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See what's coming up for Institute members or the public on our What's New page. Prospective members can inquire about coming once or twice as a visitor before joining. Public events are irregular.
Monthly Program: Lost Department Stores of San Francisco
Sunday, October 18, 2 pm, Monthly Program via Zoom. Anne Evers Hitz presented:
Lost Department Stores of San Francisco: Six Bygone Stores That Defined an Era
In the late nineteenth century, San Francisco's merchant princes built grand stores for a booming city,
Revealing San Francisco's Hidden 19th-Century Black History: A Tour of California Historical Society Artifacts
Saturday, September 26, 1:00 pm, Public Program via Zoom – pre-registration required
Part of San Francisco History Days, this event is co-sponsored by the California Historical Society and the California African American Museum.
Join Susan D. Anderson,
Monthly Program: Black History in Marin County
Sunday, September 20, Monthly Program: Black History in Marin County: From the Spaniards to the Great Migration
IHS member Marilyn Geary presented unique stories of Black individuals who made their marks amid the biases of a predominantly white society.
Monthly Program: Exploring the Links between Tourism and War
Sunday, July 26, 2 pm: Mills College history professor emeritus and 40-year Institute member Bert Gordon presented "Exploring the Links between Tourism and War, based on the research for Bert's most recent book, War Tourism: Second World War France from Defeat and Occupation to the Creation of Heritage,
Harlem of the West: The Fillmore Jazz Era and Redevelopment
A lecture with Elizabeth Pepin Silva
Sunday, August 16 2020 at 2:00 PM
Ms. Silva is a documentary filmmaker, photographer, writer, and former day manager of the historic Fillmore Auditorium. She grew up all around the Bay Area
The Coit Tower Murals: Visual Feast, Political Controversy, Decades of Neglect, and a Spectacular Restoration
A lecture with Professor Emeritus Robert Cherny
Presidio Interfaith Chapel
The murals at Coit Tower were completed 85 years ago, in the early summer of 1934. They were, at the time, the largest art project funded by the New Deal, and they influenced other New Deal art across the country.
Monthly Program – Museum Exhibit Talk and Tour
Monthly Program for May: Exhibit Talk and Tour at the Richmond Museum of History
Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 2 pm
Richmond Museum of History, 400 Nevin Avenue, Richmond
Prof. Oliver B. Pollak will give a talk and a tour of the exhibit: Pioneers to the Present,
South Asians in the South Bay
Friday, September 28 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm: South Asians in the South Bay: The Privileged Immigrants – with Jeevan Zutshi
Offered in partnership with the Indo-American Community Federation and the Mechanics' Institute, IACF founder Jeevan Zutshi will talk about the South Asian community that has developed in Fremont,
Conversation on History Publishing
Speaking June 17, 2018:
Malcolm Margolin headed Heyday Books from 1974 to 2015, and Jackie Pels has run Hardscratch Press since 1990. Join us on Sunday, June 17 (our usual Work-in-Progress time slot, the 3rd Sunday) at the Berkeley Central Public Library,
Local History Excursion May 20: Niles Canyon
Join the California and the West Group at Niles Canyon in Fremont on Sunday, May 20, for an entire day of history-laden activities organized by Rose Marie Cleese. "Tentative plans call for a late-morning half-hour ride on the historic Niles Canyon Railway from Fremont to Sunol (for a nominal fee),
The Future of the Past in the Digital Age
This March! Two illuminating panels that explore the intersection of digital technology and history. Whether you're a researcher, writer, history teacher, student, archivist, historian, or simply a history buff, you'll discover how today's technology tools are changing the study and accessibility of all things historical forever.
Chris Carlsson,
Save the Date: Feb. 24
Our annual membership meeting will be on Saturday, February 24 at the Mechanics' Institute Library, San Francisco. Come hear what we've been up to, elect some new board members, have lunch, and hear a presentation by Monika Trobits, one of our mini-grant recipients.
Holiday Greetings from the Institute!
May you have a fun-filled or restful holiday season, whichever you prefer. We hope to see you in the New Year—see our Upcoming Events.
Prospective members, we hope you will join us in 2018. Existing members, please recruit someone new!
Jody Offer once again hosted our annual potluck at her house, and a good time was had by all! Many thanks to Jody and her husband Stuart, and to the fabulous chefs among our group. Eating and drinking together has always been a favorite activity of the Institute for Historical Study!
Public Event: "Siberia and California"
Siberia and California: Connections during the Russian Revolution and Civil War
Late in 1917 (25 October according to the Old Style calendar, 7 November according to the New Style), shortly after the US entered World War I and began sending troops to France on the side of the Allies,
History Play Readers Invite Newcomers
The history play readers will meet on Friday, October 27, at 1 pm at the San Francisco home of Nancy Zinn to read and discuss Breaking the Code by Hugh Whitemore. The title refers both to Alan Turing's work as a mathematician and computer science pioneer,
Fandango!
The California and the West Study Group is sponsoring an event on September 30th open to the whole Institute membership. We will be attending a fandango in Martinez at the historic Martinez adobe, with a number of added inducements. The fandango, a traditional community dance, has been organized by a group that sings historic Californio songs and also plays for dancing,
It's Mini-Grant Time!
The Institute Board of Directors is pleased to announce the Mini-Grant Program for 2017-18. The deadline for this year's application is September 15. The Mini-Grant Committee will examine the applications and report its decisions to the Board, which will have the final say. Checks will be issued by October 15.
Mother Lode Trip, Sept. 23–25, 2016
Members of the Institute, along with members of the Italian-American Studies Association, had a fabulous history trip to the heart of California's Gold Country the weekend of September 23–25, 2016.
Thank you to Rose Marie Cleese for organizing it! For a report on the weekend, see our Fall 2016 newsletter.
History of Art Venues in Berkeley
Ann Harlow and the California and the West Study Group invite Institute members and their guests to a day of local art and architecture history in Berkeley on Saturday, January 23, 2016. We will meet at 10 am at the Berkeley Historical Society, Veterans Memorial Building, 1931 Center Street.
Annual Meeting New Member Presentations
Excerpts from the report in the Spring 2015 Newsletter:
Sue Mote is working on a novel, "An Ordinary Viking," the story of an adventure-seeking youth who really doesn't like the shedding of blood. When researching the Viking age for a work of fiction,
Report on San Francisco Main Library Tour
Nine Institute members received an exclusive tour of the main San Francisco Public Library on January 31, 2015. Our guide, Susan Goldstein, has served as City Archivist since 1995. In her position, she works with all the city departments to preserve and make accessible their historical records.
SFPL Tour 1/31/15
Brought to you by the California and the West Study Group: Please join us for a special tour of the New Main Library on Saturday, January 31st, from 10:15 AM to 12 noon. The New Main (now almost 20 years old!) opened its doors on April 18,
Public Program: World War I Films
A series of major films about World War I begins in January and continues into May. Showings will be on Sunday afternoons, at the San Francisco Main Library on the dates indicated below. Each film will be introduced by an Institute member, and there will be time for discussion afterwards.
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Local History Field Trips for 2015
Six members of the Institute whose specialties include California got together on November 8th at Jody Offer's house to plan for a year of programs. Meeting were Jody, Ann Harlow, Joanne Lafler, Rose Marie Cleese, Peter Meyerhof, and Edith Piness. After some discussion, the group concluded that having a series of visits to historic sites had proven to be a winning formula for 2014 and that there was plenty of material for another year of such explorations.
Report on Richmond Waterfront Field Trip
On July 26 a dozen or so Institute members and friends visited aboard the SS Red Oak Victory ship moored in Richmond (an exhibition of the Richmond Museum of History). This Victory ship, built in 1944 at the Kaiser Shipyards, was one of ten built for the Navy.
Report on Los Gatos Field Trip
Institute members converged from the East Bay, South Bay, and San Francisco at the History Museum of Los Gatos on March 27th. Dawn Maxson gave us a leisurely tour, beginning with the story of the handsome stone building, part of a flour mill from the 1850s that hosted rock concerts in the early 1970s.
Los Gatos Field Trip
The California and the West study group invites you to tour the exhibition at the History Museum of Los Gatos, American Bohemia: The Cats Estate in Los Gatos. The exhibition explores the storied lives of Charles Erskine Scott Wood and Sara Bard Field,
History Expo
For the first time, the Institute for Historical Study will have an information booth at the San Francisco History Expo at the Old Mint, presented by the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society on March 1 and 2, 2014, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Visit to Juana Briones Exhibition
On January 25th about sixteen of us had the privilege of a preview tour of the new exhibition at the California Historical Society, San Francisco, guided by Executive Director Anthea Hartig with commentary by Institute member Jeanne Farr McDonnell. (More to come soon.)
Report on Archives Program
We had a good turnout at the San Francisco Main Public Library on October 10th for the program on "Treasures in Archives: Research Possibilities for Students, Teachers and Scholars." All four speakers gave interesting presentations. Susan Goldstein spoke about the City Archives in the library's San Francisco History Center. They have recently acquired huge amounts of records from city departments from the Police Department to the Redevelopment Agency to the Medical Examiner (coroner).
Public Program on Archives, October 10
Where would historians be without archives? Come to the San Francisco Main Public Library and learn about some lesser-known archival treasures of San Francisco. Four archivists will highlight resources for local history and national history within a local setting: Chris Doan, Archivist for the Sisters of the Presentation; Susan Goldstein,
Annual Potluck, September 7
About 25 Institute members and guests gathered on Saturday, September 7th, at Margaretta Mitchell's house on the Berkeley/Oakland border. Thank you, Gretta, for hosting us! After a sumptuous dinner we discussed possible uses for the Frank Brechka bequest. A task force was created to explore some of the options, to be chaired by Ellen Huppert.
Trip to Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
On August 15, a beautiful, sunny Thursday, fourteen Institute members and friends ventured to Marin County to the Green Gulch Farm Zen Center near Muir Beach. Jody Offer worked on arrangements, and David Chadwick, our long-time member, whose work on a website on Shunryu Suzuki he had summarized in a work-in-progress recently,
Vallejo Outing April 13, 2013
Twelve Institute members had a history-filled day in Vallejo on April 13, with private viewings of two institutions: the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum, where Executive Director Jim Kern gave us a tour before regular open hours, and the McCune Collection at the Vallejo Public Library. Highlights at the museum included artifacts from Mare Island (the first U.S.
2012 Annual Dinner Lecture Report
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The Global Migrations of Ornamental Plants
