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APC Hails Buhari, Nigerians For Standing Against "Twitter Interference"
***Charge Nigerians to Develop Homegrown, Competitive Social Media Applications
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has saluted President Muhammadu Buhari and the patriotic citizens of our nation for standing firm against the interference of Twitter Inc. in Nigeria's internal and national security affairs.
The party disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday.
Read the full statement below..
Mr. President indeed stood up for the sovereignty of our nation until Twitter acceded to all six demands of the Federal Government of Nigeria concerning their practices in matters concerning our nation.
We also applaud Twitter for allowing good reason and common interest prevail by agreeing to open their office in Nigeria. This is a win-win for all parties and will create jobs and gainful opportunities for Nigerians in the global digital space.
By also agreeing to enrol Nigeria in its Partner Support and Law Enforcement Portals, Twitter has demonstrated it's commitment to help Nigeria fight crime and criminals on their platforms who violate both Twitter rules and Nigeria's laws.
Our party, therefore applaud the decision by Mr. President to lift the suspension on Twitter's activities in Nigeria, we encourage our supporters to return to the platform and continue to spread the achievements of President Buhari and our great party.
Still, we should not rest on our oars. Russia has VKontakte (VK), China has Weibo, among several homegrown social media platforms. Nigerians talented in the development of social media/software applications are challenged to develop homegrown applications that can rival existing social media platforms and meet the need of Nigerians.
Finally we reiterate our charge to operators of social media pages to use their platforms to check divisive and inciting rhetoric, particularly in Nigeria. They have an important responsibility to curb fake news, disinformation, hate speech, among others.
APC Hails BuhariNigerians For Standing Against "Twitter Interference"
Terrorists thrive on publicity… media should deny them coverage – Army Chief


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Canada has one of the highest immigration rates in the world. Each year, thousands of Indians apply to Canada immigration programs with the hopes of starting a new life. Canada offers abundant opportunities to study, be employed or to settle down for good. It has a strong economy and provides the best standard of living for those who want to live there. No wonder Canada has emerged as one of the most sought after destinations for Indians who are looking to immigrate.
The Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) receive a huge number of applications every year for temporary and permanent visas from around the world. Many people apply on their own, while a lot of them seek the help of Canadian immigration agents. If you're looking for hassle-free immigration application process through a consultancy. You must look for a trustworthy one who will give you the result that you are looking for. But how will you find which consultancy is the right one for you? To find out, you must ask some very pertinent question to your prospective Canada Immigration agent.
Every country has a licensing system in place to prevent immigrants from being duped by fraudulent immigration agencies. If you deal with a non-registered agent, there is every chance that they will lie to you. Some companies claim to have tie-ups with registered agents overseas and these tie-ups are visible on the government website. When looking for a Canada immigration agent, check if they are ICCRC accredited.
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How Universities and Corporations are Celebrating Earth Day 2018!
Earth Day 2018 is going to be this Sunday, April 22. Universities and businesses all across the country will be celebrating Earth Day 2018, with various events planned to boost eco-sustainability awareness and education. This year's Earth Day theme is "End Plastic Pollution," and many companies and universities are taking steps to do just that.
At Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania, this year students held an event centered around developing the thinking towards sustainability and the need to promote and utilize on-campus recycling programs. Games were played to incentivize attendees, but in order to play, they had to either answer or read a question or fact concerning the environment. The organizers also partnered with the Green Campus Initiative, an on-campus group working towards greater sustainability practices, as well as pointing out how things like refillable water bottles are more sustainable than plastic ones.
Marshall University in West Virginia also recently had an Earth Day celebration, that included a plethora of recycling opportunities, as well as fun activities like rock wall climbing and educational forums about local sustainability opportunities.
The University of San Francisco in California has an Earth Day event planned, with chances to learn about organic farming. Local farm Star Route Farms will be represented to better educate students about sustainable farming practices.
Many companies are holding on-site events for Earth Day, or offering deals to customers who have proof of engaging in sustainable practices. The Hotel Felix in Chicago is the first Silver LEED certified hotel in the city, and is celebrating Earth Day by letting customers bring proof of eco-friendliness, like say, a corporation's recycling program, to receive 22% off the best rate available.
The outdoor gear company REI is undertaking a restoration and cleanup event at California State Parks in honor of Earth Day 2018. Volunteers will participate in removing trash and graffiti, renovating structures that are not ADA compliant, performing trail maintenance, and removing invasive species of plants.
Companies are finding innovative ways to reward their employees for practicing eco-sustainability. Things like recycling drives, neighborhood cleanups, and going paperless are all great ways to get your employees involved in sustainable practices, and it's known that the majority of consumers take positive note of such initiatives when making purchasing decisions.
Perhaps it feels daunting to undertake a green initiative plan in a corporate environment. Creating a "Green Team," or a group of employees who are passionate about tackling corporate eco-sustainability initiatives, can be a great way to jumpstart your business's recycling program, or any other green initiatives you want to implement. And if such a group of employees in your company are already taking the lead in corporate sustainability, make sure and recognize their efforts.
If your business or university is looking to plan their own Earth Day event, EarthDay.org has an action toolkit, with ideas for teach-ins, ways to develop key messages, and ideas about coordinating media campaigns. Also remember, it's important to have recycling bins on-site if you're going to instate a recycling program, as you'll want students and employees to have ample places to recycle. Happy Earth Day 2018!


