rewarded.
Pulling together the thoughts
The positive and willing nature of those at the meeting, who mostly admitted that GHG was not something that currently factors high in their day-to-day farming priorities, was tangible. They recognised that, like other sectors, they will have to play their part. But there's a lot of catching up to do. It was explained that in order to meet the carbon and other GHG emission targets involves a reduction in agriculture of 20% by 2030.
Farmer Stephen Ashford from mid-Norfolk, acknowledged the usefulness of the session at TMAF and the value of looking at the sources of GHG emissions and how his farming can lessen its contribution to the problem. "In my domestic life, we have already been taking steps to be 'greener'. But I have not really paid much attention to how my farming could be changed in order to produce fewer GHG" he admitted. "This has been a useful session to get me thinking". Session facilitator Elizabeth Stockdale was pleased with the discussions. "It's been really useful. I will collate and share all the views and perspectives shared here today at TMAF as part of the report to Defra and we expect that this work will influence the development of a framework for reducing GHG emissions in agriculture."
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Die Saison 2020/21 der Serbischen Eishockeyliga  war die 15. Spielzeit der höchsten Eishockey-Spielklasse Serbiens. Meister wurde der SKHL Roter Stern.

Teilnehmer

Hauptrunde

Abkürzungen: Pl. = Platz, Sp = Spiele, S = Siege: 3 Punkte, OTS = Siege nach Verlängerung (Overtime): 2 Punkte, OTN = Niederlagen nach Verlängerung: 1 Punkt, N = Niederlagen, Diff. = Differenz
Erläuterungen: , ,

Play-offs

Finale
Die Finalspiele werden im Modus Best-of-Three ausgetragen.

Runde: 20. März 2021
Runde: 23. März 2021

Weblinks
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Eishockeysaison 2020/21