Plants migrate across the globe by hitching rides on exported building materials, riding as seeds in the entrails of animals, stowing away in the luggage of plant-loving travelers, or simply floating on wind that sweeps across continents. Author-neurologist Judith M. Taylor not only traced the migratory movements of numerous plants but also introduced botany's earliest explorers,
Sunday, January 10, 1:30 pm, Writers Group, via Zoom. Dan Kohanski will present.
Sunday, January 20, 2:00 pm, Monthly Program via Zoom
Steven Levi: Digging for Online Gold From Alaska (or Anywhere)
The internet has bestowed on historians the power to research newspapers, public files, and other documents from their home office. A cornucopia of information on historical figures and events can be excavated from archives for use in books, articles and presentations. From his labors in Alaska, Institute member Steven Levi has accumulated a tool-boxful of tips and techniques for digging out information from afar, and without charge. He'll share some of the most useful with us, confined to working remotely for now, and illustrate them with imagery and nuggets of information from his own work, notably on the Alaska Gold Rush.
Steve Levi is a freelance technical, commercial and historical writer in Alaska. He has more than 100 books in print and 40 audible downloads. His motto: "If you do not have something unique, you have nothing." He has written the only scholarly book on the Alaska Gold Rush, Boom and Bust in the Alaska Gold Fields,and the definitive book on Alaska's ghost ship, the Clara Nevada. Steve is also the only American writer of novels about "impossible" crimes, in which the first investigative challenge is figuring out how the capers could have been committed at all -- like a Greyhound bus with $10 million in cash and a dozen hostages vanishing off the Golden Gate Bridge while being followed by the San Francisco police. His impossible crime novels can be found on authormasterminds and his short stories are available on Readers & Writers Facebook.
P.S. See the "press release" attachment for Steve's limited-time offer of free copies for young women of a book about the history of women's rights in the United States.
Welcome to our newest members, members, both currently residing in London, England. Laure Latham describes herself as "a blogger, storyteller and lawyer," holding a B.A. in religious anthropology from Paris Jussieu University and a B.A. in law from La Sorbonne. She has practiced law at the Paris Bar and has taught international tax at La Sorbonne. Her writings include articles on the environment as well as children and the outdoors. Laure coauthored George-Daniel de Monfreid: Ami et confident de Gauguin and is currently working on a fictional account of Russian America and Ohlone people taking place in 1839 California.
Esther Shallan is a philosopher (PhD in Philosophy from Oxford Brookes University and Mphil in the philosophy of psychology from Kings College London) with interests and research on the problem of evil, the nature of suffering, and personality traits. She is also a psychotherapist working in North London who specializes in bereavement, depression, and anxiety disorders. Esther is currently working on a book entitled "God, Good and Evil: The Problem of Moral Evil Re-evaluated."
Members' Recent Activities:
This summer saw publication of John Graham's Looking For Elves At Wood Creek: Hunting And Other Stories (TheBookPatch), which "follows my relationship with a ranch property that I visit in San Benito County. It covers some history of San Juan Bautista, Paicines, Tres Pinos, Highway 25 and local flora and fauna."
Oliver Pollak's "Downsizing Generations of Family photos," republished from San Diego Jewish World can be found here.
Peter Stansky has just published Twenty Years On: Views and Reviews of Modern Britain (Pinehill Humanities Press). It is a selection of the pieces he has published over the last 20 years on aspects of British history and culture, notably on William Morris, the Bloomsbury Group, and George Orwell as well as other topics, introduced by an essay on how and why he became a historian of Britain. It is available as a paperback or an e-book from Amazon and other sites.
Elizabeth Thacker-Estrada completed a biographical sketch of Alice Charlotte Williams (1877-1945) for the Online Biographical Dictionary of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the United States. Williams served as the corresponding secretary of the New York State Woman Suffrage Association from 1905 to 1909. She was also a librarian. Liz appreciates the perceptive comments she received about the sketch from Institute members Joanne Lafler, Rose Marie Cleese, and Bonda Lewis.
Leslie Friedman's play, "The Panel," was the September offering of Play by Play, the organization presenting performance readings of new plays founded by Institute member Judith Offer. "The Panel" was originally accepted for March, but the pandemic cancelled the live event. Leslie was delighted to have The Panel read online and to receive many positive responses to it from audience members. After the reading Judith led a discussion about funding for the arts and diversity. On October 24 Leslie also presented her book The Dancer's Garden at Stanford's Company of Authors, an event founded and directed by Institute member and Stanford professor emeritus Peter Stansky. This program was originally slated for live presentation on May 2, but rescheduled for the Zoom format.
Bonda Lewis reports: "I'm doing my first show by Zoom on 28th October, for a Rotary meeting in Los Gatos. Is that sort of off-the-wall? I think so—but it's an interesting challenge to perform for one camera—and that fixed—and no real audience. (Even when doing television, there are crew members and production types as sounding board.)
Ernie Hook notes that "I just finished an article on aspects of the history of therapeutic bloodletting, far I suspect from the general interests of almost all members."
Kevin Knaus writes that he has recently started writing the biography of Amos P. Catlin, who came to California in 1849 and was active in mining, business, politics, and eventually was elected as a Sacramento County Superior Court Judge. "Catlin was a very honorable and ethical man. The drama and interest of his life comes not from personal failings, but the politics and law suits he was involved with."
Congratulations to Our 2020 Mini-Grant Recipients:
Steven Levi for expenses of a visual presentation of his poem, "The Contract," about women's suffrage.
Pam Peirce for editing of her biography of Katherine Gibson Wicks.
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Ofsted watch: College bounces back from inadequate to good
Jude Burke
Fri 10th Mar 2017, 17.04
A college that has bounced back from a grade four to a grade two is leading the charge on a week that has been good almost across the board.
Stanmore College was applauded for its "rapid and significant improvement" since it received the lowest possible grade in September 2015, in a report published March 6 but based on an inspection at the end of January.
The 3,000-learner institution was rated good in all areas, with inspectors noting that the proportion of learners achieving their qualifications "has risen and is high", while learners and apprentices were "making good progress".
Teachers were praised for their "skills, which are now good, to support their learners effectively and raise their expectations" and to "be successful".
East Kent College retained its overall grade two rating – but with outstanding aspects – following a full inspection in late January, in a report also published March 6.
The college's "outstanding leadership strategies" met the "economic and social needs of students across the region" as well as "employers' skills needs", the report found.
Its work experience provision was also deemed "outstanding", while the "almost all students enjoy very good levels of progression".
Brockenhurst College had less reason to celebrate its grade two this week, as it lost the outstanding rating it had held for nearly nine years.
Leaders were commended for their "decisive and swift action" which mean that "in-year progress and achievement has improved considerably" following a fall in performance in 2015/16, in a report published March 6 but based on an inspection at the end of January.
A "high proportion" of learners "make good progress and achieve" thanks to "good teaching", but "not enough apprentices" achieved their qualifications on time.
Independent training provider Skills Training UK Limited also retained its good rating, in a report published March 8 but based on an inspection in mid-February.
Leaders at the Wembley-based provider were found to have a "strong commitment" to learners with "low educational attainment and from areas of deprivation".
Trainees progress successfully into "sustained employment, further training and apprenticeships", while apprentices "develop high levels of practical skills and behaviours", inspectors noted.
The Leigh University Technical College, in Dartford, received a grade two overall in its first ever inspection.
The report, published March 7 but based on an inspection in early February, noted that the 14 to 19 institution's sixth form students "typically achieve well", and "at a high level in technical qualifications and core mathematics" in 2016.
Two adult and community learning providers, Leeds City Council and the Council of the Isles of Scilly, also retained their grade two ratings following short inspections.
That means the only FE and skills provider not to have received a grade two this week was independent training provider Brooks and Kirk Ltd.
The Boston-based provider received a grade three overall following its first ever inspection, carried out mid-February, in a report published March 6.
The proportion of learners completing their qualifications on time was found to be "too low", while senior managers were criticised for not ensuring that "staff improve their practice sufficiently to secure high achievement rates and good progress by all learners".
But inspectors also noted that "learners enjoy their courses", with benefits from participation including "progress into employment or promotion".
GFE Colleges Inspected Published Grade Previous grade
Brockenhurst College 31/01/2017 06/03/2017 2 1
Stanmore College 31/01/2017 06/03/2017 2 4
East Kent College 24/01/2017 06/03/2017 2 2
Independent Learning Providers Inspected Published Grade Previous grade
Skills Training UK Ltd 14/02/2017 08/03/2017 2 2
Brooks and Kirk Ltd 15/02/2017 06/03/2017 3 –
Other (including UTCs) Inspected Published Grade Previous grade
The Leigh UTC 01/02/2017 07/03/2017 2 –
Short inspections (remains grade 2) Inspected Published
Leeds City Council 08/02/2017 08/03/2017
Council of the Isles of Scilly 15/02/2017 07/03/2017
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Out of nothing, the Game Over pack Nike Mercurial Superfly 6 Academy MG Soccer Boots have come out and staked a claim for being the best value shoe on the market today. In terms of looks, they look just like the main elite shoes that you see all pros wearing. In terms of ability, they're Superfly which means they maintain that bloodline of speed and lightness. They're priced lower than almost every other Superfly which means almost every soccer player buying boots can afford them. Simply put, they are a pleasant surprise!
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Q: Interesting issue with POST requests (HttpURLConnection) - But why does it happen? So I just spent 6 hours worth of work, figuring out this 'little' fact:
Without calling client.getResponseCode() THE POST REQUEST DOES NOT GO THROUGH.
I hope that someone can explain why!
Specifically, for this minimalistic android client standalone code literally nothing happens without the line  int status = client.getResponseCode();
but with it,everything works like magic.
I didn't find any official documentation about this, so I'm wondering what's up, or what I don't understand (The people implementing Java usually do outstanding job, so it's probably me not getting something :) ).
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        final String theUrl = "http://xx.yyy.zz.aa:bb/securitiesFollowServer/users";
        final String TAG = getClass().getSimpleName();

        AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> task = new AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void>() {
            @Override
            protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
                String body = "BODY OF MESSAGE";

                HttpURLConnection client = null;
                BufferedWriter outputPost = null;

                try {
                    URL url = new URL(theUrl);

                    //  open the connection
                    client = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
                    client.setRequestProperty("content-type", "text/plain");
                    //client.setRequestMethod("POST"); Someone claimed that setDoOutput(true) works so I will try that instead (I tried both,mutually and exclusively so all 3 options).
                    client.setDoOutput(true);

                    outputPost = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(client.getOutputStream()));
                    outputPost.write(body);
                    outputPost.flush();
                    outputPost.close();
                    int status = client.getResponseCode();
                    StackTraceElement[] r = Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace();
                    String toNotepad = "";
                    for (int i = 0; i < r.length; ++i) {
                        toNotepad += '\n' + String.valueOf(i) + '.' + ':' + r[i].toString();
                    }
                    // This is where I set a breakpoint and got the stacktrace value from toNotepad,and copy pasted it.
                } catch (IOException e) {
                    Log.e(TAG, "Error ", e);
                } finally {
                    if (client != null) {
                        client.disconnect();
                    }
                    if (outputPost != null) {
                        try {
                            outputPost.close();
                        } catch (IOException e) {
                            Log.e(TAG, "IO ERROR");
                        }
                    }

                    return null;
                }
            }
        };
        task.execute();
    }
}

For completeness of the question, here is the "server side" minimalistic code
@POST
@Consumes(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)
@Produces(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)
public String setDebugResource(String a){
    return "I got this string:"+a;}

And here is the stacktrace (I made it obvious in the code above where exactly I copy-pasted its value):
When not working(or working, it is exactly the same stacktrace).:
0.:dalvik.system.VMStack.getThreadStackTrace(Native Method)
1.:java.lang.Thread.getStackTrace(Thread.java:580)
2.:dor.only.dorking.android.apppostrequest.MainActivity$1.doInBackground(MainActivity.java:52)
3.:dor.only.dorking.android.apppostrequest.MainActivity$1.doInBackground(MainActivity.java:28)
4.:android.os.AsyncTask$2.call(AsyncTask.java:292)
5.:java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:237)
6.:android.os.AsyncTask$SerialExecutor$1.run(AsyncTask.java:231)
7.:java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1112)
8.:java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:587)
9.:java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:818)

A: According to the HttpUrlConnection docs you must call setDoOutput(true) on the client object instead of setting the method to POST. The method will be set automatically to POST through this. They have an example under section "Posting Content".
There's an example here as well and a larger discussion here
Frankly, I would skip using the raw HttpUrlConnection class and use something like Volley.