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package com.pkrharrison.ranges;

import static org.junit.Assert.*;

import org.junit.Test;

public class HoleCardRangeTest {

	@Test
	public void testCreateRanges() throws Exception {
		testImpl("AcQc", 1);
		testImpl("random", 1326);
		testImpl("AA", 6);
		testImpl("KK", 6);
		testImpl("TT+", 30);
		testImpl("99-QQ", 24);
		testImpl("AJo", 12);
		testImpl("AJs", 4);
		testImpl("QJo", 12);
		testImpl("J7s+", 16);
		testImpl("A5s+", 36);
		testImpl("J7o+", 48);
		testImpl("A5o+", 108);
		testImpl("J7o-J8o", 24);
		testImpl("A5o-A7o", 36);
		testImpl("J7s-J9s", 12);
		testImpl("A5s-A9s", 20);
	}

	@Test
	public void testUnparseableRanges() {
		testImplFail("blasdf");
		testImplFail("AAs");
		testImplFail("AK-AK");
		testImplFail("JKo-QAo");
		testImplFail("AAc");
		testImplFail("AcAz");
		testImplFail("11");
	}

	private void testImplFail(String range) {
		try {
			HoleCardRange.create(range);
			assertTrue(false);
		} catch (RangeParserException e) {
			assertTrue(true);
		}
	}

	private void testImpl(String range, int sz) throws Exception {
		assertEquals(sz, HoleCardRange.create(range).getRange().size());
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Jimmie Allen Remembers Grandmother Bettie and Dad James Who Are the Inspirations behind His Most Recent Project
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https://news.amomama.com/218098-jimmie-allen-shared-vintage-photos-his-g.html
American country singer Jimmy Allen took his fans on Instagram down memory lane by sharing old pictures of him as a baby with his dad and grandma.
Country singer Jimmie Allen learned so much from his dad and grandmother that he remains grateful for. The singer shared vintage photos of himself, his dad and grandma, captioning it:
"So much I could say about my grandmom and my dad. They both taught me so much about being myself, taking risks, and having patience."
Jimmie Allen attends the 53nd annual CMA Awards on November 13, 2019. | Photo: Getty Images
The first picture showed baby Jimmie being cuddled by his grandma, Bettie Snead. In the second photo, the cute baby was carried by his father, James Allen. Jimmie admitted that he missed his dad and grandma,
"I miss them both daily. Glad the world gets to hear my new project inspire [sic] by them. #BettieJames."
The country singer recently released a new EP titled "BettieJames," in which he paid homage to his grandma and father. In the EP, which was highly anticipated, Jimmie took cross-country and cross-genre collaborations to levels previously unseen.
In a chat with HollywoodLife, Jimmie revealed that he wanted to leave trails of his late father and grandma's legacies, who died in 2019 and 2014, respectively.
Jimmie Allen made history in 2018 after his song, "Best Shot," was the No.1 hit on country radio.
He further said that he wanted to collaborate with artists that he, James, and Bettie, loved, and put them all on the same project. Jimmie did just that with his album, teaming up with artists like Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, and Darius Rucker.
The singer also worked with artists from other music genres, including Noah Cyrus and Nelly, the latter of whom he said has been working with country artists for a while and was a genius at what he did.
Bettie James
" came two years after Jimmie debuted his album, "Mercury Lane," in 2018, and was released via Stoney Creek/Broken Bowen on Friday, July 10.
It featured seven tracks and was co-produced by Jimmie and Ash Bowers. The EP is described as a musical composition of love, heartbreak, faith, hope, and perseverance.
Jimmie Allen made history in 2018 after his song, "Best Shot," became the No.1 hit on country radio; it was his first-ever single. That made him the first-ever black artist to start his career with a chart-topping hit on country radio.
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Speaking about that achievement, Jimmie said that he was both happy and sad. Sad because he was the first person to do so and excited because he did it, and it finally had been done.
"Best Shot" was not the only single from Jimmie's debut album to hit the No.1 spot on the charts, as another single of his, "Make Me Want To," also followed suit. Jimmie Allen is signed to BBR Music group's Stoney Creek Records.
Mom with Adopted Black Daughter Asked for Papers to Prove the Kid 'Belongs to Her' at a Hospital

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I ordered a couple of the shave products for my bf for Christmas, and just got them yesterday. However, I didn't get one of those cute boxes of airstrike matches!! does anyone know if those only come with candles from Baxter? Or are they supposed to come with any product you order… :( I'm sad!
That package of gummy bears is entirely too small.
Love Baxter's use of typography.