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Canada's Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is one of the Fast-Track options for obtaining the Canadian Permanent Residency. Persons who immigrate to Canada under the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) have the skills, education and work experience needed to make an immediate economic contribution to the province or territory (Except Quebec) that nominates them. Since January 1, 2015, many provinces and territories have launched new PNP programs to support the Federal Express Entry streams under which the candidates obtain 600 additional points in the Comprehensive Ranking System under the Express Entry.
Each province and territory has their unique Provincial Nomination Program. Most provinces in Canada have an agreement with the Government of Canada that allows them to nominate immigrants who wish to settle in that province. If applicants choose to immigrate to Canada as a provincial nominee, they must first apply to the province where they wish to settle and complete its provincial nomination process. The province will consider their application based on its immigration needs and their genuine intention to settle there. Each PNP is designed to meet the specific needs of that province or territory to select the nominees who will live and work in that province or territory to contribute to the economy.
Here is a list of the provinces and territories currently participating in this program. Since the criteria vary among the provinces, please visit each province for more information.
After the applicant is nominated by a province or territory, he/she has to make a separate application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for permanent residence (Express Entry supported with PNP nomination is filed differently). An IRCC officer will then assess his/her application based on Canadian immigration regulations.
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Due to Covid – 19 Pandemic, the government has decided to cancel the winter session of Parliament. Consider the following statements:
1. The process of summoning the Parliament has clearly mentioned in the Constitution.
2. According to rules of business of Parliament, India has a fixed Parliamentary calendar.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Statement 1 is correct: The summoning of Parliament is specified in Article 85 of the Constitution. Like many other articles, it is based on the provision of Government of India Act, 1935.
Statement 2 is incorrect: India does not have a fixed parliamentary calendar. By convention (i.e. not provided by the Constitution), Parliament meets for three sessions in a year.
•	The longest, Budget Session (1st session) starts towards the end of January and concludes by the end of April or first week of May. The session has a recess so that Parliamentary Committees can discuss the budgetary proposals.
•	The second session is the three-week Monsoon Session, which usually begins in July and finishes in August.
•	Winter Session (3rd session) is held from November to December.
Source: Laxmikanth
With reference to the Parliament of India, which of the following consists of Parliament?
2. The Lok Sabha
3. The Rajya Sabha
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1 and 2 only
Under the Constitution, the Parliament of India consists of three parts viz, the President, the Council of States and the House of the People.
•	In 1954, the Hindi names 'Rajya Sabha' and 'Lok Sabha' were adopted by the Council of States and the House of People respectively.
•	The Rajya Sabha is the Upper House (Second Chamber or House of Elders) and the Lok Sabha is the Lower House (First Chamber or Popular House).
•	The former represents the states and union territories of the Indian Union, while the latter represents the people of India as a whole.
Consider the following statements regarding the Rajya Sabha:
1. The representatives of states in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of state legislative assemblies.
2. All states are equally represented in Rajya Sabha.
The representatives of states in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of state legislative assemblies.
•	The election is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
•	The seats are allotted to the states in the Rajya Sabha on the basis of population. Hence, the number of representatives varies from state to state.
•	For example, Uttar Pradesh has 31 members while Tripura has 1 member only.
•	However, in USA, all states are given equal representation in the Senate irrespective of their population.
•	USA has 50 states and the Senate has 100 members –2 from each state.
Which Constitutional Amendment reduced the age of voter from 21 to 18?
24th Constitutional Amendment
42nd Constitutional Amendment
61st Constitutional Amendment
The election is based on the principle of universal adult franchise. Every Indian citizen who is above 18 years of age and who is not disqualified under the provisions of the Constitution or any law is eligible to vote at such election. The voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 years by the 61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988.
Consider the following statements:
1. Rajya Sabha is a continuing chamber and not subject to dissolution.
2. Lok Sabha is not a continuing chamber and subjected to dissolution.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
The Rajya Sabha (first constituted in 1952) is a continuing chamber, that is, it is a permanent body and not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of its members retire every second year.
•	Their seats are filled up by fresh elections and presidential nominations at the beginning of every third year. The retiring members are eligible for re-election and renomination any number of times.
•	Unlike the Rajya Sabha, the Lok Sabha is not a continuing chamber. Its normal term is five years from the date of its first meeting after the general elections, after which it automatically dissolves.
•	However, the President is authorised to dissolve the Lok Sabha at any time even before the completion of five years and this cannot be challenged in a court of law.
Article 112 of Indian Constitution deals with which of the following?
Qualifications of Members of Lok Sabha
Joint Sitting of two houses
The Constitution refers to the budget as the 'annual financial statement'. In other words, the term 'budget' has nowhere been used in the Constitution. It is the popular name for the 'annual financial statement' that has been dealt with in Article 112 of the Constitution.
Part VI of Indian Constitution is deals with which of the following?
Scheduled Languages
Articles 168 to 212 in Part VI of the Constitution deal with the organisation, composition, duration, officers, procedures, privileges, powers and so on of the state legislature. Though these are similar to that of Parliament, there are some differences as well.
Which of the following state does NOT have bicameral legislature?
There is no uniformity in the organisation of state legislatures. Most of the states have an unicameral system, while others have a bicameral system. At present (2019), only six states have two Houses (bicameral). These are Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
1. The maximum members of state legislature are fixed at 500.
2. The governor can nominate one member from the Anglo-Indian community.
The legislative assembly consists of representatives directly elected by the people on the basis of universal adult franchise. Its maximum strength is fixed at 500 and minimum strength at 60. The governor can nominate one member from the Anglo-Indian community, if the community is not adequately represented in the assembly.
With reference to the qualifications of a member of state legislature, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. He must be a citizen of India.
2. He must make and subscribe to an oath or affirmation before the person authorised by the Election Commission for this purpose.
3. He must possess other qualifications prescribed by Parliament.