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Kuwait Completes its Inclusion into the MSCI Emerging Markets Indices
Boursa Kuwait Posted
The inclusion saw values of over KD 961.6 million traded
Kuwait City, 1 December 2020: Boursa Kuwait completed the Kuwaiti capital market's inclusion into the MSCI Emerging Markets Indices with the successful implementation of the first tranche of index inclusion. A total of seven listed companies – the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), Kuwait Finance House (KFH), Zain, Agility, Boubyan Bank, Mabanee and Gulf Bank – were included.
The inclusion brought in huge inflows to the market, as the total traded value during the inclusion was over 961.6 million Kuwaiti dinars, most of which came from foreign inflows.
Commenting on the inclusion, Boursa Kuwait's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mohammad Saud Al-Osaimi, said: "We saw values of over 961.6 million Kuwaiti dinars traded today, which is proof of the Kuwaiti capital market apparatus's success in absorbing these unprecedented foreign inflows. Kuwait's inclusion in the MSCI Emerging Market Index represents an important milestone in advancing the Kuwaiti capital market and putting Kuwait on the worldwide investment map, as well as a recognition of Boursa Kuwait's instrumental role in improving market access and efficiency, enhancing transparency and governance, increasing liquidity and strengthening investor confidence."
Al-Osaimi added: "Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Boursa Kuwait continued to engage with its partners in the local and international investment community to ensure a successful inclusion, which wouldn't have been possible without the unlimited support of the Kuwaiti capital market apparatus and the rest of the government institutions."
Boursa Kuwait introduced a series of measures for the day of inclusion, including an extension of the Closing Auction and the Trade at Last (TAL) Session. The Closing Auction went on for 40 minutes, followed by a 30-minute break before the TAL session kicks off for 40 minutes. Buy and sell orders were also matched at a randomized closing time for the last two minutes of the Closing Auction session. Additionally, order amendments and cancellations were allowed throughout the Closing Auction session, and there was an extension on Custodian Rejections.
In cooperation with the capital market apparatus, which is comprised of the Capital Markets Authority, the Kuwait Clearing Company, and Kuwaiti brokerage firms, Boursa Kuwait conducted a series of stress tests to enable Kuwait's trading systems to absorb the amount of orders and trades that will be conducted during the inclusion.
MSCI Inc. announced the reclassification of Kuwait to "Emerging Market" status in December 2019. The landmark development comes as global recognition of the sweeping market development efforts undertaken by Boursa Kuwait, the Capital Markets Authority and the Kuwait Clearing Company.
The reclassification announcement occurred as a result of the successful completion of the implementation of MSCI's recommendations, including the introduction of omnibus account structures and same National Investor Number (NIN) cross trades by the end of October 2019, a month ahead of the stated deadline.
MSCI had granted conditional approval for the inclusion of Kuwait in the coveted index as part of the benchmark provider's 2019 Annual Market Classification Review held on June 25, 2019, paving the way for increased participation from foreign investors in Kuwait's capital market and driving significant capital inflows to the country.
The official status upgrade follows the country's inclusion in S&P DJI Global Equity Indices, with an Emerging Market classification in December 2018 and the FTSE Russell Emerging Markets Index in September 2017.
Since its inception, Boursa Kuwait has worked diligently to create a credible exchange built on efficiency and transparency, creating a liquid capital market, a progressive exchange platform and developing a comprehensive set of reforms and enhancements that has allowed it to compete on an international level. Over the past three years, the company has rolled out numerous market reforms and new initiatives as part of its comprehensive multi-phase market development (MD) plans.
For more information about Boursa Kuwait's initiatives and its latest developments, please visit www.boursakuwait.com.


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Juvenile Court of Macon-Bibb County
Thomas Jackson Juvenile Justice Center
560 Oglethorpe Street
Macon, Georgia 31201
Hours: Monday through Friday
About Juvenile Court
Judicial Citizen Review Board
Court Dress Code
The mission of the Juvenile Court is to exercise jurisdiction over all juveniles within the county who are alleged to be delinquent, unruly, traffic offenders, or deprived children, as well as children who are subjects of custody disputes.
The Juvenile Court of Bibb County is authorized by Chapter 11 and Title 15 of the Official Code of Georgia. Jurisdiction includes delinquency, unruliness, deprivation, traffic offenses, custody, and guardianship cases, with the court always seeking the "best interests of the child." In all of these categories, except deprivation and unruliness, jurisdiction ends at age 17. Juvenile Court's jurisdiction over custody matters is secondary to Superior Court which handles all the custody matters in this circuit. Bibb County Juvenile Court is part of the Macon Judicial Circuit, which also covers Crawford and Peach counties. The court is served by two full-time judges, the honorable Chéferre L. Young, and the honorable Thomas J. Matthews, who presides as Chief Judge.
Juvenile Court Staff
Chief Judge Thomas J. Matthews
Judge Chéferre L. Young
Deborah Wiggins, Clerk of Court
Each year, thousands of children in Georgia are removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect and are placed in foster homes. Unfortunately, these children will be moved to several foster homes before returning to their own home, being placed with extended family members, finding a permanent placement with a new adoptive family, or reaching adulthood on their 18th birthday. Fortunately, there are solutions. Many of these children have been placed in stable, loving homes through the efforts of volunteers from the community who make up the Judicial Citizen Review Board.
Volunteers from the community must first complete a criminal history check and attend fifteen hours of training by the Georgia Council of Juvenile Court Judges. Volunteers are then sworn in by our local Chief Juvenile Court Judge as officers of Bibb County Juvenile Court. Once volunteers complete these requirements to be placed on the Judicial Citizen Review Board, they are assigned to one of ten panels currently operating in Bibb County. The first volunteers of the Judicial Citizen Review Board began working on their panels in March of 2006. Bibb County currently has approximately 50 volunteers serving on the Judicial Citizen Review Board.
The mission of the Judicial Citizen Review Board is to ensure the best interests of children in Bibb County foster care are being met by holding citizen review panels, made up of trained volunteers, that occur periodically to ensure that every child in Bibb County foster care and their families are provided the best possible services within the context of available resources and that these children are protected from all forms of maltreatment. The panels' ultimate task is to see that each child is in a permanent home as soon as safely possible, and therefore makes recommendations to the Judge that will best serve the children.
For more information, please contact the program's coordinator, Nancy Sealy, at 478-621-6038.
Community Partnership – Bibb County Family Connection
Monroe County Family Connection and Bibb County Family Connection (Community Partnership) are dedicated to improving results for children and families in Monroe and Bibb County, Georgia. We are Georgia Family Connection Partnership county collaboratives.
The Boards of Bibb County Family Connection (Community Partnership) and Monroe County Family Connection have entered into a special partnership. By sharing resources, the two GA Family Connection county collaboratives are cutting costs and getting more bang for their buck. The arrangement allows for Travis Blackwell, current Director of Community Partnership (Bibb County Family Connection) to serve both Bibb and Monroe Counties as the Family Connection Coordinator, with the help of a part-time assistant coordinator, Dawn Freelin.
The dress code applies to all parties, witnesses, parents, and other participants who will come into court.
Please read it carefully.
Your clothing should be clean, neat, well-fitted, and appropriate in court. You may not wear spandex or skin-tight clothes, or clothing that is oversized or baggy. You may not wear hats inside court unless required by religious belief or needed due to medical condition.
You may not wear camouflage outfits, warm-up, or jogging suits. You may not wear sweat pants.
You may not wear tank tops, tube tops, halter tops, or tops that show cleavage or reveal the abdomen.
Shirts and blouses must be tucked in. Sweaters do not have to be tucked in.
Your clothing may not display any obscene, insulting, disrespectful, or alcohol/drug related messages.
You may not wear gang colors or display gang-related signs or symbols.
Skirts may be no shorter than two inches above the knee.
Skirts and pants must be worn at the natural waist and pants must be supported by belt or suspenders.
Girls, who have reached puberty, and women, must wear bras.
Both boys and girls may wear jeans which are neat and clean, have no holes or patches, and are not frayed.
You may not wear shorts or cutoffs.
You may not wear bedroom shoes or slippers.
You may wear earrings (one per ear) but no other piercings.
Exceptions may be made as needed for children in custody and for other good cause in the discretion of the judge.