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18 2 Ribenboim, Paulo My numbers, my friends. Springer-Verlag, New York 2000
17 1 Ghanem, Roger G. Spanos, Pol D. Stochastic finite elements: a spectral approach. Springer-Verlag, New York 1991
16 1 Beardon, A. F. The Apollonian metric of a domain in ${\bf R}^n$. Springer-Verlag, New York 1998
15 3 Kac, Victor Cheung, Pokman Quantum calculus. Springer-Verlag, New York 2002
14 1 L. Euler Introduction to analysis of the infinite Springer-Verlag, New York 1988
13 1 H. Radjavi P. Rosenthal Simultaneous triangularization Springer-Verlag, New York 2000
12 1 D. Eisenbud Commutative algebra. With a view toward algebraic geometry Springer-Verlag, New York 1995
11 1 T. Becker V. Weispfenning Gröbner bases. A computational approach to commutative algebra Springer-Verlag, New York 1993
10 1 Oscar Zariski P. Samuel Commutative Algebra Springer-Verlag, New York 1 1958
9 3 D. Cox J. Little D. O'Shea, Ideals, varieties, and algorithms. An introduction to computational algebraic geometry and commutative algebra Springer-Verlag, New York 16 1 1992


This book has been developed for high school students. It brings out the personality of the Prophet (s) with the aim of encouraging students to follow his righteous paradigm. The Prophet's (s) pre-Hijra biography is comprehensively described with constant reference to primary source material. The spotlight of this work is in its presentation of the Messenger of God as being the archetypal "Perfect Man". It is to be used in conjunction with companion workbook. This last in the series of books on the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad (s) is developed with a vision of bringing the personality of Rasulullah (s) so close to the school students that they will follow his example. Our hope is that when students are faced with difficult choices, they will search for the answers from the seerah, his Sunnah, and hadeeths of Rasulullah (s) and choose to do what Rasulullah (s) would have done in that situation, inshaAllah.
The life of Rasulullah (s) in Makkah is described in detail with constant reference to the Qur'an. The emphasis is on presenting Rasulullah (s) as the model human being created by Allah. The workbook is an integral part of the curriculum. Teachers find the workbook extremely helpful during teaching in the classroom.
The Meaning Of The Statement Of Tawhid (La Ilaha Illallah )An Explanation Of The Treatise:The Meaning Of The Statement Of Tawhid By Shaykh Salih bin Salih Fawzan Al-Fawzan.


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SANDY KRESS - WAS ABRAHAM ARGUING.OR PARTNERING WITH GOD?
According to the conventional reading of Genesis 18:16-33, God decided to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah because of their pervasive evil. In response, Abraham is said to have stepped forward to argue with God, that is, "to argue with Heaven for the sake of Heaven," to insist that God refrain from such action if a minimum number of righteous people could be found in the cities. While this account is certainly plausible, I do not believe it to be the right or best understanding of the text.
It does seem clear that God was deeply perturbed by the cry of evil in the cities. The work of the angels God sent to the scene seemed to include imposing consequences on the cities. Further, God had action in mind, pondering, "Shall I hide from Abraham that which I will do?" (18:17).
But the text says more. God suggests that Abraham should be in on the decision because one day he will be a great nation, be blessed, and charge his children so that "they shall keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice." (18:19).
Further, God discloses in front of Abraham that the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great and the sin grievous. But the Divine does not act immediately to destroy the cities. God says instead that "I will go down and see; if they have done according to the cry that has come to me - destruction! And if not - I wish to know." (18:21).
God wanted Abraham to know of the cry He had heard and to react and respond appropriately. And hoping that Abraham would live up to His expectations, God wanted a reaction, not so much in the form of an argument, but rather a case made with ethics and facts on how to deal with the problem. Abraham gave it to Him. And, as the Divine Source for righteousness and justice, God found favor with the terms for judgment proposed by His partner on earth.