The Constitution lays down the following qualifications for a person to be chosen a member of the state legislature.
(a) He must be a citizen of India.
(b) He must make and subscribe to an oath or affirmation before the person authorised by the Election Commission for this purpose. In his oath or affirmation, he swears
(i) To bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India
(ii) To uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India
(c) He must be not less than 30 years of age in the case of the legislative council and not less than 25 years of age in the case of the legislative assembly.
(d) He must posses other qualifications prescribed by Parliament.
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This is a continuation of the fifth chapter in Techniques for Effective Technlogy Integration. You may want to start with Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5.
So far, we have looked at tools that emphasize communicating outside the time and space constraints of the traditional classroom. What we have not really looked at are ways to increase communication inside the classroom itself.
Pedagogically, the more insight we have into the thought processes of our students, the more we can tailor the class to meet their specific needs. Differentiating instruction according to the specific needs of out students is the ultimate goal of trying to communicate effectively.
Poll Everywhere (http://polleverywhere.com) is a free online tool that utilizes the tools most students already have, namely their cell phones, iPods, and computers, to engage students while simultaneously giving you insight into how they are thinking.
So, how does this all work? Poll Everywhere makes it very straightforward. You can make 3 types of polls, although only 2 are likely relevant: multiple-choice, text, and goal (used to receive pledges of donations). To see your options, just click "Create your first poll" on http://polleverywhere.com.
You setup the question and students answer primarily via text message. Cell phones are reaching near ubiquity among middle and high school students and are becoming more common among elementary students as well.
At this point, you have to choose the type of question that you want. Multiple-choice and text-based questions serve different purposes. It takes longer to write a good multiple-choice question, but it is also easier to quantify. With a multiple-choice question, Poll Everywhere will graph the responses in real-time. With a text-based question, it will list the responses. Just think about what you are trying to accomplish. If you want students to brainstorm ideas, then a text-based question would likely work better. If you want students to choose from a list of options, such as what subject they want to study next or a content question, then multiple-choice would probably work better.
When you ask a content question, Poll Everywhere is particularly useful for a few reasons. First, everyone participates. Instead of one person raising his or her hand or you having to manually check everyone's papers, everyone is able to answer at the click of a button. Second, it gives you a snapshot into what you students are thinking. If 73% of the class gets the question wrong, then instead of continuing to push forward with my lesson, that is a signal that I need to stop and reteach that concept. It is even possible that it was a poor or biased question. Regardless, I would want to stop to try to understand why the students were not grasping the concept and see how I could remediate the problem.
Once you choose which type of question you want, Poll Everywhere allows you to fill in the question and the answers.
On the right hand side of the page, Poll Everywhere gives you some customization options. You can allow people to answer more than once if you think it appropriate. You also can control how people answer. Text message is the default mechanism for answering questions. You can also let people answer using Twitter or by going to poll4.com if they have a smartphone (a phone that can access the Internet). Lastly, you can choose "Web widget" and embed the poll on your class website, so students can take their time and respond at home.
Once you save your poll and continue, Poll Everywhere will show a blank graph that lets students respond. Each answer choice has a different number. They send a text message containing that number, which is the keyword, to the number listed just above the chart. In the example below, I sent a text message containing "41225" to 22333.
At this point, there have been no responses. As soon as I answered via text message, the graph changed.
It is important that the results change instantly. The real-time nature of the results lets this be seamlessly integrated into instruction. There are a few good options for pay, such as keeping track of which number belongs to which student, but this is still an excellent free tool to help meet the needs of your students. When what is fun and what is pedagogically sound meet, tremendous learning can happen.
I am a student in Dr. Strange's EDM 310 course at the University of South Alabama. We comment on different teacher's blogs as an assignment in the course. I really enjoyed reading your post. The insight we gain from teachers is very helpful since we are in school to become teachers.
I agree that communication inside the classroom is something that is just as if not more important than communication outside of the classroom. How we communicate with our students should be adjusted to the student's needs and wants. If we communicate with them in a way in which they use frequently and prefer then we will reach input from our students better. I will definitely be referring to poleeverywhere.com in my future years as a teacher. I really enjoy the concept and see how students would relate most to it and enjoy it. Students LOVE the use of technology especially through cell phones and computers.
I like the idea that you can choose text based questions or multiple choice based on which one you prefer for the specific question you want to ask. The fact that they can answer with their cell phone and it go directly to the pole is amazing. Using this rather than a show of hands and then being able to display the results from the computer in front of the class is great. However, my concern is I know that a lot of schools are STRICTLY banning the use of cell phones from the schools. Therefore, I am guessing some schools would see the good in this technology. However, I would take the matter to the principal for permission. I do think it is a great way to communicate in the classroom.
Poll everywhere is a great tool for the classroom and especially useful to use as part of formative assessment.


Neil Black, a key advisor to Broadscale since its inception, has spent the past 25 years working at the intersection of business, emerging technologies, and timely social issues.
Neil is the president of California Bioenergy ("CalBio"), which partners with dairy farmers to turn their waste into renewable energy and valuable co-products. Neil has as also played a role in the development of the bioenergy industry in California. CalBio was a founding member of the Bioenergy Association of California, and in 2013 Neil was its first chairman.
Prior to joining CalBio, Neil was a managing principal at GreenOrder, a leading sustainability strategy firm. GreenOrder was a co-founder and early investor in CalBio. Neil helped to successfully sell GreenOrder in 2008.
Neil additionally was managing director of Class Green Capital Partners, an innovator in municipal and energy efficiency finance, which was also co-founded by GreenOrder.
Prior to working in the environmental arena, Neil helped develop and invest in technology companies. Between 1997 and 2003, he was CEO of two technology companies, one at the intersection of the Internet and traditional media and the other an early innovator in online ad serving and distributed hosting.
During his earlier career in print media, Neil was president of The Nation magazine, the country's oldest weekly. Neil has an undergraduate degree from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.