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The purpose of this roof covering is for self-consumption is made up of 7,792 TP660P polycrystalline modules.
Italy Cuneo - 1,8MW
Cuneo is a town with around 56,000 inhabitants, in the Piedmont region of Italy. At the foot of the Maritime Alps, the city was founded in 1198 on a high plateau, its triangle shape at the confluence of the Stura di Demonte river and the Gesso torrent makes it its particularity. Cuneo is located north of the Mercantour-Argentera massif, in the Stura di Demonte valley, about 38 kilometers north of the Tende pass. Its altitude is 534 m on average and its surface is approximately 119 km2. The city of Cuneo is an important agricultural and commercial center. Its climate is warm and temperate and the rains are quite significant and recorded throughout the year, including in the driest months. The rainfall here averages 770 mm and the average annual temperature is 12.0 ° C. The driest month is July. There is 34 mm of precipitation in July. With an average of 91 mm, the most precipitation falls in October. The purpose of this roof covering is for self-consumption is made up of 7,792 TP660P polycrystalline modules.
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When ADCC Champion and world-renowned Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Demian Maia first burst onto the international MMA circuit, many held high expectations for the ground wizard. True to his roots, Maia did not disappoint, winning five straight fights after debuting for the UFC in 2007, all of them via submission. Unfortunately for Maia, that momentum came to a screeching halt at the hands of the number two-ranked middleweight in the world–Nate Marquardt–when he was knocked out early into the first round of their fight last August. Eager to bounce back from his most recent performance and confident that he still has the skills to challenge for the belt one day, Maia maintains that he is strictly focused on his main card bout with fellow middleweight contender Dan Miller on tonight's UFC 109 broadcast.
Maia recently spoke with Tapology's Steven Kelliher about his loss to Marquardt and what may have contributed to it, his training heading into tonight's fight, and his thoughts on the middleweight title fight between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort set for April of this year.
Tapology: Unfortunately I'm going to start out with the bad news. Could you talk about your last fight against Nate Marquardt back in August and tell us what went wrong overall?
Maia: I think what happened was I totally changed the game plan when I was going to fight. I don't know if I had problems with concentration or something else, but the game plan was different from what I did. I think I was too relaxed, but I think what happens is what should happen, so it has opened my eyes.
Tapology: What did you think about the stoppage of the fight?
Maia: I always believe that what happens is the best that can happen. You could say that I could have woken up and grabbed his leg, but I don't complain. I think that what God does is the best thing.
Tapology: Is a rematch something you are thinking about?
Maia: Yeah for sure. I always want to fight somebody that beat me. I know we're going to fight again—I don't know when—but I know we're going to meat each other some day inside the Octagon.
Tapology: You started off in the UFC with five straight submission victories. Is that something you're concentrating on getting back to against Dan Miller at UFC 109?
Maia: Always, always. With Nate I was looking for that, but I just changed my strategy. I am always looking for the submission.
Tapology: What are your thoughts on Dan Miller overall?
Maia: I think he has good Jiu-Jitsu. I saw some of his fights and he has good stand-up also. He is pretty complete, but he's better in submissions I think. He is a dangerous fight for anyone. I think my Jiu-Jitsu is always by biggest strength and it's always going to be like that even if I improve in Thai boxing.
Tapology: Miller said recently that he is not worried about going to the ground with you, but as far as the stand-up is concerned, what have you been doing in training to prepare for that aspect of the fight?
Maia: Of course he can fight on the ground. He is a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu, which is going to be nice to fight against. I think I can do well on the feet. I have been training a lot of stand-up lately, so I think I can do well with everyone nowadays.
Tapology: There was a picture of you training with Strikeforce Women's Champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos recently. Do you train with her often?
Maia: No, I just met her because Rafael Alejarra trains her in conditioning and he asked me to help her in Jiu-Jitsu, so I was showing her some technical moves to help her. She is very tough. I have never sparred with a woman as tough as she is.
Tapology: Should you get by Miller at UFC 109, do you have any specific thoughts on what you would like next in the UFC?
Maia: I don't want to lose my concentration thinking about that. I want to focus on Miller right now.
Tapology: Anderson Silva is going to be fighting Vitor Belfort in April at UFC 112. What are you thoughts on that middleweight title fight?
Maia: I think Vitor has the tools to win, and I think for Vitor it is better for him if the fight ends in the beginning, but if the fight goes longer it is better for Anderson.
Tapology: Is a shot as Anderson Silva still obviously the number one goal of your career at this point?
Silva: For sure. He is the best in the world and I would love to fight him one day.
Tapology: Is there anything else you would like to say about your next fight?
Maia: I am just going to put all of my heart and soul into this fight like I always do. I hope the fans will like it, because I always fight for the fans.
Tapology: Thanks for the time Demian and good luck.
Maia: Thank you very much.


Grandmaster Daniel King has been a professional chess player for more than 20 years and has represented his country in numerous competitions, amongst others in the historic win by the English over the Soviet Union in 1990 in Reykjavik. King is the author of more than 15 chess books and has wealth of experience as a trainer, assisting many of England's leading players. He is also well known for his broadcasting on TV, radio and the internet, commentating major chess events. To the delight of chess fans worldwide, he hosts his monthly "Powerplay" show on the world's largest chess server, Playchess.com. He contributes to ChessBase Magazine, with the popular column "Move by Move". King has also produced the highly praised PowerPlay DVD series for ChessBase. King lives in London.
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I know we are all in love for Magnus, but can you at least a few times put photos of other players in the covers of your articles?
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Cho, M, Bugg, R, Sattineni, A and Redden, L (2021) Wood Waste Minimization Practices in Residential Construction. In: Scott, L and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-7 September 2021, UK, Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 614-623.


Bonaire is one of the top snorkel destinations in the world and our island is regularly found in top-5 lists when it comes to snorkel spots. Especially at Klein Bonaire, snorkeling is really fantastic, but to see beautiful reefs and hundreds of colored fish, you do not necessarily have to take a boat on the water. Bonaire has more than enough snorkel spots with beautiful corals that can be reached from the shore.
On the island there are several maps with all snorkel spots (get them anywhere or at Sunwise for free), but your Sunwise hostess or host Sunwise, for example at the check-in at the accommodation, would love to tell you where her or his favorite snorkel sites are! Snorkel trips with a guide, are given by various parties on Bonaire, often in combination with boat trips, for example by Epic Tours, but also with the Woodwind, the Seacow and the Compass Bonaire.


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Visitors to this month's MCM London Comic Con will enjoy an exclusive UK first playable of the Aliens: Colonial Marines multiplayer, the highly-anticipated first-person shooter from SEGA and Gearbox. Aliens: Colonial Marines is just one of the many highly anticipated videogame titles set to appear at the show.
Aliens: Colonial Marines will pit PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC gamers against the universe's ultimate alien killing machines, the Xenomorphs, in claustrophobic environments guaranteed to produce the blood-curdling thrills that the movie is renowned for. The videogame promises an exhilarating and engaging new chapter in the Aliens universe, featuring authentic environments such as the surface of LV-426 and Hadley's Hope and weapons inspired by the movie franchise.
Aliens: Colonial Marines begins with an ostensibly abandoned ship, the U.S.S. Sulaco, recovered in orbit around LV-426. Players lead a group of highly-trained United States Colonial Marines as they board the deserted craft to uncover the fate of the crew. They will have to fight to survive unspeakable horrors and their own anxieties as they chase down the truth behind a galaxy-spanning deception that places humanity at the mercy of the most murderous and deadly species in the universe.
videogames stage. To buy tickets to the MCM London Comic Con at Excel London on 25th-27th May, please visit: https://www.mcmexpostore.com/store/. Electronic Theatre will keep you updated with all the latest details on the many videogames set to appear at the show.