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Home Headlines Guyana Investigating Police Massacre of Black Guyanese
Guyana Investigating Police Massacre of Black Guyanese
Demonstrators in Linden Guyana
In a case with remarkable parallels to the mining massacre that killed 34 in South Africa in August, the South American nation of Guyana is dealing with the aftermath of it own mining massacre that occurred in July when police opened fire on a group protesting electricity prices, killing three.
The Guyanese were protesting the government's decision to stop offering discounted electricity to the local residents—a boon that was granted in exchange for the locals allowing an aluminum mine to be located in their neighborhood. The electricity came from the mining operators, who used their own generators and sold the surplus to the locals at a discount—and gave it free to elders.
While the mine still has plenty of aluminium ore, global demand has dipped substantially, leading to massive unemployment in the region.
How much would the locals in this region of Guyana known as Linden be affected by an electricity increase? According to Christopher Ram, an accountant and newspaper columnist with the Stabroek News who looked into the cost rises, removing the electricity subsidy would mean price hikes of between 300 percent and 800 percent.
With 70 percent of Lindeners unemployed, they took to the streets to protest, leading to the July clash with police.
Linden is mostly Black and is the gateway to the resource-rich interior, which is primarily inhabited by the Amerindian population. As the protestors blocked deliveries of goods into the interior, it has left many Amerindians with0ut food—and exacerbated already present racial divisions between the Black population, the Indo-Guyanese and the Amerindians.
When demonstrators blocked the bridge that connects the interior to the capital Georgetown, that is when police fired tear gas and shotgun pellets at demonstrators.
"I will be a pensioner soon, that's why we protested because we won't afford it. I'd be dead if I needed to pay that," said one woman.
But the fatal shooting has reopened these historical racial divisions.
After the shooting, angry locals blockaded the city for a month, cutting off the Amerindian communities and mining camps within the rainforest.
"The govt must have come and sat with people before they made decisions which impacted them politically, economically and socially, that is what ended in this example," said Sharma Solomon, chairman of the regional government.
A team including legal experts from around the Caribbean is a part of the Commission of Inquiry looking into the deaths. The electricity price rises and the commercial situation in Linden may also be investigated.
"There has been a daunting of the Indian population over the lawlessness in Linden," said Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, deputy chairman of the APNU.
"In addition they told the Amerindians that the rationale they did not have gasoline and food was because these people in Linden – read Black people – were in effect making their lives miserable."
But the govt. is adamant that there has been no discrimination on the heart of anything it has done.
"We've got other parts of the rustic which can be asking us 'why should Linden pay a unique rate of electricity to us when the state guarantees equal treatment to all'," said the country's Attorney General Anil Nandlall.
"It is a fallacy that Linden have been discriminated against."
The official inquiry is determined to last six weeks. On the Supreme Court in Georgetown, the jurists have started looking over the evidence.
Linden Guyana
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How Gustave Caillebotte & Edgar Degas Really Met! And the Family Connections.
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I wrote a Post yesterday, explaining how Gustave Caillebotte and Edgar Degas really knew each other, on the Facebook page of the Degas House, Courtyard & Inn, and Edgar Degas Foundation of New Orleans, and so I thought that I should share it here. Caillebotte and Degas met because of one man, Paul Valpinçon. You see, Paul Valpinçon was Degas' lifelong and dear friend, but he was also the cousin of Gustave Caillebotte, a fact which the families have not shared with the art world until now. I've added a little further explanation along with appropriate photos or documents.
Paul Valpinçon was born 29 Oct 1834 in Paris, though the family was originally from Normandy. The Degas painting "Madame Valpinçon" (1865) is of Paul's wife Marguerite Claire (born Brinquant) Valpinçon. Edgar's painting of their daughter, Hortense, is in the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts. Hortense and her younger brother, Henri (also painted by Degas), both died without children.
My 2nd great grand-uncle (Paul Valpinçon's grandfather) René Valpinçon, bought the Menil-Hubert Chateau in Normandy in 1822. This chateau was where Degas (formerly "de Gas", which is how he still spelled his name, as late as 1891) did many of his paintings, including those of some of my Valpinçon cousins.
1891 - Shows Degas registered as "de Gas"
Paul Valpinçon is a third cousin of Gustave Caillebotte, and through whom Degas met Gustave, as well as neo-classical artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Ingres' 1808 painting, "Valpinçon Bather" was named after Paul's family, who owned it (a gift from Ingres) prior to it going to the Louvre in 1879, where it now resides.
Gustave Caillebotte is a 3rd Cousins of my grandfather, Paul de Launay, while Paul Valpinçon. is a 2nd. Paul de Launay was born 19 Oct 1878 in Paris and nearly adopted in 1892, along with his brother Gaston (1881-1836), by Gustave's older brother Alfred (1834-1896), a Catholic priest, when the boys' father, Professor Jules de Launay D.D., died on 24 March 1892 and left his wife and two boys destitute. In addition to studying under Jean-Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant at Académie Julian, Paul de Launay studied under one Gustave's teachers, Léon Bonnat, at Musée du Luxembourg.
1899 "Victor Hugo Mort, after Bonnat", by Paul de Launay,
Jules de Launay was a 1st cousin to the father of Paul Valpinçon and a 2nd cousin to the father of Gustave Caillebotte. Those fathers names were Louis Augustin Edouard de Valpinçon (born 1807) and Martial Caillebotte (1799-1874) respectively. Jules de Launay also had become a Catholic priest in 1834 and served at the Vatican under Pope Gregory XVI from 1834 until he left the priesthood in 1839. Jules, rather famous later during his life, immigrated to the U.S. in 1841, but later returned to Paris in December 1877 as the first American Protestant missionary to France.
Since both he and his father were born in Paris, my grandfather, Paul de Launay (1878-1951), came to the U.S. as both a Frenchman and the son of an American. My great-grandfather Jules de Launay (1813-1892) was in New Orleans in the 1840's. His first wife was Anna Eliza Goodale (b. about 1826), daughter of Nathan Goodale (1792-1872).
Degas remained a close friend of Paul Valpinçon's daughter, Hortense, and her husband Jacques Fourchy, until Degas' death.
In 1900, Degas, with Hortense and her husband, Jacques Fourchy at the Valpinçon chateau at Menil-Hubert, Normandy.
Although Paul Valinçon's line stopped with his children, and Gustave Caillebotte never had any children, the descendants and cousins of these Valpinçon, Caillebotte, and de Launay families still get together over 100 years later.
Newly Found Ancestors – March 2nd
Posted in Caillebotte, de Launay, Féron, Paris, Research Tips, Uncategorized, Valpinçon, tagged ancestry, ancestry.com, Anne Féron, Anne Julie Féron, Antoine Jacques Fourchy, August Boissiere, Augustin Renè de Valpinçon, Boissiere, Carr Family, de Launay, delaunay, Feron, Fourchy, Gustave Caillebotte, Hortense Valpinçon, Jacques Fourchy, Jacques Launay, Jean-Baptist, Jules de Launay, Julie Féron, Mabel Beasley, Mabel de Launay, National Archives, Paul de Launay, Paul Valpinçon, Pinson de Valpinçon, Valpincon on 2 March 2011| 2 Comments »
I hesitate to use "Newly Found Ancestors" as a title for today's article, since just about every day it would likely seem appropriate, but since I found a mother lode of information today, it seems especially so.
I started out looking for more info on Paul, Jules, and Gaston de Launay on Ancestry.com. Then I switched to just looking for anything with the Valpinçon name. That's when I found a lot of information in the French National Archives of Paris, online through Ancestry.com.
One of the first things I found was the birth record of August Boissière, who was the son of Anne (Valpinçon) Boissière. Anne (born 4 Sep 1771) was the daughter of Gabriel Hippolyte Pinson de Valpinçon (died 1830) and his wife Anne Julie Féron (1745-1831).
9 Dec 1813 baptism record of Jules de Launay
Anne (Valpinçon) Boissière was the godmother of Jules de Launay, according to the baptismal record of 9 Dec 1813, at the Saint-Denis du Saint Sacrement Catholic Church located at Number 68, Rue de Turenne, in Paris. Jules de Launay's first cousin, Jules Valpinçon, was listed as his godfather, as well as being his namesake. Pastor Paul Quinson was kind enough to stay open long enough for me to get a photo of the baptism record. A low resolution photo of it appears to the right.
I also found evidence of the date of birth of Paul Valpinçon and his son, Henri. Both were born in Paris. I found the marriage date of Paul Valpinçon and Marguerite – in Paris. I found the date of marriage of Hortense Valpinçon and Antoine Jacques Fourchy – in Paris. In this marriage record between Hortense and Jacques, I also found the names of Antoine Jacques Fourchy's parents: Paul Fourchy and Marie Mathilde Chapellier married 25 August 1858. That first led me to the names of Paul's maternal grandparents, Louis Edmond Chapellier and Marie Trudon, and finally his paternal grandparents, Antoine Jules Fourchy and his wife Anne Céline Pincon de Valpincon.
Wait a minute, Anne Céline Pinçon de Valpinçon? Yes, more Valpinçon family as we go up the Family Tree. This makes the tree a bit more vertical. However, when I got to Anne, I also found the Family Tree of the Marguerite Family on Ancestry.com. It is an extensive tree, but with very few records attached to it online. Much of it appears accurate at first look. It appears that they know about Paul de Launay and Olive, but not Mabel. They don't seem know about the Carr Family, but do have three "Living de Launay" under Paul & Olive, and so it's difficult to tell what they know for sure. They also do not seem to know about the Caillebotte descendants, but know about the Clouet side. They do not have the Valpinçon descendants of Jean-Baptist, which leads to cousins Philippe, Michel, Elizabeth, & Monique, but does know about the ones of Augustin Renè de Valpinçon (which leads to Paul and Hortense Valpinçon).
I have sent a message to our "Marguerite" Family cousins in the hopes of a response. Updates to come when they are available.
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J'hésite à utiliser "Nouveaux ancêtres ont trouvé" un titre pour l'article d'aujourd'hui, depuis à peu près chaque jour, il serait probablement semblent appropriées, mais depuis que j'ai découvert un filon de l'information aujourd'hui, il semble particulièrement.