Those of us who use Pinterest daily have been waiting for this for a long time: Pinterest is finally allowing users to create private boards! Woo hoo!
Called secret boards, all you have to do to create one is log into Pinterest and then go to your profile (your list of boards). If it's the first time you've logged in since they introduced the secret board feature, the page will automatically scroll to the bottom so you can start a secret board.
Right now, this feature is still in beta, so everyone gets three secret boards. That's it. So use them wisely! In the future, they'll probably allow you to make more secret boards, but until then you're limited to three.
If you want, you can also invite others to view your secret boards, making thing semi-private. The general public won't be able to see your board that way, but you can share the board with the people you want to see it.
How will you use Pinterest secret boards?
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After studying dance in Europe, Julie returned to the United States and graduated from Creighton University. With a desire to expand her knowledge of the arts and spirituality, she graduated from St. John's University in Collegeville with a Masters in Theology and Liturgical Studies. Over the past twenty years, she has taught high school and college courses, and facilitated workshops on the healing arts while occasionally writing for academic periodicals. Her quest to acknowledge world religions and the desire to expose the similarities of love and peaceful living, led her to travel, live, and study with shaman practitioners, herbal healers, Native American medicine women, Buddhist priests and other earth-based spiritual teachers. Through these experiences and experiences with global metaphysical teachings, she learned to honor the eternal Source of love in all people. Besides writing fiction, Julie is co-creating a Space of Love through advocacy for Kin Domains.
"I walk a path of beauty, walk a path my ancestors laid out before me.
Walk a path of beauty, roll my dreaming out before me.
Hold my visions, roll my dreaming out before me."
When I was out meandering, I came across this clump of flowers took out my camera and snapped a picture. The flower draws attention to the chakras, drawing my vision inward from the solar plexus to the root. At the time, I was humming the song posted here and written by Chalise Brooke Medicine Eagle Edwards. I've referred to her incredible journey earlier in my blog. If you haven't heard of her or wonder what she is doing these days stop by her site. She is a truly amazing vibrant woman--glowing with life, spreading her rays of love. Her journey has taken her to a Kin Domain where she is gently reclaiming the land for the future generations.


Jerald L. White is a Louisiana and Indiana based artist and community advocate, also known as "Bottletree." Before joining the arts and culture community he worked as a grassroots organizer and environmental policymaker in New Orleans and Washington DC. Jerald's creative work focuses on the black experience and social justice issues. He is the owner of Bottletree Productions and the founder of Charitable Film Network, Deep South by Suroeste and the New Orleans Loving Festival.


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Hadi A. Hadi normally sees his Liberty High School wrestlers sporting the colors of maroon and gold on Saturdays in December, competing one-by-one on an unfurled mat made of PVC rubber nitrile or a cross-linked polyethylene foam. It is quite shock absorbent for the competitors.
Warren G. Harding High School swimming coach Steve Lukco normally spends Saturdays this time of the year hovering on the edges of an Olympic-size pool, watching his swimmers pierce the water and pushing their bodies to their maximum potential.
On Tuesday, those activities were halted because of increased COVID-19 numbers. All athletics and activities will be suspended through at least Dec. 22, at which point Trumbull County's public school districts will reassess the COVID-19 situation. John F. Kennedy High School and its lower campus is abiding by the recommendation from the Trumbull County Combined Health District.
Winter sports athletes inside the square county in northeast Ohio have different ways of dealing with this hiatus. Basketball players can find basketball hoops outside, even having those implements on their own property.
Most swimmers do not have pools, nor do wrestlers have mats at their respective homes.
"Just not being in the water is the biggest thing," Lukco said. "You can't go outside and hop in your pool. That's our biggest thing is the in-the-water time — the personal one-on-one coaching at that point. That's where we make our biggest improvements, when we're in the water, working our technique, conditioning, preparing for a championship season."
With no live interaction, it's hard for athletes in both sports to remain in peak condition.
Hadi said some of his wrestlers do not have access to weights.
"It puts them in a pretty tight spot to be shut down for three weeks, four weeks, whatever it ends up being," he said. "It takes a step backward in regard to their conditioning."
Hadi fears his wrestlers will not be in competition shape when they return near the beginning of the year.
"I understand how serious this (COVID-19 pandemic) is, but at the same token I don't understand why they waited until Tuesday to shut it down like that?" Hadi said. "Mahoning County is a hop, skip and a jump away, but they're up and running right now."
Running is good for cardiovascular health, which both swimmers and wrestlers use to stay fit.
Wrestlers have a circuit routine going in intervals of 6-minutes each, with 30 seconds to a minute of rest in between each set that includes things such as body squats and push-ups.
"Having them in the room with you is one thing and orchestrating practice or getting them to try to do stuff on their own is difficult," Hadi said. "I wouldn't say it's a losing battle, but it's a very tough fight right now."
Swimmers focus on their upper body, along with hips, legs, feet and abdominal muscles, focusing on repetition in at-home workouts — something to supplement, but not replace, in-person practices.
"We talk to the kids about personal responsibility all the time," Lukco said. "I tell them I've got you for max, four hours a day. That's when we're doing two-a-days. Normally it's a two, two-and-a-half hour day I have you to work with you. That's not enough to be an elite swimmer. You've got to do more. The ones that get it do. The ones that don't, don't.
"We do everything we can, obviously. We reach out to our kids. We're sending them workouts. We set up weekly Zoom calls."
Hadi said this shutdown hinders his team in other ways. Wrestlers are supposed to get a weight assessment. It tells you the minimum weight class you can wrestle for the season and when you can get to that point. Usually this is done the last part of November. Not this year.
The deadline to get those numbers submitted to the Ohio High School Athletic Association is Jan. 15.
"That's not going to be an easy task," Hadi said. "Those are the things people don't know of the sport. Kudos to these young men and women that participate in it. It's just not easy. I'm hoping the OHSAA will consider extending the Jan. 15 deadline to give us another week or so."
Lukco said his team wore a T-shirt one season that said, "To get something you never had, you have to do something you've never done."
"Weird doesn't even begin to describe it," he said. "You do everything that you can. It feels like you're not doing enough or you'll never be able to do enough when you're not in your normal situation.
"I talk to my kids all the time of being comfortable of being uncomfortable with your swimming routine. You have to push yourself. This is going to test out a lot, how comfortable are you going to be in an uncomfortable situation. You're going to have to do some things you have never done before."
Hadi said his team, which won a Division III sectional title last year, has a good core returning this season. They were in shape, committed to getting better each day.
"Then all of sudden you see the rug get pulled out from underneath them," Hadi said. "I feel bad for them. I'm trying to make sense of it. I see hundreds of people at Walmart at the same time, swarming around. The health department really needs to step back and evaluate what we're doing as coaches and a school district.
"Kudos to Liberty Local School District. They have been very proactive in talking to us, telling us what their expectations are, making sure we're doing the right thing, taking temperatures, making sure any kids with symptoms aren't at practice. I've followed what they've asked. We've had no issues."
He said he was willing to split his practices to have his 20 wrestlers split into groups of 10 for practices, disinfecting mats after the first practice and bring in the other group after the cleaning to keep separation.
Hadi added that Liberty wrestlers have been working in groups of four, interacting in the mat room, weight room and other functions during practice.
People wonder how wrestling functions in this pandemic and era of social distancing, being such a physically demanding sport. Hadi dispels this myth.
"I keep hearing people say there's so much contact in wrestling and blah, blah, blah," he said. "The funniest thing is, we are probably the cleanest sport. We disinfect our mats daily, two times a day. Liberty furnishes our kids practice clothes every day. We have them picked up, laundered. We know the kids are wearing clean clothes. Our kids are required to shower after every practice. The showers are disinfected every day.
"I hear people say that. They have no idea what we do."
The wrestlers and swimmers have to keep up their workouts on their own.
"They're not allowed to use our facilities," Lukco said. "We're not allowed to be in contact with them.
"There's no template for this. You don't know what to do. It's a struggle."