J'ai commencé à la recherche de plus d'infos sur Paul, Jules et Gaston de Launay sur Ancestry.com. Puis je suis passé à un peu à la recherche de quelque chose avec le nom de Valpinçon. C'est alors que j'ai trouvé beaucoup d'informations dans les Archives françaises du National de Paris, en ligne grâce à Ancestry.com.
Une des premières choses que j'ai trouvé était l'acte de naissance d'Auguste Boissière, qui était le fils d'Anne (Valpinçon) Boissière. Anne (née le 4 septembre 1771) était la fille de Gabriel Hippolyte Pinson de Valpinçon (mort en 1830) et son épouse Anne Julie Féron (1745-1831).
Anne (Valpinçon) Boissière a été la marraine de Jules de Launay, selon l'acte de baptême du 9 décembre 1813, à la Saint-Denis du Saint Sacrement Église catholique située au numéro 68, rue de Turenne, à Paris. cousin germain de Jules de Launay, Jules Valpinçon, a été répertorié comme son parrain, en plus d'être son homonyme. Pasteur Paul Quinson de Sainte-Denis a eu la gentillesse de rester ouvert assez longtemps pour moi d'obtenir une photo de l'acte de baptême. Une photo en basse résolution de celui-ci apparaît à droite.
J'ai aussi trouvé des preuves de la date de naissance de Paul Valpinçon et son fils, Henri. Tous deux sont nés à Paris. J'ai trouvé la date du mariage de Paul Valpinçon et Marguerite – à Paris. J'ai trouvé la date du mariage d'Hortense Valpinçon et Antoine Jacques Fourchy – à Paris. Dans ce dossier mariage entre Hortense et Jacques, j'ai également trouvé les noms des parents Antoine Jacques Fourchy: Paul et Marie Mathilde Fourchy Chapellier mariés le 25 août 1858. Cela m'a d'abord conduit à les noms des grands-parents maternels de Paul, Louis Edmond Chapellier et Marie Trudon, et enfin ses grands-parents paternels, Jules Antoine Fourchy et son épouse Anne Céline Pincon de Valpinçon.
Attendez une minute, Anne Céline Pinçon de Valpinçon? Oui, plus de famille Valpinçon que l'on monte l'arbre généalogique. Cela rend l'arbre un peu plus vertical.Cependant, quand je suis arrivé à Anne, j'ai aussi trouvé l'arbre généalogique de la famille Marguerite sur Ancestry.com. Il s'agit d'un massif d'arbres, mais avec très peu d'enregistrements qui s'y rattachent en ligne. Une grande partie de celui-ci semble exacte au premier coup d'oeil. Il semble qu'ils savent à propos de Paul de Launay et Olive, mais pas Mabel. Ils ne semblent pas connaître la famille Carr, mais avons trois «Vivre de Launay» en vertu de Paul & Olive, et il est donc difficile de dire ce qu'ils savent à coup sûr. Ils ne semblent pas connaître les descendants Caillebotte, mais savoir sur le côté Clouet. Ils n'ont pas les descendants de Valpinçon Jean-Baptiste, qui conduit à des cousins Philippe, Michel, Elizabeth, et Monique, mais ne savent sur ceux d'Augustin René Valpinçon de (ce qui conduit à Paul et Hortense Valpinçon).
J'ai envoyé un message à nos "Marguerite" cousins de la famille dans l'espoir d'une réponse. Mises à jour à venir, quand elles sont disponibles.
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The Mosaic Rooms : Mohamed Melehi "New Waves: Mohamed Melehi and the Casablanca Art School"
London, England, U.K. April 12 - June 22, 2019
The Mosaic Rooms present works by the abstract painter Mohamed Melehi (b. 1936). This is the first UK exhibition dedicated to Mohamed Melehi, now regarded as a cornerstone of postcolonial Moroccan art and of modernism in the Global South. New Waves presents Melehi the painter, photographer, designer, teacher and cultural activist.
Melehi's own work results from a dialogue between Moroccan traditional and popular craft, whilst also connecting to the hard edge painters of the 1960's. His multiple and overflowing variations on the motif of the "wave" suggests new possibilities for a transnational modernism. The exhibition presents a selection of key works from the 1950s – 1980s.
The exhibition also tells the story of the radical Casablanca art school, through previously unseen archive material.
New Waves: Mohamed Melehi and the Casablanca Art School is the final exhibition in a special three exhibition series of modernists from the Arab world and Iran, curated by Morad Montazami.
Mohamed Melehi (b.1936, Asilah, Morocco) is a painter, designer, photographer, muralist and cultural activist. His work has featured in numerous solo exhibitions including at the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 1995, and the Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, 1984. He has participated in group shows in Casablanca, Baghdad, Algiers, London, Paris, Rome, Zurich and New York among others. His work is held in international museum collections including Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Tate Modern, London; Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris; MOMA, New York; and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha.
Morad Montazami is an art historian and curator. His research interests are cosmopolitan modernisms and histories of the avant-garde between trans-Arab, Iranian and Mediterranean zones. He has published essays on Farid Belkahia, Bahman Mohassess, Behjat Sadr, Mohamed Melehi, Mehdi Moutashar and Latif Al Ani, among others. He curated the exhibitions ARABÉCÉDAIRE Hamed Abdalla, and Behjat Sadr: Dusted Waters at The Mosaic Rooms in 2018. He also curated Bagdad Mon Amour at the Institut des Cultures d'Islam, Paris, 2018, Fugitive Volumes and Faouzi Laatiris: Catalogue Déraisonné at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rabat (2016) and co-curated the exhibition Unedited History: Iran 1960-2014 at Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and MAXXI, Rome (2014). He is the director of Zaman Books Publishing and its related journal Zamân.
Image: Mohamed Melehi, Composition (1970). Acrylic on board. Courtesy of Barjeel Art Foundation, photographed by Capital D.
Curated by Morad Montazami
The Mosaic Rooms
London SW5 0SW
England, U.K.
https://mosaicrooms.org/


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Violence By Proxy: False Rape Allegations
Throughout all of human history, there has been some form of proxy violence in existence. It is, in particular, the tool of choice for disgruntled women to cut down men who will not bow to their demands, or some other irrational nonsense. The reason women in particular like to utilize it, is because they don't generally like to get their hands dirty. The world is full of white knights ready to come to the aid of a damsel in distress after all.
You may have seen social experiment after social experiment showing the difference of how society reacts to a man getting aggressive with a woman, versus a woman getting aggressive with a man in public. People are always willing to come to a woman's aid, but never really intervene when the woman is the abuser. Aside from that example though, the basic flow of actions for proxy violence is as follows:
A woman, or group of women don't get their way.
The woman (or women) point the finger at a man (or men) and make some frivolous claim.
Society goes after the man with force and anger to detain and/or do harm physically and mentally.
The woman disappears into the background smirking from a distance as her vengeance is carried out by others.
Whatever the use case, there is a form of proxy violence that is abundantly repugnant.
The False Rape Accusation
As early as the biblical account of Joseph the Dreamer, accused by Potiphar's wife; women have been falsely accusing men of rape as a form of proxy violence. Potiphar's wife wanted Joseph sexually, and Joseph turned her down as to not dishonor his master, Potiphar. This angered her greatly to the point she accused him of rape to punish him. He was subsequently thrown into prison for a time (Genesis 39:10-20). If you read <---those passages, youll see that verse 11 signifies why #MikePenceRules is an essential policy to take up.
Fast forward to the time of American slavery, where the daughters or wives of slave masters would sometimes blackmail slaves to have sex with them at the threat of a rape accusation. To make matters worse, if they got pregnant and birthed a mixed child, she may accuse the slave of rape so she can protect her own ass. This didn't stop with the ending of slavery. In the era following, segregation and Jim Crow, white women would accuse black men of rape and get them hanged.
The events that took place in Rosewood are a prime example of that. There is a movie that is based on the true story. In it a married white woman was having an affair and is beaten by her white lover. She had no way of explaining her marks so she shrieked "it was a nigger" accusing a random no name black man of rape. What took place afterwards was an absolute travesty, as a town of angry white men came after any and every black person (and their property) with guns and arson.
Again, fast forward to today where the lynch mob of the #MeToo movement has been pointing fingers and naming names through public mob justice. While many of the accusations are probably true, a great deal of them are also false; Made by, disgruntled women who regretted what happened. Either that, or they were somehow convinced by the sisterhood that she was sexuality assaulted (when she wasn't). Whatever the case may be, the end result has a lot of innocent men fired from their jobs, and their friends and family questioning their innocence.
Brett Kavanaugh is the latest victim of the #MeToo mob, conveniently accused of sexual assault when he's being considered for the highest court in the nation. The left is running around scared, under the assumption that Kavanaugh is a threat to Roe vs Wade. Personally, I disagree as he seems like Kennedy 2.0 in my opinion, but I digress. The accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, says in a letter to Dianne Feinstein:
Brett Kavanaugh physically and sexually assaulted me during high school in the early 1980's. He conducted these acts with the assistance of REDACTED.
Both were one to two years older than me and students at a local private school.
The assault occurred in a suburban Maryland area home at a gathering that included me and four others.
Kavanaugh physically pushed me into a bedroom as I was headed for a bathroom up a short stair well from the living room. They locked the door and played loud music precluding any successful attempt to yell for help.
Kavanaugh was on top of me while laughing with REDACTED, who periodically jumped onto Kavanaugh. They both laughed as Kavanaugh tried to disrobe me in their highly inebriated state. With Kavanaugh's hand over my mouth I feared he may inadvertently kill me.
This woman decided to wait over 3 decades to come forward with an alleged rape, even though the statute of limitations has long expired. Why…Since there is no physical evidence to her claims, and since she has waived her rights by allowing the statute of limitations to expire; I can only assume this is all in an attempt to tarnish the name of a man left wing women (which includes Christine Blasey Ford) deem a threat to their precious right to murder unborn babies.
At the end of the day, false rape accusations are not new and the harm it causes to the men accused is just as bad as it has always been. A Voice For Men's Paul Elam started a registry at Register | Her that contains known false accusers of sexual assault, and it is updated periodically. You can even submit citations of new false accusers to help keep the database updated.
There are laws and regulations in play that piss on the presumption of innocence and due process for men. These laws include rape shield laws which limit your ability to bring forth evidence, and cross-examine the complainant sexual history in rape cases. They also prohibit identifying an alleged victim in the case, while the suspect is allowed to be publicly named and shamed before he is even proven guilty. These women, for the most part, are not being held accountable for the lies they are spewing. Lies which are destroying the careers, marriages/relationships, and reputation of innocent men. Just ask this little guy, who is finding out at a very early age just how vile the sisterhood's whisper-net can be at utilizing false rape allegations. It's about damn time these women receive serious prison time, fines, and public shaming for this bull shit.