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statsmodels.stats.proportion.samplesize_confint_proportion(proportion, half_length, alpha=0.05, method='normal')[source]¶

find sample size to get desired confidence interval length

<col class="field-name" />
<col class="field-body" />

Parameters:
proportion : float in (0, 1)

proportion or quantile

half_length : float in (0, 1)

desired half length of the confidence interval

alpha : float in (0, 1)

significance level, default 0.05,
coverage of the two-sided interval is (approximately) 1 - alpha

method : string in [‘normal’]

method to use for confidence interval,
currently only normal approximation

Returns:
n : float

sample size to get the desired half length of the confidence interval

Notes

this is mainly to store the formula.
possible application: number of replications in bootstrap samples

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The Times of Israel reports: The Palestinian mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, on Thursday published a fatwa, or Islamic religious decree, banning anyone "from giving up, or selling Jerusalem and the land of Palestine to the enemy" — a reference to Israelis.
The fatwa was issued on the eve of the Arab summit that is scheduled to convene in Saudi Arabia next week to discuss a number of issues, including US President Donald Trump's yet-to-be-announced peace plan and his decision, announced in December, to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the embassy there from Tel Aviv.
The fatwa is seen as a warning to the heads of Arab states against supporting Trump's decisions and peace plan, which the Palestinians have denounced as a "conspiracy aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause and national rights."
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Upon arrival in Budapest, visitors soon realize that the banks of the Danube are where the city's rich history and architecture come together. The area, dating back to the Roman Empire, is protected under the UNESCO World Heritage Sites program. One of the best ways to see Budapest, often called the "Pearl of the Danube," is from a cruise boat on the famous river. From that superb vantage point, tourists can take in many of the top attractions, which are located on the river's shores. The Danube intersects Budapest into its two-part namesake: Buda on the west and Pest on the east.
Numerous bridges connect the two halves of Budapest, but perhaps the most famous and arguably most striking is the Chain Bridge. The suspension bridge was the first permanent crossing to be installed over the Danube, in 1849. It was widely lauded for its beautiful design, which includes four lion statues posted on the abutments. Chain Bridge was badly damaged in World War II and has gone through several refurbishings. Lit at night, it has also appeared in Katy Perry video "Firework" and in several films. One of the best ways to experience the bridge is to take the short walk across, where the panoramic views of Budapest are nothing short of spectacular.
Even if you're not a political buff, this site is not to be missed. Located on the shores of the Danube on the Pest side, the parliament buildings of Hungary's capital are stunning. The neo-Gothic design features a central dome done in the Renaissance Revival style with two symmetrical facades reaching from either side of it. You'll be awed by the sheer size of this architectural marvel -- it's the world's third-largest parliament. But more striking are its features. The outside façade displays Hungarian leaders and militia, and inside, you can see mosaics, stained glass, and grand staircases. If you're into sparkle, don't miss the Hungarian Crown Jewels (part of the guided tour).
No trip to Budapest would be complete without a visit to Buda Castle -- visible from everywhere in the city. Located as part of the Castle Hill district on the Buda side, the current castle, also known as the Royal Palace, rises 48 metres above the Danube and dates back to the 14th century. The castle has undergone many renovations and various architectural styles can be seen, from Gothic to Medieval to Renaissance to Baroque. Today, it houses the National Széchényi Library and the Budapest History Museum.
Not as architecturally stunning, but no less important, is the art installation "Shoes on the Danube." Located in Pest not far from Parliament, the visually arresting piece is a stark memorial to Jews shot into the Danube by the fascist Arrow Cross militia during World War II. Artist Gyula Pauer painstakingly sculpted 60 pairs of shoes in 1940s styles to represent the fact that the Jews were ordered to remove their shoes before being shot, as shoes were considered valuable.
Although the city contains plenty of historical buildings, the vastly different modernity of the National Theatre is a beautiful contrast on the Pest side. It was opened in 2000 to replace the city's original national theatre building, and is the main destination for theatre in the city. The building's round design makes it a standout and it features a park with a huge hedge maze and information on Hungary's theatre and film history.
Gellért Hill is one of the most stunning ways to see the sweeping panorama of Hungary. Overlooking the Danube, it contains numerous parks and landmarks. One of the most imposing and significant is Budapest's own Liberty Statue. The statue can be seen from anywhere in Budapest and was built by the Soviet Red Army to commemorate their victory after World War II. Gellért Hill also contains a network of caves and the unique Gellért Hill Cave Church, built into the caves.
Although Gresham Palace isn't listed on every top 10 list, it should be. It's a gem on the Pest side that shouldn't be missed. Located a stone's throw from the Chain Bridge, the palace was, surprisingly, not a palace at all but an office building and a home for British aristocrats when it first opened in 1906. Gloriously lit in the evening, this spectacular example of Art-Nouveau architecture -- many consider it one of the best examples in all of Europe -- it contains everything you might expect in a castle: detailed ironwork, sweeping staircases, gilded statues, mosaics, and stained glass. Since being purchased and refurbished by the Four Seasons chain in 2001, the palace is also one of the city's most luxurious hotels.
Although Budapest is home to a lively music and arts culture, it also contains much greenspace. Margaret Island -- an island in the middle of the Danube -- is a recreation lover's dream, with beautiful walking and cycling paths, 11 pools, and a spa. But perhaps one of the more unique sights on the island -- besides being yet another photographer's dream -- is its musical fountain. Several times a day, the fountain waters dance in time with everything from Vivaldi to Simon and Garfunkel.


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I think that sometimes, perhaps even oftentimes, we think too fast. We rely on our foundation of fundamental knowledge and we go from there. Too rarely do we allow ourselves to stop and be confounded by what we experience around us, or by what we encounter in scripture.
For us, it is all about getting to the end of the day as efficiently as possible.
And so, too often, we don't see what is in front of us.
Jesus is both man and God. Both weak and strong. Both healer and healed. Both dead and alive.
Astoundingly, all at the same time.
So when we call Jesus, Lord, just what do we mean by that? Do we look to our history lessons and say, he is master over me as those lords back then were masters over their vassals?
Is that how we see Jesus? As lord of the manor, supplier of training and arms to his militia, caretaker and caregiver to the serfs that work the land?
If we do, we're missing the mark. By a very large margin.
Throughout the Bible, God is called Lord. Lord, Lord, come help me. Lord, my God, save me from my enemies. Lord God, I lay myself down in your temple and feel relieved.
But there's a very real difference between God, the Father, there, and God, the Son, here. God, the Father, creator, maintainer, and destroyer, is lord from afar. He is lord through our births, through our living, through our deaths.
He is there for us, in his own capacity that, except for brief grasps here and there, escapes our understanding.
Jesus, on the other hand, was and is lord on the Earth. He is the living lord, and he is the lord of the living.
And here is where our stockpile of data fails us: the Bible defines Jesus's lordship.
There are three general areas where Jesus serves as master, in a most enigmatic way, at least in comparison with other Earthly lords.
Look at what is strung together here as what is associated with Jesus as lord on Earth: (1) love, (2) unity, (3) peace, (4) the body, (5) the Spirit, (6) faith, and (7) baptism.
Not exactly the raising of pigs or the setting up of a tax code.
Baptism I will leave to the next area of Jesus's lordship.
But here we have love and unity being part of the peace that Jesus brings to the Earth. A peace that comes to us through his ability and willingness to overcome in war those forces that seek to overthrow God's authority.
The Lamb who takes up the spiritual sword and shield for our sake.
The second area of Jesus's lordship on Earth comes to us through the sacraments. And reveals his mastery in healing through his transformation of himself from Earthly healer to sacred sacrifice that comes to us through the rites of the church.
In baptism, we are washed clean, made clean, and are given the grace to remain in that awareness of our access to being made whole over and over and over again through Jesus.
And that same cleansing healing comes to us through the Holy Eucharist.
The Anglican Prayer of Humble Access, begins with the words, We do not presume to come to this thy table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our righteousness.
And ends, incredibly, with the assertion that through communion, our souls [are] washed through your most precious blood.
Are souls are washed. They are cleansed. And as a result of this cleansing we are able to co-dwell with Jesus: we in him and he in us.
This is as far from the reality of an Earthly lord as we can get.
There is no separation. No hierarchy. No to-the-manor-born distinction.
He is, in this way and in so many others, a lord through his service to us.
And, now last. Not least. Not by a long shot.
Jesus is, as we know so well because we sing it and say enough, Lord of Lords.
What do we think this means exactly?
That he is a leader over all the Earthly leaders? The uppermost Lord in the British Parliament, perhaps?
Just who are the Lords that Jesus lords over?
Well, what if these vassal-lords of Jesus are the called, the chosen, and the faithful? The saints of the Earth, in a most Biblical meaning of the word.
The ones who have through the opening of their hands, their hearts, and their souls to God have become sanctified, at least partially. For sanctification for any other than Jesus on Earth cannot be an absolute process.
Even Mother Teresa had doubts about God's love for her.
But could she not be considered a lord? A master of her own knowledge of God who put that knowledge to good use in the service of others?
Think about all the people that you know who fill this description. Think of yourself and all the ways that you serve God because of the love you have for him, even in those quiet moments of gratitude.
And so what would the world be like if we restructured our education with reference to our understanding of Jesus and his lordship and our relationship with him?
What if we, when we go down on our knees or bow our heads or even look up to the sky to pray, recognized in our acknowledgement of our servanthood to Jesus not only his majesty as our Lord, but our own acceptance that we are the Lords that he fights for? That he heals? That he cleanses?
What if we truly accepted that we can dwell in him, and he in us, that we are not separated by our status on Earth from his?
And by doing this, we can fight for him, heal for him, cleanse the world for him.
Our Lord on Earth holds the key that can unlock the untapped storehouse of love that we carry inside us. We wait to be recognized for who we really are. And we wait to be called, chosen, and to become faithful.


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The Belt
Home>Books>Saqi>The Belt
Ahmed Abodehman
9780863563072 February 2003
Paperback 156pp
Ahmed grows up in a small Saudi village steeped in the family ties, legends, poetry and songs of traditional tribal culture. As he becomes a man, the cataclysmic changes of modernity spring up around him. Islam is imposing itself more and more strongly on tribal beliefs; moreover, the city begins to seem strangely attractive to his young mind. Ahmed struggles to come to terms with this newly unfolding world without forsaking his village, family or Hizam, the old man who comes to epitomise the traditional life itself.
This is an honest and enchanting coming-of-age story, and a dialogue between old and new. A revealing look at the religious, social and intellectual forces at work in the Arabian Peninsula, The Belt also challenges conventional perceptions of the region.
Ahmed Abodehman was born and raised in Saudi Arabia and was known since youth as the 'bard' of his village; he has lived in Paris since 1982 and is a poet, novelist and news correspondent for the Saudi daily al-Riyadh.
'A fabulous read ... a poetic, moving and utterly fascinating coming-of-age tale set in a Saudi Arabian village.'
'Simple, yet profound ... immensely touching.'
'This moving work seduces with its clarity of style. Abodehman writes with the strength and finesse of a poet.'
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The annual gathering of the work comp tribes begins tomorrow – here's a few thoughts from last year's post.
1. Realize you can't be everywhere and do everything. Prioritize.
2. Leave time for last-minute meetings and the inevitable chance encounters with old friends and colleagues.
3. Unless you have a photographic memory, use your smartphone to take voice notes from each meeting – right after you're done – or write down key points immediately. Otherwise they'll all run together and you'll never remember what you committed to.
4. Get the NWCDC app for your Droid or iPhone – there's a web-based version for tablets too. It has the schedule, exhibit hall layout, local map, and a bunch of other handy information and tools.
5. Introduce yourself to a dozen people you've never met. This business is all about relationships and networking, and no better place to do that than this conference.
6. Wear comfortable shoes, get your exercise in, and be professional and polished. It's a long three days, and you're always 'on'.
Advocacy models for claims handling are gaining traction – as well they should.
Frequency is declining, but cat claims are unpredictable and hugely expensive – but risk can be mitigated.
Policy changes are always coming – get a sense for where things are headed.
The more we understand about pharmacy, the better outcomes our patients will have.
Sedgwick's George Furlong will be talking data too – and he knows his stuff.
Jeff White is a terrific presenter, with an ability to explain really complex things so even I can understand them. His InsurTech session is a must-go.
Denise Algire and I will be talking about the liability aspect of opioids; who's going to be left holding the financial bag when the bills come due.
Finally, in these day of YouTube, phone cameras, Twitter, Instachat and SnapGram, what you do is public knowledge. That slick dance move or intense conversation with a private equity exec just might re-appear – to your dismay.
And beware the white man's overbite!!!


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International Day of Peace: Partnership for Peace- Dignity for all
ccf September 21, 2015 Media, Press Release, Slider
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21 September. The United Nations has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.
The theme of this year's commemoration is "Partnerships for Peace – Dignity for All" which aims to highlight the importance of all segments of society to work together to strive for peace.
As we celebrate International Day of Peace today, the UN has called on nations and all warring parties to lay down their weapons and observe a global ceasefire to avoid killing and destruction.
Citizens' Constitutional Forum's (CCF), Chief Executive Officer, Sara Bulutani Mataitawakilai, says "In Fiji, we are lucky to enjoy a peaceful nation. To protect and maintain this peace it is very important that different sectors of society work together to protect our peace and recognise the vital role it plays in nation building,"
CCF strongly values democracy, open society, respect for human rights, and equality as core elements to maintaining peace in any country.
"Last September's general elections introduced a new democracy in Fiji and this now gives a greater possibility to citizens of the country to be heard, represented and valued in society, which is very important in maintaining peace. Not only does this add to the peaceful resolution of conflict within a nation and society, but it promotes a diverse and vibrant society," says Mataitawakilai.
For peace to flourish, human rights must be promoted and protected as outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and in the Constitution.
Mataitawakilai says the responsibility in working for peaces rests equally with every citizen and our State representatives.
Providing for equality under law, the UDHR states that everyone is entitled to equal rights and freedoms without discrimination of any kind. Peace and stability can be strengthened if diversity is celebrated and fundamental human rights are protected and promoted.
"In Fiji, we are fortunate to share a diverse range of cultures and traditions. There is strength in this diversity, and while we should nurture this, it is equally important to remember what we have in common. We are all part of humanity and we all deserve to live with dignity in a peaceful and prosperous nation, free from violence, suppression and discrimination." says Mataitawakilai.
For interviews, further information or enquiries, please contact CCF's Communications Officer on phone (679) 3308 379.