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'Peace Garden State' Guardsmen complete Cameroon exercise
Posted at 10:35 pm on March 16, 2013 by NDNG
FARGO, N.D. (Army News Service, March 14, 2013) — Nearly 40 North Dakota National Guard members who took part in a U.S. Army Africa exercise in Cameroon are back home as their Central African military counterparts develop follow-on plans for using their newly learned skills.
The exercise, Central Accord 13, partnered Cameroon's military with about 160 U.S. service members, as well as service members of five other nations in Central Africa to enhance aerial delivery as well as patient treatment and evacuation.
North Dakota's contingent served as the command and control element for the exercise, which Guardsmen spent months prepping for alongside others from across the U.S., Europe and Africa. Two liaison officers, Capt. Travis Hackey, of West Fargo, N.D., and 1st Sgt. Bruce Newland, of Grand Forks, N.D., arrived in Douala, Cameroon, Jan. 10, as preparations increased. The remainder of the North Dakota Guardsmen, who primarily serve with the Valley City-based 231st Brigade Support Battalion, arrived in mid-February.
"It was rewarding to see our Central African partners acquire new skills to enhance their operational capacity for responding to not only natural disasters but for ensuring peace and stability as they work together in their region," said Col. Giselle Wilz, of Bismarck, N.D., who serves as the Task Force Central commander.
"It was also great to see how our North Dakota Guardsmen came together to provide all of the logistical, administrative, security and communications support needed for an exercise of this scope. Not only did they do a fantastic job, but the lessons learned in planning and conducting an exercise such as this will benefit our state during future missions."
The 10-day exercise officially kicked off with a Feb. 20 opening ceremony, which led right into instruction from U.S. service members on preparing aerial delivery packages, establishing drop zones, providing emergency medical treatment, and evacuating wounded and injured people via Cameroon air assets. The academic portion quickly progressed to practical exercises and then a three-day field training exercise during which the Cameroon Defense Forces made its first-ever aerial delivery from a C-130 transport plane.
Cameroon Army Lt. Col. Egbe Ado, chief of staff at the Cameroon Army Engineer Base near Douala, commended the U.S. military's "pedagogic way of transmitting knowledge," which enabled such an accomplishment to occur so quickly.
The new ways of using their existing airframes, two rotary-wing aircraft in addition to the C-130, will help the military better fulfill their missions, said Col. Bede Benoit Eba Eba, deputy chief of the Cameroon Air Force staff, who spoke of how difficult it was to respond quickly when devastating floods hit northern Cameroon in September.
The country's varying terrain, from coastal plains to mountains, and barely navigable roadways in some areas added to the mission response time for the forces.
"It was very rewarding personally to see the enthusiasm displayed by all participants throughout the exercise," said Lt. Col. Ed Johnson, of Devils Lake, Task Force Central deputy commander and 231st battalion commander. "The transformation of the Cameroon Defense Forces from the beginning of the academics phase to the final day of the FTX was simply incredible. With only a few days of academics, the Cameroon Defense Forces applied their newly acquired skills during the FTX and performed their tasks flawlessly."
During the March 1 closing ceremony, the Central African militaries demonstrated those new skills for senior leaders from Cameroon and the U.S., including Gen. Carter Ham, U.S. Africa Command commander, Robert Jackson, U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon, Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, and Brig. Gen. Peter Corey, U.S. Army Africa deputy commander.
Formerly known as Atlas Accord and Atlas Drop, U.S. Army Africa initiated the annual exercise in 1996 to enhance military interoperability, providing an opportunity for African militaries to achieve new goals while giving U.S. forces the opportunity to improve their abilities in training and operating with foreign militaries.
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